General Knowledge Question Answer: Current Affairs GK Questions and Answers

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Q. Union government raised the ad valorem duty (export duty) on iron ore exports to what per cent from 20 per cent?
1) 30%
2) 33%
3) 41%
4) 43%

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Q. As per the Commerce Ministry data released on January 2,2012, India's exports recorded their slowest pace of growth in two years in November 2011. What was the percentage of growth recorded?
1) 4.2%
2) 3.8%
3) 2.2%
4) 0.94%

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Q. Union government on January 3,2012 approved Reliance Industries' (RIL) investment plan for developing four satellite fields in the flagging KG-D6 block. What was the proposed sum to be invested for developing the satellites?
1) $ 1.500 billion
2) $ 1.692
3) $ 1.529 billion
4) $ 1.375 billion

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Q. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) estimated Corporate India's sales to grow by what per cent in 2011-12?
1) 23.7%
2) 20.8%
3) 22%
4) 21.6%

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Q. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on January 24, 2012 cut the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 50 basis point. The current CRR stands at what per cent?
1) 5%
2) 5.5%
3) 6%
4) 6.5%

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Q. People's national party recently won Parliamentary elections in Jamaica. What is the capital of Jamaica?
1) Kingston
2) Paris
3) London
4) New Delhi

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Q. USA and Saudi Arabia have recently inked an agreement worth... US dollars.
1) 20 billion
2) 29.4 billion
3) 25 billion
4) 23 billion

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Q. India approved the acquisition of French advanced missile systems to arm the Mirage-2000 fighter jets.
Consider the following statements:
1. The cabinet committee on Security cleared the contract for the fire and forget MICA with French company MBDA.
2. MICA are interception and aerial combat missiles.
Choose the right option:

1) Both 1 and 2 are correct
2) Only 1 is correct
3) Only 2 is correct
4) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

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Q. The Government of which of the following countries acquired 1.09 per cent stake, currently worth about Rs. 2500 crore, in Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), the company's latest shareholding data show?
1) Japan
2) Malaysia
3) Philippines
4) Singapore

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Q. India became free from bird flu -
1) H5N1
2) H4N1
3) H5N2
4) H3N3

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