CURRENT AFFAIRS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1). Recently the Chinese foreign Minster had visited India to step up the Bilateral Relations between the two countries.Which of the following issues are discussed:
i)   Joint Operations against Piracy
ii)  Coordination on border Affairs
iii) sharing of Technical Knowledge
iv)  Dispute involving Arunachal Pradesh

Choose the right option:
(a) Only (i) and (iii)
(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) All of the (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: c) Only (i), (ii) and (iii)

2). Who among the Following is the Foreign Minter of China, who recently paid a visit to India in the first week of March, 2012 ?
(a) Yang Jiechi
(b) Hu Jinato
(c) Liang Guanglie
(d) Zhou Ji

 Answer: Yang Jiechi

3). India had recently resolved a 14 months long standing Payment issue with which of the following countries:
(a) Israel
(b) USA
(c) China
(d) Iran

Answer: Iran

4). The Government of India has recently approved the ............. Navy Plane Deal:
(a) $ 1 billion
(b) $ 2 billion
(c) $ 3 billion
(d) None of the above

Answer: $ 1 billion

5) The Home Minister of which among the following neighboring countries had visited India in the last week of February 2012 to discuss bilateral issues such as Illegal Immigration and Extradition treaty
(a) China
(b) Pakistan
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh

Answer: Bangladesh


6) India will sign an extradition treaty with which among the following countries.The Process in the final stages:
(a) Bangladesh
(b) Pakistan
(c) Nepal
(d) Bhutan

Answer: Bangladesh

7) The Central Government of India has recently approved a farmer friendly Rural Job scheme called as

(a) Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana
(b) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
(c) Mahatama Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (GMNREGS)
(d) NREGA

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (GMNREGS)

8) Which among the following countries is in the list of Polio - endemic countries of WHO:
(i)   Pakistan
(ii)  Nigeria
(iii) Afghanistan
(iv)  India

Choose the right Option:
(a) Only (i) and (ii)
(b) Only (ii) and (iii)
(c) Only (iii) and (iv)
(d) Only (i), (ii) and (iii)

Answer: Only (i), (ii) and (iii)


9) Which among the following countries is removed from the list of Polio - endemic countries of WHO:
(a) India
(b) Pakistan
(c) Afghanistan
(d) Bangladesh

Answer: India

10) Which among the following is not a Millennium Development Goal (MDG) as approved  by UNO ?
(a) Achieve universal primary education
(b) Improve maternal health
(c) Reduce child mortality
(d) Cross-Border Terrorism

Answer: Cross-Border Terrorism

11) Who among the Following is the President of European Union:
(a) Timothy Roemer
(b) Asad-al-Bashar
(c) Hermen Van Rompuy
(d) None of the Above

Answer:  Hermen Van Rompuy


12) The Indian-European Union (EU) Annual summit was recently held in which among the following cities:
(a) Madrid
(b) Berlin
(c) Budapest
(d) New Delhi

Answer: New Delhi

13) According to report made available by CBI, the amount of Black money deposited by Indians in Foreign Banks is
(a) $ 300 Billion
(b) $ 1000 Billion
(c) $ 500 Billion
(d) None of the above

Answer: $ 500 Billion

14) The Supreme Court of India had recently canceled the .......... Telecom Licenses allotted on or after January 10, 2008
(a) 122
(b) 123
(c) 124
(d) 125

Answer: 125

15) According to Data made available by Transparency International in December 2011, India's ranks in the Corruption Perceptions Index is:
(a) 95
(b) 96
(c) 97
(d) 98

Answer: 95

Note: Corruption perceptions index measures the perceived levels of public sector corruption in 183 countries and territories around the world