Current Affairs 2012

        Current Affairs 2012 (SSC , IBPS , Bank clerk Exams):

1. Who took over as Vice-Chief of Indian Air Force?

Ans. Air Marshal D.C. Kumaria

2. Who took charge of command of the Western Air Command (WAC)?

Ans. Air Marshal Arup Raha

3. Name the Indian American girl who won the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee crown.

Ans. Snigdha Nandipati

4. Name the spacecraft which returned to earth to end historic trip.

Ans. SpaceX Dragon

5. Global rating agency Fitch downgraded which banks credit rating outlook to negative from stable?

Ans. Indian Bank

6. Which 2 countries signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement to promote economic cooperation and joint investment to boost bilateral trade? 

Ans. India and Bahrain

7. Name the Taiwanese bank which is set to open its 2nd branch in India at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.

Ans. Chinatrust Commercial Bank

8. To save which ailing company, proposal is being made by 2 oil sector PSU’s IOC and MRPL to take charge of running it?

Ans. Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd. (HPL)

9. Name the Sikh leader from BJP, who won his 2nd term as MLA from Dasuya in Punjab assembly elections and died recently.

Ans. Amarjit Singh Sahi

10. Which country celebrated Queen’s 60 year reign recently?

Ans. United Kingdom

11. Irish voters recently backed which pact by large majority by exhibiting final memorandum results?

Ans. European Union fiscal pact

12. Who won the 73rd PGA Tour Title 2012?

Ans. Tiger Woods

13. Who won the Catalunya MotoGP 2012?

Ans. Jorge Lorenzo

14. Who won the Copenhagen International sand sculpture championship 2012 held in Denmark?

Ans. Sudarsan Patnaik for “Save the Ocean” sand sculpture of 20-feet high

15. Name the Australia’s largest beef producer.

Ans. Australia Agriculture Co. (AAco)

16. Name the Indian cricketer who took oath as Rajya Sabha MP.

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar

17. Which electronic giant’s stock dipped below 1,000 yen for first time since 1980?

Ans. Sony

18. Name the oldest American men’s clothier chain Reliance inked pact with to hold 49% stake in it.

Ans. Brooks Brothers

19. Which Asian stock market hit 28-year low on 4th June 2012?

Ans. Tokyo

20. Name the Pakistan Interior Minister who was suspended for dual nationality.

Ans. Rehman Malik

21. Who won the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?

Ans. New Zealand

22. Which medal did India bag at the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?

Ans. Bronze

23. What is the importance of June 5th?

Ans. World Environment Day

24. Which shrubs are turning into trees as Arctic region warms?

Ans. Tundra shrubs

25. Music Academy in Chennai has been granted the status of research centre by which Karnataka-based University?

Ans. Tumkur University

26. For which summit Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Beijing, China?

Ans. Regional Security summit

27. Where did the Boeing Phanton Eye drone made its ground?

Ans. Edwards Air Force Base

28. Which scam-hit bank’s license was cancelled by Reserve Bank of India recently?

Ans. Madhavpura Mercantile Cooperative Bank (MMCB)

29. Who is named as Navy chief as Admiral Nirmal Verma retires on August 31st 2012?

Ans. D.K.Joshi

30. Which country has approved world’s first ‘healthy cola’ for being beneficial to health?

Ans. Japan

31. Which country marked 23rd anniversary of the military crackdown in Tiananmen Square?

Ans. China

32. Which cricketer was recalled by West Indies Cricket Board into One-day squad after 14 month long stand-off?

Ans. Chris Gayle

33. Name the psychiatrist and balloonist who took off on the world’s first intercontinental flight in solar- powered plane.

Ans. Bertrand Piccard

34. Name the India’s London bound discus thrower who bagged silver medal at the Post Pre Elite Women’s event at Portland, US. 

Ans. Krishna Poonia

35. Who was named captain of 18-member Indian hockey team for the 6th Junior Women’s Asia Cup to be held in Thailand from June 27th 2012?

Ans. Mid-fielder, Ritu Rani

36. Which planet crossed the sun on 5th June 2012 making one complete orbiter rotation?

Ans. Venus

37. Name the Wisconsin governor in USA who survived recall.

Ans. Scott Walker

38. How many gold did India win on 1st day of Commonwealth Weightlifting?

Ans. 11 gold

39. Name the author of ‘The Twilight Zone’ who passed away recently.

Ans. Ray Bradbury

40. Where in India talking ATM is launched by Union Bank of India?

Ans. Ahmedabad

41. Name the boxer who ended his 19 year boxing career which earned him 5 world titles and 3 weight classes.

Ans. Shane Mosley

42. Which 2 cricketer of India’s World Cup winning squad were conferred with Eklavya award by Gujarat Government recently? 

Ans. Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel

43. Who has been appointed as Chief Election Commissioner to take over S.Y.Quraishi from June 10th 2012?

Ans. V.S.Sampath

44. International Olympic Committee has announced to live stream free London Olympic Games on which medium to fans in 64 territories across Asia and Africa including India? 

Ans. Youtube

45. Which state’s rice exporters demand abolition of cess on paddy?

Ans. Punjab

46.How many positive list services will be taxed from July 1st 2012?

Ans. 119

47. Name the company which has developed a vaccine for dengue.

Ans. Paris-based Sanofi

48. What value is the allocated by Planning Commission for sanitation in the 12th Five Year Plan?

Ans. 36,000 crore

49. Who won the South African Cricketer, Test Cricketer and CSA Fan’s Cricketer of the Year award?

Ans. Vernon Philander

50. Name the writer who has been felicitated with an Assamese Japi.

Ans. Chetan Bhagat

51. What value of investment proposal did Karnataka get across 14 sectors on the 1st day of 2nd Global Investors Meet (GIM 2012)?

Ans. Rs.5 trillion (Rs.5 lakh crore)

52. What rate of interest did European Central Bank retain?

Ans. 1%

53. Based on which film has Titan’s children watch brand ZOOP launched new watch collection?

Ans. Madagascar 3 : Europe’s Most Wanted

54. Who won the mixed doubles title at the French Open 2012?

Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza

55. Which section of Income Tax Act lets Assesses minor children eligible for separate tax exemption?

Ans. Section 54 EC

56. Who is named as CEO of Samsung?

Ans. Kwon Oh-hyun

57. Which social bookmarking site unveiled new logo, 6 years since its launch?

Ans. Twitter

58. What value of compensation has Nasdaq offered for clients who were hit by technical problems that arose during the Facebook IPO on May

18th 2012?

Ans. $40 million

59. Which Asian country’s central bank cut its interest rates by 25 basis points, being its first cut since the 2008-09 financial crisis?

Ans. China

60. Who is named as Event Ambassador for 2012 World Twenty20?

Ans. Malinga

61. Name the 250 MW unit thermal power project commissioned by BHEL recently.

Ans. Harduaganj thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh

62. Name the Lebanese journalist who headed Arab’s newspaper An-Nahar and died recently.

Ans. Ghassan Tueni

63. Name the football tournament kick started at Warsaw on 8th June 2012.

Ans. UEFA Euro 2012

64. What value of money will be pumped in the market on June 12th 2012 by buying Government securities to ease the liquidity situation by RBI? 

Ans. 12,000 crore

65. Quote the reason why RBI recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank of Bahrain?

Ans. To promote greater co-operation and sharing of supervisory information between the 2 regulators

66. Which application of Microsoft is available for educational institutes free of cost?

Ans. Microsoft Office 365

67. Which Indian company’s Rs.1,000 IPO in 1977 is now worth Rs.7.7lakh?

Ans. Reliance Industries Limited

68. What value of capital infusion was made in Regional Rural Bank’s to improve their capital adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector?

Ans. Rs.632 crore

69. Expand FLCC (Hint: Credit).

Ans. Financial Literacy and Credit Counselling

70. Expand FLC (Hint: Literacy).

Ans. Financial Literacy Centres

71. What is the jobless rate in Greece as of March 2012?

Ans. 21.9%

72. What material is used by Israeli scientists to develop strong plastic to replace steel and other  materials used in pipelines and machinery? 

Ans. Polypropylene

73. Which 2 models of smartphones launched by Motorola are water-resistant, scratchresistant and dust- proof?

Ans. Motorola DEFY XT and DEFY MINI

74. Name the south Indian filmmaker-editor who passed away recently.

Ans. K.S.R.Doss

75. Where in the world forced marriage is set to become crime?

Ans. Britain

76. Which 2 disease has been identified as top killers around the world by UNICEF?

Ans. Pneumonia and Diarrhea

77. Who was sworn in as cabinet minister in the Vijay Bahuguna Government in Uttarakhand?

Ans. Harak Singh Rawat

78. Who won the Dutch MotoGP?

Ans. Casey Stoner

79. Who became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all 4 Grand Slam titles after defeating Italy’s Sara Errani in the French Open 2012?

Ans. Maria Sharapova

80. From which country India is set to buy 8 warships?

Ans. South Korea

81. Which country is set to launch manned spacecraft in June 2012?

Ans. China

82. To which Eurogroup the Eurozone finance ministers were willing to respond favourably to the need of 100 billion euros to a bailout request from its troubled banks? 

Ans. Spain

83. How many medals did India bag at the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships?

Ans. 45 medals, including 29 gold

84. Where in Chennai first phase of 50 acre ‘Logistics Park’, a facility comprising warehouses and commercial complex has been completed by Shri Kailash Logistics Ltd.? 

Ans. Oragadam

85. Who won the Thailand Open 2012?

Ans. Saina Nehwal

86. Who won the Canadian Grand Prix 2012?

Ans. Lewis Hamilton

87. What value of bailout did Spain receive recently from European finance ministers?

Ans. $125 billion

88. Which housing arm of India launched its first low-cost housing project targeting 366 Tier-II and Tier- III cities and costing between Rs.5.5 lakh and Rs.12 lakh? 

Ans. Sahara Infrastructure and Housing

89. Name the Ex-industry secretary who is to be appointed as NHAI chief.

Ans. R.P.Singh

90. Name the Indian actor who is set to make hollywood debut with ‘The Lord of the Rings’ producer Barrie Osborne.

Ans. Kamal Haasan

91. Who won the French Open 2012 men’s title?

Ans. Rafael Nadal

92. Who was presented with Wisden India Outstanding Achievement award?

Ans. Sachin Tendulkar for completing a century of 100 international hundreds

93. Who will lead Indian hockey team in Olympics 2012?

Ans. Bharat Chetri

94. Which university signed MoU with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to establish a Hindi Chair in South China?

Ans. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS)

95. Where have scientists discovered the largest ever under-ice bloom of phytoplankton?

Ans. Under the Arctic ice

96. USA exempted India from which country’s sanctions?

Ans. Iran

97. Name the 5-day film festival that is to be organised by Entertainment Society of Goa in collaboration with Directorate of Film Festivals and National Film Archive of India. 

Ans. Cinema Out of the Box

98. Name the Operating system and mobile Operating system version that Apple announced at the 23rd annual developers conference WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference).

Ans. Mountain Lion and iOS6

99. Which Qatar-based bank is expected to start India operations?

Ans. Doha Bank

100. Which search engine has signed a deal with Encyclopedia Britannica to bring richer content to its search results?

Ans. Microsoft search engine Bing