CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. In which European country were nearly 100 people killed in a bomb explosion as well as in the shooting spree? Also name the Norwegian mass killer

Ans: Norway, The man responsible for the worst single day of blood letting in Europe since the 2004 Madrid train bombing was Anders Behring Breivik who was born in February 1979 in London to a diplomat father rand his nurse wife Jens Breivik and Wen che Behrin divorced a year later, with Wenches taking her son back to Norway.

2. Who has recently been re-elected as the Prime minister of Vietnam -  one of the fastest growing nations in Asia?

Ans: Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung, 61 a former central bank governor and is considered a reformer

3. Who is Vietnam’s new president, a largely symbolic post in the communist nation?

Ans: Mr. Truong Tan Sang, 62 who is a long time rival prime minister Mr. Nguyen Tan Dung . Mr. Sang, the county’s ninth president, will take on a post first held by revered founding father Ho Chi Minh.

4. Who is the newly elevated foreign minister of Pakistan?

Ans: Ms Hina Rabbani Khar.

5. Name the US secretary of state who recently visited India?

Ans: Ms Hilary Chilton

6. Where was the SAARC interior ministers meeting held recently?

Ans: It was held in Thimpu, Bhutan

7. Name a famous British singer who expired at the age of just 27 recently?

Ans: Amy Wine house. The 27 years old pop star, who had a history of drug and alcohol addiction, died of a suspected overdose at her apartment in London recently.

8. Who was Mr. Elliot Hadler, 95  who recently passed away in New York?

Ans: Handler along with his wife grew Mattel inc. From a small home based picture frame business to the largest US toy maker and created the hot wheels brand.

9. The government has recently cleared RIL-BP deal, what does it envisage?

Ans: In major decision of far reaching economic significance, the government had given its approval to the long awaited deal between UK’s British Petroleum Plc(BP) and India’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) , allowing BP to buy 30 per cent stake in most of RIL’s oil and gas blocks including the showpiece KG-D6 gas fields, for $7.2 billion.

10. In which vital sector has the union government recently permitted 51 per cent foreign direct investment?(FDI)

Ans: Retail Sector

11. In how many years will all Indian villages get broadband?

Ans: All the villages will be provided broadband connectivity in the next three years.

12. What is the name of India’s latest surface-to-surface quick reaction tactical missile that was recently launched from Chandipur On Sea in orissa?

Ans: Prahaar, with a capability to strike targets at 150 kms.

13. Who is the new Solicitor general of India, the second senior most law officer of the government?

Ans: Supreme Court lawyer and senior advocate Rohinton Nariman is the new Solicitor General of India.

14. Who has recently been elected as the charman of the empowered committee of state finance ministers on the proposed Goods and services tax(GST) regime?

Ans: Mr. Sushil Kumar Modi, Bihar deputy chief minister and finance minister.  committee earlier

15. Who has been appointed the chairman of the reconstituted Copyright Board recently?

Ans: Justice (retired) Ramesh Chandra Chopra. Whose appointment will be for a period of five e years or till further orders which ever is earlier.

16. How many percentage of India youths spend Rs. 5000 a month on clothes?

Ans: According to a survey  by industry body ASSOCHAM, nearly 35 per cent of youth in urban centers of India spend Rs.5000 per month on clothing alone.

17. Who won the ladies National snooker championship recently?

Ans: Tamil Nadu’s Vidya Pillai who won the title for the sixth time.

18. How many Indian cricketers have been chosen in ICC rest XI in an online poll recently?

Ans: Four, they are Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Kapil Dev.

19. Which team won the 2000the cricket test match at lord’s recently?

Ans: England. In the historic match, they beat India by 196 runs and took a 2-0 lead in the four match test series.

20. Who won the 2011 German Grand Prix in Nuebruging, Germany recently?

Ans: Mclaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

21. Who won the women world cup soccer 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany recently?

Ans: Japan

22. Who won the Copa America football for the 15^th time in Buenos Aires, Argentina recently?

Ans: Uruguay, In the final they beat Paraguay  3-0 to win a record 15^th copa America.