OBC probationary officer exam general awareness paper 2

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Section:

General awareness

26. The issues related to the Land Acquisition for setting-up ‘Special Economic Zones (SEZs)’ is frequently seen in the newspapers these days. As per existing laws maximum how much area is allowed to be acquired for a SEZ ?

(A) 1000 hectares

(B) 2000 hectares

(C) 3000 hectares

(D) 5000 hectares

(E) None of these

27. Shibu Soren took over as the new Chief Minister of—

(A) Bihar

(B) Chhattisgarh

(C) Jharkhand

(D) Uttarakhand

(E) None of these

28. Which of the following was one of the major point of disagreement between various countries over which the talks at World Trade Organisation (WTO) got collapsed recently ?

(A) Subsidy to farmers

(B) Providing special status to India

(C) Drafting a new constitution for WTO

(D) Drafting a common Trade Policy for next 5 years

(E) None of these

29. Who amongst the following is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 54th National Film Award Ceremony ?

(A) Dilip Kumar

(B) Shashi Kapoor

(C) Rekha

(D) Hema Malini

(E) Mrinal Sen

30. The support price of which of the following commodities was raised by 33%-40% recently to make it Rs. 2,500 per quintal ?

(A) Cotton

(B) Sugarcane

(C) Wheat

(D) Palm Oil

(E) None of these

31. Who amongst the following cricketers made a World Record of 12 Sixes in a One Day International Match recently ?

(A) Sachin Tendulkar

(B) Xavier Marshall

(C) Muttiah Muralitharan

(D) Mike Hussey

(E) None of these

32. Which of the following cities became the first 100% e-literate city of India ?

(A) Pune

(B) Hyderabad

(C) Kozhikode

(D) Jaipur

(E) Bangalore

33. As we all know India will continue to be a net importer of steel as the demand of the same is likely to increase by about 11% in days to come. What is the percentage growth in inland production of steel ?

(A) 3%

(B) 5%

(C) 7%

(D) 8%

(E) 10%

34. International Literacy Day is observed on which of the following days ?

(A) September 18

(B) September 8

(C) October 18

(D) October 8

(E) None of these

35. Which of the following teams won the Durand Cup Football played in New Delhi in September 2008 ?

(A) Tata Motors

(B) Indian Railways

(C) Churchill Brothers

(D) Mahindra United

(E) None of these

36. Which of the following is/are part of New National Biofuel Policy 2008 launched by the Govt. of India ?

1. Minimum Support Price with a provision of periodic revision.

2. No duties or taxes would be levied on Biodiesel.

3. Biodiesel production to be taken up from non-edible oil seeds in waste/marginal lands.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

OBC probationary officer exam general awareness paper 2 question No. 37 to 50

37. Who amongst the following was given the Mahatma Gandhi Award for Reconciliation and Peace 2008? (

A) Akio Ishii

(B) Bill Gates

(C) Nelson Mandela

(D) Prince Charles

(E) None of these

38. Which of the following is/are some of the recommendations of the Raghurajan Committee on financial sector reforms ?

1. Target inflation control rather than controlling money supply.

2. Open Corporate and Govt. Bond markets.

3. Provide liberal regulations for mergers and acquisitions.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 2

(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of these

39. Which of the following countries is passing through a crisis called as ‘Darfur Humanitarian Crisis’ ?

(A) `Uganda

(B) Somalia

(C) Sudan

(D) Sierra Leone

(E) None of these

40. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘Inside Third World’ ?

(A) Amit Choudhury

(B) William Goldings

(C) V. Harrison

(D) Nana Palkiwala

(E) None of these

41. The ‘18th Safety Olympics’ was organised in—

(A) Seoul

(B) Berlin

(C) London

(D) Moscow

(E) New York

42. Mahendra Kapoor who died recently was a famous—

(A) Politician

(B) Social Worker

(C) Journalist

(D) Sportsman

(E) Playback Singer

43. The Prime Minister of India recently released the Economic Outlook for 2008-09. According to the document Indian economy will grow at what rate during the period of the review ?

(A) 7·7%

(B) 8%

(C) 8·33%

(D) 9·7%

(E) None of these

44. The 48th National Open Athletics Championship was held at—

(A) Kochi

(B) Delhi

(C) Jaipur

(D) Lucknow

(E) Panaji

45. Which of the following countries refused to ratify the ‘Lisbon Treaty’, a very crucial agreement for reforms in the constitution of the European Union ?

(A) Russia

(B) Poland

(C) Germany

(D) France

(E) Italy

46. Which of the following is not an Employment Generating Programme of the Govt. of India ?

(A) NREGA

(B) SGRY

(C) SGSY

(D) TRYSEM

(E) CAMELS

47. Who amongst the following is the author of the book ‘The Other Side of Midnight’ ?

(A) Salman Rushdie

(B) Katherine Mayo

(C) Ernest Hamingway

(D) H. G. Wells

(E) Sydney Sheldon

48. China recently resolved its border dispute with which of the following countries ?

(As per agreement Yinlong island will be handed over to China.)

(A) Mongolia

(B) Japan

(C) India

(D) Taiwan

(E) Russia

49. Agha Khan Trophy is associated with the game of—

(A) Cricket

(B) Football

(C) Badminton

(D) Golf

(E) Hockey

50. Two new countries recently signed the protocols to become the member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

These countries are—

(A) Ukraine–Croatia

(B) Croatia–Albania

(C) Georgia–Russia

(D) Georgia–Croatia

(E) None of these

OBC probationary officer exam general awareness paper 2 – Answers from 26  to50  are as follows,

26. (D) 27. (C) 28. (A) 29. (A) 30. (A)

31. (B) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (B) 35. (D)

36. (D) 37. (C) 38. (D) 39. (C) 40. (E)

41. (A) 42. (E) 43. (A) 44. (A) 45. (E)

46. (E) 47. (E) 48. (E) 49. (E) 50. (E)

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