GENERAL AWARENESS QUESTIONS FOR SNAP

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Directions for questions 1 to 40: Select the correct alternative from the given choices. 1. Who among the following is the winner of the 100th edition of Tour de France 2013, the Worlds longest cycling race, in July 2013? (1) Christopher Froome (2) Matteo Trentin (3) Mark Cavendish (4) Peter Sagan Which of the following oil companies announced their second gas discovery in the Cauvery deep water block in August 2013? (1) RIL BP (2) RIL Chevron (3) RIL ONGC (4) OIL ONGC In order to monitor scheme-wise and district-wise payments made into the Aadhar enabled bank accounts, Aadhar Payment Bridge (APB) has been created by which of the following organization? (1) Accenture Payment Services (2) Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) (3) National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) (4) Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT) Minister of State for Planning informed the Rajya Sabha that Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is now operating in 121 districts and 13 centrally sponsored schemes (CCS) have been identified. The Minister is (1) K.V. Thomas (2) Rajeev Shukla (3) Srikant Jena (4) V. Narayanasamy Steve Ballmer, a central figure for more than three decades and announced his retirement as CEO from which of the following companies? (1) Microsoft Corporation (2) Exxon Mobil (3) Berkshire Hathway (4) Apple Fortune has released The 500 largest Corporations in the World 2013. Which of the following companies occupied the 1st and 2nd positions? (1) Exxon Mobil, Sinopec Group (2) Royal Dutch shell, Walmart Stores (3) Exxon Mobil, Walmart stores (4) Sinopec Group, Royal Dutch Shell According to comScore India has become the third largest internet user after China and USA bypassing Japan. TRAI pegged the number of internet subscribers in India at _________ million as of March 31, 2013 (rounded to the nearest) (1) 175 (2) 165 (3) 160 (4) 170 The Planning Commission has recently estimated percentage of people living below the poverty line at 21.9 percent. What is the monthly per capita consumption expenditure for poverty line in 201112 in rural and urban areas respectively? (1) 900, 1000 (2) 950, 1050 (3) 816, 1000 (4) 850, 975 Which are the top one and two states that account for the largest population living below poverty line during 201112? (1) U.P and M.P (2) U.P and W.B (3) U.P and Bihar (4) Bihar and W.B

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10. The Government has been exhorting the states/UTs to pay utmost attention for effective implementation of the provisions of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Technique (Prohibition of sex selection) Act, 1994 to increase sex ratio in the country. According to the Government information, which state /UT has the lowest sex ratio? (1) Haryana (2) Delhi (3) Daman & Diu (4) Dadra & Nagar Haveli 11. In accordance with a proposal made in Budget 201314, the Government has constituted a Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC). The Commission is headed by (1) Y.G Parande (2) Sunita Kaila (3) Parthasarathy Shome (4) Praveen Mahajan 12. The new Companies Bill was passed by both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Which of the following are the key features / stipulations in the bill? (a) Corporate Social Responsibility (b) Women directors (c) Investor protection (d) Checking frauds (e) One third of company directors to be nominated by Government (1) a, b, c, d (2) c, d, e a (3) b, c, d, e (4) d, e, a, b
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13. Human Resources Minister, Dr. Pallam Raju has recently launched the RTE Anthem. Under RTE (Right of Children Education) Act, 2009, it is mandatory that children in the 6 to14 yeas age group should undergo _________ years of elementary education (1) nine (2) eight (3) seven (4) six 14. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee addressed the Eleventh Convocation of University of Petroleum and Energy studies (UPES). The University is located in _____. (1) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (2) Mumbai (3) Dehradun, Uttarakhand (4) Chennai 15. In a fresh initiative aimed at lessening pressure on Rupee, RBI has opened a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirements of three public sector oil marketing companies. These companies are (a) Indian Oil Corporation (b) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (c) Bharat Petroleum Corporation (d) Oil India Limited (e) ONGC (1) a, b, d (2) c, d, e (3) b, c, d (4) a, b, c 16. The proposal of which state government to impose Mineral Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) on Iron Ore, has been considered by the Government of India? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Odisha (3) Andhra Pradesh (4) Karnataka 17. The Dandi Heritage Route has been de-linked from National Highway No. 228, with a view to preserve its original ambience and heritage nature. The route is located in which state? (1) Gujarat (2) Madhya Pradesh (3) Gujarat and Rajasthan (4) Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh 18. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the number of foreign tourist visits has increased to 207.31 lakh in 2012 as against 194.97 lakh. The highest number of foreign tourists inflow was recorded in which of the following states? (1) Maharashtra (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Delhi (4) Rajasthan 19. Indian delegation led by the Minister of State for Defence, Jitendra Singh, attended the second ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (Plus)-ADDM Plus held on 29/8/13 in which of the following ASEAN countries? (1) Brunei (2) Laos (3) Vietnam (4) Myanmar 20. ADDM Plus has agreed to establish an additional (Sixth) Expert Working Group on Humanitarian Mine Action which will be co chaired by India with _____ (1) Malaysia (2) Thailand (3) Vietnam (4) Singapore 21. Which nation will take on the chairmanship of ASEAN in 2014? (1) Singapore (2) Brunei (3) Laos

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22. A parliamentary delegation from Papua New Guinea called on the President of India on 27/8/13. Which is the capital of Papua New Guinea? (1) Port Moresby (2) Port Louis (3) Dili (4) Bandar Seri Bhagawan 23. The Minister of Culture Ms. Chandresh Kumari has submitted a list of monuments, state-wise, prepared by National Mission on Monuments and Antiquities (NMMA) to Lok Sabha. According to the list which state has the highest number of monuments? (1) Uttar Pradesh (2) Rajasthan (3) Odisha (4) Jammu & Kashmir 24. The first officially permitted and translated version of the book Gandhis outstanding leadership, written by former Indian diplomat-turned Gandhian, Pascal Alan Nazareth, was released in _______ . (1) Saudi Arabia (2) North Korea (3) China (4) Egypt 25. Australian cricketer Aaron Finch hit a new record in Twenty20 international with a score of 156 in 63 balls against England. He surpassed the previous record of 123 scored by __________ (1) Brendon McCullum, New Zealand (2) A.D. Hales, England (3) S.R Watson, Australia (4) M.J. Guptill, New Zealand 26. The present Chairman & Managing Director of ONGC, Sudhir Vasudeva will be retiring in January 2014. Who among the following has been chosen by the Public Enterprises Selection Board to succeed Vasudeva? (1) Dinesh K. Saraf, CEO & MD, ONGC Videsh Ltd (2) R.S Butola, Chairman Indian Oil Corporation (3) A.K. Benerjee, Director (Finance) ONGC (4) N.K. Verma, Director (Exploration) ONGC
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27. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of GDP for the first Quarter (AprilJune) Q1, of 201314. As per the release the growth rate of GDP is registered at _____ percent (1) 5.4 (2) 4.4 (3) 4.0 (4) 5.0 28. Recently the Government has extended Visa On Arrival (VOA) facility to four more international airports across the country, besides the four existing metro cities. Which are these four airports? (a) Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi (b) Hyderabad, Bangalore (c) Ahmedabad, Rajkot (d) Patna, Chandigarh (e) Jammu, Ranchi (1) a, b (2) c, d (3) e, d (4) b, c 29. UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi launched Ahimsa Messenger programme on 31/8/13. The Ahimsa messengers will spread awareness and knowledge relating to women rights and problems. The programme is initiated by (1) Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Tribal Affairs (2) Ministry of Women and Child Development (3) Ministry of Rural Development (4) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 30. The Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation released NSSO Survey Report of Unemployment Rate. Which state has the highest Employment Rate (worker population ratio) on usual principal status basis during 201112? (1) Sikkim (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Chhattisgarh (4) Himachal Pradesh 31. Vice President Hamid Ansari released Delhi Human Development Report 2013 on 31/8/13. Delhi enjoys highest per capita income in the country at more than `________ lakh per year in 2012 13. (1) 1.0 (2) 2.0 (3) 1.50 (4) 1.25 32. The 2013 G20 Summit was held in Saint Petersburg, Russia on 56 September 2013. The 2014 G20 Summit and 2015 G20 Summit will be held in _____ and _____ respectively (1) Australia, Turkey (2) Germany, Italy (3) Canada, India (4) Brazil, China 33. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has undertaken a project to study the migration corridors of tigers in the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) focussing on the landscape outside the protected areas, to cut down man-animal conflict. Which state forest department is associated with the study? (1) Madhya Pradesh (2) Andhra Pradesh (3) Maharashtra (4) Odisha 34. The 2013 Mens Hockey Asia Cup tournament was held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 24th August to 1st September 2013. Arrange the countries which secured the top three positions, according to their order of position. (a) South Korea (b) Pakistan (c) India (d) Malaysia (e) Oman (1) a, d, e (2) a, b, c (3) a, c, b (4) d, c, b 35. The President of India, Pranab Mukherjee presented National Sport Awards 2013 on in August 2013. Identify Arjuna Awardees with their respective disciplines List - X . . Chekravolu Swuro Kavita Chahal A. B. List - Y Boxing Shooting

. Rajkumari Rathore IV. Mouma Das V. Neha Rathi (1) B, E, A, IV D, V - C (3) E, C, D, IV B, V A

C. Archery D. Wrestling E. Table tennis

(2) A, D, E, IV C, V B (4) C, A, B, IV E, V D

36. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2012 were presented by the President of India on 31/8/13. Four of the following awardees are related to the discipline Mountaineering. The awardee who is related to the discipline Sailing is (1) Basant Singh Roy (2) Major Ranveer Singh Jamwal (3) Lt. Cdr. Abhilash Tomy (4) Prem Singh
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37. According to the latest data of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), which of the following sectors received highest FDI with $1 billion during the period April June 2013? (1) Services (2) Automobile Industry (3) Computer Software and Hardware (4) Pharmaceuticals 38. India has recently committed to extend assistance package of `5000 crore for the socio-economic development of which of the following countries during its 11th five year plan? (1) Mozambique (2) Nepal (3) Bhutan (4) Mangolia 39. According to the 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) Global Livability Survey, Melbourne, Australia has emerged as the worlds most liveable city (three years in a row). The cities of which country occupy four positions in the top 10? (1) New Zealand (2) Austria (3) Canada (4) Australia 40. Amitabh Bachchan has joined UN global campaign The world needs more which seeks to turn words into real assistance for communities. He is the goodwill ambassador of (1) World Bank (2) UNICEF (3) World Food Programme (WFP) (4) World Health Organization (WHO)

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