Latest Current Affairs & General Knowledge Questions 2012

Here are some Current Affairs latest topics of year 2012  . These current affairs topics will be very helpful for you if you are preparing for upcoming 2012 Clerical Exam ( SBI , SSC )  , Bank Exam Or Ony Other Competitive Exam.

 

Latest 2012  Current Affairs News :

1] Mr. Sampath appointed as new CEC

Senior-most Election Commissioner Veeravalli Sundaram Sampath appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) by President Pratibha Patil. He replaces S.Y. Quraishi . Mr. Sampath, a 1973 batch IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, took charge as Election Commissioner on April 21, 2009.

2] Rs 3,939 Crore Plan Budget size approved for Meghalaya

The Central Planning Commission has approved a Plan Budget size of Rs. 3,939 Crore for Meghalaya the year for 2012-13. This is is 44.44 per cent higher than that in 2011-12.

3] 12.5 p.c. service charge on railway freight from July

Freight charges, which were hiked by over 30 per cent in March, will rise further with the imposition of service charge from July 1.

4] State Bank cuts rates for select term deposits

State Bank of India (SBI) has revised its retail term deposit interest rates by reducing 25 basis points for tenors up to 240 days with effect from June 8. The reduction in interest rates on retail term deposits is being seen as a precursor to a cut in lending rates over the next few days.

The SBI lowered the retail term deposit rates by 0.25 percentage point in tenors up to 240 days with effect from June 8. While deposits (below Rs 15 lakh) with a maturity period of 7-90, 91-179 and 180 days have been brought down to 7 per cent, the revised rate is 7.25 per cent for deposits between 181 and 240 days.

5] IIFA Awards 2012

13th International Indian Film Academy Awards held in Singapore

Winners of IIFA Awards 2012

• Best Actor – Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar)


• Best Actress – Vidya Balan (The Dirty Picture)


• Best Movie – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara


• Best Director – Zoya Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)


• Best Story – Zoya Akhtar and Reema Katgi (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)


• Hottest Bollywood Pair – Ranbir Kapoor and Nargis Fakhri (Rockstar)


• Best Supporting Actor – Farhan Akhtar (Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara)


• Best Supporting Actress – Parineeti Chopra (Ladies vs Ricky Bahl)


• Best Performance in a Comic Role – Ritesh Deshmukh (Double Dhamaal)


• Best Performance in a Negative Role – Prakash Raj (Singham)


• Best Debut (Male) – Vidyut Jamwal (Force)


• Best Debut (Female) – Parineeti Chopra for Ladies vs Ricky Bahl


• Best Music – A R Rahman ( Rockstar)


• Best Singer Male – Mohit Chauhan (Nadaan Parinde – Rockstar)


• Best Singer Female – Shreya Ghosal (Teri Meri – Bodyguard)


• Best Lyrics – Irshad Kamil (Nadaan Parindey – Rockstar)


• IIFA Awards 2012 for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – Ramesh Sippy


• IIFA Awards 2012 for Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema – Rekha


• IIFA 2012 Green Award: Dia Mirza

6] Saina wins Thailand Open

Saina Nehwal got victory in the Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold badminton tournament in Bangkok . She beat Thailand’s rising star and world No.11 Inthanon Ratchanok 19-21, 21-15, 21-10 .She won her second title of the year .

7] 2012 French Open

The 2012 French Open 111th edition of the French Open, and took place at the Stade Roland Garros from 27 May to 11 June 2012 .

Champions

• Men’s Singles Rafael Nadal


• Runners up Novak Djokovic


• Women’s Singles Maria Sharapova


• Runners up Sara Errani


• Men’s Doubles Max Mirnyi / Daniel Nestor


• Women’s Doubles Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci


• Mixed Doubles Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi


• Boys’ Singles Kimmer Coppejans


• Girls’ Singles Annika Beck


• Boys’ Doubles Andrew Harris / Nick Kyrgios


• Girls’ Doubles Daria Gavrilova / Irina Khromacheva


• Legends Under 45 Doubles Albert Costa / Carlos Moyá


• Women’s Legends Doubles Lindsay Davenport / Martina Hingis


• Legends Over 45 Doubles John McEnroe / Patrick McEnroe


• Wheelchair Men’s Singles Stéphane Houdet


• Wheelchair Women’s Singles Esther Vergeer


• Wheelchair Men’s Doubles Frédéric Cattaneo / Shingo Kunieda


• Wheelchair Women’s Doubles Marjolein Buis / Esther Vergeer

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