CURRENT AFFAIRS OF DECEMBER 2012

The new Chairman of the Tata group of companies who took over from Shri Ratan Tata	Cyrus Mistry
Leading Oriya novelist and academician who has been named for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011	Pratibha Ray
The actor who has been chosen as the Person of the Year by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)	R. Madhavan
The noted painter who has been selected for Kerala government's prestigious Raja Ravi Varma award in recognition of his outstanding contribution to art.	Yusuf Arakkal
The venue of fourth World Telugu Conference being held from 27 Dec 2012 (inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee)	Tirupati
As per Planning Commission data, the state which has been the fastest growing state during 2006-10	Bihar
The minimum support price of wheat for 2012-13 season to be marketed in 2013-14 has been fixed by the Government at (the price is an increase of Rs.65/- per quintal over the last year’s MSP)	Rs. 1350/- per quintal
The country which launched service on the world’s longest high-speed railway on 26 Dec 2012 with trains scheduled to run 2,298 kilometres in about eight hours	China
The one-person Commission of Inquiry set up by the Government to identify lapses and fix responsibility in the gang rape of 23-year-old girl in New Delhi and also suggest measures to make Delhi and NCR safer for women is headed by	Justice Usha Mehra
The first Coast Guard Station in the North Andaman Islands commissioned by the Government in December 2012 is named	ICGS Mayabunder
The three-member committee of jurists, constituted to give recommendations on amending laws to provide speedier justice and enhanced punishment in sexual assault cases is headed by	Justice J.S. Verma
The state which has been awarded the IBN7 Diamond state awards in the sectors of education, health, environment and poverty alleviation.	Kerala
The state which has been awarded the Best Small State in the IBN7 Diamond State Awrds 2012	Sikkim
Leslie Claudius, who died in Kolkata on 20 Dec 2012 was a renowned	Hockey player
The Mohan Bagan footballer who has been chosen as the All Indian Football Federation Player of the Year 2012	Syed Rahim Nabi
The veteran Tamil playback singer who has been selected for the Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas award for outstanding contribution to music	T.M. Soundararajan
The literary critic and educationist who has been chosen for the 2012 Mathrubhumi Literary Award instituted by Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi	M. Leelavati
Olivia Culpo, who was crowned Miss Universe at the beauty pagaent in Las Vegas belongs to	U.S.A.
The newly re-elected President of the United States who has been chosen as the Person of the Year 2012 by the prestigious Time magazine. He was earlier chosen as the Person of the Year in 2008.	Barack Obama
The pair of satellites which were on a gravity mapping mission to the moon and were purposely crashed on its surface after the end of mission were named	Ebb and Flow
The renowned actress and Bharatanatyam exponent who has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Muni Samman for 2012 instituted by Bhubaneswar based organisation Kalingayan Touryatrikam	Hema Malini
The ASEAN-India Car rally which was flagged of from Yogyakarta, Indonesia on 26 Nov 2012 ended on 17 Dec at	Guwahati
N Joseph Woodland died on 09 Dec 12. He alongwith Bernard Silver was the co-inventor of	Bar Code
Dr. Yusuf Hamied, who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Business category is the Chairman of	Cipla Ltd
The Hindi film actor who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Entertainment category	Irrfan Khan
The Chief Minister of Goa who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Politics category	Manohar Parrikar
The Indian sportsperson who has been awarded the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2012 and also the Indian of the Year in Sports category	Vishwanathan Anand
The venue of Eighth Asian Kurash Championships held from 10 to 11 Dec 2012	Kochi, Kerala
The well-known Assamese writer who has been chosen for the prestigious Asom Ratna Award for the year 2012 in recognition of her contribution to the field of literature and towards promotion of peace and brotherhood	Late Mamoni Raisom Goswami
The International Master who has become the 30th Grandmaster from India	Vidit Santosh Gujarathi
The country which has won the Hockey Champions Trophy 2012 making it their fifth consecutive Champions Trophy title	Australia
The soccer player who has set the record for most goals in a calendar year by scoring his 86 goals in 2012	Lionel Messi
The Union Minister who has been selected for the second K Karunakaran Foundation award for excellence in administration	P Chidambaram
The noted vocalist duo of who have been chosen for the prestigious 'National Tansen Samman' for year 2011-12 for their contribution to Hindustani classical music	Rajan and Sajan Mishra
The actor and filmmaker who has been awarded the Tanveer Sanman-2012, an award instituted by noted actor Shriram Lagoo in the memory of his late son	Girish Karnad
The golf player who has been awarded the (Professional Golf Tour of India) PGTI Emerging Player of the Year 2012 Award	Abhijit Singh Chadda
The state whose Chief Minister's website has bagged the Icon of Excellence Web Ratna gold medal award instituted by the central government to promote innovative e-governance initiatives	Kerala
The film directed by Ang Lee which has been given two National Tourism Awards by the Tourism Ministry recognizing the impact it has had in promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry and Munnar	Life of Pi
The video sharing site similar to Youtube launched by Iran is named	Mehr
The Indian squash who has become the first Indian to break into top 10 of the world rankings (WISPA)	Dipika Pallikal
The state in which week-long Hornbill festival aimed at showcasing both traditional and modern aspects of Naga life and culture in its entirety, is being	Nagaland
The venue of 3rd World Cup Kabaddi being held from 01 Dec 2012	Bathinda, Punjab
The Indo-Russian joint Naval exercise being held off Mumbai coast in the Arabian Sea is named	Indra
The place on the banks of Yamuna river where former Prime Minister I.K. Gujral was cremated with full state honours	Smriti Sthal