Quiz on General Awareness 3

1.Who is the Miss Universe 2009?

a)Dayana Mendoza  b)Ksenia Sukhinova c)Parvathy Omnakuttam d)Stefania Fernandez e)none.

2.Who is the newly appointed head of PM's Economic Advisory Control?

a)Suresh Tendulkar b)Rangarajan c)Suresh Kalmadi d)Pranab Mukherjee e)none.

3.Recently Govt. approved 10 FDI Proposals of worth Rs_____crores?

a)1123 b)950 c)838 d)1118 e)1325

4.Panchayat Raj was introduced in which year?

a)1952 b)1956 c)1958 d)1959 e)1960

5.Which island is known as the 'Pearl of the East' ?

a)Srilanka b)Greenland c)Maldives d)Andaman Islands e)none.

6.Who is the author of the book "Two Lives" ?

a)V.S Naipaul b)Chetan Bhagat c)Vikram Seth d)Amitav Ghosh e)Anita Desai.

7.On which day 'World Tourism Day' is observed ?

a)Sep 26 b)Aug 26 c)Oct 5 d)Sep 27 e)Oct 26.

8.'Leela Naidu' a famous personality was a________?

a)Actor b)Journalist c)Director d)Model e)both a & d.

9.Who was appointed as adviser to Chinese Cricket?

a)Javed Miandad b)Wasim Akram c)Kapil Dev d)Arjuna Ranatunga   e)none.

10.Many times we see in the financial papers they use the term DI,what is the 'D' in that?

a)Deposit b)Discharge c)Directorate d)Deficit e)Direct.

11.Where will be the G-20 Summit takes place in September 2009?

a)London b)Pittsburg c)Stuttgart d)Washington e)New york.

12.Very often we read about financial inclusion in newspapers these days. Financial Inclusion mean ___ ?

a) Providing loans to all eligible persons who are in BPL category.

b)Creating a mechanism of providing financial help to business people of society whenever they are in need of the same.

c) Providing banking services to all those who are staying in remote and interior areas of the country.

d) To ensure that each and every person pays tax on his/her income regularly and honestly.

e) None of these.

13.‘Dyanchand Trophy’ is associated with the game of_____?

a) Golf b) Cricket c) Football d) Tennis e) Hockey.

14.Who is the new Chairman of Indian Bank's Association?

a)T.s.Narayanasami b)M.V.Nair c)D.Subbarao d)K.C CHakrabarty e)none.

15.Who is the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for 2008?

a)Virendar Sehwag b)M.S.Dhoni c)Ricky Pointing d)K.Peterson e)Sachin Tendulkar.

16.The World Investment Report is published every year by _____?

a)World Bank b)WTO c)UNCTAD d)IMF e)WEF

17.In the Union Budget 2009-10 how much is allocated for Commonwealth Games 2010?

a)2,112cr b)2,790cr c)3,102cr d)3,472cr e)none.

18.In Union Budget 2009-10 which tax is abolished?

1)Goods and Service Tax 2)Commodities Transaction Tax 3)Fringe Benefit Tax

a)only 3

b)only 2

c)only 1& 2

d)Only 1 & 3

e)none.

19.Who is the best actress given in Rajiv Gandhi awards 2009?

a)Priyanka Chopra b)Karena Kapoor c)Katrina Kaif d)Aishwarya Rai e)Shilpa Shetty.

20.Which State has Lowest Literacy rate?

a)Orissa b)Bihar c)Chattisgarh d)Jharkhand e)Sikkim

Note:For 18th Q's answer is only 2& 3.