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1. Among the following sentences about the suggestions made by Parliamentary panel, pick out the wrong one: (A) It has recently suggested to the government to build capabilities to face any challenge. (B) It has suggested allocating funds towards the modernization of Indian army. (C) It also underscored the need to fast-track procurement of ammunition for the Army considering that the situation is critical. (D) It has suggested to restart India’s IGMDP. See Answer:
2. Who among the following leaders was re-elected General Secretary of the CPI (M) for the third consecutive term at the party's 20th Congress, which took place at Kozhikode? (A) Brinda Karat (B) Prakash Karat (C) Sitaram Yechury (D) (A) (B) Bardhan See Answer:
3. The Union Cabinet, on April 26, 2012 decided to retain the voting rights in the private sector banks at 10 percent and felt it could be raised progressively to (A) 26 percent (B) 11 percent (C) 33 percent (D) 42 percent See Answer: Read more »
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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 interneton 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
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) Read more »
1. Winner of the Mahatma Gandhi peace prize 2011 is A) Angela Merkel B) Dalai Lama C) Lula Da Silva D) Kalyan Chndhari E) Sheikh Hasina
2. Who is the new president of Ireland? A) Harper Collins B) Turong Tan Sang C) Helle Thorning Schmidt D) Michael D. Higgins E) None of these
3. What does ‘P’ stands for in the term ‘PCR’? A) Prime B) Provisioning C) Product D) Performing E) None of these
4. Which country is the 153rd member of World Trade Organization joined recently? A) South Sudan B) Trinidad & Tobago C) Vanuatu D) Libya E) None of these
5. Sahabhagita Awas Yojna is a new Scheme which has launched by- A) Delhi B) Maharashtra C) M.P. D) Odisha E) Rajasthan
6. Athlete’s foot is a disease caused by- A) fungus B) Bacteria C) Protozoa D) Nematode E) Virus
7. Rangaswamy Cup is associated with- A) Chess B) Squash C) Polo D) Cricket E) Hockey
8. When personal direct taxex are subtracted from personal income the obtained value is called: A) Disposable Personal Income B) Net Personal Income C) Per Capita Income D) National Income E)None of these
9. Which film won the “Oscar Awards 2011” in best foreign language film category? A) The social network B) The King’s Speech C) Inception D) In a Better world E) Inside job
10. “Ukai” Thermal Power Station is situated in the state- A) Punjab B) Jharkhand C) Odisha D) M.P. E) Gujarat
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
1. The newly launched CPI-based inflation for January 2012 on point to point basis is 7-65%. This inflation has the base year— (A) 2004 (B) 2006 (C) 2008 (D) 2010
2. As per advance estimates of CSO, the estimated growth rate in tertiary (service) sector for 2011-12 is— (A) 8-6% (B) 9-0% (C) 9-4% (D) 9-8%
3. Name the auto making company which launched three new variants of the Eon-D—Lite plus, Era plus and Magna plus in the Indian market in January 2012. (A) Tata Motors (B) Hyundai Motor India (C) Volkswagen (D) Maruti Suzuki
4. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas-2012 was held in Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of which one of the following states ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Bihar (C) UP (D) Bihar
5. Which team extended their hegemony by defeating Kerala 25-12, 25-14, 25-16 in a one sided final in the women's category at the 60th Senior National Volleyball Championship ? (A) Punjab (B) Services (C) Railways (D) Delhi
6. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) estimated Corporate India's sales to grow by what per cent in 2011-12 ? (A) 21-6% (B) 20-8% (C) 22% (D) 23-7%
7. The fifth edition of the World Future Energy Summit was held recently in— (A) Abu Dhabi (B) New Delhi (C) Tehran (D) Dhaka
8. PMEAC has revised its GDP growth estimates for 2011-12 to 7-1% and projected GDP growth for 2012-13 at— (A) 7-0%-7-4% (B) 7-5%-8-0% (C) 8-l%-8-3% (D) 8-5%
9. As per the second advance foodgrains estimates for 2011-12, foodgrains production during 2011-12 is estimated at— (A) 246-46 MT (B) 250-42 MT (C) 254-68 MT (D) 262-32 MT
10. Planning Commission of India on January 18, 2012 approved Rudrasagar development scheme. The scheme is related— (A) Tripura (B) Assam (C) Manipur (D) Sikkim
11. Researchers discovered new earthworm species in Port Blair. What is the name of the new species ? (A) Moniligaster ivaniosi (B) Annelida (C) Nematoda (D) Onychophora
12. This footballer was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or on January 9, 2012 in Zurich. He won the award for the third consecutive year for the world's outstanding footballer. Identify the footballer. (A) Cristiano Ronaldo (B) Xavi (C) Sergio Ramos (D) Lionel Messi
13. Which type of bank account can be opened by a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) in India ? (A) Current Account (B) Fixed Deposit Account (C) Savings Account (D) Locker Account
14. 'Trust Card' has been launched by an organisation to make consumer's payment more easier. The organisation is— (A) Delhi Metro (B) ICERT (C) BSNL (D) BhartiAirtel
15. Who was presented the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation on January 4, 2011 the fourth day of the ten-day Kalachakra initiations ? (A) Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (B) South African leader Nelson Mandela (C) Tanzania's Julius Nyerere (D) Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi
1. India signed MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) on tourism with ASEAN on January 12, 2012. The agreement took place in— (A) Manado (B) Jakarta (C) Malaysia (D) Manila
2. State-run Northern Coalfields (NCL) agreed to surrender land required to mine two blocks attached to the Sasan ultra mega power plant to which of the following companies giving the company the benefit of over ? 6000 crore over the life of the venture ? (A) Reliance Power (B) Adani Power (C) Birla Power Solutions (D) DLF Power
3. Which team defeated Uttara-khand in the men's category to win the National title for the fourth time, in the 60th Senior National Volleyball Championship at Raipur on January 11, 2012 ? (A) Kerala (B) Andhra Pradesh (C) West Bengal (D) Tamil Nadu
4. Which of the major port in India celebrated its Golden Jubilee in January 2012 ? (A) Kolkata/Haldia Port (B) ParadeepPort (C) Vishakhapatnam Port (D) KandlaPort
5. At the end-December 2011, the teledensity in the country stood at— (A) 72.38% (B) 76.86% (C) 79.03% (D) 80.76%
6. . 'HUNGAMA' report of Nandi Foundation is related to— (A) Hunger and Malnutrition (B) 2-G Spectrum Scam (C) Tax-evasion (D) Black Money deposited in foreign banks
7. The Fourth Rail Coach Manufacturing Factory (The first in India to be built on PPP model) is being made in— (A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Kerala (C) Karnataka (D) Tamil Nadu
8. Maldives on January 4,2012 lifted ban on Spas in the upmarket tourist destination. Consider the following statements: 1. The tourism industry is an important foreign exchange earner in the Maldives. 2. Maldives in 2011 received more than 850000 tourists. Choose the right option: (A) Both 1 and 2 are correct (B) Only 1 is correct (C) Only 2 is correct (D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
9. As per the Commerce Ministry data released on January 2, 2012, India's exports recorded their slowest pace of growth in two years in November 2011. What was the percentage of growth recorded ? (A) 4-2% (B) 3-8% (C) 2-2% (D) 0-94%
10 . The Government of which of the following countries acquired 1-09 per cent stake, currently worth about Rs. 2500 crore, in Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), the company's latest shareholding data show ? (A) Malaysia (B) Japan (C) Philippines (D) Singapore
11. India became free from bird flu—
(A) H5N1 (B) H4N1 (C) H5N2 (D) H3N3
12. 'Sensitive Sector' as defined by RBI includes— (A) Capital Market (B) Real Estate (C) Commodities (D) All of the above
13. The new Chairman of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) who took charge in January 2012 is— (A) Harsh Mariwala (B) R.V.Kanoria (C) Naina Lai Kidwai (D) Siddharth Birla
14. As per India State of Forest Report 2011, the State having the maximum forest area is— (A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Rajasthan (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Uttar Pradesh
15. The Sixth Economic Census of commercial units was/will be done in the year— (A) 2011 (B) 2012 (C) 2013 (D) 2014
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. Read More
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 Read More
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 Read more »
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Current Affairs 2012
1. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
- Vanya Mishra
Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra is crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 in a glittering grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant. The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-old Prachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, is crowned as the Miss India International. Read More
2. Name the cricket personality called 'The Wall' who retired from International cricket recently. - Rahul Dravid
The 39-year-old Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in the game’s history and India’s middle order bulwark for years, on Friday bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing down the curtain on a glorious 16-year career. Read More
3. Which country has India agreed 'in-principle' to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East? Bangladesh
1. The book 'Non-Stop India' by a journalist-author was recently launched. Name the journalist-author who authored the book ? (A) Mark Tully (B) Sophie Raworth (C) Jane Hill (D) Babita Sharma
2. The 40th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas was celebrated on which day marking the finest hour of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971? (A) December 12 (B) December 15 (C) December 16 (D) December 18
3. The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on December 15, 2011 approved amendment to the state industrial policy. Consider the following statements— (i) The amended industrial policy seeks to promote environmentally sustainable development in the state and encourage cleaner production and adoption. (ii) Under this policy, disincentive industries will be put on negative list.
Choose the right option— (A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct (B) Only (i) is correct (C) Only (ii) is correct (D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
4. The Supreme Court of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the Mulla- periyar dam does not exceed......but declined to entertain Kerala's plea for reducing the level to......"A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week." (A) 136 feet; 120 feet (B) 120 feet; 136 feet (C) 140 feet; 112 feet (D) 150 feet; 140 feet
5. Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as Civil Aviation Minister on December 18,2011 ? (A) Ajit Singh (B) Jay ant Chaudhary (C) Devendra Nagpal (D) Sanjay Singh Chauhan
6. Where was the midnight international marathon held recently ? (A) Bangalore (B) Mumbai (C) Delhi (D) Kolkata
7. Which country is set to open military base in Indian Ocean ? (A) Russia (B) North Korea (C) China (D) None of the above
8. Who has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year ? (A) Tiger Woods (B) Luke Donald (C) Ian Poulter (D) Rory Mcllroy
9. Which bank has been selected as best public sector bank in India ? (A) SBI (B) PNB (C) ICICI (D) Bank of Baroda
10. Who won the under-14 boys American Cup Tennis Championship in Miami, Florida ? (A) Sumit Nagal (B) Dusan Vukicevic (C) David Volfson (D) Benjamin Hennestad
11. Name the NRI architect who won Glory of India Award and Certificate of Excellence recently ? (A) Ar Mohammed Aun (B) Surendra Kumar Kaushik (C) S.R. Nathan (D) None of the above
12. Which Indian state is set to get Green Field Industrial Corridor ? (A) Manipur (B) Mizoram (C) Manipur (D) Arunachal Pradesh
13. Who is the 2nd person to score double century in One-day International Cricket ? (A) Virendar Sehwag (B) Rahul Dravid (C) RAshwin (D) M.S.Dhoni
14. Readers of international travel magazine Conde Nast Traveller voted which city in Rajasthan as the best leisure destination in India ? (A) Jaipur (B) Udaipur (C) Jaisalmer (D) Bikaner
15. The Chhattisgarh government on Dec. 7, 2011 decided to raise the percentage of reservation for the scheduled tribes and schedulecastes. The STs will now get_whereas the SCs will get_reservation. (A) 32; 12 (B) 12; 32 (C) 32; 32 (D) 12; 12
16. India's Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) showed a 3 point decline, dropping to what number per 1,000 live births, as per government data released on December 28, 2011 ? (A) 43 (B) 55 (C) 47 (D) 50
17. Maharashtra government planned to provide freemedicare for poor families. Consider the following statements: (i) The plan will benefit 50 lakh families (ii) The plan will cover eight districts in state
Choose the right option— (A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct (B) Only (i) is correct (C) Only (ii) is correct (D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
18. Lok Sabha on December 27, 2011 passed the Lokpal and Loka-yukta Bill, 2011. Consider the following statements— (i) The setting up of Lokayuk-tas by the states would not be mandatory (ii) The constitutional amendment Bill fell through
Choose the right option: (A) Both (i) and (ii) are correct (B) Only (i) is correct (C) Only (ii) is correct (D) Neither (i) nor (ii) is correct
19. Name the Iranian teenager who won World Snooker title recently— (A) Hossein Vafaei Ayouri (B) LeeWalkar (C) Steve Mizerak (D) None of the above
20. Eminent Assamese litterateur and Jnanpith award winner, Indira Goswami, popularly known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami passed away in Guwahati on November 29, 2011. Which of the following facts regarding her is/are not true ?
(i) Goswami who was an expert in Ramayani studies, published her first collection of short stories Chinaki Morom at the age of 20. (ii) She won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her powerful novel Dasarathir Khoj in 1982. PD/March/2012/1656 (iii) She was India's first Principal Prince Claus Laureate. (iv) Dr. Goswami in 2004 mediated between the Centre and the ULFA and succeeded in convincing both the government and the ULFA to come forward for negotiations.
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) Only (ii) (C) Only (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
21. Social activist who was chosen for the Basava award for the year 2010 for excellence in service in the social sector by the Karnataka State Government ? (A) C. R. Neelakandan (B) Reerika Khera (C) Medha Patkar (D) Aruna Roy
22. Which one of the following governments launched Kishori scheme for adolescent girls ? (A) Delhi state government (B) Haryana state government (C) Bihar state government (D) Odisha state government
23. The Delhi Assembly on December 1, 2011 passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation, MCD (Amendment) Bill-2011 to tri-furcate the civic body with voice vote. The MCD came into existence on— (A) April 7,1958 (B) April 5,1950 (C) March 10,1960 (D) November 2,1990
24. The Golden Peacock award for the Best film was given to which of the following films at the 42nd International Film Festival of India which came to an end at the Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on December 3,2011 ? (A) Russian Film Elena (B) An Israeli Film Restoration (C) Columbian Film Porfirio (D) Malayalam Film Adaminte Makan Abu
25. Who among the following was associated with Velvet Revolution ? (A) Kimjong-il (B) Vaclav Havel (C) Wangari Mathai (D) None of the above
The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-old Prachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, is crowned as the Miss India International. 