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d. TRAIAnswer: (b)Current Affairs PDF June 2012Page10222. Nomura, the global financial services firm, on 26 June 2012 slashed the country's growthforecast for the fiscal year 2012-13 to what per cent?a. 5.8%b. 5%c. 4.6%d. 3%Answer: (a)23. In a move aimed at arresting the unrelenting fall of Indian rupee, India’s central bank theReserve Bank of India on 25 June 2012 hiked the limit of foreign investment in governmentbonds by 5 billion dollar to what amount?a. 10 billion dolarb. 15 billion dollarc. 20 billion dollard. 30 billion dollarAnswer: (c)24. Capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 21 June 2012notified new rules for ownership and governance of stock exchanges. Which of the followingstatements given below are not true in this respect?1. The amendments were announced following the legal tussle between the regulator andMCX Stock Exchange, which had earlier sought approval to start an equity platform.2. The new norms require the recognised stock exchange to have a minimum net worth of Rs100 crore at all times and at least 51 per cent of stake has to be held by public3. The ownership of a single investor was capped at 10% with an exemption for stockexchanges, depositories, insurance and banking companies and public financial institutions,which has been permitted to hold up to 5 per cent4. SEBI also specified that direct and indirect exposure to any stock exchange will beconsidered while calculating the prescribed shareholding limit.a. 2 & 4b. Only 2c. 1 & 2d. Only 3Answer: (d)25. Ratings agency Fitch on 20 June 2012 revised the outlook on India's financial institutionsto negative from stable. Which of the following facts related to the statement are not true?1. The outlook of six government banks, two private banks, two wholly owned governmentinstitutions and one infrastructure finance company was lowered by the rating agency2. Major public sector lender, Reserve Bank of India which recently announced its plans toraise $2 billion from overseas markets will be hit the most by the revisionwww.jagranjosh.comPage102Current Affairs PDF June 2012
Current Affairs PDF June 20123. The rating agency listed high customer deposit base, established domestic franchises andadequate capitalisation as the strengths of banks. On the other hand it also mentioned thatnon-banking institutions are at greater risk because they lack the funding advantage4. Fitch mentioned that in case sovereign long-term IDR is downgraded, banks with viabilityrating (VR) of BBB- would also be affected because of these linkages.a. 1 & 3b. 2c. 1 & 4d. 3Answer: (b)Page10326. Which one of the following cities has been slated to host the United Nations Conference onSustainable Development 2012?a) Rio de Janeirob) Buenos Airesc) Hawanad) TorontoAnswer: (a) Rio de Janeiro27. NASA on 13 May 2012 launched Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) on aPegasus rocket from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Consider the following given factsrelated to NuSTAR and chose the right option?i) NuSTAR will help scientists find the most subtle and energetic black holes.ii) NuSTAR will work in coordination with other telescopes in space, including NASA's ChandraX-ray Observatory, which observes lower-energy X-raysChoose the right option:a) Both i and ii are wrong.b) Only i is wrong.c) Only ii is correct.d) Both i and ii are correctAnswer: (d) Both i and ii are correct28. China on 16 June 2012 launched its spacecraft Shenzhou-9 from the Jiuquan satellite launchcentre in north-western Gansu province. Which of the following facts related to Shenzhou-9 isnot true?i) Shenzhou-9 is China’s fourth human spaceflightii) Shenzhou -9 spacecraft will conduct the first manned docking missioniii) Shenzhou-9 space mission comprise three astronauts including China’s first womanastronaut Liu Yangiv) Shenzhou-9 is China’s first manned space programmeChoose the right option:a) Both i and ii are wrongb) Only i is wrongc) Only iv is wrongwww.jagranjosh.comPage103Current Affairs PDF June 2012
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