General Awareness MCQ
General Awareness MCQ
151. In National Mineral Policy (1993) which mineral was allowed for having investment from private sector—
- Coal
- Iron
- Gold
- Platinum
153. Minimum Support Price is decided by—
- ICAR
- State Government
- Ministry of Agriculture
- CACP
154. Which percentage of Central Taxes have been recommended by the 12th Finance Commission to be transferred to States ?
- 28·5%
- 29·5%
- 30·5%
- 31·5%
155. Which state possesses the maximum percentage of SC population ?
- U.P.
- M.P.
- Kerala
- Punjab
156. Government has decided to cover all districts of the country in National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGP)—
- Upto January 1, 2008
- Upto March 31, 2008
- w.e.f. April 1, 2008
- w.e.f. April 1, 2009
157. What is ‘NIKKEI’ ?
- Share Price Index of Tokyo Share Market
- Name of Japanese Central Bank
- Japanese name of Country’s Planning Commission
- Foreign Exchange Market of Japan
158. Which statement is correct for Indian Planning Commission ?
- It is not defined in Indian Constitution
- Members and Vice-Chairman of it do not have fixed working duration
- Members do not require any minimum education
- All of these
159. Which State of the following has not yet adopted VAT (Value Added Tax) ?
- Tamil Nadu
- Uttar Pradesh
- Gujarat
- None of the above
160. Service Tax revenue collection for 2008–09 (Budget estimates) was proposed at—
- Rs. 64,460 crore
- Rs. 52,603 crore
- Rs. 50,200 crore
- Rs. 74,460 crore