Current Affairs Quiz May 2012

Current Affairs Quiz May 2012

1. Who won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Archery?

Deepika Kumari

2. Who took over as 28th chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh succeeding Avani Vaish?
R.Parasuram

3. Which state’s Chief Minister has demanded law to deal with cases of discrimination against northeastern students?
Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma

4. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains?
KU band

5. Which company bagged the contract for deploying Bharti Airtel’s 4G network in Karnataka?
Huawei

6. Who became the first cricketer to hit 5 consecutive T20 fifties?
Virender Sehwag

7. Who won the award in the best Actress category at the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF) 2012 for her film ‘Bol’?
Humaima Malick

8. Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in
India?
International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) SIM cards which will allow multiple
mobile numbers from different operators on a single SIM card

9. To help clear cane arrears of over Rs.10,000 crore which commodities exports has been
let free by Government of India recently?
Sugar

10. Which industry in India will celebrate 100 years of its existence in May 2013?
Indian Film Industry (May 3rd 1913 to May 3rd 2013)

11. When is Facebook (IPO) set to go public?
May 18th 2012

12. When will the phased Basel III capital regulation in India be implemented as per RBI
guidelines?
January 1st, 2013 (to be fully implemented by March 31st, 2018)

13. Name the multifaceted personality (a poet, an author or a painter) whose 150th birth
anniversary would be celebrated on May 8th 2012.
Rabindranath Tagore

14. Which sport in Goa will benefit from the Government’s decision as it will be declared
state sport?
Football

15. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappan
civilization?
Vadodara, Gujarat

16. Where in India the 49th Raising Day of the Central Command was celebrated on 3rd May 2012?
Cantonment, Lucknow

17. Where in Tamil Nadu, Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) is
planning to establish aerospace park?
Chennai

18. Where in Coimbatore, Government has planned to setup cold storage facility for
tomatoes?
Kinnathukkadavu

19. Which German sportswear maker has planned to shut down 1/3rd of its 900 Reebok
stores in India?
Adidas

20. Which Kolhapur-based bank is looking at an IPO in 2 years?
Ratnakar bank

21. Which resource in nuclear reactors will be used for power generation as the Government has decided to start construction of 300MW reactor by 2016-17?
Thorium

22. As Indian Parliament holds special sitting on Sunday to celebrate 60th anniversary, when was India’s first Parliament session held?
May 13th, 1952

23. Which country slapped a fine of $80,000 fine on Air India recently?
US Transportation Department

24. Which Finance company recently deferred its Rs.1,665 crore IPO, which opened on May
2nd 2012?
Samvardhana Motherson

25. Name the firm which is planning to build mud cottages in Gir area of Junagadh district.
Swati Infratech Pvt. Ltd.

26. In which glacier have geologists discovered hot water from geothermal sources which is nearly 15 degrees  arm in plunging -40 degree Celsius weather?
Siachen

27. Name the Indian who became first Asian-origin UK councilor.
Philip Abraham

28. Name the ‘Big Bang’ scientist whom France jailed for terror plot.
Adlene Hicheur

29. What value of fund will Asian Development Bank provide to India for 2012-2014 for the
development of various projects?
$6.25 billion

30. Name the West Indian cricketer who has set an eye on bollywood after IPL.
Chris Gayle

31. Who is elected as Chair of the ADB’s Board of Governors?
Pranab Mukherjee

32. Which country will host the 46th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in
2013?
India in New Delhi

33. Name the Indian-origin doctor who won the London Assembly (Ealing and Hillingdon)
seat?

Dr.Onkar Singh Sahota

34. Who is elected as President of France?
Francois Hollande

35. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service
in India?
Idea Cellular

36. Which 2 Indian women won the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship?
Joshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal

37. Name the US secretary who is India on a 3-day visit asking to reduce oil imports from
Iran on the agenda.
Hillary Clinton

38. Which series of bollywood actor’s TV debut got a thumbs up from the Hindi film
industry?
Satyamev Jayate

40. Which popular comic is featuring members of Delhi Daredevils players like Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan and Kevin Pietersen?
Chacha Chaudhary in Sabu new comic series

41. Who was sworn in as Russian president for 2nd time?
Vladimir Putin

42. Who won the silver medal at the 3rd International ‘Republic of Kazakhstan President’s
Cup’ held in Almaty, kazakhstan?
Devendro Singh

43. Name the hockey player who died after being hit in the head by the ball during a game in Perth recently.
Elizabeth Watkins

44. Which movie team is set to open 4-day Children’s Film Festival to be held in Goa from
May 11th 2012?
Gattu

45. Which state’s first marine training institute will be operational from August 2012?
Gujarat

46. Which state of Jaipur will host first edition of 3-day Fashion Week from May 24th 2012?
Rajasthan

47. After completing a year post acquisition of Patni Computer which company dropped
Patni from its brand name?
iGate Corporation

48. India’s Finance minister recently scrapped a ‘draconian’ clause under which law?
Customs law

49. Red Hat recently setup its R&D centres in which locality outside North America?
Pune and Bangalore in India

50. Which PSU acquired 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?
Bank of India

51. Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Threwdown meet in maui Island, Hawaii?
Krishna Poonia

52. Who is appointed as Russian Prime Minister?
Dmitry Medvedev

53. Name the aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine India is set to get in 2013.
Admiral Gorshkov and INS Arihant

54. What was rolled back on realty as excise on gold jewellery?
Tax Deducted at Source

55. Where in London a centre dedicated to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore has
been launched?
Edinburgh

56. Name the former chairman of ICICI bank and billionaire investor who are re-appointed to the Arcelor Mittal board?
N.Vaghul and Wilbur Ross

57. When was the World Red Cross day celebrated?
May 8^th

58. Which street is renamed after Roger Federer in Germany?
Weststrasse renamed as Roger-Federer-Allee

59. Which cricketer is likely to make an appearance in filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s
‘Ferrari Ki Sawari’?
Sachin Tendulkar

60. Lahore based Ajoka has planned for 4-day theatre festival to pay tribute to which birth
centenarian as on May 2012?
Saadat Hassan Manto

61. NSG base will be setup in which part of India?
Gujarat

Which Oscar-winning musician has been conferred with his first American Honorary Doctorate by the Miami University?
A.R.Rahman

62. Name the Russian plane which went missing on a demonstration over Indonesia in the area of Mount Salak recently.
Sukhoi Superjet 100

63. Name the former Ukraine Prime Minister who ended her 20-day hunger strike after
claiming that her guards handled her roughly while in prison.
Yulia Tymoshenko

64. Which sector is likely to get electronic development fund to promote its R&D activities?
Information Development sector

65. Denominations above what value should now be machine processed for authenticity by bank branches as per RBI notification?
Rs.100 and above

66. Which singer is awarded America’s highest civilian honour “The Medal of Freedom”?
Bob Dylan

67. Who won the Google Photography Prize 2012?
Viktor Johansson (A Swedish Student)

68. What is the name of the Carrie Underwood’s album released on May 1st 2012?
Blown away

69. Which singers were awarded 2012′s Sweden highest music honour “The Polar Music
Prize”?
Paul Simon and Yo-Yo Ma

70.Which bollywood actor is starring in the Hollywood movie “The Amazing Spider-man”?
Irrfan Khan

71. Name the bill passed by Rajya Sabha in India to protect children against sexual abuse.
Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill

72. Name the bill approved by the Union Cabinet in India to regulate the micro finance industry and bring the micro lenders under the purview of RBI.
Micro Finance Sector Development and Regulation Bill, 2011

73. Which city in India leads household penetration of the internet as per Census 2011?
Gurgaon

74. Which sporting tournament will be held in Orissa from 11th May to 28th May 2012?
66th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2012

75. How many districts of the border state of Punjab will get clusters of food processing
industry post United Nation’s Industrial Development Organisation’s survey?
2 districts

76. AICTE has allowed private engineering colleges to run dual degree programme for
bachelor of engineering and master of technology courses in which state recently?
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

77. In which year MotoGP set to make its debut in India?
2013

78. WHO in its ‘International Travel and Health Bulletin 2012′ issued a malaria alert to which country recently?
India

79. Which society in Goa is organising children’s film festival from May 11th to 13th 2012 at
Maquinez Palace, Panaji?
Entertainment Society of Goa

80. Which state in India has made ID proof mandatory for pregnant women who undergo ultrasound?
Haryana

81. WHO has urged which country to act on Palestinian hunger-strike?
Israel

82. Which state announced 500MW gas-fired power plant in its budget session recently?
Tamil Nadu

83. Who has been named EPL manager of the year?
Alan Pardew

84. Which country recently honoured over 150 peacekeepers?
Haiti

85.  Which football sporting event will India bid to host at the FIFA Congress in Budapest
scheduled for May 24th and 25th 2012?
Under-17 World Cup in 2017

86. Punjab has recently achieved a record wheat crop produce of what value?
120 lakh tones

87. Which 3 northeastern Indian states will have its own high courts?
Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya

88. Jammu and Kashmir Government will set up Development and Management Authority to promote which sport in the state?
Golf

89. Where in Kozhikode UL Cyber Park with Special Economic Zone status is built?
Malabar

90. Which airline will become first to provide in-flight mobile access in UK?
Virgin Atlantic

91. Which country has BCCI allowed to play in Champions League T20 in India?
Pakistan

92. Which country’s president visited India recently?
Maldivian President, Mohammed Waheed

93. Where and at what cost was The Arcelor Mittal Orbit has been built?
London, amounting to 22.7million pounds

94. Name the Indian American who has been named as Chancellor of California.
Pradeep Khosla

95. Where in India “Veer Bharat Premises”, a unique museum dedicated to Indian heroes will be setup?
Bhopal

96. Name the Venezuelan who won his maiden Formula One Spanish Grand Prix 2012.
Pastor Maldonado

97. Who won the woman single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?
Serena Williams

98. Who won the men single’s Madrid Masters title 2012?
Roger Federer

99. Name the companies that Nigeria’s telecom authority fined a total of 7.3 million dollars
for providing poor services to customers.
Bharti Airtel, MTN, Etisalat and Globacom

100. Which bank has is ranked 2nd most profitable public sector bank in terms of annual profit for the fiscal year ended March, 2012?
Bank of Baroda

101. Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term?

Rahul Khullar

102. Where in India first 2MW solar power plant started functioning?
Uttar Pradesh

103. Where was the British World War II fighter plan found recently?
Egypt desert

104. Which 3 countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests?
China, Japan and South Korea

105. Who will temporarily replace Yahoo Chief Executive Scott Thompson?
Ross Levinsohn

106. Which 3 India’s bank and Insurance Company did Credit ratings agency Moody’s
downgrade recently?
ICICI bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and Life Insurance Corporation

107. Which automobile maker is planning Rs.1,500 crore plant in Tamil Nadu?
Yamaha

108. Which Chennai-based hospital became the first in India to receive the ‘halal’ certification from the Halal Development Authority?
Global Health City

109. Which company signed a deed with the National Apprenticeship Scheme of Britain to
impart software skills training for about 100 youths in Britain?
Infosys

110. What is the theme of World Economic Forum which is to be held in India between 6th
and 8th November 2012?
From Deliberation to Transformation

111. Name the Indian who became the youngest to win Asian Chess Championship.
Primarjan Negi

112. Which Asian country was invited by NATO to Chicago summit 2nd day of which will
focus on Afghanistan?
Pakistan

113. Name the child actor who acted in movie ‘Paa’ died in the Nepal plane crash recently.
Taruni Sachdev

114. Name the mass segment vehicle launched by Honda targeting Indian market.
Dream Yuga

115. Who won the top player in the English Premier League’s history?
Ryan Giggs

116. Who won the top manager award for the past 20 years in EPL?
Alex Ferguson

117. Which 3 North Eastern states will have planetarium by 2013?
Nagaland, Manipur and Jorhat in Assam

118. Which state will introduce a bill to protect heritage buildings which are not protected by the Archaeological Survey of India or the state archeological department?
Tamil Nadu (Tamil Nadu Heritage Commission Bill 2012)

119. Which country’s President has been fined $17,000 by its electoral authorities for urging his Facebook followers on polling day to vote for him?
Taiwan (President Ma Ying-jeou)

120. In which Junior Asia Cup tournament did India bag Bronze medal recently?
Hockey

121. Who will help bring the Olympic flame to Britain along with 5 young Britons as a formal handover ceremony in Athens, London 2012 on 18th May 2012?
David Beckham

122. Which company is planning to open ‘Motherwood Maternity’, ‘A pea in the Pod’ and
‘Destination Maternity’ brands in India?
Mahindra Retail

123. Where in India the first store of ‘Destination Maternity’ is opened by Mahindra Retail?
Gurgaon

124. Which town in Odisha touched 45 degree Celsius on 16th May 2012?
Sambalpur, Hirakud, Titilagarh, Jharsuguda and Sonepur

125. Which company was allowed by Indian cabinet to sign a gas purchase agreement with
Turkmenistan national oil firm?
GAIL India Ltd.

126. Bharti Airtel tied-up for mobile banking services with which bank recently?
Axis Bank

127. Nomura downgraded which company from ‘buy’ to ‘reduce’?
Larsen and Toubro

128. Nomura downgraded which company from ‘buy’ to ‘neutral’?
Ashok Leyland

129. What did Rajya Sabha approve in the Copyright Amendment Bill seeking to remove
operational difficulties?
Address newer issues related to the digital world and worldwide web

130. Demand for which language in the 8th Schedule of Indian constitution could be accepted soon?
Bhojpuri

131. Expand LAAR Bill.
Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill

132. Name the Grammy-winning, nicknamed the Queen of Disco who passed away after a battle with cancer.
Donna Summer

133. What value of swap facility has RBI set up for SAARC nations?
$2 billion

134. At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq?
$42.05

135. Who rang the opening bell remotely of Nasdaq as Facebook made its public debut on
18th May 2012?
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg

136. Name the NRI who became the first Lord Mayor of Leicester town in UK.
Abdul Razak Osman

137. Name the Indian-American who was elected to Sugar Land City of Texas in US.
Himesh Gandhi

138. Death due to which insect is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance as per the North District Consumer Forum in India?
Mosquito

139. Kerala investor meet was held as a part of build-up towards which event in September
2012?
Emerging Kerala Conclave

140. Which rating agency has downgraded Greek banks ratings from B- to CCC?
Fitch rating agency

141. How many Spanish banks debt ratings have been cut by Moody’s, citing the effects of
recession?
16 Spanish banks

142. Name the 73 year old Japanese oldest woman to scale Mt.Everest.
Tamae Watanabe

143. Which Mobile E-commerce App was acquired by Facebook recently?
Karma

144. What is the name of the new version of Android Operating System called?
Android 5 “Jelly bean”

145. What is the name of new tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their data
analytics?
Genome

146. Who won the Football Champions League 2012 final match against Bayern Munich?
Chelesa

147. Which state Government in the west of India completed 1 year at office?
West Bengal

148. Which state Government in South India completed 1 year at office?
Tamil Nadu

149. Which Indian state is now center of spiritual tourism?
Gujarat

150. Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state?
Jharkhand

151. Name the 1st Bangladeshi woman who scaled Mt.Everest.

Nishat Majumder

152. Name the Indian origin British civil servant who was chosen as president of European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Suma Chakrabarti

153. Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific surpassing Japan?
China

154. Name the 12 years and 9 months old child prodigy from Bhojpur district in Bihar who
created history by cracking IIT-JEE 2012.
Satyam Kumar of Bakhorapur

155. Who won the French MotoGP 2012?
Jorge Lorenzo

156. One-year of rural posting is made compulsory for which medical course in India?
MMBS

157. Name the Indian player who won his first ever ATP Challenger singles title 2012.
Yuki Bhambri

158. Name the asteroid which could come near to earth on 15 February 2013 leading to
disruption of geosynchronous satellites.
DA14

159. Name the 12 year old who has lectured at harvard and co-written a book in America.
Blake Kernen

160. Name the card that would popularise after Chief General Manager D.V.Deshpande for
NABARD urged commercial banks to promote it in Bihar.
Kisan Credit Card

161. Name the former Prime Minister who’s 21st death anniversary was observed in India on 21st May 2012.
Rajiv Gandhi

162. Which browser over took Internet Explorer to become top browser in the world?
Google Chrome

163. Which country is pressing for global internet governance to the UN committee?
India

164. As per the Delhi Registration of Marriages Bill 2012, marriage registration is made
compulsory in Delhi within how many days of tying the knot?
60 days. If exceeds, one has to pay a fine of Rs.10,000

165. Which Indian state with over 6 lakh unemployed youths could get an Information and
Technology park?
Jammu and Kashmir

166. Name the tower in Dubai, UAE which is 413.4 metres (1,356 feet) high and has 101
storeys, the world’s tallest residential building.
Princess Tower

167. Who won the men’s Rome Masters 2012 for a record 6th time?
Rafael Nadal

168. Which act was passed for Sikh organisations recently?
Anand Marriage Act

169. What is the changed brand name of West Assam Milk Producer’s Cooperative Union Ltd. (Wamul) milk in the market?
Purabi Smart

170. Name one among the Bee Gees who died recently fighting against cancer.
Robin Gibb

171. Which city in Rajasthan will be made smoking free?
Jaipur

172. Expand ADaRSH.
Association for Development and Research of Sustainable

173. Expand GRIHA.
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment

174. Name the former chief minister of Meghalaya who passed away recently.
Flinder Anderson Khonglam

175. Which state Government in India announced a pension of Rs.1,000 per month post
retirement and housing scheme for homeless journalists?
Tripura

176. Name the deputy Prime Minister who quit from Nepal cabinet recently.
Krishna Sitaula

177. Expand PAC.
Public Accounts Committee

178. Name the Indian who became the first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar after 25 years.
Dr.Manmohan Singh

179. Who won the 66th Santosh Trophy?
Services against Tamil Nadu (3-2)

180. Which company has warned of internet blackout on July 9th 2012?
Google

181. Which company has invested Rs.21,000 crore to setup railway wagon and component
factory in West Bengal?
SAIL

182. Name the tennis player who played his 50th Grand Slam tournament at the French Open 2012.
Roger Federer

183. Who won the Monaco Grand Prix 2012?
Mark Webber

184. Who won the Chennai Open 2012 at the Indian Squash Academy?
Joshna Chinappa (6th title of her career)

185. Who won the Thomas Cup 2012 title?
Lin Dan

186. Which countries recently signed 12 agreements, including a $500 million credit line,
border area development and air services?
India and Mayanmar

187. Where in India 3-day international student’s film festival will be held from 1st June
2012?
Kolkata

188. Which film of Raj Kapoor has been added to All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923 by Time magazine?
Awaara

189. Who has been appointed as commerce secretary in India?
S.R.Rao

190. Who has been appointed as director general of Jammu and Kashmir police?
Ashok Prasad

191. Which football team has been identified as the world’s most popular football club by a
survey carried out by market research agency, Kantar?
Manchester United

192. Expand SFIO.
Serious Fraud Investigation Office

193. Which Northeast state got Software Technology Park recently?
Tripura

194. Ritesh Idnani was Chief Operating Officer of which BPO company?
Infosys

Current Affairs Quiz April 2012

Current Affairs Quiz April 2012

1. Name the yesteryear actress who featured in the popular song ‘Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen’ from the film ‘Waqt’who passed away recently.

Achala Sachdev passed away at a Pune hospital on April 30, 2012. Achala was 91 year old.      

2. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity?
Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

3. Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM’s across 6 states?
Postal department

4. Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the London Olympics 2012?
Geeta

5. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?

Ratan Kumar Sinha       

6. In which part of India, Indo Tibetan Border Police headquarters is to be opened?
Bihar

7. Which state’s High Court has insisted that banks cannot freeze accounts nor stop services of issuing cheque book or ATM facility where the account holder has not supplied KYC (Know Your Customers) documents?
Gujarat

8. Name the former Haryana chief secretary who took oath as state information commissioner ?
Urvashi Gulati

9. Which State becames the 3rd state in India to launch State Portal (SP) and State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) project?
Nagaland

10. Who won the World Series Hockey 2012 title?
Sher-E-Punjab

11. In which state Urdu medium Government schools would be setup as announced by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav?
Uttar Pradesh

12. Where is the World’s first Virtual shopping store opened?
Korea

13. Who is named as HSBC’s India CEO?
Stuart Milne

14. Which Indian state bans guthka from 1st of April 2012 to curb the increasing number of mouth cancer cases?
Madhya Pradesh

15. Which Indian state chief minister has urged union Finance Minister to bail it out of its huge burden?
West Bengal

16. Name the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice who was sworn in as Supreme court judge ?
F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla

17. Name the Gujarati techie whose name has emerged for India’s President as the nation has to elect 16th President in July 2012 ?
Sam Pitroda

18. At what value Air India’s restructuring plan was approved by a group of 19 banks led by SBI?
18,000 crore

19. Which services Airtel is planning to launch in Kolkata in April 2012?
4G services

20. Name the nuclear submarine which joined Indian Navy.
INS Chakra

21. Which education company bagged Rs.209 crore order from Assam Government?
Educomp

22. Which 2 north Indian states will have pipeline connected oil terminals for supply of diesel, petrol and kerosene?
Jammu and Himachal Pradesh

23. Which Asian country has issued tender to buy minimum of 30,000 tonnes of basmati rice from India and Pakistan?
Iraq

24. NSE founder who passes away Recently?

RH Patil

Dr R H Patil, chairman, Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) and founder-managing director of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) passed away in Mumbai.  

25. Who donated 1 million Singapore Dollars to Indian Heritage Centre?
Founder of Singapore-based IT company Si2i Mobility B.K.Modi

26. Name the world’s highest and longest bridge that was officially opened to motorists in China.
Anzhaite Long-span Suspension Bridge in Jishou

27. Which bank has opened 16 Ultra Small branches in 16 locations in villages to cater to financial needs of the rural populace?
IDBI Bank

28. Who has been conferred with Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal?
Narayana Murthy

29. In which city in Kerala will Infosys setup its 2nd campus?
Thiruvananthapuram

30. Which bank will set up 1-person micro branches to serve remote areas of the northeastern region financially?
Indian Overseas Bank

31. Which act does not allow to prosecute (no wife can claim compensation or maintenance) husband’s girlfriend?
Protection of Women from Domestic Vilonce Act, 2005

32. Name the 3 Indian hockey players after whom tube stations in London has been renamed.
Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh and Leslie Claudius

33. Who has been signed up as brand ambassador of Toyota Kirloskar Motors?
Virat Kohli

34. When was 63rd Rajasthan Day celebrated?
30th March 2012

35. Where in Rajasthan Spices Board’s first Spices Park is setup?
Jodhpur

36. Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)?
India

37. Who won her 6th world sprint title at the world track cycling championships 2012?
Victoria Pendleton

38. Name the Malawi President who died after heart attack.
Bingu wa Mutharika

39. Who was sworn in as Malawi’s President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika?

Joyce Banda                 

40. Which Asian country made Hindu marriage registration a must by bringing the law in lines with India?
Bangladesh

41. Israel has decided to setup its consulate office in which part of India?
Bangalore

42. Which Indian city is likely to get water taxis and air-conditioned trams?
Kolkata

43. Name the young doctor who is set to become the first foreign national of Indian origin to walk across Antarctica carrying the Indian Flag.
Dr.Alexander Kumar

44. Name the youngest Indian boxer who qualified for London Olympics 2012.

Shiva Thapa                   

45. What percentage hike was allocated for Karnataka by Planning Commission for current fiscal 2012-13 in the 12th Plan?
10%

46. Who will be the sports ambassador for the state of Haryana?
Leander Paes

47. Which category of women will be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant from next year?
Transgender women

48. Which rank does Bangalore hold as preferred entrepreneurial locations worldwide?
9th rank

49. Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market?
Zee TV

50. Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India?
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

51. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened?
Una district

52. What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol?
Rs.20 and Rs.50 currency notes

53. Name the index on which NSE is set to launch derivative trade.
FTSE 100 index

54. What percentage and value of US based Max New York Life Insurance was sold to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI)?
26% and Rs.2,731 crore

55. Which country replaced China as Iran’s top oil client?
India

56. India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?
Pakistan

57. What value of equity infusion did Air India get spread over a period of 9 years?
Rs. 30,000 crore

58. Where in India Integrated Check Post was inaugurated on the occasion of Baisakhi to enhance trade between India-Pakistan?
Attari

59. Which education council in India would have its own job portal for the students of technical and professional institutions?
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

60. Which 2 countries have agreed to resume dialogue on disarmament and non-proliferation after a gap of 9 years?
India and China

61. Which repayment transaction is now allowed by RBI electronically i.e. NEFT?
Repayment of Loan EMI’s

62. How many co-sponsors are against the Bill of outsourcing call centers in USA?
106 co-sponsors

63. How much basis point did RBI cut key rates after 3 years?
50 basis points

64. Name the Master Card’s President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US-India Business Council?
Ajay Banga

65. Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?
Dabur India

66. Which 14 year old ICC cricket tournament would end after 2013?
ICC Champions Trophy

67. Which state has included services of the petroleum industry, including that provided by tanker operations as essential services under the state’s Essential Services Maintenance Act 1971, (Act 20 of 1971)?
Andhra Pradesh

68. Which Indian state’s 100th anniversary was celebrated recently?
Bihar

69. Who replaces Simon Leung chief executive of the greater China region of Microsoft?
Ralph Haupter

70. Bill to include children with disabilities under which Act was recently passed by Rajya Sabha recently?
Right to Education Act

71. Name the spy satellite launched by ISRO recently.
RISAT-1

72. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership in India?

Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha

73. Name the Indian origin entrepreneur and educator who is named as the Goodwill Ambassador for Education Partnerships for UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Sunny-Varkey

74. Who has been appointed as Governor of Goa, Rajasthan and Uttarkhand?
B.V.Wanchoo, Margaret Alva and Aziz Qureshi

75. Who were given fresh terms as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra?
E.S.L.Narasimhan and K.Sankaranarayanan

76. Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival?
Gujarat

77. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012?
India and Japan

78. Name the first of the four Dreamliner aircraft that Air India got from Nikki Haley’s state.
Boeing 787

79. Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2012?
Aditya Mehta

80. Who retained the crown as Britain’s richest man?
Lakshmi Mittal

81. Where was the India Investrade 2012 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata held?
Colombo, Sri Lanka

82. Name the mango variety named after the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
‘Akhilesh aam’, named after Akhilesh Yadav

83. Which Indian state is planning to make 100 the common number to dial in any emergency?
Tamil Nadu

84. Who became the 1st player to cross 2000 runs in cricket tournament IPL?
Suresh Raina

85. Which country is keen to boost trade ties with Kerala?
Singapore

86. Who became the 1st player to win Barcelona title for 7 times?
Rafael Nadal

87. Name the former BCCI president who passed away recently after whom the challenger trophy was named.N.K.P.Salve

Dr R H Patil, chairman, Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) and founder-managing director of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) passed away in Mumbai

Current Affairs Quiz March 2012

Current Affairs Quiz March 2012

1.  Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
- Vanya Mishra

Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra is crowned the Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2012 in a glittering grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty pageant. The Miss India Earth title went to 24-year-old Prachi Mishra of Pune, while Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao, 23, is crowned as the Miss India International.  

2. Name the cricket personality called ‘The Wall’ who retired from International cricket recently.
- Rahul Dravid

The 39-year-old Batting great Rahul Dravid, the second most prolific batsman in the game’s history and India’s middle order bulwark for years, on Friday bid adieu to Test cricket, bringing down the curtain on a glorious 16-year career.  

3. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?

Bangladesh

4. 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

5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver premium digital content in Malayalam?

Malayala Manorama

6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.

Reggar Rajahs

7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?

Raavanan

8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?

Wang Shu

9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?

Bangalore City Railway Station

10. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development Of Tourism category?

Rajasthan

11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.

M.A.Yusuf Ali

12. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

13. When was the World’s oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?

1712 in Sanquhar, London

14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 Rising Star Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada International Film Festival.

Manan Singh Katohora

15. Who won the women’s Kabaddi World Cup championship?

India

16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani

17. Who has been elected as Russian President?

Vladimir Putin

18. Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.
- Runako Morton aged 33     

19. Name India’s first 3D dance film.

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)

20. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country’s first $2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in India?

Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

21. Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?

Bo Shin Seo

22. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?

Shangai Electric

23. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree) during its 12th convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?

Assam University

24. Which India’s leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India’s first exchange to be listed?

Multi Commodity Exchange

25. Which western India university will start the Institute of International Studies?

M S University

26. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?

AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group

27. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?

South Africa

28. 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

29. Name the music director – king of soft melodies who passed away recently.

Ravi Shankar Sharma

30. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?

Dav Whatmore

31. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.

Nations Trust Bank

32. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?

Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam

33. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?

K Venkataraman

34. Name the chocolate boy of Hindi cinema during 1960′s who passed away recently.
Joy Mukherjee

35. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?

Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam

36. 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

37. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?

4.75%

38. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit Greece?

$46.9 billion

39. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?

New Town, Kolkata

40. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?

120

41. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?

Haryana

42. Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.

Rythu Ratham (Tollfree – 18002666208)

43. Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business and focus on the retail segment?

Tata Capital

44. Which financial service will Nokia close in India?

Nokia Money

45. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?

46th rank

46. Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?

Anshu Jain

47. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?
- Vijay Bahuguna

48. Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-13.

Dinesh Trivedi

49. Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?

Sumedh Singh Saini

50. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?

Parkash Singh Badal

51. Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 – Asia’s largest global convention on film media and entertainment inaugurated?

Kolhapur, Maharashtra

52. Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
- Akhilesh Yadav  at the age of 38 years.             

53. What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU’s and financial institutions during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?

Rs.15,888 crore

54. Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?

P.H.Arvindh Pandian

55. From which tax will RBI be spared?

Wealth Tax

56. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?

Jenson Button

57. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China’s Shixian Wang?

Saina Nehwal

58. Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy                      

59. The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?

Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall

60. Who has been elected as German President?

Joachim Gauck

61. Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?

Indian Overseas Bank

62. As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?

JetKonnect

63. Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of ‘Survivor India’.

Raj Rani

64. Expand – NPCI

National Payment Corporation of India

65. Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto International Film Festival 2012?

Mumbai

66. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?

Soumitra Chatterjee

67. Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway stations in India?

Belgium

68. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?

Matanhy Saldanha

69. Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?

Pakistan

70. Expand – NBFC

Non-Banking Finance Companies

71. Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards – the Oscars of British Journalism?

Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)

72. What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?

$500 million

73.  64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?

Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)

74. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?

Arunachal Pradesh

75.  Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence centres in which Indian state?

Gujarat

76. Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?

Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim

77.  Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?- Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh                      

78. Who won 2nd silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle three position at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?

Gagan Narang

79.  Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.

GAAR – General Anti-Avoidance Rules

80.  Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb impression as per RBI?

Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker

81.  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

82.  Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?

Kolkata’s industry minister Partha Chatterjee

83.  Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?

Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola

84.  Who is appointed as Wipro’s banking head?

Rajan Kohli

85. Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to affirming life’s spiritual dimension?

Dalai Lama

86.  Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India.

Judicial Accountability Bill

87.  Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?

Bathinda, Southwest Punjab

88.  Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?

Sriperumbudur

89.  Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?

Itanagar

90.  Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?

Arunachal Pradesh

91.  Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support the adolescent girls in India?

Delhi Daredevils

92. Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?

A.R.Infant

93.  Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April 2012?

Odisha or Orissa

94.  Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.

Harnish Patel

95. Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena.

Syndicate Bank