Examresults: 20 Expected Current Affairs Questions 2012 for IBPS PO Exam

Tuesday, 14 August 2012

20 Expected Current Affairs Questions 2012 for IBPS PO Exam

In our previous post, on IBPS PO General Awareness preparation, we have discuss in detail the preparation strategy to be used for the preparation of this section.At least 60 to 70 % Questions in General Awareness section are asked on Current Affairs, so we can say that Current Affairs are the backbone of this section.In this post, we are publishing, the 20 Expected Questions on Current Affairs.

Students must go through these questions and remember them accordingly as some of them may appear in the IBPS PO 2012 Question Paper.

1.) On 10th February, 2012 DRDO had successfully test fired

(a) Prithivi Missile

(b) Agni Missile

(d) None of the Above

2). Recently the Central Government of India had approved a policy that allows Security Agencies to share data and information in both human readable and machine readable formats

(a) National Data Sharing and Accessibility Policy

(b) National Knowledge Network

(d) None of the Above

3). How many Telecom Licenses were recently cancelled by the Honorable Supreme Court that were issued by former Telecom Minister A Raja

(a) 122 Licenses

(b) 123 Licenses

(d) 125 Licenses

4). C.R Sundarnati Committee is associated with

(a) CWG Scam

(b) Adarash Land Scam

(d) None of the Above

5). According to estimate by the Union Government, the Economic Growth Rate for the 2010-11 Financial year will be

(a) 8.4 %

(b) 9.4 %

(d) 9.6 %

6) Who among the Following is the winner of the Vyas Samman 2012?

(a) A A Manalvalan

(b) Ramdrash Mishra

(d) None of the Above

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7). Who among the following is the winner of National Snooker Title ?

(a) Kamal Chawla

(b) Aditya Mehta

(d) None of the Above

8). The winner of Duleep Trophy this year is:

(a) North Zone

(b) Central Zone

(d) West Zone

9). Which Indian state had recently launched Food Fortification Programme:

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) West Bengal

(d) Gujarat

10). According to the ASSOCHAM report, which Indian state had topped in Investment Proposal for the year 2011?

(a) Maharashtra

(b) Andhra Pradesh

(d) Gujarat

11). The President of which among the following countries had resigned following protests against his decision to sack a judge whom he accused of favoring the opposition

(a) Malaysia

(b) Maldives

(d) Indonesia

12). Which company had recently won the multi-billion dollar deal to supply combat planes to IAF is:

(a) Dassault Rafale

(b) Boeing Company

(d) Bombardier Aerospace

13). The British singer who won the six awards at the 54th Grammy Awards is :

(a) Jessie J

(b) Tinie Tempah

(d) Adele

14). Which country had recently launched three nuclear projects, including a fourth generation ultra centrifuge capable of enriching the uranium faster than its earlier models

(a) Isreal

(b) South Korea

(d) Palestine

15). Recently a former Indian Tennis Player is awarded Top International Olympic Award for helping and encouraging disadvantaged girls to participate in different sports ?

(a) Ankita Bhambri

(b) Tara Iyer

(d) Isha Lakhani

16). Who among the following is the Winner of the Laureaus World Sportsman of the year 2012?

(a) Michael Schumacher

(b) Usain Bolt

(d) Novak Djokovic

17). Which movie had bagged the Maximum BAFTA Awards in 2012 ?

(a) The King's Speech

(b) The Artist

(d) Slum dog Millionaire

18) Which among the following African countries is the winner of the African Cup of Nation (Football) is :

(a) Zambia

(b) Kenya

(d) Ghana

19). Who among the following is the winner of the Under-21 Squash World Cup this year ?

(a) USA

(b) Egypt

(d) Brazil

20). Which among the following is the venue of the 84th Academy Awards 2012 ?

(a) Hollywood and Highland Center

(b) Kodak Theater

(d) Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

Update: We will continue to provide more and more questions on current affairs in our future posts.So keep checking IBPS Portal , regularly if you do not want to miss any Current Affairs Questions 2012