MAY 2012

1. What is the new name of Russian nuclear powered submarine k- 152 Nerpa after that handed over to India? Ans. INS Chakra 2. Who is the author of the book My Unforgettable Memories ? Ans. Mamata Banerjee 3. Who is the present Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? Ans. Nabam Tuki 4. Whose Auto Biography is called Prisoner 5990 ? Ans. R. Balakrishna Pilla 5. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity? Ans. Pokhran in Rajasthan 6. Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the London Olympics 2012? Ans. Geeta 7. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission? Ans. Ratan Kumar Sinha 8. Where is the Worlds first Virtual shopping store opened? Ans. Korea 9. Name the nuclear submarine which became the part of Indian Navy in April 2012. Ans. INS Chakra 10. Name the worlds highest and longest bridge that was officially opened to motorists in China. Ans. Anzhaite - Long span suspension Bridge in Jishou 11. Where in Rajasthan Spices Board s first Spices Park is setup? Ans. Jodhpur 12. Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)? Ans. India 13. Name the Malawi President who died recently? Ans. Bingu wa Mutharika 14. Who was sworn in as Malawis President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika? Ans. Joyce Banda 15. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened? Ans. Una district 16. Which country surpass China as Irans top oil client? Ans. India 17. India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country? Ans. Pakistan 18. Which Indian states 100th anniversary was celebrated recently? Ans. Bihar 19. Name the First Radar Imaging Satellite (spy satellite) Successfully launched by India recently. Ans. RISAT-1 India on 26 April 2012 launched Indias first indigenous all weather Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) 20. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership in India? Ans. Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha 21. Who is appointed as the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh? Ans. Akhilesh Yadav at the age of 38. 22. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state? Ans. Arunachal Pradesh 23. What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India since 1st April 2012? Ans. Three months from the date of issue 24. Name the Serbian President who resigned recently. Ans. Boris Tadic 25. Name the protein that has been identified to protect cancer and other cells from treatments like chemotheraphy and radiation. Ans. Nrf2 26. Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India? Ans. Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 27. Name the 51 year old who Conquered Mt.Everest Twenty One times. Ans. Apa Sherpa 28. Who has been appointed as Governor of Goa, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand? Ans. Governor of Goa - B.V.Wanchoo

Governor of Rajasthan - Margaret Alva Governor of Uttarakhand - Aziz Qureshi 29. Who has been appointed as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra? Ans. Governor of Andhra Pradesh - E.S.L.Narasimhan Governor of Maharashtra - K.Sankaranarayanan 30. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains? Ans. KU band 31. Which type of SIM cards are Switzerland based Geo Communications AG, launching in India? Ans. International Mobile Subscriber Identity(IMSI) SIM cardswhich will allow multiple mobile numbers from different operators on a single SIM card. 32. Name the personality (a poet, an author) whose 150th birth anniversary celebrated on May 8th 2012. Ans. Rabindranath Tagore 33. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappan civilization? Ans. Vadodara, Gujarat 34. Who is elected as President of France? Ans. Francois Hollande 35. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service in India? Ans. Idea Cellular 36. Who was sworn in as Russian president for Second time? Ans. Vladimir Putin 37. Name the hockey player who died after being hit in the head by the ball during a game in Perth recently. Ans. Elizabeth Watkins 38. Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Threwdown meet in maui Island, Hawaii recently? Ans. Krishna Poonia 39. Who is elected as Russian Prime Minister recently? Ans. Dmitry Medvedev 40. Name the aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine India is set to get in 2013. Ans. Admiral Gorshkov and INS Arihant 41. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012? Ans. Vanya Mishra 42. Where in Kerala a film city is to be built? Ans. Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam 43. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhands Chief Minister? Ans. Vijay Bahuguna 44. Who became the Chief Minister of Punjab for the fifth time? Ans. Parkash Singh Badal 45. Who has been elected as German President? Ans. Joachim Gauck 46. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently? Ans. Matanhy Saldanha 47. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India. Ans. Judicial Accountability Bill 48. Who won the woman singles Madrid Masters title 2012? Ans. Serena Williams 49. Who won the men singles Madrid Masters title 2012? Ans. Roger Federer 50. Who has been appointed as TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India) chairman for a three year term? Ans. Rahul Khullar 51. Which countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests? Ans. China, Japan and South Korea 52. What is the Motto of London Olympics 2012? Ans. Inspire a Generation 53. What is the estimated number of Nations participating in London Olympics 2012? Ans. 204 54. How many number of events are scheduled for Summer Olympics 2012? Ans. 302 in 26 sports 55. What does the Paralympic logo of Olmpics 2012 represent? Ans. River Thames in East London 56. At what value did Facebook IPO open at Nasdaq? Ans. $42.05

57. Death due to which insect is an accident and is covered under accidental death insurance as per the North District Consumer Forum in India? Ans. Mosquito 58. Who became the Worlds Oldest women to climb the Mount Everest? Ans. Tamae Watanabe, Seventy three Year Old 59. Which Mobile E-commerce Application was acquired by Facebook recently? Ans. Karma 60. What is the name of the new version of Android Operating System called? Ans. Jelly bean (Android 5) 61. What is the name of new tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their data analytics? Ans. Genome 62. Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state? Ans. Jharkhand 63. Name the first Bangladeshi woman to climb the Mt.Everest. Ans. Nishat Majumder 64. Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific region surpassing Japan? Ans. China 65. Name the former Prime Minister whos 21st death anniversary was observed in India on 21st May 2012. Ans. Rajiv Gandhi 66. Which browser over took Internet Explorer to become top browser in the world? Ans. Google Chrome 67. Which Netherland based free instant messaging and call application firm is relocating its global headquarters to India? Ans. Nimbuzz 68. What is the name of worlds tallest residential building? Ans. Princess Tower in Dubai, UAE (1356 feet) 69. Name the social network launched for the people who are on death bed. Ans. My Last Wish 70. Who will receive the honorary doctorate in civil law nearly after 20 years after Oxford University awarded? Ans. Aung Saan Suu Kyi 71. Name the new system that is introduced to get informations of foreigners visiting India. Ans. Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT) 72. Name the two mascots of London Olympics 2012. Ans. Wenlock and Mandeville 73. Which country surpassed China as the largest Arms Importer in the World? Ans. India According to a report published in March 2012 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India topped China as the largest importer of arms during 2007-11 and accounted for 10 per cent of global arms import as compared to Chinese share of five per cent. 74. Who is the first Pakistan Prime Minister who convicted for Contempt of Court? Ans. Yousuf Raza Gilani The Supreme Court of Pakistan convicted Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani for contempt of court for refusing to reopen corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. 75. The Fourth BRICS summit was held in: Ans. New Delhi on March 29, 2012 76. Which is the bill passed by the Lok Sabha to provide royalty to the lyricists? Ans. The Copyright (Amendment) Bill 2010 passed on 22nd 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 states 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 Indias 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 ADBs 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 actors 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 Presidents 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 Childrens Film Festival to be held in Goa from May 11th 2012?

Gattu
45. Which states 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. Indias 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 8th

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 Americas 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 Underwoods album released on May 1st 2012?

Blown away
69. Which singers were awarded 2012s 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 Nations Industrial Development Organisations 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 countrys 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 singles Madrid Masters title 2012?

Serena Williams
98. Who won the men singles Madrid Masters title 2012?

Roger Federer
99. Name the companies that Nigerias 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 Indias bank and Insurance Company did Credit ratings agency Moodys 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 6 th 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 Leagues 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 countrys 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 Moodys, 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 whos 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 worlds tallest residential building.

Princess Tower
167. Who won the mens 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 Producers 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 students 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 worlds 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

Q1) which rule calls for higher taxes for US super-rich ? Buffet Law

Q2) Where is worlds largest proven gas reserves are located ? Russia

Q3) Cabinet approved a financial restructuring plan for which Airline ? Air India

Q4) Name the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for London Olympics ? Shiva Thapa

Q5) The advisory jurisdiction of the Court invoked through Presidential References, is governed by which Article of the Constitution ? Article 143

Q6) India inked an IDA (International devlopment Association ) credit worth 152 million dollar with World Bank to improve UPHSSP . In UPHSSP Stands for Uttar Pradesh . Systems Strengthening Project . What does H stands for Health

Q7) Name the country which has accepted UN Peace Plan to end violence in the country ? Syria

Q8) UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution against which country ? Sri Lanka

Q9) Name the NASA spaceaircraft which has discovered ice inside the shadowed craters of mercury ? Messenger

Q10) What is service sector share in GDP of India acc. to Economic Survey 2011-12 ? 59%

Q1) Earth Summit 2012 was held at from 20 -22 june? Rio de Janeiro

Q2) Dimple Yadav, wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh was elected unopposed from the which Lok Sabha seat ? Kannauj

Q3) Who won women singles french open 2012 ? Maria Sharapova

Q4) 13th International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards the ceremony was held in which of the following city?

Singapore

Q5) Which Member of Parliament (MP) has turned down the government bungalow he/she is entitled to as a parliamentarian ?

Sachin Tendulkar

Q6) Who has won French Open for seventh time ?

Rafael Nadal

Q7) Indian President Elections 2012 schedule was announced by Election Commission of India (ECI) , what is the date of Election ?

19 July

Q8) Euro cup is related to which of the following game?

Football

Q9) Who is UPA presidential nominee ?

Pranab Mukherjee

Q10) Who was named as presidential nominee from Mamta Banerjee ?

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam

Q11) Eurozone agrees how much bailout for Spain ?

100 billion euro

Q12) Which Indian Player has been appointed Nepal Crickets Brand Ambassador ?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Q13) Who was named captain of the Indian hockey team for the London Olympics ?

Bharat Chettri

1. How much magnitude of Earth quake struk the north india on 11 July 2012 ?

5.8