Important Current Affairs Question for Civil Services Exam (pre) 2013- Part 6

Q.101    Which film has bagged the National Film Award for best feature film?

                a              Anumati

                b             Paan Singh Tomar

                c              Dhag

                d             Spirit

                                Ans: b

Q.102    Who has won the National Film Award as best actor?

                a              Irrfan Khan & Vikram Gokhale

                b             Shivaji Lotan

                c              Kamal Hasan

                d             Ranbir Kapoor

                                Ans: a

Q.103    Who has bagged the National Film Award as best actress?

                a              Priyanka Chopra

                b             Ananya Chatterjee

                c              Usha Jadhav

                d             Arundhuti Nag

                                Ans: c

Q.104    The 24th Arab League Summit got underway in which of the following city

                a              Dubai

                b             Doha

                c              Khartun

                d             Cairo

                                Ans: b

Q.105    Who is the head of the panel on Energy Security constituted by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas?

                a              C. Ranjarajan

                b             Montek Singh Ahluwalia

                c              Vijay Kelkar

                d             Kaushik Basu

                                Ans: c

Q.106    Which of the following states has bagged the National Tourism Award?

                a              Assam

                b             Madhya Pradesh

                c              Maharashtra

                d             Andhra Pradesh

                                Ans: d

Q.107    Asia's largest Solar Power Project set at which of the following cities?

                a              Jaipur

                b             Nagpur

                c              Jodhpur

                d             Bikaner

                                Ans: c

Q.108    India has signed the Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) on March 28, 2013 at Bern, Switzerland with which of the following country?

                a              Switzerland

                b             Liechtenstein

                c              Mauritius

                d             Finland

                                Ans: b

Q.109    United Nation has released "One Women" album on the occasion of International Women's Day. Name the Indian Artist who was the member of this album?

                a              A. R. Rahaman

                b             Anoushka Shankar

                c              Mallika Sarabhai

                d             Amzad Ali Khan

                                Ans: b

Q.110    The Government of India and the RBI to introduce one billion pieces of Rs. 10 notes in polymer/plastic on a field trial basis. The field trial will be conducted in five cities. Which of the following is not among them?

                a              Shimla

                b             Jaipur

                c              Nagpur

                d             Bhubaneswar

                                Ans: c

Q.111    On 12th March 2013 the President of India Mr. Pranab Mukherjee attending the celebration of 45th Anniversary of Independence of which country?

                a              Maldive

                b             Sri Lanka

                c              Vietnaam

                d             Mauritius

                                Ans: d

Q.112    On February 14th 2013 India has conclude $6 billion Missile deal with which country?

                a              Russia

                b             France

                c              England

                d             USA

                                Ans: b

Q.113    The first indigenously developed weaponised helicopter was handed over to Indian Army on 8th February 2013 is -

                a              Rudra

                b             Varun

                c              Chetak

                d             Indra

                                Ans: a

Q.114    Mata Jijabai Award for 2012 was given to -

                a              Smt. Omana T.K

                b             Ms. Sonika Agarwal

                c              Smt. Olga D’mello

                d             Smt. Guramma H. Sankina

                                Ans: b

Q.115    Devi Ahilyabai Holkar award, 2012 confer to -

                a              Smt. Pranita Talukdar

                b             Smt. Omana T.K

                c              Smt. Olga D’mello

                d             Smt. Guramma H. Sankina

                                Ans: c

Q.116    The Uttar Pradesh government on 4 December, 2012 decided to issue Cards to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices. What is the name of that card?

                a              Platinum Cards

                b             Silver cards

                c              Golden Cards

                d             Industrial cards

                                Ans: c

Q.117    Union Government of India on 5 December, 2012 cleared the decks for transferring the prime 12.5 acre United Mill land in Mumbai to the Maharashtra government for building a state-of-the-art memorial for an Indian revolutionary and political leader. Name the political leader ___

                a              Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel

                b             B. R. Ambedkar

                c              Ramabai Ambedkar

                d             Balasaheb Thackrey

                                Ans: b

Q.118    The Cauvery Monitoring Committee (CMC) on December 7, 2012 asked Karnataka to provide Tamil Nadu with how many TMC (thousand million cubic) feet of Cauvery water during December 2012 ____

                a              12 TMC feet

                b             10 TMC feet

                c              8 TMC feet

                d             6 TMC feet

                                Ans: a

Q.119    Where did the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Infosys, India's second-largest IT services provider start trading on 12 December, 2012?

                a              Bombay Stock Exchange

                b             National Stock Exchange

                c              New York Stock Exchange

                d             Singapore Stock Exchange

                                Ans: c

Q.120    Scientists in northern Mexico discovered a new dinosaur with a large prominent nose which lived about 73 million years ago. what is the name of this new dinosaur?

                a              Latirhinus Uitstlani

                b             Gigantoraptor

                c              Khaan

                d             Raptorex

                                Ans: a

Q.121    Who was the first top ranking Indian official to visit China after changes in Communist Party of China?

                a              Shiv Shankar Menon

                b             Ajit Singh

                c              Anand Sharma

                d             Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna

                                Ans: a

Q.122    Software engineers as well as neuroscientists at University of Waterloo, Canada claimed that they have developed a closest model of the functioning human brain. What is this artificial human brain called?

                a              AbioCor

                b             Bioartifical

                c              Spaun

                d             I-Limb

                                Ans: c

Q.123    Boeing, the US aircraft manufacturer claimed that a new missile was tested which can permanently blackout the electronics of the country without causing any harm to people. What is the name of this missile?

                a              Mathago

                b             CHAMP

                c              Ikara

                d             ERYX

                                Ans: b

Q.124    Government had constituted a panel for suggesting de-control of sugar industry. This panel submitted its report in October 2012 under the Chairmanship of -

                a              Anand Sinha     

                b             C. Rangarajan

                c              M. Rafeeq Ahmed

                d             Deepak Parekh

                                Ans: b

Q.125    Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the following countries?

                a              India

                b             Thailand

                c              China

                d             Japan

                                Ans: c

Q.126    The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide plant located?

                a              Indore

                b             Raipur

                c              Jabbalpur

                d             Bhopal

                                Ans: d

Q.127    Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on September 2012.

                a              Rakesh Sharma

                b             Kalpana Chawla

                c              Sunita Williams

                d             Tessy Thomas

                                Ans: c

Q.128    World Trade Organization (WTO) has ranked India as the _____ largest player in the global service trade.

                a              Fifth

                b             Fourth

                c              Seventh

                d             Sixth

                                Ans: c

Q.129    A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of -

                a              Anita Kapur

                b             N. Rangacharya

                c              Y. B. Reddy

                d             C. Rangarajan

                                Ans: b

Q.130    Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)?

                a              Aishwarya Rai

                b             Katrina Kaif

                c              Kareena Kapoor

                d             Vidya Balan

                                Ans: a

Q.131    China recently objected to the participation of an Indian Company in its joint venture with another country for offshore oil exploration. Which one among the following is that country?

                a              Taiwan

                b             South Korea

                c              Sri Lanka

                d             Vietnam

                                Ans: d

Q.132    ISRO recently gave clearance for using which trequency band from satellite for internet on trains?

                a              C Band

                b             KU Band

                c              S Band

                d             3G Spectram

                                Ans: b

Q.133    Which among the following states is not awarded Krishi Karman Awards for 2011-12?

                a              Madhya Pradesh

                b             Manipur

                c              Maharastra

                d             Nagaland

                                Ans: c

Q.134    Who is the chairman of Fourteenth Finance Commission?

                a              Prof Abhijit Sen

                b             Dr. Y.V.Reddy

                c              Ms. Sushma Nath

                d             Dr. M.Govinda Rao

                                Ans: b

Q.135    Who is the chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India?

                a              Justice Balakrishnan

                b             Justice M. Kartzu

                c              Justice J. S. Verma

                d             Justice D. K. Jain

                                Ans: d

Q.136    As per the latest Global Competitiveness Report 2012-13, brought out by World Economic Forum, a Swiss non-profit foundation based in Geneva, India ranks is -

                a              59th

                b             56th

                c              57th

                d             58th

                                Ans: a

Q.137    “Water Conservation Day” observed on -

                a              20th November

                b             19th November

                c              24th November

                d             31st October

                                Ans: b

Q.138    National Education Day observed on

                a              11th November

                b             14th November

                c              5th September

                d             21st May

                                Ans: a

Q.139    Antyodaya scheme is meant to help the

                a              Muslims

                b             Minorities

                c              Poorest of the poor section of the society

                d             Harijans

                                Ans: c

Q.140    The upcoming Ultra Mega Power Projects(UMPPs) at Cheyyur and Sarguja are located respectively in

                a              Kerala and Chhattisgarh

                b             Tamil Nadu and Odisha

                c              Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh

                d             Kerala and Odisha

                                Ans: c

Q.141    Andheri's newly constructed headquarters of anti-terror force was inaugurated by N. Kumar Reddy on August 13, 2012 in Hyderabad. What is the name of this counter-terrorist commando force?

                a              Anti Terrorism Agency (ATA)

                b             Organization to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus)

                c              Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS)

                d             Anti Terrorism Operations (ATO)

                                Ans: b

Q.142    Which two countries signed Agreement for the Modernisation of Indian Railways?

                a              India and Belgium

                b             Indian and China

                c              USA and India

                d             Russia and India

                                Ans: a

Q.143    Name the Indian telecom service company which had acquired US firm WPCS International?

                a              Shyam Telecom

                b             MTNL

                c              Tata Teleservices

                d             Kavvery Telecom

                                Ans: d

Q.144    Which company was directed by the Supreme Court to refund an amount of 17400 crore of rupees to their Investors?

                a              Sahara Group of Company

                b             Reliance Industries

                c              Air India

                d             Vodafone

                                Ans: a

Q.145    Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of Wight located?

                a              Germany

                b             USA

                c              Africa

                d             UK

                                Ans: d

Q.146    Which Indian Company signed a pact with French Energy company GDF Suez to import LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas)?

                a              Indian Oil Corporation(IOC)

                b             GAIL

                c              ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)

                d             Reliance Petroleum Limited

                                Ans: b

Q.147    What was the theme of the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting organized in Davos, Switzerland?

                a              Shaping the Post-Crisis World

                b             Shared Norms for a New Reality

                c              The power of collaborative innovation

                d             Improve the state of the world: rethink, redesign, rebuild

                                Ans: b

Q.148    Which core sector industry has the highest weight in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP)?

                a              Coal

                b             Crude Oil

                c              Electricity

                d             Petroleum refinery Products

                                Ans: c

Q.149    Which of the following has a 51:49 joint venture with Japanese automobile company Nissan for manufacturing light commercial vehicles in India?

                a              Tata Motors

                b             Ashok Leyland

                c              Mahindra and Mahindra

                d             Bajaj Auto

                                Ans: d

Q.150    According to the FDI data released by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 10, 2012, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow in India declined to what amount in the April-June quarter of fiscal 2012-13?

                a              6.4 billion dollar

                b             5 billion dollar

                c              5.4 billion dollar

                d             7 billion dollar

                                Ans: c

Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) - revisied

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Human Resource Development for the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA). This will facilitate the States / UTs to execute the civil works for construction of new schools as well as expanding capacity in existing schools.

The details are as follows:

(i) State/UT governments will be permitted to use State Schedule of Rates (SSoR) or Central Public Works Department (CPWD) Rate, (whichever is lower) for construction,

(ii) Enhancing the funds of Management, Monitoring Evaluation and Research (MMER) from 2.2 percent to 4 percent of the total outlay,

(iii) Subsuming other centrally sponsored schemes of secondary education- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) at school, girls hostel, Inclusive Education for Disabled at Secondary Stage (IEDSS) and Vocational Education (VE) in their existing form under the umbrella of RMSA. The pattern of assistance as well as coverage of schools as per their existing norms of all subsumed schemes will continue for the 12th Five Year Plan,

(iv) Extending all the benefits of RMSA to aided secondary schools excluding infrastructure support / core areas,

(v) continuation of existing fund sharing pattern of 75:25 for the last four years of the 12th Plan to non – North Eastern Region (NER) states and 90:10 for NER States (including Sikkim), and

(vi) Authorizing the RMSA Project Approval Board (PAD) of Ministry of Human Resource Development to consider for approval of the integrated plan of the umbrella scheme of RMSA, including the subsumed four centrally sponsored schemes of secondary education and release of funds to the RMSA state implementation society directly.

Out of enhanced MMER of 4 percent, fund up to 3.5 percent of the annual budget allocated for RMSA will be earmarked to the states/UTs for activities undertaken under MMER. In those states and UTs where the proposed percentages of MMER do not meet the requirement, MMER can be enhanced upto 5 percent of the budget allocation of the concerned states/UTs.

Background:

The objective of the scheme is to enhance access and improve quality of education at the secondary stage while ensuring equity.

The umbrella scheme of RMSA will be implemented at state level by RMSA society. Though the broad strategy and the targets of the scheme will not undergo any change, the decision of the Cabinet will provide necessary impetus to the ongoing implementation of the scheme.

States and UTs will execute the construction works smoothly after adoption of SSoR / CPWD rate. Enhancing MMER will provide adequate manpower which will translate into better planning, implementation, monitoring etc.

Inclusion of aided schools will help in providing support to interventions that will improve the quality of education in these schools.

Since inception of the scheme, the RMSA has been able to enhance access to secondary schools by sanctioning setting up of 9,636 new secondary schools, and strengthening of 34,300 existing government secondary schools.

Important Current Affairs Question for Civil Services Exam (pre) 2013- Part 5

101. Which of the following two countries have decided to make serious efforts for amicable solution to Siachen issue.

(a) India and Pakistan

(b) India and Russia

(c) India and South Korea

(d) India and Afghanistan

Answer: (a)

102.    Renowned Assamese Poet Hiren Bhattacharyya, who was fondly called Hiru-da by his admirers, passed away on 4 July 2012. Which facts about the concerned person is/are not true?

1. He was well known as Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) in the Assamese literature

2. He had received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992

3. Lora Dhemali (1991) and Akon Dhemali (1991) were two of his most famous collections of children writingincluding Shyam Benegal's Nishant, Ankur, Kalyug and Bhumika

4. He was born in West Bengal

a.    Only 1

b.    Only4

c.    2 & 3

d.    Only 2

Answer: (b)

103. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.

1.    He was appointed the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA) of India

2.    Earlier he served as Principal Chief Controller of Accounts in the Central Board of Direct Taxes

3.    He is a 1979-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service officer

4.    He is known for his initiatives in the area of development of an effective financial management information system

a.    Jawahar Thakur

b.    J. H. Patel

c.    Rahul Khullar

d.    Sudheesh Bhattacharya

Answer: (a)

104. Name the person who was appointed the Director of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 2 July 2012.

a.    Amar Pradhan

b.    M Balachandran

c.    Anup Sankar Bhattacharya

d.    Shankar Sharan

Answer: (c)

105.  National Crime Record Bureau released the statistics for crime in year 2011.  Consider the following statements and state which of the following facts are wrong referring to the NCRB statistics:

i)  Rape with 24206 cases in 2011, emerged as the biggest crime in India in India.

ii) Nearly 14027 farm suicide cases were reported in 2011

Choose the right option:

a)    Both i and ii are correct.

b)    Only i is correct.

c)    Only ii is correct.

d)    Neither i nor ii is correct.

Answer:  (a) Both i and ii are correct

106.  The Union Government of India on 4 July 2012 unveiled the 5.4 billion dollar free drug policy.

Consider the following statements:

i)Under the new policy, every citizen of the country will be provided free medicines in all public health centres spread across the country

ii) The policy will remain effective over the next five years

Choose the right option:

a)    Both i and ii are correct.

b)    Only i is correct.

c)    Only ii is correct.

d)    Neither i nor ii is correct.

Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct

107. As per the latest data released by the commerce and industry ministry on 29 May 2012, the eight core sectors registered a higher growth rate in May 2012? What was the percentage growth recorded?

a.    3.8 per cent

b.    4.3 per cent

c.    5 per cent

d.    6.1 per cent

Answer: (a)

108. According to the latest foreign trade data released by the Union Commerce Ministry, on 2 June 2012, India’s exports slipped by what per cent to 25.68 billion dollar in May 2012?

a.    3.25%

b.    4.16%

c.    4.71%

d.    5.22%

Answer:  (b)

109. As per the latest data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), India's fiscal deficit during the April-May, the first two months of the fiscal year 2012-13 stood at 27 per cent of the budget estimates? What was the deficit figure?

a.    1.75 lakh crore rupees

b.    2.12 lakh crore rupees

c.    1.41 lakh crore rupees

d.    2.75 lakh crore rupees

Answer: (c)

110. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 10 July 2012 permitted which of the following bourses to operate as a full-fledged stock exchange thereby ending nearly four-year-long wait of the bourse?

(a). Ahmadabad Stock Exchange (ASE)

(b). Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE)

(c). National Stock Exchange (NSE)

(d). MCX-SX

Answer: (d)

111. India’s direct tax collections registered what per cent increase in the first quarter of 

the fiscal year 2012-13?

(a) 47.16%

(b) 41.22%

(c) 45%

(d) 43.33%

Answer: (a)

112. Which two of the following credit cards HDFC launched for Doctors?

a. Superia  & Platinum

b. Platinum & Titanium

c. Titanium & Gold

d. Gold & Superia

Answer. (a)

113.  Which one of the following is correct?

TATA AIG Life Insurance turned in to ___________

a. TATA AIP Life

b. TATA AIA Life

c. TATA AIT Life

d. TATA TIA Life

Answer. (b)

114.  What was the following is correct?

The full form of TATA AIG Life was _____________ .

a. Tata Australian International Group

b. Tata America International Group

c. Tata American International Grouping

d. Tata American International Group

Answer. (d)

115. Consider the statement

Apple paid 60 million dollar to Shenzhen Proview Technology to settle _______.

Which one of the following is correct?

a. Legal Dispute

b. Business Dispute

c. Personal Dispute

d. Financial Dispute

Answer. (a)

116. Consider the Statement:

Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal Pvt. Ltd. signed an agreement with _____________.

Which one of the following is correct?

a. Kandla Bulk Terminal

b. Adani Bulk Terminal

c. Kandla Port Trust

d. Adani Port Trust

Answer. (c)

117. Consider the Statement:

_____________ launched famous Triangular Swiss Chocolate Brand Toblerone.

a.    Cadbury

b.    Nestle

c.    Ferrero

d.    Callebaut

Answer. (a)

118. Which two of the following shared Under-19 Asia Cup 2012?

a. India & Pakistan

b. India & Nepal

c. Malaysia & Pakistan

d. Pakistan & Nepal

Answer. (a)

119. Where Under-19 Asia Cup 2012 was played?

a. Malaysia

b. Kuala Lampur

c. Lahore

d. Kathmandu

Answer. (b)

120. Consider the Statement:

Three _____ athletes were suspended from London Olympics 2012.

a. Indian

b. American

c. Russian

d.  England

Answer. (c)

121.  Which one of the following discarded Arsenal Contract Offer in 2012?

a. Van Persie

b. Mickelson

c. Kerwin

d. Samir Nasri

Answer. (a)

122. Which one of the following won Euro Cup Football Championship 2012?

a. Denmark

b. Germany

c. Italy

d. Spain

Answer. (d)

123. Which two companies listed in top 100 of Fortune’s World magazine 2012?

a. State Bank of India & Indian Oil

b. Hindustan Petroleum & State Bank of India

c. Reliance Industries & Hindustan Petroleum

d. Indian Oil & Reliance Industries

Answer. (d)

124. Consider the statement:

FaceBook introduced _________ to allow developers to translate the names and descriptions into other languages.

Which one of the following is correct?

a. App Center

b. App Dashboard

c. App xpress

d. App Translator

Answer. (b)

125. Which one of the following is appointed as the Joint Managing director of AirIndia?

a Arvind Jadav

b. Sunil Arora

c. Rohit Nandan

d. Nasir Ali

Answer. (d)

126. In which year Air India and Indian Airlines merged?

a. 2008

b 2007

c. 2006

d. 2005

Answer. (a)

127. Which one of the following launched Apparel and Fashion xPress for Oracle Retail?

a. Mahindra Satyam

b. Tech Mahindra

c. MphasiS Corporation

d. Larsen & Toubro

Answer.(a)

128. which one of the following division was introduced in London Olympics 2012?

a. SAC ad hoc

b. CAS ad hoc

c. PAC ad hoc

d. CBS ad hoc

Answer. (b)

129. Consider the statement:

__________ titled book was released on Indian hockey Olympians.

Which one of the following is correct?

a. Report of Indian Hockey Olympians

b. Synopsis of Indian Olympians

c. Profiles of Indian Hockey Olympians

d. Hockey Olympians Biography

Answer. (c)

130. Which one of the following beat Andy Murray to claim Wimbledon Open Championship Gentlemen’s Singles Final 2012?

a. Pete Sampras

b. Mikhail Youzhny

c. Djokovic

d. Roger Federer

Answer. (d)

131. Which one of the following beat Agnieszka Radwanskato claim Wimbledon Women’s Singles Final 2012?

a. Petra Kvitová

b. Serena Williams

c. Venus Williams

d. Victoria Azarenka

Answer. (b)

132. Which one of the following has a world record of 555 dismissals?

a. Jeff Dujon

b. Rodney William Marsh

c. Mark Boucher

d. Adam Gilchrist

Answer. (c)

133. American Actor ……………… passed away on 8 July 2012. He was 95 years old. He took his last breath at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He won the Oscar Award for his role in the film named Marty in the year 1955

(a)    George Clooney

(b)   Ernest Borgnine

(c)    Jim Carrey

(d)    Bee Gees

Answer: (b)   Ernest Borgnine

134. Which two countries signed three key bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on 11 July 2012, New Delhi.

(a)    India and Afghanistan

(b)    India and Peru

(c)    India and Singapore

(d)    India and Mozambique

Answer: (c) India and Singapore

135. World Population Day is celebrated on which day? It aims to make aware people about the increasing population in the country.

a.    27 March

b.    11 July

c.    10 February

d.    25 December

Answer: (b)

136. Which of the following statement/statements is/are not true in relation to Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012,who assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar

(a) Derek Mitchell on 11 July 2012 assumed the charge as the first US Ambassador to Myanmar in the past 22 year

(b) Prior to his current assignment, Mitchell served as President Bush’s special envoy to Myanmar.

(c) The decision marked a strong indication of US’ support to the political reforms being unfolded in Myanmar.

(d) Prompted by the series of political reforms in the country, the US Government in January 2012 had announced to restore diplomatic relation with Myanmar.

Answer: (c)

137. Where was the international donors meeting that pledged $16 billion contribution for development aid to Afghanistan until 2015, held on 8 July 2012?

a) United States

b) India

c) Tokyo

d) Maldives

Answer: (c) Tokyo

138. Which one of the following signed as Brand Ambassador of Kalyan Jewellers?

a. Kajol

b. Katrina Kaif

c. Amitabh Bachchan

d. Diya Mirza

Answer: (c)

139. Which one of the following launched first educational tablet PC?

a. Alphabetics Computer

b. HP   

c. IBM

d. Apple

Answer: (a)

140. Consider the Statement:

__________ is the first educational tablet PC.

Which one of the following is correct?

a. TabStudy

b. TabSkisha

c. TabTeacher

d. TabGuru

Answer: (d)

141. Which Hindi news channel acquired English News channel NewsX?

a. Aaj Tak

b. Good Morning India

c. India News

d. Information TV

Answer: (d) Information TV

142. Consider the statement:

______ Books published India’s first eBook.

Which one of the following is correct?

a. Penguine

b. Dollfine

c. Seal

d.Starfish

Answer:  (a)

143.  India decided how many athletes to send in London Olympics 2012?

a. 57

b. 81

c. 62

d. 75

Answer: (b)

144. Who is the Indian flag bearer in London Olympics 2012?

a. Susil Kumar

b. Vijender Singh

c. Abhinav Bindra

d. Leander Paes

Answer: (a)

145. Who is decided as the Indian Chef for London Olympics 2012 athletes?

a. Abinav Pal Singh

b Arun Pal Singh

c. Amit Pal Singh

d. Ajit Pal Singh

Answer: (d)

146. Who was the Scottish open golf Championship 2012?

a. Luke Donald

b. Martin Kaymer

c. Francesco Molinari

d. Jeev Milkha Singh

Answer: (d)

147. Who was announced as the as the youngest Chess Grandmaster in India on 1 July 2006?

a. David Howell

b. S Arun Prasad

c. Ruslan Sherbakov

d. Parimarjan Negi

Answer: (d)

148.    A high-powered ministerial panel responsible for finalising rules for upcoming second generation (2G) spectrum auctions made significant recommendations in July 2012. Which of the following is not true with respect to the recommendations?

1.    EGoM fixed minimum price for CDMA airwaves in the 800 MHz band at 1.3 times the base price for GSM airwaves in the 1800 MHz band

2.    The EGoM has recommended two specific reserve price for the 1800 MHz band at Rs 14111 crore and Rs 15111 crore for 5 units of airwaves on a pan-India basis

3.    Airwaves will be sold in blocks of 1.75 MHz and on a circle-wise basis. India is divided into 20 circles

4.    The EGoM also specified that new entrants and companies that lost their mobile permits on account of the Supreme Court’s ruling can bid for a maximum 6.25 MHz of airwaves in the 1800 MHz band.

a.    1 & 2

b.    Only 3

c.    Only 2

d.    3 & 4

Answer: (b)

149. Following the deal struck by Kotak Mahindra Bank India received its first investment through the qualified framework investor (QFI) route? What was the worth of the deal?

a.    $5 million

b.    $ 10 million

c.    $ 25 million

d.    $ 48 million

Answer: (a)

150. Market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 23 July 2012 tightened eligibility and exit criteria for stocks in the derivatives segment by increasing the benchmark liquidity level for any scrip to be eligible for trading in the derivatives segments. With respect to this which of the following statements are not true?

1.    According to the circular issued by SEBI, scrips with a minimum trading volume value of Rs 10 lakh and market wide position limit (MWPL) or market capitalisation of Rs 300 crore cannot be eligible for entry into the Future and Options (F&O) segment

2.    The minimum Median Quarter Sigma Order Size, which indicates liquidity/order size in a scrip, a requirement for introduction in derivatives segment was revised to Rs 15 lakh, from Rs 5 lakh at present

3.    A stock's MQSOS over the last six months ought to be more than Rs 5 lakh against Rs 2 lakh earlier for the stock to continue trading.

4.    Over 220 scrips trade in the F&O segment on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) at present.

a.    3 & 4

b.    Only 3

c.    Only 2

d.    1 & 3

Answer: (c)