G.K. QUESTIONS

                          

1. European Union recently decided to enforce European Stability Mechanism (ESM) w.e.f. July 2012. ESM is a system to achieve / safeguard–

(a) Financial stability

 (b) political stability

(c) Free access to oil reserves in UAE and Kuwait

(d) Free access to uranium reserves in Libya

(e) Interests of all the members in case of attack by Iran or any other country

Ans- (A)

2. Kovvada Nuclear Power Plant which was recently in news is being set up in–

(a) Karnataka (b) Andhra Pradesh (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Uttarakhand (e) Odisha

Ans- (B)

3. Mullaperiyar Dam is built on which of the following rivers?

(a) Tungbhadra (b) Cauvery (c) Krishna (d) Periyar (e) Mahanadi

Ans- (D)

4. Which of the following countries is not a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(OPEC)?

(a) Nigeria (b) Iran (c) Iraq (d) Algeria (e) Bangladesh

Ans- (E)

5. Which of the following books is written by Steve Waugh ?

(a) Out of My Comfort Zone : The Autobiography 

(b) My Life 

(c) Wings of Fire

(d) Long Walk to Freedom 

(e) Revolutionary Wealth

Ans- (A)

6. Which of the following organizations/agencies recently issued elaborate guidelines pertaining to the creation of new category of Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFC)-Micro Finance Industries ?

(a) AMFI (b) SIDBI (c) SEBI (d) NABARD (e) RBI

Ans- (E)

7. Which of the following organizations / agencies coordinates the operations of rural credit institutions in India ?

(a) Reserve Bank of India 

(b) Securities and Exchange Board of India

(c) Indian Bank Association 

(d) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

(e) Small Industries Development Bank of India

Ans- (D)

8. Google is–

(a) Virus Programme (b) Search engine (c) Website  (d) Hardware (e) None of these

Ans- (B)

9. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?

(a) Issuer of currency (b) Foreign Exchange Management

(c) Bankers to Banks (d) Listing companies for trading in Stock Exchanges

(e) Bankers and Debt Manager to Govt.

Ans- (D)

10. Which of the following organizations issued Initial Public Offer (IPO) Norms for Life Insurance Companies?

(a) CRISIL (b) SEBI (c) RBI (d) AMFI (e) IRDA

Ans- (E)

                                                                                      

                                                                                     

             

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