General Knowledge - Current Affairs, General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams

1. Which among the following programme was started with the assistance of Ford Foundation?

a. Community Development Programme

b. Intensive Agriculture Development program (IADP)

c. Intensive Agriculture Area programme (IAAP)

d. High Yielding Variety Programme (HYVP)

2. Where are located the famous tourist spots viz. Chatham Saw Mill, Wandoor Beach, Mount Harriet & Limestone Caves?

a. Goa

b. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

c. Lakshadweep

d. Tamil Nadu

3. Consider the following statements: 1. NTCA (National Tiger Conservation Authority) is a statutory body 2. The establishment of NTCA took place by an amendment of the Wildlife Protection Act Which among the above statements is / are correct?

a. Only 1 is correct

b. Only 2 is correct

c. Both 1 & 2 are correct

d. Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

4. A manifesto known as "Philosophy of the Bomb�, was brought out by which among the following organizations?

a. Ghadar Party

b. Hindustan Republic Association

c. Hindustan Socialist Republic Association

d. Jugantar

5. The K2 Peak is located in which among the following ranges?

a. Central Himalayas

b. Trans-Himalayas

c. Karakoram range

d. Kumaun Himalayas

6. In which among the following types comes the Interest Rate Risk?

a. Credit risk

b. Market risk

c. Operational risk

d. All the above categories

7. As per the census 2001, which among the following North East states had maximum percentage of Scheduled Tribes population of total population of that state?

a. Meghalaya

b. Mizoram

c. Nagaland

d. Arunachal Pradesh

8. There were two Narasimham Committees. Narasimham Committee -I was formed in 1991 and Narasimham Committee -II was formed in 1998. In this context, which among the following statements is correct?

a. First Narsimhmam Committee was related to Tax Reforms and Second Narsimhmam Committee was related to Banking Reforms

b. First as well as Second Narsimhmam Committees were related to Tax Reforms

c. First as well as Second Narsimhmam Committees were related to Banking Reforms

d. First Narsimhmam Committee was related to Banking Reforms and Second Narsimhmam Committee was related to Tax Reforms

9. The Saumitra Chaudhuri Panel has raised which among the following concerns in context with the Ethanol Blending Programme of India?

a. Issue on the high price of Ethanol

b. Issues in availability of Ethanol

c. Lack of Political will for this programme

d. Mass advertising about the programme

10. The Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is commonly known as _______?

a. Foot & Mouth Disease

b. Mad Cow Disease

c. Fog fever

d. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

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6. Geography of India -Test-03

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