CA  QUESTION SET-2

1.How much amount has the government released to Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS), 1995 as its contribution for the year 2015-16?      
a.2,000 crore rupees    
b.6,000 crore rupees    
c.3,000 crore rupees    
d.4,500 crore rupees

2.Recently, Supreme Court (SC) of India has stayed Rajasthan High Court’s order declaring ‘Santhara’ as illegal. Which of the following religions believes in ‘Santhara’ rituals?          
a. Hindu  
 b.Buddhism    
 c.Jainism    
 d.Islam

3. Which of the following States Govt. has won first award in the category of highest capacity addition in grid connected solar rooftop power in the country during the financial year 2014-15?          a. Punjab    
b.Madhya Pradesh    
c.Gujarat  
 d.Haryana

4.For which of the following States has the Centre proposed a 100 crore rupee spiritual tourism circuit?        
a.Andhra Pradesh    
b.Uttar Pradesh    
c.Kerala    
d.Tamil Nadu

 5. Which of the following companies has launched a new ride sharing service, ‘CarPool’ for its customers across India? .      
a.Uber Cabs    
b.OLA Cabs    
c.TaxiForSure    
d.Meru Cabs

6.What is the name of the scheme for online release of new LPG connections, which was launched by Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan recently?
a.sahaj
b.saral
c.subidha
d.pahel

7.What is the most important recommendation of the Law Commission of India (LCI) pertaining to death-penalty, as disclosed in its report no. 262 that was released on 31 August 2015?
a. abolition of death penalty
b.abolition of 498A
c.abolition of muslim oral talak system
d.none of these

8.How many cities and towns of the country have been identified by the Union Govt. for implementation of its ambitious ‘Housing for All’ scheme under which assistance of over Rs. 2 lakh crore would be provided over the next six years for enabling two crore urban poor own their own houses?
a.305
b.304
c.300
d.309

9.Which district of Kerala is on its way to be declared as the first total HIV/AIDS literate district in the country?
a.Palakkad district
b.palla district
c.lamho district
d.none

10.Which country created history by topping the medals tally at the 15th World Championships of Athletics that concluded on 30 August 2015 at Beijing?
a.Kenya
b.Jamaica
c.USA 
d.china


ANSWERS....   1.a 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.d 6.a 7.a 8.a 9.a 10.a