General Awareness Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A five-member committee has been formed to select the candidate for the post of editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV). Who will head this committee ? 789 05b5cc6c1e4d2b4197774db41
5b5cc6c1e4d2b4197774db41- 1Shashi Shekhar Vempatifalse
- 2Rahul Srivastavafalse
- 3Swapan Dasguptafalse
- 4A Surya Prakashtrue
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Answer : 4. "A Surya Prakash"
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Answer: D) A Surya Prakash Explanation:
Q: The Reserve Bank of India has taken some initiatives to prevent a US type sub-prime Crisis in India. Which of the following is/ are such initiatives? A. Banks are adviced to set up credit counselling centres. B. Banks should stop giving housing loans to big borrowers (Asking for loans of Rs.50 lakhs and above ) C. Banks should not give loans to builders and property dealers/developers 789 05b5cc7c7e4d2b41977750da5
5b5cc7c7e4d2b41977750da5- 1Only (A)true
- 2Only (B)false
- 3Only (C)false
- 4A) B) Only (B) C) Only (C) D)false
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Answer : 1. "Only (A)"
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Answer: A) Only (A) Explanation:
Q: SEBI decided to give an exemption to some companies from the requirement of the minimum 25 per cent public shareholding. Companies exempted from such requirement should fulfil which of the following norms? A. They should have market capitalisation of Rs.1,000 crore B. They should have 20 million shares listed C. They should have a turnover of Rs.400 crore per annum 787 05b5cc7c8e4d2b41977750e1d
5b5cc7c8e4d2b41977750e1d- 1Only Afalse
- 2Only Bfalse
- 3Only Cfalse
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Answer : 4. "Both A & B"
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Answer: D) Both A & B Explanation:
Q: The First Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in NorthEastern States will be set up in the State of : 781 05b5cc7c7e4d2b41977750d87
5b5cc7c7e4d2b41977750d87- 1Manipurfalse
- 2Arunachal Pradeshfalse
- 3Nagalandfalse
- 4Mizoramtrue
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Answer : 4. "Mizoram"
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Answer: D) Mizoram Explanation:
Q: What is the name of India’s first-ever industrial-articulated robot that was launched on 11 April 2017 by TAL Manufacturing Solutions ? 778 05b5cc6f4e4d2b4197774efaf
5b5cc6f4e4d2b4197774efaf- 1RAINBOWfalse
- 2BRAVOfalse
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- 4BRABOtrue
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Answer : 4. "BRABO"
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Answer: D) BRABO Explanation: TAL Manufacturing Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors, on 11 April 2017 launched India’s first industrial-articulated robot and it goes by the name “BRABO”. – BRABO is meant to complement the human workforce and perform repetitive, high volume, dangerous and time-consuming tasks from raw material handling to packaging of finished products. – This is the first time that an industrial robot has been conceptualised, designed and manufactured in India. It is expected to increase productivity by 15-30%, with a payback period of 15 to 18 months.
Q: How many Indian got a place in 100 most influential people in the world list 2017 by Time magazine ? 770 05b5cc6ebe4d2b4197774ee5a
5b5cc6ebe4d2b4197774ee5a- 11false
- 22true
- 33false
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Answer : 2. "2"
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Answer: B) 2 Explanation: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma.
Q: As per the recommendations of the 12th Finance Commissions what should be the share of states in net proceeds of Shareable Central Taxes? 760 05b5cc7c7e4d2b41977750d91
5b5cc7c7e4d2b41977750d91- 120%false
- 225.5%false
- 330.5%true
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Answer : 3. "30.5%"
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Answer: C) 30.5% Explanation:
Q: Which country has topped the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) ? 759 05b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e7cb
5b5cc6d8e4d2b4197774e7cb- 1Chinafalse
- 2Nepalfalse
- 3Russiafalse
- 4Indiatrue
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Answer : 4. "India"
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Answer: D) India Explanation: India has acquired the top position among 30 developing countries on ease of doing business at the 2017 A.T. Kearney Global Retail Development Index (GRDI). The 2017 GRDI titled “The Age of Focus” ranked China at second place, followed by Malaysia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Vietnam. The 16th edition of GRDI ranked top 30 developing countries for retail investment worldwide and analyzed 25 macroeconomic and retail-specific variables to help retailers devise successful global strategies to identify emerging market investment opportunities.