#IMP Q-A:- Ques. : 1 Which of the following countries approved a new tax regime, recently, under which those with annual net income of over USD 333,000 will be subject to a 45 per cent income tax rate? 1) Taiwan (Republic of China) 2) South Korea 3) Singapore 4) Philippines 5) None of these Answer:- 1) Taiwan (Republic of China) Ques. : 2 Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) is a multi-national forum for peace, security and stability in Asia. The fourth CICA summit was held in which of the following cities recently? 1) Istanbul 2) Astana 3) Shanghai 4) Ankara 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Shanghai Ques. : 3 Sir Jack Brabham, who passed away, recently, was three-time _______ world champion. 1) Badminton 2) Chess 3) Squash 4) Formula One 5) None of these Answer:- 4) Formula One Ques. : 4 The Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS), an Indian NGO manufacturing the world famous Jaipur Foot, signed an agreement with which of the following countries to supply artificial limbs to some 1000 people free of cost recently? 1) Iraq 2) Syria 3) Libya 4) Afghanistan 5) Turkey Answer:- 4) Afghanistan Ques. : 5 Biju Janata Dal won the recent assembly polls in Odisha. Who among the following is all set to become the next Chief Minister of the state? 1) Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 2) Srikant Kumar Jena 3) Baijayant Panda 4) Pyarimohan Mohapatra 5) Naveen Patnaik Answer:- 5) Naveen Patnaik Ques. : 6 Who among the following won women’s singles title at the Rome Masters tennis tournament recently? 1) Sara Errani 2) Serena Williams 3) Victoria Azarenka 4) Maria Sharapova 5) Venus Williams Answer:- 2) Serena Williams Ques. : 7 According to the advance estimates released by the Govt, the foodgrains production is likely to cross ______million tonnes in 2013-14 in the country. It will be the highest ever production of food grains in the country. 1) 257 2) 264 3) 271 4) 288 5) 295 Answer:- 2) 264 Ques. : 8 Balkan countries are scrambling to rescue victims and battling landslides as the worst floods hit the area since modern recording began 120 years ago. Which of the following is NOT a Balkan country? 1) Bulgaria 2) Albania 3) Herzegovina 4) Bosnia 5) None of these Answer:- 5) None of these Ques. : 9 The Defence Minister of Laos, Douangchay Phichit, and others were killed in a plane crash in the country recently. Which of the following is the capital city of Laos? 1) Phuket 2) Pattaya 3) Vientiane 4) Hanoi 5) None of these Answer:- 3) Vientiane Ques. : 10 Pawan Chamling has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of which of the following states recently? 1) Tripura 2) Manipur 3) Mizoram 4) Sikkim 5) Meghalaya Answer:- 4) Sikkim
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