UBI PO RECRUITMENT EXAM (Original QP-Exam. Held in January 2006) – Paper GA (50 Q) & Eng Lang. (50 Q)

1. The UPA Government's main programme for winning the people's goodwill has been the Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) for a large majority of rural poor. However, there are three common fears about the scheme which are required to be addressed to make the

2. The Government of India is planning to introduce lot of tax reforms so that the Tax-GDP ratio may be improved. At present what is Tax-GDP ratio for the centre and states combined ?

3. The Prasar Bharati recently launched its 'Direct To Home' (DTH) Service. How will the service help the televiewers in India ? [Pick up the correct statement(s)]
(A) The service will be available at a very cheaper rate through local cable operators
(B) S

4. Which of the following countries recently started Clinical Trial of AIDS vaccine ?

5. As reported in the press the Government of India is considering a proposal to reduce its holding in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) to a uniform level of

6. The Kyoto Protocol on global warming came into effect from February 2005. All the nations except two have accepted and implemented the protocol in their countries. Which are these two countries ?

7. As per the recent amendment in the Factories Act, women are now allowed to work

8. The Government of India is likely to kick off the disinvestment process in near future by selling shares in some major companies. What decision is taken regarding proceeds of the same ?
(A) It will be deposited as the fund available to the Planning Commi

9. Which of the following is TRUE about the RBI's Annual Monetary and Credit Policy announced in April 2005 ?

10. Who amongst the following is the Chairman, of the Task Force constituted to prepare a long term plan for the social and economic development of Jammu & Kashmir ?

11. Which of the following commissions is being set up to give India "the knowledge edge in tho world" and help it to "consolidate its position as knowledge power"?

12. The Women Cricket World Cup Final was played recently in Durban between India and

13. Who amongst the following leaders .of the Congress Party left tho party and launched a new political party named as "National Congress (Indira)" ?

14. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE about the Emergency in Nepal ?
(A) Emergency is lifted.
(B) Press Censorship is still going on.
(C) Only Indian news channels are allowed to telocast news and programmes.
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15. The highest South African honour for foreign nationals, "The order of the companies of O.R. Tambo", was conferred upon whom recently?

16. How much amount the Government of India has provided to set up Rural Knowledge Centres in every village by 2007 ? (Approximately)

17. The Economic Survey 2005-06 was presented in the Parliament recently. Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE about the same?
(A) Foodgraih production during the period of 2005-06 improved by 11 percent.
(B) Agriculture and allied sector grew by 1

18. The aim of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is to achieve universalisation of elementary education by the year

19. Who amongst the following is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India ?

20. An International Container D-axis-shipment Terminal was launched recently at the port of

21. Who amongst the following unequivocally doclared that "Israel intends to honour the Palestinians' right to live in independence and dignity" ?

22. Hugo Chavez was on a visit to India in March 2004. He is the

23. Who amongst the following is the director of the film Veor-Zaara, the award winning film?

24. Sania Mirza recently became the first Indian Woman to win which of the follovying titles?

25. A revolution in which of the following countries took place in which President Askar Akaov was thrown out. Now the interim Government does NOT wish him to come back to that country ?

26. Which of the following is TRUE about the political situation in Lebanon ?
(A) The latest Presidential nominee. Omar Karami also failed to form a coalition Government.
(B) Lebanon forced Syria to remove all its troops f«um Lebanon.
(C) General Election

27. Which of the following countries has passed a law threatening Taiwan with war if it attempts to declare it as an independent country ?

28. India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries to permit her to operate any number of flights from any point in oach other's territory ?

29. Pervez Musharraf watched the One Day International played at which of the following places recently in India ?

30. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "My Music, My Life" ?

31. Indian Cricket Team is likely to visit Pakistan in

32. India's Commerce & Industry Minister was in a meeting called by the WTO in Paris. What tariff plan India has suggested for agri products ?

33. Wipro Technology' is planning to open its first Software centre in which of the following countries ?

34. Tho Finance Ministry Survey of Indian Household indicates that maximum people keep/invest their money in

35. The Prosident of which of the following countries was in Bangalore recently ?

36. Who amongst the-following has become the British Prime Minister after recently held general elections there ?

37. Which of the following is the Bookor Prize winner novel of Arundhati Roy?

38. Which of the following states in India is facing an unprecedented power shortage ?

39. Mittal Steel, the largest steel producer, is planning to establish a steel plant in

40. Some people fool that Turkey's accession to European Union may prove as a Panacea to Tlirkey. What probloms TUrkey was / is facing and what are its expectations ?
(A)Uncertain economy for which it is expecting fiscal corrections
(B) TUrkey does not want t

41. India recently got an opportunity to export mangoes to which of the following countries for the first time ?

42. “CAG picks holes in selloffs" was a news in some leading newspapers in India recently. What is the full form of CAG ?

43. Which of the following cannot be called a major wheat producing state in India ?

44. Which of the following is a major rubber producing state in India ?

45. Which of the following Vitamins is considered responsible for night blindness ?

46. Which of the following is NOT a Public Sector Bank?

47. Many times we read a term m newspapers Basel-I / Basel-11. The term is associated with which of the following fields ?

48. Air India recently decided to purchase 50 aircrafts from Boeing company. What will be the cost of the purchases ? (Approximate in US$)

49. The Value Added Tax (VAT) will replace which of the following taxes in all the 21 states who have agreed to adopt It ?

50. Which of the following Satellites was launched recently by (SRO to facilitate DTH applications ?

51. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

52. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

53. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

54. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

55. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

56. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

57. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

58. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

59. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

60. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

61. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

62. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

63. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

64. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

65. Directions (Q. 51 to 65): Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words/expressions are given in bold in the passage to help you locate them while answering some of the questions. PASSAGE - Let imagination

66. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

67. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

68. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

69. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

70. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

71. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

72. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

73. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

74. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

75. Directions (Q. 66- 75): Which of the phrases (a), (b), (c) and (d) given below should replace the phrase given in italics in the following sentence to make the sentence grammatically meaningful and correct. If the sentence is correct as it is and no corre

76. Directions (Q. 76- 80) Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B). (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to fcrm a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The tactics of these cheats have come down drastically.
(B)

77. Directions (Q. 76- 80) Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B). (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to fcrm a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The tactics of these cheats have come down drastically.
(B)

78. Directions (Q. 76- 80) Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B). (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to fcrm a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The tactics of these cheats have come down drastically.
(B)

79. Directions (Q. 76- 80) Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B). (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to fcrm a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The tactics of these cheats have come down drastically.
(B)

80. Directions (Q. 76- 80) Rearrange the following six sentences (A), (B). (C), (D), (E) and (F) in the proper sequence to fcrm a meaningful paragraph; then answer the questions given below them.
(A) The tactics of these cheats have come down drastically.
(B)

81. Directions (Q. 81 - 85): Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e., ‘No Error'. (Ignore the error

82. Directions (Q. 81 - 85): Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e., ‘No Error'. (Ignore the error

83. Directions (Q. 81 - 85): Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e., ‘No Error'. (Ignore the error

84. Directions (Q. 81 - 85): Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e., ‘No Error'. (Ignore the error

85. Directions (Q. 81 - 85): Read each sentence to find out if there is any error in it. The error, if any, will be in one part of the sentence. The number of that part is the answer. If there is no error, the answer is (e) i.e., ‘No Error'. (Ignore the error

86. Directions (Q. 86 - 90): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. : No one knows when or how the helicoptor caught fire.

87. Directions (Q. 86 - 90): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. :
He always says that are like opportunities for us to develop.

88. Directions (Q. 86 - 90): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. :
Life in desert is and difficult.

89. Directions (Q. 86 - 90): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. :
Please submit the draft proposal first; the additional information can be submitted

90. Directions (Q. 86 - 90): Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank to make the sentence meaningfully complete. :
All of happened thousands of year before Columbus set sail.

91. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

92. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

93. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

94. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

95. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

96. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

97. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

98. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

99. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri

100. Directions (Q. 91 - 100): In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. These numbers are printed below tho passage and against each, five words are suggested, one of which fits the blank appropriately. Find out the appropri