Quiz 113 : Latest Current Affairs

1. In recent times, which among the following country has proposed to create a super sovereign reserve currency as a part of International monetary reforms?
[A] China
[B] Japan
[C] USA
[D]India


2. MICEX-RTS has emerged as the largest stock exchange of which among the following countries after a recent merger of two largest stock exchanges of this country?
[A]China
[B]Russia
[C]Japan
[D]United States


3. Which among the following large economy has recently joined the World Trade Organization?
[A]South Korea
[B]Japan
[C]Russia
[D]Germany


4. Which among the following countries is NOT a member of Mercosur?
[A]Argentina
[B]Brazil
[C]Paraguay
[D]Venezuela


5. What was the main reason behind the recent so called "Occupy Wall Street" Movement?
[A]Sovereign Debt Crisis in United States
[B]weakening Dollar in international markets
[C]Income and wealth inequality in US
[D]Wasteful expenditure in Iran and Afghanistan


6. Which among the following is home to the world's largest annual commercial seal hunt?
[A] Russia
[B] Canada
[C] Finland
[D]Netherlands


7. Which country produced world's first cloned camel?
[A] USA
[B] UAE
[C] Saudi Arab
[D]Yemen


8. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is the president of which among the following countries?
[A]Malaysia
[B]Indonesia
[C]Laos
[D]Singapore


9. Consider the following statements about a country:
1. This country is among the world's top five oil exporters and its small local population has one of world's highest per capita income, estimated at $66,625 in 2011
2. This country has so far not been attacked by Al Qaida
Identify the country from the given options:
[A]Saudi Arab
[B]UAE
[C]Bahrain
[D]Qatar


10. As per a theory propounded in recent times, a giant meteorite that struck Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula was not responsible for the mass extinction and rather another catastrophe Volcanism caused that . Dinosaurs were wiped out by volcanoes that erupted in____?
[A] Andes Mountains in South America
[B] Deccan Plateau in India
[C] Alps Mountains in Europe
[D]Periphery of Pacific Ocean


11. The 2012 BRICS summit will be hosted by which among the following countries?
[A]China
[B]Russia
[C]India
[D]South Africa


12. The Helsinki Commission or HELCOM aims to call for international coordination to protect the marine environment of ____?
[A]North Sea
[B]Arctic Sea
[C]Baltic Sea
[D]Caspian Sea


13. Under the various efforts of E-Governance in India, the CCTNS system joins which among the following?
[A]Panchayats
[B]Municipal Corporations
[C]Post Offices
[D]Police Stations


14. The first Winter Youth Olympics will be held in which among the following countries in January 2012?
[A]Denmark
[B]Sweden
[C]Austria
[D]Canada


15. In context with space current affairs, what is 433 Eros?
[A]An asteroid
[B]A Galaxy
[C]A distant Pulsar
[D]A Qasar