Current Affair Daily Doze for March 2012- By Manmohan Joshi
Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith
Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali
Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans
to transfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank
Which country has India agreed 'in-principle' to the participation in hydro power-projects
in the North-East?
Bangladesh
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.
Kerala
Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?
Genelia D'souza
Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver premium
digital content in Malayalam?
Malayala Manorama
Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best international
brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.
Reggar Rajahs
Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the permanent collection
at the Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan
Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turned-actress Diana Hayden.
A Beautiful Truth
Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in
Architecture?
Wang Shu
To which company did Kodak sell its online photo services business, Kodak Gallery?
Shutterfly
Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of
Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station
Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be played in July at
the Royal Lytham St Annes.
Anirban Lahiri
Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development
of Tourism category?
Rajasthan
Name the world's tallest free-standing broadcast tower at a height of 643m(2,080 ft) that
has been erected in Japan.
Tokyo Sky Tree
Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?
Lt.Gen.Bikram Singh
Name the men's mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
When was the World's oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London
Who won the men's singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?
Roger Federer
Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the '2012 Rising Star Award' for his
feature film '9 Eleven' at the Canada International Film Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
Who won the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship?
India
Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin
Name Charlie Chaplin's grand daughter who has made debut in Indian film 'Chaurahen'.
Kiera
Name the Global law firm which could open its office in India once the rules permit to do
so.
Baker and McKenzie
Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.
Runako Morton
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Name India's first 3D dance film.
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)
Which company has bagged title sponsorship for Asia Cup 2012 for second consecutive
year?
Micromax Informatics Limited
Name the Italian business school which in association with Luxury Connect of New
Delhi would start executive education programs in India with a special focus on luxury
business.
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country's first $2 billion (about
Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in
India?
Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial
With which South African firm did Tata Power enter in joint venture to develop power
projects in Africa?
Exxaro
Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Bo Shin Seo
Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?
Shangai Electric
Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree) during its 12th
convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?
Assam University
Which India's leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India's
first exchange to be listed?
Multi Commodity Exchange
Where is the world's highest altitude (13,500 feet) film festival set to begin?
Ladakh
Which cholesterol lowering tablet has Ranbaxy Laboratories launched in 4 European
countries - Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany?
Atorvastatin
Which car was launched by Tata Motors at the Geneva Motor Show which could deliver
100 kilometers per litre of fuel (under battery only power)?
Tata Megapixel
Cachar Tea in Barak Valley of Assam is to be sold to which country?
Bangladesh
Which western India university will start the Institute of International Studies?
M S University
HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group
After 3 and 1/2 years which US investment bank has announced its exit from bankruptcy?
Lehman Brothers
Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International cricket on March
30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?
South Africa
Which Bollywood female actor's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds wax
museum?
Madhuri Dixit
Who retained his title of being the world's richest Indian in Forbes magazine's annual list
of the world's richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
Which Chinese subsidiary company took over Australia's Gloucester Coal miner in a
multi-bllion dollar deal?
Yancoal
Name the music director - king of soft melodies who passed away recently.
Ravi Shankar Sharma
Name the BPO firm acquired by Mahindra Satyam for $27 million.
vCustomer biz
Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?
Dav Whatmore
Name the cricket personality called 'The Wall' who retired from International cricket
recently.
Rahul Dravid
Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?
Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam
Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?
K Venkataraman
Where in Europe the 82nd Edition of Motor Show 2012 is held?
Geneva
Name the chocolate boy of Hindia cinema during 1960's who passed away recently.
Joy Mukherjee
Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?
Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam
Which 5 provinces of Ecuador have been declared state of emergency as the country is
hit by heavy flooding?
Manabi, Los Rios, Guayas, El Oro and Loja
Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America's first Innovation Award for the
Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising wastepickers and
eliminating child labour from recycling?
Chintan
What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?
4.75%
Where did Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata inaugurate the first classroom of Harvard
Business School (HBS)?
Taj Lands End at Bandra suburb, Mumbai
At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit
Greece?
$46.9 billion
What did Tibetans organise to mark anniversary at their main temple in McLeodganj?
Tibetan National upraising day
Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?
New Town, Kolkata
What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?
120
Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that touched 50.22 lakh
tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana
Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari Kotela, a
Charterted Accountant.
Rythu Ratham (Tollfree - 18002666208)
Who won the woman's All-England Open 2012 title?
Li Xuerui
Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business
and focus on the retail segment?
Tata Capital
Which financial service will Nokia close in India?
Nokia Money
Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?
46th rank
Gujarat's which famous shawl got Geographical Indication(GI) tag?
Kutchi shawls
Which 3rd biggest economy of eurozone confirmed it is under recession?
Italy
Where is the 12th Edition of India Fashion Forum 2012 set to begin?
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon
Celebrating 107th Foundation Day Corporation Bank recently launched what service to
its customers?
CorpBank Application for android tablets and smartphones
Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?
Anshu Jain
Which agricultural university has successfully produced the world's first cloned pashmina
goat?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Which chipmaker is developing as (ITV) Internet-based TV service?
Intel
Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand's Chief Minister?
Vijay Bahuguna
Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-13.
Dinesh Trivedi
Which company launched India's first CDMA Android tablet?
Reliance Communications
Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?
Sumedh Singh Saini
Which popular reference book will stop printing its famed 32-volume print edition and go
digital?
Britanica Encyclopaedia
Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
Parkash Singh Badal
Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 - Asia's largest global convention on film media and
entertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Which former tennis player resigned from the board of the Kingfisher Airlines?
Vijay Amritraj
Where was the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation 2012
inaugurated?
Aviation India 2012, Hyderabad
Expand - COAI
COAI - Cellular Operators Association of India
Expand - AUTSPI
AUTSPI - Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India
Name the acting Cricket South Africa President who resigned recently.
AK Khan
Who is appointed as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Akhilesh Yadav
What is the reduced interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident Fund?
8.25%
What value of bailout fund did IMF approve for Greece recently?
28 billion euro
Name the Gujarat Chief minister whose image would be published on the Time
magazine's March 26th 2012 issue.
Narendra Modi
What is the hiked service tax announced in the annual budget 2012-13 on mobile phone
bills?
2%
What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU's and financial institutions
during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?
Rs.15,888 crore
Name the online library launched by National Institute for Visually Handicapped.
Online Braille Library
What is the proposed lowered securities transaction tax on cash delivery transactions?
0.1%
Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?
P.H.Arvindh Pandian
From which tax will RBI be spared?
Wealth Tax
Name the chief executive of cricket South Africa who has been suspended.
Gerald Majola
Name the Indian Formula 1 driver who failed to qualify for Australian GP.
Narain Karthikeyan
Which movement marked 6-month anniversary as over 200 protesters gathered in New
York's Zuccotti Park?
Occupy Wall Street
Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
Jenson Button
Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China's Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy
Which university in Jammu is organising 2-day Kishan Mela 2012?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Who won the Indian Wells 2012 title for a record fourth time?
Roger Federer
Name the hotel built in 1891 at Himachal Pradesh which has been granted National
Heritage status.
Chail Palace
The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?
Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall
Name the Interactive smart television launched by Samsung for South-West Asian
market.
ES8000 LED TV, 55-inch screen
Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
In which stock exchange has RCom filed IPO for Flag Telecom?
Singapore Stock Exchange
At what value and which company is United Parcel Service is set to buy?
TNT Express for $6.85 billion
As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?
JetKonnect
Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of 'Survivor India'.
Raj Rani
Expand - NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India
Name the 6 Indian brands among world's 500 best brands as per global consultancy firm
'Brand Finance'.
Tata, Airtel, State Bank of India, Reliance, Indian Oil Corporation and Infosys
Name the laptop launched by Dell priced at Rs.79,900.
XPS13 Ultrabook
On which city Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is planning a novel?
Peruvian city of Piura
Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto International Film
Festival 2012?
Mumbai
Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?
Soumitra Chatterjee
Who has been named India's Glam Diva?
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra
Who is chosen for the NTR National Film Award 2010?
South Indian Actress Sharada
Who was adjudged boldest business person of the year 2011 at the Financial Times
ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards?
Michael Woodford
Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway
stations in India?
Belgium
Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?
Matanhy Saldanha
At what swap ratio did Tech Mahindra buyout Mahindra Satyam?
2:17
In amended divorce bill who would be given power to reduce or waive off the cooling
period?
Court i.e. Judge
Which mircoblogging site is popularly known as 'SMS of the internet' which turned 6
years in March 2012?
Twitter
Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?
Pakistan
Which Dubai-based airlines are open to investing in India as the Government is
considering allowing foreign airlines?
Emirates group
Which European nation was hit by 24-hour strike against austerity measures agreed by
the Government in return for an international bailout?
Portugal
Expand - NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies
Name the U.S. author who won the 8th annual Story prize for short fiction - "We Others".
Steven Millhauser
Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards - the Oscars of British
Journalism?
Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)
What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?
$500 million
64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?
Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)
Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Name the 3 state-run power companies from Gujarat which bagged gold and brozen
shields at the National Awards for Meritorious Performance in Power Sector.
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL), Gujarat Energy Transmission
Company Ltd. (GETCO) and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL)
Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence centres in which Indian
state?
Gujarat
Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?
Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim
Name the company that launched Android tablet Ira costing Rs.4,000.
Wishtel
Which group of students scoring 90% and above could seek admission in undergraduate
courses at Oxford University?
CBSE and ISC
To which Asian country are Indian oil companies set to export petroleum products?
Pakistan
Name the Padma Bhushan awardee who was honoured with 'Proclamation by the City of
New York'.
Shabana Azmi
What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India from 1st April 2012?
3 months from the date of issue
What is the all-time high of Cardamom export during April-January fiscal?
3,900 tonnes valued at Rs.308.32 crore
Who won the Malaysian GP 2012?
Fernando Alonso
Who recently visited Korean demilitarised zone?
US President - Barack Obama
Name the polish lady who did her PhD. in Sanskrit and then translated Bhagavad Gita
into Polish recently.
Anna Racinska
Name the boxers who won gold medals at the 6th Asian Boxing Championships in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
MC.Mary Kom and L.Sarita Devi
Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?
Sriperumbudur
Which actor passed away as the Kerala Government selected him for J.C.Daniel award
for his contributions to the Malayalam industry?
Jose Prakash
Where in India the Para Athletics National Championship 2012 held which is also a
selection trial for London Paralympics?
Bangalore
Where in Kenya oil has been discovered for the first time?
Ngamia-1 in Turkana County
What is the increased interest rate on small savings scheme such as PPF and NSC
applicable from 1st April 2012?
PPF - 8.8% from 8.6% NSC - 8.9% from 8.7%
Name the website launched to facilitate job prospects for Jammu and Kashmir youths.
nsdcindia.org/udaan
Who won 2nd silver medal in the men's 50m rifle three position at the Amir of Kuwait
International Shooting Grand Prix?
Gagan Narang
Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.
GAAR - General Anti-Avoidance Rules
Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb
impression as per RBI?
Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker
Who was elected as Speaker of the Uttarkhand Assembly after defeating Harbans Kapoor
by 8 votes?
Govind Singh Kunjwal
Who has replaced Subhinder Singh Prem as Managing Director for Adidas Group India?
Claus Heckerott
Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various
products in Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?
Gujarat
Which 2 states in India has the production of rice doubled?
Bihar and Jharkhand
Which Indian state marks 100 years and set to celebrate it with a fashion show called
"Silks of Bihar"?
Bihar
Which IT and network technologies have planned to setup mobile communication system
development centre in India?
NEC Corporation
Which company's Indian mutual fund business would L&T Finance acquire?
Fidelity
Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?
Kolkata's industry minister Partha Chatterjee
Which Sheffield based independent wholesale distributor of commercial vehicle parts and
accessories did TVS Group acquire?
Universal Components
Which magazine named N.R.Narayana Murthy among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs?
Fortune magazine
Name the Chinese President who is in India on a 2-day visit to participate in the BRICS
summit 2012.
Hu Jintao
What value of funding has been approved by World Bank for the Rajasthan agricultural
competitiveness project in India?
$109 million
With which Chinese company did suzlon tie up to develop 800 MW of domestic and
international projects over the next 3 years?
CGN Wind Energy Co.
To which company Sify Technologies Limited will sell its entire stake in MF Global Sify
Securities India Pvt. Ltd.?
PhillipCapital Group, Singapore-based financial services company
Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?
Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola
Who is appointed as Wipro's banking head?
Rajan Kohli
Where in India 3-day gaming carnival will be held from 6th of April 2012?
Ayatti Resort, Greater Noida
Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to
affirming life's spiritual dimension?
Dalai Lama
Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India.
Judicial Accountability Bill
What 2 agreements were signed by the development banks of BRICS countries to boost
trade within BRICS nations?
Providing credit facility in local currencies and Facilitating confirmation of
multilateral Letter of Credit
Name the Malaysian financial services group who would deploy the banking solution of
Tata Consultancy Services.
AmBank
Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?
Bathinda, Southwest Punjab
Name the company that Titan Energy has partnered with, to offer EPC services and solar
power project development solutions.
Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Spain's Group Ortiz
Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
Vanya Mishra
Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?
Itanagar
Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?
Arunachal Pradesh
Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith
Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali
Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to offer Sri Lankans
to transfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank
Which country has India agreed 'in-principle' to the participation in hydro power-projects
in the North-East?
Bangladesh
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.
Kerala
Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?
Genelia D'souza
Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver premium
digital content in Malayalam?
Malayala Manorama
Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best international
brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.
Reggar Rajahs
Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the permanent collection
at the Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan
Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turned-actress Diana Hayden.
A Beautiful Truth
Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in
Architecture?
Wang Shu
To which company did Kodak sell its online photo services business, Kodak Gallery?
Shutterfly
Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of
Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station
Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be played in July at
the Royal Lytham St Annes.
Anirban Lahiri
Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development
of Tourism category?
Rajasthan
Name the world's tallest free-standing broadcast tower at a height of 643m(2,080 ft) that
has been erected in Japan.
Tokyo Sky Tree
Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?
Lt.Gen.Bikram Singh
Name the men's mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
When was the World's oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London
Who won the men's singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?
Roger Federer
Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the '2012 Rising Star Award' for his
feature film '9 Eleven' at the Canada International Film Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
Who won the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship?
India
Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin
Name Charlie Chaplin's grand daughter who has made debut in Indian film 'Chaurahen'.
Kiera
Name the Global law firm which could open its office in India once the rules permit to do
so.
Baker and McKenzie
Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.
Runako Morton
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www.currentaffairsquiz.com
Name India's first 3D dance film.
ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)
Which company has bagged title sponsorship for Asia Cup 2012 for second consecutive
year?
Micromax Informatics Limited
Name the Italian business school which in association with Luxury Connect of New
Delhi would start executive education programs in India with a special focus on luxury
business.
SDA Bocconi School of Management
Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form country's first $2 billion (about
Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to finance infrastructure projects in
India?
Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial
With which South African firm did Tata Power enter in joint venture to develop power
projects in Africa?
Exxaro
Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Bo Shin Seo
Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?
Shangai Electric
Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree) during its 12th
convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?
Assam University
Which India's leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE making it India's
first exchange to be listed?
Multi Commodity Exchange
Where is the world's highest altitude (13,500 feet) film festival set to begin?
Ladakh
Which cholesterol lowering tablet has Ranbaxy Laboratories launched in 4 European
countries - Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany?
Atorvastatin
Which car was launched by Tata Motors at the Geneva Motor Show which could deliver
100 kilometers per litre of fuel (under battery only power)?
Tata Megapixel
Cachar Tea in Barak Valley of Assam is to be sold to which country?
Bangladesh
Which western India university will start the Institute of International Studies?
M S University
HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2 companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group
After 3 and 1/2 years which US investment bank has announced its exit from bankruptcy?
Lehman Brothers
Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International cricket on March
30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement of Indians in that country?
South Africa
Which Bollywood female actor's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds wax
museum?
Madhuri Dixit
Who retained his title of being the world's richest Indian in Forbes magazine's annual list
of the world's richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
Which Chinese subsidiary company took over Australia's Gloucester Coal miner in a
multi-bllion dollar deal?
Yancoal
Name the music director - king of soft melodies who passed away recently.
Ravi Shankar Sharma
Name the BPO firm acquired by Mahindra Satyam for $27 million.
vCustomer biz
Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?
Dav Whatmore
Name the cricket personality called 'The Wall' who retired from International cricket
recently.
Rahul Dravid
Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?
Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam
Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?
K Venkataraman
Where in Europe the 82nd Edition of Motor Show 2012 is held?
Geneva
Name the chocolate boy of Hindia cinema during 1960's who passed away recently.
Joy Mukherjee
Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?
Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam
Which 5 provinces of Ecuador have been declared state of emergency as the country is
hit by heavy flooding?
Manabi, Los Rios, Guayas, El Oro and Loja
Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America's first Innovation Award for the
Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising wastepickers and
eliminating child labour from recycling?
Chintan
What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75 basis points?
4.75%
Where did Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata inaugurate the first classroom of Harvard
Business School (HBS)?
Taj Lands End at Bandra suburb, Mumbai
At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout package for debt-hit
Greece?
$46.9 billion
What did Tibetans organise to mark anniversary at their main temple in McLeodganj?
Tibetan National upraising day
Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India recently?
New Town, Kolkata
What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian railway tickets?
120
Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that touched 50.22 lakh
tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana
Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari Kotela, a
Charterted Accountant.
Rythu Ratham (Tollfree - 18002666208)
Who won the woman's All-England Open 2012 title?
Li Xuerui
Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its travel business
and focus on the retail segment?
Tata Capital
Which financial service will Nokia close in India?
Nokia Money
Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?
46th rank
Gujarat's which famous shawl got Geographical Indication(GI) tag?
Kutchi shawls
Which 3rd biggest economy of eurozone confirmed it is under recession?
Italy
Where is the 12th Edition of India Fashion Forum 2012 set to begin?
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon
Celebrating 107th Foundation Day Corporation Bank recently launched what service to
its customers?
CorpBank Application for android tablets and smartphones
Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May 2012?
Anshu Jain
Which agricultural university has successfully produced the world's first cloned pashmina
goat?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Which chipmaker is developing as (ITV) Internet-based TV service?
Intel
Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand's Chief Minister?
Vijay Bahuguna
Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 2012-13.
Dinesh Trivedi
Which company launched India's first CDMA Android tablet?
Reliance Communications
Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?
Sumedh Singh Saini
Which popular reference book will stop printing its famed 32-volume print edition and go
digital?
Britanica Encyclopaedia
Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
Parkash Singh Badal
Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 - Asia's largest global convention on film media and
entertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Which former tennis player resigned from the board of the Kingfisher Airlines?
Vijay Amritraj
Where was the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation 2012
inaugurated?
Aviation India 2012, Hyderabad
Expand - COAI
COAI - Cellular Operators Association of India
Expand - AUTSPI
AUTSPI - Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India
Name the acting Cricket South Africa President who resigned recently.
AK Khan
Who is appointed as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Akhilesh Yadav
What is the reduced interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident Fund?
8.25%
What value of bailout fund did IMF approve for Greece recently?
28 billion euro
Name the Gujarat Chief minister whose image would be published on the Time
magazine's March 26th 2012 issue.
Narendra Modi
What is the hiked service tax announced in the annual budget 2012-13 on mobile phone
bills?
2%
What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU's and financial institutions
during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?
Rs.15,888 crore
Name the online library launched by National Institute for Visually Handicapped.
Online Braille Library
What is the proposed lowered securities transaction tax on cash delivery transactions?
0.1%
Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?
P.H.Arvindh Pandian
From which tax will RBI be spared?
Wealth Tax
Name the chief executive of cricket South Africa who has been suspended.
Gerald Majola
Name the Indian Formula 1 driver who failed to qualify for Australian GP.
Narain Karthikeyan
Which movement marked 6-month anniversary as over 200 protesters gathered in New
York's Zuccotti Park?
Occupy Wall Street
Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
Jenson Button
Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China's Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy
Which university in Jammu is organising 2-day Kishan Mela 2012?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Who won the Indian Wells 2012 title for a record fourth time?
Roger Federer
Name the hotel built in 1891 at Himachal Pradesh which has been granted National
Heritage status.
Chail Palace
The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which cricket personality?
Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall
Name the Interactive smart television launched by Samsung for South-West Asian
market.
ES8000 LED TV, 55-inch screen
Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
In which stock exchange has RCom filed IPO for Flag Telecom?
Singapore Stock Exchange
At what value and which company is United Parcel Service is set to buy?
TNT Express for $6.85 billion
As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?
JetKonnect
Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of 'Survivor India'.
Raj Rani
Expand - NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India
Name the 6 Indian brands among world's 500 best brands as per global consultancy firm
'Brand Finance'.
Tata, Airtel, State Bank of India, Reliance, Indian Oil Corporation and Infosys
Name the laptop launched by Dell priced at Rs.79,900.
XPS13 Ultrabook
On which city Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is planning a novel?
Peruvian city of Piura
Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto International Film
Festival 2012?
Mumbai
Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?
Soumitra Chatterjee
Who has been named India's Glam Diva?
Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra
Who is chosen for the NTR National Film Award 2010?
South Indian Actress Sharada
Who was adjudged boldest business person of the year 2011 at the Financial Times
ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards?
Michael Woodford
Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate 14 railway
stations in India?
Belgium
Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?
Matanhy Saldanha
At what swap ratio did Tech Mahindra buyout Mahindra Satyam?
2:17
In amended divorce bill who would be given power to reduce or waive off the cooling
period?
Court i.e. Judge
Which mircoblogging site is popularly known as 'SMS of the internet' which turned 6
years in March 2012?
Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?
Pakistan
Which Dubai-based airlines are open to investing in India as the Government is
considering allowing foreign airlines?
Emirates group
Which European nation was hit by 24-hour strike against austerity measures agreed by
the Government in return for an international bailout?
Portugal
Expand - NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies
Name the U.S. author who won the 8th annual Story prize for short fiction - "We Others".
Steven Millhauser
Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards - the Oscars of British
Journalism?
Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)
What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World Bank?
$500 million
64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train for the first time?
Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)
Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?
Arunachal Pradesh
Name the 3 state-run power companies from Gujarat which bagged gold and brozen
shields at the National Awards for Meritorious Performance in Power Sector.
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL), Gujarat Energy Transmission
Company Ltd. (GETCO) and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL)
Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence centres in which Indian
state?
Gujarat
Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?
Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim
Name the company that launched Android tablet Ira costing Rs.4,000.
Wishtel
Which group of students scoring 90% and above could seek admission in undergraduate
courses at Oxford University?
CBSE and ISC
To which Asian country are Indian oil companies set to export petroleum products?
Pakistan
Name the Padma Bhushan awardee who was honoured with 'Proclamation by the City of
New York'.
Shabana Azmi
What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India from 1st April 2012?
3 months from the date of issue
What is the all-time high of Cardamom export during April-January fiscal?
3,900 tonnes valued at Rs.308.32 crore
Who won the Malaysian GP 2012?
Fernando Alonso
Who recently visited Korean demilitarised zone?
US President - Barack Obama
Name the polish lady who did her PhD. in Sanskrit and then translated Bhagavad Gita
into Polish recently.
Anna Racinska
Name the boxers who won gold medals at the 6th Asian Boxing Championships in
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
MC.Mary Kom and L.Sarita Devi
Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?
Sriperumbudur
Which actor passed away as the Kerala Government selected him for J.C.Daniel award
for his contributions to the Malayalam industry?
Jose Prakash
Where in India the Para Athletics National Championship 2012 held which is also a
selection trial for London Paralympics?
Bangalore
Where in Kenya oil has been discovered for the first time?
Ngamia-1 in Turkana County
What is the increased interest rate on small savings scheme such as PPF and NSC
applicable from 1st April 2012?
PPF - 8.8% from 8.6% NSC - 8.9% from 8.7%
Name the website launched to facilitate job prospects for Jammu and Kashmir youths.
nsdcindia.org/udaan
Who won 2nd silver medal in the men's 50m rifle three position at the Amir of Kuwait
International Shooting Grand Prix?
Gagan Narang
Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st 2012.
GAAR - General Anti-Avoidance Rules
Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation instead only thumb
impression as per RBI?
Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker
Who was elected as Speaker of the Uttarkhand Assembly after defeating Harbans Kapoor
by 8 votes?
Govind Singh Kunjwal
Who has replaced Subhinder Singh Prem as Managing Director for Adidas Group India?
Claus Heckerott
Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of camel milk into various
products in Kutch district once the provision is made in its 2012-13 budget?
Gujarat
Which 2 states in India has the production of rice doubled?
Bihar and Jharkhand
Which Indian state marks 100 years and set to celebrate it with a fashion show called
"Silks of Bihar"?
Bihar
Which IT and network technologies have planned to setup mobile communication system
development centre in India?
NEC Corporation
Which company's Indian mutual fund business would L&T Finance acquire?
Fidelity
Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?
Kolkata's industry minister Partha Chatterjee
Which Sheffield based independent wholesale distributor of commercial vehicle parts and
accessories did TVS Group acquire?
Universal Components
Which magazine named N.R.Narayana Murthy among the 12 greatest entrepreneurs?
Fortune magazine
Name the Chinese President who is in India on a 2-day visit to participate in the BRICS
summit 2012.
Hu Jintao
What value of funding has been approved by World Bank for the Rajasthan agricultural
competitiveness project in India?
$109 million
With which Chinese company did suzlon tie up to develop 800 MW of domestic and
international projects over the next 3 years?
CGN Wind Energy Co.
To which company Sify Technologies Limited will sell its entire stake in MF Global Sify
Securities India Pvt. Ltd.?
PhillipCapital Group, Singapore-based financial services company
Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?
Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola
Who is appointed as Wipro's banking head?
Rajan Kohli
Where in India 3-day gaming carnival will be held from 6th of April 2012?
Ayatti Resort, Greater Noida
Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his contribution to
affirming life's spiritual dimension?
Dalai Lama
Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority in India.
Judicial Accountability Bill
What 2 agreements were signed by the development banks of BRICS countries to boost
trade within BRICS nations?
Providing credit facility in local currencies and Facilitating confirmation of
multilateral Letter of Credit
Name the Malaysian financial services group who would deploy the banking solution of
Tata Consultancy Services.
AmBank
Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April 2012?
Bathinda, Southwest Punjab
Name the company that Titan Energy has partnered with, to offer EPC services and solar
power project development solutions.
Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Spain's Group Ortiz
Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
Vanya Mishra
Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open its office?
Itanagar
Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the financial year 2012-13?
Arunachal Pradesh
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