Quiz 584: GK Questions December
First Published: December 27, 2011 | Last Updated:August 4, 2019
1. Which among the following is main objective of setting up of National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd?
[A] Protecting the Interest of the investors
[B] Probe into the scams
[C] Protect the members from Counterparty Risk
[D] Provide a medium for security transactions
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Correct Answer: C [Protect the members from Counterparty Risk]
2. Consider the following statements:
- FIIs have been permitted to invest in all types of securities except the government securities
- The investments by FIIs enjoy full capital account convertibility
Which among the above statements is/ are correct ?
[A] Only 1 is correct
[B] Only 2 is correct
[C] Both are correct
[D] None of them is correct
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Correct Answer: B [Only 2 is correct]
3. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, India’s only dolphin sanctuary, is located in which among the following states of India?
[A] West Bengal
[B] Bihar
[C] Assam
[D] Uttar Pradesh
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Correct Answer: B [Bihar]
4. Late Hargobind Khorana had received Nobel Prize in physiology in 1968, for work on which among the following?
[A] Mechanisms of the action of hormones
[B] Chemical Structure of antibodies
[C] Interpretation of the genetic code
[D] Structural and functional organization of the cell
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Correct Answer: C [Interpretation of the genetic code]
5. Who among the following appoints the chairperson of National Monuments Authority?
[A] President
[B] Prime Minister
[C] Ministry of Culture
[D] Cabinet Committee on Appointments
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Correct Answer: A [President]
6. Which among the following is the oldest custom union of the World?
[A] East African Community (EAC)
[B] Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
[C] Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
[D] Andean Community (CAN)
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Correct Answer: C [Southern African Customs Union (SACU)]
7. Which state Government confers the Basava Sri award?
[A] Gujarat
[B] Maharastra
[C] Andhra Pradesh
[D] Karnataka
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Correct Answer: D [Karnataka]
8. In which of the following years, the Family Planning Insurance Scheme was launched in India?
[A] 2004
[B] 2005
[C] 2006
[D] 2007
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9. How many states of India share its border with Bhutan?
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Correct Answer: C [4]
Notes:
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal & Sikkim
10. Angela Dorothea Merkel is the head of which among the following countries?
[A] Spain
[B] Italy
[C] France
[D] Germany
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Correct Answer: D [Germany]
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