GA Quiz 2011 – 26

QUIZ ON GENERAL AWARENESS 2011 – 26

1.  The present FDI limit in the insurance sector is      a) 25 per cent      b) 26 per cent      c) 49 per cent      d) 51 per cent      e) None of the above 2.  Which of the following is the amount of the package recently announced by central      government to uplift the weavers across the country during the 12th Plan?       a) Rs. 6234 crore      b) Rs. 6582 crore      c) Rs. 5436 crore      d) Rs. 5842 crore      e) None of the above 3.  With which among the following countries India has signed Double Tax Avoidance      Agreement (DTAA) in November 2011 for effective exchange of information,       assistance in collection of taxes between tax authorities?      a) Tanzania      b) Estonia      c) Nepal      d) Georgia      e) Switzerland 4.  Which of the following countries has recently joined the World Trade Organisation      (WTO) as official 154th member?      a) Georgia      b) Tanzania      c) Ukraine      d) Russia      e) Cape Verde 5.  Which of the following countries has been suspended from Arab League at an      emergency meeting in Cairo on 12th November?       a) Yemen      b) Egypt      c) Iraq      d) Lebanon      e) Syria 6.  Which of the following Union Territories has become the first in the country to have      achieved 100 per cent banking coverage in all villages including those having a      population of less than 2000 under the Financial inclusion programme?      a) Chandigarh      b) Daman and Diu      c) Lakshadweep      d) Puducherry       e) None of the above 7.  Who among the following persons has been chosen for the CNN-IBN Indian of the      Year 2011 award?      a) A. R. Rehman      b) Ratan Tata      c) Anna Hazare      d) Nitish Kumar      e) Narendra Modi 8.  Recently, the government approved the recommendations of Majithia Wage Boards      to increase the salaries of employees working in      a) banking industries      b) print media/news agencies      c) MGNREGA scheme      d) Mini Ratna PSUs      e) None of the above 9.  The sub committee constituted by Planning Commission to study the social welfare      schemes has recommended rationalisation of 147 centrally sponsored schemes into      ______ for more effective implementation.      a) 59 schemes      b) 60 schemes      c) 65 schemes      d) 70 schemes      e) None of the above 10. In a move to prevent misuse of Tatkal scheme, the Ministry of Railways on 11th       November has decided to reduce the advance reservation period for Tatkal tickets       from 48 hours to        a) 12 hours       b) 24 hours       c) 36 hours       d) 40 hours       e) None of the above 11. The controversial Lavasa Hill City project which gets conditional clearance from       the environment ministry on 9th November, belongs to which of the following        cities?       a) Nasik       b) Nagpur       c) Mumbai       d) Pune       e) Aurangabad 12. Under Prerna scheme, cash incentives are provided to those couples of BPL family       who fulfill which of the following conditions of parenthood criteria?        1. marriage at 19       2. first child after 21       3. spacing of 3 years between children       4. limiting the family after two children         a) 1, 2 and 4                    b) 2, 3 and 4       c) 1, 3 and 4                    d) 1, 2 and 3       e) All 1, 2, 3 & 4 13. The expansion of NOFN is       a) National Open Fibre Network       b) National Optical Fibre Network       c) National Operational Fibre Network       d) National Optical Financial Network       e) None of the above 14. Luis Proto Barbosa who died in October 2011 was the former Chief Minister of        a) Kerala       b) Assam       c) Manipur       d) Goa       e) Sikkim 15. Which of the folllowing statements about Troposphere layer of atmosphere is NOT       correct?       a) Troposhpere layer is closest to the Earth.       b) All of the earth’s weather occurs in the troposphere.       c) The temperature of the troposphere increases with height.       d) The troposphere has 78% N2 and 21% O2.       e) All the above are correct. 16. Energy is transferred between the earth’s surface and the atmosphere via       A) radiation       B) conduction       C) convection       a) Only (A)      b) Only (B)      c) Only (C)      d) Both (A) & (B)      e) All (A), (B) & (C) 17. How many sixes hit by Virender Sehwag in his highest ODI score 219 runs?       a) 6       b) 7       c) 8       d) 5       e) None of the above 18. Beighton Cup is associated with the game of        a) Footbal       b) Badminton       c) Cricket       d) Golf       e) Hockey 19. Which of the following countries has the highest number of cattle in the world?       a) India       b) Brazil       c) China       d) Russia       e) USA 20. An inter-governmental body which sets standards, develops and promotes policies      to combat money laundering and terrorist financing is      a) InterPole      b) Financial Security Task Force (FSTF)      c) Financial Action Task Force (FATF)      d) Global Financial Security Force (GFSF)      e) None of the above

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