India Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers July 2012, July 16-July 22

India Current Affairs Quiz July 2012, is comprised of the questions related to some of the most important developments over the past one week. The India Current Affairs Quiz will prove to be particularly helpful for the aspirants of various competitive exams.

1. India Current Affairs Quiz July 2012, is comprised of the questions related to some of the most important developments over the past one week. The India Current Affairs Quiz will prove to be particularly helpful for the aspirants of various competitive exams.
1.    Yesteryear Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna passed away in Mumbai on 18 July 2012. Which facts about the concerned person is/are not true?
1. He was born on 29 December 1942, in Amritsar, Punjab
2. He made his debut in Bollywood in 1966 with the film Aakhri Khat
3. He was conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the government of India
4. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1992
a.    Only 1
b.    3&4
c.    1&2
d.    Only 3
Answer: (d)

2. Identify the person with the help of the following clues.
1.    He is the Rajya Sabha MP from West Bengal
2.    He is a TV quiz host by profession
3.    He became the first Anglo Indian to vote in Presidential Elections in India
4.    He is a Trinamool Congress leader
a.    Derek o’ Brian
b.    Andy Chraine
c.    John Adams
d.    Subramanian Swamy
Answer: (a)

3. Name the person who was appointed the new chairman of the High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure on 16 July 2012.
a.    Deepak Parekh
b.    Adi Godrej
c.    KP Singh
d.    None of the above
Answer: (a)

4.  The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 16 July 2012 decided to appoint Arun Mishra as the Chief of Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Whom he replaced to the top post?
a)    EK Bharatbhushan
b)    Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
c)    Rahul Khullar
d)    None of the above
Answer:  (a)

5.  The Union Human Resource Development Ministry on 13 July 2012 agreed to set up two central universities in Bihar. The two universities will be opened in which of the two following towns of the state?
a)    Bhagalpur, Patna
b)    Patna, Munger
c)    Motihari, Gaya
d)    Patana, Siwan
Answer: (c)

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