Ques. : 1 As ruled by the World Trade Organization dispute settlement panel, recently, which of the following countries has broken global trade rules by slapping import duties on Indian steel products? 1) China 2) Bangladesh 3) US 4) Brazil 5) None of these Answer:- 3) US Ques. : 2 The govt has slapped an additional penalty of USD 579 mn on which of the following oil companies for producing less than targeted natural gas from its KG-D6 block? 1) Essar Oil 2) Reliance Industries 3) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation 4) Cairn India 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Reliance Industries Ques. : 3 The President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Gandhi Peace prize for 2013 to who among the following recently? 1) Ela Bhatt 2) Govind Mishra 3) Shekhar Pathak 4) Chandi Prasad Bhatt 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Chandi Prasad Bhatt Ques. : 4 The long-awaited BRICS Bank will be headquartered in which of the following cities? 1) Fortaleza, Brazil 2) Shanghai, China 3) New Delhi, India 4) Johannesburg, South Africa 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Shanghai, China Ques. : 5 The TRAI (Amendment) Bill has been cleared by both the houses of the Parliament. Why was this amendment Bill brought by the govt? 1) The existing law allows a former TRAI Chairman to take up private job two years after retirement. 2) The existing law bars a former TRAI Chairman from taking up a govt job ever in life. 3) It was required to bring the telecom regulator on par with international regulators. 4) It was required to deal with the 2G scam effectively. 5) None of these Answer:- 2) The existing law bars a former TRAI Chairman from taking up a govt job ever in life. Ques. : 6 The Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague has announced it verdict that 19,467 sq km out of the total 25,602 sq km disputed area with India in the Bay of Bengal will be handed over to 1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh 3) Sri Lanka 4) Thailand 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Bangladesh Ques. : 7 Brazil hosted the sixth BRICS summit recently. The group was originally formed as BRIC and became BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa in _________. 1) 2008 2) 2009 3) 2010 4) 2011 5) None of these Answer:- 3) 2010 Ques. : 8 The BRICS group is playing an increasingly important role in the world economy. Examine the following facts about the group and choose the statement which is NOT correct. 1) At Goldman Sachs, Jim O’ Neil first coined the term BRIC in 2001. 2) The theme of the sixth BRICS summit was ‘Inclusive Growth; Sustainable Development’. 3) The Sixth BRICS Summit was held in Fortaleza and Brasilia in Brazil on 15-16 Jul 2014. 4) BRICS make up 40 per cent of the world’s population and 25 per cent of the world’s landmass. 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 9 World Population Day is observed on 11 Jul annually. Which of the following facts is NOT correct in the context of the present global population? 1) As of 1 Jan 2014, the world’s population was estimated to be 9,137,661,030. 2) Vatican City and Nauru are the states with the lowest populations. 3) China, India, USA, Indonesia, Pakistan and Brazil account for half the world’s people. 4) Every seventh person in the world is an Indian. 5) None of these Answer:- 1) As of 1 Jan 2014, the world’s population was estimated to be 9,137,661,030 Ques. : 10 Examine the following facts with respect to the Railway Budget for FY15 and identify the only incorrect statement. 1) Railways university for technical and non-technical subjects 2) Loss per passenger per KM up from 10 per cent in 2000-01 to 33 per cent in 2012-13 3) Highest ever plan outlay of Rs 65,455 cr for 2014-15 4) Expenditure in 2014-15 pegged at Rs 149,176 cr. 5) None of these Answer:- 2) Loss per passenger per KM up from 10 per cent in 2000-01 to 33 per cent in 2012-13
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