Monday, 14 May 2012

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2012 - Quiz 13

1. The newly launched CPI-based inflation for January 2012 on point to point basis is 7-65%. This inflation has the base year—
(A) 2004
(B) 2006
(C) 2008
(D) 2010


2. As per advance estimates of CSO, the estimated growth rate in tertiary (service) sector for 2011-12 is—
(A) 8-6%
(B) 9-0%
(C) 9-4%
(D) 9-8%


3. Name the auto making company which launched three new variants of the Eon-D—Lite plus, Era plus and Magna plus in the Indian market in January 2012.
(A) Tata Motors
(B) Hyundai Motor India
(C) Volkswagen
(D) Maruti Suzuki


4. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas-2012 was held in Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of which one of the following states ?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Bihar
(C) UP
(D) Bihar


5. Which team extended their hegemony by defeating Kerala 25-12, 25-14, 25-16 in a one sided final in the women's category at the 60th Senior National Volleyball Championship ?
(A) Punjab
(B) Services
(C) Railways
(D) Delhi


6. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) estimated Corporate India's sales to grow by what per cent in 2011-12 ?
(A) 21-6%
(B) 20-8%
(C) 22%
(D) 23-7%


7. The fifth edition of the World Future Energy Summit was held recently in—
(A) Abu Dhabi
(B) New Delhi
(C) Tehran
(D) Dhaka


8. PMEAC has revised its GDP growth estimates for 2011-12 to 7-1% and projected GDP growth for 2012-13 at—
(A) 7-0%-7-4%
(B) 7-5%-8-0%
(C) 8-l%-8-3%
(D) 8-5%


9. As per the second advance foodgrains estimates for 2011-12, foodgrains production during 2011-12 is estimated at—
(A) 246-46 MT
(B) 250-42 MT
(C) 254-68 MT
(D) 262-32 MT


10. Planning Commission of India on January 18, 2012 approved Rudrasagar development scheme. The scheme is related—
(A) Tripura
(B) Assam
(C) Manipur
(D) Sikkim


11. Researchers discovered new earthworm species in Port Blair. What is the name of the new species ?
(A) Moniligaster ivaniosi
(B) Annelida
(C) Nematoda
(D) Onychophora


12. This footballer was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or on January 9, 2012 in Zurich. He won the award for the third consecutive year for the world's outstanding footballer.
Identify the footballer.
(A) Cristiano Ronaldo
(B) Xavi
(C) Sergio Ramos
(D) Lionel Messi


13. Which type of bank account can be opened by a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) in India ?
(A) Current Account
(B) Fixed Deposit Account
(C) Savings Account
(D) Locker Account


14. 'Trust Card' has been launched by an organisation to make consumer's payment more easier. The organisation is—
(A) Delhi Metro
(B) ICERT
(C) BSNL
(D) BhartiAirtel


15. Who was presented the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation on January 4, 2011 the fourth day of the ten-day Kalachakra initiations ?
(A) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama
(B) South African leader Nelson Mandela
(C) Tanzania's Julius Nyerere
(D) Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi

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