(Premium) Current Affairs MCQs: December 2012

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1. Currently who is serving government of India’s National Security Advisor
(a) Hardeep Singh Puri
(b) G. Parthasarthi
(c) Shivshankar Menon
(d) Nirupama Rao

2. Consider the following statements:
1. Kaziranga National park has the largest no. of rhino’s.
2. Assam has the highest number of National park in India .

Which of the above statement are/is true ?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

3. Consider the following statements about the Bharat Broadband project :
1. The project based on a unique Public Private Panchayat Model.
2. Central government will invest 20000 crore on this project.
3. Project will connect 1 Lakh village through optic highway.

Which of the above statement is/are true?

(a) 1 & 3
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1 & 2
(d) All of the above

4. Consider the following statements about the Bharat Broadband project :
1. The project based on a unique Public Private Panchayat Model.
2. Central government will invest 20000 crore on this project.
3. Project will connect 1 Lakh village through optic highway.

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) 1 & 3
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1 & 2
(d) All of the above

5. Consider the following statements:
1. Biotech Consortium India Limited is promoted by the department of Bio-technology , Finance companies & venture firms.
2. Salim Ali centre of ornithology is situated in coimbatore.

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

1. Consider the following statements:
1. Aleppo’s covered market is in the UNESCO’s world heritage site list.
2. Aleppo is situated in Egypt.

Which of the above statement are/is true ?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2. Six years after the formal end of civil war in which country recently ‘One country two armies’ situation ends
(a) Sudan
(b) Nepal
(c) Ethiopia
(d) Georgia

3. Match the following:
Company                 Country
1. Lacoste               a. Finland
2. Daimler               b. Canada
3. Nokia                 c. France
4. Bata                   d. Germany

(a) 1 - a , 2 - b , 3 - c , 4 - d
(b) 1 - b , 2 - c , 3 - d , 4 - a
(c) 1 - c , 2 - d , 3 - a , 4 - b
(d) 1 - d , 2 - a , 3 - b , 4 - c

4. Consider the following statements:
1. Bayer is an U.S drug maker.
2. Pfizer is an German drug maker.

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Both 1 & 2

5. Which country recently unveiled a colossal radio telescope that will allow astronomers to detect distant galaxies & explore the depth’s of the universe with unprecedented precision.
(a) Australia
(b) Spain
(c) France
(d) Britain

1. Recently with which country India hold second 2+2 dialogue.
(a) France
(b) Japan
(c) Russia
(d) Britain

2. To which country India recently signed a treaty on avoidance of double taxation .
(a) Germany
(b) Japan
(c) U.K
(d) Spain

1. Consider the following statements about the recommendations of the Financial sector legislative reforms commission headed by former Justice B.N. Krishna:
1. Key regulators should be merged.
2. A Financial redressal agency should be set up to address consumer complaint’s against companies across the financial sector.

Which of the above statement are/is true ?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

2. Consider the following statements about the recommendations of the high level committee on financing of infrastructure which is headed by HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh :
1. Committee suggested raising prices of natural gas.
2. Greater involvement of private sector in rail projects & revamping of the railway board on commercial lines.
3. FDI in Telecom sector should increase from 74 to 100 percent.

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) 1&2
(b) 1&3
(c) 2&3
(d) All of the above

3. Consider the following statements:
1. The Union Cabinet approved the 12th Plan(2012-17).
2. Annual average economic growth rate will be 9 % ( during 2012-17 ).
3. 12th plan seeks to achieve 4 % agriculture sector growth.

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 2 & 3
(c) 1 & 3
(d) All of the above

4. Consider the following statements:
1. Recently Gorvernment of India allowed FDI in pension sector.
2. Currently FDI in Insurance sector is 74 % (fixed by the government).

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) Both 1 & 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Only 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. Consider the following statements:
1. J.W Bhore committee was established for health survey .
2. Government of India’s expenditure on health is 4% of G.D.P.

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) Only 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Both 1 & 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

1. Consider the following statements:
1. The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur supplementary protocol dealt with the liability & redressing damage resulting from living modified organisms.
2. Cartagena protocol is related to CO2 emissions.

Which of the above statement are/is true ?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 & 2

2. A genetically modified cow whose milk lacks a substance that causes allergic reactions in people has been created by scientists in
(a) Australia
(b) Germany
(c) New Zealand
(d) America

1. Eric Hobsbawm (Died on October 1. 2012) was the great________.
(a) Scientist
(b) Historian
(c) Philanthropist
(d) environmentalist

2. The 7th meeting of women speakers of Parliament on Gender sensitive were held in
(a) Kathmandu
(b) New Delhi
(c) Turkey
(d) Rome

3. Consider the following statements about Michelle Bachelet :
1. Served as president of Argentina from 2006-2010.
2. Currently serving U.N women executive director.

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) Both 1 & 2
(b) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Only 2
(d) Only 1

4. Recently Lieutenant-General Kuldip Singh Brar was in news :
1. Assassination attempt in London.
2. Next Army chief .
3. Government appoint him as the new permanent representative in U.N .

Which of the above statement is/are true?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) All of the above

5. Recently John Gurdon (U.K) & Shinya Yamanaka(Japan) won Nobel prize for :
1. Medicine.
2. Chemistry.
3. Physics.
4. Literature.

(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) Only 4

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