Current Affairs : December quiz 2015 (Multiple choice questions) - 34

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Angela Merkel

Ques. : 1 As per 2015 report by the Washington-based Global Financial Integrity (GFI), India ranks 4th in black money outflows per annum. Which country is ranked on top in the report?
1) US
2) Mexico
3) Russia
4) China
5) Japan
Answer:- 4) China
Ques. : 2 The member nations of the BASIC grouping took a joint stand at the COP 21 meet in Paris recently. Which of the following is NOT a member of the grouping?
1) South Africa
2) Brazil
3) India
4) China
5) Australia
Answer:- 5) Australia

Ques. : 3 The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit will be held in which of the following countries in 2016?
1) Nepal
2) Sri Lanka
3) Afghanistan
4) Pakistan
5) Maldives
Answer:- 4) Pakistan

Ques. : 4 ________ was declared Time magazine’s Person of the Year 2015 recently.
1) Sundar Pichai
2) Angela Merkel
3) Narendra Modi
4) Donald Trump
5) Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
Answer:- 2) Angela Merkel

Ques. : 5 __________ has recorded the highest per capita income among all states in the country at Rs 2,40,849 during financial year 2014-15.
1) Maharashtra
2) Delhi
3) Kerala
4) Karnataka
5) Tamil Nadu
Answer:- 2) Delhi

Ques. : 6 The Heart of Asia Conference (or Istanbul Process) brings together the foreign ministers of 14 countries to discuss Afghanistan’s political, security and economic problems. It was conceived in 2011 by
1) Pakistan
2) Turkey
3) China
4) Kazakhstan
5) India
Answer:- 2) Turkey

Ques. : 7 ___________ are basically rupee denominated bonds issued in offshore capital markets which are offered and settled in US dollars and are used to raise rupees from international investors.
1) Masala bonds
2) Magic bonds
3) Spike bonds
4) Indian Depository Receipt
5) None of these
Answer:- 1) Masala bonds

Ques. : 8 The govt will take a final view on the issue of net neutrality after the telecom regulator submits its recommendations on the matter. The telecom sector is regulated by
1) TERI
2) SAT
3) TRAI
4) NBSA
5) FSSAI
Answer:- 3) TRAI

Ques. : 9 The Union Cabinet recently cleared Rs 98,000-cr project to build India’s first bullet train to be run between Ahmedabad and Mumbai. The project is bagged by
1) China
2) South Korea
3) Japan
4) France
5) Germany
Answer:- 3) Japan

Ques. : 10 As per a report by a US-based think-tank, India ranks fourth in black money outflows per annum and a whopping ________ were siphoned out of the country per annum between 2004-2013.
1) USD 51 bn
2) USD 52.8 bn
3) USD 104 bn
4) USD 139 bn
5) USD 149 bn
Answer:- 1) USD 51 bn