Indian Governance and Policy

HDFC and ICICI were in news recently over Union government concerns over foreign investment in their insurance ventures exceeding the ceiling of 26%. Which of the following statements about HDFC and ICICI Bank are correct? I.          ICICI Bank operates a life insurance JV with Prudential of the UK and a general insurance business with Lombard of Canada II.         HDFC has joint venture with Aegon of Netherlands for life insurance and Germany's Allianz for general insurance III.        Management control in the insurance businesses of both HDFC and ICICI Bank is with their foreign joint venture partners

Avionics expert K. Radhakrishnan took over as the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently. Which of the statements about him is/are correct? I.          He was the Director of Thiruvananthapuram based Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) before his elevation as Chairman of ISRO. II.         He was the programme Director of the Cryogenic engine development project for the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) III.        He was the Founder Chairman of Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System.

Which of the following statements about the decisions on disinvestment of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) recently is/are true? I.          All listed CPSEs would offload a minimum of 10 per cent of their holding in the public domain II.         Foreign investment will be allowed in knowledge intensive industries only III.        All unlisted profitable state-owned entities would be listed

President Pratibha Patil went on an official visit to Cyprus recently. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Cyprus? I.          Demetris Christofis is the President of Cyprus II.         Cyprus has supported India's claim for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council III.        A third of the territory of Cyprus is occupied by Greece following a military intervention by the latter in 1974.

Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated the regional hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) that will cater to the Western India at the Police Training Academy, Mumbai recently. Which of the following statements about the NSG is/are true? I.          The NSG consists of two divisions Special Response Group and the Special Action Group II.         The Special Action Group looks after VVIP security III.        'Sarvatra Sarvottam Surakhsha' is the motto of NSG

Actor Nandita Das was appointed chairperson of the Children's Films Society of India (CFSI) for a term of three years recently. Which of the following statements about the CFSI is/are true? I.          The CFSI was founded in 1955 II.         Mohan Kaul was the first President of CFSI III.        'Jaldeep', which went on to win the first prize at the 1957 Venice Film Festival for Children's Films, was the first movie produced by CFSI

Which of the following statements is/are true about Sam Pitroda who was appointed as the Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Infrastructure, Innovation and Information recently? I.          He is the Chairman of National Knowledge Commission II.         He will have the rank of a Cabinet Minister III.        He has earlier served as the Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's official visit to India recently? I.          The two countries signed the revised Treaty of Trade and Agreement of Cooperation to Control Unauthorised Trade II.         India has agreed to invest 'in strengthening Nepal's rail and road linkages in the Terai region. III.        India agreed to Nepal's request for building a Military Academy

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding the Justice Liberhan Commission which submitted its report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh earlier this year? I.          Commission probed the sequence of events that led to the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 II.         The Commission was appointed during the tenure of P. V. Narasimha Rao as Prime Minister of India III.        The Justice Liberhan Commission was asked to probe the role played by the (then) Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav (Samajwadi Party) and his government in connection with the demolition

 Which of the following is true regarding the APEC CEO Summit & APEC Leaders Meeting scheduled for 12-14 November 2009? I.          It was organised in Seoul II.         It has the theme - �Rebuilding the Global Economy: Crisis and Opportunity� III.        Leaders from 24 member nations of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will participate in the meeting  

Directions: The question has a set of four sequentially ordered statements; each statement can be classified as one of the following: Facts, which deal with pieces of information that one has heard, seen or read, and which are pen the discovery or verification (the answer option indicates such a statements with an 'F') Inferences, which are conclusions drawn about the unknown, on the basis of the known (the answer option indicates such a statement with an 'I'). Judgments, which are opinions that imply approval or disapproval of persons, objects, situations, and occurrences in the past, the present, or the future (the answer option indicates such as statement with a 'J') Select the answer option that best describes the set of four statements.

1. Indian society has seen a remarkable social transformation. Rapid urbanization, the breakdown of traditional families; the arrival of India on the world stage, information flow and technology boom are some of the social realities.
2. On medical front, the picture is dismal; India is fast becoming the diabetes capital of the world, not to speak of the Indian gene's proclivity to heart attacks and strokes.
3. Consumer behavior is fast changing; yoga and Ayurveda do help in keeping many ailments at bay, Ayurvedic spas, a clear preference for natural or herbal solutions are gaining currency.
4. Some Indian marketers are responding to the changed behavior of the consumer as the stores are flooded with fortified foods, organic foods and sugar free items.