general knowledge 2013 pg2

How many medals are won by India in Olympics 2012?


- 6 medals, 4 bronze and 2 silver

Who is the first Indian male shuttler to reach Olympic quarters?
- Parupalli Kashyap

Name the first Indian women shuttler to enter semifinal at the Olympics?
- Saina Nehwal ( won bronze medal for India)

Name the shooter of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur) who won silver medal in Olympics 2012?
- Vijay Kumar ( in men's 25m rapid fire pistol)

Name the Indian woman boxer who won bronze medal in Olympics?
- Mary Kom

Who won bronze medal for India in men's 60 Kg freestyle wrestling?
- Yogeshwar Dutt from Sonepat, Haryana

Who won the silver medal in 66 Kg wrestling and is the first Indian to win two individual Olympic medals?
- Sushil Kumar

Who won bronze medal for India in 10m pistol event?
- Gagan Narang

Which country topped medal table in Olympic 2012?
- USA (104 medals; 46 gold, 29 silver, 29 bronze)

Players of which state got the maximum Olympic medals in London Olympics?
-Haryana

Who is President of India?-Mr. Pranab Kumar Mukherjee is the 13th and current President of
India.

Who is vice President of India?
- Mohammed Hamid Ansari (this is his second term as Vice President of India)

Who is agriculture cabinet minister of India?
- Sh. Sharad Pawar (Shri Sharad Chandra Govindrao Pawar )

Who is Finance minister of India?
-P. Chidambaram (Shri Palaniappan Chidambaram )

Who is Home minister (Minister of Home Affairs) of India?
-Sh. Sushil Kumar Shinde (Sh. Sushil Kumar Sambhajirao Shinde )

Who is defence cabinet minister?
- Sh. AK Antony

Who is science and technology cabinet minister?
 - Sh. Vilasrao Deshmukh (Shri Vilasrao Dagadojirao Deshmukh )

Who is health and family welfare cabinet minister?
- Sh. Gulam Nabi Azad