G.k all exam Online preparation in Question answers

1.  Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the Budget 2012-13 proposed raising
     custom duty on gold from 2 per cent to _________.
     a) 4 per cent
     b) 5 per cent
     c) 6 per cent
     d) 8 per cent
     e) None of the above

2.  How much amount has been given to the PSU Banks and Financial Institutions in the
     2012-13 Union Budget?     a) Rs.17, 278 crore
     b) Rs.14, 768 crore
     c) Rs.15, 888 crore
     d) Rs.16, 665 crore
     e) None of the above

3.  In a move to accelerate the growth and penetrations of ATMs across the country,
     the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed non-banking entities having a minimum
     net worth of ___________ to set up their ATMs.
     a) Rs 100 crore
     b) Rs 200 crore
     c) Rs 300 crore
     d) Rs 500 crore
     e) None of the above

4.  How many blocks offered by the government for exploration and production of oil
     and gas in the ninth round of New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP)?
     a) 31
     b) 32
     c) 33
     d) 34
     e) None of the above

5.  The government on 26^th March raised interest rates on post office-operated small
     savings schemes by up to 0.5 per cent. The hike in interest rates on small savings
     schemes is based on the recommendations of the:
     a) Pranob Sen Committee
     b) Shyamala Gopinath Committee
     c) Y H Malegam Committee
     d) Madhava Menon Committee
     e) None of the above
   
6.  In which of the following beauty pageants, Transgender women will be allowed to
     participate next year?     a) Miss Earth
     b) Miss World
     c) Miss Universe
     d) Miss India
     e) None of the above

7.  Recently, the US government puts a bounty of USD 10 million on Hafiz Mohammad
     Saeed, the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Hafiz Mohammad Saeed is
     Chief of the Pakistan’s outlawed Islamic hardliner:     a) Harakat ul-Ansar (HUA)
     b) Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HUM)
     c) Jaish-e-Mohammed (JEM)
     d) Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LT)
     d) None of the above

8.  Which of the following countries is largest supplier of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
     to India?
     a) Iran
     b) Qatar
     c) Kuwait
     d) UAE
     e) Australia

9.  Which language of the Indian state of Meghalaya has been removed from UNESCO’s
     Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger as it is now considered as safe?
     a) Lotha
     b) Garo
     c) Khasi
     d) Konyak
     e) Angami

10. Which of the following is name of annual military exercise between the navies of
      India and the United States? 
      a) MALABAR
      b) VARUNA
      c) SIMBEX
      d) FRIENDSHIP
      e) None of the above

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