Daily Current Affairs 2012 Quiz : July 16, 2012

1. In context with the capital markets, which among the following term is used for a session (or a month or a week) which sees a wide difference between the high and the low?
[A]Volatility
[B]Spread
[C]Return Ratio
[D]Redeem

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2. In which among the following categories, Tiangong-1 can be best placed ?
[A]Space Probe
[B]Artificial Satellite
[C]Space Station
[D]Space Launch Vehicle

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3. What is the name of the current National Commission for Women Chairperson?
[A]Mamata Sharma
[B]Girija Vyas
[C]Nirmala Sitaraman
[D]None of them

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4. As per the latest Government updates, India’s total foodgrains production for the 2011-12 crop year has been pegged at ___?
[A]247 million tonnes
[B]252 million tonnes
[C]257 million tonnes
[D]261 million tonnes

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5. Recently, record-setting Indian-American cosmonaut Sunita Williams along with two other astronauts took off to the ISS successfully from Baikonur cosmodrome. In which country is located Baikonur cosmodrome?
[A]Russia
[B]Kazakhstan
[C]Uzbekistan
[D]Kyrgyzstan

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6. Which among the following is the venue of 9th World Hindi Conference, WHC?
[A]London
[B]Johannesburg
[C]Kua la lumpur
[D]Tokyo

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7. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has been recently elected as chairperson of __?
[A]ECOWAS
[B]African Union
[C]South African Congress
[D]East African Community

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8. Who among the following is the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent at the London Olympics 2012?
[A]Abhinav Bindra
[B]Vijender Singh
[C]Sushil Kumar
[D]Leander Paes

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9. In which among the following countries, drug-smuggling tunnels have been recently found?
[A]Colombia
[B]Mexico
[C]Brazil
[D]Bahamas

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10. The terms Exit Load and Entry Load are related to which among the following industries predominantly?
[A]Banking
[B]Insurance
[C]Transport
[D]Mutual Funds

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