Who has been awarded with Shiksha Ratna Award by Petroleum University? Ans: Dr. A.N. Purohit.

Who has won the Mens Singles Title of the US Open? Ans: Andy Murray. Who has won the Womens Singles Title of the US Open? Ans: Serena Williams. Who has won the Womens Doubles Title of the US Open? Ans: Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci. Who has won the Mens Doubles Title of the US Open? Ans: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan. Who has been awarded with Switzerland Business Excellence Award 2012 on 8th September, 2012? Ans: Dr. K.C. Abraham. Who took over the post of Nepals Army Chief on 6th September, 2012? Ans: Gaurav Samsher Rana. Which country has won the 2012 Nehru Cup? Ans: India. The 2012 Nehru Cup was the _______ edition of Nehru Cup? Ans: Fifteenth (15th). Denzil Franco is associated with which form of game? Ans: Football. Who won the coveted title of Miss World 2012? Ans: Wen Xia Yu. Which day is observed as the World Suicide Prevention Day? Ans: 10th September.

The Indira Awaas Yojana is a flagship scheme of the ______. Ans: Ministry of Rural Development. Mahmoud Abbas is the present President of ________. Ans: Palestine. Who has won the prestigious Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application? Ans: Aditi Mukherjee. Who is the new President of Somalia? Ans: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Who has been appointed as Director General, National Disaster Response Force & Civil Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs? Ans: P.M. Nair. Bill Moggridge, a top level British Industrial Designer, who created the first laptop computer in _____, has died recently. Ans: 1979. Neil Armstrong passed away at the age of 82 on 25th August, 2012. Who was he? Ans: Astronaut. Who has been awarded the Gruber Cosmology Prize 2012? Ans: Charles L. Bennett. Footwear maker Relaxo Footwear appointed which Bollywood actress as the brand ambassador for its Flite brand? Ans: Katrina Kaif. Syed Mustafa Siraj, who recently passed away, was a well-known _______ writer? Ans: Bengali. Who has won the Mens Singles final at Cincinnati Masters? Ans: Roger Federer. Who has won the Womens Singles final at Cincinnati Masters?

Ans: Li Na. In which state is Jawahar Tunnel located? Ans: Jammu & Kashmir. With which form of game is the Thomas Cup associated? Ans: Badminton. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium is situated in _______. Ans: Hyderabad. In which air was Air India & Indian Airlines merged? Ans: 2008. Grammy Award is given for excellence in the field of ______. Ans: Music. National Safai Karmacharis Finance and Development Corporation, which is under the Central Government, have an authorized share capital of ______ crore rupees. Ans: 200. National Safai Karmacharis Finance and Development Corporation was established in _____. Ans: 1997. The 42nd Constitution Amendment Bill was passed in _______. Ans: 1976. Who is Aseem Trivedi? Ans: Cartoonist. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was notified in the remaining ______ districts of India from 1st April, 2008. Ans: 274. The Global market for Gems & Jewellery today is over USD ______ billion. Ans: 100.

Air Voice Marshal T. Nagaraj took over the duties of Principle Medical Officer of Headquarters Maintenance Command at ______. Ans: Nagpur. ________, Former Secretary (Economic Relations), Ministry of External Affairs, took the oath of office and secretary as Member, Union Public Service Commission. Ans: Manbir Singh. Kapil Sibal launched a pilot project for Vocational Education in secondary/higher secondary schools in ______ schools of Haryana in Gurgaon. Ans: 40. Which country has recently abolished censorship on Media? Ans: Myanmar. Meles Zenawi, who recently passed away, was the Prime Minister of ______. Ans: Ethiopia. Ulchi Freedom Guardian is the annual joint military exercise of ______. Ans: USA & South Korea. Where is the head-quarter of the Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) located? Ans: New Delhi. Till now how many zonal cultural centers have been set up by the Government of India? Ans: Seven (7). Lt. General Ranbir Singh has been appointed as the Director General, ______. Ans: Assam Rifles. India will host the ______ International Geological Congress in 2020. Ans: 36th. The Government has proposed to install _____ solar power based dual pump piped water supply systems in the integrated Action Plan districts. Ans: 10,000.

The Planning Commission has agreed to grant extension of time for completion of Mahan (GulabSagar) Irrigation Project of _____. Ans: Madhya Pradesh. Recently in which country National Outreach Conference on Global Nuclear Disarmament was held? Ans: India. Which country/island has become the newest and 157th member of the World Trade Organization WTO? Ans: Vanuatu. President, Pranab Mukherjee inaugurates the _____ FICCI Heal 2012 Annual International Healthcare Conference. Ans: 6th. Who has been appointed as the new Chair Person of the Central Board of Direct Taxes? Ans: Poonam Kishore Saxena. The Energy Efficiency Summit 2012 was held in _____. Ans: Hyderabad. What is the range of nuclear-capable Prithvi-II missile? Ans: 350 km. Which state will organize a World Youth Festival on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda? Ans: West Bengal. At present, how many countries are members of Non Aligned Movement? Ans: 120. Planning Commission has agreed to give _____ years of extension to Tarali Irrigation Project of Maharashtra. Ans: Three (3). In 2012, ICC U-19 World Cup, India beat ______ in the final match.

Ans: Australia. Heera Oil Fields are located in which state of India? Ans: Maharashtra. _____ Sports persons were conferred Arjuna Awards for the year 2012. Ans: 25. The President gave away Dronacharya Awards for this year to ______ Sports coaches in recognition of their meritorious achievement in the field of coaching. Ans: 8. Till now, how many times India won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup? Ans: Three (3). Who has been conferred with V.V. Giri Memorial Award 2011? Ans: Utsa Patnaik. Two Mi-17 IAF helicopters crashed near Sarmat range in _____ on 30th August, 2012. Ans: Gujarat. The 16th Non-Aligned Movement Summit was held in Tehran, ______ on 26th-31st August, 2012. Ans: Iran. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Purushkar introduced from _____. Ans: 2009. _______ Railway Sportspersons who are among the winners of Arjuna Awards 2012 received their awards. Ans: 6. Avatar Krishan Hangal passed away in Mumbai on 26th August, 2012. Who was he? Ans: Actor. Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and IT released a special issue of the magazine ______, themed on Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) and Information Technology. Ans: YOJANA.

In which city Kapil Sibal inaugurated Automated Mail Processing Centre (AMPC) recently? Ans: Delhi. International Centre for Human Development will be set up in _______. Ans: India. Defence Minister A.K. Antony inaugurated the _______ cluster of chain of static sensors aimed at preventing undetected intrusion of vessels along the Indian Coastline. Ans: Maharashtra. What is the name of Indian Coast Guard Ship which was recently commissioned at Visakhapatnam and is the third of the series of Eight Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPVs), designed and build by M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Kolkata? Ans: Rajkiran Central Government has approved Direct Cash Transfer of Cash Subsidy (DTCS) Scheme launched by Maharashtra Government. This scheme provides subsidy on which commodity? Ans: Kerosene. With which country the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India has signed a MoU for cooperation in the field of health and medicine? Ans: Tajikistan. How many Indian-American Women, have been named among the 12 Power Women to watch out for in 2013 by Forbes Magazine? Ans: Four. Who is the Worlds highest paid celebrity according to a new Forbes magazine poll? Ans: Oprah Winfrey. Which Indian Company is the most innovative according to the Forbes list of 100 most innovative firms in the world? Ans: Larsen & Toubro. Which Indian politician has been included in the list of 50 most influential people in the world of finance by Bloomberg Markets magazine? Ans: Mamata Banerjee.

Competition watchdog _____ has approved the proposed acquisition of additional 32.39 percent shares of Multi Screen Media (MSM India) by Sony Group. Ans: CCI. Who has been appointed by German passenger car manufacturer Volkswagen as its Managing Director in India? Ans: Arvind Saxena. Which company in consortium with BHEL has secured a Rs. 700 crore contract from NPCIL, to supply the turbines and generators for the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project at Rawatbhata? Ans: Alstom. Which country has given an approval to GVK group to construct and operate the Alpha Coal Mine and a railway line between the mine and the port? Ans: Australia. The government has recently approved Walt Disneys Rs. 1,000 crore investment proposal in broadcasting business in India. Walt Disney is a company based in _____. Ans: USA. Which Indian company has signed an agreement with Chinas Datang Corporation for a strategic partnership to develop and operate power and energy projects in India and abroad? Ans: Reliance Power. Technology giant Apple has won $1.05 billion patent case against Samsung recently, Samsung is a company based in _______. Ans: South Korea. Which company has secured Rs. 749 crore-contract from the Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) for total EPCI- Engineer Procurement Construction and Installment of four wellhead platforms? Ans: Larsen & Toubro. Which state-owned gas company has signed an agreement with French energy giant GDF Suez to import 0.8 million tonnes of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from 2013 to 2014? Ans: GAIL.

According to research firm Gartner, what is the percentage growth in Personal Computers (PC) sales in the country during the 2nd Quarter of 2012? Ans: 17%. Kuveyt Turk investment fund of Turkey has planned to open the first Islamic bank in which country in October? Ans: Germany. According to the World Bank, Global food prices in July increased by ______. Ans: 10%. Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Hindustan Copper Limited? Ans: Kailash Dhar Diwan. According to a survey by CII, what is the expected economic growth of the country during current fiscal? Ans: Below 6%. In how many Indian languages the SEBI has planned to offer its investor website? Ans: Thirteen (13). FMCG firm Dabur India has appointed the Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra as the brand ambassador for its ______. Ans: Dabur Amla Hair Oil. Which Indian company has announced the acquisition of Hutchison Global Services (HGS) for an upfront payment of USD 87.1 million? Ans: Tech Mahindra. Which company has signed a contract with RWE Innogy to deliver 54 offshore turbines to a 332 MW, project based in the German North Sea? Ans: Suzlon Energy. The World Bank approved a $106 million (about Rs. 583 crore) credit to the government of India to improve the nutritional outcomes for children less than _____ of age. Ans: Six years.

ONGC Videsh Ltd has bought US energy firm Hess Corps stake in the Azeri, Chirag and Guneshli (ACG) group of oil fields for $1 billion. These oil fields are located in ______. Ans: Azerbaijan. According to SIAM, motorcycle sales in India saw what percent of slow down during August 2012? Ans: 8.5%. According to SIAM, car sales in India saw what percent of slow down during August 2012? Ans: 18.6%. What is the percentage increase registered in Net Direct Tax Collections during April-August 2012-13? Ans: 28.15%. Nigerian unit of which Indian Company has won three industry awards at the eighth edition of the Nigerian Telecom Awards? Ans: Airtel. Onno Ruhl has recently been appointed as World Banks new country director for India. Which country does he belong to? Ans: Netherland. Who took over as the Chief Economic Advisor in Union Finance Ministry? Ans: Raghuram Rajan. Which country has topped in the Global Competitiveness Index 2012-13 of World Economic Forum? Ans: Switzerland. The bilateral trade between India & EU in 2011-12 stood at US $ _____ billion which increased from US $ 90.62 billion during 2010-11. Ans: 109.87. The monetary unit of Bangladesh is ______. Ans: Taka. Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council was established in _____.

Ans: 1966-67. India exported cut and polished diamonds worth US $ _____ billion in 2011-12. Ans: 23.30. Producers Organization Development Fund (PODF) has been set up by _______. Ans: NABARD. In _______ India opened its economy and integrated with global powers. Ans: 1991. Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister released the document Economic Outlook 2012-13 at a Press Conference in ______. Ans: New Delhi. Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd was incorporated in _______ by the Government of India. Ans: 1978. What is the target of disinvestment process of OSUs in the current fiscal year? Ans: Rs. 30K crore. Who has been recently reappointed as RBI Deputy Governor till 2014? Ans: Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty. What is the present FDI limit in insurance sector in India? Ans: 26%. The index of mineral production of mining and quarrying sector in June 2012 was lower by ________ compared to that of the preceding month. Ans: 4.5%.