(Download) Current Affairs Part- I: Important Facts From Yojana Solved Paper

1. Consider the following statements :
1. India’s nuclear power generation is only about 1800MWagainst an installed capacityof 4120 MW.
2. The present Indo-USCivil nuclear deal is valid for 40 years and extendable by another 10 years.
3. Out of its 22 operating /under construction nuclear facilities, Indiawill place 14 under IAEA safeguard.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above

2. Which of the following statement is incorrect?
(a) The Kyoto protocol has put in place three flexibility mechanisms to reduce emission of Green House Gases.
(b) The three mechanisms are joint implementation, Emissions Trading andClean develoment.
(c) These three mechanism are based on the premise that reduction of emissions in anypart of the globe will have the same desired effect on the atmosphere.
(d) None of the above

3. Consider the following statements :
1. The women’s reservation Bill (108th Amendment) a proposed legislation to reserve 33.3% of seats in Parliament and State legislature for women.
2. In case of seats reserved for SC-ST candidates, 33.3% would have to be reserved for women.
3. The reservation of seats is proposed to be on rotation basis, which means that the 33% seats reserved in one election would lease to be reserved in the next election.
4. The provision for reservation is proposed to be in place for 15 years.
Which of the above statement are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) All of the above

4. Consider the following statements :
1. Human Development Index is composed from statistics for life expectancy, education and standard of living.
2. These were devised and launched by pakistani Economist Mahbub - ul in 1990. 3. Human Poverty Index-1 represents a multidimensional alternative to the $1.25 a day poverty measure.
4. The millennium Development Goals (MDGs)  are eight turnaround goals that provide concrete, numerical benchmarks for tackling extreme poverty in its many dimensions. Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2, and 3 (d) All of the above

5. Which of the statement is incorrect regarding  Nuclear Liability Bill 2010?
(a) The nuclear liability Bill 2010 is introduce to define nuclear incidents and nuclear damage, nuclear fuel, material and nuclear installations and also operators of nuclear installations.
(b) It creates authorities who will assess claimsand distribute compensation in case of nuclear damage.
(c) The Bill States that the total liability for nuclear incident shall not exceed the rupee equivalent of 300 million special Drawing Rights  (Approximately Rs. 2100 crore at currentexchange rates.)
(d) The nuclear damage claims commission would be chaired by prime minister of India.

6. Consider the following statements regarding Common Wealth Games :
1. The Commonwealth Games are a unique, world class, multi-sport event held once every  four years amongst the member countries and territories of the Commonwealth.
2. The three core value of the commonwealth games are humanity, equality and destiny.
3. The Common wealth Games Federation has 71 member nations and territories called Commonwealth Games Association which include India.
4. The Common wealth Games formerly known as the British Empire Games, were first held in 1930 in Hamilton, Canada.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 (d) All of the above

7. Consider the following statements regarding Common wealth Games :
1. Queen’s Baton Relay is first started in 1958 in  Cardiff, Wales and has since then been the curtain raiser to every Common wealth Game.
 2. The Queens Baton Relay 2010 Delhi started from Buckingham Palace on 29 October, 2009 and end 340 days later at the opening  ceremony of the XIX commonwealth Games2010Delhi on 3 October  2010.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

8. Consider the following statements regarding Direct Tax Code :
1. In the Union Budget 2005-06, the Government had announced its intention to revise, simplify,  rationalize and consolidate laws and procedure relating to direct taxes.
2. Direct tax include income tax, dividend distribution tax, fring benefit tax and wealth tax.
Which of the above statements is/ae correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

9. The Government has constituted a unique Identification Authority of Indian attached office under?
(a) Home Ministry
(b) Planning commission
(c) Prime Minister Office
(d) Human Resource Development Ministry

10. Consider the following statements :
1. Some 600 million Indians do not have access  to electricity and about 700million Indian use biomass as their primary energy resource for cooking and ensuring life line.
2. since India is short of uranium, the first phase plants cannot exceeds 10,000MW unless imported uranium is available.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

11. The Integrated Energy policy report is bought out by?
(a) Ministry of petroleum and Natural Gas.
(b) Ministry of power.
(c) Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
(d) Planning Commission.

12. Consider the following statements regarding India’s Energy Security.
1. The Integrated energy policy report estimates that in an 8% GDP growth Scenario, India’s total commercial energy requirmentswould be in the range of 1514mtoe (million tones of oil equivalent ) it to 1856Mtoe by 2031.
2. TERI estimates indicate an import dependency of 78%for coal, 91%for oil and 34%for gas by year 2031.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

13. Which of the statement is incorrect regarding Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyuti Karan Yojna (RGGVY).
(a) RGGVY was launched in 2005.
(b) It aim for electrification of about 1.15 lakh un electrified villages.
(c) To provide free electricity connection to 2.34 crore Below Poverty House hold (BPL).
(d) The target year of achieving these targets is 2015.

14. Consider the following statements :
1. Lighting a Billion lives compaign aims to bring light into the live of one billion rural people by replacing the Kerosene and Paraffin lanterns with solar lighting devices.
2. Over 1.6 billion people in theWorld lac access to electricity, roughly25% are in India alone.
Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

15. Consider the following statements regarding bio fuels in India.
1. In the National Bio fuel policy the Government of India has set a target of a minimum 20% ethanol blended petrol and diesel across the country by 2017.
2. Bio fuel development in India centers mainly  around the cultivation and processing of Jatropha plant seeds to give bio diesel and producing ethanol from Sugarcane.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

16. Consider the following statements :
1. India’s forest cover accounts for 20.6% of the  total geographical are of the country as of 2005.
2. Estimates showthat the annual CO2 removals by India’s forest and tree cover is enough to  neutralize 11.25% of India’s total GHG emissions (CO2 equivalent) at 1994 levels.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

17. Which of the statement is incorrect?
(a) India has the 2nd largest arable land (184million hectares) in the world.
(b) India also has the third largest irrigated land (55 million hectares) in the world.
(c) India is the largest producer of wheat (72 million tones) accounting for nearly 15% of global wheat production.
(d) India is also the largest producer of pulses (15 million tones) according for nearly 21% of global pulse production.

18. The largest livestock population in the world is in which country?
(a) India (b) China
(c) Pakistan (d) USA

19. Which of the statement is incorrect?
(a) India is the largest producer ofmilk (90million tones).
(b) India is the largest producer of tea, accounting for nearly 28% of the global tea production.
(c) India is the largest producer of rice (92milliontones) accounting for nearly 22% of global rice production.
(d) India is the second largest producer of fruits (50million tones) and vegetables (100 million tones).

20. Which country is the largest producer of world’s best basmati rice?
(a) India (b) Pakistan
(c) China (d) Bangladesh

21. Consider the following statements.
1. India is the second largest producer of Sugarcane, accounting for nearly 21% of the global sugarcane production.
2. India is the largest producer and exporter of spices.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

22. Who was headed the National knowledge  commission (NKC) that have dealt with various issues affecting the higher education systemin thecountry?
(a) Sam Pitroda (b) Professor Yashpal
(c) Kapil Sibbal (d) Professor B. K. Pal

23. Consider the following statements.
1. Indian economy in terms of purchasing power parity with an equivalent GDP of US $3.666 trillion is the fourth largest economy in the world after USA, China and Japan.
2. In US dollar terms, it is the twelfth largest economy in the world.
3. The Indian economy is expected to grow with more than or about 5% growth till 2050 as projected by BRIC report.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above

24. Consider the following statements :
1. Agriculture in India accounts for 52% of  employment 12%ofnational export and 17.8% of GDP.
2. As per the 2001 census India has a BPL  population of roughly 260 million and 300 million school droup out in the age group of 6to 16.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor

25. Consider the following statements :
1. According to the 11th five year plan document, only 2%existingworkshop in India has skill training, while in Korea it is 90%.
2. Government has set a target of creating 500 million skilled person by2022.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

26. Match the following :
List-I (Project)     List-II (State)
A. Akshay             1. Karela
B. Bhoomi             2. Karnataka
C. DigitalGangetic  3. Uttar Pradesh
     Plane
D. Drishtee            4. Haryana and Punjab

Codes :
    A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 1 3 2

27. Match the following :
List-I (Project)         List-II (State)
A. E-Choupal            1. Punjab
B. Gyandoot              2. Andhra Pradesh
C. Rural e-seva          3. Madhya Pradesh
D. TARAhaat            4. Karnataka

Codes :
    A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 4 1 2

28. Consider the following statements :
1. Tourism sector accounts for 5.92% of India’s GDP, provides employment to 49.8 million people.
2. AYUSH stands for Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Sidha and Homeopathy.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

29. Sasan,Tilaiyadamand Krishnapatnam,Ultra Megha Power Project is constructed by which company?
(a) Reliance Power (b) Tata Power
(c) NTPC (d) NHPC

30. Match the following :
List-I(UMPP)     List-II (States)
A. Sasan                 1. maharastra
B. Sunderharh         2. Madhya Pradesh
C. Mundra              3. Gujrat
D. Girye                  4. Orissa

Codes :
    A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 4 1 2 3

31. Match the following :
List-I(UMPP)     List-II (States)
A. Tadri                 1. Karnataka
B. Krishnapatnam   2. Andhra Pradesh
C. Akal tara           3. Chattisgarh

Codes :
    A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 3 2 1
(c) 2 3 1
(d) 1 3 2

32. Match the following :
List-I(E-Government Project)     List-II (State)
A. Akashganga                                 1. Maharastra
B. Tata Kisan Sansars                       2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Gyandoot                                     3. Madhya pradesh
D. Lokmitra                                      4. Gujrat

Codes :
    A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 4 2 3 1

33. Which company has the largest market share in the Indian mobile market?
(a) BhartiAirtel (b) Vodafone
(c) Idea (d) Reliance

34. In India the game of snakes and Ladders was created in the 13th century by?
(a) Poet Kalidas (b) Saint Gyandev
(c) Poet Surdas (d) Poet Tulsidas

35. Consider the following statements :
1. Governments has set a target for providing mobile coverage to 90%geographical area and setting up 500million connections by the year 2010.
2. The India Telecommunication network with 430 million connection is the third largest in the world.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2