| GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012: Some Capsules from MAY 2012 to JULY 2012...Clat 2013 Oct 7th 2012, 10:32 | GyanCentral - The hub for engineering and law students - IIT-JEE, AIEEE, BITSAT, CLAT, AILET - 2012 | | The most comprehensive career education and test preparation forums in india. | | | Some Capsules from MAY 2012 to JULY 2012...Clat 2013 Oct 7th 2012, 09:41 Who won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in Archery? Deepika Kumari. Which state's Chief Minister has demanded law to deal with cases of discrimination against northeastern students? Meghalaya CM Mukul Sangma. ISRO recently gave clearance for using which frequency band from satellite for internet on trains? KU band. Which company bagged the contract for deploying Bharti Airtel's 4G network in Karnataka? Huawei. Who became the first cricketer to hit 5 consecutive T20 fifties? Virender Sehwag. Who won the award in the best Actress category at the London Asian Film Festival (LAFF) 2012 for her film 'Bol'? Humaima Malick. Which industry in India will celebrate 100 years of its existence in May 2013? Indian Film Industry (May 3rd 1913 to May 3rd 2013). Name the multifaceted personality (a poet, an author or a painter) whose 150th birth anniversary would be celebrated on May 8th 2012. Rabindranath Tagore. Which sport in Goa will benefit from the Government's decision as it will be declared state sport? Football. Where in India Archeological Survey of India is planning gallery on Harappan civilization? Vadodara, Gujarat. Which German sportswear maker has planned to shut down 1/3rd of its 900 Reebok stores in India? Adidas. 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. As Indian Parliament holds special sitting on Sunday to celebrate 60th anniversary, when was India's first Parliament session held? May 13th, 1952. Which country slapped a fine of $80,000 fine on Air India recently? US Transportation Department. Name the firm which is planning to build mud cottages in Gir area of Junagadh district. Swati Infratech Pvt. Ltd. In which glacier have geologists discovered hot water from geothermal sources which is nearly 15 degrees arm in plunging -40 degree Celsius weather? Siachen. Name the Indian who became first Asian-origin UK councilor. Philip Abraham. Name the 'Big Bang' scientist whom France jailed for terror plot. Adlene Hicheur What value of fund will Asian Development Bank provide to India for 2012-2014 for the development of various projects? $6.25 billion. Name the West Indian cricketer who has set an eye on bollywood after IPL. Chris Gayle. Who is elected as Chair of the ADB's Board of Governors? Pranab Mukherjee. Which country will host the 46th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in 2013? India in New Delhi. Name the Indian-origin doctor who won the London Assembly (Ealing and Hillingdon) seat? Dr.Onkar Singh Sahota. Who is elected as President of France? Francois Hollande. Which mobile operator is the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MPN) service in India? Idea Cellular. Which 2 Indian women won the 16th Asian Team Squash Championship? Joshna Chinnappa and Dipika Pallikal. Name the US secretary who is India on a 3-day visit asking to reduce oil imports from Iran on the agenda. Hillary Clinton. Which series of bollywood actor's TV debut got a thumbs up from the Hindi film industry? Satyamev Jayate. 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. Who was sworn in as Russian president for 2nd time? Vladimir Putin. Name the hockey player who died after being hit in the head by the ball during a game in Perth recently. Elizabeth Watkins. Which movie team is set to open 4-day Children's Film Festival to be held in Goa from May 11th 2012? Gattu. Which state's first marine training institute will be operational from August 2012? Gujarat. Which state of Jaipur will host first edition of 3-day Fashion Week from May 24th 2012? Rajasthan. After completing a year post acquisition of Patni Computer which company dropped Patni from its brand name? iGate Corporation. India's Finance minister recently scrapped a 'draconian' clause under which law? Customs law. Which PSU acquired 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund? Bank of India. Who created national record by winning silver medal at the Altius Track Crew Threwdown meet in maui Island, Hawaii? Krishna Poonia Who is appointed as Russian Prime Minister? Dmitry Medvedev. Name the aircraft carrier and nuclear submarine India is set to get in 2013. Admiral Gorshkov and INS Arihant. Where in London a centre dedicated to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore has been launched? Edinburgh. Name the former chairman of ICICI bank and billionaire investor who are re-appointed to the Arcelor Mittal board? N.Vaghul and Wilbur Ross. When was the World Red Cross day celebrated? May 8th Which street is renamed after Roger Federer in Germany? Weststrasse renamed as Roger-Federer-Allee. Which cricketer is likely to make an appearance in filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra's 'Ferrari Ki Sawari'? Sachin Tendulkar. Which Oscar-winning musician has been conferred with his first American Honorary Doctorate by the Miami University? A.R.Rahman. Name the Russian plane which went missing on a demonstration over Indonesia in the area of Mount Salak recently. Sukhoi Superjet 100 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. Which singer is awarded America's highest civilian honour "The Medal of Freedom"? Bob Dylan. Who won the Google Photography Prize 2012? Viktor Johansson (A Swedish Student). What is the name of the Carrie Underwood's album released on May 1st 2012? Blown away. Which singers were awarded 2012′s Sweden highest music honour "The Polar Music Prize"? Paul Simon and Yo-Yo Ma. Which bollywood actor is starring in the Hollywood movie "The Amazing Spider-man"? Irrfan Khan. Name the bill passed by Rajya Sabha in India to protect children against sexual abuse. Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill. 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 Which city in India leads household penetration of the internet as per Census 2011? Gurgaon. 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. In which year MotoGP set to make its debut in India? 2013. WHO in its 'International Travel and Health Bulletin 2012′ issued a malaria alert to which country recently? India. Which society in Goa is organising children's film festival from May 11th to 13th 2012 at Maquinez Palace, Panaji? Entertainment Society of Goa. Which state in India has made ID proof mandatory for pregnant women who undergo ultrasound? Haryana. WHO has urged which country to act on Palestinian hunger-strike? Israel. Which country recently honoured over 150 peacekeepers? Haiti. 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. Which 3 northeastern Indian states will have its own high courts? Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya. Jammu and Kashmir Government will set up Development and Management Authority to promote which sport in the state? Golf. Where in Kozhikode UL Cyber Park with Special Economic Zone status is built? Malabar. Which airline will become first to provide in-flight mobile access in UK? Virgin Atlantic. Which country has BCCI allowed to play in Champions League T20 in India? Pakistan. Name the Indian American who has been named as Chancellor of California. Pradeep Khosla. Where in India "Veer Bharat Premises", a unique museum dedicated to Indian heroes will be setup? Bhopal. 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. 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. Who has been appointed as TRAI chairman for a 3 year term? Rahul Khullar. Where was the British World War II fighter plan found recently? Egypt desert. Which 3 countries have warned North Korea on further Nuclear tests? China, Japan and South Korea. 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. Which automobile maker is planning Rs.1,500 crore plant in Tamil Nadu? Yamaha. Which Chennai-based hospital became the first in India to receive the 'halal' certification from the Halal Development Authority? Global Health City. Which company signed a deed with the National Apprenticeship Scheme of Britain to impart software skills training for about 100 youths in Britain? Infosys. 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. Name the Indian who became the youngest to win Asian Chess Championship. Primarjan Negi. Which Asian country was invited by NATO to Chicago summit 2nd day of which will focus on Afghanistan? Pakistan. Name the child actor who acted in movie 'Paa' died in the Nepal plane crash recently. Taruni Sachdev. 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 Which company is planning to open 'Motherwood Maternity', 'A pea in the Pod' and 'Destination Maternity' brands in India? Mahindra Retail Where in India the first store of 'Destination Maternity' is opened by Mahindra Retail? Gurgaon. Which company was allowed by Indian cabinet to sign a gas purchase agreement with Turkmenistan national oil firm? GAIL India Ltd. Bharti Airtel tied-up for mobile banking services with which bank recently? Axis Bank. Demand for which language in the 8th Schedule of Indian constitution could be accepted soon? Bhojpuri. Name the Grammy-winning, nicknamed the Queen of Disco who passed away after a battle with cancer. Donna Summer Who rang the opening bell remotely of Nasdaq as Facebook made its public debut on 18th May 2012? Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Name the NRI who became the first Lord Mayor of Leicester town in UK. Abdul Razak Osman. Name the Indian-American who was elected to Sugar Land City of Texas in US. Himesh Gandhi. 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. Which rating agency has downgraded Greek banks ratings from B- to CCC? Fitch rating agency. Name the 73 year old Japanese oldest woman to scale Mt.Everest. Tamae Watanabe. Which Mobile E-commerce App was acquired by Facebook recently? Karma. What is the name of the new version of Android Operating System called? Android 5 "Jelly bean". What is the name of new tool launched by yahoo for online advertisers for their data analytics? Genome. Who won the Football Champions League 2012 final match against Bayern Munich? Chelesa. Which Indian state is now center of spiritual tourism? Gujarat. Cyber Defence Research Centre came into operation recently in which Indian state? Jharkhand. Name the 1st Bangladeshi woman who scaled Mt.Everest. Nishat Majumder. Name the Indian origin British civil servant who was chosen as president of European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Suma Chakrabarti. Which country will become biggest IT consumer in Asia-Pacific surpassing Japan? China. 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. Who won the French MotoGP 2012? Jorge Lorenzo. Name the Indian player who won his first ever ATP Challenger singles title 2012. Yuki Bhambri. Name the asteroid which could come near to earth on 15 February 2013 leading to disruption of geosynchronous satellites. DA14. Name the 12 year old who has lectured at harvard and co-written a book in America. Blake Kernen. 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. Name the former Prime Minister who's 21st death anniversary was observed in India on 21st May 2012. Rajiv Gandhi. Which browser over took Internet Explorer to become top browser in the world? Google Chrome. Which country is pressing for global internet governance to the UN committee? India. 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. Which Indian state with over 6 lakh unemployed youths could get an Information and Technology park? Jammu and Kashmir. 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. Which act was passed for Sikh organisations recently? Anand Marriage Act. Name one among the Bee Gees who died recently fighting against cancer. Robin Gibb. Name the former chief minister of Meghalaya who passed away recently. Flinder Anderson Khonglam. Which state Government in India announced a pension of Rs.1,000 per month post retirement and housing scheme for homeless journalists? Tripura. Expand PAC. Public Accounts Committee. Name the Indian who became the first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar after 25 years. Dr.Manmohan Singh Who won the 66th Santosh Trophy? Services against Tamil Nadu (3-2) Which company has warned of internet blackout on July 9th 2012? Google Which company has invested Rs.21,000 crore to setup railway wagon and component factory in West Bengal? SAIL Name the tennis player who played his 50th Grand Slam tournament at the French Open 2012. Roger Federer. Who won the Monaco Grand Prix 2012? Mark Webber. Who won the Chennai Open 2012 at the Indian Squash Academy? Joshna Chinappa (6th title of her career) Who won the Thomas Cup 2012 title? Lin Dan Which countries recently signed 12 agreements, including a $500 million credit line, border area development and air services? India and Mayanmar. Where in India 3-day international student's film festival will be held from 1st June 2012? Kolkata. Which film of Raj Kapoor has been added to All-Time 100 list of the greatest films made since 1923 by Time magazine? Awaara. Who has been appointed as commerce secretary in India? S.R.Rao Who has been appointed as director general of Jammu and Kashmir police? Ashok Prasad. 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. Who took over as Vice-Chief of Indian Air Force? Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria. Who took charge of command of the Western Air Command (WAC)? Air Marshal Arup Raha Name the Indian American girl who won the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee crown. Snigdha Nandipati Name the spacecraft which returned to earth to end historic trip. SpaceX Dragon Global rating agency Fitch downgraded which banks credit rating outlook to negative from stable? Indian Bank Which 2 countries signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation and joint investment to boost bilateral trade? India and Bahrain Which country celebrated Queen's 60 year reign recently? United Kingdom Who won the 73rd PGA Tour Title 2012? Tiger Woods Who won the Copenhagen International sand sculpture championship 2012 held in Denmark? Sudarsan Patnaik for "Save the Ocean" sand sculpture of 20-feet high Name the Australia's largest beef producer. Australia Agriculture Co. (AAco) Name the Indian cricketer who took oath as Rajya Sabha MP. Sachin Tendulkar Name the oldest American men's clothier chain Reliance inked pact with to hold 49% stake in it. Brooks Brothers Name the Pakistan Interior Minister who was suspended for dual nationality. Rehman Malik Who won the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012? New Zealand Which medal did India bag at the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012? Bronze What is the importance of June 5th? World Environment Day Which shrubs are turning into trees as Arctic region warms? Tundra shrubs Music Academy in Chennai has been granted the status of research centre by which Karnataka-based University? Tumkur University For which summit Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing, China? Regional Security summit Where did the Boeing Phanton Eye drone made its ground? Edwards Air Force Base Which scam-hit bank's license was cancelled by Reserve Bank of India recently? Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank (MMCB) Who is named as Navy chief as Admiral Nirmal Verma retires on August 31st 2012? D.K.Joshi Which country has approved world's first 'healthy cola' for being beneficial to health? Japan Which cricketer was recalled by West Indies Cricket Board into One-day squad after 14 month long stand-off? Chris Gayle Name the India's London bound discus thrower who bagged silver medal at the Post Pre Elite Women's event at Portland, US. Krishna Poonia Which planet crossed the sun on 5th June 2012 making one complete orbiter rotation? Venus Where in India talking ATM is launched by Union Bank of India? Ahmedabad Name the boxer who ended his 19 year boxing career which earned him 5 world titles and 3 weight classes. Shane Mosley Which 2 cricketer of India's World Cup winning squad were conferred with Eklavya award by Gujarat Government recently? Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel Who has been appointed as Chief Election Commissioner to take over S.Y.Quraishi from June 10th 2012? V.S.Sampath International Olympic Committee has announced to live stream free London Olympic Games on which medium to fans in 64 territories across Asia and Africa including India? Youtube Name the company which has developed a vaccine for dengue. Paris-based Sanofi What value is the allocated by Planning Commission for sanitation in the 12th Five Year Plan? 36,000 crore Who won the South African Cricketer, Test Cricketer and CSA Fan's Cricketer of the Year award? Vernon Philander Name the writer who has been felicitated with an Assamese Japi. Chetan Bhagat Based on which film has Titan's children watch brand ZOOP launched new watch collection? Madagascar 3 : Europe's Most Wanted Which section of Income Tax Act lets Assesses minor children eligible for separate tax exemption? Section 54 EC Who is named as CEO of Samsung? Kwon Oh-hyun Which social bookmarking site unveiled new logo, 6 years since its launch? Twitter Who is named as Event Ambassador for 2012 World Twenty20? Malinga Where in the world forced marriage is set to become crime? Britain Which 2 disease has been identified as top killers around the world by UNICEF? Pneumonia and Diarrhea Who became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all 4 Grand Slam titles after defeating Italy's Sara Errani in the French Open 2012? Maria Sharapova Which country is set to launch manned spacecraft in June 2012? China To which Eurogroup the Eurozone finance ministers were willing to respond favourably to the need of 100 billion euros to a bailout request from its troubled banks? Spain Who won the Thailand Open 2012? Saina Nehwal Name the Ex-industry secretary who is to be appointed as NHAI chief. R.P.Singh Name the Indian actor who is set to make hollywood debut with 'The Lord of the Rings' producer Barrie Osborne. Kamal Haasan Who won the French Open 2012 men's title? Rafael Nadal Who was presented with Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award? Sachin Tendulkar for completing a century of 100 international hundreds Who will lead Indian hockey team in Olympics 2012? Bharat Chetri Which university signed MoU with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to establish a Hindi Chair in South China? Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS) Where have scientists discovered the largest ever under-ice bloom of phytoplankton? Under the Arctic ice USA exempted India from which country's sanctions? Iran Which Qatar-based bank is expected to start India operations? Doha Bank Which search engine has signed a deal with Encyclopedia Britannica to bring richer content to its search results? Microsoft search engine Bing Who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of TVS Motor? Anushka Sharma Which company exported 100 'Falcon' buses to Ghana? Ashok Leyland Name the SVB Financial Group's banking unit which is set to open its first international branch in London. Silicon Valley Bank Which Indian company is set to enter dairy business from 2013? Sahara India Which state Government recently awarded Indian hockey team for qualifying to London Olympics 2012? Haryana Which states will 'Gandhi Peace Bus' tour, to conclude at Mangalore in July 2012? Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka Which traditional sport of Sikkim is set to get an academy? Archery Name the first Northeast state to have IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology). Tripura Which global financial services firm has termed Indian economy is facing stagflation? Moody's Name the feature that Facebook is set to launch which will allow advertisers to participate in real-time bidding to show ads on its website. Facebook Exchange Which country is set to create world's largest marine park network? Australia Name the China's space mission whose crew included its first woman astronaut, Liu Yang. Shenzhou-9 spacecraft Which state got India's 4th Buddhist centre? Arunachal Pradesh What percentage of additional service tax would be levied on all bollywood actors and those perform on television serials? 12% Who took over as the director of ISRO Satellite Centre? S.K.Shivakumar replaces T.K.Alex Which agricultural arm would setup over 20 rural gurukuls across Indian states including Jharkhand? NABARD Who is appointed as Andhra Pradesh chief secretary? Minnie Mathew Which state will setup film promotion board to promote its films and culture? Haryana Which country is to setup auto component and Engineering Park in Gujarat? Japan Which application of Microsoft is available for educational institutes free of cost? Microsoft Office 365 Wrestler-actor who died recently at the age of 84 ? "Rustam-E-Hind" Dara Singh Which Indian PSU bank recently setup its Security Operation Centre? United Bank of India. Harvard Business Review has featured which ho me appliances maker as one of the 6th most successful sales and marketing company in the world? Eureka Forbes. Which football team is set to file IPO in New York Stock Exchange? Manchester united. Where does India stand on global innovation index rank as it drops 2 positions from existing one? 64th rank Bollywood's first superstar who dies recently at 69 ? Superstar Rajesh Khanna. Where will the Under-19 World Cup 2012 be played and who will lead Indian team? Australia, Unmukt Chand. Who will become the first Indian woman and 5th sportsperson to be conferred with Lt.Colonel rank? MC Mary Kom Who was named player of Euro 2012? Magisterial Iniesta. Which Indian state will setup 200 hi-tech mini-dairy units to boost milk production? Haryana Which Indian Union Territory has been included in Indian Science Congress Association's chapter? Puducherry Who sworn in as the 27th Chief Minister of Karnataka? Jagdish Shettar Who is sworn-in as Hong Kong leader by Chinese President Hu Jintao? Leung Chun-ying. Who won and retained European Championship title 2012? Spain Who won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot? Fernando Torres Name the concert held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 21st 2012 to celebrate World Music Day. Handshake Concert. Where was the global Agri-business meet 2012 held? Shangai, China Which services from railways are exempted from service tax starting July 1st 2012? Passenger fare and freight. Which newspaper launched its website in Chinese language? The New York Times Who has been appointed as United States first Ambassador to Burma in 22 years? Derek Mitchell Expand IPCC The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Thank You....................................:(y):..All the Best. sOURCE: Current affairs, P.D CSR. | | | |  | |
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