General Awareness Test 71

1. Where is located the 49 meter tall statue “African Renaissance Monument” which was recently unveiled (April 4, 2010) in front of 19 African heads of state? (The Inauguration marked the 50th anniversary of the freedom of the country (from France) where it is located. This statue is even taller than the Statue of Liberty)

2. What was the margin of historic healthcare bill passed recently in US Senate?

3. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act is applicable in ______?

4. In which state is being Organized a Kabaddi World Cup in March 2010?

5. Ann Veneman is the current executive director of UNICEF. Who among the following has been named in March 2010 to succeed Ann Veneman as New Executive Director of UNICEF?

6. Which among the following country has recently become the first country in the world to initiate a new law which proposes the tobacco companies to sell their cigarette packs ‘plain’ without display of logo or imagery on the cover by January 1, 2012?

7. How much amount has been earmarked in the 11th Plan for a National Programme for Prevention and Control of Diabetes, Cardio-vascular Diseases and Stroke?

8. What is the name of India’s third indigenous Naval destroyer launched on April 1, 2010?

9. Who among the following has been recently appointed by US President Barak Obama to the post of Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative?

10. Which among the following committee has recommended a review of the catchments area treatment, compensatory afforestation, down stream impacts and command area development, archaeology, health impacts and seismic data in context with Sardar Sarovar Project?