Current Affairs

14.The 17 economies of the world which make Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate, constitute what fraction of Global Economy ? (A)80 % (B)85 % (C)90 %

15.Gayatri devi who recently passed away was third Maharani of ______? (A)Amer (B)Jaipur (C)Cooch Behar

16.Recently Govt has approved how much amount under a road connectivity plan and a special infrastructure scheme in Left-wing (Naxalites) extremism affected states in the Eleventh Five Year Plan? (A)Rs 7,800 crore (B)Rs 9,800 crore (C)Rs 3,800 crore

17.Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act was enacted in which year ? (A)2003 (B)2005 (C)2006

18.Swadhar Scheme was launched to address the specific vulnerability of which of the following groups? (A)Landless Farmers and labors (B)Unorganized Business People (C)Women in difficult circumstances

19.Who among the following British swimmers has set a world record to claim gold in the women's 100 meters backstroke final at the recent world championships ? (A)Judy Grinham (B)Sarah Hardcastle (C)Gemma Spofforth

20.Somdev Devvarman plays which of the following sports? (A)Tennis (B)Badminton (C)Chess

21. INS Arihant which was recently launched is expected to formally join the Indian Navy by which year ? (A)2011 (B)2012

(C)2013

22.Which among the following missiles can be launched from INS Arihant? (A)Sagarika (B)Trishul (C)Nag

23.The Professional Forecasters Survey sponsored by RBI recently estimated how much average inflation in 2009-10? (A)3.3% (B)2.1% (C)5.4 %

24.Recently Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar said that FDI in America by Indian companies has increased in recent years. According to her what is the value added by Indian business in the US in the last four-five years (approximately) ? (A)$ 100 billion. (B)$ 150 billion (C)$ 200 billion

25.India after launching INS Arihant has entered the elite club of nations which possess capabilities to develop nuclear submarine. Which are the other nations in this club? (A)US, Russia, France, UK and China (B)US, Russia, France, Canada and China (C)US, Russia, France, Australia and Canada

26.Recently which province of Pakistan was in news when Pakistan accused India for the disturbances in that province? (A)Punjab (B)Balochistan (C)Sindh

27.Spitzer Space Telescope belongs to which of the following Space Agencies? (A)NASA (B)Russian Federal Space Agency (C)European Space Agency

28.Microsoft, chairman Bill Gates has shown interest to partner India in which of the following project? (A)UIDAI (Unique Identification Database Authority of India) (B)NREGA (C)NPS (New Pension Scheme)

29.What is India's Rank in global foreign direct investments ? (A)Second (B)Third (C)Fourth

30.Which state is the largest producer of tobacco in India ? (A)Rajasthan (B)Andhra Pradesh (C)Karnataka

31.In the prebudget economic survey what was Agricultural Growth in 2008-09? (A)3.2% (B)1.6% (C)2.7%

32.The pre budget survey highlighted the need to return to the targets set by the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act at the earliest. This act mandated the government to cut fiscal deficit by what fraction annually ? (A)by 0.3 per cent every year to make it 3 per cent of GDP (B)by 0.2 per cent every year to make it 2.5 per cent of GDP (C)by 0.4 per cent every year to make it 4 per cent of GDP

33.Indian Rupee reflected a depreciation of ________ percent during the year 200809? (please refer pre budget economic survey) (A)17.5% (B)21.2% (C)16.9%