General Awareness

Q.1. Dharmadhikari Committee was constituted by the Ministry of Civil Aviation in May, 2011 for examining the

A. Traffic Signal Issues / Problems

B. Air India Wage issues

C. current issues in aviation safety

D. financial issues of Kingfisher

Ans. Air India Wage Issues


Q.2. To improve water supply and sanitation services in several districts of Kerala,The Union Government has recently entered into a credit agreement with the World Bank, for a grant of 

A. Rs.632.25 crore

B. Rs.574.82 crore

C. Rs.764.54 crore

D. Rs.814.23 crore

Ans. Rs. 764.54 crore


Q.3. India and Israel sign a joint declaration on cooperation and exchange between the two countries in the field of 

A. water technology

B. nuclear technology

C. information technology

D. food and processing technology

Ans. Water technology


Q.4. Which bank has recently launched “Money Plant Rupay International Platinium Debit Card”?

A. IDBI Bank

B. Bandhan Bank

C. Dena Bank

D. Karnataka Bank

Ans. Karnataka Bank
Q.5. Enrica Lexie which came into news on account of killing two Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast is a

A. a oil tanker from Quwait

B. a oil tanker from Iran

C. a oil tanker from UAE

D. a oil tanker from Italy

Ans. A oil tanker from Italy


Q.6. The world’s largest offshore wind farm opened off the coast of Cumbria in

A. France

B. Italy

C. Britain

D. Germany

Ans. Britain


Q.7. SAFTA pact is associated with which of the following Intergovernmental Group of countries?

A. G-8

B. OPEC

C. SAARC

D. G-20

Ans. SAARC


Q.8. In March of 2011, NASAs Messenger probe entered

A. Saturn’s orbit

B. Jupiter’s orbit

C. Mars’s orbit

D. Mercury’s orbit

Ans. Mercury's orbit


 Q.9. Which of the following is name of largest moon in Solar System?

A. Luna

B. Titan

C. Phobos

D. Ganymede

Ans. Ganymede


 Q.10. The Macmohan Line has long been a bone of contention between

A. India and Pakistan

B. India and China

C. India and Nepal

D. India and Bangladesh

Ans. India and China

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