30th may 2015 general awareness --KUNDAN SIR

30 MAY 2015

Ques. : 1 The govt has set a target of installing _______of power from solar energy by 2022.
1) 40 GW
2) 50 GW
3) 80 GW
4) 100 GW
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) 100 GW

Ques. : 2 The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 29 May cleared the appointment of who among the following as the new cabinet secretary?
1) G Mohan Kumar
2) RK Mathur
3) Ajit Seth
4) Pradeep Kumar Sinha
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) Pradeep Kumar Sinha

Ques. : 3 Sepp Blatter was elected as the president of which of the following international sports bodies on 29 May?
1) ICC
2) FIFA
3) FINA
4) International Tennis Federation (ITF)
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) FIFA

Ques. : 4 Who among the following is the Union minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) in the present cabinet?
1) Jitendra Singh
2) Kiren Rijiju
3) Inderjit Singh Rao
4) General VK Singh
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Jitendra Singh

Ques. : 5 For the full year 2014-15, India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew at what per cent? The growth is based on a new methodology of calculating GDP, with 2011-12 as the base year.
1) 5.1 per cent
2) 7.5 per cent
3) 6.9 per cent
4) 7.3 per cent
5) None of these
Answer:- 4) 7.3 per cent

Ques. : 6 As per the data released on 29 May for Jan-Mar quarter, the central govt managed to rein in its fiscal deficit for 2014-15 at _________of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
1) 4 per cent
2) 5.1 per cent
3) 3 per cent
4) 3.9 per cent
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) 4 per cent

Ques. : 7 As per a recent report, cancer has emerged as the second-leading cause of death globally. Which of the following is the leading cause of death globally?
1) Malaria
2) Cardiovascular diseases
3) AIDS
4) Tuberculosis
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Cardiovascular diseases

Ques. : 8 The govt has renamed the national optical fibre network (NOFN) as
1) BharatNet
2) IndiaNet
3) PanchayatNet
4) SamparkNet
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) BharatNet

Ques. : 9 The govt has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to probe Maggi noodle brand against complaint of excessive lead and MSG in it. The Maggi brand is owned by
1) ITC
2) Nestle
3) Amul
4) P&G
5) None of these
Answer:- 2) Nestle

Ques. : 10 The Anti-Terrorism Day is observed on which day in India with a purpose to wean away the people from terrorism and violence?
1) 21 May
2) 22 May
3) 23 May
4) 25 May
5) 29 May
Answer:- 1) 21 May