| Objective General Knowledge |
| Q. |
Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date? |
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Vodafone |
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BP Plc |
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Vedanta Resource |
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4 |
Dailchi Sankyo |
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Ans: 1 |
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| Q. |
SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013. |
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10% |
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20% |
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30% |
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4 |
25% |
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Ans: 4 |
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| Q. |
Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education? |
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Reliance |
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2 |
Bharti Group |
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3 |
Toyota |
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4 |
LIC |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
Over 90% of the world's biomass is in- |
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freshwater wetlands |
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tropical rain forests |
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oceans |
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topsoils |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
Which one among the following is a source of methane emission into the atmosphere? |
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Industrial chimney |
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Automobile exhaust fume |
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Wetland |
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4 |
Mining |
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Ans: 3 |
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| Q. |
Carbon dioxide is called greenhouse gas because- |
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it is used in photosynthesis |
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its absorbs infrared radiation |
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it emits visible radiation |
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its concentration remains always higher than other gases |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
The fossil of Archaeopteryx represents the evidence of origin of- |
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birds from reptiles |
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mammals from reptiles |
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3 |
reptiles from amphibians |
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4 |
mammals from birds |
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Ans: 1 |
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| Q. |
Fiscal policy in India is formulated by- |
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the Reserve Bank of India |
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the Finance Ministry |
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the Planning Commission |
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the Securities and Exchange Board of India |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
The imaginary line of the Earth's surface that closely follows the 180 degree Meridian is - |
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Prime Meridian |
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International Date Line |
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Equator |
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4 |
Tropic of Cancer |
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Ans: 2 |
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| Q. |
Lack of atmosphere around the Moon is due to- |
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high escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction |
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low escape velocity of air molecule and low gravitational attraction |
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3 |
high escape velocity of air molecule only |
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4 |
low gravitational attraction only |
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Ans: 2 |
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