Current Affairs 2012 Questions and Answers Set 6

Current Affairs 2012

101. Youngest ever Microsoft Certified Professional who died recently at the age of 16 ? 
Answer: Arfa Karim Randhawa 


102. What is the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh as on

Answer: 1st January 2012? 
27 


103. Where the Coastal Business Development Summit is is held? 

Answer: Mangalore,Karnataka 


104. Name the DGP replacing outgoing chief Sankar Baruah for Assam. 

Answer: Jayanta Narayan Choudhury 


105. Where National Kannada conference is is set to be held in the month of April? 

Answer: Delhi 


106. Which country recently joined UNSC as non-permanent member? 

Answer: Pakistan 


107. Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly? 

Answer: QFI’s – Qualified foreign investors 


108. How much of share can a QFI company and QFI’s put together hold a stake in Indian companies? 

Answer: 5% and 10% 


109. Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electricity and petroleum products? 

Answer: India and Pakistan 


110. What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages? 

Answer: 1800 227 575 



111. Who has been named male player of the year by Golf writers Association of America? 

Answer: Luke Donald 


112. Name the Argentinean bike rider who died after being involved in an accident on the first day of the Dakar Rally. 

Answer: Jorge Martinez Boero 


113. Name Afghan’s first team of female boxers set to aim for Olympics 2012. 

Answer: Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi 


114. Which country test launched first 3D television broadcast? 

Answer: China 


115. What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares for 2012 World chess championship? 

Answer: 4th 


116. Name the former Macedoninan President who passed away recently. 

Answer: Kiro Gligorov 


117. Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out of Aircel Chennai Open 2012 because of recurring shoulder injury? 

Answer: Somdev Devvarman 


118. Where the 5-day 99th Indian Science Congress science event is is set to start on 3rd January 2012? 

Answer: Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology, Bhuvaneshwar, Orrisa 


119. What bank account facility is set to be launched in India? 

Answer: Bank Number Portability 


120. Name the new education tablet launched by Classteacher Learning Systems, a Delhi based Educational Solutions Provider. 

Answer: Classpad 

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Current Affairs 2012 Questions and Answers Set 5

Current Affairs 2012

81. Who took charge as Kerala governor? 

Answer: H.R.Bharadwaj 


82. Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan? 

Answer: Yousuf Raza Gilani 


83. Which currency is world’s most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index? 

Answer: Indian rupee 


84. Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia) by Adobe? 

Answer: Kulmeet Bawa 


85. What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar energy sector? 

Answer: Rs.500 crore 


86. Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries? 

Answer: Singapore Government 


87. Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka from the present 71 to 100 branches? 

Answer: Bank of Baroda 



88. Name the boxer who turned 70 recently. 

Answer: Mohammad Ali 


89. What is the export growth as of December 2011? 

Answer: 6.7% at $25billion 


90. Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act? 

Answer: Wikipedia 


91. Name the Indian-origin Sikh who has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Charlottesville, a historic American city in Virginia. 

Answer: Satyendra Singh Huja 


92. What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012? 

Answer: $1 billion innovation fund 


93. Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th 2012? 

Answer: Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw 


94. Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently. 

Answer: Jerry Yang 


95. Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in World Economic Forum? 

Answer: Mahindra Satyam 


96. Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like electricity and telephone bills? 

Answer: Itz Cash Card (Trust Card) 


97. Name the media advisor to Prime Minister who resigned recently. 

Answer: Harish Khare 


98. Where India’s first Startup Village is to be setup? 

Answer: KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, Kochi 


99. Expand SOPA & PIPA 


Answer: Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Act 


100. Which photo pioneer company filed bankruptcy recently? 

Answer: Kodak

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Current Affairs 2012 Questions and Answers Set 4

Current Affairs 2012

61. Name the Chinese dancer who took Bharatanatyam and Kathak to Mao’s China died recently. 

Answer: Zhang Jun 


62. Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was inaugurated recently? 

Answer: Bodh Gaya Temple premises 


63. What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match against South Africa? 

Answer: 43 all out 



64. What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011? 

Answer: $10.11 billion 


65. Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety? 

Answer: Australia 


66. What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites, tumours and ulcers? 

Answer: Wireless Capsule Endoscopy 


67. Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India? 

Answer: 5.9% 


68. When did India complete one polio-free year? 

Answer: 13th January 2012 


69. What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit? 

Answer: $20,000 


70. Which legendary singer is set to be honoured with lifetime achievement award at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards? 

Answer: Asha Bhosle 


71. Who has been appointed to google board recently? 

Answer: Diane Greene, VMware co-founder 


72. Which service the Indian Government has planned to launch for farmers? 

Answer: Interactive medium of spoken web service 


73. Who won gold in Asian shooting championship? 

Answer: Abhinav Bindra 


74.Which airways bagged best airline award? 



Answer: Ethad Airways 


75. Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves? 

Answer: Kochi 



76. Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves? 

Answer: China 


77. Name India’s first woman journalist who died recently. 

Answer: Homai Vyarawalla 


78. Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently? 

Answer: Laban Moiben 


79. Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012? 

Answer: 7.47% 

Current Affairs 2012

80. Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for the treatment of Multi Drug Resistant TB patients. 

Answer: Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS) 

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Current Affairs 2012 Questions and Answers Set 3

Current Affairs 2012

41. Who was given the first S.K.Singh award for negotiating Indo-US nuclear deal? 

Answer: D.Bala Venkatesh Varma 



42. Where is the world’s largest solar telescope set to be built? 

Answer: Merak on Pangong Tso lake in the cold desert Ladakh region 


43. Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations? 

Answer: Rafeeq Ahmed 


44. Which state has planned to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools? 

Answer: Karnataka 


45. Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets 
after 13 years? 

Answer: Vespa 


46. Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012? 

Answer: Leander Peas and Janko Tipsarevic 


47. Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oil and gas exploration? 

Answer: Trinidad and Tobago 


48. Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsung’s South-West Asia operations? 

Answer: B.D.Park 


49. Name the world’s first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahindra and Mahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012. 

Answer: HyAlfa 


50. Who won the FIFA women’s World player of the year? 

Answer: Homare Sawa of Japan 


51. Who won the FIFA men’s world player of the year 3rd time in a row? 

Answer: Lionel Messi of Argentina 


52. Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award. 

Answer: Hyundai Elantra 



53. Name the Guinea Bissau President who died recently. 

Answer: Malam Bacai Sanha 


54. Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently. 

Answer: Philipp Hildebrand 


55. Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buzzintown? 

Answer: Yatra online 


56. Which country’s Prime Minister is to be chief guest at Indian Republic Day parade? 

Answer: Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra 


57. How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious metals? 

Answer: 35 


58. Name the recently added banks to import precious metals. 

Answer: Yes Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, City Union Bank and ING Vysya Bank 


59. Which bollywood actor is campaigning for clean voting? 

Answer: Aamir Khan 


60. Who took over as Director General Military Operations succeeding Lt Gen Anand Mohan Verma? 

Answer: Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary 

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Current Affairs 2012 Questions and Answers Set 2

Current Affairs 2012

21. Who has been appointed as chief coach of Kolkata Knight Riders? 

Answer: Trevor Bayliss 


22. Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held? 

Answer: Jaipur 


23. What is the concept introduced by Indian Postal Department (Bihar Postal Circle) to get a personalized stamp with photograph on it? 

Answer: My Stamp 


24. Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer? 

Answer: Manoj Jaiswal 


25. Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award? 

Answer: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar 


26. Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in India to manufacture a compact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport? 

Answer: Ford India 


27. Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation industry. Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) 

Answer: Policy 2011 


28. Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew from Australian Open due to left ankle injury. 

Answer: Serena Williams 


29. Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo? 

Answer: Scott Thompson 


30. Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER? 

Answer: Vivek.K.Marla 


31. Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India. 


Answer: Pocket whiteboard 


32. Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the triple-century club recently. 

Answer: Michael Clarke scored 329* against India at SCG 


33. Where the national and international theater festival, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav set to be held? 

Answer: National School of Drama, Amritsar 


34. Who won gold for triple jump at the all India interuniversity athletics meet held in Mangalore, Karnataka? 

Answer: Arpinder Singh 


35. Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems? 

Answer: Shahi Kapur 


36. Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communications? 

Answer: Girish Varma 


37. Name the Indian doctor who became famous for his selfless work in China during the Sino-Japan war whose memorial was dedicated to India. 

Answer: Dr.Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis 


38. Where has Union Government planned to build 11 tunnels to connect important roads? 

Answer: Pakistan and China borders 


39. Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft? 

Answer: Internet Explorer 6 


40. Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the state’s school education department. 

Answer: www.jkeducation.gov.in 

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Current Affairs 2012 Questions and Answers Set 1

Current Affairs 2012

01. Which online video streaming site has launched a film festival? 

Answer: YouTube 


02. Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place of MS Dhoni in test cricket against Australia. 

Answer: Wriddhiman Saha 


03. Where is the Jaipur Literature Festival held in India? 

Answer: Diggi Palace, Jaipur 


04. Which file-sharing website has US shut down recently? 

Answer: Megaupload 


05. Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of? 

Answer: ATF – Aviation Turbine Fuel 


06. Name the new kind of train launched by China. 

Answer: Magnetic train 


07. Which auto-maker regained its title as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2011? 

Answer: General Motors 


08. Who is appointed as COO of Intel? 

Answer: Brain Krzanich 


09. Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal? 

Answer: Raju Narisetti 


10. Where did India open its 5th Consulate in US? 

Answer: Atlanta 


11. Which country is set to join European Union in 2013? 

Answer: Coratia 


12. Name the year that is been celebrated across China? 


Answer: Dragon year 


13. Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12? 

Answer: Rajasthan 


14. What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine? 

Answer: 6th position 


15. Which parliament passed Armenian gernocide bill? 

Answer: French Parliament 


16. What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012? 

Answer: 5.5% 


17. Which state’s theme has been set in 26th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad, Haryana? 

Answer: Assam 


18. Who won Grand slam title in men’s Australian Open 2012? 

Answer: Djokovic 


19. What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Association? 

Answer: 4th rank 


20. What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB? 

Answer: Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore 

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