The document provides general knowledge questions and answers from India in 2013 and 2012 on various topics: 1. M.K. Stalin was announced as the next party chief of DMK in Tamil Nadu. Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii became the first Hindu to take oath on the Bhagavad Gita in the U.S. Congress. 2. Idrees Beigh, an electrical engineer from India, developed a solar-powered Kangri to provide heat without fire. China claimed to be the first country to start construction of a new $476 million commercial nuclear power plant. 3. General awareness questions covered the Reserve Bank of India, Sangeet Natak Akademi,

1. ********************* latest 2013(who whose ) General
knowledge:
Who is announced as next party chief of Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK)
patriarch by M Karunanidhi?
- M K Stalin (Karunanidhi's third son)
Who became the first Hindu to take oath of office on the sacred Bhagavad Gita
instead of Bible after winning the Congressional election and sworn in as member
of United states House of Representatives by Speaker John Boehner?
Tulsi Gabbard, Image via Wikipedia
- Tulsi Gabbard
Name the engineer who has given a solar avatar to the Kangri ( Kangri is an
earthern pot filled with charcoal or firewood for heat)?
- Idrees Beigh, an electrical engineer. ( This solar Kangri requires moderate
intensity sunlight which it traps and transfers to the battery inlet of the
kangri. The battery than gets charged and by virtue of the attached inverter
releases heat)
Which country has claimed to be the first in world to launch construction of new
$476 million nuclear power plant with 200 MW fourth generation reactor for
commercial usage?
- China
Who has been elected for the post of Speaker of the 12th Himachal State
Assembly?
- Brij Bihari Lal Butail
Which country is the second largest consumer and fastest growing retail
destination of flowers in tjhe world?
- India
Recently which state has banned the manufacture and sale of gutkha and pan
masala containing tobacco?
- Andhra Pradesh ( became 14th state of country to ban tobacco)
Where is first nuclear reactor with Russian collaboration going to start soon?
- Kudankulam
Which is first US state to enact gun control laws?
-New York
Which countries Prime minister is likely to be arrested for allegedly receiving
kickbacks from a power plant company in exchange for awarding contracts?
- Pakistan, Prime Minister Raja Parvez Ashraf
Who painted the masterpiece "Hamsa Damayanti"?
- Raja Ravi Varma

2. In India, who issues one rupee coins and notes as well as subsidiary coins?
- The Reserve Bank of India
How is population density in India defined?
- The number of persons per square kilometre.
When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?
- 1953
Which musical instrument is said to be invented by Amir Khusro?
- Sitar
Where is Boat Race a popular sport?
- Kerala
The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?
- Jagannath
In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?
- Maharashtra
From where are the words "Satyameva Jayate" (inscribed below the base plate of
the emblem of India) taken?
- Mundak Upanishad
What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?
- Demand deposits
What is the practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below
their domestic selling price is called?
- Dumping
Who propounded the Market Law?
- J.B.Say
Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which
diseases?
- Whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria.
Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?
- UK
The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?
- New Agra Fort
Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?
- Talwandi
Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?
- Swarajya Party
From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?
- Golconda

3. Who was the first speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?
- G.V. Mavalankar
Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?
- R.K. Shanmukham Chetty (1947)
General awareness India
Who painted the masterpiece "Hamsa Damayanti"?
- Raja Ravi Varma
In India, who issues one rupee coins and notes as well as subsidiary coins?
- The Reserve Bank of India
How is population density in India defined?
- The number of persons per square kilometre.
When was Sangeet Natak Akademi set up by Government of India?
- 1953
Which musical instrument is said to be invented by Amir Khusro?
- Sitar
Where is Boat Race a popular sport?
- Kerala
The Rath Yatra at Puri is celebrated in honour of which Hindu deity?
- Jagannath
In which state is Ganesh Otsav celebrated?
- Maharashtra
From where are the words "Satyameva Jayate" (inscribed below the base plate of
the emblem of India) taken?
- Mundak Upanishad
What are the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice called?
- Demand deposits
What is the practice of selling goods in a foreign country at a price below
their domestic selling price is called?
- Dumping
Who propounded the Market Law?
- J.B.Say
Triple vaccine is administered to a new born child to save him from which
diseases?
- Whooping cough, tetanus and diphtheria.
Which country has an Unwritten Constitution?
- UK
The World famous 'Peacock Throne' was kept in which Mughal building?

4. - New Agra Fort
Where is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji?
- Talwandi
Motilal Nehru and Chittaranjan Das were the founder members of which party?
- Swarajya Party
From which mines was the famous Kohinoor diamond produced?
- Golconda
Who was the first speaker of Independent India's Lok Sabha?
- G.V. Mavalankar
Who presented the first Union Budget of Independent India?
- R.K. Shanmukham Chetty (1947)
*********************Who's Who India, August 2012
Who President of India?
-Mr. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the 13th and current President of India.
Who is vice President of India?
Mohammed Hamid Ansari (Image via Wikipedia)
- Mohammed Hamid Ansari (this is his second term as Vice President of India)
Who is agriculture cabinet minister of India?
- Sh. Sharad Pawar (Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar )
Who is Finance minister of India?
-P. Chidambaram (Shri Palaniappan Chidambaram )
Who is Home minister (Minister of Home Affairs) of India?
-Sh. Sushil Kumar Shinde (Sh. Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao Shinde )
Who is defence cabinet minister?
- Sh. AK Antony
Who is science and technology cabinet minister?
- Sh. Vilasrao Deshmukh (Shri Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh )
Who is health and family welfare cabinet minister?
- Sh. Gulam Nabi Azad
Who is information and broadcasting cabinet minister?
- Ms. Ambika Soni
Who is labour and employment cabinet minister?

5. - Sh. Mallikarjun Kharge
Who is petroleum and natural gas cabinet minister?
- Sh. S.Jaipal Reddy
Who is new and renewable energy cabinet minister?
- Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Who is overseas Indian affair cabinet minister?
- Sh. Vayalar Ravi
Who is human resources development; communication and information technology
cabinet minister?
- Sh. Kapil Sibal
Who is road transport and highways cabinet minister?
- Sh. C.P Joshi
Who is tourism cabinet minister?
- Sh. Subodh Kant Sahay
Who is railway cabinet minister?
- Sh. Mukul Roy
Who is law and justice cabinet minister?
- Sh. Salman Khursheed
Who is rural development; drinking water and sanitation cabinet minister?
- Sh. Jairam Ramesh
*** latest portfolios of ministers please refer to Indian
Govt
Who is chief of the naval staff?
- Admiral Nirmal Verma (going to retire on 31st August, 2012 and then Vice
Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi will take over as new Naval Chief)
Who is chief of Indian Army?
-General Bikram Singh
Who is senior most election commissioner?
- Sh. V.S.Sampath
Who is chief justice of India?
- Sh. S.H. Kapadia
Who is Attorney General of India?
- Sh. Goolam E. Vahanvati
Who is Solicitor General of India?

6. - Sh. Rohinton Nariman
****************Latest General knowledge - August
2012
Which district of Punjab has been presented the 5th JRD Tata Memorial Award by
Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen for being ranked first on the composite development
index for 548 districts evaluated country wide?
- Ferozepur (was chosen for the award showing improvement in child and maternal
health)
Which state has become the second highest power purchaser in the country after
Punjab?
- Haryana ( making daily short term power purchases of about 330 lakh units)
When is India going to get its first C-17 military aircraft from US?
- In May 2013
Who was named North India's sculptor of the year 1983?
- Harjeet Singh Sandhu ( mosaic artist who has earned laurels in New York for
his mosaic portrait of Bloomberg, a three time Mayor of New York which will be
displayed at the City Hall)
Name the NASA's most modern spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 6th
August,2012 to begin a pioneering two year search to find out if the red planet
is suitable for life and whether it can be inhabitable in the future?
- Curiosity
Name the Indian scientist who was a part of NASA team which has identified the
landing site of the 'Curiosity'?
- Amitabh Ghosh
Agni-II image via Wikipedia
Name the ballistic missile that lifted off from Wheeler Island in Odisha on 9th
August, 2012?
- Agni-II, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and can cover 2,000 km.
Who is sworn as the 14th Vice President of India?
- Hamid Ansari
Who has become the first Chancellor of Central University of Kashmir (CUK)?
- Dr. Srikumar Banerjee ( known scientist and Padma Shri Award recipient)
************GK related to Olympics 2012 August

7. Name the player of USA who created history by grabbing his 22nd Olympic medal ?
- Michael Phelps ( retires, won 18 gold medals in total)
Who got the greatest Olympic athlete of all time Trophy?
- Michael Phelps
How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?
- 6 medals, 4 bronze and 2 silver
Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?
Parupalli Kashyap
Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?
- Saina Nehwal ( won bronze medal for India)
Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics
2012?
Vijay Kumar, image via Wikipedia
- Vijay Kumar ( in men's 25m rapid fire pistol)
Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?
- Mary Kom
Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?
- Yogeshwar Dutt from Sonepat, Haryana
Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two
individual Olympic medals?
- Sushil Kumar
Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event?
Gagan Narang, image via Wikipedia
- Gagan Narang
Which country topped medal table in Olympic 2012?
- USA (104 medals; 46 gold, 29 silver, 29 bronze)
Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics
-Haryana
******************* General awareness India, August 2012
Which scheme is launched by the government of India to help women only?

8. - Swayamsidha
Where is India's first Defence University set up?
- Haryana
Name the country against which the Test cricket match played made Rahul Dravid
to complete his 34th century?
- England
With which auto company Tata Motors has signed a long term partnership
agreement?
- Ford Motor Company
While playing with which country Rahul Dravid completed his 12,000 runs in the
Test cricket?
- South Africa
Bobby Jindal, image via Wikipedia
Name the person of Indian origin who has been nominated as the Governor of
Louisiana, an American state?
- Bobby Jindal
What is the objective of the project 'Bhoomi Keralam' launched by the state
government?
- To conduct a survey of the land.
Which state introduced a high tech foodgrain rationing system to ensure timely
supply of the foodgrains to people living below poverty line?
- Karnataka
Which state government announced to provide special package of incentives to
Employment Intensive Industries?
- Bihar
Where did the third India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) Summit took place?
- New Delhi
Which state decided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all districts of the
state to enable to provide arsenic free drinking water to all people by 2010-
2011?
- West Bengal
With which country India has signed Nuclear Agreement named as 'Cooperation
Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy' besides USA?
- France
Which organisation has provided a US $150 million loan to overhaul the Khadi and
Village Industry in India?
- Asian Development Bank
*************Latest GK, India- September, 2012

9. Name the Punjabi women recipient of the Shaurya Chakra( a top civilian gallantry
award) and was once known as the " lioness of the border areas"?
- Amrik Kaur
Who was the captain of India's junior World Cup winning team?
- Unmukt Chand
Which country won trophy after defeating Cameroon in the Nehru Cup final match
in New Delhi on 2nd Sept.,2012?
- Indian team ( won for the third time in a row)
Where is Asia's first Legoland theme park also having miniature model of Taj
Mahal made of Lego bricks?
- Legoland Malaysia
Who will be the first Hindu-American to be elected to the US House of
Representatives?
- Tulsi Gabbard
According to former captain Rahul Dravid who is India's best batsman on current
form?
- Virat Kohli
Which politician has recently cleared the written exam and the Service Selection
Board interview at Allahabad to join Territorial Army as Lieutenant?
- Sachin Pilot
Which is the first match played by Yuvraj Singh after winning his battle against
cancer?
- T20 match against New Zealand
When Air India's first Dreamliner Boeing 787 arrived New Delhi?
- On Sept.8th, 2012
Name two foreign satellites put into orbit making the space agency's (ISRO)
100th mission a grand success?
- The PSLV C-21 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
the two satellites put into orbit are SPOT 6, a 720 Kg French earth observation
satellite and Proiteres, a 15 Kg Japanese micro satellite.
Dr. Verghese Kurien, image via Wikipedia
Who was the father of " White revolution" who transformed India from milk
deficient country to the world's largest milk producer?
- Dr. Verghese Kurien ( died on 9th Sept,2012 at age of 90). He made Amul brand
a household name.
*************Latest GK, India- Sepetember II

10. Which company was found guilty of copying critical features of the hugely
popular iPhone and iPad of Apple Inc.?
- Samsung
Who won the final of the Under-19 World Cup tournament in Townsville after
defeating Australia?
- India
Name the UK ex-ministers daughter who turned into devout Sikh?
-Alexandra Aitken ( daughter of British minister Jonathan Aitken)
Who bagged the title of " Voice of Punjab-111"?
- Anantpal Singh ( son of a rickshawpuller)
Whose names have been recommended by BCCI for the prestigious Padma Bhusan and
Padma Shri awards?
- Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid and opener Gautam Gambhir respectively.
Where is 16th Non-Alignment Movement (NAM) summit organised?
- Tehran ( Started on 29th August, 2012)
What was the Supreme Courts order on Kasab's death penalty?
- Supreme Court puts its stamp on Kasab's death penalty.
In Tehran, India agrees to step up economic and trade ties with which country?
- Iran
Which power project will be soon turned into a heritage site?
- Mohura Power House , its second oldest power project in Uri area of north
Kashmir's Baramulla district. It was constructed in 1902 by Dogra ruler Maharaja
Pratap Singh.
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*********Latest GK Questions- September, 2012
Who is soon going to announce a comprehensive sports strategy and rope in
foreign coaches to train players in Punjab?
- Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal
Name the players who got Arjuna Award 2012?
- Olympian Sardar Singh from Shahbad in Haryana and Chandigarh batsman Yuvraj
Singh.
Who has been conferred for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?
Image via Wikipedia
- London Olympics silver medalist shooter Vijay Kumar from Himachal Pradesh and
bronze medallist Yogeshwar Dutt from Sonepat.

11. With which country India is going to ink a formal $11 billion contract for joint
research and development project of the next generation of fighter aircraft?
- Russia ( stealth warplane FGFA will be twin-engined but smaller than Sukhoi
30-MKI.)
Which Sikh memorial has world's tallest 'Khanda'?
- Mukt-e-Minar at Muktsar.( It has four gates constructed in memory of 40
Muktas)
Who won Miss World 2012 title?
- China's Wen Xia Yu
What were the two subtitles won by India's contender Vanya Mishra who could only
make to top seven?
- ' Miss Social Media' and ' Beauty with a Purpose'
Which country will play with India in one day international which is going to be
held for first time in Dharamshala on 27th Jan, 2013?
- England
When did India successfully tested its micro-light pilot-less target aircraft '
Lakshya-1' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Odisha?
- On 23rd August, 2012
Who will inaugurate the first set of 12 shore-based radars which can spot even
small boats upto 47 Kms out at sea and can instantly beam information to ground
based controllers?
- Defence minister A K Antony
General Awareness India, september 2012
Which age group children in India are ensured free and compulsory education?
- 6-14 years
What are GM Crops?
- Genetically Modified Crops.
Where is head office of the State Bank of India located?
- Mumbai
What is the upper house of parliament known as?
- The Rajya Sabha
Kathakali a folk dance is prevalent in which state?
- Kerala
Who composed the national song of India (Vande Maatram)?
- Bankim Chandra Chatterji

12. On which era is the Indian National Calender based?
- Saka era
Which country was under the grip of a severe earthquake followed by tsunami
recently?
- Japan
What is the designation of the chairperson of Lok Sabha?
-Speaker
While playing with which team Rahul Dravid completed his 10,000 runs in the Test
cricket?
- South Africa
Which game is associated with Agha Khan Cup?
- Hockey
Where is Union Budget presented firstly?
- The Lok Sabha
Which is the India's largest public sector commercial bank at present?
- State Bank of India
What is the ratio of width of our National flag to its length?
- 2:3
************Latest GK Questions- October, 2012
Name the nuclear-capable missile, the naval version of Prithvi ( short range
ballistic missile) which India test fired successfully from a warship off the
Odisha coast on 5th Sept., 2012?
- Dhanush (strike range of missile upto 350 Km and can carry 500Kg of nuclear
warhead)
When the 14th edition of the world's highest and one of the toughest motor
rallies, Raid de Himalaya started?
- On 5th Oct.,2012 ( this rally will be shorter only 1,800 Km compared to 2,300
Km last year as the focus will be on safety)
Name the first ever woman in Asia to fly Airbus?
- Capt. Indraani Singh
Which bird made the Dadara village in Assam, one hour drive from Guwahati
famous?
- The greater Adjutant Stork the rarest with a global population of less than
1,000.

13. After how many years the West Indies cricketers celebrated their victory in the
ICC Twenty20 World Cup final?
After 33 years ( against Sri Lanka in Colombo)
Name the supersonic missile successfully test fired off Goa coast on 7th
Oct.,2012?
Image via Wikipedia
- BrahMos ( The supersonic cruise missile BrahMos is said to be the best in its
class of 290 Km range and would be a primary weapon for the Navy in the coming
years)
Which river supply is stopped by Karnataka government to Tamil Nadu?
- Cauvery River
Who is considered to be the India's richest Lord?
- Lord Venkateswara of Tirumala ( have annual revenues crossing Rs 1,700 crore)
Name the scientists who shared a Nobel Prize on 8th Oct.,2012 for the discovery
that adult cells can be transformed back into embryo like stem cells that may
one day regrow tissue in damaged brains, hearts or other organs?
- John Gurdon of Britain and Shinya Yamanaka of Japan.
Who won the Nobel Prize 2012 for finding ways to measure quantum particles
without destroying them, which could make it possible to build a new kind of
computer more powerful than any seen before?
- Serge Haroche of France and David Wineland from America.
Who won the Nobel Prize 2012 for chemistry for research into how cells respond
to external stimuli that is helping to develop better drugs to fight diseases
such as diabetes, cancer and depression?
- Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka from US.
What was the agreement made after the 3rd annual meeting of the India-US
economic and financial partnership held between Finance Minister P Chidambaram
and US Treasury Secretary Temothy Geithner?
- To expand cooperation in the areas of capital markets infrastructure
financing, financial regulation and to combat money laundering and terrorist
financing.
General Awareness India, October 2012
What is the objective of the project "Bhoomi Keralam" launched by the state
government?
- To conduct a survey of the land.
Which state introduced a high tech foodgrain rationing system to ensure timely
supply of the foodgrains to people living below poverty line?

14. - Karnataka
What are the objectives of the Mission Chandrayaan-1?
- Preparing dimensional atlas of the lunar surface.
- Chemical mapping of the entire lunar surface.
- Locating minerals in the soil of moon.
Which award was given to Pt. Bhimsen Joshi in 2008?
- Bharat Ratna
Which state government had announced that it would provide a special package of
incentives to Employment Intensive Industries?
- Bihar
Which state has maximum density of canals?
- Uttar Pradesh
Which state of India has highest production of tea?
- Assam
The Prime Minister is chairman of which commision?
- Planning Commission
By whom is the Vice-President of the Indian Union elected?
- Members of both the Houses of Parliament.
Where the third India, Brazil and South Africa (IBSA) summit took place?
- New Delhi
Which state has decided to set up Arsenic Removal Plants in all the districts of
the state to provide arsenic free drinking water to all people by 2010-2011?
- West Bengal
Where is India's Space Rocket Launching Centre situated?
- Sriharikota
With which country India has signed Nuclear Agreement besides USA named as
Cooperation Agreement for peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy?
- France
*********Latest whose who India, October, 2012
Who won 2012 Nobel Prize for literature for works which combine hallucinatory
realism with folk tales, history and contemporary life grounded in his native
land?
Mo Yan, Image via Wikipedia
- Chinese writer Mo Yan
Who is Indian born to become first woman Team Principal in Formula One?
- Monisha Kaltenborn ( took job in the fourth oldest F1 team in the Paddock)
Name the folk singer felicitated with the prestigious order of the British
Empire for his services to bhangra music, charity and community work at the
Windsor Castle?
- Channi Singh
Who won the Economics Nobel for research on how to match different economic
agents such as students for schools or even organ donors with patients?

15. - Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley
Who launched the much awaited Aadhaar enabled system for direct cash transfers
to beneficiaries of government schemes such as the National Rural Employment
Guarantee Act and pensions on 20th Oct.,2012 in Dudu, Rajasthan?
- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
At which place starbucks opened its first cafe in India?
- In Mumbai (Starbucks is the world's biggest coffee chain)
As Chandigarh and the adjoining area comes under zone five, which college has
been selected under the World Band- funded project on earthquakes?
- Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Engineering College (BBSBEC) ( 50-75 Km away from
Chandigarh)
Who were the young innovators to win the second National Level Exhibition and
Project Competitions ( NLEPC) under the INSPIRE ( Innovation in Science Pursuit
for Inspired Research) Award Scheme?
- Alok Kumar Sharma class 10th student from Bihar won gold medal
- Viraj Dinesh Gapchop of Maharashtra won silver model
- Sahil Divedi from Punjab and Arun TA from Kerela won bronze medal
According to Forbes list 2012 magazines latest ranking who is the top richest
Indian?
- Mukesh Ambani
Who has asked Britain and the European Union to stop providing millions of
pounds in aid to wealthy countries like India and China?
- Former secretary general of the United Nations Kofi Annan.
Recently where was another World War 11 bomb found?
- From Mumbai sea ( The oblong shaped device measuring three feet in length was
found 6.48 nautical miles from the city)
*************Latest General Knowledge -Nov., 2012
Who is new Culture Minister?
- Chandresh Kumari ( will try to get world heritage status for rejected
Rajasthan forts)
Name an Indian who has been elected to the Council of Governors of Vantaa ( a
province in Finland adjoining the national capital Helsinki) for a second time
in row?
- Ranbir Sodhi ( from Dhuri in Punjab and he moved to Finland in 1987, became
first immigrant from South Asia.)
Which country will soon start exporting uranium and nuclear reactors to India?

16. - Canadian companies ( The announcement took place after nearly four decades of
tense relations between two countries after Canada banned export of uranium to
India in the wake of nuclear tests conducted by it in 1974)
Which player has been conferred the membership of the Order of Australia, an
honour "rarely" awarded to non Australian?
- Sachin Tendulkar
Name the Dargah where recently entry of women into the enclosure has been
banned?
- Mumbai's iconic Haji Ali Dargah erected on a bed of rocks into the sea where
body of the 15th century Pir is believed to be buried
Who won the US presidential elections?
Barack Obama, Image via Wikipedia
- Barack Obama
Where has been the National Institute of Food Technology and Management
( NIFTEM) opened recently?
- In Kundli on the Delhi- Haryana border
Name the India's first indigenously created low-cost tablet which will soon be
highlighted at the United Nations headquarters?
- Aakash
Where did Swiss based FMCG multinational Nestle opened its first research and
development centre in India?
- Manesar in Haryana
Who has been awarded an FRCPE degree at Edinburgh, UK?
- Dr. Arvind Sahni, Director Gastroenterology at Fortis Hospital, Mohali.
Spokesperson for which President called Indian envoy a traitor?
- Mohamed Waheed, Maldivian President ( Abbas Adil Riza called Dnyaneshwar
Mulay( Indian High Commissioner ) a 'traitor' and 'an enemy of Maldives'.)
Which space agency is testing a new rotor landing system in an attempt to enable
its future space capsules to land like helicopters?
- US space agency NASA.
Who is the third Indian-American to make it to US Congress?
- Ami Bera, a physician
Name the cartoonist who redrew Maharashtra's politics?
- Bal Keshav Thackeray ( Shiv Sena supremo died on 17th Nov.,2012)
Which state of India is expected to bid for an historic 19th century state
carriage valued at Rs 1 crore that once belonged to the royal family of Mysore
and is now up for sale at a public auction in the UK?
- Karnataka

17. Who is 2nd most experienced female astronaut?
- Sunita Williams ( first was NASA's Peggy Whitson)
************************* DECEMBER GENERAL AWARENCE LATEsT 2012
Which country has agreed to accept the payment of export of oil and petroleum
products to India in rupee terms?
- Iran
Which Indian was conferred with the prestigious "National Medal of Arts and
Humanities" by US President in Feb.2012?
- Dr. Amartya Sen
Who won the Africa Cup Football Championship Final held in Feb.2012?
- Zambia
Which award is given by the Government of Madhya Pradesh for excellence in the
field of classical music?
- Tansen Award
Which city of India is also called as Electronic City?
- Bangalore
Which place in India is famous for its woolen carpets?
- Bhadohi
When has Japan decided to shut down all its nuclear reactors, according to
reports released in Sept.2012?
- 2040
What is India's rank among the world's most competitive nations, according to
latest survey of the World Economic Forum released in Sept.2012?
- 59th
Where is Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary located?
- Karnataka
Name the river on whose bank the city of Nashik situated?
- Godavari
Whose record was broken by Michael Phelps, who won the highest number of gold
medals in Olympic Games held in 2008 and 2012?
Mark Spitz, Image via Wikipedia
- Mark Spitz

18. Where is Union Budget first presented?
- The Lok Sabha
Name the Asian country where the first ever General Election took place?
- Pakistan
******************* Latest General Knowledge India
- Dec 2012
Name the first district in the country where all villages have solar street
lights?
- Sirsa (Haryana Renewable Energy Department has spent Rs12.65 crore to install
solar lights in all 334 villages of Sirsa.)
Name India-born, leading expert on Asian art appointed by the Obama
administration as member of the National Museum and Library Services Board, a
key administrative post?
- Vishakha Desai
When IOA ( Indian Olympic Association ) elections are going to be held?
- On 5th Dec., 2012.
Name the geothermal project which is coming up at the Chumathang hot spring in
Nyoma block of Leh district?
- Chumathang Geothermal Field 3MW. ( It will be the first project of its kind in
geothermal energy in the country)
Brazilian President , Image via Wikipedia
Who was conferred the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
by President Pranab Mukherjee on 22nd Nov., 2012?
- Brazillian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Name the states which China shows as its territory in its new e-passports?
- Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin
Which country has offered to set up joint ventures with Punjab in various
sectors including industry, agriculture and milk processing?
- New Zealand
Name the avionics-upgraded Jaguar aircraft whose flight test successfully was
carried out by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)?
- Darin III
******************* INDIA December2012
Name the indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile with a strike
range of 700Km which was test fired on 12th Dec.,2012 from Odisha coast?
- Agni-I
Name the first armed helicopter co-developed by a French firm capable of

19. fighting in the higher reaches of the Himalayas along the borders with China and
parts of Pakistan?
- Rudra ( Army to get first armed helicopters by March, 2013)
Name the first Indian to be honoured with prestigious Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award posthumously?
- Sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar ( died on 12 Dec.,2012). The award would be
presented on 10th Feb.,2013 at the 55th Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
Which nation has become first to meet strict safety parameters on vaccines in
one go by passing the WHO's toughest efficacy and safety tests?
- India
Who has become Miss Universe 2012?
- US cellist Olivia Culpo ( India's Shilpa Singh made only to the top 16)
Who is new Himachal Chief Minister?
- Virbhadra Singh ( For 6th time)
Which Indian cricketer has recently taken retirement from One day cricket?
Sachin, Image via Wikipedia
- Sachin Tendulkar
With which country India signed two key defence deals worth Rs 25,000 crore for
the supply of 42 new Su-30MKI combat aircraft and 71 Mi-17V5 helicopters on 24th
dec.,2012?
- Russia
Name the book on rare Sikh relics?
- 'Sikh Heritage: Ethos and Relics' published by Rupa
Who has become Gujarat's CM for fourth time?
- Narendra Modi
Who won the Prestigious IPI-India Award for Excellence 2012 for outstanding
journalistic work?
- The Tribune
***************Latest Who's Who : Union Government Ministers
Who is the Prime Minister of India?
- Dr. Manmohan Singh
Who is the President of India?
- Mr. Pranab Mukherjee

20. Who is the Vice President of India?
- Mohammed Hamid Ansari
Who is Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister?
- Mr. Sharad Pawar
Who is the Defence Minister?
- Mr. A K Antony
Who is the Finance Minister?
- Mr. P Chidambaram
Who is the Home Affairs Minister?
- Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde
Who is External Affairs Minister?
- Mr. Salman Khurshid
Who is the Health and Family Welfare Minister?
- Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad
Who is the Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister?
- Mr. M.Veerappa Moily
Who is the New and Renewable Energy Minister?
-Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Who is Science and Technology as well as Earth Sciences Minister?
- Mr. S. Jaipal Reddy
Who is the Urban Development as well as Parliamentary Affairs Minister?
- Mr. Kamal Nath
Who is the Civil Aviation Minister?
- Mr. Ajit Singh
Who is the Overseas Indian Affairs Minister?
- Mr. Vayalar Ravi
Who is the Labour and Employment Minister?
- Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge
Who is the Communications and Information Technology Minister?
- Mr. Kapil Sibal
Who is the Commerce and Industry as well as Textiles Minister?
- Mr. Anand Sharma
Who is the Road Transport and Highways Minister?
- Mr. C.P.Joshi
Who is the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister?
- Kumari Selja
Who is Shipping Minister?
- Mr. G.K.Vasan
Who is the Railways Minister?
- Mr. Pawan K.Bansal
Who is the Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister?
- Mr. M.K.Alagiri

21. Who is the Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Minister?
- Mr. Praful Patel
Who is the Coal Minister?
Mr. Shriprakash Jaiswal
Who is the Minority Affairs Minister?
- Mr. K.Rahman Khan
Who is the Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj Minister?
- Mr. V.Kishore Chandra Deo
Who is the Steel Minister?
- Mr. Beni Prasad Verma
Who is the Rural Development Minister?
- Mr. Jairam Ramesh
Who is the Mines Minister?
- Mr. Dinsha Patel
Who is the Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister?
- Mr. Ajay Maken
Who is the Human Resource Minister?
- Mr. M.M.Pallam Raju
Who is the Law and Justice Minister?
- Mr. Ashwani Kumar
Who is the Water Resource Minister?
- Mr. Harish Rawat
Who is the Culture Minister?
- Ms. Chandresh Kumari Katoch
*********GK, India - Dec. 2012- Golden Peacock
award, INSAT-3D
Name the bus designed to spread the message of inclusive education, bus will
travel across 35 cities in India for over 3 months flagged off from Patiala by
Rural Development Minister Surjit Singh Rakhra?
- Torch of Learning
Name the Punjabi film which won the Golden Peacock at Goa film fest?
- Anhe Ghode Da Daan (See a trailer below)
Who has taken over as Shiv Sena head?
- Uddhav Thackeray
Which company is testing the first global vaccine for the prevention of dengue?

22. - French company Sanofi Pasteur's tetravalent vaccine
Which city is emerged as the best city to live in India according to latest
worldwide survey of cities by global HR consultancy Merces?
-Bangalore
Which state is going to be first in country to set up a Patient Simulation
Laboratory in the government sector?
- Jammu and Kashmir
Name the long anticipated meteorological satellite which will be launched in the
third quarter of 2013?
- INSAT-3D ( weather satellite)
Indian Government has given permission to celebrate whose birthday on12 Dec.2012
at Taj Mahal?
-Pak minister Rehman Malik
Where are the set of fossilised bones of first dinosaur that roamed the earth as
believed by scientists been stored?
- Natural History Museum ( It has been alive 10 to 15 million years before any
previously known dinosaurs)
Who has been considered most powerful man according to Forbes magazine this
year?
- Obama ( PM Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi have been named among the top 20
most powerful persons)
LATEST 2012
Who issues one rupee coins and notes and subsidiary coins in India?
A. State Bank of Patiala
B. The Reserve Bank of India (correct Answer)
C. The Central Government
D. The State Bank of India
Question. 2) Incorrect
Which is the highest body that approves Five Year Plans in India?
A. Parliament (Correct Answer)
B. Union Cabinet
C. Planning Commission
D. None of these
Question. 3) Incorrect
Name the bank deposits that can be withdrawn without notice?
A. Fixed deposits
B. Variable deposits
C. Demand deposits (Correct Answer)
D. Account payee deposits
Question. 4) Correct
How many minutes for each degree of longitude does the local time of place vary
from Greenwich time?
A. 1 minute

23. B. 2 minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 4 minutes (correct Answer)
Question. 5) Correct
According to Gandhiji Khadi was considered a symbol of what?
A. Purity
B. Economic Growth
C. Simplicity
D. Economic Independence (correct Answer)
Question. 6) Incorrect
What is the meaning of Buddha?
A. The enlightened one (Correct Answer)
B. The genius
C. The strength
D. The religious preacher
Question. 7) Correct
Which one of the following country is the largest producer of steel in India?
A. Canada
B. Pakistan
C. India (correct Answer)
D. USA
Question. 8) Correct
Naga, Khasi and Garo hills are located in which of the following ranges?
A. Himalaya Ranges (correct Answer)
B. Shivalik Ranges
C. Karakoram Ranges
D. Dhauladar Ranges
Question. 9) Incorrect
Which one of the following is not a part of India's Money Market?
A. Banks
B. Mutual Funds
C. Indian Gold Council (Correct Answer)
D. Bill Markets
Question. 10) Incorrect
How many number of judges including chief justice are now in Supreme Court of
India?
A. 30
B. 25 (Correct Answer)
C. 23
D. 27