Quiz 584: GK Questions December December 27, 2011 1. Which among the following is main objective of setting up of National Securities Clearing Corporation Ltd?Protecting the Interest of the investorsProbe into the scamsProtect the members from Counterparty RiskProvide a medium for security transactions2. 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 ?Only 1 is correctOnly 2 is correctBoth are correctNone of them is correct3. Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, India’s only dolphin sanctuary, is located in which among the following states of India?West BengalBiharAssamUttar Pradesh4. Late Hargobind Khorana had received Nobel Prize in physiology in 1968, for work on which among the following?Mechanisms of the action of hormonesChemical Structure of antibodiesInterpretation of the genetic codeStructural and functional organization of the cell5. Who among the following appoints the chairperson of National Monuments Authority?PresidentPrime MinisterMinistry of CultureCabinet Committee on Appointments6. Which among the following is the oldest custom union of the World?East African Community (EAC)Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)Southern African Customs Union (SACU)Andean Community (CAN)7. Which state Government confers the Basava Sri award?GujaratMaharastraAndhra PradeshKarnataka8. In which of the following years, the Family Planning Insurance Scheme was launched in India?20042005200620079. How many states of India share its border with Bhutan?234510. Angela Dorothea Merkel is the head of which among the following countries?SpainItalyFranceGermanySubmit Test « Previous Next »