2nd Week September 2012 GK and Current Affairs

www.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Which 2 country troupes will participate in International Kullu Dusserha festival to be held from 24th to 30th October 2012 in India? Russia and Brazil Which city in India would setup biofuel units across 100 hotels? Bangalore Expand ECB. (Hint: Europe) European Central Bank Nasscom recently renamed BPO sector as? BPM (Business Process Management) Name the newest server edition of operating system unveiled by Microsoft. Windows Server 2012 Why was Hero MotoCorp in news recently? Hero MotoCorp plans to setup assembly units in Kenya and Nigeria Slow down in China's economic growth has led to deeper cut in which country's coal sector? Indonesia Who is appointed as Chief Investment Officer of JPMorgan Chase? Craig Delany Who was awarded the 1st Chavara Samskruti Puraskar 2012? Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Where in India International Ayurveda conference will be held on 15th December 2012? Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda and Hospital, Udupi Who was appointed as CEO of Tata AIG General Insurance Company? K.K.Mishra Name the airlines in India which approved 'Voluntary Retirement Scheme' for all permanent and confirmed employees. Air India Which country approved $157 billion infrastructure spending to energize the economy? China Who won their 12th Grand Slam men's doubles title? Bob and Mike Bryanwww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Which PSU bank is planning to collaborate with the Calcutta Stock Exchange to offer an Internet-based equity trading platform in India? United Bank of India World Bank recently approved $106 million credit to the Government of India for what purpose? To improve the nutritional outcomes for children less than 6 years Where in Andhra Pradesh an international cricket stadium will be setup? Mangalagiri in Krishna district State the reason why Himachal Pradesh would get $100 million loan from World Bank? To make its Green Growth Agenda inclusive and sustainable and move towards an environmentally sustainable model of economic growth Who will be the chair person for Punjab Border Area Advisory council? Parkash Singh Badal, Punjab Chief Minister Name the father of White Revolution who died recently. Verghese Kurien Name the Iraq vice president who was sentenced to death recently. Tariq al-Hashemi Where in India the 52nd National Senior Open Athletic Championship will be held? Chennai Name the 100th space mission launched by ISRO recently. PSLV-C21 Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2012? Lewis Hamilton Where was the 20th APEC summit held? Vladivostok, Russia Who won the US Open title for 4th time? Serena Williams Where in Arunachal Pradesh the 1st agricultural college would be setup? Pasighat, headquarters of East Siang district Which Indian state will get its 1st railway station? Meghalayawww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Where will the 1st railway station come up in Meghalaya? Mendipathar Name the epidemic disease that is spreading in eastern Congo region. Ebola Name the tallest volcano which has let a series of explosions in Managua forcing residents to evacuate. Nicaragua Who quit as Alchemist group head? Kanwar Deep Singh Which Indian state is studying feasibility for launch of airline? Kerala Which Indian state Government will train tribal students for IAS, IPS services? Maharashtra HSBC recently agreed to sell its banking business in Pakistan to which bank? JS Bank Limited Why was Gaurav D.Garg in news recently? Garg joined Mercer as region leader of Asia, Middle East, Africa and Latin America Name the 1st laptop designer who died? Bill Moggridge Who is elected as president of Somalia? Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Expand HCIL. (Hint: Honda) Honda Cars India Ltd. Name the Dutch firm which launched online accounting software in India recently. Reeleezee Expand IMG. (Hint: Group) Inter-Ministerial Group Name the TV channel which has claimed to be India's 1st real-estate web channel that was launched recently. Propex TVwww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Which company launched BoxTV.com? Times Internet Limited How many foreign pharma investments were approved by Indian Government recently? 8Who won the US Open 2012 men's single title? Andy Murray Which university took over Cambridge to rank No.1? Massachusetts Institute of Technology Which internet hosting company's services was disrupted nearly 6 hours affecting over 10 million customers recently? GoDaddy Expand CGR. (Hint: Debt) Corporate Debt Restructuring HDFC bank launched 10,000th ATM in which city? Ajmer Dabur recently signed which actor as brand ambassador for its air freshener brand Odonil? Karishma Kapoor How does the world know Aseem Trivedi? As a cartoonist In which Indian city the 2nd India-ASEAN Business Fair 2012 will be held? New Delhi Who is appointed as head of Coca-Cola's India unit? Venkatesh Kini In the world of sports, who quoted "You can't really take India for granted"? Ravichandran Ashwin Name the Indo-French PSLV-C20 satellite which is scheduled to be launched on 12-12-12. SARAL Why was world's No.1 platinum firm in South Africa was in news recently? Due to labour unrest across South Africa's mining sectorwww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com Who bagged the Sports Writers Association of Bangalore award as best male sportsperson? Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid Who bagged the Sports Writers Association of Bangalore award as best female sportsperson? Ace Shuttler Ashwini Ponnappa Who is elected as Prime Minister of Libya? Mustafa Abu-Shakour Which country's national emblem is "golden rod"? USA Who was the world’s first test tube baby? Louise Brown Who is the world's youngest doctor? Balamurthi Ambati Which is the largest fruit in the world? Jackfruit Which footballer was nicknamed as "Black Panther"? Eusabio Who are called as Tom Atkins? British Soldier Who is the founder of the Delhi Sultanate? Qutb-ud-din Aibak What is the poem composed by Amir Khusro? Tughluq nama Who composed Thabakat-I-Nasiri? Minaj Siraz Who wrote Tariq-I-Feroze-Shahi Zia-ud-din-Barani What is the poem written by Jayasi? Padmavat Which King of Vijayanagar Empire has the title "Yavanarajya Prathishthapanacharya""? Krishnadevarayawww.currentaffairsquiz.com www.currentaffairsquiz.com What is the poem composed by Krishnadevaraya? Amuktamalyada Which is the Sanskrit play composed by Krishnadevaraya? Jambavathi Kalyana Who composed 'Bharata' in Kannada? Timmannakavi What is the summer rains in Japan are called as? Baiu Which is the largest island in Japan? Honshu What is the name of the Traditional Japanese music? Gagaku For Koreans, which number is considered as unlucky? 4What does Pyongyang (capital city of North Korea) means? Flat Land or Cozy place in Korean Seoul (capital city of South Korea) means _________. Seoul comes from the Korean word Sorabol, which means capital