General Knowledge Quiz 2010 - 52

1.      The 2009 World Food Summit held in __________?

a)Jakarta    b)Moscow   c)Istanbul   d)Rome   e)India

2.      The Central Government has decided to spend 15,000 crores to make the river Ganga pollution free in the next ________ years?

a)5    b)8   c)10   d)12   e)15

3.      Recently government approved to give ‘Maharatna’ status to the CPSE’s. Which among the following does not come under this status?

a)ONGC   b)SAIL   c)NTPC   d)Indian Oil   e)All of these come under this status

4.      Where is the headquarters of Insurance Regulatory Development  Authority(IRDA)?

a)Hyderabad    b)Mumbai   c)Delhi    d)Kolkata   e)Chennai

5.      Global Zero is an international initiative launched in 2008 to promote the elimination of ______________?

a)Heart Diseases     b)Nuclear Weapons    c)Terrorism    d)Greenhouse gases   e)none

6.      A/c to the new Investment Index released by World Bank, India is among the _____ best nation to invest in among 21 developing nations?

a)1^st   b)2^nd   c)3^rd   d)4^th   e)5^th

7.      Which among the following cities is the largest e-commerce hub in India?

a)Mumbai    b)Ahmedabad   c)Hyderabad   d)Delhi   e)Pune

8.      India has overtaken ________ as the fastest growing telecom market in the World?

a)US    b)Germany    c)China   d)Canada   e)Japan

9.      A/c to a report released on Dec 18, 2009, India’s mergers and acquisition (M & As) crossed over _________ with a total of 267 deals for the period of Jan-Dec(13^th Dec) 2009?

a)$8 billion    b)$15 billion    c)$10 billion   d)$15 billion   e)$ 20 billion

10. With which country NTPC has signed an agreement for setting up the Amochhu Reservoir?

a)Bhutan    b)Nepal   c)Bangladesh    d)Myanmar   e)Srilanka

11. Which bank has first introduced ATM’s in India?

a)SBI   b)ICICI Bank   c)Canara Bank   d)HSBC   e)HDFC

12. How many Stock Exchanges are there in India?

a)2   b)3   c)21    d)23   e)none of these

13. Who is head for the Committee formed by Central Government on Telangana issue?

a)R K Tyagi    b)Sri Krishna    c)V.K Duggal   d)Ravinder Kaur   e)none of these

14. The 7^th edition of ‘BioAsia-2010’ held in __________?

a)New Delhi    b)Chennai    c)Hyderabad   d)Mumbai   e)Bangalore

15. Which country hosted the World’s leaders Conference held in January 2010?

a)UK   b)India    c)US   d)France   e)Afghanistan

16. Which Committee recommended a hike of Rs.6 a litre for Kerosene and Rs.100 for LPG cylinder?

a)Sunderashan committee   b)Parekh committee  c)Sunderdevan committee  d)R K Tyagi Committee   e)Kirit Parikh committee

17. Recently which country launched a satellite ‘Kavoshgar 3’ into space?

a)Russia   b)China   c)Iran   d)India   e)none of these

18. Who is the President of NASSCOM?

a)Pramod Bhasin    b)Som Mittal    c)Narayana Murthy   d)Ramadorai   e)none]

19. Where is the headquarters of IAEA(International Atomic Energy Agency)?

a)Belgium   b)Switzerland    c)US   d)Austria   e)France

20. Which country is the largest producer of sugar in the world?

a)India   b)China    c)Thailand   d)Mexico   e)Brazil