General Knowledge 167 General Knowledge - Current Affairs, General Awareness Quiz - Questions and Answers, GK for UPSC, Bank PO & All Exams Please enter your email: 1. Who among the following was conferred with Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009? Nicolas Sarkozy Silvio Berlusconi Ban ki Moon Angela Merkel 2. Baikonur Cosmodrome, world’s first and largest operational space launch facility is located in which among the following countries? USA China Russia Kazakhstan 3. Now a days Environmental Accounting is making news. What is Environment Accounting? Its a method of accounting in which all units are expressed in terms of loss / gain of Carbon Dioxide Its a method of accounting in which all measurement is expressed in Carbon Credits It is a method to measure the consumption of the environment/ natural resources Its a method to statistically analyze the green areas of the country 4. Inclusive growth mentioned in the 11th Five Year Plan doesn’t include? Reduction of Poverty Reduction of gender inequalities Extension of employment opportunities Strengthening capital markets 5. Recently we read in the newspapers that in the country , there are undoubtedly, negative risks to the fiscal deficit target of 4.6 per cent for 2011-12.Which among the following does not poses such risk to the fiscal deficit targets? Burden of Subsidy Lower external commercial borrowings Low collection of Tax Revenue The higher Fuels, Food and Fertilizers prices 6. The Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of a country’s financial sector. This programme is conducted by which among the following? G-20 World Economic Forum International Monetary Fund World Bank 7. Who among the following will head the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC), once it is set up? Prime Minister Minister of Finance Independent Chairman appointed by Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs RBI Governor 8. The National Land Acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Bill aims to substitute which among the following acts? The Land Acquisition Act, 1894 The Land Acquisition Act, 1896 None Of These The Land Acquisition Act, 1884 9. Which among the following is the operating system of the World’s cheapest Tablet PC Aakash , that was launched in New Delhi recently? Linux Windows Symbian Android 10. Consider the following Conventions of the United Nations: 1.UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 2.Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 3.United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea The United States has ratified which among the above conventions? Only 1 & 2 Only 1 Only 2 & 3 None of them Loading … Question 1 of 10 Previous PostPMP Sample Test 34 Next PostCurrent Affairs 13
