Economy

1. Bank Rate implies the rate of interest

          (a) paid by the Reserve Bank of India on the deposits of commercial banks.

          (b) charged by banks on loans and advances

          (c) payable on bonds

          (d) at which the Reserve Bank of India discounts the Bills of Exchange

2. Capital Account Convertibility of the Indian Rupee implies

          (a) that the Indian Rupee can be exchanged by the authorized dealers for travel

          (b) that the Indian Rupee can be exchanged for any major currency for the purpose of trade in goods and services

          (c) that the Indian Rupee can be exchanged for any major currency for the purpose of trading financial assets

          (d) none of the above

3. Consider the following. A. Industrial Finance Corporation of India
B. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
C. Industrial Development Bank of India
D. Unit Trust of India The correct sequence in which the above were established is

          (a) A, B, C, and D

          (b) A, C, B, and D

          (c) D, C, B and A

          (d) A, D, C, and B

4. Consider the following.

A. Market borrowing

B. Treasury bills

C. Special securities issued to RBI which of these is/are component(s) of internal debt?

          (a) A only             (b) A and B

          (c) B only             (d) A, B, and C

5. Consider the following. A. Currency with the public
B. Demand deposits with banks
C. Time deposits with banks
Which of these are included in Board Money (M3) in India?

          (a) A and B          (b) A and C

          (c) Band C            (d) A, B, and C

Polity

1. (A): In February 2004, Government-of India constituted a National commission on farmers.

(R): The commission examines various issues that Indian farmers are confronting and suggests appropriate interventions for improving the economic viability and sustainability of diversified agriculture.

          (a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of A’.

          (b) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, but ‘R’ is not a correct explanation of ‘.A’.

          (c) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false

          (d) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true

2. (A): Globalization per se demands liberalization of ideas government regulations, delicensing and greater people’s participation in the economic affairs which in turn leads to political empowerment.

(R): The concept of democracy has taken deeper roots in the current age of globalization.

          (a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of A’.

          (b) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, but ‘R’ is not a correct explanation of ‘.A’.

          (c) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false.

          (d) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true

         

3. (A): Dual citizenship was announced by Prime Minister at the 3^rd Pravasi Bhartiva Divas in Jan 2005.

(R): Dual citizenship for all overseas Indians who migrated after January 26, 1950 subject to the laws prevailing in their home country.

          (a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of A’.

          (b) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, but ‘R’ is not a correct explanation of ‘.A’.

          (c) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false.

          (d) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true

4. (A): A money bill shall not be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.

(R): The Rajya Sabha has no power to reject or amend a money bill.

          (a) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true and ‘R’ is the correct explanation of A’.

          (b) Both ‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, but ‘R’ is not a correct explanation of ‘.A’.

          (c) ‘A’ is true but ‘R’ is false.

          (d) ‘A’ is false but ‘R’ is true

5. The Indian Constitution is unitary in spirit because :

          (a) Parliament can make laws for the states under some circumstances

          (b) All India Services are provided for both Union and States

          (c) Only the Union Parliament has the power to propose amendment in the Constitution

            (d) All of these are true

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·         GSI finds platinum deposits in Orissa: The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has found Platinum Group of Elements (PGE) in the Baula-Nuasahi Ultramafic complex in Orissa. The PGE comprises a family of six greyish to silver white metals—platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, osmium and ruthenium. They have attracted enormous interest from explorers all over the world due to their rarity, high economic value, growing demand in jewellery, pharmaceutical, telecommunication and hi-tech application in fuel cell technology. “The Baula-Nuasahi Ultramafic complex is the only proven PGE deposit in the country with an estimated resource of 14.2 million tonnes. This is confined to the active chromite mines,” GSI sources said. Sitampundi in Tamil Nadu is another place where the GSI has got proof of PGE presence. Efforts are on to intensify survey of heavy metals along the Orissa coast.

·         Bank A/cs must for MGNREGA Beneficiaries: The government has amended its landmark Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to ensure that beneficiaries receive wage entitlements under the Act within 15 days through institutionalised channels, like banks and post offices. The amendment to Schedule II of the MGNREGA now makes it mandatory under the law for state governments to ensure that every beneficiary has a bank or post office account and the disbursements are made exclusively through these channels. Moreover, the payment has to be made within 15 days from the last day of employment.

·         No Padma Awards for pursuing bureaucrats: The centre has decide not to confer Padma Awards on serving bureaucrats, Minister of State for Home Mullapully Ramachandra informed the Lok Sabha.

·         Community mobilization on RTE planned: Faced with lack of awareness about the provisions of Right to Education Act, a massive 100-day campaign involving community mobilization will be launched from November 11, the national Education Day.

·         Students can use RTI to see answer-sheets: The Supreme Court held that students have the right to inspect and photocopy their answer sheets after their evaluation under the Right to Information (RTI) Act.

·         Rajasthan selected for "mission mode project": The Union Ministry of Commerce has selected Rajasthan among ten States where a “mission mode project” would be launched to implement an e-procurement project for purchases made by various departments.

·         Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme: A pilot Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme (CPIS) was introduced in 2009-10 for the benefit of coconut growers in major coconut growing States.  Coconut plants of the age from 4th year to 60th year are covered.  Insurance coverage is provided for total loss/death/becoming useless of the plant.  Fifty percent subsidy in premium is provided by Government of India and twenty five percent by the concerned State Government. The scheme is demand driven therefore, no State-wise amount is allocated.

·         Ganga Action Plan: The Central Government has approved a project in April 2011, under the National Ganga River Basin Authority for abatement of pollution of river Ganga with World Bank assistance at an estimated cost of Rs.7000 crore. The World Bank will provide financial assistance of US $ 1 billion. The principal objective of the project is to fund creation of pollution abatement infrastructure for conservation and restoration of water quality of the river. The Central Government has been implementing Ganga Action Plan (GAP) since 1985. The pollution abatement works taken up under the Plan include interception and diversion of raw sewage, setting up of sewage treatment plants, creation of low cost sanitation facilities etc. An expenditure of Rs. 896.05 crore has been incurred so far under this Plan and sewage treatment capacity of 1064 mld (million litres per day) has been created.

·         Increase in Forest Cover in the Country: Government had decided to increase the green forest area by 5 million hectares Green India Mission and improvement in quality of forest and tree cover on another 5 million hectare area in next 10 years starting from the year 2012-13, besides enhancing eco-system services and increase in forest based livelihood income of households living in and around the forests. The action against the encroachments in the forest areas is the responsibility of the State Government as per prevailing rules and regulation in force.

·         Insurance scheme for Domestic Workers: The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), providing for smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30,000/- per annum per family to BPL families (a unit of five) in unorganized sector, has since been, extended to domestic workers in the country. It is expected to cover the estimated 47.50 lakh domestic worker's by the year 2014-15. State Governments have been requested to take necessary steps to implement the scheme for domestic workers.

GIST OF INDIA YEAR BOOK –

1. Consider the following statements?(i) India is the 7th largest country in the world.
(ii) Has a land frontier of about 15,200 km.
(iii) Total length of the coastline is 7516.6 km

Which of the above are correct

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

          (c) i, ii & iii               (d) i

 

2. Consider the following statements?(i) India is the 10th industralised country in the world.
(ii) It is the fifth nation to have gone in space.
(iii) India lies entirely in then other hemisphere

Which of the above are false.

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

          (c) iii                         (d) ii only

3. Sri Lanka is separated by India by a......................... of sea formed by

          (a) Palk stratit          (b) Gulf of Mannar

          (c) Both Palk strait & Gulf of Mannar

4. Consider the following statements?(i) Algebra, Trigonometry & Calculus came from India.
(ii) Quadratic equations were by Sridharacharya in the 11th century.
(iii) Sushruta is the father of surgery.

Which is the above are false.

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

          (c) none of the above

          (d) ii

5. Consider the following statements?(i) The Himalayan rivers re snow fed & continuous throughout the year.
(ii) Deccan rivers are rained. Many of these are non perennial.
(iii) The stream of island river basin of western Rajasthan are few & far apart.

Which of the above are true.

          (a) i & ii                    (b) ii & iii

            (c) iii    (d) all of the above

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Q.1. The largest human cell is?

          (a) Blood cell            (b) Female ovum

          (c) Mycoplamsa       (d) Sperm cell

Q.2. During the transformation of tadpole into frog. The embryonic tissues like gills and tail are digested by?

          (a) Lysosome           (b) Sieve cell

          (c) Matrix                

          (d) None of the above

Q.3. Consider the following Statements:-(i) Cell wall is present in both plant and animal cells.
(ii) Vacuoles is present only in animal cells.
(iii) Centrioles are absent in plant cells.
(iv) Plastids are present only in plant cells.
Which of the above statement is/are incorrect?

          (a) i, ii            (b) i, iii, iv

          (c) iii, iv         (d) None of the above

Q.4. Consider the following statements

(i) Chromosomes are usually found is pairs.

(ii) Pea only have 12, a human being have 46 chromosomes.

(iii) The number of chromosomes are related to the intelligence or complexity of the creature.

Which of the above statement is incorrect?

          (a) i only                   (b) ii only

          (c) iii only                (d) All of the above

Q.5. Which one of this is known as suicide bags of the cell?

          (a) Mitochondria      (b) Lysosomes.

          (c) Golgi apparatus  (d) Vacuoles

Q.6. Consider the following statements.

(i) Phloem is used to transport dissolved substance food all around the plant.

(ii) Xylem transport water and minerals from the roots, towards all parts of plant.

(iii) In Phloem movement of water is facilitated due to positive hydrostatic pressure.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

          (a) i only                   (b) both i and ii

          (c) i, ii, iii

          (d) None of the above

Q.7. Which of the statement is incorrect?

          (a) Voluntary muscles and cardiac muscles are richly supplied with water.

          (b) Involuntary muscles are poorly supplied with blood.

          (c) Fat storing tissues are found below the skin.

          (d) The main function of fluid tissue is to storage of fat and to conserve heat.

Q.8. Which tissue is specialized with a capability to conduct electrical impulses and convey information from one are of the body to another?

          (a) Muscular tissue 

          (b) Fluid tissue

          (c) Nervous tissue

          (d) None of the above

Q.9. Muscles contain special protein, which is called?

          (a) Contractile protein

          (b) Compital protein

          (c) Neuroglia protein

          (d) None of the above

Q.10. Which is the chief mechanical tissue in plants?

          (a) Parenchyma

          (b) Collenchyma

          (c) Selerenchyma

          (d) None of the above