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Who will succeed Sony's CEO Howard Stringer? Kazuo Hirai Name the Pakistani cricketer who was released from jail because of good behaviour after serving half of his 6 month sentence. Mohammad Aamer Which author's autobiography release was cancelled at the Kolkata Book Fair? Taslima Nasreen Name the luxury watch collection launched by Seiko Watch India at a price range of Rs.1-5 lakh per piece. Ananta What value of overseas inflow was injected into Indian markets in January 2012? Rs.26,000 crore (US$5.08 billion) Which guidelines have SEBI notified allowing companies to reduce promoter shareholding through private placement? Institutional Placement Programme (IPP) Which company will acquire full control of UTV Software and Communications Ltd.? US-based Walt Disney What is the value of IPO filed by Facebook? $5 billion Expand SAR. Specific Absorption Rate Who was awarded 'Pride of India' award by the Indian-American community in Washington? Mallikarjun Kharge Name the book launched by Sonu Nigam authored by Priya Kumar. The Perfect World Which Italian luxury brand is looking to bring its high-end homeware and furnishings retail stores to India? Giorgio Armani Which country announced 3-day national mourning following violence at a football stadium in Port Said? Egypt
Name the Florida origin boxer who died recently. Angelo Dundee Which bollywood actor was honoured with a Green Globe award for outstanding effort to fight climate change? Abhishek Bachchan Name the singer who has been appointed as anti-tobacco campaign ambassador. Playback Singer Shann Name the car model unveiled by Sahara Force India. VJM05 What award was conferred to Amul company in the manufacturing category recently? Green Globe Foundation award Who have been selected for the Bharat Vikas Rathna award by the All India Business Development Association, New Delhi? C Basavegowda, President, Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central Bank Ltd. Who will be the only Indian driver in the Formula One for 2012 season after signing to continue with Hispania Racing (HRT)? Narain Karthikeyan Name the British energy minister who resigned recently. Chris Huhne Name the car launched by Ferrari for 2012 F1 season? F2012 Name the CEO of Micron Technology who died in a plane crash and who has been appointed as CEO? Steve Appleton and Mark Durcan In which country have UN declared end of famine? Somalia Which social networking site turned 8 recently? Facebook Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Corporation Bank? Amar Lal
Who won the World Squash Federation under-21 world cup? Egypt against India 2-1 How many years did Britain's Queen Elizabeth II complete on throne? 60 years Name the Managing Director of Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Company Pvt. Ltd. who passed away. T.V.Alexander Which 3-day youth festival is back after a gap of 7 years in Jaipur? Ghoomar Name the Spanish cyclist who is suspended for 2 years for a doping offence during the 2010 Tour de France. Alberto Contador Who won the Champions Trophy women's hockey tournament for the 5th time? Argentina Name the Romanian Prime Minister who quit recently. Emil Boc Name the Managing Director and CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank who quit recently. Amitabh Chaturvedi Name the Mumbai-based historian who passed away recently. Sharada Dwivedi Name the science communicator who passed away recently. R.D.Sharma In which currency is India set to pay for 45% of Iran oil imports? Rupee Name the Maldives President who was appointed after Mohamed Nasheed quit. Mohammad Waheed Hassan Who has been appointed as Chief executive operations for China's Walmart? Greg Foran Name the novelist whose 200th birthday ceremony was observed led by Prince Charles. Chalres Dickens Which company renewed sponsorship deal with Indian hockey team? Sahara
Which singer is launching her own social networking website exclusively for her fans? Lady Gaga Name the book featuring the problems of NRI's living in Gulf countries released by Mohammed Ali Shabbir and written by Mohammed Saifuddin. Expat Ride Who resigned as England's football manager? Fabio Capello Which country released world's highest resolution lunar images taken by its 2nd moon orbiter, Chang'e-2? China What is S&P's downgraded rating of Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony? BBB+ from AWhere has the tyre maker Ceat planned to set up its plant investing upto Rs.250 crore? Bangladesh What percentage of the world's mangrove vegetation does India account for? 3% Which place in Tamil Nadu is all set to get 4th Science Park? Coimbatore Name the Indian American orthodontist who was honoured with 'Hind Rattan Award'. Dr.Gagan Balla What sum of amount is National Housing Bank set to receive from World Bank which would help in its refinancing programme? $300 million(Rs.1,500 crore) Name the newly elected President of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)? R.V.Kanoria Which cricket batting legend is been inducted into ICC Hall of Fame? Sunil Gavaskar Name the commission setup in accordance with Section 74 of the Meghalaya Police Act. Police Accountability Commission
What sum of amount has Bank of England set to pump into economy? 50 billion pounds Name the electronics retailer bought by Flipkart for $25 million. Letsbuy When is Windows 8 set to be released by Microsoft? February 29th 2012 Where was Pele's statue unveiled recently? L'Amitie stadium in Libreville Which company will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames? Eastman Kodak Co. (Kodak) Name the German's 1997 Tour de France winner who received 2-year ban for a blood doping offence. Jan Ullrich Who was honoured with Lata Mangehkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government recently? Rajesh Roshan Name the site launched by an Italian computer science professor who hopes it will be a challenge to the US technology giant Google. Volunia (www.volunia.com) Which bank is set to launch India's first Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF)? IDBI bank Where is the wax sculpture of Novak Djokovic revealed? Central Serbian town of Jagodina Who has been appointed as non-executive chairman for India operations by Vodafone? Analjit Singh Name the bollywood writer-filmmaker who passed away recently. O.P.Dutta Why zebras have black and white stripes (recently solved mystery)? To keep blood-sucking files away Which economist is named for US Humanities medal? Amartya Sen
Who is the first Indian defence minister to visit Saudi Arabia? A.K.Antony How many Italian banks S&P rating was downgraded recently? 34 Name the former secretary-general of Basketball Federation of India who passed away recently. Harish Sharma Name the US-based pop music queen who died recently. Whitney Houston Bearing whose image is South Africa set to launch bank notes? Nelson Mandela, first President of South Africa Who won their first-ever Africa Cup of Nations title in soccer tournament? Zambia How many gold did India win at the Kung-Fu event in Nepal? 6 Which company has tied up with Yahoo India to deliver digital content in Bengali for the website bengali.yahoo.com? Ananda Bazar Patrika Who won the women's doubles event at the Pattaya Open 2012? Sania Mirza and Anastasia Rodionova Who has been elected as Deputy Chief of Indian Army? Lt.Gen.Ramesh Halgali Who was honoured with a posthumous Grammy award for his contributions to the music industry in area other than performance? Steve Jobs What percentage is the planned road tax for vehicles across India? 6% Who has been appointed as the Managing Director for India and SAARC operations by McAfee? Jagdish Mahapatra Who will replace Eric Simons as Indian cricket bowling coach? Australian, Joe Dawes
Who took over as president of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India for the year 2012-13? Jaydeep Shah Name the renowned Urdu poet who passed away after battling lung cancer recently. Akhlaq Mohammad Khan Name the Karnataka Higher Education Minister who passed away in Bangalore recently. V.S.Acharya Who was honoured with Serbia's highest honour, the Karadjordje Star medal? Novak Djokovic Name the cyclonic storm that has hit Madagascar. Cyclone Giovanna Which Asian country is ready to increase its participation to help solve EU debt crisis? China At what value has Bank of Japan set to expand its asset purchase programme? 10tn yen($130 billion) Name the actor who was presented with a National Medal of Arts for his contributions to American culture. Al Pacino Where has JSW Energy planned to setup 450-600MW coal-fired plant? South Africa Name the 2 recently-retired football national team veterans who were felicitated by All India Football Federation. Climax Lawrence and Mahesh Gawli With which US-based company did TTK Prestige Ltd. tie up recently? World Kitchen Name 3 dual-SIM Android smartphones unveiled by Samsung recently. Galaxy Ace Duos, Galaxy Y Pro Duos and Galaxy Y Duos What tax would be applied for vehicles entering Shimla from outside? Green Tax, applicable from February 20th 2012 Name the renowned Punjabi comedian who would be honoured with Gopal Sehgal Award at the Punjabi film festival to be held in Amritsar. Jaswinder Bhalla
In which country did Apple lose iPad copyright battle? China Name the Indian-American who was awarded with most powerful woman of California award. Shefali Razdan Duggal Name India's first tablet magazine launched by Times Internet Limited. Tweek Which east Indian state would be promoted as festival tourism destination? Arunachal Pradesh Which Australian cricketer retired form all form of cricket? Andrew Symonds Which 3 countries met in Islamabad to focus on regional cooperation and seek peace and stability? Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran What is the new variant of Sumo launched by Tata Motors? Sumo Gold Where in Kerala a rail coach factory was approved by Union cabinet? Palakkad coach factory Who is appointed as Managing director of Xerox for its India operations? Rajat Jain Name the Sri Lankan cricketer who completed 10,000 ODI runs. Kumar Sangakkara Who has been selected as CEO of Prasar Bharati? Jawhar Sircar Name the 100 year old who set cycling record by riding 24.25km in an hour. Robert Marchand, a French cyclist Name the German President who quit over a loan scandal. Christian Wulff Name the Indian-born professor who became first recipient of Gunnerus Sustainability Award. Kamal Bawa
Which Brazilian auto parts manufacturer joined the Sahara Force India team as an official partner for the 2012 season? Aethra What is the new service launched by Barclays bank for transferring money from one account to any other account-holder in the UK? Pingit What is the record high of food production expected to exceed at the end of the Eleventh Five Year Plan ending March 31st 2012? 250 million tonnes To which country's have Iran stopped oil exports? Britain and France Which PSU bank recently introduced account portability(transfer of account from one branch with same account number) facility? Indian Bank Who will launch the Sunday version of The Sun daily national newspaper published in Britain? Rupert Murdoch, Chairman, News Corporation Name the Australian Ex-Captain who retired from One-day cricket. Ricky Ponting What is the salary limit where salaried employees will not be required to file income tax returns for assessment year 2012-13? Rs.5 lakh Who was named the Professional Golf Tour of India's Rolex Player of the Year? Chiragh Kumar Name the Sri Lankan cricket commentator and former first-class cricketer who passed away. Ranil Abeynaike Name the Liberia's Italian football coach who was dropped after the national teams defeat. Roberto Landi Which company has RIL joined to produce one lakh tonnes of butyl rubber a year in Jamnagar? SIBUR
At what value Eurozone approved second bailout for Greece? 130 billion euros(172 billion dollars) Which bank would give Rs.1,650 crore relief package for Kingfisher Airlines? SBI Name the Australian foreign minister who resigned recently. Kevid Rudd Which Dubai based telecom company has decided to shut India operations? Etisalat What place does India hold globally in terms of economic confidence index? Fourth With which US motorcycle firm has Hero MotoCorp signed a technology-sharing deal? Erik Buell Racing Name the freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin would be introduced by RBI. Bhagat Singh Who has been selected for Janapada Shri Award for her contributions to the development of Burrakatha? Burrakatha Eramma Name the service launched by Airtel to its mobile subscribers to make payment of utility bills, pay at merchant outlets and transfer money to another person in 300 cities in India. Airtel Money Which Indian vaccine manufacturer who has joined Emzor Pharma of Nigeria to help the country fight polio? Name the vaccine for the protection against the disease. Panacea Biotec, Polprotec Name the Bangalore-based Hindustani vocalist who passed away recently. Lalita Shivaram Udhayaker In which housing finance major did Citi sell its stake for Rs.9,327 crore? HDFC Name the bollywood producer who has been invited to speak at the Harvard India Conference 2012? Ritesh Sidwani Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com website. Relatime News Search
Which Asian country was recently taken off the list of polio endemic countries by the World Health Organisation? India Which company is Vedanta set to merge with Sesa Goa? Sterlite Where in India 9-day 20th World Book Fair is held? New Delhi Where does India's forex reserves stand for the week ended 17th February 2012? $293.44 billion Name the operating system launched by Black Berry-maker Research in Motion for its PlayBook tablet. PlayBook OS 2.0 Name the cricketer who was honoured with lifetime membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground. Sachin Tendulkar Which country has been ranked as the world's richest country in the list compiled by US magazine Forbes? Qatar Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics men's hockey 2012? France Name the Italian luxury brand which has entered into Indian market and opened its first store in Mumbai. Frette Name the cricketer who would be inducted into Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Shane Warne Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to enable viewers to watch movies and TV shows online. BoxTV.com Which 3 Indian companies topped the top 100 list of arms manufactures released by disarmament watchdog SIPRI for 2012? HAL, BEL and Ordanance Factories Board (OFB) Name the football player who led India to the gold in the inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi who passed away recently. Sailendra Nath Manna
Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the year) award 2012? Michael Clarke Which west Asian country approved for new constitution recently? Syria Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-megapixel sensor camera? Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone Name the chief appointed for Pakistan Air Force. Air Marshal Tahir Rafiq Butt Which company signed a long-term agreement to supply 250 MW power to Bangladesh Power Development Board? NTPC What value of second bailout pacakge did German parliament pass for Greece to help the country avoid a default? 130 billion euros ($174.4 billion) Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com. Flyte Where in India was the inaugural World Series Hockey tournament held? Chandigarh Which company bagged Airtel's network deal for Maharashtra? Nokia Siemens Who has been appointed as chairman of MindTree? Subroto Bagchi Name the online property search portal launched by HDFC in Kolkata HDFC Red Who resigned as PepsiCo India Foods CEO? Varun Berry Name the application launched by Vigyan Prasar and IGNOU as a free SMS service for mobile users that delivers content on science and related areas. Science@Mobile

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