General Knowledge Question Answer: GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. As on April 1, 2011 status, Geological Survey of India has estimated coal reserves in the country at-
1) 267.21 billion tonne
2) 276.32 billion tonne
3) 285.87 billion tonne
4) 298.87 billion tonne

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Q. Which of the following Indian Airlines is going to join 'One world' global alliance from February 10, 2012?
1) Kingfisher
2) Jet Air
3) Indigo
4) Spice Jet

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Q. EPFO (Employees Providend Fund Organisation) has made a plan to fix minimum pension for its subscribers at-
1) 750 per month
2) 1,000 per month
3) 1,250 per month
4) 1, 500 per month

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Q. FICCI in its Economic Outlook Survey has projected India's GDP growth for the year 2011-12 at-
1) 7.4%
2) 7.2%
3) 6.9%
4) 6.5%

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Q. As per advance estimates of CSO for the year 2011-12, the GDP growth rate has been estimated at -
1) 7.6%
2) 6.9%
3) 6.4%
4) 6.1%

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Q. 'Sensitive Sector' as defined by RBI includes-
1) Capital Market
2) Real Estate
3) Commodities
4) All of the above

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Q. PMEAC has revised its GDP growth estimates for 2011-12 to 7.1% and projected GDP growth for 2012-13 at -
1) 7.0%-7.4%
2) 7.5%-8.0%
3) 8.1%-8.3%
4) 8.5%

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Q. The newly launches CPI-based inflation for January 2012 on point basis is 7.65%. This inflation has the base year -
1) 2004
2) 2006
3) 2008
4) 2010

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Q. The new Chairman of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) who took charge in January 2012 is-
1) Harsh Mariwala
2) R. V. Kanoria
3) Naina Lal Kidwai
4) Siddharth Birla

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Q. As per advance estimate of CSO, the estimated growth rate in tertiary (service) sector for 2011-12 is-
1) 8.6%
2) 9.0%
3) 9.4%
4) 9.8%

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