1. Nepal President Ram Baran
Yadav on 29 May 2012 removed
…………………………from his post,
(a) Khil Raj Regmi
(b) Parmanand Jha
(c) Baburam Bhattarai
(d) Purna Kumari Subedi
Answer: (c)
2. In what location did a powerful
5.8 magnitude earthquake hit,
killing at least 16 people and
injuring 350 on 30 May 2012
(a) Northeastern Italy
(b) Pakistan
(c) Bali
(d) Sikkim
Answer: (a)
3. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed
on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on
board were killed in the worst air
disaster of the country in nearly
past two decades. Identify the
place.
(a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian city
Antonis Samara
(b) Naha Airport, Japan
(c) Verona, Italy,
(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome, North
London
Answer: (a)
4. The United Nations Human
Rights Council on 1 June 2012
approved an investigation into the
mass killing of civilians at ………..
and condemned Syria for the
massacre. (identify the place out of
the names)
a. Gilani
b. Houla
c. Haqqani
d. Chidambaram
Answer: (c)
5. Which two countries on 31 May
2012 inked a Tax Information
Exchange Agreement to promote
economic cooperation and joint
investment between the two
countries.
(a) India and Bahrain
(b) India and Singapore
(c) India and China
(d) India and South Korea
Answer: (a)
6. Which the following two
countries have had talks in Siachen
that were held at the Ministry of
Defence, Rawalpindi on 11 – 12
June 2012.
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) Afghanistan and India
(c) India and United States of
America
(d) India and Israel
Answer: (a)
7. _______________ US defence
secretary arrived India on a two-
day visit in June, 2012 ?
(a) Barak Obama
(b) Antonis Samara
(c) Mohommed Moorsi
(d) Leon Panetta
Answer: (d) Leon Panetta
8. Who was held responsible by the
Pakistan judicial commission for
not being fair to his country while
serving as an envoy to the United
States of America and also Held
him responsible for memo seeking
help to stave off a feared coup in
that country.
a. Yusuf Raja Gilani
b. Antonis Samara
c. Husain Haqqani
d. P. Chidambaram
Answer: (c)
9. Identify the false date of the
World Anti-child Labour Day which
is observed across the globe to
highlight the need to protect the
rights of the child.
(a) 6 January
(b) 15 August
(c) 25 November
(d) 12 June
Answer. (d)
10. Which of the following two
countries have decided to make
serious efforts for amicable
solution to Siachen issue.
(a) India and Pakistan
(b) India and Russia
(c) India and South Korea
(d) India and Afghanistan
Answer: (a)
11. A US drone strike in northwest
Pakistan killed al-Qaida's second-
in-command -------------?
(a) Ayman al-Zawahiri
(b) Abu Yahya al-Libi
(c) Hasan Qayid
(d) Osama Bin Laden
Answer: (b)
12. A Boeing MD83 aircraft crashed
on 3 June 2012. All 153 people on
board were killed in the worst air
disaster of the country in nearly
past two decades. Identify the
place.
(a) Lagos, the largest Nigerian
city Antonis Samara
(b) Naha Airport, Japan
(c) Verona, Italy,
(d) Cricklewood Aerodrome,
North London
Answer: (a)
13. A country’s pro-democracy
leader -------------carried out her
first trip outside the country since
1988.
a. Yusuf Raja Gilani
b. Aung Saan Suu Kyi
c. Husain Haqqani
d. P. Chidambaram
Answer: (c)
14. Which missile did Pakistan
successfully test-fire on 5 June
2012?
(a) Hatf-VII (Babur) cruise missile
(b) Agni –VI (air drone)
(c) Alacrán missile
(d) Velvet Glove
Answer: (a)
15. Name the Indian Army Officer
whose ban was ban was lifted by
Indian Army Chief General Bikram
Singh?
a. Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag
b. Lt. General PS Thorrat
c. Lt. General Ranjeet Singh
d. Lt. General BK Singh
Answer: (a)
16. According to which international
organisation’s report, India is listed
among the top five countries
across the world where a large
number of children dies due to
diseases like pneumonia and
diarrhoea ?
a. UNICEF
b. WHO
c. World Bank
d. NHRC
Answer: (a)
17. Name the Indian cricketer who
was sworn in as the member of
Rajya Sabha, the upper house of
the Indian Parliament on 4 June
2012 ?
a. MS Dhoni
b. Sachin Tendulkar
c. Sunil Gavaskar
d. Saurabh Ganguly
Answer: (b)
18. Who Indian player won
Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold title
in Bangkok 2012?
a.Madhumita Bisht
b. Saniya nehwal
c. Jwala Gupta
d. Aparna Popat
Answer. (b)
19. which one of the following is
correct:
Rafael Nadal defeated _______ to
win his seventh French Open
Singles Title.
a. Mats Wilander
b. Roy Emerson
c. Serbian Novak Djokovic
d. Roland Garros
Answer. (c)
20. Which one of the following
won French Open 2012?
a. Maria Sharapova
b. Petra Kvitova
c. Venus Williams
d. Sara Errani
Answer. (a)
21. Which one of the following is
correct?
Maria Sharapova defeated _______
to win French Open 2012
a. Kim Clijsters
b. Agnieszka Radwanska
c. Venus Williams
d. Sara Errani
Answer. (d)
22. Consider the following:
Who won the in Asian junior
wrestling championship 2012?
a. Indu Chaudhary
b. Sakshi Malik
c. Both A and B
d. None of the Above
Answer. (c)
23. Name the two players on whom
AITA (All India Tennis Association)
extended ban till June 2014
(a) Mahesh Bhupati and Rohan
Bopanna
(b) Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna
(c) Leander Paes and Sania Mirza
(d) Leander Paes and Mahesh
Bhupati
Answer: (a) Mahesh Bhupati and
Rohan Bopanna
24. Name the owner of Delhi
franchise of hockey India
(a) Tata Group
(b) Wave Group
(c) Bharti Group
(d) Aircel and Reliance
Answer: (b) Wave Group
25. Name the person who has been
appointed as full time president of
Hockey India.
(a) Gayatri Shetty
(b) Mariamma koshy
(c) Bachendri Pal
(d) Dilip Tirki
Answer: (b) Mariamma koshy
26. Name the the Australian
Cricketer who on 20 September
2012 announced his retirement
from all formats of Cricket.
(a) Matthew Hayden
(b) Ricky Pointing
(c) Michael Clarke
(d) Bret Lee
Answer: (a) Matthew Hayden
27. Name the BJP MLA who was
elected as the President of Indian
Boxing Federation on 23 September
2012.
(a) Abhishek Matoria
(b) Ashok Gehlot
(c) Mahesh Joshi
(d) Sachin Pilot
Answer: (a) Abhishek Matoria
28. The Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation Limited
introduced a system for making the
payment of the bookings via
mobile phones. What is the name
of that system?
(a) Interbank Mobile Payment
System (IMPS)
(b) Sybase mobile banking System
(c) Railway mobile banking system
(d) PNB mobile banking System
Answer: (a) Interbank Mobile
Payment System (IMPS)
29. Name the Union Minister who
had suggested setting up of a
National Investment Board (NIB)
under Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh to accord speedy clearances
to mega proposals.
(a) Sharad Pawar
(b) A.K. Antony
(c) Kapil Sibal
(d) P. Chidambaram
Answer (d) P. Chidambaram
30. Reserve Bank of India injected a
liquidity of around ___________by
slashing down the Cash Reserve
Ratio (CRR) by 25 basis points to
4.50 percent from 4.75 percent.
(a) 17000 crore
(b) 15000 crore
(c) 10000 crore
(d) 12000 crore
Answer: (a) 17000 crore
31. Shimla Municipal Corporation
introduced a Tax on Shimla entry
of vehicles that are not registered
in Himachal Pradesh. What was the
name of that tax?
(a) Envy Tax
(b) Green Tax
(c) Carbon tax
(d) Natural resource consumption
tax
Answer: (b) Green tax
32. Name the report which was
submitted to the finance minister
of India by the Shome Committee
constituted by the Central Board of
Direct Taxes, after the approval of
Prime Minister of India.
(a) GARR Report
(b) CAG Report
(c) Financial Credit Report
(d) Tax Mitigation Report
Answer: (a) GARR Report
33. For what percent, The
Government of India on 20
September 2012 hiked the foreign
investment cap for the
broadcasting service providers?
(a) 65 percent
(b) 74 percent
(c) 80 percent
(d) 54 percent
Answer: (b) 74 percent
34. The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 24
September 2012 approved a
package on debt restructuring for
the state-electricity boards. What
was net worth of that package?
(a) 1.90 lakh Crore
(b) 3.5 lakh Crore
(c) 2.6 lakh Crore
(d) 1.25 lakh Crore
Answer: (a) 1.90 lakh crore
35. Which agency was instructed by
the Central Vigilance Commission
on 24 September 2012 to expand
its investigation scope on Coal
Block Allocation to private firms in
between 1993 to 2004?
(a) Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence
(b) Central Bureau of Investigation
(CBI)
(c) CAG Committee
(d) None of These
Answer: (b) Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI)
36. Market regulator Securities and
Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has
approved a proposed hike of the
government's stake in Industrial
Finance Corporation of India Ltd
(IFCI) to make it a state-run
company. What was hike that
Percent?
(a) 56.25 Percent
(b) 55.57 Percent
(c) 54.35 Percent
(d) 58.65 Percent
Answer: (b) 55.5 Percent
37. State Bank of India, the
country’s largest bank, cuts its
base rate with how much point
making it to 9.75 percent?
(a) 25 basis point
(b) 45 basis point
(c) 35 basis point
(d) 50 basis point
Answer: (a) 15 basis point
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