CURRENT
GK QUESTIONS
NATIONAL
1. Which
state on December 10, 2012 received the Silver Icon-Web Ratna Award
2012?
a)
Bihar b)
Madhya Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh
d)
Maharashtra
2. National
Commission for Minorities celebrated Minorities Rights Day on ……….
a)
December 10 b) December 15 c) December 17
d)
December 18
3. Name
the first Indian who has been given the Grammy Life - time Achievement
Award?
a)
Lata Mangeshkar b) Asha Bhonsle c) Pandit Ravi
Shankar
d)
None of these
4. Union
Minister of Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on December 28
dedicated
to the nation the Asia’s first Bio Safety Level-IV Laboratory in ……………
a)
New Delhi
5. Prime
Minister’s Office on December 26 reconstituted the Planning Commissioner
and
appointed …….. as its new ex-officio member.
a)
Praful Patel b) Kamal Nath c) Jairam Ramesh
d)
None of these
6. Union
Government in December granted service tax exemption on the services of
life
insurance business provided under the ….
a)
Aam Admi Bima Yojana b) Janashree
Bima Yojana
c)
Both (a) & (b) d)
None of these
7. The
Union Government on December 23 constituted a three - member commission
under
the chairmanship of ………… to suggest measures for safety of women.
a)
Justice J.S. Verma b) Justice K.G.
Balakrishnan c) Justice S.H. Kapadia
d)
Justice A.S. Anand
8. According
to the Information and Broadasting Ministry, the Union Government spent
more
than …………. rupees in previous three years for own promotion.
a)
1568 crore b) 1668 crore c) 1768 crore d) 1865 crore
9. Agni-1
is a ………… missile.
a)
surface to air b) air to air c) air to surface d)
surface to surface
10. The
Union Government on December 10 introduced a bill in Parliament to amend
the
Competition Act which will require the Compettion Commission to decide
on
corporate mergers within………
a)
30 days b) 90 days c) 120 days d) 180
days
INTERNATIONAL
11. Victor
Yanukovich visited India
a)
Zambia b) Kazakhstan
c) Ujbekistan d) Ukraine
12. The
strategic seminar called Aman Ki Asha concluded in December between India
a)
Afghanistan
b) Bangladesh
c) Pakistan
d)
Nepal
13. The
18th Conference of the Parties (COP 18) to the Un Framework
Convention
of Climate Change took place in ……………
a)
Paris b)
London c)
Doha d)
Tokyo
14. Park
Geun Hye has been elected as the first woman President of
a)
North Korea
b) South
Korea c)
Vietnam
15. Which
country on December 28 signed into law an anti U.S adoption bill?
a)
Britain b) Russia
c) Switzerland
d) Canada
16. Name
the first top ranking Indian official to visit China
a)
Shiv Shankar Menon b)
Raghuram Rajan c) Ranjit Sinha
d)
None of these
17. World
Leprosy Day is internationally observed on the last ………. of January.
a)
Sunday b) Monday c) Tuesday d) Wednesday
18. According
to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) India ,
Afghanistan and Pakistan
a)
11 percent, 10 percent and 12 percent
b) 10 percent, 11
percent and 12 percent
c) 9 percent, 12
percent and 14 percent
d) 15 percent, 13
percent and 16 percent
19. John
Dramani Mahama has been reelected President of ………..
a)
Zimbabwe b) Kenya
c) Sudan
d) Ghana
20. EU-Russia
Summit 2012 on December 20 and 21 took place in
a)
Paris b)
Brussels c)
Moscow
ECONOMY
21.
The Union Government on December 17
lowered down the growth projection to ………….
a) 5.2 per cent b) 5.7 per
cent c) 6.2 per cent
d) 6.7per cent
22. How many Indians have been included in
the Harvard Business Review’s list of 100 best performing global chief
executives (CEOs)?
a) Eight b) Ten
c)
Twelve d) Fifteen
23. Anil
Ambani’s Reliance Group and Wanda Group on December 12 signed a
memorandum of
understanding to set up a joint venture (JV) for real estate
development. Wanda
Group is from
a)
China b) Japan
c) South
Korea d)
Singapore
24. The
Planning Commission on December 27 lowered India
a)
8.0 Per cent b) 8.5 per cent
c) 9.0 per cent
d)
9.5 per cent
25. Which
of the following stock exchanges launched SME Exchange?
a)
BSE b) NSE c) both (A) & (B) d)
None of these
26. Which
insurance company is the largest profit maker in India
a)
LIC b) ICICI Prudential c) Bajaj Alliance
27. United
Nations on December 18 slashed its global growth predictions to ………… for
2013.
a)
2.2 per cent b) 2.4 per cent
c) 3.2 per cent
d)
3.4 per cent
28. The
Union Government on December 26 raised the minimum support price (MSP)
of wheat
to …… per quintal.
a)
1285 b) 1325 c) 1350 d) 1450
29. Which
company retained top slot in Fortune, 500 India
a)
Reliance Industries b) BPCL c) IOC d) Hindustan Petroleum
30. According
to new report, India
a)
$ 113 billion b) $ 115
billion c) $ 118 billion
d)
$ 123 billion
SPORTS
31.
Aman Indora is related with
a) Golf b) Basketball c)
Volleyball d) Boxing
32. Mahavir Singh of Rajasthan won his
maiden gold in
a) Boxing b) Shooting
c)
Wrestling d) Arachery
33. Name the only player who scored three
triple centuries in first-class cricket.
a) Yuvraj Singh b) Ravindra
Jadeja c) Virat Kohli
d) Sachin Tendulkar
34. Who became the youngest player in the
history of NBA to reach 30000 career points?
a) Abdul Jabbar b) Chamberlain
c)
Kobe Bryant
d) None of these
35. Apurvi Chandela on December 24 won gold
in Women’s ………..
a) Air Rifle b) Boxing c)
Wrestling d) None of these
36. Who has been honoured as 2012 ITF
champion?
a) Rafael Nadal b) Andy Murry
c)
Novak Djokovic
d) None of these
37. Who became the youngest batsman to score
7000 runs in Test Cricket?
a) Michael Clarke b) Hashim
Clarke c) Alastair Cook
d) Gautam Gambhir
38. Anna Ushenina of …….. on December 1 won
the Women’s World Championship of Chess.
a) Russia
b) India
c) Ukraine
d) Bulgaria
ANSWERS
1.a 2.d 3.c 4.c 5.b
6.c 7.b 8.c 9.d 10.d
11.d 12.c 13.c 14.b 15.b
16.a 17.a 18.a 19.d 20.b
21.b 22.a 23.a 24.a 25.b
26.b 27.b 28.c 29.c 30.d
31.d 32.b 33.b 34.c 35.a
36.c 37.c 38.c
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