General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

General Knowledge Questions, Quiz for Competitive Exams, Important MCQs for GK

Q. As per an announcement of Union Budget 2019-20, country's 22nd AIIMS will be established in the State/ UT of -
1) Haryana
2) Andman & Nicobar Islands
3) Kerala
4) Odisha

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Q. Kisan Credit Cards are issued to -
1) All the categories of farmers
2) Persons engaged in animal husbandry
3) Persons engaged in fisheries
4) All of the above

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Q. e-Marketplace (GeM) has been created by the Central Government. It has transformed ........ by making it fully transparent, inclusive and efficient.
1) Public procurement
2) Procurement of perishable products
3) Procurement of perishable products
4) Procurement of handicraft products

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Q. The FRBM Act prescribes that the Debt to GDP ratio of the Government of India should be brought down to 40% by -
1) 2020-21
2) 2021-22
3) 2022-23
4) 2024-25

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Q. A Bill has been introduced in the Lok Sabha and passed by it, but is pending in Rajya Sabha at the time of dissolution of the Lok Sabha. What will happen to the Bill?
1) The Bill will be lapsed
2) The Rajya Sabha will consider it in the next session, may pass, suggest amendment or reject the Bill.
3) The next Lok Sabha will consider the Bill after it is passed by the Rajya Sabha
4) The Rajya Sabha will return it, to Lok Sabha in its original form

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Q. Which of the following statements is/ are correct about Annadata Sukhibhava scheme?
1) It is a Direct Benefit Transfer scheme of financial assistance to the farmers in the state of Andhra Pradesh
2) This scheme has been linked with Central Government's PM- KISAN
3) Each and every farmer, including the tenant farmers, will get Rs. 10000 per year in two instalments of f 5000 each
4) All of the above

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Q. An Expert Committee under the chairmanship of V. V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) Fellow Anoop Satpathy has proposed doubling the national-level minimum wage for a worker in the country -
1) To Rs. 9,750 a month, up from a floor of Rs. 4,576 at present
2) To Rs. 10,750 a month, up from a floor of Rs. 5,375 at present
3) To Rs. 12,660 a month, up from a floor of Rs. 6,330 at present
4) To Rs. 8,440 a month, up from a floor of Rs. 4,220 at present

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Q. 59-minute Loan portal is related to -
1) Foreign Investors in priority sectors
2) Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector
3) Marginal and Small farmers
4) Weaker Sections

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Q. As on January 31, 2019 which State/ Union Territory has fixed highest minimum wages per worker per month in India?
1) Punjab
2) Kerala
3) Delhi
4) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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Q. Consumers Price Index based inflation rate in December 2018 was -
1) 2.19%
2) 3.51%
3) 4.23%
4) 4.56%

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