121. Who among the following has been appointed as the
new Secretary General of Rajya Sabha?
(1) P. J. Kurian
(2) Shumsher K Sheriff
(3) Shishir Kumar
(4) V. K. Agnihotri
(5) Amit Goel
Answer : 4
122. ‘Blogger’ is a blogging service operated by:
(1) Facebook
(2) Microsoft
(3) Google
(4) Twitter
(5) Yahoo
Answer : 3
123. The Postal Department has applied to the RBI for a
license to start a ………?
(1) Mutual fund
(2) Bank
(3) NBFC
(4) General Insurance
Company
(5) Life Insurance Company
Answer : 2
124. The 1600 km-long Western Ghats range passes through
all of the following states except
which one of the following?
(1) Andhra Pradesh
(2) Maharashtra
(3) Tamil Nadu
(4) Karnataka
(5) Goa
Answer : 1
125. Who among the following is the 14 year old
Pakistani girl attacked by Taliban for her
opposition to Talibanrestrictions on woman education?
(1) Safeena Bi
(2) Safia Bibi
(3) Fatima Begum
(4) Malala Yousufzai
(5) Saima Waheed
Answer : 4
126. The Prithvi-II, the ……… missile was successfully
test-fired from Odisha.
(1) surface-to-surface
(2) surface-to-air
(3) air-to-surface
(4) air-to-air
(5) None of these
Answer : 1
127. According to the latest forecast of International
Monetary Fund, the global growth for the
2013 ?
(1) 3.4 percent
(2) 3.6 percent
(3) 3.8 percent
(4) 4.0 percent
(5) 4.2 percent
Answer : 2
128. Which among the following has celebrated it’s 80th
anniversary on 8th October, 2012?
(1) Indian Army
(2) Indian Navy
(3) Indian Air Force
(4) Indian Coast Guard
(5) RAW
Answer : 3
129. Latest Hindi Movie ‘Barfi’ has been nominated as
India’s entry in the foreign film category
of ……… for the next year?
(1) Asianet Film Awards
(2) Venice Film Festival
(3) Cannes Film Festival
(4) Oscar awards
(5) Golden Globe awards
Answer : 4
130. Hugo Chavez has been re-elected as President of
which among the following countries
recently?
(1) Brazil
(2) Ecuador
(3) Bolivia
(4) Venezuela
(5) Colombia
Answer : 4
131. Under the new liberalised visa agreement signed
between India and Pakistan, for whom visa on
arrival is provided?
(1) persons of 50+ years
of age
(2) persons of 55+ years of
age
(3) persons of 60+ years
of age
(4) persons of 65+ years
of age
(5) persons with physical
disability
Answer : 4
132. According to the first Provisional Report of the
ambitious All India Survey on Higher
Education AISH (5), the overall Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) of the country
stands at
………?
(1) 16.3 percent
(2) 17.8 percent
(3) 18.0 percent
(4) 18.8 percent
(5) 19.4 percent
Answer : 4
133. Who among the following was elected Deputy Chairman
of the Rajya Sabha on August 21,
2012?
(1) P. J. Kurien
(2) C.P. Narayanan
(3) M. P. Achuthan
(4) K.N. Balagopal
(5) P. Rajeev
Answer : 1
134. Which are the first two Indian banks allowed to
open branches in Pakistan in August 2012?
(1) HDFC Bank and ICICI
Bank
(2) SBI and HDFC Bank
(3) ICICI Bank and Bank of
India
(4) SBI and Bank of India
(5) EXIM Bank and Indian
Overseas Bank
Answer : 2
135. Lt. General Ranbir Singh was appointed as Director
General of which paramilitary force in August 2012?
(1) Border Security Force
(2) Central Reserve Police
Force
(3) Indo Tibetan Border
Police
(4) Rashtriya Rifles
(5) Assam Rifles
Answer : 5
136. Who among the following was conferred with the
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award for the
year 2012 in August 2012?
(1) Saina Nehwal
(2) Mary Kom
(3) Yogeshwar Dutt
(4) Gagan Narang
(5) Sushil Kumar
Answer : 3
137. Which of the following is the highest award among
the gallantry awards announced on
August 15, 2012?
(1) Ashoka Chakra
(2) Kirti Chakra
(3) Shaurya Chakra
(4) Sena Medal
(5) Mahavir Chakra
Answer : 3
138. Institute for Development and Research in Banking
Technologies is based at:
(1) Mumbai
(2) Bangalore
(3) Hyderabad
(4) Chennai
(5) Gurgaon
Answer : 3
139. Nasim Ahmad Zaidi was in news for his appointment
to which of the following commission?
(1) Central Information
Commission
(2) Central Vigilance
Commission
(3) Election Commission
(4) Law Commission
(5) Finance Commission
Answer : 3
140. How many ATM withdrawals per month are allowed to
‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit
Account’ holders according to a RBI notification on August 10, 2012?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 4
(4) 5
(5) 6
Answer : 3
