Current Affairs 2012 - Questions and Answers

66. According to the quarterly report on ‘Public debt management’ which was released in New Delhi on 27th July, 2012, the centre’s total public debt, excluding liabilities, increased by what per cent at the end of the first quarter (April-June) this fiscal?

67. For protecting the interests of domestic power equipment manufacturers from cheap Chinese imports, which of the following decisions was taken by the Union Cabinet in July 2012?a. The Cabinet approved the imposition of 21 per cent duty on import of power equipmentb. The Cabinet approved 5 per cent basic customs duty, 12 per cent counter-veiling duty and 4 per cent special additional duty on import of power gearSelect the correct answer using the codes given below

68. Nearly 12 million children across South Africa kicked off celebrations on 18th July, 2012, for the 94th birthday of Nelson Mandela who became South Africa’s first black president in

69. A global leader in addressing women’s issues who helped prod the U.N. to define a women’s right to say no to sex as an essential human right, died on 29th June, 2012. Who was she?

70. European Union finance ministers bought which country more time to revive its sickly economy on 10th July, 2012, offering 30 billion euro to save the country’s banks?