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1 FINANCIAL AWARENESS 1. Which university in November 2009 become the first varsity to invite feedback from students and alumni? (1) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (2) Delhi University (3) Kurukshetra University 2. With which country JSW steel Ltd. in December 2009 signed a comprehensive deal? (1) Japan (2) China (3) Maldives (4) Indonesia (5) Denmark 3. Pepsi Co Inc. in November 2009 announced to pump in an estimated to set up four new Food and beverages products by (1) Rs. 500 cr. (2) Rs. 550 cr. r (3) Rs. 625 cr. (4) Rs. 700 cr. (5) Rs. 750 cr. 4. Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. of in December 2009 acquired 69 per cent in NDTV Lifestyle Ltd. (1) Bangladesh (2) China (3) America 5. Which bank in December 2009 entered into a strategic marketing tie-up with IndiaFirst Life Insurance Co. Ltd.? (1) BankofBaroda (2) Union Bank (3) Indian Bank ' 6. NMDC in November 2009 paid a final dividend of_for to the government. (1) Rs. 400 cr. (2) Rs. 431 cr. (3) Rs. 460 cr. (4) Rs. 495 cr. (5) Rs. 513 cr. 7. National Securities Depository Limited in November 2009 launched a facility named that will enable investors to submit delivery instructions to transfer securities to their broker account. (1) LARGE (2) EASY (3) MY ACCOUNT (4) SIMPLE (5) TOUGH 8. In November 2009, an agreement was signed between IRCTC and for supply of 19kg Non' Domestic LPG Cylinders. (1) HPCL (2) NTPC (3) RIL (4) IOC (5) All of these 9. Lakshmi Mittal in November 2009 paid to double his stake in Africa-focused Ophir Energy Pic to 21.2 per cent. (1) $ 100 mn (2) $ llomn (3) $ 120 mn (4) $ 130 mn (5) $ 140 mn

2 10. Financial services firm in November 2009 inked a joint venture with Japanese insurer Tokio Marent to enter the Indian life insurance space. (1) Edelweiss Capital (2) Adinath Finance (3) Grasim Finance (4) Reliance Money 11. The India's largest liquour manufacturer United Spirits in November 2009 acquired Tern Distilleries for (1) Rs. 10 cr. (2) Rs cr. (3) Rs. 12 cr. (4) Rs. 13 cr. (5) Rs cr. 12. Which country in November 2009 dragged India into World Trade Organization against taxes on wines? (1) Pakistan (2) America (3) Italy (4) European Union (5) Austria 13. The government in November 2009 cleared the Solar Mission named against with an aim of setting up 20,000 MW grid solar power. (1) Rajiv Gandhi (2) Mahatma Gandhi (3) Jawahar Lai Nehru 14. Which company in December 2009 asked the government to denotify a sector specific special economic zone developed by it in Gujarat? (1) Essar Steel (2) DLF (3) Unitech (4) IDBI Bank (5) All of these 15. Bharat Forge Ltd. in December 2009 formed a joint venture with Alstom to invest_to setup a plant in Gujarat. (1) Rs cr. (2)Rs cr. (3) Rs cr. (4) Rs cr. (5) Rs cr. 16. Camico Corp. of Canada in December 2009 setup an office in ahead of its entry into India. (1) Bangalore (2) Delhi (3) Mumbai (4) Pune (5) Hyderabad 17. The finance ministry in December 2009 approved three infrastructure projects in the shipping sector at an estimated cost of (1) Rs cr. (2)Rs cr. (3) Rs cr. (4) Rs cr. (5) Rs cr. 18. European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co. in December 2009 opened its research and technology branch in (1) Bangalore (2) Mumbai (3) Delhi (4) Nagpur (5) Itanagar 19. General Motors Co. and its main Chinese partner, Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp. in December 2009 announced a venture to sell vehicles in (1) China (2) Pakistan (3) India

3 20. During October 2009, the flow of foreign direct investments into India saw a major increase of (1) 20 % (2) 29 % (3) 34 % (4) 49 % (5) 56 % 21. Which bank on December 4, 2009 received approval from the government for an initial public offering? (1) United Bank of India (2) BankofBaroda (3) Union Bank 22. Gucci, the Italian fashion maker in December 2009 signed a joint venture with Indian retailer (1) Wadhwas (2) Ambanis (3) Jain's (4) Raheja's 23. Tata Steel witnessed a rise in sales in November 2009 against 37,0000 million tonnes in the same month in (1) 30 % (2) 32 % (3) 34 % (4) 35 % (5) 37 % 24. Which Indian company in December 2009 announced the acquisition of nutrition business of Speciality Foods Pvt. Ltd.? (1) Amul (2) Mother Diary (3) Nestle India 25. JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd. in December 2009 received approval from its shareholders for the subdivision of shares in the ratio of (1) 1 : 4 (2) 1 : 3 (3) 1 : 2 (4) 1 : 1 (5) 5 : Indian Premier League team, the Rajasthan Royals in December 2009 appointed as the new chief executive officer. (1) Sean Morris (2) DavisAhuja (3) David Bear 27. The government in earned_from mobile operators by way of licence fees. (1) Rs crore (2) Rs crore (3) Rs crore (4) Rs crore (5) Rs crore 28. Adhunik Metaliks Ltd. in December 2009 got final approval from the government for diversion of forest land in Keonjhar district. of_. (1) Orissa (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Jharkhand

4 29. Which steel company in November 2009 won Prime Minister's Trophy for Best Steel Plant? (1) Steel Authority of India (2) Bhilai Steel Plant (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) Ispat Industries (5) All of these 30. Which Indian state in November 2009 celebrated its state day? (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Assam (4) Gujarat (5) Rajasthan 31. Singapore's Sembawang Shipyard Pvt. Ltd., in November 2009 floated a joint venture with Kakinada Seaports Ltd. of to develop and operates the ship building facility. (1) Tamil Nadu (2) Kerala (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Gujarat (5) Assam 32. Mumbai based DAR Media Pvt. Ltd. in November 2009 entered into a three film deal with director (1) Mahesh Manjrekar (2) Yash Chopra (3) Ravi Chopra (4) KaranJohar (5) Shahrukh Khan 33. Wipro Ltd. in November 2009 launched its second facility in that would provide Information Technology and back office services to its global clients. (1) Nepal (2) China (3) Hong Kong (4) Japan. (5) Italy 34. Spice mobile on November 29, 2009 announced to invest_to start a manufacturing unit for mobile devices in India. (1) Rs. 50 cr. (2) Rs. 70 cr. (3) Rs. 82 cr. (4) Rs. 90 cr. (5) Rs. 100 cr. 35. According to the department of telecommunication's list of radio-wave allotment, which company in November 2009 got the highest GSM spectrum? (1) VSNL (2) BSNL (3) MTNL (4) Unitech (5) Aircel 36. The Tata Group in November 2009 rejected a_british government loan, which was supposed to be used for developing an electronic version of its existing model. (1) $ 5 billion (2) $ 1 billion (3) $ 90 billion (4) $ 10 billion (5) $ 2 billion 37. Reliance Industries Ltd. in November 2009 reopened petrol pumps which were shutdown when state firms were selling heavily subsidized fuel. (1) 700 (2) 800 (3) 900 (4) 950 (5) 1000

5 38. Sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh in November 2009 agreed to pay per 100 kg for cane. (1) Rs (2) Rs (3) Rs (4) Rs (5) Rs The central government in November 2009 cleared setting up Of model schools in 12 states across the country and meet 75% of the cost to build and run them. (1) 305 (2) 370 (3) 399 (4) 405 (5) Suzlon Energy Ltd. in November 2009 received a repeat order of wind turbine generators from Australia's Infizen Energy. (1) 300 MW (2) 39 MW (3) 40 MW (4) 42 MW (5) 46 MW 41. Srei Infrastructure Finance Ltd. in November 2009 announced to setup a 200 MW power plant in for an estimated cost of Rs crore. (1) Gujarat (2) West Bengal (3) Bihar (4) Punjab (5) Rajasthan 42. India in November 2009 sought loan from the world Bank for two-laning of 17,000 km of national highways in the country. (1) $ 1 bn (2)$1.7bn (3) $ 2 bn (4) $ 2.96 bn (5) $ 3.4 bn 43. Qatar Telecom QSC in November 2009 signed an agreement with India's_to link up with a proposed under water communications cable networks. (1) Tata Communications (2) Reliance Communications (3) Both (1) and (2) (4) Aircel (5) All of these 44. According to the government data released in December 2009, Indian economy during July-September grew at the rate of (1) 6 per cent (2) 7.3 per cent (3) 7.9 per cent (4) 8.1 per cent (5) 8.6 per cent 45. Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. on November 30, 2009 reduces the prices of Jet fuel by (1) 1.1 percent(2) 1.8 per cent (3) 1.9 per cent (4) 2.1 per cent (5) 2.6 per cent 46. Jubilant Orrganosys Ltd. in November 2009 extended its four year old drug discovers collaboration with Eli Lilly and Co. by (1) 2 years (2) 2.5 years (3) 3 years (4) 5 years (5) 6 years 47. Pepsi Co. in November 2009 got approval from the Foreign Investment Promotion Board to infttse as fresh investment into India. (1) Rs. 600 cr. (2) Rs. 715 cr. (3) Rs. 825 cr. (4) Rs. 928 cr. (5) Rs. 980 cr. 48. The World Bank in November 2009 agreed to give_as loan to clean up the Ganga River. (1)$1 billion (2) $2 billion (3) $ 2.5 billion (4) $ 3 billion (5) $ 3.5 billion 49. India's direct tax receipts for April-November 2009 have grown by (1) 2 per cent (2) 3 per cent (3) 4 per cent (4) 5 per cent (5) 5.5 per cent 50. Steel Authority of India Ltd. in November 2009 cut prices of its

6 flat steel products by upto atonne. (1) Rs. 100 (2) Rs. 200 (3) Rs. 300 (4) Rs. 400 (5) Rs Wipro Ltd. in November 2009 announced to hire people and to revamp its hiring strategy (1) 2000 (2) 3000 (3) 4000 (4) 5000 (5) Which company in November 2009 has been accorded the prestigious Premier Trading House status by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry? (1) BHEL (2) NALCO (3) NTPC 53. Which mobile company in November 2009 slashed its SMS rates to 1 paisa per message? (1) Reliance Communications (2) Tata Tele (3) Aircel (4) Vbdafone Essar (5) All of these 54. India in November 2009 proposed to invest_to develop gas fields in Iran. (1) $ 4 billion (2) $ 4.5 billion (3) $ 5 billion (4) $ 6 billion (5) $ 6.5 billion 55. According to the data released in November 2009, India's fiscal deficit for April to October 2009 was_of the full year target. (1) 45 per cent (2) 53 per cent (3) 58 per cent (4) 61 per cent (5) 65 per cent 56. Which bank on November 30, 2009 launched a financial literacy and credit counselling service in Kerala? (1) Federal Bank (2) Central Bank (3) Canara Bank (4) Exim Bank (5) All of these 57. Nuclear Power Corp. of India and in November 2009 signed a joint venture to make special steel and ultra heavy forgings in Haz-ira. (1) Larsen & Toubro (2) Reliance Industry (3) SAIL 58. With which country in December 2009, India reached a broad agreement to break the logjam over the price negotiation of the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft? (1) Russia (2) China (3) Nepal (4) Netherland (5) Belgium 59. Lakshmi Mittal in December 2009 got a from a European scheme to curb global warming under the carbon credits given to it. (1) $ 1 billion (2) $3 billion (3) $ 3.5 billion (4) $ 4 billion (5) $ 4.5 billion

7 60. Which bank in December 2009 donated Rs. 10 lakh to helping Hand, a NGO working for cancer patients? (1) Indian Bank (2) IDBI Bank (3) BankofBaroda (4) ICICI Bank (5) BankofSaurashtra 61. GVR Power and Infrastructure Ltd. in December 2009 become the second largest shareholder in Bangalore International Airport Ltd. after acquiring the stake of Larsen & Toubro Ltd. (1) 15 per cent (2) 16 per cent (3) 17 per cent (4) 18 per cent (5) 19 per cent 62. Citigroup Inc. in December 2009 sold its entire 8.77 per cent stake in Rain Commodities Ltd. for in trading. (1) Rs. 100 cr. (2) Rs. 109 cr. (3) Rs. 120 cr. (4) Rs. 136 cr. (5) Rs. 141 cr. 63. Kotak Mahindra bank in December 2009 announced low rates of_for home loans. (1) 8 % (2) 8.25 % (3) 8.49 % (4) 8.61 % (5) 8.77 % 64. Parliament in December 2009 approved extra spending of for the fiscal year ending March (1) $ 4 billion (2) $ 4.5 billion (3) $ 5 billion (4) $ 5.5 billion (5) $ 6 billion 65. In December 2009, government announced to spend_on research, development and technology in the area of renewable energy during the 11 th Plan. (1) Rs. 400 cr. (2) Rs. 450 cr. (3) Rs. 500 cr. (4) Rs. 550 cr. (5) Rs. 600 cr. 66. The World Bank in December 2009 approved loans worth $ 405 million to promote environment friendly urban transport projects in (1) Andhra Pradesh (2) Gujarat (3) Kerala (4) Tamil Nadu (5) Bihar 67. State run oil marketing companies Indian Oil Corp., Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. and Bharat Petroleum Corp. are likely to lose Rs. 45,478 crore in fiscal year due to (1) selling high oil prices (2) selling fuel below cost (3) more taxes (4) less demand (5) high competition 68. Telenor ASA's Indian venture secured a_loan in December 2009 from State Bank of India. (1) $ 1 billion (2) $ 1.5 billion (3) $ 2 billion (4) $ 2.5 billion (5) $ 3 billion 69. Which nation in December 2009 announced to tightened immigration rules from January 2009 for Indian IT professionals? (1) Britain (2) China (3) Canada (4) Australia (5) America 70. Ranbaxy Laboratories in December 2009 exited from Nihon Pharmaceutical Industry a_based venture. (1) Pakistan (2) Japan r (3) China (4) North Korea (5) Ireland

8 71. Which telecom services provider in December 2009 slashed its roaming rate under two schemes- Travel Plan and Ticket Plan? (1) Tata Tele (2) Vodafone Essar (3) Aircel (4) BhartiAirtel (5) MTNL 72. Which bank in December 2009 has been awarded the certificate of Merit by South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA)? (1) Union Bank (2) Indian Bank (3) Punjab National Bank (4) BankofBaroda (5) Indus Ind Bank 73. Bank of India in December 2009 signed a memorandum of understanding with (1) Ashok Ley land (2) BajajAuto (3) Tata Motors 74. Which university in December 2009 signed an agreement with World Wide Fund-India (WWF- India) to jointly run Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law? (1) Delhi University (2) IGNOU (3) JNU 75. Which hospital in December 2009 secured a 10 year loan of $ 50 million from the International Finance Corporation (IFC)? (1) Apollo Hospital (2) Medical Institute (3) Sanjeev Hospital (4) Cancer Hospital (5) Leelawati Hospital 76. The government in December 2009 has decided to hike the minimum wage to from existing Rs. 70 per day. (1) Rs. 85 (2) Rs. 90 (3) Rs. 95 (4) Rs. 100 (5) Rs Gitanjali Lifestyle in December 2009 announced to acquire a stake in Salesar Retail Ltd. (1) 50 per cent (2) 63 per cent (3) 72 per cent (4) 75 per cent (5) 76 per cent 78. Bajaj Hindusthan in December 2009 posted a net profit of Rs crore for the quarter ended 30 September, 2009 and announced dividend for (1) 30 per cent (2) 50 per cent (3) 70 per cent (4) 80 per cent (5) 90 per cent 79. Which country in December 2009 sought investments from Indian car makers in the country? (1) Egypt (2) Italy (3) Denmark (4) Sweden (5) Austria 80. Public sector bank employees went on a one-day strike on December 16, 2009 to. (1) protest the merger of state Bank of Indore with State Bank of India (2) increase wages (3) increase holidays

9 81. Hospira Inc. in December 2009 announced to acquire Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals generic injectable finished dosage for (1) $ 100billion(2) $200billion (3) $ 300 billion (4) $ 400 billion (5) $ 500 billion 82. Infosys Technologies Ltd. in December 2009 setup a wholly owned subsidiary in. (1) Brazil (2) Sydney (3) Copenhegan (4) Denmark (5) Dubai 83. The Bombay Stock Exchange in December 2009 extended trading time by 10 minutes to (1) attract domestic investors (2) attract foreign investors (3) follow guidelines by Sebi 84. According to the data released by government in December 2009, Merchandise export from India during November 2009 rose by (1) 1 4 % (2) 1 6 % (3) % (4) 21 % (5) 22.3 % 85. JSW Energy Ltd. in December 2009 fixed the issue price of its public offer at_per share. (1) Rs. 50 (2) Rs. 70 (3) Rs. 80 (4) Rs. 90 (5) Rs Which countiy in December 2009 asked Tata Motors Ltd., to setup a manufacturing facility their to make left hand drive version of Nano? (1) Italy (2) Austria (3) Egypt 87. Which bank in December 2009 launched a three day exhibition on housing finance at Bengaluru? (1) ICICIbank (2) HDFC Bank (3) IDBI Bank 88. According to the data published in December 2009 by the commence ministry, the wholesale price inflation for November 2009 was (1) 1 per cent (2) 1.9 per cent (3) 2.1 per cent (4) 13.6 per cent (5) 4.78 per cent 89. As part of its global expansion initiatives, Union Bank of India in December 2009 setup its Representative Office in (1) Australia (2) Bangladesh (3) America (4) Canada (5) Netherland 90. NTPC Limited in December 2009 signed a Gas Sale Agreement with for supply of around 1.2 MTPA RLNG for a period of 20 years. (1) GAIL (2) IOCL (3) BPCL

10 91. In December 2009 which company was conferred with the eleventh NCPEDP-Shell Helen Keller Award? (1) BPCL (2) SAIL (3) NTPC (4) IOCL (5) GAIL 92. In December the 13th Finance Commission has endorsed its proposal for a single goods and services tax and recommended a "revenue neutral" rate of (1) 10 per cent (2) 11 per cent (3) 12 per cent (4) 13 per cent (5) 14 per cent 93. The Delhi government in December 2009 imposed a fine of on Tata Motors Ltd. for not properly maintaining the low floor buses it manufactured. (1) Rs. 1 crore (2) Rs. 3 crore (3) Rs. 3 crore (4) Rs. 4 crore (5) Rs. 5 crore 94. Apparel exports from India during October 2009 fell by (1) 14 per cent (2) 15 per cent (3) '16 per cent (4) 17 per cent (5) 18 per cent 95. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy in November 2009 revised its gross domestic product growth forecast for the current fiscal to (1) 6 per cent (2) 6.2 per cent (3) 6.5 per cent (4) 6.7 per cent (5) 7 per cent 96. During the first two months of season, Sugar output in India fell by (1) 8 per cent (2) 8.3 per cent (3) 9 per cent (4) 9.1 per cent (5) 9.6 per cent 97. General Motors India Pvt. Ltd. and in December 2009 signed a memorandum of understanding to provide auto financing. (1) State Bank of India (2) Punjab National Bank (3) ICICI Bank 98. The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation in December 2009 decided to hike prices of butter by_per loog pack. (1) Rs. 1 (2) Rs. 2 (3) Rs. 2.5 (4) Rs. 3 (5) Rs The Government in December 2009 announced to offer_in incentives to wind power projects. (1) Rs. 300 cr. (2) Rs. 320 cr. (3) Rs. 360 cr. (4) Rs. 380 cr. (5) Rs- 400 cr Nokia Siemens Networks in December 2009 won an order from to implement part of its next phase transmission network. (1) Tata Teleservices Ltd. (2) Reliance Communications (3) Vodafone Essar (4) BhartiAirtel

11 1.(1) IGNOU 2. (1) Japan 3. (4) Rs. 700 crore 4. (3) America 5. (1) Bank ofbaroda 6. (3) Rs. 460 crore 7. (4) SIMPLE 8. (l)hpcl 9. (2)$ 110 million 10. (1) Edelweiss Capital 11. (5) Rs crore 12. (4) European Union 13. (3) Jawahar Lai Nehru 14. (1) Essar Steel 15. (4) Rs crore 16. (5) Hyderabad 17. (5) Rs crore 18. (1) Bangalore 19. (3) India 20. (5) 56 per cent 21. (1) United Bank of India 22. (1) Wadhwas 23. (4) 35 per cent 24. (3) Nestle India 25. (3) 1 : (1) Sean Morris 27. (4) Rs crore 28. (1) Orissa 29. (1) Steel Authority of India 30. (2) Tamil Nadu 31. (3) Andhra Pradesh 32. (1) Mahesh Manjrekar 33. (2) China 34. (5) Rs. 100 crore 35. (3) MTNL 36. (4) $ 10 billion 37. (3) (1) Rs (5) (4)42 MW 41. (2) West Bengal 42. (4) $ 2.96 billion 43. (1) Tata Communications 44. (3) 7.9 per cent ANSWERS

12 45. (1) 1.1 per cent 46. (4) 5 years 47. (4) Rs. 928 crore 48. (1)$ 1 billion 49. (5) 5.5 per cent 50. (5) Rs (4) (2) NALCO 53. (1) Reliance Communications 54. (5) $ 6.5 billion 55. (4) 61 per cent 56. (1) Federal Bank 57. (1) Larsen & Toubro 58. (1) Russia 59. (1) $ 1 billion 60. (3) Bank of Baroda 61. (3) 17 percent 62. (2) Rs. 109 crore 63. (3) 8.49 per cent 64. (4) $ 5.5 billion 65. (3) Rs. 500 crore 66. (1) Andhra Pradesh. 67. (2) selling fuel below cost 68. (1)$ 1 billion 69. (1) Britain 70. (2) Japan 71. (2) Vodafone Essar 72. (1) Union Bank 73. (2) Bajaj Auto 74. (2) IGNOU 75. (1) Apollo Hospital 76. (4) Rs (5) 76 per cent 78. (3) 70 per cent 79. (2) Italy 80. (1) protest the merger of state Bank of Indore with State Bank of India 81. (4) $ 400 billion 82. (1) Brazil 83. (2) attract foreign investors 84. (3) per cent 85. (5) Rs (3) Egypt 87. (3) IDBI Bank 88. (5) 4.78 per cent 89. (1) Australia 90.

13 91. (2) SAIL 92. (3) 12 per cent 93. (4) Rs. 4 crore 94. (4) 17 per cent 95. (4) 6.7 per cent 96. (5) 9.6 per cent 97. (1) State Bank of India 98. (2) Rs (4) Rs. 380 crore 100. (1) Tata Teleservices Ltd. OOC