Quiz 521: GK Questions for Civil Services Examinations April 17, 2011 1. Consider the following statements: In context with the Human intervention in the protected areas, Biosphere Reserves are called ‘living laboratories’ In Biosphere Reserve, no activities except research are permitted Which among the above statements is/ are correct?Only 1Only 2Both 1 & 2Neither 1 nor 22. In India, the responsibility for recognition and vesting of forest rights and distribution of land rights rests with which among the following ?Ministry of Environment & ForestsMinistry of Tribal affairsState and UT GovernmentsLocal Governments3. The most popular Zero Calorie sugar substitutes in the market are made up of Sucralose, as an artificial sweetner. Why sucralose does not have calories?Because the Sucralose is 600 times more sweet than Sucrose (Natural Sugar) and thus its low quantity gives same taste but zero calories when it is digested in the body.Because the chemical composition of Sucralose is such that its oxidation gives less calories in body compared to the Sucrose.Because Sucralose is not a CarbohydrateBecause Sucralose is not digested in the body4. Consider the following statement about the Ug99, the stem rust of wheat epidemic: Ug99 is caused by the races of a fungus known as Puccinia graminis Ug99 affects cereal crops most predominantly Wheat It is named so because it was discovered in Uganda in 1999 Which among the above statements is / are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 1 & 2 are correctOnly 2 & 3 are correctAll are correct5. In which of the following , the realization from sale of minority shareholding of the Government in profitable Central Public Sector Enterprises are chanellized in India?Consolidated Fund of IndiaPublic AccountNational Investment FundContingency Fund of India6. A farmer has taken a loan for a paddy crop in the beginning of the Rabi Season and has not made a repayment. In which of the following situations, if Installment or interest is not paid for this loan, it would become a NPA (Non Performing Asset)?90 Days from the due date90 Days from the end of the Rabi Season1 crop season from the due date2 crop seasons from the due date7. In context with the Capital Adequacy Ratio of 9%, if a bank has lent Rs. 100, the Bank must have a capital base of at least which among the following amounts?Rs. 90Rs. 109Rs. 91Rs. 98. Which among the following was the first Government Company to be privatized in India?Hotel Corporation of IndiaRashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers LtdMaruti Udyog LimitedModern Foods Industries Limited9. Consider the following statements: During Farrukhsiyar reign, in 1717, that the British East India Company purchased duty-free trading rights in all of Bengal for a mere three thousand rupees a year The son-in-law of Mir Jafar, who was made Nawab of Bengal after the Battle of Chinsura opposed the Imperial Dastak because it was discriminatory Mir Kasim abolished all the taxes of the Local traders Which among the above statements is / are correct?Only 1 is correctOnly 1 & 2 are correctAll are correctOnly 2 & 3 are correct10. Consider the following: Consolidated Fund of India Contingency Fund of India Public Account of India Which among the above make the part of the parts of “Annual Financial statement” as per Article 112 of the constitution?Only 1Only 1 & 2Only 2 & 3All 1, 2 & 3Submit Test « Previous Next »