Current Affairs Model Questions with Answers 2012

Following are current affairs model questions for APPSC, UPSC and other competitive examinations. The questions are also useful for General Awareness preparation of Bank Examinations. Answers for all the questions are given at the end of all the questions. Candidates can practice and test their knowledge in Current Affairs / General Awareness. All the questions are from incidents happened during 2011 - 2012:

1) Former Chief of Intelligence Bureau P.C. Hulder was acted as negotiator in
a) India, Pakistan River Dispute
b) India, China bridge issue
c) ULFA and Central Government
d) Tamilnadu and Kerala Dam issue

2. Why Thane town has been in news recently?
a) Cyclone b) New Taxes c) Project for Prisoners d) Action on Naxals

3. 17th National Youth Festival was held at
a) Punjab b) Haryana c)Karnatka d) Rajasthan

4. Which state has formed Agricultural Cabinet for the development of agriculture?
a) Bihar b) UP c) West Bengal d) Haryana

5. Who was appointed as Lok Ayuktha of Gujarat?
a) Kamal Chenewal b) Suresh Patnaik c) RA Mehta d) CT Dinakaran

6. Which country has announced 1 million dollar help for renovation of Nalanda University?
a) China b) UK c) Japan d) Nepal

7. Which is the most rich country in the world, according to Forbes Magazine:
a) Khatar b) Singapor c) Switzerland d) Luxemberg

8. In which of the following cities India has opened Diplomacy Office?
a) Beijing b) Tokyo c) Masco d) Katmandu

9. International Anti - Corruption Day was observed on?
a) 9 January b) 9 February c) 9 December d) November

10. Which country has decided to close the Pakistan's Diplomatic Office in their country?
a) Finland b) Netherland c) UK d) India

11. Which state is largest producer of flowers in India?
a) Maharashtra b) Bihar c) West Bengal d) Karnataka

12. Who is the new CMD of ONGC?
a) TKA Nair b) Pulak Chatterjee c) Sudheer Vasudeva d) Swadep Singh

13. World Bank has offered a lending of 1 billion dollars to purify the river
a) Jeelam b) Krishna c) Ganga d) Narmada

14. Which country secured first place in Global Competitive Report of World Economic Forum 2011-12?
a) USA b) India c) China d) Switzerland

15. How many Indian companies are there in the list of Fortune 500?
a) 10 b) 9 c) 8 d) 7

16. Which company has released Mango Operating System for the use in Mobile Phones?
a) Wipro b) Apple c) McKinsey d) Microsoft

17. International team of scientists have decoded the gene sequence of
a) Tomato b) Brinjal c) Potato d) Onion

18. First Non - Conventional Energy College is going to be established at
a) Kolkata b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Gujarat d) Maharashtra

19. Who is the Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA):
a) Aswini Kumar b) Vijaya Rama Rao c) Radha Vinod Raju d) Sarad Chandra Sinha

20. Indian National Center for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) is located at?
a) Kochin b) Delhi c) Hyderabad d) Chennai

21. Who won the Sangeet Natak Fellowship for the year 2011?
a) Girija Devi b) Bhumini Reddy c) TK Murthy d) Raheem Dagar

22. International Partnership Summit was held during 11-13 January 2012 at
a) Hyderabad b) Chennai c) Bangalore d) Kolkata


Answers: 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.C 14.D 15.C 16.D 17.C 18.A 19.D 20.C 21.B 22.A

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