LATEST CURRENT AFFAIRS 100 MCQs Part(71-80)

71.    Bollywood's own Razzies, the annual Golden Kela Awards named which actor was selected as the worst actor for his role in a film released in 2010?

a.    Salman Khan for Veer

b.    Shah Rukh Khan for My Name is Khan

c.    Imran Khan for I Hate Love Stories

d.    Hrithik Roshan for Guzaarish

Answer: (b)

72.    Mauritius has conferred one of his highest honours, Grand Commander of the Order of the Star and the Key of the Indian Ocean, on which of the following presidents?

a.    Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed

b.    Indian President Pratibha Patil

c.    US President barack Obama

d.    French President Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer: (a)

73.    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. According to the report which country has been the world's biggest weapons importer over the past five years?

a.    China

b.    India

c.    South Korea

d.    Pakistan

Answer: (b)

74.    Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released its latest report on trends in the international arms trade on 14 March 2011. When did SIPRI come into being?

a.    1960

b.    1966

c.    1970

d.    1983

Answer: (b)

75.    Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 11 March 2011 announced in Lok Sabha an increase in the allocation under the Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLAD) Scheme from Rs.2 crore to Rs.5 crore per Member. When was the MPLAD scheme introduced?

a.    1990

b.    1991

c.    1992

d.    1993

Answer: (d)

76.    Union Minister of Finance Pranab Mukherjee declared in the Lok Sabha on 11 March 2011 the extension of the existing Interest Subvention Scheme of providing short term loans to farmers at 7% interest with additional interest subvention for timely repayment to which of the following group?

a.    Small scale entrepreneurs

b.    Cottage industries & handicraft professionals

c.    Fishermen

d.    Horticulturists

Answer: (c)

77.    Indian agriculture needs Rs 108000 crore to fight climate change in the next five years to ensure food for all at a reasonable price by 2020. National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture is implemented under which of the following?

a.    NABARD

b.    Bharat Nirman

c.    Prime Minister's National Action Plan on Climate Change

d.    Accelerated Fodder Development Programme

Answer: (c)

78. Read the following sentences with regard to NSIC.

1.    National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) is a public sector undertaking under the ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).

2.    NSIC was awarded the Mini Ratna status by the Indian Governmnet on 3 March 2011.

3.    NSIC has a marked presence both in the service as well as the manufacturing sectors.

4.    NSIC acts as a facilitator to promote small industries through various user-friendly and demand-driven schemes

Which of the following sentence/sentences is/are not true with regards to NSIC?

a.    Only 3

b.    1 & 3

c.    Only 2

d.    2 & 4

Answer: (a)

79.  In February 2011 imports rose to $31.70 billion, up 21.2 per cent over the same period in 2010 while exports rose 49.8 per cent to $23.60 billion. What was the trade deficit in February 2011?

a.     (-)8.1 billion

b.    (-)8 billion

c.    (-)8.3 billion

d.    (-)8.8 billion

Answer: (a)

80. The Reserve of India on 17 March 2011 increased the interest rate at which it injects liquidity into the banking system by 25 basis points to 6.75 per cent (repo rate). It also revised its inflation projection for March-end 2011 from 7 % to _?

a.    7.3

b.    7.5

c.    7.5

d.    8

Answer: (d)