Monday, December 3, 2012

Gk Quiz

1.Which of the following operates the Fukushima Daiichi atomic energy plant, in news for an accident?
(1) Hokkaido Electric Power Company
(2) Shikoku Electric Power Company
(3) Tohoku Electric Power   
(4) Tokyo Electric Power Company
(5) None of these

2.The Union Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation is responsible for monitoring implementation of Central sector projects costing  ____ and above.
(1) Rs 50 crore    (2) Rs 100 crore  (3) Rs 150 crore
(4) Rs 200 crore    (5) None of these
3.Which foreign bank publishes the monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) that measures the health of manufacturing sector in India and is based on a survey of top 500 companies?
(1) Barclays Bank    (2) HSBC  (3) Standchart Bank
(4) Citi        (5) None of these
4.A high-power committee set up to ‘evolve a comprehensive policy for autonomy of central educational institutions’ (CEIs) submitted its report to the government recently. Who among the following was Chairperson of the committee?
(1) Goverdhan Mehta    (2) N.R. Madhava Menon
(3) R A Mashelkar        (4) Roddam Narasimha
(5) None of these
5.Which is the first state to open a business process outsourcing (BPO) centre exclusively to facilitate telefiling of petitions under the Right to Information Act recently?
(1) Karnataka    (2) Rajasthan    (3) Goa   
(4) Maharashtra    (5) None of these
6.Which of the following has become the first state in the country to announce a monthly allowance to unemployed under-graduates recently?
(1) Karnataka    (2) Rajasthan    (3) Goa
(4) Maharashtra    (5) None of these
7.Which corporate group owns the Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.?
(1) Tata    (2) A V Birla    (3) Reliance Industries Ltd.
(4) Essar    (5) None of these
8.The Reserve Bank of India has recently asked banks to fix charges on a cost-plus basis for cheques valued above
(1) Rs 1 lakh    (2) Rs 2 lakh    (3) Rs 3 lakh
(4) Rs 4 lakh    (5) Rs 5 lakh
9.Which of the following states has launched a scheme that proposes to give Rs 1000 per month to all homemakers with annual household income of below Rs 3 lakh?
(1) Maharashtra    (2) Uttar Pradesh    (3) Goa
(4) Tamil Nadu    (5) Bihar
10.Which of the following states has renewed its campaign to get UNESCO World Heritage Site status for Majuli, the largest river island in the world?
(1) Manipur    (2) Meghalaya        (3) Assam
(4) Arunachal Pradesh    (5) West Bengal


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