National / International current affairs 2012 for bank exams ,ssc, and other competitive exams 2012

In this post we will discuss current affairs 2012.

This section covers the current affairs  for all competitive exams like banks exams, SSC exams, UPSC exams , railways and other competitive exams.

Category wise MCQ questions series is provided below.

Test your Current Affairs knowledge by answering following MCQs and you can match your answers with the answers provided at the end of MCQs series.

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Awards and Honours 2012   

1. Who received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2012 ? 
1. Sushil Kumar & Gagan Narang
2. Vijay Kumar & Yogeshwar Dutt 
3. Sania Mirza & Mahesh Bhupati
4. None of these
2. Who received World Food Prize 2012?
1. D.R Mehta
2. B.R Deepak
3. Gayatri Spivak
4. Dr.Danial Hillel 
 
3. Golden Peacock Award for Cultural Harmony 2012 was given to?
1. SBI
2. UCO bank
3. PNB 
4. Wipro



4. Who received Wisden India Award 2012 ?


1. Rahul Dravid
2. Sachin Tendulkar
3. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
4. Yuvraj Singh


5. Ramon Magsaysay Award 2012 conferred on ______.
1. Mr. S.R Nathan
2. Mr. Anil kakodkar
3. Mr. Dalai Lama
4. Mr. Kulandei Francies



6. Who received Kyoto Prize 2012?


1. Ratan Tata
2. Gayatri Spivak
3. Navdeep singh
4. Chetan Bhagat

Answer Key:

Award and Honours 2012

1) b  2) d  3) a 4) b 
5) d  (The Ramon Magsaysay Award is also called Asia's Nobel Prize.The Ramon Magsaysay Award is an annual award established to perpetuate former Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay. It is awarded for , outstanding contribution in Government Service, Public Service, Community Leadership, Journalism, Literature and creative Communication Arts, Peace and International Understanding and Emergent Leadership.)
6) b

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General Awareness 2012 | Summits held in 2012

General awareness for bank exams 2012 | current general awareness 2012 | Summits held in 2012 |

Important Summits for Bank exams , SSC , UPSC etc.

List of summits held in 2012 (National / International issues 2012)

1)17th SAARC Summit

SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)
Date: 10-11 November 2011

Held in: Addu city , Maldives

Next Summit: Nepal

Previous Summit: Thimpu , Bhutan

2) 20th ASEAN Summit

ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations)

Date: 3-4 April 2012

Held in: Phnom Penh, Combodia

Previous Summit: Bali, Indonesia

3) 38th G-8 Summit

(France, United States, Britain, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, European Community)

Date: 18-19 May 2012

Held in: Camp David, Maryland, USA

Next Summit: United Kingdom

Previous Summit: France

4) 15th G-15 Summit

Date: 2012

Held in: Colombo , Sri Lanka

Next Summit:

Previous Summit: Iran

5) 7th G-20 Summit

Date: 18-19 June 2012

Held in: Los Cabos, Baja California, Mexico

Next Summit: Russia

Previous Summit: France

6) 13th UNCTAD Summit

UNCTAD( United Nations Conference on Trade and Development )

Date: 21-26 April 2012

Held in: Doha , Qatar

7) 4th BRICS Summit

BRICS ( Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa )

Date: 29 march 2012

Held in: New Delhi, India

Next Summit: South Africa

Previous Summit: China

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rural banks for the post of office assistants 2012 and are confused how to prepare for ' general awareness ' section'  then this is right place for you .
In our GK material section you will get all current affairs related to banking sector and tricks to crack this section.
First , you should be aware of the pattern of the general awareness section .

General Knowledge (GK) section consists of following sub topics:
1. Banking awareness
2. Economy
3. Current Affairs - National Issues
4. Current Affairs - International Issues
5. Sports
6. Literature

You must know that 45% questions are related to Banking Awareness. Current affairs section is equally important.

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