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Who is appointed as Wipro's banking head?
Rajan Kohli
Where in India 3-day gaming carnival will be held from 6th of April
2012?
Ayatti Resort, Greater Noida
Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his
contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension?
Dalai Lama

c
.

m
o

Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional authority

in India.
Judicial Accountability Bill

s
r

What 2 agreements were signed by the development banks of BRICS

countries to boost trade within BRICS nations?

e
p

Providing credit facility in local currencies and Facilitating

confirmation of
multilateral Letter of Credit

a
p

n
o

Name the Malaysian financial services group who would deploy the
banking solution of Tata Consultancy Services.
AmBank

i
t

Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in April

2012?
Bathinda, Southwest Punjab

s
e

u
q

Name the company that Titan Energy has partnered with, to offer EPC
services and solar

c
s

power project development solutions.

Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Spain's Group Ortiz

p
n

Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?

Vanya Mishra

t
.

Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to open

its office?
Itanagar

w
w

Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the
financial year 2012-13?
Arunachal Pradesh

The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of which

cricket personality?
Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall

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Name the Interactive smart television launched by Samsung for SouthWest Asian market.
ES8000 LED TV, 55-inch screen
Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
In which stock exchange has RCom filed IPO for Flag Telecom?
Singapore Stock Exchange

c
.

s
r

At what value and which company is United Parcel Service is set to

buy?
TNT Express for $6.85 billion

e
p

As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to merge?

JetKonnect
Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of 'Survivor
India'.
Raj Rani

a
p

Expand - NPCI
National Payment Corporation of India

n
o

i
t

s
e

Name the 6 Indian brands among world's 500 best brands as per global
consultancy firm
'Brand Finance'.
Tata, Airtel, State Bank of India, Reliance, Indian Oil Corporation
and Infosys

u
q

c
s

Name the laptop launched by Dell priced at Rs.79,900.

XPS13 Ultrabook

p
n

On which city Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa is planning a novel?

Peruvian city of Piura

t
.

Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the Toronto
International Film Festival 2012?
Mumbai

w
w

Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?

Soumitra Chatterjee

1.

m
o

Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?

- Vanya Mishra
2. Name the cricket personality called The Wall who retired from

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International cricket recently.
- Rahul Dravid
3. Which country has India agreed in-principle to the participation
in hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Bangladesh
4. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the
National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.

m
o

Kerala

c
.

5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to

deliver premium digital content in Malayalam?

s
r

Malayala Manorama

6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best
international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.

e
p

Reggar Rajahs

a
p

7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the

permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan

n
o

8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as

Nobel prize in Architecture?

i
t

Wang Shu

9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer

BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to
passengers?

s
e

u
q

Bangalore City Railway Station

10. Which state bagged the second best national award in the
Comprehensive Development Of Tourism category?

c
s

Rajasthan

p
n

11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with
Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.

t
.

M.A.Yusuf Ali

12. Name the mens mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.

w
w

Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

13. When was the Worlds oldest post office opened as it celebrates
its 300th anniversary?

1712 in Sanquhar, London

14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the 2012 Rising Star
Award for his feature film 9 Eleven at the Canada International
Film Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
15. Who won the womens Kabaddi World Cup championship?

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India
16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment
on agenda?
Qatars Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
17. Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin
18. Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident
recently.
- Runako Morton aged 33

c
.

19. Name Indias first 3D dance film.

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)

s
r

20. Which 4 financial institutions have agreed to form countrys first

$2 billion (about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to
finance infrastructure projects in India?

e
p

Bank of Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

a
p

21. Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?

Bo Shin Seo

n
o

22. Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?

Shangai Electric

i
t

23. Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic

degree) during its 12th convocation to the finance minister Pranab
Mukherjee?

s
e

Assam University

u
q

24. Which Indias leading commodity exchange would be listed on the

BSE making it Indias first exchange to be listed?

c
s

Multi Commodity Exchange

25. Which western India university will start the Institute of

International Studies?

p
n

M S University

m
o

t
.

26. HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which
2 companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group

w
w

27. Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International
cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement
of Indians in that country?

South Africa
28. Who retained his title of being the worlds richest Indian in
Forbes magazines annual list of the worlds richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
29. Name the music director king of soft melodies who passed away
recently.

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Ravi Shankar Sharma
30. Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?
Dav Whatmore
31. Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home
to offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank

m
o

32. Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?

Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam

c
.

33. Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?

K Venkataraman

s
r

34. Name the chocolate boy of Hindi cinema during 1960s who passed
away recently.
Joy Mukherjee

e
p

35. Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?

a
p

Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam

36. Which Indian NGO has been chosen for Americas first Innovation
Award for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and
organising wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?

n
o

Chintan

i
t

37. What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75

basis points?

s
e

4.75%

38. At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout
package for debt-hit Greece?

u
q

$46.9 billion

c
s

39. Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India

recently?

p
n

New Town, Kolkata

40. What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of

Indian railway tickets?

t
.

120

w
w

41. Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that

touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana

42. Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by

Srihari Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.
Rythu Ratham (Tollfree 18002666208)
43. Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up
its travel business and focus on the retail segment?
Tata Capital

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44. Which financial service will Nokia close in India?
Nokia Money
45. Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?
46th rank
46. Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May
2012?

m
o

Anshu Jain
47. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhands Chief Minister?
- Vijay Bahuguna

c
.

48. Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget
2012-13.

s
r

Dinesh Trivedi

49. Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?

e
p

Sumedh Singh Saini

a
p

50. Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
Parkash Singh Badal

n
o

51. Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 Asias largest global convention on
film media and entertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra

i
t

52. Who is sworn as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?

- Akhilesh Yadav

s
e

at the age of 38 years

53. What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSUs and

financial institutions during the next fiscal year as per Budget 201213?

u
q

c
s

Rs.15,888 crore

54. Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil

Nadu?

p
n

P.H.Arvindh Pandian

55. From which tax will RBI be spared?

t
.

Wealth Tax

w
w

56. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?

Jenson Button

57. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against Chinas Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
58. Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy
59. The indoor hall built at Orissa Cricket Association is named of
which cricket personality?

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Sachin Tendulkar Indoor Hall
60. Who has been elected as German President?
Joachim Gauck
61. Which bank recently celebrated its 75th anniversary?
Indian Overseas Bank
62. As Jet Airways discontinues JetLite, which company it is set to
merge?

m
o

JetKonnect

c
.

63. Name the hockey player who was declared the winner of Survivor
India.

s
r

Raj Rani
64. Expand NPCI

e
p

National Payment Corporation of India

65. Which Indian city has been selected as city of focus at the
Toronto International Film Festival 2012?

a
p

Mumbai

n
o

66. Who has been named for Dada Saheb Phalke award?
Soumitra Chatterjee

i
t

67. Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to
renovate 14 railway stations in India?

s
e

Belgium

68. Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?

u
q

Matanhy Saldanha

69. Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?

c
s

Pakistan
70. Expand NBFC

p
n

Non-Banking Finance Companies

71. Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards the Oscars
of British Journalism?

t
.

Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)

w
w

72. What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by
World Bank?

$500 million
73. 64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive
train for the first time?
Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)
74. Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?
Arunachal Pradesh
75.

Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence

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centres in which Indian state?
Gujarat
76. Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US
President?
Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim
77.

Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?

m
o

- Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh

78. Who won 2nd silver medal in the mens 50m rifle three position at
the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?

c
.

Gagan Narang

s
r

79. Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st
2012.

e
p

GAAR General Anti-Avoidance Rules

80. Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature

attestation instead only thumb impression as per RBI?

a
p

Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker

n
o

81. Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of
camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision
is made in its 2012-13 budget?

i
t

Gujarat
82.

Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?

s
e

Kolkatas industry minister Partha Chatterjee

83.

Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?

u
q

Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola

84.

c
s

Who is appointed as Wipros banking head?

Rajan Kohli

p
n

85. Who was named as the winner of the Templeton Prize 2012 for his
contribution to affirming lifes spiritual dimension?
Dalai Lama

t
.

86. Name the bill passed against conduct of any constitutional

authority in India.

w
w

Judicial Accountability Bill

87. Where in India Guru Gobind Singh refinery will be inaugurated in
April 2012?

Bathinda, Southwest Punjab

88.

Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?

Sriperumbudur
89. Where in Arunachal Pradesh Reserve Bank of India is planning to
open its office?

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Itanagar
90. Which Indian state passed Rs.201.05 crore deficit budget for the
financial year 2012-13?
Arunachal Pradesh
91. Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support
the adolescent girls in India?
Delhi Daredevils

m
o

92. Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?

A.R.Infant

c
.

93. Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st
April 2012?

s
r

Odisha or Orissa

94. Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a
flag bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.

e
p

Harnish Patel

a
p

95. Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated
electronically by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain
Meena.

n
o

Syndicate Bank

i
t

s
e

u
q

Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with
Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali

c
s

Name the bank that has entered into a partnership with Remit2home to
offer Sri Lankans to transfer money back home.
Nations Trust Bank

p
n

t
.

Which country has India agreed 'in-principle' to the participation in

hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Bangladesh

w
w

Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National
Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.
Kerala

Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?
Genelia D'souza
Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver
premium digital content in Malayalam?
Malayala Manorama

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Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best
international brand/group award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.
Reggar Rajahs
Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the
permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan
Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turned-actress
Diana Hayden.
A Beautiful Truth

c
.

m
o

Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as

Nobel prize in Architecture?
Wang Shu

s
r

e
p

To which company did Kodak sell its online photo services business,
Kodak Gallery?
Shutterfly

a
p

Which railway station became the first railway network to offer

BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to
passengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station

n
o

i
t

s
e

Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be
played in July at the Royal Lytham St Annes.
Anirban Lahiri

u
q

Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive
Development of Tourism category?
Rajasthan

c
s

p
n

Name the world's tallest free-standing broadcast tower at a height of

643m(2,080 ft) that has been erected in Japan.
Tokyo Sky Tree

t
.

Who will be appointed as Army chief to succeed Gen.V.K.Singh?

Lt.Gen.Bikram Singh

w
w

Name the men's mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna

When was the World's oldest post office opened as it celebrates its
300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London
Who won the men's singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?
Roger Federer

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Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the '2012 Rising Star
Award' for his feature film '9 Eleven' at the Canada International
Film Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
Who won the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship?
India
Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on
agenda?
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani

c
.

Who has been elected as Russian President?

Vladimir Putin

s
r

Name Charlie Chaplin's grand daughter who has made debut in Indian
film 'Chaurahen'.
Kiera

e
p

a
p

Name the Global law firm which could open its office in India once the
rules permit to do so.
Baker and McKenzie

n
o

Name the West Indian cricketer who died in a car accident recently.
Runako Morton

i
t

s
e

Name India's first 3D dance film.

ABCD (Any Body Can Dance)

u
q

Which company has bagged title sponsorship for Asia Cup 2012 for
second consecutive
year?
Micromax Informatics Limited

c
s

p
n

Name the Italian business school which in association with Luxury

Connect of New Delhi would start executive education programs in India
with a special focus on luxury
business.
SDA Bocconi School of Management

t
.

w
w

Which 4
billion
finance
Bank of

m
o

financial institutions have agreed to form country's first $2

(about Rs.10,000 crore) Infrastructure Development Fund to
infrastructure projects in India?
Baroda, ICICI Bank, LIC and Citi Financial

With which South African firm did Tata Power enter in joint venture to
develop power projects in Africa?
Exxaro
Who has been appointed as MD of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Bo Shin Seo

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Which Chinese Electric company has started office in India?
Shangai Electric
Which university conferred honoris causa(as honorary academic degree)
during its 12th convocation to the finance minister Pranab Mukherjee?
Assam University
Which India's leading commodity exchange would be listed on the BSE
making it India's first exchange to be listed?
Multi Commodity Exchange

c
.

m
o

Where is the world's highest altitude (13,500 feet) film festival set
to begin?
Ladakh

s
r

Which cholesterol lowering tablet has Ranbaxy Laboratories launched in

4 European countries - Italy, Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany?
Atorvastatin

e
p

a
p

Which car was launched by Tata Motors at the Geneva Motor Show which
could deliver 100 kilometers per litre of fuel (under battery only
power)?
Tata Megapixel

n
o

i
t

Cachar Tea in Barak Valley of Assam is to be sold to which country?

Bangladesh

s
e

Which western India university will start the Institute of

International Studies?
M S University

u
q

c
s

HSBC will sell its general insurance for US $914 million to which 2
companies?
AXA Group and QBE Insurance Group

p
n

After 3 and 1/2 years which US investment bank has announced its exit
from bankruptcy?
Lehman Brothers

t
.

w
w

Against which team India will play one-off Twenty20 International

cricket on March 30th 2012 to commemorate the 150 years of settlement
of Indians in that country?
South Africa

Which Bollywood female actor's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame
Tussauds wax museum?
Madhuri Dixit

Who retained his title of being the world's richest Indian in Forbes

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magazine's annual list of the world's richest people?
Mukesh Ambani
Which Chinese subsidiary company took over Australia's Gloucester Coal
miner in a multi-bllion dollar deal?
Yancoal
Name the music director - king of soft melodies who passed away
recently.
Ravi Shankar Sharma
Name the BPO firm acquired by Mahindra Satyam for $27 million.
vCustomer biz

c
.

s
r

Who has been appointed as head coach of the Pakistan cricket team?
Dav Whatmore

e
p

Name the cricket personality called 'The Wall' who retired from
International cricket recently.
Rahul Dravid
Where is Kerala a film city is to be built?
Varikkassery Mana at Ottapalam
Who will be appointed as CEO of L&T?
K Venkataraman

a
p

n
o

i
t

s
e

Where in Europe the 82nd Edition of Motor Show 2012 is held?

Geneva

u
q

Name the chocolate boy of Hindia cinema during 1960's who passed away
recently.
Joy Mukherjee

c
s

p
n

Who is appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?

Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam

t
.

Which 5 provinces of Ecuador have been declared state of emergency as

the country is hit by heavy flooding?
Manabi, Los Rios, Guayas, El Oro and Loja

w
w

Which Indian NGO has been chosen for America's first Innovation Award
for the Empowerment of Women and Girls, for training and organising
wastepickers and eliminating child labour from recycling?
Chintan

What is the reduced CRR of scheduled banks as revised by RBI at 75

basis points?
4.75%
Where did Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata inaugurate the first

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classroom of Harvard Business School (HBS)?
Taj Lands End at Bandra suburb, Mumbai
At what value did Euro zone finance ministers release 2nd bailout
package for debt-hit Greece?
$46.9 billion
What did Tibetans organise to mark anniversary at their main temple in
McLeodganj?
Tibetan National upraising day
Where was the International Financial Hub inaugurated in India
recently?

c
.

m
o

New Town, Kolkata

What is the extended number of days for advance reservation of Indian
railway tickets?
120

s
r

e
p

Which state has recorded an increase in foodgrains production that

touched 50.22 lakh tonnes during Kharif 2011 season?
Haryana

a
p

n
o

Name the ambulance launched for farmers in Andhra Pradesh by Srihari

Kotela, a Charterted Accountant.
Rythu Ratham (Tollfree - 18002666208)

i
t

s
e

Who won the woman's All-England Open 2012 title?

Li Xuerui

u
q

Which non-banking finance arm of Tata Sons have decided to ramp up its
travel business and focus on the retail segment?
Tata Capital

c
s

Which financial service will Nokia close in India?

Nokia Money

p
n

Which rank does India hold as per U5MR rates by UNICEF?

46th rank

t
.

Gujarat's which famous shawl got Geographical Indication(GI) tag?

Kutchi shawls

w
w

Which 3rd biggest economy of eurozone confirmed it is under recession?

Italy
Where is the 12th Edition of India Fashion Forum 2012 set to begin?
Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon
Celebrating 107th Foundation Day Corporation Bank recently launched
what service to its customers?
CorpBank Application for android tablets and smartphones

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Who will take over the rein of Deutsche Bank CEO at the end of May
2012?
Anshu Jain
Which agricultural university has successfully produced the world's
first cloned pashmina
goat?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Which chipmaker is developing as (ITV) Internet-based TV service?
Intel

c
.

m
o

Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand's Chief Minister?

Vijay Bahuguna

s
r

Name the Indian railway minister who will present Railway Budget 201213.
Dinesh Trivedi

e
p

a
p

Which company launched India's first CDMA Android tablet?

Reliance Communications

n
o

Who has been appointed as Director General of Police for Punjab?

Sumedh Singh Saini

i
t

Which popular reference book will stop printing its famed 32-volume
print edition and go
digital?
Britanica Encyclopaedia

s
e

u
q

Who and at what age became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab?
Parkash Singh Badal

c
s

Where was FICCI FRAMES 2012 - Asia's largest global convention on film
media and entertainment inaugurated?
Kolhapur, Maharashtra

p
n

t
.

Which former tennis player resigned from the board of the Kingfisher
Airlines?
Vijay Amritraj

w
w

Where was the 3rd International Exhibition and Conference on Civil

Aviation 2012 inaugurated?
Aviation India 2012, Hyderabad

Expand COAI
COAI - Cellular Operators Association of India
Expand AUTSPI
AUTSPI - Association of Unified Telecom Service Providers of India

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Name the acting Cricket South Africa President who resigned recently.
AK Khan
Who is appointed as youngest Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Akhilesh Yadav
What is the reduced interest rate on deposits in Employees Provident
Fund?
8.25%
What value of bailout fund did IMF approve for Greece recently?
28 billion euro

c
.

Name the Gujarat Chief minister whose image would be published on the
Time magazine's March 26th 2012 issue.
Narendra Modi

s
r

e
p

What is the hiked service tax announced in the annual budget 2012-13
on mobile phone bills?
2%

a
p

n
o

What is the proposed capital support to be infused to PSU's and

financial institutions
during the next fiscal year as per Budget 2012-13?
Rs.15,888 crore

i
t

s
e

Name the online library launched by National Institute for Visually

Handicapped.
Online Braille Library

u
q

What is the proposed lowered securities transaction tax on cash

delivery transactions?
0.1%

c
s

p
n

Who has been appointed as Additional Advocate General of Tamil Nadu?

P.H.Arvindh Pandian

t
.

From which tax will RBI be spared?

Wealth Tax

w
w

Name the chief executive of cricket South Africa who has been
suspended.
Gerald Majola

Name the Indian Formula 1 driver who failed to qualify for Australian
GP.
Narain Karthikeyan
Which movement marked 6-month anniversary as over 200 protesters
gathered in New York's Zuccotti Park?
Occupy Wall Street

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Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
Jenson Button
Who won the Swiss Open 2012 title against China's Shixian Wang?
Saina Nehwal
Who will replace Dinesh Trivedi as Railway Minister?
Mukul Roy
Which university in Jammu is organising 2-day Kishan Mela 2012?
Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Who won the Indian Wells 2012 title for a record fourth time?
Roger Federer

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Name the hotel built in 1891 at Himachal Pradesh which has been
granted National Heritage status.
Chail Palace

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Who has been named India's Glam Diva?

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra

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Who is chosen for the NTR National Film Award 2010?

South Indian Actress Sharada

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Who was adjudged boldest business person of the year 2011 at the
Financial Times ArcelorMittal Boldness in Business Awards?
Michael Woodford

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Which European nation has tied up with the Indian Railways to renovate
14 railway stations in India?
Belgium

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Name the Goa Tourism minister who died of heart attack recently?
Matanhy Saldanha

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At what swap ratio did Tech Mahindra buyout Mahindra Satyam?

2:17

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In amended divorce bill who would be given power to reduce or waive

off the cooling period?
Court i.e. Judge

Which mircoblogging site is popularly known as 'SMS of the internet'

which turned 6
years in March 2012?
Twitter

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Which team won the cricket Asia Cup 2012?
Pakistan
Which Dubai-based airlines are open to investing in India as the
Government is considering allowing foreign airlines?
Emirates group
Which European nation was hit by 24-hour strike against austerity
measures agreed by the Government in return for an international
bailout?
Portugal

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Expand - NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies

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Name the U.S. author who won the 8th annual Story prize for short
fiction - "We Others".
Steven Millhauser

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Which British newspaper won the annual Press Awards - the Oscars of
British Journalism?
Daily Mail (Newspaper and Website of the year)

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What amount of loan for education has been offered to India by World
Bank?
$500 million

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64 years after Independence which Indian state saw a locomotive train

for the first time?
Manipur (12km from Jiribam to Dholakhal)

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Longding became the 17th district of which Indian state?

Arunachal Pradesh

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Name the 3 state-run power companies from Gujarat which bagged gold
and brozen shields at the National Awards for Meritorious Performance
in Power Sector.
Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (UGVCL), Gujarat Energy Transmission
Company Ltd. (GETCO) and Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Ltd. (MGVCL)

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Israeli Government is planning to setup 3 agricultural excellence

centres in which Indian state?
Gujarat

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Who has been nominated for World bank President post by US President?
Korean-American Physician-Anthropologist Jim Yong Kim
Name the company that launched Android tablet Ira costing Rs.4,000.
Wishtel
Which group of students scoring 90% and above could seek admission in
undergraduate courses at Oxford University?

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CBSE and ISC
To which Asian country are Indian oil companies set to export
petroleum products?
Pakistan
Name the Padma Bhushan awardee who was honoured with 'Proclamation by
the City of New York'.
Shabana Azmi
What is the validity period for cheques and bank drafts in India from
1st April 2012?
3 months from the date of issue
What is the all-time high of Cardamom export during April-January
fiscal?
3,900 tonnes valued at Rs.308.32 crore

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Who won the Malaysian GP 2012?

Fernando Alonso
Who recently visited Korean demilitarised zone?
US President - Barack Obama

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Name the polish lady who did her PhD. in Sanskrit and then translated
Bhagavad Gita into Polish recently.
Anna Racinska

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Name the boxers who won gold medals at the 6th Asian Boxing
Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
MC.Mary Kom and L.Sarita Devi

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Where in Chennai is the 2nd airport is to be setup?

Sriperumbudur

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Which actor passed away as the Kerala Government selected him for
J.C.Daniel award for his contributions to the Malayalam industry?
Jose Prakash

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Where in India the Para Athletics National Championship 2012 held

which is also a selection trial for London Paralympics?
Bangalore

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Where in Kenya oil has been discovered for the first time?
Ngamia-1 in Turkana County

What is the increased interest rate on small savings scheme such as

PPF and NSC applicable from 1st April 2012?
PPF - 8.8% from 8.6% NSC - 8.9% from 8.7%
Name the website launched to facilitate job prospects for Jammu and
Kashmir youths.
nsdcindia.org/udaan

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Who won 2nd silver medal in the men's 50m rifle three position at the
Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix?
Gagan Narang
Name the new tax norms which will come into effect from April 1st
2012.
GAAR - General Anti-Avoidance Rules
Which 2 banking facilities would not require signature attestation
instead only thumb impression as per RBI?
Fixed deposits and Opening a bank locker

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Who was elected as Speaker of the Uttarkhand Assembly after defeating

Harbans Kapoor by 8 votes?
Govind Singh Kunjwal
Who has replaced Subhinder Singh Prem as Managing Director for Adidas
Group India?

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Claus Heckerott
Which state will get its first commercial dairy for processing of
camel milk into various products in Kutch district once the provision
is made in its 2012-13 budget?

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Gujarat

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Which 2 states in India has the production of rice doubled?

Bihar and Jharkhand

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Which Indian state marks 100 years and set to celebrate it with a
fashion show called "Silks of Bihar"?
Bihar

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Which IT and network technologies have planned to setup mobile

communication system development centre in India?
NEC Corporation

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Which company's Indian mutual fund business would L&T Finance acquire?
Fidelity

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Who is appointed as chairman of Haldia Petrochemicals?

Kolkata's industry minister Partha Chatterjee

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Which Sheffield based independent wholesale distributor of commercial

vehicle parts and accessories did TVS Group acquire?
Universal Components
Which magazine named N.R.Narayana Murthy among the 12 greatest
entrepreneurs?
Fortune magazine
Name the Chinese President who is in India on a 2-day visit to

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participate in the BRICS summit 2012.
Hu Jintao
What value of funding has been approved by World Bank for the
Rajasthan agricultural competitiveness project in India?
$109 million
With which Chinese company did suzlon tie up to develop 800 MW of
domestic and international projects over the next 3 years?
CGN Wind Energy Co.

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To which company Sify Technologies Limited will sell its entire stake
in MF Global Sify

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Securities India Pvt. Ltd.?

PhillipCapital Group, Singapore-based financial services company

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Who is named as Peace ambassador of world religious Parliament?

Pt.Arjun Prasad Bastola

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Which part of India could possibly head towards 2nd green revolution
with substantial increase in rice production?
Eastern states

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When was Earth Hour 2012 observed?

March 31st 2012 (8:30pm to 9:30pm)

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To mark the 150th birth anniversary of which personality has the

Bengali Association of Jharkhand will celebrate 3-day 13th Bangla
Sanskritik Mela from April 13th 2012?
Swami Vivekananda

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Who has been named president of Pay Pal unit to replace Scott
Thompson?
David Marcus

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Which IPL cricket team signed up with UNICEF in a bid to support the
adolescent girls in India?
Delhi Daredevils

Who has replaced Shankar Bidari as DGP and IG in Karnataka?

A.R.Infant
Which Indian state would celebrate 77th foundation day on 1st April
2012?
Odisha or Orissa

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Name the 26/11 Mumbai terror survivor who has been selected as a flag
bearer at the London 2012 Olympics.
Harnish Patel
Name the PSU bank whose 108 branches were inaugurated electronically
by Union Minister of State for Finance Namo Narain Meena.
Syndicate Bank
Which part of India has Scottish Development International has plans
to setup office to promote investment into Scotland and help domestic
companies explore new export markets?
South India (Chennai or Bangalore)

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