Current Affairs April 2012:
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1. Name the  freedom fighter with picture of whom Rs.5 coin 
would be introduced by RBI.
Ans. Bhagat Singh
2. Name the news search engine introduced by Rediff.com
Ans. Relatime News Search
3. Tiger brand is associated with which company?
Ans. Britannia
4. Name the cricketer  who was honoured with lifetime 
membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Ans. Sachin Tendulkar
5. Which country has been ranked as the world’s richest 
country in the list compiled by US magazine Forbes?
Ans. Qatar
6. Which country did India beat to qualify for London Olympics 
men’s hockey 2012?
Ans. France
7. Name the service that is to be launched by Times Group to 
enable viewers to watch movies and TV shows online.
Ans. BoxTV.com

8. Name the football player who led India to the gold in the 
inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi who passed away 
recently.
Ans. Sailendra Nath Manna
9. Who won the Allan Border medal (Australia cricketer of the 
year) award 2012?
Ans. Michael Clarke
10. Which west Asian country approved for new 
constitution recently?
Ans. Syria
11. Which model of Nokia phone has been built with 41-
megapixel sensor camera?
Ans. Nokia 808 Pureview camera phone
12. Name the digital music store launched by flipkart.com.
Ans. Flyte
13. Name the online property search portal launched by 
HDFC in Kolkata
Ans. HDFC Red
14. 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.
Ans. Science@Mobile
15. Name the Kerala-based UAE business magnate who 
was awarded with Interfaith Harmony Award at Kuala 
Lumpur.
Ans. M.A.Yusuf Ali
16. Which country has India agreed ‘in-principle’ to the 
participation in hydro power-projects in the North-East?
Ans. Bangladesh

Benefit of Drinking Water

Maintaining your good health. If you drink enough water you don't need drugs to keep you healthy or pain free..


Just think that:


* Almost 75% of our body is water
* Blood is 83%water
* Muscles are 75% water
*The brain is 95% water
* Lungs are 90% water

gk

First video on YouTube


The very first video uploaded to YouTube is still there. Co-founder Jawed Karim’s “Me at the zoo” was uploaded at 8:27 pm on Saturday April 23rd, 2005 and has been viewed more than 5 million times. It’s only 19 seconds in duration and not quite the most exciting video out there which perhaps is why it has not gone viral. True viral videos would rack up that amount of views within a day. In comparison, Susan Boyle’s video was watched more than 100 million times in less than 2 weeks after it was uploaded..


10 Top YouTube videos:


1. Justin Bieber – Baby – 630 million+ views


2. Lady Gaga – Bad Romance – 420 million+ views


3. Shakira – Waka Waka – 400 million+ views


4. Jennifer Lopez – On the Floor – 390million+ views


5. Eninem – Love The Way You Lie – 380 million+ views


6. Charlie bit my finger… Again! – 370 million+ views


7. Eninem – Not Afraid – 280 million+ views


8. Justin Bieber – One Time – 260 million+ views


9. Justin Bieber – Never Say Never – 260 million+ views


10. Parto in un letto – 250 million+ views

GK current affairs

> 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 A-


> Where 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


> 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

GK current affairs

> Who won the men’s single title in the 2012 australian open tennis championship..?
Novak Djokovic

> who is the runner-up of the women’s singles final of 2012 australian open tennis championship..?
Maria Sharapova

> Which player played his 1000th tennis match in 2012 Australian open tennis championship..?
Roger Federer

> what was the duration of the men’s single final of 2012 australian open tennis championship..?
5hrs 53mins

> Who was first ever Japanese tennis player to reach the men’s quarterfinals in 2012 australian open tennis championship..?
Kei Nishikori

> Who won the womens singles final 2012 australian open tennis championship..?
Victoria Azarenka

> Who won the Men’s Double in 2012 australian open tennis Championship..?
Leander Paes(ind) and Radek Stepanek(CZE)

> Who won the women’s Double in 2012 australian open tennis championship..?
Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva

> Who won the Mixed Double in 2012 australian open tennis championship..?
Bethanie Mattek-Sands(USA) and Horia Tecau

Indian States

1956 -- Andra Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh

1960 -- Maharashtra, Gujrat

1963 -- Nagaland

1966 -- Haryana

1971 -- Himachal Pradesh

1972 -- Manipur, Mekhalaya, Tripura

1975 -- Sikkim

1987 -- Goa, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh

2000 -- Uttarakhand, Chattisgarh, Jharghand

1950 -- Uttar pradesh*, Tamil Nadu*, Assam*, Bihar*, Orissa*, West Bengal*

* These were not on the basis of language..

General knowledge

> Who has been appointed as UNSC’s special adviser on Myanmar..?
Vijay Nambiar

> Which film directed by Ashvin kumar was released online on 26th January 2012..?
Inshallah Kashmir: Living Terror

> Name the woman pilot who led the Air Force contingent creating history at the 63rd Republic Day parade..?
Sneha Shekhawat

> Which cinema feature ended 35 mm’s 120 year old dominance..?
Digital cinema

> Name Aircel’s CMO who quit recently..?
Rahul Saighal

> Who has been appointed as coach of Sri Lankan cricket team..?
Graham Ford

> Who won the 2012 Sundance Institute-Mahindra Global Filmmaking award..?
Directors: Indian Shonali Bose, Australian Ariel Kleiman, South African Etienne Kallos and Dominga Sotomayor from Chile