Nabard Bank Officers Exam 2008 - General Awareness Online Test - Part 2

11. The N. D. Kumaraswamy Govt. came into minority in Karnataka because one segment of the coalition government withdrew its support from it in October 2007. Which of the following was that segment ?
SP  Congress  BSP  Telugu Desam  None of these
 

12. The newly elected President of which of the following countries took over the charge from her husband who was the President of the country immediately prior to the general presidential elections there ?
Pakistan  Sri Lanka  Romania  Peru  Argentina
 

13. The latest European Union Summit took place in which of the following cities in October 2007 ?
Brussels  Paris  Luxembourg  Lisbon  None of these
 

14. The UN Climate change Conference 2007 was organized in which of the following places ?
Manila  London  Brussels  Lisbon  Bali
 

15. India ranks 128 in the recently published Human Development Index (HDI). The index measures which of the following to decide the rank of a country ?
1. Life expectancy
2. Literacy and Education
3. Forex reserves as a percentage of total GDP
Only 1  Only 2  Both 1 and 2  All 1, 2 and 3  None of these
 

16. Kevin Rudd recently took over as the Prime Minister of Australia from John Howard. Which of the following policies of John Howard went wrong and against him who otherwise was holding the post since last four terms of four years each ?
1. Refusal to ratify Kyoto protocol
2. Policy of hiring and firing workers any time
3. Support to non-democratic govt. in some countries
Only 1  Both 1 and 2  Only 3  Only 2  All 1, 2 and 3
 

17. Many a time we read a term ‘PPP’ in financial newspapers. What is the full form of the same as used in financial world ?
Public Per Capita Power  Per Capita Potential Purchases  Purchasing Power Parity  Present Purchasing Power  None of these
 

18. ‘Cryogenic Engines’ are being developed indigenously by an Indian organization. These engines are normally used for which of the following purposes ?
Used for space programme  Used for generating nuclear power  Used by Railways as they are very fast and fuel efficient  Used in fighter planes  None of these
 

19. The UN has revealed that the emergency phase is now over in Chernobyl where a disastrous accident had taken place in 1986. The affected people there will now be treated as normal and not as victims. What had happened in Chernobyl in 1986 ?
A train accident in which about 1000 people had died  A bomb blast in which around 500 people died and 5000 were injured  A nuclear plant exploded and the entire city became a radioactive zone  A powerful earthquake rocked the entire city leaving thousands dead and several thousands injured  None of these
 

20. Who amongst the following is the Chairman of the 13th Finance Commission constituted recently ?
Vijay Kelkar  B. K. Chaturvedi  K. V. Kamath  A. K. Purwar  None of these
 

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