Current Affairs Quiz 2012 (Round - 1)


1. Who had won Ghana’s Presidential election on 10 December 2012?
[A] John Atta Mills
[B] John Dramani
[C] Nana Addo Dankwa
[D] Ahmed Issak Hassan
[E] None of These

John Dramani

2. Who among the is a Democratic United Party leader defeated by the Conservative Saenuri Party leader Mr. Park Chung-hee in the South Korea Presidential elections?
[A] Kim Moon-jae
[B] Kim Tae-ho
[C] Yim Tae-hee
[D] Ahn Sang-soo
[E] None of These

Kim Moon-jae

3. Which country passed the 633.3 billion-dollar Defense Authorization Bill - 2013 on 20 December 2012?
[A] Russia
[B] America
[C] Iran
[D] Japan
[E] None of These

America

4. Which country’s President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved the country’s parliament on 22 December 2012?
[A] Japan
[B] Italy
[C] France
[D] Britain
[E] None of These

Italy

5. Which countries imposed stiff sanctions on trade with Iran in a move aimed at further isolating it over the controversial nuclear program on 22 December 2012?
[A] European Union (EU)
[B] BRICS
[C] ASEAN
[D] ASIA
[E] None of These

European Union (EU)

6. Which country Prime Minister was announced that Britain has planned to withdraw more than half of its troops back from Afghanistan by 2013?
[A] Japan
[B] India
[C] Britain
[D] France
[E] None of These

Britain

7. Which of the following country form a new constitution into law?
[A] Egypt
[B] USA
[C] Japan
[D] Russia
[E] None of These

Egypt

8. Who had been ranked first on the Foreign Policy magazine " The Top 100 Global Thinkers" List ?
[A] Barack Obama
[B] Bill Gates
[C] Aung San Suu Kyi
[D] Malala Yousafzai
[E] None of These

Aung San Suu Kyi

9. According to a Mercer 2012 Quality of Living Survey which of the following Indian city is the best Indian city to live?
[A] New Delhi
[B] Mumbai
[C] Bangalore
[D] Hyderabad
[E] None of These

Bangalore

10. According watchdog Transparency International’s 2012 index to Which of the following country is the least corruption country?
[A] Denmark
[B] Sweden
[C] India
[D] Somalia
[E] None of These

Denmark

11. Which Country has extended exemptions to India, China and seven other countries from Iranian Sanctions Act mainly because of their significant reduction in oil import from Iran?
[A] Russia
[B] America
[C] Japan
[D] Pakistan
[E] None of These

America

12. How many Indian projects have also placed in New York’s Global Infrastructure Leadership Forum Top 100 Strategic Global Infrastructure Projects list recently ?
[A] 2
[B] 3
[C] 4
[D] 5
[E] None of These

3

13. On 11 December 2012 According to the 2011 Britain population census which country people are the largest ethnic minority group in the UK?
[A] India
[B] Japan
[C] Bangladesh
[D] Sri Lanka
[E] None of These

India

14. According to the WHO World Malaria Report 2012 which country is projected to see a decrease of 50-75 per cent in malaria case incidence by 2015?
[A] China
[B] India
[C] Pakistan
[D] Sri Lanka
[E] None of These

India

15. According to the "Indian Fraud Survey 2012" which of the following country is top in Corporate fraud?
[A] USA
[B] Denmark
[C] Australia
[D] India
[E] None of These

Australia

16. According to the Pew research survey report which religion is the third largest religion of the world after Christianity and Islam?
[A] Buddhists
[B] Hindus
[C] Jews
[D] Sikhs
[E] None of These

Hindus

17. Which of the following country inked a defense deals worth Rs.22 crores with India on 24 December 2012?
[A] UK
[B] Russia
[C] Japan
[D] USA
[E] None of These

Russia

18. With which country India opened SERIIUS or the Solar Energy Research Institute in Mumbai to collaboration between academia and industry of both countries?
[A] Australia
[B] Russia
[C] India
[D] America
[E] None of These

America

19. On 7 December 2012 According to the the National Sample Office Survey (NSSO) report how many crore young people in India would be unemployed or partially unemployed ?
[A] 5 crore
[B] 7 crore
[C] 9 crore
[D] 11 crore
[E] None of These

7 crore

20. Which of the following date Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 was cleared by the union cabinet?
[A] 10 December 2012
[B] 11 December 2012
[C] 12 December 2012
[D] 13 December 2012
[E] None of These

13 December 2012

21. On 17 December 2012 Government of India decided to set up how many Real Time Water Quality Monitoring Stations along the river Ganga?
[A] 113
[B] 120
[C] 126
[D] 150
[E] None of These

113

22. On 18 December 2012 which bill was passed by the Lok Sabha ?
[A] Anti Corruption Bill 2010
[B] Corporate Governance 2011
[C] Finance Secured Bill 2011
[D] Companies Bill 2011
[E] None of These

Companies Bill 2011

23. Which bill that makes economic offences, including circulation of high quality counterfeit currency a terrorist act , passed by Rajya Sabha on 20 December 2012?
[A] SC/ST Promotion Quota Bill
[B] Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill
[C] Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill
[D] Finance regulatory Amendment Bill
[E] None of These

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill

24. Which of the following is the first airport in India uses the solar power for running its utility grid system?
[A] Rajiv Gandhi Inernational Airport, Hyderabad
[B] Cochin International Airport, Cochin
[C] Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport,Amritsar
[D] New Pune International Airport,Pune
[E] None of These

Cochin International Airport, Cochin

25. Which state government on 4 December 2012 decided to issue Golden Cards to industrialists and industrial associations for easy access to its offices?
[A] Kerala
[B] Uttar Pradesh
[C] Goa
[D] Maharashtra
[E] None of These

Uttar Pradesh

26. Which of the following party got the victory in Gujarat Assembly elections in 2012?
[A] NCP
[B] Congress
[C] Janata Dal-U
[D] BJP
[E] None of These

BJP

27. Which of the following party got the victory in Himachal Pradesh state Assembly elections in 2012?
[A] Congress
[B] BJP
[C] NCP
[D] Janata Dal-U
[E] None of These

Congress

28. Which State Government set up a Senior Citizen Commission on 21st December 2012 ?
[A] Karnataka
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Goa
[D] Uttar Pradesh
[E] None of These

Madhya Pradesh

29. Which state government announced setting up 25 fast track courts for time-bound disposal of serious crimes against women on 27 December 2012?
[A] Bihar
[B] Assam
[C] Maharastra
[D] Karnataka
[E] None of These

Maharastra

30. Which of the following state government announced the 30% of state government jobs are reserved for the candidates belonging to rural areas?
[A] Assam
[B] Karnataka
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
[E] None of These

Assam

31. Which of the following IT company launched the 14 innovation centres in India?
[A] IBM
[B] Orcale
[C] MicroSoft
[D] SAP AG
[E] None of These

MicroSoft

32. In which country 18th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 18) was held ?
[A] China
[B] Qatar
[C] Japan
[D] Indones
[E] None of These

Qatar

33. In which country held the first ever World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) from 3 -14 December 2012?
[A] Dubai
[B] Japan
[C] China
[D] Indonesia
[E] None of These

Dubai

34. In which country ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit held from 20 - 21 December 2012 ?
[A] Russia
[B] Japan
[C] Indoneshia
[D] India
[E] None of These

India

35. Who among the following was conferred with Morocco's Medal of Honour on 3 December 2012?
[A] Sanjay Dutt
[B] Amitabh Bachchan
[C] Shah Rukh Khan
[D] Akshay Kumar
[E] None of These

Shah Rukh Khan

36. Which of the following company won the Gold Award for Marketing Excellence at the ITSMA Awards 2012?
[A] Infosys
[B] Wipro
[C] TCS
[D] Mahendra Satyam
[E] None of These

Infosys

37. Who was conferred with INAE(Indian National Academy of Engineering) Youngest Engineer Award for 2012?
[A] P.C. Agrawal
[B] Dr. Ashok Ambastha
[C] Mr. B.V. Appa Rao
[D] Brajnish Sitara
[E] None of These

Brajnish Sitara

38. Which State Chief Minister Nabam Tuki had been selected by the International Association of Educators for World Peace (IAEWP) for a Lifetime Achievement Award on 18 December 2012 ?
[A] Himachal Pradesh
[B] Bihar
[C] Arunachal Pradesh
[D] Maharashtra
[E] None of These

Arunachal Pradesh

39. Who received the K. Karunakaran Foundation "Best Administrator in India" award in New Delhi on 20 December 2012 ?
[A] Pranab Mukherjee
[B] P.Chidambaram
[C] A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
[D] Meira Kumar
[E] None of These

P.Chidambaram

40. Who among the following got the U.S.prestigious National Medal of Technology and Innovation award for the discovery of APD?
[A] CR Rao
[B] APJ Abdul Kalam
[C] Arvind Joshi
[D] Rangaswamy Srinivasan
[E] None of These

Rangaswamy Srinivasan
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