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Current affairs

1)who became the 13th president of India on July


25 ,2012 shri Pranab Mukherjee
2)who is the youngest chief minister of Uttar
PradeshAkhilesh Yadav
3)who was re-elected as the vice president of India in
2012Hamid Ansari
4)in which Indian state was anna Hazare
bornMaharashtra
5)what is the name of the mascot of Indian
railwaysBholu
6)in which year did parliament of India has its first
sitting1952
7)in which state is the Jaipur literary festival
heldRajasthan
8)who was sworn in as the chief election
commissioner of India in 2012V.S. Sampath
9)which former president of India wrote turning
pointA.P.J Abdul kalam
10) J. Jayalalitha is the chief minister of which Indian
stateTamil Nadu
11) Which queen was affectionately called
Mannikarnika rani Lakshmi bhai
12) In which city is Rashtrapati bhavan located new
Delhi
13) Which famous lady wrote ‘the dare to do! For the
new gentlemenKiran Bedi
14) Who is currently the chairmen of press council of
Indiajustice Markandey Katju
15) Bomkai saree and fabrics received the geographical
indications tag in 2012. It is speciality of which
state?  Odisha
16) Who was the president of India before Pranab
Mukherjee Pratibha Patel
17) In which India city was the 10th Pravasi Bhariya
divas in 2012 held Jaipur
18) The mana airport in Raipur , Chattisgarh has been
renamed after which famous Indian ? swami
Vivekananda
19) According to 2011 census which state has the
highest population? Uttar Pradesh
20) Manesar is an industrial town in the Gurgoan
district of which state Haryana
21) The capital of which Indian state is named after
Anantha the cosmic serpent that has a 1000 heads
Kerala
22) Who was the chief guest at the 63rd republic day
parade in India? Yingluck Shinawatra
23) In which state is the Mullaperiyar dam located?
Kerala
24) Who was appointed as the chief army staff in 2012
general Bikram Singh
25) Jhina Hikaka is an MLA of which state Odhisha
26) The oldest member in the Rajya Sabha is the only
sitting MP who was also the part of first Lok Sabha
in 1952 . who is he? Rishang Kieshing
27) A Buddhist stupa site discovered in Munjuluru
village . in which state it is located ? Andhra
Pradesh
28) Who is the author of the book pax Indica :India and
the world of 21st century  Shashi Tharoor
29) Who was sworn in as the chief minister of goa in
2012 Manohar Parrikar
30) Kokrajhar , in the news in 2012 is a district in india
of which state  Assam
31) Who is the author of ‘the very best of the common
man’? R.K. Laxman
32) Sudarshan pattnik , who won the 2012 Copenhagen
international Scand sculpture championship , is
based in which state Odisha
33) Which famous Indian has written ‘what young
India wants’ Chetan bhagat
34) Which nobel laureate has been appointed the first
character of the proposed Nalanda International
University in Bihar  Amartya Sen
35) In 2012 who became the first Indian speaker of the
Lok Sabha to go on an official visit to Pakistan 
Meira Kumar
36) Which Indian geographical feature received the
world natural heritage status by UNESCO in 2012
 the western Ghats
37) Hillary Clinton , who came to India on an official
visit in 2012 , is the secretary of state of which
Indian country USA
38) In India , Duty unto death is the motto of which
organization  border security force
39) Who is currently as the chief of air staff  NAK
browne
40) Which day in the country is observed as the armed
forces flag day 7 December
41) When was the Chipko movement stated in the
country 1973
42) When is the national integration day observed in
the country 19th December
43) Estimate the number of refugees who came to india
from across the borders after the partition as given in
1951 census 73 lakhs
44) Which is India’s first surface to surface missile
Prithvi
45) Which day is observed as the army day in the
country 15 january
46) Which day is observed as the navy day in the
country 4 december
47) How many commands are there in Indian army 7
48) The territorial army is a citizen’s volunteer force in
which year its act was passed 1948
49) When was community development programme in
the country developed 1952
50) When was LIC established to spread the message
of life insurance and mobilise people’s saving for
nation building activities 1956
51) When was dowry prohibition act 1961 amended to
make the provisions os the act more stringent and
effective 1986
52) India’s first woman supreme court judge 
Fathima beevi
53) Who became the first woman to win ashok
chakra ,who died in the Pan Am Hijaking to karachi
in January 1987 Neerja bhanot
54)

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