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1Navajivan Express' runs between
Chennai-Ahmedabad

2RISAT-1, which was put in orbit in April 2012 by PSLV-C19, is the heaviest satellite launched by India so far with a weight of
1,858 kg

3.The two-day 20th ASEAN Summit was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in 2012 in the month of
April

4.Abd-Rabbu Mansour was recently elected as the President of which one of the following Arab nation?
Yemen

5.Name the Tamil author who was announced the winner of the Saraswati Samman 2011 by K.K. Birla Foundation announced on March 22, 2012 for his book Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum.
A.A. Manavalan

6.Which legendary versatile Bengali actor was on March 21,2012 selected for India's highest film honour the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2012?
Soumitra Chatterjee

7.Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh during his tour of Maharashtra's Satara district announced on March 11,2012 a national award for sanitation and water in the name of which of the following Maharashtrian saints?
Sant Gadge Baba

8.Akali Dal Chief Prakash Singh Badal, sworn in as the chief minister of Punjab on March 14, 2012. Badal became the chief minister of the state for-
Fifth time

9.Which one of the following state governments imposed restrictions on the visit of foreign tourists to the areas inhabited by Tribals?
Odisha

10.Indian black eagle was spotted in the Aravali Biodiversity park after a gap of ____ years.
90

11. Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI.
Ans. Bhagat Singh


12. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com 
Ans. Relatime News Search

13. Tiger brand is associated with which company?
Ans. Britannia

14. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

15. Which country has been ranked as the world’s richest country in the list compiled by US magazine Forbes?
Ans. Qatar

16. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics men’s hockey 2012?
Ans. France

17. Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watch movies and TV shows online.
Ans. BoxTV.com

18. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi who passed away recently.
Ans. Sailendra Nath Manna

19. Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the year) award 2012?
Ans. Michael Clarke

19. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently?
Ans. Syria

20. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera?
Ans. Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone

21 Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.
Ans. FlyteDownload From http://www.jbigdeal.com

22. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata
Ans. HDFC Red

23. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas.
Ans. Science@Mobile

24 Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
Ans. M.A.Yusuf Ali

25. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Ans. Bangladesh

26. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.
Ans. Kerala

27. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?
Ans. Genelia D’souza

28 Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turnedactress Diana Hayden.
Ans. A Beautiful Truth

29. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?
Ans. Wang Shu

30. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?
Ans. Bangalore City Railway Station

31. Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be played in July at the Royal Lytham St Annes.
Ans. Anirban Lahiri

32. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development of Tourism category?
Ans. RajasthanDownload 

33. Name the men’s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

34. Who won the men’s singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?
Ans. Roger Federer

35Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the ’2012 Rising Star Award’ for his feature film ’9 Eleven’ at the Canada International Film Festival.
Ans. Manan Singh Katohora

36. Who has been elected as Russian President recently?
Ans. Vladimir Putin

37. Name of Taslima Nasreen’s autobiography?
Ans. Nirbasan

38. Who is World’s shortest man as per recent Guinness World Records ?
Ans. 72-year old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal 

39. Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently.
Ans. Emil Boc

40Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit.
Ans. Mohammad Waheed Hassan

41. Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans?
Ans. Lady Gaga [www.littlemonsters.com]

42. Which country released world’s highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter, Chang’e-2?
Ans. China

43. Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government recently?
Ans. Rajesh Roshan

44. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved mystery)?
Ans. To keep blood-sucking files away

45. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the music industry in area other than performance?
Ans. Steve Jobs


46. Name the yesteryear actress who featured in the popular song ‘Ae Meri Zohra Jabeen’ from the film ‘Waqt’who passed away recently. 
Achala Sachdev passed away at a Pune hospital on April 30, 2012. was 91 year old. 

47. Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity?
Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan

48. Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM’s across 6 states?
Postal department

49 Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the London Olympics 2012?
Geeta

50. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission?
Ratan Kumar Sinha 

51. In which part of India, Indo Tibetan Border Police headquarters is to be opened?
Bihar

52. Which state’s High Court has insisted that banks cannot freeze accounts nor stop services of issuing cheque book or ATM facility where the account holder has not supplied KYC (Know Your Customers) documents?
Gujarat

53. Name the former Haryana chief secretary who took oath as state information commissioner ?
Urvashi Gulati

54. Which State becames the 3rd state in India to launch State Portal (SP) and State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) project?
Nagaland

55. Who won the World Series Hockey 2012 title?
Sher-E-Punjab

56. In which state Urdu medium Government schools would be setup as announced by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav?
Uttar Pradesh

57Where is the World’s first Virtual shopping store opened?
Korea

58. Who is named as HSBC’s India CEO?
Stuart Milne

59 Which Indian state bans guthka from 1st of April 2012 to curb the increasing number of mouth cancer cases?
Madhya Pradesh

60. Which Indian state chief minister has urged union Finance Minister to bail it out of its huge burden?
West Bengal

61. Name the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice who was sworn in as Supreme court judge ?
F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla

62 Name the Gujarati techie whose name has emerged for India’s President as the nation has to elect 16th President in July 2012 ?
Sam Pitroda

63 At what value Air India’s restructuring plan was approved by a group of 19 banks led by SBI?
18,000 crore

64Which services Airtel is planning to launch in Kolkata in April 2012?
4G services

65. Name the nuclear submarine which joined Indian Navy.
INS Chakra

66. Which education company bagged Rs.209 crore order from Assam Government?
Educomp

67. Which 2 north Indian states will have pipeline connected oil terminals for supply of diesel, petrol and kerosene?
Jammu and Himachal Pradesh

68. Which Asian country has issued tender to buy minimum of 30,000 tonnes of basmati rice from India and Pakistan?
Iraq

69. NSE founder who passes away Recently?
RH PatilDr R H Patil, chairman, Clearing Corporation of India (CCIL) and founder-managing director of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) passed away in Mumbai

70 Who donated 1 million Singapore Dollars to Indian Heritage Centre?

71 Name the world’s highest and longest bridge that was officially opened to motorists in China.Anzhaite Long-span Suspension Bridge in Jishou

72. Which bank has opened 16 Ultra Small branches in 16 locations in villages to cater to financial needs of the rural populace?
IDBI Bank

73 Who has been conferred with Sir Jehangir Ghandy Medal?
Narayana Murthy

74 In which city in Kerala will Infosys setup its 2nd campus?
Thiruvananthapuram

75 Which bank will set up 1-person micro branches to serve remote areas of the northeastern region financially?
Indian Overseas Bank

76. Which act does not allow to prosecute (no wife can claim compensation or maintenance) husband’s girlfriend?
Protection of Women from Domestic Vilonce Act, 2005

77. Name the 3 Indian hockey players after whom tube stations in London has been renamed.Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh and Leslie Claudius

78. Who has been signed up as brand ambassador of Toyota Kirloskar Motors?
Virat Kohli

79. When was 63rd Rajasthan Day celebrated?
30th March 2012

80. Where in Rajasthan Spices Board’s first Spices Park is setup?
Jodhpur

81. Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)?
India

82. Who won her 6th world sprint title at the world track cycling championships 2012?
Victoria Pendleton

83. Name the Malawi President who died after heart attack.
Bingu wa Mutharika

84. Who was sworn in as Malawi’s President following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika?
Joyce Banda 

85. Which Asian country made Hindu marriage registration a must by bringing the law in lines with India?
Bangladesh

86. Israel has decided to setup its consulate office in which part of India?
Bangalore

87. Which Indian city is likely to get water taxis and airconditioned trams?
Kolkata

88. Name the young doctor who is set to become the first foreign national of Indian origin to walk across Antarctica carrying the Indian Flag.
Dr.Alexander Kumar

89. Name the youngest Indian boxer who qualified for London Olympics 2012.
Shiva Thapa 

90. What percentage hike was allocated for Karnataka by Planning Commission for current fiscal 2012-13 in the 12th Plan?
10%

91. Who will be the sports ambassador for the state of Haryana?
Leander Paes

92. Which category of women will be allowed to participate in the Miss Universe beauty pageant from next year?
Transgender women

93. Which rank does Bangalore hold as preferred entrepreneurial locations worldwide?
9th rank

94. Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market?
Zee TV

95. Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India?
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969

96. Where in Himachal Pradesh Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) would be opened?
Una district

97. What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol?
Rs.20 and Rs.50 currency notes

98. Name the index on which NSE is set to launch derivative trade.
FTSE 100 index

99. What percentage and value of US based Max New York Life Insurance was sold to Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance (MSI)?
26% and Rs.2,731 crore

100. Which country replaced China as Iran’s top oil client?
India

101. India has recently decided to allow Foreign Direct Investment from which Asian country?
Pakistan

102. What value of equity infusion did Air India get spread over a period of 9 years?
Rs. 30,000 crore

103. Where in India Integrated Check Post was inaugurated on the occasion of Baisakhi to enhance trade between India-Pakistan?
Attari

104. Which education council in India would have its own job portal for the students of technical and professional institutions?
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

105. Which 2 countries have agreed to resume dialogue on disarmament and non-proliferation after a gap of 9 years?
India and China

106 Which repayment transaction is now allowed by RBI electronically i.e. NEFT?
Repayment of Loan EMI’s

107. How many co-sponsors are against the Bill of outsourcing call centers in USA?
106 co-sponsors

108 How much basis point did RBI cut key rates after 3 years?
50 basis points

109. Name the Master Card’s President and CEO who has been elected next chairman of the US-India Business Council?
Ajay Banga

110. Which Indian FMCG company crossed $1 billion mark in 2011-12?
Dabur India

111Which 14 year old ICC cricket tournament would end after 2013?
ICC Champions Trophy

112. Which state has included services of the petroleum industry, including that provided by tanker operations as essential services under the state’s Essential Services Maintenance Act 1971, (Act 20 of 1971)?
Andhra Pradesh

113. Which Indian state’s 100th anniversary was celebrated recently?
Bihar

114. Who replaces Simon Leung chief executive of the greater China region of Microsoft?
Ralph Haupter

115. Bill to include children with disabilities under which Act was recently passed by Rajya Sabha recently?
Right to Education Act

116 Name the spy satellite launched by ISRO recently.RISAT-1

117. Which cricket player and lady actor were recommended for Rajya Sabha membership in India?
Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha

118 Name the Indian origin entrepreneur and educator who is named as the Goodwill Ambassador for Education Partnerships for UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Sunny-Varkey

119. Who has been appointed as Governor of Goa, Rajasthan and Uttarkhand?
B.V.Wanchoo, Margaret Alva and Aziz Qureshi

120. Who were given fresh terms as Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra?
E.S.L.Narasimhan and K.Sankaranarayanan

121 Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival?
Gujarat

122. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012?
India and Japan

123. Name the first of the four Dreamliner aircraft that Air India got from Nikki Haley’s state.Boeing 78779. Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2012?
Aditya Mehta

124. Who retained the crown as Britain’s richest man?
Lakshmi Mittal

125. Where was the India Investrade 2012 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata held?
Colombo, Sri Lanka

126. Name the mango variety named after the youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. ‘Akhilesh aam’, named after Akhilesh Yadav

127. Which Indian state is planning to make 100 the common number to dial in any emergency?
Tamil Nadu

128. Who became the 1st player to cross 2000 runs in cricket tournament IPL?
Suresh Raina

129 Which country is keen to boost trade ties with Kerala?
Singapore

130. Who became the 1st player to win Barcelona title for 7 times?
Rafael Nadal

131. Name the former BCCI president who passed away recently after whom the challenger trophy was named.
N.K.P.Salve

132 Who won the Champions Trophy women’s hockey tournament for the 5th time?
Argentina

133.Who has been appointed as Chief executive operations for China’s Walmart?
Greg Foran

134 .When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft?
February 29th 2012

135Recently India has raised its objection over the construction of the Zangmu dam. In this Context which country is building this Zangmu dam?
China on the Brahmaputra

136 Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant is being established in -
Tamil Nadu

137 Which one of the following States/Union Territories has the least number of females per 1000 males as per provisional figures of Census 2011?
Daman and Diu

138 Which of the following has the highest share in power generation in India?
Thermal power

139 Volkswagen launched the new IPL edition of Vento and Polo. Volkswagen is a car maker head quartered in
Germany

140 The White House on February 10,2012 named India's renowned economist as the recipient of the 2011 US National Humanities Medal, Identify him -
Amartya Sen

141Pakistani archaeologists discovered a rare Indus Valley civilization era seal in steatite dating back to 2500-2000 BC from the Cholistan area of which of the following province in Pakistan?
Punjab Province

142 The new President of the World Bank to take charge w.e.f July 2012 is -
Jim Young Kim

143 In 'Meritorious Awards' of SCOPE for the year 2010 - 11, which of the following Public Sector company has been awarded the Gold Trophy for the best corporate governance?
SAIL

144 As per the latest estimates of Planning Commission, what was the total population percentage was below poverty line in the year 2009-10?
29.8%

145'Environment Excellency' award under SCOPE Meritorious Awards 2010-11 has been given to -
ONGC

146 Finance Minister in his rollback announcements in budget proposals 2012-13 deferred GAAR for -
One year

147 South Sudan has become a member of International Monetary Fund (IMF). It became IMF's -
188th Member

148 How many Indian Companies have been included in Forbes 2000 list of the year 2012?
61

149 National Dairy Plan (Phase - I) has been launched to give a boost to milk production in the country. In the first phase this plan will cover -
Only 14 states

150 20th Summit of ASEAN was held on April3-4,2012 in -
Phnom Penh(Cambodia)