Monday, 21 May 2012

General awareness Practice Test 52 -2012

1. National Savings Certificates (NSC) are certificates issued by
a) RBI
b) SBI
c) LIC
d) NABARD
e) None of the above


2. Value of assets seized in searches conducted by Income Tax department during 2011- 12, stood at __________.
a) Rs. 745.35 crore
b) Rs. 815.63 crore
c) Rs. 877.43 crore
d) Rs. 905.61 crore
e) None of the above


3. Name the Pakistani scientist who was recently released on bail by Indian Supreme Court after having spent 20 years in Indian detention?
a) Aafia Siddiqui
b) Mohammed Ali Shah
c) Mufti Fazal Ahmed Chisti
d) Mohammed Khalil Chishti
e) None of the above


4. The source of gas for TAPI Gas Pipeline project is
a) Arash gas field
b) Asaluyeh gas field
c) Galkynysh gas field
d) Sheberghan gas field
e) None of the above


5. The maximum amount one can invest in National Savings Certificates (NSC) scheme is capped at __________.
a) Rs 50,000
b) Rs 60,000
c) Rs 70,000
d) Rs 1,00,000
e) No Maximum Limit


6. How many shares sold by World’s biggest social networking website Facebook in its trading debut to raise $16 billion through the initial public offering (IPO) of stock?
a) 377.4 million
b) 467.5 million
c) 421.2 million
d) 442.2 million
e) None of the above


7. The Parliament of India has recently passed a Bill providing for setting up of separate High Courts in which of the following North-Eastern States?
a) Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya
b) Tripura, Sikkim and Meghalaya
c) Sikkim, Manipur and Meghalaya
d) Sikkim, Nagaland and Meghalaya
e) None of the above


8. IOC is proposing to set up LNG import terminal at Ennore Port in
a) Odisha
b) Kerala
c) Gujarat
d) Maharashtra
e) Tamilnadu


9. How much amount has been proposed by the Government of India to invest for the development of various projects in port sector during the 12th Five Year Plan?
a) Rs.73,793.95 crore
b) Rs.67,784.53 crore
c) Rs.72,863.42 crore
d) Rs.66,753.35 crore
e) None of the above


10. How many Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) are functioning in rural areas of the country as on 31st March, 2012?
a) 27,133
b) 34,671
c) 36,263
d) 38,684
e) None of the above


11. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has recently been elected as chairman of the board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for next ______.
a) One year
b) Two years
c) Three years
d) Five years
e) None of the above


12. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has reduced the Securities Transaction Tax (STT) from 0.125 per cent to 0.1 per cent in 2012 Union Budget. STT is applicable to the purchase or sale of
A) Equity shares
B) Equity derivatives
C) Securities listed on Stock Exchanges in India
a) Only (A) b) Only (B) c) Only (C) d) Both (A) & (B) e) All (A), (B) & (C)


13. At present, which among the following items is/are fully exempted from excise duty?
a) Domestic LPG
b) PDS Kerosene
c) Branded silver jewellery
d) Both (a) & (b)
E) All (a), (b) & (c)


14. The Da Vinci Code is a famous mystery-detective novel written by
a) Philip Roth
b) Dan Brown
c) S. D. Perry
d) J.K.Rowling
e) Rudyard Kipling


15. World champion Alexander Dale Oen who died on 30th April 2012 was a famous
a) boxer
b) racer
c) golfer
d) shooter
e) swimmer


16. The Parliament of India celebrated 60 years of its existence on
a) May 5, 2012
b) May 7, 2012
c) May 11, 2012
d) May 13, 2012
e) None of the above


17. Which of the following days is declared as ‘National Girl Child Day’ by Ministry of
Women and Child Development in 2009 to create national awareness on issues
relating to girl-child ratio?
a) March 8
b) January 24
c) February 18
d) September 24
e) November 18


18. Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) which runs world’s largest residential
school for tribal children in South Asia is located in which of following cities?
a) Ranchi
b) Bhopal
c) Chennai
d) Bhubaneswar
e) Trivandrum


19. Which Section of Indian Penal Code (IPC) deals with the cases of dowry death?
a) Sec 304B IPC
b) Sec 498A IPC
c) Sec 315 IPC
d) Sec 318 IPC
e) None of the above


20. Swavalamban Yojana seeks to provide
a) pension scheme to the unorganised sector
b) 100 days employment to youths in rural areas
c) banking facilities to rural poors
d) health facilities to semi-urban poors
e) None of the above


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