General Awareness October-2012

1.How much percentage is allowed in pension sector to foreign investment ?
       49%

2.Which is the only sector in India which is forbidden to foreign investment ?
     Defence Sector

3.GSAT-10 was launched from which place ?
    Kourou,French Guiana

4.GSAT-10 was launched from which rocket ?
      Ariane-5 (European)



 5.What is the Russian name of INS Vikramditya ?
         Admiral Gorshkov

6.How much percentage of FDI is allowed in multi brand retail ?
      51%

7.Who is the president of Tajikistan ?
      Mr.Emomali Rahmon

8.Capital of Ethiopia ?
     Addis Ababa

9.The name of China's first Aircraft carrier ?
     Liaoning

10.China and Japan tussle for which islands ?
        Diaoyu(Senkaku in Japan)

11.Recently which country banned Pakistan newspapers ?
       Afganistan

12.Russia is going to mine supper hard diamond from which place ?
       Popigai Crater(eastern Siberia)

13.Japan plans to be nuclear free in how many years ?
        30

14.According to World Economic Forum (WEF)which country is the most competitive economy
     for the fourth year running ?
      Switzerland (2nd Singapore,India is at 59th)

15.New chief justice of India ?
       Justice Altamas Kabir

16.Full form of RGESS ?
      Rajiv Gandhi Equity Service Scheme

17.World banks new chief economist ?
        Mr.Justice Lin

18.Joseph Anton was written by ?
      Salman Rushide

19.Which university is ranked as the world's top 1 by The Quqcquarelli symonds for 2012 ?
          Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

20.US congress highest award Congressional Gold Medal is given to which person?
      Aung San Suu Kyi

21.Which scheme is launched by centre to educate adolescent student ?
      Saksham

22.The spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was honoured by giving National Order Of Merito Comuneros by        which country ?
             Paraguay

 

23.India's official entry to Oscar Barfi for 2013 was directed by ?
      Anurag Basu

24.Who is ICC Cricketer of the year 2012 ?
        Kumar Sangakkara

25.ICC ODI cricketer of the year 2012?
       Virat Kohli

26.ICC women cricketer of the year 2012 ?
       Sarah Taylor(England)

27.Which is the FIFA World cup mascot 2014 ?
       Armadilio

28.Women's chess olympiad was taken place at which place and the rank of india ?
           Istambul (Turkey),rank 4

29.Who Crowned world boxing heavy weight championship ?
          Ukraine's Vitali Klitschko

30.Metz Championship depends upon which tournement ?
       Tennis

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