161. Which Non-Test playing nation has appointed Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its Cricket Ambassador? (1) Nepal (2) Canada (3) Maldives (4) Singapore (5) None of these Answer: 1 162. Who among the following Indian environmentalist has been conferred the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Mexican President, Felipe Calderon? (1) Rajendra K. Pachauri (2) Vandana Shiva (3) Madhav Gadgil (4) B. UlhasKaranth (5) None Of these Answer: 1 163. The International Un ion for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species was released recently. Which of the following statements are correct regarding India? I. Out of the four categories of classification – Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable and near Threat ended –‘Endangered’ has the largest number of species. II. Less than 8 species were classified as ‘Extinct’ III. Less than 3 species were classified as ‘Extinct in the Wild’ (1) I only (2) I and II (3) I, II and III (4) I and III (5) None Of these Answer: 3 164. The list of most competitive cities among 120 major cities in the world was released by the Econ o mist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Which of the following statements are correct? I. Mumbai is the highest ranked Indian city in the list II. There are six Indian cities in the list III. New York has topped the list (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) I and III (5) None Of these Answer: 3 165. What is India’s rank among 141 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2012 released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)? (1) 44th (2) 64th (3) 84th (4) 104th (5) None Of these Answer: 2 166. China completed a successful manned space mission in June 2012. Which of the following statements are correct? I. Liu Yang became China’s first female astronaut II. Shenzhou-9 is China’s orbiting space laboratory III. Tiangong-1 is the space craft that carried the as tronauts (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) III and I (5) None Of these Answer: 1 167. Which African country’s Supreme Constitutional Court (SCC) ordered the dissolution of Parliament in June 2012? (1) Egypt (2) Libya (3) Algeria (4) Nigeria (5) None Of these Answer: 1 168. ……… of food produced glob ally every year gets wasted according to a report called ‘Avoiding Future Famines’ released by the UNEP. (1) One-third (2) One-fourth (3) One-fifth (4) One-sixth (5) None Of these Answer: 1 169. Which of the following days ob served in June 2012 are matched correctly? I. World Anti-Counterfeiting Day – June 13 II. World Day against Child Labor – June 12 III. World Ref u gee Day–June 20 (1) I only (2) I and II (3) II and III (4) I, II and III (5) None Of these Answer: 4 170. Which country has announced plans to create the world’s largest net work of marine parks to protect ocean life? (1) USA (2) China (3) Brazil (4) Australia (5) None of these Answer: 4
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