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(For Various Competitive Examination)

Q.1. The fifth edition of the World Future Energy Summit was held recently in

• Abu Dhabi
• New Delhi
• Tehran
• Dhaka

Q.2. Planning Commission of India on 18 January 2012 approved Rudrasagar developed scheme. The scheme is  related to-

• Tripura
• Assam
• Manipur
• Sikkim

 Q.3. Scientists identified a new gene in Maize plants called

• Meg-1
• Meg-2
• Meg-3
• Meg-4

Q.4. India and Japan on 12 January2012 agreed to enhance their cooperation in the ......... sector.

• Infrastructure 
• Tourism
• Road and Transport
• Coal and Minning

Q.5. "HUNGAMA" report of Nandi Foundation is related to

• Hunger and Malnutrition
• 2-G Spectrum Scam
• Tax- evasion
• Black Money deposited in foreign Bank

 Q.6. Which car took home the crown of Indian Car of the Year 2012 in  January 2012 

• Toyota Etios Liva
• Maruti Suzuki Swift
• Hyundai Verna
• Hyundai Eon

Q.7. In which of the following currencies,India has decided to make payment to buy crude oil from Iran 

• US Dollars
• Indian Rupees
• Pound Sterling
• Euro

Q.8. India became free from Bird Flu, What is the name of Bird-Flu Virus

• H5N1
• H1N1
• H5N2
• H3N3

Q.9. At present who is the Governor of the Reserve Bank Of India

• Dr. Y.V. Reddy
• Dr. C. Rangarajan
• Dr. D. Subbarao
• Dr. Subir Gokaran

Q.10. The Israel-Palestine talks, in the first week of January 2012 were held in Amman, Amman is the capital of which of the following Countary

• Jorden
• Syria
• Iraq
• Iran

Q.11. Which state in India is the leading produce sulphur

• Assam
• Maharastra
• Punjab
• Tamil Nadu

 Q.12.The government of which of the following countries acquired 1.09 % stake, currently worth about Rs. 2500 crore in Mukesh Ambani led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) the company's latest shareholding data show

• Japan
• Singapour
• USA
• Malasiya

Q.13. Researchers discovered new earthworm species in Port Blair. What is the name of the new species

• Moniligaster ivaniosi
• Annelida
• Nematoda
• Onychophora

Q.14. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas-2012 was held in Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of which one of the following states of India

• Maharastra
• Rajesthan
• MadhyaPradesh
• UttarPradesh

Q.15. This Footballer was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Oron  9 January 2012 in Zurich. He was the award for the third consecutive year for the world's outstanding footballer.Identify this Footballer

• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Lionel Messi
• Xavi
• Sergio Ramos

Q.16. Which French construction major entered the Indian market by buying out 100 % stake in NAPC, a Chennai-based construction company

• Vinci
• Uhde
• Snamprogetti
• Sinopec Engineering

Q.17. He was conferred the 1st S.K.Singh Award for excellence in the Indian Foreign Service on 6 January 2012 , Identify the diplomat

• Shivshankar Menon
• D. Bala Venkatesh Verma
• Ranjan Mathai
• K.ragunath

Q.18. Who was presented the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace & Reconciliation on 4 January 2012 the fourth day of the ten-day Kalachakra initiation

• Tibetan spiritual leader,the Dalai Lama
• South African leader Nelson Mandela
• Tanzania's Julius Nyerere
• Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi

Q.19. State-owned carrier Air India announced on 29 March 2011 that it completed the first milestone of its modernization process with the migration of Air India and Indian Airlines to SITA's Horizon Passenger Service System (PSS). When did Air India sign contract with SITA for the same?

• January 2011
• March 2010
• October 2009
• April 2010

Q.20. Which one of the following companies became the first major online retailer to offer cloud -based media storage & streaming to unlimited web or Android devices with a free basic plan?

• Amazon
• Roamans
• LL BeAN
• Vita Coast