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IRMA GK QUESTION BANK - 2012

1. According to the Economic Survey 2011-12, the growth in agriculture and allied sector in 2011-12 isestimated to be:(a) 2.5% (b) 4% (c) 7% (d) 3%

2. Which one among the following countries is the largest trading partner of India?(a) USA (b) China (c) UAE (d) Russia

3. Which of the following organisations is known as the soft loan window of the World Bank?(a) International Development Association (IDA)(b) International Finance Corporation (IFC)(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF)(d) Asian Development Bank (ADB)

4. According to Economic Survey 2011-12, the share of Agriculture and allied sector in GDP of India is:(a) 15% (b) 18% (c) 20% (d) 13.9%

5. The rate at which we can convert one currency into another currency is know as :(a) Reverse Repo rate (b) Exchange rate (c) Reverse rapo rate (d) Conversion rate

6. Which of the following is not a case of inflation?(a) rise in general level of prices of goods (b) rise in value of money(c) rise in general level of prices of services (d) too much money chasing to few goods

7. Which one of the following is not correct regarding proposed White Label ATMs in India?(a) It will be owned and operated by Non Bank entities.(b) From such White Label ATM customer from any bank will be able to withdraw money(c) The customer will not have to pay a fee for the services.(d) It will not display logo of any particular bank.

8. Which of the following Index aims to measure the effects of price changes on the cost of achievinga constant standard of living (i.e. level of utility or welfare)?(a) WPI (b) CPI (c) COLI (d) PPI

9. What is the name of the head of the Panel recently constituted by the Reserve Bank of India tosuggest ways to strengthen the rural cooperative credit structure?(a) Prakash Bakshi (b) Sabeer Bhatia (c) Yaswant Sinha (d) Y. Subrahmaniam

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10. The Indian economist, who is among the 26 people who have been appointed by the UN to advisethe world body on the global development agenda beyond 2015, is:(a) Amartya Sen (b) Sanjeev Bhattacharya(c) Devendra Tripathi (d) Abhijit Banergee

11. Which of the following Stock Exchanges has emerged as the world's largest in terms of the numberof trades in equity segments for the first six months of the 2012?(a) New York Stock Exchange (b) National Stock Exchange, Mumbai(c) London Stock Exchange (d) Singapore Stock Exchange

12. The Chairman of the expert committee on GAAR (General Anti Avoidance Rules) is:(a) Y.V Reddy (b) Parthasarathi Shome(c) Sri Kumar Banargee (d) Vayalar Ravi

13. Which of the following retail Groups, in India, is the 50:50 partner of world's largest retailer WalmartStores Inc?(a) Bharti Group (b) Reliance group (c) Sara Group (d) Future Group

14. Embraer is the third-largest commercial aircraft manufacturer in the world. Its head-quarter is locatedin which of the following countries?(a) Germany (b) France (c) USA (d) Brazil

15. Which among the following State governments has signed a memorandum of understanding withLife Insurance Corporation to provide insurance coverage to about 7.8 lakh kendu leaf pluckers?(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Jharkhand

16. Indian state which stands first in the production of sugarcane is:(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Maharashtra (c) Bihar (d) West Bengal

17. Who is the author of the book 'Planned Economy for India'?(a) Dada Bhai Naoroji (b) M. Vishweshwarya (c) R. C. Datt (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru

18. The objective of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) is:(a) to provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations of more than 500 in rural areas(b) to provide connectivity to all unconnected habitations of more than 250 persons in hilly areas(c) both (a) and (b)(d) none of these

19. As per Census 2011 of India, India's population growth rate during 2001-11 stood at:(a) 21.5 Percent (b) 20.64 percent (c) 17.64 percent (d) 18.12 percent

20. According to Suresh Tendulkar report on poverty which of the following states is the most poor inIndia?(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Odisha (d) Tripura


21. Minimum Support Price (MSP) announced by the government is the price:(a) at which government is ready to purchase the crops from farmers directly(b) at which government is ready to purchase the crops from traders(c) at which government is ready to sell the grains stored in godowns(d) None of these

22. Which one among the following crops was not covered under the green revolution?(a) Rice (b) Wheat (c) Pulse (d) Maize

23. Match the following pairs and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(Prize) (Personality)A. Harish Hande 1. Templeton PrizeB. The Dalai Lama 2. Magsaysay AwradC. World Food Prize 3. Stephen R. CarpenterD. Stockholm Water Prize 4. Dr. Daniel Hillel

Codes:A B C D

(a) 1 3 2 4(b) 2 1 4 3(c) 3 1 2 4(d) 4 3 1 2

24. Which one of the following is not the component of Bharat Nirman Programme?(a) Rural housing (b) Irrigation (c) Rural telephony (d) Food

25. National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was renamed as Mahatma Gandhi NationalRural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in which among the following years?(a) 2007 (b) 2008 (c) 2009 (d) 2010

26. Regarding the Census 2011, consider the following statements:1. According to Census 2011, for the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in

population is more in urban areas that in rural areas.2. The ratio of Rural - Urban population is 68.84% : 31.16%.3. Level of urbanization increased from 27.81% in 2001 Census to 31.16% in 2011 Census.4. The proportion of rural population declined from 72.19% to 68.84%.

Which of the statements given above are correct?(a) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4


27. Which one among the following orders is correct regarding top cotton producing states in India?(a) Gujarat > Maharashtra > Andhrapradesh > Punjab > Haryana(b) Maharashtra > Gujarat > Andhrapradesh > Punjab > Haryana(c) Andhrapradesh > Punjab > Haryana > Maharashtra(d) Haryana > Punjab > Maharashtra > Gujarat

28. Which among the following is not a Kharif Crop?(a) Maize (b) Sugarcane (c) Rice (d) Mustard

29. 'Aam Admi Bima Yojana' is an insurance scheme for rural landless households introduced by:(a) National Insurance Co. (b) LIC(c) NABARD (d) Rural Insurance Co.

30. Consider the following statements:1. The child sex ratio in India has dropped to 914 females against 1,000 males - the lowest since

Independence - in the provisional 2011 Census report released today.2. The Child sex ratio was 927 females against 1,000 males in 2001.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

31. Who among the following personalities is considered as the brain behind oilseed revolution?(a) M S Swaminathan (b) M V Rao (c) C Rangarajan (d) Y B Reddy

32. Recently, Human Rights activist Sima Samar won the Swedish Right Livelihood Award. She belongsto:(a) Pakistan (b) Bangladesh (c) Afghanistan (d) Egypt

33. 'The Casual Vacancy' is a novel written by:(a) Salman Rushdie (b) J.K. Rowling (c) Vikram Seth (d) Amitav Ghose

34. The Group of Ministers (GoM) on pharmaceutical pricing policy is headed by:(a) Ghulam Nabi Azad (b) Sharad Pawar (c) Srikant Jena (d) Salman Khurshid

35. Recently which among the following acquired the Indian business of Australia based Woolworths?(a) Infiniti Retail Ltd (b) J P Infratech (c) DLF (d) Lanco Infrastructure

36. Samsung has recently unveiled upgraded version of its phablet in India. Name it:(a) Galaxy Note I (b) Galaxy Note II (c) Galaxy Note III (d) Galaxy Note V

37. Who among the following won FIDE Grand Prix 2012 held in Ankara?(a) A. Muzychuk (b) Zhao Xue (c) Koneru Humpy (d) Ruan Lufei


38. India's first National Security Adviser has been died recently. Name the personality:(a) J N Dixit (b) Brajesh Mishra (c) M K Narayanan (d) Shivshankar Menon

39. To promote the message of making the country 'Open Defecation-Free' and ensuring proper sanitationin rural areas which among the following campaign has been started recently?(a) Swachchha Bharat Yatra (b) Nirmal Bharat Yatra(a) Swastha Bharat Yatra (d) Nirmal Gram Yatra

40. Who among the following is/was the chairman of 13th Finance Commission?(a) C.Rangarajan (b) A.M.Khusro (c) Vijay L. Kelkar (d) K.C Pant

41. Which among the following Indian is a member in the board of U.K.-based global banking giantHSBC Holdings?(a) N. R. Narayana Murthy (b) Azim Premji(c) Nandan Nilekani (d) Vikram Pandit

42. Lewis Hamilton has recently signed a three-year deal with which of the following formula one team?(a) Red bull (b) Mercedes (c) McLaren (d) Ferrari

43. 'Dans le harem de Kadhafi' is a book written by:(a) Annick Cojean (b) Larry Ellison (c) Jeff Bezos (d) Lewis Hamilton

44. E Lobby, a new initiative with 24x7 cash deposit, cash withdrawal, cheque deposit and passbookupdating facility launched for which of the following banks customers?(a) Punjab National Bank (b) Union Bank of India(c) ICICI Bank (d) Kotak Mahindra Bank

45. Kutir Jyoti Scheme is realted with:(a) Promoting cottage industries inn villages(b) Promoting employment among rural families living below the poverty line(c) Providing electricity to rural families living the poverty line(d) All of the above

46. Who among the following won Singapore Grand Prix 2012?(a) Lewis Hamilton (b) Sebastian Vettel (c) Fernando Alonso (d) Jenson Button

47. 'AH-64 Apache' is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter developed in:(a) Russia (b) France (c) USA (d) UK

48. Which among the following Universities is also known by "Oxford of the East"?(a) Calcutta University (b) Allahabad University (c) Utkal University(d) Banaras Hindu University


49. The first indigenously built ship by Alcock Ashdown Gujarat Ltd, a Gujarat Government unit, hasbeen commissioned into the Navy. Name the ship:(a) INS Makaradhwaj (b) INS Makar (c) INS Magar (d) INS Kark

50. 'Arrogant Master' is the book written by which of one the following cricket players?(a) Kapil Dev (b) Yuvraj Singh (c) Rahul Dravid (d) Saurav Ganguly

51. Which among the following committees is not headed by C Rangarajan?(a) Committee to resolve gas pricing, profit-sharing issues(b) Committee to resolve gas pricing, profit-sharing issues(c) Committee to review the Tendulkar Committee methodology for estimating poverty(d) None of the above

52. Which among the following States of India has highest Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)?(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar (c) Rajasthan (d) Odisha

53. Who among the following personalities is the oldest Indian woman to scale Mt Everest?(a) Meghlal Mahato (b) Sunita Mahato (c) Binita Soren (d) Premlata Agrawal

54. Who among the following is the current president of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry?(a) Mahendra Parmir (b) Kosala Wikramanayake(c) Iftikhar Ali Malik (d) Vikramjit Singh Sahaney

55. In which among the following countries, Indian Pharmaceutical Company Wockhardt is going tolaunch a generic version of Comtan tablets, used in treating Parkinson's disease?(a) USA (b) UK (c) India (d) South Africa

56. Who among the following won men's Cincinnati Masters title 2012?(a) Novak Djokovic (b) Roger Federer (c) Andy Murray (d) Andy Roddick

57. Who among the following has been selected for the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award 2012?(a) Wahiduddin Khan (b) D. R. Mehta (c) Gautam Bhai (d) N Radhakrishnan

58. Which among the following States has recently announced that any person below 18 years will beconsidered a child labourer if he or she is employed?(a) Haryana (b) Gujarat (c) Rajasthan (d) Maharashtra

59. Which among the following States has bagged top position in dairy farming with a 95.4 lakh metrictonne production in 2011-12 fiscal years?(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Meghalaya (c) Gujarat (d) Punjab

60. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as the chief economic adviser in the financeministry?(a) Kaushik Basu (b) Raghuram G Rajan (c) Dr. Rajiv Kumar (d) Anil Bisen


61. The company, which toppled Reliance Industries as the country’s most valued company in 2011is:(a) NTPC (b) Coal India Limited (CIL)(c) ONGC (d) Indian Railways

62. The investments in a project that lacks any constraints imposed by prior work or in a project tobe constructed on land where there is no need to remodel or demolish an existing structure isknown as:(a) Yellow Field Investments (b) Grey Field Investments(c) Brown Field Investments (d) Green Field Investments

63. Ministry of power has launched ‘Bachat Lamp Yojana’ with which of the following?(a) The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI) (b) Ministry of New and renewable energy(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests (d) Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)

64. The global consultancy, McKinsey is related to study of:(a) Public Finance (b) Global Trade (c) Global Health (d) Global Warming

65. The headquarters of the major aircraft manufacturer Airbus, which has recently signed long-termpartnership agreements with Indian firms, is located at:(a) Bonn (b) Blagnac (c) London (d) Milan

66. Naresh Goyal heads which of the following airlines?(a) Air India (b) Air Deccan (c) Kingfisher (d) Jet Airways

67. Where would you find the headquarters of Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)?(a) London (b) Berlin (c) Rome (d) New York

68. With which of the following would you associate Sam Pitroda?(a) White Revolution (b) Telecome Revolution(c) Evergreen Revolution(d) Black Revolution

69. The main objective of TRYSEM was:(a) to train rural youth for self employment (b) to train urban youth for self employment(c) Both of the above (d) None of these

70. Which of the following represents the duration of the Eleventh plan?(a) 2007-2012 (b) 2008-2013 (c) 2009-2014 (d) None of these


71. NABARD was established on the recommendation of:(a) Damodaran Committee (b) Shivaraman Committee(c) Narsimham Committee (d) None of these

72. CAPART is related with:(a) the promotion of rural development (b) computer Harware(c) consultant service of export promotion (d) controlling pollution in big industries

73. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Planning Commission?(a) President of India (b) Finance Minister(c) Prime Minister of India (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

74. Which of the following States will be benefited from the multipurpose Sardar Sarovar Project?(a) Maharashtra and Gujarat(b) Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh(c) Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh(d) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh

75. The birth rate measures the number of births during a year per:(a) 100 population (b) 1,000 population (c) 10,000 population (d) 1, 00,000 population

76. This Indian state has become the first state in India to provide health cover to all the families livingbelow the poverty line in India. Can you identify the state from the given options?(a) Punjab (b) Haryana (c) Manipur (d) Kerala

77. Which of the following Indian state is famous for the production of rubber?(a) Karnataka (b) Tamilnadu (c) Kerala (d) Maharashtra

78. The Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), a Non Government Organization is situated inwhich of the following states?(a) Gujarat (b) Rajasthan (c) Haryana (d) Punjab

79. Who is known as Father of International Green Revolution?(a) M.S. Swaminathan (b) Norman Borlaugh (c) Erik Acharius (d) Peter Artedi

80. Which of the following is the least densely populated state of India?(a) Sikkim (b) Goa (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Mizoram

81. Gini Index is used to:(a) measure the cost of living(b) measure inequality in distribution of the family income(c) measures the basic amenities to the population of a country(d) measures the earning capacity of the individuals


82. Who was the chairman of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, appointed to probe into 2G Scam?(a) Murli Manohar Joshi (b) Shivraj Patil(c) Yaswant Sinha (d) P.C. Chako

83. Where would you find the Headquarters of World Health Organization (WHO)?(a) Stockholm (b) Paris (c) Geneva (d) London

84. Which of the following percentage of the available water is used for irrigation purposes?(a) 50% (b) 60% (c) 70% (d) 80%

85. Which of the following Days is celebrated as the World Earth Day?(a) January 22 (b) February 22 (c) March 22 (d) April 22

86. Which of the following persons is the chairman of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission?(a) Veerappa Moily (b) Manmohan Singh (c) Pranab Mukharjee (d) P Chidambaram

87. Where would you find National Fisheries Development Board in India?(a) Bangalore (b) Hyderabad (c) Chennai (d) Panaji

88. Which of the following represents the year in which the National Horticulture Mission was launched?(a) 2003-2004 (b) 2004-2005 (c) 2005-2006 (d) 2006-2007

89. Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional body?(a) Finance Commission (b) Planning Commission(c) UPSC (d) CAG

90. Indian rupee was devalued for the first time in:(a) 1949 (b) 1966 (c) 1991 (d) 2003

91. Which of the following represents the year of enactment of Consumer Protection Act?(a) 1982 (b) 1984 (c) 1986 (d) 1988

92. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the recently constituted National River Ganga Basin Authority?(a) President(b) Chairman of Central Water Commission(c) Minister of Water Resources(d) Prime minister of India

93. Kisan Credit Card scheme was launched in:(a) 1998-99 (b) 1990-91 (c) 1992-93 (d) 1994-95


94. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘A’, in ‘NPA’?(a) Authority (b) Assets (c) Agents (d) Actuaries

95. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about Jana Shree Bima Yojana?(a) The scheme was launched in the year 2000(b) Insurance coverage on natural death is of Rs. 50000(c) This scheme replaced the Rural Group Life Insurance Scheme and Social Security Group

Insurance Scheme(d) All of the above are true

96. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘M’, in ‘FEMA’?(a) Money (b) Market (c) Mutual (d) Management

97. Which of the following taxes is NOT under the jurisdiction of States?(a) Taxes on agricultural income(b) Land Revenue(c) Taxes on entry of goods into a local area(d) Rates of stamp duties in respect of bills of exchange

98. In terms of World Steel Association (WSA)-Report 2011, which of the following represents the rankof India throughout the world?(a) Third (b) Fourth (c) Fifth (d) Sixth

99. In which year RBI introduced a Banking Ombudsman Scheme in the country for giving a solution forcustomer‘s complaints?(a) 1985 (b) 1995 (c) 2000 (d) 2005

100. Which of the following is the maximum labour-oriented industry of India?(a) Jute Industry (b) Sugar Industry (c) Cotton Industry (d) Cement Industry

101. Which of the following represents the expansion of ‘C’, in ‘ECB’?(a) Comprehensive (b) Commercial (c) Common (d) Cumulative

102. Who is the present chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of America?(a) Allan Greenspan (b) Ben Bernanke (c) Timothy Geitner (d) Richard Fuld

103. Indian Economy can be best described as:(a) Capitalistic (b) Socialistic (c) Mixed (d) None of these

104. Which of the following is NOT a tertiary activity?(a) Insurance (b) Banking (c) Transportation (d) Mining


105. The present President of NASSCOM is:(a) Pramod Bhasin (b) Som Mittal (c) Ashok Soota (d) Ganesh Natarajan

106. Where would you find the headquarters of Crafts Council of India?(a) Lucknow (b) Patna (c) Jaipur (d) Chennai

107. Which of the following represents the year of establishment of Khadi and Village IndustriesCommission (KVIC)?(a) 1952 (b) 1957 (c) 1963 (d) 1969

108. National Institute of Hydrology has its headquarters at:(a) Panaji (b) Roorkee (c) Kolkata (d) Mysore

109. Who is the author of the controversial book Jinnah:India, Partition, Independence?(a) Yashwant Sinha (b) L.K Advani (c) Jaswant Singh (d) Narendra Modi

110. State which produces maximum sugarcane:(a) Maharashtra (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Karnataka (d) Punjab

111. This person is the newly appointed chairman of the Economic Advisory Council. Name him from thegiven options.(a) Arvind Virmani (b) C. Ranagarajan(c) Suresh D. Tendulkar (d) V.S. Vyas

112. As per the Union Budget 2009-2010, Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is to be extendedto every child under six years of age by:(a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2013 (d) 2014

113. ‘Vande Matram Scheme‘ was launched in:(a) 2008 (b) 2007 (c) 2005 (d) 2004

114. Who is the present cabinet minister of social justice and empowerment to the government of India?(a) Raghuvansh Prasad Singh (b) Pawan Kumar Bansal(c) Mukul Vasnik (d) Sushil Kumar Shinde

115. In the WTO terminology, all the domestic support measures that can distort the trade and productionlie in the:(a) Blue box (b) Red box (c) Amber box (d) None of these

116. Can you identify the most literate Union Territory of India from the given options?(a) Delhi (b) Lakshadweep (c) Chandigarh (d) Pondicherry


117. WTO was founded by:(a) Treaty of USA (b) Montreal Conference(c) Treaty of Maastricht (d) Uruguay Conference

118. Who is the present Director General of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR)?(a) Dr. R.S. Paroda (b) Dr. Mangala Rai(c) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (d) Dr. S Ayyappan

119. In which fuel, the government has decided to mix ‘marker’ for identifying adulteration?(a) Petrol (b) Diesel (c) CNG (d) Kerosene

120. Who among the following is the present chairman of Human Rights Commission?(a) Girija Vyas (b) B.N.Srikrishna (c) K.G.Balakrishnan (d) None of these

121. Which of the following constitutional amendments is responsible for making free and compulsoryeducation to all children under 6 to 14 years of age a fundamental right?(a) 82nd amendment (b) 84th amendment(c) 86th amendment (d) 88th amendment

122. As per the office of the Registrar General of India, which of the following represents the InfantMortality Rate per thousand live births at the current level?(a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 65

123. Which of the following represents the percentage population of the world that resides in India?(a) 12.5% (b) 14.8% (c) 17.5% (d) 18.3%

124. The present Minister of Environment to the Government of India is:(a) Sushil Kumar Shinde (b) Jairam Ramesh(c) Anand Sharma (d) Jayanti Natrajan

125. Which of the following represents the present Director General of World Intellectual PropertyOrganization (WIPO)?(a) Dr. Margaret Chan (b) Francis Gurry (c) Susan Schwab (d) Juan Somavia

126. Which of the following Indian states has the highest Scheduled Tribe population in India?(a) Mizoram (b) Punjab (c) Bihar (d) Madhya Pradesh

127. Which of the following represents the percentage of urban population out of the total population ofIndia?

(a) 21.4% (b) 23.5% (c) 25.7% (d) 31.16%


128. Which of the following is the latest country to join WTO?(a) Vietnam (b) Russia (c) Nauru (d) China

129. The biggest gold miner company Rusoro is listed in which of the following country?(a) Russia (b) United States of America(c) Canada (d) South Africa

130. National Development Council, an important non statutory body, came into existence in the year:(a) 1950 (b) 1951 (c) 1952 (d) 1953

131. India has purchased 10 C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lift transport aircraft from which of the followingcountry?(a) USA (b) Britain (c) France (d) Germany

132. Which of the following is the longest National Highway of India?(a) National Highway No. 5 (b) National Highway No. 7(c) National Highway No. 8 (d) National Highway No. 9

133. RBI was nationalized in the year…(a) 1947 (b) 1948 (c) 1949 (d) 1950

134. “Golden Quadrilateral”, is the name of the project that is linked with:(a) Waterways (b) Airways (c) Roadways (d) None of these

135. A bank which has been appointed as the custodian of securities of the Employees Provident FundOrganisation (EPFO), by EPFO, is:(a) State Bank of India (b) Dena Bank(c) Standard Chartered Bank (d) Kotak Mahindra

136. As per the World Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, which of the following is the most competitiveeconomy of the world?(a) USA (b) Switzerland (c) Singapore (d) Sweden

137. As per the World Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, which of the following represents the rank ofIndia?(a) 47 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 56

138. Kisan diwas is celeberated on:(a) 23rd October (b) 23rd November (c) 23rd December (d) None


139. Asia’s first Export Processing Zone (EPZ) was set up in the year 1965 at:(a) Surat (b) Kandla (c) Hyderabad (d) Vishakhapattnam

140. As per the Population Census 2011, which of the following represents the density of populationdensity India?(a) 342 persons per sq. km (b) 362 persons per sq. km(c) 382 persons per sq. km (d) 392 persons per sq. km

141. Which of the following is NOT a component of Bharat Nirman?(a) Irrigation Potential (b) Rural Telephony(c) Rural Housing (d) Primary Education

142. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched in:(a) 1999 (b) 2000 (c) 2002 (d) 2005

143. Winners of Nobel Peace Prize-2011 come from which of the following two countries?(a) Egypt and Yemen (b) Libya and Yemen(c) Liberia and Yemen (d) Kenya and Liberia

144. Idukki Dam is located on which river ?(a) Karnataka (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Kerala (d) Andhra Pradesh

145. The chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India is-(a) Sam Pitroda (b) Nanadan Nilekani (c) K V Kamath (d) C.Rangarajan

146. The year of establishment of the National Dairy Development Board, is- (a) 1963 (b) 1965 (c) 1967 (d) 1969

147. Which of the following represents the number of the member countries of “Euro Zone”?(a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 18

148. Which of the following represents the venue of the summit of the BRIC nations that took place inMarch, 2012?(a) Johannesburg (b) Beijing (c) Moscow (d) Delhi

149. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Central Social Welfare Board(CSWB)?(a) It was founded by Jawharlal Nehru in 1953(b) Its founder chairperson was Durgabai Deshmukh, a reputed social worker(c) Its an autonomous body under the Ministry of Women & Child Development(d) All of the above statements are true

150. Which of the following days is celebrated as the World AIDS Day?(a) December 1 (b) October 16 (c) September 27 (d) July 11


Answers and Explanations

1 a 2 c 3 a 4 d 5 d 6 b 7 c 8 c 9 a 10 d

11 b 12 b 13 a 14 d 15 c 16 a 17 b 18 c 19 c 20 c

21 a 22 c 23 b 24 d 25 c 26 d 27 a 28 d 29 b 30 c

31 b 32 c 33 b 34 b 35 a 36 b 37 c 38 b 39 b 40 c

41 a 42 b 43 a 44 a 45 c 46 b 47 c 48 b 49 b 50 b

51 d 52 a 53 d 54 d 55 a 56 b 57 b 58 c 59 d 60 b

61 b 62 d 63 d 64 a 65 b 66 d 67 c 68 b 69 a 70 a

71 b 72 a 73 c 74 d 75 b 76 b 77 c 78 a 79 b 80 c

81 b 82 d 83 c 84 c 85 d 86 a 87 b 88 c 89 b 90 a

91 c 92 d 93 a 94 b 95 b 96 d 97 d 98 b 99 b 100 c

101 b 102 b 103 c 104 d 105 b 106 d 107 b 108 b 109 c 110 b

111 b 112 b 113 d 114 c 115 c 116 b 117 d 118 d 119 d 120 c

121 c 122 c 123 c 124 d 125 b 126 d 127 d 128 b 129 c 130 c

131 a 132 b 133 c 134 c 135 c 136 b 137 d 138 c 139 b 140 c

141 d 142 b 143 c 144 c 145 b 146 b 147 c 148 d 149 d 150 a

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IRMA GK 2012fi.ge.pgstatic.net/attachments/33629_18c3c6d0885d4e3c815...Page 2 IRMA GK QUESTION BANK - 2012 10. The Indian economist, who is among the 26 people who have been appointed