Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 28 July 2012

1. In a “historic” session that lasted all of five minutes, which state's assembly met on Friday 27 July 2012 and passed a resolution restoring the membership of two expelled Congress MLAs?
[A]Uttar Pradesh
[B]Madhya Pradesh
[C]Himachal Pradesh
[D]Karnataka


2. German automobile giant BMW, on Friday 27 July 2012, launched its all-new 3 Series in India. The new BMW 3 Series CKD (completely knocked down) kits are assembled at BMW’s plant at Mahindra World City. Mahindra World City is located near to which city in India?
[A]Jamshedpur
[B]Pune
[C]Gurgaon
[D]Chennai


3. Which former Indian cricketer has resigned from the Essel Sports Private Limited / ICL and revived his association with BCCI on Wednesday 25 July 2012?
[A]Ravi Shastri
[B]Dilip Vengsarkar
[C]Kapil Dev
[D]Bishan Singh Bedi


4. Market regulator Sebi on Friday 27 July 2012 said in a notification that in order to facilitate a system for making online applications for public issue of __________ and to reduce the timelines of the issue process, it has been decided to extend ASBA (Application Supported by Blocked Amount) facility to these public issues.
[A]Equity Shares
[B]Mutual Fund
[C]Debt Securities (Bonds)
[D]Non Convertible Debentures (NCD)


5. The Samajwadi Party on Saturday, 28 July 2012, distanced itself from the person who took the interview of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, saying he is no longer a part of the party. This person is also a member of Parliament from Lucknow and the editor of Urdu weekly Nai Duniya. Name the person who took this interview?
[A]Azam Khan
[B]Shahid Siddiqui
[C]Ahmed Saeed Siddiqui
[D]Nafees Ahmad