1. The limit of overseas investment in government bonds/securities has been raised
from $15 billion to _________.
a) $20 billion
b) $25 billion
c) $30 billion
d) $35 billion
e) None of the above
2. According to “World Investment Report 2012″, the total FDI inflow in India in
2011 stood at ________.
a) $67 billion
b) $87 billion
c) $52 billion
d) $78 billion
e) None of the above
3. According to The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-2012, India ranks at ____.
a) 42nd
b) 36th
c) 56th
d) 53rd
e) 62nd
4. Which country tops the overall rankings in The Global Competitiveness Report
2011-2012?
a) Sweden
b) Singapore
c) Netherland
d) Switzerland
e) None of the above
5. The World Bank Group have entered into an agreement with which among the
following industrial bodies to establish the India Wildlife Business Council (IWBC)
to promote tiger and biodiversity conservation for sustainable development?
a) Industrial Development Bank of India
b) Indian Industries Association
c) Confederation of Indian Industry
d) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
e) None of the above
6. The country’s first indigenously designed microwave imaging satellite, Radar
Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation
on April 26, 2012. Which of the following statments about RISAT-1 is/are correct?
1. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV C-19 was used to launch RISAT-1.
2. It has cloud penetrating capability and can imaging even without sunlight.
3. The RISAT-1 is an advanced C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite
working in 5.35 Giga Hertz frequency.
4. It was launched from Sriharikota located in Rajasthan.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2and 3 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only
e) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
7. Who among the following has been appointed as chairman of Expert Committee
on GAAR for examining issues on General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR)?
a) Sudhir Gupta
b) C. Rangarajan
c) N. Rangachary
d) Parthasarathi Shome
e) None of the above
8. Which of the followings scheme(s) is/are launched by Ministry of Panchayati Raj
(MoPR)?
1. Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF)
2. Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Yojana (RGSY)
3. Panchayat Mahila Evam Yuva Shakti Abhiyan (PMEYSA)
a) Only 1 a) Only 2 a) Only 3 a) 2 and 3 only a) All 1, 2 and 3
9. Name the person who took oath as the 25th Prime Minister of Pakistan recently?
a) Yusuf Raza Gilani
b) Makhdoom Shahbuddin
c) Hina Rabbani Khar
d) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
e) None of the above
10. Which country became a major non-NATO ally of the United States recently?
a) Japan
b) Israel
c) Pakistan
d) Newzeland
e) Afghanistan
11. Jim Yong Kim who assumed the World Bank presidency recently, is the _____
president of the World Bank Group.
a) 12th
b) 13th
c) 14th
d) 15th
e) None of the above
12. A highly controversial book ‘Beyond the Lines’ is an autobiography written by
a) Aravind Adiga
b) Salman Rushdie
c) Kuldip Nayyar
d) Khushwant Singh
e) Taslima Nasreen
13. Which of the followings recommendations were made by National Commission for
Women (NCW) in concern to the proposed amendments to the Dowry Prohibition
Act, 1961?
1. Amendment to definition of Dowry
2. Provision for registration of lists of gifts received at the time of marriage.
3. Penalties for non-maintenance of lists of gifts received at the time of the marriage.
4. Protection officers appointed under the Protection of Women from Domestic
Violence Act, 2005 to carry out the duties of the Dowry Prohibition Officers.
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only
e) All 1, 2, 3 and 4
14. An e-TDS return should be filed under ________ of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
a) Section 206
b) Section 205
c) Section 208
d) Section 192
e) None of the above
15. The e-TDS prepared by the deductor has to be submitted at
a) TIN Facilitation Centres
b) TAN Facilitation Centres
c) PIN Facilitation Centres
d) PAN Facilitation Centres
e) None of the above
16. Which is the largest stock exchange in the world by dollar volume/market value?
a) Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)
b) London Stock Exchange (LSE)
c) New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
d) Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)
e) None of the above
17. FBI’s two-year investigation project called “Operation Ghost Click” was aimed
to uncovered a network of
a) Rogue DNS Servers
b) Rogue FTP Servers
c) Rogue Proxy Servers
d) Rogue HTTP Servers
e) None of the above
18. Internet’s phone book is :
a) ISP
b) FTP
c) TCP
d) DNS
e) Gopher
19. A collection of infected computers under the control of one or more attackers is:
a) Bolnet
b) Botnet
c) Spybot
d) Intranet
e) Web spider
20. Which country ranks at the top in Bt.Cotton cultivation (Area wise)?
a) USA
b) Britain
c) Russia
d) China
e) India
21. According to the ILO, a worker under the following age is a child labourer:
a) 14 years
b) 15 years
c) 16 years
d) 17 years
e) None of the above
22. The largest share (nearly 60 percent) of child labourers is found in
a) Mining Sector
b) Service sector
c) Industrial sector
d) Agricultural sector
e) Construction and contracting sector
23. In which year, ILO establishes the International Programme on the Elimination of
Child Labour (IPEC)?
a) 1990
b) 1991
c) 1992
d) 1994
e) None of the above
24. Alan Isaac has recently been elected as new President of
a) ICC
b) WWF
c) AITA
d) FIFA
e) FIDE
25. Which of the following terms is NOT associated with the game of Cricket?
a) LBW
b) DRS
c) Duck
d) Cow Corner
e) None of above
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
Pranab Mukherjee won the Presidential Election 2012
Pranab Mukherjee was elected as the 13th President (in person) of India on 22 July 2012. Pranab Mukherjee defeated his rival PA Sangma with a huge margin as he secured nearly 69 percent of total valid votes. In an electoral college of 10.5 lakh, Pranab Mukherjee secured a vote value of 713763, while, PA Sangma managed to get only a vote value 315987. The victory of Pranab Mukherjee was announced by Returning Officer for the Presidential election VK Agnihotri. Pranab Mukherjee will be sworn in as the thirteenth President of India on 25 July 2012.
Out of the total 748 MPs, Pranab got the support of 527 while his rival, PA Sangma got 206 votes in his favour. Fifteen votes including that of Samjwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav were invalid. Of these, nine were to be in favour of Mukherjee while six for Sangma.
Each MP had a vote value of 708 in the Presidential Election 2012. There are a total of 776 voters in both the Houses of Parliament. The Electoral College also consisted of 4120 MLAs in the states.
The Election Commission of India had issued the notification for Presidential Election 2012 on 16 June 2012. 30 June 2012 was the last date for filing the nomination. Elections were held on 19 July 2012. Pranab Mukherjee and PA Sangma were two principle contestants of 14th Presidential Election.
Important facts related to Presidential elections:
Value of Vote of an MLA = State Population / (1000 X Total no. of elected MLA's)
On the basis of the above formula, the value of the vote of an MLA from UP has the highest value and that from Sikkim the lowest.
Value of Vote of an MP = Total value of votes of MLA's of all States / Total no. of elected MP's (LS + RS)
The 1971 census is currently under consideration.
The election is held through the system of proportional representation by means of the single - transferable vote by secret ballot.
The candidate who gets 50 percent of votes is considered elected.
Supreme Court looks into all disputes related to Presidential election.
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India, was the only President who served two tenures in the office.
VV Giri is the only person who was elected as the President of the country as an independent candidate in 1969.
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was the only person to be elected to the office of President of India unopposed, as no other candidate filed nomination for the post of the President. He was elected to the office of President in July 1977.
Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy was the only person to be elected to the office of President of India unopposed, as no other candidate filed nomination for the post of the President. He was elected to the office of President in July 1977.
History of Rashtrapati Bhavan
- The splendour of the Rashtrapati Bhavan is multi-dimensional. It is a vast mansion and its architecture is breathtaking. More than these, it has a hallowed existence in the annals of democracy for being the residence of the President of the largest democracy in the world. Few official residential premises of the Head of the State in the world will match the Rashtrapati Bhavan in terms of its size, vastness and its magnificence.
- Rashtrapati Bhavan is the official home of the President of India. As the plan for New Delhi was developed, the Governor-General's residence was given an enormous scale and prominent position. The palace developed very similarly to the original sketches which Lutyens sent Herbert Baker from Simla on June 14, 1912. The British architect Edwin Landseer Lutyens design is grandly classical overall, with colours and details inspired by Indian architecture.
- Meanwhile, between 1911 and 1916, 300 families were evicted under the "1894 Land Acquisition Act" from Raisina and Malcha villages, thus clearing about 4,000 acres to begin the construction the Viceroy’s House. Lutyens and Baker who had been assigned to work on the Viceroy's House and the Secretariats, began on friendly terms. Baker had been assigned to work on the two secretariat buildings which were in front of Viceroy's House. The original plan was to have Viceroy's House on the top of Raisina Hill, with the secretariats lower down. It was later decided to build 400 yards back, and put both buildings on top of the plateau. While Lutyens wanted the Viceroy's house to be higher, he was forced to move it back from the intended position, which resulted in a dispute with Baker. After completion, Lutyens argued with Baker, because the view of the front of the building was obscured by the high angle of the road.
- Lutyens campaigned for its fixing, but was not able to get it to be changed. Lutyens wanted to make a long inclined grade all the way to Viceroy's house with retaining walls on either side. While this would give a view of the house from further back, it would also cut through the square between the secretariat buildings. The committee with Lutyens and Baker established in January 1914 said the grade was to be no steeper than 1 in 25, though it eventually was changed to 1 in 22, a steeper gradient which made it more difficult to see the Viceroy's palace. While Lutyens knew about the gradient, and the possibility that the Viceroy's palace would be obscured by the road, it is thought that Lutyens did not fully realise how little the front of the house would be visible. In 1916 the Imperial Delhi committee dismissed Lutyens's proposal to alter the gradient. Lutyens thought Baker was more concerned with making money and pleasing the government, rather than making a good architectural design.
- Lutyens travelled between India and England almost every year for twenty years, to work on the building of the Viceroy's house in both countries. Lutyens had to reduce the building size from 13,000,000 cubic feet (370,000 m3) to 8,500,000 cubic feet (240,000 m3). because of the budget restrictions of Lord Hardinge. While he had demanded that costs be reduced, he nevertheless wanted the house to retain a certain amount of ceremonial grandeur.
Rashtrapati Bhavan : Raisina Hills
Raisina Hill is an area of Lutyens' Delhi, New Delhi, housing India's most important government buildings, including Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India and the Secretariat building housing the Prime Minister's Office and several other important ministries.
It is surrounded by other important buildings and structures,
including the Parliament of India,Rajpath, Vijay Chowk and India Gate.
The term "Raisina Hill" was coined following acquisition of land from 300 families from X and Malcha villages. About 4,000 acres of land was acquired under the "1894 Land Acquisition Act" to begin the construction of the Viceroy's House.
The hill is a slightly elevated portion 226 metres (741 ft) high, about 18 metres (59 ft) higher than the surrounding area.
In 1911 to transfer the capital of British India from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi, a planning committee was formed, and a site 3 miles (5 km) south of the existing city of Delhi, around Raisina Hill, was chosen for the new administrative centre. A well-drained, healthy area between the Delhi Ridge and the Yamuna River, it provided ample room for expansion.
The term "Raisina Hill" was coined following acquisition of land from 300 families from X and Malcha villages. About 4,000 acres of land was acquired under the "1894 Land Acquisition Act" to begin the construction of the Viceroy's House.
The hill is a slightly elevated portion 226 metres (741 ft) high, about 18 metres (59 ft) higher than the surrounding area.
In 1911 to transfer the capital of British India from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi, a planning committee was formed, and a site 3 miles (5 km) south of the existing city of Delhi, around Raisina Hill, was chosen for the new administrative centre. A well-drained, healthy area between the Delhi Ridge and the Yamuna River, it provided ample room for expansion.
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
19TH Meeting of Central Supervisory Board
The 19th meeting of the Central Supervisory Board
(CSB) was held in New Delhi on July 21. The meeting was held for the
confirmation of the minutes of 18th meeting held on 14th January, 2012.
Addressing the meeting, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare said that the issue of low Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) in our country have been scaled up at national, state, district and sub-district levels. We have been successful in securing the commitment of all the state governments to effectively address the issue of low child sex ratio. Now we need to focus on turning these commitments into reality so that we have a secure nation for women and girls – across all class, regional and cultural divides. We have stepped up action in districts that have revealed a low child sex ratio based on 2011 Census data to discourage the process of sex determination. Inspections by the National Inspection and Monitoring Committee have been scaled up. In the past one year, inspections have been undertaken in 10 States leading to sealing of 22 clinics and 62 machines. 13 cases have already been filed in court.
Shri Azad said that various measures ranging from sudden inspections of diagnostic clinics to medical audit of Form-F have been undertaken to strengthen enforcement of the law. Since the last CSB meeting, a total of 110 cases have been filed, 20 convictions secured and licenses of 15 doctors have been suspended. We are working to put in place a comprehensive and innovative and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) strategy to promote positive attitudes for ensuring survival and protection of the girl child. Capacity building of the Appropriate Authorities has gained momentum in States, while efforts to galvanize the Judiciary into pro-active action have also been undertaken. Under the National Rural Health Mission, 270 crores were given to the States for PNDT related activities during the year 2011-12. Under the National Rural Health Mission, States have included a range of PNDT related activities to build dedicated capacity for effective implementation of the PNDT Act.
Addressing the meeting, Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare said that the issue of low Sex Ratio at Birth (SRB) in our country have been scaled up at national, state, district and sub-district levels. We have been successful in securing the commitment of all the state governments to effectively address the issue of low child sex ratio. Now we need to focus on turning these commitments into reality so that we have a secure nation for women and girls – across all class, regional and cultural divides. We have stepped up action in districts that have revealed a low child sex ratio based on 2011 Census data to discourage the process of sex determination. Inspections by the National Inspection and Monitoring Committee have been scaled up. In the past one year, inspections have been undertaken in 10 States leading to sealing of 22 clinics and 62 machines. 13 cases have already been filed in court.
Shri Azad said that various measures ranging from sudden inspections of diagnostic clinics to medical audit of Form-F have been undertaken to strengthen enforcement of the law. Since the last CSB meeting, a total of 110 cases have been filed, 20 convictions secured and licenses of 15 doctors have been suspended. We are working to put in place a comprehensive and innovative and Information, Education and Communication (IEC) strategy to promote positive attitudes for ensuring survival and protection of the girl child. Capacity building of the Appropriate Authorities has gained momentum in States, while efforts to galvanize the Judiciary into pro-active action have also been undertaken. Under the National Rural Health Mission, 270 crores were given to the States for PNDT related activities during the year 2011-12. Under the National Rural Health Mission, States have included a range of PNDT related activities to build dedicated capacity for effective implementation of the PNDT Act.
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Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions increased by Three Percent in 2011
According to the findings of the report Trends in global CO2 emissions,
global carbon dioxide (CO2), emission increased by three percent in
2011. The three percent increase in CO2 took the total amount of CO2 in
air at an all-time high of 34 billion tonnes. The report was released on
19 July 2012 by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC)
and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL).
The United States with 17.3 tones per capita remains one of the top CO2 emitters, while, China, the world’s most populous country, average CO2 emissions increased by nine percent to 7.2 tonnes per capita. The 27-nation European Union emitted 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person.
Emissions from 34-member Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries account for only one third of global CO2 emissions in 2011.
China (29 percent), the United States (16 percent), the European Union (11 percent), India (six percent), the Russian Federation (five percent) and Japan (four percent) were the top CO2 emitters in 2011.
The United States with 17.3 tones per capita remains one of the top CO2 emitters, while, China, the world’s most populous country, average CO2 emissions increased by nine percent to 7.2 tonnes per capita. The 27-nation European Union emitted 7.5 tonnes of CO2 per person.
Emissions from 34-member Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries account for only one third of global CO2 emissions in 2011.
China (29 percent), the United States (16 percent), the European Union (11 percent), India (six percent), the Russian Federation (five percent) and Japan (four percent) were the top CO2 emitters in 2011.
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Saturday, July 21, 2012
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY THEME FOR 2012
Each year around the world, International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated
on March 8. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the
economic, political and social achievements of women.
Organisations, governments, charities and women's groups around the world choose different
themes each year that reflect global and local gender issues.
"Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures" is
the 2012 theme of the internationalwomensday.com website and this has
been widely used by hundreds
of organisations including schools, universities,
governments, women’s groups and the private sector. Each year the United
Nations declares an overall
International Women's Day theme. Their 2012 theme is
“Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty”. Many organisations
develop their own themes that are
more relevant to their local contexts. For example, the
European Parliament's 2012 theme is "Equal pay for work of equal value".
United Nation International Women's Day themes:
2012: Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty
2011: Equal access to education, training and science and technology
2010: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all
2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls
2008: Investing in Women and Girls
2007: Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls
2006: Women in decision-making
2005: Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future
2004: Women and HIV/AIDS
2003: Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals
2002: Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities
2001: Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts
2000: Women Uniting for Peace
1999: World Free of Violence against Women
1998: Women and Human Rights
1997: Women at the Peace Table
1996: Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future
1975: First IWD celebrated by the United Nations
2011: Equal access to education, training and science and technology
2010: Equal rights, equal opportunities: Progress for all
2009: Women and men united to end violence against women and girls
2008: Investing in Women and Girls
2007: Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls
2006: Women in decision-making
2005: Gender Equality Beyond 2005: Building a More Secure Future
2004: Women and HIV/AIDS
2003: Gender Equality and the Millennium Development Goals
2002: Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities
2001: Women and Peace: Women Managing Conflicts
2000: Women Uniting for Peace
1999: World Free of Violence against Women
1998: Women and Human Rights
1997: Women at the Peace Table
1996: Celebrating the Past, Planning for the Future
1975: First IWD celebrated by the United Nations
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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Indian Navy inducted Russian-Origin Nuclear Submarine INS Chakra
The Indian Navy on 4 April 2012 inducted a Russian-origin nuclear
submarine, INS Chakra, into its flotilla. The nuclear submarine has
placed India into the elite group of nations which operate nuclear
vessel.
The Akula-II class submarine K-152 Nerpa, renamed INS Chakra-II, is on a 10-year lease from Russia at a cost of nearly 1 billion dollar.
Defence minister AK Antony formally inducted the 8000-ton vessel as India is looking forward to strengthen its position in the Indian Ocean region. Apart from India the other nations which possess the capability to operate nuclear vessel includes US, Russia, France, the UK and China.
The induction of INS Chakra in the Indian Navy is strategically very important given the fact that China over the last few years has been aggressively indulged in taking the Indian Ocean Region within its clout. Besides, its growing belligerence in the entire Asia-Pacific region has also been a reason of grave concern for Indian security establishment. The INS Chakra will offer India a defining strategic edge over its conventional rivals China and Pakistan.
The Akula-II class submarine K-152 Nerpa, renamed INS Chakra-II, is on a 10-year lease from Russia at a cost of nearly 1 billion dollar.
Defence minister AK Antony formally inducted the 8000-ton vessel as India is looking forward to strengthen its position in the Indian Ocean region. Apart from India the other nations which possess the capability to operate nuclear vessel includes US, Russia, France, the UK and China.
The induction of INS Chakra in the Indian Navy is strategically very important given the fact that China over the last few years has been aggressively indulged in taking the Indian Ocean Region within its clout. Besides, its growing belligerence in the entire Asia-Pacific region has also been a reason of grave concern for Indian security establishment. The INS Chakra will offer India a defining strategic edge over its conventional rivals China and Pakistan.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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Rahul Bhattacharya won the Prestigious Ondaatje Prize 2012
Rahul Bhattacharya, the Delhi-based author, on 29 May 2012 won the prestigious Ondaatje Prize 2012 for his book The Sly Company of People Who Care.
He is the first Indian author to have received the award. Bhattacharya
was also conferred with the Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction, 2011
for the same book.
The 10000 pounds award is conferred by the Royal Society of Literature every year to recognize a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry which evokes the spirit of a place. The award is presented to the author who is a citizen of or who has been resident in the Commonwealth or Ireland.
The other authors whose work were shortlisted for the prize include Julia Blackburn's 'Thin Paths', Teju Cole's 'Open City', Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts' 'Edgelands', Olivia Laing's 'To the River' and Tim Robinson's 'Connemara'.
The 10000 pounds award is conferred by the Royal Society of Literature every year to recognize a work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry which evokes the spirit of a place. The award is presented to the author who is a citizen of or who has been resident in the Commonwealth or Ireland.
The other authors whose work were shortlisted for the prize include Julia Blackburn's 'Thin Paths', Teju Cole's 'Open City', Paul Farley and Michael Symmons Roberts' 'Edgelands', Olivia Laing's 'To the River' and Tim Robinson's 'Connemara'.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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China test-launches first 3D television broadcast
China has launched its first three- dimensional television (3D
TV) channel on a trial basis coinciding with the New Year, a development
considered significant in the booming nation's television industry.
The channel, China 3D TV Trial Channel, is jointly operated by state-run China Central Television (CCTV) and other five local TV stations in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Shenzhen.
People can watch 3D-effect programmes with 3D TV sets and wired high-definition digital TV set-top-boxes.
The channel broadcasts a total of 13.5 hours everyday from 10:30 to 24:00, with 4.5 hours of first broadcast and two rebroadcasts.
The channel will be formally launched during the upcoming Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year starting January 23.
Programmes of performing arts, sports, cartoons and movies with 3D effects will be broadcast on the channel, CCTV said.
"The launch of the 3D trial channel is a significant step in the development of China's television," said Cai Fuchao, head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Cai added that the 3D TV channel can create a demand worth hundreds of billions yuan, if part of China's 500 million TV sets are replaced by 3D ones.
Countries like Japan and South Korea have already launched similar services.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
The channel, China 3D TV Trial Channel, is jointly operated by state-run China Central Television (CCTV) and other five local TV stations in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Shenzhen.
People can watch 3D-effect programmes with 3D TV sets and wired high-definition digital TV set-top-boxes.
The channel broadcasts a total of 13.5 hours everyday from 10:30 to 24:00, with 4.5 hours of first broadcast and two rebroadcasts.
The channel will be formally launched during the upcoming Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year starting January 23.
Programmes of performing arts, sports, cartoons and movies with 3D effects will be broadcast on the channel, CCTV said.
"The launch of the 3D trial channel is a significant step in the development of China's television," said Cai Fuchao, head of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Cai added that the 3D TV channel can create a demand worth hundreds of billions yuan, if part of China's 500 million TV sets are replaced by 3D ones.
Countries like Japan and South Korea have already launched similar services.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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Global Investors Summit (GIM)
Global Investors Summit (GIM) is a biennial summit held by the
Government of Karnataka in Bangalore, India. The event is aimed at
bringing together business leaders, investors, corporations, thought
leaders, policy and opinion makers. Encouraged by the outstanding
response to the Global Investor Meet (GIM) in 2010, Government of
Karnataka (GoK) is organizing the 2nd Global Investors Meet (GIM) 2012
on 7th & 8th June 2012 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre
(BIEC). Government of Karnataka is committed to play the role of a
catalyst and facilitator to maintain the State as India’s preferred
investment destination – and the Global Investor’s Meet is an initiative
in this direction. The objective of the Investors Meet is to showcase
the investment potential of the State in various sectors. The summit
will witness the participation of Prospective Investors, Industry
Leaders, Governments, Trade Bodies & Associations, Entrepreneurs,
and Academia & Research Institutions.
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Union Government set up a National Council for Senior Citizens
The Union Government of India on 1 February 2012 gave the approval
for setting up a National Council for Senior Citizens. It will be headed
by the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment. It will advice the
Central and State Governments on issues related to welfare of senior
citizens. The Council will suggest special policies and programmes for
the physical and financial security of the senior citizens in the
country.
The Council will comprise of 20 members including the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment along with the oldest members from both the Houses of Parliament and distinguished personalities from different fields.
The Council will comprise of 20 members including the Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment along with the oldest members from both the Houses of Parliament and distinguished personalities from different fields.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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Sher-E-Punjab win inaugural World Series Hockey title
Sher-E-Punjab justified their top billing by coming from a goal down to
trounce Pune Strykers 5-2 to lift the inaugural World Series Hockey
(WSH) crown in front of a packed gathering at the MHA-Mahindra Stadium
at Mumbai
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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P.C. CHANDRA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bollywood actor Mithun Chakravarti received the PC Chandra lifetime achievement award in Kolkata on 29 April 2102. West Bengal Governor MK Narayan conferred the award upon the iconic Bengali actor. The award was comprised a memento, citation and five lakh rupees cash.
Mithun has bagged the national award thrice - for Mrigaya (1976), Tahader Katha (1996) and Swami Vivekananda (1998). PC Chandra group has also felicitated stalwarts like the late Ustad Bismillah Khan, Sunil Gavaskar and P T Usha in the past.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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Rajya Sabha passes amended central institutions act
The Rajya
Sabha April 27 passed amendments to the Central Educational
Institutions (Reservation in Admissions) Act, 2006, exempting some
central institutions from implementing the other backward castes (OBC)
quota.
The amendment is applicable to institutions where implementation of the Act exceeds the 50 percent reservation limit fixed by the Supreme Court.
The move seeks to balance state and central reservation policies.
The amendment is applicable to institutions where implementation of the Act exceeds the 50 percent reservation limit fixed by the Supreme Court.
The move seeks to balance state and central reservation policies.
The amendment says that if seats
reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes in a central
educational institution exceed 50 percent of the annual strength
permitted, the institution need not make any reservation for OBCs.
According to the amendment, if such an institution is located in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Assam's tribal areas, the percentage of seats reserved for SC/ST candidates will not be reduced from the level obtaining on the date immediately preceding the date of the Act's commencement.
In case the institution is in any other area, the percentage of seats reserved for SC/ST candidates will be reduced to 50.
According to the amendment, if such an institution is located in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Assam's tribal areas, the percentage of seats reserved for SC/ST candidates will not be reduced from the level obtaining on the date immediately preceding the date of the Act's commencement.
In case the institution is in any other area, the percentage of seats reserved for SC/ST candidates will be reduced to 50.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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Uttar Pradesh Government scrapped the Post of Cabinet Secretary
The decision to withdraw 'kshetra panchayat and district panchayat amendment Bill', 2011 proposed by previous Mayawati government, was taken in a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.
The Bill was sent to Governor for his ascent on 19 August 2011, but is still pending. The cabinet decided that the prevailing system of bringing a no-confidence motion after one year was better and hence the Bill should be withdrawn.
The previous Mayavati government had created the post of cabinet secretary in the state in 2007. From now on, Chief Secretary of the state will also be the secretary of cabinet. In another move the state cabinet also decided to rename Manyawar Sri Kanshiram Forest, Environment conversation award scheme in the name of Veer Abdul Hameed award.
(Note: APPSC Group-II Exam (21-07-2012) G.S. Question)
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Friday, July 20, 2012
CURRENT AFFAIRS MCQs FOR APPSC GROUP-II & ASO EXAMS
1. Who among the following was re-elected as President of The Gambia in the election organised in November 2011 ?
1) Yahya Jammeh
2) Sadou Hayatou
3) Apolo Nsibambi
4) Ahmadou Ahidjo
2. Sushil Kumar was named as the brand ambassador of which of the following by the government recently ?
1) Indira Awas Yojana
2) National Rural Health Mission
3) National Rural Livelihoods Mission
4) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme
3. Who among the following was conferred with the Saraswati Samman-2010 for his epic novel "Mandra" on November 16, 2011 ?
1) S.L. Bhyrappa
2) Satyavarat Shastri
3) Dr. K. Satchidanandan
4) Vennikkulam Gopala Kurup
4. Anarkali Honaryar and Khaled Abu Awwad were conferred the 2011 'UNESCO ... Prize for the promotion of Tolerance and Non-violence' in November 2011
1) Dipankar Banerjee
2) Mahatma Gandhi
3) Madanjeet Singh
4) Amartya Sen
5. Whose biography authored by Walter Isaacson was released on October 2011 ?
1) Henry Ford
2) Mark Zuckerberg
3) Bill Gates
4) Steve Jobs
6. Who is the Chairperson of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) ?
1) Yogesh Agharwal
2) Madhulika P. Sukul
3) Arvind Kumar
4) Padma Iyer Kaul
7. Pratap Bhanu Mehta is the President and Chief Executive of which of the following institutions ?
1) Centre for Policy Research
2) Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies
3) Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis
4) National Council for Applied Economic Research
8. Who won the Mrs. World 2011 title at the beauty pageant organised on Orlando, Florida, USA from December 6 to 15, 2011 ?
1) Sima Bakhar
2) April Lufriu
3) Diane Tucker
4) Natalya Shmarenkova
9. Aamir Khan was appointed as its Ambassador in India by the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in November 2011. Which of the following pairs of UNICEF ambassadors in India and their area of work is / are matched currectly ?
I. Amitabh Bachchan - Polio
II. Aamir Khan - Nutrition
III. Sachin Tendulkar - Hand washing and Personal Hygiene
1) I only
2) I and II only
3) III and I only
4) I, II and III
10. Who was appointed as the Chairperson of the Committee on Government Assurances of the Lok Sabha in November 2011 ?
1) Supriya Sule
2) Sushma Swaraj
3) Maneka Gandhi
4) Deepa Dasmunshi
11. Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur was sworn in as the Chief Justic of which High Court in November 2011 ?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Karnataka
3) Madras
4) Kerala
12. Chief Minister Mayawati announced a plan to drive Uttar Pradesh into four states - Purvanchal, Pashchim Pradesh, Bundelkhand and Awadh Pradesh on November 15, 2011. Which of the following has the highest number of districts ?
1) Purvanchal
2) Pashchim Pradesh
3) Bundelkhand
4) Awadh Pradesh
13. 'Vivek Express', India's longest distance train, was started in November 2011. Which of the following statements is / are correct ?
I. It starts from New Jalpaiguri and ends at Rameswaram
II. Its distance is approx 4286 km
III. The train passes through six states
1) I only
2) I and II only
3) II and III only
4) III and I only
14. India's longest distance train 'Vivek Express' was launched in November 2011. It is the ........... longest distance train in the world
1) Fifth
2) Sixth
3) Seventh
4) Eighth
15. Chief Minister Mayawati announced a plan to divide Uttar Pradesh into four states - Purvanchal, Pashchim Pradesh, Bundelkhand and Awadh Pradesh on November 15, 2011. Which of the following has the highest population ?
1) Purvanchal
2) Pashchim Pradesh
3) Bundelkhand
4) Awadh Pradesh
16. Which part of Pakistan was in news in November 2011 for a NATO helicopter raid that killed Pakistan Army soldiers ?
1) Punjab
2) Sindh
3) Balochistan
4) Federally Administered Triabl Areas
17. Which country hosted the East Asia Summit (EAS) organised in November 2011 ?
1) Indonesia
2) Philippines
3) Singapore
4) Thailand
18. Where was the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Summit organised in November 2011 ?
1) Phuket
2) Honolulu
3) Busan
4) Harbin
19. Which of the following became the first developed country to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol in December 2011 ?
1) Japan
2) USA
3) Canada
4) Australia
20. Which of the following has announced the establishment of a research & innovation centre in India aimed at prevention of telecommunication crime across the globe in December 2011 ?
1) Interpol
2) NATO
3) OECD
4) EU
21. Which country has divided the world into 11 constituencies in order to give its diaspora the right to elect their own Members of Praliament for the first time ?
1) France
2) UK
3) Brazil
4) USA
22. The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellence 2011 were conferred on their winners in November 2011. Which of the following is / are matched correctly ?
I. Vijaya Malya - Business Leader of the year
II. Rahul Bhatia - Entrepreneur of the year
III. Nandan Nilekani - Policy Change Agent of the year
1) I only
2) I and II only
3) II and III only
4) III and I only
23. Which of the following have been allowed to decide the interest rate offered on savings bank accounts by the RBI as on November 30, 2011 ?
I. Urban Co-operative Banks II. Regional Rural Banks
III. Scheduled Commercial Banks
1) I only
2) I and II only
3) III and I only
4) I, II and III
24. India has signed an agreement with the ........... to enhance co-operation in combating Money laundering and Terrorist Financing on November 24, 2011.
1) OECD
2) World Bank
3) Eurasian Group
4) European Union
25. A two-day international conference " ....... for the World 2011" was organized by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority of India (APED(a) in New Delhi in November 2011.
1) Rice
2) Tea
3) Coffee
4) Basmati
26. Which of the following has signed MoU with the Agriculture Ministry to collect and analyse data on foodgrain production and consumption in the country ?
1) National Sample Survey Office (NSSO)
2) Centre for Monitoring of India Economy (CMIE)
3) National Institute of Finance Management (NIFM)
4) National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER)
27. Which of the following was in news in December 2011 for its report 'World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012' that has projected a growth rate of 7.7% for the Indian
economy in 2012 ?
1) UNCTAD
2) WEF
3) IMF
4) WTO
28. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on November 21, 2011 issued guidelines to allow NBFCs to start infrastructure debt funds (IDFs) to provide long-term finance in infrastructure.
Which of the following statements about requirements for NBFCs wanting to set up IDFs is / are correct ?
I. NBFCs should have been operational for at least five years
II. NBFCs should have minimum net owned funds of Rs. 300 crore
III. NBFCs should have a minimum a capital adquacy ratio of 9%
1) I only
2) I and II only
3) II and III only
4) III and I only
29. Microfinance institutions (MFI) were classified as a new category of non-banking financial company (NBF(c) by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in November 2011. Which of the following statements is / are correct ?
I. The minimum capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of NBFC - MFIs is 9 percent
II. A borrower of the NBFC - MFI cannot be a member of more than one self-help group or joint liability group
III. Not more than two NBFC - MFIs can lend to the same borrower
1) I only
2) I and II only
3) II and III only
4) III and I only
30. Which industry chamber is launching the National Knowledge Functional Hubs (NKFH) to enable leading industries and academic institutions in a region to come together as a "Hub" to facilitate mutually beneficial linkages ?
1) CII
2) IMC
3) FICCI
4) PHDCCI
31. Which of the following statements about the India Economic Summit 2011 organised from November 12 to 14, 2011 is / are correct ?
I. It was jointly organised by OECD and FICCI
II. It was organised in Mumbai
III. Linking Leadership with Livelihood was theme of the Summit
1) I only
2) I and II only
3) II and III only
4) III and I only
32. Which of the following was in news for its 'First Report to the People 2011' released in November 2011 ?
1) Planning Commission
2) National Advisory Council
3) National Innovation Council
4) National Integration Council
33. The government raised Rs. 22,763 crore through the sale of equity in public sector enterprises in 2010-11. What is the disinvestment target for 2011-12 according to Union Budget ?
1) Rs. 20,000 crore
2) Rs. 30,000 crore
3) Rs. 40,000 crore
4) Rs. 50,000 crore
34. .......... has launched India's first 'Carbon Index' that will rank companies on the basis of their carbon emissions. Companies which reduce their dependence on fossil fuel and become more energy efficient will get a higher ranking on the index
1) NSE
2) BSE
3) CRISIL
4) ICRA
35. Which of the following is setting up a joint venture called 'India Gas Solutions' to focus on global sourcing and marketing of natural gas in the country in November 2011 ?
1) RIL
2) GAIL
3) ONGC
4) Essar Oil
36. Which of the following is jointly owned by government of India and Sterlite ?
1) BALCO
2) NMDC
3) NALCO
4) SAIL
37. How much is the maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) permitted in food processing
sector ?
1) 33%
2) 49%
3) 51%
4) 100%
38. What was the theme of the 31st India International Trade Fair (IITF) at Pragati Maidan in Delhi from November 14 to 27, 2011 ?
1) Turning Vision into Business
2) Indigenous Designs - Global Wonders
3) Infrastructure and Women Empowerment
4) Indian Handicrafs - the Magic of the Gifted Hands
39. Aaron D'souza and Richa Mishra are India's top-ranked players in which sport ?
1) Fencing
2) Rowing
3) Cycling
4) Swimming
40. Seventeen - year - old Hou Yifan of China is world's top ranked player in which sport ?
1) Badminton
2) Tennis
3) Squash
4) Chess
41. Which team was defeated by India to lift the Men's title at the Kabaddi World Cup organised in Ludhiana in November 2011 ?
1) China
2) Canada
3) Pakistan
4) Australia
42. Presidents Cup Golf tournament, organised in November 2011, is an annual tournament between :
1) USA and Asia
2) Europe and Asia
3) USA and Europe
4) USA and Rest of the World excluding Europe
43. Who among the following won the Player of the Series award in the India-West Indies Test series organised from November 6 to 22, 2011 ?
1) VVS Laxman
2) Rahul Dravid
3) Darren Bravo
4) Ravichandran Ashwin
44. Who among the following won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix organised on November 13, 2011 ?
1) Sebastian Vettel
2) Jenson Button
3) Mark Webber
4) Lewis Hamilton
45. Who among the following was named as the Women's Athlete of the Year by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in November 2011 ?
1) Meseret Defar
2) Blanka Vlasic
3) Sally Pearson
4) Sanya Richards
46. Which bank in January 2012 was awarded Skock Financial Inclusion Award ?
1) State Bank of India
2) Bank of Baroda
3) Allahabad Bank
4) Punjab National Bank
5) ICICI Bank
47. In the 12th Five Year Plan, the government is committeed to allot ......... of GDP to infrastructure
1) 2%
2) 1.5%
3) 1%
4) 0.75%
5) 0.25%
48. Who among the following was appointed as the CMD of Maharashtra Bank in January 2012 ?
1) Narendra Singh
2) Vijay Kumar
3) Aakash Singh
4) Karuna Devi
5) Jai Goel
49. The Reserve Bank of India in January 2012 permitted all authorized forex dealing banks to grant permission to companies wanting to hedge price risk in any commodity except....
1) Gold
2) Silver
3) Platinum
4) Diamond
5) (1), (2) and (3)
50. Which bank in January 2012 started selling government bonds online, directly and without having to pay any brokerage or commission ?
1) ICICI Bank
2) IDIBI Bank
3) Bank of Baroda
4) All of these
5) None of these
51. Suzlon Energy Ltd. in January 2012 signed a pact with .......... for the development of 3000 megawatt wind capacity in the state
1) Tamilnadu
2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Kerala
4) Assam
5) Bihar
52. India's Reserve Bank in January 2012 eased rules for companies ........... to help boost economic growth
1) to borrow from domestic market 2) to borrow from overseas market
3) to offer public issues
4) All of these
5) None of these
53. Adani Enterprises Ltd. in January 2012 announced the commissioning of India's largest solar power plant in .................
1) Gujarat
2) Kerala
3) West Bengal
4) Tamil Nadu
5) Assam
54. The union cabinet in January 2012 approved the proposal for transfer of the Reserve Bank of India's stake in ........... to the government
1) NHB
2) CHB
3) NABARD
4) All of these
5) None of these
55. Who among the following in January 2012 was named as President of Samsung India ?
1) AK Sharma
2) BD Park
3) CD Narayan
4) MJ Misra
5) Anuj Rastogi
56. India in January 2012 cleared all payments for oil imports from ...............
1) Iraq
2) Iran
3) Afghanistan
4) Tanzania
5) None of these
57. The government in January 2012 cleared a euro 950 million deal to procure ........ air to air missiles from a French firm for IAF's Mirage 2000 air craft fleet
1) 300
2) 450
3) 500
4) 600
5) 650
58. In a move to provide social security cover for overseas Indian workers, the union cabinet in January 2012 approved a............. fund
1) Pension and Life Insurance
2) Medical Benefit fund
3) Provident Fund
4) All of these
5) None of these
59. With which country India in December 2011 began talks on revising the double taxation avoidance pact ?
1) Mauritius
2) Malaysia
3) Indonesia
4) Thailand
5) Italy
60. Indian embassy in ................. in January 2012 urged its nationals not to do business in the eastern cities of the country
1) China
2) Japan
3) Pakistan
4) Canada
5) South Africa
61. With which country India in December 2011 agreed to a $ 15 billion currency swap line?
1) China
2) Canada
3) Japan
4) Indonesia
5) Malaysia
62. Anil Ambani group firm Reliance Power Ltd. in December 2011 commissioned another 3009 MW unit under its Rosa project in .............
1) Uttar Pradesh
2) West Bengal
3) Gujarat
4) Maharashtra
5) Rajasthan
63. The Reserve Bank of India in December 2011 deregulated interest rate on ............ in all state and central co-operative banks
1) current account
2) term deposits
3) saving accounts
4) recurring deposits
5) All of these
64. The fifth edition of the world future energy summit was held in Abu Dhabi from 16 to 19 January 2012. Abu Dhabi is the capital of .................
1) UAE
2) UK
3) Iraq
4) Iran
65. What is SHADE which was in news in January 2012 ?
1) A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and China
2) A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and China
3) A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and Russia
4) A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and Russia
66. The Union Cabinet of India on 24 January 2012 renamed the Mana Airport at Raipur as the ......... Airport, Raipur
1) Swami Vivekananda
2) Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
3) Mahatma Gandhi
4) Jawaharlal Nehru
67. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 11 January 2012 launched the signature tune of the Indian Customs Pragati ki Dhadkan in New Delhi. Who is the composer ?
1) Jatin Lalit
2) A.R. Rahman
3) Aadesh Shrivastava
4) Pritam
68. The Cabinet Committee on Security recently approved the setting up of NCTC. What is the full from of NCTC ?
1) National Trade Co-operation
2) National Counter Terrorism Centre
3) National Central Terrorism Centre
4) National Council for Trade Co-operation
69. The Imam Al-Khoei Foundation building, a globally prominent Islamic cultural centre was struck by two Molotov cocktails on January 1, 2012. Where is it located ?
1) Brussels
2) Paris
3) Amman
4) New York
70. Which country joined the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a two-year term as a non-permanent member on January 1, 2012 ?
1) Greece
2) Italy
3) Pakistan
4) Bangladesh
71. Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister hailed on January 2, 2012, the "martyrs'' killed when Israeili commandos stormed a Turkish vessel in 2010 trying to break the blockade of the Palestinian enclave. Who is he ?
1) Mir Ismail
2) Imran Nadir
3) Sikandar Parvez
4) Ismail Haniya
72. India signed agreement with OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) to check both tax evasion and avoidance. The head-quarters of OECD are in which of the following cities ?
1) Paris
2) London
3) New York
4) Washington DC
73. Whose record did Dutch teenager Laura Dekker break on 21 January 2012 when she became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world ?
1) Jessica Watson
2) Alena Ladev
3) Christianan Notham
4) Bisht Jove
74. At which of the following places did India sign MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on tourism with ASEAN on 12 January 2012 ?
1) Manado
2) Hanoi
3) Manila
4) Singapore city
75. The Union government in January 2012 decided to subscribe to preferential equity shares issued by which of the two public sector banks ?
1) SBI & PNB
2) PNB & Union Bank
3) SBI & UCO
4) Bank of Baroda & Canara Bank
76. The Union government on 31 January 2012 revised the economic growth rate for 2010- 2011 financial year to what percent in comparison to the previous estimate of 8.5 percent?
1) 8%
2) 8.4%
3) 7.5%
4) 7%
77. Which team coached by R.R. Jadeja won its second consecutive Ranji Trophy title by defeating Tamil Nadu at the MA Chidambaram stadium on 23 January 2012 ?
1) Karnataka
2) West Benal
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Rajasthan
78. The 2012 men's final of the Australian Open went past the 2008 Wimbledon final time record, finishing after 5 hours and 53 minutes of play in January 2012. Who emerged winner in the epic final ?
1) Andy Murray
2) Roger Federer
3) Novak Djokovic
4) Rafael Nadal
79. Name the woman tennis player who won her win first Grand Slam title by winning in the finals of the Australian Open 2012 in January 2012
1) Victoria Azarenka
2) Svetlana Kuznetsova
3) Maria Sharapova
4) Caroline Wozniacki
80. Which footballer was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or on 9 January 2012 in Zurich for the third consecutive year for the world's outstanding footballer ?
1) Moniz Williams
2) Daryl Carpenter
3) Cristiano Ronaldo
4) Lionel Messi
81. Scientists in January 2012 announced to have identified a new gene in maize plants called
1) Meg 1
2) Meg 2
3) Meg 3
4) Meg 4
82. Who is the Governor of Odisha ?
1) Naveen Patnaik
2) Shantanu Mohapatra
3) Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare
4) V.S. Sampath
5) None of these
83. Who took over as the 19th Director General of the Indian Coast Guard ?
1) Anil Chopra
2) M.P. Muralidharan
3) Suresh Mehta
4) K.K. Kohli
5) None of these
84. India has declared itself free from ...............
1) Bird Flu (H5N1)
2) H1N1 (Swine Flu)
3) AIDS
4) Tuberculosis
5) Cancer
85. The "7th North - East Business Summit" was held in ............ on January 06, 2012
1) West Bengal
2) Haryana
3) Himachal Pradesh
4) New Delhi
5) Punjab
86. Which among the following company in India's biggest oil marketer ?
1) Indian Oil Corporation
2) Hindustan Petroleum
3) Bharat Petroleum
4) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
5) None of these
87. Which among the following company is India's largest drug marker ?
1) Cipla
2) Piramal Helathcare
3) Ranbaxy
4) Cadila Healthcare
5) None of these
88. Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission aims at adding 20,000 MW solar power capacity in the country by .............
1) 2020
2) 2022
3) 2024
4) 2026
5) 2028
89. The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet has approved the extention of appointment of ............. as Secretary (Performance Management) and Chairman, National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention, Cabinet Secretariat
1) Dr. Prajapati Trivedi
2) Dr. G. Narendra Kumar
3) Arun Kumar
4) Jeevan Lal
5) S.L. Kaushal
90. Which of the following countries will host the 18th SAARC Summit ?
1) India
2) Bhutan
3) Nepal
4) Pakistan
5) None of these
91. Parliament has approved the according of Constitutional Scheduled Tribal status to certain tribes in the North-Eastern states of Manipur and .............
1) Mizoram
2) Meghalaya
3) Sikkim
4) Arunachal Pradesh
5) Nagaland
92. Who will be the event managers of the Def Expo - 2012 ?
1) SEBI
2) FICCI
3) RBI
4) ASSOCHAM
5) None of these
93. Prof. Parvin Sinclair has been appointed the new Director of the ................
1) IGNOU
2) NCERT
3) AIIMS
4) BHU
5) SERC
94. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director of National Co-operative Development Corporation ?
1) S.K. Goel
2) Ranjit Sinha
3) Ravi Kanth
4) Chandra Bhushan Paliwal
5) None of these
95. Who has taken over as the new Financial Commissioner (FC) (Railways) and ex-officio Secretary to the Government of India ?
1) Harish Agarwal
2) Vijaya Kanth
3) Pompa Babbar
4) Samar Jha
5) None of these
96. The .......... Annual Session of the Indian Science Congress was organized in Bhubaneshwar.
1) 96th
2) 97th
3) 98th
4) 99th
5) 100th
97. Who has received the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation in Bodh Gaya, Bihar ?
1) Aung San Suu Kyi
2) Nelson Mandela
3) Julius Nyerere
4) Dalai Lama
5) None of these
98. Which of the following books is written by Mark Tully ?
1) Al Viento yal Azar
2) Great Expectation
3) The Best Thing About You is You
4) Non Stop India
5) None of these
99. The 15th World Sanskrit Conference was held in ................. .
1) Mumbai
2) Kyoto
3) New Delhi
4) Gujarat
5) Helsinki
100. Who took over charge as the Director General, Institute for Defence Studies and Analysis?
1) Dr. Arvind Gupta
2) N.S. Sisodia
3) P.S. Bhalla
4) Gokul Chandra Pati
5) None of these
101. The Prime Minister of ............. Kamla Persad Bissessar was the Chief Guest in the 10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
1) Trinidad and Tobago
2) Tajikistan
3) Tunisia
4) Turkmenistan
5) Tanzania
102. Which country has successfully launched a meteorological satellite Fengyun - II 07 ?
1) Pakistan
2) Bhutan
3) Myanmar
4) China
5) None of these
103. India signed Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism with ............. .
1) SAARC
2) OPEC
3) ASEAN
4) European Union
5) World Bank
104. The ASEAN - India Tourism Ministers held their third meeting in Manado, .......... .
1) Malaysia
2) Indonesia
3) China
4) Philippines
5) Singapore
105. Who chaired the third meeting of the Global Advisory Council of Overseas Indians on 8 January 2012 at Jaipur ?
1) Sonia Gandhi
2) Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia
3) Dr. Manmohan Singh
4) E. Ahamad
5) None of these
106. Who is the new Prime Minister of Spain ?
1) Marjano Rajoy
2) Felipe Gonzalez
3) Jose Luis
4) Jose Maria
5) None of these
107. The Seventeenth National Youth Festival was held in .......... from 12th to 16th January, 2012
1) Bengaluru
2) New Delhi
3) Jaipur
4) Mangalore
5) Kolkata
108. Who has been conferred the "Maharashtrian of the Year" award by Marathi newspaper 'Lokmat' ?
1) Amitabh Bachchan
2) Hrithik Roshan
3) Shahrukh khan
4) John Abraham
5) None of these
109. Who has received the Degree of Doctor of Literature from the Tripura Central University?
1) Aung San Suu Kyi
2) Kamla Persad Bissessar
3) Sheikh Hasina
4) Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari
5) None of these
110. India and ........... will co-operate in Infrastructure Sector
1) Jordan
2) Jamaica
3) Japan
4) Russia
5) France
111. Next Regional Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - 2012 will be held in ........... for the Gulf region
1) Dubai
2) Toronto
3) Tehran
4) Karachi
5) Kabul
112. Who was won the Men's Single Title at the Malaysia Open Superseries Badminton Tournament ?
1) Kenichi Tago
2) Lee Chong Wei
3) Lin Dan
4) Chen Long
5) None of these
113. People's national party recently won Parliamentary elections in Jamaica. What is the capital of Jamaica ?
1) Amman
2) Kingston
3) Port Antonio
4) Michigan
5) None of these
114. India and .............. have agreed to enhance their co-operation in the infrastructure sector
1) Japan
2) Jamaica
3) Jordan
4) Kenya
5) Kuwait
115. Health Authorities in Australia recently detected Deadly Disease, Murray Valley Encephalitis. The disease is caused by the ..............
1) Flies
2) Mosquitoes
3) Birds
4) Dogs
5) Hens
116. Who has won the Men's Singles title at the Syed Modi Memorial Indian Open Grand Prix Gold Badminton Tournament 2011 ?
1) Sourabh Verma
2) Taufik Hidayat
3) Anup Sridhar
4) Sung Hyun Ko
5) None of these
117. The world's first hybrid shark has been found off the east coast of ..........
1) Australia
2) Austria
3) America
4) Argentina
5) Azerbaijan
118. Who amongst the following is the author of the book "When Loss is Gain" ?
1) M.J. Akbar
2) Suketu Mehta
3) Rajmohan Gandhi
4) Pavan K. Varma
5) None of these
119. Which State Government launched its Panch Parmeshwar scheme on 9 January 2012?
1) Meghalaya
2) Manipur
3) Mizoram
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) None of these
120. How many researchers were honoured with the Infosys Prize - 2011 by the former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam ?
1) Four
2) Five
3) Six
4) Seven
5) Eight
121. Who has been conferred with the first S.K. Singh Award for excellence in the Indian Foreign Service ?
1) Jawed Usmani
2) P.K. Chaudhary
3) Rita Menon
4) D. Bala Venkatesh Verma
5) None of these
122. Normally Banks accept Fixed Deposits for a minimum period of ..............
1) 7 days
2) 14 days
3) 21 days
4) 28 days
5) 1 Month
123. Who has been honoured with the Mallikarjun Mansur Award ?
1) Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan
2) Ustad Ali Akbar Khan
3) Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
4) Ustad Mohammad Ameer Khan
5) None of these
124. Which state's Tourism Development Corporation has been conferred with the 'Best State Tourism Board of the Year' award recently by the Union Minister for Tourism Subodhkant Sahay ?
1) Kolkata
2) Punjab
3) Haryana
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Uttar Pradesh
125. President Pratibha Patil became the first woman to have flown in a Naval offshore patrol vessel. Name the vessel
1) INS Sukhoi
2) INS Sumedha
3) INS Subhadra
4) INS Sumitra
5) INS Shubhra
126. The next Del Expo, which is an event for global defence hardware manufacturers and suppliers, is to be held from March 29 - April 1, 2012. Which city is going to host it ?
1) Bengaluru
2) New Delhi
3) Chennai
4) Hyderabad
5) Gurgaon
127. Recently, Union Ministry has approved Rs. 3124 crore package for two irrigation projects in UP. One of the projects is 'Restoring capacity of Sharda Sahayak Project' and the other is ?
1) Gomti bachao Andolan
2) Lakhwar Vyasi Project
3) Tehri Dam Project
4) Sarayu Nahar Pariyojna
5) Kishau Dam Project
128. Prime Minister declared 2012 as the "National Mathematical Year" and December 22, the birthday of which prominent mathematician of India, as the National Mathematical Day which is to be celebrated every year ?
1) APJ Abdul Kalam
2) Aryabhatt
3) Brahmagupta
4) Bhaskara II
5) Srinivas Ramanjujan
129. India and Oman have extended the validity of MoU for five years till 2015. They have signed the treaty on co-operation in which of the following sectors ?
1) Space Co-operation
2) Oil and Petroleum
3) Human Resources
4) IT
5) Defence
130. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil unveiled the launch facility of what, at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh ?
1) A ship vessel
2) A rocket
3) A special vessel
4) ATV channel
5) A book
131. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha announced a Rs. 700 crore package to provide immediate assistance to the victims of which of the following natural calamities in addition to Rs. 150 crore ?
1) Flood
2) Waves Tsunami
3) Hurricane Katrina
4) Cyclone Thane
5) Earthquakes
132. Mukul Wasnik gave away Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Award in a function held in Mumbai. Dr. Ambedkar Foundation comes under the patronage of which Ministry ?
1) Ministry of Home Affairs
2) Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
3) Ministry of corporate Affairs
4) Ministry of Finance
5) Ministry of Cultural Affairs
133. Which state has recently, allocated Rs. 2020 crore for developing Human Resources, an initiative for the labour sector ?
1) Arunachal Pradesh
2) Maharashtra
3) Bihar
4) Chattisgarh
5) Taniml Nadu
134. India has, recently, tied Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) along with other areas of co-operation like, health, cultural and education with which country ?
1) Trinidad and Tobago
2) Maldives
3) Sri Lanka
4) Spain
5) Mauritius
135. Who will be hosting Indian Science Congress in the year 2013 ?
1) Chennai
2) Kathmandu
3) New Delhi
4) Kolkata
5) West Bengal
136. Department of Science and Technology, Government of India is setting up the world's largest solar telescope in which region of J & K ?
1) Leh
2) Ladakh
3) Udhampur
4) Srinagar
5) Doda
137. Consider the following statements about National Land Records Modernization Programme, NLRMP
A) The Government has recently approved the creation of three NLRMP Centres in the country
B) The three centres will be located at Salboni in West Bengal, Union territory of Puducherry and at Berhampur
C) The Government has sanctioned about 196 lakh rupees for each of the centres during the financial year 2011-12
Which of the above statement is / are true ?
1) Only A
2) Only B
3) Only C
4) All A, B and C
5) None of these
138. The Tamil Nadu Government decided to start an .......... at a cost of Rs. 6,653 crore
1) 'International Rural Development Scheme
2) 'Integrated Slum Development Scheme'
3) 'Integrated Urban Development Scheme
4) 'Integrated Infrastructure Development Scheme
5) None of these
139. Recently, Asian Development Bank approved a whopping USD 800 million loan for development of Chaohu Lake. Where is the lake located ?
1) Britain
2) Japan
3) China
4) Argentina
5) Egypt
140. Recently a country carried out a successful test of a short - range interceptor missile as a part of its efforts to develop a domestic missile defence shield. Which country is it ?
1) China
2) Bhutan
3) US
4) Russia
5) India
141. Who designed the bronze statue of Steve Jobs which was unveiled in Hungary after he died on October 5, 2011 ?
1) Markus Csaba
2) Erno Toth
3) Ference Friedrich
4) Janos Kalmae
5) Emo Rubik
142. The Russian Military has successfully test launched two intercontinental nuclear capable missiles. Name the missiles ?
1) Bulava Missiles
2) Soviet - era Missiles
3) Brimstone Missiles
4) Black Arrow Missiles
5) Exocet Missiles
143. China has signed a 10 billion Yuan (USDI 1.6 bn) currency swap deal with which of the following countries to promote bilateral financial co-operation ?
1) India
2) Russia
3) Germany
4) Japan
5) Pakistan
144. China has test run its latest high speed train that can reach a maximum speed of 500 kmph. The design of this train is inspired by China's ancient
1) Cloth
2) Pen
3) Gun
4) Sword
5) Dragon
145. Which among the following countries has recently succeded in building and testing the country's first unclear fuel rod ?
1) Iran
2) Iraq
3) Kazakhstan
4) Egypt
5) Russia
146. Which institution has, recently, allocated Rs. 2000 crore for building warehouses which will help in facilitating distribution of foodgrain to poor under the proposed Food Security Act ?
1) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 2) Ministry of Food and Agriculture
3) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)
4) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
5) Export Import Bank (EXIM)
147. Which Indian stock exchange has become the fifth largest commodity futures exchange in the world ?
1) Bombay Stock Exchange
2) MCX Stock Exchange
3) National Stock Exchange of India
4) Multi Commodity Exchange
5) Delhi Stock Exchange
148. Uttar Pradesh has borrowed a credit of USD 152 million from which international financial institution to build and improve health outcomes ?
1) ASEAN
2) SAARC
3) IMF
4) World Bank
5) IDA
149. According to Price water house Coopers 'Capital Markets in 2025' report, which country will be among the most popular region for future listing destinations ?
1) Australia
2) Laos
3) Greece
4) India
5) Middle East
150. Which among the following is TRUE in regards with Tea in India ?
A) India imports Tea solely for re-export to other countries
B) Tea imports dipped by 14% in April - October, 2011
C) India imports Tea largely from Kenya, Malaysia, Argentina, Iran, Sri Lanka
1) Both A & C
2) Only A
3) Only C
4) Both B & C
5) All A, B & C
151. NTPC has agreed on investing aprox Rs. 18,347 crore on thermal power projects, namely Kudgi and Vindhyachal in two states. Name these states
1) Punjab and Karnataka
2) Karnataka and Haryana
3) Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
5) Pondicherry and Madhya Pradesh
152. NTPC has signed an agreement with which state's power trading company for supply of power from a 50-MW solar photovoltic power plant ?
1) Kerala
2) Karnataka
3) Uttar Pradesh
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Maharashtra
153. In a major policy decision, GOI has allowed whom to directly invest in Indian equity market in order to widen the class of investors, attract more foreign funds and reduce market volatility ?
1) Non Resident Indian (NRIs)
2) Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)
3) Qualified Foreign Investors (QFIs)
4) Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs)
5) Sub - account holders
154. Which bank had pledged to provide a credit to the City Development Fund (CDF) for six drinking water projects in Nepal ?
1) NABARD
2) ADB
3) IDBI
4) SIDBI
5) World Bank
155. To protect consumers from unscrupulous malpractices, GOI has approved a proposal making hallmarking mandatory for which of the following commodities ?
1) Milk
2) Ghee
3) Oil
4) Gold
5) Flour
156. The Reserve Bank of India has reaised the annual limit of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) for companies from $ 500 million in a fiscal year to ........... under the automatic route
1) $ 700 million
2) $ 550 million
3) $ 600 million
4) $ 750 million
5) $ 800 million
157. The Union Cabinet has approved the transfer of the RBI's stake in which of the bank to the government and the process is likely to be completed by March - end ?
1) IDBI
2) SIDBI
3) National Housing Bank (NHB)
4) SBI
5) NABARD
158. Recently, SIDBI inked an MoU with which bank to provide Rs. 100 crore capital to micro, small and medium enterprises ?
1) State Bank of Maharashtra
2) State Bank of India
3) Indian Overseas Bank
4) Punjab and Sindh Bank
5) Canara Bank
159. Which area among following is growing to become an area of concern for Indian Industries in the near future ?
1) Power supply
2) Food supply
3) Animal skin
4) Mineral supply
5) water supply
160. The Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which state government for huge investment to the tune of Rs. 42,000 crores for various projects ?
1) Karnataka
2) Odisha
3) Andhra Pradesh
4) Chattisgarh
5) Jharkhand
161. How many Indians have appeared in the Forbes 'Tomorrow's brightest Starts ?'
1) 20
2) 10
3) 25
4) 30
5) 5
162. US topped the Charities Aid Foundation's (CAF) list in 2011. What is the position of India in the list ?
1) 142nd
2) 78th
3) 91st
4) 100th
5) 84th
163. Who is the top Indian - American fundraiser at President Obama's re-election campaign who has made it to the prestigious list of the 'Most Powerful and Influential Women' of California ?
1) Preeta Bansal
2) Anisha Dasgupta
3) Kavita Patel
4) Sonal Shah
5) Shefali Razdan Duggal
164. President Obama has topped the list of the 'Most Admired People of the year 2011'. Who is the other person, who has also topped this list 16 times already, along with him ?
1) Warren Buffet
2) Bill Clinton
3) Hillary Clinton
4) Sarah Palin
5) Michelle Obama
165. According to a report by Political & Economic Risk Consultancy Ltd., a Hong Kong based firm, Indian Bureaucracy is worst in Asia. Which of the following countries has best bureaucracy in Asia ?
1) China
2) Japan
3) Singapore
4) South Korea
5) Malaysia
166. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh paid a visit in December 2011 to ..........
1) Tokyo
2) Moscow
3) Melbourne
4) Wellington
167. Annual Defence Diologue was held in December 2011 between India and ............
1) Russia
2) Pakistan
3) China
4) Afghanistan
168. Who have been awarded with FIFA World Player of the Year 2011 Trophy ?
1) Lionel Messi
2) Christiano Ronaldo
3) Xavi Fernandez
4) None of the above
169. Uttarakhand state cabinet on October 29, 2011 cleared Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill, 2011.
Consider the following features of the bill ........
i) The Chief Minister of the state, all ministers, MLAs and lower judiciary will be under the
purview of Lokayukta
ii) Judges of the Uttarakhand High Court will not be covered under the purview of Lokayukta
Choose the right option ......
1) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
2) Only (i) is correct
3) Only (ii) is correct
4) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
170. Which Bengali film was selected as a inaugural film at the 11th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, 2011, in Florence, Italy in December 2011 ?
1) Chaplin
2) Bedroom
3) Khokababu
4) 100% Love
171. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings ?
1) Suchitra Krishnamurthy
2) Lata Mangeshkar
3) Asha Bhonsle
4) Shreya Ghoshal
172. Which one of the following became the first Indian state to launch health insurance policy covering all its people ?
1) Goa
2) Haryana
3) Bihar
4) Kerala
173. Which one of the following state governments announced free housing for schedule Castes living in jhuggis under the Rajiv Ratna Yojana ?
1) Delhi
2) Tamil Nadu
3) Kerala
4) Uttar Pradesh
174. Name the Indian Union Minister who represented India at the meeting of the Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on November 7, 2011
1) Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde
2) Union Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna
3) Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh
4) Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abduallah
175. Which one of the following ministries launched a scheme, Adivasi Shiksha Yojana on November 2, 2011 ?
1) Tribal Affairs Ministry
2) Home Ministry
3) Ministry of Rural Development
4) Ministry of Power
176. Social activist who was chosen for the Basava award for the year 2010 for excellence in service in the social sector by the Karnataka State Government ?
1) C.R. Neelakandan
2) Reetika Khera
3) Medha Patkar
4) Arun Roy
177. Which one of the following governments launched Kishori scheme for adolescent girls ?
1) Delhi state government
2) Haryana state government
3) Bihar state government
4) Odisha state government
178. The Golden Peacock award for the Best film was given to which of the following films at the 42nd International Film Festival of India which came to an end at the Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on December 3, 2011 ?
1) Russian Film Elena
2) In Israeli Film Restoration
3) Columbian Film Porfirio
4) Malayalam Film Adaminte Makun Abu
179. Reader of international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller voted wich city in Rajasthan as the best leisure destination in India ?
1) Jaipur
2) Udaipur
3) Jaisalmer
4) Bikaner
180. The book 'Non-Stop India' by a journalist - author was recently launched. Name the journalist-author who authored the book ?
1) Mark Tully
2) Sophie Raworth
3) Jane Hill
4) Babita Sharma
181. The 40th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas was celebrated on which day marking the finest hour of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971 ?
1) December 12
2) December 15
3) December 16
4) December 18
182. Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as Civil Aviation Minister on December 18, 2011 ?
1) Ajit Singh
2) Jayant Chaudhary
3) Devendra Nagpal
4) Sanjay Singh Chauhan
183. Where was the midnight international marathon held recently ?
1) Bangalore
2) Mumbai
3) Delhi
4) Kolkata
184. Which country is set to open military base in Indian Ocean ?
1) Russia
2) North Korea
3) China
4) None of the above
185. Which bank has been selected as best public sector bank in India ?
1) SBI
2) PNB
3) ICICI
4) Bank of Baroda
186. Name the NRI architect who won Glory of India Award and Certificate of Excellence recently ?
1) Ar Mohammed Arun
2) Surendra Kumar Kaushik
3) S.R. Nathan
4) None of the above
187. Who is the 2nd person to score double century in One-day International Cricket ?
1) Virendar Sehwag
2) Rahu Dravid
3) R. Ashwin
4) M.S. Dhoni
188. Name the Iranian teenager who won World Snooker title recently
1) Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
2) Lee Walkar
3) Steve Mizerak
4) None of the above
189. Who among the following was associated with Velvet Revolution ?
1) Kim Jong-il
2) Vachav Havel
3) Wangari Mathai
4) None of the above
190. As per the latest figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture, the per capita per day foodgrain availability in India stands at ........
1) 280 gm
2) 440 gm
3) 580 gm
4) 900 gm
191. The both houses of the Parliament have passed the Bill of raising paid-up capital of Life Insurance Corporation of India in December 2011. This Bill after the notification as Act will raise the paid-up capital to ..........
1) Rs. 25 crore
2) Rs. 50 crore
3) Rs. 100 crore
4) Rs. 200 crore
192. United Nations Organisation (UNO) has declared to celebrate 2012 as ........
1) Year of Co-operatives
2) Year of Banking
3) Year of Global Recovery
4) Year of Prosperity
193. RBI in its third-quarter monetary policy review of 2011-12 on January 24, 2012 has reduced Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) .........
1) From 6.5% to 6.0%
2) From 6.5% to 5.5%
3) From 6% to 5.5%
4) From 6% to 5%
194. After the announcement of RBI's third quarter review of monetary policy 2011-12, which of the following rate remains the lowest ?
1) Bank Rate
2) Cash Reserve Ratio
3) Repo Rate
4) Reserve Repo Rate
195. Which is the first Indian Bank to open a branch in Saudi Arabia ?
1) AXIS Bank
2) SBI
3) ICIBI Bank
4) Central Bank of India
196. Which country possesses the largest gold jewelry market in the world ?
1) India
2) UAE
3) China
4) USA
197. The cheque / draft validity period is being revised w.e.f. April 1, 2012. What is true regarding stipulation ?
1) From one year to 9 months
2) From 6 months to 3 months
3) From 6 months to one month
4) From 3 months to one month
198. Forward Markets Commission is a financial regulator of ..........
1) Micro Finance
2) Mutual Funds
3) Non-life Insurance
4) Commodity Future Markets
199. Life insurance companies have been allowed to approach capital markets with their public issued by IRDA. What is the eligibility norm for insurance companies to be permitted to adopt this approach ?
1) Insurance companies require to be ten years old
2) Insurance companies require to show profits for the last three years
3) Insurance companies doing business of more than Rs. 10,000 crore would be eligible
4) All of the above
200. The new Chairman of FIEO (Federation of Indian Export Organisation) taken charge in January 2012 is ............
1) Reeta Menon
2) M. Rafeeque Ahmed
3) Rajendra Pawar
4) Lalit K. Panwar
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Thursday, July 19, 2012
Derek o’ Brian became the First Anglo-Indian to Vote in Presidential Election
Derek o’ Brian, the Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal became the first
Anglo Indian to vote in Presidential Elections in India. Brian, a
Trinamool Congress MP, cast his vote in Kolkata.
As per the constitution of India an MP who has been nominated by the President to either of the house of the Indian Parliament is not eligible for casting vote in Presidential election. In 545-member Lok Sabha, there are two seats reserved for the persons from Anglo-Indian community. The two Anglo-Indian members are nominated by the President of India.
In Rajya Sabha, there are twelve members, who are nominated by the President and can not vote in Presidential election.
Article 80 (3) of the Constitution of India provides that the members to be nominated by the President to Rajya Sabha should have special knowledge or practical experience in matters like literature, science, art and social service.
Article 84 (b) stipulates that a person shall be of not less than 30 (Thirty) years of age.
As per the constitution of India an MP who has been nominated by the President to either of the house of the Indian Parliament is not eligible for casting vote in Presidential election. In 545-member Lok Sabha, there are two seats reserved for the persons from Anglo-Indian community. The two Anglo-Indian members are nominated by the President of India.
In Rajya Sabha, there are twelve members, who are nominated by the President and can not vote in Presidential election.
Article 80 (3) of the Constitution of India provides that the members to be nominated by the President to Rajya Sabha should have special knowledge or practical experience in matters like literature, science, art and social service.
Article 84 (b) stipulates that a person shall be of not less than 30 (Thirty) years of age.
Who are Anglo-Indians:
Anglo-Indians are people with mixed Indian and
British ancestry, or people who have British descent born or living in
the Indian Subcontinent or Burma, now mainly historical in the latter
sense.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2012
North Korea awarded the Title of Marshal to its Top Leader Kim Jong Un
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) on 18 July 2012
awarded the title of Marshal to its top leader Kim Jong Un. The decision
to confer the title on Kim was taken by nation's top military brass and
government officials on 17 July 2012.
Kim Jong Un rose to helm of Communist Nation following the death of his father Kim Jong Il in December 2011. Since then he has been serving as supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.
Kim Jong Il was named the Marshal of North Korea following the death of his father Kim Il Sung in July 1994. The death of Il on 17 December 2011left the position of Marshal vacant for nearly seven months. Kim Jong Il was posthumously made grand marshal, the nation's top military title, in February 2012.
Before formally being named the Marshal, Kim Jong Un carried out a high-profile reshuffle in the country’s army, which saw the chief of the army, Ri Yong Ho being sacked from all posts due to illness on 16 July 2012.Subsequently a less renowned military general, Hyon Yong Chol took over as the vice marshal on 17 July 2012.
Kim Jong Un rose to helm of Communist Nation following the death of his father Kim Jong Il in December 2011. Since then he has been serving as supreme commander of the Korean People's Army.
Kim Jong Il was named the Marshal of North Korea following the death of his father Kim Il Sung in July 1994. The death of Il on 17 December 2011left the position of Marshal vacant for nearly seven months. Kim Jong Il was posthumously made grand marshal, the nation's top military title, in February 2012.
Before formally being named the Marshal, Kim Jong Un carried out a high-profile reshuffle in the country’s army, which saw the chief of the army, Ri Yong Ho being sacked from all posts due to illness on 16 July 2012.Subsequently a less renowned military general, Hyon Yong Chol took over as the vice marshal on 17 July 2012.
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Incidents of Child Marriages fell significantly in India: Annual Health Survey Report
According to the data released by first Annual Health Survey (AHS),
conducted by the census authorities, the incidents of child marriage
fell significantly over the past few years. The data was released on 16
April 2012.
The AHS, world’s largest demographic survey, was carried out by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the Registrar General of India (RGI) and Ministry of Home Affairs of India. The survey was conducted in all 284 districts of the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states that includes Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam. The nine states account for half of the country’s population. The project was launched to assess the impact of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in all 284 districts. Until recently the only reliable source of such health data was the National Family Health Survey, which the health ministry has now discontinued.
The survey was conducted by private agencies under the supervision of RGI. The key findings of the latest reports of the survey are as follows:
• One-fifth of marriages in Bihar between 2007-09 involved women under 18.
• In Jharkhand, the proportion of child marriage went down from 60 percent to 18 percent earlier.
• Rajasthan with 22 percent cases of child marriage has the highest proportion of women under 18 getting married.
• Contraceptive use remains low despite improvements in several regions.
• Among the 9 states, Bihar has the lowest contraceptive use with just over a third of women aged 15-49 using any method of contraception.
• Sitapur in UP emerged as the district with the lowest contraceptive use as only 20 percent of women found using any method of contraception.
• Condition of maternal and infant health is still the subject of worry.
• Less than 5 percent of women in UP had a full ante natal check-up.
• Chhattisgarh, with 20 percent full ante-natal check-up, emerged as the best-performing of these states.
• Less than half of pregnant women in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have safe deliveries.
• UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand saw 40 percent of safe deliveries.
The AHS, world’s largest demographic survey, was carried out by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the Registrar General of India (RGI) and Ministry of Home Affairs of India. The survey was conducted in all 284 districts of the Empowered Action Group (EAG) states that includes Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Assam. The nine states account for half of the country’s population. The project was launched to assess the impact of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) in all 284 districts. Until recently the only reliable source of such health data was the National Family Health Survey, which the health ministry has now discontinued.
The survey was conducted by private agencies under the supervision of RGI. The key findings of the latest reports of the survey are as follows:
• One-fifth of marriages in Bihar between 2007-09 involved women under 18.
• In Jharkhand, the proportion of child marriage went down from 60 percent to 18 percent earlier.
• Rajasthan with 22 percent cases of child marriage has the highest proportion of women under 18 getting married.
• Contraceptive use remains low despite improvements in several regions.
• Among the 9 states, Bihar has the lowest contraceptive use with just over a third of women aged 15-49 using any method of contraception.
• Sitapur in UP emerged as the district with the lowest contraceptive use as only 20 percent of women found using any method of contraception.
• Condition of maternal and infant health is still the subject of worry.
• Less than 5 percent of women in UP had a full ante natal check-up.
• Chhattisgarh, with 20 percent full ante-natal check-up, emerged as the best-performing of these states.
• Less than half of pregnant women in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have safe deliveries.
• UP, Bihar and Uttarakhand saw 40 percent of safe deliveries.
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Saturday, July 14, 2012
CURRENT AFFAIRS PRACTICE MCQs FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMS
1. Abel Prize is named after Norwegian mathematician Niels Henrik Abel
(1802-1829). It is given annually to outstanding mathematicians by the
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. Who won this prize in 2012?
1) Mikhail Gromov
2) John Tate
3) John Thompson
4) Jacques Tits
5) Endre Szemeredi
2. The Inter State Council was set up in 1990 following the recom-mendation of the Sarkaria Com-mission on Centre-State relatio-ns. Who is its present Chairman?
1) Hamid Ansari
2) Manmohan Singh
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) C.Rangarajan
5) None of these
3. Which state has recently started a programme called 'Anandadhara' for Self Help Groups?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh
4. Which country's lower house of the Parliament is called State Duma?
1) Japan
2) Italy
3) Russia
4) Maldives
5) Philippines
5. Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of France on May 15, 2012?
1) Jean-Marc Ayrault
2) Francois Hollande
3) Laurent Fabius
4) Nicolas Sarkozy
5) None of these
6. Golden Globe Awards are given for excellence in which of the following fields?
1) Literature
2) Journalism
3) Sports
4) Science
5) Film & Television
7. Who won her first world cup individual recurve gold medal in archery at Antalya, Turkey in May 2012?
1) Dola Banerjee
2) Deepika Kumari
3) Bombayala Devi
4) Purnima Mahato
5) None of these
8. Who was presented Ashok Chakra posthumously on January 26, 2012?
1) Lt.Sushil Khajuria
2) Lt.Navdeep Singh
3) Lt.Col.Kamaldeep Singh
4) Captain Ashutosh Kumar
5) None of these
9. According to the Prime Minister, the research and development spending would be doubled by which of the following years?
1) 2015
2) 2016
3) 2017
4) 2020
5) 2018
10. What is the bilateral trade target between India and Thailand for 2014?
1) 7 billion dollars
2) 14 billion dollars
3) 10 billion dollars
4) 20 billion dollars
5) 12 billion dollars
11. Which of the following is a pilot less target aircraft?
1) Prithvi
2) Akash
3) Pinakini
4) Lakshya
5) None of these
12. Amjad Ali Khan has been prese-nted the Mallikarjun Mansur award, which is named after the legendary Hindustani singer. He is an expert in playing which of the following instruments?
1) Santoor
2) Sitar
3) Sarod
4) Bansuri
5) Mohan Veena
13. What does 'I' denote in the abbreviation FIPB?
1) Innovation
2) Investment
3) India
4) Industrial
5) None of these
14. With regard to the 57th Filmfare Awards for 2011 which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
1) Best Film - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2) Best Actress - Priyanka Chopra
3) Best Music - A.R. Rahman
4) Lifetime Achievement - Aruna Irani
5) Best Director - Zoya Akhtar
15. Who was recently honoured with a Knighthood by the British royal establishment?
1) Amartya Sen
2) Lakshmi Nivas Mittal
3) Anil Agarwal
4) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
5) None of these
16. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 was given to Shehan Karunatilaka for his book 'Chinaman'. To which country does this author belong?
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
3) Thailand
4) India
5) Sri Lanka
17. Who among the following was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2012?
1) Ronen Sen
2) N.Vittal
3) T.V.Rajeshwar
4) Shabana Azmi
5) Dharmendra
18. Where was the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific held in January 2012?
1) Hyderabad
2) Jaipur
3) Mumbai
4) Kolkata
5) Chandigarh
19. Laurent Lamothe became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on May 16, 2012?
1) Cuba
2) Jamaica
3) Barbados
4) Haiti
5) Dominican Republic
20. Goolam Vahanavati was reappoi-nted to which of the following posts for two more years with effect from June 8, 2012?
1) Chief Election Commissioner
2) Attorney General
3) Solicitor General
4) Central Vigilance Commissioner
5) None of these
21. Who was given the Phalke Ratna Award in May 2012?
1) Manoj Kumar
2) Shashi Kapoor
3) Rishi Kapoor
4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) None of these
22. Identify the mismatched pair STATE GOVERNOR
1) Goa - B.V.Wanchoo
2) Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi
3) Maharashtra - K.Sankara- narayanan
4) Rajasthan - Margaret Alva
5) Gujarat - H.R.Bharadwaj
23. Hillary Clinton visited India in May 2012. She is the United States?
1) Secretary of State
2) Defense Secretary
3) Commerce Secretary
4) Treasury Secretary
5) None of these
24. Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was sold for a record $ 120 million at an auction in May 2012. Munch belonged to which of the following countries?
1) Sweden
2) Denmark
3) Poland
4) Ukraine
5) Norway
25. Who was awarded the Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the emergence of financial Services in India?
1) Deep Kalra
2) Deepak Parekh
3) Anand Burman
4) Analjit Singh
5) N.Chandrasekaran
26. Jana Gana Mana, India's National Anthem, completed 100 years recently. It was sung for the first time at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress on which of the following dates?
1) January 24, 1912
2) January 26, 1912
3) December 27, 1911
4) December 25, 1911
5) None of these
27. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in the President of which of the following African countries for the second time on January 16, 2012?
1) Malawi
2) Liberia
3) Uganda
4) Rwanda
5) Sudan
28. Viswanathan Anand won the world chess championship for the fifth time in Moscow in May 2012 by defeating which of the following players?
1) Magnus Carlsen
2) Vladimir Kramnik
3) Boris Gelfand
4) Vassily Ivanchuk
5) None of these
29. Which is the largest bank in the private sector in India in terms of number of branches?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) IndusInd Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
30. Which organization was set up to boost overall rural development in India?
1) RBI 2) SEBI
3) SIDBI
4) NABARD
5) PFRDA
31. Indian Overseas Bank celebrated Platinum Jubilee (75 years) in 2012. Where is its headquarters located?
1) Bangalore
2) Mumbai
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Hyderabad
32. Which of the following is a private bank in India?
1) Corporation Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) Syndicate Bank
4) Vijaya Bank
5) South Indian Bank
33. The Head Office of which of the following banks is in Kolkata?
1) Indian Bank
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Bank of India
4) UCO Bank
5) None of these
34. Amar Kant is an eminent author in which of the following languages?
1) Odiya
2) Hindi
3) Kannada
4) Punjabi
5) None of these
35. Which of the following organizations work for the welfare of women?
1) CRY
2) CII
3) SEWA
4) WIPO
5) CCI
36. Who is the author of the book 'A Bend in the River'?
1) Mark Tully
2) Amrita Preetam
3) Mulk Raj Anand
4) V.S.Naipaul
5) None of these
37. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
1) Nepal
2) Myanmar
3) Bhutan
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka
38. The Kyoto Protocol is aimed at fighting?
1) Terrorism
2) Global warming
3) Maritime piracy
4) Economic recession
5) None of these
39. David Ferrer is a Lawn Tennis player of which of the following countries?
1) Spain
2) Australia
3) Switzerland
4) Argentina
5) None of these
40. Which agency was set up to boost foreign investments in India?
1) FCCB
2) FEMA
3) FIPB
4) FRBM
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 3 5) 1 6) 5 7) 2 8) 2 9) 3 10) 2
11) 4 12) 3 13) 2 14) 2 15) 4 16) 5 17) 3 18) 2 19) 4 20) 2
21) 4 22) 5 23) 1 24) 5 25) 2 26) 3 27) 2 28) 3 29) 2 30) 4
31) 3 32) 5 33) 4 34) 2 35) 3 36) 4 37) 2 38) 2 39) 1 40) 3
1) Mikhail Gromov
2) John Tate
3) John Thompson
4) Jacques Tits
5) Endre Szemeredi
2. The Inter State Council was set up in 1990 following the recom-mendation of the Sarkaria Com-mission on Centre-State relatio-ns. Who is its present Chairman?
1) Hamid Ansari
2) Manmohan Singh
3) Pranab Mukherjee
4) C.Rangarajan
5) None of these
3. Which state has recently started a programme called 'Anandadhara' for Self Help Groups?
1) Andhra Pradesh
2) Odisha
3) West Bengal
4) Madhya Pradesh
5) Himachal Pradesh
4. Which country's lower house of the Parliament is called State Duma?
1) Japan
2) Italy
3) Russia
4) Maldives
5) Philippines
5. Who was appointed as the Prime Minister of France on May 15, 2012?
1) Jean-Marc Ayrault
2) Francois Hollande
3) Laurent Fabius
4) Nicolas Sarkozy
5) None of these
6. Golden Globe Awards are given for excellence in which of the following fields?
1) Literature
2) Journalism
3) Sports
4) Science
5) Film & Television
7. Who won her first world cup individual recurve gold medal in archery at Antalya, Turkey in May 2012?
1) Dola Banerjee
2) Deepika Kumari
3) Bombayala Devi
4) Purnima Mahato
5) None of these
8. Who was presented Ashok Chakra posthumously on January 26, 2012?
1) Lt.Sushil Khajuria
2) Lt.Navdeep Singh
3) Lt.Col.Kamaldeep Singh
4) Captain Ashutosh Kumar
5) None of these
9. According to the Prime Minister, the research and development spending would be doubled by which of the following years?
1) 2015
2) 2016
3) 2017
4) 2020
5) 2018
10. What is the bilateral trade target between India and Thailand for 2014?
1) 7 billion dollars
2) 14 billion dollars
3) 10 billion dollars
4) 20 billion dollars
5) 12 billion dollars
11. Which of the following is a pilot less target aircraft?
1) Prithvi
2) Akash
3) Pinakini
4) Lakshya
5) None of these
12. Amjad Ali Khan has been prese-nted the Mallikarjun Mansur award, which is named after the legendary Hindustani singer. He is an expert in playing which of the following instruments?
1) Santoor
2) Sitar
3) Sarod
4) Bansuri
5) Mohan Veena
13. What does 'I' denote in the abbreviation FIPB?
1) Innovation
2) Investment
3) India
4) Industrial
5) None of these
14. With regard to the 57th Filmfare Awards for 2011 which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
1) Best Film - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara
2) Best Actress - Priyanka Chopra
3) Best Music - A.R. Rahman
4) Lifetime Achievement - Aruna Irani
5) Best Director - Zoya Akhtar
15. Who was recently honoured with a Knighthood by the British royal establishment?
1) Amartya Sen
2) Lakshmi Nivas Mittal
3) Anil Agarwal
4) Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
5) None of these
16. The DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 was given to Shehan Karunatilaka for his book 'Chinaman'. To which country does this author belong?
1) Nepal
2) Bhutan
3) Thailand
4) India
5) Sri Lanka
17. Who among the following was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2012?
1) Ronen Sen
2) N.Vittal
3) T.V.Rajeshwar
4) Shabana Azmi
5) Dharmendra
18. Where was the largest literary festival in Asia-Pacific held in January 2012?
1) Hyderabad
2) Jaipur
3) Mumbai
4) Kolkata
5) Chandigarh
19. Laurent Lamothe became the Prime Minister of which of the following countries on May 16, 2012?
1) Cuba
2) Jamaica
3) Barbados
4) Haiti
5) Dominican Republic
20. Goolam Vahanavati was reappoi-nted to which of the following posts for two more years with effect from June 8, 2012?
1) Chief Election Commissioner
2) Attorney General
3) Solicitor General
4) Central Vigilance Commissioner
5) None of these
21. Who was given the Phalke Ratna Award in May 2012?
1) Manoj Kumar
2) Shashi Kapoor
3) Rishi Kapoor
4) Amitabh Bachchan
5) None of these
22. Identify the mismatched pair STATE GOVERNOR
1) Goa - B.V.Wanchoo
2) Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi
3) Maharashtra - K.Sankara- narayanan
4) Rajasthan - Margaret Alva
5) Gujarat - H.R.Bharadwaj
23. Hillary Clinton visited India in May 2012. She is the United States?
1) Secretary of State
2) Defense Secretary
3) Commerce Secretary
4) Treasury Secretary
5) None of these
24. Edvard Munch's painting 'The Scream' was sold for a record $ 120 million at an auction in May 2012. Munch belonged to which of the following countries?
1) Sweden
2) Denmark
3) Poland
4) Ukraine
5) Norway
25. Who was awarded the Ernst & Young Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to the emergence of financial Services in India?
1) Deep Kalra
2) Deepak Parekh
3) Anand Burman
4) Analjit Singh
5) N.Chandrasekaran
26. Jana Gana Mana, India's National Anthem, completed 100 years recently. It was sung for the first time at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress on which of the following dates?
1) January 24, 1912
2) January 26, 1912
3) December 27, 1911
4) December 25, 1911
5) None of these
27. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was sworn in the President of which of the following African countries for the second time on January 16, 2012?
1) Malawi
2) Liberia
3) Uganda
4) Rwanda
5) Sudan
28. Viswanathan Anand won the world chess championship for the fifth time in Moscow in May 2012 by defeating which of the following players?
1) Magnus Carlsen
2) Vladimir Kramnik
3) Boris Gelfand
4) Vassily Ivanchuk
5) None of these
29. Which is the largest bank in the private sector in India in terms of number of branches?
1) HDFC Bank
2) ICICI Bank
3) Axis Bank
4) IndusInd Bank
5) Kotak Mahindra Bank
30. Which organization was set up to boost overall rural development in India?
1) RBI 2) SEBI
3) SIDBI
4) NABARD
5) PFRDA
31. Indian Overseas Bank celebrated Platinum Jubilee (75 years) in 2012. Where is its headquarters located?
1) Bangalore
2) Mumbai
3) Chennai
4) New Delhi
5) Hyderabad
32. Which of the following is a private bank in India?
1) Corporation Bank
2) Canara Bank
3) Syndicate Bank
4) Vijaya Bank
5) South Indian Bank
33. The Head Office of which of the following banks is in Kolkata?
1) Indian Bank
2) Syndicate Bank
3) Bank of India
4) UCO Bank
5) None of these
34. Amar Kant is an eminent author in which of the following languages?
1) Odiya
2) Hindi
3) Kannada
4) Punjabi
5) None of these
35. Which of the following organizations work for the welfare of women?
1) CRY
2) CII
3) SEWA
4) WIPO
5) CCI
36. Who is the author of the book 'A Bend in the River'?
1) Mark Tully
2) Amrita Preetam
3) Mulk Raj Anand
4) V.S.Naipaul
5) None of these
37. Which of the following countries is not a member of SAARC?
1) Nepal
2) Myanmar
3) Bhutan
4) Bangladesh
5) Sri Lanka
38. The Kyoto Protocol is aimed at fighting?
1) Terrorism
2) Global warming
3) Maritime piracy
4) Economic recession
5) None of these
39. David Ferrer is a Lawn Tennis player of which of the following countries?
1) Spain
2) Australia
3) Switzerland
4) Argentina
5) None of these
40. Which agency was set up to boost foreign investments in India?
1) FCCB
2) FEMA
3) FIPB
4) FRBM
5) None of these
ANSWERS:
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 3 5) 1 6) 5 7) 2 8) 2 9) 3 10) 2
11) 4 12) 3 13) 2 14) 2 15) 4 16) 5 17) 3 18) 2 19) 4 20) 2
21) 4 22) 5 23) 1 24) 5 25) 2 26) 3 27) 2 28) 3 29) 2 30) 4
31) 3 32) 5 33) 4 34) 2 35) 3 36) 4 37) 2 38) 2 39) 1 40) 3
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