Current affairs and General Awareness questions 2013 for IBPS, Bank PO, RRB, SBI and Postal assistant part-2
1. Who is newly appointed as United Nations goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS ?
Answer: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
2. Which country won T20 World cup 2012 ?
Answer: West indies (beating Sri Lanka)
3. Which country won T20 Womens World cup 2012 ?
Answer: Australia (beating England)
4. What is the name of new book written by JK Rowling ?
Answer: The Casual Vacancy
5. According to the Forbes annual list of the world's 100 most powerful women on August 2012, Who has been ranked in the first place ?
Answer: Angela Merkel
6. What is the name of new ship commissioned on 2012 for coast guard ?
Answer: Rajatarang
7. Who won the 2012 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award ?
Answer: Aung San Suu Kyi
8. Which Country won Asian Kabadi Championship 2012 ?
Answer: Pakistan (defeating India)
9. Who is the Winner of 2012 US Grand Prix ?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton
10. The seventh meeting of the G-20 summit was held in which country ?
Answer: Mexico (Los Cabos)
11. Which is the fastest super computer ?
Answer: Titan
12. Who is the new chief of RAW ?
Answer: Alok Joshi
13. Who will be the first Muslim head of Intelligence Bureau (IB) ?
Answer: Syed Asif Ibrahim
14. Which country won Davis cup 2012 (men's tennis) ?
Answer: Czech Republic
15. In which jail Ajmal Kasab hanged ?
Answer: Yerawada Jail (Pune)
16. Who is the new CBI director ?
Answer: Ranjit Sinha (25th director)
17. Who is the Winner of Miss Universe 2012 ?
Answer: Olivia Culpo
18. Who is the winner of Laureus Award Sportsman of the Year 2012 ?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
19. Who is the winner of Laureus Award Sportswoman of the Year 2012 ?
Answer: Vivian Cheruiyot
20. Who is the winner of SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in 2012 ?
Answer: Zhiwei Yun
* 21. Who is the brand ambassador of BMW in India ?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
* 22. Who is the special public prosecutor of 2008 Mumbai attack ?
Answer: Ujjwal Nikam
* 23. Who is the winner of 2011 Jnanpith Award ?
Answer: Dr.Pratibha Ray
* 24. Who is the present president of Ghana ?
Answer: John Dramani Mahama
* 25. Who is the new chair man of Tata group ?
Answer: Cyrus Mistry
* 26. Who is America's New Foreign Secretary ?
Answer: John Kerry
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1. Who is newly appointed as United Nations goodwill ambassador for UNAIDS ?
Answer: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
2. Which country won T20 World cup 2012 ?
Answer: West indies (beating Sri Lanka)
3. Which country won T20 Womens World cup 2012 ?
Answer: Australia (beating England)
4. What is the name of new book written by JK Rowling ?
Answer: The Casual Vacancy
5. According to the Forbes annual list of the world's 100 most powerful women on August 2012, Who has been ranked in the first place ?
Answer: Angela Merkel
6. What is the name of new ship commissioned on 2012 for coast guard ?
Answer: Rajatarang
7. Who won the 2012 Amnesty International Ambassador of Conscience Award ?
Answer: Aung San Suu Kyi
8. Which Country won Asian Kabadi Championship 2012 ?
Answer: Pakistan (defeating India)
9. Who is the Winner of 2012 US Grand Prix ?
Answer: Lewis Hamilton
10. The seventh meeting of the G-20 summit was held in which country ?
Answer: Mexico (Los Cabos)
11. Which is the fastest super computer ?
Answer: Titan
12. Who is the new chief of RAW ?
Answer: Alok Joshi
13. Who will be the first Muslim head of Intelligence Bureau (IB) ?
Answer: Syed Asif Ibrahim
14. Which country won Davis cup 2012 (men's tennis) ?
Answer: Czech Republic
15. In which jail Ajmal Kasab hanged ?
Answer: Yerawada Jail (Pune)
16. Who is the new CBI director ?
Answer: Ranjit Sinha (25th director)
17. Who is the Winner of Miss Universe 2012 ?
Answer: Olivia Culpo
18. Who is the winner of Laureus Award Sportsman of the Year 2012 ?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
19. Who is the winner of Laureus Award Sportswoman of the Year 2012 ?
Answer: Vivian Cheruiyot
20. Who is the winner of SASTRA Ramanujan Prize in 2012 ?
Answer: Zhiwei Yun
* 21. Who is the brand ambassador of BMW in India ?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar
* 22. Who is the special public prosecutor of 2008 Mumbai attack ?
Answer: Ujjwal Nikam
* 23. Who is the winner of 2011 Jnanpith Award ?
Answer: Dr.Pratibha Ray
* 24. Who is the present president of Ghana ?
Answer: John Dramani Mahama
* 25. Who is the new chair man of Tata group ?
Answer: Cyrus Mistry
* 26. Who is America's New Foreign Secretary ?
Answer: John Kerry
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