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31. In the WPI data for June 2012 released in New Delhi in July 2012, headline inflation eased a tad to 7.25 per cent in June following a marginal cooling in prices of
A. Food items
B. Petroleum products
C. Manufactured goods
D. All of the above
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32. In the official data on direct tax collection released in New Delhi in July, 2012, the growth in which of the following tax sectors was described as a ‘worrying factor’?
A. Wealth Tax
B. Corporate Tax
C. Sales Tax
D. Securities Transaction Tax
Explanation:
33. David Miller, on 13th July, 2012, won the longest stage of the Tour de France after dominating a two-up sprint with Frenchman Jean-Christophe Peraud in Annonay (France). Millar is from
A. Australia
B. Germany
C. Britain
D. Spain
Explanation:
34. In its Macroeconomic and Monetary Developments first quarter review 2012-13, which was released on 31st July, 2012, the Reserve Bank of India cut the gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for the current financial year from 7.3 per cent to
A. 7.1 per cent
B. 7 per cent
C. 6.5 per cent
D. 6.3 per cent
Explanation:
35. Which of the following pairs (New Cabinet Minister as on 31st July, 2012: Portfolio) is not correct
A. P. Chidambaram: Finance
B. Sushil Kumar Shinde: Home
C. Veerappa Moily: Power
D. Ambika Soni: Human Resource Development
Explanation:
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