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Current affairs 2012 for All Competitive exams
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1. Who is crowned Miss India World 2012?
- Vanya Mishra
2. Name the cricket personality called 'The Wall' who retired from International cricket recently.
- Rahul Dravid
3. Which country has India agreed 'in-principle' to the participation in hydro power-projects in the
North-East?
Bangladesh
4. Name the Tech-savvy state which set a record by winning the National Tourism Award for its
website for 5th time in last 10 years.
Kerala
5. Which Malayalam language daily has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver premium digital
content in Malayalam?
Malayala Manorama
6. Name the Delhi-based group which has been nominated in the best international brand/group
award at the British Reggae Industry Awards.
Reggar Rajahs
7. Which movie of Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam is now part of the permanent collection at the
Austrian Film Museum?
Raavanan
8. Who has been awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize considered as Nobel prize in
Architecture?
Wang Shu
9. Which railway station became the first railway network to offer BluFi, a combination of
Bluetooth and WiFi to provide information to passengers?
Bangalore City Railway Station
10. Which state bagged the second best national award in the Comprehensive Development Of
Tourism category?
Rajasthan
11. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who was awarded with Interfaith Harmony
Award at Kuala Lumpur.
M.A.Yusuf Ali
12. Name the men's mixed doubles winner of the ATP Dubai Open 2012.
Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna
13. When was the World's oldest post office opened as it celebrates its 300th anniversary?
1712 in Sanquhar, London
14. Name the Indian American filmmaker who won the '2012 Rising Star Award' for his feature
film '9 Eleven' at the Canada International Film Festival.
Manan Singh Katohora
15. Who won the women's Kabaddi World Cup championship?
India
16. Who is expected to visit India with export of gas and investment on agenda?
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani
17. Who has been elected as Russian President?
Vladimir Putin