General awareness- 2012 Practice Test 31

1. Dharmadhikari Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in May, 2011 for examining the
a) Traffic Signal Issues / Problems
b) Air India Wage issues
c) current issues in aviation safety
d) financial issues of Kingfisher Airlines
e) None of the above

2. To improve water supply and sanitation services in several districts of Kerala, The Union Government has recently entered into a credit agreement with the World Bank, for a grant of __________.
a) Rs.632.25 crore
b) Rs.574.82 crore
c) Rs.764.54 crore
d) Rs.814.23 crore
e) None of the above


3. The National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC) is set to come into effect from March 1, 2012. NCTC will have the power to seek information from a) National Security Guard (NSG)
b) National Investigation Agency (NIA)
c) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
d) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
e) All the above


4. India and Israel sign a joint declaration on cooperation and exchange between the two countries in the field of _________.
a) water technology
b) nuclear technology
c) information technology
d) food and processing technology
e) None of the above


5. According to a report released by Industry body PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), at present, the country’s real GDP amounts to __________.
a) USD 1 trillion.
b) USD 2 trillion.
c) USD 3 trillion.
d) USD 4 trillion.
e) None of the above


6. Which of the following States of India has celebrated its 25th Statehood Day on 20 February 2012?
a) Assam
b) Manipur
c) Mizoram
d) Nagaland
e) Arunachal Pradesh


7. How much amount of pension is given to the persons above the age of 80 years under the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme?
a) 200/- per month
b) 500/- per month
c) 700/- per month
d) 800/- per month
e) 1000/- per month


8. Enrica Lexie which came into news recently on account of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast is a
a) a oil tanker from Quwait
b) a oil tanker from Iran
c) a oil tanker from UAE
d) a oil tanker from Italy
e) None of the above


9. Recently, the world’s largest offshore windfarm opened off the coast of Cumbria in
a) France
b) Italy
c) Britain
d) Germany
e) Switzerland


10. Rs 10,000 crore National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) scam which became main headline of TV/Newspapers recently, took place in
a) Tamilnadu
b) Karanatka
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Madhya Pradesh
e) Uttar Pradesh


11. John Dawes who recently became new bowling coach of Indian Cricket Team belongs to which of the following countries?
a) Australia
b) England
c) Newzeland
d) West Indies
e) South Africa


12. Navid-e Elm-o Sanat is
a) name of prayer in Jewish
b) a Iranian ballistic missile program
c) a communication satellite launched by Iran
d) a Earth observation microsatellite launched by Iran
e) None of the above


13. Akhlaq Mohammed Khan who died on 13 February 2012 was renowned
a) Sitar player from India
b) Urdu poet from India
c) Journalist from Pakistan
d) Nuclear scientist from Pakistan
e) None of the above


14. Match the following: Folk theatre forms States
a. Maach 1. Madhya Pradesh
b. Bhavai 2. Rajasthan
c. Bhaona 3. Assam
d. Mudiyettu 4. Kerala
a b c d
A) 1 2 3 4
B) 2 1 3 4
C) 4 3 2 1
D) 3 4 2 1


15. SAFTA pact is associated with which of the following Intergovernmental Group
of countries?.
a) G-8
b) OPEC
c) SAARC
d) G-20
e) ASEAN


16. Which of the following countries is NOT associated with NAFTA agreement?
a) France
b) USA
c) Canada
d) Mexico
e) None of the above


17. Which of the following planet(s) have no moons?
a) Venus
b) Mercury
c) Neptune
d) Both (a) and (b)
e) Both (b) and (c)


18. In March of 2011, NASAs Messenger probe entered
a) Saturn’s orbit
b) Jupiter’s orbit
c) Mars’s orbit
d) Mercury’s orbit
e) None of the above


19. Which of the following is name of largest moon in Solar System?
a) Luna
b) Titan
c) Phobos
d) Miranda
e) Ganymede


20. The Macmohan Line has long been a bone of contention between
a) India and Pakistan
b) India and China
c) India and Nepal
d) India and Bangladesh
e) None of the above