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

1. In which year, Liaquat–Nehru Pact was signed?

a. 1950

b. 1952

c. 1955

d. 1958

2. Consider the following:
1.Onion
2.Potato
3.Tomato
4.Brinjal
Which among the above are covered in the Minimum Support Price Mechanism?

a. Only 1

b. Only 1 & 2

c. Only 1, 2 & 3

d. 1, 2, 3 & 4

3. Which among the following decides the Saving Banks Account Interest Rate in India?

a. Ministry of Finance

b. Reserve Bank of India

c. Indian Banks' Association (IBA)

d. Banks themselves

4. Which of the following Polio-Virus types was the last to be eradicated from India on as per a declaration dated January 13, 2011?

a. Type-1

b. Type-2

c. Type-3

d. Type-4

5. Which among the following is an incorrect statement:

a. The regulations relating to the issue of Indian Depository Receipts contained in Securities and Exchange Board of India.

b. The Standard Chartered PLC became the first global company to file for an issue of Indian depository receipts in India

c. The Indian Depository Receipts derive their value from the shares deposited with custodians.

d. In case of Indian Depository Receipts, The Custodian is always a foreign entity

6. If the government chooses to spend money freshly printed by the RBI against government securities, it should be kept in which among the following?

a. Fiscal adjustment

b. Deficit Financing

c. Mandatory spending

d. Retrenchment

7. The Shoreline Change Atlas was recently released for which among the following states of India?

a. Andhra Pradesh

b. Odisha

c. Maharastra

d. Tamil Nadu

8. Which is not correct with respect to Goods and Service Tax in India?

a. Tax revenues shared between the Centre and State

b. Exports will be zero rated

c. Imports will be zero rated

d. It will be on the basis of tax on value addition

9. India borrows from the World Bank through International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association(IDA). Consider the following statements in this context:
1.IDA funds are one of the most concessional external loans,
2.IBRD funds are costlier and at par with the commercial external borrowings in terms of interest rates
3.IDA loans are used largely Infrastructure projects
Which among the above statements is/ are correct?

a. 1 Only

b. 1 & 2 only

c. 1, 2 & 3

d. 2 & 3 only

10. Mini Pravasi Bhartiya Divas to be held in October, 2012 in which City / Country ?

a. Dubai

b. Singapore

c. Trinad and Tobago

d. Mauritius

General Knowledge

1. World Geography -Test-01

2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

4. Geography of India -Test-01

5. Geography of India -Test-02

6. Geography of India -Test-03

7. Geography of India -Test-04

8. Geography of India -Test-05

9. History of India - Test - 01

10. History of India - Test - 02

11. History of India - Test - 03

12. History of India - Test - 04

13. History of India - Test - 05

14. History of India - Test - 06

15. History of India - Test - 07

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