Current Affairs 2012 - Questions and Answers

6. Nandini Parmar, in July 2012, became the first Indian to win a medal in the Asian Karate Championships when she won a bronze medal in the Asian senior, junior and cadet championship at Tashkent. She is from

7. Which of the following statements related to Wimbledon 2012 is/are correct?a. Serena and Venus Williams defeated the Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in the women’s doubles finalb. In the final of the men’s doubles, Marray and Denmark’s Frederik Nielsen beat Sweden’s Robert Lindstedt and Romania’s Horia Tecau.Select the correct answer using the codes given below

8. The eurozone nations, on 20th July, 2012, sealed a deal to provide rescue loans up to 100 billion euro ($122 billion) to the ailing banks of which of the following countries?

9. Buddhist artefacts worth millions-possibly dating back to the first century A.D. Gandhara School of Art-were recovered by the police in which Pakistani city in July 2012?

10. As per the CPI inflation data released in New Delhi in July 2012, retail inflation eased marginally to 10.02 per cent in June from 10.36 per cent in May. Which of the following kept retail inflation in double digits for the third straight month?