GK-20 (December-2012)

1. The head of the committee for framing a single set of guidelines for all types of foreign investors is a. C. Rangarajan
b. K. M. Chandrashekhar c. M.V. Nair d. C.B. Bhave

2. India and _______ have jointly developed Barak-8 surface-to-air missile. a. Great Britain b. France c. America d. Israel

3. The Gujral Doctrine is related to a. Market Reforms b. Internal Security c. Foreign Policy d. Religious Harmony

4. Who has become the President of FICCI? a. Naina Lal Kidwai b. Shikha Sharma c. Chanda Kochar d. Sidharth Birla

5. The winner of Jnanpith Award 2011 is a. Chandrashekhar Kambar b. Pratibha Ray c. Ravikant d. Shri Lal Shukla

6. Shinzo Abe has been appointed Prime Minister of a. Japan b. North Korea c. Singapore d. Hong Kong

7. SERIIUS, a solar energy research project, is a joint venture between India and a. Russia b. France c. USA d. Britain

8. SFURTI scheme has been launched by the Ministry of a. MSME b. Defence c. Youth Affairs & Sports d. Health

9. ______committee is related to the revision of Wholesale Price Index a. Deepak Mohanty b. Vijay Kelkar c. Usha Thorat
d. Saumitra Chaudhury

10. The World Institute of Sustainable Energy is located in a. Chennai b. Pune c. Bangalore d. Hyderabad

11. The 12
th
Plan has been approved after lowering the average annual growth target to a. 8.2% b. 8% c. 7.5% d. 7%

12. 22
nd
December has been declared as the a. National Sports Day b. National Mathematics Day c. National Health Day
d. National Integration Day

13. The author of the book Life of Pi is a. Yann Martel b. Ang Lee c. Hillary Mantel d. Martin Amis

14. SARAL (Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa) Mission is a joint effort between India and a. UK b. France c. USA d. Israel

15. The least corrupt country as per the Corruption Perceptions Index 2012 released by Transparency International is
a. Sweden b. Singapore c. Denmark d. Switzerland

16. Kovvada nuclear power project is going to be set up in a. Andhra Pradesh b. Puducherry c. Tamil Nadu d. Goa

17. Which of the following has decided to stop further financial aid to India? a. UK b. USA c. Canada d. Germany

18. _________Government has launched the 'Saral Money' scheme to promote financial inclusion. a. Rajasthan b. Delhi
c. Madhya Pradesh d. Uttar Pradesh

19. Aman ki Asha is a campaign jointly started by two leading media houses, The Times of India from India and
_________ from Pakistan. a. Dawn Group b. Nawai Waqt Group c. Jang Group d. Express News Group

20. Chhayamithi Virdi nuclear power project is going to come up in a. Anadhra Pradesh b. Sikkim c. Assam d. Gujarat


1 B 6 A 11 B 16 A
2 D 7 C 12 B 17 A
3 C 8 A 13 A 18 B
4 A 9 D 14 B 19 C
5 B 10 B 15 C 20 D