Must Read Economy & Business Current Affairs 2012 Quiz December Month-Current GK

1) GAIL(India) in October 2012 signed a legally binding 20-year liquified Natural gas(LNG) sales and purchase agreement(SPA) with Gazprom Marketing and Trading?

1) Myanmmar

2) Malaysia

3) Singapore

4) Indonesia

Ans 3

2) The Union Cabinet in October 2012, approved the XII plan(2012-17) document aimed at achieving annual average economic growth rate?

1) 8.2%

2) 9%

3) 8.5%

4) 7.7%

Ans 1

3) The Union Cabinet in October 2012, granted approval for increasing of foreign direct investment(FDI) limit in the insurance sector from the present 26 percent to

1) 33%

2) 74%

3) 49%

4) 51%

Ans 3

4) Which of the following is the major recommendations made by high level committee on financing and infrastructure under Deepak Parekh in October 2012?

1) Increasing Rail fares

2) Increasing electricity bills

3) Increasing price of Natural gas

4) All of the above

Ans 4

5) In its World development report 2013 released  in October 2012, the world bank said that the global economy needs to create an additional 600 million new jobs to absorb the increasing working age populations, mainly in Asia and

1)  Latin America

2) Sub-Saharan Africa

3) Eurozona

4) All of the above

Ans 2

6) Oil India Ltd(OIL) and Indian oil corporation(IOC) on October 4, 2012 announced to have jointly bought 30% stake in Houston-based carrizo oil and gas's Niobrara shale oil and gas assets in 

1) Colorado

2) Alaska

3) Texas

4) Ohio

Ans 1

7) According to data released by Commerce Ministry on October  2012, which of the following trade segments of India did not exhibit decreasing trend during August 2012?

1) Non-oil imports

2) oil Imports

3) Exports

4) All of the above

Ans 2

8) The union cabinet approved amendments to the companies bill, 2011 in October 2012. The revised bill has limited the number of comapnies an auditor can serve to

1) 14

2) 20

3) 25

4) 30

Ans 2

9) Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Videocon Industries on October 14, 2012 said an oil discovery had been made in their deep sea BM-SEA-11 block ultra-deep waters of sergipeAlagoas basin off

1) Brazil

2) Mexico

3) Cuba

4) Venezuela

Ans 1

10) The federal Govt. of which country in October 2012, gave the go-ahead for GVK's Alpha coal port project at Abbot Point?

1) Britain

2) Australia

3) Luxembourg

4) Nigeria

Ans 2

11) The Finance Ministry recently approved unconditional and irrevocable guarantee for Air India's non- convertible debentures(NCD's) worth Rs 7,400 Crore. The NCDs will have tenure of

1) 8 years

2) 12 years

3) 15 years

4) 20 years

Ans 1

12) The Govt. in October 2012, expanded the ambit of competition commission of India(CCI), with an amendment to the competition Act

1) 2002

2) 2003

3) 2006

4) 2008

Ans 1

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View the Latest Month State Affairs MCQ's- Current Affairs 2012 for various Competitive Exams

1) Which state government came out with a set of explict instructions on grating relaxation to children with special needs(CWSN) during their class and board examinations on October 1, 2012

1) Bihar

2) Odisha

3) West Bengal

4) Jharkhand

Ans 2

2) Which state governemnt in October 7, 2012 decided to provide free foodgrains to members of the ToTo community, one of the country's oldest tribes, which is facing extinction?

1) West Bengal

2) Chhattisgarh

3) Jharkhand

4) Tripura

Ans 1

3) The Kerala Cabinet on october 3, 2012 gave the nod for setting up Kerala Monorail corporation Limited to implement the monorail projects in

1) Kozhikode

2) Thiruvananthapuram

3) Ernakulam

4) only 1 and 2

Ans 4

4) Which State Cabinet on Octonber 6, 2012 approved a proposal for re-organisation of the state exercise Department which will generate more resources for the governemnt and check use of illicit liquor?

1) Uttar Pradesh

2) Haryana

3) Delhi

4) West Bengal

Ans 1

5) The western India football Association(WIFA) entered into a 120 year aggreement worth Rs 100 Crore with sporting Ace Pvt. ltd(SAPL) in October 2012 for developing the game in

1) Maharashtra

2) Gujarat

3) Bihar

4) Delhi

Ans 1

6) President Pranab Mukherjee, in October 2012 announced which stste of India to be the first destination for the second Green revolution?

1) Bihar

2) odisha

3) Assam

4) West Bengal

Ans 1

7) Which state Cabinet in October 2012 gave its node for an aggrenment with INTACH for conservation and refurbishment work of 16 monuments in the stste?

1) Punjab

2) Assam

3) Uttar Pradesh

4) Delhi

Ans 4

8) The Election Commission of India on October 7, 2012 asked which government to stop distribution of carry-bags free of cost, to PDS  consumers with the Picture of the former Prime Minister A.B .Vijpayee in scribed on them?

1) Madhya Pradesh

2) Karnataka

3) Gujarat

4) Himachal Pradesh

Ans 4

9) The third Unit of TATA Power's Ultra Mega Power(UMPP) at Mundra was synchronized with the grid in October 2012, Which stste is in reference here

1) Maharashtra

2) Gujarat

3) Rajasthan

4) West Bengal

Ans 2

10) Which State government decided in october 2012 that the use of Paint with toxic chemicals on clay idols will be banned in from the 2013 as toxic chemicals used in the paints are insoluble?

1) Bihar

2) Karnataka

3) Rajasthan

4) West Bengal

Ans 4

11) Which State of India claimed in October 2012 to be facing the worst distress situation since 1970 due to poor South-West monsoon?

1) Gujarat

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Karnataka

4) Jharkhand

Ans 3

12) Which State government in October 2012 abolished the compulsory Rural Service(CRS) for medical students, the provision which had led to a series of agitations by medicos in the past few years?

1) Goa

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Karnataka

4) Kerala

Ans 4

 

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Read National Affairs Quiz-II December- Current Affairs 2012

1) Which wild life reserve of India won the coveted U.N. India Biodiversity Governanace award in October 2012 which has been instituted by the Government of India and the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP)?

1) Periyar

2) Keoladeo

3) Kaziranga

4) Sariska

Ans 1

2) Which celebrated Bollywood music composer was given the Prestigeous Akshaya Samman for the year 2012 during the annual Akshya Utsav in Bubaneshwar on October 13, 2012?

1) Sajid-Wajid

2) Anu Malik

3) Kalyanji-Anandji

4) A.R Rahman

Ans 3

3) The $ 600 million Multirole Transport Aircraft(MTA) moved a significant step forward on October 12,2012 with Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd(HAL) signing the initial design phase contract in New delhi. MTA is a partnership between India and 

1) Japan

2) China

3) Russia

4) United States of America

Ans 3

4) The International Committee of Red Cross  an Press institute of India , in October 2012 awarded Indian Journalists for their articles on humanitarian issues.Who are those journalists

1) Ramachandrareddy Patil of Week

2) Rohini Mohan of the carvan magazine

3) The Times of India Supriya Sharma and the statesman SOma Basu

4) All of the above

Ans 4

5) Invoking the name of which of the following fam,ous leaders apart from Mahatma Gandhi did India against corruption on october 2, 2012 announce the launch of a aprty in Newdelhi to provide"alternative Politics for changing the system and giving power back to people"?

1) Sardar Patel

2) B.R. Ambedkar

3) Lal Bahadur Shastri

4) All of the above

Ans 4

6) In a first of a kind initiative, which University and the defnce Research and development organisation(DRDO) entered into a mutually complimentary collaboration on october 7, 2012 for undertaking scientific projects as well as exchange of knowledge between DRDO Scientists and the faculty?

1) Delhi University

2) Jawaharlal Nehru university

2) Osamania University

4) Santiniketan

Ans 1

7) The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI), in collaboration with which of the following bodies launched a clean energy "Lighting a Million Lives"(LaML) compaign in Pakistan on October 12, 2012?

1) Buksh Foundation

2) LEAD Pakistan

3) Alternative Energy Development Board(AEDB), Pakistan

4) All of the above

Ans  4

8) In the state of the world's cities report, released by the U.N. habitat in October 2012, New Delhi and Mumbai figured low on the list of Prosperous cities across the globe.The reasons for Indian cities being ranked low was the poor status of

1) Environmental Conditions

2) Avenues for employment

3) Infrastructure

4) All of the above

Ans 4

9) The Union cabinet  recently approved amendments to the Indecent Representative of women(Prohibition) Act 1986 under which sending a pornographic multimedia message and emails may lead a persons in jail for a maximum of 

1) 10 years

2) 7 years

3) 3 years

4) 6 years

Ans  3

10) In abid to raise global funds for biodiversity conservation, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 16, 2012 committed $50 million as India took over the two years presidency of the conservation on Biological Diversity. How was this commitment termed by the Indian Prime Minister?

1) Hyderabad Pledge

2) Millennium Resolution

3) A Green World

4) Pact for Tomorrow

Ans 1

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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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Indian Economy & Current Business Happenings Latest MCQs October 2012-Current Events

Economy and Business Practice Question Set

1) The Govt. recently denied permission to Parsian bank to open its branch in India.This bank belongs to

1) Afghanistan

2) Iran

3) Pakistan

4) Syria

Ans 2

2) Which of the following banks announced that it would reduce term deposits rates by 50-100 basis points(bps) across tenures with effect from September 7, 2012?

1) Bank of Baroda

2) Canara Bank

3) Punjab National Bank

4) State Bank of India

Ans 4

3) The expert committee on General Anti Avoidance Rules(GAAR) in September 2012, advocated postponement of the controversial tax provision by three years till  2016-17 along with abolition of capital gains tax on transfer of securities. This committee is headed by

1) Montek SIngh Ahluwalia

2) Parthasarthi Shome

3) Kaushik basu

4) C. Rangarrajan

Ans 2

4) The Supreme court of India on September 6, 2012 held that Indian courts have no jurisdiction to pass interim orders in foreign arbitration awards between an Indian company under the provisions of the Indian Arbitration and conciliation Act?

1) 1999

2) 2000

3) 1996

4)1990

Ans 3

5) The Reserve Bank of India in September 2012 allowed company in the infrastructure sector to raise E external commercial borrowings(ECB) up to a maximum period of how many years for importing capital goods?

1) 5 years

2) 3 years

3) 4 years

4) 6 years

Ans 1

6) As per the tax collection figures released by the finance Ministry in September 2012 gross direct tax collection during the April-August this fiscal grew by a mere

1) 7%

2) 5.5%

3) 6.5%

4) 4%

Ans 3

7) The Central govt, in September 2012 announce its approval to a foreign direct investment (FDI) proposal of Cloverdell investments Ltd. envisaging a forex inflow worth Rs 808.06 Crore. This Firm is based in 

1) Britian

2) Sweden

3) Luxembourg

4) Mauritius

Ans 4

8) The cabinet committee on Economic affairs  in September 2012 approved how much foreign direct investment(FDI) in the aviation sector allowing foreign carriers to pick up stake in domestic airlines?

1) 50%

2) 49%

3) 51%

4) 33%

Ans 2

9) The IIP(Index of Industrial production) data released in September 2012, industrial production in July 2012 witnessed a dismal overall expansion of 0.1 percent, mainly owing to a sector continuing to be a laggard. Which is that sector?

1) Services

2) Manufacturing

3) Infrastructure

4) All of the above

Ans 2

10) The Cabinet committee of economic affairs(CCEA) in September 2012 approved 49% foreign direct investment(FDI) in power trading exchanges. Who heads the CCEA?

1) Finance Minister

2) Deputy Chairman, Planning commission of India

3) Governor of Reserve bank of India

4) Prime Minister

Ans 4

11) The Reserve Bank of India in September 17, 2012 retained the indicative policy rates at the current level while cutting the cash reserves ratio(CRR) by 25 basis points to

1) 5%

2) 4.50%

3) 3%

4) 2%

Ans 2

12) Which of the following state run companies announced in September 2012 to have drawn up a perspective Plan 2030 to invest Rs 11 lakh crore over the 18 years?

1) ONGC

2) NTPC

3) Indian oil

4) SAIL

Ans 1

13) The Tata Steel in September 2012 ruled out the possibility of an immediate exit from Dhamra port in 

1) Odisha

2) Goa

3) Gujarat

4) Andhra Pradesh

Ans 1

14) The Central govt. in September 2012 gave approval for the appointment of Ramesh Abhishek as chairman of commodity markets regulator forward Markets Commission(FMC) . FMC regulates how many nationals exchanges?

1) seven

2) Six

3) Five

4) Three

Ans 3

15) As per the "IRDA(Issuance of capital by General Insurance companies) Regulations", 2012 released in September 2012 general insurance companies will be allowed to tap the capital market only if they have completed how many years in business?

1) 12 years

2) 10 years

3) 7 years

4) 5 years

Ans 2

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Current Sports events Practise MCQs Quiz for Competitive Exam-General Awareness 2012

Sports related objective Questions

1) Which team defeated Dodsal Mumbai in the final of 125th Durand cup football tournament at the Ambedkar stadium in New Delhi on September 1,2012?

1) Air India

2) Railways

3) Services

4) SAIL

Ans 1

2) Which team paid the price for overconfidence as India pulled off a miraculous 7-6 victory via a penalty shootout in the Nehru cup football final in New Delhi on September 2,2012?

1) Nepal

2) Afghanistan

3) Cameroon

4) Iran

Ans 3

3) Who gave India its First medal at the Paralymic Games in London in September 2012 after bagging a silver medal in the men's high Jump F42 event?

1) Mrinal sengar

2) Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda

3) Sumit Dhawan

4) Ashwin Mutthu

Ans 2

4) Which of the following women golfers cruised to her final professional title at the Prestige Golfshire course in Bangalore in September 2012 winning the third leg of the Hero-WGAI women pro tour?

1) Chetna Mathur

2) Vani Kapoor

3) Amita Dubey

4) Supriya Bose

Ans 2

5) Thierry Lincou, the first continental European to top the men's world Squash rankings announced his retirement from PSA world tour in September 2012.Which country is he from?

1) Italy

2) France

3) Sweden

4) Switzerland

Ans 2

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

1) Bangladesh

2) Pakistan

3) Nepal

4) Afghanistan

Ans 3

7) Who won the third title of the season by winning the east India open snooker championship in September 2012 at the Hindustan club in Kolkata?

1) Rakesh Damani

2) Suraj Singh

3) Avinash Basal

4) Sourav Kothari

Ans 4

8) 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) Tiger Woods

2) Rory Mcllroy

3) Westwood

4) Jack Nicklaus

Ans 2

9) Which American Golfer won the US PGS tour championship and claimed a $ 10 million bonus for capturing the tour season playoff title on September 23,2012?

1) Sam Ray

2) Kurt Phelps

3) Brandt Snedekar

4) Tiger Woods

Ans 3

10) India' s won ace double trap shooter won a silver medal at the ISSF world cup in Slovenia on September 24, 2012?

1) Bahadur Jung

2) Gagan Narang

3) Ronjan Sodhi

4) Mansher Singh

Ans 3

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Indian Economy MCQ's of August 2012

Current Questionnaires of Economy

1) Which of the following statement is wrong?

a) Thomas Cook Group sold its entire 77 percent holding in the Indian arm to Fairbridge capital.

b) Thomas Cook is a U.K based travel services provider Company.

c) Fairbridge capital(Mauritius) Ltd is a subsidiary of Fairfax Finanacial Holdings.

d) Under the terms of the agreement, Thomas Cook will receive gross cash proceeds 250 Crore rupees for its shareholding.

Ans d

2) Which of the following Indian IT Companies started its exclusive delivery centre for Aerospace and Defence in Toulouse in Finance?  

a) Wipro

b) Mahinder Satyam

c) TCS

d) HCL

Ans b

3) Which one of the following Indian Industrialists was chosen for the leadership award of the Indian-U.S bilateral trade promotion organisation U.S India Business Council?

a) Azim Premjee

b) Shiv Nadar

c) Anand Mahindra

d) Ratan Tata

Ans c

4) Which of the following statement is wrong

a) Samsung has launched smart television series in India

b) Samsung is a Korean Company

c) Raj Kumar Rishi is the Vice-President and Business head of Audio Visual Business of Samsung India

d) Samsung also manufacturers cars

Ans d

5) Audi, the luxury car maker, launched an all new version of A4 in the Indian market on May 4. Audi is a _________ car maker?

a) French

b) Italian

c) German

d) Korean

Ans c

6) Which one of the following comapnies was penalized by the oil ministry of India fo failing to meet gas output targets?

a) ONGC

b) Reliance Infrastructure

c) Reliance Industries Limited

d) Vedanta

Ans c

7) Consider the following statements using the code given below identify the Personality with whom these statements are associated

I) She was appointed on the Tata Steel's board as an additional director on 21 May 2012.

II) She is the Chairperson of Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited(TAFE)

III) She is one of the most Successful Women CEO's in the Country

IV) She was named the Economic Times Businesswoman of the year in 2006

a) Shobhana Bharatia

b) Naina Lal Kidwai

c) Chanda Kochhar

d) Mallika Srinivasan

Ans d

8) Which of the following statement is wrong?

a) Bharti Airtel acquired 49 percent stake in Qualcomm's broadband wireless access business in India

b) The deal was worth 165 million dollar

c) Bharti Airtel is India's Largest telecom brand

d) Qualcomm is a German Company

Ans d

9) Malaysian Private equity Company Navis Capital Partners acquired the stake of samir kuckreja the co-owner of Narula's to gain complete control over fast food chain.The organized restaurant industry in India is estimated at

a) 7000-8500 Crore rupees

b) 4000-4500 Crore rupees

c) 10000-12000 Crore rupees

d) 3500-4000 Crore rupees

Ans a

10) Blackberry 9320 was launched in India on May 25.Blackberry smartphones are manufactured by research in Motion(RIM). RIM has its headquarters in which of the following countries

a) Canada

b) Finland

c) Switzerland

d) Japan

Ans a

11) Moody's downgraded the ratings of which of the following private sector banks?

a) HDFC and Indus Ind Bank

b) ICICI and Axis Bank

c) Standard Chartered  and Barclays

d) ABN Amro and HSBC

Ans b

12) Which of the following social networking sites launched its IPO in the market?

a) Facebook

b) Twitter

c) Orkut

d) Linked In

Ans a

13) Google, the world largest internet search engine was founded in which of the following years?

a) 1996

b) 1998

c) 1997

d) 1992

Ans a

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Latest GK Question Quiz 2012 for Bank Exam

General Awareness 2012 Solved MCQ's

1) India has acquired the anti-Missile Technology"Barak" from which country?
1) Russia
2) USA
3) Israel
4) Germany


Ans 3


2) Who was awarded Indu Sharma Katha samman for the year 2011?
1) Rehman Rahi
2) Permananda Srivastava
3) Khushwani Singh
4) Vikas Jha


Ans 4


3) Indian standard time is in advance of Greenwich meanTime exactly by
1) Three hours
2) Five and a half hours
3) seven hours
4) Eight and a half hours


Ans 2


4) Who was crowned as Miss World 2011?
1) Sarah Jane Dias(India)
2) Micaela Reis(Angola)
3) Ivian Sarcos(Venezuela) 
4) Tatana kucharov(Czech Republic) 


Ans 3


5) Who is th author of the book"The idea of Justice"?
1) Ambika soni
2) Amartya Sen
3) Vikram seth
4) Arjun Singh


Ans 2


6) Which squash player retaind the men's crown in the senior National Squash Championship in Chennai on December 10,2011?
1) H.P Sandhu
2) Saurav Ghoshal
3) Rohit Thanwani
4) Cyrus Poncha


Ans 2


7) Who won the Tennis Australia open Tennis Women's singles titles of 2012?
1) Venus Williams
2) Sarena Williams
3) Victoria Azarenka
4) Amelie Maauresmo


Ans 3


8) The idea of a seperate independent Muslim state in India was voiced by
1) Mohammad Iqbal
2) Rahmat Ali
3) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
4) Sir syed Ahmed Khan


Ans 1


9) Which of the following is the largest alternative source of energy?
1) Atomic energy
2) Geo-thermal Energy
3) Tidal Energy
4) Solar Energy


Ans 4


10) Which Amendment of the constitution of India has fixed the size of council of Ministers at 15% of the total strength of the Lower House of the Lok Sabha and the state legislature?
1) 85th Amendment Act
2) 86th Amendment Act
3) 91st Amendment Act
4) 84th Amendment Act 


Ans 3


11) Which Amendment to the constitution of India added Maithili,Dogri,Bodo and Santhali languages in the 8th Schedule of the constitution?
1) 91st
2) 92nd
3) 90th
4) 89th


Ans 2


12) Who won the Jamnalal Bajaj Award 2011 for uplift and Welfare of Women and children?
1) Vinayak Patel
2) Madhur Bajaj
3) Shobhana Ranade
4) Ms. Alice Garg


Ans 3


13) 2019-Cricket World cup will be held in
1) India
2) England
3) New zealand
4) South Africa


Ans 2


14) Who is the first woman speaker of Lok Sabha?
1) Indira gandhi
2) Aruna Asaf Ali
3) Sarojini Nayadu
4) Meira kumar


Ans 4


15) The Judges of the supreme court of India hold office till they attain age of
1) 60 years
2) 65 years
3) 62 years
4) 63 years


Ans 2

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General Knowledge 20 Solved Questions-GK 2012 Quiz

 General Knowledge Quiz 2012

1) The Indian Army on March 4,2012 successful test Fired which supersonic cruiser missile at Pokhran to operationalise the second regiment of the weapon system in service?

1) Agni-II

2) Brahmos

3) Nag

4) Dhanush

2) Pakistan in March 2012 test fired Hatf-II surface-to-surface ballistic missile,Which can carry nuclear warheads.The Hatf-II or Abdali has a range of

1) 180 Km

2) 200 Km

3) 500 Km

4) 720 Km

3) The Defence Research and Development Organization(DRDO) in March 2012 announced to have developed a new sub-sonic cruise missile,which may be test-fired in April.The missile is called

1) Nirbhay

2) Abhay

3) Ajit

4) Arjun

4) A young slow loris, an endangered primate, was recovered by the villagers at Ratanpur in Khowai district near which of the following cities in March 2012?

1) Shimla

2) Agartala

3) Kohima

4) hillong

5) A team of scientist in March 2012 announced to have found the treatment for glaucoma in rats.glaucoma is a disease of

1) Eye

2) Ear

3) Lung

4) Skin

6) Scientists in March 2012 announced to have identified two genes,Which are Linked to Parkinsons disease.the Genes are called 

1) NACP and MAPT

2) NCAP and MPAT

3) NPAC and MTPA

4) NNCP and MMPA

7) Which of the following state Govt. recently imposed restrictions on the visit of Foreign Tourists to the Areas inhabited by Tribals?

1)Odisha

2) Bihar

3) Madhya Pradesh

4) Uttar Pradesh

8) Indian Black eagle was in March 2012 announced to have been spotted in the Aravali Biodiversity park after a Gap of How many Years?

1) 90

2) 30

3) 110

4) 10

9) The Marketing committee of the Board of control of Cricket in India(BCCI) in Match 2012 set a minimum bid Price of how much per match( Test,one-day International,Twenty 20) for its Six-year global media rights starting in July 2012?

1) Rs 22.25-24 Crore

2) Rs 32.25-34 Crore

3) Rs 44.25-50 Crore

4) Rs 10.25-20.25 Crore

10) FIFA President Sepp Blatter on March 6,2012,apologized to which country over remarks by his Secretary-General Jerome valcke?

1) Brazil

2) Serbia

3) Croatia

4) Romania

11) Which of the following, on March 21,2012,honoured the Players and Support staff of the hockey team for winning the Olympic qualifier and booking a berth in the London Games?

1) Times of India Group

2) Sahara India Group

3) Uttar Pradesh Board

4) Hindustan Petroleum

12) Life Insurance Corporation of India in March 2012 launched a single Premium Insurance Plan.What is its name?

1) Jeevan Sulabh

2) Jeevan Saral

3) Jeevan Kanya

4) Jeevan Vriddhi

13) Which country on March 1,2012 set its growth target for 2012 at lower-than-expected 7.5 Percent?

1) India

2) USA

3) China'

4) Japan

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14) Which country in March 2012 voiced strong objections to New Delhi's move to ban export of cotton,describing the measures as an irresponsible act' that could cause huge losses to it?

1) China

2) Turkey

3) South Africa

4) Argentina

15) Which social networking website was recently found to have secured credit deal worth $8 billion from a consortium of banks before its initial public offering?

1) Orkut

2) My Space

3) Facebook

4) Twittter

16) Which of the following in March 2012 announced that it will stop publishing print editions of its flagship encyclopaedia for the first time in more than 200 years ?

1) Encyclopaedia Britannica

2) Webster Encyclopaedia

3) Encyclopaedia oxford

4) Wikipedia

17) Which Hollywood actor and his father were arrested in march 2012 at a Protest outside the Sudanese Embassy in Washington,accusing Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir of provoking a Humanitarian crisis?

1) Brad Pitt

2) Al Pacino

3) Russell Crowe

4) George Clooney

18) In how many Categories were the 6th National Grassroots innovations Awards presented by President Pratibha Patil; in New Delhi in March 2012?

1) Three

2) Five

3) Seven

4) Nine

19) The High court of which State on March 15,2012,directed to take immediate steps to stop minimum operations by encroachers on Govt. Lands?

1) Goa

2) Madhya Pradesh

3) Tamil Nadu

4) Rajasthan

20) Which State Govt. announced in March 2012 to introduce 'Surakshit Maa' and 'Swasth Maa' Awards from the next financial year to Promote institutional deliveries and create awareness and " responsibility towards health" in Pregnant women?

1) Bihar

2) Jharkhand

3) Haryana

4) Punjab

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Latest General Knowledge Objective Type Questions-GK Quiz

General knowledge Objective Type Questions Quiz

1) Who on March 4,2012 became only the second ICC referee to officiate in 200 ODIs when he took the field for the toss in the first Tri-series final between Australia and Sri lanka in Brisbane?

1) Andrew Hoare

2) Chris Broad

3) Owen Franks

4) Kevin Williams

2) The Pakistan Cricket Board in march 2012 conformed the appointment of whom as its new head coach of the National team for the next two years?

1) Geoff Marcsh

2) David Boon

3) Dav Whatmore

4) Tim May

3) Who is the Australian Cricketer whose autobiography Shakers eas released at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai on March 6,2012 by former test Cricketers Geoff Lawson and Dilip Vengsarkar ?

1) Angela Croft

2) Lisa Sthalekar

3) Lisa Lopes

4) Maureen Clay

4) Indian Batting Maestro and Former Captain Rahul Dravid on march 9,2012 ,announced his retirement from international cricket.How many test matches did he play for India?

1) 138

2) 156

3) 164

4) 171

5) Hyundai Motors India Ltd. appointed whom as the new M.D with effect from March 5,2012?

1) Bo Shin Seo

2) Arvind Shukla

3) Mohnish Bhatia

4) Chung Ming

6) Which of the following state capital of India hosted the Indian Aviation Show-2012 in march 2012?

1) Bangalore

2) Pune

3) Hyderabad

4) Chennai

7) Christine Lagarde on March 19,2012, had a Meeting with Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and discussed the global economic environment She is the M.D of

1) World Trade organization

2) World Bank

3) International Monetary Fund

4) European Union

8) The only remaining independent director on the board of Struggling air carrier Kingfisher Airlines quit  the company, citing poor health condition in March 2012.who is he/she

1) Indra Chatterjee

2) Punit Sahay

3) Anil Kumar Ganguly

4) Vijay Amritraj

9) A conservative U.S. blogger and activist who built a national media personality by putting under cover video on Internet to bring discredit and disgrace to his liberal targets, died in Los Angles on March 1,2012.Who was he/she

1) Andrew Breitbart

2) Cory Guildford

3) Isreal Dagg

4) Richard Kahui

10) An Indian born Pop Viteran dubbed the "king of Romance " eas announced in March 2012 to Represent the United kingdom in the final of the euro-vision song contest 2012.Who is he?

1) Tom Morrison

2) Dick Everest

3) Arthur Clode

4) Engelbert Humperdinck

11) Sikhs and Christians of which city came on March 4,2012, came out in support of the Hindu community over the alleged kidnapping and forced conversation of a 17-year-old girl from the Ghotki district of Sindh?

1) Karachi

2) Islamabad

3) Lahore

4) Multan

12) Who among the following personalities, in March 2012, hogged international headlines for becoming the first person with more than 20 million followers on Twitter?

1) Justin Bieber

2) Lindsay Lohan

3) Jennifer Lopez

4) Lady Gaga

13) Which Pakistani award winning rights advocate received the 2012 international women of courage awards from U.S secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington D.C in March 2012?

1) Norrie Maliki

2) Shad Begum

3) Shahidi Mirza

4) Shaira Sheikh

14) The Pakistani Govt. on March 9,2012 announced  the appointment of which of the following Karachi Corps commander as the ISI Director general?

1) Mir Farookh

2) Zaheer-ul Islam

3) Imran Kayani

4) Asghar Khan

15) Which Indian NGO was selected for the U.S first Innovation Awards for the Empowerment of Women and girls in March 2012 for training and organizing waste-pickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?

1) Dishaarambh

2) Prayas

3)Chintan

4) Srishti

16) Art Sleuths in March 2012 announced to have found traces of a Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece on a hidden wall in a Palace that has not been seen in over four centuries.Where it was found?

1) Florence

2) Milan

3) Naples

4) Sicily

17) Which of the following places made news in March 2012 due to the resumption of a trial against the translation of the Book " Bhagavad Gita as it is ?

1) Munich

2) Tomsk

3) Belgrade

4) Prague

18) Who won the prestigious Abel Prize of the Norwegian Academy of science and Letters for the Year 2012 on March 20,2012?

1) Jade North

2) Nick carle

3) Alex Brosque

4) Endre Szemeredi

19) The Supreme Court of India in March 2012 appointed which retired Supreme Court Judge as chairman of the Monitoring Authority to Probe all cases of fake encounter deaths in Gujarat from 2003 to 2006?

1) Anand Agarwal

2) Vinod Shekhawat

3) H.S.Bedi

4) P.N.Sastri

20) Eastern Army Commander Lieutenant who was in March 2012 announced to be the Next Chief of Army Staff of the 1.3 million-Strong Indian Army is

1) Bikram Singh

2) Dinesh Singh

3) Manish Sharma

4) Rajneesh verma

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