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1. India and which country on March 1, 2012, decided to open a new chapter inbilateral cooperation by agreeing to undertake joint operations against sharingtechnological knowhow on sea bed research?

[A]China[B]New Zealand[C]Japan[D]Russia

2. The parliamentary committee on finance suggested in march 2012 that theimpost be levied only if the value of specified assets exceeds[A]Rs 5 cr[B]Rs 25cr

[C]Rs 10 cr[D]Rs 15 cr

3. When was Earth hour observed this year?[A]March 31[B]March1[C]March 10[D]March 21

4. According to the data released by the planning commission in march 2012 in

urban india poverty fell to___ in 2009-10[A]20.5%[B]25.8%[C]17.7%[D]18.6%

5. The Govt in March 2012 approved a move to slash the interest on deposits withthe employee provident fund (EPF) by 125 basis points to ___ for 2011-12[A]8.25

[B]9[C]8.75[D]9.5

6. Where was the Bihar Shatabdi Samaroh Utsav held[A]Vadodara[B]New Delhi


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[C]Mumbai[D]Patna

7. Which state chief minister has invited India Inc to invest in the state and take

advantage of industrial policy announced by his govt. last year?[A]Bihar[B]West Bengal[C]Rajasthan[D]Uttar Pradesh

8. The centre has informed the supreme court that it has restricted whichpilgrimage subsidy to once in a lifetime as against to once in five years?[A]Amarnath [B]All of the above

[C]Karbala [D]Haj

9. Omkar ibobi singh was sworn in as chief minsters for the third consecutive termof which state in march 2012?[A]Sikkim[B]Arunachal Pradesh[C]Nagaland[D]Manipur

10. Which of the following in march 2012 announced that it will stop publishingprint edition of its flagship encyclopaedia for the first time in more than 200 yrs?[A]Webster[B]Wikipedia[C]Oxford[D]Britannica

11. Who among the following won the 28th Capelle La Grande International openchess championship in France?

[A]P Hari Krishnan[B]None of these[C]Tornike sanikidze[D]Parimrjan Negi

12. World no 3 Roger Federer in march 2012 beat whom in the India Wells finalsto capture his third straight title and a record fourth Indian wells crown?


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[A]Daniel Nona[B]John Isner[C]Bill willams[D]Leander peas

13. Who became the youngest Indian boxer to make the cut for the Olympics byreaching the final at the asian qualifiers in Astana Kazakistan?[A]Shiva Thapa[B]Wasim salman[C]Santosh Kumar[D]Vijendra singh

14. As its three months old emerging market initiative Google has chosen which

Indian city as its main centre from where products for emerging market like IndiaAfrica Latin America will be conceived and developed?[A]Hyderabad[B]Pune[C]Gurgaon[D]Bangalore

15. Telecom major Bharti Airtel has announced it will be ready to launch 4GServices in which Indian city?[A]New Delhi

[B]Mumbai[C]Kolkata[D]Bangalore

16. The Prime Ministers Office (PMO) in march 2012 stepped into a fast trackdevelopment and use of inland water transport(iwt) which opens the water routefor movement of bulk cargo such as[A]Fertilisers[B] Foodgrains

[C]Coal[D] All of the above

17. Who was crowned as Pantaloon Femina Miss India World 2012[A]Ipsita Pati[B]Vanya Mishra[C]Prachi Mishra


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[D]Rochelle Maria Rao

18. The RBI in March 2012 hiked bank rate for primary bank rate for primarycooperative banks to__

[A]8.5%[B]9.5%[C]10.5%[D]8%

19. In budget 2012-13, exemption limit of income raised to[A]1 lac[B]3 lac[C]2 lac

[D]1.5 lac

20. SEBI in 2012 tightened advertisement norm for[A]SIP[B] IPO[C]Mutual Funds[D] All of the above

21. DRDO in march announced to have developed a new sub-sonic cruise missilewhich can be test fired in April. The missile is called

[A]Nirbhay[B]Arjun[C]Abhay[D]Ajit

22. Who among the following personality has become the first person to have morethan 20 million followers on Twitter[A]Amitabh Bacchan[B]Barac obama

[C]Lady Gaga[D]Anna hazare

23. Who presented the Union Budget of India for 2012?[A]P. Chidambaram[B]PranavMukherjee[C]Dinesh Trivedi


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[D]Manmohan Singh

24. What is the propsed exemption limit for the general category of individualtaxpayers as per Budget 2012?

[A]Rs. 180000[B]Rs. 150000[C]Rs. 200000[D]Rs. 500000

25. Which new tax saving scheme has been proposed in budget?[A]Rajeev Gandhi Equity Scheme[B]New Pension Scheme[C]Public Provident Fund

[D]Indira Vikas Patra

26. What is the target/prediction for GDP growth for year 2012-13?[A]7.1%[B]7.3%[C]7.6%[D]8%

27. What is the estimation for GDP growth in year 2011-12?[A]6.9%

[B]7%[C]7.2%[D]7.5%

28. How much money is allocated to NABARD to fund Regional RuralBanks(RRB) in this year budget?[A]10000 Crore[B]9000 Crore[C]11000 Crore

[D]12000 Crore

29. How much reduction is done in securities transaction tax on cash deliverytransactions?[A]10%[B]15%[C]20%


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[D]22%

30. Which of the following sets to be cheaper after this budget?[A]Cars

[B]Cigarette[C]Air Travel[D]LCD/LED TV

31. How much is the Service Tax raised?[A]From 10% to 12%[B]From 8% to 10%[C]From 10% to 11%[D]No change

32. How much is the fiscal deficit in FY 2012?[A]5.2%[B]5.5%[C]5.7%[D]5.9%

33. Bullion and jewellery traders in several parts of the country today downedshutters for three days in protest against the Budget proposal? What is theirconcern?

[A]Raised duty on gold imports and levying excise on unbranded jewellery[B]Making Hallmarking of Jewellery mandatory[C]Putting cap on gold import[D]None of the above

34. What is the propsed exemption limit for the Women individual taxpayers as perBudget 2012?[A]Rs. 180000[B]Rs. 150000

[C]Rs. 200000[D]Rs. 500000

35. How much fund has been allocated for Right to Education in FY13?[A]Rs 15,555 cr[B]Rs 20,000 cr[C]Rs 25,555 cr


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[D]Rs 15,000 cr

36. What is the expectations for Infrastructure investment in 12th Plan to go up to?[A]Rs 30 lakh crore

[B]Rs 50 lakh crore[C]Rs 60 lakh crore[D]Rs 70 lakh crore

37. IPO equity offer above what value will have to be made electronically incapital market reforms?[A]Rs 10 crore[B]Rs 12 crore[C]Rs 15 crore

[D]Rs 20 crore

38. She was an officer of the Indian National Army, and the Minister of Women'sAffairs in the Azad Hind government. This freedom fighter died on 23rd July2012. She was the sole opponent of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in 2002 PresidentialElection. Name her.[A]Subhashini Ali[B]Janaky Athi Nahappan[C]Rani Velu Nachiyar[D]Captain Lakshmi Sahgal

39. Pranab Mukherjee got elected as the president of India on 22 July 2012. Hewill take office as the ______ President of India on 25 July 2012.[A]11th[B]12th[C]13th[D]14th

40. UP Chief Minister announced on 23rd july 2012 that Chhatrapati ShahujiMaharaj Nagar, formerly known as Amethi, will be renamed along with 7 otherdistricts. What is the name of "Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar" now?[A]Gauriganj[B]Rambai Nagar[C]Kushinagar[D]Amethi


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41. Odisha-based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's sculpture of Hindu god Ganeshahas won two gold medals at the just-concluded Solo International Sand Art Conteston 23rd July 2012. Where was this contest held?

[A]Bhubaneshwar, Orissa[B]Marbella, Spain[C]Pattaya, Thailand[D]Cantabria, Spain

42. Name the movie which was being screened when a Heavily armed gunmankilled at least 14 people and wounded more than 50 on 20 July 2012 in Colorado,USA?[A]The Dark Knight Rises

[B]Spiderman-3[C]The Reluctant Fundamentalist[D]The Butler

43. Which scooter maker has announced (on 24th July 2012) the signing ofBollywood diva Deepika Padukone as the face of its Scooters in India?[A]Honda[B]Yamaha[C]TVS[D]Vespa

44. An American physicist and a former NASA astronaut who became the firstAmerican woman to enter space in 1983 died recently on 23rd July 2012. Can youname her?[A]Valentina Tereshkova[B]Svetlana Savitskaya[C]Dr. Tam E. O'Shaughnessy[D]Sally Kristen Ride

45. Which politician's vote in the recent presidential election on 19th July 2012was rejected by Election Commission of India?[A]Lalu Prasad Yadav[B]Sharad Pawar[C]Mulayam Singh Yadav[D]Mamta Banerjee


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46. Yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna was arrested on 20 July 2012 by the CBIafter a non-bailable warrant was issued against him. What are the alleged chargeson him?[A]Money Laundering

[B]Fake documents case[C]Instigate Violence[D]Murder

47. Which state's Chief Minister left on Sunday, 22nd July 2012, on a four-dayofficial tour of Japan to meet its Deputy Prime Minister and other top officials andbusiness persons?[A]Bihar (Nitish Kumar)

[B]Haryana (Bhupinder Singh Hooda)[C]Gujrat (Narendra Modi)[D]Maharashtra (Prithviraj Chavan)

48. 500 sex workers from across 42 countries participated in a 'freedom rally' on 25July 2012, that kicked off from the country's and perhaps Asia's biggest red-lightdistrict. What is the name of this red light area?[A]G B Road, Delhi[B]Sonagachi, Kolkata[C]Kamathipura, Mumbai

[D]Chaturbhuj Sthan, Muzaffarpur

49. On 24th July 2012, West African nation's leader "John Evans Fifii Atta Mills ",who led his country to the fastest pace of economic growth on the continent, died.He was the president of which African country?[A]Nigeria[B]Guinea[C]Ghana[D]Gambia

50. The violent clashes between minority immigrants and Bodo tribals whichstarted on 19th July 2012 claimed 35 lives till 25th July 2012. Which state of Indiais facing these ethnic clashes?[A]Nagaland[B]Manipur[C]Mizoram


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[D]Assam

51. Which state's government banned production, distribution and sale of Gutkaand panmasala in the state? This state also becomes the seventh state in India to

ban gutka.[A]Jharkhand[B]Maharashtra[C]Delhi[D]Karnataka

52. Encouraged by the increasing acceptance by transporters of its RORO service,Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has planned on 25 July 2012 toaugment the capcity by adding one more rake. What is RORO?

[A]Rail On/Road Off[B]Roll On/Rail On[C]Roll Off/Rail On[D]Roll On/Roll Off

53. Which person from India won the 2012 Ramon Magsaysay Award announcedon 26th July 2012?[A]Romulo Davide[B]Syeda Rizwana Hasan[C]Ambrosius Ruwindrijarto

[D]Kulandei Francis

54. Which company along with Pantel Technologies Private Limited (PTPL) hasjointly launched low-cost tablet T-Pad IS701C in India on 26 July 2012?[A]MTNL[B]Reliance[C]BSNL[D]Bharti Airtel

55. Jailed Islamist cleric Abu Bakar Bashir threatens to wage war in Burmafollowing alleged abuses by Buddhists against the country's Rohingya people bythe Tatmadaw, in a letter to Burmese president Thein Sein on 4th August 2012.What is Tatmadaw?[A]Head Buddhists Monk of Myanmar(Burma)[B]Myanmar Police Force


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[C]People Militia Units[D]Myanmar Armed Forces

56. In a scant four days this month(8 July - 12 July), the surface of Greenland 's ice

sheet melted to an extent not witnessed in 30 years of satellite observations, NASAreported on Tuesday 24th July 2012. It was detected after analysing radar datafrom 3 different satellites including the satellite from Indian Space ResearchOrganization ( ISRO). What is the name of ISRO's satellite which detected this?[A]Oceansat-2[B]Kalpana-1[C]GSAT-11[D]CartoSat-2

57. Which India-based corporate group is in exclusive talks to acquire THEPLAZA, a 105 year old landmark property in New York for around $600 million(Rs 3000 cr)?[A]RPG Goenka[B]Reliance Industries[C]GVK group[D]The Sahara Group

58. The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held on 27 July2012 where Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is the artistic director and is co-

ordinating and designing the opening ceremony. This ceremony is also called bywhich other name?[A]The Isles of Wonder[B]The Isles of Olympics[C]Gamers' Extravaganza[D]The Isles of Games

59. Japanese businessman Kenichi Watanabe resigns on 26 July 2012 as the CEOof which financial company following a series of insider trading scandals?

[A]Toyota Financial Services[B]Nomura Holdings[C]Matsui Securities[D]Nikko Citigroup

60. In Pakistan Supreme Court verdict on 26 July 2012, Pakistanis will have toshell out more for which food item following a Supreme Court ruling?


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[A]Biryani[B]Kabab[C]Samosa[D]Pizza

61. Indian Congress leader ND Tiwari's DNA test result to decide the paternitysuit, will be opened in Delhi High Court on 27 July 2012 and could be madepublic. Who has filed this Paternity suit claiming Tiwari to be his biologicalfather?[A]Raj Shekhar[B]Sumeet Shekhar[C]Sushil Sanwal[D]Rohit Shekhar

62. Which Indian bank successfully raised USD 1.25 billion from an overseasdollar-denominated bond sale on 26 July 2012, making it the single largest issuefrom the domestic banking in recent years?[A]Canara Bank[B]State Bank of India[C]Bank of India[D]ICICI Bank

63.In a historic session that lasted all of five minutes, which state's assembly met

on Friday 27 July 2012 and passed a resolution restoring the membership of twoexpelled Congress MLAs?[A]Uttar Pradesh[B]Madhya Pradesh[C]Himachal Pradesh[D]Karnataka

64. German automobile giant BMW, on Friday 27 July 2012, launched its all-new3 Series in India. The new BMW 3 Series CKD (completely knocked down) kits

are assembled at BMWs plant at Mahindra World City. Mahindra World City islocated near to which city in India?[A]Jamshedpur[B]Pune[C]Gurgaon[D]Chennai


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65. Which former Indian cricketer has resigned from the Essel Sports PrivateLimited / ICL and revived his association with BCCI on Wednesday 25 July 2012?[A]Ravi Shastri[B]Dilip Vengsarkar

[C]Kapil Dev[D]Bishan Singh Bedi

66. Market regulator Sebi on Friday 27 July 2012 said in a notification that in orderto facilitate a system for making online applications for public issue of__________ and to reduce the timelines of the issue process, it has been decided toextend ASBA (Application Supported by Blocked Amount) facility to these publicissues.[A]Equity Shares

[B]Mutual Fund[C]Debt Securities (Bonds)[D]Non Convertible Debentures (NCD)

67. The Samajwadi Party on Saturday, 28 July 2012, distanced itself from theperson who took the interview of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying heis no longer a part of the party. This person is also a member of Parliament fromLucknow and the editor of Urdu weekly Nai Duniya. Name the person who tookthis interview?[A]Azam Khan

[B]Shahid Siddiqui[C]Ahmed Saeed Siddiqui[D]Nafees Ahmad

68. India on Sunday 29 July 2012 successfully test fired supersonic cruise missileas part of a user trial by the army from integrated test range (ITR) at chandipur.The 32nd test-firing was part of the development trials of the missile which hasalready been inducted into the Army and the Navy. What is the name of this

missile?[A]Brahmos[B]Agni[C]Aakash[D]Shaurya


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69. In the Olympics opening ceremony on 27 July 2012, one unidentified woman,dressed in a red top and blue pants managed to take part in the athletes' paradealongside the team of which country?[A]India

[B]China[C]Pakistan[D]Australia

70. Dubbing Pakistan as a "global leader" in visa and passport forgery, whichcountry's envoy (High commissioner to Pakistan, Adam Thomson) has said thatvisa fraud is a deep-rooted industry in Pakistan?[A]USA

[B]UK[C]Australia[D]Newzealand

71. According to The Scotsman, the survey (Released on Sunday 29 July 2012) byUS-based PR firm Burson-Marsteller looking at the rise of "Twiplomacy", whichpolitician has topped the league of world leaders with 17 million followers onTwitter?[A]David Cameron, Prime Minister of UK

[B]Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela[C]Barack Obama, US President[D]Paul Kagame, Rwanda President

72. Recently on Sunday 29 July 2012, an "under construction" 400 meters longtunnel originating from the Pakistani side of the international border in Jammu andKashmir has been discovered near an army post. In which district this army postlies?[A]Samba

[B]Rajouri[C]Poonch[D]Doda

73. In which country, voters go to the polls for an impeachment referendum againsttheir President Traian Bsescu on Sunday 29 July 2012? However president


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Basescu survived impeachment vote as too few people turned out to vote asdeclared on Monday 30 July 2012.[A]Syria[B]Yemen

[C]Romania[D]Hungary

74. As per the World Trade Report 2012 of WTO, India had the fastest exportgrowth among major traders in 2011, with shipments rising 16.1 percent. Thereport also said that India has overtaken __________ in exports growth rate in2011 and topped the list of all major trading countries in the world.[A]Japan[B]South Korea

[C]Germany[D]China

75. InterGlobe nnounced on Sunday 29 July 2012 that it is making a foray intoretailing at Metro stations and on highways through its subsidiary InterGlobeRetail and it has started opening shops at Delhi Metro stations. InterGlobe alsoowns a budget airline carrier. What is the name of the airline operated byInterglobe?[A]GoAir[B]IndiGo

[C]SpiceJet[D]Deccan Aviation

76. On 30 July 2012,following a disturbance in the Northern Grid, power supply toeight northern region states of Delhi, UP, Haryana, Punjab, Rajsthan, HimachalPradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand was severely hit and servicesincluding hospitals and rail services disturbed since 2.30 am. Which organizationmanages the transmission grids in the country?

[A]National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)[B]National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC)[C]Power System Operation Corporation Ltd (POSOCO)[D]Power Grid Corporation of India

77. Gagan Narang opened the medal count for India at the London Olympics bywinning a bronze on Monday 30 July 2012. Which game he is associated with?


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[A]Rifle shooting[B]Boxing[C]Badminton[D]Tennis

78. Who has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank AG'sIndia operations and a member of its Asia Pacific executive committee on Monday30 July 2012?[A]Jaspal Bindra[B]Shrinath Bolloju[C]Ravneet Gill[D]Gunit Chadha

79. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday kept key rates unchanged in itsquarterly review, while lowering its growth projection to 6.5% and cuttingstatutory liquidity ratio (SLR- the amount of deposits banks park in governmentbonds) by 1% to 23%. What is the Repo Rate and reverse repo rate (bothunchanged) announced on 31 July 2012?[A]7% and 6.5%[B]7.5% and 7%[C]8% and 7%

[D]8% and 7.5%

80. Which University has rewritten the laws governing its strict academic dresscode following concerns that they were unfair towards transgender students onSunday 29 July 2012?[A]Harvard[B]Oxford[C]Stanford

[D]Cambridge

81. Today(31 July 2012) is the 132 birth anniversary of one of the most celebratedwriters of the Indian subcontinent who is also regarded as one of the foremostHindi-Urdu writers of the early twentieth century. He has been referred to as the"Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor of Novels") by some Hindi writers. Can you name


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him?[A]Yashpal[B]Nathuram Premi[C]Hajariprasad Dvivedi

[D]Munshi Premchand

82. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday, 31 July 2012, reshuffled hisCabinet in which "P Chidambaram" is the country's new Finance Minister and ex-Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is the new Home Minister. Who has beengiven the charge of Power Ministry after Shinde's elevation to Home ministry?[A]Murli Deora[B]Jairam Ramesh[C]Vayalar Ravi

[D]M Veerappa Moily

83. On Tuesday - 31 July 2012, Microsoft announced a preview of a new free web-based personal email service with cleaner user interface and integration with socialnetworks like Facebook and Twitter which will eventually replace Hotmail (one ofthe early leaders in web-based email founded by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith andlaunched in July 1996 as "HoTMaiL"). What is the name of new email service?[A]Outlook.com[B]msn.com

[C]MSMail.com[D]Mmail.com

84. Which sports person became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19medals after winning a gold medal in the 4 200 meter freestyle relay on July 31,2012 in Olympics?[A]Larisa Latynina[B]Michael Phelps

[C]Mark Spitz[D]Ryan Steven Lochte

85. Announced on 1st August 2012, which bollywood actress would be honouredwith the biennial Smita Patil Memorial Award instituted by Priyadarshni Academyfor her contribution to the film industry? The award will be presented to her at the


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28th anniversary global awards function of the Priyadarshni Academy onSeptember 18 2012.[A]Vidya Balan[B]Deepika Padukone

[C]Katrina Kaif[D]Aishwarya Rai

86. Which company has been ranked by Forbes on Wednesday 1 August 2012 asthe first among the world's 25 largest oil companies?[A]Shell[B]Exxon Mobil[C]Saudi Aramco[D]Sinopec

87. Google Inc announced that it acquired a Social-Media Ad Firm on 1 August2012. This marketing start-up will help the world's largest Internet search companyto expand further into social media. Google will pay about $250 million plusperformance incentives for this Redwood City, California-based company for theacquisition. What is the name of the company Google bought?[A]Sparrow[B]Meebo[C]Milk, Inc[D]Wildfire Interactive

88. Eight players from South Korea, China and Indonesia were disqualified fromthe Olympics on Wednesday, 1 August 2012 for deliberately trying to lose tosecure an easier draw in the knockout. Federation investigation finds players guiltyof "not using one's best efforts to win a match which is against the Olympic spirit.Which game these players were associated with?[A]Swimming[B]Rifle Shooting

[C]Badminton[D]Lawn Tennis

89. As per the announcement on Thursday 2 August 2012, which company isbuying 30% stake valued for about $1 billion, or Rs 5,500 crore in India's biggestbusiness process outsourcing company Genpact?


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[A]Sequoia Capital[B]Oak Hill Capital[C]General Atlantic[D]Bain Capital

90. Pakistani deputy attorney general in Peshawar who sought to create inter-faithharmony by serving devotees in Sikh temples in Pakistan and India was sacked bythe federal government on Wednesday, the Dawn reported Thursday 2 August2012. What is the name of sacked Pakistani official?[A]Mohammad Khursheed Khan[B]Ahmad Raza Kasuri[C]Farooq Shah[D]Abdul Vahid

91. In an updated regulatory filing released on Wednesday 1 August 2012, whichsocial media company said that 8.7 percent of its monthly active users worldwide(About 83 million) are actually duplicate or false accounts?[A]LinkedIn[B]Twitter[C]Facebook[D]GooglePlus

92. Kofi Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-

General of the United Nations and was the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel PeacePrize for his founding of the Global AIDS and Health Fund to support developingcountries in their struggle to care for their people. Mr Annan was named UN andArab League envoy for __________ in February, and in April launched a peaceplan that included a ceasefire that never took hold. Annan quit as the UN ArabLeague envoy on 2 August 2012 after becoming frustrated with the UN's lack ofprogress with regards to conflict resolution. For which country he was appointed asthe envoy?[A]Libya

[B]Syria[C]Iraq[D]Afghanistan

93. On Friday, 03 Augut 2012, Vijay Kumar, who hails from Harsour village ofHamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh and is presently a serving subedar in theIndian Army, became the second Indian to win an individual Olympic silver medal


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in Summer London Olympics 2012. In which individual event Vijay Kumar wonthe silver medal?[A]10m Air Pistol[B]25 metre rapid fire pistol

[C]50m Rifle 3 Positions[D]Double Trap

94. The Union Cabinet set the prices for the auction of 5 Mhtz of telecom spectrummuch lower than the Rs 18,110 crore recommended by the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India. What is the minimum price set for the auction of 5 Mhtz oftelecom spectrum by the Union Cabinet on Friday 3 August 2012?[A]Rs 16,000 crore

[B]Rs 15,000 crore[C]Rs 14,000 crore[D]Rs 13,000 crore

95. There were 22 eminent personalities who appealed to Hazare and otheractivists to end their fast, asked the people to travel to every village in the countryand spread awareness about corruption, its ill-effects and the alternative politicalforce. After that social activist Anna Hazare and his colleagues took the plunge onFriday 3 August 2012 , announcing they would launch a political party to contest

the 2014 general elections. One of the 22 eminent personality was former ArmyChief. Can you name him?[A]Gen Deepak Kapoor[B]Gen Joginder Jaswant Singh[C]Gen V P Malik[D]Gen VK Singh

96. Who has been appointed as the new Leader of the House in Lok Sabha taking

the place of Pranab Mukherjee who has now become President on 3 August 2012?[A]P Chidambaram[B]Sushil Kumar Shinde[C]Veerappa Moily[D]Vilasrao Deshmukh

97. At the 2012 Summer Olympics on 4 August 2012, which athlete became the


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first amputee sprinter to compete at an Olympic Games in the 400 meters?[A]Oscar Pistorius[B]Natalie du Toit[C]Osamah Alshanqiti

[D]Zhang Lixin

98. As announced by the Stock Exchange on Sunday 5 August 2012, it hasreceived approval from the market regulator and central bank to launch currencyoptions on its platform. Which exchange we are talking about?[A]National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX)[B]Indian National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE)[C]MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX)

[D]United Stock Exchange of India (USE)

99. Which religious seer has been suspended from the prestigious post ofMahamandalehwar in Haridwar's famous 'Juna Akhada' on 4 August 2012 after theallegation has been levelled that The Juna Akhada gave her the post in lieu of a fatamount?[A]Nirmal Baba[B]Radhe Maa[C]Avdheshanand Giri

[D]Asaram Bapu

100. Which country along with India will begin their joint INDRA-2012 anti-terrormilitary exercises in the Siberian republic of Buryatia on Sunday 5 August 2012?[A]Israel[B]USA[C]Russia[D]China


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