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Q: Who was the opponent Vice-Presidential nominee from NDA against the current Vice-President Hamid Ansari?
A: Mr. Jaswant Singh
Q: In july 2012 acoording to the official figures India's export to China fell down by what percentage?
A: 8 percentages
Q: Who is the Union Human Resource Development Minister of India at present?
A: Kapil Sibal
Q: On August 13, an important bill had been passed in Rajya Sabha. Which bill?
A: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences Bangalore Bill 2010.
Q: According to the Ministry of Commerce, India's exports fell down by-
A: 14.8 percentages to $22.4 billion
Q: Which country has the world's highest number of smokeless tobacco users?
A: India, 206 million
Q: Name the present Union Finance Minister of India.
A: Mr. P Chidambaram
Q: The Union Power Ministry decided to integrate which grid with the national grid in January 2014?
A: Southern Grid
Q: The Indian Coast Guard decided to induct a pollution control vessel. What is its name?
A: Samudra Paheredar
Q: Write the full form of SIDBI.
A: Small Industries Development Bank of India
Q: India recentlly successfully test-flown of a pilotless target aircraft. What is its name?
A: Lakshya-1
Q: Name the surface-to-surface missile that has been test-fired by Strategic Forces Command of the Army.
A: Prithvi-II
Q: Where was the 16th NAM summit held?
A: Tehran, Iran
Q: Who has been appointed as the Chief of the Naval Staff?
A: Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi
Q: Name the missile that has been test fired by China on 28th August, 2012.
A: Dongfeng-41 ICBM
Q: Which country recently announced to build a women-only industrial city?
A: Saudi Arabia
Q: Which country recently granted asylum to Mr. Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks?
A: Ecuador
Q: Which country announced to withdraw its troop from Afghanistan earlier in 2013?
A: New Zealand
Q: Which country recently joined the World Trade Organization after 18 years?
A: Russia
Q: By whom India's Marry Kom was defeated in Semifinal in London Olympics 2012?
A: Britain's Nicola Adams
Q: Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2012?
A: India, beating hosts Australia in the final
Q: Which country gets the top possion in medal tally in London Olympics 2012?
A: United State of America
Q: Who won the Toronto ATP Masters tennis tournament 2012?
A: Novak Djokovic
Q: Which club has won the Spanish Super Cup 2012?
A: Real Madrid, beats FC Bercelona
Q: Who won the crown of Miss World 2012?
A: China's Ms. Wen Xia Yu
London Olympics 2012 medal tally (Top 3)
USA - 104(Gold 46, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze)
China- 87 (Gold 38, 27 Silver, 22 Bronze)
Britain- 65 (Gold 29, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze)
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Q: Who was the opponent Vice-Presidential nominee from NDA against the current Vice-President Hamid Ansari?
A: Mr. Jaswant Singh
Q: In july 2012 acoording to the official figures India's export to China fell down by what percentage?
A: 8 percentages
Q: Who is the Union Human Resource Development Minister of India at present?
A: Kapil Sibal
Q: On August 13, an important bill had been passed in Rajya Sabha. Which bill?
A: National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences Bangalore Bill 2010.
Q: According to the Ministry of Commerce, India's exports fell down by-
A: 14.8 percentages to $22.4 billion
Q: Which country has the world's highest number of smokeless tobacco users?
A: India, 206 million
Q: Name the present Union Finance Minister of India.
A: Mr. P Chidambaram
Q: The Union Power Ministry decided to integrate which grid with the national grid in January 2014?
A: Southern Grid
Q: The Indian Coast Guard decided to induct a pollution control vessel. What is its name?
A: Samudra Paheredar
Q: Write the full form of SIDBI.
A: Small Industries Development Bank of India
Q: India recentlly successfully test-flown of a pilotless target aircraft. What is its name?
A: Lakshya-1
Q: Name the surface-to-surface missile that has been test-fired by Strategic Forces Command of the Army.
A: Prithvi-II
Q: Where was the 16th NAM summit held?
A: Tehran, Iran
Q: Who has been appointed as the Chief of the Naval Staff?
A: Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi
Q: Name the missile that has been test fired by China on 28th August, 2012.
A: Dongfeng-41 ICBM
Q: Which country recently announced to build a women-only industrial city?
A: Saudi Arabia
Q: Which country recently granted asylum to Mr. Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks?
A: Ecuador
Q: Which country announced to withdraw its troop from Afghanistan earlier in 2013?
A: New Zealand
Q: Which country recently joined the World Trade Organization after 18 years?
A: Russia
Q: By whom India's Marry Kom was defeated in Semifinal in London Olympics 2012?
A: Britain's Nicola Adams
Q: Which country won the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup 2012?
A: India, beating hosts Australia in the final
Q: Which country gets the top possion in medal tally in London Olympics 2012?
A: United State of America
Q: Who won the Toronto ATP Masters tennis tournament 2012?
A: Novak Djokovic
Q: Which club has won the Spanish Super Cup 2012?
A: Real Madrid, beats FC Bercelona
Q: Who won the crown of Miss World 2012?
A: China's Ms. Wen Xia Yu
Some others important events of August 2012
- The first man to set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong passed away at the age of 82
- The 16th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit was held on August 26, 2012.
- Usain Bolt from Jamaica won the 100m and 200m title at the two consecutive Olymics.
- Squash player Dipika Pallikal becomes the first India player to enter the semifinals of a Gold Series squash event.
- China won the 22nd FIBA under-18 boys basketball championship 2012 in Ulan Bator.
London Olympics 2012 medal tally (Top 3)
USA - 104(Gold 46, 29 Silver, 29 Bronze)
China- 87 (Gold 38, 27 Silver, 22 Bronze)
Britain- 65 (Gold 29, 17 Silver, 19 Bronze)
Download Free PDF of August 2012 Current Affairs here
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