1. Union Minister for Urban Development Kamal Nath recently after a meet with his counterpart gave the charge of developing smart cities in India. Name the country to which the contract has been offered.
a) Austria
b) Japan
c) Germany
d) Russia
Answer. (a) Austria
2. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is a body of which international group
a) United Nations
b) UNESCO
c) UNICEF
d) World Health Organisation
Answer. (a) United Nations
3. Name the country with which Indian Union Minister of Urban Development Kamal Nath recently signed an Agreement in the Field of Urban Development?
a) Japan
b) Korea
c) Syria
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Answer. (d) France
4. Name the Maldivian court that issued a arrest warrant against the ex-President Mohamed Nasheed
a) Magistrate Court of Hulhumale
b) Magistrate Court of Farukolhufunadhoo
c) Magistrate Court of Funadhoo
d) Magistrate Court of Male
Answer. (a) Magistrate Court of Hulhumale
5. Name the organizations involved in project implementation of Smart Cities development in India?
a) CSIR and Austrian Institute of Technology
b) NTPC and Austrian Institute of Technology
c) Austrian Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Urban Affairs
d) DDA and Austrian Institute of Technology
Answer. (c) Austrian Institute of Technology and the National Institute of Urban Affairs
6. India and Japan launched a joint research project into pricing structures. Name the market in which the research project will take place?
a) For studying investments in the Nuclear projects
b) To study Cyber Security Forum
c) To study LNG pricing
d) None of these
Answer. (c) To study LNG pricing
7. Name the language that made its official debut among one of the Languages at Pope Benedict’s weekly general audiences in the Vatican’s
a) French
b) Hindi
c) German
d) Arabic
Answer. (d) Arabic
8. UK and Scotland on 15 October 2012 signed an agreement to hold a referendum in 2014 on Scottish Independence. The referendum agreement has been signed in Edinburgh between David Cameron, UK Prime Minister and________?
a) Alex Salmond
b) Alexander MacEwan
c) Andrew Dewar Gibb
d) None of these
Answer. (a) Alex Salmond (he is the leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party)
9. Name the subject the South Asian University made compulsory every student of the University to achieve his/her degree from the University?
a) Introduction to South Asia
b) History of Asian Subcontinent
c) Geography of South Asia
d) Introduction to the Sub-Continent
Answer. (a) Introduction to South Asia
10. Pakistan’s Minister of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Asim Hussain met Cabinet Minister of Petroleum and Natural gas of India, Jaipal Reddy in New Delhi on 17 October 2012 in an event PETROTECH 2012. What was the core area of discussion between the duo?
a) Strengthening of commercial relations between both the nations
b) Tapi Gas Project
c) On securing the border relations
d) None of these
Answer. (b) Tapi Gas Project
