1. Which among the following authorities decides the ways and means advances (WMA) limits for state governments?
(1) RBI (2) Finance Ministry
(3) Finance Commission (4) Parliament
2. eThekwini Declaration, which is recently in news is related to ____?(1) G20 Summit (2) G-8 Summit
(3) BRICS Summit (4) OPEC Summit
(5) OECD Summit
3. Recently, who among the following has sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister?
(1) Balakh Sher Mazari (2) Ahmad Qureshi
(3) Hazar Khan Khoso (4) Meraj Khalid
4. In March 2013, India has signed the latest Tax Information Exchange Pact with ____?
(1) Austria (2) Iceland
(3) Cyprus (4) Croatia
(5) Liechtenstein
5. Which among the following countries is not one among the world’s top four largest weapons exporter?
(1) Russia (2) France
(3) Germany (4) China
(5) None of these
6. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on ____?
(1) March 12 (2) March 15
(3) March 18 (4) March 20
(5) None of these
7. The 2012-13 Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman Media person has been given to ____?
(1) Navneet Kaur (2) Sneha Chawla
(3) Alka Dhupkar (4) Vinita Deshmukh
(5) Nirupama Subramniam
8. The President of which among the following countries recently suggested a five point formula to improve relations with India?
(1) Pakistan (2) Bangladesh
(3) China (4) Sri Lanka
(5) None of these
9. First Bhupen Hazarika Award conferred to ____?
(1) Shanta Sinha (2) Lubna Marium
(3) Jumo Roy (4) Lee Xinping
(5) None of these
10. James Herbert recently passed away. He is famous ____?
(1) Writer (2) Actor
(3) Musician (4) Singer
(5) None of these
Answers with Explanation:
1. (1) RBI kept normal ways and means (WMA) limit for the state governments including Puducherry at Rs 10, 240 crore for 2013-14.
2. (3) BRICS Summit. The fifth BRICS Summit is ended with eThekwini (Durban) Declaration. The Summit reaffirmed the BRICS nations commitment to the promotion of international law, multilateralism and the central role of the United Nations (UN).
3. (3) Mir Hazar Khan Khosowas sworn in as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister by President Asif Ali Zardari.
4. (5) India and Liechtenstein have signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) in March 2013 at Bern. The talks were initiated after the government received data about Indian having bank accounts in bank in Liechtenstein.
5. (4) China has become the World’s fifth largest weapons exporter on the back of rapid increase in sales to Pakistan.
The United States is the biggest exporter, in second Russia and in third Germany and in fourth France position.
6. (2) On March 15 1962 US President John F. Kennedy gave a speech on consumer rights which led to the creation of the Consumer Bill of Rights. Consumer Rights Activist Anwar Fazal later proposed the observance of a World Consumer Rights Day marking the date 15 March.
7. (3) Alka Dhupkar, a journalist with Marathi – language TV news channel IBN- Lokmat has won the prestigious Chameli Devi Jain Award for an Outstanding Woman Media person.
8. (3) China
9. (2) Dr.Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award conferred for the first time to noted scholar-researcher and dance exponent Lubna Marium of Bangladesh in Guwahati.
10.(1) British horror writer James Herbert, whose best-selling spine-tinglers included "The Rats" and "The Fog," has died at the age of 69.
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