As per the reports published in the newspapers a section of society staged a demonstration at the venue of the G-8 Summit recently. What was/were the issues towards which these demonstrators were trying to draw the attention of G-8 leaders ?

(i) Food shortage which has taken 50 million people in its grip. 

(ii) Inflation which has gone up substantially across the Globe.

(iii) USA’s consistent presence in Iraq.

Inflation in India is measured on which of the following indexes/indicators ?

Many times we read about Future Trading in newspapers. What is ‘Future Trading’ ?

(i) It is nothing but a trade between any two stock exchanges wherein it is decided to purchase the stocks of each other on a fixed price throughout the year.
(ii) It is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell an underlying asset in the future at a predetermined price.
(iii) It is an agreement between stock exchanges that they will not trade the stocks of each other under any circumstances in future or for a given period of time.

Which of the following correctly describes the concept of ‘Nuclear Bank’ floated by International Atomic Energy Agency ?

(i) It is a nuclear fuel bank to be shared by all the nations jointly.
(ii) It is a facility to help nations in enrichment of uranium.
(iii) It is an agency which will keep a close vigil on the nuclear programme of all the nations.

Which of the following groups of countries has almost 50% share in global emission of carbon every year ?

We very frequently read about Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in newspapers. These SEZs were established with which of the following objectives ?

(i) To attract foreign investment directly.
(ii) To protect domestic market
from direct competition from multinationals.
(iii) To provide more capital to agricultural and allied activities.