CURRENT GK 2012

1. Biggest nuclear power plant in the world? (Kashiwazaki Kariwa, Japan)
2. Census takes place in India once in how many years? (10 Years)
3. Biggest state in India (area wise)? (Rajasthan)
4. Name of the interior minister killed in Pakistan? (Shahbaz Bhatti, Minister for Religious Minorities)
5. Nationality of Ahmed Saleem (the present secretary-general of SAARC)? (Maldives)


6. Kyoto protocol related to? (Climate Change)
7. Headquarters of Interpol? (Lyon)
8. Chief Information Commissioner of India? (Satyanand Mishra)
9. Chief Election Commissioner of India? (S Y Quraishi)
10. Chief Vigilance commissioner of India ? (Pradeep Kumar )
11. Term of Rajya Sabha member? (6 Years)
12. State with largest number of MP seats is? (Uttar Pradesh – 80 Constituencies)
13. Biggest country amongst Canada, USA, Brazil and China? (Canada)
14. Maastricht treaty was regarding? (creation of common European currency, the Euro)
15. India signed 123 Agreement with which country? (USA)
16. Newest member of SAARC? (Afghanistan – Joined in 2005)
17. Who was awarded Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award? (Stephen Bosworth)
18. France and UK banned which country from trade benefits? (Sri Lanka)
19. Who was legal advisor to drafting committee of the Constitution of India? (BN Rau)
20. Oldest rocks in India and found in which mountain range? (Aravalli)
21. Where were South Asian games held? (Dhaka, Bangladesh)
22. Most number of deaths in India during the period of 2001-2003 are caused due to? (Cancer)
23. First Vice-President of India? (Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan)
24. 6th Pay Commission Headed By? (Justice B N Sri Krishna)
25. Red Cross Founder? (Henry Dunant)
26. First Women’s Day was on? (March 19 in 1911)
27. First Judge sought to be impeached in India? (Justice V Ramaswamy)
28. Who invented Air Conditioner? (Willis Haviland Carrier)
29. Who Invented Motor Cycle? (Gottlieb Daimler)
30. India’s Rank in FDI? (9th)
31. India’s Rank in Industrial Development? (9th)
32. Number of Members Nominated in Lok Sabha? (2 Members – AngloIndians.)
33. Japan raised the severity of its nuclear crisis to what level? (Level 7 – The Highest)
34. Which country gets the largest source of its power from nuclear energy? (France)
35. Name the Vice President who was also the Chief Justice of India. (M Hidayatullah