General Awareness MCQ Questions and Answers

President Barack Obama was on a visit to India a few months back. His visit is said to have forged both the nations into a new era of relations. India managed to sign a special agreement with US in which of the following fields/areas as a byproduct of the visit of Obama ? 1. Energy sector and Nuclear energy as US has lifted sanctions on supply of high tech machines. 2. Skill Development Programmes in IT sector in which US has super-specialisation. 3. Training in management of Micro finance Institutions.

Many times we read a term ‘Tax Haven’ in various newspapers. What does it mean ? 1. It is a country where certain taxes are levied at a very low rate. 2. It is a country where people can dump their illegal money without any problem. 3. It is a place where foreigners can work without paying any tax on their income.

As per existing law, what is the minimum per day wages paid to a worker from unorganised sector in India ?

Who amongst the following was awarded the "Indira Gandhi Peace Prize" for 2010 ?

Which of the following is not a Poverty Eradication Programme launched by the Govt. of India ?

According to the World Bank estimate about 40% Indians are living below International Poverty line of US $ -

The 10th Trilateral Ministerial Meeting of RIC group was organized in November 2010. Who are the members of the RIC ?

India and Syria recently decided to double their trade in next 2 years. Indian Govt. has decided to export which of the following commodities to Syria ?

India has sanctioned a 26 million grant to which of the following countries for development of tube wells ?

Which of the following is the name of the scheme launched by the Govt. of India for adolescent girls ? (Launched in November 2010)