Current Affairs 2012 - Questions and Answers

26. International ratings agency Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P), on 09th July, 2012, announced to have raised its long-term corporate credit rating on which of the following to ‘BB’ from ‘BB’- with a positive outlook?

27. A cargo ship carrying humanitarian aid from the U.S. to Cuba-in the first expedition of its kind in 50 years-arrived in Havana in July 2012. What was the name of this ship?

28. Serena Williams, on 07th July, 2012, grabbed her fifth Wimbledon title with a 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 victory over Aznieszka Radwanska of

29. The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) on 10th July, 2012, clarified that remittances from abroad would not attract

30. The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in July 2012, marginally reduced India’s growth projections from 6.8 per cent to 6.1 per cent for 2012 and from 7.2 per cent what per cent in 2013?