CAT-5 for Banking exams and other public service

1. Recently constituted National Integration Council (NIC) will be headed by-
a) Manmohan Singh
b) Sonia Ghandi
c) Vijay Kelkar
d) Pratibha Patil

2.  As per the World Economic Outlook report (2010) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), growth projections forIndian economy for 2010 and 2011 at-
a) 8.5% and 8.75%
b) 8.75% and 8.5%
c) 8.75% and 9%
d) 8.5% and 9%

3. 15th census of India will be completed by-
a) 14 March 2011
b) 19 March 2011
c) 15 March 2011
d) 11 March 2011

4. Recently Prime minister awarded the students of SKUAST. It is abbreviated form of -
a) Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
b) Sirhind Knowledge University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
c) Sri Kirpa University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
d) None of these

5. Recently Railways introduced PFT policy. What is it?
a) Public Freight Terminal
b) Public Free Terimal
c) Private Freight Terminal, main aim of which is to enable rapid development of network of freight terminals with private sector participation
d) None of these

6. PFT policy of railways has been introduced with the objective of -
a) Enable rapid development of net work of freight handling terminals with the participation of Private Sector
b) Enhance the presence and share of railways in the overall transport chain
c) Divert high rated finished traffic so far predominantly moving by road to rail and attains increased rail freight volumes by offering integrated, efficient and cost effective logistics and warehousing solutions to users
d) All of the above

7. Which is the Indian woman to ski to the South Pole?
a) Reena Kaushal
b) Helen Pocock
c) Anoushka Kachelo
d) None of these

8. What is MSME?
a) Medium Small and Moderate Enterprises
b) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
c) Multinational Small and Medium Enterprises
d) Microsoft Medium Enterprises

9. Who has been conferred with the Abel prize?
a)  Mark Boel
b) Jeff Bridge
c) Sundra Bullock
d) John Torrence

10. What amount of revenue has been generated by Government of India from the auction of 3G mobile license spectrum?
a) 67,710 Crore
b) 68,710 Crore
c) 69,710 Crore
d) 70,000 Crore

11. Sarosh Homi Kapadia is the -
a) 39th Chief Justice of India
b) 40th Chief Justice of India
c) 38th Chief Justice of India
d) 36th Chief Justice of India

12. Vikas Krishnan who has recently begged the gold medel is from which sport?
a) Boxing
b) Hockey
c) Baseball
d) Squash

13. The astronomer who was recently reburied is -
a)Neil Armstrong
b) Nicolaus Copernicus
c) Johannes Kepler
d) None of these

14. Who is the new president of Nigeria?
a) Goodluck Jonathan
b) Umaru Yar Adua
c) Stephan Harper
d) Haruhiko Kuroda

15. Which is the first woman to score a century in Twenty-20 World Cup (cricket)?
a) Deandra Dottin
b) Sarah Taylor
c) Charlotte Edwards
d) Laura Marsh

16. Who is the new chief of SAIL?
a) C S Verma
b) C V Bhave
c) O P Bhatt
d) None of these

17. Recently verdict announced in Bhopal Gas tragedy convicted eight persons. In which year this tragedy was happened?
a) 1984
b) 1985
c) 1986
d) 1987

18. Who retained the World Chess Championship title 2010?
a) Veselin Topalov
b) Viswanathan Anand
c) adimir Kramnik
d) None of these

19. Who has become the first Indian to qualify for the Men's Singles event of French Open 2010 (Tennis Tournament)?
a) Somdev Devvarman
b) Leander Paes
c) Sania Mirza
d) Mahesh Bhupathi

20. Which is the first European country to ban Burqa is -
a) Belgium
b) France
c) Germany
d) Italy