Current Affairs 2012 - Questions and Answers

166. The lower house of parliament of which country, on 13th July, 2012, approved a bill that brands as ‘foreign agents’ non-governmental organisations who receive funding from abroad?

167. The Cabinet of which state, on 16th July, 2012, decided to extend the benefit of enhanced pension of Rs 1,500 per month to all categories of women in distress-widows, divorced, abandoned and separated?

168. Using cells from rat hearts and a seer polymer film, scientists on 22nd July, 2012, reported they had created an artificial jellyfish that could one day help save patients with heart disease. The exploit marks an advance in so-called

169. With reference to the inclusion of Western Ghats to the coveted list of World Heritage Sites, Criterion nine of the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention deals with properties which are “outstanding examples representing significant ongoing ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of

170. India test-fired which 290-km supersonic cruise missile from the integrated test range at Chandipur off the Odisha coast on 29th July, 2012?