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1. As per a report by Security and Defence Agenda (SDA) and McAfee on 6 May 2012, India ranked………………in affected cyber crimes?(A) 4th
(B) 5th
(C) 6th
(D) 7th
Answer: 6th
2. Pranahita-Chevella irrigation project was signed between which two states?
(A) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh
(B) Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
(C) MP and Maharashtra
(D) Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
Answer: Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra
3. Which of the following job guarantee scheme was expanded on 9th May to include 30 works in agriculture, watershed, livestock, fisheries, flood management and irrigation?
(A) MNREGA
(B) NRLM
(C) SSGRY
(D) PRY
Answer: MNREGA
4. A centre dedicated to the life and works of Rabindranath Tagoreis being proposed to be established at–
(A) London
(B) Washington
(C) Edinburgh
(D) Tokyo
Answer: Edinburgh
5. The………………..alone have been empowered to decide on the priority of work to be taken up under MNREGA:
(A) Gram Panchayat
(B) Gram Sabha
(C) DRDA
(D) State government
Answer: Gram Panchayat
6. The UN General Assembly started observing the World Environment Day in 1972 to
1. raise public awareness about the need of better environment.
2. to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment
Choose the right option–
(A) Both 1and 2 are correct.
(B) Only 1 is correct.
(C) Only 2 is correct.
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct.
Answer: Both 1and 2 are correct
7. Scientists at the Tomato Genome Consortium (TGC) successfully sequenced the genomes of which of the following vegetables?
(A) Tomato
(B) Onion
(C) Brinjal
(D) Potato
Answer: Tomato
8. One of the Asia-Pacific nations has agreed to hold its first ever maritime exercises with India. The nation is–
(A) Vietnam
(B) U.S.A
(C) Australia
(D) Japan
Answer: U.S.A.
9. A report titled “Living Planet Report 2012” was released on 15 May 2012 by which one of the following international body–
(A) UNEP
(B) WWF
(C) IUCN
(D) IPCC
Answer: IPCC
10. Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was after a long wait allowed visiting any nation. First of all she has visited–
(A) Thailand
(B) Vietnam
(C) India
(D) China
Answer: Thailand
- Which country will host first World Hindi Conference?
- South Africa
- Who is appointed as crown prince, defence minister and deputy prime minister of Saudi?
- Salman
- Which city is set to get GPON very high internet service through fiber-optic cable at 100mbps speed?
- Goa
- Name the executive director who is appointed by Vijaya Bank recently.
- K.Ramadas Shenoy
- Who won the woman’s Indonesian Open title for the 3rd time?
- Saina Nehwal
- Which Indian state recently adopted state industrial policy 2012?
- Jharkhand
- Where is the 7th G-20 summit 2012 held?
- Los Cabos, Mexico
- Who won the Halle Open 2012?
- Tommy Haas
- Mahendra Singh Dhoni is in which country to promote cricket?
- Nepal
- Where does inflation stand as of May 2012?
- 7.55%
- Name the cricket association formed in Andra Pradesh recently.
- Cricket Association of Telangana
- Which state Government recently awarded Indian hockey team for qualifying to London Olympics 2012?
- Haryana
- What is the importance of June 14th?
- World Blood Donor Day and Flag day in USA
- Which traditional sport of Sikkim is set to get an academy?
- Archery
- Who won the French Open 2012 men’s title?
- Rafael Nadal
- Who will lead Indian hockey team in Olympics 2012?
- Bharat Chetri
- Which search engine has signed a deal with Encyclopaedia Britannica to bring richer content to its search results?
- Microsoft search engine Bing
- Which company exported 100 ‘Falcon’ buses to Ghana?
- Ashok Leyland
- Who won the Canadian Grand Prix 2012?
- Lewis Hamilton
- Name the Indian actor who is set to make hollywood debut with ‘The Lord of the Rings’ producer Barrie Osborne.
- Kamal Haasan
- Name the 250 MW unit thermal power project commissioned by BHEL recently.
- Harduaganj thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh
- Name the football tournament kick started at Warsaw on 8th June 2012.
- UEFA Euro 2012
- Which Indian company’s Rs.1,000 IPO in 1977 is now worth Rs.7.7lakh?
- Reliance Industries Limited
- What value of capital infusion was made in Regional Rural Bank’s to improve their capital adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector?
- Rs.632 crore
- What is the jobless rate in Greece as of March 2012?
- 21.9%
- Which planet crossed the sun on 5th June 2012 making one complete orbiter rotation?
- Venus
- How many gold did India win on 1st day of Commonwealth Weightlifting?
- 11 gold
- Where in India talking ATM is launched by Union Bank of India?
- Ahmedabad
- Which 2 cricketer of India’s World Cup winning squad were conferred with Eklavya award by Gujarat Government recently?
- Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel
- International Olympic Committee has announced to live stream free London Olympic Games on which medium to fans in 64 territories across Asia and Africa including India?
- Youtube
- Where did the Boeing Phanton Eye drone made its ground?
- Edwards Air Force Base
- Who is named as Navy chief as Admiral Nirmal Verma retires on August 31st 2012?
- D.K. Joshi
- Which country marked 23rd anniversary of the military crackdown in Tiananmen Square?
- China
- Name the psychiatrist and balloonist who took off on the world’s first intercontinental flight in solar-powered plane.
- Bertrand Piccard
- Who was named captain of 18-member Indian hockey team for the 6th Junior Women’s Asia Cup at be held in Thailand from June 27th 2012?
- Mid-fielder Ritu Rani
- Who took over as Vice-Chief of Indian Air Force?
- Air Marshal D.C.Kumaria
- Name the Indian American girl who won the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee crown.
- Snigdha Nandipati
- Global rating agency Fitch downgraded which banks credit rating outlook to negative from stable?
- Indian Bank
- Name the Taiwanese bank which is set to open its 2nd branch in India at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
- Chinatrust Commercial Bank
- Name the England cricketer who retired from limited over(ODI and T20) cricket recently.
- Kevin Pietersen
- Who will succeed Keshub Mahindra from 8th August 2012 to be Chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra?
- Anand Mahindra
- Who has been promoted as Chief Operating Officer by Hewlett-Packard?
- Bill Veghte
- Name the Indian cricketer who took oath as Rajya Sabha MP.
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Name the oldest American men’s clothier chain Reliance inked pact with to hold 49% stake in it.
- Brooks Brothers
- Name the Pakistan Interior Minister who was suspended for dual nationality.
- Rehman Malik
- Which medal did India bag at the 21st Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament 2012?
- Bronze
- Name the Sikh leader from BJP, who won his 2nd term as MLA from Dasuya in Punjab assemblyeletions and died recently.
- Amarjit Singh Sahi
- Irish voters recently backed which pact by large majority by exhibiting finalmemorandum results?
- European Union fiscal pact
- Who won the Catalunya MotoGP 2012?
- Jorge Lorenzo
- Name the Australia’s largest beef producer.
- Australia Agriculture Co. (AAco)
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