Sunday, November 18, 2012

GK Quiz


1.     United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 was held recently at?
(1) Rio De Janerio   (2) New Delhi    (3) Pretoria
(4) Doha                     (5) Manila
2.    World Trade Organization (WTO) was established in Geneva in the year?
(1) 1944                    (2) 1945              (3) 1956
(4) 1966                    (5) 1995
3.    NABARD was established on the recommendation of which committee?
(1) Rangrajan Committee   (2) Malegam Committee
(3) Narsimhan Committee (4) Shivraman committee
(5) None of these
4.     Prashanth Kumar Nair won the Hindu Metro Plus Playright Award 2012 for the play?
(1) The last journey             
(2) Romeo and Juliet – No String Attached
(3) Full Meals                          (4) The Green Room
(5) Skeleton Woman
5.    Ukai Thermal Power plant is located in the state of –
(1) Maharashtra     (2) Rajasthan     (3) Gujrat
(4) M.P.                       (5) U.P.
6.    Union Govt. recently allotted what amount for a Skill Development Program being implemented in 34 districts in states by left wing extremism.
(1) 70 lakh                                (2) 35 lakh          (3) 90 lakh
(4) 120 lakh             (5) None of these
7.    Expand the term IIFC-
(1) India Infrastructure Forex Company
(2) India Infrastructure Finance Company
(3) International Inter Financial Code
(4) India International Finance Corporation
(5) None of these
8.          Which of the following is the apex institution which handles refinance for agriculture and rural development in India?
(1) RBI                       (2) SIDBI             (3) NABARD
(4) SEBI                     (5) None of these
9.          Foreign Exchange Reserve of India are kept in the custody of which of the following?
(1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(2) International Monetary Fund
(3) Government Treasury  (4) Reserve Bank of India
(5) State Bank of India
10.      The Green revolution in India was the outcome of the efforts of who amongst the following?
(1) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan   (2) Dr. C. Rangrajan
(3) Mr. K.V. Kamath               (4) D. Rakesh Mohan      
(5) None of these
11.  Several Public Sector organisation like ONGC, SAIL and NTPC received ‘SCOPE Awards’. The award is given for which of the following?
(1) earning the highest profit among all PSUs
(2) for creating the maximum number of jobs in a year
(3) for donating the maximum amount in Pradhan Mantri Rahat Kosh in a year
(4) for cutting down expenditure by 50% or more in a year to wipe out losses made in the previous year
(5) Best corporate governance
12.  Which of the following is the regulator of the credit rating agencies in India?
(1) RBI                       (2) SBI                  (3) SEBI
(4) SIDBI                   (5) None of these
13.  Which of the following is NOT a part of India’s Money Market?
(1) Bill Market         (2) Call Money Market    (3) Banks
(4) Mutual Funds   (5) Indian Gold Council
14. NRI Day is observed on which of the following days?
(1) 9th Feb                 (2) 9th Jan            (3) 19th Feb
(4) 19th March         (5) 9th March
15. Which of the following meetings took place in Seoul in April 2012?
(1) World Trade Organization          (2) G-8 
(3) G-20     (4) Nuclear Summit        (5) BRICS Summit

Answer
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1
1
6
1
11
5
2
5
7
2
12
3
3
4
8
3
13
5
4
2
9
4
14
2
5
3
10
1
15
4

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