Thursday, September 27, 2012

MISC IMPORTANT GK

Q.
Which one among the following led to the Greece economic crisis 2010?

1
Excessive borrowing from IMF

2
Sudden depreciation of Euro

3
Unrestricted spending and cheap

4
Outflow of foreign capital due to political unrest


Ans: 3
Q.
The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), a mechanism to reduce greenhouse gas emission as per Kyoto Protocol implies that:

1
industrial countries receive carbon credits by funding carbon saving projects in another relatively affluent nation

2
industrial countries reduce their carbon emission by using environment friendly technology in production

3
developed countries invest in carbon reduction in developing countries and receive carbon credit in return.

4
developed nations purchase carbon credit from other nations


Ans: 3
Q.
Which one among the following is the unit raised to protect the naval assets?

1
Sagar Rakshak Bal

2
Sagar Suraksha Bal

3
Sagar Prahari Bal

4
Sagar Nigrani Bal


Ans: 3
Q.
India recently has held 6th round of talks on commercial and economic cooperation with -

1
Pakistan

2
Sri Lanka

3
Bangladesh

4
Maldives


Ans: 1
Q.
The first Indian state to pass the Lokayukta Bill-2011 is -

1
Uttarakhand

2
Bihar

3
Uttar Pradesh

4
Jharkhand


Ans: 1
Q.
In order to ensure greater people to people exchanges, India-Russia Visa Pact came into force on -

1
December 1,2011

2
December 15,2011

3
December 20,2011

4
December 13,2011


Ans: 1
Q.
With which South Asian Country has India signed an Umbrella Pact to fight terror?

1
Maldives

2
Nepal

3
Sri Lanka

4
Pakistan


Ans: 1
Q.
In the last week of November 2011, India signed Revised Double Taxation Agreement with -

1
Pakistan

2
Myanmar

3
Nepal

4
Afghanistan


Ans: 3
Q.
With which Arab country has India signed a Pact on transfer of sentenced prisoners?

1
United Arab Emirates

2
Iraq

3
Qatar

4
Yemen


Ans: 1
Q.
A very historic peace deal was signed in Nepal on-

1
November 10,2011

2
November 1,2011

3
November 25,2011

4
November 20, 2011


Ans: 2
Q.
6th G-20 Summit 2011 was held in-

1
Cannes

2
New York

3
Kyoto

4
None of the above


Ans: 1
Q.
As per the recent IAEA report which country is on the threshold of nuclear capability?

1
Iran

2
Libya

3
Egypt

4
North Korea


Ans: 1
Q.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) was recently held in -

1
Honolulu

2
Mauritius

3
Pretoria

4
Seychelles


Ans: 1
Q.
United States of America has signed agreement with which country to expand its military presence in -

1
Australia

2
Indonesia

3
Malaysia

4
New Zealand


Ans: 1
Q.
The 19th ASEAN Summit was recently held in-

1
Kuala Lumpur

2
Canberra

3
Jakarta

4
Bali


Ans: 4
Q.
Nabam Tuki is the new Chief Minister of-

1
Arunachal Pradesh

2
Meghalaya

3
Manipur

4
Tripura


Ans: 1
Q.
The state which has launched Guaranteed Delivery of Public Service Act 2011 in November 2011 is -

1
Rajasthan

2
Andhra Pradesh

3
Uttar Pradesh

4
Madhya Pradesh


Ans: 1
Q.
DCI which recently was in news stands for -

1
Directorate of Correct Innovation

2
Directorate of Criminal Investigation

3
Director Criminal Investigation

4
Director's Council of Investigation


Ans: 2
Q.
Who among the following is known as 'Bard of Brahmaputra'?

1
Bhupen Hazarika

2
Mehandi Hasan

3
Jagjit Singh

4
Dev Anand


Ans: 1
Q.
Silvio Berlusconi, resigned recently after serving three stints as Prime Minister of-

1
Italy

2
Poland

3
Australia

4
Hungary


Ans: 1


Q.
As per the Forbes' list 2011 the most powerful person of the world is -

1
Barack Obama

2
Bill Gates

3
Hu Jintao

4
Mukesh Ambani


Ans: 1
Q.
IAAF male athlete of the year 2011 is -

1
Didier Darogba

2
Usain Bolt

3
Lionel Messi

4
None of the above


Ans: 2
Q.
The UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence has been conferred on -

1
Anarkali Honaryar

2
Abu Awwad

3
Both of the above

4
None of the above


Ans: 3
Q.
The bollywood actor has been appointed as the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund's (UNICEFs') National Ambassador in India is--

1
Amir Khan

2
Shahrukh Khan

3
Salman Khan

4
Saif Ali Khan


Ans: 1
Q.
Who is the winner of the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace Disarmament and Development 2011?

1
Ela Bhatt

2
Vandna Shiva

3
Shabana Azmi

4
Kuldip Nayyar


Ans: 1
Q.
The Territorial Army of India has conferred Honorary Lieutenant Colonel rank on -

1
Abhinav Bindra

2
M.S.Dhoni

3
Both of the above

4
None of the above


Ans: 3
Q.
National Youth Day is observed on -

1
January 15

2
January 12

3
January 25

4
January 30


Ans: 2
Q.
'Back to Work; Why we Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy' is a book by-

1
Bill Clinton

2
Christine Lagarde

3
Dr.Manmohan Singh

4
Amartya Sen


Ans: 1
Q.
India slipped down from 119th rank of 2010 in Human Development Index to-

1
134th rank

2
130th rank

3
140th rank

4
145th rank


Ans: 1
Q.
The Approach Paper of 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17) targets GDP growth at -

1
9%

2
8%

3
18%

4
11%


Ans: 1

Q.
As per the latest directions of IRDA, what is the maximum number of SMS to be sent from one mobile phone per day?

1
200

2
100

3
300

4
500


Ans: 1
Q.
Govt. has raised the interest rate on small savings schemes w.e.f. December 1, 2011 on the recommendations of -

1
Rangrajan Committee

2
Shyamla Gopinath Committee

3
Y.B.Reddy Committee

4
Khandelwal Committee


Ans: 2
Q.
New interest rate on Public Provident Fund (PPF) has been raised from 8% p.a. to-

1
8.6%

2
8.25%

3
8.5%

4
9.0%


Ans: 1
Q.
In Human Development Report 2011 India's ranking on HDI stood at 134th place with HDI value-

1
0.547

2
0.682

3
0.644

4
0.619


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following train at present covers the maximum distance on its route?

1
Vivek Express

2
Himsagar Express

3
Himgiri Express

4
Hawarah-Jammu Tawi Exp.


Ans: 1
Q.
Who got the 'Business Leader of the Year' award of Economic Times Corporate Excellence Awards 2011?

1
Chanda Kochar (ICICI Bank)

2
Rahul Bhatia (Indigo Airways)

3
Mukesh Ambani (RIL)

4
Ratan Tata (Tata Group)


Ans: 1
Q.
The 17th Summit of SAARC was held on 10-11 Nov., 2011 in-

1
Adu City (Maldives)

2
New Delhi (India)

3
Dhaka (Bangladesh)

4
Thimpu (Bhutan)


Ans: 1
Q.
Who was the head of the panel on direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertiliser?

1
Nandan Nilekani

2
Y.B.Reddy

3
Shyamla Gopinath

4
C.Rangrajan


Ans: 1
Q.
12th plan (2012-17) approach paper targets annual growth rate in agriculture, forestry and fishing at -

1
4.0%

2
3.5%

3
3.8%

4
4.2%


Ans: 1
Q.
The Union Cabinet has given approval in pension sector for -

1
26% FDI

2
49% FDI

3
51% FDI

4
100% FDI


Ans: 1

Q.
In October 2010, eight crore industries had registered 7.2% growth which in October 2011 became-

1
0.1%

2
7.6%

3
5.2%

4
2.1%


Ans: 1
Q.
Indian Financial Sector is made up of both the organised as well as the the unorganised segments. Which of the following belongs to the unorganised segments?

1
Money lenders

2
Chit Fund

3
Micro Finance Companies

4
Cooperative Credit Societies


Ans: 1
Q.
Banks are supposed to pay penalty to customers whose complaints against failed ATM cash transactions are not settled within 12 days from date of complaint. This period forsettlement is further reduced. What is the revised time limit now?

1
5 days

2
8 days

3
10 days

4
7 days


Ans: 4
Q.
During the second quarter of 2011-12, which sector of the following registered the lowest growth rate?

1
Industry

2
Service

3
Agriculture

4
All the above have equal


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following crore industry did not register negative growth in October 2011?

1
Crude Oil

2
Coal

3
Natural Gas

4
All above registered negative growth


Ans: 1
Q.
Eminent Author Amar Kant writes of the following languages?

1
Hindi

2
Tamil

3
Urdu

4
Oriya


Ans: 1
Q.
Eminent Author, Chandrashekhar Kambar has been chosen for Jnanpith Award for the year 2010. In which one of the following languages does he write?

1
Kannada

2
Hindi

3
Urdu

4
Tamil


Ans: 1
Q.
Which one of the following honorary ranks has been conferred on M. S. Dhoni by the President Mrs. Pratibha Patil?

1
Major

2
Colonel

3
Lt.Colonel

4
Lt.General


Ans: 3
Q.
Salman Khurshid is Minister incharge of which of the following Ministries in Union Cabinet?

1
Law

2
Coal

3
Corporate Affairs

4
Environment


Ans: 1
Q.
With which one of the following fields is Somdev Devvarman associated?

1
Sports

2
Literature

3
Cinema

4
Medical


Ans: 1

With the assistance of which one of the following countries Kundankulum Atomic Power Project is being set up?

1
France

2
Germany

3
Russia

4
U.K.


Ans: 3
Q.
Govt. of India has made a special agreement with USA to develop which of the followingmodes of power generation in India?

1
Nuclear Power

2
Tidal Power

3
Hydro Power

4
Thermal Power


Ans: 1
Q.
Who amongst the following is the author of the book 'A Bend in the River'?

1
V. S. Naipaul

2
Amrita Pritam

3
Nirmal Verma

4
Anita Das


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following is the abbreviated name of the organization working for the welfare of the women?

1
SEWA

2
CIC

3
CII

4
CRY


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following is not a programme to develop infrastructure in India?

1
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

2
National Highway Development Programme

3
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission

4
Rajiv Awas Yojana


Ans: 1
Q.
Who is the Prime Minister of Bangladesh at present?

1
Hamid Karzai

2
Abdul Hamid

3
Zillur Rahman

4
Sheikh Haseena Wajed


Ans: 4
Q.
Hillary Clinton who was on a visit to India few months back is the US Secretary of -

1
State

2
Defence

3
Political

4
None of these


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following is the largest stock exchange of India?

1
Delhi

2
Mumbai

3
Kolkata

4
Ahmedabad


Ans: 2
Q.
Who amongst the following is not a member of SAARC?

1
Brazil

2
Nepal

3
Pakistan

4
India


Ans: 1
Q.
Who is Dr. M.S. Ahluwalia ?

1
Deputy Chairman Planing Commission

2
India's permanent representative in UN

3
Executive Director RBI

4
None of these


Ans: 1

Q.
Who among the following is a famous politician?

1
Rahul Gandhi

2
Prabhu Chawla

3
Deepika Padukone

4
Chetan Bhagat


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following funds was created from the proceeds of the disinvestment of Govt. Equity in Public Sector Units?

1
National Disinvestment Fund

2
National Investment Fund

3
National Infrastructure Development Fund

4
None of these


Ans: 1
Q.
'Taka' is the monetary unit of-

1
Bangladesh

2
Iraq

3
Iran

4
Pakistan


Ans: 1
Q.
Kalinga Award is given for contribution in the field of-

1
Science

2
Literature

3
Politics

4
Cinema


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of following is the name of a T.V. Channel?

1
CNN

2
GRM

3
NPPA

4
CAG


Ans: 1
Q.
which term is not used in the field of economics?

1
Atomic Number

2
Balance Sheet

3
Net Income

4
Flow of Fund


Ans: 1
Q.
'White House' is the Official Residence of the president of-

1
USA

2
France

3
Italy

4
Russia


Ans: 1
Q.
Expand the term FRBM -

1
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management

2
Foreign Responsibility and Business Management

3
Fiscal Review and Business Management

4
None of these


Ans: 1
Q.
Which scheme is launched by the Govt. of India to provide good health care services in rural areas?

1
ASHA

2
Bharat Nirman

3
Kutir Jyoti

4
MGNREGA


Ans: 1
Q.
What is the target of the Millennium Development Goal of the United Nations with respect to Universal Primary Education?

1
All children both boys and girls would complete a full course primary schooling by 2015

2
All children both boys and girls are to be literate by 2050

3
All boys should go to school to complete a full course of primary schooling by 2025

4
All girls should be enrolled in primary school by 2015


Ans: 1

Q.
Endosulfon, which has been in news these days, is-

1
a pesticide

2
a fertilizer

3
a sulfa drug

4
an antibiotic


Ans: 1
Q.
According to the Census 2011, which one among the following Union Territories has the least population?

1
Lakshadeep

2
Daman and Diu

3
Puducherry

4
Dadra and Nagar Haveli


Ans: 1
Q.
The term used to describe the process by which an outsider, immigrant or subordinate group becomes indistinguishably integrated into the dominant host society, is known as -

1
Acculturation

2
Accommodation

3
Cultural imperialism

4
Adaptation


Ans: 1
Q.
Which among the following is/are example /examples of youth unrest in India?
1. Naxalite movement
2. Anti-foreigners movement in Assam
3. Anti-Mandal Commission agitation
Select the correct answer using the code given below-

1
1, 2 and 3

2
2 and 3 only

3
2 only

4
3 only


Ans: 1
Q.
Which of the following statements are correct?
1. The global economy relied on oil for much of the 20th century as a portable and indispensable fuel.
2. The immense wealth associated with oil generates political struggles to control it.
3. History of petroleum is also the history of war and struggle.
4. Now where is this more obviously the case of war and struggle than in West Asia and Central America.
Select the correct answer using the code given below-

1
1, 2, 3 and 4

2
2 and 4 only

3
1 and 3 only

4
1, 2 and 3 only


Ans: 1
Q.
A recent survey (by Bloomberg) shows that the USA has fallen behind emerging markets in Brazil, China and India as the preferred to invest. Why is it so?
1. Unstable economic situation of the USA which the global investors feel not likely to improve in the near future.
2. Global investors are finding Brazil, China and India to be actually more amendable to foreign investment 
Select the correct answer using the code given below-

1
1 only

2
2 only

3
Both 1 and 2

4
Neither 1 nor 2


Ans: 3
Q.
According to National Sample Survey Organisation's survey for 2009-10 presented by Union Labour Ministry in December 2011, the number of working children is India is about

1
50 lakh

2
1 crore

3
80 lakh

4
60 lakh


Ans: 1
Q.
When did the formal ceremony "casing of colours" take place marking the withdrawal of the US forces from Iraq?

1
December 2011

2
October 2011

3
November 2011

4
January 2012


Ans: 1
Q.
The reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, who died recently, ruled his country for

1
17 years

2
10 years

3
12 years

4
15 years


Ans: 1
Q.
Amongst the following countries, which is the first to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol?

1
Canada

2
Cuba

3
Mexico

4
Australia


Ans: 1

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