October 2012 Current Affairs One Word Questions And Answers

1) Name of Hindi filmmaker who recently died also known as 'King of Romance' ?
Ans : Yash  Chopra


2)  Who is the literature Nobel Prize winner of 2012 ?
Ans : Mo Van (China)


3)  To whom Man  Booker Prize was awarded announced in oct 2012 ?
Ans : Hilary Mantel


4)  Who wins the ICC T20 world cup 2012 ?
Ans :  West Indies


5)  ICC T20 world cup 2012 was held in ?
Ans : Sri Lanka


6) Which player becomes the player of series of T20 world cup 2012 ?
Ans : Shane Watson


7) Which Bollywood Movie has been nominated for Oscar awards 2012 ?
Ans : Barfi


8)  Who won the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry ?
Ans : Robert J Lefkowitz (USA) , Brain K Kobilka(USA)


9) Who is the winner of Medicine Nobel Prize 2012 ?
Ans : Sir John Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka


10) Union National Conference on Biodiversity is held in which Indian City in Oct 2012 ?
Ans:  Hyderabad


11) Which Team is dropped from the Indian Premier League (IPL) ?
Ans : Deccan Chargers 


12) Who won the Denmark Open Badminton Title 2012 ?
Ans Saina Nehwal


13) Which Mobile operator of India become the world's largest Mobile Operator ?
Ans  Bharti Aritel

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One Word Current Affairs Quiz On October 2012

1) Who is appointed as the new chief secretary of west Bengal ?
Ans: Snjay Mitra


2) Shadman Chownk renamed as bhagat singh chownk recently is in which city ?
Ans: Lahore
                      

3)  On 2nd Oct 2012, a new addition of book written by mhatama gandhi is released. The name os the book is ?
Ans: My early life : An Illistrated story


4)  Who has sworn in as the 39th Chief Justice of  India ?
Ans :Justice Altamas Kabir


5) Infosys Co-founder N R Narayana Murthy will be honoured with which award ?
Ans : The James C Morgan Global Humanitarian Award


6) German Footballer player who has  played for Bayern Munich and Chelsea Quits his Career recently. His name is ?
Ans :Michael Ballack


7) Ministry of rural development started a campaign named Nirmal Bharat Yatra on 3rd oct. Its main focus is ?
Ans : focuses on making the country free from open defecation

 
8) Who is the brand ambassador of the campaign named Nirmal Bharat Yatra started on 3rd oct  2012 ?
Ans : Vidya Balan


9) India and Australia signed a MoU( memorandum of understanding) on 1st oct 2012 whose main purpose is ?
Ans : strengthen the long-term bilateral cooperation and relationship on rail  and road infrastructure.


10) As per the Profile of Banks: 2011-12 released by the RBI on October 2, 2012, The non-performing assets (NPA) of the banking sector rose sharply due to high interest rate and slowdown in the economy. What is the  NPA of banking sector up in FY'12?
Ans : 0.28%


11)  In Oct 2012, which country launched a scheme to give Rs. 1000 allowance to the household wife's per month, whose income is less that 3 lakh ?
Ans : Goa

 
12) Who is appointed as the  Member Secretary in National Commission for Women ?
Ans : Ajit M Sharan


13) Global James Bond day was celebrated on ?
Ans : 5th Oct, 2012


14) On 6th Oct, 2012 , Arvind Kejriwal launched a satyagrah in new Delhi, the name of the satyagrah is ?
Ans: Bijli - Pani satyagrah

 
15) From the year 2012 , 5th Oct is observed as ?
Ans : The Dolphin Day



16) Who is elected as the new managing director of State Bank Of  India ?
Ans:  S. Viswanathan


17)  Who has won the Nobel prize 2012 for Physics  ?
Ans : Serge Haroche and David Wineland

18) Who is elected as new Coach for Maharashtra Ranji Team ?

Ans : Dermot Reeve

19) What is the present limit set by the RBI on International E-commerce Transactions ?

Ans : $3000

20)  Name the French Architect whose 125th Birth anniversary is celebrated recently and who designed The beautiful City - Chandigarh ?

Ans : Le - Corbusier

21)  Name of recently discovered bacteria which can cope with toxicity and can be a key for creating 24 - carrat Gold ?

Ans : Cupriavidus Metallidurans

22) Which state Government decided to ban Gutka industry from the month April next year ?

Ans : Uttar Pradesh

23) The 8th HACGAB ( Head Of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting ) held?

Ans: India

24) Name of Female Athlete of the year by European Athletics Federation  is ?

Ans : Jessica Ennis

25) Who is the author of the novel - The Casual Vacancy ?
Ans : J.K. Rowling

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Updated: Current Affairs Quiz of August 2012

 Multiple choice and objective type questions on current affairs August 2012. These questions are based on the day to day , recent events and happenings.

1) Which state had declared the House sparrow as official bird ?

1. Gujarat
2. Haryana
3. Delhi
4. Punjab

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Answer = C

2) Who is appointed as president of European Central Bank in Aug 2012 ?

1. Jean-Claude Juncker
2. Angela Merkel
3. Herman van
4. Mario Draghi

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Answer = D

3) Name the person who is also known as the blade runner and recently took part in Olympics games ?

1. Carl Pistorius
2. Sheila Pistorius
3. Van Phillips
4. Brüggemann

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Answer = A

4) Newfound moon of ex-planet Pluto names as ?

1. Hydra
2. P4
3. P5
4. Charon

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Answer = C

5) Andra Pardesh newly started to take advantage of Information Technology to comman man is known as ?

1. EMRI
2. E seva
3. Gyandhoot
4. None of these

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Answer = B

6) Who among the following chosen for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratan Award 2012 ?

1. Vijay Kumar and Sania Mirza
2. Vijay Kumar and Gagan Narang
3. Gagan Narang and Sania Mirza
4. Vijay Kumar and Yogeshwar
   

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Answer = D

7) Delhi Government launched a scheme on 21 Aug 2012, What is tha ?

1. Kerosene Free Delhi
2. Polution Free Delhi
3. WiFi Delhi
4. None

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Answer = A
Explanation: Under this scheme around 3.50 households will get the free kerosene and gas stove free of cost in coming days.

8) Who is elected as the Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?

1. Shrimati Violet Alva
2. Dr Smt Najma Heptulla
3. PJ Kurien
4. M M Jacob

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Answer = C

9) Name them who won the Cincinnati Masters at Cincinnati. ?

1. Roger Federer and Li Na
2. Ruth Sanders Cordes and May Sutton
3. Ruth Sanders Cordes and Clara Louise Zinke
4. None of these

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Answer = A

10) Who won the miss world 2012 Beauty Pageant ?

1. Jessica Michelle
2. Vanya Mishra
3. Sophie Moulds
4. Yu Wenxia

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Answer = D

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Current Affairs Quiz Questions and Answers - August 2012

Current Affairs Questions and Answers Based on the current happenings and various events.
1) Indian Government has started a new scheme for BPL families, which is names as ?

1. Har Ghar Mein Bijli
2. Har Hath Mein Phone
3. Har Ghar Mein Chirag
4. Har Ghar Mein Roti

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Answer = B

2)  Reason behind restriction about 5 SMS per day limit on 18th Aug 2012 was ?

1. Increasing use of phones
2. Because the companies want it
3. Because of violence in Assam
4. None of above

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Answer = C 

3) Reason behind the Assam Violence is ?

1. Clashes between Bodos and immigrants
2. Income and gender inequality
3. Taxation and pricing
4. Regional variation

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Answer =A 

4) Country that wins the highest number of medals in London Olympics 2012 ?

1. Great Britain
2. Germany
3. France
4. USA

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Answer = D 
Explanation:  United states of America wins 104 medals in totality.  

5) How Many Medals did India Win in London Olympics 2012?

1. Six
2. Eight
3. Four
4. Nine

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Answer =A
Explanation: India Wins 6 Medals in London Olympics 2012 (2 Silver and 4 Bronze)

6) Which among the following is India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine ?

1. INS Arihant
2. INS Sindhughose
3. INS Chakra
4. INS Shishumar

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Answer =A

7) The Union Cabinet Approved the proposal  of department of space to launch a satellite on Mars in?

1. 2015
2. 2013
3. 2017
4. 2012

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Answer =B

8) Who among the following won the silver medal in London Olympics 2012?

1. Vijay Kumar
2. Sania Mirza
3. Sania Nehwal
4. Gagan Narang

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Answer = A

Explanation: vijay Kumar brought the silver medal to India in London Olympics 2012 In Men's 25m Rapid fire Pisotal

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Aug 2012 - Current Affairs Question With Answers

Question 1:  Contrarian Author Who died on 1st Aug 2012
                        A.   Agatha Christie
                        B.   Gore Vidal
                        C.   Enid Blyton
                        D.   Corín Tellado

Question 2:   Who wins the fisrt medal for india in London Olympics 2012 ?
                        A.    Abhinav Bindra
                        B.    Vijendar Singh
                        C.    Gagan Narang
                        D.    Sushil kumar

Question 3:  Gagan Narang wins the  Bronze Medal in ?
                        A.    Shooting 25 M pistol
                        B.    Shooting 25 M Air rifel
                        C.    Shooting 10 M Pistol
                        D.    Shooting 10 m aIR RIFEL 

Question 4:  Union Cabinet approved the Launch of satellite to study ?
                        A.     Mars
                        B.     Jupiter
                        C.     Moon
                        D.     None of above

Question 5:   India Signed the Collaborative Academic Research  Program Agreement with?
                        A.    America
                        B.    China
                        C.    Pakistan
                        D.    Israel

Question 6:   In London Olympics 2012 Usain Bolt wins Gold medal for 100M final In ?
                       A.     9.60 sec
                       B.     9.70 sec
                       C.     9.63 sec
                       D.     9.56 sec

Question 7:    Recently in which state 160 cows died because of food and mouth disease ?
                       A.    Mizoram
                       B.    Uttranchal
                       C.    Punjab
                       D.    Haryana

Question 8:     Who won the first silver medal in London Olympics 2012 ?
                        A.   Sania Mirza
                        B.   Gagan Narang
                        C.   Vijendar Kumar
                        D.   Vijay Kumar

Question 9:    6 people killed at sikh temple located at ?  
                       A.   Oak Creek in Wisconsin
                       B.    Punjab
                       C.   Australia
                       D.   Canada

Question 10:   Which among the following state government has recently launched "Ladli Laxmi Scheme" which  aims to prevent female foeticide in the state ?
                      A.    Maharashtra
                      B.    Haryana
                      C.    Goa
                      D.    Madhya Pardesh

Question 11:  Who among the following has " Fifty Shades of Grey " which has recently become the largest sellinh book in UK ?
                     A.    E L James
                     B.    Margret Atwood
                     C.    Philip Roth
                     D.    Michel Chabon

Question 12: Recently 'Naresh Chandra Committee' has submitted its report on .......... to the Government.
                    A.     National Security
                    B.     Electoral Reform
                    C.     Parliamentary Reform
                    D.     Draught management in rain deficient states

Question 13:  Recently India has signed ninth Tax Information Exchange Agreement with... ?
                    A.     Tuvalu
                    B.     Monaco
                    C.     Liechtenstein
                    D.     Guernsey 

Question 14:  Recently the US space agency NASA has launched a huge new robot rover on Mars called ?
                 A.     Propensity
                 B.     Curiosity
                 C.     Luminosity
                 D.     Viscosity

Question 15:  Recently the RBI has Slashed The statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) form ?
                A.      25% to 23%
                B.      25% to 24%
                C.      24% to 22%
                D.      24% to 23%

                
 


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Answers:

1.   B                  11.   A
2.   C                  12.   A
3.   D                  13.   B
4.   A                  14.   B
5.   D                  15.   D
6.   C 
7.   A 
8.   D
9.   A 
10. C

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July 2012 - Current Affair Questions and Answers

This post consist  multiple choice questions on current affairs July 2012. The questions are based on all the major events and happenings of the month July 2012

Question 1 :  Who is appointed as the Union Finance Minister ?
                           A.     Morarji Desai
                           B.     P chidambaram
                           C.     Pranab Mukherjee
                           D      None of above

Question 2:   The new President of India take oath on ?
                           A      25th July 2012
                           B      31st July 2012
                           C      20th June 2012
                           D      1st Aug 2012


Question 3:   Pranab Mukherjee , The new president of India Elected as ?
                          A.     15th President
                          B.      20th President
                          C.      10th President
                          D.      13th Presidnet

Question 4:   The winner of EURO Cup 2012 is ?
                          A.     Italy
                          B.     Germany
                          C.     Spain
                          D.     England

Question 5:   Captain Lakshmi Sehgal who passes away recently is associated with ?
                         A.      First Indians Airline's Pilot
                         B.      First MIG - 12 Fighter Place Pilot
                         C.      Veteran Freedom Fighter
                         D.      Chief Minister Of UP

Question 6:   When will be the closing ceremony of 2012 Summer Olympics ?
                         A.  14th Nov 2012
                         B.  19th Aug 2012
                         C.  12th Aug 2012
                         D.  14th Aug 2012
Question 7:  Name the Bollywood Actor who died recently at the age of 69 ?
                         A.   Rajesh Khana
                         B.   Dara Singh
                         C.   Shammi Kapoor
                         D.   None of above


Question 8:  Who is appointed as Home Minister of India ?
                        A.    P chidambaram
                        B.    Mamta Benerji
                        C.    Sushil  Kumar Chinde
                        D.    Morarji Desai

Question 9:    Indian Cricket team won the One day series played against ?
                        A.    Sri Lanka
                        B.    New Zealand
                        C.    Bangladesh
                        D.    Australia

Question 10.   Which  Indian PSU bank recently setup its Security Operation Centre ?
                        A.   State Bank Of  India
                        B.   Union Bank Of  India
                        C .  Central Bank
                        D.   Punjab National Bank

Question 11.   Who won the Irish Open Title 2012 ? 
                        A.   Welshman Jamie Donaldson
                        B.   MC Mary Kom
                        C.   David Howell
                        D.   None of above

Question 12.   Which  Indian state will setup 200 hi-tech mini-dairy units to boost milk production ?
                         A.   Punjab
                         B.   Haryana
                         C.   uttarakhand
                         D.   Bihar

Question 13.   Who sworn in as the 27th Chief Minister of Karnataka ?
                        A.    B. S. Yeddyurappa 
                        B.    Dharam Singh
                        C.    Jagadish Shettar
                        D.    S. M. Krishna

Question 14.    Which mobile network recently launched Flat 30p plan for its customers in India ?
                        A.    MTS brand
                        B.    Vodafone
                        C.    Airtel
                        D.    Bsnl

Question 15.   Name the project of Mozilla which is working on Mobile OS, firefox OS. 
                         A.   Amiga Unix
                         B.    Newton OS
                         C.    Gecko
                         D.    MOS


Answers :

1.  B                   2.  A               3.  D                  4.  C                 5.  C                 

6.  C                   7.  A               8.  C                 9.  A                 10. B

11. A                 12. B               13. C                14. A                15. C

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