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General Awareness

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November 24, 2003
The General Awareness questions for the day are given below.

1. Which of the following portfolio does Shri Vajpayee not hold in addition to being the PM of India?
(1) Atomic Energy
(2) Planning
(3) Statistics & Program implementation
(4) Social Justice
  
2. Who is the cabinet minister for Road Transport & Highways?
(1) Maj. Gen.(Retd.) B.C. Khanduri
(2) Shri Subodh Mohite
(3) Shri M. Kannappan
(4) Shri N.T. Shanmugham
  
3. How many ministers of the rank of Cabinet Minister are there in the Union Cabinet as of September 2003?
(1) 42
(2) 30
(3) 21
(4) 18
  
4. Which of the following ministers of cabinet rank have no portfolio?
(1) Shatrugan Sinha
(2) Rajnath Singh
(3) Mamata Banerjee
(4) Both (1) and (3)
  
5. What was the portfolio held by Late Shri Murasoli Maran when he passed away?
(1) Commerce
(2) Disinvestment
(3) Social Welfare
(4) No Portfolio
  
6. Which of the following ministers are not associated with the Railways portfolio?
(1) Nitish Kumar
(2) A K Moorthy
(3) Basangouda R. Patil
(4) Harin Pathak
  
7. Which of the following portfolio is not held by L. K Advani?
(1) Home Affairs
(2) Rural Development
(3) Personnel
(4) Pensions
  
8. Which of the following ministry is not headed by a minister of cabinet rank in the re-shuffle that took place in Sep 2003?
(1) Civil Aviation
(2) Shipping
(3) Chemicals & Fertilizers
(4) None of these
  
9. Who is the Union Minister of Tourism?
(1) Jagmohan
(2) Jual Oram
(3) C P Thakur
(4) None of these
  
10. How many women are there amongst the Union Ministers of cabinet rank?
(1) 1
(2) 3
(3) 6
(4) 2

Answer Key
(1) 4  (6) 4
(2) 1  (7) 2
(3) 2  (8) 1
(4) 3  (9) 1
(5) 4  (10) 2
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