NSG

South Korea has become the country which had signed nuclear agreement with India after it got the waiver from the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) in 2008.

(1) eighth
(2) ninth
(3) eleventh
(4) none of these

Ans : (2)

Air Pollution

India has recently proposed to ratify the MARPOL convention. MARPOL is associated with

(1) The prevention of Air Pollution from Aeroplane.
(2) The prevention of Air Pollution from heavy industries.
(3) The prevention of Air Pollution from Ships.
(4) The prevention of Air Pollution from Power Plants.

Ans : (3)

"Father of Employment Guarantee Scheme

Who of the following is regarded as "Father of Employment Guarantee Scheme" and a postage stamp was released on his name by the President of India recently?
(1) KM Madhew
(2) Kasu Brahmanand Page
(3) Daulat Singh Kothari
(4) Vitthal Sakharam Page

Ans : (4)

Teesta Water Deal

Recently in news Teesta water deal between

(A) India and Bangaladesh
(B) India and Nepal
(C) India and Pakistan
(D) India and China

Ans : (A)

Lok Pal Bill

Consider the following statemements about Lok Pal Bill:
(A) The submit their reports which are placed in both Houses of parliament.
(B) The government is not bound to accept these reports, but generally it does accept some of the suggestions.
(C) The Lokpal Bill has been refferee to the parliamenary standing committee for personel public grievances, law and justice.
(D) Headed by Rajya Sabha Congress MP Abishek Singhvi, it has three months to give report.

Which of the above statements are true?

(1) Only (a) and (b)
(2) Only (b) and (c)
(3) Only (c) and (d)
(4) All of the above

Ans :(4)

Parliamentary Standing Committees

Consider the following statements about parliamentry standing committees:

(A) Commonly known as mini-parliament, these committees include numbers from all political parties and even independent MPs.
(B) There are 31 members in each committee - 21 from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha.
(C) The committees monitor the functioning of central ministries and departmets.

Which of the above statements are true?
(1) Only (A)
(2) Only (B)
(3) Only (C)
(4) All of the above.

Ans : (4).

TNPSC General Awareness

1. Which National River has decided to declare by Govt of India?

a) Brahmaputra
b) Yamuna
c) Ganga
d) Kaveri
e) None of these

2. Who amongst the folIowing economists gave the concept of “economies of scale”, which says “many goods and services can be produced more cheaply in long series”?

a) Edward C Prescott
b) Amartya Sen
c) Gary S Becker
d) Edmund S Phelps
e) Paul Krugman

3. Very often we read in newspapers/magazines about “Sovereign Wealth Funds”. Which of the following is/ are the correct description of the same?

(A) These are the funds or the reserves of a government or central bank of a country which are invested further to earn profitable returns.
(B) These are the funds which were accumulated by some people over the years but were not put in active circulation as they retain them as Black Money for several years.
(C) The funds which are created to be used as relief funds or bailout packages are known as sovereign funds.

a) Both B & Conly
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) Only A
e) None of these

4. Very often we read about Special economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. What is the purpose of promoting SEZs in India?

(A) They are established to promote exports.
(B) They are established to attract investments from foreign countries.
(C) They are established to help the poorest of the poor in India as the activities of these zones are reserved only forthe poors and those living below poverty line.

a) Only A
b) Only B
c) Only C
d) Both A & B only
e) None of these

5. The ratio of the Cash Reserves that the banks are required to keep with the RBI is known as

a) Liquidity Ratio
b) SLR
c) CRR
d) Net Demand & Time Liability
e) None of these

Answers –

1 - (c) , 2 - (e), 3 - (d), 4 - (d), 5 - (c)