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Current Affairs – 2012- January
1. Youngest ever Microsoft Certified Professional who died
recently at the age of 16 ?
Arfa Karim Randhawa
2. What is the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh as on
1st January 2012?
27
3. Where the Coastal Business Development Summit is is held?
Mangalore,Karnataka
4. Name the DGP replacing outgoing chief Sankar Baruah
for Assam.
Jayanta Narayan Choudhury
5. Where National Kannada conference is is set to be held in the
month of April?
Delhi
6. Which country recently joined UNSC as non-permanent member?
Pakistan
7. Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market
directly?
QFI’s – Qualified foreign investors
8. How much of share can a QFI company and QFI’s put together
hold a stake in Indian companies?
5% and 10%
9. Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start
trading electricity and petroleum products?
India and Pakistan
10. What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support
14 languages?
1800 227 575
11. Who has been named male player of the year by Golf
writers Association of America?
Luke Donald
12. Name the Argentinean bike rider who died after being
involved in an accident on the first day of the Dakar Rally.
Jorge Martinez Boero
13. Name Afghan’s first team of female boxers set to aim for
Olympics 2012.
Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi
14. Which country test launched first 3D television broadcast?
China
15. What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares for
2012 World chess championship?
4th
16. Name the former Macedoninan President who passed away
recently.
Kiro Gligorov
17. Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out of Aircel Chennai
Open 2012 because of recurring shoulder injury?
Somdev Devvarman
18. Where the 5-day 99th Indian Science Congress science event
is is set to start on 3rd January 2012?
Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology, Bhuvaneshwar, Orrisa
19. What bank account facility is set to be launched in India?
Bank Number Portability
20. Name the new education tablet launched by Classteacher
Learning Systems, a Delhi based Educational Solutions Provider.
Classpad
21. Who has been appointed as chief coach of Kolkata Knight
Riders?
Trevor Bayliss
22. Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be
held?
Jaipur
23. What is the concept introduced by Indian Postal Department
(Bihar Postal Circle) to get a personalized stamp with
photograph on it?
My Stamp
24. Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President
and Corporate Treasurer?
Manoj Jaiswal
25. Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award?
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
26. Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its
Chennai plant in India to manufacture a compact sports utility
vehicle named EcoSport?
Ford India
27. Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost
animation industry.
Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC)
Policy 2011
28. Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew from
Australian Open due to left ankle injury.
Serena Williams
29. Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo?
Scott Thompson
30. Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by
CIBER?
Vivek.K.Marla
31. Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in
India.
Pocket whiteboard
32. Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the triple-
century club recently.
Michael Clarke scored 329* against India at SCG
33. Where the national and international theater festival, the
Bharat Rang Mahotsav set to be held?
National School of Drama, Amritsar
34. Who won gold for triple jump at the all India inter-
university athletics meet held in Mangalore, Karnataka?
Arpinder Singh
35. Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard
Systems?
Shahi Kapur
36. Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of
Qwest Communications?
Girish Varma
37. Name the Indian doctor who became famous for his selfless
work in China during the Sino-Japan war whose memorial was
dedicated to India.
Dr.Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis
38. Where has Union Government planned to build 11 tunnels to
connect important roads?
Pakistan and China borders
39. Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft?
Internet Explorer 6
40. Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government
for the state’s school education department.
www.jkeducation.gov.in
41. Who was given the first S.K.Singh award for negotiating
Indo-US nuclear deal?
D.Bala Venkatesh Varma
42. Where is the world’s largest solar telescope set to
be built?
Merak on Pangong Tso lake in the cold desert Ladakh region
43. Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian
Export Organisations?
Rafeeq Ahmed
44. Which state has planned to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools?
Karnataka
45. Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets
after 13 years?
Vespa
46. Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012?
Leander Peas and Janko Tipsarevic
47. Which country has called for Indian investments and sought
partnership in oil and gas exploration?
Trinidad and Tobago
48. Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and
CEO of Samsung’s South- West Asia operations?
B.D.Park
49. Name the world’s first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was
launched by Mahindra and Mahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012.
HyAlfa
50. Who won the FIFA women’s World player of the year?
Homare Sawa of Japan
51. Who won the FIFA men’s world player of the year 3rd time in
a row?
Lionel Messi of Argentina
52. Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the
year award.
Hyundai Elantra
53. Name the Guinea Bissau President who died recently.
Malam Bacai Sanha
54. Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down
recently.
Philipp Hildebrand
55. Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and
entertainment guide Buzzintown?
Yatra online
56. Which country’s Prime Minister is to be chief guest at
Indian Republic Day parade?
Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra
57. How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious
metals?
35
58. Name the recently added banks to import precious metals.
Yes Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, City Union Bank and ING Vysya
Bank
59. Which bollywood actor is campaigning for clean voting?
Aamir Khan
60. Who took over as Director General Military Operations
succeeding Lt Gen Anand Mohan Verma?
Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary
61. Name the Chinese dancer who took Bharatanatyam and Kathak to
Mao’s China died recently.
Zhang Jun
62. Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was
inaugurated recently?
Bodh Gaya Temple premises
63. What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the
recently held match against South Africa?
43 all out
64. What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in
India in 2011?
$10.11 billion
65. Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety?
Australia
66. What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel
bleeding sites, tumours and ulcers?
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy
67. Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011
in India?
5.9%
68. When did India complete one polio-free year?
13th January 2012
69. What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by
Tata in Detroit?
$20,000
70. Which legendary singer is set to be honoured with lifetime
achievement award at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards?
Asha Bhosle
71. Who has been appointed to google board recently?
Diane Greene, VMware co-founder
72. Which service the Indian Government has planned to launch
for farmers?
Interactive medium of spoken web service
73. Who won gold in Asian shooting championship?
Abhinav Bindra
74.Which airways bagged best airline award?
Ethad Airways
75. Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves?
Kochi
76. Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves?
China
77. Name India’s first woman journalist who died recently.
Homai Vyarawalla
78. Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently?
Laban Moiben
79. Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012?
7.47%
80. Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for
the treatment of Multi Drug Resistant TB patients.
Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS)
81. Who took charge as Kerala governor?
H.R.Bharadwaj
82. Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan?
Yousuf Raza Gilani
83. Which currency is world’s most undervalued currency as per
Big Mac Index?
Indian rupee
84. Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business
(India and South Asia) by Adobe?
Kulmeet Bawa
85. What is the amount received by India in venture capital
funding in the solar energy sector?
Rs.500 crore
86. Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance
Industries?
Singapore Government
87. Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka
from the present 71 to 100 branches?
Bank of Baroda
88. Name the boxer who turned 70 recently.
Mohammad Ali
89. What is the export growth as of December 2011?
6.7% at $25billion
90. Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy
act?
Wikipedia
91. Name the Indian-origin Sikh who has been unanimously elected
as the mayor of Charlottesville, a historic American city in
Virginia.
Satyendra Singh Huja
92. What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012?
$1 billion innovation fund
93. Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th
2012?
Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw
94. Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently.
Jerry Yang
95. Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to
participate in World Economic Forum?
Mahindra Satyam
96. Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility
bill payments like electricity and telephone bills?
Itz Cash Card (Trust Card)
97. Name the media advisor to Prime Minister who resigned
recently.
Harish Khare
98. Where India’s first Startup Village is to be setup?
KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, Kochi
99. Expand SOPA & PIPA
Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Act
100. Which photo pioneer company filed bankruptcy recently?
Kodak
101. Which online video streaming site has launched a film
festival?
YouTube
102. Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place
of MS Dhoni in test cricket against Australia.
Wriddhiman Saha
103. Where is the Jaipur Literature Festival held in India?
Diggi Palace, Jaipur
104. Which file-sharing website has US shut down recently?
Megaupload
105. Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of?
ATF – Aviation Turbine Fuel
106. Name the new kind of train launched by China.
Magnetic train
107. Which auto-maker regained its title as the world’s top-
selling automaker in 2011?
General Motors
108. Who is appointed as COO of Intel?
Brain Krzanich
109. Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal?
Raju Narisetti
110. Where did India open its 5th Consulate in US?
Atlanta
111. Which country is set to join European Union in 2013?
Coratia
112. Name the year that is been celebrated across China?
Dragon year
113. Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12?
Rajasthan
114. What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine?
6th position
115. Which parliament passed Armenian gernocide bill?
French Parliament
116. What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012?
5.5%
117. Which state’s theme has been set in 26th Surajkund Crafts
Mela in Faridabad, Haryana?
Assam
118. Who won Grand slam title in men’s Australian Open 2012?
Djokovic
119. What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per
World Steel Association?
4th rank
120. What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI
and PNB?
Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore
Current Affairs – 2012- February
1. The World’s Youngest MCP and CCNA, who has exceptionally
highest IQ in the world ?
Vishalini 11 year old Indian girl Vishalini, Born in
Thirunelveli, a small city of Tamil Nadu.
2. Name the Pakistani cricketer who was released from jail
because of good behaviour after serving half of his 6 month
sentence.
Mohammad Aamer
3. Which author’s autobiography release was cancelled at the
Kolkata Book Fair?
Taslima Nasreen
4. Name the luxury watch collection launched by Seiko Watch
India at a price range of Rs.1-5 lakh per piece.
Ananta
5. What value of overseas inflow was injected into Indian
markets in January 2012?
Rs.26,000 crore (US$5.08 billion)
6. Which guidelines have SEBI notified allowing companies to
reduce promoter shareholding through private placement?
Institutional Placement Programme (IPP)
7. Which company will acquire full control of UTV Software and
Communications Ltd.?
US-based Walt Disney
8. What is the value of IPO filed by Facebook?
$5 billion
9. Expand SAR.
Specific Absorption Rate
10. Who was awarded ‘Pride of India’ award by the Indian-
American community in Washington?
Mallikarjun Kharge
11. Name the book launched by Sonu Nigam authored by Priya
Kumar.
The Perfect World
12. Which Italian luxury brand is looking to bring its high-end
homeware and furnishings retail stores to India?
Giorgio Armani
13. Which country announced 3-day national mourning following
violence at a football stadium in Port Said?
Egypt
14. Who is World’s shortest man ?
72-year-old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal
15. Which bollywood actor was honoured with a Green Globe award
for outstanding effort to fight climate change?
Abhishek Bachchan
16. Name the singer who has been appointed as anti-tobacco
campaign ambassador.
Playback Singer Shann
17. Name the car model unveiled by Sahara Force India.
VJM05
18. What award was conferred to Amul company in the
manufacturing category recently?
Green Globe Foundation award
19. Who have been selected for the Bharat Vikas Rathna award by
the All India Business Development Association, New Delhi?
C Basavegowda, President, Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Co-
operative Central
Bank Ltd.
20. Who will be the only Indian driver in the Formula One for
2012 season after signing to continue with Hispania Racing
(HRT)?
Narain Karthikeyan
21. Name the British energy minister who resigned recently.
Chris Huhne
22. Name the car launched by Ferrari for 2012 F1 season?
F2012
23. Name the CEO of Micron Technology who died in a plane crash
and who has been appointed as CEO?
Steve Appleton and Mark Durcan
24. In which country have UN declared end of famine?
Somalia
25. Which social networking site turned 8 recently?
26. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Corporation
Bank?
Amar Lal
27. Who won the World Squash Federation under-21 world cup?
Egypt against India 2-1
28. Which 3-day youth festival is back after a gap of 7 years in
Jaipur?
Ghoomar
29. Who won the Champions Trophy women’s hockey tournament for
the 5th time?
Argentina
30.Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently.
Emil Boc
31. Name the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank who
quit recently.
Amitabh Chaturvedi
32. Name the Mumbai-based historian who passed away recently.
Sharada Dwivedi
31. Name the science communicator who passed away recently.
R.D.Sharma
32. In which currency is India set to pay for 45% of Iran oil
imports?
Rupee
33. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed
Nasheed quit.
Mohammad Waheed Hassan
34. Who has been appointed as Chief executive operations for
China’s Walmart?
Greg Foran
35. Name the novelist whose 200th birthday ceremony was observed
led by Prince Charles.
Chalres Dickens
36. Which company renewed sponsorship deal with Indian hockey
team?
Sahara
37. Which singer is launching her own social networking website
exclusively for her fans?
Lady Gaga
38. Name the book featuring the problems of NRI’s living in
Gulf countries released by Mohammed Ali Shabbir and written by
Mohammed Saifuddin.
Expat Ride
39. India-born biologist who bags world’s 1st major
international award?
Kamal Bawa
40. Which country released world’s highest resolution lunar
images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter, Chang’e-2?
China
41. What percentage of the world’s mangrove vegetation does
India account for?
3%
42. Which place in Tamil Nadu is all set to get 4th Science
Park?
Coimbatore
43. Name the Indian American orthodontist who was honoured
with ‘Hind Rattan Award’.
Dr.Gagan Balla
44. What sum of amount is National Housing Bank set to receive
from World Bank which would help in its refinancing programme?
$300 million(Rs.1,500 crore)
45. Name the newly elected President of Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)?
R.V.Kanoria
46. Which cricket batting legend is been inducted into ICC Hall
of Fame?
Sunil Gavaskar
47. Name the commission setup in accordance with Section 74 of
the Meghalaya Police Act.
Police Accountability Commission
48. What sum of amount has Bank of England set to pump into
economy?
50 billion pounds
49. Name the electronics retailer bought by Flipkart for $25
million.
Letsbuy
50. When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft?
February 29th 2012
51. Veteran Bollywood writer-filmmaker who died recently ?
O.P. Dutta
52. Which company will stop making digital cameras, pocket video
cameras and digital picture frames?
Eastman Kodak Co. (Kodak)
53. Name the German’s 1997 Tour de France winner who received 2-
year ban for a blood doping offence.
Jan Ullrich
54. Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya
Pradesh government recently?
Rajesh Roshan
55. Name the site launched by an Italian computer science
professor who hopes it will be a challenge to the US technology
giant Google.
Volunia (www.volunia.com)
56. Which bank is set to launch India’s first Infrastructure
Debt Fund (IDF)?
IDBI bank
57. Where is the wax sculpture of Novak Djokovic revealed?
Central Serbian town of Jagodina
58. Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman for India
operations by Vodafone?
Analjit Singh
59. Name the bollywood writer-filmmaker who passed away
recently.
O.P.Dutta
60. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved
mystery)?
To keep blood-sucking files away
61. Which economist is named for US Humanities medal?
Amartya Sen
62. Who is the first Indian defence minister to visit Saudi
Arabia?
A.K.Antony
63. Name the former secretary-general of Basketball Federation
of India who passed away recently.
Harish Sharma
64. Name the US-based pop music queen who died recently.
Whitney Houston
65. Who won the women’s doubles event at the Pattaya Open 2012?
Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova
66. Who has been elected as Deputy Chief of Indian Army?
Lt.Gen.Ramesh Halgali
67. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for
his contributions to the music industry in area other than
performance?
Steve Jobs
68. What percentage is the planned road tax for vehicles across
India?
6%
69. Who has been appointed as the Managing Director for India
and SAARC operations by McAfee?
Jagdish Mahapatra
70. Who will replace Eric Simons as Indian cricket bowling
coach?
Australian, Joe Dawes
71. Who took over as president of Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India for the year 2012-13?
Jaydeep Shah
72. Name the renowned Urdu poet who passed away after battling
lung cancer recently.
Akhlaq Mohammad Khan
73. Name the Karnataka Higher Education Minister who passed away
in Bangalore recently.
V.S.Acharya
74. Who was honoured with Serbia’s highest honour, the
Karadjordje Star medal?
Novak Djokovic
75. At what value has Bank of Japan set to expand its asset
purchase programme?
10tn yen($130 billion)
76. Where in India 9-day 20th World Book Fair is held?
New Delhi Read More
77. Where does India’s forex reserves stand for the week ended
17th February 2012?
$293.44 billion
78. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership
of the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Sachin Tendulkar
79. Which country has been ranked as the world’s richest country
in the list compiled by US magazine Forbes?
Qatar
80. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics
men’s hockey 2012?
France
81. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution
recently?
Syria
82. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel
sensor camera?
Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone
83. Name the chief appointed for Pakistan Air Force.
Air Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt
84. Which company signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 MW
power to Bangladesh Power Development Board?
NTPC
85. What value of second bailout pacakge did German parliament
pass for Greece to help the country avoid a default?
130 billion euros ($174.4 billion)
86. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.
Flyte
87. Where in India was the inaugural World Series Hockey
tournament held?
Chandigarh
88. Which company bagged Airtel’s network deal for Maharashtra?
Nokia Siemens
89. Who has been appointed as chairman of MindTree?
Subroto Bagchi
90. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in
Kolkata
HDFC Red
91. Who resigned as PepsiCo India Foods CEO?
Varun Berry
92. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as
a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on
science and related areas.
Science@Mobile
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Current Affairs March 2012Who is appointed as Wipro's banking head?
Rajan KohliWhere in India 3-day gaming carnival will be held from 6th of April
2012?
Ayatti Resort, Greater Noida
Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his
contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension?
Dalai Lama Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority
in India.
Judicial Accountability Bill
What 2 agreements were signed by the development banks of BRICS
countries to boost trade within BRICS nations?
Providing credit facility in local currencies and Facilitating confirmation of
multilateral Letter of Credit
Name the Malaysian financial services group who would deploy the
banking solution of Tata Consultancy Services.
AmBank
Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April
2012?
Bathinda, Southwest Punjab
Name the company that Titan Energy has partnered with, to offer EPC
services and solar
power project development solutions.
Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Spain's Group Ortiz
Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
Vanya Mishra
Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open
its office?
Itanagar
Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the
financial year 2012-13?
Arunachal Pradesh
The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which
cricket personality?
Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall
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Name the Interactive smart television launched by Samsung for South-
West Asian market.
ES8000 LED TV, 55-inch screen
Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
In which stock exchange has RCom filed IPO for Flag Telecom?
Singapore Stock Exchange
At what value and which company is United Parcel Service is set to
buy?
TNT Express for $6.85 billion
As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?
JetKonnectName the hockey player who was declared the winner of 'Survivor
India'.
Raj Rani
Expand - NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India
Name the 6 Indian brands among world's 500 best brands as per global
consultancy firm
'Brand Finance'.
Tata, Airtel, State Bank of India, Reliance, Indian Oil Corporation and Infosys
Name the laptop launched by Dell priced at Rs.79,900.
XPS13 Ultrabook
On which city Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is planning a novel?
Peruvian city of Piura Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto
International Film Festival 2012?
Mumbai
Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?
Soumitra Chatterjee
1. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
- Vanya Mishra
2. Name the cricket personality called ‘The Wall’ who retired from
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International cricket recently.
- Rahul Dravid
3. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Bangladesh
4. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.
Kerala
5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver premium digital content in Malayalam?
Malayala Manorama
6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.
Reggar Rajahs
7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan
8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?
Wang Shu
9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station
10. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development Of Tourism category?
Rajasthan
11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali
12. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
13. When was the World’s oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London
14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 Rising Star Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada International Film Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
15. Who won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship?
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India
16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
17. Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin
18. Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently. - Runako Morton aged 33
19. Name India’s first 3D dance film.
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)
20. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country’s first $2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in India?
Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial
21. Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Bo Shin Seo
22. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?
Shangai Electric
23. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree) during its 12th convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?
Assam University
24. Which India’s leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India’s first exchange to be listed?
Multi Commodity Exchange
25. Which western India university will start the Institute of International Studies?
M S University
26. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group
27. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?
South Africa
28. Who retained his title of being the world’s richest Indian in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
29. Name the music director – king of soft melodies who passed away recently.
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Ravi Shankar Sharma
30. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?
Dav Whatmore
31. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank
32. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?
Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam
33. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?
K Venkataraman
34. Name the chocolate boy of Hindi cinema during 1960′s who passed away recently. Joy Mukherjee
35. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?
Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam
36. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America’s first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?
Chintan
37. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?
4.75%
38. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit Greece?
$46.9 billion
39. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?
New Town, Kolkata
40. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?
120
41. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana
42. Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.
Rythu Ratham (Tollfree – 18002666208)
43. Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business and focus on the retail segment?
Tata Capital
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44. Which financial service will Nokia close in India?
Nokia Money
45. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?
46th rank
46. Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?
Anshu Jain
47. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister? - Vijay Bahuguna
48. Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-13.
Dinesh Trivedi
49. Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?
Sumedh Singh Saini
50. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
Parkash Singh Badal
51. Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 – Asia’s largest global convention on film media and entertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
52. Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
- Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38 years
53. What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU’s and financial institutions during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?
Rs.15,888 crore
54. Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?
P.H.Arvindh Pandian
55. From which tax will RBI be spared?
Wealth Tax
56. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
Jenson Button
57. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China’s Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
58. Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy
59. The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?
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Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall
60. Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
61. Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
62. As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?
JetKonnect
63. Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of ‘Survivor India’.
Raj Rani
64. Expand – NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India
65. Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012?
Mumbai
66. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?
Soumitra Chatterjee
67. Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway stations in India?
Belgium
68. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?
Matanhy Saldanha
69. Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?
Pakistan
70. Expand – NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies
71. Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards – the Oscars of British Journalism?
Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)
72. What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?
$500 million
73. 64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?
Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)
74. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?
Arunachal Pradesh
75. Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence
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centres in which Indian state?
Gujarat
76. Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?
Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim
77. Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh? - Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh
78. Who won 2nd silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle three position at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?
Gagan Narang
79. Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.
GAAR – General Anti-Avoidance Rules
80. Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb impression as per RBI?
Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker
81. Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?
Gujarat
82. Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?
Kolkata’s industry minister Partha Chatterjee
83. Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?
Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola
84. Who is appointed as Wipro’s banking head?
Rajan Kohli
85. Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension?
Dalai Lama
86. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India.
Judicial Accountability Bill
87. Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?
Bathinda, Southwest Punjab
88. Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?
Sriperumbudur
89. Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?
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Itanagar
90. Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?
Arunachal Pradesh
91. Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support the adolescent girls in India?
Delhi Daredevils
92. Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?
A.R.Infant
93. Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April 2012?
Odisha or Orissa
94. Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.
Harnish Patel
95. Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena.
Syndicate Bank
Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with
Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali
Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to
offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank
Which country has India agreed 'in-principle' to the participation in
hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Bangladesh
Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National
Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.
Kerala
Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?
Genelia D'souza
Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver
premium digital content in Malayalam?
Malayala Manorama
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Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best
international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.
Reggar Rajahs Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the
permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan
Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turned-actress
Diana Hayden.
A Beautiful Truth
Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as
Nobel prize in Architecture?
Wang Shu To which company did Kodak sell its online photo services business,
Kodak Gallery?
Shutterfly Which railway station became the first railway network to offer
BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to
passengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be
played in July at the Royal Lytham St Annes.
Anirban Lahiri
Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive
Development of Tourism category?
Rajasthan
Name the world's tallest free-standing broadcast tower at a height of
643m(2,080 ft) that has been erected in Japan.
Tokyo Sky Tree
Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?
Lt.Gen.Bikram Singh
Name the men's mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
When was the World's oldest post office opened as it celebrates its
300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London Who won the men's singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?
Roger Federer
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Award' for his feature film '9 Eleven' at the Canada International
Film Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
Who won the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship?
India
Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on
agenda?
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin
Name Charlie Chaplin's grand daughter who has made debut in Indian
film 'Chaurahen'.
Kiera
Name the Global law firm which could open its office in India once the
rules permit to do so.
Baker and McKenzie
Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.
Runako Morton Name India's first 3D dance film.
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)
Which company has bagged title sponsorship for Asia Cup 2012 for
second consecutive
year?
Micromax Informatics Limited Name the Italian business school which in association with Luxury
Connect of New Delhi would start executive education programs in India
with a special focus on luxury
business.
SDA Bocconi School of Management Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country's first $2
billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to
finance infrastructure projects in India?
Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial
With which South African firm did Tata Power enter in joint venture to
develop power projects in Africa?
Exxaro
Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Bo Shin Seo
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Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?
Shangai Electric Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree)
during its 12th convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?
Assam University
Which India's leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE
making it India's first exchange to be listed?
Multi Commodity Exchange Where is the world's highest altitude (13,500 feet) film festival set
to begin?
Ladakh
Which cholesterol lowering tablet has Ranbaxy Laboratories launched in
4 European countries - Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany?
Atorvastatin Which car was launched by Tata Motors at the Geneva Motor Show which
could deliver 100 kilometers per litre of fuel (under battery only
power)?
Tata Megapixel Cachar Tea in Barak Valley of Assam is to be sold to which country?
Bangladesh Which western India university will start the Institute of
International Studies?
M S University
HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2
companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group
After 3 and 1/2 years which US investment bank has announced its exit
from bankruptcy?
Lehman Brothers Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International
cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement
of Indians in that country?
South Africa
Which Bollywood female actor's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame
Tussauds wax museum?
Madhuri Dixit Who retained his title of being the world's richest Indian in Forbes
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Mukesh Ambani
Which Chinese subsidiary company took over Australia's Gloucester Coal
miner in a multi-bllion dollar deal?
Yancoal
Name the music director - king of soft melodies who passed away
recently.
Ravi Shankar Sharma
Name the BPO firm acquired by Mahindra Satyam for $27 million.
vCustomer biz
Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?
Dav Whatmore Name the cricket personality called 'The Wall' who retired from
International cricket recently.
Rahul Dravid
Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?
Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam
Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?
K Venkataraman Where in Europe the 82nd Edition of Motor Show 2012 is held?
Geneva
Name the chocolate boy of Hindia cinema during 1960's who passed away
recently.
Joy Mukherjee Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?
Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam
Which 5 provinces of Ecuador have been declared state of emergency as
the country is hit by heavy flooding?
Manabi, Los Rios, Guayas, El Oro and Loja
Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America's first Innovation Award
for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising
wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?
Chintan
What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75
basis points?
4.75% Where did Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata inaugurate the first
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Taj Lands End at Bandra suburb, Mumbai At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout
package for debt-hit Greece?
$46.9 billion What did Tibetans organise to mark anniversary at their main temple in
McLeodganj?
Tibetan National upraising dayWhere was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India
recently?
New Town, KolkataWhat is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian
railway tickets?
120 Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that
touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana
Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari
Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.
Rythu Ratham (Tollfree - 18002666208) Who won the woman's All-England Open 2012 title?
Li Xuerui
Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its
travel business and focus on the retail segment?
Tata Capital
Which financial service will Nokia close in India?
Nokia Money
Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?
46th rank
Gujarat's which famous shawl got Geographical Indication(GI) tag?
Kutchi shawls
Which 3rd biggest economy of eurozone confirmed it is under recession?
Italy
Where is the 12th Edition of India Fashion Forum 2012 set to begin?
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon
Celebrating 107th Foundation Day Corporation Bank recently launched
what service to its customers?
CorpBank Application for android tablets and smartphones
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Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May
2012?
Anshu Jain
Which agricultural university has successfully produced the world's
first cloned pashmina
goat?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Which chipmaker is developing as (ITV) Internet-based TV service?
Intel
Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand's Chief Minister?
Vijay Bahuguna
Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-
13.
Dinesh Trivedi
Which company launched India's first CDMA Android tablet?
Reliance Communications Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?
Sumedh Singh Saini Which popular reference book will stop printing its famed 32-volume
print edition and go
digital?
Britanica Encyclopaedia Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
Parkash Singh Badal
Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 - Asia's largest global convention on film
media and entertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Which former tennis player resigned from the board of the Kingfisher
Airlines?
Vijay Amritraj
Where was the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Civil
Aviation 2012 inaugurated?
Aviation India 2012, Hyderabad Expand – COAI
COAI - Cellular Operators Association of India Expand – AUTSPI
AUTSPI - Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India
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AK Khan
Who is appointed as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Akhilesh Yadav What is the reduced interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident
Fund?
8.25%
What value of bailout fund did IMF approve for Greece recently?
28 billion euro
Name the Gujarat Chief minister whose image would be published on the
Time magazine's March 26th 2012 issue.
Narendra Modi What is the hiked service tax announced in the annual budget 2012-13
on mobile phone bills?
2%
What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU's and
financial institutions
during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?
Rs.15,888 crore
Name the online library launched by National Institute for Visually
Handicapped.
Online Braille Library
What is the proposed lowered securities transaction tax on cash
delivery transactions?
0.1%
Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?
P.H.Arvindh Pandian
From which tax will RBI be spared?
Wealth Tax Name the chief executive of cricket South Africa who has been
suspended.
Gerald Majola
Name the Indian Formula 1 driver who failed to qualify for Australian
GP.
Narain Karthikeyan Which movement marked 6-month anniversary as over 200 protesters
gathered in New York's Zuccotti Park?
Occupy Wall Street
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Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
Jenson Button
Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China's Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy
Which university in Jammu is organising 2-day Kishan Mela 2012?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Who won the Indian Wells 2012 title for a record fourth time?
Roger Federer
Name the hotel built in 1891 at Himachal Pradesh which has been
granted National Heritage status.
Chail Palace Who has been named India's Glam Diva?
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra
Who is chosen for the NTR National Film Award 2010?
South Indian Actress Sharada Who was adjudged boldest business person of the year 2011 at the
Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards?
Michael Woodford
Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate
14 railway stations in India?
Belgium
Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?
Matanhy Saldanha
At what swap ratio did Tech Mahindra buyout Mahindra Satyam?
2:17
In amended divorce bill who would be given power to reduce or waive
off the cooling period?
Court i.e. Judge Which mircoblogging site is popularly known as 'SMS of the internet'
which turned 6
years in March 2012?
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Pakistan Which Dubai-based airlines are open to investing in India as the
Government is considering allowing foreign airlines?
Emirates groupWhich European nation was hit by 24-hour strike against austerity
measures agreed by the Government in return for an international
bailout?
Portugal Expand - NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies Name the U.S. author who won the 8th annual Story prize for short
fiction - "We Others".
Steven Millhauser Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards - the Oscars of
British Journalism?
Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)
What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World
Bank?
$500 million
64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train
for the first time?
Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)
Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?
Arunachal Pradesh Name the 3 state-run power companies from Gujarat which bagged gold
and brozen shields at the National Awards for Meritorious Performance
in Power Sector.
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL), Gujarat Energy TransmissionCompany Ltd. (GETCO) and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL)
Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence
centres in which Indian state?
Gujarat
Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?
Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim
Name the company that launched Android tablet Ira costing Rs.4,000.
Wishtel Which group of students scoring 90% and above could seek admission in
undergraduate courses at Oxford University?
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To which Asian country are Indian oil companies set to export
petroleum products?
Pakistan Name the Padma Bhushan awardee who was honoured with 'Proclamation by
the City of New York'.
Shabana Azmi
What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India from
1st April 2012?
3 months from the date of issueWhat is the all-time high of Cardamom export during April-January
fiscal?
3,900 tonnes valued at Rs.308.32 crore
Who won the Malaysian GP 2012?
Fernando Alonso
Who recently visited Korean demilitarised zone?
US President - Barack Obama Name the polish lady who did her PhD. in Sanskrit and then translated
Bhagavad Gita into Polish recently.
Anna Racinska
Name the boxers who won gold medals at the 6th Asian Boxing
Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
MC.Mary Kom and L.Sarita Devi
Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?
Sriperumbudur Which actor passed away as the Kerala Government selected him for
J.C.Daniel award for his contributions to the Malayalam industry?
Jose Prakash
Where in India the Para Athletics National Championship 2012 held
which is also a selection trial for London Paralympics?
Bangalore Where in Kenya oil has been discovered for the first time?
Ngamia-1 in Turkana County
What is the increased interest rate on small savings scheme such as
PPF and NSC applicable from 1st April 2012?
PPF - 8.8% from 8.6% NSC - 8.9% from 8.7% Name the website launched to facilitate job prospects for Jammu and
Kashmir youths.
nsdcindia.org/udaan
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Who won 2nd silver medal in the men's 50m rifle three position at the
Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?
Gagan Narang
Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st
2012.
GAAR - General Anti-Avoidance Rules Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation
instead only thumb impression as per RBI?
Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker Who was elected as Speaker of the Uttarkhand Assembly after defeating
Harbans Kapoor by 8 votes?
Govind Singh KunjwalWho has replaced Subhinder Singh Prem as Managing Director for Adidas
Group India?
Claus HeckerottWhich state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of
camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision
is made in its 2012-13 budget?
Gujarat
Which 2 states in India has the production of rice doubled?
Bihar and Jharkhand Which Indian state marks 100 years and set to celebrate it with a
fashion show called "Silks of Bihar"?
Bihar
Which IT and network technologies have planned to setup mobile
communication system development centre in India?
NEC Corporation
Which company's Indian mutual fund business would L&T Finance acquire?
Fidelity
Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?
Kolkata's industry minister Partha Chatterjee
Which Sheffield based independent wholesale distributor of commercial
vehicle parts and accessories did TVS Group acquire?
Universal Components
Which magazine named N.R.Narayana Murthy among the 12 greatest
entrepreneurs?
Fortune magazine
Name the Chinese President who is in India on a 2-day visit to
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Hu Jintao
What value of funding has been approved by World Bank for the
Rajasthan agricultural competitiveness project in India?
$109 million
With which Chinese company did suzlon tie up to develop 800 MW of
domestic and international projects over the next 3 years?
CGN Wind Energy Co. To which company Sify Technologies Limited will sell its entire stake
in MF Global Sify
Securities India Pvt. Ltd.?
PhillipCapital Group, Singapore-based financial services company
Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?
Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola Which part of India could possibly head towards 2nd green revolution
with substantial increase in rice production?
Eastern states When was Earth Hour 2012 observed?
March 31st 2012 (8:30pm to 9:30pm) To mark the 150th birth anniversary of which personality has the
Bengali Association of Jharkhand will celebrate 3-day 13th Bangla
Sanskritik Mela from April 13th 2012?
Swami Vivekananda
Who has been named president of Pay Pal unit to replace Scott
Thompson?
David Marcus
Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support the
adolescent girls in India?
Delhi Daredevils
Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?
A.R.Infant
Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April
2012?
Odisha or Orissa
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bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.
Harnish Patel
Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically
by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena.
Syndicate Bank
Which part of India has Scottish Development International has plans
to setup office to promote investment into Scotland and help domestic
companies explore new export markets?
South India (Chennai or Bangalore)
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Current Affairs April 2012
1. Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI.Ans. Bhagat Singh
2. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com
Ans. Relatime News Search
3. Tiger brand is associated with which company?
Ans. Britannia
4. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership
of the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Which country has been ranked as the world’s richest country
in the list compiled by US magazine Forbes?
Ans. Qatar
6. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics
men’s hockey 2012?
Ans. France
7. Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to
enable viewers to watch movies and TV shows online.
Ans. BoxTV.com
8. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the
inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi who passed away recently.
Ans. Sailendra Nath Manna
9. Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the
year) award 2012?
Ans. Michael Clarke
10. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution
recently?
Ans. Syria
11. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel
sensor camera?
Ans. Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone
12. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.
Ans. Flyte
Download From http://www.jbigdeal.com 13. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in
Kolkata
Ans. HDFC Red
14. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as
a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on
science and related areas.
Ans. Science@Mobile
15. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded
with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
Ans. M.A.Yusuf Ali
16. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the
participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Ans. Bangladesh
17. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the
National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10
years.
Ans. Kerala
18. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink
maker rasna?
Ans. Genelia D’souza
19. Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turned-
actress Diana Hayden.
Ans. A Beautiful Truth
20. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize
considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?
Ans. Wang Shu
21. Which railway station became the first railway network to
offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide
information to passengers?
Ans. Bangalore City Railway Station
22. Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open
Championship to be played in July at the Royal Lytham St Annes.
Ans. Anirban Lahiri
23. Which state bagged the second best national award in the
Comprehensive Development of Tourism category?
Ans. Rajasthan
Download From http://www.jbigdeal.com 24. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open
2012.
Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
25. Who won the men’s singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?
Ans. Roger Federer
26. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 Rising
Star Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada
International Film Festival.
Ans. Manan Singh Katohora
27. Who has been elected as Russian President recently?
Ans. Vladimir Putin
28. Name of Taslima Nasreen’s autobiography?
Ans. Nirbasan
29. Who is World’s shortest man as per recent Guinness World
Records ?
Ans. 72-year old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal
30. Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently.
Ans. Emil Boc
31. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed
Nasheed quit.
Ans. Mohammad Waheed Hassan
32. Which singer is launching her own social networking website
exclusively for her fans?
Ans. Lady Gaga [www.littlemonsters.com]
33. Which country released world’s highest resolution lunar
images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter, Chang’e-2?
Ans. China
34. Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya
Pradesh government recently?
Ans. Rajesh Roshan
35. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved
mystery)?
Ans. To keep blood-sucking files away
36. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for
his contributions to the music industry in area other than
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Ans. Steve Jobs
1. Name the yesteryear actress who featured in the popular song ‘Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen’ from the film ‘Waqt’who passed away recently.
Achala Sachdev passed away at a Pune hospital on April 30, 2012.
Achala was 91 year old.
2. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity?Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan
3. Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM’s across 6 states?Postal department
4. Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the London Olympics 2012?Geeta
5. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?
Ratan Kumar Sinha
6. In which part of India, Indo Tibetan Border Police headquarters is to be opened?Bihar
7. Which state’s High Court has insisted that banks cannot freeze accounts nor stop services of issuing cheque book or ATM facility where the account holder has not supplied KYC (Know Your Customers) documents?Gujarat
8. Name the former Haryana chief secretary who took oath as state information commissioner ?Urvashi Gulati
9. Which State becames the 3rd state in India to launch State Portal (SP) and State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) project?Nagaland
10. Who won the World Series Hockey 2012 title?Sher-E-Punjab
11. In which state Urdu medium Government schools would be setup as announced by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav?Uttar Pradesh
12. Where is the World’s first Virtual shopping store opened?
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13. Who is named as HSBC’s India CEO?Stuart Milne
14. Which Indian state bans guthka from 1st of April 2012 to curb the increasing number of mouth cancer cases?Madhya Pradesh
15. Which Indian state chief minister has urged union Finance Minister to bail it out of its huge burden?West Bengal
16. Name the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice who was sworn in as Supreme court judge ?F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla
17. Name the Gujarati techie whose name has emerged for India’s President as the nation has to elect 16th President in July 2012 ?Sam Pitroda
18. At what value Air India’s restructuring plan was approved by a group of 19 banks led by SBI?18,000 crore
19. Which services Airtel is planning to launch in Kolkata in April 2012?4G services
20. Name the nuclear submarine which joined Indian Navy.INS Chakra
21. Which education company bagged Rs.209 crore order from Assam Government?Educomp
22. Which 2 north Indian states will have pipeline connected oil terminals for supply of diesel, petrol and kerosene?Jammu and Himachal Pradesh
23. Which Asian country has issued tender to buy minimum of 30,000 tonnes of basmati rice from India and Pakistan?Iraq
24. NSE founder who passes away Recently?
RH Patil
Dr R H Patil, chairman, Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) and
founder-managing director of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
passed away in Mumbai
25. Who donated 1 million Singapore Dollars to Indian Heritage Centre?Founder of Singapore-based IT company Si2i Mobility B.K.Modi
Download From http://www.jbigdeal.com 26. Name the world’s highest and longest bridge that was officially opened to motorists in China.Anzhaite Long-span Suspension Bridge in Jishou
27. Which bank has opened 16 Ultra Small branches in 16 locations in villages to cater to financial needs of the rural populace?IDBI Bank
28. Who has been conferred with Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal?Narayana Murthy
29. In which city in Kerala will Infosys setup its 2nd campus?Thiruvananthapuram
30. Which bank will set up 1-person micro branches to serve remote areas of the northeastern region financially?Indian Overseas Bank
31. Which act does not allow to prosecute (no wife can claim compensation or maintenance) husband’s girlfriend?Protection of Women from Domestic Vilonce Act, 2005
32. Name the 3 Indian hockey players after whom tube stations in London has been renamed.Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh and Leslie Claudius
33. Who has been signed up as brand ambassador of Toyota Kirloskar Motors?Virat Kohli
34. When was 63rd Rajasthan Day celebrated?30th March 2012
35. Where in Rajasthan Spices Board’s first Spices Park is setup?Jodhpur
36. Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)?India
37. Who won her 6th world sprint title at the world track cycling championships 2012?Victoria Pendleton
38. Name the Malawi President who died after heart attack.Bingu wa Mutharika
39. Who was sworn in as Malawi’s President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika?
Joyce Banda
40. Which Asian country made Hindu marriage registration a must by bringing the law in lines with India?
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41. Israel has decided to setup its consulate office in which part of India?Bangalore
42. Which Indian city is likely to get water taxis and air-conditioned trams?Kolkata
43. Name the young doctor who is set to become the first foreign national of Indian origin to walk across Antarctica carrying the Indian Flag.Dr.Alexander Kumar
44. Name the youngest Indian boxer who qualified for London Olympics 2012.
Shiva Thapa
45. What percentage hike was allocated for Karnataka by Planning Commission for current fiscal 2012-13 in the 12th Plan?10%
46. Who will be the sports ambassador for the state of Haryana?Leander Paes
47. Which category of women will be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant from next year?Transgender women
48. Which rank does Bangalore hold as preferred entrepreneurial locations worldwide?9th rank
49. Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market?Zee TV
50. Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India?Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
51. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened?Una district
52. What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol?Rs.20 and Rs.50 currency notes
53. Name the index on which NSE is set to launch derivative trade.FTSE 100 index
54. What percentage and value of US based Max New York Life
Download From http://www.jbigdeal.com Insurance was sold to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI)?26% and Rs.2,731 crore
55. Which country replaced China as Iran’s top oil client?India
56. India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?Pakistan
57. What value of equity infusion did Air India get spread over a period of 9 years?Rs. 30,000 crore
58. Where in India Integrated Check Post was inaugurated on the occasion of Baisakhi to enhance trade between India-Pakistan?Attari
59. Which education council in India would have its own job portal for the students of technical and professional institutions?All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)
60. Which 2 countries have agreed to resume dialogue on disarmament and non-proliferation after a gap of 9 years?India and China
61. Which repayment transaction is now allowed by RBI electronically i.e. NEFT?Repayment of Loan EMI’s
62. How many co-sponsors are against the Bill of outsourcing call centers in USA?106 co-sponsors
63. How much basis point did RBI cut key rates after 3 years?50 basis points
64. Name the Master Card’s President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US-India Business Council?Ajay Banga
65. Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?Dabur India
66. Which 14 year old ICC cricket tournament would end after 2013?ICC Champions Trophy
67. Which state has included services of the petroleum industry, including that provided by tanker operations as essential services under the state’s Essential Services Maintenance Act 1971, (Act 20 of 1971)?
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68. Which Indian state’s 100th anniversary was celebrated recently?Bihar
69. Who replaces Simon Leung chief executive of the greater China region of Microsoft?Ralph Haupter
70. Bill to include children with disabilities under which Act was recently passed by Rajya Sabha recently?Right to Education Act
71. Name the spy satellite launched by ISRO recently.RISAT-1
72. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership in India?
Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha
73. Name the Indian origin entrepreneur and educator who is named as the Goodwill Ambassador for Education Partnerships for UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).Sunny-Varkey
74. Who has been appointed as Governor of Goa, Rajasthan and Uttarkhand?B.V.Wanchoo, Margaret Alva and Aziz Qureshi
75. Who were given fresh terms as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra?E.S.L.Narasimhan and K.Sankaranarayanan
76. Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival?Gujarat
77. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012?India and Japan
78. Name the first of the four Dreamliner aircraft that Air India got from Nikki Haley’s state.Boeing 787
79. Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2012?Aditya Mehta
80. Who retained the crown as Britain’s richest man?Lakshmi Mittal
81. Where was the India Investrade 2012 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata held?
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82. Name the mango variety named after the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.‘Akhilesh aam’, named after Akhilesh Yadav
83. Which Indian state is planning to make 100 the common number to dial in any emergency?Tamil Nadu
84. Who became the 1st player to cross 2000 runs in cricket tournament IPL?Suresh Raina
85. Which country is keen to boost trade ties with Kerala?Singapore
86. Who became the 1st player to win Barcelona title for 7 times?Rafael Nadal
87. Name the former BCCI president who passed away recently after whom the challenger trophy was named.N.K.P.Salve
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1. What is the new name of Russian nuclear powered submarine k- 152 Nerpa after that handed over to India?Ans. INS Chakra 2. Who is the author of the book ‘My Unforgettable Memories’ ?Ans. Mamata Banerjee 3. Who is the present Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?Ans. Nabam Tuki 4. Whose Auto Biography is called ‘Prisoner 5990’ ?Ans. R. Balakrishna Pilla 5. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity?Ans. Pokhran in Rajasthan 6. Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the London Olympics 2012?Ans. Geeta 7. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?Ans. Ratan Kumar Sinha 8. Where is the World’s first Virtual shopping store opened?Ans. Korea 9. Name the nuclear submarine which became the part of Indian Navy in April 2012.Ans. INS Chakra 10. Name the world’s highest and longest bridge that was officially opened to motorists in China.Ans. Anzhaite - Long span suspension Bridge in Jishou 11. Where in Rajasthan Spices Board’s first Spices Park is setup?Ans. Jodhpur 12. Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)?Ans. India 13. Name the Malawi President who died recently?Ans. Bingu wa Mutharika 14. Who was sworn in as Malawi’s President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika?Ans. Joyce Banda 15. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened?Ans. Una district 16. Which country surpass China as Iran’s top oil client?Ans. India 17. India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?Ans. Pakistan 18. Which Indian state’s 100th anniversary was celebrated recently?Ans. Bihar
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19. Name the First Radar Imaging Satellite (spy satellite) Successfully launched by India recently.Ans. RISAT-1India on 26 April 2012 launched India’s first indigenous all weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) 20. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership in India?Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha 21. Who is appointed as the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?Ans. Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38. 22. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?Ans. Arunachal Pradesh 23. What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India since 1st April 2012?Ans. Three months from the date of issue 24. Name the Serbian President who resigned recently.Ans. Boris Tadic 25. Name the protein that has been identified to protect cancer and other cells from treatments like chemotheraphy and radiation.Ans. Nrf2 26. Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India?Ans. Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 27. Name the 51 year old who Conquered Mt.Everest Twenty One times.Ans. Apa Sherpa 28. Who has been appointed as Governor of Goa, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand?Ans.Governor of Goa - B.V.WanchooGovernor of Rajasthan - Margaret AlvaGovernor of Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi 29. Who has been appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra?Ans.Governor of Andhra Pradesh - E.S.L.NarasimhanGovernor of Maharashtra - K.Sankaranarayanan 30. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?Ans. KU band 31. Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in India?Ans. International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) SIM cardswhich will allow multiple mobile numbers from different operators on a single SIM card. 32. Name the personality (a poet, an author) whose 150th birth anniversary celebrated on May 8th 2012.Ans. Rabindranath Tagore 33. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappan civilization?Ans. Vadodara, Gujarat 34. Who is elected as President of France?Ans. Francois Hollande
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35. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service in India?Ans. Idea Cellular 36. Who was sworn in as Russian president for Second time?Ans. Vladimir Putin 37. Name the hockey player who died after being hit in the head by the ball during a game in Perth recently.Ans. Elizabeth Watkins 38. Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Threwdown meet in maui Island, Hawaii recently?Ans. Krishna Poonia 39. Who is elected as Russian Prime Minister recently?Ans. Dmitry Medvedev 40. Name the aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine India is set to get in 2013.Ans. Admiral Gorshkov and INS Arihant 41. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?Ans. Vanya Mishra 42. Where in Kerala a film city is to be built?Ans. Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam 43. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?Ans. Vijay Bahuguna 44. Who became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the fifth time?Ans. Parkash Singh Badal 45. Who has been elected as German President?Ans. Joachim Gauck 46. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?Ans. Matanhy Saldanha 47. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India.Ans. Judicial Accountability Bill 48. Who won the woman single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?Ans. Serena Williams 49. Who won the men single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?Ans. Roger Federer 50. Who has been appointed as TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) chairman for a three year term?Ans. Rahul Khullar 51. Which countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests?Ans. China, Japan and South Korea 52. What is the Motto of London Olympics 2012?
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Ans. Inspire a Generation 53. What is the estimated number of Nations participating in London Olympics 2012?Ans. 204 54. How many number of events are scheduled for Summer Olympics 2012?Ans. 302 in 26 sports 55. What does the Paralympic logo of Olmpics 2012 represent?Ans. River Thames in East London 56. At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq?Ans. $42.05 57. Death due to which insect is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance as per the North District Consumer Forum in India?Ans. Mosquito 58. Who became the World’s Oldest women to climb the Mount Everest?Ans. Tamae Watanabe, Seventy three Year Old 59. Which Mobile E-commerce Application was acquired by Facebook recently?Ans. Karma 60. What is the name of the new version of Android Operating System called?Ans. Jelly bean (Android 5) 61. What is the name of new tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their data analytics?Ans. Genome 62. Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state?Ans. Jharkhand 63. Name the first Bangladeshi woman to climb the Mt.Everest.Ans. Nishat Majumder 64. Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific region surpassing Japan?Ans. China 65. Name the former Prime Minister who’s 21st death anniversary was observed in India on 21st May 2012.Ans. Rajiv Gandhi 66. Which browser over took Internet Explorer to become top browser in the world?Ans. Google Chrome 67. Which Netherland based free instant messaging and call application firm is relocating its global headquarters to India?Ans. Nimbuzz 68. What is the name of world’s tallest residential building?Ans. Princess Tower in Dubai, UAE (1356 feet) 69. Name the social network launched for the people who are on death bed.Ans. My Last Wish
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70. Who will receive the honorary doctorate in civil law nearly after 20 years after Oxford University awarded?Ans. Aung Saan Suu Kyi 71. Name the new system that is introduced to get informations of foreigners visiting India.Ans. Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) 72. Name the two mascots of London Olympics 2012.Ans. Wenlock and Mandeville 73. Which country surpassed China as the largest Arms Importer in the World?Ans. IndiaAccording to a report published in March 2012 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India topped China as the largest importer of arms during 2007-11 and accounted for 10 per cent of global arms import as compared to Chinese share of five per cent. 74. Who is the first Pakistan Prime Minister who convicted for Contempt of Court?Ans. Yousuf Raza GilaniThe Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. 75. The Fourth BRICS summit was held in:Ans. New Delhi on March 29, 2012 76. Which is the bill passed by the Lok Sabha to provide royalty to the lyricists?Ans. The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2010 passed on 22nd May 2012.
1. Who won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Archery?
Deepika Kumari
2. Who took over as 28th chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh succeeding Avani Vaish?
R.Parasuram
3. Which state’s Chief Minister has demanded law to deal with cases of discrimination against
northeastern students?
Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma
4. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on
trains?
KU band
5. Which company bagged the contract for deploying Bharti Airtel’s 4G network in Karnataka?
Huawei
6. Who became the first cricketer to hit 5 consecutive T20 fifties?
Virender Sehwag
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7. Who won the award in the best Actress category at the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF) 2012
for her film ‘Bol’?
Humaima Malick
8. Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in
India?
International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) SIM cards which will allow multiple
mobile numbers from different operators on a single SIM card
9. To help clear cane arrears of over Rs.10,000 crore which commodities exports has been
let free by Government of India recently?
Sugar
10. Which industry in India will celebrate 100 years of its existence in May 2013?
Indian Film Industry (May 3rd 1913 to May 3rd 2013)
11. When is Facebook (IPO) set to go public?
May 18th 2012
12. When will the phased Basel III capital regulation in India be implemented as per RBI
guidelines?
January 1st, 2013 (to be fully implemented by March 31st, 2018)
13. Name the multifaceted personality (a poet, an author or a painter) whose 150th birth
anniversary would be celebrated on May 8th 2012.
Rabindranath Tagore
14. Which sport in Goa will benefit from the Government’s decision as it will be declared
state sport?
Football
15. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappan
civilization?
Vadodara, Gujarat
16. Where in India the 49th Raising Day of the Central Command was celebrated on 3rd May
2012?
Cantonment, Lucknow
17. Where in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) is
planning to establish aerospace park?
Chennai
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18. Where in Coimbatore, Government has planned to setup cold storage facility for
tomatoes?
Kinnathukkadavu
19. Which German sportswear maker has planned to shut down 1/3rd of its 900 Reebok
stores in India?
Adidas
20. Which Kolhapur-based bank is looking at an IPO in 2 years?
Ratnakar bank
21. Which resource in nuclear reactors will be used for power generation as the Government
has decided to start construction of 300MW reactor by 2016-17?
Thorium
22. As Indian Parliament holds special sitting on Sunday to celebrate 60th anniversary, when was
India’s first Parliament session held?
May 13th, 1952
23. Which country slapped a fine of $80,000 fine on Air India recently?
US Transportation Department
24. Which Finance company recently deferred its Rs.1,665 crore IPO, which opened on May
2nd 2012?
Samvardhana Motherson
25. Name the firm which is planning to build mud cottages in Gir area of Junagadh district.
Swati Infratech Pvt. Ltd.
26. In which glacier have geologists discovered hot water from geothermal sources which is
nearly 15 degrees arm in plunging -40 degree Celsius weather?
Siachen
27. Name the Indian who became first Asian-origin UK councilor.
Philip Abraham
28. Name the ‘Big Bang’ scientist whom France jailed for terror plot.
Adlene Hicheur
29. What value of fund will Asian Development Bank provide to India for 2012-2014 for the
development of various projects?
$6.25 billion
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30. Name the West Indian cricketer who has set an eye on bollywood after IPL.
Chris Gayle
31. Who is elected as Chair of the ADB’s Board of Governors?
Pranab Mukherjee
32. Which country will host the 46th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in
2013?
India in New Delhi
33. Name the Indian-origin doctor who won the London Assembly (Ealing and Hillingdon)
seat?
Dr.Onkar Singh Sahota
34. Who is elected as President of France?
Francois Hollande
35. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service
in India?
Idea Cellular
36. Which 2 Indian women won the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship?
Joshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal
37. Name the US secretary who is India on a 3-day visit asking to reduce oil imports from
Iran on the agenda.
Hillary Clinton
38. Which series of bollywood actor’s TV debut got a thumbs up from the Hindi film
industry?
Satyamev Jayate
40. Which popular comic is featuring members of Delhi Daredevils players like Virender Sehwag,
Irfan Pathan and Kevin Pietersen?
Chacha Chaudhary in Sabu new comic series
41. Who was sworn in as Russian president for 2nd time?
Vladimir Putin
42. Who won the silver medal at the 3rd International ‘Republic of Kazakhstan President’s
Cup’ held in Almaty, kazakhstan?
Devendro Singh
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43. Name the hockey player who died after being hit in the head by the ball during a game in
Perth recently.
Elizabeth Watkins
44. Which movie team is set to open 4-day Children’s Film Festival to be held in Goa from
May 11th 2012?
Gattu
45. Which state’s first marine training institute will be operational from August 2012?
Gujarat
46. Which state of Jaipur will host first edition of 3-day Fashion Week from May 24th 2012?
Rajasthan
47. After completing a year post acquisition of Patni Computer which company dropped
Patni from its brand name?
iGate Corporation
48. India’s Finance minister recently scrapped a ‘draconian’ clause under which law?
Customs law
49. Red Hat recently setup its R&D centres in which locality outside North America?
Pune and Bangalore in India
50. Which PSU acquired 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?
Bank of India
51. Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Threwdown
meet in maui Island, Hawaii?
Krishna Poonia
52. Who is appointed as Russian Prime Minister?
Dmitry Medvedev
53. Name the aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine India is set to get in 2013.
Admiral Gorshkov and INS Arihant
54. What was rolled back on realty as excise on gold jewellery?
Tax Deducted at Source
55. Where in London a centre dedicated to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore has
been launched?
Edinburgh
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56. Name the former chairman of ICICI bank and billionaire investor who are re-appointed to
the Arcelor Mittal board?
N.Vaghul and Wilbur Ross
57. When was the World Red Cross day celebrated?
May 8th
58. Which street is renamed after Roger Federer in Germany?
Weststrasse renamed as Roger-Federer-Allee
59. Which cricketer is likely to make an appearance in filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s
‘Ferrari Ki Sawari’?
Sachin Tendulkar
60. Lahore based Ajoka has planned for 4-day theatre festival to pay tribute to which birth
centenarian as on May 2012?
Saadat Hassan Manto
61. NSG base will be setup in which part of India?
Gujarat
Which Oscar-winning musician has been conferred with his first American Honorary Doctorate by
the Miami University?
A.R.Rahman
62. Name the Russian plane which went missing on a demonstration over Indonesia in the area of
Mount Salak recently.
Sukhoi Superjet 100
63. Name the former Ukraine Prime Minister who ended her 20-day hunger strike after
claiming that her guards handled her roughly while in prison.
Yulia Tymoshenko
64. Which sector is likely to get electronic development fund to promote its R&D activities?
Information Development sector
65. Denominations above what value should now be machine processed for authenticity by bank
branches as per RBI notification?
Rs.100 and above
66. Which singer is awarded America’s highest civilian honour “The Medal of Freedom”?
Bob Dylan
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67. Who won the Google Photography Prize 2012?
Viktor Johansson (A Swedish Student)
68. What is the name of the Carrie Underwood’s album released on May 1st 2012?
Blown away
69. Which singers were awarded 2012′s Sweden highest music honour “The Polar Music
Prize”?
Paul Simon and Yo-Yo Ma
70.Which bollywood actor is starring in the Hollywood movie “The Amazing Spider-man”?
Irrfan Khan
71. Name the bill passed by Rajya Sabha in India to protect children against sexual abuse.
Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill
72. Name the bill approved by the Union Cabinet in India to regulate the micro finance industry
and bring the micro lenders under the purview of RBI.
Micro Finance Sector Development and Regulation Bill, 2011
73. Which city in India leads household penetration of the internet as per Census 2011?
Gurgaon
74. Which sporting tournament will be held in Orissa from 11th May to 28th May 2012?
66th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2012
75. How many districts of the border state of Punjab will get clusters of food processing
industry post United Nation’s Industrial Development Organisation’s survey?
2 districts
76. AICTE has allowed private engineering colleges to run dual degree programme for
bachelor of engineering and master of technology courses in which state recently?
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
77. In which year MotoGP set to make its debut in India?
2013
78. WHO in its ‘International Travel and Health Bulletin 2012′ issued a malaria alert to which
country recently?
India
79. Which society in Goa is organising children’s film festival from May 11th to 13th 2012 at
Maquinez Palace, Panaji?
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Entertainment Society of Goa
80. Which state in India has made ID proof mandatory for pregnant women who undergo
ultrasound?
Haryana
81. WHO has urged which country to act on Palestinian hunger-strike?
Israel
82. Which state announced 500MW gas-fired power plant in its budget session recently?
Tamil Nadu
83. Who has been named EPL manager of the year?
Alan Pardew
84. Which country recently honoured over 150 peacekeepers?
Haiti
85. Which football sporting event will India bid to host at the FIFA Congress in Budapest
scheduled for May 24th and 25th 2012?
Under-17 World Cup in 2017
86. Punjab has recently achieved a record wheat crop produce of what value?
120 lakh tones
87. Which 3 northeastern Indian states will have its own high courts?
Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya
88. Jammu and Kashmir Government will set up Development and Management Authority to
promote which sport in the state?
Golf
89. Where in Kozhikode UL Cyber Park with Special Economic Zone status is built?
Malabar
90. Which airline will become first to provide in-flight mobile access in UK?
Virgin Atlantic
91. Which country has BCCI allowed to play in Champions League T20 in India?
Pakistan
92. Which country’s president visited India recently?
Maldivian President, Mohammed Waheed
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93. Where and at what cost was The Arcelor Mittal Orbit has been built?
London, amounting to 22.7million pounds
94. Name the Indian American who has been named as Chancellor of California.
Pradeep Khosla
95. Where in India “Veer Bharat Premises”, a unique museum dedicated to Indian heroes will
be setup?
Bhopal
96. Name the Venezuelan who won his maiden Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2012.
Pastor Maldonado
97. Who won the woman single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?
Serena Williams
98. Who won the men single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?
Roger Federer
99. Name the companies that Nigeria’s telecom authority fined a total of 7.3 million dollars
for providing poor services to customers.
Bharti Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Globacom
100. Which bank has is ranked 2nd most profitable public sector bank in terms of annual profit
for the fiscal year ended March, 2012?
Bank of Baroda
101. Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term?
Rahul Khullar
102. Where in India first 2MW solar power plant started functioning?
Uttar Pradesh
103. Where was the British World War II fighter plan found recently?
Egypt desert
104. Which 3 countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests?
China, Japan and South Korea
105. Who will temporarily replace Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson?
Ross Levinsohn
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106. Which 3 India’s bank and Insurance Company did Credit ratings agency Moody’s
downgrade recently?
ICICI bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Life Insurance Corporation
107. Which automobile maker is planning Rs.1,500 crore plant in Tamil Nadu?
Yamaha
108. Which Chennai-based hospital became the first in India to receive the ‘halal’ certification
from the Halal Development Authority?
Global Health City
109. Which company signed a deed with the National Apprenticeship Scheme of Britain to
impart software skills training for about 100 youths in Britain?
Infosys
110. What is the theme of World Economic Forum which is to be held in India between 6th
and 8th November 2012?
From Deliberation to Transformation
111. Name the Indian who became the youngest to win Asian Chess Championship.
Primarjan Negi
112. Which Asian country was invited by NATO to Chicago summit 2nd day of which will
focus on Afghanistan?
Pakistan
113. Name the child actor who acted in movie ‘Paa’ died in the Nepal plane crash recently.
Taruni Sachdev
114. Name the mass segment vehicle launched by Honda targeting Indian market.
Dream Yuga
115. Who won the top player in the English Premier League’s history?
Ryan Giggs
116. Who won the top manager award for the past 20 years in EPL?
Alex Ferguson
117. Which 3 North Eastern states will have planetarium by 2013?
Nagaland, Manipur and Jorhat in Assam
118. Which state will introduce a bill to protect heritage buildings which are not protected by
the Archaeological Survey of India or the state archeological department?
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Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission Bill 2012)
119. Which country’s President has been fined $17,000 by its electoral authorities for urging
his Facebook followers on polling day to vote for him?
Taiwan (President Ma Ying-jeou)
120. In which Junior Asia Cup tournament did India bag Bronze medal recently?
Hockey
121. Who will help bring the Olympic flame to Britain along with 5 young Britons as a formal
handover ceremony in Athens, London 2012 on 18th May 2012?
David Beckham
122. Which company is planning to open ‘Motherwood Maternity’, ‘A pea in the Pod’ and
‘Destination Maternity’ brands in India?
Mahindra Retail
123. Where in India the first store of ‘Destination Maternity’ is opened by Mahindra Retail?
Gurgaon
124. Which town in Odisha touched 45 degree Celsius on 16th May 2012?
Sambalpur, Hirakud, Titilagarh, Jharsuguda and Sonepur
125. Which company was allowed by Indian cabinet to sign a gas purchase agreement with
Turkmenistan national oil firm?
GAIL India Ltd.
126. Bharti Airtel tied-up for mobile banking services with which bank recently?
Axis Bank
127. Nomura downgraded which company from ‘buy’ to ‘reduce’?
Larsen and Toubro
128. Nomura downgraded which company from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’?
Ashok Leyland
129. What did Rajya Sabha approve in the Copyright Amendment Bill seeking to remove
operational difficulties?
Address newer issues related to the digital world and worldwide web
130. Demand for which language in the 8th Schedule of Indian constitution could be accepted
soon?
Bhojpuri
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131. Expand LAAR Bill.
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill
132. Name the Grammy-winning, nicknamed the Queen of Disco who passed away after a battle
with cancer.
Donna Summer
133. What value of swap facility has RBI set up for SAARC nations?
$2 billion
134. At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq?
$42.05
135. Who rang the opening bell remotely of Nasdaq as Facebook made its public debut on
18th May 2012?
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg
136. Name the NRI who became the first Lord Mayor of Leicester town in UK.
Abdul Razak Osman
137. Name the Indian-American who was elected to Sugar Land City of Texas in US.
Himesh Gandhi
138. Death due to which insect is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance
as per the North District Consumer Forum in India?
Mosquito
139. Kerala investor meet was held as a part of build-up towards which event in September
2012?
Emerging Kerala Conclave
140. Which rating agency has downgraded Greek banks ratings from B- to CCC?
Fitch rating agency
141. How many Spanish banks debt ratings have been cut by Moody’s, citing the effects of
recession?
16 Spanish banks
142. Name the 73 year old Japanese oldest woman to scale Mt.Everest.
Tamae Watanabe
143. Which Mobile E-commerce App was acquired by Facebook recently?
Karma
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144. What is the name of the new version of Android Operating System called?
Android 5 “Jelly bean”
145. What is the name of new tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their data
analytics?
Genome
146. Who won the Football Champions League 2012 final match against Bayern Munich?
Chelesa
147. Which state Government in the west of India completed 1 year at office?
West Bengal
148. Which state Government in South India completed 1 year at office?
Tamil Nadu
149. Which Indian state is now center of spiritual tourism?
Gujarat
150. Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state?
Jharkhand
151. Name the 1st Bangladeshi woman who scaled Mt.Everest.
Nishat Majumder
152. Name the Indian origin British civil servant who was chosen as president of European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Suma Chakrabarti
153. Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific surpassing Japan?
China
154. Name the 12 years and 9 months old child prodigy from Bhojpur district in Bihar who
created history by cracking IIT-JEE 2012.
Satyam Kumar of Bakhorapur
155. Who won the French MotoGP 2012?
Jorge Lorenzo
156. One-year of rural posting is made compulsory for which medical course in India?
MMBS
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157. Name the Indian player who won his first ever ATP Challenger singles title 2012.
Yuki Bhambri
158. Name the asteroid which could come near to earth on 15 February 2013 leading to
disruption of geosynchronous satellites.
DA14
159. Name the 12 year old who has lectured at harvard and co-written a book in America.
Blake Kernen
160. Name the card that would popularise after Chief General Manager D.V.Deshpande for
NABARD urged commercial banks to promote it in Bihar.
Kisan Credit Card
161. Name the former Prime Minister who’s 21st death anniversary was observed in India on
21st May 2012.
Rajiv Gandhi
162. Which browser over took Internet Explorer to become top browser in the world?
Google Chrome
163. Which country is pressing for global internet governance to the UN committee?
India
164. As per the Delhi Registration of Marriages Bill 2012, marriage registration is made
compulsory in Delhi within how many days of tying the knot?
60 days. If exceeds, one has to pay a fine of Rs.10,000
165. Which Indian state with over 6 lakh unemployed youths could get an Information and
Technology park?
Jammu and Kashmir
166. Name the tower in Dubai, UAE which is 413.4 metres (1,356 feet) high and has 101
storeys, the world’s tallest residential building.
Princess Tower
167. Who won the men’s Rome Masters 2012 for a record 6th time?
Rafael Nadal
168. Which act was passed for Sikh organisations recently?
Anand Marriage Act
169. What is the changed brand name of West Assam Milk Producer’s Cooperative Union Ltd.
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(Wamul) milk in the market?
Purabi Smart
170. Name one among the Bee Gees who died recently fighting against cancer.
Robin Gibb
171. Which city in Rajasthan will be made smoking free?
Jaipur
172. Expand ADaRSH.
Association for Development and Research of Sustainable
173. Expand GRIHA.
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment
174. Name the former chief minister of Meghalaya who passed away recently.
Flinder Anderson Khonglam
175. Which state Government in India announced a pension of Rs.1,000 per month post
retirement and housing scheme for homeless journalists?
Tripura
176. Name the deputy Prime Minister who quit from Nepal cabinet recently.
Krishna Sitaula
177. Expand PAC.
Public Accounts Committee
178. Name the Indian who became the first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar after 25 years.
Dr.Manmohan Singh
179. Who won the 66th Santosh Trophy?
Services against Tamil Nadu (3-2)
180. Which company has warned of internet blackout on July 9th 2012?
181. Which company has invested Rs.21,000 crore to setup railway wagon and component
factory in West Bengal?
SAIL
182. Name the tennis player who played his 50th Grand Slam tournament at the French Open
2012.
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Roger Federer
183. Who won the Monaco Grand Prix 2012?
Mark Webber
184. Who won the Chennai Open 2012 at the Indian Squash Academy?
Joshna Chinappa (6th title of her career)
185. Who won the Thomas Cup 2012 title?
Lin Dan
186. Which countries recently signed 12 agreements, including a $500 million credit line,
border area development and air services?
India and Mayanmar
187. Where in India 3-day international student’s film festival will be held from 1st June
2012?
Kolkata
188. Which film of Raj Kapoor has been added to All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made
since 1923 by Time magazine?
Awaara
189. Who has been appointed as commerce secretary in India?
S.R.Rao
190. Who has been appointed as director general of Jammu and Kashmir police?
Ashok Prasad
191. Which football team has been identified as the world’s most popular football club by a
survey carried out by market research agency, Kantar?
Manchester United
192. Expand SFIO.
Serious Fraud Investigation Office
193. Which Northeast state got Software Technology Park recently?
Tripura
194. Ritesh Idnani was Chief Operating Officer of which BPO company?
Infosys
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Current Affairs June 2012
1. Who took over as Vice-Chief of Indian Air Force?
Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria
2. Who took charge of command of the Western Air Command (WAC)?
Air Marshal Arup Raha
3. Name the Indian American girl who won the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee crown.
Snigdha Nandipati
4. Name the spacecraft which returned to earth to end historic trip.
SpaceX Dragon
5. Global rating agency Fitch downgraded which banks credit rating outlook to negative from
stable?
Indian Bank
6. Which 2 countries signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic
cooperation and joint investment to boost bilateral trade?
India and Bahrain
7. Name the Taiwanese bank which is set to open its 2nd branch in India at Sriperumbudur, Tamil
Nadu.
Chinatrust Commercial Bank
8. To save which ailing company, proposal is being made by 2 oil sector PSU’s IOC and MRPL to
take charge of running it?
Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL)
9. Name the Sikh leader from BJP, who won his 2nd term as MLA from Dasuya in Punjab assembly
elections and died recently.
Amarjit Singh Sahi
10. Which country celebrated Queen’s 60 year reign recently?
United Kingdom
11. Irish voters recently backed which pact by large majority by exhibiting final memorandum
results?
European Union fiscal pact
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12. Who won the 73rd PGA Tour Title 2012?
Tiger Woods
13. Who won the Catalunya MotoGP 2012?
Jorge Lorenzo
14. Who won the Copenhagen International sand sculpture championship 2012 held in Denmark?
Sudarsan Patnaik for “Save the Ocean” sand sculpture of 20-feet high
15. Name the Australia’s largest beef producer.
Australia Agriculture Co. (AAco)
16. Name the Indian cricketer who took oath as Rajya Sabha MP.
Sachin Tendulkar
17. Which electronic giant’s stock dipped below 1,000 yen for first time since 1980?
Sony
18. Name the oldest American men’s clothier chain Reliance inked pact with to hold 49% stake in
it.
Brooks Brothers
19. Which Asian stock market hit 28-year low on 4th June 2012?
Tokyo
20. Name the Pakistan Interior Minister who was suspended for dual nationality.
Rehman Malik
21. Who won the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?
New Zealand
22. Which medal did India bag at the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?
Bronze
23. What is the importance of June 5th?
World Environment Day
24. Which shrubs are turning into trees as Arctic region warms?
Tundra shrubs
25. Music Academy in Chennai has been granted the status of research centre by which
Karnataka-based University?
Tumkur University
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26. For which summit Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing, China?
Regional Security summit
27. Where did the Boeing Phanton Eye drone made its ground?
Edwards Air Force Base
28. Which scam-hit bank’s license was cancelled by Reserve Bank of India recently?
Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank (MMCB)
29. Who is named as Navy chief as Admiral Nirmal Verma retires on August 31st 2012?
D.K.Joshi
30. Which country has approved world’s first ‘healthy cola’ for being beneficial to health?
Japan
31. Which country marked 23rd anniversary of the military crackdown in Tiananmen Square?
China
32. Which cricketer was recalled by West Indies Cricket Board into One-day squad after 14 month
long stand-off?
Chris Gayle
33. Name the psychiatrist and balloonist who took off on the world’s first intercontinental flight in
solar-powered plane.
Bertrand Piccard
34. Name the India’s London bound discus thrower who bagged silver medal at the Post Pre Elite
Women’s event at Portland, US.
Krishna Poonia
35. Who was named captain of 18-member Indian hockey team for the 6th Junior Women’s Asia
Cup to be held in Thailand from June 27th 2012?
Mid-fielder, Ritu Rani
36. Which planet crossed the sun on 5th June 2012 making one complete orbiter rotation?
Venus
37. Name the Wisconsin governor in USA who survived recall.
Scott Walker
38. How many gold did India win on 1st day of Commonwealth Weightlifting?
11 gold
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39. Name the author of ‘The Twilight Zone’ who passed away recently.
Ray Bradbury
40. Where in India talking ATM is launched by Union Bank of India?
Ahmedabad
41. Name the boxer who ended his 19 year boxing career which earned him 5 world titles and 3
weight classes.
Shane Mosley
42. Which 2 cricketer of India’s World Cup winning squad were conferred with Eklavya award by
Gujarat Government recently?
Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel
43. Who has been appointed as Chief Election Commissioner to take over S.Y.Quraishi from June
10th 2012?
V.S.Sampath
44. International Olympic Committee has announced to live stream free London Olympic Games
on which medium to fans in 64 territories across Asia and Africa including India?
Youtube
45. Which state’s rice exporters demand abolition of cess on paddy?
Punjab
46.How many positive list services will be taxed from July 1st 2012?
119
47. Name the company which has developed a vaccine for dengue.
Paris-based Sanofi
48. What value is the allocated by Planning Commission for sanitation in the 12th Five Year Plan?
36,000 crore
49. Who won the South African Cricketer, Test Cricketer and CSA Fan’s Cricketer of the Year
award?
Vernon Philander
50. Name the writer who has been felicitated with an Assamese Japi.
Chetan Bhagat
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51. What value of investment proposal did Karnataka get across 14 sectors on the 1st day of 2nd
Global Investors Meet (GIM 2012)?
Rs.5 trillion (Rs.5 lakh crore)
52. What rate of interest did European Central Bank retain?
1%
53. Based on which film has Titan’s children watch brand ZOOP launched new watch collection?
Madagascar 3 : Europe’s Most Wanted
54. Who won the mixed doubles title at the French Open 2012?
Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza
55. Which section of Income Tax Act lets Assesses minor children eligible for separate tax
exemption?
Section 54 EC
56. Who is named as CEO of Samsung?
Kwon Oh-hyun
57. Which social bookmarking site unveiled new logo, 6 years since its launch?
58. What value of compensation has Nasdaq offered for clients who were hit by technical
problems that arose during the Facebook IPO on May 18th 2012?
$40 million
59. Which Asian country’s central bank cut its interest rates by 25 basis points, being its first cut
since the 2008-09 financial crisis?
China
60. Who is named as Event Ambassador for 2012 World Twenty20?
Malinga
61. Name the 250 MW unit thermal power project commissioned by BHEL recently.
Harduaganj thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
62. Name the Lebanese journalist who headed Arab’s newspaper An-Nahar and died recently.
Ghassan Tueni
63. Name the football tournament kick started at Warsaw on 8th June 2012.
UEFA Euro 2012
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64. What value of money will be pumped in the market on June 12th 2012 by buying Government
securities to ease the liquidity situation by RBI?
12,000 crore
65. Quote the reason why RBI recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central
Bank of Bahrain?
To promote greater co-operation and sharing of supervisory information between the 2 regulators
67. Which Indian company’s Rs.1,000 IPO in 1977 is now worth Rs.7.7lakh?
Reliance Industries Limited
68. What value of capital infusion was made in Regional Rural Bank’s to improve their capital
adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector?
Rs.632 crore
69. Expand FLCC (Hint: Credit).
Financial Literacy and Credit Counselling
70. Expand FLC (Hint: Literacy).
Financial Literacy Centres
71. What is the jobless rate in Greece as of March 2012?
21.9%
72. What material is used by Israeli scientists to develop strong plastic to replace steel and other
materials used in pipelines and machinery?
Polypropylene
73. Which 2 models of smartphones launched by Motorola are water-resistant, scratchresistant
and dust-proof?
Motorola DEFY XT and DEFY MINI
74. Name the south Indian filmmaker-editor who passed away recently.
K.S.R.Doss
75. Where in the world forced marriage is set to become crime?
Britain
76. Which 2 disease has been identified as top killers around the world by UNICEF?
Pneumonia and Diarrhea
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77. Who was sworn in as cabinet minister in the Vijay Bahuguna Government in Uttarakhand?
Harak Singh Rawat
78. Who won the Dutch MotoGP?
Casey Stoner
79. Who became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all 4 Grand Slam titles after defeating
Italy’s Sara Errani in the French Open 2012?
Maria Sharapova
80. From which country India is set to buy 8 warships?
South Korea
81. Which country is set to launch manned spacecraft in June 2012?
China
82. To which Eurogroup the Eurozone finance ministers were willing to respond favourably to the
need of 100 billion euros to a bailout request from its troubled banks?
Spain
83. How many medals did India bag at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships?
45 medals, including 29 gold
84. Where in Chennai first phase of 50 acre ‘Logistics Park’, a facility comprising warehouses and
commercial complex has been completed by Shri Kailash Logistics Ltd.?
Oragadam
85. Who won the Thailand Open 2012?
Saina Nehwal
86. Who won the Canadian Grand Prix 2012?
Lewis Hamilton
87. What value of bailout did Spain receive recently from European finance ministers?
$125 billion
88. Which housing arm of India launched its first low-cost housing project targeting 366 Tier-II and
Tier-III cities and costing between Rs.5.5 lakh and Rs.12 lakh?
Sahara Infrastructure and Housing
89. Name the Ex-industry secretary who is to be appointed as NHAI chief.
R.P.Singh
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90. Name the Indian actor who is set to make hollywood debut with ‘The Lord of the Rings’
producer Barrie Osborne.
Kamal Haasan
91. Who won the French Open 2012 men’s title?
Rafael Nadal
92. Who was presented with Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award?
Sachin Tendulkar for completing a century of 100 international hundreds
93. Who will lead Indian hockey team in Olympics 2012?
Bharat Chetri
94. Which university signed MoU with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to establish a
Hindi Chair in South China?
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS)
95. Where have scientists discovered the largest ever under-ice bloom of phytoplankton?
Under the Arctic ice
96. USA exempted India from which country’s sanctions?
Iran
97. Name the 5-day film festival that is to be organised by Entertainment Society of Goa in
collaboration with Directorate of Film Festivals and National Film Archive of India.
Cinema Out of the Box
98. Name the Operating system and mobile Operating system version that Apple announced at the
23rd annual developers conference WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference).
Mountain Lion and iOS6
99. Which Qatar-based bank is expected to start India operations?
Doha Bank
100. Which search engine has signed a deal with Encyclopedia Britannica to bring richer content
to its search results?
Microsoft search engine Bing
101. Who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of TVS Motor?
Anushka Sharma
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102. Which company exported 100 ‘Falcon’ buses to Ghana?
Ashok Leyland
103. Name the SVB Financial Group’s banking unit which is set to open its first international
branch in London.
Silicon Valley Bank
104. Which Indian company is set to enter dairy business from 2013?
Sahara India
105. Where does inflation stand as of May 2012?
7.55%
106. In which movie actor Sridevi is set to make a comeback?
English Vinglish
107. Which state Government recently awarded Indian hockey team for qualifying to London
Olympics 2012?
Haryana
108. Which states will ‘Gandhi Peace Bus’ tour, to conclude at Mangalore in July 2012?
Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
109. What is the importance of June 14th?
World Blood Donor Day
110. In which year Government of Orissa declared filmmaking as an industry?
1974
111.Which traditional sport of Sikkim is set to get an academy?
Archery
112. Name the first Northeast state to have IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology).
Tripura
113. Which global financial services firm has termed Indian economy is facing stagflation?
Moody’s
114. Name the Tagore literary awardees for the different genres of novels, poetry, short stories
and drama between 2007-2009.
Sheel Kolambkar for Geera (Konkani)
Jagdish Prasad Mandal for Gaamak Jingi (Maithili)
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(Malayalam)N.Kunjamohan Singh for Eina Kenge Kenba Natte (Manipuri)
Indramani Darnal for Krishna Krishna (Nepali) and
Arjan Hasid for Na Ien Na (Sindhi)
Amitav Ghosh for Sea of Poppies (English)
115. Where in Madhya Pradesh first tissue culture lab has been set up and developed 25 lakh
saplings mainly of G – 9 variety of banana by a farmer, Subhas Mohan Pandey?
Hamalapur Somvari, near to Betul district
116. Name the former McKinsey chief and Goldman Sachs director who is convicted of insider
trading.
Rajat Gupta
117. Name the feature that Facebook is set to launch which will allow advertisers to participate in
real-time bidding to show ads on its website.
Facebook Exchange
118. Which country is set to create world’s largest marine park network?
Australia
119. Which country expects 5.5% growth in tourist arrivals from India?
Hong Kong
120. Name the China’s space mission whose crew included its first woman astronaut, Liu Yang.
Shenzhou-9 spacecraft
121. Which state got India’s 4th Buddhist centre?
Arunachal Pradesh
122. Who becomes 4th Prime Minister of Greece in 8 months time?
Antonis Samaras
123. Which 2 country’s home ministers are set to meet on yearly basis?
India and Bangladesh
124. Which payment mode a must for public sector banks from July 1st 2012?
e-Payment
125. Who will take on Spain in Euro 2012 finals?
Italy
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126. What is the importance of June 30th 2012?
The last minute of 30th June 2012 will be 1 second longer and will be known as ‘leap second’
127. What percentage of additional service tax would be levied on all bollywood actors and those
perform on television serials?
12%
128. Who took over as the director of ISRO Satellite Centre?
S.K.Shivakumar replaces T.K.Alex
129. T.P.Sudhindra was recently in news, which sport did he play?
Cricket
130. Name the list of 6 states which will raise 32.8 billion rupees via 10 year loans according to
RBI.
Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab and Rajasthan
131. Which agricultural arm would setup over 20 rural gurukuls across Indian states including
Jharkhand?
NABARD
132. Who is appointed as Andhra Pradesh chief secretary?
Minnie Mathew
133. Which state will setup film promotion board to promote its films and culture?
Haryana
134. Which country is to setup auto component and Engineering Park in Gujarat?
Japan
135. Which application of Microsoft is available for educational institutes free of cost?
Microsoft Office 365
Q.1. Which the following two countries had signed strategic partnership agreement on 27 June 2012?(a) India and Pakistan(b) Pakistan and Norway(c) Afghanistan and Norway(d) Afghanistan and United States of AmericaAnswer: (c)
Q.2. Which Company had signed the world chess Champion Viswanathan Anand their Brand Ambassador on 26 June 2012?(a) Honda(b) True Value Homes
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Q.3. Which Country Chaired the seventh G20 Summit on 18 and 19 June 2012?(a) United States of America(b) Mexico(c) South Africa(d) Netherlands Answer: (b)
Q.4.________________ became the president of Egypt on 24 June 2012?(a) Pranab Mukherjee(b) Barak Obama(c) Mohommed Moorsi(d) Yusuf Raja GilaniAnswer: (c) Mohommed Moorsi
Q.5.____________emerged as the largest trading partner of___________in the first quarter of 2012-13?(a) India, Dubai(b) India, USA(c) India, UK(d) India, IranAnswer: (a) India, Dubai
1.India's GDP in FY12 is:A. 8.5B. 5.3C. 6.5D. 7.5
Ans: C, 6.5 ( Lowest in 9 Years as per Data Released by Govt. on 31st May 2012)
2. India's GDP in Q4 of FY12 stood at:A. 8.5B. 5.3C. 6.5D. 7.5Ans: B
3. 'World No Tobacco Day' is observed on:A. 1st June 2012B. 31st May 2012C. 15 June 2012D. 15 May 2012
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4. Current Army Chief of India:A. Gen. VK SinghB. Gen. Bikram Singh C. Deepak KapoorD. A. K. AntonyAns: B (Gen. Bikram Singh appointed new chief after former Chief VK Singh retire on 31st May 2012)
5. The recent controversial term "FLAME" related to Iran is:A. Nuclear Bomb by Iran.B. US Missile situated in Ocean targeting IranC. Computer Virus
D. Gas pipeline between Iran and India
Ans: C
6. Who is winner of French Open Mixed double Title 2012:
A. Leander Pes-Bhupati
B. Sania Mirza - Bhupati
C. Sania Mirza - Leander pes
D. Klaudia Jans-Ignacik
Ans: B
7. Aakash -2 is:
A. New Missile by DRDO
B. New ISRO Satellite
C. New Tablet Version
D. New Supercomputer by IBM
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1 Which Tech giant has recently launched tab computer called “Nexus”?
A) Samsung
B) Apple
C) Google
D) IBM
2 Real estate developer True Value Homes (TVH) has signed which sportsman as its new brand ambassador?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Viswanathan Anand
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
3 Which in the list was termed as the fastest computer in the world recently?
A) Sequoia
B) K Computer
C) SuperMUC
D) Tianhe-1A
4 Auto Giant BWM has signed which sportsman as its new brand ambassador recently?
A) Sachin Tendulkar
B) Viswanathan Anand
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Download from www.jbigdeal.com 5 “Enrique Peña Nieto” has been recently elected as President of which country?
A) Brazil
B) Paraguay
C) Argentina
D) Mexico
6 Recently Scientists have discovered Higgs-Boson particle. It is also known as?
A) Quantum Particle
B) God Particle
C) High mass Particle
D) None of these
7 “Lee Hsien Loong” has recently visited India in July 2012. He is President of?
A) Thailand
B) Malaysia
C) Singapore
D) Philipines
8 Which fomer Chief Minister has recently got clean chit from Supreme Court in Disproportionate asset case?
A) Mayawati
B) Mulayam Singh Yadav
C) M. Karunanidhi
D) Vilasrao Deshmukh
Download from www.jbigdeal.com 9 After Pranab Mukherjee’s exit from active politics, who has been appointed as the third chairman of EGoM to fix reserve price of spectrums?
A) Sharad Pawar
B) P. Chidambaram
C) Kapil Sibal
D) Anthony
10 India’s unemployment rate for 2010-11 stood at?
A) 4.5%
B) 3.8%
C) 5.5%
D) 4.8%
1 Ans) Google
2 Ans) Viswanathan Anand
3 Ans) Sequoia
4 Ans) Sachin Tendulkar
5 Ans) Mexico
6 Ans) God Particle
7 Ans) Singapore
8 Ans) Mayawati
9 Ans) P. Chidambaram
10 Ans) 3.8%
11 Pranab Mukherjee has been recently elected as the ____ th President of India?
A) 12th
B) 13th
Download from www.jbigdeal.com C) 15th
D) 14th
12 Which Indian Bank has taken step to form India’s first Mortgage guarantee entity just like other developed countries?
A) SBI
B) National Housing Bank
C) LIC Housing
D) HDFC
13 Which only Indian President won the Presidential Election without any contest?
A) APJ Abdul Kalam
B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Pratibha Patil
14 Eminent Freedom Fighter and social activist Captain Lakshmi Sehgal passed away in Kanpur on 23 July 2012. She was one of the most important members of S C Bose’s Indian National Army. She contested Presidential election in 2002 against whom?
A) APJ Abdul Kalam
B) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
C) Rajendra Prasad
D) Pratibha Patil
15 Which Country is the largest producer of Cocoa which is mainly used for Chocolate?
A) Ghana
B) Ivory Coast
Download from www.jbigdeal.com C) Kenya
D) Zimbabwe
16 Leader of National Advisory Council, responsible for monitoring the implementation of the UPA government’s manifesto, the Common Minimum Programme(CMP)?
A) Sonia Gandhi
B) Kausik Basu
C) Pranab Mukherjee
D) Manmohan Singh
17 Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Egypt?
A) Hosni Mubarak
B) Hisham Kandil
C) Mohamed Morsi
D) None of these
18 International donor conference on Afghanistan was held recently to donate funding for Afghanistan development. It was held in?
A) Kabul
B) Tokyo
C) Hong Kong
D) Singapore
19 Which country will host the 4th Champions League T20 in October this year?
A) India
B) Australia
Download from www.jbigdeal.com C) South Africa
D) England
20 QFI (Qualified Foreign Investment) is regulated in India by?
A) RBI
B) Financial Action Task Force
C) SEBI
D) IRDA
Current Affairs July 2012 Quiz – 2 Answers
11 Ans) 13th
12 Ans) National Housing Bank
13 Ans) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
14 Ans) APJ Abdul Kalam
15 Ans) Ivory Coast
16 Ans) Sonia Gandhi
17 Ans) Hisham Kandil
18 Ans) Tokyo
19 Ans) South Africa
20 Ans) Financial Action Task Force
21 India’s cricket control board BCCI has recently suspended which Madhya Pradesh and Deccan Chargers bowler for life term after he was found guilty of receiving money to spot fix a match in domestic cricket?
A) Mohnish Mishra
B) Shalabh Srivastava
C) T. Sudhindra
Download from www.jbigdeal.com D) Amit Yadav
22 Which global bank has been recently fined for LIBOR scandal and their CEO resigned?
A) Barclays
B) UBS
C) HSBC
D) RBS
23 Which global bank is under investigation in US for its alleged involvement in money laundering case?
A) Barclays
B) UBS
C) HSBC
D) RBS
24 Current UP Government has renamed “Panchsheel Nagar” district as?
A) Sambhal
B) Amethi
C) Amroha
D) Hapur
25 India’s which travel portal has recently acquired Travelguru, Indian arm of US travel services provider Travelocity?
A) Yatra
B) MakemyTrip
C) Easemytrip
Download from www.jbigdeal.com D) None of these
26 India’s export growth for May 2012 stood at?
A) -4.16%
B) 4.16%
C) 4.76%
D) -5.5%
27 Which pharmacy giant has been recently investigated by US authority for healthcare fraud case?
A) Pfizer
B) Glaxo Smith Kline
C) Johnson & Johnson
D) Glenmark
28 India’s core sector growth for May 2012 stood at?
A) 2.2%
B) 5.8%
C) 4%
D) 3.8%
29 Which has come out to be the no. 1 player in the India’s domestic smart phone market with 40.4% market share during the January-March quarter 2012?
A) Nokia
B) Samsung
C) RIM
D) Apple
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30 Who won the Women’s single title in Wimbledon 2012 recently?
A) Serena Williams
B) Maria Sarapova
C) Venus Williams
D) Agnieszka Radwanska
Current Affairs July 2012 Quiz – 3 Answers
21 Ans) T. Sudhindra
22 Ans) Barclays
23 Ans) HSBC
24 Ans) Hapur
25 Ans) Yatra
26 Ans) -4.16%
27 Ans) Glaxo Smith Kline
28 Ans) 3.8%
29 Ans) Samsung
30 Ans) Serena Williams
1. Wrestler-actor who died recently at the age of 84 ?
“Rustam-E-Hind” Dara Singh
2. How is Oscar Pistorius known in the sporting world?
An athlete who would compete in London Olympics (individual 400 metres and 4 * 400relay)
3. Who will replace Mark Thompson as BBC director general in August 2012?
George Entwistle
4. Which Indian PSU bank recently setup its Security Operation Centre?
Download from www.jbigdeal.com United Bank of India
5. Harvard Business Review has featured which ho me appliances maker as one of the 6th most successful sales and marketing company in the world?
Eureka Forbes
6. Which country announced 16.7 billion in extra taxes on big business and rich to meet deficit targets and balance its budget by 2017?
France
7. Shadow of what has been clicked by scientists with an effort lasting more than 5 years?
Single Atom
8. Name the movie shot by kannada director Arvind Kaushik in a record 2 hours.
Nam Areiali Innondhina
9. Which football team is set to file IPO in New York Stock Exchange?
Manchester united
10. Where does India stand on global innovation index rank as it drops 2 positions from
existing one?
64th rank
11. Expand FTII. (Hint: Film)
Film and Television Institute of India
12. India will sign an audio-visual co-operation agreement with which country to increase cooperation in filmmaking, screening and student exchange programmes?
Poland
13. From which part of India does Srilanka-based Mihin Lanka Airlines will operate flights
to Colombo?
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
14. Which mobile network recently launched Flat 30p plan for its customers in India?
Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. which operates under MTS brand
15. Who is elected India’s 13th President?
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Pranab Mukherjee Read More
16. Name the project of Mozilla which is workin g on Mobile Operating System, firefox OS.
Boot to Gecko project
17. What quantity o f wheat would be exported to ease storage crunch in India?
2 million tonnes
18. Who is appointed as Chairman for Australian and New Zealand operations by Mahindra
Satyam?
Edward Ted Pretty
19. Which PSU bank has waived off minimum balance criteria for savings b ank account?
State Bank of India
20. How many IPO’s worth 50,500 crores were called off in 18 months?
55
21. Thomas Cook recently expanded its presence in which Indian state?
Bihar
22. Who will become the first Australian to compete at 7 Summer Olympics Games?
Andrew Hoy
23. Bollywood’s first superstar who dies recently at 69 ?
Superstar Rajesh Khanna
24. Why is the Mohanlal star rer movie ‘Spirit’ exempted from tax?
Film creates awareness on social issues faced b y the society due to increase in liquor consumption
25. Where will the Under-19 World Cup 2012 be played and who will lead Indian team?
Australia, Unmukt Chand
26. Who is elected as President of the Indian Medical Association for Bihar state for the year
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Paediatrician Dr.Arun Kumar
27. Who won the Irish Open 2012 title?
Welshman Jamie Donaldson
28. Who will become the first Indian woman and 5th sportsperson to be conferred with
Lt.Colonel rank?
MC Mary Kom
29. How do we know Bob Diamond with respect to b anking domain?
Ex-CEO of Barclays
30. Name the Chief Operating Officer of Barclays who quit recently.
Jerry del Missier
31. Who released comic book based -on chef mafias recently?
Anthon y Bourdain
32. Who was named player of Euro 2012?
Magisterial Iniesta
33. Which Indian state will setup 200 hi-tech mini-dairy units to boost milk production?
Haryana
34. Which Indian Union Territory has been included in Indian Science Congress
Association’s chapter?
Puducherry
35. What is the length of world’s longest cable-stayed bridge built by Russia?
1,104 meter link Valdivostok and Russk y Island
36. Who won against Usain Bolt in the 200 metres final event?
Yohan Blake
37. What is the budget estimates for Manipur state set for 2012 -2013?
Download from www.jbigdeal.com Rs.3,500 crore
38. How man y listed companies on BSE and NSE will be facilitated with electronic voting
by their shareholders for all postal ballot resolutions?
Top 500 listed companies
39. Name the Barclays chairman who quit recently.
Marcus Agius
40. Which of India’s forest area has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United
Nations Organisation?
1,600km long Western Ghats
41. Australia is set to play an ODI against which emerging cricket nation in Middle East in August 2012?
Afghanistan
42. Expand GGCL. (Hint: Gas)
Gujarat Gas Company Limited
43. Where is the National Electrical Summit 2012 scheduled in India?
Vadodara, Gujarat
44. Name the Baroda state’s visionary ruler whose 150th birth anniversary would be celebrated by FGI Business Centre.
Sayajirao Gaekwad III
45. Who is the Indian business person among 27 global leaders appointed b y the United Nations to eliminate malnutrition?
Vinita Bali
46. Which state boards in India are suggested b y State Bank of India to be listed?
State Electricity Boards
47. Expand NDS-OM. (Hint: Order)
Negotiated Dealing System Order-Matching
Download from www.jbigdeal.com 48. Who won the Mexico presidency elections?
Enrique Pena Nieto
49. People earning over what value of income should now file income tax returns
electronically in India?
Rs.10 lakh and above
50. Travelguru will be acquired by which company?
Yatra.com
51. What value worth agreement did Egypt sign with Saudi-based Islamic Development
Bank to receive energy and food imports?
$1 billion
52. Who sworn in as the 27th Chief Minister of Karnataka?
Jagdish Shettar
53. Who is sworn-in as Hong Kong leader by Chinese President Hu Jintao?
Leung Chun-ying
54. Which state recently launched a financial aid scheme for HIV/AIDS patients poor family with the assistance of Rs.1,000 per month for medical treatment?
Delhi
55. Expand AIDWA. (Hint: Women)
All India Democratic Women’s Association
56. Which state will observe July 2012 as anti-dengue month?
Punjab
57. Expand IIAS. (Hint: Arsenic)
International Institute of Arsenic Studies
58. Over what value of annual turnover will imp act private tuition providers to pay 12% tax out of the earnings?
Download from www.jbigdeal.com Rs.10 lakh
59. Who won and retained European Championship title 2012?
Spain
60. Who won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot?
Fernando Torres
61. What percentage of growth did Nagaland register over 2011 -2012 annual plan?
27%
62. Name the concert held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 21st 2012 to celebrate World Music
Day.
Handshake Concert
63. Where was the global agri-business meet 2012 held?
Shangai, China
64. List some of the new services which are under 12% service tax category.
Speed Posts, Express Parcels
1st class and air-conditioned travel b y railways
Travel and holiday
tickets bought from online portals
Taking GMAT and
GRE tests
Passport and Visa services
Currency exchange Mutual fund exit loads
Actors, Singers and Other performers
Entry fee for conference, seminars, workshops, sport and cultural events
Services of Fashion Designers, marriage bureaus, astrologers and numerologists
65. Which services from railways are exempted from service tax starting July 1st 2012?
Download from www.jbigdeal.com Passenger fare and freight
66. What is the extra second added to UTC known as?
Zulu time
67. Who now owns a joint stake in Tata Group’s Life Insurance?
Hong Kong-based AIA Group, Tata AIA Life In surance
68. Which state’s Driving License would now indicate the person as ‘Organ Donor’?
Karnataka
69. Which newspaper launched its website in Chinese language?
The New York Times
70. Who has been appointed as UK government’s Chief Scientific Advisor?
Prof Sir Mark Walport
71. What is the name of the weight-loss pill approved by US health regulators which can help people to lose on average of 5% of their body weight?
Belviq
72. Who has been appointed as United States first Ambassador to Burma in 22 years?
Derek Mitchell
73. Expand IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
74. In which year IPCC was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for “their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change”?
2007
75. What is the significance of Montreal Protocol?
An International treaty d esigned to protect the ozone layer b y phasing out the production
of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.
76. What was the objective of International environment treaty UNFCCC?
Download from www.jbigdeal.com To stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.
77. Which is the only remain ing signator y who has not ratified Kyoto Protocol?
United States of America (USA)
78. When was the Indian National Congress established?
28th December 1885
79. Who was responsible for establishing Indian National Congress?
A.O.Hume
80. Who was the first president of Indian National Congress (INC)?
W.C.Banerjee
81. What is the meaning of the word ”Congress”?
Assembly of the People
82. Who suggested the word Congress for “Indian National Congress”?
Dadabhai Naoroji
83. When was East Indian Association formed?
1866
84. What is the significance of “Durand Line Agreement” between the Colonial British India and Afghanistan which was established in 1893?
An agreement not to exercise interference beyond the frontier line between Afghanistan and colonial British India (Now Pakistan)
85. When was the National Geographic Society established?
1888 in United States
86. Why don’t we feel the movement of earth?
Because the spinning and orbital speed of the earth stays the same so acceleration or deceleration is not felt
87. Where will you end up, if you are in Jaisalmer (In dia) and you are able to dig through the Earth?
Easter Island
Download from www.jbigdeal.com 88. What was the result of collision of Indian Plate with the Eurasian Plate?
The formation of Himalayas
89. What is the other name given to the world’s largest island “Greenland”?
Kalaallit Nunaat
90. Which part of the land of the world is said to be the lowest point?
It is at the Dead Sea on the border o f Israel and Jordan 1312 feel below sea level
91. Which is the world’s third -tallest mountain?
Kanchenjunga, Nepal/Tibet
92. What are pouched mammals called?
Marsupials
93. Which is the smallest mammal in the world?
Bumblebee bat weighs 1. 98 grams
94. Name the organelles present in the eukaryotic cells which are responsible to metabolize and eliminate toxic substance from the cells?
Perox isome
95. What are the basic functions of Lymphatic Sy stem in Human Body?
To defend the body against foreign or ganisms such as bacteria and virus and to transport interstitial fluid and substances from the digestive system into the blood stream
96. What is the name given to the bone of the fingers or toes?
Phalanges
97. Which type of fish feeds on ocean vegetation or corals?
Grazers
98. Which is the largest species of turtle alive today?
Leatherback Turtle which can reach a total length of 8.2 feet with a weight of 680kgs
99. What is the permanent memor y built in computer called?
ROM
Download from www.jbigdeal.com 100. VIRUS stands for?
Vital Information Resource under Siege
101. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?
Rows and Columns
102. What is the process used to recall a document saved previously called?
Retrieve
103. The term that we use to describe physical components of a computer is called?
Hardware
104. Which command reboots a computer?
CTRL+ALT+DEL
105. Expand WWW.
World Wide Web
106. “Zipping” a file means?
Compressing the Message
107. What is objective of UPS?
Provides backup power
108. Modem speeds are measured in ____
BPS
109. MPIS stands for?
Million Instructions per Second
110. Numbers are stored and transmitted inside a computer in _______ form
ASCII Code
111. What is the address given to a computer connected to a network called?
IP Address
112. Biometric is a _____device.
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113. Memory is made up of ?
Thousands of cells
114. Who built the first mechanical calculator?
Pascal
115. The basic operations performed by computer are?
Arithmetic, Logical & Storage operations
116. Which combination of keys needs to be pressed to make a percent sign?
Shift+5
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Wipe-out Bangladeshi Muslim from Assam, demands Chouhan
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Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 1 August, 2012• Union government notified a law permitting investments by Pakistan citizens and companies in India in sectors/activities other than defence, space and atomic energy• US administration announced to impose sanctions on any institution that his administration suspected of engaging in trade with Iran including Chinese banks• Somalia’s Constituent Assembly endorsed a draft constitution billed as a key step to ending decades of civil war
2 August, 2012• Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan, Khurshid Khan was sacked after earning the ire of lawyers for performing voluntary service at Hindu and Sikh shrines in India• Russian President Vladimir Putin met British Prime Minister David Cameron on the sidelines of the London Olympics. The two leaders agreed that they have differing point of views over Syria• Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi swore in Cabinet that retained military chief Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi as Defence Minister
3 August, 2012• Pakistan’s Supreme Court scrapped the government’s new contempt law, which seek immunity for the legislators from contempt law• Russia regretted resignation of United Nations-Arab League envoy for Syria Kofi Annan’s and pledged continued support to his plan for ending violence in that country.• The UN General Assembly adopted a Saudi-drafted resolution on Syria that expressed grave concern at the rising violence in the country
4 August, 2012• The Afghan Parliament voted to dismiss two top Security Ministers• A grandson of ex-US President Harry Truman, who ordered the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, visited Hiroshima to attend a memorial service for the victims• Sudan and South Sudan inked a deal over oil
5 August, 2012• At least six persons were killed and several injured by one or more gunmen, at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in US• Saudi King Abdullah invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for an extraordinary summit of Muslim leaders to be held in August 2012 in Makkah• Hundreds of archaeological treasures looted from Afghanistan were returned to the country’s National Museum• At least 45 people were killed in a suicide bombing in south Yemen
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 6 August 2012• Seven persons including the attacker killed and twenty injured in a shoot out at a Gurudwara in Wisconsin in the United States.• Haryana Minister of State for Home Gopal Kanda resigns after being booked for abetment to suicide
7 August 2012• Voting today to elect the next Vice President of India• Finance Ministry to review tax provisions with retrospective effect to boost investment
8 August 2012• Monsoon Session of Parliament begins today; About 36 pending bills likely to be passed.
9 August 2012• Lok Sabha takes up for discussion BJP Adjournment Motion on Assam violence
10 August 2012• Raghuram Rajan, former chief economist of International Monetary Fund (IMF) was appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor in the Finance Ministry. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet cleared the appointment of Rajan as the new CEA on 10 August 2012
11 August 2012• Hamid Ansari sworn in as the Vice President of India
12 August 2012• Mumbai situation returns to normal after yesterday's violence in a protest rally against Assam violence; 20 people taken into custody; crime branch starts probe to ascertain any conspiracy angle.13 August 2012• 30th Olympic Games conclude in London; India finishes with a record haul of six medals.• Abu Jundal, Key Handler of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack makes confessional statement before a magistrate14 August 2012• Pune Police arrest 11 persons for attacks on the North-East students15 August 2012• In his Independence Day address, Dr. Manmohan Singh, stresses on efforts to bring transparency and accountability to end corruption• Announces new schemes for skill development for jobs, urban housing and improved health services
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 16 August 2012• About 10 terrorists storm Pakistan Air Force base at Kamra in Punjab province in an early morning attack; gun battle with security forces continues• Prime Minister asks Karnataka Chief Minster to ensure safety of students from the North-East17 August 2012• Karnataka government initiates measures to build confidence among people from North East, living in the state18 August 2012• Government bans bulk SMS and MMS for 15 days throughout the country to check spread of rumours; Six arrested in Karnataka for sending threatening text messages to people from the North-East
19 August 2012• Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the silver medallist of Athens Olympics 2004, was named the head of the 15-member committee, set up to select the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Awardee and Arjun Award winners. Aslam Sher Khan, the former hockey team skipper, was named the head of the 15-member committee that will select the Dronacharya Awardees
Question. Recent G20 summit was held in which country recently?Answer. Mexico
Question. Rio+20 the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development was held in which country recently?Answer. Brazil
Question. Who in the list won the 2012 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience award?Answer. Aung San Suu Kyi
Question. Which country won the Euro Cup 2012?Answer. Spain
Question. Recently Parliament of which country was dissolved for failing to deliver new constitution?Answer. Nepal
Question. Which Oil giant has recently bought 80% stake in RIL’s 2 Oil Blocks in Iraq’a Kurdistan region?Answer. Chevron
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Question. Which metal is the best conductor of electric current?Answer. Silver
Question. Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi?Answer. Atal Behari Vajpayee
Question. Which imaginary line, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?Answer. Equator
Question. Which city did Sikandar Lodi found in 1504 on the banks of Yamuna River?Answer. Agra
Question. Who coined the name `Pakistan’?Answer. Choudhary Rahmat Ali Question. Vishvambhar Mishra was the original name of which spiritual guru?Answer. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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Current Affairs September 2012How many medals India won in the recently concluded London Olympics 2012?A) 5B) 4C) 6D) 7Answer: C) 6
Which PSU has recently been awarded with “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar” in 2012 in the “Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent” category?A) NTPCB) BHELC) SAILD) ONGCAnswer: C) SAIL
Who has won the Gold Medal in the Men’s 100m and 200m sprints in the London Olympics 2012?A) Michael FraterB) Usain BoltC) Yohan BlakeD) Nesta Carter
Answer: C) Ans) Usain Bolt
1. Scientists at NASA on 27 September 2012 announced that the Mars Curiosity Rover has discovered stream bed gravel, which hints towards the presence of waist-deep water on the surface of Mars in the past. What is this Mars Curiosity Rover?(a) Satellite(b) Team of Astronauts(c) Robotic explorer(d) MeteorsAnswer: (c) Robotic explorer
2. The Indian Institute of Toxicology Research reported that the water in and around the deserted Union Carbide plant is contaminated and not fit for consumption. Where is this Union Carbide Plant Located?(a) Bhopal(b) Jaipur(c) Shimla(d) BhubaneswarAnswer: (a) Bhopal
3. The endangered species, Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican have got a dedicated land for breeding in the Shonkaliya Region of Ajmer District, Rajasthan. What are they?(a) Birds
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(b) Animals(c) Insects(d) AmphibianAnswer: (a) Birds
4. The simultaneous earthquakes seen in past few years in which region is found to be a cause of the Tectonic Plate Disintegration?(a) Arabian Sea(b) Indian Ocean(c) Arabian Peninsula(d) Himalyan RegionAnswer: (b) Indian Ocean
5. On which date the most outstanding demonstrations of its own kind in Khandawa district of Madhya Pradesh named Jal Satyagraha which had continued for 17 days at Omkareshwar Dam Project came to an end?(a) 10 September 2012(b) 15 September 2012(c) 17 September 2012(d) 12 September 2012Answer: (a) 10 September 2012
6. Name the astronaut of Indian American origin who took over the command of International Space Station on 15 September 2012.(a) Sunita Williams(b) Kalpana Chawla(c) Ravish Malhotra(d) None of theseAnswer: (a) Sunita Williams
7. Scientists at Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) warned that most of Earth's land areas might face an extreme summer heat wave than they did faced in between 1951 to 1980. Goddard Institute of Space Studies is a division of which space research centre?(a) ISRO(b) NASA(c) Centre of astrophysics(d) European Space AgencyAnswer: (b) NASA
8. On which date from 1995 onwards the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated worldwide?(a) 15 September(b) 18 September(c) 16 September(d) 12 SeptemberAnswer: (c) 16 September
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9. Where the ozone layer is mainly found in the Earth’s atmosphere?(a) Stratosphere(b) Hemisphere(c) Ozonosphere(d) TroposphereAnswer: (a) Stratosphere
10. The environment ministry on 12 September 2012 suspended the clearance of environmental guidelines issued to 93 Mines across which state?(a) Himachal Pradesh(b) Rajasthan(c) Goa(d) Madhya PradeshAnswer: (c) Goa
11 Scientists of the University of Michigan developed a gene therapy which they claimed could restore the sense of olfactory function. What is this olfactory function related to?(a) Sense of hearing(b) Sense of smell(c) Sense of sight(d) Sense of touchAnswer: (b) Sense of Smell
12. Australian scientists along with US experts claimed that they have discovered treatment for Alzheimer patients following a study finding a link to abnormalities in Alzheimer Patients. Alzheimer’s disease is related to?(a) Brain(b) Heart(c) Eye sightedness(d) LiverAnswer: (a) Brain
13. Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Australia discovered that two proteins that work together to kill self-reactive immune cells can protect against diseases such as type1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis principally attacks which part of the body?(a) Joints(b) Skin(c) Lungs(d) KidneyAnswer: (a) Joints
14. India enter into its first multi-lateral Social Science research collaboration with four European Nations by the approval of projects for networking and social science research cooperation in between the researchers of these nations. The colaboration came into existence on which date?(a) 2 September 2012(b) 7 September 2012(c) 5 September 2012(d) 4 September 2012
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Answer: (c) 5 September 2012
15. The Zoological Society of London and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a list of 100 different species to be first in line for extinction from 48 different countries during the World Conservation Congress held in Republic of Korea on 11 September 2012. The Indian species that was categorised under first line of extinction was_____________(a) Great Indian Bustard(b) One horned Rhino(c) Indian giant Squirrel(d) Asiatic LionAnswer: (a) Great Indian Bustard
16. On which date, the Union Cabinet of India, under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh approved the long awaited demand for One Rank One Pension (OROP) and other benefits of ex-servicemen.(a) 21 September 2012(b) 24 September 2012(c) 19 September 2012(d) 17 September 2012Answer: (b) 24 September 2012
17. Name the Union Minister who on 24 September 2012 took an additional charge of the Railway Ministry after the exit of Mukul Roy. (a) C.P. Joshi(b) Nitish kumar(c) Mamta Banerjee(d) None of theseAnswer: (a) C.P. Joshi
18. Which Indian Bollywood actress was appointed as International Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ?(a) Katrina Kaif(b) Aishwarya Rai(c) Kareena kapoor(d) Madhuri DixitAnswer: (b) Aishwarya Rai
19. The Election commission of India on 27 September 2012 directed the Political Parties and candidates not to use which of the following in the election campaign as it was violating Article 51 (g) of the constitution?(a) Animals and Birds(b) Arms and ammunition(c) Heavy vehicles(d) None of theseAnswer: (a) Animals and birds
20. Name the Indian nuclear-capable surface-to-surface missile which on 19 September 2012 was successfully test fired from Wheeler Island, off the Odisha Coast.
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(a) Agni III(b) Agni IV(c) Prithvi III(d) Agni VAnswer: (b) Agni IV
21. Name the person who on 13 September 2012 was appointed as the 39th chief justice of India(a) Justice Altamas Kabir(b) Justice A.K. Sikri(c) Rajeev Gupta(d) Justice Mohit Shantilal ShahAnswer: (a) Justice Altamas Kabir
22. Which person was appointed as the president of, The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2012-2013 on 13 September 2012 during the 73rd annual meet of the Newspaper Society?(a) K.N. Tilak Kumar(b) Ravindra Kumar(c) Ashish Bagga(d) Pradeep GuptaAnswer: (a) K.N. Tilak Kumar
23. On which date Vayalar Ravi, Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs inaugurated the 7th Heads of Indian Missions (HoMs) conference and announced revised Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) scheme.(a) 15 September 2012(b) 16 September 2012(c) 17 September 2012(d) 20 September 2012Answer: (c) 17 September 2012
24. The Supreme Court of India on 14 September 2012 lifted the gag order on media reporting of troop movement that was ordered by one of the High Court. HC order was in violation of the fundamental right under Article 19(1) (a) of the Constitution, granted to the media and every citizen of the country. The order came from which of the high court?(a) Allahabad High court(b) Calcutta high court(c) Karnataka high court(d) Madras high courtAnswer: (a) Allahabad High court
25. The Union government hiked Dearness Allowance (DA) by what percent benefiting its 80 lakh employees and pensioners and costing the exchequer an additional Rs7,408 crore annually?(a) 4 percent(b) 8 percent(c) 7 percent(d) 6 percentAnswer: (c) 7 percent
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26. The Supreme Court of India on 4 September 2012 directed the Union Government of India to re-fix the pay scale of army officers affected by the which Pay Commission?(a) Fourth pay Commission(b) Sixth pay Commission(c) Fifth Pay Commission(d) None of theseAnswer: (a) Fourth pay Commission
27. At what interest rate percent per annum, The Union Cabinet gave its approval to continue interest subsidy to Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Regional Rural Banks (RRBs), Cooperatives Banks and NABARD enabling them to provide short-term crop loans of up to Rs 3 lakhs to farmers during the year 2012-13?(a) 7% Per annum(b) 8.5 % Per annum(c) 6 % Per annum(d) 5 % per annumAnswer: (a) 7 % per annum
28. To what percent Government of India on 11 September 2012 reduced interest rates on rescheduled crop loans from 12 percent in the drought-affected areas for the fiscal year 2012-13(a) 8 percent(b) 5 percent(c) 7 percent(d) 6 percentAnswer: (c) 7 Percent
29. The State Health Ministry of Arunachal Pradesh launched a scheme in Itanagar on 14 September 2012 for providing financial assistance upto 1.5 lakh rupees to BPL patients suffering from life threatening diseases in the form of a onetime grant. What was the name of that scheme?(a) Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi(b) Rashtriya Janseva Nidhi(c) Rashtriya Sarvoklayan Prayojna(d) None of theseAnswer: (a) Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi
30. Name the Person of India who was appointed as Chief Economist of World Bank.(a) Kaushik basu(b) Jaideep Sarkar(c) Narayan Murthy(d) Nandan NilkeniAnswer: (a) Kaushik basu
31. Name the England football player, the captain of Chelsea in the premier league who announced his retirement from International Football on 24 September 2012.(a) John Terry(b) Stevan Gerrard(c) David Beckham(d) Ashley Cole
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Answer: (a) John Terry
32. Name the Indian boxer and London Olympic bronze medalist who on 24 September 2012 named as the brand ambassador of super fight league.(a) Vijendra Singh(b) M C Mary Kom(c) Manoj Kumar(d) Vikas KrishanAnswer: (b) M C Mary Kom
33. Name the Former Cricketer and all-rounder, who was appointed as the Chairman of the five member senior selection committee of BCCI on 27 September 2012. (a) Saba Karim(b) Vikram Rathour(c) Sandeep Patil(d) Rajinder Singh Hans.Answer: (c) Sandeep Patil
34. Deepika Kumari the Sports Person from India, won Silver at Recurve World Cup on 23 September 2012 in Tokyo. Recurve world Cup is related to which Sports Event?(a) Archery(b) Shooting(c) Disc Throwing(d) Volley ballAnswer: (a) Archery
35. Which Indian golfer wrapped up a four-shot victory at the Yeangder tournament players Championship in Chinese Taipei on 17 September 2012?(a) Gaganjeet Bhullar(b) Jeev Mikha Singh(c) Shiv Kapur(d) Jyoti RandhawaAnswer: (a) Gaganjeet Bhullar
36. Name the two players on whom AITA (All India Tennis Association) extended ban till June 2014(a) Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna(b) Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna(c) Leander Paes and Sania Mirza(d) Leander Paes and Mahesh BhupatiAnswer: (a) Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan Bopanna
37. Name the owner of Delhi franchise of hockey India(a) Tata Group(b) Wave Group(c) Bharti Group(d) Aircel and RelianceAnswer: (b) Wave Group
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38. Name the person who has been appointed as full time president of Hockey India.(a) Gayatri Shetty(b) Mariamma koshy(c) Bachendri Pal(d) Dilip TirkiAnswer: (b) Mariamma koshy
39. Name the the Australian Cricketer who on 20 September 2012 announced his retirement from all formats of Cricket.(a) Matthew Hayden(b) Ricky Pointing(c) Michael Clarke(d) Bret LeeAnswer: (a) Matthew Hayden
40. Name the BJP MLA who was elected as the President of Indian Boxing Federation on 23 September 2012.(a) Abhishek Matoria(b) Ashok Gehlot(c) Mahesh Joshi(d) Sachin PilotAnswer: (a) Abhishek Matoria
41. Name the New Zealand’s fast bowler who retired from both International and Domestic Cricket(a) Shane Bond(b) Daryl Tuffey(c) Ian Butler(d) Chris MartinAnswer (b) Daryl Tuffey
42. The boxing Champion, Muhammad Ali who retired from the game in the year 1981 was honoured with Medal in Philadelphia on 13 September 2012. What was the name of that medal?(a) Liberty medal(b) Medal of Excellence(c) Indecorum medal(d) None of theseAnswer: (a) Liberty medal
43. Which Indian player became ICC ODI cricketer of the year?(a) Virendra Sehwag(b) MS Dhoni(c) Suresh Raina(d) Virat KohliAnswer: (d) Virat kohli
44. Which character is declared to be the official mascot for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil on 12 September 2012.(a) Laughing Buddha
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(b) A Smiling Armadillo(c) Shera(d) A Running PichachhooAnswer: (b) A Smiling Armadillo
45. Women SAF football championship 2012 was won by which country?(a) Nepal(b) Bhutan (c) China(d) IndiaAnswer: (d) India
46. Name the Indian High jumper who won a silver medal in (F42 single leg, amputations minimal disability category) at London Paralympics Games.(a) Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda(b) Vijay Singh Chauhan(c) Suresh Babu(d) Hari Shankar RoyAnswer: (a) Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
47. The legendary tennis player from US who announced his retirement during the US open on 6 September 2012 after facing a defeat from John Martin del Potro. (a) Roger Federer(b) Rafael Nadal(c) Novak Djokovic(d) Andy RoddickAnswer: (d) Andy Roddick
48. Which Indian female wrestler won Bronze in the World Junior Championship at Pattava on 6 September 2012?(a) Indu Choudhary(b) Geeta Phogat(c) Sonika Kaliraman(d) Alka tomarAnswer: (a) Indu Choudhary
49. Name the Formula one driver who became the winner of Italian Grand Prix 2012(a) Fernando Alonso(b) Lewis Hamilton(c) Sebastian Vettel(d) Michael SchumacherAnswer: (b) Lewis Hamilton
50. Name the tennis player who became the first British man to capture US Open Grand Slam Singles Championship after 76 years by defeating Novak Djokovic on 11 September 2012.(a) Andy Murray(b) Max Woonsam
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(c) Jamie Murray(d) Bunny AustinAnswer: (a) Andy Murray
51. For what percent, The Government of India on 20 September 2012 hiked the foreign investment cap for the broadcasting service providers?(a) 65 percent(b) 74 percent(c) 80 percent(d) 54 percentAnswer: (b) 74 percent
52. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 24 September 2012 approved a package on debt restructuring for the state-electricity boards. What was net worth of that package?(a) 1.90 lakh Crore(b) 3.5 lakh Crore(c) 2.6 lakh Crore(d) 1.25 lakh CroreAnswer: (a) 1.90 lakh crore
53. Which agency was instructed by the Central Vigilance Commission on 24 September 2012 to expand its investigation scope on Coal Block Allocation to private firms in between 1993 to 2004?(a) Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(b) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)(c) CAG Committee(d) None of TheseAnswer: (b) Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
54. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has approved a proposed hike of the government's stake in Industrial Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) to make it a state-run company. What was hike that Percent?(a) 56.25 Percent(b) 55.57 Percent(c) 54.35 Percent(d) 58.65 PercentAnswer: (b) 55.5 Percent
55. State Bank of India, the country’s largest bank, cuts its base rate with how much point making it to 9.75 percent?(a) 25 basis point (b) 45 basis point(c) 35 basis point(d) 50 basis pointAnswer: (a) 15 basis point
56. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited introduced a system for making the payment of the bookings via mobile phones. What is the name of that system?
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(a) Interbank Mobile Payment System (IMPS)(b) Sybase mobile banking System(c) Railway mobile banking system(d) PNB mobile banking SystemAnswer: (a) Interbank Mobile Payment System (IMPS)
57. Name the Union Minister who had suggested setting up of a National Investment Board (NIB) under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to accord speedy clearances to mega proposals.(a) Sharad Pawar(b) A.K. Antony(c) Kapil Sibal(d) P. ChidambaramAnswer (d) P. Chidambaram
58. Reserve Bank of India injected a liquidity of around ___________by slashing down the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points to 4.50 percent from 4.75 percent. (a) 17000 crore(b) 15000 crore(c) 10000 crore(d) 12000 croreAnswer: (a) 17000 crore
59. Shimla Municipal Corporation introduced a Tax on Shimla entry of vehicles that are not registered in Himachal Pradesh. What was the name of that tax?(a) Envy Tax(b) Green Tax(c) Carbon tax(d) Natural resource consumption taxAnswer: (b) Green tax
60. Name the report which was submitted to the finance minister of India by the Shome Committee constituted by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, after the approval of Prime Minister of India.(a) GARR Report(b) CAG Report(c) Financial Credit Report(d) Tax Mitigation ReportAnswer: (a) GARR Report
61. In a gesture of goodwill Karnataka government in front of Supreme Court of India agreed to release _________cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu from the Cauvery River. (a) 20000(b) 10000(c) 5000(d) 15000Answer: (b) 10000
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62. The EGoM (Empowered Group of Ministers) on 11 September 2012 declared to slash down the interest rate from 10 to 12 percent to how many percent in the entire 350 drought hit Talukas of the four states namely, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Karnataka?(a) 4 percent(b) 8.5 percent(c) 7 percent(d) 6 percentAnswer: (c) 7 percent
63. As per the data released by the government on 14 September 2012, Indian inflation rose from 6.87 percent recorded in July 2012 to _________percent August 2012.(a) 7.55(b) 8.0(c) 9.5(d) 7.25Answer: (a) 7.55
64. The Union Cabinet cleared the proposal of foreign direct investment (FDI) for 51 percent in the multi-brand retail chains and _______percent in Aviation power exchanges industry. (a) 50 (b) 49(c) 66(d) 25Answer: (b) 49
65. The reserve bank of India reduced the Cash Reserve Ratio(CRR) by:(a) 0.5 percent(b) 0.25 percent(c) 0.75 percent(d) 1 percentAnswer: (b) 0.25 percent
68. Mauritius based, investment firm, got a clearance for their foreign direct investment proposal of investing Rs 808 crore by the union government of India. What was the name of that investment firm?(a) Cloverdell Investments Ltd(b) Conyers Dill and Pearman(c) CIEL Investment(d) Paracor InvestmentAnswer: (a) Cloverdell Investments Ltd
69. To split off the ground handling and engineering services of Air India, Union cabinet approved a proposal of how much amount so that the two units Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) and Air India Transport Services Ltd. (AITSL) will be operational as two completely owned subsidiaries and treated as separate profit centers?(a) 867 crore(b) 800 crore(c) 875 crore
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(d) 768 croreAnswer: (d) 768 crore
70. The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) published its annual publication- India’s external debt: a status report 2011-12. As per the published report, India’s external debt in the end of March 2012 was:(a) $345.8 billion(b) $250 billion(c) $362.7 billion(d) $450 billionAnswer: (a) $345.8 billion
71. As per the data released by world Economic Forum India's ranking declined by three places to what position in the Global Competitiveness Index 2012-2013?(a) 59 position(b) 56 position (c) 61 position (d) 64 positionAnswer: (a) 59 position
72. Due to the demand slowdown in the US and Europe, India’s exports in July reduced to what per cent making it a steepest fall in three years? (a) 15.2 percent(b) 14.8 percent(c) 12.5 percent(d) 13.6 percentAnswer: (b) 14.8 percent
73. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation was awarded with the work of Management Consulting Services in which international Metro Rail Project?(a) Jakarta Metro rail project(b) Moscow Metro rail project(c) London Metro rail project(d) Copenhagen Metro rail projectAnswer: (a) Jakarta Metro rail project
74. Name the Indian Entrepreneur who was placed at top in the Executive Pay Chart of the listed companies for the fiscal year 2011-2012.(a) Mukesh Ambani(b) Sunil Mittal(c) Naveen Jindal(d) Kalanithi MaranAnswer: (c) Naveen Jindal
75. Who is appointed as the chief Legal Executive director of Ashok Leyland?(a) Sundar Rajan(b) Dheeraj G. Hinduja(c) Rajiv Saharia
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(d) N.V. BalachandranAnswer: (a) Sundar Rajan
76. The Oil and gas exploration and production company Cairn Energy plc sold 8 per cent stake in Cairn India for a net realization of about US Dollar 910 million. The cairn energy is based at(a) UK(b) Germany(c) France (d) AustraliaAnswer: (a) UK
77. TVS Motors on 28 September 2012 launched a new 125 cc Motorcycle in market .The Motorcycle is named by(a) TVS Phoenix(b) TVS Flame(c) TVS Jive(d) TVS Apache RTRAnswer: (a) TVS Phoenix
78. Tech Mahindra acquired 51% stake in Bharti group owned mobile value added service (VAS) provider limited for 260 crore. What is the name of that value added service provider?(a) Comviva Technologies(b) Bharti Airtel (c) Infratel Ltd.(d) Vodafone servicesAnswer: (a) Comviva Technologies
79. 25 percent stake of Axis bank subsidiary, Axis Asset Management Company was acquired by Schroder Singapore Holdings. The company is largest asset management company of which country?(a) USA(b) UK(c) Canada(d) SwitzerlandAnswer: (b) UK
80. Name the country in which Tata Steel won a high-speed Rail Contract of Value Rs 315.15 Crore .(a) Germany(b) Japan(c) China(d) FranceAnswer: (d) France
81.HCL Technologies signed a multi-million dollar deals with the Texas-based Semi-conductor and embedded processing solution providing company. Name the company.(a)Freescale(b)Dallas Semiconductor(c)Tri Quint
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(d)Texas InstrumentAnswer: (a) Freescale
82.Name the airline which has emerged to be the top ranked carrier for consecutive second month (a)Jet Airways(b)Spice Jet(c)Indigo Airlines(d)Air IndiaAnswer: (c) Indigo Airlines
83.On 10 September 2012, Infosys acquired Switzerland based global management consultancy firm, which is considered to be the largest acquisition by Infosys till date. Name the firm acquired.(a) Lodestone(b) Adecco(c) Dartfish(d) RicolaAnswer: (a) Lodestone
84.Information training company NIIT Ltd partnered with which Software company on 12 September 2012 for courses in Cloud computing?(a) IBM(b) Microsoft(c) Infosys(d) WiproAnswer: (b) Microsoft
85.A production- Sharing Contract (PSC) was signed by Australian BHP Billiton and UK’s based global energy and Natural Gas Company on 10 September 2010. Name the UK based company.(a) Salamander energy(b) London Marine Consultants(c) Falkland Oil and Gas(d) BG GroupAnswer: (d) BG Group
86.Which State-owned Indian Bank opened its first branch in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship between South Africa and India?(a) Bank of India(b) Union bank of India(c) Punjab National bank(d) ICICI BankAnswer (a) Bank of India
87.Larsen & Turbo integrated its L&T Engineering Services with IT business L&T InfoTech for igniting growth rate of the company in technical arena. The company’s newly restructured cluster is rebranded by name as:(a)L&T Technology Services(b)L&T Info engineering Services(c)L&T Tech Engineering Services
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(d)L&T Tech and Solution servicesAnswer (a) L&T Technology Services
88. Name the steel and power Company which has acquired Canadian Energy Firm CIC for Rs 650 Crore.(a)Jindal Steel and Power Ltd(b)Hira Steel and Power Ltd(c)Nandan Steel and Power Ltd(d)Essar Group of companyAnswer: (a) Jindal Steel and Power Ltd
89.Bharat electronic limited entered into a joint venture with French Energy Solution Company to manufacture radars for civilian and defense purpose. Name the French company.(a)GDF Suez(b)Thales(c)Dalkia(d)Areva NCAnswer: (b) Thales
90.Tata Consultancy Service signed in an agreement of 103 crore to provide ICT Solution for MGNREGS in which State?(a) Uttar Pradesh(b) Bihar(c) West Bengal(d) PunjabAnswer: (c) West Bengal
91.Name the Industry Leader who is nominated to Competition Commission Eminent Persons Advisory Group (EPAG) by the Union government of India.(a)Deepak Parekh(b)Narayan Murthy(c)Kiran Mazumdar Shaw(d)VN KaulAnswer: (a) Deepak Parekh
92.Which call centre service provider company was acquired by Tech Mahindra with a deal of $87.1 Million?(a)Fusion BPO Services(b)Hutchinson Global Services(c)Intelnet(d)Exl servicesAnswer: (b) Hutchinson Global Services
93.A new strain of rice developed by the scientists, which can enhance the productivity in the soil that lacks a nutrient content. Name the nutrient, lack of which effects crop yield. (a)Sulphur(b)Oxygen
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(c)Phosphorous (d)CarbonAnswer: (c) Phosphorous
94.Name the two planets that came together in the Western sky on 15 August 2012 after sunset. (a)Mars and Saturn(b)Earth and Mars(c)upiter and Saturn(d)Venus and Earth Answer: (a) Mars and Saturn
95.)The identified singing mice that use songs to communicate are found in which region?(a)The Himalayan terrain (b)The tropical cloud forests in the mountains of Costa Rica(c) On the volcanic plates of Pacific (d)Greenland Answer: (b) The tropical cloud forests in the mountains of Costa Rica
96.Name the NASA’s Robert that has recently touched the surface of Mars(a)Rover Curiosity(b)Gale Crater(c)Martian home(d)CalifAnswer: (a) Rover Curiosity
97. Name the process that will be applied for transferring the gene of the newly developed Stained Rice to the modern variety of rice(a)Cross-Breeding(b)Genetic Engineering(c)Hybridization (d)None of theseAnswer: (a) Cross-Breeding
98) Which of the following is not a brand owned by Shahnaz Hussain?A) Veda DynamicsB) Kaya Skin clinicsC) Shahnaz HerbalD) Forever BeautifulAns) B- Kaya Skin clinics
Which of the following is not a snack brand owned by PepsiCo Company Frito Lay?A) LaysB) BingoC) KurkureD) Uncle ChippsAns)B- Bingo
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Which beer giant operates in India through its 100% owned subsidiary South Asia Breweries?A) CarlsbergB) AnheuserBuschC) HeinekenD) Scottish & NewcastleAns) Carlsberg
Who has been ranked by Time Magazine as the most powerful woman of the past century?A) Mother TeresaB) Indira GandhiC) Jane AdamsD) Golda MeirAns) Jane Adams
Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High court is the second judge in the country history to face removal proceedings in Parliament. Who was the first?A) Gautam GhoshB) B. SudhakarC) V. RamaswamyD) Kunal KishoreAns) V. Ramaswamy
The book ‘Building A World Class Civil Service for 21st century India’ is written byA) Arun de SouzaB) Ian HarrisC) S.K. DasD) Devesh KapurAns) S.K. Das
Which of the following places has been removed from UN list of unresolved disputes?A) TaiwanB) TibetC) J&KD) Arunachal PradeshAns) J&K
Which of the following is not a member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization?A) RussiaB) KazakhstanC) UzbekistanD) South KoreaAns) South Korea
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The headquarters of NATO is situated atA) Vienna, NorwayB) New York, USAC) Brussels, BelgiumD) Seoul, South KoreaAns) Brussels, Belgium
International Day for Tolerance is observed onA) November 10B) November 16C) November 24D) November 28Ans) November 16
1. India’s passenger car sales were decreased by 19% in August compared to same month last year due to high interest rate and high fuel prices. This is the highest drop in car sales in last one year, as per the Society of Indian automobile Manufacturer (SIAM).
2. The Goa Government has ordered temporary suspension of all mining operations in the state following serious irregularities mentioned in the report of the Justice M.B. Shah commission. The M.B. Shah commission was appointed by the Indian Government to check the illegal mining cases in different states including Karnataka and Goa.
1. UK’s Tennis icon Andy Murray won his first Grand Slam title yesterday when he defeated Novak Djokovic by 7-6 (12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in the dramatic US open 2012 final. With this he ended UK’s 76-year wait for men’s Grand Slam title. 76 years ago UK’s Fred Perry won the last Grand Slam title at US Open.
2. US Tennis star Serena Williams won Women’s Singles US Open title 2012last weekend after defeating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus by 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. This is her 4th US Open Title and 15th Grand Slam title.
3. McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton won the Italian Grand Prix 2012 last weekend. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso finished at the 3rd position and extended his overall lead.
4. The South Korean Movie, Pieta won the Golden Lion Prize in the “Best Movie” category at the 69th Vennish Film Festival recently.
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5. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected as the new President of Somalia. He defeated current President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in the Presidential election after securing 190 votes compared to Ahmed’s 79 votes.
6. The Italian economy was contracted by 0.8% during the second quarter (April-June) of the current year. It deepens recession in the country which is already struggling with high public debt and lower economic growth
• Apple Inc. - a Japanese court rejected the patent claim of Apple Inc. that its South Korean rival Samsung stole its technology.
• Harvard University - an Ivy League University which has recently faced largest cheating scandal in its history
• Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners 2012 – Award given by the President of Philipinnes Benigno Aquino III.
• Awards -1. Government Service – Syeda Rizwana Hasan (Bangladesh)2. Public Service – Yang Siang Koma (Cambodia)3. Community Leadership –Kulendei Francis (India)4. Journalism, Literature, and the Creative Communication Arts – Romulo Davide
(Philippines)5. Peace and International Understanding – Chen Shu-chu (Taiwan)6. Emergent Leadership – Ruwindrijarto (Indonesia)
• Thalidomide - A drug manufactured by Grünenthal, a German pharmaceutical company An estimated 10,000 children worldwide were born with defects — including missing limbs — after their mothers took thalidomide, which was sold in nearly 50 countries before being pulled from the market in 1961.
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – in its recent report, IAEA has alleged that Iran is frustrating U.N. inspection of a suspect military site by apparently scrubbing it clean.
• Lucimar da Silva - A gay man in Brazil who has been granted a four-month “maternity” leave for a child he and his civil partner adopted.
• Meles Zenawi – the person who served as the Prime Minister of Ethopia – he has recently passed away – he served as the Prime Minister until he died
• Iran – country which has reinforced its aspirations to transform its navy into a blue water force that is capable of establishing its presence off the coast of the United States in the next few years.
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• Kaushik Basu - The World Bank has named Kaushik Basu as the institution’s new chief economist and Senior Vice-President – Earlier, he was the chief economic adviser of the India’s Ministry of Finance
• Save the Children - Pakistan has asked foreign staff members of the international aid agency Save the Children [an NGO] to leave the country – there have been allegations against the NGO for helping CIA and its relation in Abottabad attack on al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
• Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists) - the United States has finally lifted its “terrorist” tag for Nepal’s s ruling party, Communist Party of Nepal (Maoists)
• Haqqani Network - a terror outfit in Afghanistan – has been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organisation by U.S.A.
• Paul McCartney – Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney he has recently received the French Legion of Honour award
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology - The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology has grabbed the top slot from Cambridge University on a world ranking for 2011-2012 – rankings in the “league table” by QS World University Rankings.
• WikiLeaks - it recently released a cache of more than 32,000 emails to and from the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs saying they revealed “the inner workings of the Syrian government and economy’’ .
• Bank of England – it is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based – British Treasury chief George Osborne said he would be advertising a major job for the first time ever: Governor of the Bank of England.
• Christopher Stevens - The ambassador of the United States to Libya has been killed during an armed mob attack in Benghazi on the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
• Apple Inc. - it recently unveiled the iPhone 5 – Marketing head Phil Schiller unveiled the year’s most eagerly awaited phone
• Eduardo dos Santos - President of Angola. Angola is holding country’s third elections since gaining independence in 1975.
• Vinod Rai – Comptroller and Auditor General of India - he was in light because of the report which he presented on the allocation of Coal Blocks – he reported the huge losses suffered by the government in this allocation
• Raj Thackeray - Chairperson, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena• Rajasthan Vishesh Awas Yojna - special housing schemel launched by the
state of Rajasthan for rehabilitation of both urban and rural poor affected by natural and manmade calamities.
• India’s G.D.P growth (1st quarter 2012-13) – 5.5% – it was the worst GDP in this quarter within past one decade.
• India’s Foreign Policy: Coping with the Changing World – book authored by Muchkund Dubey to be released – M. Dubey is a former Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh
• Gen Liang Guanglie – Chinese Defence Minister who is on a visit to India• Duniya Na Mane - movie screened on the opening day of the Delhi Book Fair to
commemorate 100 years of Indian cinema.
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• Duniya na Mane is a 1937 Hindi social classic directed by V. Shantaram.• National Means-cum-Merit Scholarship Programme - the Ministry of Human
Resource Development has started a process of enhancing the criteria of annual parental income from the current Rs. 1.5 lakh and the rate of scholarships to make a larger number of students eligible for the scholarships.
• No long duration SIM card for foreign tourists - the government has asked telecom service providers not to provide mobile connection for more than three months to any foreign tourist visiting India.
• Haryana – state which has instituted nutrition awards at the district level to check malnourishment among children..
• Gujarat – State which has recently issued a notification to ban Gutka and Pan Masala in the state.
• Anil Bordia - Eminent educationist, activist and former civil servant, who played an important role in defining the country’s new education policy – he has recently passed away
• ‘Hamari Miss India’ – campaign to move from village to village to voice a strong concern against sex-selective tests and reiterate the opportunity that a girl child brings to a family and to society at large – launched by Delhi-based Sun Foundation
• ‘Sorry Teacher’ – Telugu Feature Film whose release for public viewing was restrained by Andhra Pradesh High Court
• Sri Lanka – country which has recently issued a travel advisory to its citizens from visiting Tamil Nadu for ‘increasing acts of intimidation against Sri Lankan nationals in Tamil Nadu’.
• “Delhi Annshri Yojana” - Under the programme, Rs.600 in cash would be transferred to the eldest female members of more than two lakh families which are not presently covered under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) and Antyodaya programmes – to be launched by Delhi Government on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti this year
• Hydro-electric project on Kishenganga River – a matter of dispute between India and Pakistan
• Justice Altamas Kabir – to take over as the Chief Justice of India in September 2012 – he will be the 39th Chief Justice of India – he will succeed Justice S.H. Kapadia
• McDonald’s - The world’s second-biggest restaurant chain after Subway – It will open its first vegetarian outlet in the middle of next year near the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
• Union Cabinet - it has recently approved a Bill to amend the Constitution to provide reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in government job promotions.
• ‘Solaris’ – a solar-powered passenger car developed by Delhi Technological University – it has recently been flagged off by President Pranab Mukherjee
• Musalmander Koronio (What Muslims should do) – book that contains certain passages which are critical of the Trinamool Congress-led government’s policies for minorities – The author of the book is Nazrul Islam – the publisher of the book was attacked and office was raided by the police in relation to the book.
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• Union Minister of State for Telecommunication & Information Technology - Sachin Pilot – to be commissioned in the rank of lieutenant in the Territorial Army (TA).
• Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) - to soon launch mobile applications to allow people access weather related information on their Android mobile phones.
• Rajasthan Government – it has launched a new scheme for providing training to women for employment in different fields.
• India – it has slipped a place down to 169th in FIFA rankings, and is ranked 32nd in Asia
• Washington Post – The newspaper which was in controversy for publishing a controversial article on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
• In a landmark judgement, Supreme has held that Indian courts have no jurisdiction to pass interim orders in foreign arbitration awards between an Indian company and a foreign company under the provisions of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.
• Justice M.B. Shah Commission - probed into illegal mining of iron ore and manganese in Goa
• External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Interior Minister Rehman Malik – they have recently signed a long-pending visa agreement to ease travel relations between India and Pakistan - The new visa regime — the first major overhaul since 1974 — in particular eases travel restrictions for businessmen and introduces a new category of group tourism. Besides, persons aged above 65 will be issued visa on arrival.
• Manoj Kumar Raina - the first contestant to have won Rs. 1 crore in the sixth season of Kaun Banega Crorepati
• “Nagara mattu Nadikanive” – A documentary deals with the impact the proposed Gundia power project will have, if implemented, on the biodiversity of the Western Ghat - Kesari Haravu is the director of the documentary.
• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) - A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) blasted off from Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) and placed two foreign satellites in orbit - Two foreign satellites which were launched by PSLV-C21 are – SPOT-6 a 712-kg French earth observation satellite – built by Astrium SAS, a European space technology company - Proiteres a 15-kg Japanese microsatellite, was put into orbit as an additional payload – Proiteres is meant to study the powered-flight of a small satellite by an electric thruster and to observe Japan’s Kansai district with a high-resolution camera - It is the biggest commercial lift by PSLV
• Aseem Trivedi - Award-winning political cartoonist and anti-corruption and Internet freedom crusader Aseem Trivedi has recently been arrested – he was arrested on charges of sedition, cyber crime, and insulting the national flag, Parliament and the Constitution through his work.
• Trivedi’s ‘Cartoons Against Corruption’ website was earlier banned by the Mumbai police.
• Verghese Kurien - father of “White Revolution” and founder of the cooperative dairy movement in the country – he has recently passed away – was also known as milkman of India
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• Anand - a small town in central Gujarat that was Kurien’s home for the last six decades and which he made famous as “the milk capital of India.”
• Delhi Government - it has decided to impose a complete ban on manufacture, sale, display, transportation and storage of gutka and other related products in the city - Delhi Government has also imposed a blanket ban on manufacture, sale, storage and use of plastic bags in the city
• Goa - state which suspended the operation of all existing mining leases – the move has been taken to scrutinise clearances obtained by the leaseholders and not to allow continuation of operations without verification of requisite approvals
• There was a growing public outcry over the illegalities in the mining sector as brought out by the Justice M. B. Shah Commission of Inquiry in its report
• Free medicine supply scheme – the objective of the scheme is to provide free medicines to all patients in all Government hospitals to the people of all socio-economic categories – The scheme was launched in Rajasthan on October 2, marking Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary in 2011
• “Siachen – The Cold War” – a comic which illustrates comic replete with bloody battle scenes, snazzy guns and strong men about India and Pakistan fighting a tough battle on the snow tops of the Himalayan range, i.e., Sianchen Glacier
• Rishi Kumar is the author, illustrator and publisher of the comics.• ‘Padma’ and ‘Chopola’ - Replicas of the houseboats used by Rabindranath
Tagore during his stay in East Bengal (now Bangladesh) – boats to be handed over to India by Bangladesh
• Nikki Haley - second Indian-American governor in U.S.A. (South California)• Supreme Court of India – it has recently laid down the constitutional principle
which would allow the aggrieved parties to move the appropriate court for postponement of the publication of hearings.
• ‘Vivekanand Yuva Vikas Rath Yatra’ - an aggressive campaign for the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled in December this year
• Sahara India Real Estate Corporation Ltd. (SIRECL) and the Sahara Housing Investment Corporation Ltd. (SHICL) - owned by Subrata Roy Sharma, Chairman of Sahara India Pariwar Group [It is headquartered in Lucknow] –
• Sahara Group has recently been directed by the Supreme Court to refund over Rs. 24,400 crore collected from 2.21 crore depositors through the optimally fully convertible debentures (OFCDs) by way of bonds.
• ATIV S- Samsung’s first device to run Windows 8• Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate company
headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul.• Windows Server 2012 - Microsoft has announced general availability of
Windows Server 2012, a first of its kind version of operating system (OS) that can be controlled remotely.
• Scala – a new version of car recently launched by Renault India.• The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) – it has recently asked
telecom companies to de-activate the international calling facility in pre-paid numbers and restore it only after a subscriber gives his consent to avail himself of the service.
• Infosys – it has recently announced the acquisition of Zurich-based Lodestone Holding AG, a leading management consultancy firm, for 330 million Swiss francs
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($345 million or Rs.1,925 crore), which is expected to strengthen the company’s consulting capabilities.
• “www.machinebank.in” - An online platform promoted by alumni from the IIM and ISB providing advisory services to buy, hire, sell or auction new and old machinery and spares, avail project and equipment finance and manpower solutions.
• Jeet Thayil – Indian writer who has been shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker award for his debut novel Narcopolis — a dark tale about the opium and heroin dens of Mumbai thought to be based on his own experiences of what one critic described as the city’s “seedy underbelly”.
• Unmukt Chand - Captain of the under-19 Indian cricket team which has recently won 2012 World Cup – India also has the privilege to win Under 19 Cricket World Cup in the year 2008 and 2012
• 2012 Under -19 Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the tournament.• The event was staged in the Australian state of Queensland• Indian Wrestling League (IWL) – to be launched by the Wrestling Federation of
India next year – in order to promote wrestling in India• Winner, Belgian Grand Prix – Jenson Button• Jenson Button is an English Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He
was the 2009 Formula One World Champion.• Glen McGrath – he has recently taken over as the Director of MRF Pace
Foundation – he succeeded legendry cricketer Dennis Lillee, who helped in the creation of the Foundation
• 2012 Nehru Cup - 15th edition of the Nehru Cup – India won 2012 Nehru cup defeating Cameroon in penalty shoot out
• 58th National School Games 2012 – held in Jammu and Kashmir• Oscar Pistorius - a South African sprint runner – At the 2012 Summer Olympics
in London, Pistorius became the first double leg amputee to participate in the Olympics when he entered the men’s 400 metres race
• Girisha Hosanagara - won the silver medal in the high jump in 2012 Paralympics Games held in London – It was also India’s 1st medal at 2012 Paralympics
• Ravichandran Ashwin - broke into the top 20 of ICC’s Test Rankings for the first time at a career-best 18th spot after guiding the team to a series whitewash over New Zealand.
• Prince of Asturias 2012 prize for sports - Casillas, goalkeeper for Real Madrid and Spain, and Xavi, Barcelona midfielder, were awarded the prestigious Prince of Asturias 2012 prize for sports
• Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan - collected a record-equalling 12th Grand Slam men’s doubles title when they defeated Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek in the US Open final.
• Thailand’s Thaworn Wiratchant – he claimed a record 14th Asian Tour golf title as he cruised to a three-shot victory at the Worldwide Holdings Selangor Masters in Malaysia.
• United States of America – it recently beat former champion Germany 1-0 in Tokyo to claim its third FIFA U-20 women’s World Cup crown
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• Divij Sharan – he has joined the elite doubles players by breaking into the Top 100 of the world rankings.
• Serena Williams – she captured her 15th Grand Slam title and fourth career US Open crown with victory over World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in recently concluded final match of U.S. Open (Women’s title)
• Andy Murray- he ended Britain’s 76-year wait for a men’s Grand Slam champion when he beat 2011 winner Novak Djokovic in an epic 2012 US Open final - Murray became Britain’s first major champion since Fred Perry claimed his third American title in 1936, the year the Spanish Civil War started and Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected US president.
• Head, Expert Committee on General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR) – Parthasarathi Shome
• Committee was set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to address the concerns of foreign and domestic investors
• Urban Development Minister - Kamal Nath• Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
(NCPCR) - Shanta Sinha• Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi – an anti-submarine warfare specialist – has
recently taken over as Navy Chief from Admiral Nirmal Verma• Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – R.K. Tyagi• Prime Minister, Pakistan – Raja Pervez Ashraf• India’s Ambassador to United States of Amercia (USA) – Nirupama Rao• Chairman, I.T.C. Ltd. – Y.C. Deveshwar – he has been appointed as a director
on the central board of directors of the Reserve Bank of India• CEO and Managing Director, Infosys – S. D. Shibulal• Governor, Karnataka – H.R. Bharadwaj• President, European Central Bank – Mario Draghi• United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy for Syria – Lakhdar Brahimi• Head, Pakistan Cricket Board – Zaka Ashraf• Union Rural Development Minister – Jairam Ramesh
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 1. Modernization of Indian Railways Agreement is signed by which two countries?Ans. India and Belgium 2. Who is appointed as the new Vice Chancellor of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)?Ans. Gopinath Pradhan 3. Which bank in India get the Banking Technology excellence Award recently?Ans. South Indian Bank 4. Geeta Chaudhary is associated with which sports item?Ans. Judo 5. Which company has been ranked by Forbes on August 2012 as the first among the World’s 25 largest oil companies?Ans. Saudi Aramco 6. Which sports person became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19 medals after winning a gold medal in the 4/200 meeter freestyle relay in London Olympics 2012?Ans. Michael Phelps 7. Which country along with India will begin their joint INDRA-2012 anti terror military exercises in the Siberian republic of Buryatia on August 2012?Ans. Russia 8. Name the first Indian who win a medal in Badminton in the history of Olympics?Ans. Saina Nehwal 9. What is the name of the robotic space probe mission of Curiosity on August 2012?Ans. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) 10. Who won the gold medal in 100 metres running at the 2012 London Olympics with a record time of 9.63 seconds?Ans. Usain Bolt 11. Name the human gene discovered recently by the scientists that influences how people respond to flu infections?Ans. ITFITM 3 12. World Elders Day is observed on which date?Ans. October 1 13. Recently who has released the report titled ‘World Development Report 2013’?Ans. World Bank
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 14. Who is the executive director of United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women?Ans. Michelle Bachelet 15. In which country, the 7th Meeting of the women speakers of Parliament on Gender Sensitive Parliament was held?Ans. India 16. Recently who has taken charge as the Chairperson and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank?Ans. Shubhalakshmi Panse 17. What is India’s growth forecast for the current fiscal as per the Asian Development Bank (ADB)?Ans. 5.6 per cent 18. Which paramilitary force of India has recently celebrated it’s golden jubilee year?Ans. Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) 19. Who has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Georgia?Ans. Bidzina Ivanishvili 20. Who is the non resident Indian settled in Colarado in US, has been proposed to the Nobel Peace Prize by the US government?Ans. Malireddy Srinivasulu 21. Who is the author of the novel “The Casual Vacancy”?Ans. J.K Rowling 22. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Cricket Selection Committee?Ans. Sandeep Patil 23. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is located in which city?Ans. New Delhi 24. Which state government has launched Annshri Yojana, under which around two lakh families will receive a monthly cash transfer of Rs. 600 per month?Ans. Delhi 25. Who had led the controversial Operation Blue Star in Amritsar in 1984 and is recently in news because of attacks on him?Ans. Kuldeep Singh Brar
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 26. Recently in which Pakistan city, Shadman Chowk is renamed as Bhagat Singh Chowk?Ans. Lahore 27. Targeting mainly at school children, Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a book on Gandhi on the occasion of his 143rd birth anniversary. What is the name of the book?Ans. My Early Life: An Illustrated Story 28. Recently which country and India have announced the collaboration to build a model smart city, which will serve as a template for replication?Ans. Austria 29. Who has been recently re-elected as President of World Squash Federation?Ans. N. Ramachandran 30. Recently, who is conferred with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award?Ans. Tessy Thomas 31. Who is the present President of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)?Ans. Abdelwahad Radi 32. Who is the head of the government appointed panel on legislative reforms in the financial sector?Ans. B.N Srikrishna 33. World Teacher’s Day is observed on which date?Ans. October 5 34. Who is the winner of 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National integration?Ans. Gulzar 35. Who is the winner of Vallathol Award 2012?Ans. Yusafali Kechery 36. Who is the winner of Vayalar Ramavarma Literary Award 2012?Ans. Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri 37. Niryat Shree and Niryat Bandhu awards are given for the promotion of export sector. Which bank has won the gold trophy in Niryat Bandhu Award recently?Ans. Canara Bank 38. Recently, which stock exchange was halted for around 15 minutes as freak trades triggered a 15 per cent drop in the index?Ans. National Stock Exchange (NSE)
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 39. Recently, which country has extradited radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza al Masri to the US?Ans. UK 40. Recently, which institution has declared to help the Indian government with a $500 million loan to support its scheme for universalizing secondary education, the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shisha Abhiyan (RMSA)?Ans. World Bank 41. The Prithvi –II, the surface-to-surface missile was successfully test fired from Odisha. What is the range of this missile?Ans. 350 km 42. The 6th October 2012 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Swiss-born French Architect. Which Indian city was designed by him?Ans. Chadigarh 43. Which day is observed on 5th October 2012?Ans. Global James Bond Day 44. Name the Indian cartoonist who was detained in Mumbai on charges of sedition?Ans. Assem Trivedi 45. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Medicine?Ans. Sir. John Gurdon & Shinya Yamanka 46. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in physics ?Ans. Serge Haroche & David J Wineland 47. On 7th October 2012, who won his countries presidential election for a third time and a historically high turnout and now will start a fourth term as President of Venezuela?Ans. Hugo Chavez 48. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Chemistry?Ans. Robert J Lefkowitz & Brian K Kobilka 49. Who is the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Literature?Ans. Mo Yan(Guan Moye) 50. Which organization was awarded the nobel prize for peace in 2012?Ans. European Union (EU) 51. Which city is the host for the eleventh edition of Ananya Dance Festival?Ans. New Delhi
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 52. Who is named as it’s female athlete of the year by the European Athletics Federation?Ans. Jessica Ennis 53. In which city, the Central Bee Research and Training Institute is located?Ans. Pune 54. Who is the brand ambassador of the Nirmal Bharat Yatra, which has began on October 3?Ans. Vidya Balan 55. Recently in which state of India, RTI Week 2012 was launched?Ans. Nagaland 56. Recently, in which city, South Asia’s first knowledge hub in various languages for elected rural women representatives was launched by US women?Ans. Jaipur 57. Which coiuntry is the host for International seminar on Energy Access?Ans. India 58. In which country, the 9th International Women Playwrights Conference was held?Ans. Sweeden 59. Recently an absurd and anti-Muslim film has created furore in the Middle East. What is the title of that film?Ans. Innocence of Muslims 60. In which country, the Football Link International Festival 2012 was started recently?Ans. India 61. According to the ‘Children in India 2012 A Statistical Appraisal’ report, Which state has reported the highest number of crimes against children?Ans. Uttar Pradesh 62. The T.L Shankar Committee report deals with which sector?Ans. Coal Sector 63. Which country has hosted an international conference on disaster risk management with the support of world bank?Ans. Japan 64. Which automobile major has developed the ‘insect car’, a new smart concept car that monitors driver’s face to help predict what he want to be next?Ans. Toyota
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 65. Which force has celebrated it’s 80th anniversary on 8th October 2012?Ans. Indian Airforce 66. Which application is launched by the Indian Railways on 10th October 2012 to track the position of train?Ans. Rail Radar 67. What is the name of the new motorcycle that Royal Enfield has launched on 11 October 2012?Ans. Thunder bird 500 68. Which countries launched a joint reserch project in to pricing structures in LNG markets on 10th october 2012?Ans. Japan and India 69. Who become the World’s No. 1 Personal Computer (PC) maker?Ans. Lenovo 70. Name the Malayalee who appointed as Supreme Court Judge in Singapore?Ans. Sundaresh Menon 71. Who is appointed as the new Defence Secretary of Pakistan?Ans. Left. Gen. (Rtd) Aasif Yasin Malik 72. Who is the first gold winner of London Olympics 2012?Ans. Yee Siling 73. Name the first medal winner of India in London Olympics 2012?Ans. Gagan Narang 74. Who is the new Home Minister of India?Ans. Sushil Kumar Shinde 75. Who wrote the Book ‘Pakistan Beyond the crises State’?Ans. Dr. Mahila Lodhi 76. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Competition Commission on India?Ans. Ashok Chawla 77. Name the country that India signed an agreement for the modernisation of Indian Railways on August 2012?Ans. Belgium
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 78. Indian Government decided to allow investment with the objective of boosting bilateral economic relations from which country?Ans. Pakistan 79. Who is the second medal winner of India in the London Olympics 2012?Ans. Vijay Kumar 80. Hameed Ansari is the second person to hold the position of India’s Vice President twice. Who was the first person?Ans. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 81. Who is appointed as deputy Chief Minister of Manipur?Ans. Gaikhanagam 82. Who became the 1st player from Japan to win French Open Super Series 2012 against Saina Nehwal?Ans. Minatsu Mitani 83. Who won the Miss International title 2012?Ans. Miss Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu 84. Who won the women’s single Denmark Open title 2012?Ans. Saina Nehwal
World Current Affairs October 2012”
“A cargo ship carrying 700 tons of gold vanished off Russia’s far east coast due to stormy weather on Sunday. According to media reports, the vesselnamed Amurskaya, disappeared in the Sea of Okhotsk.” — Oct 31, Indiatvnews “The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.2 earthquake off the west coast of Canada on Monday night is an aftershock of the magnitude 7.7quake that struck Saturday night.” — Oct 30, Indiatvnews “Chile’s ruling center-right alliance lost several key mayoral races in municipal elections Sunday that featured millions of citizens voting for the first timeafter last year’s electoral reforms.” — Oct 29, Indiatvnews “Malala Yousufzai, the teen-aged Pakistani activist shot in the head by the Talibanfor advocating girls’ education, remains in a stable condition, twoweeks after she was admitted to a hospital in Britain, doctors said on Sunday.” — Oct 28, Indiatvnews
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com “Eid al-Adha a Muslim religious holiday which coincides with the Hajj, or the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Every year nearly two millionMuslims visit Mecca on a religious pilgrimage.” — Oct 27, Indiatvnews “Pratik Pandya, a 48-year-old IT consultant lost his life in Isleworth, west London, after his seven-year-old son accidentally released the handbrakewhile looking for sweets.” — Oct 26, Indiatvnews “A powerful, 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, swaying buildings and sending people running out to the streetsin the nation’s capital of San Jose.” — October 25, Inidatvnews “A powerful, 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica’s Pacific coast on Tuesday, swaying buildings and sending people running out to the streetsin the nation’s capital of San Jose.” — October 24, Inidatvnews “At least 13 pilgrims suffered minor burns while 179 others, from India and Bangladesh, were rescued after a fire occurred in a nine-storey building inSaudi Arabia’s Mecca city Sunday evening, Xinhua reported.” — Oct 23, Indiatvnews “At least 13 pilgrims suffered minor burns while 179 others, from India and Bangladesh, were rescued after a fire occurred in a nine-storey building inSaudi Arabia’s Mecca city Sunday evening, Xinhua reported.” — Oct 22, Indiatvnews “As many as 140 World War II Spitfire fighter planes—three to four times the number of airworthy models known to exist—are believed to be buriedin near-pristine condition in Myanmar.” — Oct 19, indiatvnews “Terri Graham, a mother of two, couldn’t breastfeed her children. But, she’s now fulfilling her maternal desire in an unorthodox way—by breastfeedingher 9-year-old daughter’s dog, a pug named Spider.” — Oct 18, Indiatvnews “Russia has plans to raise its annual defence spending by 59 percent to almost three trillion rubles ($97 billion) in 2015, up from about 1.88 trillionrubles in 2012, the state Duma’s defense committee has revealed.” — Oct 17, Indiatvnews “A planet with four suns has been identified by two astronomers.The bright new world, just under 5,000 light years away, is believed to be six timesthe size of Earth, The Independent reported Monday.” — Oct 16, Indiatvnews “Several supporters of the anti-corporate Occupy movement chained themselves to the pulpit of St. Paul’s Cathedral during a service Sunday in an
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com action marking the anniversary of its now-dismantled protest camp outside the London landmark.” — Oct 15, Indiatvnews “UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has written a letter to the parents of Pakistani teenaged rights activist Malala Yousufzai, lauding Malala as a“role model not only for your country, but for our world”.” — Oct 14, Indiatvnews “Angered by the coverage of its attempt to assassinate teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has drawn upplans to target Pakistani and international media organisations across the country.” — Oct 13, Indiatvnews “Ukrainan Navy has restarted special training for dolphins and other animals for military duties, including attacking enemy combat swimmers anddetecting mines, a military source in the Ukrainian naval port of Sevastopol has revealed.” — Oct 12, Indiatvnews “9/11: Ten Years On offers insight, reaction and analysis to commemorate the tenth anniversary of one of the defining events of our era. Available forKindle and iBooks.” — Oct 11, guardian “The Islamist group the al-Nusra Front said it carried out the attack in the suburb of Harasta using suicide car bombs loaded with tonnes ofexplosives.” — Oct 9, guardian “Despite the increasing presence of social media and the internet, university students still prefer old style lectures, being less enthusiastic about using computer-based information and communication tools (ICTs), says a study.” — Oct 8, Indiatvnews“The United States has agreed to allow South Korea to possess longer-range missiles that could strike all of North Korea, officials said on Sunday”— Oct 7, Indiatvnews “Pakistani authorities have blocked about 20,000 websites, including YouTube, for hosting “objectionable” material like footage from the anti-Islammovie “Innocence of Muslims”, an official said today. “We have blocked 20,000 objectionable websites and blogs since the blasphemous film” — Oct6, Indiatvnews “External Affairs Minister S M Krishna met family members of victims of Oak Creek Gurdwara shooting and said India and the US stand unitedagainst those who perpetrate a culture of violence and hatred.” — Oct 5, Indiatvnews
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com “US President Barack Obama hoped Osama bin Laden would be taken alive by US Navy SEALS so that he could face trial in a civilian courtroom, itwas claimed on Wednesday.” — Oct 4, Indiatvnews “Tokyo has lodged an official protest with Beijing over Chinese ships entering the territorial waters of disputed islands in the East China Sea, Japanesemedia reported Wednesday.” — Oct 3, Indiatvnews
“Some 235 people have been arrested in three Bangladesh districts over last week’s religious violence in which agitated mobs attacked Buddhisttemples, monasteries and homes following an alleged desecration of the Holy Quran, police said Tuesday.” — Oct 2, Indiatvnews “Indian-Americans are by far the strongest supporters of US President Barack Obama, giving him an edge of 68 percent to five percent over hisRepublican challenger Mitt Romney, according to a new survey.” — Oct 1, Indiatvnews
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 1. Name the country that has issued ban on the import of Egg and Chicken from India in wake up of the recommendations of the World Organisation for Animal Health about the outbreak of bird-flu in the Government run Turkey Farm at Hesaraghatta, Karnataka. a) Oman
b) Germany
c) USA
d) Korea
Answer. (a) Oman
2. The Union Government of India in the Month of November 2012 announced a revised Minimum Support Price (MSP) for cotton and this would help in inducing stabilisation in cotton price. Cotton has witnessed a sharp decline in the past and remained operational round about its minimum support price. The previous minimum support price of medium staple cotton was 2800 rupees per quintal. What is the revised price for the same?
a) 3000 rupees per quintal
b) 3600 rupees per quintal
c) 3200 rupees per quintal
d) 4300 rupees per quintal
Answer. (b) 3600 rupees per quintal
3. The GAIL Gas Limited and a State Petroleum Corporation Limited recently in November 2012 signed an agreement for a Joint Venture to lay down the natural gas supply pipeline in the state. Name the state petroleum corporation with which GAIL inked the agreement?
a) Gujarat State Petroleum Corporation Limited
b) Maharashtra State Petroleum Corporation Limited
c) Andhra Pradesh State Petroleum Corporation Limited
d) Rajasthan State Petroleum Corporation Limited
Answer. (d) Rajasthan State Petroleum Corporation Limited
4. The South African Reserve Bank in November 2012 rolled out new bank notes bearing the face of the country’s iconic personality of the nation, marking it as a tribute to him. Name the person, whose face was introduced in the currency notes?
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b) Nelson Mandela
c) Frederik Willem de Klerk
d) Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe
Answer. (b) Nelson Mandela
5. What was the percentage of retail inflation registered by Indian Market in the month of October 2012, as per the data released by the Union Government of India in November 2012 as per the measurement done on the scale of Consumer Price Index?
a) 9.75 percent
b) 9.43 percent
c) 9.99 percent
d) 10 percent
Answer. (a) 9.75 percent
6. Which of the following statements are true?
a) The Solar Eclipse occur when the moon crosses between the Sun and the Earth blocking the sun completely or partially.
b) The Solar Eclipse can occur only on the day of a new moon when, the sun and the moon lies in conjunction to each other when seen from the earth.
c) Statements a and b are true.
d) None of the statements is true.
Answer. (c) Statements a and b are true
7. Researchers of University of Edinburgh discovered a new gene known as miR-941, which explains the evolution of humans from the chimpanzees. Which of the following statements is true in this context?
a) The gene is found only in human beings.
b) The gene is found in humans and apes.
c) The gene could be used for knowing how humans learnt the usage of languages as well as tools.
d) Statements (a) and (c) are true.
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8. Which of the following statement/statements is/are true?
a) Rheumatoid arthritis affects various organs.
b) Rheumatoid arthritis affects tissues, various organs as well as joints.
c) Both (a) and (b) are true.
d) Only (b) is true.
Answer. (c) Both (a) and (b) are true
9. A study led by Scientist and Evolutionary Anthropologist, Dean Falk of Florida State University revealed in the Month of October that a Physicist’s brain had an "extraordinary" prefrontal cortex - unlike those of most people which may have contributed to his remarkable genius. What is the name of this physicist?
a) Stephen Hawking
b) Charles Darwin
c) Sir Issac Newton
d) Albert Einstein
Answer. (d) Albert Einstein
10. Researchers from Stanford who were led by the scientists of Indian origin, in the third week of November 2012 claimed the development of fastest as well as most reliable mathematical algorithm which can help the disabled trick the computer cursors. The computer cursors could be controlled with the help of which mechanism?
a) Thoughts
b) Sight
c) Smell
d) Touch
Answer. (a) Thoughts
11. Where 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter Terrorism was held on November 20, 2012 ?
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12. Where the Union Government of India on 24 November 2012 announced to set up a National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a National Cardio Care Centre (NCCC) at the second campus of All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) ?
Ans :- Jhajjar , Haryana
13. Who said “My father brought computers, we brought FDI”?Ans- Rahul Gandhi
14.Which stock exchange was shut for 2 days because of Hurricane Sandy?
Ans- New York Stock Exchange
15. Arvind Kejriwal named his party by which name?
Ans:- Aam aadmi party
16.Who won woman athletes award 2012 of the year?
Ans:- United States sprinter Allyson Felix
17: Who became Youngest Triple Champion in Formula One History ?
Ans:- Sebastian Vettel of Germany
18:-The Indian national who was appointed as the as chief economist and Senior vice president of World bank?
Ans:- Kaushik Basu
19 . India signed of how many dollars deal US Dollar loan agreement with World Bank?
Ans.70 million US dollars
20 .Which Indian cricketer was awarded with BCCI's prestigious "Col CK Naydu Lifetime Achievement award"?
Ans:- Sunil Gavaskar
21 . Telecom company vodafone launched its transfer and payment service 'M- PESA' ?
Ans:- ICICI
22 . Which day has been declared as Malala Day by united nation?
Ans:- November 10
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23 . Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab Hanged at which jail ?
Ans :- Yerwada Jail, Pune
24. Who defeated Spain in the finals of DAVIS cup 2012?
Ans:- The Czech Republic
25. Reserve Bank of India asked Banks not to Provide Loans for which thing?
Ans:- Gold
26 .Who became the new Chairperson of IOA Election Panel (indian olympic association)?
Ans:- Anil Dev Singh
27. Apollo hospital signed pact with which airlines?
Ans:- Maldivian Airlines
28. The Indian national who was appointed as the as chief economist and Senior vice president of World bank?
Ans- Kaushik Basu
29. Who said “My father brought computers, we brought FDI”?
Ans- Rahul Gandhi.
30. Karishma Kapoor was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of a reputed French Fries and Potato Specialties firm in India. Name the company that appointed her as its ambassador?
a) Surya Food and Agro Limited
b) McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
c) Kellogg’s
d) ITC
Answer. (b) McCain Foods India Pvt. Ltd.
31. Himalaya Drug Company in second week of November 2012 won a fifteen years long battle in the Delhi High Court against the homoeopathic firm over infringement of its medicine Liv 52 with its own preparation that was named as Liv-T. Name the Homeopathic firm from which the battle was won?
a) Heel and BHI
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c) Boiron Homeopathic
d) SBL Limited
Answer. (d) SBL Limited
32. Name the financial services giant that in November 2012 named 16 Indians as MDs and 3 as Partners of its group?
a) Belize Banks and Banking System
b) Master Card Inc.
c) Goldman Sachs
d) Prudential plc international financial services company
Answer. (c) Goldman Sachs
33. The General Motors recently in November 2012 announced its plans of expand its annual commissioning capacity at a Plant to 1.10 lakh units per year. The recent capacity of that plant is 85000 units. Name the plant?
a) Coimbatore Plant, Tamil Nadu
b) Uttarkashi Plant, Uttarakhand
c) Halol Plant, Gujarat
d) Jaipur Plant, Rajasthan
Answer. (c) Halol Plant, Gujarat
34. Name the Airlines Maldivian Airlines that signed a pact with the Chennai-headquartered Apollo Hospitals to give discounts to each others’ clients in the month of November 2012?
a) Air Astana
b) Maldivian Airlines
c) Ethiopian Airlines
d) SriLankan Airlines
Answer. (b) Maldivian Airlines
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35. Name the Online travel company that in November 2012 acquired the Hotel Travel Group (HT Group) for $25 million.
a) Thomas Cook (India)
b) Make My Trip India Pvt Ltd
c) Club Mahindra
d) Trip Advisor
Answer. (b) Make My Trip India Pvt. Ltd.
36. Name the British Defence major that signed an agreement with Smile Foundation, a Non-Government Organisation for supporting the underprivileged in Health Care and Primary Education?
a) BAE Systems
b) AB Precision (Poole) Ltd
c) Abbott & Co (Newark) Ltd
d) Avon Inflatables Ltd/Zodiac Milpro
Answer. (a) BAE Systems
37. Vodafone recently tied up with a Bank for launching its Mobile Payment Services. Name the Bank with which the tie-up was done?
a) HDFC Bank
b) SBI
c) ICICI Bank
d) IDBI
Answer. (c) ICICI Bank
38. In November 2012 a chain of coffee bar and a English Book Publishing company tied up to launch the books together. Name the two brands?
a) Penguin Books and Café Coffee Day
b) Café Coffee Day and Rupa
c) Rupa and Barista Lavazza
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Answer. (d) Barista Lavazza and Penguin Books
39. The first book to be released at Barista Lavazza would be of renowned writer Shobha De’s much anticipated book. Which of the following statement in relation to the book launch is false?
a) Sethji Coffee is the name of book and Barista Lavazza as an Innovative marketing strategy has planned to launch a new flavor of coffee, titled the ‘Sethji Coffee’ which is inspired from the traits of the lead character of the book.
b) As per the deal Barista Lavazza is going to provide space to the Penguin Books for its high profile book launches and in return it will bring the enriching collection of Penguin Books for free reading to its customers
c) The launches would be attended only by the invited guests from the two parties but restrictions would be imposed on the fans and followers of the book from attending the Author Meet n Greet Sessions for meeting and interacting with the authors.
d) In order to attract customers, Barista Lavazza would start a Book Club at its cafes, wherein customers can enjoy book reading sessions while sipping coffee
i. Statements a, b and d are false
ii. Statement a b and c are false
iii. Statement c is false
iv.Statement c and d is false
40.Who won the inaugural Asian Cricket Council’s Twenty20 Asia Cup 2012?
Ans-The Indian women’s cricket team.
41.Who will take over as DGP of Haryana from Ranjeev Singh Dalal?
Ans-S N Vashisht.
42.Which company was downgraded on the lines of earnings outlook to underperform from neutral recently by Credit Suisse?
Ans- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
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Ans- New York Stock Exchange
44. India-Japan-US Trilateral Dialogue was held in New Delhi in to enhance cooperation on combating maritime security, combating piracy and leveraging their strengths to shape the Asia-Pacific architecture and was the third trilateral meeting of its type. What was the place, where the first round of these talks took place?
a) Tokyo
b) New Delhi
c) New Jersey
d) Washington
Answer. (d) Washington
45. India and Canada in November 2012 succeeded in creating a mechanism for shipping Canadian Uranium to India clearing the mistrust generated on the Canadian side after the nuclear explosion from India. When did the explosion done and what was the main issue.
a) In 1976, the Uranium that India was exporting to Canada, which was never sent by the Indian side to Canada
b) In 1974 when India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from the Canadian test reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion
c) In 1990, when Canada tried to exploit the resources from India for explosion purposes instead of using it for generation of power
d) None of these
Answer. (b) In 1974 when India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from the Canadian test reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion
46. Which of the following statements in relation to India-Canada finalised a Mechanism for Shipping of Canadian Uranium to India is false?
a) Both the sides were successful in inking the agreement on the mechanism of shipment of the Canadian Uranium to India for the first time after 1974.
b) The nuclear trade relations between the two nations were affected, when India used the plutonium that was allegedly abstracted from the Canadian test reactor to carry on a nuclear explosion in the year 1974
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d) India and Canada signed a treaty that states that India can also use the Uranium if required for generation of Nuclear missiles
i. Statements a and d are false
ii. Statements a, b and c are false
iii. Statement d is false
iv. Statement a is false
Answer. (iii) Statement d is false
47. United Kingdom recently in November 2012 lifted its travel advisory from an Indian State-name the state?
a) Chattishgarh
b) Mizoram
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Assam
Answer. (c) Jammu and Kashmir
48. Name the lady reckoned to be a heroine of the World War II and was the world’s first lady radio operator, who was infiltrated in the then occupied France
a) Noor Inayat Khan
b) Phyllis Diller
c) Makeda, Queen of Sheba
d) Catherine II the Great Empress of All Russia
Answer. (a) Noor Inayat Khan
49. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 5 November 2012 issued a cap of 100 SMSs per day at concession rate. It also fixed a rate of 50 paise per SMS beyond the decided cap. The body has also placed limitation on the unregistered telemarketers for sending the SMSs, what is the limitation for these telemarketers put forward by the body.
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b) 200 SMSs per day
c) 200 SMSs per quarter
d) 10 SMSs per minute
Answer. (a) 200 SMSs per hour
50. Which of the statements mentioned below about Akash Tablets is False?
a) The tablet will include NCERT content, GNU Khata- an accounting package for barefoot accountants in rural areas
b) It will include Daisy Books for differently-abled students
c) Scholarship Portal integrated with Aadhar would also be a part of this tablet
d) One million teachers training programme with a live video interaction with participants from across the world
i. Statement i, ii, iii and four all are false
ii. Statement i is false
iii. Statement iv is false
iv. None of these statements are false
Answer. (iii) One million teachers training programme with a live video interaction with participants from across the world
51.Name the person who won the prestigious Kyoto Prize in Kyoto in November 2012.
a) The famous economist and Nobel Prize winner Amratya Sen
b) Astronomer Jan Hendrik Oort
c) Renowned literary critic and educator Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
d) Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi
Answer. (c) Renowned literary critic and educator Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
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a) Dr. Madhav Chavan of Charity- Pratham
b) Anand Kumar of Super-30
c) Cecilia D’Oliveira– For MIT OpenCourseWare (USA)
d) Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi - School-Business Partnerships
Answer. (a) Dr. Madhav Chavan of Charity- Pratham
53. A rare 76 carat diamond named after the Austrian owner Archduke Joseph August was auctioned in November 2012 at a record price of Euros16.9 million or approximately 118 crore rupees at the auction, which was held at Geneva. Name the place from where it was mined?
a) From the mines of erstwhile Jahria Kingdom
b) From the mines Raniganj Coalfield
c) From the mines Singareni collieries in Khammam district
d) From the mines of erstwhile Golconda Kingdom
54. The Government of India in 2012-2013 budget appointed a committee on finalization of guidelines for GAAR - General Anti-Avoidance Rules to find out ways for preventing tax evasion after for undertaking the consultations of stakeholders. Name the person who headed the commission?
a) Shri N. Rangachary
b) Dr. Parthasarsthi Shome
c) Dr. Ajay Shah
d) Sunil Gupta
Answer. (b) Dr. Parthasarsthi Shome
55. The Union Cabinet of India in November 2012 passed the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPA). As per the new pricing policy declared by the Union Government, what is the number of essential drugs that would come under price control policy of the nation?
a) 348
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c) 196
d) 210
Answer. (a) 348
56. The Ministry of Defence in India inaugurated a coastal chain of static sensors positioned along the coast of a state in November 2012. The event also signified the operationalisation of the network on the East coast. Name the state-where these coastal chains of static sensors were inaugurated?
a) Sikkim
b) Goa
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer. (d) Andhra Pradesh
57. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is an independent regulator of the telecommunications business in India. It came into existence by the Act of the Parliament and the act was named as?
a) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 2000
b) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1997
c) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1994
d) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1999
Answer. (b) Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act 1997
58. Which of the following statement/statements is/are true in relation to the Low Cost Aakash Tablet 2?
i. The tablet was launched by President of India, Pranab Mukherjee
ii. It was launched in the month of October 2012 at Delhi University
iii. The processor of the tablet would run with 1 GHz, 512 MB Ram, 7 Inch Capacitative Touch Screen and battery
iv. The tablet would be first provided to Engineering and Medical Students in Kerela
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a) Only I is true
b) Only i and iii are true
c) Only ii and iii are true
d) All the four statements i, ii, iii, and iv are true
Answer. (b) Only i and iii
59. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 passed in the Indian Parliament in May 2012 defines child as a person who comes under the age group of?
a) 0 years to 18 years
b) 0 years to 8 years
c) 0 years to 12 years
d) 0 years to 15 years
Answer. (a) 0 Years to 18 years
60. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 has defined the ways to provide a child friendly process of offence reporting to evidence recording, trial and investigations. Which Section of the Act allows the Union Government to make the necessary changes in the Act, whenever and wherever applicable?
a) Article 12
b) Article 45
c) Article 16
d) Article 19
Answer. (b) Article 45
61. Name the agencies that would be monitoring the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 and its provisions, periodically?
a) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
b) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights
c) The State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
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Answer. (a) The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights and the State Commission for Protection of Child Rights
62. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) gave clean chit to Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant (RAPP) that was hit by a controversy over the clean-chit. Over the controversial unit 6 of RAPP that was exposed to hazardous tritium. Name the place, where this Energy Agency is located?
a) Rawatbhata
b) Ajmer
c) Jaipur
d) Shree Ganganagar
Answer. (a) Rawatbhata
63. What is the full form of GAAR which was proposed in 2012-13 budgets with a view to preventing tax evasion
a) General Allocation Attributive Rule
b) General Anti-Avoidance Rules
c) General Antidote-Avoidance Rules
d) General Accident Avoidance Rule
Answer. (b) General Anti-Avoidance Rules
64. Name the Tamil Writer and Novelist who died in the month of November?
a) Muttulingam
b) P.V. akilandam
c) S. Bhasyam
d) Kamala Sadagopan
Answer. (d) Kamala Sadagopan
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65. Name the State announced tablet computers for students who will pass matriculation?
a) Odisha
b) West Bengal
c) Jharkhand
d) Uttarakhand
Answer. (c) Jharkhand
66. TRAI regulated a cap of certain number of SMSs at Concession rates. What is the new regulated number of SMSs allowed by TRAI?
a) 200
b) 10
c) 100
d) 50
Answer. (c) 100
67. Name the body that acts as the independent regulator of the telecommunications business in India?
a) TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)
b) TRAI (Teleconnect Regulatory Authority of India)
c) TRAI (Telecommunication Regulation Authorised for India)
d) TRAI (Teleservices Regulatory Authority of India)
Answer. (a) TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India)
68. The new version of Aakash 2 launched by the Indian President Pranab Mukherjee would be made available to students at a price of 1130 Rupees. The initial one lakh devices is going to be made available to students of which segment.
a) Management Institutes and Universities
b) Medical Institutes and Universities
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d) Mass Communication Graduates
Answer. (c) Engineering Colleges and Universities
69. Which of the following statements in relation to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs decision for approval 9.5 percent Stake Disinvestment in NTPC is correct?
a) With this equity disinvestment of NTPC would bring back a sum of about 13000 crore rupees.
b) With this disinvestment the governments holding on NTPC would fall down from present 84.5 percent to 75 percent
c) This will adhere to the minimum public shareholding norms that was stipulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the market regulators
d) At present Government holding on the NTPC was 84. 5 percent
i. Statements a, b, c and d are false
ii. Statements a, b, c and d are true
iii. Statements a, b, and c are true
iv. Statement b is false
Answer. (ii) Statements a, b, c and d are true
70. In the Forbes Global 2000 ranking list of the World’s biggest companies NTPC was ranked at which position in 2012?
a) 337th position
b) 200th Position
c) 90th position
d) 11th Position
Answer. (a) 337th position
71. The Union Government of India on 24 November 2012 announced to set up a National Cancer Institute (NCI) and a National Cardio Care Centre (NCCC) at the second campus of All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at?
a) Milakpur village of Bhiwani
b) Khairi Gaoin village in Hisar
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d) Badhsa village of Jhajjar, Haryana
Answer. (d) Badhsa village of Jhajjar, Haryana
72. The Union Government of India in November 2012 inaugurated an Outreach OPD of the AIIMS-II campus spread over 300 acres. This outreach OPD is well equipped with all types of facilities and has a capacity of how many beds?
a) 1000 beds
b) 1500 beds
c) 800 beds
d) None of these
Answer. (a) 1000 beds
73. The Reserve Bank of India asked Banks not to Provide Loans for Purchase of Gold but allowed the banks to sanction loans as per the general working capital requirements to one section of the business market. Name the section that has been kept aside from the cover of no loan policy for purchase of gold?
a) Gold Merchants
b) Normal people buying gold for household purposes and celebrations
c) Jewelers
d) Common man from buying gold for making investments in the share market
Answer. (c) Jewelers
74. Name the leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa that completed a network transformation programme across its mobile operations in 16 African countries in partnership with Ericsson in November 2012?
a) Bharti Airtel
b) Vodafone
c) Aircel
d) Hutch
Answer. (a) Bharti Airtel
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Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com 75. Sahara Group moved to a body against SEBI asking for some more time for submission of the documents in context with around 3 crore investors in a case which involves two companies- Sahara Housing Investment Corporation (SHICL) and Sahara India Real Estate Corporation (SIRECL). Name the authority to which Sahara group filed its petition.
a) Supreme Court of India
b) Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)
c) Commerce Ministry
d) Ministry of Economic Affairs
Answer. (b) Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT)
76. Nokia India in November 2012 launched its re-branded mobile map services in the Indian market. Name the service?
a) HERE
b) MAPs
c) DIRECTION
d) FORECAST
Answer. (a) HERE
77. Airtel recently lost title sponsorship race for the Indian Premier League to a close competition. Name the company?
a) Cocacola
b) DLF
c) PepsiCo
d) Hero
Answer. (c) PepsiCo
78. Name the Rating Agency that downgraded the Debt Rating of Sony Corp. and Panasonic Corp to Junk status in the month of November 2012?
a) Fitch
b) Moody's Investors Service
c) Standard & Poor's
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Answer. (a) Fitch
79. Name the Swiss Company that acquired French apparel company Lacoste?
a) Nestlé
b) Cargill International SA
c) Maus Freres
d) Triumph
Answer. (c) Maus Freres
80. What is the logo of the French apparel company Lacoste?
a) Crocodile
b) Lion
c) Tiger
d) Chimpanzee
Answer. (a) Crocodile
81. Name the integrated travel and travel-related financial services company that launched prepaid foreign exchange borderless prepaid card in collaboration with MasterCard Worldwide, a global payments and technology company?
a) Thomas Cook (India)
b) Thomas Cook (Australia)
c) Make My Trip (India)
d) Make My Trip (Singapore)
Answer. (a) Thomas Cook (India)
82. Japan’s oil firm acquired 26 percent stake of Krishna Godavari basin of deep sea block of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in November 2012. Name the company that acquired this sea block from ONGC?
a) Mitsui Oil Exploration
b) Cosmo Oil Company
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d) Inpex Corp
Answer. (d) Inpex Corp
83. Name the state that slapped a fine of 6000 crore rupees on Tata Steel for illegal mining in the month of November 2012?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Odisha
c) Goa
d) Chattishgarh
Answer. (b) Odisha
84. Maruti Suzuki in the month of October launched a new model of car targeting the competitive market of Nano and Eon. Name the model?
a) Alto 800
b) Alto’s 800
c) Zen 800
d) Omni 800
Answer: (a) Alto 800
85. ICICI Bank in October 2012 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with an African bank to extend its banking services diagonally to their combined footprint in India and Africa. Name the bank with which the MoU was signed?
a) Bank of Africa
b) Ecobank Transnational Incorporated of Africa
c) State Bank of Africa
d) Environmental Insurance Bank of Nigeria
Answer: (b) Ecobank Transnational Incorporated of Africa
86. Name the new channel launched by ZEE network for children
a) ZeeEdu
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c) ZeeLife
d) ZeeChild
Answer: (b) ZeeQ
87. Mahindra Satyam signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a University to facilitate joint research and development projects and consultancies in the oil and gas industry. Name the University and the place where it is located?
a) University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
b) CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
c) Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gujarat
d) School of Petroleum Technology, Gujarat
Answer: (a) University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
88. Vikram Pandit, the former CEO of Citigroup Inc. Serve the bank as CEO resigned in the month of October 2012. What was the period during which he handled the bank as its CEO?
a) October 2008 to October 2012
b) 2007 to 2012
c) 2006 to 2012
d) 2008 to 2012
Answer: (b) 2007 to 2012
89. Which of the following statements mentioned below is wrong?
a) World champion Kenan Sofouglu and former world champion Fabien Foret are the two new members of Dhoni’s Mahi Racing Team India
b) Pakistan in November 2012 was declared champion of the Asian Kabaddi Championship after Indian team walked out from the field in a protest against the referee’s decision of penalizing the Indian Coach
c) The National Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (NADDP) in November 2012 suspended all the 21 athletes for two years, who were tested positive with methylhexaneamine (MHA) in the run-up of the last Commonwealth Games
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i. Statement a, b and c are wrong
ii. Statement a and c are wrong
iii. Statement c is wrong
iv. Statement d is wrong
Answer. (iii) Statement c is wrong
90. Name the defeated the Indian duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna in the Men's Doubles title clash of the ATP World Tour Finals in London in November 2012?
a) Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez
b) Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
c) Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski
d) Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins
Answer. (a) Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez
91. Name the players who were nominated IAAF World Athletes of the Year 2012b in men and women sections?
a) Aries Merritt and Allyson Felix
b) Aries Merritt and David Rudisha
c) Valerie Adams and Jessica Ennis
d) Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix
Answer. (d) Usain Bolt and Allyson Felix
92. Who is the youngest Triple Champion in Formula One History?
a) Sebastian Vettel
b) Jenson Button
c) Fernnando Alonso
d) Michael Schumacher
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93. Which the Indian Cricketer on 6 November 2012 received the honorary membership of the Order of Australia?
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) VVS Laxaman
c) Yuvraj Singh
d) Rahul Dravid
94. Name the cricketer who won South-African Sportsman of the Year 2012 award?
a) Vernon Philander
b) Hashim Amla
c) AB de Villiers
d) Robin Peterson
Answer. (a) Vernon Philander
95. Name the nation that won Asian Kabaddi Championship-2012?
a) India
b) Pakistan
c) Bangladesh
d) Japan
Answer. (b) Pakistan
96. Recently the Indian Cricket Captain and right handed wicket-keeper batsman, Mahendra Singh Dhoni renamed his Superbike Championship Team. What was the previous name of his racing team and it has been changed to?
a) MSD R-N Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India
b) MSD Racing Team India to MSD R-N Racing Team India
c) MSD Mahi Racing Team India to Mahi Racing Team India
d) Mahi Racing Team India to Mahi MSD Racing Team India
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97. Name the Indian Cricketer who was chosen for the Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) Polly Umrigar award for being India's top international cricketer in 2011-12.
a) Sachin Tendulkar
b) Virat Kohli
c) M.S. Dhoni
d) Virendra Sehwag
Answer. (b) Virat Kohli
98. Name the Secretary of the Bengal Tennis Association who on 1 November 2012 was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The All India Tennis Association (AITA).
a) Manik Goswami
b) Hironmoy Chatterjee
c) Abhey Singh Chautala
d) Gaganjeet Bhullar
Answer. (b) Hironmoy Chatterjee
99. Gases that come out from the volcano provides a potential threat to the people, animal and agriculture as well as property of the people residing in the nearby area of the volcano. The gases released from the volcano contains gases like sulphur dioxide, hydrogen fluoride and carbon dioxide in huge amount, which pollutes the air in the atmosphere. Which of the following gas causes acid rain?
a) Hydrogen Fluoride
b) Carbon Dioxide
c) Helium
d) Sulphur Dioxide
Answer. (d) Sulphur Dioxide
100. Researchers fabricated an all-new paperthin bullet-proof super material, which has the capability to self-assemble into alternating rubbery as well as glassy layers. The nano-material has the ability to translate into the safety beyond the vests. These technological advancements could be used for protective coating for the jet engine turbine blades as well as the satellites. Name the institute from
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a) University of Edinburgh and Rice University
b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rice University
c) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of Edinburgh
d) Rice University and University of Sterling
Answer. (b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rice University
101. Australia on 22 November 2012 approved the plan to save an ailing river system. What is the name of this ailing river system?
a) Murray-Darling Basin River System
b) Cooper Creek- Darling Basin River System
c) Murrumbidgee - Murray Basin River System
d) Flinders- Cooper Creek Basin River System
Answer. (a) Murray-Darling Basin River System
102. Which is the third brightest object in the sky after sun and moon?
a) Venus
b) International Space Station (ISS)
c) Saturn
d) None of these
Answer. (b) International Space Station (ISS)
103. Scientists on 8 November 2012 revealed about the discovery of a special type of bacteria in the Ocean with abilities of combining together for the formation of the long conducting nano wire cable for transportation of electrons and capturing the oxygen available at the surface for carrying out the metabolic activities. What is the live wire made up of?
a) Living neurons
b) Living bacteria cells
c) Living biological cells
d) None of these
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104. Name the Agency that announced in November 2012 that United States would takeover Saudi Arabia as world’s biggest oil producing nation by 2017?
a) International Atomic Energy Agency
b) International Energy Agency
c) World Bank
d) UNESCO
Answer. (b) International Energy Agency
105. Name the country that recognized the new Syrian Opposition Coalition in the month of November 2012.
a) Kuwait
b) USA
c) Britain
d) France
Answer. (d) France
106. India and Japan in November 2012 signed Earths Pact on?
a) Rare Earth Minerals
b) Senkaku islands
c) Himalayan flora and Fauna
d) Natural resources air, earth and water
Answer. (a) Rare Earth Minerals
106. US recently lifted import bans from a country before the historical visit of President Obama to it. Name the Country to which Obama made his visit?
a) Myanmar
b) Cambodia
c) Vietnam
d) Bangladesh
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107. Bangladesh opted out of D-8 Summit Scheduled to be Held in Pakistan in November 2012. What was the cause for this decision made by Bangladesh?
a) Because of the growing terrorism activities in Pakistan
b) Because of the attack that happened on Malala that happened in the recent past in Pakistan
c) Because Pakistan refused to apologise for the deeds committed during 1971 war which eventually led to Bangladesh’s independence
d) Because of the unsound diplomatic relations between the two nations
Answer. (c) Because Pakistan refused to apologise for the deeds committed during 1971 war which eventually led to Bangladesh’s independence
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1 How many medals India won in the recently concluded London Olympics 2012?
A) 5
B) 4
C) 6
D) 7
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Which PSU has recently been awarded with “Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar” in 2012 in the “Community Sports Identification and Nurturing of Budding Young Talent” category?
A) NTPC
B) BHEL
C) SAIL
D) ONGC
3Hamid Ansari has recently won the Vice Presidential election to be re-elected as Vice President of India. With this he became India’s ___ th Vice President?
A) 12th
B) 13th
C) 14th
D) 15th
4Indian Post has chosen which IT company to help them transform their business and modernize their entire financial system?
A) Wipro
B) HCL
C) Infosys
D) TCS
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5 Who has won the Gold Medal in the Men’s 100m and 200m sprints in the London Olympics 2012?
A) Michael Frater
B) Usain Bolt
C) Yohan Blake
D) Nesta Carter
6 Which two countries have entered into news for disputed teritorries “Senkaku Islands” between them?
A) China and Philipines
B) South Korea and China
C) China and Japan
D) Japan and Russia
7The union cabinet has fixed the reserve base price for the 5 MHz pan-India spectrum in the 1800 MHz band auction at?
A) Rs. 14000 crore
B) Rs. 24000 crore
C) Rs. 18000 crore
D) Rs. 7500 crore
8 Marikana Platinum mine which has recently faced labor unrest situated in which country?
A) South Africa
B) Kenya
C) Australia
D) China
9 Russia has recently joined WTO. It becomes the ___ member of WTO after inclusion?
A) 155th
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B) 156th
C) 157th
D) 158th
10 Who has been awarded with the Dronacharya Awards for 2012 in the Kabaddi (Women) discipline?
A) Virender Poonia
B) Sunil Dabas
C) Yashvir Singh
D) J.S. Bhatia1 Ans) 62 Ans) SAIL3 Ans) 14th4 Ans) Infosys5 Ans) Usain Bolt6 Ans) China and Japan7 Ans) Rs. 14000 crore8 Ans) South Africa9 Ans) 156th10 Ans) Sunil Dabas
11Lance Armstrong, famous for his battle against Cancer won the most famous Cycling event Tour de France for how many time?
A) 5
B) 8
C) 7
D) 6
12 Who has been appointed as new Chief Economic Adviser of India?
A) Kaushik Basu
B) Subramanian Swamy
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C) Montek singh Ahluwalia
D) Raghuram Rajan
13 In 2012, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award has been awarded to how many atheletes?
A) 3
B) 1
C) 2
D) 4
14India secured which rank in the recently published Global Competitiveness Index report compiled by the World Economic Forum?
A) 51
B) 56
C) 59
D) 65
15 Who in the list has been awarded with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2012?
A) Yogeshwar Dutt
B) Sushil Kumar
C) Gagan Narang
D) Saina Nehwal
16 Who won Silver for India in the Men’s 25 m rapid fire pistol event in the London Olympics 2012?
A) Yogeshwar Dutt
B) Sushil Kumar
C) Gagan Narang
D) Vijay Kumar
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17B.I. Fernandez is the first foreign coach who has been awarded with the Dronacharya Awards for 2012. He is from which country?
A) USA
B) Mexico
C) Cuba
D) Canada
18 Microsoft has rebranded its iconic Hotmail to a new email. Name of the same?
A) hotmail.com
B) msnmail.com
C) Outlook.com
D) None of These
19 What is the name of India’s first own built Nuclear submarine which is ready for trial?
A) INS Virat
B) INS Vikrant
C) INS Arihant
D) INS Chakra
20Which global bank has become in the news recently for violating US law while handling USD 250 million from Iran?
A) UBS
B) HSBC Bank
C) Standard Chartered Bank
D) Barclays Bank
11 Ans) 712 Ans) Raghuram Rajan13 Ans) 2
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21 World’s fastest sportsman Usian Bolt belongs to which country?
A) South Africa
B) USA
C) Kenya
D) Jamaica
22In recently concluded London Olympics 2012, which sportsperson has become the Olympian with highest number of medals?
A) Michael Phelps
B) Mark Spitz
C) Usain Bolt
D) Larisa Latynina
23In the recently concluded India’s Vice Presidential Election, Who was the NDA nominee for Vice President post?
A) Arun Jaitley
B) Sushma Swaraj
C) Jaswant Singh
D) Murli Manohar Joshi
24When was the event “Women Boxing” included in the Olympic games in which India got a bronze medal this
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year?
A) 2004
B) 2012
C) 2008
D) 2000
25 Which Indian IT company has won a harassment suit filed by one of its US employeed Jack Palmer in USA?
A) Wipro
B) TCS
C) Infosys
D) Mahindra Satyam
26 Which Technology company has recently won Rs 2200 crore contract from UIDAI?
A) Mahindra Satyam
B) Wipro
C) HCL Infosystem
D) Infosys
27 Who has been appointed as new CEO of Barclays Bank?
A) Bob Diamond
B) Marcus Agius
C) David Walker
D) Antony Jenkins
28 Who was India’s flag bearer for the Closing Ceremony of London Olympics?
A) Mary Kom
B) Yogeshwar Dutt
C) Sushil Kumar
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D) Saina Nehwal
29Which country has recently ruled to sell all tobacco products in plain packaging effective from December this year?
A) Germany
B) Japan
C) Australia
D) UK
30 Who has replaced former Un Secretary General Kofi-Annan as the new Peace Convoy to Syria?
A) Ban Ki-moon
B) Lakhdar Brahimi
C) Nabil El Araby
D) None of These
Current Affairs August 2012 Quiz – 3 Answers
21 Ans) Jamaica22 Ans) Michael Phelps23 Ans) Jaswant Singh24 Ans) 201225 Ans) Infosys26 Ans) HCL Infosystem27 Ans) Antony Jenkins28 Ans) Mary Kom29 Ans) Australia30 Ans) Lakhdar Brahimi
31
The Supreme Court has ordered which Indian group to return more than Rs 17,400 crore to return to the investors as it fails to satisty the regulatory requirements?
A) Reliane
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B) Sahara
C) Tata
D) SKS Microfinance
32
India’s physicist Ashoke Sen has recently won the first Fundamental Physics Prize started by billionaire Yuri Milner with Prize value of USD 3 Million. Yuri Milner is from?
A) UK
B) Germany
C) USA
D) Russia
33 Indian U-19 Cricket team defeated which country recently to win the U-19 World Cup?
A) England
B) South Africa
C) Pakistan
D) Australia
34Who lead the India’s U-19 Cricket team in U-19 world cup and also scored a century in the final to secure the cup?
A) Baba Aparajith
B) Smit Patel
C) Akshdeep Nath
D) Unmukt Chand
35 Who won the Olympic Gold in the Men’s Tennis singles category in the recently concluded Lonon Olympics?
A) Roger Federer
B) Rafael Nadal
C) Andy Murray
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D) Novak Djokovic
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India’s has signed agreement with which country for the modernisation of the Indian Railways and make some of the major railway stations in the country of global standard?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Belgium
D) Sweden
37 Which country has recently ended Media censorship as a part of its political reforms?
A) Iran
B) China
C) Myanmar
D) North Korea
38 Keshub Mahindra has recently stepped down as the Chairman of which Indian Company?
A) Tech Mahindra
B) Mahindra & Mahindra
C) Hero Moto Corp
D) Kotak Mahindra Bank
39US based Private equity giant Bain Capital Partners has announced to acquire 30% stake in which Indian BPO company?
A) Convergys
B) Ma Foi Outsourcing Solutions Limited
C) Genpact
D) Firstsource
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40 Who has been appointed as the Election Commissioner of India in August 2012?
A) V S Sampath
B) S Y Quraishi
C) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
D) None of These
31 Ans) Sahara32 Ans) Russia33 Ans) Australia34 Ans) Unmukt Chand35 Ans) Andy Murray36 Ans) Belgium37 Ans) Myanmar38 Ans) Mahindra & Mahindra39 Ans) Genpact40 Ans) Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
41 India’s IIP growth for June stood at?
A) 2.8%
B) 2.2%
C) 1.8%
D) -1.8%
42 Moody’s Analytics has cut India’s FY2012-13 growth forecast to?
A) 6.25%
B) 5%
C) 5.5%
D) 6.5%
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43 Mary Kon won Olympic bronze medal in the London Olymics in which category?
A) Women’s flyweight (61kg) category
B) Women’s flyweight (55kg) category
C) Women’s flyweight (51kg) category
D) None of These
44 Which famous sportsperson has become the new brand ambassador of BMW?
A) Virat Kohli
B) M S Dhoni
C) Saina Nehwal
D) Sachin Tendulkar
45 Recently during its policy review meet in August 2012, RBI has cut SLR by 100 bos to?
A) 23%
B) 24%
C) 8%
D) 4.5%
46 India’s Trade deficit for July stood at?
A) USD 12.5 billion
B) USD 18 billion
C) USD 15.5 billion
D) USD 25.5 billion
47 Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Barclays Bank?
A) Bob Diamond
B) Marcus Agius
C) David Walker
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D) Antony Jenkins
48Which country topped the medal tally with total 104 medals in the recently concluded London Olympics 2012?
A) China
B) UK
C) USA
D) Germany
49 Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away on 14th August, He was the Union Minister for?
A) Information Technology
B) Science and Technology and Earth Sciences
C) Rural Development and Environment
D) Power
50Which Satyajit Ray film has been included in the list of 50 greatest film of all time based on the voting conducted by the British Film Institute recently?
A) Agantuk
B) Sakha Prashakha
C) Gupi Gayen Bagha Bayen
D) Pather Panchali 41 Ans) -1.8%42 Ans) 5.5%43 Ans) Women’s flyweight (51kg) category44 Ans) Sachin Tendulkar45 Ans) 23%46 Ans) USD 15.5 billion47 Ans) David Walker48 Ans) USA49 Ans) Science and Technology and Earth Sciences50 Ans) Pather Panchali
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1. Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during the Month of July 2012 stood at 5.25 lakh as compared to 5.14 lakh in July 2011 and 4.67 lakh in July 2010. The July figure translated into FTAs growth of what percent in July 2012 over July 2011?
a. 2.1%
b. 12.1%
c. 5.5%
d. 1.33%
Answer: (a)
2. With respect to the India’s industrial output figures released by the Central Statistics Office of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on 9 August 2012, which of the following statements are not true?
1. India’s industrial output plunged to 1.8 per cent in June 2012 compared to 9.5 per cent growth registered during June 2011
2. For the first (April-June) quarter of 2012-13, the index of industrial production (IIP) declined 0.7 per cent against 6.9 per cent growth in the same quarter of fiscal 2011-12.
3. The capital goods category recorded a decline of 27.9 per cent in output in June 2012
4. Consumer durables witnessed a growth of 9.1 per cent. However, consumer non-durables declined 1 per cent in June 2012
a. 1 & 3
b. Only 3
c. Only 2
d. 3 & 4
Answer: (c)
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a. 5 billion dollar
b. 5.4 billion dollar
c. 6.4 billion dollar
d. 7 billion dollar
Answer: (b)
4. India’s annual headline inflation for the month of July 2012 eased to its three-year low to what percent in July 2012 from 7.25 percent in June 2012 and 9.63 percent in July 2011?
a. 4.1%
b. 3.3%
c. 5.2%
d. 6.87%
Answer: (d)
5. India’s exports for the month of July 2012 stood at 22.4 billion dollar registering a decline of - 14.8 percent as compared to 26.3 billion dollar during the same month of 2011. Imports during July 2012 stood at 37.9 billion dollar as compared to 41.1 billion dollar in July 2011. What was the Balance of Trade figure for July 2012?
a. 15.5 billion dollar
b. 14.7 billion dollar
c. 13.6 billion dollar
d. 9.6 billion dollar
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1. The Australian Climate Commission warned that the world’s sea levels could increase by _ the end of the 21st Century.a) 1.5 Metre.b) 2 Metres. c) 3 Metres.d) 1 Metres.Answer: (d) 1 Metre
2. Isle of Wight rock yielded three fossil footprints of Dinosaurs. In which one of the following countries Isle of Wight is located?a) USAb) UKc) India d) Germany Answer: (b) UK
3. In the studies conducted by American, Belgian, British and Dutch researchers it was found that tumors contain their own pool of stem cells that can multiply and keep fueling the cancer, seeding regrowth. Which one of the following techniques researchers used to trace the ancestry of cells within mouse tumors?a) labeling techniqueb) Striking techniquec) Bubble techniqued) None of the aboveAnswer: (a) labeling technique
4. US researchers are using a new tool called___ for detecting illegal nuclear explosions.a) The Earth’s Global Positioning System (GPS) b) Water alarm devicec) Seismometerd) Geiger counterAnswer: (a) The Earth’s Global Positioning System (GPS)
5. A Rare bird Jerdan’s Baza was found for the first time in Dantepally tank area in Pocharam reserve forest of on 16 June 2012. Consider the given facts regarding
Downloaded From www.jbigdeal.com Jerdan’s Baza. i) Jerdan’s Baza mainly eats frogs, lizards and large insects.ii) The bird id recognized by broad round wings, a long squarish tail, jaunty crest and forest dwelling habits.Choose the right option:a) Only i is correct.b) Only ii is correct.c) Both i and ii are correct.d) Neither i nor ii is correct.Answer: (c) Both i and ii are correct.
1. According to the data provided by the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) in August 2012, India's marine exports are expected to grow by what per cent year-on-year to USD 4.5 billion in 2012-13 fiscal?
a. 28%
b. 17.2%
c. 13%
d. 23%
Answer: (a)
2. In a move aimed at encouraging investment sentiment in the country, the Union Finance Ministry approved what per cent of foreign direct investment in insurance and pension sector in August 2012?
a. 29%
b. 49%
c. 39%
d. 19%
Answer: (b)
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1. RBI instructed that a non-banking finance company will have to retain at least 5 per cent of the loan being sold to another entity.
2. RBI in its revised guidelines also stipulated that NBFC cannot sell or securitise a loan unless five
monthly installments have been paid by the borrower
3. The latest directives from the RBI are aimed at checking unhealthy practices and distributing risk to a wide spectrum of investors
4. These guidelines have to implemented by NBFCs in two phases by the end of October 2012.
a. 1 & 3
b. Only 1
c. Only 2
d. Only 4
Answer: (c)
4. As per the data revealed by the Union Aviation Ministry in the Parliament in August 2012, the loss incurred by Air India following its merger with Indian Airlines between 2007-08 and 2011-12 has been pegged at what amount?
a. 21146 crore rupees
b. 23535 crore rupees
c. 32971 crore rupees
d. 28046 crore rupees
Answer: (d)
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5. The high-level committee on external commercial borrowings (ECB),chaired by secretary, department of economic affairs Arvind Mayaram decided to further liberalise the foreign borrowing norms. Which of the following with respect to the liberalization norms are not true?
1. It was decided to permitted non-resident entities to provide rating enhancement facility to Indian borrower
2. The government permitted foreign entities to provide credit enhancement to rupee bonds of Indian companies. The minimum maturity period of such rupee bonds was reduced from seven years to three years.
3. The panel also decided to increase the maturity of such buyers credit to maximum seven years thereby allowing companies flexibility in payment
4. Infrastructure and manufacturing companies can re-finance a higher proportion of their rupee borrowings via cheaper overseas debt. These infrastructure and manufacturing companies can now tap overseas loans up to 75% of their average forex earnings
a. Only 2
b. Only 1
c. Only 3
d. 2 & 3
Answer: (c)