Friday, May 21, 2010

General Awareness Quiz 2010 - 67

1.      Which among the following committee was appointed by the Supreme court of India to study PDS reforms?
a)E.N Rammohan Committee    b)R N Malhohtra Committee   c)C Rangarajan Committee    d)Wadhwa Committee    e)none
2.      What is the name of India’s third indigenous destroyer which was launched on April 2010?
a)INS Shivalik     b)INS Chennai     c)INS Kochi     d)INS Vikramaditya   e)none
3.      What is the India’s rank in the Global Hunger Index with a hunger rate of 23.9 out of 88 countries?
a)38th     b)44th    c)56th    d)65th    e)none
4.      The government has started implementing liberal FDI rules under which proposals up to Rs 1,200 crore foreign equity would be cleared by the Finance Minister without seeking approval of the ________________?
a)Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA)
b)Department of Industry Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
c)Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB)
d)Prime Minister
e)none
5.      Which country tested the13.8-tonne AC313 heavy lift helicopter that can carry 27 passengers?
a)US    b)France     c)Italy    d)China   e)none
6.      Recently which of the following countries unveiled New Economic Model (NEM) that will transform the nation into a high-income economy?
a)Malaysia    b)India     c)China    d)Brazil    e)none
7.      India has signed a $59.1-million agreement with ___________ for the second tranche of the Himachal Pradesh Clean Energy Development Investment Programme?
a)IMF     b)World Bank    c)ADB   d)NABARD    e)none
8.      Census of India is administered under __________?
a)Ministry of health and family welfare
b)Ministry of social justice and empowerment
c)Ministry of Finance
d)Ministry of Home Affairs
e)none
9.      Who is the head of a high-level committee set up by the Planning Commission to suggest measures for effective management of public expenditure?
a)Nitin Desai    b)M G Rao   c)C Rangarajan     d)R Malhotra   e)none
10. Recently Central Government said that two Indian private sector banks are treated as foreign banks because of the foreign equity of both the banks are around 74 per cent. What are the two banks we are discussing?
a)ICICI, HDFC    b)HDFC, Axis Bank     c)ICICI, Federal Bank   d)Yes Bank, ICICI   e)none
11. Which of the following state celebrated the Golden Jubilee celebrations recently?
a)Kerala     b)Uttar Pradesh    c)Gujarat    d)Rajasthan   e)none
12. Which of the following is India’s first indigenously-built stealth warship?
a)INS Sahyadri    b)INS Shivalik    c)INS Satpura   d)INS Vikramaditya   e)none
13. Who has been declared as the World Statesman Award for the year 2010?
a)Manmohan Singh    b)Angela Merkel    c)Mohamed Nasheed     d)Gordon Brown   e)Barack Obama
14. The Nuclear Security Summit 2010 held at ____________?
a)Paris    b)New York     c)Moscow   d)Brasilia    e)Washington
15. As per the Economist Intelligence Unit's e-readiness ranking for the year 2009, India ranked ______ among the countries of the world?
a)3rd      b)22nd     c)36th    d)58th   e)none
16. For which of the following schemes in India has got an appraisal from Labour and Employment ministers of G-20 countries?
a)Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), Aam Admi Bima Yojna (AABY)
b)Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA)
c) Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission(JNNUM)
d)Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
e)none
17. India is planning to invest $1 trillion in ____________ sector during the 12th Five-Year Plan?
a)Infrastructure      b)Education    c)Science & Technology    d)Defense    e)none
18. Which of the following city has bagged the 'Best Metro in Asia Pacific' award, instituted by London-based event management firm Terrapinn?
a)Tokyo     b)Delhi    c)Singapore    d)Beijing    e)none
19. A/c to the experts, after financial crisis, a __________ crisis is likely to affect the world?
a)Liquidity crisis     b)Technological crisis     c)Energy Crisis   d)Currency Crisis   e)none
20. In which of the following countries India has opened its 23rd cultural relations centre named “Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre”?
a)Nepal     b)Bangladesh     c)Srilanka    d)Afghanistan   e)none

16 comments:

vijay said...

answers plzzz.....

Unknown said...

1 Wadhwa Committee
2 INS Chennai
3 65th
4 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA)
5 China
6 Malaysia
7 ADB
8 Ministry of Home Affairs
9 C Rangarajan
10 ICICI, HDFC
11 Gujarat
12 INS Shivalik
13 Manmohan Singh
14 Washington
15 58th
16 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
17 Infrastructure
18 Singapore
19 Currency Crisis
20 Bangladesh

JeetuGuru said...

1 Wadhwa Committee
2 INS Chennai
3 56th
4 Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA)
5 China
6 Malaysia
7 ADB
8 Ministry of Home Affairs
9 C Rangarajan
10 ICICI, HDFC
11 Gujarat
12 INS Shivalik
13 Manmohan Singh
14 Washington
15 58th
16 Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA), Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY)
17 Infrastructure
18 Singapore
19 Currency Crisis
20 Bangladesh

Sourabhi said...

Hi Varun..

If i get selected in SBI PO Associate exam.. then i wil have to bring tht printout application wid me.. bt the problem is tht.. i havent saved tht printout.. n now its too late... i hope tht wont b a problem naa??

mahi said...

answer for 3rd is 65 th

source

http://www.cpiml.org/liberation/year_2010/jan_10/commentary6.html

Suresh said...

hello varun sir
i am preparing for bank p o exams.please post something related to different welfare schemes and contribution of government as well as states..

Varun Reddy said...

Sourabhi:
I think it is not a mandatory that we have to take Application pntout while going for interview.
No need to worry about this.

Varun Reddy said...

Suresh:
For schemes go to this link:
http://currentaffairsbankpo.blogspot.com/2009/12/government-schemes-in-india-part-2.html

Unknown said...

Hi varun plz help me ,i hve gve sbi asso po bt as surabahi said she has selected in asso po.bt m unable 2 get link at sbi site by which i can see my result.kindly tell me how can i get my result? thanks

Varun Reddy said...

Amit:
Still Associates PO results has not came.
Read the sourabhi's query, "IF i will get selected....."

Unknown said...

sry varun .........yea m get through sourabhi msg nd result yet 2 be announced! really varun m thanking 2 u frm bottom of my heart bcoz of u r doing so much 4 us !!!can u let me knw abt BOB xam i.e. abt its socio-economic section......? m going through pd nd BSC whether it is sufficient or nt.....plz lead me..thanks

Anonymous said...

hi varun sir, plz post on socio-economic and banking awareness and also on marketing aptitute for BOB po exam

Anonymous said...

hi varun sir u r doing a great job. plz post on socio-economic and banking awareness for BOB po exam

Sanchu said...

Hi Varun Sir,

Please post a list of committees in India and their functionality.

Shobhit said...

Hello Varun plz could you tell me from where i prepare for marketing section.

Varun Reddy said...

There is no specific blog for marketing section.You can buy books or you can search Google.