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Name the Indian doctor who became famous for his selfless work in China during the Sino-Japan war whose memorial was dedicated to India. Dr.Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis What is the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh as on 1st January 2012? 27 Where the Coastal Business Development Summit is is held? Mangalore,Karnataka Name the DGP replacing outgoing chief Sankar Baruah for Assam. Jayanta Narayan Choudhury Where National Kannada conference is is set to be held in the month of April? Delhi Which country recently joined UNSC as non-permanent member? Pakistan Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly? QFI's - Qualified foreign investors How much of share can a QFI company and QFI's put together hold a stake in Indian companies? 5% and 10% Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electricity and petroleum products? India and Pakistan What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages? 1800227575 Who has been named male player of the year by Golf writers Association of America? Luke Donald Name the Argentinean bike rider who died after being involved in an accident on the first day of the Dakar Rally. Jorge Martinez Boero Name Afghan's first team of female boxers set to aim for Olympics 2012. Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi Which country test launched first 3D television broadcast? China
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What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares for 2012 World chess championship? 4th Name the former Macedoninan President who passed away recently. Kiro Gligorov Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out of Aircel Chennai Open 2012 because of recurring shoulder injury? Somdev Devvarman Where the 5-day 99th Indian Science Congress science event is is set to start on 3rd January 2012? Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology, Bhuvaneshwar, Orrisa What bank account facility is set to be launched in India? Bank Number Portability Name the new education tablet launched by Classteacher Learning Systems, a Delhi based Educational Solutions Provider. Classpad Which type of IPO proposal is SEBI committee working on? e-IPO Who has been appointed as chief coach of Kolkata Knight Riders? Trevor Bayliss Name the nano's rival announced by bajaj recently. RE60 Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held? Jaipur What is the concept introduced by Indian Postal Department (Bihar Postal Circle) to get a personalized stamp with photograph on it? My Stamp Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer? Manoj Jaiswal Name the company which is set to enter into Laptop market with its dual-screen laptop U-Book. NajmTek
Name the dual screen digital Wi-Fi camera launched by Samsung recently. DV300F Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award? Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in India to manufacture a compact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport? Ford India Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation industry. Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Policy 2011 Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew from Australian Open due to left ankle injury. Serena Williams Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo? Scott Thompson To protect consumers from unscrupulous jewelers which proposal has the government made mandatory for gold? Hallmarking Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER? Vivek.K.Marla Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India. Pocket whiteboard Which Person to Person messaging portal acquired 160by2.com recently? way2sms.com Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the double-century club recently. Michael Clarke Where the national and international theater festival, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav set to be held? National School of Drama, Amritsar Who won gold for triple jump at the all India inter-university athletics meet held in Mangalore, Karnataka? Arpinder Singh Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems? Shahi Kapur
Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communications? Girish Varma When is Rajinikanth's biography set to hit stands? 12.12.2012 Where has Union Government planned to build 11 tunnels to connect important roads? Pakistan and China borders Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft? Internet Explorer 6 Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the state's school education department. www.jkeducation.gov.in What is the new product unveiled by Yahoo recently? Search Direct Who was given the first S.K.Singh award for negotiating Indo-US nuclear deal? D.Bala Venkatesh Varma Where is the world's largest solar telescope set to be built? Merak on Pangong Tso lake in the cold desert Ladakh region Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations? Rafeeq Ahmed Which state has planned to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools? Karnataka Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets after 13 years? Vespa Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012? Leander Peas and Janko Tipsarevic Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oil and gas exploration? Trinidad and Tobago When is the Goods and Services Tax panel set to meet? January 9th and 10th 2012
Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsung's SouthWest Asia operations? B.D.Park Name the world's first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahindra and Mahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012. HyAlfa Who won the FIFA women's World player of the year? Homare Sawa of Japan Who won the FIFA men's world player of the year 3rd time in a row? Lionel Messi of Argentina Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award. Hyundai Elantra Name the Guinea Bissau President who died recently. Malam Bacai Sanha Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently. Philipp Hildebrand Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buzzintown? Yatra online Which country's Prime Minister is to be chief guest at Indian Republic Day parade? Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious metals? 35 Name the recently added banks to import precious metals. Yes Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, City Union Bank and ING Vysya Bank Which bollywood actor is campaigning for clean voting? Aamir Khan Who took over as Director General Military Operations succeeding Lt Gen Anand Mohan Verma? Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary Which cricketer turns 39 as he becomes the oldest to play in Test cricket? Rahul Dravid
Name the Chinese dancer who took Bharatanatyam and Kathak to Mao's China died recently. Zhang Jun Name the world's thinnest smartphone unveiled by Huawei recently. Ascend P1 Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was inaugurated recently? Bodh Gaya Temple premises What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match against South Africa? 43 all out What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011? $10.11 billion Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety? Australia What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites, tumours and ulcers? Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India? 5.9% When did India complete one polio-free year? 13th January 2012 What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit? $20,000 Which legendary singer is set to be honoured with lifetime achievement award at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards? Asha Bhosle Which company has unveiled 5G Wi-Fi chips? Broadcom What has been launched portraying the life of technology freak and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in the US recently? Comic book Which company has retained top patent spot for 19th straight year? IBM
Who has been appointed to google board recently? Diane Greene, VMware co-founder Which service the Indian Government has planned to launch for farmers? Interactive medium of spoken web service Who won gold in Asian shooting championship? Abhinav Bindra Who has been appointed as COO of Titan Industries? H.G.Raghunath Which airways bagged best airline award? Ethad Airways Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves? Kochi Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves? China Which mobile maker sold over 450 patents recently? Nokia How many euro zone countries have S&P downgraded? 9 Which country President won re-election? Taiwan President Which two companies have Intel tied-up to make the first smart phone running on intel chips? Motorola Mobility and Lenovo Who is set to become Coal India Limited acting chairman? Zohra Chatterji Name India's first woman journalist who died recently. Homai Vyarawalla Which automobile major has plans to setup logistic hub in Bengal, India? Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. Which company has unveiled world's slimmest smartphone recently? Huawei
At what value has Anti-virus maker AVG filled IPO? $125 million Who won the Sydney International tennis tournament? Jarkko Nieminen Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently? Laban Moiben Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012? 7.47% Where is the first crocodile census set to start? Sunderbans Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for the treatment of Multi Drug Resistant TB patients. Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS) Who took charge as Kerala governor? H.R.Bharadwaj Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan? Yousuf Raza Gilani Which company topped sensex weight list recently? Infosys Which currency is world's most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index? Indian rupee What is the rating retained by Moody's for France? AAA rating Which mobile operator is planning to file IPO in India? Vodafone Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia) by Adobe? Kulmeet Bawa What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar energy sector? Rs.500 crore
Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries? Singapore Government Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka from the present 71 to 100 branches? Bank of Baroda Name the boxer who turned 70 recently. Mohammad Ali What is the export growth as of December 2011? 6.7% at $25billion Which electronic major is set to issue first overseas bond? Samsung Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act? Wikipedia Name the Indian-origin Sikh who has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Charlottesville, a historic American city in Virginia. Satyendra Singh Huja Which service has airtel launched in Zambia? 3.75G service What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012? $1 billion innovation fund Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th 2012? Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw Which company is eyeing $1.5 billion IPO for cable business in Singapore? RCOM Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently. Jerry Yang Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in World Economic Forum? Mahindra Satyam To assist delivery of various public services through mobile phones what has the Government planned to launch? Mobile application store
Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like electricity and telephone bills? Itz Cash Card (Trust Card) Who is set to head committee on power sector reforms? Pullock Chatterjee Name the media advisor to Prime Minister who resigned recently. Harish Khare Name the music composer the inspiration behind the song 'My Name is Anthony Gonsalves' who died recently. Anthony Gonsalves Who is set to take oath as justice in Jharkhand High Court? Prakash Chandra Tatia Name the world's first battery-free wireless mouse launched by Genius. DX-ECO Where Indias first Startup Village is to be setup? KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, Kochi Expand SOPA Stop Online Piracy Act Expand PIPA Protect IP Act Which photo pioneer company filed bankruptcy recently? Kodak Which online video streaming site has launched a film festival? YouTube Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place of MS Dhoni in test cricket against Australia. Wriddhiman Saha Name the app unveiled by Apple as an interactive textbook application. e-textbooks app called iBooks Where is the Jaipur Literature Festival held in India? Diggi Palace, Jaipur
Which file-sharing website has US shut down recently? Megaupload Who has been appointed as Managing Director and CEO of Godrej Properties Limited? Pirojsha Godrej Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of? ATF - Aviation Turbine Fuel Who has been signed by Pune as player-mentor? Ganguly Name the new kind of train launched by China. Magnetic train Which auto-maker regained its title as the world's top-selling automaker in 2011? General Motors Who is appointed as COO of Intel? Brain Krzanich Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal? Raju Narisetti Where did India open its 5th Consulate in US? Atlanta Which company awaits major buy back to boost its stock value? RIL - Reliance Industries Name the two back-end services firms that Kutch milk producers have set up. STAKAPVPCL - Shree Abdasa Taluka Krishi Avam Pashupala in Gujarat and Upaj Producer Company limited in Dubai Which country is set to join European Union in 2013? Coratia Name the social news service acquired by twitter recently. Summify Name the year that is been celebrated across China? Dragon year Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12? Rajasthan
Name the Indian-American Journalist who has been named as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal. Raju Narisetti Who took over the role of co-CEO of Research in Motion? Thorsten Heins What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine? 6th position Name the youngest mayor of Otsu, Japan. Naomi Koshi Which parliament passed Armenian gernocide bill? French Parliament What product has Hitachi decided to stop producing? Television Name the Srilankan cricketer who resigned as captain from all 3 forms of the game. Dilshan What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012? 5.5% Which material is used by scientists to further reduce heat generated from computers? Graphene - the thinnest material known to science Which investment banking topped Indian deal maker in 2011? Morgan Stanley Who is the MD and head of investment banking at Morgan Stanley? Aisha de Seqeira What could be the possible medium used to check blood sugar levels in humans? Saliva Who resigned as SAARC Secretary General? Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed Which player achieved 13,000 run mark in test cricket recently? Ricky Ponting Which tennis player is set to lose No.1 spot in woman's category? Caroline Wozniacki
Which Indian film failed to secure a place in the final nomination list of the 84th Academy Awards? DAM 999 A film on which Jamaican reggae star would be presented at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February 2012? Bob Marley What is the Standard and Poor's downgraded rating of France's sovereign wealth fund Caisse des Depots et Consignations? AA+ from AAA Name the bike priced 1.17 lakh unveiled by bajaj recently. KTM Duke 200 Who has been awarded Ashok Chakra for LoC encounter? Lieutenant Navdeep Singh Name the renowned Kerala writer who passed away recently. Sukumar Azhikode 'Brand Kerala', was part of which tourism fair which concluded recently? International Tourism Trade Fair(FITUR) 2012 After which sporting person has Madhya Pradesh decided to set up museum? Dhyan Chand Who inaugurated the 36th Kolkata Book Fair? Italian author Beppe Severgni Which country posted first annual trade deficit since 1980? Japan Who has been appointed as officer in the general division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to cricket? Ricky Ponting 15,000 people from which Indian city participated in a mass singing of national anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' to create a world record in the process? Aurangabad What value of trade target has been fixed between India and Thailand? $14 billion Who has been appointed as UNSC's special adviser on Myanmar? Vijay Nambiar
Which film directed by Ashvin kumar was released online on 26th January 2012? Inshallah Kashmir: Living Terror Name the woman pilot who led the Air Force contingent creating history at the 63rd Republic Day parade. Sneha Shekhawat Which cinema feature ended 35 mm's 120 year old dominance? Digital cinema Name Aircel's CMO who quit recently. Rahul Saighal Who has been appointed as coach of Sri Lankan cricket team? Graham Ford Who won the 2012 Sundance Institute-Mahindra Global Filmmaking award? Directors: Indian Shonali Bose, Australian Ariel Kleiman, South African Etienne Kallos and Dominga Sotomayor from Chile Name the pilotless aircraft which was successfully tested recently. Lakshya-II India has become the 32nd signatory for the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matter of which Paris-based organisation? Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD) What is the Fitchs downgraded rating of Belgium, Cyprus, Italy, Solvenia and Spain? AA from AA+,BBB- from BBB,A- from A+,A from AA- and A from AAName the Kerala state governor who passed away recently. M.O.H.Farook Which Indian state is likely to include solar plants to be part of state housing projects? Rajasthan What is proposal from RBI with respect to currency notes of Rs.10 denomination? To introduce Plastic currency notes of Rs.10 Which country will replace United States in Olympic men's qualifiers in New Delhi as per International Hockey Federation? Singapore Who is to be held responsible for fake notes in ATMs? Banks
Name the Indian origin MP who will head a German parliamentary committee. Sebastian Edathy Name the Premier of Australia's Victoria state who is all set to lead the largest-ever Australian trade mission to India. Ted Baillieu How many additional British Trade Offices is UK planning to open in India? 8 Which country teaches Sanskrit Language Studies and claims it helps children understand English? New Zealand Who won the Australian Open 2012 doubles final? Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek Who won her first Grand slam title in woman's Australian Open 2012? Victoria Azarenka How many new planets spread among 11 solar systems have been discovered? 26 Which country's Prime Minister is set to receive honorary D.Litt degree at convocation at Kurukshetra University? Navin Chandra Ramgoolam, Prime Minister of Mauritius Where is India's second rubber park established? Bodhungnagar in western Tripura Name the mobile brand launched by K.R.Mangalam Group. Chaze Which 3 countries have joined hand to avert European crisis damage to Asia? India, Japan and South Korea Which long-vacant post of National Highways Authority of India is opened to be filled by private sector? NHAI chairman post Name the Ex-Palm chief who quit HP recently. Jon Rubinstein
Name the most expensive upcoming Bengali film featuring real life car blasts and underwater shooting off Mauritius with a budget of Rs.7 crore. Macho Mustafa Which Indian state produced record Kharif crop since its creation in the year 2000? Jharkhand Which state's theme has been set in 26th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad, Haryana? Assam Who won Grand slam title in men's Australian Open 2012? Djokovic Name the former president of Italy who died recently. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Association? 4th rank Who won the women's snooker title at the Manisha National Billiards and Snooker Championship? M.Chitra Name the Bajaj Pulsar model which is priced below Rs.1 lakh. Bajaj Pulsar 200NS What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB? Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore Tatas recently signed pact to open what cafes? Starbucks cafe Name the device launched by Scosche's that disables mobile phone function while driving. cellCONTROL What is the composition of world's first magnetic soap produced? Iron-rich salts dissolved in water Sikhs recently got official Gurudwara in which country? Dubai, UAE Which company won India's biggest fighter deal for $10.4 billion? France's Dassault Rafale
Name the singer who was made the Big Entertainer of the Year in recognition of her 'Special Contribution to Bengali music'. Usha Uthup(Didi) Name the Managing Director of Hindustan Motors who resigned recently. Manoj Jha How many countries are set to participate in inaugural edition of under-21 Squash World Cup? 8 countries Which driver signed with Formula One team Williams for 2012 F1 season? Bruno Senna

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