CURRENT AFFAIRS 2012 - Quiz 14

1. Which movie had bagged the Maximum BAFTA Awards in 2012
(a) The King’s Speech
(b) The Artist
(c) Hurt Locker
(d) Slum dog Millionaire


2. How many Telecom Licenses were recently cancelled by the Honorable Supreme Court that were issued by former Telecom Minister A Raja
(a) 122 Licenses
(b) 123 Licenses
(c) 124 Licenses
(d) 125 Licenses


3. C.R Sundarnati Committee is associated with
(a) CWG Scam
(b) Adarash Land Scam
(c) Government Accounting Norms
(d) None of the Above


4. According to estimate by the Union Government, the Economic Growth Rate for the 2010-11 Financial year will be
(a) 8.4
(b) 9.4
(c) 8.6
(d) 9.6


5. The winner of Duleep Trophy this year is
(a) North Zone
(b) Central Zone
(c)  East Zone
(d)  West Zone


6. Which Indian state had recently launched Food Fortification Programme
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c)Rajasthan
(d) Gujarat


7. According to the ASSOCHAM report, which Indian state had topped in Investment Proposal for the year 2011?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Andhra Pradesh
(c)Karnataka
(d)Gujarat


8. The President of which among the following countries had resigned following protests against his decision to sack a judge whom he accused of favoring the opposition
(a) Malaysia
(b) Maldives
(c) Myanmar
(d) Indonesia


9. Which company had recently won the multi-billion dollar deal to supply combat planes to IAF is
(a) Dassault Rafale
(b) Boeing Company
(c) AI Mooney
(d) Bombardier Aerospace


10. The British singer who won the six awards at the 54th Grammy Awards is
(a) Jessie J
(b) Tinie Tempah
(c) Lily Allen
(d) Adele


11. Recently a former Indian Tennis Player is awarded Top International Olympic Award for helping and encouraging disadvantaged girls to participate in different sports
(a) Ankita Bhambri
(b) Tara Iyer
(c) Manisha Malhotra
(d) Isha Lakhani


12. Who among the following is the Winner of the Laureaus World Sportsman of the year 2012
(a) Michael Schumacher
(b) Usain Bolt
(c) Rafael Nadal
(d) Novak Djokovic


13. On 10th February, 2012 DRDO had successfully test fired
(a) Prithivi Missile
(b) Agni Missile
(c) Interceptor Missile
(d) None of the Above


14. Recently the Central Government of India had approved a policy that allows Security Agencies to share data and information in both human readable and machine readable formats
(a) National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy
(b) National Knowledge Network
(c) National Data Sharing and Controlling Policy
(d) None of the Above


15. Which country had recently launched three nuclear projects, including a fourth generation ultra centrifuge capable of enriching the uranium faster than its earlier models
(a) Isreal
(b) South Korea
(c) Iran
(d) Palestine


16. Which among the following African countries is the winner of the African Cup of Nation (Football) is
(a) Zambia
(b) Kenya
(c) Ivory Coast
(d) Ghana


17. Who among the following is the winner of the Under-21 Squash World Cup this year
(a) USA
(b) Egypt
(c) India
(d) Brazil


18. Which among the following is the venue of the 84th Academy Awards 2012
(a) Hollywood and Highland Center
(b) Kodak Theater
(c) Shrine Auditorium
(d) Dorothy Chandler Pavilion


19.  Who among the Following is the winner of the Vyas Samman 2012?
(a) A A Manalvalan
(b) Ramdrash Mishra
(c) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
(d) None of the Above


20. Who among the following is the winner of National Snooker Title ?
(a) Kamal Chawla
(b) Aditya Mehta
(c) Pankaj Advani
(d) None of the Above