Who has been conferred with the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri Award?

Ans: Tessy Thomas.

On 14th December _____, the United Nations General Assembly declared 1st October as International Day of Older Persons.

Ans: 1990.

Who is the current Minister of Home Affairs, India?

Ans: Sushil Kumar Shinde.

What is the name of India’s 350 km range Surface-to-Surface ballistic missile that launched successfully from a naval ship off the coast of Balasore, Odisha?

Ans: Dhanush.

The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has been giving away the National Awards for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities every year on _______.

Ans: 3rd December.

In which year the Cartagena Protocol on Bio-safety was adopted?

Ans: 2000.

The Union Cabinet approved the constitution of ________ Law Commission for a period of three years from 01/09/2012 to 31/08/2015.

Ans: 20th.

The annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 3rd December was established by the International Year of Disabled Persons in ______.

Ans: 1981.

Who has been re-elected as President of World Squash Federation?

Ans: N. Ramachandran.

India and ______ has signed an Administrative Agreement in the field of Sustainable Urban Development.

Ans: France.

Indian Air Force celebrated ______Air Force Day on October 08, 2012.

Ans: 80th.

Who inaugurated 26th Conference of Accountants General in New Delhi on October 08, 2012?

Ans: Pranab Mukherjee.

Who has been honored with National Order of Merito de Comuneros Award?

Ans: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.

Which country won the Women’s Twenty20 World Cup 2012?

Ans: Australia.

Former Zambian President ______ has received the 2012 Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation.

Ans: Kenneth Kaunda.

Which country won the Men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2012?

Ans: West Indies.

Who has been conferred with the 21st Saraswati Samman for the year 2011?

Ans: A.A. Manavalan.

Bihar observed Dolphin Day on _______.

Ans: 5th October, 2012.

How many young scientists have been selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, 2012?

Ans: 11.

Indian Social activist _______ started a Bijli-Paani Satyagraha in New Delhi on 6 th October, 2012.

Ans: Arvind Kejriwal.

Who has been conferred with Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters Award?

Ans: Ebrahim Alkazi.

Who won the F1 Title of 2012?

Ans: Sebastian Vettel.

Who has received the Hans Christian Anderson Literature Prize?

Ans: Isabel Allende.

Who has been conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award by Kaladharmi Begum Akhtar Academy of Ghazal in New Delhi?

Ans: Abida Parveen.

Who has been awarded the Agricola Medal by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization?

Ans: Wen Jiabao.

_______ Film comedian and character artist K. Lakshmi Narasimha Rao, popularly known as Sutti Velu, died in Chennai.

Ans: Telegu.

Who is Bhupinder Singh Hooda?

Ans: Chief Minister of Haryana.

Veteran _________ theatre artiste G. Omana has died recently.

Ans: Malayalam.

Who was Alfred Nobel?

Ans: A scientist.

Renowned _______ Kantilal Girdharilal Vora, popularly known as K. Lal, passed away.

Ans: Magician.

In which year Alfred Nobel established Nobel Prizes?

Ans: 1895.

Shinya Yamanaka of Japan and John B. Gurdon of _____ won 2012 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Ans: United Kingdom.

Former ________ Assembly Speaker and Senior NCP leader Babasaheb Kupekar passed away.

Ans: Maharashtra.

Which organization released the ‘World Development Report 2013’?

Ans: World Bank.

Eric Hobsbawm died at the age of 95. Who was he?

Ans: Historian.

Who has taken charge as the Chairman and Managing Director of Allahabad Bank?

Ans: Shubhalakshmi Panse.

Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force (ITBPF) was raised on ______ after the Indo-China conflict to guard the northern borders of the country.

Ans: 24th October, 1962.

Who is the author of the novel ‘The Casual Vacancy’?

Ans: J. K. Rowling.

Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana was launched in December ______.

Ans: 2001.

In which city the National Institute of Urban Affairs is located?

Ans: New Delhi.

Hugo Chavez is the President of _______.

Ans: Venezuela.

Antisa Khvichava, world’s oldest woman, has died at the age of _______.

Ans: 132.

The Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed on 16 th

September, _______ to protect the Ozone Layer.

Ans: 1987.

Who is the new Chief Justice of India?

Ans: Altamas Kabir.

Who has been elected Libya’s new Prime Minister?

Ans: Mustafa Abu Shagour.

Who has been elected as the President of the Indian Newspaper Society for 2012-13?

Ans: K. N. Tilak Kumar.

The 52nd Open Athletics Championship was held in _______.

Ans: Chennai.

Mohamed Wahid Hassan Manik is the present President of _______.

Ans: Maldives.

Who has been elected Chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for 2012-13?

Ans: Shailesh Gupta.

Who is Pierre Nkurunziza?

Ans: President of Burundi.

The United Nations has designated the first ______ in October each year as the World Habitat Day.

Ans: Monday.

Pusarla Venkata Sindhi is a famous _______ player.

Ans: Badminton.

Who has been appointed as Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau?

Ans: Rajiv Mehta.

Which country honored Aung San Suu Kyi with Congressional Gold Medal?

Ans: USA.

Which country won the Women’s SAFF Football Championship in Colombo?

Ans: India.

Who is the present President of K. K. Birla Foundation?

Ans: Shobhana Bharti.

The Vice President of India M. Hamid Ansari re-launched the _______ magazine at a function recently.

Ans: Frontline.

Okinawa Prefecture is located in _______.

Ans: Japan.

The International Day of Peace is annually held on ______.

Ans: September 21.

The 9th World Hindi Conference concluded in Johannesburg city of ______.

Ans: South Africa.

Who has been appointed as the new Secretary General of Rajya Sabha?

Ans: Shumsher K. Sheriff.

Who has been appointed as the International Goodwill Ambassador for UNAIDS?

Ans: Aishwarya Rai Bacchan.

Which Indian Woman has won Silver Medal in the Archery World Cup final in Tokyo?

Ans: Deepika Kumari.

The first batch of SU-30 MKI was inducted into Indian Air Force in ______.

Ans: September, 2002.

World Tourism Day is observed on which day?

Ans: September 27.

Who has been appointed as India’s high commissioner to Canada on 27th September, 2012?

Ans: Nirmal Verma.

The first ______ of India, Brajesh Mishra died on 28th September 2012 in New Delhi.

Ans: National Security Advisor.

Who has been appointed newly as the India’s Ambassador to Israel?

Ans: Jaideep Sarkar.

Who has received the Lifetime Achievement Award at 14th Mumbai Film Festival?

Ans: Waheeda Rehman.

Who has been elected as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India (PTI) on 24th September 2012?

Ans: R. Lakshmipathy.

Surendranatha Thilakan passed away at the age of 77 at Thiruvananthapuram. Who was he?

Ans: Actor.

The Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana was approved in March ______.

Ans: 2006.

John Terry, the former _____ Captain announced his retirement from International Football.

Ans: England.

Which statutory body of India has launched a Knowledge Partnership Initiative (KPI) with Prominent Law Schools of the country?

Ans: Competition Commission of India (CCI).

In which state the Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has approved the construction of the 6.5 kms long two lane bi-directional tunnel on NH-1?

Ans: Jammu and Kashmir.

Which missile with a striking range of 3000 km has recently been test fired recently by India?

Ans: Agni-III.

What is the name of the first-of-its-kind Catamaran hydrographic survey vessel commissioned by Indian Navy recently?

Ans: INS Makar.

With which country India has signed a MoU for Strengthening Long-Term Relationship and Bilateral Cooperation on Road Infrastructure and Road Transportation Technology Matters?

Ans: Austria.

What is the name of Global Positioning System of China for which it has launched the 14 th and 15th Satellite recently?

Ans: Beidou.

According to a report released by CSO, which state has topped the list of crime against children?

Ans: Uttar Pradesh.

What is the name of China’s first aircraft carrier?

Ans: Liaoning.

Who has topped the list of highest paid CEOs of listed companies in India?

Ans: Naveen Jindal.

Which actress has been honored with Green Parent Award at 2012 Environmental Media Awards?

Ans: Jessica Alba.

Which women film producer has been included in the list of 25 Most Powerful Women in India Business compiled by business magazine ‘Business Today’?

Ans: Ekta Kapoor.

Japan committed over Rs _____ crore ODA loan to India.

Ans: 7800.

The maximum investment permissible under the Rajiv Gandhi Equity Savings Scheme is Rs. ______.

Ans: 50,000.

Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Forward Markets Commission?

Ans: Ramesh Abhisek.

Which Indian Bank has opened up its first branch in South Africa in a move to enhance the relationship between India and South Africa?

Ans: Bank of India.

What is the percentage of increase shown by the Indian Railways Freight during April=August 2012?

Ans: 4.23%.

The Government has reduced the Tax on external commercial borrowings by Indian companies to 5% applicable for the period between July 2012 and June 2015. What is the earlier rate of this tax?

Ans: 20%.

The government has cleared the proposal of what amount for debt restructuring state electricity boards, to give a boost to the ailing Power Sector?

Ans: 2 Lakh Crore Rupees.

After selling its 8% stake, what percent of shareholding Cairn Energy retain in Cairn India?

Ans: 10%.

Who has appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Yahoo?

Ans: Ken Goldman.

Which company has received the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexil) Silver Patent Award for 2011-12?

Ans: Bharat Biotech.

Which dairy company of India has signed a contract with IBM for cloud services?

Ans: Kwality Dairy.

With which agency India has signed a Loan Agreement of US $ 500 Million for Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan?

Ans: World Bank.

Which is the GDP estimate projected by the World Bank for Chinese Economy this year?

Ans: 7.7%.