Objective General Knowledge

Q. Name the Iranian Teenager who won World Snooker title recently -
1 Steve Mizerak
2 Lee Walkar
3 Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
4 None of the above
Ans: 3

Q. At the end-September 2011, the foreign debt on India stood at -
1 $ 326.6 billion
2 $ 306.4 billion
3 $ 336.6 billion
4 $ 342.4 billion
Ans: 1

Q. The share of concessional debt in total foreign debt on India was 15.5% at end-March 2011 which at end-September 2011 became-
1 14.7%
2 15.0%
3 15.9%
4 16.2%
Ans: 1

Q. As per the latest figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture, the per capita per day foodgrain availability in India stands at -
1 440 gm
2 900 gm
3 280 gm
4 580 gm
Ans: 1

Q. The both houses of the Parliament have passed the Bill of raising paid-up capital of Life Insurance Corporation of India in December 2011. This Bill after the notification as Act will raise the paid-up capital to-
1 25 crore
2 50 crore
3 100 crore
4 200 crore
Ans: 3

Q. United Nations Organisation (UNO) has declared to celebrate 2012 as-
1 Year of Cooperatives
2 Year of Banking
3 Year of Global Recovery
4 Year of Prosperity
Ans: 1

Q. At end-September 2011, the proportion of short-term debt in country's total foreign debt stood at-
1 25.0%
2 19.6%
3 23.3%
4 21.9%
Ans: 4

Q. RBI in its third-quarter monetary policy review of 2011-12 on January 24, 2012 has reduced Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)-
1 From 6% to 5.5%
2 From 6.5% to 6.0%
3 From 6.5% to 5.5%
4 From 6% to 5%
Ans: 1

Q. Which of the following is true for RBI's third-quarter monetary policy review announced on January 24, 2012?
1 Only changed CRR
2 Both Repo and CRR changed
3 Only Repo changed
4 Only Bank Rate changed
Ans: 1

Q. After the announcement of RBI's third quarter review of monetary policy 2011-12, which of the following rate remains the lowest?
1 Cash Reserve Ratio
2 Bank Rate
3 Repo Rate
4 Reserve Repo Rate
Ans: 1