3rd week August 2012 GK for IAS prelims and competitive exams

www.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Which Indian state will set up Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Disposal Facility to manage and handle bio medical waste of government and private hospitals in all of its districts? Haryana Who will be appointed as chairman of Barclays from 1st November 2012 succeeding Marcus Aguis? David Walker Which position in public sector banks may have 5-year term in future? Chairman or Chiefs of Public Sector banks Name the provision introduced by government through Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2011 to take over unclaimed amount of inoperative fixed deposit accounts of over 10 years. Depositor Education and Awareness Fund What is the current rank of Saina Nehwal globally after winning bronze medal at Olympics 2012? 4th rank Name the public sector undertaking oil company which posted a quarterly loss of Rs.22,451 crore for April-June 2012 quarter. Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) Where was the 15th Confederation of Indian industry insurance summit held? Mumbai Name the repositories who will be involved to manage e-insurance. NSDL, CDSL, Stock Holding Corporation of India, Karvy Group and CAMS Repository Services Ltd. Name the former Maharashtra Health Minister who died recently. Digvijay Khanvilkar How is Dubbed Gauss known in technology world? A virus capable of spying on financial transactions, email and social networking activities Who is appointed as Prime Minister of Syria? Wael al-Halki Who replaces Keshub Mahindra as Chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra? Anand Mahindrawww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Name the institute which will be setup to manage land records in India. National Institute of Land Management Where was the 4th North East Cultural Festival held in India? Naharlagun near Itanagar Where was the World Tribal Day observed in India? Ranchi, Jharkhand Who will be appointed as Chief economic advisor in the finance ministry department of India? Raghuram Rajan Name the Gujarati Sahitya Akademi award winner of 2005 who died recently. Suresh Dalal Which weather pattern can cause widespread drought in Australia, parts of Africa, Southeast Asia and India? El Nino Who is appointed as Chief Finance Officer of Cairn India? Sudhir Mathur Expand ETA. (Hint: Transactions) Electronic Transactions Association Which Indian state could lead to zero-population growth rate in 25 to 30 years according to its State Urbanisation Report? Kerala Who is elected as interim president of Libya? Mohammed el-Megarif Which drink in India is suggested by Parliament panel to be declared as National drink? Tea Name the Indian bronze medalist who won the 60kg wrestling competition at the London Olympics 2012. Yogeshwar Dutt What is the newly set radius of distance from the existing ones between mobile towers as per DoT norms? 1km Name the team who won their 2nd consecutive Olympic hockey gold. Netherlandswww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Name the Libyan army general who was shot dead recently. Mohammed Hadiya Al-Feitouri What is the total amount finalised for Delhi's Annual Plan 2012-13? Rs.15,862 crores Who won silver medal for India in the final of the Men's 66kg Freestyle wrestling at the Olympics 2012? Sushil Kumar Name the German bank which is in its final stage to launch trading hub in Tokyo. Bundesbank Who is appointed as Prime Minister David Cameron's Olympic legacy ambassador? Seb Coe How many stocks in BSE will be shifted to (trade-to-trade)T segment with effect from August 21st 2012? 19 Which Indian state has been selected as a pilot state for launching e-Biz (Government to Business) project? Odisha SEBI recently allowed which instrument as valid address proof investors? Aadhaar card Expand NGN. (Hint: Network) Next Generation Network Name the Ex-Maharashtra Chief minister who died recently. Vilasrao Deshmukh Who is appointed as Managing Director of Tata Motors? Karl Slym (To lead operations from 1st October 2012) Who is appointed as Prime Minister of Mongolia? Norov Althanhuyag Who displayed Indian tri-color flag on the occasion of Independence Day and wished the country on board from International Space Station? Sunita Williamswww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Who became India's 3rd Prime Minister to hoist National flag at Red Fort for the 9th time? Dr. Manmohan Singh Which stock exchange opened its day with the colours of the Indian flag as Consul General Prabhu Dayal rang the opening bell celebrating India's 66th Independence Day? NASDAQ What is the current lowered rating of Nokia as per Standard and Poor? BBWWh is named as president and CEO of New York Times? Mark Thompson (Ex-Director General BBC) Expand CCP. (Hint: collection) Cheque Collection Policies Expand IFFCO. (Hint: farmers) Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited Expand MMR. (Hint: Mortality) Maternal Mortality Rate Which country will host 2016 Olympic Games? Rio de Janerio, Brazil Name the director of the movie 'Bandit Queen' who passed away. Ashok Mehta What is the difference between a lingua France and a pidgin? A lingua France is a language used between people who do not have a common language. A pidgin is a language that has a small vocabulary and is a combination and distortion of two or more languages. What is Geophagy? Geophagy is a practice of eating earthy or soil like substances such as clay and chalk. What is a water clock? Clocks which don’t rely upon sunlight to show time, they operate by dripping water from containers at measured intervals. What is an atomic clock? An atomic clock uses measurements of energy released from atoms to precisely measure time.www.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Where is the world's first geographic research institute situated? Sagres, Portugal in 1418 Who was the first person to reach North Pole? Robert Edwin Peary Who was the first person to reach the South Pole? Roald Amundsen What is an Anemoscope? Anemoscope is an ancient device for measuring or predicting wind direction or weather. What is a weather vane? A weather vane is a device for indicating wind direction What is a windsock? A windsock is a device for measuring wind speed and direction. Who invented Stainless Steel? Harry Brearly Which is the first skyscraper in the world and where is it situated? The Home Insurance Building, Chicago Who invented Escalators? Jesse W. Reno Who are the inventors of solar battery? Gerald Pearson, Calvin Fuller and Daryl Chapin