Showing posts with label President of Chile. Show all posts
Showing posts with label President of Chile. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 63

1.      A/c to the new report of ‘Global Economic Prospects 2010’, World Bank pegged India’s GDP growth at _____ in 2010-11?
a)7.2%     b)7.5%    c)7.75%    d)8%    e)none
2.      Who has been elected as the President of Chile?
a)Michelle Bachelet    b)Eduardo Frei Ruiz    c)Ricardo Lagos   d)Sebastián Piñera  e)none
3.      With which country India signed an agreement for exploring oil and gas, as also decided to strengthen co-operation in the information technology sector. Besides, they decided to work for enhancing the trade volume to $1 billion by 2012?
a)Nigeria     b)Finland      c)Saudi Arabia    d)Hungary    e)none
4.      Sujit Kumar had recently passed away, he was a famous __________?
a)Actor     b)Politician     c)Painter     d)Economist    e)none
5.      The 2009 AIMA-JRD Tata Corporate Leadership Award was presented to _______?
a)Sunil Mittal     b)Rahul Bajaj     c)Venu Srinivasan    d)OP Bhatt   e)K M Birla
6.      Who has been selected for the prestigious 17th Ekalabya Award for the year 2009?
a)K Ravi Kumar     b)Monisha Mohanty    c)Amiya Kumar    d)Baijayant Panda    e)none
7.      Expand WANO?
a)Wide Area Network Operator
b)World Authority Nuclear Operators
c)World Association of Nuclear Organization
d)World Association of Nuclear Operators
e)none
8.      To which state World Bank has agreed to give a $450 million loan to supplement the state government efforts for sustainable environment growth?
a)Delhi     b)Andhra Pradesh    c)Himachal Pradesh    d)Jammu and Kashmir    e)none
9.      According to U.S. Treasury data released on February 2010, which country has reduced its holdings of U.S. debt by $45 billion in the past five months?
a)Japan    b)Germany   c)UK   d) India     e)China
10. Which of the following states is called the ‘Tiger State’ of India?
a)Uttar Pradesh     b)Madhya Pradesh    c)Gujarat    d)Rajasthan    e)Maharashtra
11. Indian Economy can be described as ___________?
a)Capitalist Economy     b)Socialist Economy     c)Traditional Economy    d)Mixed Economy   e)All of these
12. Brett Lee, one of the fastest bowlers in the cricket, announced his retirement from Test Cricket. He belongs to which nationality?
a)England    b)New Zealand     c)Australia    d)South Africa    e)none
13. Which state has becomes first state in India to introduce a bill guaranteeing the right to health for all citizens?
a)Assam    b)Gujarat     c)Uttarakhand     d)Tamilnadu    e)none
14. Who among the following has been selected as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?
a)Amitabh Bachhan     b)Katrina Kaif    c)M S Dhoni    d)Akshay Kumar    e)Sachin Tendulkar
15. The second meeting of Ministers of the four BASIC Group countries took place in ____?
a)Brasilia     b)Beijing     c)Mumbai     d)Cape Town   e)Delhi
16. With which country India has decided to jointly develop Solar city?
a)China    b)Bangladesh    c)US    d)Nepal   e)Japan
17. Which of the following is the first country in the world to build a nuclear-powered spacecraft for interplanetary flights?
a)India     b)US     c)China    d)Russia     e)Iran
18. Which of the following has become the third country in the world after US and Russia to possess missile interceptor technology designed to shoot down enemy missile in mid-air?
a)India    b)China     c)Japan     d)Iran      e)UK
19. What is the present Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR)?
a)5.0%     b)5.25%     c)5.75%     d)3.5%    e)none
20. Which of the following pairs in not correct?
a)Deodhar Trophy - Cricket
b)Subroto Cup - Football
c)Agha Khan Trophy – Hockey
d)Irani Cup – Football
e)All are correct