General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. Which of the following biosphere reserves are correctly matched ?
1) Nokrek - Meghalaya
2) Gulf of Mannar - Tamil Nadu
3) Manas - Assam
4) All of the above

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Q. Recently a term 'Roshni' was in the news. The term is related to -
1) Cataract eradication programme
2) Skill development and training programme for tribal youth
3) Skill development programme for tribal women
4) A NGO working for the upliftment of Slum workers

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Q. Recently a term 'UMEED' is in news. The term is associated with -
1) A Scheme for the empowerment of women across Jammu and Kashmir
2) A documentary by Amir Khan
3) A Fiction by Chetan Bhagat
4) An NGO working for the welfare of child labour

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Q. The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee has permitted field trials in the development of genetically modified .....crops.
1) Rice, Maize and Cotton
2) Castor and Wheat
3) Both 1 and 2
4) Neither 1 and 2

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Q. Union Government has decided to set up Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University at -
1) Hyderabad
2) Dehradun
3) Rae Bareli
4) Amethi

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Q. Indira Gandhi National University for Women is going to be set up as a Central University at-
1) Rae Bareli
2) Jaipur
3) Bhopal
4) Kolkata

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Q. As per the latest estimates of the planning commission the poverty ratio in 2011-2012 in India is -
1) 27.9%
2) 25.7%
3) 13.7%
4) 21.9%

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Q. According to a study by Ministry of Environment, GOI, the loss due to environmental degradation in India is approximately-
1) 5.7% of GDP
2) 9.3% of GDP
3) 10.4% of GDP
4) 12.9% of GDP

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Q. State-wise poverty ratio in 2011-12 was highest in-
1) Chhattisgarh(33.93%)
2) Jharkhand(36.96)
3) Manipur(36.89)
4) Arunachal Pradesh(34.67)

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Q. Which of the state government recently launched the 'Samvridhhi' scheme for sustainable access to development in a bid to ensure financial inclusion of marginalised people of society and provide them with the facilities of direct benefits transfer?
1) Rajasthan
2) Chhattisgarh
3) Madhya Pradesh
4) Bihar

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