- Which 4 states in India observe foundation day on 1st
November?
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Chattisgarh - Which format of cricket recently got approval of
playing day/night matches?
Test cricket - Who said “My father brought computers, we brought FDI”?
Rahul Gandhi - Who will take over as DGP of Haryana from Ranjeev Singh
Dalal?
S.N.Vashisht - Who won the inaugural Asian Cricket Council’s Twenty20
Asia Cup 2012?
Indian women’s cricket team - Expand WISE. (Hint: Institute)
World Institute of Sustainable Energy - Who became the 1st player from Japan to win French Open
Super Series 2012 against Saina Nehwal?
Minatsu Mitani - Which stock exchange was shut for 2 days because of Hurricane
Sandy?
New York Stock Exchange - Expand NDMA. (Hint: Disaster)
National Disaster Management Authority - How many basis points did RBI cut CRR recently?
25bps, CRR stands at 4.25% - Is divorce given by foreign court conclusive under
Indian law?
Yes. Once the divorce is granted by a foreign court after the parties contest the case, marriage stands dissolved as per Bombay High Court - Which company was downgraded on the lines of earnings
outlook to underperform from neutral recently by Credit Suisse?
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation - Where in India 2nd Grand Masters International Open
Chess championship will be held?
Visakhapatnam (Vizag) - Which rank does India hold in terms of doing business
among 185 economies?
132nd rank - Expand IBL. (Hint: Badminton)
Indian Badminton League - Which company launched COP BASIC antivirus solution?
Intex - Name the 3 Indian stock
exchanges home which has made it to the
world’s top 20 derivative exchanges.
NSE, MCX and BSE - Who won the Miss International title 2012?
Miss Japan Ikumi Yoshimatsu - Expand CLU. (Hint: Land)
Change of land use - Which Indian city and districts are struggling to meet
its demand for milk?
Nagpur - Which city in South Korea organised its 1st Durga Puja
in 2012?
Seoul - RBI recently allowed which entities to setup ‘White
Label ATMs’?
Non-bank entities - Who won the women’s single Denmark Open title 2012?
Saina Nehwal - Which bank will host BANCON 2012?
Bank of Maharashtra (bancon2012.in) - Which Indian state will host its 1st ever international
cycling race?
Jammu and Kashmir (54 countries are expected to participate) - Expand FSSAI. (Hint: Food)
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India - Which operator become 4th largest mobile operator in
the world as per the analyst firm Wireless Intelligence?
Airtel - Where in Beijing Asia’s biggest Apple store opened
recently?
Comercial street of Wangfujing - Red globe grape or Australian grape would is now
cultivated in which Indian city?
Coimbatore - Expand IPF. (Hint: Plastics)
Indian Plastics Federation - Expand FMSCI. (Hint: Motor)
Federation of Motor Sports Club of India - How many channels can be selected under basic plan as 4
metro cities in India go completely digital from November 1st 2012?
100 channels - Which country is the co-ordinator for India in the
ASEAN Summit to be held on 20th December 2012?
Brunei - Which Indian state government approved IT policy 2012
recently?
Uttar Pradesh - Who is appointed as President and CEO of Volvo cars?
Hakan Samuelsson - Which American coffee chain major entered into joint venture
with Tata to open its 1st store in India?
Starbucks - Who is appointed as bowling coach of New Zealand
cricket team?
Shane Bond - Name India’s premier 3-day tech event held in
Bangalore.
IT.biz - Who was honoured with lifetime contribution to the
financial sector at the IBFA awards 2012?
Bimal Jalan - Who is appointed as Additional Secretary in Ministry of
Commerce?
D.S.Dhesi - Where does China’s GDP stand in the 3rd quarter of
2012?
7.4% - Which company launched Ed-vantage program in response
to strong feedback received from academic institutions in India?
Microsoft Corporation India - Why was Vikram Pandit in news recently?
Vikram Pandit quit as Citigroup CEO - Who created history by becoming 1st woman and 1st
British author to win Man Booker Prize for fiction?
Hilary Mantel - What is the star system of earth-sized planet found
outside the solar system?
Alpha Centauri B - What is the percentage increase in Employment Index in
India as compared to 2011 September?
9% - Who has appointed as COO of Yahoo?
Henrique de Castro - Name the female actor who returned in style to win gold
at the women’s 50m compound event in the Kerala State Archery
Championship.
Ananya (Ayilya G Nair) - Name the Indian-born music conductor who was honoured
with Israeli Presidential award?
Zubin Mehta - Why were Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley in news recently?
Both won Nobel economics prize for 2012 - Which Indian state announced resettle and rehabilitate
policy for irrigation projects recently?
Jharkhand - Expand ALL. (Hint: Australia)
Australia India Institute - Who won the Men’s doubles title at the Shanghai Masters
2012?
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek - Expand CDRC (Hint: Defense)
Cyber Defense Research Centre - Who won the Senior national championship title at the
50th National Premier Chess Championship 2012?
G.Akash, 16-year old school student - Who is elected as Prime Minister of Libya?
Ali Zidan - Name the former PWD minister of Odisha who died
recently.
Harihar Swain - Who is the Chief Minister of Haryana?
Shri. Bhupinder Singh Hooda - Who is the minister for Home, Law and Legislative,
Transport, Electronics and Information Technology, Tourism, Civil Aviation
Departments of Haryana?
Shri. Bhupinder Singh Hooda - Who is the minister for Finance, Planning,
Institutional Finance & Credit Control, Irrigation and Renewable
Energy Departments of Haryana?
Shri. Harmohinder Singh - Who is the Power, Forests and Environment Departments
of Haryana?
Capt. Ajay Singh - Who is the minister for Industries and Commerce,
Parliamentary Affairs, Science & Technology, PWD Departments of
Haryana?
Shri. Randeep Singh Surjewala - Who is the minister for Revenue and Disaster
Management, Consolidation, Rehabilitation, Food & Supplies and Technical
Education Departments of Haryana?
Shri. Mahendar Partap Singh - Who is the minister for Public Health Engineering,
Excise & Taxation Department of Haryana?
Smt. Kiran Choudhry - Who is the minister for Agriculture, Animal Husbandry
and Dairying, Fisheries, Mines & Geology Department of Haryana?
Shri. Paramvir Singh - Who is the minister for Social Justice &
Empowerment, Women & Child Development, Archeology and Museums,
Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes Department of Haryana?
Smt. Geeta Bhukkal - Who is the minister for Health & Medical Education,
Elections Department of Haryana?
Shri. Narender Singh - Who is the minister for Cooperation & Housing
Departments of Haryana?
Shri. Satpal - Expand IBSAMAR (Hint: Maritime)
India-Brazil-South Africa - In which magazine did Gyanesh Pandey of Husk Power
Systems in India feature recently?
International Finance Corporation - Who will replace V.Balakrishnan as CFO of Infosys?
Rajiv Bansal - Who was honoured with Akshaya samman 2012 for his
outstanding life time contribution to music?
Anandji Virji Shah - Who was sworn-in as the Lokayukta of Andhra Pradesh?
Justice B.Subhashan Reddy - What was the reason European Union won Nobel Peace
Prize?
For contributing to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe for 6 decades - Expand WeGO. (Hint: e-Governments)
World e-Governments Organisation - Expand ICRC. (Hint: Red Cross)
International Committee of Red Cross - In which state will Punjab setup a thermal power plant
with capacity of 1,320 MW?
Jharkhand - Who is named as vice president of Venezuela?
Nicolas Maduro - Air India’s headquarters will be shifted from Mumbai to
which city?
Delhi’s Airline House - Expand RIDF. (Hint: Rural)
Rural infrastructure Development - How was Balu Alaganan who died recently known in the
sporting world?
Tamil Nadu cricketer and commentator - Where does the trade deficit stand as of September
2012?
$18.1 billion - Expand NISA. (Hint: School)
National Independent School Alliance - Who will succeed Clive Lloyd to head ICC’s Technical
Committee?
Anil Kumble - Name the former Zimbabwe batsman and national team
coach who collapsed while jogging and died recently.
Kevin Curran - Expand CRIS. (Hint: Railway)
Centre for Railway Information System - Expand Bevco. (Hint: Corporation)
Beverages Corporation out - When is the 43rd International Film Festival of India
will be held?
November 20th 2012 (10-day festival) - How will the world know Cadbury India?
Mondelez - Expand DEPB. (Hint: Duty)
Duty Entitlement Pass Book - What is the reduced export duty drawback on automakers
in India?
From 5.5% to 2% - Deadly brain-eating amoeba has resurfaced in which
country killing about 10 people?
Pakistan - Who won 3rd consecutive 6-year term as President of Venezuela?
- Hugo Chavez
- Expand RAB. (Hint: Action)
Rapid Action Battalion - How many years did Indian Air Force complete since
existence?
80 years - Name the Indian who found a place in ICC World Twenty
20 men’s XI team.
Virat Kohli - Name the scientists who shared 2012 Noble Prize in Medicine
for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become
pluripotent.
John B.Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka - Who won the Women’s World Twenty 20 cricket World Cup
2012?
Australia - Sochi, Russia was in news recently. Which sporting
event will it host?
2014 Winter Olympics, The route of the torch relay was unveiled - Who won the men’s doubles final of Japan Open Tennis
Championships 2012?
Alexander Peya and Bruno Soares - How do the world know Rasbehari Desai who died
recently?
Gujarati classical singer - Expand IMR. (Hint: Infant)
Infant Mortality Rate - What role does Simon Taufel takes over after retiring
from 17-year old umpiring career in cricket?
ICC’s Umpire Performance and Training Manager - What rank does India hold in Corporate Governance in
Asia-Pacific region?
7th rank - For which project did World bank and India signed USD
500 million loan agreement recently?
Rashtriya Madhayamik Shiksha Abhiyan - Expand BRBNMPL (Hint: Reserve Bank)
Bharatheeya Reserve Bank Note Murdran Private Limited - Which gaming company’s share dropped 22% after the
company cut its forecast on demand?
Zynga - When and where is the World Telugu conference is
scheduled in India?
December 27th 2012, Tirupati (3-day conference) - Who is appointed as MD and CEO of Subex?
Surjeet Singh - Expand NCDR. (Hint: Disputes)
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission - When is the electronic IPO scheduled to be launched in
India?
1st January 2013 - Who is appointed as CMD of Allahabad Bank?
Shubhalakshmi Panse - Which company launched MagicBoard, an integrated
portable device?
IndiaFirst Life Insurance - Name the airports which were granted International
status by Union Cabinet in India.
Lucknow, Varanasi, Mangalore, Tirucirapalli and Coimbatore - What is the annual average economic growth rate set as Indian
government approved the 12th five year plan (2012-2017)?
8.2% - Who became 1st Indian golfer to win the Duke of
Edinburgh Finals?
David D’Souza - Name the Ex-Philippine president was in news recently.
Gloria Arroyo - Which country lost 40% of its value against dollar
within a week recently?
Iran - When is the Indian Badminton League scheduled?
February 2013 - Where was the 100kW solar power project inaugurated in
Northeast India?
Assam’s Barak Valley - Name the leopard cub which will be the mascot of Sanjay
Gandhi National Park.
Yuvi - In which Indian state BSNL will offer free mobile
connection to college students on the occassion of its foundation day?
Rajasthan (From 4th to 10th October 2012) - Where in India Chem 2012 summit will be held?
Mumbai - What rank does India hold globally in coffee production
in 2011-12?
7th rank - Which Accord did Lal Bahadur Shastri sign before his
death on 11th January 1966?
Tashkent Accord - Which airlines recently declared partial lockout in
India?
Kingfisher airlines - Expand PFRDA. (Hint: Pension)
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee - What is BRICS Think-Tanks Forum considering to create?
BRICS Development Bank - Which country had planned to merge its 3 times zones
into one, 8 hours ahead of GMT?
Indonesia
Books
Live by Night by Dennis Lehane released on 2nd Oct 2012
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe released on 2nd Oct 2012
Does this Church make me look fat? by Rhoda Janzen released on 2nd Oct 2012
The Twelve by Justin Cronin released on 16th Oct 2012
The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton released on 16th Oct 2012
The Racketeer by John Grisham released on 23rd Oct 2012
Back to Blood by Tom Wolfe released on 23rd Oct 2012
Astray by Emma Donoghue released on 30th Oct 2012
summit or conferences held in india
Green Summit or BIO-DIVERSITY Hyderabad
7th All India Students Conference on
Science and Spiritual Quest, Bangalore
Agritech Asia, Gujarat
SmartGrid India Energy Efficient
Optimization Summit, new Delhi
Prime Source Forum India Focus on
India, Gurgaon
11th annual conference on IT in
Power, New Delhi
31st National Institute of Personnel
Management, Kochi
3rd International Colloguim of High
Maturity Best Practices Conference, Bangalore
International Journal of Engineering
Sciences and Emerging Technologies, New Delhi
India Finance Summit, Maharashtra
Innopack India, Maharashtra
30th Skoch Summit, New Delhi
Automotive Manufacturing India,
Chennai
Renewable Oil Gas Summit, New Delhi
Global Bio-Clinical Trails,
Bangalore
International Conference on Applications
on Fluid Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
International Conference on
Agricultural Horticultural Sciences, Hyderabad
Oil Spill India, Goa
International Conference on
Mathematics, Statistics Computer Engineering, Hyderabad
Think Glocal Conference, Mumbai
Food import Regulatory Standards
India, New Delhi
Noble prize
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Noble Prize in Physiology or
Medicine 2012
|
Sir John B. Gurdon, United Kingdom
and Shinya Yamanaka, Japan
For discovering mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent |
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012
|
Robert J. Lefkowitz, USA and Brian
K. Kobilka, USA
For studies of G-protein-coupled receptors |
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Nobel Prize in Physics 2012
|
Serge Haroche, Morocco and David
J. Wineland, USA
For ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems |
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Nobel Prize in Literature 2012
|
Mo Yan, China
|
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Nobel Prize in Nobel Peace Prize
2012
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European Union
|
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Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
2012
|
Alvin Roth, USA and Lloyd
Shapley, USA
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