General Awareness questions asked in various SSC CGL Examinations - part 3

• The concept of 'Universal Banking' was implemented in India on the recommendations of:

A:  R.H.Khan Committee

•  The term 'Garibi Hatao' was associated with which 5 year plan?

A:  5th five year plan

•  From which country did India borrow the concept of Five year plans ?

A:  Russia

•  P.C.Haldar was recently making news for being appointed as interlocutor by the government to remove bottlenecks on the road to a dialogue in which issue in India?

A:  Assam Peace Talks

•  At present there are how many Nationlised Banks in India?

A:  26

•  Recently which government has launched 'Kerosene-free' scheme? 

A:  Delhi

•  Quadruple amputee Philippe Croizon swam between islands in the icy Bering Strait to cross from America to Asia in the final part of a quest to link all continents. He hails from-

A:  France

•  Cricket has been a competitive sport only once at the Olympics in which  year?

A:  1900

•  Meles Zenawi, who recently passed away was the Prime Minister of-

A:  Ethiopia

•  Which state government is launching the B2B (business-to-business) portal to boost the growth of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)? 

A:  Uttar Pradesh

•  What is the name of the indigenously built second pollution control vessel of the Indian Coast Guard? 

A:  Samudra Paheredar

•  Who has been appointed as the new U.N.- Arab League envoy to Syria replacing Kofi Annan? 

A:  Lakhdar Brahimi

•  Where is the head-quarter of the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) is located? 

A:  New Delhi

•  Who is recently reappointed as RBI deputy governor till 2014?

A:  Dr.K.C.Chakrabarty