See the National Affairs December Month Solved Quiz-Current Affairs 2012

1) Communication satellite GSAT-10 was placed in geosynchronous orbit in October 2012 with scientists at ISRO's Master control facility at Hasan conducting the third and final orbit-raising manoeuvre. In which state is Hasan located?

1) Maharashtra

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Karnataka

4) Andhra Pradesh

Ans 3

2) The Union Rural Development Ministry in October 2012, announced an increase in the Post-Placement cash assistance offered to youths from state who are trained under its flagship programme Himayat?

1) Maharashtra

2) Jammu and Kashmir

3) Bihar

4) Uttar Pradesh

Ans 2

3) The U.N women on october 4, 2012 launched hub for elected women representatives living in rural areas of south Asia in

1) Madhya Pradesh

2) Jaipur

3) Chandigarh

4) Patna

Ans 2

4) The Defence Acquisition council (DAC), in October 2012, approved the production of 144 upgraded artillery guns for the Army. The 155 mm howitzers will be manufactured by the ordnance factory boards(OFB ?

1) Jabalpur

2) Panaji

3) Satna

4) Nasik

Ans 1

5) Union Minister of state for communications and information Technology Sachin Pilot, on October 2012 released a postage stamp of which orgainsation in Newdelhi to mark the golen jubliee of the force?

1) Delhi Poloice

2) Indo-Tibetan Border Police

3) Border Security force

4) Central Reserve Police Force

Ans 2

6) Union Urban Development Minister Kamal Nath, in October 2012 announced India's collaboration with which country to build a model smart city, which will serve as a template for replication?

1) Sweden

2) Denmark

3) Norway

4) Austria

Ans 4

7) Which State government announced the formation of high-level committee, to be headed by retired High court Judge in October 2012 to probe the irregularities pointed out by the report of the M.B shah committee?

1) Karnataka

2) Goa

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Bihar

Ans 2

8) Who announced in New Delhi on October 5, 2012 that University and college students who bring National and International recognition for the country in sports, will be provided free education till the highest level?

1) Kapil Sibal

2) Jairam Ramesh

3) Manmohan Singh

4) Pranab Mukherjee

Ans 1

9) Which country in October 2012, said aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov would now be handed over only by the end of 2013 through India expressed "serious Concern" over the delay?

1) Sweden

2) Isreal

3) Iran

4) Russia

Ans 4

10) As per the 2012 Global Hunger Index report in  October 2012 by the International Food Policy research Institute(IFPRI), welthungerhilfe and concern world wide, what is the percentage under five in India who are under weight?

1) 60%

2) 55%

3) 43.5%

4) 36.3%

Ans 3

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