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GK Test - September 2020

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When is world tourism day celebrated

a)

26th September

b)

27th September

c)

28th September

d)

29th September

2.

What was the theme of tourism day this year

a)

Tourism and Urban Development

b)

Tourism and Development

c)

Tourism and Rural Area

d)

Tourism and Rural Development

3.

When is world Rhino day Celebrated

a)

26th September

b)

24th September

c)

22nd September

d)

20th September

4.

Arctic wildfires are also called as Zombie fires

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which state in India tops in ease of doing business 2019 ranking

a)

Maharashtra

b)

Haryana

c)

Banglore

d)

Andhra Pradesh.

6.

In Q1 India's GDP contracted by

a)

23.9%

b)

12%

c)

29%

d)

15%

7.

In Global Innovation Index 2020 india is at

a)

45th Position

b)

47th Position

c)

48th Position

d)

52th Position

8.

According to Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist, IMF -Global economy to be worst hit since Great Depression

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Wildlife in 'catastrophic decline' due to human destruction, scientists warn that the Wildlife populations have fallen by more than ______________ in less than 50 years,

a)

two-thirds

b)

one-thirds

c)

one fourth

d)

two-fourth

10.

79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden is the term deenoted to

a)

Arctic's largest remaining ice shelf in north-east Greenland.

b)

Nuclear Weapon

c)

A cuisine

d)

A secret mission

11.

In the Antarctic continent, Thwaites Glacier also now being termed as the Doomsday Glacier by scientist .....is almost as big as ........

a)

India

b)

Great Britain.

c)

Turkey

d)

France

12.

"Novichok" is a nerve agent poison meaning

a)

Newcomer

b)

Nerve agent

c)

Nerve gas

13.

___________________ is a very destructive Atlantic hurricane which became the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. state of Alabama since Ivan in 2004. The eighteenth named storm, and seventh hurricane of the extremely active, record breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

a)

Hurricane Arthur

b)

Hurricane Sally

c)

Hurricane Bertha

d)

Hurricane Dolly

14.

In a bid to regularise home renting, the he Madhya Pradesh government is bringing about a MTA... which means

a)

M.P Tenancy Act

b)

Model Tenant Act

c)

Model Tenancy Act

d)

Modern Tenancy Act

15.

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has red flagged the government’s “disinvestment” programme involving the ““strategic sale” of one public sector undertaking . CAG Stands for

a)

Comptroller and Auditor General

b)

Controller and Auditor General

c)

Comptroller and Authority General

d)

Controller and Authority General

16.

Recovery rate of coronavirus patients reaches ____________ in Bihar in September

a)

91.98 per cent

b)

99.98 per cent

c)

19.98 per cent

d)

11.98 per cent

17.

Offset Clause

a)

policy which mandates foreign suppliers to spend at least 30% of the contract value in India.

b)

a provision in reinsurance agreements that permits each party to net amounts due against those payable before making payment.

c)

The offset limit has now been increased from Rs 300 crore to Rs 2,000 crore.

d)

All of the above

18.

R - Value means

a)

product's resistance to heat flow

b)

reproduction number value

c)

Both

d)

None of the above

19.

Adivasis are being made the scapegoat for the industrial-scale felling of trees along Betwa river

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Betwa is a tributary of the Yamuna in the Ganga basin and sits on the border of the two states M.P & UP

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Singer SP Balasubramaniam passed away at the age of 74 this month

a)

had sung 40,000 songs in a career spanning nearly 55 years

b)

was called Paadum Nila

c)

was known as S. P. B. or Balu

d)

All of the above

22.

An international arbitration tribunal ruled Friday that India’s efforts to claim 200 billion rupees ($2.7 billion) in past taxes were in breach of fair treatment under the bilateral investment protection pact between the south Asian nation and the Netherlands.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Retrospective tax means

a)

creating an additional charge or levy of tax by way of an amendment from specified date in the past.

b)

creating an additional charge or levy of tax by way of an amendment from specified date in the future

c)

creating an additional charge or levy of tax by way of an amendment from specified date in the present

d)

None of the options

24.

In business terms , place of effective management means

a)

a place where key management and. commercial decisions that are necessary for the conduct of the business of an entity as a whole are, in. substance made.

b)

a place where key management and. commercial decisions that are necessary for the conduct of the business of an entity as a whole are imposed.

c)

none of the above

d)

both of the above

25.

In our country of 130 crore Indians, only ______crore pay income taxes.

a)

12 cr

b)

30 cr

c)

1.5 cr

d)

2.5

26.

Walmart Inc is in talks with Tata Group for a potential investment of up to $25 billion in the Indian salt-to-software conglomerate's new ....

a)

Super Mart

b)

Super Store

c)

Super Car

d)

Super App

27.

Which American firm will invest Rs 5,550 crore in Reliance Retail in exchange for a 1.28 percent stake....

a)

Carlyle Group

b)

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

c)

Bain Capital

d)

ONEX

28.

The public offer of Likhitha Infrastructure has fully subscribed on the very first day of bidding. Company's IPO received bids for 51.35 lakh equity shares against offer size of 51 lakh equity shares, the company deals in

a)

oil and gas pipeline infrastructure

b)

oil extraction

c)

natural gas extraction

d)

None of the above

29.

_________________ is a scheme by government which offers companies cash incentives on any increase in sale of locally made smart phones over the next 5 years

a)

IPL

b)

PIL

c)

PLI

d)

ILP

30.

An FIR against was filed against key Lakshmi Vilas Bank directors for cheating, breach of trust and criminal conspiracy for the 723-crore loan by Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) to the brothers Shivinder and Malvinder Singh,By

a)

Religare Finvest Ltd (RFL),

b)

JM Financial

c)

HDFC Securities

d)

ICICI Securities

31.

Economic Offences Wing (EOW)

a)

conducts Investigation into cases of cheating, fraud and misappropriation of government money.

b)

Government in its discretion can also entrust this agency with cases concerning private persons or companies or corporations

c)

investigates cases like stamp papers/NBFCs/Multi level marketing Schemes/ Ponzi schemes and chit fund scams.

d)

all of the options

e)

none of the above

32.

Who imposed a penalty of ₹1 crore on Rana Kapoor, former MD and CEO of Yes Bank, for not making disclosures about a transaction with Morgan Credit.

a)

SEBI

b)

RBI

c)

CAG

d)

IT

33.

State Bank of India (SBI) has revised interest rates on its fixed deposits (FDs). The bank has slashed the interest rates on fixed deposits (FDs) for 1 year to less than 2 year by 20 basis points (bps).

a)

10 basis points (bps).

b)

20 basis points (bps).

c)

30 basis points (bps).

d)

40 basis points (bps).

34.

Harley-Davidson under the 'Rewire’ programme,

a)

shut down manufacturing and sales operations in India

b)

will open manufacturing and sales operations in India

c)

will open manufacturing operations in India

d)

None of the options

35.

Government plans to offer $4.6 billion in incentives to companies setting up advanced battery manufacturing facilities as it seeks to promote the use of electric vehicles and cut down its dependence on oil

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Which indian telecom company has offered free roaming in US UAE under its postpaid plans

a)

Vodafone

b)

Jio

c)

Idea

d)

Airtel

37.

Google apparently removed the Paytm app because it allegedly violates the company's rules

a)

For Persuading other users to make payments or reveal sensitive information on false or unclear premises

b)

For online gambling

c)

Attempting to trick other users or third parties for unfair advantage or financial gain

d)

Misrepresentation of your identity or qualification

38.

Who is Ashok Soota

a)

one of India’s richest – on Hurun Rich List 2020

b)

an Indian IT entrepreneur who served for more than 30 years in the IT industry.

c)

Both of the options

d)

None of the options

39.

India received USD 20 billion during Covid as

a)

World bank Aid

b)

FII

c)

FDI

d)

None of the above

40.

NASA's project of Data sonification ...

a)

refers to the use of sound values to represent real data

b)

it is the auditory version of data visualisation

c)

the process that translates data into sound

d)

All of the options