GA Quiz 2011 – 2

QUIZ ON GENERAL AWARENESS 2011 – 2

1.  Recently, World Economic Outlook (WEO) report was published by IMF in January       2011. IMF has projected India’s economic growth rate for 2011 at about ______ .      a) 8.2%       b) 8.4%      c) 8.5%      d) 8.7%      e) 9.0% 2.  Reserve Bank of India has recently been increased repo rate by 25bps in quarterly       monetary policy review. What is its present reverse repo rate?      a) 5.25%      b) 5.75%      c) 5.50%      d) 6.50%      e) None of these 3.  Aviation Minister Praful Patel has recently been launched India’s First Seaplane       Service in ________.      a) Goa      b) Odisha      c) Lakshadweep      d) Andaman and Nicobar island      e) None of the above 4.  As per the figures released recently by government, what will be the estimated       production of sugar during current ongoing crop year 2010-11? (in million tones       approximately) .      a) 19.5      b) 20.8      c) 23.2      d) 24.5      e) None of these 5.  Mr. Dick King-Smith, who passed away recently was a famous_______.       a) Journalist       b) British’s Author       c) Sports person       d) Social Worker       e) Hollywood actor 6.  Recently, which among the following days has been declared as “National Voter’s Day” by Election Commission of India (ECI) on its Diamond Jubilee Anniversary?       a) 10 January       b) 15 January        c) 25 January        d) 23 January       e) None of these 7.  To educate the people about HIV/AIDS, a new “Think Wise” campaign has recently        been launched by ________.       a) ICC       b) SBI       c) WHO       d) NRHM       e) National AIDS Control Organisation 8.  How many gold medals were won by Indian team in 16th Asian Games 2010 concluded at Guangzhou City in China?      a) 11      b) 13      c) 14      d) 15      e) 17 9.  Which of the following teams won the “Women’s National Championship in Basketball” held at Delhi in January 2011?       a) Delhi        b) Kerla       c) Karnataka        d) Chhattisgarh            e) Indian Railways 10. SIMBEX is the annually Maritime Bilateral Exercise among the navies of which of        following pair of countries?       a) India & Srilanka       b) India & Singapore       c) Sweden & Italy       d) Italy & Switzerland       e) None of these 11. Recently, which among the following companies has banned from market investment till Dec. 2012, by the market watchdog Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?       i) Reliance Mutual Fund       ii) Reliance Infrastructure Ltd        iii) Reliance Capital Ltd.       iv) Reliance Natural Resources Ltd.           a) Only (ii)     b) Only (iii)     c) Only (iv)    d) Both (ii) & (iii)     e) Both (ii) & (iv) 12. National income of India is complied by –       a) Finance Commission       b) Planning Commission       c) Indian Statistical Institute       d) Central Statistical Organisation       e) None of the above 13.  Who is the watch dog of international trade?       a) RBI       b) IMF       c) IFC       d) GATT       e) World Bank 14. Whose signature is found in one rupee notes in India?        a) Governor, RBI        b) President of India        c) Finance Minister of India        d) Secretary, Ministry of Finance        e) None of the above 15. Which of the following is/are not financial committee/committees?       i) Estimates Committee       ii) Public Accounts Committee       iii) Committee on Public Undertaking       iv) Committee of private members, bills and resolutions        a) Only (ii)      b) Only (iii)      c) Only (iv)      d) Both (ii) & (iv)      e) Both (iii) & (iv)