General Awareness Exam Type Objective Questions and Answers on Awards and Places-GK 2012

Current Awareness 2012

1) The World bank on September 5,2012 named a Corneill university professor and former Indian official, as the institution new chief economist and senior vice president. Who is he?

1) D.Tenduljar

2) Dinesh Mehrotra

3) Kaushik Basu

4) N. Natrajan

Ans 3  

2) Who among the following famous cricketers over charge at MRF pace foundation from Dennis lille in Chennai on September 2, 2012?

1) Craig McDermott

2) Andrew Bichel

3) Glen McGrath

4) Alan Donald

Ans 3

3) Suzlon Group Subsidiary RE-Power Systems announced in September 2012 to have signed a 25.6 MW contract with Windkraft Simonsfeld to supply eight turbines for its wind farm project?

1) Poland

2) Norway

3) Austria

4) Italy

Ans 3

4) Tata Steel in September 2012 received a letter of intent(LOI) from Eiffage Rail for the supply of high quality rail for a new 182 Km high-speed line in 

1) Nigeria

2) France

3) Denmark

4) New Zealand

Ans 2

5) Which Sportsperson finished third in the Deutsche Bank Championship on September 3,2012 to become the first golfer to make more than $ 100 million in earnings on the PGA Tour?

1) Bubba Watson

2) Phil Mickelson

3) Tiger Woods

4) Dustin Johnson

Ans 3

6) Who among the following were inducted into the international cricket council's Hall of Frame during the world body's annual awards in Colombo on September 15, 2012?

1) Sachin Tendulkar

2) Brain Lara

3) Enid Bakewell

4) Both 1 and 2

Ans 4

7) Former World No 1 and five time Grand Slam Champion Martina Hingis was among the nominees announced on September 6, 2012 for induction into the international Tennis Hall of Frame.Which country is she from?

1) Switzerland

2) The Czech Republic

3) Britian

4) Crotia

Ans 1

8) Tennis Player David Savic was found guilty of match-fixing and had his life ban confirmed by world sports highest court in Lausanne in September 2012 becoming the second tennis player to receive a lifetime ban for match fixing after Australia Player?

1) Cliff Drysdale

2) Marten Peters

3) Daniel Koellerer

3) Charlie Pasarell

Ans 3

9) Democratic Party heavy weights descended on Charlotte for a national convention in September 2012. in which American state was this convention held?

1) California

2) North Carolina

3) Dakota

4) Ohio

Ans 2

10) British Prince Harry was on September 2012 dispatched to which country on a four-month deployment as an Apache helicopter Pilot?

1) Afghanistan

2) Pakistan

3) Libya

4) Syria

Ans 1

11) Who won the BMW championship in September 2012 holding off an elite field to win a second straight title in the US PGA tour's play-off series?

1) Rory Mcllroy

2) Jack Nicklaus

3) Westwood

4) Tiger Woods

Ans 1

12) Defending champion India retained the SAFF women championship in Colombo on September 16, 2012. Which team did it defeat to regain the crown?

1) Nepal

2) Pakistan

3) Bangladesh

4) Afghanistan

Ans 1

13) Who won the National Junior Chess title in Ajmer on September 11, 2012 after defeating Debashish Das in the final round to emerge a clear winner?

1) Ramnath Bhuvanesh

2) Sahaj Grover

3) Vidit Santosh

4) Narayanan Srinath

Ans 2

14) India's Which ace double trap shooter on a silver medal at the ISSF world cup in slovenia on September 24, 2012?

1) BahadurJung

2) Ronjan Sodhi

3) Gagan Narang

4) Ronjan Sodhi

Ans 2

15) Which team retained the over-all championship at the senior national Power Lifting Championship in Kozhikode in September 2012?

1) Services

2) Railways

3) Kerala

4) Maharashtra

Ans 2

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