General Knowledge Part Four

31. Under which of the following Constitutional articles financial emergency is proclaimed?
(a) 352 (b) 370 (c) 376 (d) 378

32. SAARC is headquartered at
(a) Jakarta (b) Bangkok (c) Kuala Lampur (d) Kathmandu

33. The book which won the Booker Prize 2002 is titled as
(a) Dirt Music. (b) Family Matters.
(c) Steps Across This Line. (d) Life of Pie.

34. According to the Tenth Plan (2002-07), what is the targeted growth rate of GDP?
(a) 8% (b) 6% (c) 6.5% (d) 6%

35. Which among the following is a central government tax?
(a) Income tax (b) Sales tax (c) Octroi (d) Property tax

36. Reserve Bank of India was nationalized in which of the following years?
(a) 1948 (b) 1949 (c) 1950 (d) 1952

37. Who among the following has the right to speak and take part in the proceedings of the Union Legislature
without the right to vote?
(a) Advocate General (b) Comptroller and Auditor General
(c) Solicitor General (d) Attorney General

38. World Population Day is observed on which of the following dates?
(a) May 1 (b) May 11 (c) July 1 (d) July 11

39. Who received the Dada Saheb Phalke Award recently ?
(a) Asha Bhosale (b) Ramesh Sippy (c) Yash Chopra (d) Sunil Dutt

40. Which of the following correctly describes the three types of justice referred to in the Preamble?
(a) Economic, social and religious (b) Political, economic and religious
(c) Social, economic and political (d) Social, religious and political

Answer:
31 a
32 d
33 d
34 a
35 a
36 b
37 d
38 d
39 c
40 c