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Current Objective Questions

Trade and Industry


1. After merger of Air India and (C) A. Raja 13. Insurance Regulatory and Deve-
Indian Airlines, the new entity (D) Nirmala Deshpande lopment Authority (IRDA) has
will now be known as constituted a committee for
7. As per the revised estimates
(A) India Airlines studying various aspects related
released by CSO for 2006-07
(B) Air India to health insurance of senior
which of the following sector
(C) Indian citizen under the chairmanship
shows the highest growth rate ?
of
(D) Indian Airways (A) Construction
(A) R. Chidambaram
2. SBI (Subsidiary Banks Laws) (B) Manufacturing
(B) V. Kishore Singh Deo
Amendment Bill passed by the (C) Trade, Hotels, Transport
Parliament allows SBI to reduce and Communications (C) K. S. Shastri
its holding in its seven sub- (D) Mining and Quarrying (D) Abhijit Sen
sidiary banks from 8. Nirmal Gram Puraskar is asso- 14. Two days conference of CII took
(A) 100% to 75% ciated with place in New Delhi on May 23-
(B) 75% to 50% (A) Rural Drinking Water 24, 2007. The theme of the con-
(C) 75% or more to 51% (B) Enlarging Forests ference was
(D) 75% or more to 49% (C) Elementary Education (A) Inclusive Growth
3. On May 31, 2007 CSO released (D) Total Sanitation Campaign (B) Future Growth
the revised estimates for 2006-07. (C) Steady Growth
9. Which of the following com-
The revised figure of GDP mittee is at present working on (D) Jumping Growth
growth rate for 2006-07 future trading effect on retail 15. World Bank has predicted Indias
(A) goes up from 9% to 94% and wholesale prices of agri- GDP growth rate to
(B) goes up from 92% to 94% culture products ? (A) decelerate to 78% in 2008-
(C) declines from 94% to 92% (A) Tendulkar Committee 09
(D) declines from 92% to 9% (B) Abhijit Sen Committee (B) decelerate to 75% in 2008-
4. The worlds largest passenger (C) Rakesh Mohan Committee 09
aircraft Airbus A-380 made its (D) Y. K. Alagh Committee (C) remain stable at 94% in
maiden landing in India at Indira 2008-09
10. Which of the following sector
Gandhi International Airport (D) accelerate to over 10% in
shows decelerated growth during
New Delhi on May 6, 2007 to 2008-09
mark the anniversary celebra- 2006-07 as compared to 2005-06 ?
tions of (A) Agriculture 16. After electrical equipment sector
(B) Mining and Quarrying which attracted the highest FDI
(A) Jet Airways
(C) Electricity, Gas and Water inflow in the country, the second
(B) Kingfisher Airways highest FDI grabbing sector in
(C) Deccan Airways (D) Manufacturing
the economy is
(D) Air Sahara 11. Which of the following Kharif (A) Telecom Sector
5. On the basis of Global Peace crop shows the highest increase
(B) Service Sector
Index, which country tops the list in Minimum Support Price
(announced on May 17, 2007) for (C) Manufacturing Sector
of the most peaceful nations in
2007-08 over 2006-07 in Rs. per (D) Hotel Sector
the world ?
quintal ? 17. Which of the following com-
(A) Japan
(A) Arhar mittee is related to infrastructure
(B) Denmark
(B) Moong and Urad financing ?
(C) Norway
(C) Paddy A grade (A) Deepak Parekh Committee
(D) New Zealand
(D) Maize (B) T. Shanker Lingam
6. An expert committee on climate
12. In its Global Development (C) T. S. Vijayan
change has been formed by the
Finance Report 2007, World Bank (D) O. P. Garg
Ministry of Environment and
has estimated Indias GDP
Forest under the chairmanship 18. United Nations Food and
growth rate for 2006-07 at
of Agriculture Organisation (FAO)
(A) R. Chidambaram (A) 90% (B) 92% has projected Indias export of
(B) V. Siddartha (C) 94% (D) 95% rice for 2007 at

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