National Current Affairs (Civil Service Examination), Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams
1.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [2001]
List I (Person) - List II (Distinguished as)
A. Santosh Yadav - 1. T.V. host
B. Oprah Winfrey - 2. Journalist
C. Oscar Wilde - 3. Mountaineer
D. P. Sainath - 4. Dramatist and Author Codes:
a.
A-3; B-1; C-4;D-2
b.
A-1; B-3; C-2; D-4
c.
A-3; B-1; C-2; D-4
d.
A-1; B-3; C-4;D-2
2.
Consider the following statements: [2000]
The Ministerial Meeting of WTO held in December 1999 was unsuccessful because in attempted to link trade with:
1. labour related issues
2. environment related issues
3. terrorism related issues
4. debt related issues
Which of these statements are correct?
a.
1, 3 and 4
b.
1 and 2
c.
2 and 3
d.
2 and 4
3.
The theme of Indian Science Congress 2001 was: [2001]
a.
Food nutrition and environmental security
b.
Arrest declining interest in pure sciences
c.
Make India energy self-sufficient
d.
Make India I.T. superpower
4.
The Union Budget 2000 awarded a Tax Holiday for the North- Eastern Region to promote industrialisation for: [2001]
a.
5 years
b.
7 years
c.
9 years
d.
10 years
5.
Which one of the following was the largest IT software and services exporter in India during the year 2002-03? [2004]
a.
Birlasoft
b.
Infosys Technologies
c.
Tata Consultancy Services
d.
Wipro Technologies
6.
The damage to the Spektr Module of the Russian Space Station Mir was due to: [1998]
a.
Oollision with a Soyuz cargo ship
b.
faulty material design of the Spektr Module
c.
explosion inside the space station
d.
collision with an asteroid
7.
India's external debt increased from US $ 91,158 million as at the end of March 2000 to US $ 100,225 million as at the end of March 2001 due to increase in: [2002]
a.
multilateral and bilateral debt
b.
rupee debt
c.
commercial borrowings
d.
borrowings from International Monetary Fund
8.
Consider the following statements: [2003]
1. India's Import of crude and petroleum products during the year 2001-02 accounted for about 27% of India's total imports
2. During the year 2001 -02, India's exports had increased by 10% as compared to the previous year
Which of these statements is/are correct?
a.
Only 1
b.
Only 2
c.
Both 1 and 2
d.
Neither 1 nor 2
9.
India has the maximum volume of foreign trade with: [2002]
a.
USA
b.
Japan
c.
Germany
d.
UAE
10.
With reference to the Indian economy, consider the following activities: [2003]
1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
2. Manufacturing
3. Trade, Hotels, Transport and Communication
4. Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business services
The decreasing order of the contribution of these sectors to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant prices (2000-01) is:
a.
3,1,2,4
b.
1,3,4,2
c.
3,4,1,2
d.
1,3,2,4
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
16. INM-Test-01
17. INM-Test-02
18. INM-Test-03
19. INM-Test-04
20. INM-Test-05
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