GK Questions Ans Answers

1) Indira Awas Yojana

a. is a flagship scheme under the rural development ministry for the construction of dwelling
units for BPL families.
b. makes building toilets compulsory
c. gives preference to manual scavengers, freed bonded labourers and tribal groups in allotment
d. All of the above.
2)Which sector has a majority of PPP projects in India?
a. Energy & Ports
b. Roads
c. Both a & b
d. None of these.
3)The Supreme Court of India directed the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board to ensure the safety
of the Kundankulam nuclear plant with the
a. TamilNadu Government
b. Nuclear Power Corporation of India
c. BARC
d. People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy
4) The Union government is going to set up committee to enhance Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises under the chairmanship of

a. S.R. Rao
b. Rajiv Takru
c. R.S. Gujral
d. Raghuram Rajan
5) According to the 2013 Human Development Report, what remains a major problem to the
developing countries ?
a. Health & Nutrition
b. Education
c. Unemployment
d. Poverty
6)The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) has set its goal to increase indirect
tax-to-GDP ratio by at least
a. 2 %
b. 3%
c. 4%
d. None
7) Bombay Stock Exchange launched Islamic Equity Index to,
i. Fulfill Islamic finance principles such as bans on investing in alcohol, tobacco and gambling
related businesses.
ii. let more no. of Islamic investments by setting up an ifs and buts-free environment.
a. only i
b. only ii
c. Both i & ii

d. None of these.
8)The RBI decided to launch IIBs to wean away investors from gold. In this IIB stands for,
a. Investment - indexed Bonds
b. Inflation indexed Bonds
c. Issued Capital indexed bonds
d. None of these.
9) Telecom Carriers, Reliance and three others formed a consortium to set up a submarine
cable system which is called as
a. Asia Pacific Gateway
b. Asia America Gateway
c. Bay of Bengal Gateway
d. None of these.
10) RBI imposed restrictions on Gold Imports to avoid
a. The recession of Indian economy and the rise of inflation.
b. The deterioration of Current Account Deficit that would add up the burden of external debt.
c. Both a & b.
d. None of these.