COMPETITIVE EDUCATION

CURRENT AFFARIS 2012-13

SEPTEMBER 2102:-

Name the satellite launched by ISRO from French Guiana recently.
GSAT-10
Expand NRDWP. (Hint: Drinking Water)
National Rural Drinking Water Programme
Which sport will be played under the title Mizoram Premier League?
Football
Which province of China wants investment by Indian companies and tourists from India to visit the recreated version of the ancient silk road?
Xinjiang
Who has been conferred with France’s highest cultural award for his contribution in nurturing and presenting modern theater in India?
Ebrahim Alkazi
For which sector did Nasscom launch Special Interest Group recently?
Construction and Heavy Engineering sector
Who became 2nd Indian female wrestler to win world Championships bronze medal in Edmonton, Canada?
Babita Kumari (51kg)
What is the percentage of public debt that France has been hit with?
91% of Gross Domestic Product
Name India’s 1st national security adviser and principal secretary to A.B.Vajpayee who died following illness.
Brajesh Mishra
How many Russian cities will host the 2018 soccer World Cup?
Eleven (11 cities)
Who was honoured with Sarala Award 2012 for his literary achievements?
Hrusikesh Panda

Who is appointed as India’s high commissioner to Canada?
Former Naval Chief Nirmal Verma
How many drugs on the National List of Essential Medicines was bought under price control by Indian Government recently?
348
Who is appointed as chairman of the senior selection committee of BCCI?
Sandeep Patil
Who is appointed as Deputy chairman of Indian Bank Association?
T.M.Bhasin MD of Indian Bank
Expand NIIST. (Hint: Science)
National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology

What rank does India hold in the 2012 Global Food Security Index released by American chemical company DuPont?
66th rank
How many language films from different countries are competing at the International Film Festival of Kerala?
14
Which Indian state assembly will celebrate 60th anniversary on October 29th 2012?
Tamil Nadu state assembly
Expand MSE. (Hint: Stock)
Madras Stock Exchange
Which 3 Indian companies made a joint bid for buying stake in Alberta, Canada?
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation and Oil India

Expand IIFT. (Hint: Trade)
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade
Which Indian state would setup medical college after Kalpana Chawla?
Haryana
Which bank received BS 25999 certificate recently?
IDBI Bank
As per the survey what rank does India hold in economic freedom list?
111th rank
Who is named Goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS?
Aishwarya Rai

Which Indian city will be the 1st to get cycle sharing scheme?
Mysore
Where in Bihar 1st IT park will be setup?
Bihta, 30 km from Patna
Expand NHB. (Hint: Bank)
National Housing Bank
Which country lifed ban on Indian poultry and Spanish livestock recently?
Oman
Name the national award winner for best supporting actor in the movie ‘Ritubhedangal’ in 1988 who died recently.
Thilakan
Who are elected as Chairman and Vice-chairman of Press Trust of India?
R.Lakshmipathy and K.N.Shanth Kumar

Which country recently cancelled events to commemorate 40 years of diplomatic relationship with Japan?
China
Expand RCA. (Hint: Rent)
Rent Control Act
Who won silver medal at the Archery World Cup 2012?
Deepika Kumari
Expand RFID. (Hint: Frequency)
Radio Frequency Identification
Why was former India wicketkeeper MSK Prasad in news recently?
Prasad became life member of Andhra Cricket Association

Expand ITM. (Hint: Travel)
India Travel Mart
Which event of Microsoft held in Bangalore recently set Guinness record for most participants in a software development marathon at one location?
Microsoft Windows 8 Appfest
Expand KITTS. (Hint: Studies)
Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies
Which Indian movie was recently nominated for Oscars (Academy awards) in the Best Foreign Language Film category?
Barfi
Expand DIPP. (Hint: Industrial)
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion

1994 – Resignation of Rasmussen government in Denmark
1991 – ABN and AMRO Dutch banks merge
1983 – USSR performs underground nuclear test

Where in India 2nd Senior Hockey Nationals will be held from September 23rd 2012?
Bangalore
What is the reduced tax on overseas borrowing by local companies which is applicable for funds borrowed between July 2012 and June 2015?
5%
What is the aim of 9th World Hindi Conference?
To make hindi UN language
Expand SHG. (Hint: Help)
Self Help Group
Name the search engine launched by Department of Electronics and Information Technology in India.
Sandhan (www.tdil-dc.in/sandhan

Who is re-appointed as News Broadcast Association president of India?
Narayan Rao
Which company bagged the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award for the year 2010-11?
Goa Shipyard Ltd.
Which bank of USA is planning to cut 16,000 jobs by end of 2012?
Bank of America
Expand IFTRT. (Hint: Transport)
Indian Foundation for Transport Research and Training
Which rank does shuttler P.V.Sindhu hold in the latest badminton ranking list?
20th rank

Name the Australian who quit cricket recently.
Matthew Hayden
Expand NRHM. (Hint: Health)
National Rural Health Mission
Which India state will go for ‘olive green revolution’?
Punjab
What is the minimum year of business existence needed for a General insurance company to file IPO as per the recent IRDA draft guidelines?
10 years
Name the author of ‘Lahmon ki Khattah’ who died recently.
Muzaffar Razmi

Business Leader Award 2012 Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanata Resources
Company of the Year HDFC Bank
Emerging Company of the Year Jubilant Foodworks
Global Indian of the Year Anshu Jain, co-CEO of Deutsche Bank
Policy Change Agent of the Year Sam Pitroda
Corporate Citizen of the Year Aditya Brila Group
Lifetime Achievement of the Year P.R.S.Oberoi, Chairman, East India Hotels

1993 – parliamentary election held in Poland
1988 – Israel launched 1st satellite
1983  Saint Kitts and Nevis gains independence

Which beauty event completed 50 years since its existence in India?
Femina Miss India
Which global player would be the 1st to enter India with the Government allowing foreign airlines to invest in Indian carriers?
AirAsia
According to survey by ‘Ipsos Economic Pulse of the World’ which rank does India hold in the list of most economically confident country?
4th rank
Expand IBEF. (Hint: Brand)
India Brand Equity Foundation
How many agreements were signed with Sri Lanka by China recently?
16
Which event will be hosted in Ambala after 14 years involving India and Pakistan?
Indo-Pak mushiara
Who is appointed as the full-time president of Hockey India?
Mariamma Koshy
Where does the changed cash reserve ratio stands as on 17th September 2012?
4.5%
What is the modified basis points limit by SEBI on brokerage fees?
12bps
Expand CDSCO. (Hint: Drug)
Central Drug Standards Control organisation

1993 – Russian troops leave Poland
1991 – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuiania, North and South Korea, Marshall Islands and Micronesia joins United Nations
1991 – 1st Linux version (0.01) released to the Internet

Gulzar Singh Ranike resigned from which Indian state’s cabinet?
Punjab
What is the importance of Guwahati Book Fair 2012?
To celebrate 200 years of Assam’s printing history
Who was appointed as member of executive board of the Asian Cricket Council recently?
Anuraag Thakur
Which Indian city started the collection of ‘Green Tax’ from the vehicles?
Shimla
Which Association celebrated 130 years since its launch in India?
Machilipatnam Bar Association

Who was named cricketer of the year at the ICC awards 2012?
Kumara Sangakkara
Who is elected as chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations?
Shailesh Gupta
What is the fund allocated for AIDS fight in 12th 5-year plan in India?
Rs.9,394 crore
Expand NELM. (Hint: Medicine)
National List of Essential Medicine
According to report released by the Swiss bank UBS which is the world’s most expensive city for food?
Tokyo

2011 – Australia includes ‘indeterminate’ in passport with male and female option
2008 – Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
1981 – Vanuatu becomes a member of United Nations

Name the cricketer who was selected for 5th time in a row for ICC’s ODI Team of the Year.
MS Dhoni
Indian government recently cleared what percentage of FDI in and retail and aviation?
51% and 49% respectively
Which city in India will observe International coastal cleanup day on 15th September 2012?
Mangalore
Why was Geet Brar in news recently?
Geet Brar, Patiala based entrepreneur launched a music studio
Expand SFLC. (Hint: Software)
Software Freedom Law Centre

2003 – Estonia approves joining of European Union
2000 – Windows Me was released by Microsoft
1998 – Microsoft became largest company in the world, after being valued at @261 billion on NYSE
1949 – “Hindi day or Hindi Diwas”, Hindi was declared official language in India
Where in India 192 MW Allain Duhangan Hydro Electric Power Project is built?
Odisha
Which Indian state will setup a film studio and academy and help citizens to pursue their dream of building a career in the film industry?
Jharkhand
Expand NCMSL. (Hint: Collateral)
National Collateral Management Services Limited
Expand ESMA. (Hint: Services)
Essential Services Maintenance Act
Where in India International Grand Masters Open Chess Tournament will be held?
Nagpur (9-day tournament from 15th October 2012)
What is the expected growth rate to be set in India’s 12th 5-year plan?
8.2%
2011 – Algeria allows creation of private television and radio stations for 1st time since independence in 1962
2007 – The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly
2007  Burj Dubai becomes the world’s largest structure

How does the world know Aseem Trivedi?
As a cartoonist
In which Indian city the 2nd India-ASEAN Business Fair 2012 will be held?
New Delhi
Name the Indo-French PSLV-C20 satellite which is scheduled to be launched on 12-12-12.
SARAL
Why was world’s No.1 platinum firm in South Africa was in news recently?
Due to labour unrest across South Africa’s mining sector
Who is elected as Prime Minister of Libya?
Mustafa Abu-Shakour

List of Indian movies at Toronto International Film Festival 2012
English Vinglish
Gangs of Wasseypur
Midnights Children
Miss Lovely
Mumbai Cha Raja (Mumbai’s King)
Peddlers
Shanghai
2005 – Hong Kong Disneyland opens
2001  Ansett Australia collapsed due to increased strain on the international airline industry
1992 – NASA launched Space Shuttle Endevour on STS-47 marking its 50th shuttle mission
How many foreign pharma investments were approved by Indian Government recently?
8
Who won the US Open 2012 men’s single title?
Andy Murray
Which university took over Cambridge to rank No.1?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Which internet hosting company’s services was disrupted nearly 6 hours affecting over 10 million customers recently?
GoDaddy
Dabur recently signed which actor as brand ambassador for its air freshener brand Odonil?
Karishma Kapoor

Income Tax Department of India
Contet: National Mascot design contest
Prize: Rs,1,00,000
More details: http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in/Banner1.asp


2005 – Israel completes its unilateral disengagement from the Gaza Strip
2000 – Melbourne hosted World Economic Forum
1998 – Malaysia becomes the 1st Asian country to host Commonwealth Games

Which Indian state Government will train tribal students for IAS, IPS services?
Maharashtra
Why was Gaurav D.Garg in news recently?
Garg joined Mercer as region leader of Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America
Name the 1st laptop designer who died?
Bill Moggridge
Who is elected as president of Somalia?
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Name the Dutch firm which launched online accounting software in India recently.
Reeleezee

Which is referred as the Annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India?
Union Budget
When was the first Union Budget presented?
26th November,1947
Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?
Mr. R.K. Shanmukham Shetty
Who has set a record of presenting the Union Budget for ten times?
Mr.Morarji Desai
Which Finance Minister had presented the Union Budget on his Birthday?
Mr.Morarji Deasi
Who was the only woman to hold the post of Finance portfolio?
Mrs.Indira Gandhi
Who became the first Rajya Sabha member to hold the Finance portfolio?
Mr.Pranab Mukherjee
Who was the first Finance Minister to present the Union Budget post Liberalization?
Dr.Manmohan Singh

2000  Space shuttle Atlantis docked at the International Space Station
2002 – Switzerland joins United Nations

Name the father of White Revolution who died recently.
Verghese Kurien
Name the Iraq vice president who was sentenced to death recently.
Tariq al-Hashemi
Name the 100th space mission launched by ISRO recently.
PSLV-C21
Where in Arunachal Pradesh the 1st agricultural college would be setup?
Pasighat, headquarters of East Siang district
Which Indian state will get its 1st railway station?
Meghalaya
Name the tallest volcano which has let a series of explosions in Managua forcing residents to evacuate.
Nicaragua

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Date: 7th and 8th September 2012
Venue: Vladivostok, Russia
APEC Leaders issue declaration:
Trade and Investment Liberalization, Regional Economic Integration
Strengthening Food Security
Establishing Reliable
 Supply Chains
Intensive Cooperation to Foster Innovative Growth

1991  Republic of Macedonia gains independence
1986 – Nissan opened its factory in Sunderland, England became 1st Japanese automobile factory in Europe

Name the airlines in India which approved ‘Voluntary Retirement Scheme’ for all permanent and confirmed employees.
Air India
Which country approved $157 billion infrastructure spending to energize the economy?
China
Who won their 12th Grand Slam men’s doubles title?
Bob and Mike Bryan
State the reason why Himachal Pradesh would get $100 million loan from World bank?
To make its Green Growth Agenda inclusive and sustainable and move towards an environmentally sustainable model of economic growth
Who will be the chair person for Punjab Border Area Advisory council?
Parkash Singh Badal, Punjab Chief Minister

1822 – Brazil gained independence
1979 – ESPN makes its debut on cable TV
2005 – 1st presidential election in Egypt

Which 2 country troupes will participate in International Kullu Dusserha/Dasara festival to be held from 24th to 30th October 2012 in India?
Russia and Brazil
Which city in India would setup biofuel units across 100 hotels?
Bangalore
Nasscom recently renamed BPO sector as?
BPM (Business Process Management)
Name the newest server edition of operating system unveiled by Microsoft.
Windows Server 2012
Slow down in China’s economic growth has led to deeper cut in which country’s coal sector?
Indonesia

Who took over as Chief Economist of World Bank?
Kaushik Basu
Expand MPCDF. (Hint: Dairy)
Madhya Pradesh Cooperative Dairy Federation
Which Indian state recently increased VAT by 0.5 percent?
Uttar Pradesh
Which Indian private sector bank is planning to allow its customers to make transactions through social networking site Facebook?
ICICI Bank
Which subject will be included by CBSE board in class VI from current academic session?
Chinese language
Which Maharashtra-based open university will launch web radio to provide audio lessons to its students?
Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University

Ministry of Power- Government of India invites
4th, 5th and 6th class students to take part in the “Painting Competition” on Energy Conservation

More details: www.bee-india.nic.in

Expand DCGI. (Hint: Drug)
Drug Controller General of India
How many country’s from India will participate in Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX 2012)?
40
Who won silver in the men’s high jump event for India at the Paralympic Games 2012 in London?
Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda
Where in India McDonald will open its 1st vegetarian outlet?
Near Golden Temple, Amritsar
In which event will India’s solar-powered passenger car represent?
Sasol Solar Challenge, South Africa (15th to 19th 2012)

1998 – Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
2001 – Tokyo DisneySea opens to public

What is the name given by Brazilians for 2014 World cup ball?
Brazuca
Which country won the Nehru Cup International Football Tournament 2012?
India
Name the bill passed by Loksabha in India without any discussion recently.
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Bill, 2010
Expand CTS. (Hint: Cheque)
Cheque Truncation System
Which city in India will celebrate its 1st International Film Festival in September 2012?
Udaipur
Name the academician, social activist and Padma Bhushan award recipient who died recently.
Anil Bordia

2009 – Iran got its 1st woman minister (Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, Health minister) in 30 years
1995  E-commerce portal eBay was launched
1971 – Qatar became independent

Who quoted “The world expected a lot from us. And compared to that expectation, we have fallen very short. And therefore, I would say, this is worse than 1991″?
N.R.Narayan Murthy
Expand FCNR. (Hint: Non-Resident)
Foreign Currency Non-Resident
Which Indian state Government launched Narmada river linking project?
Madhya Pradesh
Which 8-day long festival did Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurate recently?
Ladakah festival
In which country was the Indian Chamber of Commerce launched recently to promote economic, trade and investment?
Cambodia
1993 – South Africa observes Day of Peace
2003  Harley-Davidson motorcycle celebrated its 100th birthday

In which Indian state the 38th Senior National Powerlifting Championship will be held?
Kozhikode, Kerala
Name the industrialist who attended his last AGM meet to bid final goodbye to shareholders of Tata Global Beverages.
Ratan Tata
Name the freedom fighter and former home minister of Gujarat who died recently.
Popatlal Vyas
Which country recently withdrew its candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council?
Sudan
Which General Insurance Company has introduced e-policy, ‘Policy on the Go’?
Cholamandalam MS

2008 – Yasuo Fukuda, Prime Minister of Japan resigned
2006 – Luxembourg became 1st country to Digitise television broadcasting
1991 – Uzbekistan gained independence

Which Indian state Government allocated Rs.1,500 crores for developing Eastern Ghats?
Tamil Nadu
Name the American tennis player who will retire after US Open 2012 tournament.
Andy Roddick
Which Indian state got its 1st computer-aided design center to empower rural artisans and weavers?
Arunachal Pradesh
Which Indian state recently introduced online licensing of drug stores in India?
Haryana
Who won the 1st gold medal at the London Paralympic 2012 event?
China’s Zhang Cuiping




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