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Some Computer terms for IT officer IBPS exam

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



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Jharkhand record Kharif crop produce, Djokovic won Australian Open 2012, 29th January 2012

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
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List of Hindi Movies released in January 2012

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


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List of English movies released in January 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,Elizabeth Banks,Jamie Bell
27th Jan 2012


The Grey
L…
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Ranbir Kapoor and Vidya Balan - 57th Filmfare Award winners Video

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



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2012 Australian Open Quiz

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)

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Djokovic Australian Open champion 2012 - Video

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

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Leander Paes - Australian Open 2012 Doubles Championship Video

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

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Macho Mustafa most expensive bengali film,Australian Open 2012 results,28th January 2012

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

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Kerala governor Farook, Plastic currency notes Rs.10 - January 27th 2012

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.
Sebastian Edathy

Name t…
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Entertainment Update 2012: List of Telugu movies released in January 2012

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



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Entertainment Update: List of Tamil movies released in 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



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Entertainment News or Update: List of Malayalam movies released in 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



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Indian woman pilot air force contingent,Aircel CMO,January 2012 updates,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
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Novel releases in January 2012

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 Mosey is 15 and the w…
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Apsara Awards 2012

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



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January month current affairs 2012, 25th January 2012

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
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General Knowledge for competitive exams, 24th January 2012

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 Caisse des Depots et C…
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Padma Shri Awardees 2012 complete list

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 Madhya Pradesh



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List of 2012 Padma Bhushan Awardees

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-Neurology Maharashtra



Dr.Devi Prasad Shetty

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Padma Vibhushan Awards 2012

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



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Current Affairs 2012 for Syndicate Bank exam, 23rd January 2012

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
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Current Affairs Quiz for Bank exam,Europena Union 2013,22nd January 2012

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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Sample Current Affairs for KPSC exams, 21st January 2012

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
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Current Affairs for IAS 2012-13 exam, 20th January 2012

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
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Latest current affairs for all exams, 19th January 2012

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
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Sample Questions and Answers for Corporation Bank, 18th January 2012

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
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Sample Current Affairs for Union Bank of India exam, 17th January 2012

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
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World Current Affairs 2012-Indian Current Affairs 2012, Indian rupee undervalued, 16th January 2012

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 to increase their presen…
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January 2012 current affairs for canara bank exam,homai first indian woman journalist,15th January 2012

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
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Latest International Current Affairs,taiwan president won re-election,14th January 2012

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
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Sample questions for upcoming bank exams,spoken web service for farmers,13th January 2012

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
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Sample questions with answers for IAS exams, 12th January 2012

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
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Daily Current Affairs for free, 11th January 2012

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
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Latest Business Quiz for Management studies

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
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Current Affairs for UPSC exams, 10th January 2012

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
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SBI exam 2012 general awareness sample questions, 9th January 2012

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
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General Awareness for Bank exam, 7th and 8th January 2012

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
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General Knowledge 2012, 6th January 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
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Car and Bike launches at Auto Expo 2012

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
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Business and Art question and answers, 5th January 2012

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
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Celebrity and Global Leaders Deaths in 2011

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
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Top 10 Tablets of 2011

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)
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Sporting Events 2011 Update

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
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Current Affairs sample questions for Bank po exam, 4th January 2012

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
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Current Affairs Quiz, 3rd January 2012

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
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Quiz questions for January 2012, 2nd January 2012

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?
Bank Number Portab…
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January 2012 Current Affairs, 1st January 2012

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
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Kolaveri di records 30 million views - sung by Dhanush

This song has hit the record of 30 million plus views and counting which is sung by Tamil star Dhanush.

Here is the lyrics of the song and a video file.

why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
rhythm correct
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
maintain please
why this kolaveri..di

distance la moon-u moon-u
moon-u  color-u  white-u
white background night-u nigth-u
night-u color-u black-u

why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di

white skin-u girl-u girl-u
girl-u heart-u black-u
eyes-u eyes-u meet-u meet-u
my future dark

why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di
why this kolaveri kolaveri kolaveri di

maama notes eduthuko
apdiye kaila snacks eduthuko
pa pa paan pa pa paan pa pa paa pa pa paan
sariya vaasi
super maama ready
ready 1 2 3 4

whaa wat a change over maama

ok maama now tune change-u

kaila glass
only english..

hand la glass
glass la scotch
eyes-u full-aa tear-u
empty life-u
girl-u come-u
life reverse gear-u
lovvu lovvu
oh my lovvu
you showed me…
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2012 New Year Quiz - International Year of Cooperation

On which day the starting day of the year 2012 starts?

Sunday

How is year 2012 been represented in Roman numbers?

MMXII

What is special about the year 2012?

2012 is a Leap year
United Nations has deignated 2012 year as what?

"International year of Cooperatives" and
"International year of Sustainable Energy

How is 2012 better know in Bengali Calendar?

1419

How is year 2012 represented according to hindu calendars?

Vikram Samvat - 2068-2069
Shaka Samvat - 1934-1935
Kali Yuga - 5113-5114

How is year 2012 represented in Thai calendar?

2555

What is special about 6th of February in the year 2012?

Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

On which date Annular Solar Eclipse will occur in the year 2012?

20th May 2012 (Northern China to California)

What is peculiar about 6th June,2012?

Century's second and last solar transit of Venus

When will be the next pair of solar transit of Venus predicted?

Year 2117 and 2125

When will be the opening ceremony of 2012 Summer Olympics?

July 27,2012

Which city will bec…
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