Objective Current Affairs

Q. Who was the first Indian to receive the World Food Prize?
1 Dr. Verghese Kurien
2 Dr. M. S. Swaminathan
3 Dr. Amita Patel
4 None of these
Ans: 2

Q. The Dronacharya Award for sports coaches was instituted in the year
1 1984
2 1985
3 1987
4 1988
Ans: 2

Q. Red Cross was founded by
1 J. H. Durant
2 Baden Powell
3 Trygve Lie
4 Frederick Passey
Ans: 1

Q. What is the name of the Parliament of Bangladesh?
1 Jatiya Sansad
2 Majlis
3 People's Council
4 National Assembly
Ans: 1

Q. The world's tallest free-standing structure is
1 Eiffel Tower
2 Leaning Tower of Pisa
3 Bruj Dubai
4 Qutab Minar
Ans: 3

Q. KLM Airlines belongs to
1 Kuwait
2 The Netherlands
3 Japan
4 Indonesia
Ans: 2

Q. Basel Norms are related with further strengthening and performance of
1 Public sector manufacturing units
2 Banking industry
3 Educational institutes
4 Hotels
Ans: 2

Q. The number of people living Below Poverty Line (BPL) is maximum in
1 Gujarat
2 Jammu & Kashmir
3 Maharashtra
4 Orissa
Ans: 4

Q. If some people wish to start a banking company in India, they certainly need a permission of the
1 Indian Banks' Association
2 Ministry of Finance
3 Banking Ombudsman
4 Reserve Bank of India
Ans: 4

Q. As per the reports published by the Government of India, what is the approximate percentage of the people in rural India who hold a bank account?
1 10%
2 20%
3 25%
4 15%
Ans: 4