Quiz – Current Affairs September 19, 2012
1. Recently by defeating which among the following country, India has retained the Women’s SAFF Football Championship in Colombo?
[A]Sri Lanka
[B]Nepal
[C]Bhutan
[D]Bangladesh
Nepal
2. After the recent mid quarter review of monetary policy by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), what are the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Repo rate?
[A]8% and 4.50%
[B]8% and 4.75%
[C]8.5% and 4.50%
[D]8.5% and 4.75%
8% and 4.50%
3. Mitt Romney, who is the nominee of the Republican Party for President of the United States in the 2012 election was the former governor of __________?
[A]Colorado
[B]Georgia
[C]Massachusetts
[D]New Jersey
Massachusetts
4. Which among the following country honoured Aung San Suu Kyi with Congressional Gold Medal?
[A]USA
[B]UK
[C]Japan
[D]France
USA
5. Which among the following State government has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) to address issues pertaining to climate change, sustainable development, conservation and optimal use of water?
[A]Punjab
[B]Haryana
[C]Himachal Pradesh
[D]Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
6. Which among the following Stock Exchange has recently launched ‘EMERGE’, a dedicated platform for emerging corporates and is expected to help thousands of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to raise capital from institutional investors and high net worth individuals?
[A]Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)
[B]National Stock Exchange (NSE)
[C]MCX-SX
[D]United Stock Exchange of India (USE)
National Stock Exchange (NSE)
7. Recently to which among the following mineral-rich eastern African nation, India has announced a $40-million line of credit over the existing $80-million and also signed a slew of MoUs in areas of rural development, education and health and medicine?
[A]Uganda
[B]Burundi
[C]Rwanda
[D]Tanzania
Burundi
8. Recently, in which among the following country a huge deposit of unique super hard diamonds that dwarf the global reserves of the precious stone and can meet the worldwide demand for another 3,000 years?
[A]China
[B]Russia
[C]South Africa
[D]Brazil
Russia
9. Recently who among the following has been appointed as the Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)?
[A]Rajiv Mehta
[B]Suresh Mohan
[C]Piyush Batla
[D]O.P. S. Malik
Rajiv Mehta
10. Recently which among the following country has signed an MoU for cooperation in the field of electoral management and administration with India?
[A]Tunisia
[B]Egypt
[C]Turkey
[D]Ethiopia
Egypt