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1. Anuga 2011, organised in Germany in October 2011, was world’s largest _______ Fair.

a) Consumer Electronics	b) Flowers
c) Handicrafts	d) Textiles	e) Food

2. Which of the following accounts for the highest share in India’s foreign exchange reserves?

a) Foreign currency assets	b) Gold reserves
c) Special Depository Receipts	d) Reserve position in the IMF	e) None of the Above

3. The Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) was appointed as the external auditor of which of the following UN-affiliated organisations on September 30, 2011?
I. ILO II. IAEA III. WIPO

a) I only	b) II only
c) I and II only	d) II and III only	e) III only

4. Mari Elka Pangestu is the Indonesian counterpart of:

a) A. K. Antony	b) Pranab Mukherjee
c) P. Chidambaram	d) S. M. Krishna	e) Anand Sharma

5. Who among the following is an Additional Solicitor-General of India?

a) M.Y. Eqbal	b) T.S. Sivagnanam
c) Gourab Banerji	d) P. Chandrasekaran	e) None of the above

6. Pakistan’s Abdul Waseel, in news in India recently, is a well-known ________.

a) Poet	b) Economist
c) Painter	d) Industrialist	e) Film producer

7. CB Richard Ellis is a leading international consulting firm in which sector?

a) Automobiles	b) Insurance
c) Aviation	d) Real Estate	e) Banking

8. Which European country introduced world’s first fat tax –a surcharge on foods that are high in saturated fat – recently?

a) France	b) Germany
c) Denmark	d) Holland	e) Greece

9. Where was the Regional Conference of ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption initiative on Asia and the Pacific organised recently?

a) Dhaka	b) New Delhi
c) Colombo	d) Kathmandu	e) Islamabad

10. Achik National Volunteers’ Council is an insurgent group active in:

a) Manipur	b) Assam
c) Nagaland	d) Tripura	e) Meghalaya

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