Current Affairs

Set-B

1. Name the pilotless aircraft which was successfully tested by India recently.

Ans. Lakshya-II

2. Name the Kerala state governor who passed away recently.

Ans. M.O.H.Farook

3. Name the renowned Kerala writer who passed away recently.

Ans. Sukumar Azhikode

4. Who resigned as SAARC Secretary General recently?

Ans. Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed

5. Who won Grand slam title in men’s Australian Open 2012?

Ans. Djokovic

6. Name the former president of Italy who died recently.

Ans. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

7. What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Association?

Ans. 4th rank

8. Who won the women’s snooker title at the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship?

Ans. M.Chitra

9. Expand SOPA?

Ans. SOPA means Stop Online Piracy Act

10. Expand PIPA?

Ans. PIPA means Protect IP Act

11. Who took charge as Kerala governor recently?

Ans. H.R.Bharadwaj

12. Which company has unveiled 5G Wi-Fi chips?

Ans. Broadcom

Set-A

1. Who will become the first Indian woman and 5th sportsperson to be conferred with Lt.Colonel rank?

Ans. MC Mary Kom

2. India’s which forest area has been added to list of world heritage sites by the United Nations Organisation?

Ans. 1,600km long Western Ghats

3. RBI is planning to introduce which currency on pilot basis?

Ans. Plastic currency

4. Who became Yahoo’s 3rd CEO in a year?

Ans. Marissa Mayer

5. Name the deputy minister who will take charge as Prime Minister in Italy.

Ans. Vittorio Grilli

6. Which Indian state residents will have to pay property tax for the first time?

Ans. Jammu and Kashmir

7. Where in India International summit on space research will be held hosted by ISRO?

Ans. Mysore

8. Which state plans for zero pollution technology for water treatment project?

Ans. Kerala

9. Name the first South African female elected as African Union Commission head.

Ans. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma

10. Which application of Microsoft was unveiled with cloud option recently?

Ans. Microsoft Office 2013

11. Name the former South African President who celebrated 94th birthday recently.

Ans. Nelson Mandela

12. How many players represent India at the London Olympics 2012?

Ans. 81 players in 13 sports

13. RBI to issue Rs.5 coins bearing which institutes emblem as it mark’s its Centenary Year?

Ans. Indian Council Medical Research

14. Which company join hands with Google to introduce Google Web Academy in India?

Ans. NIIT

15. Who is sworn in as 13th President of India ?

Ans. Pranab Mukherjee

16. Who is the present Chief Minister of Karnataka?

Ans. Shri Jagadish Shettar

17. Name the novel written by Kerala-born poet and writer Jeet Thayil which has found a place on the 2012 Booker prize list.

Ans. Narcopolis

18. Which Indian state has banned usage of air conditioners and changed office timings in all the Government offices, Boards and Corporations following power crisis?

Ans. Punjab

19. Which Indian state bagged best heritage tourism award at the 3 day India Tourism Mart held at Bangalore recently?

Ans. Bihar

20. Name the Padma Bhushan, Kalidas Puraskar and Kalaimamani award recipient, and Kuchipudi dancer who passed away recently?

Ans. Vempati Chinna Satyam

21. Who is the present Finance Minister of India?

Ans. P Chidambaram

22. Who is the present Home Minister of India?

Ans. Sushilkumar Shinde

23. Name the Indian scientist who is one among nine winners of the 1st Yuri Milner Fundamental Physics Prize worth Rs.16.7 crore ?

Ans. Ashoke Sen

24. Who will become the first Australian to compete at 7 Summer Olympics Games?

Ans. Andrew Hoy

25. Why the Malayalam film actor Mohanlal’s movie ‘Spirit’ exempted from tax?

Ans. Film creates awareness on social issues faced by the society due to increase in liquor consumption

26. Who was named player of Euro 2012?

Ans. Magisterial Iniesta

27. Which Indian state will setup 200 hi-tech mini-dairy units to boost milk production?

Ans. Haryana

28. What is the length of world’s longest cable stayed bridge built by Russia?

Ans. 1,104 meter link Valdivostok and Russk y Island

29. Who is the Indian business person among 27 global leaders appointed b y the United Nations to eliminate malnutrition?

Ans. Vinita Bali

30. Who won the Mexico presidency elections?

Ans. Enrique Pena Nieto

31. Who won the Euro 2012 Golden Boot?

Ans. Fernando Torres

32. What is the significance of Montreal Protocol?

Ans. An International treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances believed to be responsible for ozone depletion.