Dec 30, 2012

Dec 2012 : General Knowledge




  • Icy moon of Jupiter :   EUROPA.
  • National Energy Conservation Day :  December 14
  • Chairman of Tata group : Cyrus P Mistry
  • Iraqi President : Jalal Talabani
  • Chief Economist World Bank : Kaushik Basu 
  • Chairperson of National Green tribunal : Justice Swatanter Kumar
  • U.N. envoy for Syria :  Lakhdar Brahimi
  • Egypt Draft Constitution : At a glance
  • Miss Universe : Olivia Culpo ( US) (Miss Philippines, Janine Tugonon, came in second, while Miss Venezuela, Irene Sofia Esser Quintero, placed third)
  • S korea President : Park Guen-hye
  • Civil Aviation Minister: Ajit Singh
  • World Environment Day on 5th June, 2012
  • World Population Day on 11th July, 2012
  • Russia was admitted into the World Trade Organisation on 22 Aug 2012, 18 years after negotiations began in 1993 as 156th member.
  • Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma : Elected as Chairperson of African Union Commission
  • Ivan Sutherland : Father of Graphics