{"id":291,"date":"2020-04-07T13:39:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=291"},"modified":"2020-04-07T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T13:39:57","slug":"current-affairs-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temp.ashkerala.com\/?p=291","title":{"rendered":"Current Affairs-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a01. Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI.<br \/>Ans. Bhagat Singh<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>2. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com<br \/>Ans. Relatime News Search<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>3. Tiger brand is associated with which company?<br \/>Ans. Britannia<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>4. Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground.<br \/>Ans. Sachin Tendulkar<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>5. Which country has been ranked as the world\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s richest country in the list compiled by US magazine Forbes?<br \/>Ans. Qatar<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>6. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics men\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s hockey 2012?<br \/>Ans. France<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>7. Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watch movies and TV shows online.<br \/>Ans. BoxTV.com<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>8. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi who passed away recently.<br \/>Ans. Sailendra Nath Manna<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>9. Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the year) award 2012?<br \/>Ans. Michael Clarke<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>10. Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently?<br \/>Ans. Syria<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>11. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera?<br \/>Ans. Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>12. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.<br \/>Ans. Flyte<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>13. Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata<br \/>Ans. HDFC Red<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>14. Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas.<br \/>Ans. Science@Mobile<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>15. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala Lumpur.<br \/>Ans. M.A.Yusuf Ali<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>16. Which country has India agreed \u0393\u00c7\u00ffin-principle\u0393\u00c7\u00d6 to the participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?<br \/>Ans. Bangladesh<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>17. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its website for 5th time in last 10 years.<br \/>Ans. Kerala<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>18. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of fruit drink maker rasna?<br \/>Ans. Genelia D\u0393\u00c7\u00d6souza<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>19. Name the book which is set to be launched by model-turned-actress Diana Hayden.<br \/>Ans. A Beautiful Truth<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>20. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in Architecture?<br \/>Ans. Wang Shu<\/p>\n<p>21. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?<br \/>Ans. Bangalore City Railway Station<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>22. Name the Indian golfer who qualified for The Open Championship to be played in July at the Royal Lytham St Annes.<br \/>Ans. Anirban Lahiri<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>23. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development of Tourism category?<br \/>Ans. Rajasthan<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>24. Name the men\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.<br \/>Ans. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>25. Who won the men\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s singles of ATP Dubai Open 2012?<br \/>Ans. Roger Federer<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>26. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the \u0393\u00c7\u00d62012 Rising Star Award\u0393\u00c7\u00d6 for his feature film \u0393\u00c7\u00d69 Eleven\u0393\u00c7\u00d6 at the Canada International Film Festival.<br \/>Ans. Manan Singh Katohora<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>27. Who has been elected as Russian President recently?<br \/>Ans. Vladimir Putin<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>28. Name of Taslima Nasreen\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s autobiography?<br \/>Ans. Nirbasan<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>29. Who is World\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s shortest man as per recent Guinness World Records ?<br \/>Ans. 72-year old Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>30. Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently.<br \/>Ans. Emil Boc<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>31. Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit.<br \/>Ans. Mohammad Waheed Hassan<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>32. Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans?<br \/>Ans. Lady Gaga [www.littlemonsters.com]<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>33. Which country released world\u0393\u00c7\u00d6s highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter, Chang\u0393\u00c7\u00d6e-2?<br \/>Ans. China<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>34. Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government recently?<br \/>Ans. Rajesh Roshan<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>35. Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved mystery)?<br \/>Ans. To keep blood-sucking files away<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>36. Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the music industry in area other than performance?<br \/>Ans. Steve Jobs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a01. Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI.Ans. Bhagat Singh\u00a02. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.comAns. 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