शनिवार, 11 मई 2013

Important Current Affairs Question for Civil Services Exam (pre) 2013- Part 10


Q.201  Kaushik Basu the ex-economic adviser of PM recently in news, appointed as
            a          President of IMF
            b          President of World Bank
            c          Economic Adviser of UNO
            d          Chief Economist of World Bank

                        Ans: d

Q.202  The UN theme for the 2012 International Day of Peace is
            a          Sustainable Peace
            b          Sustainable Future
            c          Sustainable Peace for a Sustainable Future.
            d          None of the above

                        Ans: c

Q.203  The year by which India is expected to achieve total sanitation coverage, as per the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India is -
            a          2017
            b          2015
            c          2018
            d          2019

                        Ans: a

Q.204  Which film actress has been selected as the brand ambassador of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan?
            a          Priyanka Chopra
            b          Aishwarya Roy
            c          Vidya Balan
            d          Katrina Kaif

                        Ans: c

Q.205  The joint exercise carried out by the Army and the Indian Air Force in the desert of Rajasthan is named -
            a          Neptune
            b          Malabar 2012
            c          Exercise Shoorveer
            d          Bhumi Raksha

                        Ans: c

Q.206  For which region of the country the Union Government has cleared a 8,500 crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)?
            a          North eastern region
            b          Gorkhaland
            c          Bundelkhand
            d          Naxalite-affected districts

                        Ans: d

Q.207  As per data released by Indian statistical organisation in May 2012, India's Industrial production declined by 3.5 per cent in March 2012, the chief factor behind this decline is -
            a          Surplus rain
            b          Contraction in manufacturing and mining output
            c          Devaluation of rupee
            d          Eurozone crisis

                        Ans:b

Q.208  Recently Wikipedia city Monmouth has been built. In which city is it located?
            a          Australia
            b          Canada
            c          South Africa
            d          USA

                        Ans: d

Q.209  United States has decided to ease the stiff economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on which country and appointed envoy to her after 22 years?
            a          Sri Lanka
            b          Myanmar
            c          South Africa
            d          South Sudan

                        Ans: b

Q.210  The Government has launched a scheme called _____ for encourages and enables Overseas Indian Workers to save for their return and resettlement and to save for their old age by providing a co-contribution from the Government, is
            a          Indira Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
            b          Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
            c          Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana
            d          Rajiv Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

                        Ans: c

Q.211  Who was the first Bangladeshi Cricketer score double century in test cricket?
            a          Mohammad Ashraful
            b          Mashrafe Mortaza
            c          Nasir Hossain
            d          Mushfiqur Rahim

                        Ans: d

Q.212  Name the renowned soccer player who on 9 December, 2012 set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86th goal of 2012 ___
            a          David Beckham
            b          Lionel Messi
            c          Cristiano Ronaldo
            d          Roberto Carlos

                        Ans: b

Q.213  Which team on December 15, 2012 won the 3rd World Cup Kabaddi Tournament for the third consecutive time in the Men's category and second consecutive time in the Women's category?
            a          India
            b          Pakistan
            c          Australia
            d          England

                        Ans: a

Q.214  Which Country won the Junior Table Tennis Championship claiming all the titles?
            a          Germany
            b          China
            c          Hungary
            d          Sweden
                        Ans: b
Q.215  Name the England Cricket Captain who became the youngest Batsman to score 7000 Runs ______
            a          Alastair Cook
            b          Kevin Peitersen
            c          Daniel Vettori
            d          Andrew Strauss

                        Ans: a

Q.216  Name the Basket player who Became Youngest Player in the History of NBA to Reach 30000 Career Pints _____
            a          Andrew Bogut
            b          Kobe Bryant
            c          Leandro Barbosa
            d          Robert Sacre

                        Ans: b

Q.217  'Dhanraj Pillay' was associated with
            a          Hockey
            b          Football
            c          Cricket
            d          Lawn Tennis

                        Ans: a

Q.218  Which award is given for excellence in sports?
            a          Jamnalal Bajaj
            b          Jnanpith
            c          Arjuna
            d          None of these

                        Ans: c

Q.219  Which of the following terms is used in cricket?
            a          LBW
            b          Centre Half
            c          Bull's eye
            d          Love

                        Ans: a

Q.220  'Fianchetto' is a strategy in the game of -
            a          Car racing
            b          Chess
            c          Billiards
            d          Bull fight

                        Ans: b

Q.221  The Eleventh 'Five-Year Plan' of India is for the Five years ranging from?
            a          2007-2012
            b          2009-2014
            c          2008-2013
            d          None of these

                        Ans: a

Q.222  The Government of India provides direct financial support to which of the following schemes?
            a          Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana
            b          Packing Credit Guarantee Scheme
            c          ULIP
            d          All of the above

                        Ans: a

Q.223  The Reserve Bank does not have an office in
            a          Gulbarga
            b          Kanpur
            c          Jaipur
            d          Bhopal

                        Ans: a

Q.224  Which one of the following is the objective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)issued by the Government?
            a          To ensure that Companies take steps for rehabilitation of project-affected people
            b          To ensure that Companies use some of their profits for educating the project-affected people
            c          To ensure that Companies provide health care to project-affected people
            d          None of these

                        Ans: a

Q.225  The disease which has been declared by the Union Government to be a mandatorily notifiable in order to provide better diagnosis and treatment and reduce its transmission is -
            a          Tuberculosis
            b          Diabetes
            c          Malaria
            d          Cancer

                        Ans: a

Q.226  The first Credit Information Company in India was -
            a          CARE
            b          ICRA
            c          CIBIL
            d          None of the above

                        Ans: c

Q.227  To review the determination of poverty line by Suresh Tendulkar Committee, Planning Commission has constituted a committee under the chairmanship -
            a          S.K. Goel
            b          C. Rangrajan
            c          Mihir Shah
            d          Prakash Bukshi

                        Ans: b

Q.228  All services excluding services in negative list have been brought under the umbrella of service tax w.e.f. July 1, 2012. How many services have been included in the negative list?
            a          17
            b          15
            c          21
            d          19

                        Ans: a

Q.229  For 2011-12, the external debt as percentage of GDP stands at -
            a          22%
            b          20%
            c          23%
            d          25%

                        Ans: b

Q.230  With reference to The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report which one of the following statements is correct?
            a          By 2030 even two planet Earths would not be enough to sustain human activity
            b          Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 50 per cent globally since 1970
            c          The world would have to be 50 per cent bigger to have enough land and forests to provide  for current levels of consumption and carbon emissions
            d          The report is titled Living Planet Report 2012

                        Ans: b

Q.231  With a view to strengthening regional financial and economic cooperation the Reserved Bank of India has announced Swap Arrangement of how much amount of US$ billion both in foreign currency and Indian rupee for SAARC member countries?
            a          USD 2 billion
            b          USD 2.5 billion
            c          USD 4.5 billion
            d          USD 3.25 billion

                        Ans: a

Q.232  In the 12th Five Year Plan the Government of India has proposed to invest for development of various projects in port sector the amount of
            a          73,893.95 crore
            b          76,793.95 crore
            c          76,000.00 crore
            d          75,793.95 crore

                        Ans: b

Q.233  India has signed a key tax information exchange agreement and another pact on information technology to accelerate economic and joint investment with-
            a          Qatar
            b          Yaman
            c          Iraq
            d          Bahrain

                        Ans: d

Q.234  Which country took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in June 2012?
            a          China
            b          Iraq
            c          India
            d          Iran

                        Ans: a

Q.235  Which country has increased its defence budget by nearly 10 per cent to 545 billion rupees ($ 5.8 billion) for the 2012-13?
            a          India
            b          Iran
            c          Iraq
            d          Pakistan

                        Ans: d

Q.236  Who authored the book Mind Positive, Life Positive ?
            a          Buta Singh
            b          Sushma Swaraj
            c          S. Joginder Singh
            d          Sonia Gandhi

                        Ans: c

Q.237  Who had been made the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)?
            a          Bobby Jindal
            b          Adi Goderej
            c          Mr. Suma Chakrabarti
            d          Rahul Khullar

                        Ans: c

Q.238  The World Environment Day was observed across the globe on June 5,2012. Theme for the World Environment Day 2012 was -
            a          Water-all we need
            b          Green Economy : Does it include you?
            c          Forests-Nature at your Service
            d          None of the above

                        Ans: b

Q.239  IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.) an independent Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) was established in
            a          1988
            b          1985
            c          1987
            d          1986

                        Ans: c

Q.240  SSS-NIRE (Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy) working in bio-energy, bio-fuel, synthetic fuel etc is located at
            a          Mumbai
            b          Wadala Kalan, Kapurthala (Punjab)
            c          Bangalore
            d          Dehradun

                        Ans: b

Q.241  RGAUD (Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas) i.e. Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Day, Sadbhavana Day is celebrate each year on the birth day of ex. PM Rajiv Gandhi. His birth day is
            a          20th November
            b          20th December
            c          20th August
            d          20th October

                        Ans: c

Q.242  The Solar Evapo-Cooking System (SECS) for controlling excretion of CO2 in atmosphere and to save LPG amount during food cooking for 20000 people daily in Shri Sai Baba Institute Nyas, Shirdi (Maharashtra)was established in
            a          June 2012
            b          June 2009
            c          June 2011
            d          June 2010

                        Ans: d

Q.243  The estimates of National Income are prepared by-
            a          National Development Council
            b          National Productivity Council
            c          National Income Council
            d          Central Statistical Organization

                        Ans: d

Q.244  The State who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojna" is -
            a          Bihar
            b          Gujarat
            c          Uttarakhand
            d          Jharkhand

                        Ans: c

Q.245  The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in -
            a          1968
            b          1967
            c          1971
            d          1972

                        Ans: a

Q.246  Which of the following is the latest country to reach an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation with India?
            a          Australia
            b          South Korea
            c          China
            d          Israel

                        Ans: a

Q.247  Montreal Protocol is related with the protection of -
            a          Green house gases
            b          Acid rain
            c          Ozone layer
            d          Endangered species

                        Ans: c

Q.248  Which one of the following is the most fragile eco-system that will be first affected by global warming?
            a          Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet
            b          Amazon rain forest
            c          Taiga
            d          Indian Monsoon

                        Ans: a

Q.249  Who amongst the following is the author of the book "To A Hunger Free World"?
            a          Amartya Sen
            b          C. Rangarajan
            c          Manmohan Singh
            d          M.S. Swaminathan

                        Ans: d

Q.250  The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to monitor certain disease. Which of the following is not covered under the project?
            a          Malaria
            b          Polio
            c          Plague
            d          Tuberculosis

                        Ans: c

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