Sunday, 1 July 2012

97) Basic General Knowledge Questions - Part 97

This section consists of 15 questions.



1. What is the approximate amount in India's budget books which are mentioned as "amount due from Pakistan on account of share of pre-partition debt."?

[A]Rs. 100 Crore
[B]Rs. 200 Crore
[C]Rs. 300 Crore
[D]Rs. 500 Crore



2. Before being elected as US President , Barak Obama was a senator from which among the following states?

[A]Hawaii
[B]Illinois
[C]Kansas
[D]Georgia



3. Who among the following is considered to be the originator of the khayal and tarana styles of Hindustani Classical Music?

[A]Niyamat Khan
[B]Mohammad Shah Rangile
[C]Amir Khusro
[D]Tansen



4. " Minimata Disease " is a severe neurological syndrome caused by eating fish and discovered in Japan. What was factor behind this disease?

[A]Arsenic Poisoning
[B]Mercury Poisoning
[C]Lead Poisoning
[D]Cadmium Poisoning



5. How many members are to be nominated by the Governor to give representations to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minority Communities in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration Sabha, as per the recently signed tripartite pact?

[A]2
[B]3
[C]4
[D]5





6. If in a closed room , the door of a refrigerator is kept open for some time , the temperature of room will ?

[A]Increase
[B]Decrease
[C]Remain Same
[D]First decrease then become stable



7. Who among the following has written the "Civil Disobedience" that had a profound impact on Gandhi?

[A]Leo Tolstoy
[B]John Ruskin
[C]Karl Marx
[D]Henry David Thoreau



8. Which among the following state does not come under the reimbursements under Security Related Expenditure (SRE) Scheme?

[A]Jammu & Kashmir
[B]Maharastra
[C]Chhattisgarh
[D]West Bengal



9. The India-Myanmar Friendship Road connects which among the following states of India with Myanmar?

[A]Assam
[B]Manipur
[C]Meghalaya
[D]Nagaland



10. As per the RBI classification, a sub-standard asset is one which has remained an NPA for a period less than or equal to which among the following periods?

[A]180 Days
[B]6 Months
[C]9 Months
[D]12 Months





11. As per the revised estimates of the Central Statistics Office, what was the growth in Agriculture & allied activities in 2010-11?

[A]5.2%
[B]6.6%
[C]7.5%
[D]2.6%



12. As per the World Investment Report, 2011, what is India's rank in Global FDI?

[A]10th
[B]12th
[C]14th
[D]16th



13. At the end of March 2011, India's external debt was maximum under which among the following heads?

[A]International Monetary Fund
[B]External Commercial Borrowings
[C]NRI Deposits
[D]Rupee Credit



14. At which among the following places, Regional Group Earthquake Response Exercise was recently held by National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in association with International Search and Advisory Group (INSARAG) and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) ?

[A]Bhopal
[B]Indore
[C]Agra
[D]Jhansi



15. Approximately what fraction of the National Health Funding is to be utilized for research as per the new National Health Research Policy?

[A]2%
[B]4%
[C]5%
[D]6%