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Friday, March 7, 2014

Current Affairs of April 2013-Part 4 of 7

61. Which of the followings statements in relation to the CRD4 are true?
I. Banks will not have to provide more data about their profits and taxes, on a country-by-country basis.
II. CRD4 will oblige banks to increase the portion of best-quality core capital to 4.5 percent, from the present 2 percent.
III. They have to hold a minimum total capital of 12% of risk-weighted assets - that is, capital held to back the loans that they make.
IV. The credit crunch was a liquidity crisis, so in future; banks will have to be able to meet their liabilities for a period of at least 30 days during financial stress.
a) Statements I, and III are true
b) Statements II and IV are true 
c) Statements I, II and IV are true
d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (b) Statements II and IV are true

62. International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest assessment of the global economy released on 16 April 2013 revised its world growth forecast for 2013 and slashed it to _____________ percent from previous forecast of ______________ percent predicted in January 2013.
a) 3.2 percent from 3.4 percent 
b) 3.3 percent from 3.5 percent
c) 3.3 percent from 3.6 percent
d) 3.5 percent from 3.8 percent 
Answer: (b) 3.3 percent from 3.5 percent 

63. Who is the chief Economist of IMF?
a) Raghuram Rajan 
b) Olivier Blanchard
c) Kenneth Rogoff   
d) Simon Johnson
Answer: (b) Olivier Blanchard 

64.The High Court of Delhi on 9 April 2013 rejected the idea of self-regulation of the broadcasters and recommended the Union Government of India to constitute a Statutory Regulatory Body to control Electronic Media. Which of the following statements in connection to the Courts decision are true?
I. The Court in its judgment ruled that state intervention is necessary to promote the media environment that is characterized by pluralism and diversity. 
II. The High Court bench added that a regulatory body was required for ensuring compliance of the provisions mentioned under the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act 1995 and the Cable Television Network Rules, 1994 by the media organizations.
III. The court in its recommendation said that a statutory regulatory body that consists of men and women of eminence from field of law, science, art and culture, literature, history and social sciences to be constituted. Security of tenure needs to be brought into practice for the members of the regulatory body to ensure non-interference from the government.
IV. The Court barred the self-regulatory body of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation — Broadcasting Consumers Complaint Committee as the regulatory body to look into the complaints of violation of program and advertising codes and other provisions by the media and give its ruling. 
a) Statements I, II and III are true 
b) Statements I, III and IV are true
c) Statements II, III and IV are true
d) All the four statements are true
Answer: (a) Statements I, II and III are true 

65. Under which section of the Constitution of India, does the President gets the Right to appoint Judges to the High Court’s and Supreme Court of India. 
a) Clause 2 of Article 123
b) Clause 1 of Article 125
c) Clause 2 of Article 124
d) Clause 1 of Article 63
Answer: (c) Clause 2 of Article 124

66. The Supreme Court of India on 12 April 2013 dismissed the plea of _________ the terrorist of Khalistan Liberation Force to dismiss the death penalty and shift it to life imprisonment. He faced the sentence of Death from the Supreme Court for triggering a bomb blast in Delhi in 1993, in which 9 people were killed leaving behind 17 injured.
a) Raghvendra Pal Singh Bhullar
b) Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar
c) Dharmendra Pal Singh Bhullar
d) Kulvendra Pal Singh Bhullar
Answer: (b) Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar

67. The Government of India approved the project for creation of National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) connecting how many ______________ Gram Panchayats (GPs) in the country through Optical Cable (OFC). The Union Government decided to fund the project through _______________________?
a) 250000 Gram Panchayats and will be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
b) 300000 Gram Panchayats and will be funded by World Bank
c) 2000 Gram Panchayats and will be funded by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
d) 2500 Gram Panchayats and will be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).
Answer: (a) 250000 Gram Panchayats and will be funded by Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF).

68. Name the two states from where the Election Commission of India has planned to launch its driving license like-hard plastic voter ID cards and replace the long existing laminated voter identity cards.
a) Assam and Meghalaya
b) Assam and Nagaland
c) Himachal Pradesh and Delhi
d) Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand
Answer: (b) Assam and Nagaland 

69.Name the top seeded female Tennis Player who won the Family Circle Cup 2013; by defeating Jelena Jankovic.
a) Venus Williams
b) Serena Williams
c) Anna Kournikova
d) Maria Sharapova
Answer: (b) Serena Williams

70. Name the female  tennis player of Russia's who won final of the Monterrey Open Tennis Tournament after defeating Germany’s top-seeded Angelique Kerber 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 on 7 April 2013.
a) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova
b) Elina Bovina
c) Yana Buchina
d) Vesna Dolonc
Answer: (a) Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

71. In the 27th edition of North-East Games played at Imphal, which Indian state claimed the title of overall team champion?
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Meghalaya
c) Manipur
d) Sikkim
Answer: (c) Manipur

72.
 Which famous South African sports personality on 7 April 2013was named as the chief coach of the junior men’s national team?
a) Gregg Clark
b) Michael Nobbs
c) Greg Chappell
d) Peter Fernandes
Answer: (a) Gregg Clark

73. 
Which International golf player won the Augusta Masters Golf championship on 14 April 2013?
a) Adam Scott
b) Vijay Singh
c) Tiger Woods
d) Robert Allen
Answer: (a) Adam Scott 

74.What is the escalation in the growth percentage of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in March 2013 over March 2012?
a) 2.8 Percent
b) 3.5 Percent
c) 5.3 Percent
d) 6.2 Percent
Answer:  (a) 2.8 Percent

75. As per the data released by Ministry of Railways Indian Railways, what was the revenue earning freight traffic of Indian Railways during the financial year 2012-13 ?
a) 1009.73 million tones
b) 2009.71 million tones
c) 3009.74 million tones
d) 4009.74 million tones
Answer:  (a) 1009.73 million tones

76. What amount was raised by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) by issuing taxable bonds backed by Government of India Guarantee in order to meet the additional working capital requirement?
a) 5000 crore Rupees
b) 4000 crore Rupees
c) 3000 crore Rupees
d) 2500 crore Rupees
Answer:  (a) 5000 Crore Rupees

77. As per the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) with what percent the auto Sales in India was dropped, hitting a 10 year lowest sales percentage?
a) 4.6 Percent
b) 6.7 Percent
c) 3.5 Percent
d) 2.5 Percent
Answer:  (b) 6.7

78. What is the slashed percentage in World Trade Growth Forecast by World Trade Organization in year 2013?
a) 3.6 Percent
b) 3.2 Percent
c) 2.6 Percent
d) 3.3 Percent
Answer:  (d) 3.3 Percent 

79.Scientists developed a new device to detect gastro-intestinal cancers. What is the name of this new device?
a) Bile Duct Video Camera
b) Multi-Bending Camera
c) Advanced Multi-Bending Cholangioscope
d) Multi-Bending Peroral Direct Cholangioscope (PDCS)
Answer: (d) Multi-Bending Peroral Direct Cholangioscope (PDCS)

80. Which Government approved the plan to build the world’s largest telescope at the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea volcano?
a) UK Government
b) US Government
c) Hawaii Government
d) Canadian Government
Answer: (b) US Government

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