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AFCAT Current Affairs Current Affairs ECONOMY
1. India’s leading corporate houses have kept the sale of crore rupees worth of Carbon Credits on hold.
(1) 500
(2) 1000
  (Ans)
(3) 1500
(4) 2000

2. Consider the following statements about indirect tax :
(a) The finance ministry is sure that it will meet indirect tax collections target of 3.98 lakh crore rupees this fiscal.
(b) Despite industrial growth slowing down to 5.8 per cent in the first four months against 9.7 per cent in the corresponding period of last fiscal.
(c) The indirect tax mop-up in the April-August period rose by 23.9 per cent to 1,57,725 crore rupees.

Which of the above statements are true ?
(1) Only (a)
(2) Only (b)
(3) Only (c)
(4) All of the above  (Ans)
3. India Factoring, a joint venture between Punjab National Bank and Malta-based FIM Bank, is set to recieve…. crore rupees by December 2011
(1) 50
(2) 100
  (Ans)
(3) 150
(4) 200

4. launched its second ‘made-in-India’ car in the domestic market, midsize Sedan ‘Sunny’.
(1) Hunda i
(2) Tata
(3) Honda
(4) Nissan
  (Ans)
5. According to IMF, the Indian economy would grow by a slower per cent in 2011.
(1) 5.8
(2) 6.8
(3) 7.8
  (Ans)
(4) 8.8

6. Consider the following statements :
(a) 3.3% growth in India’s factory output in July 2011, the lowest in 2 years
(b) 7.7% GDP growth in Apriljune 2011—the lowest in six quarters
(c) 9.2% annualised WPI inflation rate at the end of July 2011
Which of the above statements are true ?
(1) O n l y (a)
(2) Only (b)
(3) Only (c)
(4) All of the above
  (Ans)
7. Consider the following statements about RBI :
(a) 0.25%, the increas e in Repo rate, the rate at which banks borrow from RBI, to 8.25%
(b) 0.25%, the rise in Reverse Repo rate, the rate at which RBI absorbs cash from the banking system to 7.25%
(c) 45 banks have raised lending rates since July 2011, by 0.25 to 1.0 per centage points
Which of the above statements are true ?
(1) O n l y (a)
(2) Only (b)
(3) Only (c)
(4) All of the above
  (Ans)
8. Government of India and the Asia n Development Bank (ADB) signed a $ 315 million loal agreement for the State Highway Improvement Project
(1) Karnataka
  (Ans)
(2) Bihar
(3) Rajasthan
(4) Goa

9. Total revenue of the Indian telecome sector grew by for financial year 2010-11
(1) 7 per cent
  (Ans)
(2) 11 per cent
(3) 14 per cent
(4) 15 per cent

10.Cochin Shipyard Limited a Mini Ratna PSU under the Ministry of shipping has declared and paid a dividend of …. for the year2010-11.
(1) Rs. 14.86 crore
(2) Rs. 16.86 crore
  (Ans)
(3) Rs. 15.86 crore
(4) Rs. 18.86 crore

11. Who are considered Super Senior Citizen as per Budget 2011-12 ? Those who have completed a minimum age of.
(1) 65 years
(2) 75 years
(3) 80 years   (Ans)
(4) 90 years
12. The Cabinet Committee on Economy Affairs approved an upward revision of the cost estimates for the on going centrally sponsored scheme of Project Tiger during the Xlth plan period from Rs. 650 crore to of central assistance.
(1) Rs. 1216.86 crore
  (Ans)
(2) Rs. 1316.86 crore
(3) Rs. 1416.86 crore
(4) Rs. 1616.86 crore

13. Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) is a company originally based in
(1) China
(2) USA
(3) South Korea
  (Ans)
(4) Italy

14 Which of the following periods indicate 12th Five Year Plan period in India ?
(1) 1997-2002
(2) 2002-2007
(3) 2007-2012
(4) 2012-2017
  (Ans)
15. M.S. Rana, Chairman & Managing Director, Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited presented the maiden dividend Cheque for…. to the union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the financial year 2010-11.
(1) R s. 115.43 crore
  (Ans)
(2) Rs. 215.43 crore
(3) Rs. 315.43 crore
(4) Rs. 415.43 crore

16. Which of the following countries is maker of ‘Chevrolet Beat’ car ?
(1) France
(2) Japan
(3) U.K.
(4) U.S.A
  (Ans)

17. According to Swiss National Bank (SNB) the quantum deposits held in various Swiss Banks by Indian stands at about at the end of 2010.
(1) $ 1.5 billion
(2) $ 2.0 billion
(3) $ 2.5 billion
  (Ans)
(4) None of these

18. Diagnostic chain…. will set up fifteen laboratories in tier-II and tier-Ill cities across the country through an investment of Rs. 15 crore in the current fiscal
(1) Metropolies Healthcare
  (Ans)
(2) Thyrocare
(3) Religare
(4) None of these

19. Kingdom Holding Company has planned to build the world’s tallest (more than 1000m high) Kingdom Tower in
(1) Tabuk
  (Ans)
(2) Baghdad
(3)Jeddah
(4) None of these

20. Which company is at the top among Indian IT companies ?
(1) T CS
  (Ans)
(2) Infosys
(3) HP
(4) Wipro

21.The Indian Entertainment and Media Outlook predicts that media and entertainment sector in India will grow at a CAGR of between 2011 and 2015.
(1) 8.2 per
(2) 10.2 per
(3) 13.2 per
  (Ans)
(4) None of these

22. Which company has bagged on order worth $ 320 million for an engineering procurement, and construction project from Singapore’s Jurong Aromatics Corporation ?
(1) L & T P r o j e c ts
(2) GMR Projects
(3) JP Projects
(4) Essar Projects
  (Ans)
23. With which of the following African countries the Export. • Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement for extending a USD
20 million soft loan ?
(1) Swaziland
  (Ans)
(2) Botswana
(3) Ethiopia
(4) None of these

24. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 was started recently. Which of the following statements is /are correct ?
I.   The hand-held data collection divice used in the census has been manufactured by public sector company Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL)
II.  Wipro Ltd. will develop the Management of the data base of the census
III. It will be conducted by State Governments/Union Territory Administrations with the technical and financial support of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD)

(1) 1 only
(2) I and II only
(3) II and III only
(4) III only   (Ans)
25. Which Indian mobile services company is owned by Malaysia based businessman T. Ananda Krishna ?
(1) Spice Communications
(2) Aircel
  (Ans)
(3) Uninor
(4) Loop Mobile

26. Which consulting firm, in its report titled ‘Banking in 2050″, has forecast India to become the third largest banking sector by 2050 ?
(1) K P MG
(2) Deloitte
(3) Mckinsey
(4) Pricewater house Coopers
  (Ans)
27. Which of the following have been disallowed from opening branches abroad by the RBI recently ?
(1) Private sector banks
(2) Pension Funds
(3) Cooperative banks
(4) Non-bank financial companies
  (Ans)
28. Which qf the following is the power exchange being set up by NTPC ?
(1) Bharat t Power Exchange Ltd.
(2) National Power Exchange Ltd.
  (Ans)
(3) Power Exchange India Ltd.
(4) None of the above

29. Which consulting firm has ranked. India 5th in its ‘9th Annual European Attractiveness Survey’ as the preferred destinations for FDI due to the country’s high economic growth recently ?
(1) K P MG
(2) Deloitte
(3) Ernst & Yound
  (Ans)
(4) Mc Kinsey

30. Which Company is the supplier of coaches to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ?
(1) RCF Kapurthala
(2) Scomi of France
(3) Bombardier of Canada
  (Ans)
(4) Siemens of Germany

31. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 was started rei cently. Which of the following is not among the five highest priority categories for inclusion in the BPL (below poverty line) list ?
(1) Households without shelter
(2) Desututes/living on alms
(3) Primitive Tribal Groups
(4) S C / ST household
  (Ans)
32  IRDA is associated with—
(1) Railways
(2) Insurance sector
  (Ans)
(3) Telecommunication
(4) Banking

33. As per 2011 census data, what percentage of Indian population resides in villages ?
(1) 58.5%
(2) 62.6%
(3) 68.8%
  (Ans)
(4) 71.3%

34. Which minimum value coin in India is now a legal tender money ?
(1) 25 Paise
(2) 50 Paise   (Ans)
(3) i 1
(4) None of the above

35. As per data released by World Steel Organisation, India’s rank in world steel production in 2010 is—
(1) First
(2) Second
(3) Third
(4) Fourth
  (Ans)
36. PMEAC in its Economic Outlook 2011-12 has revised India’s GDP growth projection for 2011-12 form—
(1) 9.0% to 8.5%
(2) 8.5% to 8.2% 
  (Ans)
(3) 8.5% to 8.0%
(4) 8.4% to 7.8%

37. As per the fourth advance estimates of food grains for the yea r 2 0 1 0 – 1 1 , the total food grain production stands at—
(1) 232.07 MT
(2) 235.88 MT
(3) 239.63 MT
(4) 241.56 MT 
  (Ans)
38. The trade deficit in India during the first quarter of 2011-12 (i.e., April-June 2011) stood at—
(1) $ 29.6 billion
(2) $ 31.6 billion
  (Ans)
(3) $ 33.1 billion
(4) $ 36.2 billion

39. The new name of Hero Honda is—
(1) Hero Corp
(2) Hero India Corp
(3) Hero Moto Corp 
  (Ans)
(4) Hero Motors

40.According to W T O ‘s World Trade Report 2011, India’s rank in service exports during 2010 stood—
(1) 20th in the world
(2) 18th in the world
(3) 16th in the world 
  (Ans)
(4) 14th in the world

41. Foreign tourists arrival in India during 2010 registered growth of about—
(1) 16%
(2) 20%
(3) 22%
(4) 24% 
  (Ans)
42. The centre of Monitoring Indian Economic (CMIE) has revised its real GDP forecast for 2011-12 form—
(1) 9.0% to 8.6%
(2) 8.6% to 8.5%
(3) 8.6% to 8.1% 
  (Ans)
(4) 8.5% to 8.0%


43. As per offical announcement India’s average GDP growth during 1990-2010 stood at—
(1) 6.6% 
  (Ans)
(2) 6.8%
(3) 7.0%
(4) 7.2%

44. Consider the following statements about export import :
(a) India’s August 2011 exports rose 44.2% to 24.3 billion dollar year on year,
(b) While import rose 41.8% to 38.4 billion dollar,
(c) Leaving a deficit of 14.1 billion dollar.

Which of the above statements are true ?
(1) Only (a)
(2) Only (b)
(3) Only (c)
(4) All of the above   (Ans)

 

 

45. The Parliament on missed its date with history after the Lok Sabha dropped the impeachment motion against Calcutta High Court judgeJustice Soumitra Sen. Sen’s resignation was accepted by the president on 4 September, 2011.
(1) 5 September, 2011     (Ans)
(2) 6 September, 2011
(3) 7 September, 2011
(4) 8 September, 2011

46. Shares of auto major Tata Motors fell 4.1% to Rs. 146 on the Bombay stock Exchange on..
(1) 12 September, 2011     (Ans)
(2) 13 September, 2011
(3) 14 September, 2011
(4) 15 September, 2011

AFCAT Current AffairsSPORTS
47. The first FIFA international friendly on Indian soil at the 1,20,000-capacity Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata ended on 2 September, 2011 with crowd favourite Argentina beatinig Venezuela
(1) 1 – 0   (Ans)
(2) 2 – 0
(3) 2 – 1
(4) 3 – 1

48. Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake , Nest a Carte r and Michae l Frater ended the world Championships in style, smashing new world record in
the 4 x 100 relay, at the world Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea on
(1) 4 September, 2011   (Ans)
(2) 5 September, 2011
(3) 6 September, 2011
(4) 7 September, 2011

49 Match the List-I with List-II

List-I
(Tennis players)
(a) Karoline Wozniacki
(b) Serena Villiams
(c) Angelique Kerber
(d) Samantha Stosur

List-II
(Country)
1. Denmark
2. USA
3. Germany
4. Australia

Codes:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) 1    2   3   4  (Ans)
(2) 2    3   4   1
(3) 3    4   1   2
(4) 4    3   2   1
50. Who is the head of IPL Governing Council ?
(1) N. Srinivasan
(2) Lalit Modi
(3) Rajiv Shukla   (Ans)
(4) M.P. Pandove

51. Which of the following is not golfer ?
(1) S.S.P. Chowrasia
(2) Gaganjeet Bhular
(3) Shiv Kapur
(4) Deepak Verma   (Ans)

52. Which country won the Asian Champions Trophy (Hockey, 2011)?
(1) Pakistan
(2) India   (Ans)
(3) Malaysia
(4) China

53. Who won the Men’s singles US open Tennis (2011) ?
(1) Novak Djokovic   (Ans)
(2) Rafeal Nadal
(3) Roger Federer
(4) None of these

54. Who won the Women’s Singles US Open Tennis (2011) ?
(1) Samantha Stosur   (Ans)
(2) Venus Williams
(3) Sarena Williams
(4) Mariya Sarapova

55. Match the List-I with List-II

List-I
(ICC Annual Awards (2011))
(a) Cricketer of the year
(b) ODI Cricketer of the year
(c) Emerging player of the year
(d) Woman Cricketer of the year

List-II
1. Jonathan Trott
2. Kumar Sangakkara
3. Devendra Bishoo
4. Stafanie Taylor

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) 1    2   3   4   (Ans)
(2) 2    3   4   1
(3) 3    4   1   2
(4) 4    3   2   1

56. Who won the Test Cricket of the year (2011) award of ICC Annual Award ?
(1) Alastair Cook   (Ans)
(2) Rahul Dravid
(3) Jonathan Trott
(4) M.S. Dhoni

 

57. Match the List-I with List-II

List-I
(BCCI Member)
(a) N. Srinivasan
(b) Sanjay Jagdale
(c) Anurag Thakur
(d) Treasurer

List-II
(Post)
1. President
2. Secretary
3. Joint Secretary
4. AjayShirke

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) 1    2   3   4   (Ans)
(2) 2    3   4   1
(3) 3    4   1   2
(4) 4    3   2   1
58. Who is the Chairman of Senior Selection Panel of BCCI ?
(1) Mohinder Amarnath   (Ans)
(2) K. Srikkanth
(3) Yashpal Sharma
(4) Kapil Dev

59. Match the List-I with List-II
List-I
(Senior Selection Panel of BCCI)

(a) Surendra Bhave
(b) Narendra Hirwani
(c) Raja Venkat
(d) Mohinder Amarnath

List-II
(Zone)
1. West Zone
2. Central
3. East
4. North

Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(1) 1   2   3    4   (Ans)
(2) 2   3   4    1
(3) 3   4   1    2
(4) 4   3   2    1

60. The winner of women’s World Cup of football 2011 is—
(1) Japan   (Ans)
(2) Colombia
(3) Argentina
(4) Canada

61 Navak Djokovic won the Wimbledon 2011, Men’s Singles title after defeating—
(1) Andy Murray
(2) Rafael Nadal   (Ans)
(3) Roger Federer
(4) None of the above

62 The Winner of Wimbledon 2011 Women’s Singles title is—
(1) Maria Sharapova
(2) Petra Kvitova   (Ans)
(3) Serena Williams
(4) Venus Williams

63. The Winner of British open Golf Open Championship 2011 is—
(1) Darren Clarke   (Ans)
(2) Arjun Atwal
(3) Tiger Woods
(4) None of the above

64. Who recently won the Indonesian International Challenge Badminton Championship 2011 is ?
(1) SameerVerma
(2) P. V. Sindhu   (Ans)
(3) F. R. Harasiputra
(4) None of the above

65. The winner of the Hash-10 National Championship (women’s billiards title) 2011 is—
(1) Uma Devi   (Ans)
(2) I. Lahiri
(3) Meenal Thakur
(4) None of the above

66. W h o recently won German Grand Prix Championship 2011?
(1) Lewis Hamilton
(2) Fernando Alonso   (Ans)
(3) Mark Webber
(4) Sebastian Vettel

67 Prerna Bhambri is India’s leading women’s player in which sport ?
(1) Tennis   (Ans)
(2) Squash
(3) Golf
(4) Snooker

68. Australia’s Michael Nobbs was appointed as coach of India’s national team in which sport recently ?
(1) Hockey   (Ans)
(2) Volleyball
(3) Basketball
(4) Football

69 In which one of the following countrie s county cricket Ground is located ?
(1) Australia
(2) India
(3) England   (Ans)
(4) Iraq

70. Ranjan Sodhi is associated with which of the following games sports ? ,
(1) Cricket
(2) Shooting   (Ans)
(3) Badminton
(4) None of these

71. The next FIH-Champions Trophy for women will be held at (Argentina) from January 28 to February 5, 2012.
(1) Rosario   (Ans)
(2) Moreno
(3) San Juan
(4) None of these

72. Which country will host the ICC Under-19 Cricket World cup in 2012?
(1) Australia   (Ans)
(2) England
(3) India
(4) None of these “

73. The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and
(1) England
(2) West Indies
(3) New Zeland  (Ans)
(4) India

74. With which one of the following games, Uruguay’s Diego Forlan is associated ?
(1) Hockey
(2) Football   (Ans)
(3) Snooker
(4) Volley ball

75. Who won the Hungarian Formula One Ground Prix 2011?
(1) Sebastian Vettel
(2) Lewis Hamilton
(3) Jenson Button   (Ans)
(4) None of these

76. Who won the German Formula 1 Grand Prix ?
(1) Lewis Hamilton   (Ans)
(2) Fernadon Vettel
(3) Mark Webber
(4) None of these

77. Who won the sprit of Cricket Award of ICC Annual Awards (2011)?
(1) Alastair Cook
(2) Rahul Dravid
(3) M.S. Dhoni   (Ans)
(4) Kumar Sangakkara

AFCAT Current Affairs SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
78.’Rani Rashmoni’ which recently came into news is India’s—
(1) Patrol vessel    (Ans)
(2) Missile
(3) Satellite vechicle
(4) Fast Attack craft

79. The oldest ship of Navy which was recently decommissioned  is—
(l) Sharabh    (Ans)
(2) INS Virat
(3) INS Vikrant
(4) None of the above

80. Recently scientists decoded the full DNA sequence genome of—
(1) Potato     (Ans)
(2)Brinjal
(3) Orange
(4) Mango

81. Which Public sector metals company is picking up a 49% stake in Kakrapar nuclear power plant in Gujarat ?
(1) MIDHANI
(2) SAIL
(3) Rare Earth Ltd.
(4) NALCO     (Ans)

82. How many of the global biodivesity hostspots fall in Indian Territory as per conservation International ?
(1) one
(2) Two
(3) Three     (Ans)
(4) Four

83. Which multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation developed the genetically modified disease-resistant crop varieties such as Bt cotton and at brinjal introduced in India?
(1) Cargill
(2) Monsanto     (Ans)
(3) Bayer
(4) Syngenta

84. Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s Star-Rating scheme for promoting energy efficiency in Electrical gadgets is not compulsory for.
(1) Frost free refrigerator
(2) Tubular fluorescent lamp
(3) Air-conditioner
(4) Washing machine     (Ans)

85. Male Declaration refers to regional co-operation in the field of:
(1) Safeguarding Shipping routes
(2) Higher education
(3) Immunisation programmes
(4) Air-pollution prevention      (Ans)

86. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the universe.
(1) Second
(2) Third      (Ans)
(3) Fifth
(4) None of these

87. NASA scientists had found the first evidence of following water on which one of the following planets ?
(1) Mars      (Ans)
(2) jupiter
(3) Mercury
(4) Venus

88.The first Trojan Asteriod of earth discovered by the scientists. What is its name ?-•
(1) 2010 TK7      (Ans)
(2) 2010 KY7
(3) 2010 YX7
(4) 2010 KT7

89. Consider the following statements
(A) T-50 is a fourth generation fighter plane
(B) T-50 is a subsonic stealth fighter which is has been jointly developed by Russia and India.
(C) T-50 made its first international public appearance in August 2011 at the MAKS air show in Moscow.

Which of the statements given above is/are true ?
(1) Only A
(2) Only B
(3) Only C      (Ans)
(4) All A, B and C
90 Consider the following statements
(A) Brah Mos Block-Ill has ability to engage inaccessible targets inside hillocks
(B) BrahMos Block-Ill has a range of 500 km.
(C) BrahMos Block-Ill has a single-stage liquid propulsion system.

Which of the statements given above is/are true ?
(1) Only A      (Ans)
(2) Only B
(3) Only C
(4) All A, B and C

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