IMPORTANT FACTS JANUARY'12

-Which of the following Argentinean bike rider died after being involved in an accident on the first day of the Dakar Rally?- Jorge Martinez Boero

-Who received Silver Bear award for the Best Actor at the Berlin film Festival?- Mikkel Boe Folsgaard

-The New York Times’ foreign correspondent and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who died recently, is-Anthony Shadid

-Who wrote the book “The Wolf Gift” released on 14th February, 2012?- Anne Rice

-Who won the Men’s Doubles title Australian Open Tennis Championship 2012?- Leander Paes & Radek StepaneK

-Which of the following Actor was presented with a National Medal of Arts for his contributions to American culture?- Al Pacino

-The fourth phase of the intensive ‘Tiger Monitoring Programme”, envisaged by the Tiger Task Force of the Union Government, began at the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR). KMTR is situated in which state?-Tamil Nadu

-“Inside Central Asia” is a book written by- Dilip Hiro

-World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on- March 15

-Which team coached by RR Jadeja won its second consecutive Ranji Trophy title at the MA Chidambram Stadium on 23 January 2012?- Rajasthan

-Which of the following states has the highest number of Special Economic Zones?- Andhra Pradesh

-Which of the following table tennis players won his maiden national title by defeating a six time champion in the final of the 73rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships in Lucknow on 29 January 2012?- A Amalraj

-Noted film critic who reviewed films for the Times of India died of cancer on 20 January,2012 at the age of 53? Nikhat Kazmi

-Which of the following author was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asia Literature 2012, at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Rajasthan on 21 January, 2012.- Shehan Karunatilaka

-The first European country to recognize Libyan rebels is- France