General Awareness Page 4

1. The govt is getting ready to launch PM Narendra Modi's most ambitious scheme ‘Housing For All’ soon. The scheme envisages housing for all by

1) 2018 

2) 2019

3) 2022 

4) 2025

5) None of these

2. Who among the following has been roped in as the face of DD Kisan, India's first channel exclusively for farmers that was unveiled by Narendra Modi on 26 May?

1) Dilip Kumar 

2) Manoj Kumar

3) Amitabh Bachchan 

4) Aamir Khan

5) None of these

3. The govt cleared 21 FDI deals worth Rs 281 cr recently. The FDI proposals under approval route are cleared by the FIPB, however, those proposals involving investment of more than ____________are given final clearance by the CCEA.

1) Rs 1,500 cr 

2) Rs 2,000 cr

3) Rs 2,500 cr 

4) Rs 3,000 cr

5) None of these

4. Which state govt has taken up a project to provide better habitat to sloth bears by restoring the ecology of Jessore wildlife sanctuary, recently?

1) Sikkim 

2) Assam

3) Gujarat 

4) Maharashtra

5) None of these

5. Hou Hsiao-Hsien was adjudged Best Director at the 68th Cannes Film Festival for the film

1) The Measure of a Man 

2) Chronic

3) The Assassin 

4) Dheepan

5) None of these

6. India and which of the following countries on 25 May signed a Joint Vision Statement on Defence Cooperation for the period 2015-2020?

1) Mongolia 

2) South Korea

3) Japan 

4) Vietnam

5) None of these

7. The central govt has set up a committee to revisit and revitalize the public private partnership (PPP) model of infrastructure development. The Committee will be chaired by

1) Sudipto Sarkar
2) Pradeep Kumar

3) Shekhar Shah
4) Sharmila Chavali 

5) Vijay Kelkar

8. Six officers of FIFA were arrested on corruption charges on 27 May in Switzerland. The FIFA regulates which of the following sports globally?

1) Hockey
2) Football

3) Basketball
4) Formula One

5) None of these

9. The much-awaited National IPR Policy of India is expected soon. Here, what does the term IPR stands for?

1) Intellectual Property Rights
2) International Property Rights

3) Inherited Property Rights
4) Interlinked Property Rights

5) None of these

10. PM Narendra Modi on 26 May launched DD Kisan television channel targeted at rural India. What is the amount allocated in the Union budget for the dedicated channel?

1) Rs 40 cr
2) Rs 80 cr

3) Rs 100 cr
4) Rs 120 cr

5) None of these

Answers:

1 - 3
2 - 3
3 - 4
4 - 3
5 - 3
6 - 4
7 - 5
8 - 2
9 - 1
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