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

1. What is the current Broadband subscription in India?

a. 7.56 Million

b. 8.56 Million

c. 9.45 Million

d. 10.20 Billion

2. Which of the following bodies had recommended a Financial Activities Tax in the first half of 2010?

a. World Economic Forum

b. International Monetary Fund

c. UNCTAD

d. G20

3. What is the number of naturally occurring Halogens in the periodic table ?

a. 3

b. 4

c. 5

d. 6

e. 7

4. What is the total number of Ramsar Sites in India ?

a. 12

b. 25

c. 29

d. 38

e. 49

5. Which among the following state has received the largest chunk in the funds released by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for its flagship income generation scheme NREGA?

a. Madhya Pradesh

b. Orissa

c. Rajasthan

d. Tamil Nadu

e. Maharastra

6. In which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress , our national anthem was first sung 27 December 1911 ?

a. Lahore

b. Calcutta

c. Delhi

d. Surat

e. Bombay

7. Which of the following country was winner of the 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup?

a. Sweden

b. Argentina

c. England

d. Australia

8. In which date the IT department observes the Income Tax Day ?

a. 1-Jul

b. 24-Jul

c. 25-Jun

d. 4-Sep

e. 31-Mar

9. Which among the following are the oldest surviving rock-cut caves in India ?

a. Bagh Caves

b. Ellora Caves

c. Uday Giri Caves

d. Barabar Caves

e. Gupteswar Caves

10. Many a times we read in the newspapers that Government of India provides subsidies on food, fuel and electricity. Which among the following are reasons behind the fact that ultimate benefit of the subsidy don't reach to the poorest of the poor in India?

a. In India the poor people don't have knowledge about the subsidy on the products

b. In India subsidy on food, fuel and electricity is marginal and does not help the poor in anyways

c. In India the public distribution system is quite weak and in only some states the public distribution system has effective coverage

d. Govt. 's policies discourage the access to the subsidies by the poor rural people but encourage the urban people

e. The subsidies are passed on the state governments which are unable to make the accessible to the rural poor.

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2. World Geography -Test-02

3. World Geography -Test-03

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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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