June 2012

What is the importance of June 30th 2012?
The last minute of 30th June 2012 will be 1 second longer and will be known as ‘leap second‘

What percentage of additional service tax would be levied on all bollywood actors and those perform on television serials?
12%

Who took over as the director of ISRO Satellite Centre?
S.K.Shivakumar replaces T.K.Alex

T.P.Sudhindra was recently in news, which sport did he play?
Cricket

Name the list of 6 states which will raise 32.8 billion rupees via 10 year loans according to RBI.
Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Punjab and Rajasthan

Which agricultural arm would setup over 20 rural gurukuls across Indian states including Jharkhand?
NABARD

Who is appointed as Andhra Pradesh chief secretary?
Minnie Mathew

Which state will setup film promotion board to promote its films and culture?
Haryana

Which country is to setup auto component and engineering park in Gujarat?
Japan

Which application of Microsoft is available for educational institutes free of cost?
Microsoft Office 365

Who won the Dutch MotoGP?
Casey Stoner

As UNO general assembly passed a resolution, which day will now be International Happiness Day?
March 20th

Which countries businesses bought all 7 franchisees of Sri Lanka Premier League or SLPL?
India

In which country did Crompton Greaves open its extra high voltage switchgear manufacturing facility?
Brazil

Which company launched a single platform for TV, Internet and cloud computing?
DDB Technology

Which 2 countries army held flag meeting in eastern Ladakh?
India and China

Which edition of Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally is set to start on July 8th 2012?
23rd

Who took over as 8th President of International Cricket Council?
Alan Isaac

Which test will cost Rs.2 and result the will be out in 10 seconds?
Blood sugar

India’s foreign minister S.M.Krishna has urged Indian private sector to invest in which country?
Afghanistan

Which state Government has declared Rs.1 lakh as incentive to encourage youths who join Armed forces?
Goa

Which state Government are set to provide soil health cards to farmers?
Madhya Pradesh

Which payment mode a must for public sector banks from July 1st 2012?
e-Payment

Who will take on Spain in Euro 2012 finals?
Italy

Name the cricket player whom the ICC has urged for worldwide ban.
Danish Kaneria

At what value China’s external debt stands?
$751 billion

Which popular car game is set to be made into a movie?
Need for Speed

Which automobile company is going for block closure from 28th to 30th June 2012?
Tata Motors

Name the tablet announced by Google recently.
Nexus 7

Who became the first team to qualify for EURO 2012 finals?
Spain

In which Indian state maths and science will be taught via computers in selected schools?
Haryana

Which PSU bank aims to open 250 branches in Jharkhand?
Allahabad Bank

Which state will organise French Film Festival in alliance with the Alliance Francaise de?
Kerala in Trivandrum (30th June and 1st July 2012)

Name the first woman on Facebook board who joined as Chief Operating Officer.
Sherly Sandberg

Which country is set to host cricket Champions League 2012?
South Africa

Lakes and ponds have been detected on which planets largest moon?
Saturn

Which 2 Indian cities will be provided with missile defence shield?
Delhi and Mumbai

Which country’s astronauts successfully completed the first-ever manual space docking?
Chinese

Who has been named vice-chancellor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hindi University?
Mohan Lal Cheepa

Who resigned as Finance Minister of India?
Pranab Mukherjee

Which Indian state got United Nations Public Service Award?
Madhya Pradesh

Which Indian state emerged winner in the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships?
Kerala

Expand GCC. (Hint Gulf)
Gulf Cooperation Council

Expand DCCI. (Hint Dubai)
Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Which became the 5th euro zone country to apply for EU aid?
Cyprus