Current Affairs Quiz 2012

1.Where in India, largest solar power plant with an installed capacity of 40 MW started producing electricity?

Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan
2.Which department in India plans to set up 1000 ATM’s across 6 states

Postal department
3.Who created history by becoming the first Indian female wrestler to have qualified for the London Olympics 2012 - Geeta

4. Who has been appointed next Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission
Ratan Kumar Sinha
5. In which part of India, Indo Tibetan Border Police headquarters is to be opened
Bihar
6. Which state’s High Court has insisted that banks cannot freeze
accounts nor stop services of issuing cheque book or ATM facility where
the account holder has not supplied KYC (Know Your Customers) documents
Gujara
7. Name the former Haryana chief secretary who took oath as state information commissioner
Urvashi Gulati
8. Which State becames the 3rd state in India to launch State Portal (SP) and State Service Delivery Gateway (SSDG) project
Nagaland
8. [/b][b]Who won the World Series Hockey 2012 title
Sher-E-Punjab
9. In which state Urdu medium Government schools would be setup as announced by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
Uttar Pradesh[b]
10. Where is the World’s first Virtual shopping store opened
Korea
11. Who is named as HSBC’s India CEO47. Who retained the crown as Britain’s richest man
Lakshmi Mittal

12. Which Indian state bans guthka from 1st of April 2012 to curb the increasing number of mouth cancer cases35.
Madhya Pradesh
12. Name the young doctor who is set to become the first foreign national of Indian origin to walk across Antarctica carrying the Indian Flag.
Dr.Alexander Kumar

13. Which Indian state chief minister has urged union Finance Minister to bail it out of its huge burden45. Name the spy satellite launched by ISRO recently
RISAT-1
14. West Bengal44. Bill to include children with disabilities under which Act was recently passed by Rajya Sabha recently
Right to Education Act
14. Name the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice who was sworn in as Supreme court judge
F.M.Ibrahim Kalifulla
15. Name the Gujarati techie whose name has emerged for India’s President as the nation has to elect 16th President in July 2012
Sam Pitroda
16. At what value Air India’s restructuring plan was approved by a group of 19 banks led by SBI
18,000 crore45.
17. Name the spy satellite launched by ISRO recently
RISAT-1
17. Which services Airtel is planning to launch in Kolkata in April 2012
4G sevice
18. Name the nuclear submarine which joined Indian Navy
INS Chakra
19. Which 2 north Indian states will have pipeline connected oil terminals for supply of diesel, petrol and kerosene
Jammu and Himachal Pradesh
20.Which Asian country has issued tender to buy minimum of 30,000 tonnes of basmati rice from India and Pakistan
Iraq
21. NSE founder who passes aw46. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012
RH Patil (founder-managing director of the National Stock Exchange (NSE)
21. India and Jap50. Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival
Gujaratanay Recently

22. Who donated 1 million Singapore Dollars to Indian Heritage Centre
B.K.Modi (Founder of Singapore-based IT company Si2i Mobility)

24.Which bank has opened 16 Ultra Small branches in 16 locations in villages to cater to financial needs of the rural populace
IDBI Bank
25. Who has been conferred with Sir Jehangir Ghand40.What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol
Rs.20 and Rs.50 currency notes

26. In which city in Kerala will Infosys setup its 2nd campus
Thiruvananthapuram
27. Which act does not allow to prosecute (no wife can claim compensation or maintenance) husband’s girlfriend46. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012
India and Japan

28. Name the 3 Indian hockey players after whom tube stations in London has been renamed.
Dhyan Chand, Roop Singh and Leslie Claudius
29. When was 63rd Rajasthan Day celebrated
30th March 2012
30.Which Asian country recently became member of Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
India
31. Who won her 6th world sprint title at the world track cycling championships 2012
Victoria Pe50. Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival
Gujaratndleton
32. Which Asian country made Hindu marriage registration a must by bringing the law in lines with India
Bangladesh
33. Israel has decided to setup its consulate office in which part of India
Bangalore
34. Which Indian city is likely to get water taxis and air-conditioned trams
Kolkatta
35. Name the young doctor who is set to become the first foreign national of Indian origin to walk across Antarctica carrying the Indian Flag.
Dr.Alexander Kumar
36.. Who will be the sports ambassador for the state of Haryana
Leander Paes
37. Which TV has become the first Indian television channel to enter the Chinese market
Zee TV
38. . Which act was amended to include compulsory registration of marriages in India
Registratio of Birth46. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012
India and Japans and Deaths Act, 1969
40.What denominations of currency note will RBI introduce bearing rupee symbol
Rs.20 and Rs.50
40.. Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival
Gujarat
41. Which country replaced China as Iran’s top oil client
India
42. Which 14 year old ICC cricket tournament would end after 2013
ICC Champions Trophy
43. Which Indian state’s 100th anniversary was celebrated recently
Bihar
44. Bill to include children with disabilities under which Act was recently passed by Rajya Sabha recently
Right to Education Act

45. Name the spy satellite launched by ISRO recently
RISAT-1
46. Which 2 Asian countries will hold 1st ever economic dialogue on 30th April 2012
India and Japan
47. Who retained the crown as Britain’s richest man
Lakshmi Mittal
48. . Where was the India Investrade 2012 organised by Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata held
Colombo, Sri Lanka
49. Who won the Asian Snooker Championship 2012
Aditya Mehta
50. Which Indian state will be showcased at the Cannes Film Festival
Gujarat