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Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was inaugurated recently?

Bodh Gaya Temple premises What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match against South Africa? 43 all out What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011? $10.11 billion Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety? Australia What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites, tumours and ulcers? Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Name the Cyclone, which hit the coast of Chennai and south-eastern coastal areas in Dec 2011 Thane Name the gene, which controls memory in human brain - Npas4 India and Pakistan concluded their sixth round of talks in__ on 27 December 2011 Islamabad USA and Saudi Arabia inked an agreement worth__ US dollars - 29.4 billion US dollars India became free from bird flu,__ H5N1 Health Authorities in Australia recently detected Deadly Disease, Murray Valley Encephalitis. The disease is caused by the__ Mosquitoes Name the Mumbai skipper who on 22 December 2011 overtook former teammate as the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy by scoring a total of 8242 runs - Wasim Jaffer Who won his first Mens Singles title of 2011 at the 2011 $120,000 Syed Modi India Open Grand Prix Gold badminton championship? - Taufik Hidayat Which team won both the men's & womens title in the 10th All-India Invitational volleyball tournament for the Vajpayee Cup? Kerala The Indian team finished at the fourth position in the World Women's Team Chess Championship at Mardin,Turkey on 27 December 2011. Which team won gold and emerged at the top in the competition? China Indias infant mortality rate (IMR) showed a 3 point decline, dropping to what number per 1,000 live births, as per government data released on 28 December 2011? 47

According to the RBI data, India's foreign exchange reserves fell by what amount to $302.1 billion during the week ended 16 December 2011 on account of a fall in foreign currency assets? - $4.67 billion According to the Tea Board data released in December 2011, tea imports declined by what per cent to 9.91 million kg in the April-October period of 2011? 14% Which company on 27 Deember 2011 mentioned that it would acquire the remaining 51 per cent stake from BP Alternative Energy Holdings in the joint venture that it formed with BP? - Tata Power Which paharmaceutical company announced in December 2011 the launch of Supamovecream used for treating pain and inflammation in India? - Dr. Reddys Name the state-run Mumbai-headquartered bank which on 29 December 2011 surprised the market by cutting its base rate, the minimum lending rate, by 10 basis points, thereby becoming the first banker this year to do so when others are waiting for a signal from the central bank. - Union Bank The $35-billion Aditya Birla group plans to set up a viscose staple fibre (VSF) plant in the Adana Organised Industrial Zone in which of the following countries? Turkey China on 23 December 2011 launched a High-Speed Bullet Train in Quingdao, Shandong. Its speed can reach upto __kilometres. 500 The enigmatic leader of North Korea Kim who led his nation for 17 years through a devastating famine while frustrating the United States and other global powers with approach to talks on giving up nuclear arms in return for food and other assistanceon died on 17 December 2011 after he suffered a massive heart attack. Name the leader - Kim Jong-il Which Controversial film based on the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam and directed by Sohan Roy made it to a shortlist for the Oscars under the Best Picture category? Dam 999 According to official data released here on 22 December 2011, food inflation dropped sharply to an almost four-year low of what per cent during the week ended 10 December indicating an overall easing of prices? - 1.81 % Which PSU lender decided to aggressively market its gold loan scheme for farmers to prevent defaults after the agriculture sector witnessed a sharp spike in bad debt in the past one year? State Bank of India Who did the Central Government appoint as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Andhra Bank? - B. A. Prabhakar

Which leading NRI industrialist was conferred with the Life Time Achievement award for his outstanding contributions in various fields on 12 December 2011? Lord Swraj Paul

The WGEEP (Western Ghats expert Panel) designated ____ as an Ecologically Sensitive Area. Western Ghats Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as civil aviation minister on 18 December 2011. Ajit Singh Popularly known as Adam Gondvi, this Hindi poet who wrote revolutionary poetry focusing on the pathetic state of dalits and the poor breathed his last in Lucknow on 18 December 2011. Name the poet. - Ram Nath Singh he Union cabinet of India on 22 December 2011 approved __ percent share for minorities within the 27% OBC quota in jobs and university seats. 4.5% The Manipur Legislative Assembly passed the Manipur Lokayukta Bill, 2011. Manipur will be the __state in North-Eastern India to have alegislation of Lokayukta. Third Karnataka State government decided to confer the prestigious Basava Sri Award for the year 2010 on noted environment activist: Medha Patkar SAIL chairman was conferred CEO of the Year award under public sector category by Minister of State for Road Transport Tushar Chaudhary: C.S. Verma This Columbian Film bags Golden Peacock Award in Goa International Film Festival 2011: PORFIRIO This country won its fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal defeated Argentinas Juan Martin del Potro on 4 December 2011: Spain Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) transferred indigenously-developed to seven telecom equipment manufacturers on 5 December 2011: Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology The Ministry turned down CILs plea for scaling down current fiscal 2011-12 s output target to 448 million tonnes (MT) from 452 MT: Coal Ministry Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India was elected chairman of the United Nations panel of external auditors: Vinod Rai ICSI Foundation Day was celebrated on 9 December 2011 with this theme: Game Changer for Corporate India 2020

This country won its 6th SAFF Championship title against the newcomer, Afghanistan on 11 December 2011: India World renowned cartoonist died in Goa on 11 December 2011: Mario Miranda A parliamentary committee rejected proposal to allow this per cent foreign direct investment in the insurance sector: 49% The book by journalist-author Mark Tully was launched in Chennai by Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu on 13 December 2011: Non-Stop India This personality was presented with the Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award at the inauguration of the 85th annual conference of the Music Academy in Chennai: Trichy Sankaran India paid tribute to its martyred soldiers on the 40th Anniversary of Vijay Diwas observed on this date: 16 December Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader was inducted into the Union Cabinet as civil aviation minister: Ajit Singh Popularly known as Adam Gondvi, this poet breathed his last in Lucknow on 18 December 2011: Ram Nath Singh The American-born owner of Shakespeare & Company, a fabled English-language bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris died in Paris on 14 December 2011: George Whitman Saina Nehwal of India was defeated by the World No. 1 player in the womens singles final of the $500000 BWF World Super Series badminton championship in China: Wang Yihan The tenth and last president of Czechoslovakia (198992) and the first President of the Czech Republic (19932003) died on 18 December 2011: Vaclav Havel The enigmatic leader of North Korea who led his country for 17 years passed away on 17 December 2011: Kim Jong-il India's leading commodity bourse became the world's fifth-largest commodity futures exchange: Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) India's top nuclear scientist who designed Indias first atomic bomb passed away at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) hospital in Trombay on 21 December

2011: PK Iyengar He was declared the winner of the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize for his book The Wandering Falcon at the British Council in New Delhi: Jamil Ahmad The Theatre director, screenplay writer and actor credited with introducing existential and absurd theatre, passed away on 25 December 2011: Satyadev Dubey On which planet has Nasa found the first evidence of flowing water recently? Mars Which two industries of Japan are set to merge? Hitachi and Mitsubishi Which Legendary singers 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011? Kishore Kumar Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations? Somalia Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh? Fat Boy Special Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently? 3G services Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held? Ordos, China Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently. Yulia Tymoshenko Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand? Yingluck Shinawatra Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held? Karlstad, Sweden What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P; to USA? AA+ Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years? Rahul Dravid Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory? Tilakaratne Dilshan Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently? Norman Gordon Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000? Micro-Star International (MSI) Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free? Movieplex

Who has taken charge as HALs Director Corporate Planning and Marketing? Baldev Singh Who has been named captain for Womens Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament? Saba Anjum Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage? Ramesh Saxena Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar? ONGC and Cairn India Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India. Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999 Who has been renamed as Indian hockey teams captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China? Rajpal Singh Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation? Harish Manwani Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session? Food bill What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup? 3rd place Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years? Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar) Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently? Samir Chandra Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex? Coal India How many from India are set to participate in the World athletics championships to be held in Daegu, Korea from August 27th to September 4th 2011? Name them. 8, Men: Renjith Maheswary (triple jump), Om Prakash Singh (shot put), Vikas Gowda (discus), Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panucha (20km walk) Women: Tintu Luka (800m), Mayookha Johny (long jump and triple jump) and Harwant Kaur (discus) Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011? Airtel Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets? Iran Which countrys court has banned Samsung tablet computer? Germany Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation? Champions Trophy Hockey tournament

Which country-men and who won the mens 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu? Britians Mo Farah Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently. V.Ganapati Sthapati Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers? Bobby Jindal Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles? SAP Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein? Spain How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh? 61 items Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy? India and Malaysia Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications Coolpad CDMA Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government? Wheat and Onion Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, Maaee? Asha Bhonsle Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka? Ashwini Mehra Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film? Ghar Jamai With what honour has Dr. Kalam been decorated, the highest honour that an Indian citizen can receive? The Bharat Ratna Who said, "those who attack Congress and spare Nehru are fools. They do not know the A.B.C of politics ... "? Dr B.R. Ambedkar Who among the following was NOT the Chief Minister of Madras state or the Tamil Nadu? Poti Sriramulu Which of the following is not a Constitutionally mandated body? Commission for Center-State Relations Which of the following Constitutional posts is enjoyed for a fixed term? President

From which Constitution was the Concept of a Five Year Plan borrowed into the Indian Constitution? USSR Which important human right is protected in Article 21 of the Constitution of India? Right to life and liberty What leader of Buddhist Tibet was exiled after the communist Chinese invaded and conquered Tibet during the 1950s? Dalai Lama

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