General Knowledge - General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK 2010
1.
With which of the following the fiscal policy is related to ?
a.
Open market Operations
b.
Change in Reserve requirements
c.
Liquidity Adjustment facility
d.
Borrowing abroad
e.
Taxation and government spending
2.
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
3.
In which state was recently (in year 2010) launched the Mahatma Gandhi Dispute Free Village Mission ?
a.
Gujarat
b.
Maharashtra
c.
Madhya Pradesh
d.
Karnataka
4.
Recently (in year 2010) Oman has agreed to invest 3 billion dollars in India to revive the closed and defunct plants of which of the following?
a.
Leather
b.
Fertilizer
c.
Cement
d.
Steel
5.
Which of the following city has been chosen recently (November 2009) as the location to set up India’s first major stem cell institute by Department of Biotechnology (DBT), government of India at an investment of Rs. 200 crore?
a.
Hyderabad
b.
Bangalore
c.
New Delhi
d.
Chennai
e.
Mumbai
6.
Recently (in year 2010) we read in the newspapers, that Reserve Bank of India is coming up soon with draft guidelines on the compensation packages of private sector bank chiefs. This move of the RBI is aimed at aligning the salary structures with business performance. This is our central bank's response to the concerns expressed over the high compensation packages of top bank executives at which of the following summits?
a.
2008 G-20 Washington summit
b.
2009 G-20 London summit
c.
2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit
d.
2008 Colombo SAARC summit
e.
2009 Beijing SCO summit
7.
By which of the following names is known the National United Front of Democracy Against Dictatorship, a political pressure group in Thailand supporting the deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra?
a.
Red Shirts
b.
Yellow shirts
c.
Pink Shirts
d.
Black Shirts
e.
None of them
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 is not a privilege of the president under article 361 of the constitution?
a.
The executive power of the Union shall be vested in the President and it shall be exercised by him (or her) in accordance with the constitution
b.
the president shall not be answerable to the any court for exercise and performances of the powers and duties of his/ her office or for any act done or purporting to be done by him in the exercise of those powers and duties
c.
No criminal proceedings whatsoever shall be instituted and continued against the president in any court during the term in the office
d.
No process for the arrest or imprisonment of the president shall be issued from any court
e.
all of above
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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