CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS

1.    The year by which India is expected to achieve total sanitation coverage, as per the Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India is - 2017

2.    Which film actress has been selected as the brand ambassador of Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan
      Vidya Balan

3.    The joint exercise carried out by the Army and the Indian Air Force in the desert of Rajasthan is named -   Exercise Shoorveer 

4.    For which region of the country the Union Government has cleared a 8,500 crore project under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)?
      Naxalite-affected districts

5.    As per data released by Indian statistical organisation in May 2012, India's Industrial production declined by 3.5 per cent in March 2012, the chief factor behind this decline is -
      Contraction in manufacturing and mining output

6.    Recently Wikipedia city Monmouth has been built. In which city is it located
      USA

7.    United States has decided to ease the stiff economic and diplomatic sanctions imposed on which country and appointed envoy to her after 22 years
      Myanmar

8.    The Government has launched a scheme called for encourages and enables Overseas Indian Workers to save for their return and resettlement and to save for their old age by providing a co-contribution from the Government, is
      Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana

9.    Who was the father of Operation Flood
      Dr Verghese Kurien

10.    Who is the winner of US Open Tennis 2012 in women section
      Serena Williams    
     
11.    Who is the winner of US Open Tennis 2012 men section
      Andy Murray

12.    Vedanta Alumina is a company operating in the area of
      Mining

13.    Which of  is used as a fuel in Nuclear power stations in India
      Thorium

14.    In which  State was the first UID card issued
      Maharashtra

15.    Expand the term MGNREGA.
      Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act

16.    Which States has passed a legislation to confiscate the property of corrupt officials and to open schools in these properties
      Bihar

17.    In which  States, Jaitapur Nuclear Power plant is proposed to be set up
      Maharashtra

18.    The Eleventh 'Five-Year Plan' of India is for the Five years ranging from
      2007-2012

19.    The Government of India provides direct financial support to which scheme
      Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana

20.    Which  is the objective of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)issued by the Government?
      To ensure that Companies take steps for rehabilitation of project-affected people

21    Endosulfon, which has been in news these days, is
      a pesticide

21.    The disease which has been declared by the Union Government to be a mandatorily notifiable in order to provide better diagnosis and treatment and reduce its transmission is -
      Tuberculosis

22.    The first Credit Information Company in India was -
      CIBIL

23.    To review the determination of poverty line by Suresh Tendulkar Committee, Planning Commission has constituted a committee under the chairmanship -
      C. Rangrajan

24.    All services excluding services in negative list have been brought under the umbrella of service tax w.e.f. July 1, 2012. How many services have been included in the negative list?
      17

25.    For 2011-12, the external debt as percentage of GDP stands at -
      20%

26.    With reference to The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report
      Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 50 per cent globally since 1970

27.    With a view to strengthening regional financial and economic cooperation the Reserve Bank of India has announced Swap Arrangement of how much amount of US$ billion both in foreign currency and Indian rupee for SAARC member countries?
      USD 2 billion

28.    In the 12th Five Year Plan the Government of India has proposed to invest for development of various projects in port sector the amount of
      76,793.95 crore

29.    India has signed a key tax information exchange agreement and another pact on information technology to accelerate economic and joint investment with-
      Bahrain

30.    Which country took over the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in June 2012?
      China

31.    Which country has increased its defence budget by nearly 10 per cent to 545 billion rupees ($ 5.8 billion) for the 2012-13?
      Pakistan

32.    Who authored the book Mind Positive, Life Positive ?
      S. Joginder Singh

33.    Who had been made the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)?
      Mr. Suma Chakrabarti

34.    The World Environment Day was observed across the globe on June 5,2012. Theme for the World Environment Day 2012 was -
      Green Economy : Does it include you

35.    IREDA (Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency Ltd.) an independent Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) was established in
      1987

36.    SSS-NIRE (Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Renewable Energy) working in bio-energy, bio-fuel, synthetic fuel etc is located at
      Wadala Kalan, Kapurthala (Punjab)

37.    RGAUD (Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas) i.e. Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Day, Sadbhavana Day is celebrate each year on the birth day of ex. PM Rajiv Gandhi. His birth day is
      20th August

38.    The Solar Evapo-Cooking System (SECS) for controlling excretion of CO2 in atmosphere and to save LPG amount during food cooking for 20000 people daily in Shri Sai Baba Institute Nyas, Shirdi (Maharashtra)was established in
      June 2010

39.    The estimates of National Income are prepared by-
      Central Statistical Organization

40.    The State who launched "Atal Khadyanna Yojna" is -
      Uttarakhand

41.    The first Lokpal Bill was presented in the Parliament in -
      1968

42.    Which is the latest country to reach an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation with India?
      Australia

43.    Montreal Protocol is related with the protection of -
      Ozone layer

44.    Which is the most fragile eco-system that will be first affected by global warming?
      Arctic and Greenland Ice sheet

45.    Who is the author of the book "To A Hunger Free World"?
      M.S. Swaminathan

46.    The Government of India has launched an Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) to monitor certain disease. Which is not covered under the project?
      Plague

47.   "Swayamsidha" is a scheme launched by the Government of India to help.
                Women only