General awareness / studies questions and answers - Oct 11, 2014
1. The instrument used by the corporate sector to raise short-term funds is a. Certificate of deposits.
b. Corporate Bond.
c. Commercial Paper.
d. Treasury Bills.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Commercial Paper.
Corporate sector uses Commercial paper in order to raise the short-term loans. Certificate of deposits are used by the banks in order to raise short term funds similarly Treasury bills by the government.
a. Sanskrit.
b. Kannada.
c. Tamil.
d. Telugu.
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Tamil.
The first language to get classical status was Tamil since 2004, followed by Sanskrit (2005), Telugu (2008), Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013) and Odiya (2014).
1. Sangama ----------------- A. Veer Narasimha
2. Saluva ------------------ B. Harihara and Bukka
3. Tuluva ------------------ C. Tirumala
4. Aravidu ----------------- D. Saluva Narasimha
a. 1B 2D 3A 4C
b. 1C 2D 3A 4D
c. 1C 2B 3D 4A
d. 1B 2C 3A 4D
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. 1B 2D 3A 4C
The Vijayanagar Empire was founded by the Sangama brothers Harihara and Bukka in 1336 AD. This kingdom kad four dynasties Sangama, Saluva, Tuluva and Aravidu from the period 1339- 1526.
a. The Bahamani kingdom
b. The Vijayanagar empire
c. The Pallavas
d. The Cholas
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: b. The Vijayanagar empire
The Vijayanagar kingdom introduced a new style of architecture called as provida style.the most important feature of this style is the mandapas or the huge open halls. This space was used for social and some other ceremonies.
a. Sachin Sanyal
b. Bhagat Singh
c. Chandrashekhar Azad
d. Rajguru
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Chandrashekhar Azad
Hindustan Republican Army was renamed as Hindustan Socialist Republican Association in 1928. It was founded at Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. This association was influenced by socialist ideas.
a. 24th Amendment
b. 40th Amendment
c. 42nd Amendment
d. 44th Amendment
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. 42nd Amendment
The 42nd Constitutional Amendment was made in the year 1976. It added these three new words reflecting the nature and pattern of the state.
a. English, French, Chinese, Russian
b. Arabic, English, French, Spanish
c. English, German, French, Chinese
d. None of the above
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. None of the above
The UN has six official languages. They are English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Spanish.
1. HAL received the “Most Efficient Navaratna 2013”.
2. The awards were presented to various PSUs in recognition to their contribution the Indian economy.
a. 1 only
b. 2 only
c. Both 1and 2
d. Neither of them
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: c. Both 1and 2
HAL received this award at the 5th Dalai Street Investment Journal Awards held in New Delhi in April , 2014. HAL has achieved the highest ever turnover of Rs. 15,180 crores for the year 2013-14.
a. Designated primitive tribal groups
b. Single women –headed households
c. Homeless households
d. All the above .
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: d. All the above .
All the above will be compulsorily included in the BPL list. Other groups include households with disabled person as a breadwinner, households headed by a minor, destitute households and households which have bonded labour as a family member.
1. She was the first CM of Delhi in 1998.
2. She became the youngest cabinet minister in Haryana Government in 1997.
a. Sushma Swaraj
b. Mayavati
c. Uma Bharathi
d. Sheila Dixit
View Answer / Hide AnswerANSWER: a. Sushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj became the youngest cabinet minister at the age of 25. She also became the first woman spokesperson for any political party in India.
