Current Affairs September(26-30)
1. Which among the following country is planning to introduce label-free visa
for Indians from Oct 1, 2012?
[A]New Zeeland
[B]Australia
[C]South Korea
[D]Japan
2. What is the name of the aircraft carrier that is recently commissioned by China?
[A]Chengdu
[B]Liaoning
[C]Shenyang
[D]Hongdu JL-8
China commissioned the 300 metre-long Liaoning, a refurbished and upgraded version of the Soviet carrier Varyag which China purchased from Ukraine, came after years of sea trials and tests to fit the carrier with weapons and engines.
3. Who among the following has appointed as chairman of Forward Markets Commission (FMC)?
[A]Vijay Kumar Chopra
[B]Ramesh Abhishek
[C]Sanjoy Narayan
[D]Aveek Kumar Sarkar
4. Which among the following has appointed as nodal agency for Global Ayurveda Village project by Kerala government?
[A]AYUSH department
[B]Kinfra
[C]KII Ltd
[D]KTDA Ltd
The Global Ayurveda Village is unique in that it is the first of its kind in Ayurvedic health tourism from the government sector. The village is expected to be located in Thiruvananthapuram district.
5. Recently which among the following Brazilian endangered animal has been chosen for yet-to-be-named mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
[A]Tamarin
[B]Marmoset
[C]Armadillo
[D]Wooly spider monkey
6. Which among the following State has decided to enact a law for rehabilitation, giving property rights to slum dwellers in order to stop their eviction?
[A]Bihar
[B]Odisha
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Tamil Nadu
7. Which among the following institution releases the report titled : Global Financial Stability Report ?
[A]IMF
[B]World Bank
[C]OECD
[D]UNDP
8. Who among the following have won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2012 in the area of mathematical sciences?
[A]Shantanu Chowdhury and Suman Kumar Dhar
[B]Govindsamy Mugesh and Gangadhar J Sanjayan
[C]Siva Ramachandran Athreya and Debashish Goswami
[D]Ravishankar Narayanan and Y Shanthi Pavan
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2012:
9. Which among
the following country is not one among the G4 nations group?
[A]India
[B]Brazil
[C]Japan
[D]South Africa
The 4th country is Germany
10. Recently which among the following has joined hands with IDFC to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with an equity base of Rs.830 crore for taking up infrastructure projects in India?
[A]Australia’s strategic investment fund
[B]Indonesia’s strategic investment fund
[C]Malaysia’s strategic investment fund
[D]Thailand’s strategic investment fund
[A]New Zeeland
[B]Australia
[C]South Korea
[D]Japan
2. What is the name of the aircraft carrier that is recently commissioned by China?
[A]Chengdu
[B]Liaoning
[C]Shenyang
[D]Hongdu JL-8
China commissioned the 300 metre-long Liaoning, a refurbished and upgraded version of the Soviet carrier Varyag which China purchased from Ukraine, came after years of sea trials and tests to fit the carrier with weapons and engines.
3. Who among the following has appointed as chairman of Forward Markets Commission (FMC)?
[A]Vijay Kumar Chopra
[B]Ramesh Abhishek
[C]Sanjoy Narayan
[D]Aveek Kumar Sarkar
4. Which among the following has appointed as nodal agency for Global Ayurveda Village project by Kerala government?
[A]AYUSH department
[B]Kinfra
[C]KII Ltd
[D]KTDA Ltd
The Global Ayurveda Village is unique in that it is the first of its kind in Ayurvedic health tourism from the government sector. The village is expected to be located in Thiruvananthapuram district.
5. Recently which among the following Brazilian endangered animal has been chosen for yet-to-be-named mascot of the 2014 FIFA World Cup?
[A]Tamarin
[B]Marmoset
[C]Armadillo
[D]Wooly spider monkey
6. Which among the following State has decided to enact a law for rehabilitation, giving property rights to slum dwellers in order to stop their eviction?
[A]Bihar
[B]Odisha
[C]Andhra Pradesh
[D]Tamil Nadu
7. Which among the following institution releases the report titled : Global Financial Stability Report ?
[A]IMF
[B]World Bank
[C]OECD
[D]UNDP
8. Who among the following have won the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize-2012 in the area of mathematical sciences?
[A]Shantanu Chowdhury and Suman Kumar Dhar
[B]Govindsamy Mugesh and Gangadhar J Sanjayan
[C]Siva Ramachandran Athreya and Debashish Goswami
[D]Ravishankar Narayanan and Y Shanthi Pavan
- In the field of biological sciences: Shantanu Chowdhury and Suman Kumar Dhar.
- In the area of chemical sciences: Govindsamy Mugesh and Gangadhar J Sanjayan.
- In the engineering sciences category: Ravishankar Narayanan and Y Shanthi Pavan.
- In the medical sciences category: Sandip Basu.
- In the area of physical sciences : Arindam Ghosh and Krishnendu Sengupta.
[A]India
[B]Brazil
[C]Japan
[D]South Africa
The 4th country is Germany
10. Recently which among the following has joined hands with IDFC to form a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with an equity base of Rs.830 crore for taking up infrastructure projects in India?
[A]Australia’s strategic investment fund
[B]Indonesia’s strategic investment fund
[C]Malaysia’s strategic investment fund
[D]Thailand’s strategic investment fund
11. NTPC's Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant, which has been in
news in recent times is located in which among the following states?
[A]Karnataka
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Odisha
12. Recently which among the following has released the report - 'Green Carbon, Black Trade'?
[A]UNEP
[B]OECD
[C]Green Peace Organisation
[D]Ministry of Environment and Forests, India
Green Carbon, Black Trade is a Rapid Response Assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme and INTERPOL which provides an overview into illegal logging, tax fraud, and timber laundering in the world’s tropical forests.
13. Recently CBI has began a probe into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks between ____________?
[A]1991 and 2004
[B]1991 and 2009
[C]1993 and 2004
[D]1993 and 2009
14. Recently which among the following National Park is in news because of poaching and killing of rhinoceroses in the park?
[A]Namdapha National Park
[B]Kaziranga National Park
[C]Panna National Park
[D]Khangchendzonga National Park
15. Sima Samar is one among the three winners of this year’s Right Livelihood Awards, also known as the ‘alternative Nobels’. She hails from ________?
[A]Saudi Arabia
[B]Afghanistan
[C]Turkey
[D]Iran
16. What is the name of the long-range reconnaissance drone that is unveiled by Iran recently?
[A]Shahed 129
[B]Shahed 136
[C]Karrar 129
[D]Karrar 136
17. Which among the following place is the host for the Second International Buddhist Conclave?
[A]Varanasi
[B]Bodhgaya
[C]Sravasti
[D]Vaishali
18. Recently who among the following is honoured with the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award sponsored by Applied Materials?
[A]N.R. Narayana Murthy
[B]Nandan Nilekani
[C]Azim Premji
[D]Shiv Nadar
19. Which among the following day is celebrated as World Tourism Day?
[A]September 26
[B]September 27
[C]September 28
[D]September 29
20. Which among the following country is the host for women's Twenty20 cricket World Cup, 2012?
[A]Australia
[B]New Zeeland
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]England
[A]Karnataka
[B]Andhra Pradesh
[C]Tamil Nadu
[D]Odisha
12. Recently which among the following has released the report - 'Green Carbon, Black Trade'?
[A]UNEP
[B]OECD
[C]Green Peace Organisation
[D]Ministry of Environment and Forests, India
Green Carbon, Black Trade is a Rapid Response Assessment by the United Nations Environment Programme and INTERPOL which provides an overview into illegal logging, tax fraud, and timber laundering in the world’s tropical forests.
13. Recently CBI has began a probe into alleged irregularities in allocation of coal blocks between ____________?
[A]1991 and 2004
[B]1991 and 2009
[C]1993 and 2004
[D]1993 and 2009
14. Recently which among the following National Park is in news because of poaching and killing of rhinoceroses in the park?
[A]Namdapha National Park
[B]Kaziranga National Park
[C]Panna National Park
[D]Khangchendzonga National Park
15. Sima Samar is one among the three winners of this year’s Right Livelihood Awards, also known as the ‘alternative Nobels’. She hails from ________?
[A]Saudi Arabia
[B]Afghanistan
[C]Turkey
[D]Iran
16. What is the name of the long-range reconnaissance drone that is unveiled by Iran recently?
[A]Shahed 129
[B]Shahed 136
[C]Karrar 129
[D]Karrar 136
17. Which among the following place is the host for the Second International Buddhist Conclave?
[A]Varanasi
[B]Bodhgaya
[C]Sravasti
[D]Vaishali
18. Recently who among the following is honoured with the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award sponsored by Applied Materials?
[A]N.R. Narayana Murthy
[B]Nandan Nilekani
[C]Azim Premji
[D]Shiv Nadar
19. Which among the following day is celebrated as World Tourism Day?
[A]September 26
[B]September 27
[C]September 28
[D]September 29
20. Which among the following country is the host for women's Twenty20 cricket World Cup, 2012?
[A]Australia
[B]New Zeeland
[C]Sri Lanka
[D]England
21. Recently in which among the following country, Sudan and South Sudan signed
deals to secure their border and boost trade, a move which will restart crucial
oil exports but fails to solve other conflicts left over from when the South
seceded last year?
[A]Ethiopia
[B]Chad
[C]Congo
[D]South Africa
22. Recently Kelkar committee submitted its report on the road map to fiscal consolidation. The report suggested that the government should seek to eliminate diesel subsidy by________?
[A]2012-13
[B]2013-14
[C]2014-15
[D]2015-16
23. Recently which among the following has released a study titled-"Illuminating the blind spot: A study on illegal trade in leopard parts in India"?
[A]Wildlife Board of India
[B]MoEF, India
[C]TRAFFIC
[D]IUCN
24. What is the growth rate of India for 2012-13 as per the rating agency Fitch?
[A]5.8 per cent
[B]6 per cent
[C]6.4 per cent
[D]6.6 per cent
25. Recently SEBI has issued draft norms on safety net for IPO investors. As per the draft, what per cent of depreciation of shares on issue price triggers the safety net provisions?
[A]15 per cent
[B]20 per cent
[C]25 per cent
[D]30 per cent
According to SEBI, the safety net mechanism would be available for all securities allotted to original resident retail individual allottees, who had made an application for up to Rs.50,000.The total obligation on safety net provider will be capped at 5 per cent of the issue size. The safety net provision would be triggered in cases where the price of the shares has depreciated by more than 20 per cent from the issue price.
26. Recently which among the following has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Antitrust Cooperation?
[A]Canada
[B]USA
[C]Germany
[D]Japan
27. Recently which among the following State government has introduced a bill to protect the tigers?
[A]West Bengal
[B]Arunachal Pradesh
[C]Assam
[D]Bihar
Arunachal Pradesh government introduced Arunachal Pradesh Forest and Special Tiger Protection Forces Bill 2012 to protect Royal Bengal tigers.
28. Recently Justice Altamas Kabir sworn in as the _______ Chief Justice of India?
[A]36th
[B]38th
[C]39th
[D]41st
29. Which among the following city in India is the host for XI Conference of Parties (CoP) on Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)?
[A]Bangalore
[B]New Delhi
[C]Hyderabad
[D]Kochi
30. According to the data released by the Country’s first aquifer atlas, Which among the following State has the best groundwater level as water exploited is quickly recharged?
[A]Uttarakhand
[B]Himachal Pradesh
[C]Gujarat
[D]West Bengal
[A]Ethiopia
[B]Chad
[C]Congo
[D]South Africa
22. Recently Kelkar committee submitted its report on the road map to fiscal consolidation. The report suggested that the government should seek to eliminate diesel subsidy by________?
[A]2012-13
[B]2013-14
[C]2014-15
[D]2015-16
23. Recently which among the following has released a study titled-"Illuminating the blind spot: A study on illegal trade in leopard parts in India"?
[A]Wildlife Board of India
[B]MoEF, India
[C]TRAFFIC
[D]IUCN
24. What is the growth rate of India for 2012-13 as per the rating agency Fitch?
[A]5.8 per cent
[B]6 per cent
[C]6.4 per cent
[D]6.6 per cent
25. Recently SEBI has issued draft norms on safety net for IPO investors. As per the draft, what per cent of depreciation of shares on issue price triggers the safety net provisions?
[A]15 per cent
[B]20 per cent
[C]25 per cent
[D]30 per cent
According to SEBI, the safety net mechanism would be available for all securities allotted to original resident retail individual allottees, who had made an application for up to Rs.50,000.The total obligation on safety net provider will be capped at 5 per cent of the issue size. The safety net provision would be triggered in cases where the price of the shares has depreciated by more than 20 per cent from the issue price.
26. Recently which among the following has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Antitrust Cooperation?
[A]Canada
[B]USA
[C]Germany
[D]Japan
27. Recently which among the following State government has introduced a bill to protect the tigers?
[A]West Bengal
[B]Arunachal Pradesh
[C]Assam
[D]Bihar
Arunachal Pradesh government introduced Arunachal Pradesh Forest and Special Tiger Protection Forces Bill 2012 to protect Royal Bengal tigers.
28. Recently Justice Altamas Kabir sworn in as the _______ Chief Justice of India?
[A]36th
[B]38th
[C]39th
[D]41st
29. Which among the following city in India is the host for XI Conference of Parties (CoP) on Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)?
[A]Bangalore
[B]New Delhi
[C]Hyderabad
[D]Kochi
30. According to the data released by the Country’s first aquifer atlas, Which among the following State has the best groundwater level as water exploited is quickly recharged?
[A]Uttarakhand
[B]Himachal Pradesh
[C]Gujarat
[D]West Bengal
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