161. Which Non-Test playing nation has appointed Mahendra
Singh Dhoni as its Cricket Ambassador?
(1) Nepal
(2) Canada
(3) Maldives
(4) Singapore
(5) None of
these
Answer: 1
162. Who among the following Indian environmentalist has been
conferred the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican President, Felipe Calderon?
(1) Rajendra
K. Pachauri
(2) Vandana
Shiva
(3) Madhav
Gadgil
(4) B.
UlhasKaranth
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 1
163. The International Un ion for Conservation of Nature
(IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species was released recently.
Which of the following statements are correct regarding
India?
I. Out of the
four categories of classification – Critically Endangered, Endangered,
Vulnerable and near Threat ended –‘Endangered’ has the largest number of
species.
II. Less than
8 species were classified as ‘Extinct’
III. Less than
3 species were classified as ‘Extinct in the Wild’
(1) I only
(2) I and II
(3) I, II and
III
(4) I and III
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 3
164. The list of most competitive cities among 120 major
cities in the world was released by the Econ o mist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Which of the
following statements are correct?
I. Mumbai is
the highest ranked Indian city in the list
II. There are
six Indian cities in the list
III. New York
has topped the list
(1) I only
(2) I and II
(3) II and III
(4) I and III
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 3
165. What is India’s rank among 141 countries in the Global
Innovation Index 2012 released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)?
(1) 44th
(2) 64th
(3) 84th
(4) 104th
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 2
166. China completed a successful manned space mission in
June 2012. Which of the following statements are correct?
I. Liu Yang
became China’s first female astronaut
II. Shenzhou-9
is China’s orbiting space laboratory
III.
Tiangong-1 is the space craft that carried the as tronauts
(1) I only
(2) I and II
(3) II and III
(4) III and I
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 1
167. Which African country’s Supreme Constitutional
Court (SCC) ordered the dissolution of Parliament in June 2012?
(1) Egypt
(2) Libya
(3) Algeria
(4) Nigeria
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 1
168. ……… of food produced glob ally every year gets
wasted according to a report called ‘Avoiding Future Famines’ released by the UNEP.
(1) One-third
(2) One-fourth
(3) One-fifth
(4) One-sixth
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 1
169. Which of the following days ob served in June
2012 are matched correctly?
I. World
Anti-Counterfeiting Day – June 13
II. World Day
against Child Labor – June 12
III. World Ref
u gee Day–June 20
(1) I only
(2) I and II
(3) II and III
(4) I, II and
III
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 4
170. Which country has announced plans to create
the world’s largest net work of
marine parks to protect ocean life?
(1) USA
(2) China
(3) Brazil
(4) Australia
(5) None of
these
Answer: 4
171. Justice Madan Bhimarao Lokur has been sworn in
as a Judge of the Supreme Court. With this, the strength of the apexcourt has gone up to 26. What is
the sanctioned strength of the Supreme Court?
(1) 28 judges
(2) 29 judges
(3) 30 judges
(4) 31 judges
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 4
172. Which of the following statements on the
appointment of the V. S. Sampath as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) are
correct?
I. He was
appointed as the 12th CEC.
II. He was
serving as the CEC since April 2009.
III. SukumarSen
was the first CEC.
(1) I and II
only
(2) II and III
only
(3) III and I
only
(4) I, II and
III
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 2
173. Who among the following is the author of the
book ‘Turning Points …… A Journey Through Challenges’ released in July 2012?
(1) Jairam
Ramesh
(2) Amartya
Sen
(3) K. Natwar
Singh
(4) A P J
Abdul Kalam
(5) None Of
these
Answer: 4
174. Which of the following statements on measures
on External Commercial Borrowings (ECBs) for Manufacturing and Infrastructure sector companies announced by the
Reserve Bank of India are correct?
I. Annual
ceiling on ECBs has been raised to $15 billion
II. ECBs
cannot be used to re pay Rupee loans
(1) I only
(2) II only
(3) Both I and
II
(4) Neither I
nor II
(5) None of
these
Answer: 4
175. Merchant Discount Rate is the rate charged to
a merchant by a bank for providing debit and credit card services at his outlet. The MDR on debit
card trans actions of value upto Rs. 2000 should not exceed ………, according to the new ceiling announced by
the RBI.
(1) 0.25%
(2) 0.50%
(3) 0.75%
(4) 1.00%
(5) None of
these
Answer: 3
176. Which of the following statements on debit and
credit card services is/are correct?
I. Debit card
is a se cured product while credit card is an unsecured product
II. Banks charge
Merchant Dicount Rate (MDR) from the customer for debit card use
III A higher
Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will discourage merchants from accepting payment
by debit cards
(1) I only
(2) I and II
(3) II and III
(4) I and III
(5) None of
these
Answer: 4
177. How many Indian umpires have found place in
the International Cricket Council’s Elite Panel of Umpires for the 2012-13?
(1) 0
(2) 1
(3) 2
(4) 3
(5) None of
these
Answer: 1
178. A plaque honouring who among the following
Ex-Indian cricket captains was
un veiled at the Ox ford University pavilion in Lon don in
June 2012?
(1) Ajit
Wadekar
(2) Bishan
Singh Bedi
(3) Col. C. K.
Nayudu
(4) Mansur Ali
Khan Pataudi
(5) None of
these
Answer: 4
179. Sergei Bubka has been in ducted into the IAAF’s
Hall of Fame recently. His world record created in which event in
1994 is still unbroken?
(1) 800 m
(2) Shot putt
(3) Pole vault
(4) Long jump
(5) None of
these
Answer: 3
180. What is India’s rank on financial literacy
among 28 countries in the 2012
edition of Visa Global Financial Literacy Barometer survey?
(1) 23rd
(2) 24th
(3) 25th
(4) 26th
(5) None of
these
Answer: 1
