current affairs

Current Affairs

1) The Union cabinet on September 4, 2012 approved an amendment to the constitution to provide special status to which districts in the Hyderabad Karnataka region?

1) Raichur and bellary

2) Yedgir and Koppal

3) Bidar and Gulbarga

4) All of the above

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2) Which of the following cities hosted the 'Emerging Kerala 2012' in September 2012?

1) Thiruvananthapuram

2) Dubai

3) New Delhi

4) Kochi

Ans 4

3) The President on September 21, 2012 appointed Justice Darmar Murugesan as the chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Prior to this appointment, he was a judge of which High Court?

1) Madras

2) Hyderabad

3) Kochi

4) Bombay

Ans 1

4) Which state cabinet approved a scheme for payment of compensation to victims of atrocities committed against women in september 2012?

1) Karnataka

2) West Bengal

3) Delhi

4) Madhya Pradesh

Ans  2

5) The Supreme court on September 10, 2012 issued notice to which state government on petition challenging the constitutional validity of the law providing for 69 percent quota in employment and educational institutions in the state?

1) U.P

2) Andhra Pradesh

3) Bihar

4) Tamil Nadu

Ans 4

6) Which state suspended the operation of all existing mining leases with effect in September?

1) Goa

2) Rajasthan

3) Karnataka

4) Andhra Pradesh

Ans 1

7) Union Minister Veerappa Moily on September 19, 2012 presented the Rs 7.5 Lakh Saraswati Samman- 2011 to Dr. A.A. Manavalan who is known for his writings in 

1) Telgu

2) Tamil

3) Malayalam

4) Kannada

Ans 2

8) Which State government in September 2012 instituted nutrition awards at the district level to check malnourishment among Children?

1) Haryana

2) Bihar

3) Punjab

4) Jharkhand

Ans 1

9) The fourth-oldest University in the country turned 125 on September 23, 2012.Which is that University?

1) Delhi University

2) Allahabad University

3) Patna University

4) Lucknow University

Ans 2

10) Which High Court on September 22, 2012 stayed the decision of the All Indian Tennis Association (AITA) not to consider the tennis Player Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna to represent India till the end of June 2012?

1) Delhi

2) Karnataka

3) Bombay

4) Madras

Ans  2

11) Which state govt. in September 2012 decided to paint in white the roof and exterior walls of all its buildings to cut down energy consumption?

1) UP

2) Rajasthan

3) West Bengal

4) Delhi

Ans 4

12) Which state govt. announced in September 2012 to adopt painless and convenient method of haemoglobin(Hb) estimate Known as Hb colour scale Kit from the year 2013?

1) Odisha

2) Haryana

3) Gujarat

4) Rajasthan

Ans 2

13) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on September 20, 2012 finally removed the "Distributed area" tag of which city, when ceased the implementation of a notification issued in 1983 during the days of terrorism in Punjab?

1) Ludhiana

2) Chandigarh

3) Pathankot

4) Amritsar

Ans 2

14) The Odisha state govt. in September 2012 approached software Technology Parks of india(STPI) to assist setting up of hardware Technology Incubation Facility(HTIF) and characterization Laboratory(CL) at

1) Keonjhar

2) Puri

3) Cuttack

4) Bhubaneshwar

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15) The industrial and Infrastructure Investment policy, 2012 approved by the state cabinet on September 4, 2012 provides for special incentives to entrepreneurs for setting up units in 

1) Madhyanchal(Central UP)

2) Bundelkhand

3) Purvanchal(Eastern UP)

4) All of the above

Ans 4

16) Which country launched a new Nuclear safety Agency on 18 September 2012 which is responsible for reviewing of the nuclear policies of the country?

1) Japan

2) France

3) China

4) Germany

Ans 1

17) The United sates and Japan on 17 September 2012 announced an agreement to set up second advanced missile defense radar on Japanese Province.This radar is Known as

1) Alpha-band radar

2) Gama-band radar

3) U-band radar

4) X-band radar

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18) Chaudhary Charan Singh Harayan Agriculture University announced in September 2012 to have developed improved varieties of wheat suitable for cultivation in the North-Western Plains and Peninsular Zones of the country.Where is this University Located?

1) Sahibabad

2) Rohtak

3) Hisar

4) Karnal

Ans 3

19) Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute announced in September 2012 to have discovered two proteins called Puma and Bim that work together to kill self-reactive immune cells can protect against diseases such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.In which country is this located?

1) Australia

2) Sweden

3) Mexico

4) Canada

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20) With the launch of Polar Satellite Launch vehicle(PSLV-C21) on September 9, 2012, the Indian space research organization(ISRO) completed its 100th Mission. Which satellite was fired into orbit by this mission?

1) SPOT-6

2) Proiteres

3) Oceansat

4) only 1 and 2

Ans 4

21) Scientists of which University on September 2012 to have developed a gene therapy which they Claimed could restore the sense of smell in human beings who lost the ability to sniff odours from birth

1) University of Applied Science, Montreal

2) University of  Michigan

3) University of Applied Science, Calgary

4) University of Philadelphia

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22) Pakistan on September 17, 2012 successfully test fired and indigenously developed multitude cruise missile that can carry both nuclear and Conventional warheads over a range of 700 Km, the name of this missile is

1) Akbar

2) Hatf

3) Babur

4) Ghori

Ans 3

23) Scientist in September 2012 announced to have found that a vitamin Supplementation in tuberculosis patients who are on medication can clear the Mycobacterium  tuberculosis- the bacterium that causes TB quickly and hasten recovery. Which is that Vitamin?

1) Vitamin K

2) Vitamin D

3) Vitamin A

4) Vitamin A

Ans 2

24) Scientist of which country along with US experts claimed in September 2012 that they were a step closer to create treatment for Alzheimer patients following a study finding a link to abnormalities inside brain cells?

1) Sweden

2) Britain

3) India

4) Australia

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25) Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams and her Japanese Colleague, armed with improvised tools, on September 5, 2012 successfully installed a Main Bus Switching Unit(MBSU) at the Internal Space Station on their second attempt.Who was her Japanese Colleague?

1) Matsui Hideki

2) Akhihiko Hoshide

3) Jumbo ozaki

4) Nomo Hildeo

Ans 2

26. India and which country on March 1,2012,decided to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation by agreeing to undertake joint operations against pirates and sharing technological know how on seabed research?

1) China

2) Japan

3) Russia

4) New Zealand

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27) A meeting at the prime minister office on Feb 29,2012, decided to increase the total expenditure on health to what percent of the GDP from the current 1.4 percent by the end of the coming 12th plan period?

1) 2.0 Percent

2) 2.5 Percent

3) 3.0 Percent

4) 4.0 Percent

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28) India and which country recently announced to have resolved their longstanding issues of payments for export shipment?

1) Iran

2) Syria

3) Lebanon

4) Pakistan

Ans 1

29) The indigenously development advanced light-weight torpedo and the Akash missile system was on March 3,2012,handed over to the Navy and the Indian Air force respectively at a function in

1) Visakhapatnam

2) Hyderabad

3)  Pune

4) Kolkata

Ans 2

30) The golden Jubilee celebrations of Afro-Asian Rural development organization were held in New Delhi in March 2012.The AARDO president hails from 

1) India

2) Egypt

3) Morocco

4) South Africa

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31) The National Association of Street vendors of India( NASVI ) and Nidan,an organization that supports unorganized workers,were on March 29,2012 honored with the skoll Award for social entrepreneurship by the skoll foundation in

1) Toronto

2) oxford

3) Paris

4) Frankfurt

Ans 2

32) Union minister for Rural development, Drinking Water and sanitation Jairam Ramesh in March 2012 announced a national award for sanitation and water in the name of Maharashtrian saint sant

1) Romesh Hatangadi

2) Gadge Baba

3) Suresh Bhagwan

4) Shiv sagar Baba

Ans 2

33) Who among the following, on march 11,2012,said he will be "Very Sad" if India boycotts the London Olympics following the row over sponsorship of the event by Dow Chemicals, linked to the Bhopal gas tragedy?

1) Barack Obama

2) David Cameron

3) Manmohan singh

4) Hillary Clinton

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34) The high level safety review committee recently submitted its report to the Ministry of railways with a Number of recommendations,who is the chairman of this committee ?

1) C.Rangarajan

2) Lalu Yadav

3) Anil Kakodkar

4) Harish Rawat

Ans 3

35) In an important development on March 12,2012, the supreme court issued notices to nsix ministers and eight Indian Administrative services officers from

1) Andhar Pradesh

2) Karnataka

3) Kerala

4) Tamil Nadu

Ans 1

36) Which of the following was pointed by the union Finanace minister Pranab Mukherjee in March 2012 as one of the major challenges facing public sector banks(PSB) in emerging as potential global tenders?

1) Human Capital deficit

2) Human Capital deficit

3) Innovation deficit

4) Technology deficit

Ans 1

37) The Centre told the Supreme Court in March 2012 that it was Probing into the allegations that the former Chief Justice of India and his relatives amassed assets disproportionate to their Known sources of income.Who is the chief Justice in reference here?

1) K.G.Balakrishna

2) S.H.Kapadia

3) Altamas Kabir

4) Dalveer Bhandari

Ans 1

38) The Functioning of both houses of Parliament was disrupted on March 13,2012,When members demanded that India support the resolution to be moved by------ against sri lanka at the U.N Human Rights Council.

1) U.S.A

2) France

3) Norway

4) All of the above

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39) Noted critic Namvar Singh in March 2012 presented the Jnanpith Award to eminent hindi author Amar Kant at a Special ceremony in

1) New Delhi

2) Lucknow

3) Allahabad

4) Patna

Ans 3

40) Increasing the fare for the first time in eight years, the railway budget for 2012-13, presented before the parliament on March 14,2012,envisages how many new trains?

1) 90

2) 113

3) 145

4) 166

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41) Okram Ibobi Singh was sworn as chief minister for the third Consecutive term of which state in March 2012?

1) Arunachal Pradesh

2) Nagaland

3) Manipur

4) Tripura

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42) Governor Shivraj V.Patil in March 2012 administered the oath of office and secrecy to Parkash Singh Badal,Who took over as the chief minister of Punjab for a record- time

1) Fifth

2) Third

3) Fourth

4) Seventh

Ans 1

43) The finance ministry, on March 15,201, gave it's nod for the labour and employment ministry to fix the rate of interest payable to EEPF sub-subscribers at which percentage for2011-12?

1) 8.25%

2) 8.75%

3) 9.25%

4) 9.50%

Ans 1

44) The Cabinet of which state in march 2012 decided to give a grant of rS. 30,000 to high school pass Muslims girls for perusing their education and marriage?

1) Uttar Pradesh

2) West Bengal

3) Andhra pradesh

4) Delhi

Ans 1

45) Which of the following Chief ministers of India figures on the cover of the Time magazine in March 2012 which prasied him in an article for the development of the State?

1) Mamta Banarjee

2) Nitish Kumar

3) Ashok Gehlot

4) Narendra Modi.

Ans 4