Wednesday, October 17, 2012

CURRENT AFFAIR-MARCH 2012,

Current Affairs Questions : March 2012, Rajasthan GK, Current GK


#.  A former Director of Kashmiri American Council (KAC) was sentenced to two years in prison in a District Court in Eastern District of Virginia. Identify the person the statement is related with.
 a. Hafeez Saeed
b. Mushtaq Ahmed
c. David Coleman Headley
d. Gulam Nabi Fai
Answer: (d)
#. NKP Salve who passed away on 1 April 2012 was the president of BCCI, when the Indian cricket team won the cricket world cup in :
 (a) 1987
(b) 1996
(c) 2011
(d) 1983
Answer: (d)
#. Geeta Poghat, who on 1 April 2012 qualified for London Olympics 2012 belongs to which of the following sports?
(a) Wrestling
(b) Boxing
(c) Gymnastic
(d) Weight-Lifting
Answer: (A)
#. Name the Nobel Peace Prize winner who was named the winner of one of the world's leading religion prizes, Templeton Prize for 2012 by the John Templeton Foundation on 29 March 2012.
 a. The Dalai Lama
b. Tawakkol Karman
c. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
d. Baba Ram Dev
Answer: (a)
#. US Senate on 30 March 2012 confirmed career diplomat as ambassador to India. Identify the person in question.
a. William Clark, Jr.
b. Albert Peter Burleigh
c. Robert Blackwill
d. Nancy Powell
Answer: (d)
#. Amadou Toumani Toure, who was ousted from his position following a military coup, was the president of
 a. Tunisia
b. Azerbaijan
c. Mali
d. Maldives
Answer: (c)
#. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?
Soumitra Chatterjee
#. Expand – NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India
#. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
- Vanya Mishra
#. Name the cricket personality called ‘The Wall’ who retired from International cricket recently.
- Rahul Dravid
#. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Bangladesh
#. 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.
Kerala
#. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer WiFi Internet:
Bangalore City Railway Station
#. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development Of Tourism category?
Rajasthan
#. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
#. When was the World’s oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London
#. Who won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship?
India
#. Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin
#. Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.
Harnish Patel
#. Which part of India could possibly head towards 2nd green revolution with substantial increase in rice production?
Eastern states
#. When is the Earth Hour 2012 will be observed?
March 31st 2012 (8:30pm to 9:30pm)
#. BRICS Summit 2012 was held in:
New Delhi
#. What 2 agreements were signed by the development banks of BRICS countries to boost trade within BRICS nations?
Providing credit facility in local currencies and Facilitating confirmation of multilateral Letter of Credit
#. Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?
Bathinda, Southwest Punjab
#. What value of funding has been approved by world bank for the Rajasthan agricultural competitiveness project in India?
$109 million
#. Which 2 states in India has the production of rice doubled?
Bihar and Jharkhand
#. Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.
GAAR – General Anti-Avoidance Rules
#.Name the Padma Bhushan awardeee who was honoured with ‘Proclamation by the City of New York’.
Shabana Azmi
#. What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India from 1st April 2012?
3 months from the date of issue
#. Expand – NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies
#.  Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support the adolescent girls in India?
Delhi Daredevils
#. What is the hiked service tax announced in the annual budget 2012-13:
2%
#. Which former tennis player resigned from the board of the Kingfisher Airlines?
Vijay Amritraj
#. Expand – COAI
COAI – Cellular Operators Association of India
#. Expand – AUTSPI
AUTSPI – Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India
#. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?
Vijay Bahuguna
#. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America’s first Innovation Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?
Chintan
#. Which Bollywood female actor’s wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds wax museum?
Madhuri Dixit
#. Name India’s first 3D dance film.
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)
#. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
#. Who retained his title of being the world’s richest Indian in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
#. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?
120
#. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?
46th rank
#. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?
- Vijay Bahuguna
#. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
Parkash Singh Badal
#.Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
- Akhilesh Yadav  at the age of 38 years. 
#. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China’s Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
#. Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
#.  Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?
- Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh        Read More
#.  Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?
Gujarat


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