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General Awareness is an important component of most of the competitive exams for employment in the government sector in India. The article SSC MTS General Awareness Day 18 presents questions related to IBPS PO, SSC CGL, SSC MTS, SSC CHSL, SEBI Grade A, Indian Bank PGDBF PO, LIC HFL, NIACL Assistant, RRB Assistant, RRB PO, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, RBI Grade B, and BOB PGDBF PO. The article SSC MTS General Awareness Day 18 Questions have been designed keeping in view the significant role of General Awareness sections in the scoring of competitive exams.
Quiz
1. At what rate, the central Statistical Organization has estimated the India's national income growth in 2008-09?
Answer: 7.1%
2. During 2007-08 manufacturing in India grew by 8.2%. What is the 2008-09 percentage growth?
Answer: 4.1%
3. What is the per capita income of India based upon 1999-00 prices and current prices?
Answer: Rs. 25661 and 38084
4. Recently the government announced the third stimulus package to Indian Industry. Under this stimulus, what change has been made in the rate of service tax?
Answer: 12% to 10%
5. Recently the government announced the third stimulus package to Indian Industry. Under this stimulus, what change has been made in the rate of Excise Duty?
Answer: 10% to 8%
6. Which one is the UPA government's scheme for rural infrastructure comprising six components viz. rural roads, telephone, irrigation, drinking water supply , housing, and electrification.?
Answer: Bharat Nirman, this yojna is progressing on a snail's speed
7. What was the quarterly growth of India's Economy in the third quarter of 2008-09?
Answer: 5.3%
8. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP ) had grown 8% in December 2007. What was the figure in December 2008?
Answer: Negative 2%
9. Under the market risk, banks may apply to RBI for graduating to a more advanced method of internal models approach (IMA) by April 2010. Under what framework does this come?
Answer: Basel II
10. There is only one airport in India which has been allowed to charge " Airport Development Fees" (ADF)
Answer: Delhi Airport
11. Which states get the largest chunk of various union taxes, duties, etc?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh (19% Approx), Rs. 33031.51 crore
12. Sasan, Krishnapatnam & Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Projects have been won by which company?
Answer: Reliance Power
13." Mundra " Ultra Mega Power Project is won by which company recently?
Answer: Tata Power
14. Among the 26 measures announced by Commerce Minister recently, to promote exports by simplifying trade schemes obligation period under the advance authorization scheme is increased from 24 months to …..?
Answer: 36 months
15. How much " textile" sector accounts for India's Total Exports?
Answer: 12%
16. Sugar Production in U.P. has fallen by 50% recently. What was the major region behind this?
Answer: a sharp reduction in the crop area
17. What is measured in Million Metric Standard Cubic Meters (MMSCM )?
Answer: Gas Production in Oil & Gas Fields
18. Which bank has recently started distributing Bio metric Cards to the weaker sections of the society in Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Punjab National Bank
19. Which public sector bank recently completed a 100% core banking system in all its 4604 branches?
Answer: Punjab National Bank
20. How many new " Gharib Raths" have been introduced in recent Interim Railway Budget presented by Lalu Prasad Yadav?
Answer: 4
1. How much increase in the Freight Earnings for Year 2009-10 has been projected by Interim Railway Budget?
Answer: 8.7%
2. What is the operating ratio of Indian Railways in the Interim Budget 2009-10?
Answer: 89.9%
3. Approximately how much (percentage portion) of a rupee comes (earnings) from Goods traffic to the Indian Railways? How much from passenger traffic?
Answer: 70% from goods traffic & 26% from Passenger traffic
strong>4. What is the Total expenditure for FY 2009 as per Interim Union Budget 2009?
Answer: Rs. 9,53, 231 crore
5. What are the estimated revenue deficit and fiscal deficit of GDP in the Interim Union Budget 2009-10?
Answer: Revenue deficit 4% and fiscal deficit 5.5%
6. How much amount was allocated to NREGS in the Interim Union Budget 2009-10?
Answer: Rs. 30,100 crore
7. How much increase was provisioned in Interim Union Budget for Defense? (in percentage)
Answer: 35%
8. The fertilizer subsidies allocated for 2009-10 were projected Rs. 49,980 crore in the Interim Budget. This is how much less or more than revised estimates for the current year?
Answer: 34%
9. What are the three items include getting major subsidies in the Interim Budget?
Answer: Food, Petroleum & Fertilizer
10. How much was allocated to Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in the Interim Budget 2009?
Answer: 13100 crore
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