General Knowledge Question Answer: Current Affairs GK Questions and Answers

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

Q. The estimated fiscal deficit for the year 2012-13 as shown in Budget 2012-13 stands at -
1) 6.9%
2) 5.1%
3) 5.6%
4) 6.7%

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Q. Which of the following changes have been brought in Egypt after the recent popular uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak?
1. Adopting a new constitution.
2. Reducing presidential term from 6 years to 4 years.
3. Limiting the president to two terms.
4. Presidential candidate must be over 40 years.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1) 1 and 2
2) 2, 3 and 4
3) 3 and 4 only
4) 2 and 4 only

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Q. Which one of the following teams won the maximum number of gold medals in the 34th national Games 2011 held in Jharkhand?
1) Manipur
2) Services
3) Haryana
4) Maharashtra

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Q. Consider the following statements about National Knowledge Commission:
1. It is an advisory body to the Prime Minister constituted as per the provisions of the Constitution of India.
2. Mr.Sam Pitroda is the Chairman of the Commission.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1) Neither 1 nor 2
2) 1 only
3) Both 1 and 2
4) 2 only

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Q. The 'Shillong Declaration', in news recently, was on
1) Food Security Act
2) Right to Information Act
3) Right to Education Act
4) Prevention of Corruption Act

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Q. According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of service sector in India's GDP during 2010-11 has been estimated at -
1) 63.3%
2) 49.6%
3) 55.1%
4) 58.2%

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Q. The target to limit union government's expenditure on subsidy (as % of GDP) during 2012-13 stand at -
1) 3.5%
2) 3.0%
3) 4.0%
4) 2%

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Q. According to the figure as shown in Economic Survey 2011-12, the saving - investment gap which was 2.8% in 2009-10 became/remained -
1) 3.1%
2) 2.8%
3) 2.7%
4) 2.5%

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Q. As per Economic Survey 2011-12, the advance estimate of agriculture sector's contribution in country's GDP for the year 2011-12 stands at -
1) 13.9%
2) 16.3%
3) 14.5%
4) 18.2%

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Q. India's first space based Solar Coronograph is
1) ADITYA
2) ADITYA I
3) ADITYA II
4) ADITYA III

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