Current Affairs Quiz

XMS Extended Memory Specification XGA Extended Graphics Adapter WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get WWW World Wide Web WRAM Windows Random Access Memory WORM Write Once-Read Many WAN Wide Area Network VRAM Video Random Access Memory VGA Video Graphics Array VESA Video Electronics Standards Association

Which Indian state produced record Kharif crop since its creation in the year 2000? Jharkhand Which state's theme has been set in 26th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad, Haryana? Assam Who won Grand slam title in men's Australian Open 2012? Djokovic Name the former president of Italy who died recently. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Association? 4th rank Who won the women's snooker title at the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship? M.Chitra

Hindi Movies released in January 2012 Movie Name Actors Release Date Players Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Bipasha Basu 6th Jan 2012 Tutiya Dil Suzanna Mukherjee, Sidhant Kapur, Nikhil Sabharwal 13th Jan 2012 Chaalis Chauraasi Naseeruddin Shah, Atul Kulkarni, Shwetha Bharadwaj 13th Jan 2012 3 Bachelor Sharman Joshi, Manish, Riya Sen 13th Jan 2012 Staying Alive Anant Mahadevan, Saurabh Shukla, Sanjay Swaraj 13th Jan 2012 Sadda Adda Karanvir Sharma, Rohin Bhaumi, Sampat 13th Jan 2012 Chaar Din Ki Chandni Tusshar Kapoor, Kulraj Randhawa, Anupam Kher 13th Jan 2012 Ghost Shiney Ahuja, Sayali Bhagat, Tej Sapru 13th Jan 2012 Agneepath Hrithik Roshan, Priyanaka Chopra, Sanjay Dutt 26th Jan 2012

English Movies released in January 2012 Movie Name Actors Release Date Beneath The Darkness Dennis Quaid,Tony Oller,Aimee teegarden 6th Jan 2012 Apollo 18 Lloyd Owen,Warren Christie 6th Jan 2012 The Devil Inside Fernanda Andrade,Simon Quarterman,Evan Helmuth 6th Jan 2012 Blitz Jason Statham,Luke Evans,David Morrissey 13th Jan 2012 Aurther Christman James McAvoy,Hugh Laurie,Jim Broadbent 13th Jan 2012 The Darkest Hour Olivia Thirlby,Emile Hirsch,Rachael Taylor 13th Jan 2012 Joyful Noise Queen Latifah,Dolly Parton,Keke Palmer 13th Jan 2012 Red Tails Cuba Gooding Jr,Terrence Howard,Daniela Ruah 20th Jan 2012 J.Edgar Leonardo DiCaprio,Armie Hammer,Naomi Watts 20th Jan 2012 Underworld:Awakening Kate Beckinsale,Scott Speedman,Bill Nighy 20th Jan 2012 Haywire Gina Carano,Antonio Banderas,Michael Douglas 26th Jan 2012 The Descendants George Clooney,Shailene Woodley,Mary Birdsong 26th Jan 2012 Contraband Mark Wahlberg,Kate Beckinsale,Ben Foster 26th Jan 2012 Man On A Ledge Sam Worthington,Eliza

Ranbir Kapoor won the best actor (Male) award for his rocking performance in the movie rockstar and Vidya Balan won the best actor (Female) award for her stunning performance in the movie Dirty Picture. Best Costumes Niharika Khan,The Dirty Picture Best Sound Design Nakul Kamte, Don-2 Best Production/Art Direction Shashank Tere, Delhi Belly Best Editing Huzefa Lokhandwala, Delhi Belly Best Cinematography Carlos Catalon, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Action Action Concepts, Don-2 Best Background Score Ranjit Barot, Shaitan Best SFX Red Chillied VFX, RA.One Best Choreographer Bosco-Caesar, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Best Debutant Female Parineeti Chopra, Ladies V/s Ricky Bahl Best Debutant Male Vidyut Jamwal, Force Best Debutant Director Abhinay Deo, Delhi Belly RD BURMAN award for Upcoming talent in field of music Krsna, Tanu Weds Manu Playback Singer Female Rekha Bharadwaj and Usha Uthup, Darling (7 Khoon Maaf) Playback Singer Male Mohit Chauhan, Jo Bhi Mein Kehna Chahoon-Rockstar Best L

Who won the men's singles title in the 2012 Australian open tennis championship? Novak Djokovic(Serbia) Who is the runner-up of the women's singles final of 2012 Australian open tennis championship? Maria Sharapova(Russia) Which player played his 1000th tennis match in 2012 Australian open tennis championship? Roger Federer(Swiss) What was the duration of the men's singles final of 2012 Australian open tennis championship? 5hrs 53mins Who was first ever Japanese tennis player to reach the men's quarterfinals in 2012 Australian open tennis championship? Kei Nishikori(Japan) Who won the women's singles final 2012 Australian open tennis championship? Victoria Azarenka(Belarusian) Who won the Men's Doubles in 2012 Australian open tennis Championship? Leander Paes(India) and Radek Stepanek(Czech Republic) Who won the women's Doubles in 2012 Australian open tennis championship? Svetlana Kuznetsova(Russia) and Vera Zvonareva(Russia) Who won the Mixed Doubles in 20

Novak Djokovic has clinched 2012 Australian Open Championship title.  It was a thrilling match which went on for almost six hours. Novak won the match by defeating Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7, 7-5. This is the longest final match in Australian Open championship ever. Here's the final moments of the Men's singles final match

Leander Paes (India) and Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) won the Mens doubles Australian Open 2012 final match played against Bryan Brothers. They defeated Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 7-6 (7-1), 6-2. Here's the glimpse of the final moments of the match

Which country teaches Sanskrit Language Studies and claims it helps children understand English? New Zealand Who won the Australian Open 2012 doubles final? Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek Who won her first Grand slam title in woman's Australian Open 2012? Victoria Azarenka How many new planets spread among 11 solar systems have been discovered? 26 Which country's Prime Minister is set to receive honorary D.Litt degree at a convocation at Kurukshetra University? Navin Chandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius Where is India's second rubber park established? Bodhungnagar in western Tripura Name the mobile brand launched by K.R.Mangalam Group. Chaze Which 3 countries have joined hand to avert European crisis damage to Asia? India, Japan and South Korea Which long-vacant post of National Highways Authority of India is opened to be filled by private sector? NHAI chairman post Name the Ex-Palm chief who quit HP recently. Jon Rubinstein Name the most expensive upcoming benga

Name the pilotless aircraft which was successfully tested recently. Lakshya-II India has become the 32nd signatory for the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matter of which Paris-based organisation? Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development(OECD) What is the Fitch's downgraded ratings of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Solvenia and Spain? AA from AA+,BBB- from BBB,A- from A+,A from AA- and A from AA- Name the Kerala state governor who passed away recently. M.O.H.Farook Which Indian state is likely to include solar plants to be part of state housing projects? Rajasthan What is proposal from RBI with respect to currency notes of Rs.10 denomination? To introduce Plastic currency notes of Rs.10 Which country will replace United States in Olympic men's qualifiers in New Delhi as per International Hockey Federation? Singapore Who is to be held responsible for fake notes in ATMs? Banks Name the Indian origin MP who will head a German parliamentary committee. Sebast

Telugu Movies released in January 2012 Movie Name Actors Release Date Bachelors 2 Jakir 6th January 2012 Company Suresh, Swathi Varma, Murali Krishna 6th January 2012 Business man Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj 13th January 2012 Bodyguard Venkatesh, Trisha krishnan, Saloni Aswani 14th January 2012 Nandeeswarudu Nandamuri Tarakaratna, Sheena Shahabadi, Suman 15th January 2012 Roudram Jeeva, Shriya Saran, Prakash Raj 20th January 2012 Ayyare Rajendra Prasad, Shivaji, Anisha Singh 20th January 2012 Anwar Prthviraj, Mamta Mohandas, Prakash Raj 21st January 2012 Snehitudu Vijay, Ileana D Cruz, Jeeva 26th January 2012 Deshaniki Okkadu Pa.Vijay, Remya Nambeeshan, Namitha 27th January 2012

Tamil Movies released in January 2012 Movie Name Actors Release Date Vinayaga Krishnudu, Santhanam, Sonia Deepti 6th January 2012 Madhuvum Mythiliyum Yuvan, Srji, Mdhan Bob 6th January 2012 Nanban Vijay, Ileana D Cruz, Jeeva 12th January 2012 Kollaikaran Vidhaarth, Sanchita Shetty, Ravishankar P 13th January 2012 Vettai Arya, Amala Paul, Madhavan 14th January 2012 Medhai Ramarajan, Kavusika, Vadivelu 15th January 2012 Theni Maavattam Gopalkandhan, Varsha 26th January 2012 Anbulla Durogi Krish, Varsha, Chaplin Balu 26th January 2012 Settai Dhanam 26th January 2012 Paari Rahul, Teena 26th January 2012

Malayalam Movies released in January 2012 Movie Name Actors Release Date Asuravithu Asif Ali, Nivin Pauly, Jagathy Sreekumar 6th January 2012 Kunjaliyan Jayasurya, Ananya, Maniyan Pilla Raju 6th January 2012 Padmashree Bharath Dr.Saroj Kumar Sreenivasan, Mamta Mohandas, Mukesh 13th January 2012 Spanish Masala Dileep, Kunchako Boban, Daniela Zacheri 20th January 2012 Casanovva Mohanlal, Shriya Saran, Lakshmi Rai 26th January 2012 Grihanathan Mukesh, Sonia Agarwal, Jagathy Sreekumar 28th January 2012

Kannada Movies released in January 2012 Movie Name Actors Release Date Shakti Malashri, Ravishanker, Sayaji Shinde 6th January 2012 Ko Ko Srinagara Kitty, Priyamani, Harshika Poonachcha 13th January 2012 Sidlingu Yogesh, Ramya, Achyuth Kumar 13th January 2012 Arakshaka Upendra, Sada, Ragini 26th January 2012

Who has been appointed as UNSC's special adviser on Myanmar? Vijay Nambiar Which film directed by Ashvin kumar was released online on 26th January 2012? Inshallah Kashmir: Living Terror Name the woman pilot who led the Air Force contingent creating history at the 63rd Republic Day parade. Sneha Shekhawat Which cinema feature ended 35 mm's 120 year old dominance? Digital cinema Name Aircel's CMO who quit recently. Rahul Saighal Who has been appointed as coach of Sri Lankan cricket team? Graham Ford Who won the 2012 Sundance Institute-Mahindra Global Filmmaking award? Directors: Indian Shonali Bose, Australian Ariel Kleiman, South African Etienne Kallos and Dominga Sotomayor from Chile

Lunatics by Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel (Release date 10th Jan 2012 ) Lunatics is a story of two men whose paths cross and through a series of escalating events ended up in running for their lives The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Release date 10th Jan 2012 ) It is a story about a teenage girl with terminal cancer whose expectations for her life and death are challenged when a handsome guy joins the cancer support group and their lives connect The Operators by Michael Hastings (Release date 10th Jan 2012 ) It is a controversial look at the war in Afghanistan by the journalist who wrote the 2010 Rolling Stone article about the war that let to the firing of General Stanley McChrystal The Flight of Gemma Hardy by Margot Livesey (Release date 24th Jan 2012 ) A Grown Up Kind of Pretty by Joshilyn Jackson (Release date 25th Jan 2012 ) This books is about three generations of women in Mississippi. Ginny gave birth to Liza when she was 15 and Liza had Mosey when she is 15 and now Mose

Best Actor (male) Ranbir Kapoor - Rockstar Best Actor (female) Vidya Balan - The Dirty Picture Best film Zindagi Na Meligi Dobara Best Director Zoya Akhtar - Zindagi Na Meligi Dobara Best Supporting actor (male) Farhan Akhtar - Zindagi Na Meligi Dobara Best Supporting actor (female) Parineeti - Ladies vs Ricky Bahl Best Debutant actor (male) Rana Dagubati - Dum Maro Dum Best Debutant actor (female) Parineeti - Ladies vs Ricky Bahl Best Choreography Bosco-Caesar - Desi Boyz Best Lyrics Irshad Kamil - Naadan Parindey - Rockstar Best Music A.R.Rahman - Rockstar Best Singer (male) Mohit Chauhan - Sadda haq - Rockstar Best Singer (female) Shreya Ghoshal - Teri Meri - Bodyguard Special Award Amitha Bachchan

Name the bike priced 1.17 lakh unveiled by bajaj recently. KTM Duke 200 Who has been awarded Ashok Chakra for LoC encounter? Lieutenant Navdeep Singh Name the renowned Kerala writer who passed away recently. Sukumar Azhikode 'Brand Kerala', was part of which tourism fair which concluded recently? International Tourism Trade Fair(FITUR) 2012 After which sporting person has Madhya Pradesh decided to set up museum? Dhyan Chand Who inaugurated the 36th Kolkata Book Fair? Italian author Beppe Severgni Which country posted first annual trade deficit since 1980? Japan Who has been appointed as officer in the general division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to cricket? Ricky Ponting 15,000 people from which Indian city participated in a mass singing of national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' to create a world record in the process? Aurangabad What value of trade target has been fixed between India and Thailand? $14 billion

What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012? 5.5% Which material is used by scientists to further reduce heat generated from computers? Graphene - the thinnest material known to science Which investment banking topped Indian deal maker in 2011? Morgan Stanley Who is the MD and head of investment banking at Morgan Stanley? Aisha de Seqeira What could be the possible medium used to check blood sugar levels in humans? Saliva Who resigned as SAARC Secretary General? Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed Which player achieved 13,000 run mark in test cricket recently? Ricky Ponting Which tennis player is set to lose No.1 spot in woman's category? Caroline Wozniacki Which Indian film failed to secure a place in the final nomination list of the 84th Academy Awards? DAM 999 A film on which Jamaican reggae star would be presented at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012? Bob Marley What is the Standard and Poor's downgraded rating of France's sovereign wealth fund Cai

Shri Vanraj Bhatia Art - Music Maharashtra Shri Zia Fariduddin Dagar Art - Music - vocal Maharashtra Smt. Nameirakpam Ibemni Devi Art - Music- Khongjom Parba Manipur Shri Ramachandra Subraya Hegde Chittani Art - Yakshagana dance drama Karnataka Shri Moti Lal Kemmu Art - Playwright Jammu and Kashmir Shri Shahid Parvez Khan Art - Instrumental Music-Sitar Maharashtra Shri Mohan Lal Kumhar Art - Terracotta Rajasthan Shri Sakar Khan Manganiar Art - Rajasthani Folk Music Rajasthan Smt. Joy Michael Art - Theatre Delhi Dr. Minati Mishra Art - Indian Classical Dance-Odissi. Orissa Shri Natesan Muthuswamy Art - Theatre. Tamil Nadu Smt. R. Nagarathnamma Art - Theatre Karnataka Shri Kalamandalm Sivan Nambootiri Art - Indian Classical Dance- Kutiyattam Kerala Smt. Yamunabai Waikar Art - Indian Folk Music-Lavani. Maharashtra Shri Satish Alekar Art - Playwright Maharashtra Pandit Gopal Prasad Dubey Art - Chhau dance and choreography Jharkhand Shri Ramakant Gundecha Art - Indian Classical Music- Vocal

Smt. Shabana Azmi Art - Cinema Maharashtra Shri Khaled Choudhury Art - Theatre West Bengal Shri Jatin Das Art - Painting Delhi Pandit Buddhadev Das Gupta Art - Instrumental Music - Sarod West Bengal Shri Dharmendra Singh Deol alias Dharmendra Art - Cinema Maharashtra Dr. Trippunithwra Viswanathan Gopalkrishnan Art - Classical vocal and instrumental music Tamil Nadu Ms. Mira Nair Art - Cinema Delhi Shri M.S. Gopalakrishnan Art - Instrumental Music-Violin Tamil Nadu Shri Anish Kapoor Art - Sculpture UK Shri Satya Narayan Goenka Social Work Maharashtra Dr. (Judge) Patibandla Chandrasekhar Rao Public Affairs Germany Shri George Yong-Boon Yeo Public Affairs Singapore Prof. Shashikumar Chitre Science and Engineering Maharashtra Dr. M S Raghunathan Science and Engineering Maharashtra Shri Subbiah Murugappa Vellayan Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu Shri Balasubramanian Muthuraman Trade and Industry Maharashtra Dr.Suresh H. Advani Medicine - Oncology Maharashtra Dr.Noshir H Wadia Medicine-Neurolog

Shri K G Subramanyan Art-Painting & Sculpture West Bengal Late Shri Mario De Miranda Art-Cartoonist Goa Late (Dr.)Bhupen Hazarika Art- Vocal Music Assam Dr. Kantilal Hastimal Sancheti Medicine - Orthopedics Maharashtra Shri T V Rajeswar Civil Service Delhi

Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12? Rajasthan Name the Indian-American Journalist who has been named as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal. Raju Narisetti Who took over the role of co-CEO of Research in Motion? Thorsten Heins What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine? 6th position Name the youngest mayor of Otsu, Japan. Naomi Koshi Which parliament passed Armenian gernocide bill? French Parliament What product have Hitachi decided to stop producing? Television Name the Srilankan cricketer who resigned as captain from all 3 forms of the game. Dilshan

Which company awaits major buy back to boost its stock value? RIL - Reliance Industries Name the two back-end services firms that Kutch milk producers have set up. STAKAPVPCL - Shree Abdasa Taluka Krishi Avam Pashupala in Gujarat and Upaj Producer Company limited in Dubai Which country is set to join European Union in 2013? Coratia Name the social news service acquired by twitter recently. Summify Name the year that is been celebrated across China? Dragon year

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Who has been signed by Pune as player-mentor? Ganguly Name the new kind of train launched by China. Magnetic train Which auto-maker regained its title as the world's top-selling automaker in 2011? General Motors Who is appointed as COO of Intel? Brain Krzanich Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal? Raju Narisetti Where did India open its 5th Consulate in US? Atlanta

Which photo pioneer company filed bankruptcy recently? Kodak Which online video streaming site has launched a film festival? YouTube Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place of MS Dhoni in test cricket against Australia. Wriddhiman Saha Name the app unveiled by Apple as an interactive textbook application. e-textbooks app called iBooks Where is the Jaipur Literature Festival held in India? Diggi Palace, Jaipur Which file-sharing website has US shut down recently? Megaupload Who has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Properties Limited? Pirojsha Godrej Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of? ATF - Aviation Turbine Fuel

Name the media advisor to Prime Minister who resigned recently. Harish Khare Name the music composer the inspiration behind the song 'My Name is Anthony Gonsalves' who died recently. Anthony Gonsalves Who is set to take oath as justice in Jharkhand High Court? Prakash Chandra Tatia Name the world's first battery-free wireless mouse launched by Genius. DX-ECO Where is India's first Startup Village is to be setup? KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, Kochi Expand SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act Expand PIPA Protect IP Act

Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th 2012? Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw Which company is eyeing $1.5 billion IPO for cable business in Singapore? RCOM Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently. Jerry Yang Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in World Economic Forum? Mahindra Satyam To assist delivery of various public services through mobile phones what has the Government planned to launch? Mobile application store Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like electricity and telephone bills? Itz Cash Card (Trust Card) Who is set to head committee on power sector reforms? Pullock Chatterjee

Name the boxer who turned 70 recently. Mohammad Ali What is the export growth as of December 2011? 6.7% at $25billion Which electronic major is set to issue first overseas bond? Samsung Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act? Wikipedia Name the Indian-origin Sikh who has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Charlottesville, a historic American city in Virginia. Satyendra Singh Huja Which service has airtel launched in Zambia? 3.75G service What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012? $1 billion innovation fund

Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012? 7.47% Where is the first crocodile census set to start? Sunderbans Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for the treatment of Multi Drug Resistant TB patients. Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS) Who took charge as Kerala governor? H.R.Bharadwaj Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan? Yousuf Raza Gilani Which company topped sensex weight list recently? Infosys Which currency is world's most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index? Indian rupee What is the rating retained by Moody's for France? AAA rating Which mobile operator is planning to file IPO in India? Vodafone Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia) by Adobe? Kulmeet Bawa What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar energy sector? Rs.500 crore Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries? Singapore Government Which bank is likely t

Who is set to become Coal India Limited acting chairman? Zohra Chatterji Name India's first woman journalist who died recently. Homai Vyarawalla Which automobile major has plans to setup logistic hub in Bengal, India? Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Which company has unveiled world's slimmest smartphone recently? Huawei At what value has Anti-virus maker AVG filled IPO? $125 million Who won the Sydney International tennis tournament? Jarkko Nieminen Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently? Laban Moiben

Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves? Kochi Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves? China Which mobile maker sold over 450 patents recently? Nokia How many euro zone countries have S&P downgraded? 9 Which country President won re-election? Taiwan President Which two companies have Intel tied-up to make the first smart phone running on intel chips? Motorola Mobility and Lenovo

Who has been appointed to google board recently? Diane Greene, VMware co-founder Which service the Indian Government has planned to launch for farmers? Interactive medium of spoken web service Who won gold in Asian shooting championship? Abhinav Bindra Who has been appointed as COO of Titan Industries? H.G.Raghunath Which airways bagged best airline award? Ethad Airways

Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India? 5.9% When did India complete one polio-free year? 13th January 2012 What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit? $20,000 Which legendary singer is set to be honoured with lifetime achievement award at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards? Asha Bhosle Which company has unveiled 5G Wi-Fi chips? Broadcom What has been launched portraying the life of technology freak and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the US recently? Comic book Which company has retained top patent spot for 19th straight year? IBM

Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was inaugurated recently? Bodh Gaya Temple premises What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match against South Africa? 43 all out What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011? $10.11 billion Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety? Australia What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites, tumours and ulcers? Wireless Capsule Endoscopy

HCL group belongs to: i) Shiv Nadar ii) Dell Computers iii) Satyam Computers iv) HP   The global company 'Capgemini' which works from 36 countries does not operate in which of the business sectors? i) Technology ii) Automobile iii) Outsourcing iv) Consulting   The name "Hitachi" is a combination of two Chinese characters, 'hi' and 'tachi' meaning: i) Flying and eagle ii) Moon and rise iii) Sun and rise iv) High and Mountain   What is the name given to Nike logo? i) Swoosh ii) Sweep iii) Swift iv) Swipe   Compaq has been acquired by: i) HPCL ii) Microsoft iii) Dell iv) HP   Videocon group of industries belong to: i) Jindals ii) Ambanis iii) Tata iv) Dhoot   Health Insurance business is associated with i) GIC ii) LIC iii) UTI iv) STC   The sportswear company Adidas belongs to which country? i) USA ii) Germany iii) Japan iv) France

Which country's Prime Minister is to be chief guest at Indian Republic Day parade? Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious metals? 35 Name the recently added banks to import precious metals. Yes Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, City Union Bank and ING Vysya Bank Which bollywood actor is campaigning for clean voting? Aamir Khan Who took over as Director General Military Operations succeeding Lt Gen Anand Mohan Verma? Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary Which cricketer turns 39 as he becomes the oldest to play in Test cricket? Rahul Dravid Name the Chinese dancer who took Bharatanatyam and Kathak to Mao's China died recently. Zhang Jun Name the world's thinnest smartphone unveiled by Huawei recently. Ascend P1

Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsung's South-West Asia operations? B.D.Park Name the world's first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahindra and Mahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012. HyAlfa Who won the FIFA women's World player of the year? Homare Sawa of Japan Who won the FIFA men's world player of the year 3rd time in a row? Lionel Messi of Argentina Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award. Hyundai Elantra Name the Guinea Bissau President who died recently. Malam Bacai Sanha Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently. Philipp Hildebrand Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buzzintown? Yatra online

Where is the world's largest solar telescope set to be built? Merak on Pangong Tso lake in the cold desert Ladakh region Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations? Rafeeq Ahmed Which state has planned to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools? Karnataka Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets after 13 years? Vespa Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012? Leander Peas and Janko Tipsarevic Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oil and gas exploration? Trinidad and Tobago When is the Goods and Services Tax panel set to meet? January 9th and 10th 2012

Where has Union Government planned to build 11 tunnels to connect important roads? Pakistan and China borders Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft? Internet Explorer 6 Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the state's school education department. www.jkeducation.gov.in What is the new product unveiled by Yahoo recently? Search Direct Who was given the first S.K.Singh award for negotiating Indo-US nuclear deal? D.Bala Venkatesh Varma

Supercar-DC Avanti Jaguar C-X75 Hybrid Supercar Volkswagen Beetle BMW M5 Nissan Evalia Volkswagen XL1 BMW Mini Cooper Chevrolet Camaro Mercedes SLS AMG Roadster Land Rovers Peugeot 508 Mercedes M 350 CDI Hyundai Veloster Chevrolet EN-V Tata Pixel SsangYong XIV Tata Safari Storme Audi Q3 2.0 T quattro Yamaha V-Max 110 cc Hayate Motorcycle 125 cc Swish Scooter Thunderbird 500

Where the national and international theater festival, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav set to be held? National School of Drama, Amritsar Who won gold for triple jump at the all India inter-university athletics meet held in Mangalore, Karnataka? Arpinder Singh Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems? Shahi Kapur Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communications? Girish Varma When is Rajinikanth's biography set to hit stands? 12.12.2012

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi - 24th January Anant Pai - 24th Febraury Navin Nischol - 19th March Bob Christo - 20th March Sathya Sai Baba - 24th April M.F.HUssain - 9th June Rasika Joshi - 7th July Shammi Kapoor - 14th August Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi - 22nd September Gautam Rajadhyaksha - 13th September Jagjit Singh - 10th October Sultan Khan - 27th November Bhupen Hazarika - 5th November Mario Miranda - 11th December Dev Anand - 3rd December Osama bin Laden - 2nd May Steve Jobs - 5th October Kim Jong-iI - 17th December

HP TouchPad Apple iPad 2 (WiFi and 3G model) Asus Eee Pad Transfomer TF101 Amazon Kindle Fire Motorola Xoom Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime Blackberry Playbook Acer Iconia Tab A500 Apple iPad (only Wi-Fi)

Billiards - Bangalore boy Pankaj Advani world champion won his 5th national billiards title by defeating Balachandra Bhaskar of Bangalore with a commanding 5-1 Cricket - India won the cricket world cup 2011 Hockey - India won the Asian Champions Trophy after defeating Pakistan with 4-2 in penalty strokes in the final held at Ordos, China on 11th September Grand Prix - Indian Grand Prix, the 17th race of the Formula One season was held at the Buddh International Circuit in Noida, Uttar Pradesh Tennis - Novak Djokovic, world's No.1 male tennis player won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open title

Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in India to manufacture a compact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport? Ford India Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation industry. Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Policy 2011 Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew from Australian Open due to left ankle injury. Serena Williams Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo? Scott Thompson To protect consumers from unscrupulous jewellers which proposal has the government made mandatory for gold? Hallmarking Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER? Vivek.K.Marla Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India. Pocket whiteboard Which Person to Person messaging portal acquired 160by2.com recently? way2sms.com Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the double-century club recently. Michael Clarke

Who has been appointed as chief coach of Kolkata Knight Riders? Trevor Bayliss Name the nano's rival announced by bajaj recently. RE60 Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held? Jaipur What is the concept introduced by Indian Postal Department(Bihar Postal Circle) to get a personalized stamp with photograph on it? My Stamp Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer? Manoj Jaiswal Name the company which is set to enter into Laptop market with its dual-screen laptop U-Book. NajmTek Name the dual screen digital Wi-Fi camera launched by Samsung recently. DV300F Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award? Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages? 1800227575 Who has been named male player of the year by Golf writers Association of America? Luke Donald Name the Argentinian bike rider who died after being involved in an accident on the first day of the Dakar Rally. Jorge Martinez Boero Name Afghan's first team of female boxers set to aim for Olympics 2012. Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi Which country test launched first 3D television broadcast? China What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares for 2012 World chess championship? 4th Name the former Macedoninan President who passed away recently. Kiro Gligorov Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out of Aircel Chennai Open 2012 because of recurring shoulder injury? Somdev Devvarman Where is the 5-day 99th Indian Science Congress science event is set to start on 3rd January 2012? Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology, Bhuvaneshwar, Orrisa What bank account facility is set to be launched in India?

Name the Indian doctor who became famous for his selfless work in China during the Sino-Japan war whose memorial was dedicated to India. Dr.Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis What is the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh as on 1st January 2012? 27 Where is the Coastal Business Development Summit is held? Mangalore, Karnataka Name the DGP replacing outgoing chief Sankar Baruah for Assam. Jayanta Narayan Choudhury Where is National Kannada conference is set to be held in the month of April? Delhi Which country recently joined UNSC as non-permanent member? Pakistan Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly? QFI's - Qualified foreign investors How much of share can a QFI company and QFI's put together hold a stake in Indian companies? 5% and 10% Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electricity and petroleum products? India and Pakistan

Virender Sehwag Shane Watson Virat Kohli Mahela Jayawardene Yuvraj Singh Mahendra Singh Dhoni Shahid Afridi Mitchell Johnson Lasith Malinga Zaheer Khan Saeed Ajmal

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