Saturday, 14 January 2012

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS OF JANUARY, 2012


Renowned ____ writer Peter Roebuck has died in South Africa.

Ans: Cricket

In ____, the Government of India had set up the Indian Research Fund Association, as the Premier National Agency for the formulation, promotion and conduct of bio medical research in India.

Ans: 1911

Ajay Maken. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned ex-gratia assistance of ____ to Rikita Dhar, a former cyclist from National Welfare Fund for Sports Persons.

Ans: Rs. 3 Lakh

Ajay Maken. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports has sanctioned ex-gratia assistance of ____ to Desh Prem Azad, a former Cricket Coach from National Welfare Fund for Sports Persons.

Ans: Rs. 3,44,703

The 17th SAARC summit was held on November 10-11, 2011 at Abu Dhabi city in ____.

Ans: Maldives

The 6th G-20 summit was held in Cannes, _____ on November 3-4, 2011.

Ans: France

27th India Economic Summit was held in ____  on 12-14 November, 2011.

Ans: Mumbai

The 31st India International Trade Fair (IITF) was held in ____ on November 14-27, 2011.

Ans: New Delhi

Who is the new Prime Minister of Italy?

Ans: Mario Monti

Who has won Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Pix?

Ans: Lewis Hamilton

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq-Quereshi have won their first ever ATP Masters in _____.

Ans: Paris

Who has won 116th All India Beighton Cup?

Ans: Indian Oil

Who is the new Prime Minister of Greece?

Ans: Lucas PAPADEMOS

Who is the new President of Guatemala?

Ans: Otto Perez Molina

World Diabetes Day is celebrated every year on _____.

Ans: 14th November

Jamaican Usain Bolt and ___ Sprinter Sally Pearson have won “Athletic of the Year” awards in Monaco on 12th of November 2011.

Ans: Australian

Which India Mining Company got the Finance Ministry’s permission to acquire stakes in overseas unlisted firms?

Ans: Coal India Ltd.

India-Japan Defence Ministers’ Meeting was held in ____ on 2nd November, 2011.

Ans: Tokyo

India and Japan agreed to hold their first bilateral naval exercise in _____.

Ans: 2012

Nicol David is related to which Sport?

Ans: Squash

Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares won which title when she participated in an event in November 2011 in London?

Ans: Miss World

Who is the winner of People’s Parliament Global Award?

Ans: Nelson Mandela

The ____ edition of the Miss World pageant was held in London on 6th November, 2011.

Ans: 61st

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) extended the 100 sms per day limit to ____ sms per day, per Sim.

Ans: 200 

Which State Government has launched one rupee a kilo rice scheme on 1st November 2011?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

East India Hotels inducted ____ on its Board on 31st October 2011.

Ans: Nita Ambani

Noted Hindi Novelist and ____, Srilal Shukla has passed away.

Ans: Satirist

Indian American Bobby Jindal has been re-elected as the governor of ____.

Ans: Louisiana

Which state has topped the list in Utilizing the Fund for Minorities?

Ans: Jammu-Kashmir

Dr. M.K. Mani has received the ____ Dhanvantari Award for “excellence in medical services” from Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shindhe.

Ans: 40th

The ____ Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary union was held in Bern, Switzerland from 16th October to 19th October 2011.

Ans: 125th

Eminent ____ Novelist George Varghese Kakkanadan has passed away on 19 October 2011.

Ans: Malayalam

India and ____ held two-day trade talks in New Delhi on 14-15 November 2011.

Ans: Pakistan

The UK based World Sikh University has conferred an Honorary doctorate on ____, Vice President of Indian Olympic Association.

Ans: Tarlochan Singh.

Which State Government launched a web based Social Security Pension System on 19th October 2011?

Ans: Rajasthan

Veteran _____ leader and former Karnataka Minister K.H. Ranganath has died in Bangalore on 18th October 2011.

Ans: Congress

The ____ edition of Durand Cup has been won by the Churchil Brothers.

Ans: 124th

IBSA summit concluded in Pretoria, South Africa. What is the full form of IBSA?

Ans: India Brazil South Africa

UN Security Council consists of 5 permanent members and ____ non-permanent members.

Ans: 10

World Food Day was observed on which date with the theme- Food Prices From Crisis to Stability?

Ans: 16 October

India and ___ have agreed to strengthen bilateral co-operation in the MSME Sector.

Ans: South Africa

Tehelka is an ____ weekly political magazine.

Ans: Indian
Who has won gold in the 51 Kg Category at 12th Senior Women’s National Boxing Championship?

Ans: MC Mary Kom

In which year Dadasaheb Phalke Award was instituted?

Ans: 1969

The difference between visible exports and visible imports is defined as ____.

Ans: Balance of Trade

In the year 2018, Common Wealth Games will be organized in which country?

Ans: Australia

First share market in India was established in ____.

Ans: Mumbai

Research and Analysis Wing is the Intelligence Agency of ____.

Ans: India

Bad Loans in banking terminology are generally known as ____.

Ans: NPA’s

The 19th ASEAN Summit was held in Bali, ____.

Ans: Indonesia

An Amount of ___ has been sanctioned for the Vivekananda Value Education Programme to R.K. Mission, Belur Math.

Ans: Rs. 100 Crores

Which State Government implemented the Public Service Guarantee Act in the state on 14th November 2011?

Ans: Rajasthan

Who is the author of the book “Whatever the Odds”?

Ans: K.P. Singh

Who has assumed charge of office as Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, government of India?

Ans: P.K. Pradhan

Who has assumed charge of office as Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, government of India?

Ans: Kiran Dhingra

Who has appointed as Chair Person of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board?

Ans: S. Krishnan

Who took oath as new Chairman of the Competition Commission of India?

Ans: Ashok Chawla

Pranay Sahay has been appointed Director General of the ____.

Ans: Sashastra Seema Bal

The first meeting of the Indo Malawi Joint Working Group on Mining Resources was held in ____.

Ans: New Delhi

Who took charge as the Chairman, Central Board of Exercise and Customs on 31st October, 2011?

Ans: Pradeep Kumar

The Minister of Water Resources Pawan Kumar Bansal represented India at the ____ ICID Congress.

Ans: 21st.

M.S Dhoni and ____ have been bestowed the honor for their outstanding contribution in the field of sports and their commitment to the Army on various occasions.

Ans: Abhinav Bindra

The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari, released a book entitled “Maati Ka Rhin” based on the patriotic poems written by ____.

Ans: Ram Updesh Singh

Who has been appointed as the Director of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad?

Ans: V.N. Rai

Who has been re-elected as the Chair Person of Partners in Population Development (PPD)?

Ans: Ghulam Nabi Azad

Who took over as Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, government of India?

Ans: Radha Krishna Mathur

Nobel Prize Winner Norman Ramsey has passed away; he has won Nobel ____ Prize in 1989.

Ans: Physics

Food Corporation of India (FCT) was established on ____ by the Government of India.

Ans: 14th January, 1965


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