General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2010

1. Bring out the only incorrect statement:

a. Impeachment of the President Can be initiated in any house of the parliament

b. Winston Churchill called Mahatma Gandhi as a "Naked Faqir"

c. Megasthenes has written in detail about slavery in India that was prevalent in Mauryan Era

d. Raj Rajeshwar temple was built by Chola Kings as Tanjore

2. Which among the following are used in Computed tomography (CT) Scan?

a. X-Rays

b. Ultrasound

c. Infrared waves

d. Radio Waves

e. None of them

3. Recently (in year 2010) International Monetary Fund has suggested that India should begin fiscal consolidation with the next budget as the deficit of the country has entered into the double digits. Which among the following reasons best justifies the increased fiscal deficit of the country?

a. The fiscal deficit of the country has increased mainly because of the expenditures of the government on NREGA and other rural employment generation programmes

b. The fiscal deficit of the country has largely increased on account of Global Financial Recession as the fiscal deficit of Most countries widens during a recession period

c. The fiscal deficit of the country has largely increased due to the stimulus measures taken by the government to revive the economy during a recession hit times.

d. The Fiscal Deficit is widening because of India's exports decreasing for last few years and import increasing mainly of food items

e. India has always been advised by IMF regarding the fiscal deficit , however India has no such serious problems

4. Which of the following state governments in India has revived a 35-year-old Act in the recent state Budget which gives ownership of up to five cottahs of state-owned homestead land to landless agricultural laborers, rural artisans and fishermen for free? (Note: a Cottah is approximately one-sixtieth of an acre.)

a. Bihar

b. Chhattisgarh

c. Orissa

d. West Bengal

e. Madhya Pradesh

5. At which of the following places Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs is being set up?

a. New Delhi

b. Faridabad

c. Gurgaon

d. Chandigarh

e. Mumbai

6. Which among the following categories of Non Banking Finance Companies has been recently (in year 2010) introduced by Reserve Bank of India in February 2010?

a. Asset Finance Companies (AFCs)

b. Loan Companies (LCs)

c. Investment Companies (ICs).

d. Infrastructure Finance Companies (IFCs)

e. Non Banking Multinational Companies (NBMCs)

7. Which among the following companies, will be the first to convert their opening balance sheet in compliance with the converged Indian Accounting Standards as a sequel to convergence of Indian Accounting Standards with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from the year 2011?

a. Insurance Companies

b. All scheduled commercial banks and those urban co-operative banks (UCBs) which have a net worth in excess of Rs. 300 Crores

c. Urban co-operative banks which have a net worth in excess of Rs. 200 Crores but not exceeding Rs. 300 Crores

d. Urban co-operative banks which have a net worth not exceeding Rs. 200 Crores

e. Urban co-operative banks which have a net worth not exceeding Rs. 100 Crores

8. The United Nations General Assembly appoints the Secretary-General of the United Nations on recommendation of which of the following organ?

a. Security Council

b. Secretariat

c. International Court of Justice

d. Security Council and secretariat

e. ICJ and Security Council

9. Which among the following Union Territory of India has largest Area?

a. Delhi

b. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

c. Dadra & Nagar Haveli

d. Chandigarh

e. Daman & Dui

10. Which of the following country is Champion of 2010 ICC World Twenty20?

a. England

b. Australia

c. South Africa

d. New Zealand

e. Pakistan

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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