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Description: Current Affairs General Knowledge Test Preparation for UPSC, DSSB, Bank PO, SSC, and Other Competitive Entrance Exams Preparation and Practice Material
Number of Questions: 25
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India's share in world trade in 2002 was

  1. 0.5%

  2. 0.8%

  3. 1.1%

  4. 1.3%


Correct Option: B

According to AT Kearney, which country has topped the foreign direct investment confidence index for 2003?

  1. USA

  2. South Korea

  3. Japan

  4. China


Correct Option: C

Real Juice is a health drink of which company?

  1. Dabur

  2. Himalaya

  3. HUL

  4. Zandu


Correct Option: A

The N Shinkar Committee Report is on

  1. FDI

  2. pension reforms

  3. banking and financial services

  4. aviation sector reforms


Correct Option: A

Which public sector giant was originally called Burmah-Shell till 1976?

  1. BPCL

  2. HPCL

  3. IOC

  4. IBP


Correct Option: A

Which among the following has merged with IDFC to create India's largest infrastructure financing company?

  1. HDFC

  2. IFCI

  3. IL & FS

  4. IDBI


Correct Option: C

Which beverage giant owns the fruit drink brand 'Tropicana'?

  1. Coca-Cola

  2. Pepsi Co

  3. Cadbury Schweppes

  4. Anheuser-Busch


Correct Option: D

The United Nations declared the year 2003 as the year of

  1. mountains

  2. disabled persons

  3. youth

  4. freshwater


Correct Option: D

What was India's food grain production target for the year 2003-04?

  1. 220 million tonnes

  2. 210 million tonnes

  3. 201 million tonnes

  4. 193 million tonnes


Correct Option: C

According to Census 2001, which of the following two states rank 1st and 2nd respectively, in terms of lowest literacy rates?

  1. Jharkhand (1), Bihar (2)

  2. Bihar (1), Jharkhand (2)

  3. Chhattisgarh (1), Jharkhand (2)

  4. Bihar (1), Chhattisgarh


Correct Option: C

In developing the BrahMos, India's first supersonic missile, India has a joint venture with

  1. France

  2. Israel

  3. Britain

  4. Russia


Correct Option: B

Who among the following has succeeded Y. V. Reddy as India's Executive Director at the IMF?

  1. M.S. Alhuwalia

  2. N.K. Singh

  3. B.P. Mishra

  4. S. Narayana


Correct Option: D

'Pure for Sure' is the ad-line for

  1. HPCL

  2. BPCL

  3. Pepsi Co India

  4. Coca-Cola India


Correct Option: B

Who among the following heads the POTA Review Committee?

  1. Justice A.B. Saharya

  2. Justice A.S. Anand

  3. Justice S.P.Bharucha

  4. Justice Shyam Sunder


Correct Option: A

Which of the following is the world's largest media company?

  1. Time Warner

  2. News Corporation

  3. Vivend Universal

  4. Bertelsmann


Correct Option: C

Which Indian state is the largest producer of copper?

  1. West Bengal

  2. Jharkhand

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Orissa


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not a crop season in India?

  1. Kharif

  2. Teej

  3. Rabi

  4. Zaid


Correct Option: B

Which state disaster management agency (DMA) has been awarded the UN Sasawaka Prize 2003, for its efficient handling of natural disasters?

  1. Orissa

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Gujarat

  4. Uttaranchal


Correct Option: C

Which of the following forest types is found on the wind ward side of the Western Ghats?

  1. Tropical deciduous forest

  2. Tropical evergreen forest

  3. Semi evergreen forest

  4. Tidal forest


Correct Option: D

Find the incorrect match.

  1. B. Muthuraman - CMD, Tata Steel

  2. Subir Raba - CMD, ONGC

  3. M V Kamath - CEO, ICICI Bank

  4. M S Ramachandran -CM, IOC


Correct Option: B

Which television news channel says, 'Demand a broader view'?

  1. NDTV 24X7

  2. BBC World

  3. CNN

  4. Star News


Correct Option: D

Where is the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre located?

  1. Sriharikota

  2. Hassan

  3. Mahendragiri

  4. Thiruvananthapuram


Correct Option: B

Who among the following is the new Chairman of Nasscom for 2003-04?

  1. Kiran Karnik

  2. Shiv Nadar

  3. Tarun Das

  4. Som Mittal


Correct Option: C

The Justice Malimath Committee was set up to make recommendations on

  1. capital account convertibility

  2. reformation of high risk prisons

  3. reformation of criminal justice system

  4. enhanced measures to protect VVIPs


Correct Option: D

Which among the following is India's largest selling fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) product?

  1. Gold Flake (Cigarette)

  2. Thums-up (Beverage)

  3. Wills Classic (Cigarette)

  4. Coca-Cola (Beverage)


Correct Option: C
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