April 2012 Current Affairs Bit Bank

INTERNATIONAL 1. Aung San Suu Kyi who recently won in Myanmar parliament elections, belongs to which political party? Answer   : Nation League for Democracy (NLD) 2.The US Govenment announced an additional 12.2 million aid to which country recently? Answer    :  Syria 3. Who is the Chief of Laskhar e-Taiba,  a reward money of $10 million has been announced on him  by America? Answer    : Hafiz Saeed   INDIA & WORLD 1. India's which board was admitted as the 11th member of MDEP recently? Answer : Atomic Energy Regulatory 2.Which two countries signed an agreement on  Contract Workers ? Answer : India & UAE 3. Which countries had signed six agreements in diverse areas recently including oil& gas? Answer :  India & Qatar 4. In which country the  Industrial "Canton Fair" is going to be held? Answer :  China   NATIONAL 1. Where is the largest Tulip garden is situated in Asia? Answer:  Srinagar 2. Which country had stated to expand the members in UN Security Council recently? Answer : India 3. Where was the oldest and largest bank of South Korea had set its branch recently in India ? Answer :  Chennai 4.Commemorative Postage Stamp of which president was released to mark the birth centenary recently? Answer : R.Venkataraman 5. Union Government decided to raise working capital ECB  resources for which sector recently? Answer : Aviation sector   STATES 1. Where was the foundation stone for country's first financial city laid up in ? Answer : Bangalore 2. In which state the 4G services were launched recently? Answer : Kolkata   CONFERENCES 1. In which place was the 20th ASEAN Summit held recently? Answer :  Combodia 2.Where was the RIC trilateral conference held recently? Answers : Mascow 3. Where was the 6th summit of the Americas held recently? Answer : Colombia   AWARDS & HONOURS 1.Who is the Democratic leader of Myanmar awarded with Sukarno Prize for creation of Democracy in the country? Answer : Aung San Suu Kyi 2. Which award has been presented to Lt.Gen.Bikram Singh? Answer :  Gallantry Award   SPORTS & GAMES 1. Novack Djikivic world no-1 defeated whom to claim the Miami masters title in the final held in Florida? Answer : Andy Murrey 2. Who is the first woman wrestler to be qualified for the Olympics afterwinning gold in Astana recently? Answer :  Geeta Kumari 3. Who is the Tennis player captured her 40th career title in WTA tournament? Answer : Sarena Williams 4. Who had won the 11th Asian Billiards championship  held in Goa recently? Answer : Pankaj Advani 5. Where was the Archery World Cup Stage-I games held recently? Answer :  Shanghai 6. Who had won the Men's Single Asian Badminton Championship recently? Answer :  Chen Jin   ECONOMY 1.With the cooperation of which country Multiskill development centre is going to start in Bangalore and Gulberg? Answer : Germany 2. According to the World Economic Outlook report what is the lowered economic growth of India in 2012? Answer : 6.9%    SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1. What is name  of the World's first flying car ? Answer : Terrafugia 2. Where was the new ISRO  spy satellite centre was launched  recently? Answer : Sriharikota 3. In which place India has successfully  carried out the AWACS test flight recently? Answer :  Brazil 4. From which place the Agni-v long range ballistic missile was test fired recently? Answer :  Odisha 5.What is the name of the ballistic missile which was test fired by Pakistan recently? Answer :  Hatf-IV 6. What is the name of all weather radar imaging satellite launched recently by India ? Answer : RISAT-I 7. What is the name of the stealth frigate which was inducted into navy recently? Answer : INS Teg   PERSONS IN NEWS A)Appointments 1. Who is the new special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan? Answer : Amarendra Khatua 2. Who is the new king of Malaysia elected recently? Answer :  Sultan Abdul Halim 3. Who had been appointed as UNHCR special envoy recently? Answer : Angelina Jolie 4. Who had been appointed as the President of World Heart Federation ? Answer : Dr.Srinath Reddy   B) Resigns  1.Lucas Papademos is president of which country resigned recently due to early elections in the country? Answer : Greece 2.Who is the president of Mali resigned recently? Answer :  Amadov Toumani Toure 3. What is the name of Jordan Prime minister who resigned recntly? Answer :  Awn aL Khasawneh C)Deaths 1. Who is the legendary newsman popular CBS "60Minutes" programmer died recently? Answer :    Mike Wallace 2.Who is president of Malawi died of heart attack recently? Answer : Binju Wa Mutharika   D)Visitors     1.The Chancellor of Exchequer of UK, who visited India for the fifth economic financial ministerial meeting held in New Delhi? Answer :  George Osborne 2. Who is the Pakistan president visited India recently? Answer : Asif Ali Zardari 3.Who is the Norwegian Minister of Trade & Industry visited India regarding Telenor issue recently? Answer : Trond Giske E)Miscellaneous   1. Which city is the world's most impressive city according to the Wealth report? Answer : London 2. Which organisation has became the heritage of the sank Titanic ship 100 years ago? Answer : UNESCO   PLACES IN NEWS     1. Where is the  name of the world's highest tunnel bridge located in China? Answer : Aizhai   Books in news 1."Reflections of a Statesman" book was written on whose life history ? Answer : R.Venkataraman   Committees in news   1. Under whom the two member Adarsh Judicial Commission was set up by the Maharashtra Government? Answer :  N.N.Kumbahar