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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