Quiz on General Awareness 9

1.Which of the following is not a welfare scheme launched by  Govt. of India ?

a)Annapurna Scheme  b)Bharat Nirman Yojana  c)Midday Meal Scheme  d)Village Grain Bank Scheme  e)none

2.Recently which insurance company has decided to cover its policy holders for hospitalization expenses of Swine flu patients in India & abroad ?

a)LIC  b)New India Assurance  c)Aviva Life Insurance  d)ICICI Lombard  e)Reliance Life Insurance.

3.The European Commission(EC) has provided _______ million for emergency rehabilitation activities for nearly 3 lakh war displaced in Srilanka ?

a)€60  b)€65  c)€62  d)€68  e)none.

4.Which Country has overtaken China as a car exporter for the year 2008-09 ?

a)Korea  b)India  c)Japan  d)US  e)Germany

5.In which year Service Tax was introduced in India ?

a)1990-91  b)1991-92  c)1992-93  d)1993-94  e)1994-95

6.Which Country will host the World Tiger Summit 2010 ?

a)India  b)South Africa  c)Brazil  d)Russia e)Indonesia

7.Recently which country has decide to issue citizenship certificates to over 400 children who were born in India when they returned to their country?

a)Pakistan  b)Bangladesh  c)Srilanka  d)Nepal  e)none.

8.Suppose Mr.X has borrowed a loan from a bank and failed to make interest or principal payment for 90 days,then the loan is considered as ________________ ?

a)Bank debt  b)Credit loan  c)Sub-prime lending  d)Non-perfoming assets  e)none

9.According to the Sixth Central Pay Commission report, Dearness allowance(DA) for central govt. employees has been increased to ___ % ?

a)16  b)22  c)18  d)20  e)none

10.The Special Drawing Right(SDR) is an international Reserve Asset, created by _______?

a)World Bank  b)IMF  c)ADB  d)WTO  e)RBI

11.Who among the following is the highest tax payer politician in India ?

a)Mayawati  b)Rahul Gandhi  c)Sonia Gandhi  d)Y S Rajeshekar Reddy  e)none.

12.Recently 'Mogadishu' is in news, is the capital of ___________ ?

a)Sudan  b)Somalia  c)Fiji  d)Ethiopia  e)none.

13.Which country has told the UN that it does not want any more Indian Troops ?

a)Tajikistan  b)Afghanistan  c)Bangladesh  d)Lebanon  e)Congo

14.Who is the new media adviser to prime minister ?

a)Deepak Sandhu  b)Sanjay Baru  c)Uma Kant Mishra  d)Harish Kare  e)none.

15.SEBI is a ___________ ?

a)Statutory body  b)Advisory body  c)Constituional body  d)Non-Statutory body  e)none.

16.All BPL families will come under _______________ ?

a)Rashtriya Arogya Yojana

b)Aam Admi Swasthya Bima Yojana

c)Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana

d)Jan Swasthya Bima Yojana

e)Pradam Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana

17. Who is the winner of Men's Single in French open 2009?

a)Rafael Nadal  b)Del potro  c)Roger Federer  d)Andy Murray  e)Soderling

18.NABARD is established on the recommendations of ?

a)Public account Committee

b)Narashimhan Committee

c)Chelliah Committe

d)Shome Committee

e)Shivaraman Committee

19)According to a report by parliamentary panel, how many _____ sq km area are under Naxals in different state where govt. has no control on it ?

a)38,000  b)40,000  c)36,000  d)44,0000  e)33,000

20)Who penned the book "India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth"  ?

a)Pranab Mukherji  b)Narasimha Rao  c)R K Narayanan  d)Jaswant Singh  e)none.

Note:For 20 Q, answers is Manmohan Singh.