Gkguide.net-Current Affairs Quiz July 2012

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Current Affairs Quiz July 2012

1. Wrest ler-actor who died recent ly at the age of 84 ?

Rustam-E-Hind Dara Singh Read More

2. How is Oscar Pistorius known in the sport ing world?

An athlete who would compete in London Olympics (individual 400 metres and 4 * 400relay)

3. Who will replace Mark Thompson as BBC director general in August 2012?

George Entwistle

4. Which Indian PSU bank recently setup its Security Operation Centre?

United Bank of India

5. Harvard Business Review has featured which ho me appliances maker as one of the 6th

most successful sales and marketing company in the world?

Eureka Forbes

6. Which country announced 16.7 billion in extra taxes on big business and rich to meet deficit

targets and balance its budget by 2017?

France

7. Shadow of what has been clicked by scientists with an ef fort last ing more than 5 years?

Single Atom

8. Name the movie shot by kannada director Arvind Kaushik in a record 2 hours.

Nam Areiali Innondhina

9. Which foo tball team is set to f ile IPO in New York Stock Exchange?

Manchester united

10. Where does India stand on global innovation index rank as it drops 2 posit ions from

existing one?

64th rank

11. Expand FTII. (Hint : Film)

Film and Television Institute of India12. India will sign an audio-visual co-operation agreement with which country to increase

cooperation in filmmaking, screening and student exchange programmes?

Poland

13. From which part of India does Srilanka-based Mihin Lanka Airlines will operate f lights

to Colombo?

Madurai, Tamil Nadu

14. Which mobile network recently launched Flat 30p plan for its customers in India?

Sistema Shyam Teleservices Ltd. which operates under MTS brand15. Who is elected Indias 13th President?

Pranab Mukherjee Read More
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16. Name the project of Mozilla which is workin g on Mobile Operating System, f irefox OS.

Boot to Gecko project

17. What quant ity o f wheat would be exported to ease storage crunch in India?

2 million tonnes

18. Who is appointed as Chairman for Aust ralian and New Zealand operations by Mahindra

Satyam?

Edward Ted Prett y19. Which PSU bank has waived of f minimum balance criteria for savings b ank account?

State Bank of India

20. How many IPOs worth 50,500 crores were called of f in 18 months?

55

21. Thomas Cook recently expanded its presence in which Indian state?

Bihar

22. Who will become the f irst Australian to compete at 7 Summer Olympics Games?

Andrew Hoy23. Bollywoods first superstar who dies recently at 69 ?

Superstar Rajesh Khanna Read More

24. Why is the Mohanlal star rer movie Spirit exempted from tax?

Film creates awareness on social issues faced b y the society due to increase in liquor

consumption

25. Where will the Under-19 World Cup 2012 be played and who will lead Indian team?

Aust ralia, Unmukt Chand

26. Who is elected as President o f the Indian Medical Association f or Bihar state for the year

2012 -13?

Paediatrician Dr.Arun Kumar

27. Who won the Irish Open 2012 t itle?

Welshman Jamie Donaldson

28. Who will become the f irst Indian woman and 5th sportsperson to be conferred with

Lt.Colonel rank?

MC Mary Kom

29. How do we know Bob Diamond with respect to b anking domain?

Ex-CEO of Barclays

30. Name the Chief Operating Of ficer of Barclays who quit recently.

Jerry del Missier

31. Who released comic book based -on chef mafias recent ly?

Anthon y Bourdain

32. Who was named player of Euro 2012?

Magisterial Iniesta

33. Which Indian state will setup 200 hi-tech mini-dairy units to boost milk production?

Haryana

34. Which Indian Union Territory has been included in Indian Science Congress

Associations chapter?


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Puducherry

35. What is the length of worlds longest cable-stayed bridge built by Russia?

1,104 meter link Valdivostok and Russk y Island

36. Who won against Usain Bolt in the 200 metres final event?

Yohan Blake

37. What is the budget est imates fo r Manipur state set for 2012 -2013?

Rs.3,500 crore38. How man y listed companies on BSE and NSE will be facilitat ed with electronic vot ing

by their shareholders for all postal ballot resolutions?

Top 500 listed companies

39. Name the Barclays chairman who quit recently.

Marcus Agius

40. Which of Indias forest area has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United

Nations Organisation?

1,600km long Western Ghats41. Aust ralia is set to play an ODI against which emerging cricket nat ion in Middle East in

August 2012?

Afghanistan

42. Expand GGCL. (Hint: Gas)

Gujarat Gas Company Limited

43. Where is the Nat ional Electrical Summit 2012 scheduled in India?

Vadodara, Gujarat

44. Name the Baroda states visionary ruler whose 150th birth anniversary would be celebratedby FGI Business Centre.

Sayajirao Gaekwad III

45. Who is the Indian business person among 27 global leaders appointed b y the United

Nations to eliminate malnutrit ion?

Vinita Bali

46. Which stat e boards in India are suggested b y State Bank of India to be listed?

State Electricity Boards

47. Expand NDS-OM. (Hint : Order)

Negot iated Dealing System Order-Matching

48. Who won the Mexico presidency elections?

Enrique Pena Nieto

49. People earning over what value of income should now f ile income tax returns

electronically in India?

Rs.10 lakh and above

50. Travelguru will be acquired by which company?

Yatra.com

51. What value worth agreement did Egypt sign with Saudi-based Islamic Development

Bank to receive energy and food imports?

$1 billion


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52. Who sworn in as the 27th Chief Minister of Karnataka?

Jagdish Shettar Read More

53. Who is sworn-in as Hong Kong leader by Chinese President Hu Jintao?

Leung Chun-ying

54. Which stat e recently launched a f inancial aid scheme for HIV/AIDS pat ients poor family with

the assistance of Rs.1,000 per month for medical t reatment?Delhi

55. Expand AIDWA. (Hint : Women)

All India Democrat ic Womens Associat ion

56. Which state will observe July 2012 as anti-dengue month?

Punjab

57. Expand IIAS. (Hint: Arsenic)

International Institute of Arsenic Studies

58. Over what value of annual turnover will imp act private tuition providers to pay 12% tax out

of the earnings?

Rs.10 lakh

59. Who won and retained European Championship title 2012?

Spain

60. Who won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot ?

Fernando Torres

61. What percentage of growth did Nagaland register over 2011 -2012 annual plan?

27%

62. Name the concert held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 21st 2012 to celebrate World Music

Day.

Handshake Concert

63. Where was the global agri-business meet 2012 held?

Shangai, China

64. List some of the new services which are under 12% service tax category.

Speed Posts, Express Parcels

1st class and air-conditioned travel b y railways

Travel and holiday

t ickets bought from online portals

Taking GMAT and

GRE tests

Passport and Visa services

Currency exchange Mutual fund exit loads

Actors, Singers and Other performers

Entry fee for conference, seminars, workshops, sport and cultural events

Services of Fashion Designers, marriage bureaus, astrologers and numerologists

65. Which services from railways are exempted from service tax starting July 1st 2012?

Passenger fare and freight

66. What is the extra second added to UTC known as?


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Zulu t ime

67. Who now owns a joint stake in Tat a Groups Life Insurance?

Hong Kong-based AIA Group, Tata AIA Life In surance

68. Which states Driving License would now indicate the person as Organ Donor?

Karnataka

69. Which newspaper launched its website in Chinese language?

The New York Times70. Who has been appointed as UK governments Chief Scientific Advisor?

Prof Sir Mark Walport

71. What is the name of the weight-loss pill approved by US health regulators which can help

people to lose on average of 5% of their body weight?

Belviq

72. Who has been appointed as United States f irst Ambassador to Burma in 22 years?

Derek Mitchell Read More73. Expand IPCC

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

74. In which year IPCC was awarded Nobel Peace Prize for their ef forts to build up and

disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change?

2007

75. What is the signif icance of Montreal Prot ocol?

An International treaty d esigned to protect the ozone layer b y phasing out the product ion

of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.

76. What was the objective of International environment treaty UNFCCC?

To stabilize greenhouse gas concent rations in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent

dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.

77. Which is the only remain ing signator y who has not ratif ied Kyot o Prot ocol?

United States of America (USA)

78. When was the Indian Nat ional Congress established?

28th December 1885

79. Who was responsible for establishing Indian Nat ional Congress?

A.O.Hume

80. Who was the first president of Indian National Congress (INC)?

W.C.Banerjee

81. What is the meaning of the word Congress?

Assembly of the People

82. Who suggested t he word Congress for Indian National Congress?

Dadabhai Naoroji

83. When was East Indian Association formed?

1866

84. What is the significance of Durand Line Agreement between the Colonial British India and

Afghanistan which was established in 1893?

An a reement not to exercise interference be ond the front ier line between Af hanistan and


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colonial British India (Now Pakistan)

85. When was the Nat ional Geographic Society established?

1888 in United States

86. Why dont we feel the movement of earth?

Because the spinning and orbital speed of the earth stays the same so acceleration or

deceleration is not felt

87. Where will you end up, if you are in Jaisalmer (In dia) and you are able to dig through theEarth?

Easter Island

88. What was the result o f collision of Indian Plate with t he Eurasian Plate?

The formation of Himalayas

89. What is the o ther name given to the worlds largest island Greenland?

Kalaallit Nunaat

90. Which part o f the land of the world is said to be the lowest point?

It is at the Dead Sea on t he border o f Israel and Jordan 1312 feel below sea level91. Which is the worlds third -t allest mountain?

Kanchenjunga, Nepal/Tibet

92. What are pouched mammals called?

Marsupials

93. Which is the smallest mammal in the world?

Bumblebee bat weighs 1. 98 grams

94. Name the organelles present in the eukaryotic cells which are responsible to metabolize and

eliminate toxic substance from the cells?Perox isome

95. What are the basic functions of Lymphatic Sy stem in Human Body?

To defend the body against f oreign or ganisms such as bacteria and virus and to t ransport

interstitial f luid and substances from the digestive system into the blood stream

96. What is the name given to the bone of the fingers or toes?

Phalanges

97. Which type of f ish feeds on ocean vegetation or corals?

Grazers98. Which is the largest species of turtle alive today?

Leatherback Turt le which can reach a tot al length of 8.2 feet with a weight of 680kgs

99. What is the permanent memor y built in computer called?

ROM

100. VIRUS stands for?

Vital Information Resource under Siege

101. How are data organized in a spreadsheet?

Rows and Columns102. What is the process used to recall a document saved previously called?

Retrieve

103. The term that we use to describe physical component s of a computer is called?


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Hardware

104. Which command reboots a computer?

CTRL+ALT+DEL

105. Expand WWW.

World Wide Web

106. Zipping a f ile means?

Compressing the Message107. What is objective of UPS?

Provides backup power

108. Modem speeds are measured in ____

BPS

109. MPIS stands for?

Million Instruct ions per Second

110. Numbers are stored and transmitted inside a computer in _______ form

ASCII Code111. What is the address given to a computer connected to a network called?

IP Address

112. Biometric is a _____device.

Input

113. Memory is made up of ?

Thousands of cells

114. Who built the f irst mechanical calculator?

Pascal115. The basic operat ions performed by computer are?

Arithmetic, Logical & Storage operat ions

116. Which combination of keys needs to be pressed to make a percent sign?

Shift+5

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