1. Consider the following Statements:
1.Jawahar Thakur has been appointed as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India.
2.Controller General of Accounts (CGA) is the principal Accounts Adviser to the Government of India.
Which among the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Both 1 and 2
Controller General of Accounts (CGA) is the principal Accounts Adviser to the Government of India and it exercises the powers of the President under Article 150 of the constitution for prescribing the forms of Accounts of the Union and State Governments on the advice of the Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG).
2. Pranab Mukherjee is the ____ President of India.
[A]12th
[B]13th
[C]14th
[D]15th
13th
3. Which of the following is often been described as the “mathematician’s Nobel prize” and is among the most prestigious awards in mathematics?
[A]Fields Medal
[B]Abel Prize
[C]Chern Medal
[D]Cole Prize
Abel Prize
4. Consider the following Statements regarding ‘National Commission for Women (NCW)’ :
1.National Commission for Women is a statutory body.
2.Mamta Sharma is the chairman of the Commission.
Which among the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Both 1 and 2
5. ‘Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary’ which was recently declared as the 42nd Tiger Reserve of India by the Government is located in _________ :
[A]Madhya Pradesh
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Karnataka
[D]Chattisgarh
Andhra Pradesh
6. Consider the following Statements regarding ‘Bal Bandhu Scheme’:
1.It is a Centrally-sponsored scheme for youth in Naxal-hit districts.
2.Funds for the scheme will come from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund.
Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Both 1 and 2
7. The new Operating System called ‘OS X Mountain Lion’ has been recently launched by :
[A]Apple
[B]Microsoft
[C]Intel
[D]Google
Apple
8. Consider the following Statements:
1.Kokrajhar is the capital of Bodoland Territorial Council.
2.The Bodo Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD) consist of four contiguous districts-Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Udalguri and Dhubri.
Which among the above Statement(s) is/are correct?
[A]Only 1
[B]Only 2
[C]Both 1 and 2
[D]Neither 1 nor 2
Only 1
The area under the BTC jurisdiction is called the Bodo Territorial Autonomous District (BTAD). The BTAD is to consist of four contiguous districts — Kokrajhar, Baska, Udalguri and Chirang — carved out of eight existing districts : Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup, Darrang and Sonitpur — an area of 27,100 km² (35% of Assam).
9. Who among the following is the president of the ‘World Bank’ ?
[A]José Antonio Ocampo
[B]Jim Yong Kim
[C]Robert Zoellick
[D]Christine Lagarde
Jim Yong Kim
10. Presently, the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap in Indian aviation sector (Domestic Airlines) is ____:
[A]26%
[B]49%
[C]51%
[D]74%
49%
100% for NRIs, 49% for others. No direct or indirect equity participation by foreign airlines is allowed.