General Knowledge Question Answer: Current Affairs GK Questions and Answers

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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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Q. INSAT-3D, an Indian satellite was successfully launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on july 27, 2013. The satellite is meant of -
1) Weather forecasting and disaster warning system
2) Telecommunication
3) Television transmission in tribal areas
4) Defence search and investigation

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Q. Recently the RBI enhanced -
1) Marginal standing facility
2) Liquidity Adjustment facility
3) Both 1 and 2
4) None of the above

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Q. Which of the following nation tops the list of top 10 nations in Global Competitiveness Index 2012-13?
1) Switzerland
2) Singapore
3) Finland
4) Sweden

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Q. World Bank has projected India's GDP growth for the financial year 2015 at -
1) 6.2%
2) 6.5%
3) 6.7%
4) 6.9%

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Q. Union Government has decided to launch 'National Urban Aajeevika Mission' in 2013-14 for poverty alleviation, in urban areas. This programme will replace -
1) Nehru Rojgar Yojana
2) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana
3) Swarna Jayanti Sahari Rojgar Yojana
4) None of the above

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Q. Union Cabinet has approved to launch National Urban Health Mission(NUHM). This will cover the cities having population more than -
1) 50 thousand
2) 75 thousand
3) 1 lakh
4) 1.25 lakh

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