Politics
1. Who became the vice president of India for a consecutive second term?
2. Which country has granted political asylum to Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder?
3. Lakhdar Brahimi was appointed the new UN-Arab League envoy for Syria. Whom did he succeed?
4. Who was elected as the deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
- The government of which country abolished censorship on the media?
- With which neighbouring country has India allowed Foreign Direct Investment or FDI, in a bid to improve bilateral ties?
- Where was the 16th NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) summit held?
Sports
1. In which event did India get its second medal in the 2012 London Olympics and by whom?
2. Who brought the second silver for India in the 2012 London Olympics and in which event?
3. Which is the other medal in wrestling did India win in 2012 Olympics?
4. Name the first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal.
5. Who won a medal in boxing for India at the 2012 London Olympics?
6. Who won the gold medal in Women’s Singles Tennis at the London Olympics?
7. Who has been named the most successful athlete in Olympic history?
8. Who won the gold medal in Men’s Singles Tennis at the 2012 London Olympics ?
9. Who holds the new Olympic record in Men’s 100 Meter race in the 2012 London Olympics?
10. Name the athlete to win 3 gold medals in the 2012 London Olympics.
11. Which ace Indian cricketer announced his retirement from International cricket just before the New Zealand series?
- Which athlete led the Indian contingent’s march at the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics?
13. Name the cricketer to score fastest 3000 runs in One Day International matches.
14. Which team won the U-19 World Championship in cricket? Whom did they beat?
15. Name the captain of the U-19 cricket team of India.
- Which team won the maximum number of medals at the 2012 London Olympics?
- Which team won the 23rd Federation Cup Throw Ball Championship-2012, in both male and female categories?
- The captain of which international cricket team announced his retirement from international cricket?
Entertainment
1. Which veteran actor passed away in Mumbai?
Miscellaneous
1. In which country did archaeologists discover a 2000 -year old sculpture?
2. Who succeeded Kaushik Basu as the chief economic advisor to the Ministry of Finance?
3. Who succeeded Keshub Mahindra the chairman of the Mahindra group in August 2012?
4. Who was appointed as the third member of the Election Commission of India after the retirement of CEC Mr SY Quraishi and the elevation of Mr VS Sampath as the CEC?
5. Who took over as the Southern Naval Command Chief?
6. Who were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Delhi government in August 2012?
7. The Supreme Court of India has extended ban on which kind of tourist activity?
8. Which state government launched a programme to make the state kerosin-free?
Science
1. The launch of which satellite approved by the Union Cabinet.?
- Which famous US astronaut passed away in August 2012?
- Name the micro-light pilot-less target aircraft that was successfully test-flown from Chandipur on 23 August 2012?
- Name the robot rover that was landed on Mars by NASA .
Courtesy: Encyclopædia Britannica (India) Private Limited.
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