{"id":163,"date":"2009-04-05T18:59:42","date_gmt":"2009-04-06T02:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.generalknowledgetoday.com\/General-Knowledge-Current-Affairs\/?p=163"},"modified":"2009-04-05T18:59:42","modified_gmt":"2009-04-06T02:59:42","slug":"gk-series-ecomomic-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generalknowledgetoday.com\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"GK Series -Ecomomic Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

1.\u00a0Which one of the following is not manufacturing mobile telephone handsets?
\n<\/strong> a. Samsung
\nb. Nokia
\nc. Videocon
\nd. Sony
\nAns : C<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Which is the largest tea producing country in the world?
\n<\/strong> a. Kenya
\nb. Indonesia
\nc. China
\nd. India
\nAns : D<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Recession in the market implies
\n<\/strong> a. Slump in trade & industry due to fall in demand
\nb. Increase in trade industry due to rise in demand
\nc. No change in trade and industry due to stability in demand
\nd. None of these
\nAns : A<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0‘Bottle neck inflation’ means
\n<\/strong> a. No rise in prices despite increase in aggregate demand
\nb. Rise in prices without increase in the aggregate demand
\nc. Decline in prices due to increase in aggregate demand
\nd. None of these
\nAns : B<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0Nandan Nilekani is associated with which company?
\n<\/strong> a. Satyam Computers
\nb. Wipro
\nc. Infosys
\nd. Polaris
\nAns : C<\/p>\n

6.\u00a0Which is South Korea’s largest car manufacturing company?
\n<\/strong> a. Hyundai
\nb. Honda
\nc. Suzuki
\nd. Toyota
\nAns : A<\/p>\n

7.\u00a0Ashok Leyland is owned by the
\n<\/strong> a. Tatas
\nb. Birlas
\nc. Hindujas
\nd. None of these
\nAns : C<\/p>\n

8.\u00a0NABARD stands for
\n<\/strong> a. National Bank of Agriculture and Regional Development
\nb. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
\nc. National Bureau of Aeronautical Research and Development
\nd. None of these
\nAns : B<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0The part of profit or other surpluses of a company distributed proportionately among shareholders is called
\n<\/strong> a. Preference Share
\nb. Equity Share
\nc. Face Value
\nd. None of these
\nAns : B<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Which brand\/company uses the ad line “We know India better”?
\n<\/strong> a. Max New York Life Insurance
\nb. LIC of India
\nc. Amul
\nd. Bajaj
\nAns : B<\/p>\n

11.\u00a0Zero Coupon Bonds are that variety of loans
\n<\/strong> a. which fail to yield an income for the creditors
\nb. which are issued at a discount and redeemed at par
\nc. on which the entire interest income is paid at the time of purchase
\nd. the market price of which may fall suddenly and heavily
\nAns : B<\/p>\n

12.\u00a0The term ‘Third World’ refers to
\n<\/strong> Economically developing nations<\/p>\n

13.\u00a0ADB was setup in the year
\n<\/strong> 1966<\/p>\n

14.\u00a0National Stock Exchange (NSE) was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1992<\/p>\n

15.\u00a0SEBI was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1988<\/p>\n

16.\u00a0Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) was setup in the year
\n<\/strong> 1978<\/p>\n

17.\u00a0GIC was setup in the year
\n<\/strong> 1973<\/p>\n

18.\u00a0LIC was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1956<\/p>\n

19.\u00a0HDFC was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1977<\/p>\n

20.\u00a0HUDCO was setup in the year
\n<\/strong> 1970<\/p>\n

21.\u00a0NABARD was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1982<\/p>\n

22.\u00a0SIDBI was setup in the year
\n<\/strong> 1990<\/p>\n

23.\u00a0IDBI was setup in the year
\n<\/strong> 1964<\/p>\n

24.\u00a0Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1948<\/p>\n

25.\u00a0Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India (ICICI) was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1955<\/p>\n

26.\u00a0Reserve Bank of India was established in the year
\n<\/strong> 1935<\/p>\n

27.\u00a0The oldest oil refinery in India is located in
\n<\/strong> Digboi (Assam)<\/p>\n

28.\u00a0Command Area Development Program was launched to
\n<\/strong> Ensure better utilization of irrigation potential<\/p>\n

29.\u00a0Which two iron and steel plants have been setup in collaboration with the former Soviet Union
\n<\/strong> Bokaro and Bhilai
\n
\n30.\u00a0Which city is known as the silicon valley of India
\n<\/strong> Bangalore<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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