1. Which newspaper's office was recently attacked by alleged Shiv Sena members?
Maharashtra Times
Indian Express
Hindustan Times
On January 28 alleged Shiv Sena workers attacked the Mumbai office of Maharashtra Times because of a a report in the Marathi daily speculating that a sitting Shiv Sena MP was on his way to NCP. Around 20-25 activists entered the lobby of the main building and damaged furniture, flower pots, etc and burnt copies of the papers while shouting slogans.
Indian Express
Hindustan Times
2. Which country's prime minister was the chief guest at India's 2012 Republic Day parade?
Russia
Thailand
Philippines
Yingluck Shinawatra, the first woman Prime Minister of Thailand, was the chief guest at the 63rd Republic Day parade held in New Delhi. Shinawatra attended the ceremonial reception at Rashtrapati Bhavan and later in the day lay a wreath at Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi. Her visit to India was in the spirit of New Delhi's 'Look East' policy.
Thailand
Philippines
3. What was the name of the Pune bus driver who went on a rampage earlier this month?
Santosh More
Santosh Shinde
Santosh Mane
Driver Santosh Mane of the Swargate depot of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation went on a rampage on the busy Pune-Solapur road crushing anyone and everything that came in his way. Atleast nine people died in the incident and 29 were injured.
Santosh Shinde
Santosh Mane
4. Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who died in January 2012, was the former president of which country?
Germany
Italy
France
Former Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, who was head of state during the "Bribesville" corruption affair that overturned Italy's old political order in the 1990s, died at the age of 93. He was a former interior minister and speaker of the lower house of parliament and was appointed president in 1992 as the bribery and political funding scandal swept aside a party system that had run Italy since the second World War.
Italy
France
5. What is the name of former ISRO chairman who has been banned from government jobs following a controversy?
Dr. K Radhakrishnan
G Madhavan Nair
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
The former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair, who was appointed by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2010, has been banned from holding any government posts for his alleged involvement in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal.
G Madhavan Nair
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan



