140. How many ATM withdrawals per month are allowed to ‘Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account’ holders according to a RBI notification on August 10, 2012? (1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5 (5) 6 Answer : 3 141. Recently who among the following Bollywood actress has been appointed as UN Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS? (1) Priyanka Chopra (2) Sushmita Sen (3) Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (4) Kareena Kapoor (5) Vidya Balan Answer : 3 142. The T. L. Shankar committee report deals with which among the following area? (1) Sugar (2) Telecommunications (3) Land reforms (4) Railway safety (5) Coal sector Answer : 3 143. Who among the following was appointed as new Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in August 2012? (1) Poonam Kishore Saxena (2) K.V. Chowdary 3) Sudha Sharma (4) R. K. Tewari (5) S.S. Rana Answer : 1 144. Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar laid the foundation stone of the National Institute of Biotic Stress Management (NIBSM) at ……… on October 7, 2012. (1) Bhopal (2) Nagpur (3) Raipur (4) Lucknow (5) Kochi Answer : 3 145. Which of the following built the Indian Coast Guard’s ‘Samudra Paheredar’ commissioned in July 2012? (1) L&T Shipbuilding (2) ABG Shipyard (3) Mazagaon Dock (4) Hindustan Shipyard (5) Garden Reach Shipbuilding Answer : 2 146. Who among the following was crowned Miss World 2012 in the contest organised in August 2012? (1) Esonica Veira (2) Wen Xia Yu (3) Sophie Moulds (4) Jessica Kahawaty (5) Malaika Mushandu Answer : 2 147. Which of the following declared house sparrow as its “State Bird” in August 2012? (1) Goa (2) Gujarat (3) Odisha (4) Delhi (5) Haryana Answer : 4 148. Which country’s parliament appointed Mohammed Magarief as its president in August 2012? (1) Ethiopia (2) Algeria (3) Libya (4) Tunisia (5) Morocco Answer : 3 149. Which of the following has launched the ‘Sagarbandhu’ project to improve livelihood opportunities of fishermen in Gujarat? (1) ONGC (2) Adani (3) Tata Power (4) Maruti Suzuki (5) Pipavav Shipyard Answer : 3 150. Which neighbouring country announced an end to more than four decades of media censorship in August 2012? (1) Nepal (2) Bhutan (3) Myanmar (4) Sri Lanka (5) Bangladesh Answer : 2 151. Where was the Global Nutrition Meet organised in August 2012? (1) Paris (2) London (3) Geneva (4) New Delhi (5) Beijing Answer : 2 152. In which state’s capital was the Organisation to Counter Terrorist Operations (Octopus) launched in August 2012? (1) Odisha (2) Tamil Nadu (3) Kerala (4) Karnataka (5) Andhra Pradesh Answer : 5 153. With which country has India conducted the INDRA-2012 joint counter-terrorism exercise in August 2012? (1) Vietnam (2) Mongolia (3) France (4) Russia (5) Kazakhstan Answer : 4 154. The government on August 24, 2012 decided to increase its stake in ……… to 55.57 per cent by converting optionally convertible debentures (OCD) into equity. (1) NABARD (2) SIDBI (3) IFCI (4) NHB (5) IRTC Answer : 3 155. A double decker train between Delhi and which of the following destinations was launched on August 24, 2012? (1) Chandigarh (2) Kolkata (3) Bhopal (4) Jaipur (5) Pune Answer : 4 156. India became the first country in the world to introduce national standards for organic ……… with the launch of the “Indian Standards for Organic ……… on July 30, 2012”. (1) Foods (2) Farming (3) Textiles (4) Medicines (5) Construction Answer : 3 157. Who among the following is ranked No. 1 in the ‘World’s 100 Most Powerful Women’ list released by the Forbesmagazine in August 2012? (1) Hillary Clinton (2) Dilma Rousseff (3) Michele Obama (4) Angela Merkel (5) Christine Lagarde Answer : 4 158. In which of the following weight categories did Mary Kom win a bronze medal in boxing at the London Olympic Games in July-August 2012? (1) 51 Kg Flyweight (2) 56 Kg Bantamweight (3) 60 Kg Lightweight (4) 64 Kg Welterweight (5) 75 Kg Middleweight Answer : 1 159. Former RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath was appointed as Chairperson of which of the following organisations on August 1, 2012? (1) National Housing Bank (2) National Securities and Depositories Ltd (3) Clearing Corporation of India Ltd (4) Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corpo- ration of India (5) Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Ltd Answer : 3 160. Lance Armstrong, who was in news recently, for facing a life ban for doping, is well-known for his association with which sport? (1) Weightlifting (2) Boxing (3) Cycling (4) Athletics (5) Swimming Answer : 3
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