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LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS 100 MCQs Part(91-100)

91. Consider the following statements regarding the Economic Survey of India 2010-11.

i) Agriculture likely to grow at 5.4% in 2010-11

ii) Trade Gap narrowed to 82.01 billion US dollars in April-December 2010

iii) 59% rise in Bank Credit

Please choose the right option:

a) All the three statements i, ii and iii are correct ; b) only I and ii are correct

b) All three statements are wrong ; d) only i) is correct

Answer: (a) All three Statements i, ii and iii are correct

92. India’s External debt stood at 295.8 billion US dollars at the end of September 2010, recording an increase of 33.5 billion US dollars ove the level of end-March 2010. The rise in debt was largely due to

i) Higher Commercial borrowings; ii) Short-term trade credits

iii) Multilateral government borrowings

Please choose the right option:

a) Only i b) only i and ii

b) Only i and iii ; d) All I,ii and iii

Answer: (d) All i, ii and iii

93. Consider the following statements:

1. India’s exports crossed the USD 200 billion mark in the first eleven months of the 2010-11 fiscal.

81. An international team of scientists, led by the Australian National University recently discovered evidence that the body’s immune cells often share information about foreign substances with each other to ward of invaders. The study can help increase the immunity level in human body against pathogens and cancer. Which of the followings are the symptoms of Cancer?

i) Weight Loss

ii) Excessive Sweating

iii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour)

iv) Enlargement of Spleen

Please choose the correct option:

a) i, ii, iii and iv

b) i and ii only

c) i, ii and iii

only i

Answer: (a) I, ii, iii and iv

82. According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out.

i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations.

ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Both i and ii

b) Neither I and ii

c) Only i

d) Only ii

Answer: (a) both i and ii

83. A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Consider the following statements regarding Tsunami.

71. Bollywood's own Razzies, the annual Golden Kela Awards named which actor was selected as the worst actor for his role in a film released in 2010?

a. Salman Khan for Veer

b. Shah Rukh Khan for My Name is Khan

c. Imran Khan for I Hate Love Stories

d. Hrithik Roshan for Guzaarish

Answer: (b)

72. Mauritius has conferred one of his highest honours, Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and the Key of the Indian Ocean, on which of the following presidents?

a. Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed

b. Indian President Pratibha Patil

c. US President barack Obama

d. French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer: (a)

73. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. According to the report which country has been the world's biggest weapons importer over the past five years?

61. Nippon Life in March 2011 agreed to pick up what percentage of shares in Reliance Life Insurance for Rs 3602 crore marking the single largest foreign direct investment in the insurance sector and the first M&A transaction after IRDA capped life insurance charges in October 2010?

a. 22.3%

b. 24%

c. 25.6%

d. 26%

Answer: (d)

62. India's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd rolled out its 10 millionth car on 15 March 2011. Which car was Maruti Suzuki’s 10 millionth car?

a. blue Wagon-R

b. red Maruti Omni

c. red Swift Dezire

d. black Ritz

Answer: (a)

63. IT hardware firm HCL Infosystems announced on 17 March 2011 that it bagged an order worth Rs 300 crore from which of the following to deploy Wideband CDMA-based portable wireless network?

51. A weeklong exhibition of handloom and handicrafts, Bihar Utsav-2011 was organised by the Bihar Government in March 2011 to commemorate Bihar’s Foundation Day. When was the modern State of Bihar carved out of Bengal Presidency?

a. 22 March 1912

b. 2 March 1913

c. 31 March 1913

d. 7 March 1912

Answer: (a)

52. A short film, Eclipse In Taregna which is about 2009 solar eclipse in Targena, a small hamlet in Bihar won the Founder’s Choice Award at which of the following international film festivals in March 2011?

a. India International Film Festival

b. Tampa Bay

c. Queens World Film Festival

d. New York Indian Film Festival

Answer: (c)

53. Which one of the following social activist declared in March 2011 that he would sit on a fast on 5 April 2011 in Delhi in support of the introduction of Lokpal Bill to check corruption?

a. Anna Hazare

41. Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patent partner, Roche Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedly infringing a US patent for Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections?

a. Dr Reddy’s

b. Natco Pharma

c. Ranbaxy Laboratories

d. GlaxoSmithKline

Answer: (b)

42. AT&T on Sunday announced that it had agreed to buy T-Mobile USA from which of the following telecom companies for $39 billion?

a. Deutsche Telekom

b. Sprint Nextel

c. Verizon Wireless

d. Comcast

Answer: (a)

43. A consortium comprising two companies acquired the IPL’s global Internet, mobile and audio rights, along with television rights in specific territories outside India, for the next four years. The consortium bagged the rights with a winning bid of Rs 261.6 crore in Chennai on 20 March 2011. Which are the two companies included in the consortium?

a. TIL & Nimbus Communication

b. Reliance Big Pictures & Zoom

c. TIL & Colors

d. Zoom and UTV Motion Pictures

Answer: (a)

44. HCL Technologies on Thursday announced the expansion of its Smart Grid partner ecosystem by entering into strategic alliances with two data management software firms focused on the smart grid market. Which are the two firms with which HCL has entered into an alliance?

31. Which of the following football clubs got back on track with a 2-0 win against Arsenal in the FA Cup quarterfinals at Old Trafford on 12 March 2011?

a. Manchester United

b. Chelsea

c. Real Madrid

d. Liverpool

Answer: (a)

32. Which of the following teams did Pakistan defeat in the Quarter final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 to reach the semi finals?

a. India

b. New Zealand

c. West Indies

d. Australia

Answer: (c)

33. According to the latest WTA list, Sania Mirza broke back into the top-100 in the singles list with a jump of eight places. What is Sania Mirza’s current position in the singles list?

21. Which of the following radio stations was awarded the Most Successful Radio Channel of the Year at the FICCI Frames Excellence Awards 2011 was given out on 25 March 2011?

a. Radio Mirchi (98.3)

b. Big FM (92.7)

c. Red FM (93.5)

d. Radio One (95)

Answer: (a)

22. Read the following statement with reference to renowned dancer Leela Samson.

1. Leela Samson was appointed chairperson of the Central Board for Film Certification on 28 March 2011 by Information and Broadcasting Ministry.

2. Leela Samson is a renowned Kathakali dancer of India.

3. Leela Samson won the prestigious Bharat Ratna award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the art of dance in 1990.

4. Two documentary films were made on her work namely- Sanchari and The Flowering Tree.

Which of the above mentioned statements is/are false?

a. 2 & 4

b. 3 & 4

c. 2 & 3

d. Only 4

Answer: (c)

23. Nisha P. Rajagopal has been chosen as the first recipient of ‘The Hindu Saregama M.S. Subbulakshmi Award instituted on 16 September 2010. To which of the following type of music is she famous for?

a. Carnatic

b. Hindusthani classical

c. Haryanavi Music

d. Ganasangeet

Answer: (a)

24. A team of Scientists led by Takehiko at Yokohama City University grew sperms in a test-tube. Consider the following statements regarding the scientific breakthrough.

11. Which of the following statements regarding the outgoing Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada are/is correct?

i) He is the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada.

ii) He was sworn as Prime Minister of Canada on 6 February 2006.

Choose the right option:

a) Both i and ii are correct.

b) Both i and ii are incorrect.

c) Only i is correct.

d) Only ii is correct.

Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.

12. Latikia, witnessed the mass unrest against the ruling President Bashar al-Assad on 25-26 March 2011. Where the place Latikia is located?

a) Syria

b) Egypt

c) Yemen

d) Pakistan

Answer: (a) Syria

13. Latikia, witnessed the mass unrest against the ruling President Bashar al-Assad on 25-26 March 2011. Which of the following statements is/are incorrect?

1. Which one of the following companies became the first major online retailer to offer cloud-based media storage and streaming to unlimited web or Android devices with a free basic plan?

a. Amazon

b. Roamans

c. LL BeAN

d. vita Coast

2. State-owned carrier Air India announced on 29 March 2011 that it completed the first milestone of its modernisation process with the migration of Air India and Indian Airlines to SITA's Horizon Passenger Service System (PSS). When did Air India sign contract with SITA for the same?

a. January 2011

b. March 2010

c. October 2009

d. April 2010

3. NYSE listed US-based International Paper decided to buy up to 75% stake in which of the following for up to $423 million, in the first significant domestic acquisition by a foreign paper company?

a. Abhinav Publications

b. Vinod Paper House

c. Ananda Paper House

d. AP Paper Mills

4. Sistema Shyam Teleservices issued over 54.73-crore equity shares to which of the following governments at 17.14 per cent stake against $600 million received in December 2010 on 30 March 2011?

a. Italian government

b. US government

c. Russian government

d. Philippines government

5. According to the tiger Census 2010, the number of tigers in India increased from 1411 to__.

a) 1706

b) 1672

c) 1511

d) 1611

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6. Which one of the following statements on tiger Census 2010 in India is NOT correct?

Behind a locked door at the back of St. Ulrich’s Basilica in Augsburg is a small winding staircase which Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart climbed in 1777 to play the 16 century organ. Legend has it the staircase was so narrow, the 21 year-old composer caught a lock of his blond wig on a nail as he squeezed his way up to the loft.

“The curl is now preserved in the church’s vault and is only very rarely seen”, said Johannes Boecker of the Mozart@Augsburg festival.

The story is one tour guides delight in telling visitors to the southern German city. Not only does it underline the composer’s enduring cult, it is also a useful attraction at a time when the city is rediscovering its Mozart roots. Augsburg is even seeking to challenge his birthplace, the Austrian city of Salzburg, for the title of the true ‘Mozart city’, basing its argument on the fact that his father and sole teacher, Leopold, a city native very much shaped by Augsburg’s ideals, had more influence on the success of the world’s most popular composer than any other human being.

“The intellectual and spiritual background which his father absorbed and passed on to Wolfgang made him what he was”, said Josef Mancal, a historian and expert on the Mozarts, particularly Leopold. “The roots of that are to be found in Augsburg, not Salzburg or anywhere else.” Leopold was born the son of a bookbinder in 1719 at a time when Augsburg, unusually for the times, allowed people to choose what religion they practised. He received a Jesuit education that gave him the strategic skills he was able to use to promote his son’s musical talent.

NEW DELHI: The 163-year old telegram service in the country - the harbinger of good and bad news for generations of Indians - is dead.

Once the fastest means of communication for millions of people, the humble telegram was today buried without any requiem but for the promise of preserving the last telegram as a museum piece.

Nudged out by technology - SMS, emails, mobile phones - the iconic service gradually faded into oblivion with less and less people taking recourse to it.

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91. Consider the following statements regarding the Economic Survey of India 2010-11.

i) Agriculture likely to grow at 5.4% in 2010-11

ii) Trade Gap narrowed to 82.01 billion US dollars in April-December 2010

iii) 59% rise in Bank Credit

Please choose the right option:

a) All the three statements i, ii and iii are correct ; b) only I and ii are correct

b) All three statements are wrong ; d) only i) is correct

Answer: (a) All three Statements i, ii and iii are correct

92. India’s External debt stood at 295.8 billion US dollars at the end of September 2010, recording an increase of 33.5 billion US dollars ove the level of end-March 2010. The rise in debt was largely due to

i) Higher Commercial borrowings; ii) Short-term trade credits

iii) Multilateral government borrowings

Please choose the right option:

a) Only i b) only i and ii

b) Only i and iii ; d) All I,ii and iii

Answer: (d) All i, ii and iii

93. Consider the following statements:

1. India’s exports crossed the USD 200 billion mark in the first eleven months of the 2010-11 fiscal.

i) Weight Loss

ii) Excessive Sweating

iii) Lumps and Swelling (tumour)

iv) Enlargement of Spleen

Please choose the correct option:

a) i, ii, iii and iv

b) i and ii only

c) i, ii and iii

only i

Answer: (a) I, ii, iii and iv

82. According to an extensive genetic study on modern humans, two conclusions were drawn out.

i) There is an enormous amount of diversity in the African hunter-gatherer populations.

ii) The genetic diversity among 27 present-day African populations originated in southern Africa and progressed to northern Africa.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) Both i and ii

b) Neither I and ii

c) Only i

d) Only ii

Answer: (a) both i and ii

83. A massive Tsunami caused by a devastating earthquake of the 8.9 magnitude hit about 400 km north-east of Tokyo, capital of Japan. Consider the following statements regarding Tsunami.

71. Bollywood's own Razzies, the annual Golden Kela Awards named which actor was selected as the worst actor for his role in a film released in 2010?

a. Salman Khan for Veer

b. Shah Rukh Khan for My Name is Khan

c. Imran Khan for I Hate Love Stories

d. Hrithik Roshan for Guzaarish

Answer: (b)

72. Mauritius has conferred one of his highest honours, Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and the Key of the Indian Ocean, on which of the following presidents?

a. Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed

b. Indian President Pratibha Patil

c. US President barack Obama

d. French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer: (a)

73. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. According to the report which country has been the world's biggest weapons importer over the past five years?

61. Nippon Life in March 2011 agreed to pick up what percentage of shares in Reliance Life Insurance for Rs 3602 crore marking the single largest foreign direct investment in the insurance sector and the first M&A transaction after IRDA capped life insurance charges in October 2010?

a. 22.3%

b. 24%

c. 25.6%

d. 26%

Answer: (d)

62. India's largest carmaker, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd rolled out its 10 millionth car on 15 March 2011. Which car was Maruti Suzuki’s 10 millionth car?

a. blue Wagon-R

b. red Maruti Omni

c. red Swift Dezire

d. black Ritz

Answer: (a)

63. IT hardware firm HCL Infosystems announced on 17 March 2011 that it bagged an order worth Rs 300 crore from which of the following to deploy Wideband CDMA-based portable wireless network?

51. A weeklong exhibition of handloom and handicrafts, Bihar Utsav-2011 was organised by the Bihar Government in March 2011 to commemorate Bihar’s Foundation Day. When was the modern State of Bihar carved out of Bengal Presidency?

a. 22 March 1912

b. 2 March 1913

c. 31 March 1913

d. 7 March 1912

Answer: (a)

52. A short film, Eclipse In Taregna which is about 2009 solar eclipse in Targena, a small hamlet in Bihar won the Founder’s Choice Award at which of the following international film festivals in March 2011?

a. India International Film Festival

b. Tampa Bay

c. Queens World Film Festival

d. New York Indian Film Festival

Answer: (c)

53. Which one of the following social activist declared in March 2011 that he would sit on a fast on 5 April 2011 in Delhi in support of the introduction of Lokpal Bill to check corruption?

a. Anna Hazare

41. Gilead Sciences, a California based bio-pharmaceutical research firm, and its patent partner, Roche Holding AG, have sued which of the following Indian generic drug makers in March 2011 for allegedly infringing a US patent for Tamiflu, a drug used in treatment of bird and swine-flu infections?