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

Regulatory Bodies in India

The bodies that are established as an independent organization by government to regulates the activities of companies in an industry is termed ‘Regulatory Bodies’. The Financial sector in India saw tremendous growth due to the growing competition in market. The financial system controls banking, insurance, mortgage and capital market.

India has a complex governmental framework of regulatory bodies governed by a variety of ministries. The finances are controlled by ministry of Finance. The ministry presents the annual budget on 28th February every year.

India has four major financial regulatory bodies in India's financial market. They are described below-

1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) emerged as a non-statutory body in 1988 and became an autonomous body on April 12, 1992, under Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992. The present Chairman of SEBI is Upendra Kumar Sinha. The board protects the interests of investors in securities and promotes the development of, and to regulate, the securities market and for matters connected with them.

Functions of SEBI

·         The Board protects the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market by several measures which it thinks best.

·         Regulates the working of stock brokers, sub-brokers, share transfer agents, bankers to an issue, trustees of trust deeds, registrars to an issue, merchant bankers, underwriters, portfolio managers, investment advisers and all those associated with securities markets.

·         Registers and regulates the working of venture capital funds and collective investment schemes like mutual funds.

·         Promotes the self-regulatory organizations by keeping a check on frauds and unfair trade practices of securities markets

·         Levying fees for conducting research

·         It enhances investor's knowledge on market by educating them.

SEBI has adopted many rules and regulations for enhancing the Indian capital market regularly. SEBI made it mandatory for every broker or sub broker to get registered with the body or any stock exchange in India before getting into the business. An asset limit of 20 lakhs has been fixed for working as an underwriter. All Indian companies are free to determine their respective share prices and premiums on the share prices. SEBI have direct control on all mutual funds of both public and private sector through SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulation in 1993.

2. National Stock Exchange (NSE)

National Stock Exchange (NSE) is one of the stock exchanges located in Mumbai, India. It is located in Bombay and is India's first debt market. Pherwani Committee recommended to establish National Stock Exchange (NSE) in India in the year 1991. Thus NSE is formed in 1992 by the IDBI under the authorization of Government of India to encourage stock exchange reform through system modernization and competition.

The trading started in mid-1994 only. Trading of treasury bills, equity shares, bonds and government securities are done via NSE. NSE India is holding 3rd position since last four years in terms of total number of trading per calendar year.

The two new references rates of the National Stock Exchanges were MIBOR (Mumbai Inter Bank Offer Rate) and MIBID (Mumbai Inter Bank Bid Rate) and were launched on June 15, 1998. Both MIBOR and MIBID work back to back. MIBOR represents the lending rate for loans whereas the rate for receipts is termed as MIBID.

The organization was recognized as a stock exchange under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 in April 1993. The Capital Market (Equities) segment set about operation in November 1994 and operations in Derivatives segment commenced in June 2000.

Introduction of internet trading, Exchange traded funds (ETF), stock derivatives and the first volatility index - IndiaVIX in April 2008, by NSE saw the rapid growth of Indian capital market in the recent years.

Currency derivatives came into existence with the launch of Currency Futures in USD INR by NSE in August 2008. Interest Rate Futures was also introduced in India by NSE on 31st August 2009.

The index which shows trading trend in a day in NSE is Nifty.

3. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)

Bombay Stock Exchange is one of the oldest stock exchanges in Asia was established in the year 1875 in the name of "The Native Share & Stock Brokers Association".

Bombay Stock Exchange is located at Dalal Street, Mumbai, India. Government of India recognized it under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956. BSE provides the corporate sector an efficient access to resources. BSE is the world's number 1 exchange in terms of the number of listed companies and the world's 5th in transaction numbers. The market capitalization as on December 31, 2007 stood at USD 1.79 trillion. More than 4,700 companies are listed in BSE which are classified into A, B, S, T and Z groups.

SENSEX is the index to measure trading in BSE and is recognized throughout the world.

The first Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) on SENSEX is listed on BSE which brings forth the investors a trading tool that made investment, trading, hedging and arbitrage easier. BSE provides an efficient and transparent market for trading in equity, debt instruments and derivatives.

4. Reserve Bank of India

Reserve Bank of India is the apex monetary institution of India which is responsible for the regulation of currency, printing of banknotes and minting coins. It is also called as the central bank of the country. The bank was established on April1, 1935 in Kolkata according to the Reserve Bank of India act 1934 but was later shifted to Mumbai in 1937. RBI was initially privately owned but since nationalization in 1949, the Reserve Bank is owned by the Government of India. The Governor sits in Central Office where policies are formulated.

The preamble of the reserve bank of India is as follows:

 "...to regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage." 

     

Central Board

A central board of directors governs all the affairs of Reserve Bank. The board is appointed by the Government of India in keeping with the Reserve Bank of India Act. The members of RBI are appointed or nominated for a period of four years. The board constitutes full time Governor and upto four deputy Governors as the official directors and non-official directors nominated by Government includes its one official and ten directors from various fields. Among others four directors from each of the four local boards are also appointed. These members provide general superintendence and direction in the Bank's affairs.

Local Boards

The four local boards are located in four regions of the country in Mumbai, Calcutta, Chennai and New Delhi. Each of the local board consists of five members each. These members are appointed by the Central Government for a term of four years. These members advise the Central Board on local matters and represent territorial and economic interests of local cooperative and endemic banks, to perform functions as designated by Central Board from time to time.

Functions

·         It formulates implements and monitors the financial policies of India. It maintains the price stability and ensures adequate flow of credit to productive sectors.

·         The Reserve bank suggests parameters of banking operations for the country's banking and financial system functions. The aim is to maintain public confidence in the system, protect the interest of depositors and provide cost-effective banking solutions to the public.

·         The Reserve bank promotes external trade and payment and orderly development and maintenance of foreign exchange market in India as per the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.

·         RBI issues currency and coins and exchanges or destroys the currency and coins that are not in circulation.

·         RBI provides loan to the central and the state governments whenever they are in need so it acts as merchant banker.

5. Foreign Investment Promotion Board

The matters related to Foreign Direct Investment are looked upon by a specialized constituted board-Foreign Investment Promotion Board of India. This board aims to create a base in the country by which a larger volume of investment can be drawn to the country. The board became the part of Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) from 18 February 2003.

The Board:

·         Formulates proposals for the promotion of investment.

·         Take measures to implement the proposals.

·         Setting investor friendly guidelines to attract more investors.

·         Invites more companies to make investments.

·         To make recommendations to the Government to take necessary actions for attracting more investment.

Foreign Investment Promotion Board comprises Secretary to Government Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance- Chairman, Secretary to Government Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of commerce and Industry, Secretary to Government, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Secretary to Government, Economic Relations, Ministry of External Affairs, and Secretary to Government, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.

Important Current Affairs Question for Civil Services Exam (pre) 2013- Part 9

Q.151    Which of the following has made the largest inbound foreign direct investment in India till date?

                a              Vodafone

                b             BP Plc

                c              Vedanta Resource

                d             Dailchi Sankyo

                             

   Ans: a

Q.152    SEBI, on August 16, 2012 has made it mandatory that all listed companies must have minimum ________ public shareholdings by June 2013.

                a              10%

                b             20%

                c              30%

                d             25%

    Ans: d

Q.153    Which leading Indian business house sold its group company Centum Learning to Everonn Education?

                a              Reliance

                b             Bharti Group

                c              Toyota

                d             LIC

                             

       Ans: b

Q.154    Which among the following countries has given a grant of US $ 1 billion for the reconstruction of the Nalanda University?

                a              Japan

                b             UK

                c              USA

                d             China

                              

       Ans: d

Q.155    Which one among the following is the fastest Indian Super-computer recently developed by ISRO?

                a              Saga-220

                b             Aakash-A1

                c              Tianhe-1A

                d             Jaguar-Cray

                               

         Ans: a

Q.156    In the year 2011, a missile named 'PRAHAR', developed by DRDO was test fired. This is a -

                a              short-range surface to air missile

                b             long-range surface to air missile

                c              short-range surface to surface missile

                d             long-range surface to surface missile

                               

            Ans: c

Q.157    Which one of the following countries had recently joined World Trade Organisation?

                a              Myanmar

                b             Austria

                c              Russia

                d             Taiwan

                               

             Ans: c

Q.158    The Thar Express goes to

                a              Bangladesh

                b             Pakistan

                c              Afghanistan

                d             Myanmar

                                

              Ans: b

Q.159    Census data related on July 15, 2011 reflects that 13.48 percent urban population lives in

                a              Bihar

                b             Uttar Pradesh

                c              Rajasthan

                d             Maharashtra

                                

                 Ans: d

Q.160    National Social Assistance Programme is aimed at providing

                a              financial support to Scheduled Castes and scheduled Tribes

                b             old age pension to very poor

                c              insurance for the poor

                d             all of the above

                               

                   Ans: d

Q.161    As per studies, the Tummalapalle mine in Andhra Pradesh could have Uranium reserve of

                a              1 lakh tonnes

                b             2 lakh tonnes

                c              1.5 lakh tonnes

                d             2.5 lakh tonnes

                                

                     Ans: c

Q.162    Who amongst the following is the author of the book Unaccustomed Earth?

                a              Jhumpa Lahiri

                b             Meera Nair

                c              Salman Rushdie

                d             Dalai Lama

                                

                   Ans: a

Q.163    Which is not a feature of the American Constitution?

                a              Written Constitution

                b             Federation

                c              Cabinet System

                d             Republic

                               

                     Ans: c

Q.164    China recently objected 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              Myanmar

                b             South Korea

                c              Vietnam

                d             Taiwan

                               

                     Ans: c

Q.165    An African country, Sudan has been broken into two recently with formation of a new country named South Sudan. Economy of South Sudan will depend on its -

                a              minerals

                b             agricultural product

                c              fishery product

                d             forest product

                               

                     Ans: a

Q.166    Who has been appointed the new Controller General of Accounts on July 1,2012?

                a              Jawahar Thakur

                b             Neeraj Kumar

                c              A.K. Aggarwal

                d             Arun Mishra

                                

                        Ans: a

Q.167    Who is the author of the book 'Beyond the lines : An Auto-biography'?

                a              Sharad Pawar

                b             Khushwant Singh

                c              Kuldip Nayar

                d             General J.J. Singh

                               

                          Ans: c

Q.168    Who has been appointed the new German ambassador to India?

                a              Marissa Mayer

                b             Michael Steiner

                c              Ross Csatary

                d             None of the above

                                

                         Ans: b

Q.169    'NGRBA' which was recently in news stands for-

                a              National Gangotri River Basin Authority

                b             National Godavari River Basin Authority

                c              National Ganga River Basin Authority

                d             None of the above

                                Ans: c

Q.170    Who is the author of the book 'Turning Point - A Journey Through Challenges'?

                a              A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

                b             Hamid Ansari

                c              Jaswant Singh

                d             None of the above

                                

                              Ans: a

Q.171    Who has been awarded the world Food Prize 2012?

                a              Kofi Annan

                b             Daniel Hillel

                c              Ban Ki-Moon

                d             None of the above

                               

                             Ans: b

Q.172    P.N. Dhar passed away on July 12,2012 in New Delhi. He was a great -

                a              Poet

                b             Scientist

                c              Musician

                d             Economist

                                Ans: d

Q.173    Who has been appointed the Prime Minister of Egypt on July 24, 2012?

                a              Mohammed Morsi

                b             Kamal Ganzouri

                c              Hesham Qandil

                d             None of them

                              

                                 Ans: c

Q.174    Which part of India was included in World Heritage List by UNESCO on July 1,2012?

                a              Eastern Ghats

                b             Western Ghats

                c              Kaziranga National Park

                d             Konkan Railway

                                Ans: b

Q.175    India's first Mega Food Park became functional on July 9, 2012 in -

                a              Jaipur

                b             Kanpur

                c              Chittoor

                d             Pune

                                Ans: c

Q.176    Who is China's first woman astronaut?

                a              Li Xei

                b             Liu Yang

                c              Yang Xei

                d             None of them

                                Ans: b

Q.177    Who is the author of the book 'A Soldier's General'?

                a              General V.K. Singh

                b             Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma

                c              General J.J. Singh

                d             None of them

                                Ans: c

Q.178    ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?

                a              S Band

                b             C Band

                c              KU Band

                d             3G Spectrum

                                Ans: c

Q.179    Veteran actor of Bengali Cinema Soumitra Chatterjee was honoured with one of the following award -

                a              Dadasaheb Phalke Award

                b             Dadasaheb Phalke Ratna Award

                c              Lifetime Achievement Award

                d             Sahitya Academy Award

                               

                                    Ans: a

Q.180    Which of the following Indian actresses has been chosen as the brand ambassador for sanitation programme?

                a              Kareena Kapoor

                b             Aishwarya Rai

                c              Vidya Balan

                d             Hema Malini

                                Ans: c

Q.181    A centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore is being proposed to be established at -

                a              Edinburgh

                b             London

                c              Tokyo

                d             Washington

                                Ans: a

Q.182    One of the Asia-Pacific nations has agreed to hold its first ever maritime exercise with India. The nation is -

                a              Australia

                b             USA

                c              Japan

                d             Vietnam

                                Ans: b

Q.183    Muktinath Temple, a pilgrimage destination for Hindus is situated at which of the following nation?

                a              Nepal

                b             Malaysia

                c              Trinidad & Tobago

                d             India

                                Ans: a

Q.184    Francois Hollande has been elected at the President of which of the following nation?

                a              Poland

                b             Portugal

                c              France

                d             Greece

                               

                               Ans: c

Q.185    The Teesta treaty has becomes a bone of contention between India and ...?

                a              China

                b             Pakistan

                c              Bangladesh

                d             Nepal

                               

                               Ans: c

Q.186    Kumbum is a monastery found in which of the country?

                a              China

                b             India

                c              Japan

                d             Thailand

                               

                              Ans: a

Q.187    A 600 MW solar power park, touted as Asia's first and largest, was dedicated to the person of which one of the following places?

                a              Anand, Gujarat

                b             Badmer, Rajasthan

                c              Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

                d             Patan, Gujarat

                                Ans: d

Q.188    Which one of the following will be the longest tunnel of India being constructed in J&K?

                a              Banihal tunnel

                b             Chennai-Nashri tunnel

                c              Rohtang tunnel

                d             None of them

                                Ans: b

Q.189    Government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of tur (Arhar) for 2012-13 at

                a              Rs 3740 per quintal

                b             Rs 3640 per quintal

                c              Rs 3940 per quintal

                d             Rs 3840 per quintal

                                Ans: d

Q.190    A committee had been constituted to review taxation in IT sector under the Chairmanship of -

                a              Y.B. Reddy

                b             N. Rangachary

                c              Anita Kapur

                d             Rashmi Sahani Saxena

                                Ans: b

Q.191    During April 2011-February-2012, which of the following state stood first in creating largest employment in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)?

                a              Uttar Pradesh

                b             Karnataka

                c              West Bengal

                d             Andhra Pradesh

                                Ans: c

Q.192    Which of the following bank has been awarded Finance Asia Award 2012?

                a              AXIS Bank

                b             HDFC Bank

                c              ICICI Bank

                d             Kotak Bank

                             

                                 Ans: d

Q.193    4th Advance Estimates of Ministry of Agriculture, puts oilseeds production for 2011-12 at -

                a              30.01 MT

                b             28.89 MT

                c              32.32 MT

                d             31.01 MT

                                Ans: a

Q.194    Govt. approves an ordinance to completely digitise TV Broad-casting. The entire nation has been targeted to be covered by -

                a              2013

                b             2014

                c              2016

                d             2015

                                Ans: b

Q.195    First Nuclear Power Plant in Bushehr. The country reffred here is:

                a              Kazakhstan

                b             Argentina

                c              North Korea

                d             Iran

                                

                             Ans: d

Q.196    She started her career as an IFS officer and was unanimously elected the 15th Lok Sabha Speaker. She was elected to Lok Sabha and representing a constituency in the state of:

                a              Jharkhand

                b             Madhya Pradesh

                c              Bihar

                d             West Bengal

                                Ans: c

Q.197    Who among the following is the author of the book "My Country, My Life?

                a              A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

                b             Atal Bihari Vajpayee

                c              L.K. Advani

                d             Shashi Tharoor

                                Ans: c

Q.198    In the year 2012, which actor bagged the Best Actor Award at the 59th National Film Awards?

                a              Ranbir Kapoor

                b             Appu Kutty

                c              Girish KulKarni

                d             Hrithik Roshan

                                Ans: c

Q.199    Emomali Rahmon recently visited India is the president of

                a              Turkmenistan

                b             Russia

                c              Republic of Tajikistan

                d             Turkey

                                Ans: c

Q.200    Who is the UN Messengers of Peace

                a              Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

                b             Michael Douglas

                c              Monique Coleman

                d             Elie Wiesel

                                Ans: b