General Awareness MCQ Questions and Answers

As per the new guidelines issued by SEBI, companies are required to list shares within how many days of the closure of the Initial Public Offers (IPOs) ?

RTGS stands for ……….

What role do Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play in a country’s economic and industrial development ? 1. They have the capacity to absorb skilled and unskilled labour available in the country. 2. Such institutions help in distribution of income in a wide spectrum and do not allow it to get concentrated in few hands or in few areas. 3. They help in eradication of poverty by providing selfemployment opportunities.

Which of the following statements about the Indian Economy is correct ?

Which of the following is/are correct about the problems of Indian Agriculture ? 1. Large agricultural subsidies are hampering productivity-enhancing investments. 2. Irrigation infrastructure is in bad shape and needs immediate improvement. 3. Frequent takeovers of fertile land by private companies and multinationals to launch big business complexes.

As per news in various journals, many banks have failed to achieve agri-loan target fixed by the RBI for the year 2010-11. What was the target fixed for the year ?

Which of the following statements about Agro and Allied activities is not correct ?

Which of the following schemes launched by the Govt. of India aims at enhancing the livelihood security of the people in rural areas by guaranteeing hundred days of employment in a financial year to a rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work ?

In some parts of India, farmers face acute distress because of heavy burden of debt from noninstitutional lenders. Who can be called a non-institutional lender ?

The South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) was introduced with a view of levying how much custom duty for trading any product within the SAARC zone ?