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

1. In which of the following scheme of the Union Government, a benefit of Rs. 4000 is provided for pregnant women?

a. Janani Suraksha Yojna

b. Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojna

c. National Maternal Benefit Scheme

d. navjat Shishu Suraksha karakram

e. None of them

2. Which among the following is not correctly matched? (Owners of media companies in India)

a. Indu Jain - Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd

b. Ajit Balakrishnan - SET

c. Subhash Chandra - Essel group

d. Narendra Mohan - Jagran

e. Ronnie Screwvala - UTV Group

3. Pakistani Economist Mahbub-ul-Haq is best known for which of the following?

a. Rural Credit

b. Human Development Report

c. Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

d. World Development Report

4. Which among the following is the correct statement in context with eligibility of chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)?

a. The Chairman of the NHRC must have been a Judge of Supreme Court of India

b. The Chairman of the NHRC must have been a Judge of a High Court of Indian state or Supreme Court of India

c. The Chairman of the NHRC must have experience of 15 years of practice as a human rights lawyer in Supreme Court of India

d. The Chairman of the NHRC must have experience of 10 years of practice as a human rights lawyer in Supreme Court of India

e. The Chairman of the NHRC must have been a Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India

5. Dempo Sports Club is a sports club , one of the most prominent football team of India is based in ______?

a. Kolkata

b. Panjim

c. Guwahati

d. Bangalore

e. Chandigarh

6. At which of the following place is located the only Swaminarayan temple in Pakistan?

a. Islamabad

b. Lahore

c. Karachi

d. Multan

e. Peshawar

7. Who among the following is the author of the book � The grass is singing�

a. Gunter Grass

b. Harold Pinner

c. Orhan Pramuk

d. Doris Lessing

8. Find out the correct location of McMurdo Dry Valleys the hyper saline water bodies on dry land?

a. Africa

b. Central Asia

c. North America

d. Europe

e. Antarctica

9. Bring out the only incorrect statement :

a. central Water Commission is located at New Delhi

b. Year 1581 is known for a new religion launched in India

c. Harisena Composed the Prayag Prashasti

d. Vitasta was the older name of Chenab river

10. Reserve Bank of India has constituted a panel to study the structure and efficacy of the current customer grievance redress system in banks and suggest measures for expeditious resolution of complaints and probably also to lay down a suitable time-frame for disposal of customer complaints. Who among the following is heading this panel?

a. R N Malhotra

b. S Venkitaramanan

c. Dr. C Rangarajan

d. M. Damodaran

e. Dr. Bimal Jalan

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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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