General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Current Affairs 2010: part3



General Knowledge : Current Affairs 2010 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 31 to 35

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2024 examinations :

31.How much was the revenue earned by the Indian Telecom Services Industry in 2009-10, according to the Voice & Data survey of Indian Telecom Industry 2010 released recently?

Rs 159,510 crore
Rs 155,683 crore
Rs 147,732 crore
Rs 96,860 crore

32.Geneva Conventions Day, which was observed worldwide on August 12, 2010, refers to which of the following?

Elimination of racial discrimination in multiracial democracies
Treatment of injured in international conflicts and in war zones
Supply of aid to regions affected by natural calamities
Duties of UN Peacekeeping missions in countries suffering civil-war

33.Joseph Ciechanover and Ozdem Sanberk were appointed by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to investigate which of the following recently?

Allegations of human rights violations by Sri Lankan Army during the last days of the LTTE
Israel’s attacks on a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla that killed several people
Sinking of South Korean submarine Cheonan near the border with North Korea
Sudan Army’s war crimes in the separatist Darfur region

34.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) unveiled a discussion paper on entry of new banks in the private sector on August 11, 2010. Which of the following statements about current RBI norms regarding minimum capital requirements for new banking licenses is/are correct?I. New private sector banks must have a minimum capital of Rs 200 crore at the commencement of businessII. Rs 300 crore is the minimum capital a new private sector bank must have after three years from commencement of businessIII. Rs 500 crore is the minimum capital a new private sector bank must have after seven years from commencement of business

I and II only
II only
II and III only
III only

35.The government recently announced plans to introduce a common entrance test for admission to medical colleges across the country from the next academic session (2011-12). Which of the following will not come under the purview of the proposed common entrance test?

Armed Forces Medical College, Pune
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
All (a), (b) & (c)

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