Monday 29 October 2012

Daily Dose-29.10.2012


1. Bakasi Peninsula is a controversial region between 
a) Cameroon and Nigeria      b) Nigeria and Niger
c) Cameroon and Congo      d) Niger and Mali

2. S.R HASHIM Committee is associated with
a) Estimation of informal workforce
b) Sustainable Agriculture development
c) Study on employment generation sectors
d) Estimation of urban poverty


3. What is MIV-150 which was in news recently?
a) A short range nuclear capable missile developed by IRAN
b) An antiretroviral gel developed to prevent HIV transmission

c) A humanoid robot developed by the students of Massachusetts Institute of technology.
d) A recently discovered meteor.

4. The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, has introduced the new series of consumer price indices for all-India, and States and union territories separately for rural, urban and combined. What is the base year of new series?
a) 2008                 b) 2009
c) 2010
                 d) 2005

5. Iran’s airspace was invaded by the U.S army drones which was captured by Iran's military. What is the name of that drone?
a) RQ-170 Sentinel           b) RQ-1 Predator
c) RQ-11 A Raven           d) RQ-8A Shadow