CAT-18 for Bank Examinations and other public service exams

1. which of the following is true?
a) Pradhan mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana was launched in 2009-10 for the for the integrated development of 1000 such villages.
b) This cover 1,000 villages with more than 50% Schedule Caste population.
c) There are 44,000 Scheduled Caste majority villages of the country.
d) The Government of India has released Rs 55.54 crore to the states of Assam, Bihar and Rajasthan under the pilot phase of the centrally sponsored “Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana” (PMAGY).
e) All are true

2. Which state has become the first to launch the 'Pradhan Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana' (PMAGY).
a) Punjab
b) New Delhi
c) Chattisgarh
d) Rajasthan

3. Which of the following is true about Tobin Tax?
a) It is named after Nobel prize winning US economist James Tobin
b) It is levied on Short Term capital currency transactions
c) It is one of the available tools to curb the short term capital inflow
d) It provides stability to foreign currency market
f) All are true

4. Which of the following is true?
a)  Gujarat state has launched India’s first 'micronutrient-mix food programme' - a supplementary nutritional food programme for children and pregnant women.
b) This programme is targeted to benefit nearly 40 lakh women and children through the statewide network of Anganwadis.
c) Under this programme, to fight against malnutrition, the beneficiaries would be supplied ready to cook pre-mixed micronutrient food at their doorstep through 44,789 Anganwadis in the State.
d) The state government had a budgetary provision of Rs 730 crore for this nutritional food programme and Rs 150 crore for girls.
e) All are ture

5. Which of the following scheme is knwon as 'SABLA'?
a) Rajiv Gandhi scheme for adolescent girls
b) Nutrition Programme for Adolescent Girl
c) Kishori Shakti Yojana
d) Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan
e) None of these

6. Which of the following is true?
a) The Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) is being developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
b) BLY is now registered under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol, part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
c) Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol is a part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
d) India is a signatory to the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol.
e) All are ture

7. Which of the following state has launched a web portal- based Centralised Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System?
a) Punjab
b) Haryana  
c) Gujarat
d) Mumbai
e) Tamil Nadu

8. World Population Day is observed on -
a) July 11
b) July 12
c) July 18
d) July 19
e) None of these

9. Which of the following has got the status of infrastructure finance company?
a) Power Finance Corporation
b) Indian Oil Company
c) Rural Finance Development Company
d) HPCL
e) None of these

10. Which of the following is true?
a) As per the last National Family Health Survey, 2005-06 (NFHS-3), 54.5 % children under 5 years belonging to Scheduled Tribes have been reported to be underweight.
b) The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme is being implemented by Ministry of Women and Child Development
c) Under Mid-Day meal programme of Department of School Education and Literacy, meals are provided to children including tribal children in the age group 6-14 years in the school.
d) All are ture

11. Which of the following would be the first state to kick off biometric ration cards?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Punjab
d) Haryana
e) None of these

12. How much amount has been sanctioned for Bhopal gas victims?
a) 999 Cr
b) 982 Cr
c) 889 Cr
d) 900 Cr
e) None of these

13. The book "Pranab Mukherjee : The All Season Man" is written by which author -
a) Sukhendu Sekhar Ray
b) Gurcharn Das
c) Amitav Gosh
d) Namita Gokhal
e) V S Naipaul

14. Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch which Satellite for Climate Research?
a) Megha Tropiques  
b) Sat24 Satellite
c) Telstar Satellite
d) Round-the-clock Satellite
e) Astra Tropical Satellite

15. Which committee has been formed to look at the performance and financial health of BSNL?
a) Usha Thorat Committee
b) Damodaran Committee
c) Sam Pitroda Committee
d) Malhotra Committee
e) None of these