361.
According to a research,
stem cells from skin can treat—
(A) Alzhumer
(B) Schizophrenia
(C) Parkinson’s disease
(D) None of the above
Answer: C
362. Which
of the following
States Hs declared 2008 as the
"year of Education"
?
(A) Bihar
(B) Haryana
(C) Himachal Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
Answer : B
363. Sir Thomas Roe was the ambassador of James
I to the court of
a)Akbar
b) Jahangir
c) Shah Jahan
d) Auranzeb
Ans :
B
364.Vasco da Gama
was a famous traveler.
a) Danish
b) French
c) Portugese
d) Dutch
Ans :
C
365. When was American Independence declared ?
a)1776
b)1756
c) 1736
d) 1746
Ans : A
366. When did Hitler become
Chancellor of Germany?
a) 1939
b) 1936
c) 1933
d) 1930
Ans :
C
367. The Industrial
Revolution was to begin first in
a) USA
b) Japan
c) England
d) (erstwhile)USSR
Ans :
C
368. Who wrote Buddha
Charita?
a) Bana Bhatta
b) Ashva Ghosa
c) Kalidasa
d) Tulsidas
Ans :
B
369.Where was the first factory by the Britishers
set up in India in 1612?
a) Pondicherry
b) Surat
c) Cochin
d) Calcutta
Ans :
B
370. The principal language
of the Dravidians was
a) Kannada
b) Telugu
c) Tamil
d) Malayalam
Ans :
B
371. How much amount in cash is the
Govt. of India planning to infuse in public
sector
banks, to strengthen their capital base this year ?
(A) Rs. 10,000 crore
(B) Rs. 12,500 crore
(C) Rs. 14,000 crore
(D) Rs. 16,500 crore
(E) None of these
Ans : (E)
372. As we all know, the rate of MAT
has been increased from the present 15% to
18% with effect
from April 2010. What is the full form of MAT ?
(A) Maximum Alternate Tax
(B) Minimum Alternate Tax
(C) Minimum Affordable Tax
(D) Maximum Affordable Tax
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
373. One of the headlines in a major
financial newspaper recently was “Is Spain
the next
Greece or Italy or Portugal ?” What is the actual meaning of this headline
because
of which the author has been comparing Spain with the other three countries ?
(A) All these three countries have abandoned the membership of the
European Union. Spain is also planning to do so
(B) All these three countries were the first to come out of recent global
recession and that too within a short span of time. Spain is next in queue to
declare itself free from the trouble
(C) These three nations are badly trapped in a situation where their economy is
proceeding from bad to worse condition. Spain also appears to be in the same
situation
(D) Greece, Itlay and Portugal have signed some special agreements with US and
are availing stimulus packages to promote their exports to US on some specific
terms. Spain is also willing to do the same
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
374. Many times we read in
newspapers that several companies are adopting the FCCBs route to raise capital. What is the full form of
FCCBs ?
(A) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds
(B) Foreign Convertible Credit Bonds
(C) Financial Consortium and Credit Bureau
(D) Future Credit and Currency Bureau
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
375. The Govt. of India has asked
all big companies and corporate to create a
separate
fund for their ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Activities’. What is/are the
purpose(s) of this directive issued by the Govt.?
1. To ensure that companies spend some money on social activities.
2. To bring transparency in
matters of financial transactions
and dealings by corporate.
3. To ensure that corporate entities do not get involved in non commercial
activities in the name of social activities as they are required to spend money
only on the welfare of the employees and their families.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
376. Which of the following is an
innovative mechanism adopted by banks to
meet the
targets fixed for lending to priority sector by the Banks ?
(A) Buying & Selling of Priority Sector Lending Certification
(B) Sale of Kisan Vikas Patra
(C) Inter Bank Participation Certificates
(D) Adoption of Core Banking Solution
(E) None of these
Ans : (C)
377. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
recently announced a hike in some policy
rates and
also indicated that there may be another change in near future. Which of the
following is/are considered a policy rate(s) in the hands of the RBI ?
1. Repo Rate
2. SLR
3. Inflation
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Only 1 and 2
(E) All 1, 2 and 3
Ans : (D)
378. Zain, which was in news
recently, is a company based in which of the
following
nations ?
(A) Kuwait
(B) South Africa
(C) UAE
(D) China
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
379. Who amongst the following was
awarded the prestigious ‘Moortidevi Award’
recently
for his literary works ? (Awardee is a Minister in the Union Cabinet)
(A) Veerappa Moily
(B) Pranab Mukherjee
(C) P. Chidambaram
(D) Kapil Sibal
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)
380. The Indian Ministry of
Agriculture has decided that despite good stocks of wheat and rice, India will not export the excess stocks.
Which of the following may be the reason(s) owing to which the Ministry has taken
this decision ?
1. Indian wheat and rice are not in much demand in foreign countries.
Hence, very few are takers for the same.
2. The National Food Security Bill has a provision to provide 25 kg of wheat or
rice to the families living below poverty line. A huge stock of grains will be
needed for the same in near future.
3. Since most countries are still to recover from the global recession, a
formula is being worked out where imports and exports will be compensated
simply by exchange of commodities available with the countries. India is
planning to use its food grain stocks for the same.
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these
Ans : (B)
