IRMA: Issues of Social Concern

I appeared for Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA) entrance test on November 08. Exam had a section called "Issues of Social concern".Here i am posting my attempts in this section.

1)Which Indian won the Ramon Magsasay award this year?
Deep Joshi

2)Name the largest milk producing country in the world?
India

3)Where is headqarters of WTO located?
Geneva,Switzerland

4)What is the aim for agricultural growth in 2009-10?
4%

5)Which is not a green house gas?
Oxygen

6)The cooperative movement in the production of milk was highly successful in which
state of India?
Gujarat

7)What is the full form of SHG?
Self Help Group

8)Bill Gates was awarded with which prize recently?
Indira Gandhi peace prize 2009

9)Who among these is a famous economist and Noble prize winner?
Amartya Sen

10)Under which project there is a plan to lay down 12 lakh optical fibres network?
NREGS

11)Among these terms Which is related to health sector in rural areas?
ASHA

12)Which is the single most private sector service provider in India?
Agriculture

13)Agriculture is a source of livelihood for what percentage of people in India?
60%

14)Which is the most effective irrigation system that will lead to water conservation and is economical too?
Water Harvesting

15)Which initiative was taken by Govt. of India for universalisation of education?
Sarva Shiksa Abhiyan(SSA)

16)Which among these are Commodity trading exchange(BSE,NSE,MCX and NCDEX)?
Both MCX and NCDEX

17)Carbon Credit is term associated with?
Environment concerns

18)Which term is not related to agriculture?
NATO

19)Panchayati Raj Institutions came into existence through which of the constitutional
amendments?
73rd

20)The Doha Development Round or Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is the current trade-negotiation round of which organisation?
World Trade Organization (WTO)

21)Who is the chairman of National Farmers Commission?
M.S.Swaminathan

22)Which agriculture produce's Minimum Support Price is not announced by the government
generally?
Sunflower

23)Government gives subsidy on which of the following(Seeds,Fertilizers,Power)?
All of these

24)Who is the author of the book 'Development as Freedom'?
Amartya Sen

25)Wheat will be provided to workers at Rs. 3 per Kg as part of which scheme?
National food security act

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