Quiz on General Awareness 11

1.The 9th World Tamil Conference, slated to be held at ?
a)Chennai   b)Hyderabad  c)Coimbatore  d)Chidambaram  e)Colombo

2.According to World Bank estimates, adjusting to the effects of climate change will cost developing nations ________ billion per year till 2050 ?
a)$40-$50   b)$75-$100  c)$50-75$  d)$45-$55  e)none.

3.Which of the following banks is the third largest public sector bank in terms of net profit and total business?
a)Canara Bank  b)PNB  c)Bank of Maharashtra  d)Bank of Baroda  e)Corporation Bank

4.Who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2007 ?
a)Manna Dey  b)Tapan Sinha  c)Shyam Benegal  d)B.R Chopra  e)Mrinal Sen

5.Which Countrys International Airport was voted the best Airport in the world for 2009 ?
a)US   b)Singapore  c)Hongkong  d)Netherlands  e)South Korea

6.'Sundardevan Committee' deals with ?
a)Voluntary Retirement  b)Police Action on Madras High Court  c)Disinvestment  d)Foreign Direct Investment  e)none

7.The Sugen power project is located in which of the following states which is scheduled to be completed this year?
a)Uttar pradesh  b)Gujarat  c)Bihar  d)Tamilnadu  e)none.

8.Which of the following countries will celebrate their 60th anniversary on Oct 1st, 2009 ?
a)Japan  b)South Korea  c)North Korea  d)China  e)Srilanka

9.During the Kargil war who were the prime ministers of India & Pakistan ?
a)Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Musharraf
b)Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Malik Meraj Khalid
c)I K Gujaral & Nawaz Sharif
d)Atal Bihari Vajpayee & Benazir Bhutto
e)none of these.

10.India signed a bilateral Labour Mobility Partnership Agreement (LMPA) with ______ which will ensure smooth and safe migration of Indian workers recently.
a)Malaysia  b)Australia  c)Denmark  d)UK  e)Germany

11.Which of the following cities is considered the easiest city to do business, according to the International Finance Corporation ?
a)Ludhiana  b)Hyderabad  c)Bangalore  d)Guwahati  e)none

12.In the Union Budget 2009-10, how much is targeted for farm credit  in 2009-10?
a)2.65 lakh crore  b)3.25 lakh crore  c)3 .5 lakh crore  d)3.3 lakh crore  e)2.8 lakh crore

13.India has signed a $400 million agreement with which of the following countries to upgrade its fleet of transport aircraft AN-32 ?
a)Russia  b)France  c)US  d)Ukraine  e)Ecuador

14.The US Senate has passed a bill(named "Enhanced Parternship with pakistan Act of 2009") tripling Pakistan's civilian aid to ___ billion for the next five years ?
a)$5  b)$6.5  c)$7  d)$7.5  e)$3

15.A/c to International report, which of the following cities is the most livable city in the world ?
a)Copenhagen  b)Tokyo  c)Zurich  d)Munich  e)Paris

16.Goa has lifted the Santhosh Trophy by beating ___________ ,which held in Chennai.
a)West Zone  b)Hyderabad  c)Chennai  d)Bengal  e)none

17.Who is the author of the book "Too much Happiness" ?
a)Alice Munro  b)Aung san suu  kyi  c)V S Naipaul  d)Vikram Seth  e)none

18. Who won the women's singles title in the Yonex Czech International at Brno in Czech Republic ?
a)Sharad Mirani  b)Trupti Murgunde  c)Arshiya  d)Mundir Sherazi  e)none

19.Which of the following Act has been passed by the Govt. of India to control ragging ?
a)Anti-Ragging Act  b)Anti-Ragging Control Act  c)Ragging Control Act  d)Ragging Reforms  e)none.

20.With which of the following countries India has agreed to coordinate global counter terrorism ?
a)US   b)Russia   c)France  d)both a & b  e)both a & c.

Note:for 9th Q answer is A B Vajpayee & Nawaz shariff.