CURRENT AFFAIRS 2011 PART-8

1. With an investment of a whopping Rs. 1,20,000 crore in thermal and hydro projects in the next

seven years, which company’s total generation capacity from all sources of energy would touch

35,000 MW by 2017?

(1) NTPC

(2) ONGC

(3) Reliance Power

(4) Vidyut Nigam Ltd.

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2. According to FICCI study, India has managed to be the 7th largest producer of vehicles. The

share of India in global automobile exports is a meager 1% in 2009 and ranks ….. in the world.

(1) 15th

(2) 20th

(3) 22 nd

(4) 25th

3. According to World Steel Association, India’s steel demand will rise 13.6 per cent in 2011 to

(1) 48 million tonnes

(2) 58 million tonnes

(3) 64 million tonnes

(4) 68 million tones

4. The luxury car maker BMW Group has launched BMF Financial Services, as a new business

entity in India. From which country the company belongs to?

(1) France

(2) Italy

(3) USA

(4) Germany

5. The International Monetary Fund has projected the Indian economy will grow by 9.7 per cent

in 2010 and ….. per cent in the next fiscal, driven by robust industrial production and

macroeconomic performance.

(1) 8.4 per cent

(2) 10.2 per cent

(3) 7.8 per cent

(4) 9.2 per cent

6. Shree Renuka Sugars has received orders to supply 118 million litres of ethanol to

(1) Indian Oil Corporation

(2) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd

(3) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

(4) All of these

7. Hindustan Motors has signed a memorandum of understanding with which bank to provide

financing facilities to its customers?

(1) Allahabad Bank

(2) Punjab National Bank

(3) Bank of India

(4) Central Bank of India

8. Recently India signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with

(1) USA

(2) Japan

(3) Bermuda

(4) Canada

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9. According to Tea Board of India India’s tea export in August declined by 21.4 per cent to …..

million kg from the corresponding month last year.

(1) 16.84 million kg

(2) 17.24 million kg

(3) 18.42 million kg

(4) 19.48 million kg

10. According to the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report, the total wealth in India has tripled in

the past decade to $ 3.5 trillion. India’s wealth may rise by 83% to to $ 6.4 trillion by

(1) 2014

(2) 2015

(3) 2020

(4) 2025

Answers

1.(3)

2.(3)

3.(4)

4.(4)

5.(1)

6.(4)

7.(1)

8.(3)

9.(1)

10.(2)