July 2012 – CLATGyan Mock General Knowledge Set

By Praveen Dwivedi -
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1.

The Summer Olympic games of 2012 were held at Olympic Stadium in which city?






2. Who has been appointed as the New CEO of Deutsche Bank India?





3. Who won the Bronze at the men’s 10 meter air rifle event at London Olympics?





4. India signed Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement with which country?





5. An Indian social activist won Magsaysay Awards 2012. Name him/her.





6. Who was appointed as Egypt's New Prime Minister?





7. The first US woman to travel into space died in La Jolla, California on 23 July 2012. Name her.





8. After winning the coveted Tour de France Cycling race, who became the first cyclist to have won both the Tour and an Olympic track cycling gold?





9. Who became the first Anglo Indian to vote in Presidential Elections in India?





10. Who has been appointed as new Chairman of Financing Infrastructure?





11. Where did the seventh G20 summit take place?





12. To who did Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) awarded the title of Marshal?





13. Yahoo, world’s second largest search engine by query volume, appointed whom as its new President and CEO?





14, Which cricketer announced Retirement from All Forms of International Cricket?





15. Who assumed the Charge as the First US Ambassador to Myanmar since 1990?





16. Who has been appointed by the Government as the new Joint Managing Director of Air India?





16. Who won the Wimbledon Women’s Singles 2012 after beating Agnieszka Radwanska?





18. Who won the Wimbledon Open Championship Gentlemen’s Singles Final 2012 in London and also reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking?





19. Which athlete withdrew his name from the Samsung Diamond League meet in Monaco?





20. Who assumed the Charge as the Controller General of Accounts?





21. Which organisation bought the polio vaccine maker Bilthoven Biologicals for 550 crore rupees?





22. Where did European Aerospace Airbus build its 1st US assembly plant?





23. Recently Cadbury launched famous Triangular Swiss Chocolate Brand in India. Name it.





24. Renowned Assamese poet passed away on 4 July 2012. He was well known as Prem aru Rodalir Kobi (Poet of Love and Sunshine) in the Assamese literature. Name him.





25. Who was elected as the new President of Mexico?





26. Which bank launched gold loan (Swarn Shakti) for farmers against the security of gold ornaments to provide free loans to the farmers without taking loan on land?





27. Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) bank on 1 July 2012 launched two credits cards Superia and Platinum for which professionals?





28. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the science and cultural body of UN, inscribed India's which place in list of its world heritage sites?





19. What was the US Supreme Court’s ruling on social legislation, the Health Care Law (The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) which makes it mandatory for all American citizens to have health insurance or pay a penalty?





30. Which organization in partnership with Government of India and Afghanistan along with Afghan investment and business organizations  organized a Delhi Investment Summit on Afghanistan?





31. Who became the most successful athlete in the history of Olympic games after he won the gold medal in 4x200 metre freestyle relay in final race at the Aquatic Centre on 31 July 2012?





32. On 31 July 2012, the United Progressive Alliance government allocated to whom the portfolio of Union Finance Ministry?





33. Hockey India signed a multi-year broadcast agreement with which channel?





34. India banned US-sanctioned ships of which country from entering its water?





35, Traian Basescu, president of which country survived the impeachment?





36. Defence Minsiter, Dawoud Rajiha was killed in a suicide bomb attack. In which country did this happen?





37. To facilitate the speedy justice and efficient administration, the Delhi government decided to increase the Number of Districts in Delhi. What will be the new number of districts?





38. Which Hindi news channel acquired the English news channel NewsX?





39. Who won the 6th Leiden International Chess tournament?





40. How many athletes did India to participate in 13 sports events for London Olympics 2012?





41. Which High Court scrapped the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) guideline to cap daily SMS limit at 200?





42. Who became the first female Chairperson of African Union Commission?





43. India successfully test-fired domestically built surface-to-surface single stage ballistic missile. The missile was launched from a test range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast. The nuclear capable missile has a strike range of 700 km. Name the missile.





44. Which country beat Australia 4-0 to claim NatWest Cricket Series?





45. International donors meeting were held to discuss the peace building process in Afghanistan. Where was it organized?





46. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) which stock exchange to operate as a full-fledged stock exchange thereby ending nearly four-year-long wait of the bourse?





47. Hague based International Criminal Court (ICC) awarded a Congolese warlord, 14-year imprisonment. He was guilty of recruiting and using children in his Union of Congolese Patriots militia. Name him.





48. Myanmar’s first Vice President resigned on 4 July 2012 due to health reasons. name him.





49. How much did Apple had pay to Chinese computer maker Shenzhen Proview Technology to settle legal dispute over iPad trademaker? The dispute was that Proview claimed the ownership of iPad trademark whereas Apple contradicted that it had bought the trademaker earlier.





50. According to the latest crime statistics, released by National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) - the statistical arm of Indian Police under ministry of home affairs (MHA) on 3 July 2012, what emerged as the biggest crime in India?









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    Also England always plays in the Natwest series….

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