Tuesday, August 28, 2012

GENERAL AWARENESS 2012



I am just posting general awareness from January 2012. It may be useful for all type of competitive exams..
Best of Luck...

JANUARY-2012


1.Lokpal bill is deferred in which house ?
     Lok sabha(lower house)

2.Who is Japanese Prime Minister ?
     Yoshihiko noda





3.what is the full form of CBMs ?
    confidence building measures

4.With which country Indian signed CBMs ?
     Pakistan

5.What is the position of India in Philantropy Index according to the charities aid foundation(CAF) ?
     91 (USA first,second Ireland)

6.Full form of NSSO?
    National Sample Survey Organisation

7.From which satellite constellation india is going to obtain precision signals..?
    Glonass(Russia)



8.Full form of LAC ?
   Line of Actual Control

9.Which country was replaced by Brazil as the sixth largest economy?
     UK

10.Full form of CSTO ?
       Collective Security Treaty Organisation

11.Members of CSTO ?
     Russia,Kazakhstan,Belarus,Armenia,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

12. Full form of GFI ?
       Global Financial Integrity

13."Casing of colours" depends on what?
     End of US's Iraq Operations

14.Who was called Dear leader ?
      King Jong-il




15.Who is the ruller of North Korea?
      King Jong-un


16.Who is the latest member to UNESCO?
     Palestine(195th)

17.Which is the first country to officially withdrawn from Kyoto protocol?
     Canada

18.UN's climate talk was held in ?
     Durban (South Africa)

19.How many members are there in EU ?
     27

20.How many members of EU use euro as there currency?
      17

21.Full form of ILO ?
      International Labour Organisation

22.Which country was left out from CELAC?
       America

23.New civil aviation minister of India?
      Ajith Singh



24.Who wrote My kashmir ;The Dying Of The Light?
         Wajhat Habibullah


25.What is the name of  indigenous Aircraft Carrier Built by Cochin Shipyard Limited?
       INS Vikrant



26.Who got Sahitya Akademi Award for 2011?
     Su. Venkatesan



27.Gomant Vibhusan Goa's highest civilian award was given to?
        Mr. Carles Correa(architect)




28.Worlds shortest living women?
      Jyothi Amge


February 2012

1.With which France company India made $10.2-billion MMRCA deal ?
     Dassault

2.Full form of MMRCA ?
     Medium Multi -Role Combat Aircraft

3.What is the name of aircraft India going to buy from france ?
       Rafel


4.According to American university Yale which country's air is most polluted ?
    India(3.73 out of 100) 

5.Full form of NUEPA.?
   National University of Education Planning and Administraion

6.India's rank for Nuclear security ?
   28th among 32 countries

7.10th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held in ?
    Jaipur

8.The theme of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas was?
     Global Indian : Inclusive Growth

9.Indian origin president of Trinidad and Tobago ?
     Kamla Persad Bissessar



10.What is the full form of HUNGaMA ?
        The Hunger and Malnutrition 

11.Full form of PMGSY?
       Pradana Mantri Grama Sadak Yojana

12.The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2012 was held in?
       Davos,Switzerland

13.The Theme of 2012 The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting was?
       The Great Transformation : Shaping New Models

14.Full form of SOPA.?
         Stop Online Privacy Act

15.Full form of PIPA?
      Protect Intellectual property Act

16.Which African nation completes its one year of Freedom?
        Tunisia(January 14)

17.The Prime minister of Fiji  ?
        Commoder Frank Bainimarama



18.Australian Open 2012 men's singles winner was..?        
          Novak Djokovic(Serbia)




19.Australian Open 2012 Women's singles winner was ?
      Victoria Azarenka(Belarus)



20.Australian Open 2012 Men's doubles were ?
        Radek Stepanek(Czech Republic) and Leander Paes (India)



21.Australian Open 2012 Women's dobles were ?
       Svetlana Kuznetsova(Russia) and Vera Zvonareva(Russia)



22.Australian Open 2012 Mixed doubles were?
        Bethanie Mattek(USA) and Horia Tecau(Romania)



23.Best actor in 57th film award was ?
      Ranbir kapoor (Rockstar)



24..Best actress  in 57th film award was ?
        Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)



25.Best Film in 57th film award was ?
       Zindagi Na Melagi Dubara


26..Best Director  in 57th film award was?
       Zoya Acthar (  Zindagi Na Melagi Dubara)



27.Best Dialogue ?
       Farhan Akthar



28.Best actress (critics award)?
       Priyanka Chopra



29.Life time achievement awrd?
        Aruna Irani



30.Best début male award?
    Abhivay Deo (Force)


31.Best debut female award ?
      Parineeti Chopra(Ladies Vs Ricky ball)


32.Best play back singer ?
         Mohit Chauhan 'jho bhi mein'

33.Best play back Female ?
        Rekha Bharadwaj and Usha Uthapu 'darling....'

34.The president of Nicargua?
         Daniel Ortega(3rd term)



35.President of Taiwan ?
        Ma Ying-jeou(2nd term)



36.President of Tailand?
      Yingluck Shinwatra


37.New president of SAARC chamber commerce and industries ?
       Vikramjit Singh Sahney

38.FIFA Ballon d'or of the year  ?
       Lionel Messi(3rd time)



April 2012


1.CEO of ICICI bank ?
     Ms.Chanda Kochha


2.The expected GDP for the year 2012-13 is..?
      7.6%

3.Share of India world export?
      1.9%(6th)

4.Share of china in world export during 2011?
      10.1%(top position),second South Korea with 3.2%

5.Nuclear summit was held in..?
     Seoul,South Korea

6.Full form of HEU?
     highly enriched uranium

7.Fourth Summit of BRICS was held in..?
     New Delhi

8.President of Brazil?/
    Dilma Roussef


9. The combined GDP of BRICS countries?
     $11,500 billion

10.India's rank in corruption.?
      73

11.Which bill provides for a mechanism for investigating against judges  ..?
         Judicial Accountability Bill 2010

12.President of South Korea?
          Mr. Lee Myung-bak


13.Nuclear Fuel Complex(NFC),Hyderabad is for what purpose?
       Producers of critical tube to steam generators in nuclear plants

14.Position of India in the global list of bird wealth?
          9th

15.Full form of SIPRI?
      Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

16.Which country is the highest arm importer during 2007-11?
       India,South korea 2nd

17.Full form of PMAGY?
           Pradhana Mantri Adarsh Grama Yojana

18. Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh?
         Akhilesh Yadav(samjwathy party)






19.Chief minister of Punjab?
          Prakash Singh Badal(SAD)


20.Chief minister of Goa?
         Manohar Parrikar(BJP)



21.Chief minister of  Manipur?
    Okram Ibobi(congress)

 


22.Chief minister of Uttarakand?
        Vijaya Bhuguna(congress)


23.Femina Miss India Earth 2012?
       Prachi Mishra


24.Femina miss India World 2012?
      Vanya Mishra



25.Femina Miss World 2012?
       Ivian Sarcos



26.Femina Miss International 2012?
     Ms.Rochelle Maria Rao



27.Swiss open Grand prix Gold Trophy is related to..?
     Badminton

28.Sachin Make 100 ton aganist which country?
     Bengladesh(114)

29.First regional leader came as the cover page of Times magazine..?
      Nareendra Modi





May-2012

1.Range of Agni-V.?
    5000 km


2.Full fofm of ICBM?
    Inter Continental Ballistical Missile

3.External affairs minister of India?
    S.M Krishna



4.Mr.Ban Ki was conferred with honorary degree of doctor of letters?
    Jamia Millia Islamia

5.Family Welfare minister of India ?
    Gulam Nabi Asad



6.RISAT-1 was put in orbit by which satellite?
     PSLV-C19


7.ICBM member countries?
     US,Russia,France,China and India

8.Full form of MDEP?
     Multinational Design Evaluation Programme

9.11th member to MDEP?
     India

10.Maldives new President?
      Mohammed Waheed


11.RIC summit was held in ?
       Moscow

12.Full form of ASEAN?
      Association of South-East Asian Nations

13.Secretary of ASEAN?
     Surin Pitsuwan

14.20th ASEAN summit was held in ?
         Phnom Penh(Cambodia)

15.Worlds most populous agglomeration urban?
       Tokyo

16.Full form of NRLM?
       National Rural Livelihood Mission

17.New President of World Bank?
      Jim Yong Kim

18. New governor Of Goa ?
       B.V Wanchoo

19.PFA's player of the year award winner?
      Robin van Persie


20.Corporate Citizen Of the Year 2012 award?
        Nita Ambani



21.New Governor of Uttrakahand ?
      Margaret alva



JUNE 2012

1.World Chess Champion of the year 2012 ?
     Viswanathan Anand(5th time)


2.Who was the opponent of Anand ?
       Boris Gelfand (Israeli)

3.What is the full form of RTE act ?
       Right To Education 

4.What is the full form of NUEPA ?
       National University for Educational Planning and Administration

5.Human Resorce and Development minister of India ?
       Kapil Sibal

6.What is the full form of NSDC ?
     National Skill development Corperation

7.India signs TIEA with which country ?
     Bahrain

8.What is the full form of TIEA ?
      Tax information exchange agreement

9.At which place India's Aircraft and R&D center situate ?
      Banglore

10.What is meant for TAPI ?
       Gas pipeline pact between Turkmenistan, Afganistan,Pakistan and India

11.What is Anand marriage act ?
      Sikh marriage Act



 12.Women And Child development minister of India ?
          Krishna Teerath


13.Highest Premature death is in which country ?
        India

14.Who is NATO secretary-general ?
        Anders Fogh Rasmussen



15.New President of France ?
       Francosis Hollandae 

16.Presidential term in Russia ?
       6 years

17.Which is the last nuclear plant switched off by Japan ?
        Tomari
18.Which team win the IPL V section ?
        Kolkata Knight Riders

19.Who got "Tagore Award for Cultural harmony" for the first time ?
        Sitar maestro Mr. Ravi Sankar

20.The new Chief of army staff of India ?
        Gen.Bikram Singh


21.Who is the oldest women to climb Mount Everest ?
         Tamae Watanabe (73)

22.New German President ?
            Joachim Gauck

23.Who is the recipient of Abel prize 2012 ?
        Endre Szemeredi

24.Which was the largest military exercise of India ?
        Shoor Veer



25.Which country tops the tourist influx to India ?
        America

JULY-2012

1.G-20 summit was held at ?
    Los Cabos (Mexico)

2.How much India pledged to IMF for debt ridden countries ?
    $10 Billion


3.How many western ghats sites have been inscribed to World Heritage list ?
      39

4.How many states come under this inscription(above question) ?
     4 states (Kerala(20),Tamil Nadu(5),Karnataka(10),Maharastra(4))

5.India's first river link project is named as ?
      The Harpura irrigation and river link project

6.What is the full form of UNEP ?
     United Nation Environment Programme 

7.India's first food bank is inaugurated in ?
       Delhi (Indian Food Banking Network)

8.India's national average power consumption is ?
     778.63 kWh

9.US defence secretary is ?
       Leon Panetta



10.Full form of PURA ?
       Provision of Urban Amenities for Rural Area 

11.Who coined the name PURA ?
            DR.A.P.J Abdul Kalam



12.Who is the president of Egypt ?
          Mohamed Morsy

13.Rio+20 summit was held at ?
       Rio de Janerio (Brazil)

14.Rio+20 was other wise called as ?
        The United Nations Conference on sustainable development(Rio 2012)

15.Which is the world's failed state for 2012 ?
       Somalia 

16.How much oversea fund is in Swiss banks ?
     1.53 trillion Swiss franc (90 trillion RS)

17.How much Indian rupees is Swiss bank ?
     12700 crore

18.New Prime minister of Pakistan ?
       Raja Parvez Asharaf



19.Most peaceful country for 2012 ?
      Iceland  (India 142)

20. Economic Indicators for July 2012 ?
       Bank Rate :9.5%
       Repo Rate :8.0%
       Reverse Repo Rate :7%
       Cash Reserve Ratio :4.75%
       Statutory Liquidity Ratio :25%
       Prime Lending Ratio :12.25-12.5%

21.Full form of CERN ?
      Centre for Nuclear Research 

22.Large Hadron Collider's location ?
      Swiss-French

23.Director General of CERN ?
        Rolf Heuer



24.Euro cup football winner ?
     Spain


25.Golden boot winner for the tournament ?
       Torres


26.French Open 2012 men's singles winner was ? 
       Rafael Nadal(Spain) (7th time)


27.French Open 2012 women's singles winner was ?
       Maria Sharapova (Russia)



28.French Open 2012 men's double winner were ?
       Max Mirnyi(Belarus) and Daniel Nestor (Canada)


29.French Open 2012 women double winner were ?
        Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (both italy)

30.French Open 2012 mixed double winner were ?
      Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi 





31.Azlan sha hockey winner for 2012 ?
       New Zealand

32.Who got the world record for highest run as No.11 batsman ?
      Tino


33.New president of ICC ?
       Alan Issac

34.New Prime minister of Greece's ?
      Antonis Samaras 

35.New election commissioner of India ?
       V.S. Sampath

36.Miss Asia Pacific of 2012 ?
         Himangini S.Yadu




For august 2012 general awareness click here....August 2012
                                    For September 2012 general awareness click here...September 2012
                                    For October 2012 general awareness click here...October 2012
                                    For November 2012 General awareness click here....November-2012

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