Q. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on
1 Nuclear Fusion
2 Nuclear Fission
3 Cold Fusion
4 Superconductivity
Ans: 2
Q. According to the State of the World’s Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is
1 72
2 75
3 85
4 88
Ans: 4
Q. India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with
1 Bermuda
2 Bahamas
3 Virgin Islands
4 Isle of Man
Ans: 2
Q. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as
1 UNICEF
2 GATT
3 UNCTAD
4 FAO
Ans: 2
Q. The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of
1 Nitrous Oxide
2 Ozone
3 Sulphur dioxide
4 Carbon dioxide
Ans: 4
Q. The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute
1 3 percent
2 4 percent
3 5 percent
4 6 percent
Ans: 3
Q. As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka
1 $ 215.9 million
2 $ 216.6 million
3 $ 216.8 million
4 $ 216.9 million
Ans: 2
Q. As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to
1 53,000 MW
2 58,000 MW
3 62,000 MW
4 68,000 MW
Ans: 4
Q. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census?
1 1951
2 1961
3 1977
4 1971
Ans: 3
Q. Under which of the Rural Development programmes is ‘self help group’?
1 Prime Minister’s Rural Road Yojana
2 Swarna Jayanti Rural Self Employment Yojana
3 TRYSEM
4 Indira Aawas Yojana
Ans: 2