GK 2009
General Knowledge Tests - Online General Knowledge 2009 Questions Tests for UPSC, Bank PO Preparation and Other Exams Preparation
Questions
Congress-led UPA won majority in the 15th Lok Sabha. Economist-turned-politician Manmohan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on _________, for a second term, as the head of a 20-member Congress-led UPA ministry.
- May 22, 2009
- May 21, 2009
- May 20, 2009
- May 19, 2009
______ is the first Indian sports personality to be featured in the famous Madame Taussad's museum in London.
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Sourav Ganguly
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
- Sunil Gavaskar
Shri Chiranjeevi is the president of __________.
- The Praja Rajyam Party
- The Telangana Rashtriya Samiti
- TDP
- United Democratic Party
The _______ Lok Sabha was the oldest House with the average age of members being 55.5 years till now.
- 13th
- 12th
- 11th
- 14th
Agatha Sanga (28), a first-time MP and daughter of _______ and former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A. Sangma, was the youngest minister in the new government of Shri Manmohan Singh (15th Lok Sabha). She was also the youngest Parliamentarian.
- NCP leader
- RJD Leader
- Trinamool Congress leader
- BJP leader
MUA stands for _______.
- Meghalaya United Alliance
- Mandarmani United Alliance
- Manipur United Alliance
- Mysore United Alliance
Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling's Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) retained power in the State of Sikkim for the _______ time by winning 30 out of 32 assembly seats.
- fourth
- sixth
- second
- fifth
Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) was founded by Chamling in ______.
- 1993
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
The State of Meghalaya has a _____ Assembly.
- 60 member
- 70 member
- 80 member
- 90 member
MPA stands for _______.
- Meghalaya Progressive Alliance
- Manipur Progressive Alliance
- Mandarmani Progressive Alliance
- Mizoram Progressive Alliance
It is meant to capture a notion of extreme poverty. As such, it is calculated as the average poverty line of the poorest countries. What is it?
- The international poverty line
- The Indian poverty line
- The global poverty line
- The universal poverty line
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) launched the New Pension Scheme (NPS) with effect from _______ in which every citizen of the country can avail of the pension facility and plan his/her retirement.
- May 1, 2009
- May 1, 2008
- June 1, 2009
- January 1, 2009
India is ahead of only Sub-Saharan Africa among developing countries in terms of percentage of population below poverty line, though it fared better than China on this count in 1990, according to the World Bank report on ________.
- Global Economic Prospects for 2009
- Global Economic Planner for 2009
- Global Population Projects for 2009
- Global Economic Projects for 2009
The minimum investment limit of the New Pension Scheme (NPS) has been fixed at _______ a month or Rs.6000 per annum.
- Rs.500
- Rs.1000
- Rs.2000
- Rs.1500
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) was headed by noted economist. Name the person.
- Arjun Sengupta
- Arun Sengupta
- Bimal Sengupta
- Barun Mitra
NCEUS stands for _________.
- National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector
- National Commission for Engineers in the Unorganised Sector
- National Commission for Entrepeneurs in the Unorganised System
- National Commission for Engineers in Urban Sector
The 14th Lok Sabha was the House with the average age of members being _______ years.
- 52.7
- 51.7
- 50.7
- 49.7
Former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who got the External Affairs portfolio, was the ______ and became a cabinet minister for the first time in the 15th Lok Sabha.
- oldest minister
- only minister from South India
- only corrupt free minister
- only BJP candidate
The world's biggest photovoltaic solar cell based plant is in _________.
- Spain
- Poland
- Ireland
- Switzerland
India and _______, on April 22, 2009, signed three key agreements in the fields of tourism, agriculture and renewable energy, paving the way for that country's technology transfer and investments. The agreements were inked during the visit of President Pratibha Patil to that country.
- Spain
- Ireland
- Germany
- Poland
In the tourism sector, ________, which is the world's number two destination after France for visitors, India is seeking assistance of that European country for improving its tourism infrastructure.
- Spain
- Poland
- Greenland
- Italy
With 79 MPs under 40 years of age and 36 members who were at least 70 years old, the average age of the 15th Lok Sabha was higher than_______, this is the third oldest House so far.
- 53.03 years
- 51.01 years
- 49.01 years
- 52.03 years
In the 2009 Assembly poll of Orissa, the results were declared on May 17, 2009, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won a two-third majority on its own in the ______ House, with Congress finishing second with 25 seats.
- 147-member
- 167-member
- 189-member
- 201-member
India and ________, on April 7, 2009, signed three pacts for strengthening cooperation in science and technology, education and culture. They also pledged to contribute to each other's well being and prosperity.
- Kuwait
- Iraq
- Iran
- UAE
The Rampur Raza Library in Uttar Pradesh was founded by Nawab Faizullah Khan in ________.
- 1774 AD
- 1775 AD
- 1776 AD
- 1777 AD