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Current Affairs Questions and Answers 2012

Complete Current affairs questions and answers 2012

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Current Affairs February 2012

1. Name the renowned Urdu poet who passed away after battling lung cancer recently.Ans. Akhlaq Mohammad Khan

2. Name the Karnataka Higher Education Minister who passed away in Bangalore recently.

Ans. Dr.V.S.Acharya

3. Who was honoured with Serbias highest honour, the Karadjordje Star medal?Ans. Novak Djokovic

4. Name the cyclonic storm that has hit Madagascar recently.Ans. Cyclone Giovanna

5. Name the actor who was presented with a National Medal of Arts for his contributions toAmerican culture.Ans. Al Pacino

6. Where has JSW Energy planned to setup 450-600MW coal-fired plant?Ans. South Africa

7. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit.Ans. Mohammad Waheed Hassan

8. Which country released worlds highest resolution lunar images taken by its second moonorbiter, Change-2?Ans. China

9. Name the commission setup in accordance with Section 74 of the Meghalaya Police Act.Ans. Police Accountability Commission

10. When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft ?Ans. February 29th 2012

11. Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya Pradesh governmentrecently?Ans. Rajesh Roshan


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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.comAns. 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 CricketGround.Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

5. Which country has been ranked as the worlds richest country in the list compiled by USmagazine Forbes?Ans. Qatar

6. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics mens hockey 2012?Ans. France

7. Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watchmovies and TV shows online.Ans. BoxTV.com

8. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in NewDelhi 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

13. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in KolkataAns. HDFC Red


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14. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service formobile 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 Awardfor 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 Dsouza

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 inArchitecture?Ans. Wang Shu

21. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination ofBluetooth 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 atthe Royal Lytham St Annes.Ans. Anirban Lahiri

23. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Developmentof Tourism category?Ans. Rajasthan

24. Name the mens mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

25. Who won the mens singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?Ans. Roger Federer

26. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the 2012 Rising Star Award for hisfeature 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 Nasreens autobiography?


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Ans. Nirbasan29. Who is Worlds 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 worlds highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2nd moonorbiter, Change-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 musicindustry in area other than performance?Ans. Steve Jobs


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Current Affairs May 2012

1. What is the new name of Russian nuclear powered submarine k- 152 Nerpa after thathanded 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 startedproducing electricity?Ans. Pokhran in Rajasthan

6. Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for theLondon Olympics 2012?Ans. Geeta

7. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?Ans. Ratan Kumar Sinha

8. Where is the Worlds 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 worlds highest and longest bridge that was officially opened to motorists inChina.Ans. Anzhaite - Long span suspension Bridge in Jishou

11. Where in Rajasthan Spices Boards 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


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14. Who was sworn in as Malawis President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika?Ans. Joyce Banda

15. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would beopened?

Ans. Una district

16. Which country surpass China as Irans top oil client?Ans. India

17. India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?Ans. Pakistan

18. Which Indian states 100th anniversary was celebrated recently?Ans. Bihar

19. Name the First Radar Imaging Satellite (spy satellite) Successfully launched by Indiarecently.

Ans. RISAT-1 India on 26 April 2012 launched Indias first indigenous all weather RadarImaging Satellite (RISAT-1)

20. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership inIndia? 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 fromtreatments 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.Wanchoo Governor of Rajasthan - Margaret Alva Governor ofUttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi

29. Who has been appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra?


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Ans. Governor of Andhra Pradesh - E.S.L.Narasimhan Governor of Maharashtra -K.Sankaranarayanan

30. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for interneton trains?

Ans. KU band

31. Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching inIndia?Ans. International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) SIM cardswhich will allow multiplemobile numbers from different operators on a single SIM card.

32. Name the personality (a poet, an author) whose 150th birth anniversary celebrated onMay 8th 2012.Ans. Rabindranath Tagore

33. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappancivilization?

Ans. Vadodara, Gujarat

34. Who is elected as President of France?Ans. Francois Hollande

35. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) servicein 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 gamein Perth recently.Ans. Elizabeth Watkins

38. Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track CrewThrewdown 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 Uttarkhands Chief Minister?Ans. Vijay Bahuguna


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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 singles Madrid Masters title 2012?Ans. Serena Williams

49. Who won the men singles Madrid Masters title 2012?Ans. Roger Federer

50. Who has been appointed as TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) chairman fora 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?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 deathinsurance as per the North District Consumer Forum in India?Ans. Mosquito

58. Who became the Worlds 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)


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61. What is the name of new tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their dataanalytics?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 whos 21st death anniversary was observed in India on21st 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 itsglobal headquarters to India?Ans. Nimbuzz

68. What is the name of worlds 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

70. Who will receive the honorary doctorate in civil law nearly after 20 years after OxfordUniversity 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. India According to a report published in March 2012 by the Stockholm InternationalPeace Research Institute (SIPRI), India topped China as the largest importer of arms during2007-11 and accounted for 10 per cent of global arms import as compared to Chinese shareof five per cent.

74. Who is the first Pakistan Prime Minister who convicted for Contempt of Court?Ans. Yousuf Raza Gilani The Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Pakistan Prime MinisterYousuf Raza Gilani for contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases againstPresident Asif Ali Zardari.


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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.


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Current Affairs June 2012

1. Who has taken over as the 25th Chief of the Indian Army?Ans. General Bikram Singh

2. Name the Indian director whose movies will be launched online as a part of film festivalin Yahoo India ?Ans. Vidhu Vinod Chopra

3. Who took over as Vice-Chief of Indian Air Force ?Ans. Air Marshal D.C.Kumaria

4. Name the Indian cricketer who took oath as Rajya Sabha MP ?Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

5. Which planet crossed the sun on 5th June 2012 making one complete orbiter rotation ?Ans. Venus

6. Where in India talking ATM is launched by Union Bank of India?Ans. Ahmedabad

7. Who won the mixed doubles title at the French Open 2012?Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza

8. Which country is set to launch manned spacecraft in June 2012 ?Ans. China

9. Where did Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi accept her 1991 Nobel PeacePrize ?Ans. Oslo

10. Who is declared as President of Egypt ?Ans. Mohammed Mursi

11. Who is elected as the new President of Mexico ?Ans. Entwick Pena Neto

12. Who has been elected as 25th Prime Minister of Pakistan?Ans. Raja Pervez Ashraf

13. Who is elected as the new President of Jarmany ?Ans. Jovakim Gauk

14. Who is elected as the new President of France ?Ans. Franswa Olad

15. Name the first woman on Facebook board who joined as Chief Operating Officer ?


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Ans. Sherly Sandberg

16. Which payment mode a must for public sector banks from July 1st 2012 ?Ans. e-Payment

17. Who took over as Vice-Chief of Indian Air Force?

Ans. Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria

18. Which country celebrated Queens 60 year reign recently?Ans. United Kingdom

19. Who won the 73rd PGA Tour Title 2012?Ans. Tiger Woods

20. Who won the Catalunya MotoGP 2012?Ans. Jorge Lorenzo

21. Name the Pakistan Interior Minister who was suspended for dual nationality ?Ans. Rehman Malik

22. Who won the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?Ans. New Zealand

23. Which medal did India bag at the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?Ans. Bronze

24. What is the importance of June 5th?Ans. World Environment Day

25. Name the author of The Twilight Zone who passed away recently ?Ans. Ray Bradbury

26. Who has been appointed as Chief Election Commissioner to take over S.Y.Quraishi fromJune 10th 2012?Ans. V.S.Sampath

27. Name the company which has developed a vaccine for dengue ?Ans. Paris-based Sanofi

28. Who is named as Event Ambassador for 2012 World Twenty20?Ans. Malinga

29. Name the 250 MW unit thermal power project commissioned by BHEL recently?Ans. Harduaganj thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh

30. What material is used by Israeli scientists to develop strong plastic to replace steel andother materials used in pipelines and machinery?Ans. Polypropylene

31. Where in the world forced marriage is set to become crime?Ans. Britain

32. Which 2 disease has been identified as top killers around the world by UNICEF?


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Ans. Pneumonia and Diarrhea

33. Who won the Dutch MotoGP?Ans. Casey Stoner

34. How many medals did India bag at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships?Ans. 45 medals, including 29 gold

35. Who won the Thailand Open 2012?Ans. Saina Nehwal

36. Who won the French Open 2012 mens title?Ans. Rafael Nadal

37. Who was presented with Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award?Ans. Sachin Tendulkar for completing a century of 100 international hundreds

38. Where have scientists discovered the largest ever under-ice bloom of phytoplankton?

Ans. Under the Arctic ice

39. Name the Operating system and mobile Operating system version that Apple announcedat the 23rd annual developers conference WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference)?Ans. Mountain Lion and iOS6

40. Which search engine has signed a deal with Encyclopedia Britannica to bring richercontent to its search results?Ans. Microsoft search engine Bing

41. What is the importance of June 14th?Ans. World Blood Donor Day

42. Which application of Microsoft is available for educational institutes free of cost?Ans. Microsoft Office 365

43. Who took over as the director of ISRO Satellite Centre?Ans. S.K.Shivakumar replaces T.K.Alex

44. Which 2 countrys home ministers are set to meet on yearly basis?Ans. India and Bangladesh

45. Name the feature that Facebook is set to launch which will allow advertisers toparticipate in real-time bidding to show ads on its website ?Ans. Facebook Exchange

46. Which country is set to create worlds largest marine park network?Ans. Australia

47. Name the Chinas space mission whose crew included its first woman astronaut, LiuYang ?Ans. Shenzhou-9 spacecraft


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48. Which state got Indias 4th Buddhist centre?Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

49. Who becomes 4th Prime Minister of Greece in 8 months time?Ans. Antonis Samaras


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Current Affairs July 2012

1. Who will become the first Indian woman and 5th sportsperson to be conferred withLt.Colonel rank?Ans. MC Mary Kom

2. Indias which forest area has been added to list of world heritage sites by the UnitedNations Organisation?Ans. 1,600km long Western Ghats

3. RBI is planning to introduce which currency on pilot basis?Ans. Plastic currency

4. Who became Yahoos 3rd CEO in a year?Ans. Marissa Mayer

5. Name the deputy minister who will take charge as Prime Minister in Italy.Ans. Vittorio Grilli

6. Which Indian state residents will have to pay property tax for the first time?Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

7. Where in India International summit on space research will be held hosted by ISRO?Ans. Mysore

8. Which state plans for zero pollution technology for water treatment project?

Ans. Kerala

9. Name the first South African female elected as African Union Commission head.Ans. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

10. Which application of Microsoft was unveiled with cloud option recently?Ans. Microsoft Office 2013

11. Name the former South African President who celebrated 94th birthday recently.Ans. Nelson Mandela

12. How many players represent India at the London Olympics 2012?Ans. 81 players in 13 sports

13. RBI to issue Rs.5 coins bearing which institutes emblem as it marks its Centenary Year?Ans. Indian Council Medical Research

14. Which company join hands with Google to introduce Google Web Academy in India?Ans. NIIT

15. Who is sworn in as 13th President of India ?Ans. Pranab Mukherjee


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16. Who is the present Chief Minister of Karnataka?Ans. Shri Jagadish Shettar

17. Name the novel written by Kerala-born poet and writer Jeet Thayil which has found aplace on the 2012 Booker prize list.Ans. Narcopolis

18. Which Indian state has banned usage of air conditioners and changed office timings inall the Government offices, Boards and Corporations following power crisis?Ans. Punjab

19. Which Indian state bagged best heritage tourism award at the 3 day India Tourism Martheld at Bangalore recently?Ans. Bihar

20. Name the Padma Bhushan, Kalidas Puraskar and Kalaimamani award recipient, andKuchipudi dancer who passed away recently?Ans. Vempati Chinna Satyam

21. Who is the present Finance Minister of India?Ans. P Chidambaram

22. Who is the present Home Minister of India?Ans. Sushilkumar Shinde

23. Name the Indian scientist who is one among nine winners of the 1st Yuri MilnerFundamental Physics Prize worth Rs.16.7 crore ?Ans. Ashoke Sen

24. Who will become the first Australian to compete at 7 Summer Olympics Games?Ans. Andrew Hoy

25. Why the Malayalam film actor Mohanlals movie Spirit exempted from tax?Ans. Film creates awareness on social issues faced by the society due to increase in liquorconsumption

26. Who was named player of Euro 2012?Ans. Magisterial Iniesta

27. Which Indian state will setup 200 hi-tech mini-dairy units to boost milk production?Ans. Haryana

28. What is the length of worlds longest cable stayed bridge built by Russia?Ans. 1,104 meter link Valdivostok and Russk y Island

29. Who is the Indian business person among 27 global leaders appointed b y the UnitedNations to eliminate malnutrition?Ans. Vinita Bali

30. Who won the Mexico presidency elections?Ans. Enrique Pena Nieto

31. Who won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot?


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Ans. Fernando Torres

32. What is the significance of Montreal Protocol?Ans. An International treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out theproduction of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.


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Current Affairs August 2012

1. Who became the first male swimmer to win the same event (mens 200 metres) at 3successive Olympics?Ans. Michael Phelps

2. Who became the first Badminton player to win a Olympic Medal for India?Ans. Saina Nehwal , she won the bronze medal for India in the London Olympics 2012.

3. Who became the 1st tennis players to win 4 Olympic gold medals?Ans. Venus Williams and Serena Williams

4. Who took over as leader of the house in Lok sabha in India?Ans. Sushilkumr Shinde

5. Who is elected as Vice-President of India for 2nd term in 2012?Ans. Hamid Ansari

6. Name the women boxer who won Bronze medal for India at the London Olympics 2012.Ans. Mary Kom

7. Name the Indian who won silver medal in Mens 25 m rapid fire pistol shooting at LondonOlympics 2012?Ans. Vijay kumar

8. India won medals at London Olympics?Ans. India won six medals at the London Olympics 2012 including two silvers, four bronzeand no gold.

9. Which bird was declared as state bird by the Delhi Government?Ans. House Sparrow

10. Name the Indian cricketer who retired from international cricket recently.Ans. V.V.S.Laxman11. Name the Ethiopian Prime Minister who died recently.Ans. Meles Zenawi

12. Who was elected as deputy chairperson of the Rajya Sabha in India?Ans. P.J.Kurien

13. Name the virus which is being spread mostly by mosquito bites that has hit USArecently.Ans. West Nile virus

14. Name the US astronaut who was the first to land on moon passed away recently.Ans. Neil Armstrong


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15. Who won the under-19 cricket world cup 2012?Ans. India

16. Name the American tennis player who retired after US Open 2012 tournament.Ans. Andy Roddick

17. What is the name given by Brazilians for 2014 World cup ball?Ans. Brazuca

18. Which country won the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2012?Ans. India

19. Who won silver in the mens high jump event for India at the Paralympic Games 2012 inLondon?Ans. Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda

20. Nasscom recently renamed BPO sector as?Ans. BPM (Business Process Management)

21. Name the newest server edition of operating system unveiled by Microsoft.Ans. Windows Server 2012

22. Name the father of White Revolution who died recently.Ans. Verghese Kurien

23. Which Indian state will get its first railway station?Ans. Meghalaya

24. Who is elected as Prime Minister of Libya?Ans. Mustafa Abu-Shakour


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Current Affairs September 2012

1. Who has been selected for J.C Daniel Award for 2011?Ans. Jose Prakash

2. 2012 Nuclear Security Summit was held in?Ans. Seoul, South Korea

3. Who is appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Kerala?Ans. K. Jayakumar

4. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize inArchitecture?Ans. Wang Shu

5. Who is the first service provider to offer 4 G services in India?Ans. Bharti Airtel

6. Who is the first women scientist to head a missile project in India?Ans. Tessy Thomas

7. Where will be held shooting world championship in 2014?Ans. Granada, Spain

8. Name the Indian player who won Thailand open grand prix gold title in Bankok 2012?Ans. Saina Nehwal

9. Name the present Prime Minister of Greece?Ans. Antonies Samraz

10. Daniel Hillel won the World Food Prize for 2012. He belongs to which country?Ans. Israel

11. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has removed India from its list of Polio-endemiccountries. Which countries are now left in the list?Ans. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria

12. A savings bank account with zero or minimum balance is known as?Ans. No Frills Account

13. M R Venkatesh became Indias 28th Chess Grand Master in July 2012. He belongs towhich state?Ans. Tamil Nadu

14. Who is known as Indias Iron Butterfly?Ans. Saina Nehwal

15. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Yahoo!?Ans. Marissa Mayer


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16. Who is Indias permanent representative to United Nations (UN)?Ans. Hardeep Singh Puri17. Who is the new Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF)?Ans. Christine Lagarde

18. Who is appointed as the Secretary to the President of India recently?Ans. Omita Paul

19. Name the only Indian who got Magsaysay Award of the year 2012?Ans. Kulandei Francis

20. Who is the new Prime Minister of Egypt?Ans. Hisham Khandil

21. Who is the new Prime Minister of Serbia?Ans. Evika Dasich

22. Who won the Kerala State Film award 2011 in the Best Actor Category?Ans. Dileep

23. Which country now allows women to divorce smoker husbands?Ans. Saudi Arabia

24. Who has been appointed as the new Chief Justice of India?Ans. Justice Altamas Kabir

25. Which country won the highest number of medals in the London Olympics 2012?Ans. USA

26. What was the slogan of London Olympic 2012?Ans. Inspire a Generation

27. Which Indian shuttler made the record of winnng Asian youth under 19 championship?Ans. P.V Sindhu

28. Spain lifted the Euro cup 2012 defeating .?Ans. Italy

29. Who is the coach of Indian football team that won the Nehru Cup recently?Ans. Wim Kovermans

30. Name the player who won the first gold medal in London 2012?

Ans. Yi Siling (China)

31. Who is the captain of under 19 Indian cricket squad that won 2012 world cup?Ans. Unmukt Chand

32. Who is the official brand ambassador for the World Cup T-20 to be held in Sri Lanka?Ans. Lasit Malinga

33. Name the new chief of ICC?


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Ans. Alan Isaac (Newziland)

34. Which famous cricketers autobiography is titled as Straight from the heart?Ans. Kapil Dev

35. National Sports Day is celebrated on:

Ans. 29th August

36. Which team won the Sultan Azlan Shah cup 2012?Ans. New Zeland

37. Who is the current champion of Ranji trophy?Ans. Rajastan


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Current Affairs October 2012

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 excellance 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 theWorlds 25 largest oil companies?Ans. Saudi Aramco

6. Which sports person became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19 medalsafter 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 militaryexercises 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 arecord time of 9.63 seconds?Ans. Usain Bolt

11. Name the human gene discovered recently by the scientists that influences how peoplerespond 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


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14. Who is the executive director of United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and theEmpowerment of Women?Ans. Michelle Bachelet

15. In which country, the 7th Meeting of the women speakers of Parliament on GenderSensitive Parliament was held?

Ans. India

16. Recently who has taken charge as the Chairperson and Managing Director of AllahabadBank?Ans. Shubhalakshmi Panse

17. What is Indias growth forecast for the current fiscal as per the Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB)?Ans. 5.6 per cent

18. Which paramilitary force of India has recently celebrated its 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 theNobel 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 lakhfamilies 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 innews because of attacks on him?Ans. Kuldeep Singh Brar

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 bookon 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 modelsmart city, which will serve as a template for replication?Ans. Austria


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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 thefinancial sector?Ans. B.N Srikrishna

33. World Teachers 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)

39. Recently, which country has extradited radical Islamist preacher Abu Hamza al Masri tothe US?Ans. UK

40. Recently, which institution has declared to help the Indian government with a $500million loan to support its scheme for universalizing secondary education, the RashtriyaMadhyamik 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


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44. Name the Indian cartoonist who was detained in Mumbai on charges of sedition?Ans. Assem Trivedi45. 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 ahistorically 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

52. Who is named as its 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 October3?Ans. Vidya Balan

55. Recently in which state of India, RTI Week 2012 was launched?Ans. Nagaland

56. Recently, in which city, South Asias first knowledge hub in various languages forelected 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 isthe title of that film?Ans. Innocence of Muslims

60. In which country, the Football Link International Festival 2012 was started recently?


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Ans. India

61. According to the Children in India 2012 A Statistical Appraisal report, Which state hasreported 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 withthe support of world bank?Ans. Japan

64. Which automobile major has developed the insect car, a new smart concept car thatmonitors drivers face to help predict what he want to be next?Ans. Toyota

65. Which force has celebrated its 80th anniversary on 8th October 2012?Ans. Indian Airforce

66. Which application is launched by the Indian Railways on 10th October 2012 to track theposition of train?Ans. Rail Radar

67. What is the name of the new motorcycle that Royal Enfield has launched on 11 October2012?Ans. Thunder bird 500

68. Which countries launched a joint reserch project in to pricing structures in LNG marketson 10th october 2012?Ans. Japan and India

69. Who become the Worlds 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


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76. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Competition Commission on India?Ans. Ashok Chawla77. Name the country that India signed an agreement for the modernisation of IndianRailways on August 2012?Ans. Belgium

78. Indian Government decided to allow investment with the objective of boosting bilateraleconomic 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 Indias Vice President t wice.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 againstSaina Nehwal?Ans. Minatsu Mitani

83. Who won the Miss International title 2012?Ans. Miss Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu

84. Who won the womens single Denmark Open title 2012?Ans. Saina Nehwal


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Current Affairs November 2012

1. Who won the Best Story award for the movie Kushiyaan at the Punjabi Internationalfilm Academy Award (PIFAA) held in Toronto?Ans. Rajan Gangahar

2. Who won the GITAM Foundation Award of Rs. 10 lakh presented by GITAM Universityrecently?Ans. Dr. M.S Swaminathan

3. Confederation of All India Traders has decided to observe August 9th 2012 as which day?Ans. Quit FDI day

4. Which African country plans to bid for 2024 Olympics?Ans. Nairobi

5. Who is the new Prime Minister of Syria?Ans. Wael al-Halki

6. Who has been appointed as the Chief Economic Advisor in the finance ministry of Indiarecently?Ans. Raghuram G Rajan

7. Who has been appointed as the new Election Commissioner of India?Ans. Dr. Sayed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi

8. Who is the first ever Indian to win back-to-back individual Olympic medals?Ans. Sushil Kumar

9. Who is the present Chairman of the largest open schooling systems in the world NIOS?Ans. S.S Jena

10. What is the name given to Indias mission to Mars in November 2013?Ans. Mars Orbiter Mission

11. Which hospital would be the first computer assisted total hip replacement in India on17th August 2012?Ans. All India Institute of Medical Sciences

12. Who is currently holding the Office of Comptrollers and Auditors General of India?

Ans. Vinod Rai

13. Name the first country in the world to require tobacco products to be in plainpackaging?Ans. Australia

14. Recent G-20 summit was held in which country?Ans. Mexico


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15. Who won the 2012 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award?Ans. Aung San Suu Kyi

16. Which is the first Agricultural Theme Park in Kerala?Ans. Aayamkudi Agricultural Theme Park- Kottayam

17. Who has been elected as the new Deputy Chairman of the Upper House of IndianParliament, Rajyasabha on 21st August 2012?Ans. Prof. P.J Kurian

18. According to the Forbes annual list of the worlds 100 most powerful women on August2012, who has been ranked first?Ans. Angela Merkel

19. Who is the new DGP of Kerala?Ans. K.S Balasubrahmanyan IPS

20. What is the authorized biography of Neil Alden Armstrong?Ans. First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong

21. Who is the current Chief Justice of India ?Ans: Altamas Kabir

22. Name the tablet that was unveiled at the UN headquarters on the occasion of Indiascurrent Presidency of the UN Security council ?Ans. Aakash 2

23. Who is named WTA player of the Year for the 4th time after winning Wimbledon, USOpen and Olympic gold in the year 2012?Ans. Serena Williams

24. What number has to be dialed to access bank account balance information or placing acheque book request from mobile?Ans. *99#

25. Who became youngest triple champion in Formula one history?Ans. Sebastian Vettel

26. Which missile was successfully test fired in India on 23rd November 2012?Ans. Supersonic Interceptor Missile

27. Who is the Director General of United Nations?Ans. Ban Ki Moon

28. Who is the Director General of International Labour Organization?Ans. Guy Ryder

29. Who is the Director General of United Nations Educational Scientific and CulturalOrganization (UNESCO)?Ans. Irina Bokova

30. Who is the Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?Ans. Yukiya Amano


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31. Who is the Director General of World Health Organization (WHO)?Ans. Margaret Chan

32. Who is the President of World Bank?

Ans. Jim Yong Kim

33. Who is the President of Asian Development Bank?Ans. Haruhiko Kuroda

34. Who is re-elected as President of the Archery Association of India?Ans. Vijay Kumar Malhotra

35. Which e-learing platform was launched by Pranab Mukherjee (President of India)?Ans. A-view (www.aview.in)

36. Who is appointed as deputy Chief Minister of Manipur?Ans. Gaikhanagam

37. Who won the Miss International title 2012?Ans. Miss Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu

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