Current Affairs Questions and Answers 2012

Complete Current affairs questions Published on www.keralapscblog.com. and answers 2012

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 to American 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 moon orbiter, 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 government recently? Ans. Rajesh Roshan

Current Affairs April 2012

1. Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI. Ans. Bhagat Singh 2. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com Ans. Relatime News Search 3. Tiger brand is associated with which company? Ans. Britannia 4. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Ans. Sachin Tendulkar 5. Which country has been ranked as the worlds richest country in the list compiled by US magazine 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 watch movies and TV shows online. Ans. BoxTV.com 8. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi who passed away recently. Ans. Sailendra Nath Manna 9. Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the year) award 2012? Ans. Michael Clarke 10. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently? Ans. Syria 11. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41- megapixel sensor camera? Ans. Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone 12. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com. Ans. Flyte 13. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata Ans. HDFC Red

14. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas. Ans. Science@Mobile 15. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur. Ans. M.A.Yusuf Ali 16. Which country has India agreed in -principle to the participation in hydro powerprojects in the North-East? Ans. Bangladesh 17. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years. Ans. Kerala 18. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna? Ans. Genelia 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 in Architecture? Ans. Wang Shu 21. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers? Ans. Bangalore City Railway Station 22. Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be played in July at the Royal Lytham St Annes. Ans. Anirban Lahiri 23. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development of Tourism category? Ans. Rajasthan 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 his feature film 9 Eleven at the Canada International Film Festival. Ans. Manan Singh Katohora 27. Who has been elected as Russian President recently? Ans. Vladimir Putin 28. Name of Taslima Nasreens autobiography?

Ans. Nirbasan 29. 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 moon orbiter, 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 music industry in area other than performance? Ans. Steve Jobs

Current Affairs May 2012

1. What is the new name of Russian nuclear powered submarine k- 152 Nerpa after that handed over to India? Ans. INS Chakra 2. Who is the author of the book My Unforgettable Memories ? Ans. Mamata Banerjee 3. Who is the present Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? Ans. Nabam Tuki 4. Whose Auto Biography is called Prisoner 5990 ? Ans. R. Balakrishna Pilla 5. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity? Ans. Pokhran in Rajasthan 6. Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the London Olympics 2012? Ans. Geeta 7. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission? Ans. Ratan Kumar Sinha 8. Where is the 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 in China. Ans. Anzhaite - Long span suspension Bridge in Jishou 11. Where in Rajasthan Spices Boards first Spices Park is setu p? Ans. Jodhpur 12. Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)? Ans. India 13. Name the Malawi President who died recently? Ans. Bingu wa Mutharika

14. Who was sworn in as Malawis President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika? Ans. Joyce Banda 15. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened? Ans. Una district 16. Which country surpass China as 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 India recently. Ans. RISAT-1 India on 26 April 2012 launched Indias first indigenous all weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) 20. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership in India? Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha 21. Who is appointed as the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh? Ans. Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38. 22. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state? Ans. Arunachal Pradesh 23. What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India since 1st April 2012? Ans. Three months from the date of issue 24. Name the Serbian President who resigned recently. Ans. Boris Tadic 25. Name the protein that has been identified to protect cancer and other cells from treatments like chemotheraphy and radiation. Ans. Nrf2 26. Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India? Ans. Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 27. Name the 51 year old who Conquered Mt.Everest Twenty One times. Ans. Apa Sherpa 28. Who has been appointed as Governor of Goa, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand? Ans. Governor of Goa - B.V.Wanchoo Governor of Rajasthan - Margaret Alva Governor of Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi 29. Who has been appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra?

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 internet on trains? Ans. KU band 31. Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in India? Ans. International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) SIM cardswhich will allow multiple mobile numbers from different operators on a single SIM card. 32. Name the personality (a poet, an author) whose 150th birth anniversary celebrated on May 8th 2012. Ans. Rabindranath Tagore 33. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappan civilization? Ans. Vadodara, Gujarat 34. Who is elected as President of France? Ans. Francois Hollande 35. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service in India? Ans. Idea Cellular 36. Who was sworn in as Russian president for Second time? Ans. Vladimir Putin 37. Name the hockey player who died after being hit in the head by the ball during a game in Perth recently. Ans. Elizabeth Watkins 38. Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Threwdown meet in maui Island, Hawaii recently? Ans. Krishna Poonia 39. Who is elected as Russian Prime Minister recently? Ans. Dmitry Medvedev 40. Name the aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine India is set to get in 2013. Ans. Admiral Gorshkov and INS Arihant 41. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012? Ans. Vanya Mishra 42. Where in Kerala a film city is to be built? Ans. Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam 43. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhands Chief Minister? Ans. Vijay Bahuguna

44. Who became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the fifth time? Ans. Parkash Singh Badal 45. Who has been elected as German President? Ans. Joachim Gauck 46. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently? Ans. Matanhy Saldanha 47. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India. Ans. Judicial Accountability Bill 48. Who won the woman singles Madrid Masters ti tle 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 for a three year term? Ans. Rahul Khullar 51. Which countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests? Ans. China, Japan and South Korea 52. What is the Motto of London Olympics 2012? Ans. Inspire a Generation 53. What is the estimated number of Nations participating in London Olympics 2012? Ans. 204 54. How many number of events are scheduled for Summer Olympics 2012? Ans. 302 in 26 sports 55. What does the Paralympic logo of Olmpics 2012 represent? Ans. River Thames in East London 56. At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq? Ans. $42.05 57. Death due to which insect is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance as per the North District Consumer Forum in India? Ans. Mosquito 58. Who became the 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)

61. What is the name of new tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their data analytics? Ans. Genome 62. Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state? Ans. Jharkhand 63. Name the first Bangladeshi woman to climb the Mt.Everest. Ans. Nishat Majumder 64. Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific region surpassing Japan? Ans. China 65. Name the former Prime Minister whos 21st death anniversary was observed in India on 21st May 2012. Ans. Rajiv Gandhi 66. Which browser over took Internet Explorer to become top browser in the world? Ans. Google Chrome 67. Which Netherland based free instant messaging and call application firm is relocating its global headquarters to India? Ans. Nimbuzz 68. What is the name of 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 Oxford University awarded? Ans. Aung Saan Suu Kyi 71. Name the new system that is introduced to get informations of foreigners visiting India. Ans. Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) 72. Name the two mascots of London Olympics 2012. Ans. Wenlock and Mandeville 73. Which country surpassed China as the largest Arms Importer in the World? Ans. India According to a report published in March 2012 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India topped China as the largest importer of arms during 2007-11 and accounted for 10 per cent of global arms import as compared to Chinese share of five per cent. 74. Who is the first Pakistan Prime Minister who convicted for Contempt of Court? Ans. Yousuf Raza Gilani The Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari.

75. The Fourth BRICS summit was held in: Ans. New Delhi on March 29, 2012 76. Which is the bill passed by the Lok Sabha to provide royalty to the lyricists? Ans. The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2010 passed on 22nd May 2012.

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 festival in 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 Peace Prize ? 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 ?

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 from June 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 and other 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?

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 announced at 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 richer content 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 to participate 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, Liu Yang ? Ans. Shenzhou-9 spacecraft

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

Current Affairs July 2012

1. Who will become the first Indian woman and 5th sportsperson to be conferred with Lt.Colonel rank? Ans. MC Mary Kom 2. Indias which forest area has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations 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

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 a place on the 2012 Booker prize list. Ans. Narcopolis 18. Which Indian state has banned usage of air conditioners and changed office timings in all 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 Mart held at Bangalore recently? Ans. Bihar 20. Name the Padma Bhushan, Kalidas Puraskar and Kalaimamani award recipient, and Kuchipudi 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 Milner Fundamental 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 liquor consumption 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 United Nations 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?

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

Current Affairs August 2012

1. Who became the first male swimmer to win the same event (mens 200 metres) at 3 successive 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 London Olympics 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 bronze and 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.Laxman 11. 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 USA recently. Ans. West Nile virus 14. Name the US astronaut who was the first to land on moon passed away recently. Ans. Neil Armstrong

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 in London? 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

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 in Architecture? 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-endemic countries. 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 to which 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

16. Who is Indias permanent representative to United Nations (UN)? Ans. Hardeep Singh Puri 17. 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?

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

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 the Worlds 25 largest oil companies? Ans. Saudi Aramco 6. Which sports person became the most decorated Olympian of all time with 19 medals after winning a gold medal in the 4/200 meeter freestyle relay in London Olympics 2012? Ans. Michael Phelps 7. Which country along with India will begin their joint INDRA-2012 anti terror military exercises in the Siberian republic of Buryatia on August 2012? Ans. Russia 8. Name the first Indian who win a medal in Badminton in the history of Olympics? Ans. Saina Nehwal 9. What is the name of the robotic space probe mission of Curiosity on August 2012? Ans. Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) 10. Who won the gold medal in 100 metres running at the 2012 London Olympics with a record time of 9.63 seconds? Ans. Usain Bolt 11. Name the human gene discovered recently by the scientists that influences how people respond to flu infections? Ans. ITFITM 3 12. World Elders Day is observed on which date? Ans. October 1 13. Recently who has released the report titled World Development Report 2013? Ans. World Bank

14. Who is the executive director of United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women? Ans. Michelle Bachelet 15. In which country, the 7th Meeting of the women speakers of Parliament on Gender Sensitive Parliament was held? Ans. India 16. Recently who has taken charge as the Chairperson and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank? Ans. Shubhalakshmi Panse 17. What is Indias growth forecast for the current fiscal as per the Asian Development Bank (ADB)? Ans. 5.6 per cent 18. Which paramilitary force of India has recently celebrated 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 the Nobel Peace Prize by the US government? Ans. Malireddy Srinivasulu 21. Who is the author of the novel The Casual Vacancy? Ans. J.K Rowling 22. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the National Cricket Selection Committee? Ans. Sandeep Patil 23. The National Institute of Urban Affairs is located in which city? Ans. New Delhi 24. Which state government has launched Annshri Yojana, under which around two lakh families will receive a monthly cash transfer of Rs. 600 per month? Ans. Delhi 25. Who had led the controversial Operation Blue Star in Amritsar in 1984 and is recently in news because of attacks on him? Ans. Kuldeep Singh Brar 26. Recently in which Pakistan city, Shadman Chowk is renamed as Bhagat Singh Chowk? Ans. Lahore 27. Targeting mainly at school children, Oxford University Press (OUP) has launched a book on Gandhi on the occasion of his 143rd birth anniversary. What is the name of the book? Ans. My Early Life: An Illustrated Story 28. Recently which country and India have announced the collaboration to build a model smart city, which will serve as a template for replication? Ans. Austria

29. Who has been recently re-elected as President of World Squash Federation? Ans. N. Ramachandran 30. Recently, who is conferred with the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award? Ans. Tessy Thomas 31. Who is the present President of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU)? Ans. Abdelwahad Radi 32. Who is the head of the government appointed panel on legislative reforms in the financial sector? Ans. B.N Srikrishna 33. World 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 to the US? Ans. UK 40. Recently, which institution has declared to help the Indian government with a $500 million loan to support its scheme for universalizing secondary education, the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shisha Abhiyan (RMSA)? Ans. World Bank 41. The Prithvi II, the surface-to-surface missile was successfully test fired from Odisha. What is the range of this missile? Ans. 350 km 42. The 6th October 2012 marks the 125th birth anniversary of Le Corbusier, the Swissborn French Architect. Which Indian city was designed by him? Ans. Chadigarh 43. Which day is observed on 5th October 2012? Ans. Global James Bond Day

44. Name the Indian cartoonist who was detained in Mumbai on charges of sedition? Ans. Assem Trivedi 45. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Medicine? Ans. Sir. John Gurdon & Shinya Yamanka 46. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in physics ? Ans. Serge Haroche & David J Wineland 47. On 7th October 2012, who won his countries presidential election for a third time and a historically high turnout and now will start a fourth term as President of Venezuela? Ans. Hugo Chavez 48. Who were the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Chemistry? Ans. Robert J Lefkowitz & Brian K Kobilka 49. Who is the Nobel Prize winners of 2012 in Literature? Ans. Mo Yan(Guan Moye) 50. Which organization was awarded the nobel prize for peace in 2012? Ans. European Union (EU) 51. Which city is the host for the eleventh edition of Ananya Dance Festival? Ans. New Delhi 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 October 3? Ans. Vidya Balan 55. Recently in which state of India, RTI Week 2012 was launched? Ans. Nagaland 56. Recently, in which city, South Asias first knowle dge hub in various languages for elected rural women representatives was launched by US women? Ans. Jaipur 57. Which coiuntry is the host for International seminar on Energy Access? Ans. India 58. In which country, the 9th International Women Playwrights Conference was held? Ans. Sweeden 59. Recently an absurd and anti-Muslim film has created furore in the Middle East. What is the title of that film? Ans. Innocence of Muslims 60. In which country, the Football Link International Festival 2012 was started recently?

Ans. India 61. According to the Children in India 2012 A Statistical Appraisal report, Which state has reported the highest number of crimes against children? Ans. Uttar Pradesh 62. The T.L Shankar Committee report deals with which sector? Ans. Coal Sector 63. Which country has hosted an international conference on disaster risk management with the support of world bank? Ans. Japan 64. Which automobile major has developed the insect car, a new smart concept car that monitors 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 the position of train? Ans. Rail Radar 67. What is the name of the new motorcycle that Royal Enfield has launched on 11 October 2012? Ans. Thunder bird 500 68. Which countries launched a joint reserch project in to pricing structures in LNG markets on 10th october 2012? Ans. Japan and India 69. Who become the 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

76. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of Competition Commission on India? Ans. Ashok Chawla 77. Name the country that India signed an agreement for the modernisation of Indian Railways on August 2012? Ans. Belgium 78. Indian Government decided to allow investment with the objective of boosting bilateral economic relations from which country? Ans. Pakistan 79. Who is the second medal winner of India in the London Olympics 2012? Ans. Vijay Kumar 80. Hameed Ansari is the second person to hold the position of 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 against Saina 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

Current Affairs November 2012

1. Who won the Best Story award for the movie Kushiyaan at the Punjabi International film Academy Award (PIFAA) held in Toronto? Ans. Rajan Gangahar 2. Who won the GITAM Foundation Award of Rs. 10 lakh presented by GITAM University recently? 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 India recently? 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 on 17th 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 plain packaging? Ans. Australia 14. Recent G-20 summit was held in which country? Ans. Mexico

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 Indian Parliament, 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 August 2012, 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 Indias current 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, US Open 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 a cheque 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 Cultural Organization (UNESCO)? Ans. Irina Bokova 30. Who is the Director General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)? Ans. Yukiya Amano

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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