QUIZ ON GENERAL AWARENESS 2011

QUIZ ON GENERAL AWARENESS 2011

1.  A four-member team constituted by Union ministry of environment and forests     (MOEF) to decide on clearance of construction of iron gate at Kutku dam under              North Koel irrigation project. Where is Kutku dam situated?      a) Bihar      b) Punjab      c) Rajasthan      d) Uttar Pardesh      e) Chattisgarh 2.   Recently on the eve of Republican Day 2011, Homai Vyarawalla received the second highest civilian award of the country 'Padma Vibhushan'. She is _______.       a) a well known art historian       b) a premier female classical vocalist       c) a famous social  activist       d) India's first woman press photographer       e) None of the above 3.  US lifts ban on exports to which of following Indian space and defence-related     companies to drive hi-tech trade and forge closer strategic ties with India?      1) ISRO      2) DRDO      3) Bharat Dynamics Limited       a) Only (1)   b) Only (2)    c) Both (1) & (2)    d) Both (2) & (3)    e) All (1), (2) & (3) 4.  Recently, which of the following states has banned leather shoes in schools?      a) Uttrakhand      b) Chhattisgarh           c) Himachal Pradesh       d) Andhra Pradesh      e) None of above 5.   Annual meeting 2011 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was held recently in ____.       a) Laos       b) Malaysia       c) Indonesia       d) Switzerland       e) None of above 6.   India is the largest _____ producer and exporter in the world.         a) Aluminium       b) Mica         c) Iron          d) Zinc         e) Coal    7.   Kannoth Karunakaran who passed away recently was the former Chief Minister of-       a) Kerala       b) Orissa       c) Manipur       d) Tamilnadu       e) None of above 8. Which one among the followings is not a part of Tertiary Sector?       a) Computer      b) Banking      c) Commerce      d) Communications      e) Building construction 9.  Kim Clijsters won the Australian Open women's single title 2011 after defeating who       amongst the follwing??      a) Li Na      b) Patty Schnyder       c) Serena Williams       d) Nathalie Dechy       e) Vera Zvonareva 10. UK Sinha has been appointed as the new SEBI chairman. He is the former:       1) Chairman of Association of Mutual Funds in India       2) CMD of UTI Asset Management Company       3) Joint Secretary in Finance Ministry of India       a) Only (1)     b) Only (2)     c) Both (2) & (3)      d) All (a), (b) & (c)     e) None of these   11. Many times we read in financial news paper about FII .What is the full form of FII?       a) Final Investment in India       b) Foreign Investment in India       c) Financial Institutions Investment       d) Formal Investment in India       e) Foreign Institutional Investment 12. Which of the following countries has recently been launched its own online       Encyclopedia as similar to Wikipedia?       a) Cuba       b) Peru       c) Italy       d) France       e) Australia 13. How many teams and total matches will play in 2011 Cricket World Cup?       a) 14, 47       b) 14, 49       c) 16, 55       d) 16, 57       e) None of the above 14. Which of the following types of Banks are allowed to operate foreign currency         accounts?       1) Foreign Banks       2) Regional Rural Banks       3) Nationalized Banks       a) Only (1)      b) Only (2)      c) Only (3)      d) Both (2) & (3)    e) All (1), (2), & (3) 15.  Who is the "Father of Taxonomy"?       a) Karl Marx       b) Adam Smith       c) Eugene Fama       d) Carl Linnaeus       e) Robert Wallace