Rail Budget Quiz

1. When was the 1st Rail Budget announced?

a) November 1947
b) October 1966
c) February 1956
d) March 1977

The correct answer is a) November 1947

2) The Railway Budget was separated from the Central Budget in the year—

a) 1920
b) 1921
c) 1922
d) 1923

The correct answer is b) 1921

3) What is the year 2011-12 called by the Railway minister Mamata Banerjee?

a) Year of Green Energy
b) Year of the Golden era
c) Year of the century

The correct answer is a) Year of Green Energy

4) What is the name given to the new rail line between Delhi-Mumbai started early 2012?

a) Golden Rail Corridor
b) Shatabdi Express
c) Garbha Express
d) Sampark Kranti Express

The correct answer is a) Golden Rail Corridor
5) Name the device which is approved by railways in rail budget to avoid collision of trains?

a) Anti Collision Device
b) Anti Ballistic Device
c) Anti Combining Device
d) Anti Power Device

The correct answer is a) Anti Collision Device

6) What is the name given to the special trains to promote tourism?

a) Janam Bhoomi Gaurav
b) Duranto Express
c) Swarna Shatabdi

The correct answer is a) Janam Bhoomi Gaurav

7) What is the name of the multi-purpose smart card which would be introduced on pilot basis which can be used in booking counters, vending machines, internet etc?

a) Win-India
b) Go-India
c) Fly-India

The correct answer is b) Go-India

Economic Survey Quiz

1. According to the Economic Survey, India is placed at which place in Wireless Network mobile users in the World?

a) First  
b) Second  
c) Third   
d) Fourth  

The correct answer is b) Second  

2. Which ministry presents the Economic Survey in the Parliament every year?

a) Railway Ministry
b) Finance Ministry
c) Foreign Affairs Ministry

The correct answer is b) Finance Ministry

3. Which department is not under the Ministry of Home Affairs?

a) Department of official language
b) Department of boarder management
c) Department of states
d) Department of public distribution

The correct answer is (d) Department of public distribution

4. What was the achieved growth rate of GDP in Ninth Five Year Plan?

a) 8.0%
b) 7.0%
c) 7.5%
d) 8.5%

The correct answer is b) 7.0%

5. The Economic Survey estimated the Forex reserves of India at over 297 billion US dollars. The surge in Forex is attributed to growth in which among the following sector?

a) Export sector
b) Foreign Direct Investments
c) Agricultural output
d) Industrial Output

The correct answer is a) Export sector

6. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee proposed to increase the Income Tax Exemption Limit for individual tax payers from 1 lakh 60 thousand to _? 

a) 1 lakh 80 thousand
b) 1 lakh 90 thousand
c) 2 lakh 
d) 2 lakh 20 thousand

The correct answer is a) 1 lakh 80 thousand

7. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was proposed to be being extended to the beneficiaries of which of the following Union Government schemes?  

a) Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries
b) Beneficiaries of Swavlamban pension scheme
c) Indira Gandhi National old Age Pension scheme beneficiaries
d) Beneficiaries of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana

The correct answer is a) Mahatma Gandhi NREGA beneficiaries

8. To enhance credit worthiness of economically weaker sections and LIG households, a Mortgage Risk Guarantee Fund was announced to be created under which of the following scheme or Yojana? 

a) Rajiv Awas Yojana
b) Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
c) Indira Awas Yojana
d) Mahatama Gandhi NREGA

The correct answer is a) Rajiv Awas Yojana

9. Total receipts from service tax during 2011-12 has been estimated at—

a) Rs. 58000 crore
b) Rs. 82000 crore
c) Rs. 78000 crore
d) Rs. 88000 crore

The correct answer is b) Rs. 82000 crore

10. The maximum limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in public sector banking is—

a) 51%
b) 50%
c) 33%
d) 49%

The correct answer is d) 49%

Human Development Report Quiz

1. By how much did the UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) for all countries increase on average from 1970 to 2011?

a. 17 percent
b. 24 percent
c. 33 percent
d. 41 percent
e. 52 percent

The correct answer is d. 41 percent

2. By how much did the UNDP’s Human Development Index (HDI) for “high human development” countries and “low human development” countries, respectively, change on average from 1980 to 2011?

a. 8.9% decrease (low HDI countries); 2.7% decrease (high HDI countries)
b. 5.6% decrease (low HDI countries); 8.4% increase (high HDI countries)
c. 3.2% increase (low HDI countries); 12.9% increase (high HDI countries)
d. 21.1% increase (low HDI countries); 15.8% increase (high HDI countries)
e. 44.3% increase (low HDI countries); 20.7% increase (high HDI countries)

The correct answer is e. 44.3% increase (low HDI countries); 20.7% increase (high HDI countries)

3. During the last 50 years from 1960 to 2010, the Green Revolution in agricultural productivity saw agricultural output increase by ___ percent, while the amount of land under cultivation changed by ___ percent.

a. 25% increase in agricultural output with a 50% increase in cultivated land
b. 50% increase in agricultural output with a 40% increase in cultivated land
c. 100% increase in agricultural output with a 30% increase in cultivated land
d. 150% increase in agricultural output with a 20% increase in cultivated land
e. 200% increase in agricultural output with a 10% increase in cultivated land

The correct answer is e. 200% increase in agricultural output with a 10% increase in cultivated land

4. How many people in the world still lacked access to electricity in 2011?

a. 50 million people
b. 100 million people
c. 250 million people
d. 500 million people
e. 1.5 billion people

The correct answer is e. 1.5 billion people
5. By how much did the number of natural disasters per year increase on average from 1980-85 to 2005-09?

a. 35 percent (from 132 to 178 per year)
b. 60 percent (from 132 to 211 per year)
c. 85 percent (from 132 to 244 per year)
d. 125 percent (from 132 to 297 per year)
e. 170 percent (from 132 to 357 per year)

The correct answer is e. 170 percent (from 132 to 357 per year)

6. On average, a resident of a very high human development country accounts for how many times more carbon dioxide emissions than the average person living in a low human development country?

a. 2 times more emissions
b. 5 times more emissions
c. 10 times more emissions
d. 20 times more emissions
e. 30 times more emissions

The correct answer is e. 30 times more emissions

7. What are the respective per capita carbon emissions of Norway and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

a. 5 tons (Norway) and 10 tons (UAE)
b. 10 tons (Norway) and 30 tons (UAE)
c. 15 tons each
d. 20 tons (Norway) and 5 tons (UAE)
e. 30 tons (Norway) and 10 tons (UAE)

The correct answer is b. 10 tons (Norway) and 30 tons (UAE)

8. By roughly how much does the global annual fish catch of 145 million tons exceed the maximum annual sustainable catch?

a. 10 to 50 percent (14.5 to 72.5 million tons of fish)
b. 20 to 60 percent (29 to 87 million tons of fish)
c. 30 to 70 percent (43.5 to 101.5 million tons of fish)
d. 40 to 80 percent (58 to 116 million tons of fish)
e. 50 to 90 percent (72.5 to 130.5 million tons of fish)

The correct answer is d. 40 to 80 percent (58 to 116 million tons of fish)

9. What percent of reduced timber harvest (deforestation) does the European Union transfer to developing countries?

a. 25 percent
b. 40 percent
c. 55 percent
d. 75 percent
e. 90 percent

The correct answer is d. 75 percent

10. Which Nobel Prize-winning economist argued in 1993 that sustainability involved the duty of the current generation to endow future generations with “whatever it takes to achieve a standard of living at least as good as our own and to look after their next generation similarly?”

a. Gary Becker
b. Daniel Kahneman
c. Simon Kuznets
d. Amartya Sen
e. Robert Solow

The correct answer is e. Robert Solow

Business Quiz

1. Which companies mobile phone are marketed with the slogan - Big inside. Small Outside

a) Nokia
b) Sony
c) Samsung
d) Motorola

The correct answer is c) Samsung

2. Which Indian Enterprise used the slogan - Improving the quality of Life.

a) Reliance
b) TATA
c) Birla
d) ITC

The correct answer is b) TATA

3. Which newspaper says You needn't read us to understand us?

a) Times of India
b) The Hindu
c) Indian Express
d) Malyalam Manorama

The correct answer is d) Malyalam Manorama

4. Which network marketing company sells with the slogan - Better Ideas- Better Life

a) Amway
b) SkyBiz
c) HLL
d) Nirma

The correct answer is a) Amway

5. What is the name of the mobile company which was acquired by Sony ?

a) Nokia
b) Erricson
c) DoCoMo
d) CellOne

The correct answer is b) Erricson
6. Forester is the name of a car manufactured by

a) Ford
b) BMW
c) Chevrolet
d) Mitsubishi

The correct answer is c) Chevrolet

7. Louie Philippe is the brand name of a

a) shirt
b) paper
c) car
d) luggage ware

The correct answer is a) shirt

8. Power is the name of oil from which of the following Oil gaints?

a) IOCL
b) HP
c) BPCL
d) Shell

The correct answer is b) HP

9. Carrier is a leading name in the field of

a) Air Cooling
b) Air Conditioning
c) Refregiration
d) Icing

The correct answer is c) Refregiration

10. Which car gives you - Fun on the Run

a) Alto
b) Icon
c) Lancer
d) City

The correct answer is a) Alto

Business Quiz

1. You read ____ news paper because - You deserve to know

a) Times of India
b) Hindustan Times
c) The Hindu
d) Bombay Times

The correct answer is b) Hindustan Times

2. Magic is the brand name of which Mobile pre-paid card?

a) AirTel
b) BSNL
c) MTNL
d) idea

The correct answer is a) AirTel

3. Cerelac is the brand of which companies baby foods?

a) Kellogs
b) Nestle
c) Johnson n Johnson
d) HLL

The correct answer is b) Nestle

4. If you use this companys software - your question yourself - Where do you want to go today?

a) Microsoft
b) SCO
c) Novell
d) Lotus

The correct answer is a) Microsoft

5. Colgate Fresh Energy Gel took paste says

a) Talk to Me
b) Rakshana Chakra
c) Fights with germs for long
d) None of these

The correct answer is a) Talk to Me

6. 737-900 is the name of a

a) Mobile Phone from Motorola
b) name of a jet plane
c) looks like a telephone number in West Indies islands
d) name of a comet

The correct answer is b) name of a jet plane

7. Taj group of Hotels is a chain of hotels from which company?

a) GrandBay
b) Welcome
c) Tata
d) ITC

The correct answer is c) Tata

8. This company is - Applying Thought

a) Infosys
b) Wipro
c) Sun
d) Ernest & Young

The correct answer is b) Wipro

9. Your neighbours will go envy if you own this television

a) LG
b) Samsung
c) Videocon
d) Onida

The correct answer is d) Onida

10. Harmony is the name of which companies textiles?

a) Reliance
b) Vimal
c) Digjam
d) Bombay Deing

The correct answer is a) Reliance

Olympic Symbols Quiz

1. The Olympic motto - Citius, Altius, Fortius, was taken by Baron de Coubertin from a Latin phrase used by a priest named who?

a) Henry Didon
b) Vincent de Paul
c) Ignatius of Loyola
d) Maximillian Kolbe

The correct answer is a) Henry Didon
2. At the 1908 London Olympics, much of the focus during the marathon event fell on Dorando Pietri, the Italian runner who entered the stadium first. However, he took a wrong turn, collapsed, was helped up by doctors, fell three more times, before being half-carried across the finish line by race officials. However, all this help got him disqualified. He did receive a special silver cup from Queen Alexandra of Denmark. Who was declared the winner after Pietri was disqualified?

a) Spyridon Louis (GRE)
b) William Sherring (USA)
c) Michel Theato (FRA)
d) Johnny Hayes (USA)

The correct answer is d) Johnny Hayes (USA)

3. The Olympic flag consists of five interlocking rings symbolizing the friendship of mankind and the colors (including the white background), representing the colors found on every flag in the world. When was the flag first used?

a) 1924 Paris
b) 1920 Antwerp
c) 1912 Stockholm
d) 1928 Amsterdam

The correct answer is b) 1920 Antwerp

4. Mascots have become an accepted symbol for the Olympic Games, with each host country for both Summer and Winter Games coming up with their own. In what year and Games was the Olympic mascot officially recognized?

a) 1968 Grenoble
b) 1968 Mexico City
c) 1972 Munich
d) 1972 Sapporo

The correct answer is b) 1968 Mexico City

5. The Olympic torch burns all throughout the duration of the Games. Where is the Olympic torch lit?

a) Temple of Zeus
b) Temple of Hera
c) Temple of Diana
d) Temple of Hestia

The correct answer is b) Temple of Hera

6. The Olympic Creed - "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph, but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered, but to have fought well." This was adopted by Baron de Coubertin after hearing it from a sermon by the Bishop of Philadelphia. In what year was the creed first used?

a) 1908 London
b) 1912 Stockholm
c) 1904 Paris
d) 1900 St. Louis

The correct answer is b) 1912 Stockholm

7. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been in charge of running the Olympic Games through its host member nations. All countries competing in the Games have to be a member of the IOC. Which country was the first to have two IOC presidents elected?

a) Greece
b) France
c) Belgium
d) USA

The correct answer is c) Belgium

8. The oath of sportsmanship is taken by the athletes only during the opening ceremonies of the Games.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is b) False

9. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, how many official mascots were there?

a) 3
b) 2
c) 1
d) 4

The correct answer is a) 3
10. Which of the following years were both the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same country?

a) 1936
b) 1952
c) 1944
d) 1980

The correct answer is a) 1936

The Summer Olympics Quiz

1. From left to right the colour of the Olympic rings are: blue, yellow, black, green and red.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is a) True
2. France, Greece, Great Britain and Switzerland have all participated at every summer Olympics since 1896. Which other country has also participated at all of these Olympics?

a) USA
b) Australia
c) Belgium
d) Finland

The correct answer is b) Australia

3. Paavo Nurmi, Larissa Latynina, Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis have one only one thing in common from their Olympic appearances. What is it?

a) They all won 9 Olympic gold medals
b) They each gave the athlete's Oath
c) They all carried their nation's flag at an Opening Ceremony
d) They all competed at the same Olympics

The correct answer is a) They all won 9 Olympic gold medals

4. Against normal tradition, at which Olympics did the host nation's flag enter the Opening Ceremony first, but the host nation's athletes entered last?

a) 1984 Los Angeles
b) 1936 Berlin
c) 2004 Athens
d) 1980 Moscow

The correct answer is c) 2004 Athens

5. Who was the first boxer in Olympic history to win Gold at three consecutive Olympics?

a) Laszlo Papp (HUN)
b) Cassuis Clay (USA)
c) Teofilo Stevenson (CUB)
d) Felix Savon (CUB)

The correct answer is a) Laszlo Papp (HUN)

6. Carl Lewis won Gold in which event at four consecutive Olympics?

a) 100 metres
b) 4 x 100 metres Relay
c) 200 metres
d) Long Jump

The correct answer is d) Long Jump

7. How many nations and athletes participated in the first modern Olympics in 1896?

a) 14 and 241
b) 17 and 267
c) 19 and 303
d) 16 and 1.034

The correct answer is a) 14 and 241

8. I won four silver medals in the 100m sprint and the 200m sprint at two consecutive Olympics. Who am I?

a) Don Quarrie (JAM)
b) Frankie Fredericks (NAB)
c) Michael Marsh (USA)
d) Ato Boldon (TRI)

The correct answer is b) Frankie Fredericks (NAB)

9. The first torch relay was introduced at which Olympics?

a) 1984 Los Angeles
b) 1936 Berlin
c) 1948 London
d) 1896 Athens

The correct answer is b) 1936 Berlin

10. A mascot of an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the country was first introduced in Mexico in 1968. What was the mascot at these Olympics?

a) Child wearing a Poncho and Sombrero
b) Chihuahua
c) Mexican Bandito
d) Dove

The correct answer is d) Dove

Olympic Mascots Quiz

1. The idea of an Olympic mascot to represent the Games is not one that has been around for as long as the modern games. During which of these Olympics was a mascot first adopted?

a) 1968 Winter Olympics (Grenoble)
b) 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich)
c) 1968 Summer Olympics (Mexico City)
d) 1964 Winter Olympics (Innsbruck)

The correct answer is a) 1968 Winter Olympics (Grenoble)

2. During which Olympics games were Syd, Millie, and Ollie mascots?

a) 2010 Winter Olympics (Vancouver)
b) 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta)
c) 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney)
d) 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City)

The correct answer is c) 2000 Summer Olympics (Sydney)

3. In 2004, the Olympic Games returned to their home country of Greece and its capital, Athens. During these games, two mascots were adopted. One was Phevos, a name derived from a byname for the ancient Greek sun god, Apollo. However, which other ancient Greek deity was the source of Phevos' companion's name?

a) Aphrodite
b) Demeter
c) Athena
d) Persephone

The correct answer is c) Athena

4. Which of these animals is not represented by one of the fuwa which were the mascots for the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

a) Panda
b) Swift
c) Fish
d) Tiger

The correct answer is d) Tiger

5. The names of the 2012 London Olympic mascots are named after the English villages where the first Paralympic Games were held, and the precursors to the modern Olympics were held.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is a) True

6. Which of the following was not one of the official 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic mascots, but rather the official sidekick of the mascots?

a) Mukmuk
b) Quatchi
c) Miga
d) Sumi

The correct answer is a) Mukmuk

7. At 2008 Beijing, which colour fuwa did not represent an animal?

a) Red
b) Green
c) Blue
d) Black

The correct answer is a) Red

8. Hidy and Howdy were Olympic mascots for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.

a) True
b) False

The correct answer is b) False

9. Of which Olympic Games was Misha the mascot?

a) 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul)
b) 1976 Summer Olympics (Montreal)
c) 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow)
d) 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles)

The correct answer is c) 1980 Summer Olympics (Moscow)

10. Lyo and Merly were the mascots for which Olympic first?

a) Summer Olympics
b) Winter Paralympics
c) Summer Paralympics
d) Youth Summer Olympics

The correct answer is d) Youth Summer Olympics

Global Warming Quiz

1. Which of the following is a greenhouse gas that is released by human activities and speeds up global warming?

a) petroleum
b) natural gas
c) carbon dioxide
d) nuclear power

The correct answer is c) carbon dioxide

2. Which of the following human activities does NOT release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

a) burning fossil fuels
b) fishing
c) deforestation
d) driving

The correct answer is b) fishing

3. As global warming continues, the intensity of what type of storm that hits coastlines is predicted to increase?

a) tornadoes
b) hurricanes
c) tsunamis
d) earthquakes

The correct answer is b) hurricanes

4. Rising water temperatures is a result of global warming and may eventually increase sea levels due to the dissolving of what?

a) mountains
b) wetlands
c) river beds
d) glaciers

The correct answer is d) glaciers
5. Which of the following is NOT a negative effect of global warming?

a) larger fish population
b) new infectious diseases
c) species extinction
d) loss of coastal areas

The correct answer is a) larger fish population

6. What country emits the most carbon dioxide?

a) China
b) United States
c) Russia
d) India

The correct answer is b) United States

7. According to the Political Economy Research Institute, which of the following U.S. Forbes 500 companies is the worst air polluter?

a) Bayer Group
b) Exxon-Mobil
c) General Electric
d) Sunoco

The correct answer is a) Bayer Group

8. As air pollution continues to be released into the atmosphere, what becomes more depleted, resulting in an increase of ultraviolet radiation on earth?

a) oceans
b) rainforests
c) ozone layer
d) carbon dioxide

The correct answer is c) ozone layer

9. What percentage of carbon dioxide that is emitted into the atmosphere is absorbed by the ocean?

a) 40%
b) 35%
c) 70%
d) 50%

The correct answer is d) 50%

10. As carbon dioxide emissions increase, the ocean's ability to absorb carbon dioxide declines, resulting in a more acidic ocean. What species is the most at risk in acidic water?

a) coral
b) plankton
c) fish
d) whales

The correct answer is a) coral

Banking Awareness Quiz

1. The business dealing with money and credit is

a) banking
b) health care
c) education

The correct answer is a) banking

2. The amount of money a bank charges for the privilege of allowing a person to borrow money or the amount of money the bank pays a person for depositing his money for the bank to invest is called

a) loan
b) mortgage
c) interest

The correct answer is c) interest

3. The money that a person borrows from a bank or other financial institutions is called a

a) interest
b) commercial
c) loan

The correct answer is c) loan

4. The money that a person places in a bank account for the bank to use to invest and that also earns interest is called a

a) loan
b) deposit
c) mortgage

The correct answer is b) deposit

5. A loan to pay for a home, business or other real estate over a period of time is a

a) deposit
b) bankruptcy
c) mortgage

The correct answer is c) mortgage

6. When a person publicly announces they cannot repay their loans it is called

a) deposit
b) bankruptcy
c) mortgage

The correct answer is b) bankruptcy

7. Groups of people such as workers who pool their money together for savings and to make loans is called a

a) labor union
b) credit union
c) state of the union

The correct answer is b) credit union

General Knowledge

General Knowledge