Quiz – Current Affairs October 12, 2012

1. According to data released by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in its Measuring the Information Society 2012 report, what is the rank of India in the world in the ICT Development Index?
[A]96
[B]104
[C]113
[D]119

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2. Recently in which among the following district of Karnataka, President of India inaugurated the newly constructed Suvarna Vidhana Soudha?
[A]Mysore
[B]Belgaum
[C]Bellary
[D]Hubli
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3. Who among the following won the 2012 Nobel Prize in chemistry for studies of protein receptors?
[A]Osamu Shimomura and Martin Chalfie
[B]Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka
[C]Robert Lefkowitz and Dan Shechtman
[D]Brian Kobilka and Ei-ichi Negishi
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4. Recently, which among the following day is celebrated as the first International Day of the Girl Child by the United Nations (UN)?
[A]5th October
[B]7th October
[C]9th October
[D]11th October
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5. Recently, who among the following has been appointed as the chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee by the game’s governing body, replacing West Indies great Clive Lloyd?
[A]Sourav Ganguly
[B]Ravi Shastri
[C]Anil Kumble
[D]Rahul Dravid
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6. Recently, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced the setting up of a high-level committee to “spearhead” efforts to ensure accessible financial services. Who among the following will head the committee?
[A]Y. H. Malegam
[B]Ela Ramesh Bhatt
[C]D. K. Mittal
[D]K. C. Chakrabarty
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7. John B Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka have won the 2012 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. The prize is given for their work on _________ ?
[A]Telomerase enzyme
[B]In vitro fertilization
[C]Stem cells research
[D]Activation of innate immunity
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8. Who among the following India born woman became the first woman Team Principal in Formula One when team owner Peter Sauber handed over the reins of Sauber Motorsport to her?
[A]Shriya Biman Patel
[B]Monisha Kalterborn
[C]Asha Rani
[D]Birva Patel
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9. Recently, 11 eminent persons in the field of music, dance and theatre were nominated for the Sangeet Natak Akademy fellowship for 2011. Who among the following is not one of them?
[A]Hariprasad Chaurasia
[B]Mohan Chandrasekaran
[C]Kalamandalam Gopi
[D]Ayyagari Syamasundaram
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10. Recently, which among the following has associated with the U.P. Forest department to launch the three-day ‘My Ganga,My Dolphin’ campaign?
[A]Bioversity International
[B]World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
[C]Wildlife Conservation Society
[D]International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
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