CAT -15 for Bank PO exams and Other public service exams

1. Recently World bank has blacklisted a Indian company indulging in fraud and corrupt practices in dealings with it, for three years. It is -
a) Britannia
b) Onida
c) Toshiba
d) Videocon

2. What place India has in gold reserves after it has a purchase of 200 tonnes of gold from IMF in 2009?
a) 9th
b) 15th
c) 7th
d) 10th

3. During the visit of Turkmenistan President in India, TAPI gas pipeline project was discussed. Which of the following country not the part of this pipeline project?
a) Iran
b) Afghanistan
c) Pakistan
d) India

4. In times of crisis, 'beggar thy neighbour policy' was in news and USA blamed China for adopting it. What this  policy specifies here -
a) Imports are restricted and exports are encouraged
b) Country encourage the depreciation of their own currencies compared to its trading partners
c) To increase the cordination in free trade areas
d) Only a and b

5. Who won Rome Masters Trophy (Tennis)?
a) Rodger Federer
b) Rafael Nadal
c) David Ferrer
d) Andre Agassi

6. Recently Government of India has initiated a study to ascertain the effectiveness of farm loan waiver which
was announced in budget 2008-09. Which one of the following agencies will do this audit?
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) NABARD
d) CAG

7. Which one of the following countries has blocked social networking website Facebook because of caricatures of Prophet Mohammed and “obnoxious” images of the Muslim-majority country's leaders?
a) India
b) France
c) Isreal
d) Bangladesh

8. Which one of the following countries will hold nationwide census in 2011 after a gap of three decades?
a) Pakistan
b) Bangladesh
c) Nepal
d) Sri Lanka

9. Recently RBI released coins worth 46.41 lakh  to stem the crisis of coins in which state -
a) Chhatisgarh
b) Punjab
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Jharkhand

10. When World No Tobacco Day is observed?
a) May 31
b) May 30
c) May 29
d) May 28

11. Which of the following is true?
a) Federation Cup - Football
b) Santosh Trophy - Football
c) scindia cup - Polo
d) All are true

12. 'Project Arrow' aims at -
a) Modernising the post offices
b) Study of saving rates of various banks
c) Bringing the transparency in lending regime
d) Bring all banks together in direction of common goals

13. For march 2011, RBI has projected inflation to come down by -
a) 6.5%
b) 5.5%
c) 7.5%
d) 8.5%

14. USA has taken the PGS programme which will develop the new generation of high-speed weapons that
are intended to strike anywhere on Earth within an hour. What is PGS?
a) Precise Global Striker
b) Precison Goods Strike
c) Prompt global strike
d) Precise Globally Strike

15. 2014 Asian games will be held in -
a) South Korea
b) Australia
c) Russia
d) North Korea

16. Recently which of the following states of India marked their golden jubliee?
a) Maharashtra
b) Haryana
c) Gujrat
d) Punjab
e) Both a and c

17. The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games will be held in -
a) Russia
b) South Korea
c) Ireland
d) Germany
e) Only a and c

18. Who is the president of Turkmenistan?
a) Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
b) Abdullah Gül
c) Kurmanbek Bakiyev
d) Nursultan Nazarbayev

19. For the first time in the history of the Kumbh Mela, what was used to arrive at an authentic figure of the number pilgrims taking dip in the Ganges at Haridwar?
a) Vehicle data
b) Entry data
c) American help
d) Satellite Data

20. After a gap of nearly four years, the Supreme Court got a woman judge and She is the fourth woman judge of the Supreme Court . She is -
a) Sujata Manohar
b) Fatima Beevi
c) Ruma Pal
d) Gyan Sudha Mishra