CURRENT AFFAIRS TEST PAPER
1. Which of the following statements about ban on child labour is/are correct?
1) Union Cabinet on August 28, 2012 cleared the proposal by the labour ministry to completely ban employment of children below the 14 years of age in all occupations and processes.
2) It will now attract a maximum jail term of three year or a fine of upto `50000.
a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Consider the following statements about National Mission on Food Processing (NMFPC):
1) The Cabinet Committee on economic affairs on August 23, 2012 approved a new centrally sponsored scheme titled "National Mission on Food Processing (NMFP):
2) This scheme would start in co-operation with the state governments ion 2012-13.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. Consider the following statements:
1) For the first time Himachal Pradesh has been included under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) and a work plan of `22 crore was approved by the Executive Committee in a meeting on September 4, 2012.
2) Himachal Pradesh has been included under this mission to increase the production and productivity of wheat and rice.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
4. Who has been elected as the President of Somalia by the country's Parliament on September 11, 2012?
a) Mohammed Osman Jawari
b) Muse Hassan Abdulle
c) Sharif Sheikh Ahmed
d) Hassan Sheikh Mahmood
5. Read the following statements carefully about General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) and choose the correct statements from the codes given below:
1) GAAR is a set of general rules enacted so as to check the tax avoidance
2) Anti Avoidance Rules are broadly divided into two categories namely 'General' and 'Specific'.
a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
6. Consider the following statements about suggestion given by the Shome panel on GAAR:
1) Do not apply GAAR to check residential status of investors in Mauritius.
2) Use GAAR only in cases of abusive, contrived and artificial arrangement.
Which of the suggestions given above is/are correct?
a) Only 1 b) Only 2 c) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
7. Which bank has announced the launch of a credit card for teachers on the occasion of Teacher's Day?
a) HDFC b) SBI c) PNB d) ICICI
8. Who among the following has been awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2012?
a) Vijay Kumar b) Yogeshwar Dutt c) Both 'a' and 'b' d) Sushil Kumar
9. Who among the following has written the book "There was a Country"?
a) Edward Abbey
b) Chinua Achebe
c) Christina Abbey
d) Jacob Abbott
10. Who among the following has written the book "Music of the Spinning Wheel"?
a) Ashok Banker b) Sudheendra Kulkarni c) Ashwin Sanghi d) Brajanath Ratha
11. Match the following columns:
List I List II
(Agni Missile) (Test-fired on)
A. Agni I 1. February 7, 2010
B. Agni III 2. November 15, 2011
C. Agni IV 3. July 13, 2012
D. Agni V 4. April 19, 2012
Codes:
A B C D
a) 1 2 3 4
b) 3 1 2 4
c) 1 3 2 4
d) 1 3 4 2
12. Which among the following countries has not participated in London Summer Olympics 2012?
a) Vatican City
b) Kosovo
c) South Sudan
d) All of the above
13. Who is the first Indian to win an individual medal in back-to-back Olympics in the same category?
a) Vijay Kumar
b) Sushil Kumar
c) Gaga Narang
d) Yogeshwar Dutt
14. Which International agency has decided to grant India 70 million dollars for the improvement in health of females and newborns in India?
a) UNFPA b) UNESCO c) WHO d) UNICEF
15. In which state Lok Seva Guarantee Act has been awarded the United Nations Public Service Award for 2012?
a) Bihar b) Madhya Pradesh c) Rajasthan d) Punjab
16. Which state in India has become the first to give replies to the blind, under the RTI Act in Braille?
a) Karnataka b) Bihar c) Madhya Pradesh d) Tamil Nadu
17. Who has been appointed as the General President of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) for its centenary year 2012-13?
a) APJ Abdul Kalam
b) Manmohan Singh
c) Mamta Banerjee
d) C. Rangrajan
18. Which is the last country to have its Parliament ratify accession to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty?
a) India b) Indonesia c) Iran d) Egypt
19. For the first time in history, which of the following Arab countries has recently allowed women to stand for election and vote?
a) Oman b) Saudi Arabia c) Bahrain d) UAE
20. With reference to stem cells' frequently in the news which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1) Stem cells can be derived from mammals only.
2) Stem cells can be used for screening new drugs.
3) Stem cells can be used for medical therapies.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) Only 1 b) 2 and 3 c) Only 3 d) All of these
21. Recently, LASIK (Laser Assisted in Situ Keratomileusis) procedure is being made popular for vision correction. Which one of the following statements in this context is not correct?
a) LASIK procedure is used to correct refractive errors of the eye
b) It is a procedure that permanently charges the shape of the cornea
c) It reduces a person's dependence on glasses or contact lenses
d) It is a procedure that can be done on the person of any age.
22. Who is the first Indian to have recently climbed Mount Everest on May 25, 2012 without carrying oxygen?
a) Atul Shekawat
b) Rajendra Singh
c) Uday Gill
d) Manish Choudhary
23. Who among the following Indian American Professor and IIM-alumnus has been appointed as Senior Associate Dean in Yale School of Management?
a) Anjani Jain
b) Shobhit Banerjee
c) Vinod Rajan
d) Bharat Desai
24. Which is incorrect statement?
a) IRNA official news agency of Iran
b) Oil as a political weapon was last used by oil producing countries in the 1973 Yom Kippur War
c) In 1973 Washington supporting Israel, the OPEC retaliated by imposing on oil embargo on the western countries including India.
d) Lancet journal published from USA it is a medical journal
25. Which is correct statement?
a) Enrica Laxie Passenger Ship of Italian
b) H5NI Bird Influenza bacteria
c) Triton III Coastal security exercise conducted by Indian Navy
d) Russia will organize FIFA world cup 2018
26. Which is incorrect statement
a) Taol Chhappar in Rajasthan declared as National Park
b) Pakistani Film maker Sharmeen obaid Chinoy became First recipient of Oscar award
c) Shoor Veer largest military exercise conducted in Punjab by Indian Army.
d) Indian Navy brought Russian Submarine named Nerpa rechristened I.N.S Chakra, Lease for ten years
27. Which is incorrect statement?
a) Governing council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD summit was held in Rome.
b) Tropical Legumes II is a part of a ten year plan to improve the livelihood of 60 million small farmers and their families in South Asia and Sub Saharan Africa
c) Syrian anti AIDS indigenously developed in India
d) N. Valarmathi considered as Space women of India
28. What is the name of China's News Agency?
a) China News b) China Times c) New China news Agency d) New China Report
29. Which is incorrect statement?
a) Justice Dalveer Bhandari appointed as adhoc Judge, he replaced Awn Shawkat Al Khasawneh from Jordon
b) Dalveer Bhandari adhoc tenure is 6 year
c) First Indian Judge in the International Court of Justice Benegal Rau in 1950
d) Capital of Mali is Bamako
e) India set up Neutrino observatory in Leh.
30. Which is incorrect statement?
a) Disputed Island known as Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan
b) B.C.G. vaccine given to infant below / months
c) Jeet Thayil Indian born writer named was proposed for second time for his novel Narcopolis
d) Bring the Bodies Hilarg Mantel second novel won Booker Prize first time for Wolf Hall.
1. C,
2. C,
3. C,
4. D,
5. C,
6. C,
7. A,
8. C,
9. B,
10. B,
11. B,
12. D,
13. B,
14. A,
15. B,
16. D,
17. B,
18. B,
19. B,
20. B,
21. D,
22. B,
23. A,
24. D – published from UK
25. D – Russia will organize FIFA World Cup 2018
26. Shoor Veer in Rajasthan
27. Synriam Anti Malaria
28.
29. E,
30. C,
