Current Affairs March 2012
1. How many teams are playing in World Series Hockey(WSH) tournament 2012 ?
Ans:- 8 franchisee-based teams
Ans:- Chandigarh
3. Who has been appointed as brand ambassador of RASNA(fruit drink maker)?
Ans:- Genelia D’souza
4. Who will be appointed the next Indian Army chief ?
Ans:- Lieutenant General Bikram Singh (as the successor to General VK Singh)
5. Who won the ATP Dubai Open 2012 men’s singles title?
Ans:- Roger Federer(Switzerland)
6. Who won the ATP Dubai Open 2012 Women’s singles title?
Ans:- Agnieszka Radwańska(Poland)
7. Who won men’s doubles title of the ATP Dubai Open 2012 ?
Ans:- Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna(India)
8. Who won the ATP Dubai Open 2012 Women’s doubles title ?
Ans:- Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond (USA)
9. Which Chinese Electric company have started office in India?
Ans:- Shangai Electric
10. Who won Women World Cup Kabaddi championship on March 4, 2012 ?
Ans:- Indian national women Kabaddi team (defeating Iran 25-19)
11. Who is the president of International Kabaddi Federation ( IKF)?
Ans:- Janardan Singh Gehlot
12. Who has been elected as Russian President in 2012 ?
Ans:- Vladimir Putin
13. Who has been appointed as Managing Director of Hyundai Motor India Ltd.?
Ans:- Mr. Bo Shin Seo
14. What is the Indian GDP rate in the fiscal year 2010-11 According to the economic survey 2011-12 ?
Ans:-6.9%
15. Who won National Award for sanitation and water ?
Ans:- Sant Gadge Baba (Maharashtrian saint)
16. Which Bollywood Actress's wax statue was unveiled at the Madame Tussauds wax museum recently ?
Ans:- Madhuri Dixit
17. Who is the world’s richest Indian in Forbes magazine’s annual list of the world’s richest people?
Ans:- Mukesh Ambani
18. Which indian cricketer retired from International cricket recently ?
Ans:- Rahul Dravid -‘The Wall’
19. Where was held the 82nd Edition of Motor Show 2012 in Europe ?
Ans:- Geneva
20. Who has been appointed as ISI chief of Pakistan Government?
Ans:- Lt. Gen. Zaheerul Islam
21. What is reduced cash reserve ratio (CRR) of scheduled banks as revised by the RBI on february 2012 ?
Ans:- 4.75% (RBI cut the CRR by 75 basis points from 5.5 % to 4.75 %)
22. Who has been elected as the new chief minister of Uttar Pradesh?
Ans:- Akhilesh Yadav [Samajwadi Party] is the youngest chief minister(38 Year) of UP
23. Who was sworn in as Uttarkhand’s Chief Minister?
Ans:- Vijay Bahuguna(INC)
24. Who became 5th time Chief Minister of Punjab ?
Ans:- Parkash Singh Badal
25. Who was sworn as Chief Minister of Goa on 9 march, 2012?
Ans:- Manohar Parrikar(BJP)
26. Who won the All-England Open 2012 woman’s Singles badminton title?
Ans:- Li Xuerui (beat Wang Yihan)
27. Who became the first cricketer in history to score 100 international centuries ?
Ans:- Sachin Tendulkar- against Bangladesh in Asia Cup 2012
28. who presented Railway Budget 2012-13 ? Read More....
Ans:- Dinesh Trivedi(Indian Railway minister-former)
29. Who has been elected as Germany's new president on 18 March 2012 ?
Ans:- Joachim Gauck
30. Which Indian bank celebrated its 75th anniversary recently ?
Ans:- Indian Overseas Bank
31. Which Indian company launched India’s first CDMA Android tablet?
Ans:- Reliance Communications(RCOM)
32. Who won the Australian Grand Prix 2012?
Ans:- Jenson Button
33. Who won the Swiss Open 2012 badminton title ?
Ans:- Saina Nehwal (against Shixian Wang-China)
34. who has been appointed as Railway Minister of india recently ?
Ans:- Mukul Roy
35. Who was declared the winner of reality show "Survivor India" ?
Ans:- Raj Rani (hockey player )
36. Who wins ‘India's Glam Diva’ title ?
Ans:- Priyanka Chopra
37. Who won the Cricket Asia Cup 2012 ?
Ans:- Pakistan against Bangladesh
38. Who was honoured with Dada Saheb Phalke award 2012 ?
Ans:- Soumitra Chatterjee
39. International World Water Day- 22 March ( Every Year)
40. Who was awarded Saraswati Samman 2011 ?
Ans:- A A Manavalan (Tamil writer) for his book on Ramayana, Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum
41. Who won Arnold Palmer Invitational PGA Tour golf tournament 2012 ?
Ans:- Tiger Woods
42. Who won the Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix 2012 ?
Ans:- Fernando Alonso
43. Who has been appointed as the President of International Chamber of Commerce ?
Ans:- Harsh Pati Singhania (MD, JK Paper Ltd)
44. Which two Indian women boxers won Gold medals in 6th Asian women's boxing championship 2012 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia ?
Ans:- M.C. Mary Kom and Sarita
45. Who has been appointed as the brand ambassador of West Bengal ?
Ans:- Sharukh Khan (SRK)
46. Where was held 2nd Nuclear Securiti Summit 2012 ?
Ans:- Seoul, South Korea
47. Which supersonic cruise missile, was successfully test-fired, off the coast of Odisha on 28 March 2012 ?
Ans:- BrahMos
48. How many Indian Birds Species includes in the latest red List of threatened species released by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) ?
Ans:- 14 species of birds from India
49. who has been chosen for the 2012 Templeton Prize by the US-based Templeton Foundation ?
Ans:- Dalai Lama
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Rajasthan Ratna Awards Winner | Rajasthan Ratna rajasthan ratna Awardees
First Rajasthan Ratna award 2011-12 Winners:
1. Allah Jilai Bai (1902-1992) was a folk singer who made the songs “Kesariya Baalam” and “Moomal” identical with Rajasthan. In pre-Independence India she used to sing in the court of Bikaner Maharaja Ganga Singh and was well versed in Maand, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra styles of classical singing.
1. Allah Jilai Bai (1902-1992) was a folk singer who made the songs “Kesariya Baalam” and “Moomal” identical with Rajasthan. In pre-Independence India she used to sing in the court of Bikaner Maharaja Ganga Singh and was well versed in Maand, Thumri, Khayal and Dadra styles of classical singing.
2. Kanhaiyalal Sethia (1919-2008) hailed from Churu district and made outstanding contributions to Rajasthani literature and culture. His poems gave a peep into rural Rajasthan.
3. Vijay Dan Detha was short listed for the Nobel Prize in literature for his short stories on Rajasthani life this year. His book “Bataan ri Phulwari”, while his short story “Duvida” inspire the Bollywood movie Paheli.
4. Jagjit Singh(1941-2011) gained recognition across the country as Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. The government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan in 2003.
4. Jagjit Singh(1941-2011) gained recognition across the country as Ghazal singer, songwriter and musician. The government of India awarded him Padma Bhushan in 2003.
5. Laxmi Kumari Chundawat is an author and has been a member of the state assembly from 1962 to 1971 and a Rajya Sabha member from 1972 to 1978. She has also received the Padma Shri award in 1984 for her contribution to Rajasthani literature.
6. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the Grammy award in 1994 for his album ‘A Meeting by the River’ with Ry Cooder. He is also a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Academy Award (1998) and Padma Shri (2002).
6. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt won the Grammy award in 1994 for his album ‘A Meeting by the River’ with Ry Cooder. He is also a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Academy Award (1998) and Padma Shri (2002).
7. Komal Kothari (March 4, 1929 – April 20, 2004), commonly known as Komalda, was an Indian folklorist and ethnomusicologist from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. A pioneer in the study of Indian folkore, he is most known for his work on the folklore of Rajasthan and its links to Music of Rajasthan and its instruments. He founded the Rupayan Sansthan in the 1960, with Vijaydan Detha, an institute that documents Rajasthani folklore, arts and music.
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Indian Premier League (IPL 5) 2012- T20 Cricket
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a professional cricket league for Twenty20 cricket competition in India. Indian Premier League (IPL) launched by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The First season of IPL started on 18 April 2008. The fifth season is set to start on 4 April 2012 in Chennai and end on 27 May 2012. This season the number of teams in the league went from 10 to 9 with the termination of Kochi Tuskers Kerala.
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| Countries:- | India |
| Administrator:- | BCCI |
| Headquarter:- | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | |
| Format:- | Twenty20 |
| 1st IPL :- | In 2008 |
| Tournament format:- | Double round-robin and Knockout |
| Number of teams:- | 9 Team in 2012 |
| Current champion:- | Chennai Super Kings |
| Most successful:- | Chennai Super Kings (2 titles) |
| Qualification:- | Twenty20 Champions League |
| Most Runs:- | Suresh Raina (1813, Chennai Super Kings) |
| Most wickets:- | RP Singh (64, Mumbai Indians) |
| Website:- | IPLT20.com |
IPL Season 5 teams and Schedule:-
1. Chennai Super Kings - MS Dhoni (Captain)
2. Deccan Chargers - Kumar Sangakkara (Captain)
3. Delhi Daredevils - Virender Sehwag (Captain)
4. Kings XI Punjab - Adam Gilchrist (Captain)
5. Kolkata Knight Riders - Gautam Gambhir (Captain)
6. Mumbai Indians - Sachin Tendulkar (Captain)
7. Rajasthan Royals - Rahul Dravid (Captain)
8. Royal Challengers Bangalore - Daniel Vettori (Captain)
9. Pune Warriors India - Sourav Ganguly (Captain)
1. Chennai Super Kings - MS Dhoni (Captain)
2. Deccan Chargers - Kumar Sangakkara (Captain)
3. Delhi Daredevils - Virender Sehwag (Captain)
4. Kings XI Punjab - Adam Gilchrist (Captain)
5. Kolkata Knight Riders - Gautam Gambhir (Captain)
6. Mumbai Indians - Sachin Tendulkar (Captain)
7. Rajasthan Royals - Rahul Dravid (Captain)
8. Royal Challengers Bangalore - Daniel Vettori (Captain)
9. Pune Warriors India - Sourav Ganguly (Captain)
Schedule:- Download Schedule
| Match | Date | Time (IST) | Teams | Venue |
| 1 | 04-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 2 | 05-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 3 | 06-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Mumbai Indians v Pune Warriors | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 4 | 06-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 5 | 07-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 6 | 07-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings | Dr. Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 7 | 08-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 8 | 08-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors v Kings XI Punjab | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 9 | 09-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians | Dr. Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam |
| 10 | 10-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 11 | 10-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 12 | 11-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 13 | 12-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 14 | 12-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Pune Warriors | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh |
| 15 | 13-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 16 | 14-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors v Chennai Super Kings | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 17 | 15-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 18 | 15-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 19 | 16-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 20 | 17-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 21 | 17-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Pune Warriors | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 22 | 18-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh |
| 23 | 19-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 24 | 19-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Pune Warriors | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 25 | 20-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh |
| 26 | 21-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 27 | 21-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils v Pune Warriors | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 28 | 22-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 29 | 22-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 30 | 23-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 31 | 24-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Pune Warriors v Delhi Daredevils | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 32 | 24-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 33 | 25-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh |
| 34 | 25-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 35 | 26-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors v Deccan Chargers | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 36 | 27-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 37 | 28-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 38 | 28-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 39 | 29-Apr-12 | 16:00 | Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 40 | 29-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 41 | 30-Apr-12 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 42 | 01-May-12 | 16:00 | Deccan Chargers v Pune Warriors | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack |
| 43 | 01-May-12 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 44 | 02-May-12 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 45 | 03-May-12 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors v Mumbai Indians | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 46 | 04-May-12 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 47 | 05-May-12 | 16:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Pune Warriors | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 48 | 05-May-12 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh |
| 49 | 06-May-12 | 16:00 | Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 50 | 06-May-12 | 20:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 51 | 07-May-12 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 52 | 08-May-12 | 16:00 | Pune Warriors v Rajasthan Royals | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 53 | 08-May-12 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 54 | 09-May-12 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 55 | 10-May-12 | 16:00 | Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 56 | 10-May-12 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 57 | 11-May-12 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 58 | 12-May-12 | 16:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 59 | 12-May-12 | 20:00 | Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 60 | 13-May-12 | 16:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Pune Warriors | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 61 | 13-May-12 | 20:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Chandigarh |
| 62 | 14-May-12 | 16:00 | Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 63 | 14-May-12 | 20:00 | Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| 64 | 15-May-12 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 65 | 16-May-12 | 20:00 | Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 66 | 17-May-12 | 16:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 67 | 17-May-12 | 20:00 | Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi |
| 68 | 18-May-12 | 20:00 | Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 69 | 19-May-12 | 16:00 | Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils | Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala |
| 70 | 19-May-12 | 20:00 | Pune Warriors v Kolkata Knight Riders | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 71 | 20-May-12 | 16:00 | Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 72 | 20-May-12 | 20:00 | Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
| 73 | 22-May-12 | 20:00 | Qualifier 1 – TBC v TBC (1st v 2nd) | Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium, Pune |
| 74 | 23-May-12 | 20:00 | Eliminator – TBC v TBC (3rd v 4th) | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 75 | 25-May-12 | 20:00 | Qualifier 2 – TBC v TBC (Winner Eliminator v Loser Qualifier 1) | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| 76 | 27-May-12 | 20:00 | Final – TBC v TBC | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
IPL Winners:-
| IPL Season | Year | Winners | Runners-up Team | Total Teams |
| 1st | 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | 8 |
| 2nd | 2009 | Hyderabad Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 8 |
| 3rd | 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 8 |
| 4th | 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 |
| 5th | 2012 | TBD | TBD | 9 |
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