CARITOR Previous Years Solved Sample Placement Papers
- It is a process which allows foreign investors to trade shares of any Indian Company on day-to-day basis openly in stock markets.
It is a process by which Indian Companies are allowed to issue shares to any foreign investor as a part of their paid-up Capital in the project in which they have made an investment.
It is a process in which all foreign investors are asked to make all their investments in Indian projects in rupee currency only and that too in cash only. Technical know-how or any other type of participation is not allowed as a part of investment.
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(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3 (Ans: B)
- The Govt. of India is planning to introduce a 'National Security Exception Act' in the Parliament, which will work on the lines of Exxon-Florio provision prevalent in the USA. What is the purpose of the proposed Act?
1. The Act is a part of Indo-US Nuclear Pact as this only will allow India to start building nuclear facilities in the country.
2. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to stall any foreign Company from acquiring any local asset (FDI) if it is found to be compromising with national security.
3. The Act will empower the Govt. of India to control terrorism in a better way as all e-services will be under thorough scrutiny by security agencies.
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(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3
(E) All 1, 2 and 3 (Ans: B)
- Which of the following is not included in the list of UN Millennium Goals?
(A) Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
(B) Develop a global partnership for development
(C) Promote Gender equality
(D) Reduce Child Mortality
(E) Make World Nuclear free (Ans: E)
- Which of the following agencies/bodies has asked all foreign funds to come forward and register itself as Foreign Institutional Investments (FIIs) prior to any investment in India?
(A) RBI
(B) SEBI
(C) IBA
(D) Registrar of Companies
(E) None of these (Ans: B)
- Who amongst the following Indian players could not win any medal in Beijing Olympic 2008?
(A) Sushil Kumar
(B) Abhinav Bindra
(C) Anjali Bhagwat
(D) Jitendra Kumar
(E) Saina Nehwal (Ans: C)
- India recently signed an agreement in the field of hydrocarbon with which of the following countries for which Hernan Martinez Torres, Minister of Energy of that country was in India?
(A) Zambia
(B) Ukraine
(C) Colombia
(D) Turkey
(E) None of these (Ans: C)
- Which of the following countries has asked India to scrap Kosi River Pact, the river which created a havoc in Bihar recently?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) China
(D) Nepal
(E) Bhutan (Ans: D)
- Which of the following is the amount of the relief package announced by the Prime Minister of India for Flood-hit Bihar?
(A) Rs. 1000 crore
(B) Rs. 1010 crore
(C) Rs. 1050 crore
(D) Rs. 1100 crore
(E) Rs. 1120 crore (Ans: A)
- As reported in the newspapers some people are of the opinion that India may not be able to achieve its export targets set for the year 2008-09. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) of their worry?
1. There was a major flood in some parts of Bihar, Orissa, Gujarat and some other States recently, owing to which fruit/horticultural crop has not reached export markets in sufficient quantity.
2. Rupee is frequently getting depreciated against US dollar.
3. Some major economies of the world are passing through the phase of economic recession. Hence many export orders are cancelled.
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(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) Both 1 and 3 only
(E) None of these (Ans: C)
- While talking to the Press/Media/Group of experts in Singapore the former Governor of RBI, Dr. Y. V. Reddy, said that the impact of global financial turmoil will be less on Asia. What in opinion of the people like Dr. Reddy are the strengths of Asian Financial System which will help it to sustain the turmoil?
1. Banks in Asia are better capitalized and are not much exposed to sophisticated derivatives.
2. Asian economies were in a high growth mode and hence they have better ability to withstand the crisis.
3. Most of the Asian countries used to enjoy a strong fiscal position and current account surpluses in the past. This has given them an ability to bail out a failing financial institution in case it appeared.
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(B) Only 2
(C) Only 3
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these (Ans: D)
- Subsequent to the RBI's move of reducing the CRR, the industry Chambers in India are demanding for softened interest rates. How will this demand of softened interest rates help the industry?
1. It will give a push-up to new investments and augment the demand of new proposals for more credits.
2. The move will help in creation of many new employment opportunities.
3. It will strengthen the position of the Stock Markets in India.
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(B) Only 2
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) All 1, 2 and 3
(E) None of these (Ans: D)
- The recent decision of the RBI to cut Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 150 basis points (October 2008) will be able to infuse how much liquidity into the market?
(A) Rs. 10,000 crore
(B) Rs. 30,000 crore
(C) Rs. 40,000 crore
(D) Rs. 50,000 crore
(E) None of these (Ans: B)
- As per the reports published in the newspapers recently Indian Rupee was on depreciation and there was a time when the depreciation was about 17% in six months. Which of the following was/were the main cause(s) of this continuous fall?
1. Foreign fund flow was very low.
2. There was heavy demand for the US dollar in the local forex market.
3. RBI all of a sudden decided to lower the CRR.
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(C) Both 1 and 2 only
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(E) All 1, 2 and 3 (Ans: C)
- The issues related to the Land Acquisition for setting-up 'Special Economic Zones (SEZs)' is frequently seen in the newspapers these days. As per existing laws maximum how much area is allowed to be acquired for a SEZ?
(A) 1000 hectares
(B) 2000 hectares
(C) 3000 hectares
(D) 5000 hectares
(E) None of these (Ans: C)
- Shibu Soren took over as the new Chief Minister ofâ
(A) Bihar
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Uttarakhand
(E) None of these (Ans: C)