INTERNATIONAL
1. What are the two countries disputed on Senkaku Islands? Ans: Japan and China
2. Which law was annulled by Pakistan’s Supreme Court to protect PM? Ans: COCA 2012
3. The reason to suspend Syria from membership is OIC is? Ans: The regime to Kill its people
INDIA & WORLD
1. Which country is signed on MoU with the Election Commission of India on 01 August 2012 strengthening the electoral processes and political culture?
Ans : South Korean
2. Russia and India prepare for INDRA-2012 for? Ans: anti-terror military excercises Siberian Republic of Buryatia
3. Who is suspect in a shooting incident at a Gurudwara in Oak Creek,US? Ans : Wade Michael Page
4. Which country asked the India to to register its Oil Marketing Companies(OMCs) for supply of petroleum products such as petrol,diesel, furnace oil and petcoke? Ans :Pakistan
5. Which country got the second place in Search Queries for Education on Google? Ans : India
6. Who got the first place in Forbes magazine list?
Ans : Angela Merkel
7. On which country India impose a ban on importing milk and milk products? Ans : China
8. Through which port the India, Iran & Afghanistan decide to expand their trade and economic ties?
Ans : Chabahar
NATIONAL
1. Which seed to be stopped the parliamentary committee recently recommended? Ans : genetically modified
2. Why the government reduces the mobile base station radiation limit from 1st September 2012?
Ans : Due to health problems
3. Which state got the first place in FDI proposals?
Ans : Odisha
4. The Union Cabinet on 28th August 2012 approved a proposal for amending the Child Labour,Which age group people come under Child Labour?
Ans : upto 14 years
5. Who awarded the death sentence in 26 November 2008 attack by supreme court on 29th August 2012?
Ans : Ajmal Kasab
6. In which State two Mi-17 medium-lift utility helicopters collided in mid-air while on a “live firing exercise” ?
Ans : Gujarat
STATES
1. Which state got the 2nd place in “Environmental well-being state”? Ans : Andhra Pradesh
2. How much amount is approved for Delhi by the Planning commission for the year 2012-13?
Ans : Rs 15,862 crore
3. How many crores of rupees approved by Punjab state under milk production scheme? Ans : Rs.93 crores
4. What is the scheme launched by the rajasthan for NRIs
Ans :Jaane Apna Rajasthan
5. How much financial aid given by the delhi government for poor?
Ans :5Lakhs
CONFERENCES
1. Where the eleventh Energy Efficient Summit was conducted?
Ans: Hyderabad
AWARDS & HONOURS
1. What is worth of Yuri Milner award?
Ans : Rs 16.7 crore
2. Which award was received by the founder of Jaipur Foot,D.R.Mehta ?
Ans : Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana award
3. How many number of coaches received the Dronacharya Award for 2012?
Ans : 8
4. Who received the V.V.Giri Memorial award 2011?
Ans : Utsa Patnaik
5. Who received the Pakistan’s Highest award "Nisan-i-Imtiaz"?
Ans : Saadat Hasan Manto
6. Who is the Indian American entrepreneur has been selected among the 18 ‘Presidential Innovation Fellows’ who will work on five ‘high-impact’ projects in the US capital?
Ans : Karl Mehta
SPORTS & GAMES
1. In which event Vijay Kumar got silver medal in London Olympics 2012 ?
Ans : 25m rapid fire pistol
2. In which event Saina Nehwal got Bronze medal in London Olympics 2012 ?
Ans : Women’s Singles Badminton
3. Which Olympian beat the record of Soviet Union gymnastic Larisa Latynina?
Ans : Michael Phelps
4. Who won continuous gold medals in 100m & 200m race since first Olympics to 2012 London Olympics ?
Ans : Usain Bolt
5. Who defeated the Roger Federer in the men’s single tennis final in London Olympics 2012?
Ans : Andy Murray from great Britain
6. In Which event Mary Kom got the bronze medal in London Olympics 2012?
Ans : Women’s boxing flyweight
7. In which event Yogeshwar Dutt got bronze medal in London Olympics 2012?
Ans : men’s freestyle 60kg category
8. In which event Sushil Kumar got the Silver medal in London Olympics 2012?
Ans : men’s 66kgs freestyle wrestling
9. Which country got the highest number of gold medals in London Olympics 2012?
Ans : America
10. In Which game Mary Kom got the gold medal in London Olympics 2012?
Ans : Women’s boxing flyweight
11. Who take the 3000 runs then became the fastest player in one-day international cricket?
Ans : South Africa’s Hashim Amla
12. Who received the Castrol Indian cricketer of the year-2011?
Ans : Mahendra Singh Dhoni
13. Who got the doctorate on D.Litt from Calicut University?
Ans : Montek, M.S.Swaminathan , Fathima Beevi
ECONOMY
1. How much amount is fixed by the Union Cabinet for 2G spectrum auction?
Ans : Rs14,000crore
2. What the CIBIL introduced to help the banks to take a decision in respect of credit cards and home loans?
Ans : Risk Index
3. How many number of millionaires in Beijing?
Ans : 1.79 lakhs
4. From Which countries the government of India investigates about the information of Black Money under (DTAA) Double Taxation avoidance Agreement is ?
Ans: France & Germany
5. Which foundation funded money for ‘e-toilets’?
Ans: Melinda Gates Foundation
6. Who is the head of the PM’s economic advisory council?
Ans: C.Ranga Rajan
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
1. Which used to coat the solar panel that makes it easier to keep them clean?
Ans : nanoparticle
2. When a full moon appears in the night sky for the second time in a calendar month , it is called
Ans : blue moon
3. How many Miles Spanned by Curiosity during the voyage to the Mars ?
Ans: 352 million milies
4. What is the Range of the Agni-II missile which was test fired on 9 August 2012 and held at wheeler Island, Odisha Coast?
Ans :2000 Km
5. The Therapeutic approach to PTA using a type of stem cell called?
Ans : Mesenchymal stem cell (MSCs)
6. What is the name of the ballistic missile test fired by china with a range of 14,000 km
Ans :Dong fneg-41
PERSONS IN NEWS
a) Appointments
1. Who appointed as the New Election Commissioner?
Ans : Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath
2. Who is the wife of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister take oath on 8th August 2012?
Ans : Dimple Yadav
3. Who is the first lady appointed as Chairperson of the Central Board of Excise and Customs(CBEC)?
Ans : Praveen Mahajan
4. Who is elected as Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha?
Ans : P.J.Kurien
b)Resigns
1. Who is the Special Peace envoy to Syria who resigned recently ?
Ans : Kofi Annan
2. Who is the communication minister resigned his pist on 27 aug 2012 ?
Ans :Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi
c) Deaths
1. How many times Mr.Vilasao Deshmukh worked as CM of Maharashtra?
Ans: 2
2. Who is first human land on the moon?
Ans : Neil Alden Armstrong
3. Who is an American author died on 1 August 2012?
Ans: Gore Vidal
4. Suresh Dalal is a literature from
Ans : Gujarati
d)Visitors
1. Cuba’s vice foreign minister Rogelio sierra Diaz visited India on 7 august 2012 to attend ____ meeting?
Ans : First India–CELAC Foreign Ministers troika Meeting
e)Miscellaneous
1. Which new comet was discovered by Prafull sharma by using data from NASA and European space craft -based observatory SOHO is ?
Ans :SOHO 2333
2. Who was suspended Indo-American Zakaria because he copied an article from The New Yorker Magazine?
Ans : CNN / Time Magazine
3. How many countries visited by former president Pratibha Patil during her tenure as a President?
Ans :18 countries
4. Who awarded multimedia award, skin & beauty award in Miss World Competition?
Ans :Vanya Mishra
PLACES IN NEWS
1. Which country struck by two earthquakes on 11th August 2012?
Ans : north-west Iran
ABBREVIATIONS
1. What is the Abbrivation of OIC?
Ans : Organisation Islamic Cooperation
BOOKS IN NEWS
1. Who is the author of the book”Mission that killed Osama Bin Laden” ?
Ans :Pseudonym Mark Owen
COMMITTEES IN NEWS
1. A 3 member panel is formed by Pakistan president Zardari to reassure __ who wants to flee from Pakistan?
Ans :Pakistan Hindus
2. Who is the head of the six member committee to review on RRB’s?
Ans :S.K.Mitra
3. Which association set up a 3 member committee to resolve Hockey affairs?
Ans :The Indian Hockey Association
4. Which panel has set up a two member working group to study on universal health coverage(UHC)
Ans :The National advisory council
5. Which committee pulled up the department of atomic energy rules are not in true ?
Ans : The subordinate legislation committee