Current and static GK

1. G K QUIZ
BY
Mr. SANJAY SINGH

2. Targets of 11th Plan (2007-12)
 Growth Rate (Annual) original (Revised)- 9.0% &8.1%
 Agriculture Growth Rate - 4%pa
 Growth Rates in Industry & services- 9 to 11%
 Saving Rate- 34.8% of GDP
 Investment Rate- 36.7% of GDP
 Literacy Rate (2012)- 80%
 Infant Mortality Rate (2012)- 28per1000 births
 Maternity Mortality Rate (2012)- 1 per 1000 births
 Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)-
2011-12 935
2016-17 950

3. 12th Plan (2012-2017) Targets
 Section Target set for 9% GDP Growth
 Transport, communication and storage and tourism- 11.0
 Construction - 10.0
 Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Service- 10.0
 Manufacturing- 9.8
 Electricity, Gas and Water Supply - 8.5
 Minning and Quarrying- 8.0
 Community, social and Personal service- 8.0
 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing - 4.0
 Total GDP - 9.0
 Industry - 9.6
 Service- 10.0

4. Finance Commission
 Appointment of Finance Commission- President (under
Article 280)
 No. of Finance Commission setup by now 13
 Chairman of 12th Finance Commission- D r. C Rangrajan
 Chairman of 13th Finance Commission- Vijai L Kelkar
 Chairman of 14th Finance Commission**- Dr. Yaga
Venugopal Reddy, better known as Y. V. Reddy

5.  The authorization for the withdrawal of funds from the
Consolidated Funds of India must come from
-The Parliament of India
 All revenues received by the Union Government by way of taxes
and other receipts for the conduct of government business are
credited to
-Consolidated Funds of India
 India is regarded as a country with “Demographic Dividend”.
Because
-Maximum Population is in the Age-group below 15 Years
 Who shall cause every recommendation made by the Finance
Commission to be laid before each House of the Parliament?
-The President of India

6.  Which hills are found where the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet?
-Nilgiri Hills
 At which river is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?
-Bhagirathi
 Which is the first National Park established in India?
-Corbett
 In which state is the percentage of Scheduled Tribes population to its
total population highest?
-Mizoram
 Leaching is the maximum in the soil type of
-Laterite
 Which is the longest National Highway in India? -NH7

7.  What is the main reason for the red colour soil in India?
-Presence of Ferric Oxides
 Why Gondwana Rock System is most important for India?
-It Holds More Than 90% of Coal Reserves of India
 In India, which state has the largest inland saline wetland?
-Rajasthan
 As per India’s National Population Policy, 2000, by which year it
is our long term objective to achieve population stabilization?
-2045

8. Rose Revolution
Mikhail Saakashvili came to power through the peaceful
Rose Revolution after a riggo parliamentary vote in 2003
 Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili conceded
defeat in Parliamentary election by Bidina Ivanishvili a
billionaire businessman. (oct 2012)
 Saakashvili will remain the leader of the country until
his last (IInd) term ends next October-2013

9. Edinburgh Agreement
UK & Scotland
 UK PM David Cameron & Scotland’s Ist minister Alex
Salmond
 Agreement paving the way for a referendum on Scottish
independence.
 The deal confirms the Scottish Parliament’s power to hold
a vote in 2014 that will be respected fully by both
governments.

10. Mary Kathleen Mine
Queensland – Australia
1982
 Australia’s known uranium resources are the world’s
largest ( 31% of the world total)
 In 2011-2012 world’s top 3 producers
Kazahasthan > Canada > Australia

11. A five – Judge Bench of the Apex court (Pak) headed by -----
-Approved the governments’ third draft of a letter to be
sent Swiss authorities to Reopen graft cases against
President Asif Ali Zardari.
Justice Asif Saeed Khosa
------------waved an African Union (AU) flag, topped a
wooden gavel and become the 1st woman to take office as
the chair person of the African union commission (AUC) at
the AU head quarters in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

12. New Non – Permanent Members of UNSC
 Australia, Rwanda, south Korea, Argentina, and
Luxembourg were elected.
Replacing
 India, Colombia, Germany, Portugal and South Africa.
 President of Venezuela defeating Henrique capriles and
gaining six more years to cement his legacy and press
ahead with his crusade for socialism.
Hugo Chavez Re (Venezuela)
– Caracas

13. 1. Francois Hollande
2. Nouri – al – Maliki
3. Sheikh Sabah al – Ahmad
4. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al – Thani
5. Thein Sein
1. President of Francois
2. PM of Iraq
3. Kuwait EMIR
4. Qatar Emir
5. Myanmar’s President

14.  The 8th edition of Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies
Meeting of (HACGAM) held in -----
New Delhi
 7th Annual Convention of Information Commission
held at------
New Delhi
 67th Session of United Nations General Assembly was held
in New York & President for the 67th session of UN was
Vuk Jeremic (Serbia)

15. Former Goldman Sacks director -------- was sentenced to
2yr jail terms for insider trading.
Rajat Gupta
Sri Lankan Chief Justice ------- faces impeachment on the
ground for his misusing her post, corrupt allegation etc.
Speaker of Sri Lankan Party Chamal Rajpaksha.
S. Bandaranayke
 ------------ was celebrated as UN first International day for
the girl child.
11th October 2012

16. Libyas PM ---------- was dismissed from his post on Oct 7
2012 as no-confidence was passed against him.
Mustafa AbuShagur
 ICC suspends 6 accused umpires who were caught during
sting operation.
 Nadeem Ghauri, Anees Siddiqi from Pakistan,
 Nadir Shah of Bangladesh &
 Gamini.Disanayke, Maurice Winston, Sagan Gallage from
Sri Lanka.

17. •.
Former India’s all rounder --------- was appointed chairman
of Senior Selection Committee.
Sandeep Patil
----------- was one of the greatest 18 Islamic thinkers of
modern times was passed away on Oct 3, 2012. His
masterpiece “Learning the Language of Quran”.
Abdul Haq Ansari

18.  --------- considered as lifelong socialist & one of
Britain’s eminent historian passed away on 1 Oct
2012. He wrote book such as “The Age of
Revolution”. The Age of Capital, the Age of
Empire etc.
Eric Hobsbawm

19. Filmmaker & Producer --------- passed away on Oct 21. He
played a significant role in Indian Cinema; he gave a new
platform to romance in Indian film. He received Dada
Saheb Phalke in 2001 & was honored with Padm Bhusan in
2005. He is the first Indian to be honored at BAFTA. He
received “Legion of Honor” in 2006 France highest honor.
Yash Chopra

20. ---------- was appointed as chairman of FICCI on 19
October 2012. He succeeded Rajiv Shah.
Didar Singh
------------ was appointed as Director General
(Investigation) of NHRC [National Human Rights
Commission]
Kanwaljeet Deol (Arunachal Pradesh Police chief )
--------- was chosen Managing Director of NSE [National
Stock Exchange]
Ravi Narain

21. Justice ----------- of Allahabad High Court has been
appointed Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court on 15th
October 2012.
Yatindera Singh
Justice ---------- has been elevated as Chief Justice of
Madhya Pradesh High Court from Bombay High Court
Sharad Bobde

22.  ---------- has been appointed as first black president of
Supreme Court of Brazil on 11 Oct 2012. [Note→ After
Nigeria, Brazil has largest population of Blacks]
Jokim Bardosa

23.  ------------ a senior Indian Cricketer was awarded with
“Order of Australia on 16 October 2012” & became the only
second Indian Citizen to win this prize first Indian was
“Soli Sorabjee” who got this in year 2006.
Sachin Tendulkar

24. Renowned lyricist, poet & author -------- was chosen for the
27th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration.
‘Gulzar’
------------ was awarded with Knight of the Orders of Arts &
Letters by French Govt. He is referred as the grand old man
of Indian theater.
Ebrahim Alkazi

25. The Afghan doctor ---------- has won 2012 Swedish Right
Livelihood Award
Sima Samar
Biodiversity Award was constituted by govt of India &
UNDP at 11th Conference of Parties to the Convention on
Biological Diversity & winners for this yr were
 Pir Jahania Jungle Suraksha Samiti from Odisha Community,
 Shankarpur Village Gram Panchayat,
 Vanutthan Sansthan,
 Periyar Tiger Reserve