226: The terms Wanna Cry, Petya and Eternal Blue' sometimes mentioned in the news recently are related to
(a) Exo-planets
(b) Crypto-currency
(c) Cyber attacks
(d) Mini satellites
227: Parimarjan Negi has excelled which one of the following games ?
(a) Weightlifting
(b) Chess
(c) Billiards
(d) Swimming
228: What was the reason for 5 lakh people of Hong Kong to make a demonstration around the middle of 2003?
(a) They were demanding tax relief.
(b) They were against the Hong Kong Government's plan to impose an internal security law.
(c) They were the members of Falun Gong group who were demanding religious freedom.
(d) They were demanding more direct elections in Hong Kong.
229: When Leander Paes won the "mixed doubles" at the US Open in the year 2008, who of the following was his partner?
(A) Ana Ivanovic
(B) Dinara Safina
(C) Cara Black
(D) Jelena Jankovic
Explanation:
US Open 2008 was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 127th edition of the US Open. It took
place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City, New York, US from August
25 through September 9, 2008. In Men's Doubles final, Boy Bryan and Mike Bryan defeated Lukas Dlouhy and Leander
Paes. But in Mixed Doubles final even, Cara Black and Leander Paes defeated Liesel Huber and Jamie Murray by 7-6, 6-4.
230: Consider the following statements :
1. In India, during the financial year 2004 - 2005 an increase of below 10% over the value of exports (in rupee terms) in the financial year 2003 - 2004 was reported.
2. According to the WTO, India's share in the world merchandise exports 2% in the year 2005.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 2 only
(C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
In India, during the financial year 2004-05, an increase of 26.2% over the value of exports (in rupee terms) in the financial year 2003-04 was reported which is highest (annual growth rate in the last three decades to across US$ 80 billion) According to the WTO, India's share in the World Merchandise Export doesn't cross 2% in the year 2005.
India's share in the World trade : 0.8%
India's share in the World Agricultural Exports : 1.1%