Important General Awarness 9

1. Who is the chief advisor to the Governer ?
a) Chief Justice of Indian Supreme Court
b) Chief Minishter
c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
d) President

2. Article 370 of the constitution of India provides for
a) temporary provisions for Jammu & Kashmir
b) special provisions in respect of Nagaland
c) provisions in respect of the financial emergency
d) Special provisions in the respect of Manipur

3. The United Kingdom is a classic example of
a) Arusticracy
b) Absolute monarchy
c) Constitutinal Monarchy
d) Democracy

4. Who is called father of History ?
a) Plutarch
b) Herodotus
c) Justin
d) Pliny

5. Gobar gas (biogas) mainly contains
a) methane and ethane
b) methane and butane
c) propane and butane
d) methane, ethane, propane and propylene

6. The full form of "AM" regarding radio braodcasting ?
a) Amplitude Movement
b) Anywhere Movement
c) Amplitude Modulation
d) None of above

7. Which Indian state is having border Nathu La , between India and China
a) Sikkim
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Jammu & Kashmir

8. 2010 FIFA Football worldcup was held in which nation ?
a) England
b) South Africa
c) Zimbawe
d) Brazil

9. The disease in which the sugar level of blood increases is known as
a) Diabetes mellitus
b) Diabetes insipidus
c) Diabetes imperfectus
d) Diabetes sugarensis

10. Prime Misnister of Great Britain is
a) Tonay Blair
b) Gordown Brown
c) Nicholos Sarkozy
d) David Cameroon

11. What is the principle ore of Aluminium ?
a) Dolomite
b) Copper
c) Lignite
d) Bauxite

12. The highest body which approves the Five Year Plan in India
a) Planning Commission
b) Lok sabha
c) Finance Ministry
b) Union Cabinet

13. Current Minimum Interest rate on Saving bank account is
a) 3.5%
b) 4%
c) 6%
d) 5.5%

14. The new hiked limit of PPF account is (in INR)
a) 70,000
b) 1,00,000
c) 1,80,000
d) 1,90,000

15. The new interest rate on PPF account is
a) 8%
b) 8%
c) 9%
d) 8.6%

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KEYS

1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (d)

Important General Awareness VI

1. The country which achieved number one position in terms of medals tally in the 19th Commonwealth Games in New Delhi is

a) England  b) Australia  c) Germany  d) Malaysia

2. Bharti Airtel which is India largest telecom service provider has recently bought Zain. Zain is the biggest phone company of

a) Kuwait b) UAE c) Egypt d) Sudan

3. The chief election commissioner of India is

a) S Y Qureshi b) Navin Chawala c) N Gopalaswami d) Hamid Ansari

4. Naoto Kan is the Prime minister of which country

a) Iran b) Japan c) Argentina d) Brazil

5. International Youth day is observed on

a) August 9 b) 15 c) August 21 d) August 12

6. Lawn Tennis player Kim Clisters belongs to which country

a) Belgium b) Russia c) Yugoslavia d) Spain

7. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with

a) Hockey b) Chess c) Polo d) Squash

8. Kiran Kumar Reddy is the Chief Minister of which state in India

a) Karnataka b) Kerala c) Andhra Pradesh d) Orrisa

9. Highest sports award in India is

a) Arjuna Award b) Dronacharya Award c) Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna d) Bharata Ratna

10. Moin-ud-Dawala cup is associated with which sports

a) Cricket b) Football c) Tennis d) Golf

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Keys :

1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. A
7. A
8. C
9. C
10. A