Basic GK - Questions and Answers

376. The Government of India has implemented which of the following concepts/schemes particularly to ensure that all the schemes get enough budgetary support for women welfare?

377. Which one of the following beat Andy Murray to claim Wimbledon Open Championship Gentlemen’s Singles Final 2012?

378. A high-powered ministerial panel responsible for finalizing rules for upcoming second generation (2G) spectrum auctions made significant recommendations in July. Which of the following is not true with respect to the recommendations?I. EGoM fixed minimum price for CDMA airwaves in the 800 MHz band at 1.3 times the base price for GSM airwaves in the 1800 MHz bandII. The EGoM has recommended two specific reserve price for the 1800 MHz band at Rs 14111 crore and Rs 15111 crore for 5 units of airwaves on a pan-India basisIII. Airways will be sold in blocks of 1.75 MHz and on a circle wise basis. India is divided into 20 circlesIV. The EGoM also specified that new entrants and companies that lost their mobile permits on account of the Supreme Court’s ruling can bid for a maximum 6.25 MHz of airwaves in the 1800 MHz band.

379. As per the latest data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India’s fiscal deficit during the April-May, the first two months of the fiscal year 2012-13 stood at 27 per cent of the budget estimates? What was the deficit figure?

380. ‘Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF)’ was set up to help Emigrant Indian Nationals in Distress. Which one of the following ministries set up ICWF?