Current Affairs Quiz Questions with Answers for April 2012

1. Which among the following won the Frank Worrell Trophy on April 12?
England
West Indies
Australia
India
2. Who has been selected as the Chef-de-mission for the Olympics to head the Indian
Contingent at the London Games?
Ajit pal Singh
Gagan Narang
Rajeev Shukla
Surendra singh
3. ISROs commercial arm,Antrix Corporation has signed a Rs. 100 crore deal to launch
remote satellite, SPOT-6 with which country?
Germany
France
Sweden
aJpan
4. In which Indian state the country's first solar power plant of 40 MW capacities has been
inaugurated?
Gujrat
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Maharasthra
5. which among the following is the India's first indigenously built all- weather Radar
Imagine Satellite?
Cartosat-I
Moonsat-I
Risat-I
Oceansat
6. Who wrote the Thai Cook book-Cooking with Poo?
Saiyuud Diwong
Hasan Isha
Norman Black
Vir Sanghavi
7. India, on April 19, joined an elite club of nations successfully launching its over 5,000km range nuclear capable long-range ballistic missile.
Dhanush
Brahmos
Agni-V

Surya

8. Which of the following nuclear-powered submarines was inducted into the Indian Navy
on April 3?
INS Vikrant
INS Chakra
INS Vikramaditya
None of these
9. Malabar is an annual naval exercise of.........
France and India
Japan and India
US and India
China and India
10. Where was the 20th ASEAN Summit held on April 4?
North Korea
Cambodia
Myanmar
China
11. Where is the world's highest Tunnel bridge located?
In India
In Japan
In China
In USA
12. With which country did China hold joint navy drill first time on April 22?
Russia
Japan
India
Pakistan
13. In which country did Tuareg Rebles declare independence?
Myanmar
Malasia
Mali
Thailand
14. Name the Rabel leader who won Presidential Election of East Timer held in April?
Taur Matan Ruak
Jose Ramos-Horta
Abdul Halim
None of these

15. A united Nation-backed court convicted former Liberian president of aiding and
abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity. Name the former president.
Guenter Grass
Charles Taylor
Abdul Samed Abdulla
Syed Mohemmad Thani
16. In forbes list, which country recognised as global obesity capital?
China
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Qatar
17. who has been appointed special envoy of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR)?
Amir khan
Angelina jolie
Amitabh Bachchan
Shahrukh khan
18. Name of newly-elected world bank president is .......
Nancy powell
jim yong kim
pal Schmitt
Mohammed Waheeduddin
19. Which Indian films has been selected to represent in the non-competitive section of the
65th Cannes film festival?
Dirty Picture
Singh is king
Miss lovely
Bodyguard
20. Who has been named as winner of the prestigious Templeton prize 2012?
Dalai Lama
Shashi Tharoor
Baba Amte
None of these
21. Who wrote the famous book-The Man within My Head?
Wendell Rodricks
P.A. Sangma
Chetan Bhagat
Pico Iyer
22. The 1200-MW Rosa Theral Power Project of Reliance power has been become
operational in April. IN which state it is located?

Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand

23. Which Indian state has banned Gutkha from April 1, and became first state to do the
same?
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Delhi
Jharkhand
24. Who has been awarded Rajasthan Ratna Award on March 30?
Komal Kothari
Jagdish singh
vijay Dhan Dehta
All of these
25. In April 2012, which country permitted the import of Indian Basmati into its market?
USA
Germany
China
Britain
26. Which among the following emerging markets is the largest loser, according to MSCI
indices, released in April 2012?
India
Russia
Brazil
Taiwan
27. Which Indian leader has been named by time magazine as one the 100 most influential
People of the world?
Soniya Gandhi
Dr Manmohan singh
Mamata Banerjee
Rahul Gandhi
28. Name the Indian tribe which is still living on trees?
Jenu Kuruba
Khasi
Paharia
Oangs
29. As per the Census report, which state does not have even a single man without home?
Haryana

Asom
Mizoram
Himachal Pradesh

30. Indian has signed the framework for a more intensive partnership in the hydrocarbon
sector in April 2012 with which country?
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Kazakhstan
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