In our previous two posts, we have covered Current Affairs Quizzes for March-2012.In you are new to this page, then you must go through the Previous March 2012 Current Affairs at the Links given below:
1. Kiro Gligorov, the former President of Macedonia died in Skopje on January 1, 2012. Which facts about Gligorov given below are not true ?
1. Gligorov was the first democratically elected President of Macedonia.
2. He joined the partisan movement fighting against the Nazi occupation and was one of the organizers of the Anti-Fascist Assembly for the People's Liberation of Macedonia, or ASNOM in 1945.
3. Gligorov served four consecutive presidential terms, leading the nation from
January 1991 to November 2009.
4. The early days his presidency were overshadowed by a bitter dispute with Greece over the newly independent nation's name, the dispute that continues till date.
(A) Only 1
(B) 1 and 2
(C) Only 3
(D) 2 and 4
2. 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
3. European Union agreed in principle to ban import of Iranian Crude oil. Consider the following statements:
1. The European Union (EU) is one of Iran's biggest markets for oil.
2. The EU is a political and economical union of 27 member states.
Choose the right option :
(A) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Only 1 is correct
(C) Only 2 is correct
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
4. The Israel-Palestine talks, in the first week of January 2012 were held in Amman. Amman is the capital of—
(A) Jordan
(B) Syria
(C) Iraq
(D) Iran
5. Maldives on January 4,2012 lifted ban on Spas in the upmarket tourist destination.
Consider the following statements:
1. The tourism industry is an important foreign exchange earner in the Maldives.
2. Maldives in 2011 received more than 850000 tourists.
Choose the right option:
(A) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Only 1 is correct
(C) Only 2 is correct
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
6. Scientists for the first time produced mixed embryo monkeys. Consider the following statements :
1. Scientists produced monkeys composed of cells taken from separate embryos.
2. The cells stay together and work together to form tissues and organs.
Choose the right option :
(A) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Only 1 is correct
(C) Only 2 is correct
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
7. Scientists discovered unknown species off the coast of Antarctica. Consider the following statements—
1. The temperature in this region rises to 380 degree Celsius.
2. There is plenty of light in this region.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
(A) Onlyl
(B) Only 2
(C) Both land 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
8. The world's first hybrid sharks were discovered by the researchers in Australian waters. The hybrid shark is the result of cross-breeding between which one of the following sets of shark species ?
(A) Common black tip Shark and Australian black-tip shark
(B) Indian black-tip Shark and Australian black-tip Shark
(C) Blue Whale and Common black-tip Shark
(D) Blue Whale and Australian black-tip Shark
9. Scientists produced artificial human semen to help infertile men. Consider the following statements—
1. The scientists grew the sperm by enveloping the germ cells in a special compound called agar jelly.
2. The artificial human semen could help infertile men father their own children.
Choose the right option :
(A) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Only 1 is correct
(C) Only 2 is correct
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
11. Health Authorities in Australia recently detected Deadly Disease, Murray Valley Encephalitis. The disease is caused by the—
(A) Flies
(B) Mosquitoes
(C) Birds
(D) Dogs
31. Union government raised the ad valorem duty (export duty) on iron ore exports to what per cent from 20 per cent ?
(A) 30%
(B) 33%
(C) 41%
(D) 43%
12. As per the Commerce Ministry data released on January 2, 2012, India's exports recorded their slowest pace of growth in two years in November 2011. What was the percentage of growth recorded ?
(A) 4-2%
(B) 3-8%
(C) 2-2%
(D) 0-94%
13. Union government on January 3 2012 approved Reliance Industries' (RIL) investment plan for developing four satellite fields in the flagging KG-D6 block. What was the proposed sum to be invested for developing the satellites ?
(A) $1-500 billion
(B) $1-692 billion
(C) $1-529 billion
(D) $ 1-375 billion
14. 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%
15. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 24, 2012 cut the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 basis point. The current CRR stands at what per cent ?
(A) 5%
(B) 5-5%
(C) 6%
(D) 6-5%
16. People's national party recently won Parliamentary elections in Jamaica. What is the capital of Jamaica ?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kingston
(C) Paris
(D) London
17. USA and Saudi Arabia have recently inked an agreement worth............US dollars.
(A) 29-4 billion
(B) 20 billion
(C) 25 billion
(D) 23 billion
18. India approved the acquisition of French advanced missile systems to arm the Mirage-2000 fighter jets. Consider the following statements :
1. The cabinet committee on Security cleared the contract for the fire and forget MICA with French company MBDA.
2. MICA are interception and aerial combat missiles.
Choose the right option :
(A) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(B) Only 1 is correct
(C) Only 2 is correct
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
19. The Government of which of the following countries acquired 1-09 per cent stake, currently worth about Rs. 2500 crore, in Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), the company's latest shareholding data show ?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Japan
(C) Philippines
(D) Singapore
20. India became free from bird flu—
(A) H5N1
(B) H4N1
(C) H5N2
(D) H3N3
ANSWERS:
01. (C) 02. (A) 03. (A) 04. (A) 05. (A) 06. (A) 07. (A) 08. (A) 09. (A) 10. (A)
11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (B) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (A) 19. (D) 20. (A)
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