Objective Current Affairs 2012

Q. Recently India has raised its objection over the construction of the Zangmu dam. In this Context which country is building this Zangmu dam?
1 Pakistan in Pol
2 Bangladesh on the Brahmaputra river
3 China on the Brahmaputra
4 Pakistan with the help of china assistance
Ans: 3
Q. Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant is being established in -
1 Tamil Nadu
2 Karnataka
3 Kerala
4 Andhra Pradesh
Ans: 1
Q. Which one of the following States/Union Territories has the least number of females per 1000 males as per provisional figures of Census 2011?
1 Daman and Diu
2 Dadar and Nagar Haveli
3 Haryana
4 Puducherry
Ans: 1
Q. Which of the following has the highest share in power generation in India?
1 Thermal power
2 Nuclear power
3 Hydro power
4 All the above have equal share
Ans: 1
Q. Volkswagen launched the new IPL edition of Vento and Polo. Volkswagen is a car maker head quartered in
1 Itali
2 Japan
3 South Korea
4 Germany
Ans: 4
Q. The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the recipient of the 2011 US National Humanities Medal, Identify him -
1 Usha Thorat
2 C. Rangarajan
3 Amartya Sen
4 Montek SIngh Ahluwalia
Ans: 3
Q. Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite dating back to 2500-2000 BC from the Cholistan area of which of the following province in Pakistan?
1 FATA
2 Balochistan
3 Punjab Province
4 Sindh Province
Ans: 3
Q. The new President of the World Bank to take charge w.e.f July 2012 is -
1 Jim Young Kim
2 Robert Zoellick
3 Christine Lagarde
4 Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili
Ans: 1
Q. In 'Meritorious Awards' of SCOPE for the year 2010 - 11, which of the following Public Sector company has been awarded the Gold Trophy for the best corporate governance?
1 ONGC
2 HAL
3 GAIL
4 SAIL
Ans: 4
Q. As per the latest estimates of Planning Commission, what was the total population percentage was below poverty line in the year 2009-10?
1 42%
2 25.5%
3 29.8%
4 37.2%
Ans: 3