Current Affairs Quiz

CRR, Repo and Reverse repo rates as of January 2013 Policy Rates as of January 2013 are : Bank Rate - 8.75% Repo Rate - 7.75% Reverse Repo Rate - 6.75%   Reserve Ratios : Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) - 4.25% Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) - 23.0%   Source : http://www.rbi.org.in/home.aspx  

Name the South African test player of 1950's who died at the age of 85. Dick Westcott Which mobile network in India launched 'One Nation, One Rate' offering same rate for voice, sms and data in home circles and on roaming its network? Aircel Which unique online contest organised by Karnataka Regional Youth Commission drew good response recently? Crib Contest 2012 Where in India 34th annual national conference of Indian Academy Forensic Medicine will be held from 1st to 3rd February 2013? Mangalore (The Department of Forensic Medicine, Kasturba Medical College) Which university in India launched its diamond jubilee logo on 26th January 2013, Republic Day? Manipal University Which country announced a deal with international lenders to cancel its debt of about $6 billion? Myanmar Which automobile maker sold 9.75 million vehicles group-wide and regained the crown as the world's top selling automaker of 2012? Toyota Motor Corp In which country strawberries are marketed under

How many teams participated in Ranji Trophy 2012-13? 27 List of Teams participated in Ranji Trophy 2012-13. Andhra Assam Baroda Bengal Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Hyderabad Jammu and Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Mumbai Odisha Punjab Railways Rajasthan Saurashtra Service Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Vidarbha Which team qualified for the Ranji trophy final for the 1st time in 75 years? Saurashtra Which team won the Ranji Trophy 2012-13? Mumbai Which cricket team won the Ranji trophy for 40th time? Mumbai

Who won the 2013 Australian Open mens singles title? Novak Djokovic Who won the 2013 Australian Open womens singles title? Victoria Azarenka Who won the 2013 Australian Open mens Doubles Title? Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan Who won the 2013 Australian Open womens Doubles Title? Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci Who won the 2013 Australian Open Mixed Doubles Title? Jarmila Gajdosova and Mathew Ebden Who was the last player to win 3 consecutive Australian open mens single title before Novak Djokovic? Roy Emerson

Who won the 3rd successive Australian Open title in 2013? Novak Djokovic Name the Chief operating Officer for mobile payments company Square who resigned recently. Keith Rabois Expand SLBM. (Hint: Missile) Submarine-launched ballisti missile Which education board launched assessment training programme in partnership with Pearson Foundation? Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Which 5-day festival was held in Dimoria Block of Assam's Kamrup District? Dimoria Ethnic Festival Expand SPCA. (Hint: Police) State Police Complaints Authority (Goa) Expand AIRRBEA. (Hint: Bank) All India Regional Bank Employee Association Which Japanese automobile company will invest Rs.1,000 crore in the greenfield plant at the manufacturing plant at Sri City Andhra Pradesh? Isuzu Motors Which country will host 1st Formula One race in November 2014? Sochi in Russia Expand NELP.(Hint: Licensing) New Exploration Licensing Policy Who won gold at the 10th KFC International Regatta in Langkawi, Malaysia?

Actor - Ashton Kutcher Premier of jOBS was held at the closing-night of Sundance Film Festival 2013, Eccles Center Scheduled release date - 19th April 2013 Highlights of Movie jOBS - 20 years of late Apple chairman - Steve Jobs, from youth to man who was in charge of world's most recognized brands

Which version of the Ramayana translated by Lebanese poet Wadi-al-Bustani was released at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2013? Arabic Which American bank will let its banking license to lapse in India? Morgan Stanley Where in China State Bank of India will open its 2nd Bank branch? Tianjin Godrej Consumer Products has entered into an agreement with which company to divest non-core food business in Indonesia? Creador Who won the Best Emcee award in the female and male categories? Gitikka Ganju Dhar and Nitin Arora Why was Fashion designer Rajiv Bajaj in news recently? Rajiv Bajaj completed 25 years in the field of fashion What are the 2 campaigns launched by Gujarat Government to eradicate malnutrition and support women economically? Mission Mangalam and Mission Balam Sukham Expand NDRI. (Dairy) National Dairy Research Institute Which 3 states in India is permit free for foreign nationals with an exception from Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and Myanmar? Manipur, Mizoram and Nagland When

Which kannada movie directed by R.Chandru will be remade in Telugu and Tamil? Charminar Name the bollywood producer who is set to make film on 26/11 conspirator David Headley. Sunil Bohra What could possibly replace pantry cars in trains by Indian railways? 250 Base kitchen across India Name the poet and novelist who became the 1st Indian to win DSC South Asian Literature prize to bag ($50,000)? Jeet Narcopolis Which automobile maker posted Rs.501.29 crore net profit for quarter ended 31st December 2012? Maruti Suzuki Expand JACDE, (Hint: Airliner) Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Center Name the Super sports car launched by Lamborghini priced at Rs.4.77 crore in India recently. Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Who is the recipient of President's Police Medal 2013 for Gallantry in India? Constable Daler Singh (posthumous) For what purpose National Collateral Management Services Ltd. signed a deal with Central Bank of India recently? Collateral management and warehousing services Whi

Ashoka Chakra - None Kirti Chakra - Major Anup Joesph Manjali, Bihar Regiment Shaurya Chakra winners 2013 Naiks Rajeshver Singh and Anil Kumar Captain A Rahul Ramesh and Naik Krishan Kumar - posthumous award winners Other Shaurya Chakra award winners Major Sandeep Kumar Major Manish Punj Captain Dinesh Kumar Lt.Mahish Singh Subedar Pradeep Deck Havildra Vir Singh Shurya Chakra award recipient  (not from Army) Lt-Commander Inderjeet Singh

Dr.Ramanaidu Daggubati  Art Smt.Sreeramamurthy Janaki Art Dr.Kanak Rele  Art Smt. Sharmila Tagore  Art,  Delhi Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan  Art Shri Abdul Rashid Khan  Art Late Rajesh Khanna  Art Late Jaspal Singh Bhatti  Art Shri Shivajirao Girdhar Patil Public Affairs Dr.Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai  Science and Engineering Dr.Vijay Kumar Saraswat  Science and Engineering Dr.Ashoke Sen  Science and Engineering Dr.B.N. Suresh  Science and Engineering Prof.Satya N. Atluri  Science and Engineering Prof.Jogesh Chandra Pati  Science and Engineering Shri.Ramamurthy Thyagarajan  Trade and Industry Tamil Nadu Shri.Adi Burjor Godrej  Trade and Industry Dr.Nandkishore Shamrao Laud  Medicine Shri.Mangesh Padgaonkar  Literature & Education Prof.Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak  Literature & Education Shri.Hemendra Singh Panwar Civil Service Dr.Maharaj Kishan Bhan Civil Service Shri.Rahul Dravid Sports Ms.H.Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom  Sports

Shri Raghunath Mohapatra Art Shri S. Haider Raza Art Prof. Yash Pal Science and Engineering Prof. Roddam Narasimha  Science and Engineering

8 Indians among 299 players from 80 countries for Davis Cup award Ramanathan Krishnan Jaidip Mukerjea Premjit Lall Vijay Amritraj Anand Amritraj Ramesh Krishnan Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi

To which island country India will transfer Dornier-228 maritime reconnaissance aircraft? Seychelles Which PSU was conferred with Best Performance Overall and best Public Relation Management at the Northeast Consumer Awards? Oil and Natural Gas Corporation's Assam Asset Whose 116th birth anniversary was celebrated by Sanskritik Samaj unveiling a life-size statue in Kahilapara in India? Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Which television channel will conduct 'Jiya Ho Bihar Ke Lala' to celebrate Republic day 2013? Anjan TV Which medical administration collaborated with 150 organisations for investment, training and knowledge sharing purpose? Gujarat Food and Drug Control Administration Which 2 states in India celebrated 42nd Statehood Day? Tripura and Manipur Expand DICV. (Hint: Daimler) Daimler India Commercial Vehicles According to Saraswati Sukumar of Johns Hopkins Medicine which molecule plays major role in initiating inflammation? NF-kB Name the Ex-HAL chief who is appointed as

EPFO to use Aadhaar numbers as mandatory KYC credential EPFO subscribers should furnish Aadhaar numbers by 30th June 2013 for seeking benefits under EPF scheme New Aadhaar registrants to submit their numbers as part of the KYC (Know Your Customer) verification from 1st March 2013 If a working professional do not have Adhaar number, Employer to issue Enrolment Identity Card which will later converted into Adhaar number

Name the world's oldest marathon runner who has decided to stop participating in Marathon events after the Hong Kong Marathon. Fauja Singh Name the diesel variant of Jaguar assembled in India, priced at Rs.44.50 lakh. Jaguar XF2.2 Which company launched Verito 'Executive Edition' with premium features? Mahindra Which company launched Scala automatic, RXL X-tronic CVT and RXZ X-tronic CVT? Renault Expand BCCC. (Hint: Broadcasting) Broadcasting Content Complaints Council Where in India 10th edition of BioAsia 2013 will be held? Hyderabad, 28th to 30th January 2013 Expand FABA. (Hint: Biotech) Federation of Asian Biotech Association What is the theme of Karnataka Health Science Library Association annual conference? Evidence based health science librarianship and librarians to attend from health science institutions across Karnataka Which Indian state cabinet approved free pathology test facility in government-run hospitals and health centres from February 2013? Madhya Pradesh

How many state Government Universities along with National Institute of Technology will benefit from foreign faculty of Erasmus, Rotterdam,McGill University and Richard Ivey School of Business? 11 Which are the top 4 milk producing states in India? Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat Expand KSCWB. (Hint: Cultural) Kerala State Cultural Welfare Board Expand KASSIA. (Hint: Industries) Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association Who won the Israel parliamentary election? Benjamin Netanyahu Which matrimony is planning for $125 million IPO in 2013? Bharat Matrimony Which company invested Rs.8 crore in Congruent Solutions, a service provider in pension administration industry? Fulcrum Venture India Which designer and manufacturer of industrial batteries opened a manufacturing facility in Bidadi recently? Amco Saft India Name the person who plans to construct world's 1st 3-D-printed building? Janjaap Ruijssenaars Swelect Energy System bought 49% stake in which solar modu

What is the hiked import duty on gold and platinum in India with immediate effect (2013)? 6% from 4% Name the overseas arm of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation which bagged the best oil terminal award. De-Kastri oil terminal of ONGC Videsh Ltd's Sakhalin-1 project in Russia What is Buddhist train known as? Mahapari Nirvan Express Name the former minister of Bihar who died of age related illness recently. Ramashray Prasad Singh What is the unique feature of Amul Dairy's Mumbai suburb plant? Fully automatic traffic management system using robots for milk packing operations Name the housing project launched by Karnataka Housing Board after 33 years in Mysore. KRS Nisarga Why was Lovely Professional University in news recently? IBM partnered with Lovely Professional University to upgrade its hardware infrastructure Expand FIPB. (Hint: Investment) Foreign Investment Promotion Board When and where the 9th edition Aero India will be held? 6th February 2013, Bangalore who is appointed as

Organiser of Beach football 2013 Beach Soccer Worldwide set to organise India's 1st professional Beach Soccer Championship in Goa Associations involved Goa Football Association and Goa Football Development Council Event Management Trans-Stadia Teams 50, Goa's popular football clubs and other prominent teams across India Dates 7th to 10th February 2013 Players 10 players with 5 on field and 5 substitutes Prize money Rs.2 lakh Spectators T-Box modular stadia technology

Which airways offers free flights for children who turned 10 (age) in 2013 as a part of year-long celebration of the airline's 10 anniversary? Eithad Airways Name the 1st ever national conference on women in architecture to be held in Pune on 24th and 25th January 2013. Women in Architecture Mahacon WiA Name the director whose next film is based on prohibition in Gujarat. Rahul Dholakia Who was sworn in as President of America for 2nd term? Barack Obama Who was sworn in as Vice President of America for 2nd term? Joe Biden What is sponge silk sarees priced to reach middle and lower middle class families which will not have golden and silver borders by Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation? Rs.3,000 Where in India 21-day Handloom expo will be held with participation from 16 states across the country? Bhubaneswar How many Indian companies are in the list of 1,500 entities worldwide in terms of their annual R and D investments? 14 Who was conferred 58th Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Aw

Which is the official state bird of Nagaland? Blyth's Tragopan Which is the official state animal of Nagaland? Mithun Which is the state flower of the Nagaland? Phododendron Which is the state Tree of Nagaland? Alder

Which is the official state bird of Mizoram? Mrs. Hume's Pheasant Which is the official state animal of Mizoram? Hillock Gibbon Which is the state flower of the Mizoram? Red Vanada Which is the state Tree of Mizoram? Iron Wood

19th January 2013 question and answers   Where was the Mali summit held? Ivory Coast Where in India 7th edition of BhimthadiJatra, a platform for women self-help groups will be held? Pune (24th to 27th Jan 2013) Which India-Mayanmar winter festival event aims to develop eco-tourism and wildlife conversion? Pangsau Pass winter Festival 2013 Which university in India will introduce a chapter on the contribution of Dr.B.R.Ambedkar to the Constitution? Karnataka State Open University Where in India 'Voters Day' will be observed on 25th January 2013? Bhopal Who is appointed as an independent non-executive director to the Boards of Sanlam Ltd and Sanlam Life Insurance Ltd.? Arun Duggal Which education and learning division announced its partnership with Big Bazaar to market their learning products in their stores across India? HCL Infosystems Limited SEBI, market regulator in India is set to full fungibility for which holders? Indian Depository Receipts Name the writer and diplomat w

Which Indian state was brought under President's Rule for 3rd time since its formation in 12 years? Jharkhand Which mobile manufacturing company is scheduled to launch most expensive Android phone in India? HTC (HTC Butterfly priced at Rs.44,000) Which Indian state's Government employees are in the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme? Haryana Rohtak district Railway employees, Power Corporation, Anganwadi workers and Border Security Force jawans Which country has been invited as guest at the Hyderabad Literary Festival 2013? France Under which wing Government of India is set to take over under-utilised and unused government land and monetise accordingly? Land Authority of India What is the proposed uniform price for 5 and 3kgs of wheat and rice under the Food Security Bill? Rs.3/kg and Rs.2/kg Who is appointed as Reebok India MD of Adidas MG? Erick Haskell What is the title of national seminar organised by Center for Culture and Development on Census of In

List of National Bravery Award Winners of 2012 Age: 7 years and above Why Award: All of them put their own lives in danger to save others Kapil Singh Negi Om Prakash Yadav Mittal Mahendrabhai Patadiya Late Master Adithya Gopal Uma Shankar Anjali Singh Gautam Yandam Amara Uday Kiran Suthrapu Shiva Prasad Ranjan Pradhan Sheetal Sadvi Saluja Divyaben Mansangbhai Chauhan Sandesh P Hegde Sindhushree B.A Mohammed Nishadh V.P Anshif C.K Sahsad K Johnson Tourangbam Kshetrimayum Rakesh Singh C. Lalduhawma Prasannta Shandilya Dungar Singh G.Parameswaran Late Kum.Lovely Verma Late Kum.Saudhita Barman Haryana Ministers Asean Summit 2012 Reward from Government of India to National Bravery Award 2012 recipients 1 lakh cash prize No education costs until graduation A scholarship allowing them to study engineering and medicine Kabaddi World Cup Orissa Ministers Note: All children will participate in the Republic Day 2013 parade

13 questions for January, 17th 2013   Who is appointed as CEO of HCL Tech? Anant Gupta Who regained 2nd rank in the recently released BWF rankings? Saina Nehwal What is the projected growth rate by United Nations Organisation for 2013? 6.1% How was Sophiya Haque who died recently known to the world? British Asian actress, singer and VJ Expand IAEWP. (Hint: Educators) International Association of Educators of World Peace Who was conferred with Lifetime Achievement for Peace Award by United Nations-affiliated IAEWP? Nambam Tuki, chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, India Which Indian state has been voted the "Favourite Upcoming Destination" by Outlook Traveler magazine? Arunachal Pradesh Expand ITM. (International) International Tourism Mart Who won gold in the 61st Senior National Volleyball Championship in Jaipur? Kerala men's team Which section of Income Tax Act gives tax holiday for SEZ units in India? Section 10AA Which Indian city will have International youth hostel

Brand Ambassador for CCL Season 3 Bipasha Basu Launch date: 19th January 2013 Event Dates: 9th February 2013 to 10th March 2013 Channels telecasting Celebrity Champions League 2013 8 teams, 8 channels - 8 languages Anjan - Bhojpur Asianet - Malayalam Star Bengali Star Gold - Hindi Star Marathi Star Vijay - Tamil Suvarna - Kannada Zee Telugu

Which is the official state bird of Manipur? Nongin Which is the official language of state of Manipur? Manipuri Which is the official state animal of Manipur? Sangai (Brown Antlered Deer) Which is the state flower of the Manipur? Shiroy Lily ( Lilium) Which is the state Tree of Manipur? Iningthiu

Which is the official state bird of Meghalaya? Hill Myna Which is the official state animal of Meghalaya? Clouded Leopard Which is the state flower of the Meghalaya? Lady Slipper Orchid Which is the state Tree of Meghalaya? White Teak

16th Jan 2013 World current affairs updates   Where in Karnataka Women's Empowerment Centre was opened to cater over 25,000 women for variety of courses to be offered at the Centre? Malleshwaram, Bangalore Where in India Wills Lifestyle India Fashion week Spring-Summer 2013 was held? Kerala United Kingdom recently expressed interest in forging partnership in which sector with Kerala? Health Who won the Go UNESCO Challenge 2012 by traveling to 28 UNESCO heritage sites in India within a year? Jai Bharati, a Hyderabadi architect Which country did head of the International Committee of the Red Cross visited for the 1st time recently? Myanmar Which bank recently announced it is interested to acquire RBS India's retail assets? Yes Bank Which country became world's top smartphone manufacturer by shipping more than 200 million units in the year 2012? China Which sporting event could take shape as that of Indian Premier League to be hosted by its commercial partners IMG-Reliance? Fo

January 15th, 2013 latest updates   Who became youngest Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist to break the record held by Babar Iqbal who was aged 12? 9 year old Pranav Kalyan, 4th grade student of Willow Elementary School Which Japanese fashion retailer is set to partner Arvind to build $1 billion business in India? Uniqlo What value of financial assistance was given by Maharashtra Government to farmers affected by excess rains in Nagpur division during 2011-12? Rs.226.24 crore Which Marathi feature film has been selected in the PIF film festival? Anumati Expand KIFF. (Hint: Film) Kolhapur International Film Festival Tourism Taglines 2013 Where in India literary meet 2013 was held which saw over 300 people attending from northeast and western parts of the country? Aurangabad Which state in India bagged 'Krishi Karman Award' for Best Performing State in Wheat category for the year 2011-12? Haryana Expand PDP. (Hint: Dairy) Patna Dairy Project Expand BSTDC. (Hint: Bihar) Bih

Krishi Kraman Awards 2013 Special contribution to total foodgrains production Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Manipur and Nagaland Production and productivity of Rice Bihar Production and productivity of Wheat Haryana Production and productivity of Pulses Jharkhand Production and productivity of Coarse cereals Uttar Pradesh Following states received Commendation Awards Punjab, Uttarakhand, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Himachal Pradesh

14th January, Pongal, Lohri, Sankranthi, Kite flying festival day current affairs 2013   Which meeting was held by India and Pakistan at Poonch on 14th January 2013? Flag meeting To which countries 121 tonne of grapes were exported from Maharashtra, India? EU member countries Expand APEDA. (Hint: Export) Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority Conference December 2012 Which state received Best stall award at the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors Summit? Madhya Pradesh Where in India 6th Food and Grocery Forum 2013 was held? Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon Who translated Ramayana in Polish language? Janusz Krzyzowski, an Indologist in Poland Bollywood Movies Taglines Where did Apollo Tyres open global R and D centre? Enschede, Netherlands Where in India 33rd Sub-Junior (under-17) National Archery championship will be held? Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore (15th to 20th January 2013) Which 4 cities weather forecast could be accessed on real time basis th

Er Ist Wieder Da - English meaning 'He's back' Written by Timur Vermes, a comic novel with a farcical plot. The novel is top of bestseller list with more than 250,000 copies and 75,000 audio books sold. German press plans for English publication of the same.

Which movie won the “Best Picture” award at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Argo Who won the “Best Actor” award at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Daniel Day-Lewis (Movie – Lincoln Who won the “Best Actress” award at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) Who won the “Best Supporting Actor” award in the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Philip Seymour Hoffman (The Master) Who won the “Best Supporting Actress” award at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables Who won the “Best Young Actor/Actress” award at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Quvenzhane Wallis (Beasts of the Southern Wild) Who won the “Best Director” award at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Ben Affleck (Argo) Who won the award for “Best ScreenPlay” at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained) Who won the award for “Best Adapted ScreenPlay” at the 2013 Critics Choice Movie Awards? Tony Kushner (Lincoln) Who

Which movie won the award for “Best Motion Picture – Drama” in Golden Globe Awards 2013? Argo Which movie won the award for “Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy” in Golden Globe Awards 2013? Les Miserables Who won the award for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama” in Golden Globe Awards 2013? Daniel Day-Lewis (Lincoln) Who won the award for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama” in Golden Globe Awards 2013? Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty) Who won the award for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy” in Golden Globe Awards 2013? Hugh Jackman (Les Miserables) Who won the award for “Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy” in Golden Globe Awards 2013? Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) Who won the award for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture” in Golden Globe Awards 2013? Christoph Waltz (Django Unchained) Who won the award for “Best

13th January 2013   Where in India 18th Yuva Mahotsav was held recently? Pernem Expand KBM. (Hint: Konkani) Konkani Bhasha Mandal Where in India the finals of Hip Hop India competition will be held? Surathkal, National Institute of Technology Karnataka Which state in India will host the 33rd South Indian History Congress from 15th February to 17th February 2013? Kariavattom campus,University of Kerala Which university in India will offer dual degree and integrated MBA courses? Rajasthan (BTech and MBA) Expand ATOAI. (Hint: Tour) Adventure Tour Operators Association of India Who won the Miss America 2013 title? Mallory Hagan, 23 year old contestant from Brooklyn, New York Expand OTA. (Hint: Travel) Online Travel Agency Expand OLED. (Hint: Organic) Organic Light-Emitting Diode Expand IISCO. (Hint: Steel) Indian Iron and Steel Company  

List of products launched at CES 2013   Acer Iconia B1-A71 tablet Asus Transformer Book and Vivo Tab Smart Canon Power shot ELPH 130 IS with Wi-Fi Fujifilm Range of digital cameras HP AMD powered Sleekbooks and Windows Phone 8 based Ascend W1 Intel Atom Lexington Z2420 Lenovo 27 inch IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC, K900 phone with 13 megapixels camera LG 55 inch OLED tv NVidia Gaming system powered by Tegra 4 Panasonic OLED TV Polariod iM 836 mirrorless interchangable lens camera Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chips Samsung OLED tv, NX 300, Series 7 Chronos and Notebooks, Full HD touch screen monitor, guestures control tv, Exynos 5 Octa SoC adn Youm OLED display Sharp 32 inch 4K IGZO LCD monitor Sony Xperia Z Android smartphone with 13 mg camera, touch enabled T series 15 VAIO ultra book, 4K OLED TV Toshiba Satellite laptop series Viewsonic vSD240 smart display Vizio Windows 8 tablets and Android 4.1 smatphones ZTE Grand S smartphone and Nubia Z5 smart phone

Which is the official state bird of Maharashtra? Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Which  is the official language of state of Maharashtra? Marathi Which is the official state animal of Maharashtra? Indian Giant Squirrel Which is the state Tree of Maharashtra? Mango

Which is the official state bird of Madhya Pradesh? Dudhraj Which is the official language of state of Madhya Pradesh? Hindi Which is the official state animal of Madhya Pradesh? Barasingha Which is the state flower of the Madhya Pradesh? Palash Which is the state Tree of Madhya Pradesh? Banyan

12th January 2013 gk at a glance   Expand MSHMPB. (Hint: Medicinal) Maharashtra State Horticulture and Medicinal Plant Board Which Indian state approved Girl and Youth Policy 2013 recently? Rajasthan Which country's parliament approved new tax legislation aiming to boost state revenues by 2.3 billion in 2013? Greece Name the Reddit co-founder who committed suicide. Aaron Swartz Which university did Microsoft tie-up to deliver personality development and improve written and spoken English along with basic computer knowledge in India? Bournville College of London Who won the men's ATP tour title at Sydney International tennis tournament 2013? Bernard Tomic Who is appointed as Canara Bank's CMD with effect from 11th January 2013? R.K.Dubey Who became the youngest men's National Table Tennis champion in India? Soumyajit Ghosh  

Reduction in Education fees and its impact on economy India's Art Festival and its influence on rest of the world Energy conservation, a social responsibility Poor loan lending and its adverse effects on economy Write a note on: Cash to the poor program in India 13th annual Indo-Russian bilateral summit Wind Power India 2012 Olympics and India's role Introduction of e-pension in India National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy 2012 Rashtriya Swastha Bima Yojana Sitar maestro - Pandit Ravi Shankar Pinjore heritage festival Conference of the Commissioners of Police Goonda Act 1923 Indian PSU's role in Brazil's iron ore assets Letter writing topics Write a letter to Medical officer highlighting the raise in Dengue cases in your locality. Write a letter to city Mayor mentioning the grow menace of garbage in your locality.

11th January 2013 gk digest   Expand AFSPA. (Hint: Armed Forces) Armed Forces Special Powers Act Which 2 Asian countries will sign liberalised visa agreement during 3-day home minister-level talks beginning 28th January 2013? India and Bangladesh Expand PFM. (Hint: Finance) Personal Finance Management Name the Padma Vibhushan recipient of India who was conferred with Maharashtra Bhushan award recently. Dr.Anil Kakdokar Which Indian state is set to form a Medical Service Corporation to procure and distribute medical products? Chhattisgarh Expand TTF. (Hint: Travel) Travel and Tourism Fair Which company will invest an additional amount of Rs.14,000 crore in Gujarat's port sector and water supply projects? Essar Group Operation smile is set to sign MoU with Government of Meghalaya for what purpose? To provide cleft-lip, cleft-palate surgeries and correction of facial deformities Which rank does India hold on the economic freedom index 2013? 119th rank Expand CCI. (Hint: Competition) C

Recent Advancements in Chemical Science Research An Indian Prespective , Maharashtra International Conference on Food Technology and Health Promotion 2012, New Delhi 3rd International Conference on Computer Applications 2012, Pondicherry 4th International Conference on Network Communications 2012, Chennai International Conference on radar communication and computing, Tamil Nadu International Conference on Extension Education in the Prespectives of Advances in Natural Resource, Rajasthan Real Estate Summit and Awards 2012, Mumbai North-East Handicrafts Gifts Sourcing Show, Kolkata 19th International Conference on High Performance Computing, Maharashtra International Conference on Green Technologies 2012, Kerala AIFUCTO Varanasi Conference 2012 International Conference on Managing Human Resources at the Workplace, Karnataka Food Regulatory and Safety Summit, New Delhi National Conference on Power System Emergencies, Tamil Nadu Shared Services and Outsourcing Week India 2012 International

10th January 2013 gk round-up   Which group downgraded India to underweight from neutral as a part of emerging markets review? Citigroup Which city has banned mobile girls from using cellphones, dancing and signing at weddings? Udaipur Expand IME. (Hint: Mechanical) Institution of Mechanical Engineers Expand CPCR. (Hint: Child) Commission for Protection of Child Rights Where in India Gas cracker project will be commissioned by BCPL? Assam Who is appointed as president and CEO of Boston consulting group? Rich Lesser Which rank does Parupalli Kashyap hold after existing from Korea Open 2013? 11th rank Which dam in Afghanistan will be constructed by India as it approved additional funds with a revised cost of Rs.1,457.56 crore? Salma Dam Who is appointed as president of India and SAARC nations by Cisco for its sales and operations? Jeff White Name the Korean coach who is appointed for Archery in India. Lim Chae Woong Why was EIL in news recently in India? Government of India approved 10%

Australian Grand Prix 2013, Albert Park 15th to 17th March Malaysia Grand Prix 2013, Sepang International Circuit 22nd to 24th March 2013 Chinese Grand Prix, Shanghai International Circuit 12th to 14th April 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit 19th to 21st April Gran Premia De Espana 2013, Circuit de Catalunya 10th to 12th May Grand Prix de Monaco 2013, Circuit de Monaco 24th to 26th May Grand Prix Du Canada, Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve 7th to 9th June 2013 British Grand Prix 2013 28th to 30th June Grosser Preis von Deutschland 5th to 7th July TBA 19th to 21st July 2013 Magyar Nagydij 2013, Hungaroring 26th to 28th July Belgain Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 23-25 August 2013 Premio D'Italia, Autodromo di Monza 6th to 8th September Singapore Grand Prix 2013, Marina Bay Street Circuit 20th to 22nd September Korean Grand Prix, Korea International Circuit 4th to 6th October Japanese Grand Prix 2013 11th to 13th October Indian Grand Prix, Buddh International

9th January 2013 General Knowledge   Name the world's 1st subway which marked 150th anniversary recently. Farringdon Which country displaced Brazil, Russia to become 4th largest market for Sony? India Name the West Indies cricketer who joined Derbyshire on a 2-year deal. Chanderpaul Which company will migrate its Live Messenger users to Skype on March 15th 2013? Microsoft Which Indian state has come up with a plan to transport drinking water in railway wagons? Maharashtra India Bike week will be held in which Indian city on February 2nd and 3rd 2013? Vagator, North Goa Name the director of Bombay to Goa who died due to Heart attack recently. S.Ramanathan Times Internet recently entered into a partnership with which American online media company? Gawker Media Who was recently appointed as Secretary, Financial Services in Finance  Ministry of India? Rajiv Takru Who won the PGA TOur golf tournament title for the first time in 2013? Dustin Johnson Which rank does India hold as drug exp

14th Jan to 27th Jan 2013 Australian Open 2013 - Melbourne Park,Melbourne Australia   26th May to 9th June 2013 French Open 2013 - Roland Garros, Paris, France   24th June to 7th July 2013 Wimbledon 2013 - The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club,Wimbledon London UK   26th Aug to 9th Sept 2013 US Open 2013 - Flushing Medow, New York, US

Which is the official state bird of Jharkhand? Koel Which is the official language of state of Jharkhand? Hindi Which is the official state animal of Jharkhand? Elephant Which is the state flower of the Jharkhand? Palash Which is the state Tree of Jharkhand? Sal

Which is the official state bird of Himachal Pradesh? Monal Which is the official language of state of Himachal Pradesh? Hindi Which is the official state animal of Himachal Pradesh? Musk Deer Which is the state flower of the Himachal Pradesh? Rhododendron Which is the state Tree of Himachal Pradesh? Deodar

8th January 2013 current affairs   Where does the unemployment rate stand as of November 2012? 11.8% Which country's President will miss his scheduled swearing-in ceremony for 3rd term due to health problem? Venezuelan Rahul Sharma re-entered as a music director with which movie? Freedom Expand PBD. (Bharatiya) Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Name the Nobel laureate who said "fragile ecosystem of the Sunderbans needs to be handled with care" at the 100th Indian Science Congress. Rajendra K. Pachauri Under which scheme Haryana Government introduced pilot project for children between 3 and 6 years of age? Integrated Child Development Services Expand ECCE. (Hint: Childhood) Early Childhood Care and Education Expand NIPCCD. (Hint: Child Development) National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development Which state's transport bagged the Apollo-CV awards as the best public fleet operator of the year 2013 for its Intelligence Transport System? Karnataka State Transport Cor

Novak Djokovic (Serbia) $12,803,737 Roger Federer (Switzerland) $8,584,842 Andy Murray (Scotland) $5,708,230 Rafael Nadal (Spain) $4,997,448 David Ferrer (Spain) $4,409,340 Juan Martin del Potro (Argentina) $3,031,003 Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) $2,973,967 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) $2,376,640 Janko Tipsarevic (Serbia) $2,063,737 Richard Gasquet (France) $1,562,677

7th January 2013 gk updates   Where in India 3-day 11th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was held in January 2013? Kochi, Kerala Which technology major will release 27-inch coffee table PC? Lenovo Name the Australian who retired ranking 11th in the International Cricket Council's Test Rankings. Mike Hussey Which companies co-founder is planning to build a small city on Mars for 80,000 space explorers (only vegetarians)? PayPal's co-founder Elon Musk Who won the Aircel Chennai Open 2013 men's singles title? Janko Tipservic Who won the Aircel Chennai Open 2013 men's doubles title? Stanislas Wawrinka and Benoit Paire How was Harmut Mehdorn known? Germany's Air Berlin PLC's CEO Who won the 4th consecutive FIFA Ballon d'Or award? Lionel Messi What does T stand for in recently launched Bajaj Discover 100T? Tourer Which automobile company launched 110cc bikes Pantero and Centuro? Mahindra  

In total there are seven countries having achieved Literacy rate of 100% in the World. 1. Andorra  2. Liechtenstein 3. Norway 4. Finland 5. Holy See (Vatican City) 6. Luxembourg 7. Greenland

Which is the official state bird of Haryana? Black Francolin Which is the official language of state of Haryana? Punjabi & Hindi Which is the official state animal of Haryana? Nilgai Which is the state flower of the Haryana? Lotus Which is the state tree of Haryana? Peepal

Which is the official state bird of Gujarat? Greater Flamingo Which is the official language of state of Gujarat? Gujarati, Hindi & English Which is the official state animal of Gujarat? Lion Which is the state flower of the Gujarat? Marigold Which is the state tree of Gujarat? Banyan tree

3rd January 2013 gk updates   Expand LPSC. (Hint: Propulsion) Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre Odisha joined how many states as it introduced ban of gutka and paan masala? 18 Who is appointed as MD of IBM India? Vanitha Narayanan What issues would 14th Finance Commission in India priorities? Disinvestment, GST compensation, sale of non-priority PSUs and subsidies Name the Nehru fellowship recipient Archaeologist who died recently. Ranganatha Rao Which 2 region got President's approval for special status bill to execute the provisions of the Article 371J of the constitution? Hyderabad-Karnataka Where is the inaugural edition of Invitational squash tournament scheduled to be held from 4th to 8th January 2013 in India? Bangalore What is the export volume (in kgs) decline of tea export from India between January and September 2012? 22.7 million kgs Bharti Infratel will be included in which indices from 7th January 2013? FTSE Global Equity Indices Against whom did Nestle win trademark b

Navratna Status PSU companies in India Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited ( BHEL ) Bharat Electronics Limited ( BEL ) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited ( BPCL ) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ( HAL ) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited ( HPCL ) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited ( MTNL ) National Aluminium Company Limited ( NALCO ) National Mineral Development Corporation Limited ( NMDC ) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited Oil India Limited Power Finance Corporation Limited Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited Power Grid Corporation of India Limited GAIL India Limited Rural Electrification Corporation Limited Shipping Corporation of India Limited

Complete list of Maharatna Status PSU companies in India   Coal India Limited Indian Oil Corporation Limited ( IOCL ) NTPC Limited Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited ( ONGC ) Steel Authority of India Limited ( SAIL )

Who is the present CEO of Berkshire Hathway? Warren Buffett Who is the present CEO of Walmart Stores? Michael Duke Who is the present CEO of Google? Larry Page Who is the present CEO of Exxon Mobil? Rex Tillerson Who is the present CEO of General Electric? Jeffrey Immelt Who is the present CEO of Facebook Inc? Mark Zuckerberg Who is the present CEO of News Corp? Rupert Murdoch Who is the present CEO of Amazon.com? Jeff Bezos Who is the present CEO of JP Morgan Chase? Jamie Dimon Who is the present CEO of Apple Inc? Timothy Cook Who is the present CEO of Goldman Sachs Group? Lloyd Blankfein Who is the present CEO of Koch Industries Inc? David Koch Who is the present CEO of BlackRock? Larry Fink Who is the present CEO of Toyota Motor? Akio Toyoda Who is the present CEO of Microsoft? Steve Ballmer Who is the present CEO of Arcelor Mittal? Lakshmi Mittal Who is the present CEO of Softbank? Masayoshi Son Who is the present CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton? Bernard Arnault Who is the

2nd January 2013 current affairs   Who became the 4th test cricketer to surpass 13,000 runs? Jacques Kallis Expand ICDC. (Hint: Diabetes) International Conference on Diabetes and its Complications Who is appointed as RBI deputy governor? Urjit Patel Which technology was officially launched on 1st January 1983 and has turned 30 years now? Internet Which nationalised bank has launched MobiCash Easy, a mobile wallet offering facilities such as fund transfer, bill payment,mobile and DTH recharge? State Bank of India Name the American pop singer whose 1950 hit 'Tennessee Waltz' had topped the charts for months, died at the age of 85. Patti Page Which Indian state will introduce a scheme to distribute free iron tablets to school children to overcome anemia? Kerala  

Which is the capital city of Andhra Pradesh? Hyderabad Which is the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh? Itanagar Which is the capital city of Assam? Dispur Which is the capital city of Bihar? Patna Which is the capital city of Chhattisgarh? Raipur Which is the capital city of Goa? Panaji Which is the capital city of Gujarat? Gandhinagar Which is the capital city of Haryana? Chandigarh Which is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh? Shimla Which is the capital city of Jammu & Kashmir? Srinagar (in summer) Jammu (in winter) Which is the capital city of Jharkhand? Ranchi Which is the capital city of Karnataka? Bangalore Which is the capital city of Kerala? Thiruvananthapuram Which is the capital city of Madhya Pradesh? Bhopal Which is the capital city of Maharashtra? Mumbai Which is the capital city of Manipur? Imphal Which is the capital city of Meghalaya? Shillong Which is the capital city of Mizoram? Aizawl Which is the capital

Which is the official state bird of Goa? Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul Which is the official language of state of Goa? Konkani Which is the official state animal of Goa? Gaur Which is the state Tree of Goa? Asan

Which is the official state bird of Chhattisgarh? Pahari Myna (Hill Myna) Which is the official language of state of Chhattisgarh? Chhattisgarhi, Hindi Which is the official state animal of Chhattisgarh? Van Bhainsa (Wild Buffalo) Which is the state Tree of Chhattisgarh? Sal or Sarai

1st January 2013 general awareness   Which airlines in India lost license to fly as it exceeded renewal period? Kingfisher Airlines What code will the genetically-modified food bear at top of its display panel? GM Expand FSSAI. (Hint: Food) Food Safety and Standards Authority of India Which institute in India will have robots performing for Gangnam style song at its Techfest? Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay) Name the Oscar winning sound editor of Lord of the Rings who died in rafting accident. Michael Hopkins Name the IPS officer who took over as chief of the Intelligence Bureau. S.A.Ibrahim  

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Which is the capital city of Union Territory of Delhi? Delhi Which is the capital city of Union Territory of Lakshadweep? Kavaratti Which is the capital city of Union Territory of Pondicherry? Pondicherry Which is the capital city of Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands? Port Blair Which is the capital city of Union Territory of Daman & Diu? Daman Which is the capital city of Union Territory of Chandigarh? Chandigarh Which is the capital city of Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli? Silvassa 

Open Happiness - Coca Cola Power to you - Vodafone Aapki Jeet Hamari Jeet - Ashok Leyland kardo Sabki Bolti Bandh - Celkon Mobiles Nothing like Anything - Micromax Bring Home Happiness - Midea Good Food Good Life - Nestle Make it Matter - HP Jiyo Befikar - Bajaj Allianz New Thinking New Possibilities - Hyundai Jis Pe Desh Kare Bharosa - Luminous Store your world in ours - Sandisk

ASI Awards 2010 and 2011 Muthunayagam Aryabhata Award 2010 V.K.Saraswat Aryabhata Award 2011 ASI Rocket Technologies P.Kunhikrishnan (ISRO) G.Satheesh Reddy (DRDO) Spacecraft Technologies Yateendra Mehta and P.Chakraborty (ISRO) Space Sciences and Applications N.M.Ashok and Y.Y.N.Krishnamurthy Space Systems Management N.Prahlad Rao ASI-ISRO awards 2010 Rocket technology S.V.Sharma Spacecraft technology Dilip Kumar Das Space Sciences and Applications K.Krishna Murthy ASI-ISRO awards 2011 Rocket technology G.Ravindranath Spacecraft technology C.C.Joseph Space systems management M.Nageswara Rao ASI-ISRO best Woman scientist awards 2010 and 2011 N.Veena and Punam Pradeepkumar ASI-ISRO Young scientist awards 2010 and 2011 Santanu Sinha and Advaita Goswamy ASI-ISRO Team achievement awards 2010 and 2011 Chayan Dutta and Team B.N.Murthy and Team Space Gold medals for 2010 Isac Daniel Paul P. George K.Thenmozhi Selvi Gopal N. Umat Space Gold medals for 2011 Jagannath Das Muthuchezhian N.Radha A

How many districts and schemes in India would be included in direct cash transfer of subsidies from 1st January 2013? 20 districts and 26 schemes Who was conferred by Indian Association of Dermatologists (Maharashtra chapter) a lifetime achievement award? Girish Saoji Which university will be established at Apatani Plateau in lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh? Technical and Medical university Expand GCET. (Hint: Test) Goa Common Entrance Test Apart from being a comic actor how else the world knows Jaswinder Bhalla? Professor of Agricultural Science at the Punjab Agricultural University in Ludhiana Expand TAAT. (Hint: Archery) The Archery Association of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Movies released from January to December 2012 Nanban Kollaikaran Vettai Medhai Paari Settai Dhanam Theni Maavattam Marina Sengathu Bhoomiyilae Dhoni Oru Mazhai Naangu Saaral Oru Nadigaiyin Vaakkumoolam Soozhnilai Vachaathi Vilayada Vaa Ambuli Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal Udumban Kathal Paathai Virudhanagar Sandhippu Aravaan Kondaan Koduthaan Shankar Oor Rajapalayam Naanga Pathirama Pathukkunga Sevarkodi Kazhugu Maasi Vinmeengal Aayiram Muthangaludam Thenmozhi Kadhal Pisase Kandha Nandha Nandhitha 3 Meervudan Krishna Mudhalvar Mahatma Othakkuthirai Otha Veedu Suriya Nagaram Asthamanam Mazhaikaalam Nandu Bhaskar Oru Kal Oru Kannadi Pachai Engira Kaathu Aduthatha Maattuthavani Mye Ooh La La La Aathi Narayana Leelai Padam Parthu kadhai Sol Gaantham Parama Guruu Vazhakku Enn 18/9 Kalakalappu Kandathum Kanadhathum Raattinam Anbulla Manvizhiye Ishtam Konjum Mainakkale Idhayam Thiraiarangam Manam Kothi Paravai Mayaginen Thayanginen Thadaiyara Thaakka Krishna

Telugu Movies released from January to December 2012 3 Adhinayakudu Akashamlo Sagam Alibaba Intlo Andharu Dhongalu All the best Anarkali Andala Rakshasi Anucharudu April Fool Aravind 2 August 15 Autonagar Surya Ayyare Bachelors 2 Bhale Thammudu 2012 Bindaas Boochi Brothers Bus Stop Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu Chanakyudu Chatulatha Chemistry Dalam 2012 Damarukam Daruvu David Billa Dear - Bharat Denikania Ready Devaraya Devasthanam Devudu Chesina Manushulu 2012 Dhammu Dhoni Disco Double Trouble Ee Rojullo Eega Ekaveera Em Babu Laddu Kavala Endukante Premanta Face Book Friends Book Gabbar Singh Gajaraju Gandharvulu Genius Gundello Godari Hara Hara Mahadeva Hitech Killer Housefull Inkennallu Ishq Jollyga Enjoy Cheddam Julayi Kottha Kotthaga Kousalya Aunty Krishnam vande Jagadgurum Kshetram Kulu Manali Life is beautiful Love Cycle Love Failure Lovely Lucky Maa Abbai Engineering Student Maa Oollo Osari Yem Jarigindante Maatarani Mounamidi Malligadu Masti Medaram Jatara Mem Vayasum Vaccham Mi

Movies released from January to December 2012 Players Chaalis Chauraasi Ghost Sadda Adda Tutiya Dil Agneepath Staying Alive Gali Gali Chor Hai Love You To Death Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu Valentine's Night Ek Deewana Tha Married 2 America Jodi Breakers Pune tc Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Dairy of a Butterfly London, Paris, New York Paan Singh Tomar Will You Marry Me? Chaar Din Ki Chandni Kahaani 7 Welcome to London Anjunaa Beach Chaurahen (Crossroads) Love Possible Say Yes To Love Aindagi Tere Naam Agent Vinod Blood Money Bumboo Housefull 2 Bittoo Boss Chhodo Kal Ki Baatien Hate Story Vicky Donor Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi Tezz Fatso Jannat 2 Dangerous Ishq Ishaqzaade The Forest Chhota Bheem Department Mr.Bhatti on Chutti Love, Lies and Seeta Arjun: The Warrior Prince Chutki Bajja Ke Love Recipe Love, Wrinkle-free MLA Rakhtbjee Yeh Khula Aasmaan Rowdy Rathore Shangai Chakradhaar Ferrari Ki Sawaari Qasam Se Qasam Se Gangs of Wasseypur Teri Meri Kahaani Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai Maximum Supermen of Male

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