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Events of AUG 2011Updated 23 AUG 11
The state where the pollution control board has ordered closure of 22 coal mines
Jharkhand
The city in which a newly-laid Astro-turf hockey pitch, has been named after Indian hockey legend Dhyan Chand
Dhyan Chand
The disease affecting animals which has been declared to be globally eradicated
Rinderpest
The company which is being sued by thousands of South Koreans who claim it had invaded their privacy by storing a hidden log of their movements on their iPhones
Apple Inc.
Budh International Circuit, which will witness India's first F1 car race is located in
Greater Noida
The highly endangered cat species, Rusty Spotted Cat or Felis Rubiginosa, which is endemic to India and Sri Lanka was spotted at
Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
The recipient of V.V.Giri Memorial Award 2010 recognition of Dr. Panchmal Dinanath Shenoy his outstanding contributions towards the understanding of the emerging labour issues
The oil tanker which has been hijacked by Somali pirates with 21 Indian sailors aboard, off the coast of Oman
Fairchem Bogey
The biennial Asia-Pacific Golf Championships for the Nomura Cup, at which the Indian team a bronze medal were held in
Fiji
The second of Shivalik class stealth frigate manufactured by
INS Satpura
Mazagaon Docks inducted into the Indian Navy in Aug 2011
The person who has been chosen to receive the International Award in Statistics, jointly instituted by Government of India and International Statistical Institute, Woorburg, The Netherlands
Prof. Victor Yohoi of Argentina
The smuggling of this wood which has increased substantially after reports of usingPterosibilin, its extract to make pills similar to Viagra
Red Sanders
As per a report by Global Financial Integrity, the total present value of India's illicit assets held abroad is
$462 billion
The Sukhoi fifth-generation stealth fighter, which is being jointly developed by Russia and India is named
T - 50
The first aircraft carrier of China is undergoing sea trials, the aircraft carrier, named Shi Lang, was acquired from Russia and formerly named
Varyag
The GoI scheme which envisages promotion of e-Governance AGRISNET with the objective to provide IT enabled services to farmers and also for computerization of various offices in the States in agriculture & allied sectors is known as
The cargo vessel Nafis-I which was found to be carrying weapons and intercepted by the Indian Navy belongs to
Iran
The winner of men's singles title in the 2011 Rogers Cup held in Montreal, Canada. See also Sports Events
Novak Djokovik
The Prime Minister of Nepal who assumed office in Feb 2011 only to resign in Aug 2011
Jhalanath Khanal
The Audio-Visual presentation of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagores Jana Gana Mana poem in full five stanzas by various artists unveiled in Aug 11 by Finance MInister Mr. Pranab Mukherjee is named
Jaya Hey
The person who has been awarded the Tenzing Norgay Lifetime Achievement Award, 2010
Late Col Balwant Singh Sandhu
The director of controversial Hindi film Aarakshan
Prakash Jha
The winner of National Snooker Championship held in Chennai
Aditya Mehta
The winner of National Billiards Championship held in Chennai
Pankaj Advani
The SAARC nation which has recently banned smoking in public places
Nepal
The world's largest floating library which has recently docked in at Visakhapatnam
MV Logos Hope
According to the World Investment Report 2011 released by UNCTAD in July 2011, Indias position among the top 20 FDI recipients is
14th (it was 8th in 2009.)
The number of unemployed persons in the country as the latest reports available for 2009-10 is
9.50 million
The joint operation launched by the security forces of Bihar, U.P. and Jharkhand to apprehend the maoists is named
Operation Vishwas
The spacecraft launched by NASA on a journey to Jupiter is named
Juno
The Committee on Customer Service in Banks, constituted by the RBI in 2010, which submitted its report in Aug 2011 was headed by
M. Damodaran
The theme of National Environment Awareness Compaign Forests for Sustainable Livelihood 2011-12 launched by the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
The cargo ship which started sinking off the coast of Mumbai and the crew of which were rescued by Indian Coast Guard
M.V. Rak Carrier
The animal which has been added by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to the list of animals that cannot be trained or used as a performing animal under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960.
Bull
M T Pavit, an oil tanker that drifted in from the Persian Gulf and lay stranded at Mumbai on 31 Jul 11 belongs to (the ship was set afloat on Aug 15 and set on sail to Dighi port)
Panama
The Indian shooter, who has secured number one rankng in the world in doubletrap shooting
Ronjan Sodhi
The variety of mango grown around foothills of Girnar mountains in Gujarat's Junagadh district, which has been granted the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
Gir Kesar
The new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
Shri M. C. Joshi
Events of June 2011Updated 30 Jun 11
The Indian businessman who has been awarded the Rahul Bajaj Knight in the Order of the Legion of Honor by the French Government
Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary, which has been directed by the Environment Minister to be upgraded to a tiger reserve is located in
Goa
The person who has become the first Indian to be appointed the Chief Operating Officer of Global FMCG giant Unilever
Harish Manwani
The new Chief of Integrated Defence Staff
Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha
The person who has been conferred the Hindi Academy Shalaka Samman
Arvind Kumar
The person who has become the first Indian to be conferred Crans Montana Forum Award (The Crans Montana Forum is a Swiss International Organization created in Crans Montana (Switzerland) in 1986. It is formally recognised notably for its purpose to contribute to the construction of a more Humane World: "Committed to a more Humane World".)
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The new social networking service launched by Google is named
Google Plus
The place from which the nationwide socioeconomic and caste census to identify people living below poverty line (BPL) was flagged off
Shankhola, in Tripura West
The latest version of Microsoft Office launched by Microsoft in India
Microsoft Office 365
The protest by Mahatma Gandhi, which has figured Salt Satyagraha in the Time magazine's list of Top 10 Most Influential
Protests
The Indian journalist, who has been presented with the 17th Indu Sharma Katha Samman 2011 for his novel 'MaCluskieganj'
Vikas Kumar Jha
The new chief of International Monetary Fund
Christine Lagarde (from France)
The venue of 12th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony
Toronto, Canada
Meghdoot Awards which were conferred recently are given to
Postal Employees
The chemical used in IEDs, whose production has been sought to be restrained in Pakistan by the US
Ammonia Nitrate
The country which has recently ratified two UN Conventions - UN Convention on Suppression of Terrorism Financing and UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crimes
Nepal
The country in which two-month long Festival of India has been organised with effect from 26 Jun 2011
South Africa
The Indian writer who has bagged two top literary awards for her critically- acclaimed debut novel Saraswati Park -- the Betty Trask Award and the Desmond Elliot Prize.
Anjali Joseph
The Tourism Ministry is planning to set up 20 parks on Sentosa model to boost tourism. Sentosa is an island in
Singapore
The project launched by Indian Navy in MoU with
Sagardeep
IGNOU, for in-service training to its sailors is named
The salary limit below which salaried tax-payers are exempt from filing income tax returns as per the latest government notification
Rs. 5 lakhs
So that Others May Live, a coffee table book has been released by
Indian Air Force
The gas-based 726 MW capacity Palatana Power Project, which is being constructed by ONGC is in
Tripura
Ducati, the motorcycle manufacturer which unveiled its latest model Diavel in India, is based in
Italy
The first new generation Nerpa Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine, which will be inducted in Indian Navy by the end of this year is being procured on 10-year lease from
Russia
The chemical used for artificial ripening of fruits, which has been banned by Delhi Government
Calcium Carbide
The arm of ISRO, which has prepared a detailed national inventory of wetlands on the basis of satellite imagery
Space Applications Centre
The National Hockey Championship, which was held Haryana in Bhopal was won by
Forbesganj, which was in news for police firing on unarmed villagers is located in
Bihar
Dakshin Dare, a car and bike rally held in Jun 11, began in Chennai and ended at
Bengaluru
A mishap at Cuddegal iron ore mine site killed 3 people recently. Cuddegal is in
Goa
Konaben , ONGC's gas well which is in news for unstoppable gas leak is located in
Tripura
MV Wisdom, the cargo ship which was grounded at Mumbai after it broke off from the tugboat while being towed to Alang for shipbreaking belongs to
Singapore
India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, which has been launched in New Delhi, is under
Election Commission of India
The century's longest lunar eclipse which occurred on 16 Jun 2011 (past midnight of 15 Jun) lasted for
100 minutes
MV Suez, a cargo ship which was hijacked in Aug 2010, to be released recently after payment of a ransom belonged to (the ship had six Indians on board)
Egypt
The Hollywood action star, who alongwith Former Boxing champion Mike Tyson has been inducted into International Boxing Hall of Fame
Sylvester Stallone
Ustad Asad Ali Khan, the renowned musician, who passed away on 14 Jun 2011 was an exponent of
Rudra Veena
Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcano, which has erupted Chile early this month is located in the Andes range in
India's 10,000 MW Nuclear Power Project (which will Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh be the biggest when completed) has been given the clearance to come up at
Lafarge, an international cement company which is setting up a cement plant in Meghalaya and Himachal Pradesh is based in
France
The book by Jawaharlal Nehru which has been brought out in Braille edition
Letters from a Father to his Daughter
Indias first cruise liner and onboard training ship is named
M.V. AMET MAJESTY
Bharti group has exited the financial services joint venture with French firm AXA. The company has sold its 74% holding to
Reliance Industries Ltd
The island ceded by India to Sri Lanka in 1974, case Katchchatheevu for retrieval of which has been filed by Ms Jayalalitha in the Supreme Court
The age limit for the Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS) has been lowered from 65 years to
60 years
The latest warship commissioned in the Indian Navy INS Kabra (built by Garden Reach Ship Builders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata and named after an island in Andaman and Nicobar archipelago)
Worlds highest railway bridge which is coming up Chenab between Katra and Laol in Jammu and Kashmir is over river (to be built at a height of 359 meters, the bridge will be 35 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower of Paris)
The bird species (once found in large numbers in India), which has been uplisted by IUCN to critically endangered due to drastic reduction in numbers
Great Indian Bustard
Etisalat, a major telecommunication company in the world, which was in news when its Indian unit Swan Telecom was involved in 2G Spectrum scam is based in
UAE
The tennis player who won the French Open 2011 for the sixth time, defeating Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal of Spain
The new heavy lift military aircraft being procured by C - 17 India from the U.S. in a biggest-ever defence deal to be entered between the two countries.
The city which has been chosen to be the venue of UN Conference on Bio-diversity to be held in Oct 2012
Hyderabad
The company which joined the United Nations' Clean Development Mission (CDM) programme, which aims to reduce CO2 emissions from its operations.
Maruti Suzuki
Li Na who won the French Open 2011 (the first China Grand Slam for her country) by defeating Francesca Schiavone of Italy belongs to
The new President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with effect from May 29, 2011
Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan
Sania Mirza and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka lost in the French Open Women's Doubles Finals to Czech duo of
MI6, the intelligence service which hacked the website of Al-Qaeda belongs to
United Kingdom
The deadly foodborne bacteria which has infected over 1600 people in 11 European nations, including
Escherichia coli
Germany and Spain
A major initiatives launched by the Ministry of Rural Development to bring the poorest of the poor above the poverty line by ensuring viable livelihood opportunities to them
National Rural Livelihood Mission
The endangered species of deer found only in Hangul Kashmir (Dachigam National Park), census of which was conducted by the Wildlife Institue of India in Mar 11
The Tibetan Parliament in exile which has been recently in news is headquartered at
Dharamshala (H.P.)
India's national initiative guaranteeing free delivery, free medicines and diet for pregnant women in government health institutes is named
Janani-Shishu Suraksha Karyakram
The state which has increased the minimum age limit for buying and drinking alcohol from 21 to 25
Maharashtra
Events of May 2011Updated 31 May 11
According to a report published by the United Nations, India's population is projected to peak by this year
2060
The winner of Santosh Trophy 2011 held in May 2011 in Assam
West Bengal
The country which has released a postal stamp on Rabindranath Tagore to commemorate his 150 birth anniversay
Sri Lanka
The US Space Shuttle which made its last flight in May 2011. (it had first flown in 1992)
Endeavour
The new Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes
Prakash Chandra
The new aircraft being acquired by the Indian Navy for deployment on its aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya
MiG 29K
The medium-power radar being commissioned by IAF (developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation) to be deployed on Pakistan border is named
Arudhra
The country which has decided to shut down all its nuclear power plants by 2022, a decision that would make it the first major industrialised power to go nuclearfree in the aftermath of the atomic disaster in Japan
Germany
The country to which Tata Motors has first exported its small car Nano
Sri Lanka
The Committee constituted by GoI to examine ways to Chairman, CBDT strengthen laws to curb the generation of black money in the country, its illegal transfer abroad and its recovery will be headed by
India's longest railway tunnel, which is under construction Banihal in Jammu region. in the Pir Panjal mountain range will connect Qazigund in Kashmir with
The countries with which India has signed a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) to check tax evasion and facilitate exchange of banking information
Ethiopia and Tanzania
The professor of IIT-Mumbai who has been selected for the prestigious G D Birla Award for Scientific Research for his contributions in the area of electronic communications
Subhasis Chaudhuri
With effect from 01 Jun 11, women will be considered senior citizens for railway concessions at the age of
58
The new FICCI Secretary General, replacing Amit Mitra who has joined the new West Bengal Govt
Rajiv Kumar
Grimsvotn volcano, which has erupted effecting air-traffic Iceland in Europe is located in
The People's Tribunal on the Safety, Viability and Cost Efficiency of Nuclear Energy set up by the protesters against Jaitapur Nuclear Project is headed by
Justice (retd) A P Shah and Justice (retd) S D Pandit.
The Pakistani Naval Base, which was taken over by Militants for about 18 hours on May 22-23
Mehran
The venue of Second Africa - India Forum, India being represented by Dr. Manmohan Singh
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Three Gorges dam, the largest in the world, has been causing environmental problems in China is built on the river
Yangtze
The climber from Arunachal Pradesh who has become the first woman mountaineer in the world to achieve the feat of climbing Mt Everest twice in the same season (First on May 12 and second time on May 22)
Anshu Jamsenpa
Sea-bird Naval base, Phase I of which was completed in May 2011 is located at
Karwar, Karnataka
GSAT-8, aboard Ariane 5 launcher was launched on May Guiana Space Centre, Kouru 21 from
Oldest Indian woman and also the first woman from Jharkhand to scale Mt Everest. See interactivity on Everest Achievers here
Premlata Agarwal
The green innovative concept, evolved at the behest of the President of India, to create eco-friendly sustainable urban habitats is named
Roshni
The place in Madhya Pradesh, where a new refinery set Bina up by Bharat Oman Refineries Ltd has been dedicated to the nation
The Indian swimmer who has won eight medals, including three gold at the 54th Malaysian Open Swimming Championship
Virdhawal Khade
The state which has become the largest producer of biofertilisers as per the latest data
Tamilnadu
Gamesa, the company which has signed an agreement with power company Caparo Energy India Ltd. to deliver wind turbines belongs to
Spain
The country which has leased land in Uganda and Tanzania to improve food-security in its own country
Bangladesh
The new Chief Minister of Puducherry
N Rangaswamy
The onboard magazine of Indian Railways which has been released recently to be distributed free on Rajdhani/Shatabdi Express trains and AC coaches of Duranto
Rail Bandhu
The winner of Sultan Azlan Shah Trophy played in Malaysia (Runner-up : Pakistan)
Australia
The new Chief Minister of Kerala (from Congress)
Oommen Chandy
The founder of Bharat Kisan Union who died on 15 May 2011 (BKU was formed on 17 Oct 1986)
Mahindra Singh Tikait
The person who has been chosen to captain Indian cricket team during its tour to West Indies in Jun 2011
Suresh Raina
The sixth economic census is planned to be conducted by the Government of India in the year (the 5th census was held in 2005)
2012
The venue of 2011 Arafura Games which are held once every 2 years for upcoming sportsperson of the AsiaPacific region
Darwin, Australia
The Indian boxer who was the lone Indian Gold Medallist at the Arafura Games and was also awarded the 'Best Boxer' trophy
Pinki Jangra
Pakistan's new 330-megawatt nuclear power plant built with Chinese assistance is located at
Chashma
The person who has bettered his own world record of climbing Mt Everest 20 times by doing it the 21st time
Apa Sherpa
The founder of Super 30, (an Indian educational program Anand Kumar to train 30 talented students from economically backward sections for IIT-JEE), who is being conferred 'Education in Excellence Award-2011 by Doha Chapter of Bihar Foundation
The person who has been chosen for 2011 ITU World Telecommunication and Information Society Award by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the leading United Nations agency for Information and Communication Technology
Mr. Sam Pitroda
The lake on which Tulbul project, talks on which have resumed between India and Pakistan, is located
Wular Lake
The person who has been chosen for Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding 2009.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
The newly formed World Spice Organisation is to be headquartered at
Kochi, Kerala
Twelve-year old Mumbai girl nicknamed the 'Little Mermaid', who entered the Limca Book of World Records after becoming the youngest to win the Kimberley National Lake Argyle Swim in the crocodile infested waters of Kununurra, Western Australia.
Swapnali Yadav
The joint exercise of the Army and the Air Force being conducted in the deserts of Bikaner and Suratgarh in Rajasthan is named
Vijayee Bhava
Fivetime world champion who clinched her first gold medal of the year by winning the Asian Cup Womens Boxing tournament in Haikou, China
M C Mary Kom
The Indian origin person who has retained his position as Lakshmi Mittal the richest person in the UK for the 7th year in a row in 2011
The venue of 3-day film festival organised to commemorate the 150 birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
New Delhi
The new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh who has Jarbom Gamlin been appointed following the death of Mr Dorji Khandu in an aircrash
Maheshwar Hydro Power Project which was given the go-ahead for resumption of the stalled construction is located on
River Narmada in M.P.
The Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh who has died in Dorji Khandu a Pawan Hans helicopter crash
The limit for making payments using mobile phones, known as m-wallet, has been increased by RBI from Rs 5,000 to.
Rs. 50,000
India's fastest computer in terms of theoretical peak performance of 220 TeraFLOPS (220 Trillion Floating Point Operations per second) developed by Satish Dhawan Supercomputing Facility located at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) under Indian Space Research Organisation is named
SAGA-220
The venue of Asian Development Bank's 44th Board of Hanoi, Vietnam Governor's Annual Meet, India being represented by Shri Pranab Mukherjee
Events of Apr 2011Updated 30 April 11
Chief Minister's Sarvottam Shramik Puraskar and Labour Minister's Uttam Shramik Puraskar for workers in various sectors such as construction, manufacturing and transportation etc. have been launched by
Delhi Government
Shramik Helpline number launched by Delhi Government to handle complaints from workers.
12789
The coastal security exercise involving all the agencies looking after maritime security to be conducted on Goa's shoreline is named
Sagar Kawach
The new CEO and MD of Infosys Technologies
SD Shibulal
The new chairman of Infosys Technologies
KV Kamath
The place in Uttarakhand where Indian Institute of Management is coming up, the foundation stone of which was laid recently
Kashipur
The person who has been conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010
K Balachander
The person who has been appointed the coach of Indian cricket team in place of Gary Kirsten
Duncan Fletcher of Zimbabwe
The committee which has been appointed to look into Air India Wage issues is headed by
Justice Dharmadhikari
The person who has been appointed the chief of Indian Olympic Association in the wake of the arrest of Suresh Kalmadi
VK Malhotra
The first person to conquer Mt. Everest twice (in 1963 and 1965), who died recently
Nawang Gombu
The Indian cricketer who has been ranked 52nd in Time's MS Dhoni annual list of top 100 most influential people in the world. (The others are in the list are Mukesh Ambani (61), VS Ramachandran (79), Azim Premji (88) and Aruna Roy (89).
The table tennis player who has won the Joola Austria Junior and Cadet Open title at Linz, Austria beating compatriot Soumyajit Ghosh, and thus become the first Indian to win the Junior Boys singles title in the Global Junior Circuit events of the International Table Tennis Federation.
Harmeet Desai
The civil rights activist who has been honoured with the 2011 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights, South Korea's most prestigious award for those working on peace, democracy and justice in Asia
Binayak Sen
The police of this UT has become the first police force in the country to get Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for keeping a watch on criminal activities. (The UAV has been named Golden Hawk)
Chandigarh
Iodized salt is now proposed by the Government of India to Iron be additionally fortified by
X-SAT which was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C16 alongwith RESOURCESAT-2 is the first satellite of
Singapore
YOUTHSAT which was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)-C16 alongwith RESOURCESAT-2 satellite is a joint project of India and
Russia
Indian chess player who has won the Dubai International Open Chess by defeating Parimarjan Negi
Abhijeet Gupta
I AM KALAM, directed by Nila Madhab Panda, which won the audience award at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is produced by this NGO
Smile
Indian American cancer specialist and the author of 'The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer' who has been awarded this year's Pulitzer prize in the general nonfiction category
Siddhartha Mukherjee
The film which has won the best feature film award at the Geneva International Film Festival
The Desire
The actor-director who has been conferred the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, France's highest cultural award for her contribution to the development of IndoFrench cooperation in the field of cinema
Nandita Das
The space explorer mission launched by NASA in Dec 2009, which has recently released a trove of data from its sky-mapping mission to the world
WISE (Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer)
The country which has launched a Hindi website for providing better information access to families of Indian students
Australia
The city designed by German town-planner Dr. Otto Kolenigs Berger, which is celebrating 63 years of its formation this year
Bhubhaneswar
The Navratna Company which has been conferred the status of a Maharatna Company recently. See also Scope Awards and Maharatna and Navratna
Coal India Ltd
Companies
The Indian cricketer who has been named the Leading Cricketer of the World for 2010 by Wisden. (Virender Sehwag was the Leading Cricketer for 2008 and 2009)
Sachin Tendulkar
The jail at which National Literacy Mission has been launched to prevent prisoners from becoming second-time prisoners
Tihar Jail
The new chairperson of National Commission for Women with effect from 08 April 2011
Smt Yasmeen Abrar
Sanya the venue for BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-ChinaSouth Africa) summit in April is in (India being represented by PM Manmohan Singh)
China
The country, home to Europe's largest Muslim population, which has banned women from wearing fullface veils in public places
France
Beidou satellite launched as a part of Global Positioning System belongs to
China
The Chainsa-Sultanpur-Neemrana gas pipeline was commissioned recently. Chainsa and Neemrana are respectively in
Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
The new Chairman of State Bank of India replacing OP Bhatt
Pratip Chaudhuari
The sportsperson who has been chosen for the Global Diversity Award for Sports 2011 for his outstanding achievements in cricket and his recent induction into the
Kapil Dev
ICC Hall of Fame 2010, by the Next Step Foundation.
Arthur Road has been in news recently more than once. What is located at Arthur Road?
Mumbai Central Prison
A painting by moghul period painter Abul Hasan sold at a record price of Rs. 10 crores at an auction in London. The painting was a potrait of
Jahangir
With effect from 01.04.11, the National Floor Level Rs. 115/- per day Minimum Wage (NFLMW) has been revised on the basis of rise in All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers from Rs. 100/- per day to
IIT-Kanpur's indigenously built nano satellite which is likely to be launched by the end of June this year from Sriharikota is named
Jugnu
The state which has raised Koya Commandos to combat the naxalites
Chhattisgarh
The Kannada writer who has been chosen for Saraswati Samman instituted by KK Birla Foundation
S L Bhyrappa
The interim headquarters of International Renewable Energy Agency which will become its permanent headquarters
UAE
The new Chairperson of Central Board of Film Censors, Sangeet Natak Akademi Ms Leela Samson, is also the chairperson of this institution
The Indian tennis duo which have become number one in the ATP Doubles Team rankings following their win at Miami Masters
Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi
The cricketer who has been conferred Sai Ratna Award by the Sai Baba Temple Trust at Shirdi
Sachin Tendulkar
The state which has recorded negative population growth for the decade 2001-11 as per the provisional census data
Nagaland
Poco poco dance has been sought to be banned for the Muslims of the country to which it belongs. The country is
Events of Mar 2011
The controversial book "Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India" has been written by
Joseph Lelyveld
The renowned Bharatanatyam danseuse who has been appointed the new Chairperson of Central Board of Film Censors
Leela Samson
The airport which has bagged the ''Best Airport India'' award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark
Bangalore International Airport (BIAL)
By commissioning its UP based 600 MW Lanco Lanco Infratech Anpara Power, this company has become the largest independent power producer in the country
Rajiv Trivedi, the police officer, who became the fastest person to swin the Palk Strait on Mar 25 belongs to
Andhra Pradesh
The comet-hunting spacecraft which was finally Stardust
shut down after 12 years of operation
The country which switched to permanent summer-time from daylight saving time providing for different standards of time for winter and summer
Russia
Baselworld Fair being held in Switzerland is premiere fair in
Watches, gems and jewellery
The decade 2011-20 has been declared by UN General Assembly as the decade for
Road Safety
Odisha and Odia are the new names given to erstwhile names of Orissa (state) and Oriya (language) by this amendment bill
113th Amendment Bill
SIMBEX-2011, joint naval exercise being held from 18 to 25 Mar 2011 involve India and
Singapore
The new drug for Tuberculosis manufactured by Cadilla, released by the Government on World Tuberculosis Day, Mar 24
Risorine
Nirmal Gram Puraskars which were awarded recently, have been instituted by Ministry of Rural Development, for villages which achieve
100% sanitation i.e they are 100% open defecation free (ODF)
Two drugs which have been banned with effect from 18 Mar 2011. See more onBanned Drugs
Gatifloxacin and Tegaserod
Kavoshgar-4 rocket launched recently with a test capsule designed to house an animal belongs to this country
Iran
The recruitment agency which has become the first ever ISO-9001:2008 certified recruiting agency in the Government sector
Staff Selection Commission (Northern Region)
The Kraal, which was once Mahatma Johannesburg, South Africa Gandhi's house recently in news for Coal India Ltd's effort to acquire it and convert it into a memorial is in
The Chowmohalla Palace which has been given the prestigious UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Merit Award for Culture Heritage Conservation is located in
Hyderabad
The sports disciplines which were a part of Beijing Olympics, but have been removed from XXX London Olympics
Baseball and Softball
The Exhibition of Innovations being held simultaneously with the Udyanotsav is held at
Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi
The committee constituted to review aspects of the agreement between Antrix (Arm of ISRO) and M/s Devas Multimedia Pvt. in the S Band Spectrum allotment was headed by
B.K. Chaturvedi
The MPLAD fund available for Members of Parliament has been increased from Rs. 2 crores to
5 crores
Arjun, the Main Battle Tank developed by DRDO and finally inducted into the India Army in Mar 2011 is manufactured at
Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi
The place where World Kannada Convention is
Belgaum
being held
The per capita availability of water in India as per the latest reports is (See alsoWater Stressed Condition
1,625 cubic meters
The person who has been selected for the Chameli Devi Jain award 2010 for outstanding woman mediaperson.
KK Shahina
The state where Hyderabad based Atomic Minerals Directorate has discovered uranium reserves (Nalgonda and Tummalapalle)
Andhra Pradesh
Bru refugees who were in news for being repatriated from Tripura to their homeland recently, originally belong to
Mizoram
The book "Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography" has been written by
I K Gujral
Bhuvan, a satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth has been developed by
Indian Space Research Organisation
The state in which a case of illegal courts functioning by entertaining suits and issuing notices and summons has come to light
Tamilnadu
As per the latest report the state which has the highest number of wild elephants in India is
Kerala (6068), Assam (5281) Manipur (Nil)
Hinduastan Aeronautics Limited has tied up with Rosoboronexport to develop fifth generation aircraft. Rosoboronexport is a
Russia
company from
As per the latest report the state which has the highest rate of both urban and rural youth
Tripura
As per the latest government release the state which has the highest area of forest land under encroachment
Assam
The drugs which have been banned by the Government of India due to their side effects
Nimesulide, Cisapride and Phenylpropanolamine
The new scheme launched by Dept of Rakshak Telecommunications for jawans of Central Para Military Forces which would allow them to talk to their families at nominal cost
Pakistani leader who said, "The religious President Asif Ali Zardari fanaticism behind our assassinations is a tinderbox poised to explode across Pakistan. The embers are fanned by the opportunism of those who seek advantages in domestic politics by violently polarizing society."
Chutak Hydro-electric Power Project which is expected to be commissioned by Aug 2011 is located at
Kargil
The country which is the latest to join International Renewable Energy Agency
U.S.A.
The cricket player who refused a honorary doctorate from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences citing professional reasons
Sachin Tendulkar
The 2006 Noble Peace prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, who was removed from his position as head of microlender Grameen Bank
Muhammad Yunus
The commonwealth country which has decided to remove the image of Queen of England from its currency notes and coins
Fiji
The person who has been picked by the military Essam Sharaf rulers to be the new Prime Minister of Egypt replacing Ahmed Shafiq
The places at which the Government is setting up underground oil storage facility to ensure availability of oil in case of abrupt disruptions
Visakhapatnam, Mangalore and Padur.
The road-map launched by Ministry of Sports to Operation Excellence or OPEX 2012 train and prepare Indian sportsmen for the London Olympics 2012 has been named
The world's highest tower which has overtaken Canton Tower in China is
Tokyo Sky Tree
The cricketer Kevin O'Brien who scored the fastest ever century in a World Cup match off 50 balls belongs to
Ireland
The film actor who has been chosen for Mother Teresa Award for his humanitarian work
Prem Chopra
The place which has been chosen to set up a National Centre for Marine Bio-Diversity
Jamnagar
The Indian origin doctor, who has been Dr. Satya Vrat Sharma conferred the Order of the British Empire Award for his medical services
The states and UT in which the assembly term is expiring in May-Jun 2011
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry
Events of Feb 2011
The new chairman of the National Commission of Minorities
Wajahat Habibullah
The Karmapa monastery which was in news recently is in Himachal Pradesh
The 6th meeting of Environment Ministers of the four BASIC countries was held in New Delhi. The four BASIC countries are
Brazil, South Africa, India and China
The country which elected its first ever woman President Ms Dilma Rousseff who assumed office in Jan 2011
Brazil
The state in which Mobile Number Portability was launched as a pilot project before it was finally launched at the national level
Haryana
The US space shuttle which has been launched on its final mission, the shuttle will be retired after return from the mission
Discovery
The bank which has become a signatory investor to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global initiative for sustainable development
State Bank of India
The 11 year old girl who secured her Woman FIDE Master (WFM) title after winning a silver medal in under12 girls category at World Youth Chess championship in
Ivana Furtado
Greece recently
The G-20 meeting of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors was recently held in
Paris
The film 7 Khoon Maaf directed by Vishal Bhardwaj is based on a short story by this famous writer
Ruskin Bond
The second National Institute of Design is to come up at (The first is at Ahmedabad)
Jorhat, Assam
Pakistani Sufi singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager were held by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence for allegedly possessing undeclared foreign currency at Delhi Airport. The Act under the provisions of which they have been charged is
FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act)
The Consortium which has been launched by Environment Minister, Mr Jairam Ramesh to save Asia's vultures from extinction
SAVE (Save Asia's Vultures from Extinction
The Canadian rock singer who performed at the opening ceremony of World Cup Cricket 2011 held at Dhaka
Bryan Adams
The painkiller drug which has been banned by Himachal Pradesh(the drug is banned in several countries and in India, a decision to ban its use for children has been taken by the health ministry recently
Nimesulide
The country with which India has recently signed Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)
Japan
The sportsperson who has been awarded NDTV Sportsperson of the year
Leander Paes
New mosquito repellants called Maxo Military and Maxo Safe and & Soft Wipes, have been developed by this organisation
DRDO
The award which has been instituted in memory of Pandit Swarbhaskar Bhimsen Joshi and whose first recepient is Lata Mangeshkar
The person who has been awarded the 23rd Moortidevi Award (2009) by the Jnanpith Trust
Akkitham Achuthan Namboodiri.
The anti-inflammatory drug administered to animals, which is posing a threat to vultures feeding on the carcases on such animals
Diclofenac
The place at which the Third Asian Conference of the Colombo Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) is being held, India being represented by Ms Meira Kumar, Speaker of the Lok Sabha
The International Container Trans-shipment Terminal (ICTT) which was dedicated to the nation recently is located at
Vallarpadam, Kerala
The place at which a new Indian Institute of Management is coming up
Tiruchirapalli
The Russian equivalent of American Global Positioning System (GPS)
GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
The state which has introduced Online Answering Information System (OAIS) in its Legislative Assembly
Rajasthan
National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, the portal which is world's most viewed higher education site is a joint venture of
IITs and Indian Institute of Science
Antrix Corporation was in news for controversial deal with ISRO Devas Multimedia over alloting of shares S-band spectrum on ISRO satellites GSAT-6 and GSAT-6A. Antrix Corporation the commercial of arm of this government organisation
Facebook founder who was in news for being stalked by a person of Indian origin
Mark Zuckerberg
The city in which Aero India 2011 is being held
Bengaluru
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) of India has joined hands to develop state-of-the-art Concentrated Solar Power projects in India with
Abengoa, Spain
Sebi has made it mandatory for non-retail investors to apply for shares in public and rights offers through ASBA facility. This facility allows for debiting of money from investor's account only after share allotment. What does ASBA stand for
Application Supported by Blocked Amounts
The Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishwavidyalaya has developed 31 varieties of hybrid Maize seeds. One variety which yields 95.47 quintals per hectare is the highest yielder. It is known as
Dekalb Double
The 17th Commonwealth Law Conference with the theme Hyderabad 'Emerging Economies Rule of Law: Challenges and Opportunities' is being held at
A special stamp printed on 'Khadi' is being brought out by the Postal Dept on
Mahatma Gandhi
The World Philatelic Exhibition held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 12 to 18 Feb 2011 is called
INDIPEX 2011
The person who said that the 'political-bureaucraticAPJ Abdul Kalam judicial system' in India was in a 'cancer-like' situation and
needed 'chemotherapy' to treat it
The newly elected Prime Minister of Nepal
Jhalanath Khanal
The place where World Telugu Conference is being held
Berhampur, Orissa
The California based university which was in news for having duped hundreds of Indian students
Tri Valley University
The slogan for World Wetlands Day 2011 is 'Forests for Water and Wetlands'. The World Wetlands Day is celebrated on
Feb 2
The yesteryears black and white film starring Devanand, Nanda and Sadhana which has recently been released in colour
Hum Dono
'De Ghuma Ke', the Cricket World Cup 2011 theme song, composed by Shankar-Ehsan-Loy has been written by
Manoj Yadav
The newspaper founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale, which is celebrating 100 years of its foundation this year
Hitavada
The actor, producer who has been chosen to be a part of international jury at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011
Aamir Khan
The Pune campus of this private sector company will be provided security Central Industrial Security Force
Infosys
Surajkund, the venue of annual crafts fair where Andhra Pradesh has been made the theme state is located in this state
Events of January 2011
Shinmoedake volcano which erupted this month is located in
Japan
On 30 Jan 11, INS Vindhyagiri collided with MV Nordlake causing fire in INS Vindhyagiri. MV Nordlake belonged to
Cyprus
The state in which thousands of lawyers went on strike protesting holding of evening courts
Bihar
The TATA Steel Chess Tournament 2011 at Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands which Hikaru Nakamura of the United States won the first place and Vishwanathan Anand of India, the second was held at
The magazine of the Parliamentarians of India brought out by the Constitution Club of India is called
Central Hall
Ravenshaw University which was in news recently due to a dispute involving overseas students in situated in
Orissa
The marching contingent which has been awarded the Best Marching Contingent Award amongst the three services for the 26 Jan, Republic Day this year
Indian Air Force
The marching contingent which has been awarded the Best Marching Contingent Award amongst the Para-military for the 26 Jan, Republic Day this year.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police
The state which has launched 'hut-free state' scheme to replace all huts in the state with permanent houses over a 6 year period
Tamilnadu
The state which has decided to ban nonbiodegradable disposable plastic products like cups, plates and glasses with effect from 15 Aug 2011.
Himachal Pradesh
The CPI leader who has been honoured with the "Vidarbha Bhushan" award by the newly-formed Vidarbha Foundation
AB Bardhan
The singer who has been conferred Kerala government's highest music award, "Swathi Puraskaram", in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Indian music.
KJ Yesudas
The new Rs. 5 coins will bear the potrait of this President of India, in commemoration of 125 years of his birth
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Loreto College, which is celebrating its centenary Kolkata this year and at which Mother Teresa was once a faculty is located in
The state which is to be provided a rail link to Akhaura in Bangladesh, MOU of which is to be signed shortly
Tripura (Agartala)
Tuticorin Port Trust has been named after this V.O. Chidambaranar Pillai freedom fighter, who started the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company by procuring two ships and launching the first indigenous Indian Shipping service between Tuticorin and Colombo in the year 1906.
Maulana Gulam Mohammad Vastanvi, the VC of Darul Uloom Deoband stirred a controversy with his comments on Gujarat riots recently. The Islamic school is in Deoband which is in
Uttar Pradesh
Girnar mountain, which was in news for a new ropeway project awaiting clearance from the
Gujarat
Ministry of Environment and Forest is located in
The newly-appointed Commonwealth Games Organising Committee CEO
Jarnail Singh
The Additional District Collector of Malegaon who Yashwant Sonawane was burnt alive by oil mafia for interfering in the pilferage of kerosene in Nashik
The social networking site which banned an online group 'I hate Gandhi' for maligning Mahatma Gandhi
The Indian discuss thrower who ranked 4th at the Vikas Gowda 2010 Asian Games but was awarded the bronze medal because the original bronze medallist from Qatar tested positive for drugs -
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the Chief Indonesia Guest at the 2011 Republic Day celebrations is the President of
This tableau made a comeback at the 2011 Republic Day celebrations after a 3 year gap
Delhi Tableau
The Sail Training ship built by Goa Shipyard Ltd s the latest addition to the Indian Navy
INS Sudarshini
The National Communal Harmony Award 2010 was awarded to this writer and social worker
Acharya Lokesh Muni
The army officer from the Army Medical Corps who was awarded the Ashok Chakra for his act of bravery in a terrorist attack in Afghanistan
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh
The rank of India in 2010 Global Prosperity Index, listed by the London based institute,
88
Legatum
Pt Bhimsen Joshi, and exponent of Khayal Gayki of the Kirana Gharana who died on Jan 24 was awarded the Bharat Ratna in
2008
Jal Hans, India's 1st Seaplane Service, launched Havelock Islands. recently by Pawan Hans and the Administration of Andaman and Nicobar islands connects Port Blair and
India's 1st Geothermal Power Plant which is expected to come up in Maharashtra within the next three year is being set up by
Thermax
India's first private firm to manufacture small civil aircraft which is likely to roll out its first machines by March this year
Mahindra Aerospace
US court has issued summons against this Urban Dev Minister Kamalnath minister for his alleged involvement in 1984 antiSikh riots. The Indian Govt has sought diplomatic immunity for him.
The music director who will be given the Crystal Award for his achievements in the world of art and music at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.
AR Rahman
The state which has decided to issue multipurpose identity cards to its fishermen to prevent infiltration
Orissa
The committee which is looking into Commonwealth Games' irregularities
Shunglu Committee
The city in which Mata Gujri Herbal Park has come up in a total area of 2.6 acres.
New Delhi
The mass contact programme launched by AP government
Rachabanda
National Girl Child Day with the theme 'Adolescent Girls: Issues and Challenges' was celebrated on
24 Jan 2011
Italian built fleet tanker which was inducted into the Indian Navy
INS DEEPAK
India Art Summit 2011, held in New Delhi from 20 Fourth Dimension. - 23 Jan 2011 was organised by
The Russian built aircraft carrier which will replace Indian Navy's aircraft carrier, INS VIRAT by 2018
INS Vikramaditya
The Geospatial World Forum 2011 was held in Jan 2011 in the following city
Hyderabad
The Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, the first Animal ticks case of which was detected in Ahmedabad is transmitted through
The private airline company hitherto engaged in domestic operations has been accorded clearance by the government to launch international operations to Singapore, Bangkok etc. Earlier the company was in news for placing an order for 100 Airbus A320 aircraft.
IndiGo Airlines
Asia's largest literary festival, a book show held over 5 days from 21 Jan 2011 and organised by William Dalrymple and Namita Gokhale was held in
Jaipur
The parental house of this former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Ramnagar is to be converted into a museum to
attract tourists to the place. The house has been renovated by the UP Govt and will house things relating to his life and work
Jungle Mahal, a maoist affected area where train West Bengal services were temporarily suspended for about 7 months is in
The film which won the best motion picture The Social Network (drama) award at the Golden Globe Awards 2011
The actor who won the best actor award at the Golden Globe Awards 2011
Colin Firth
The actress who won the best actress award at the Golden Globe Awards 2011
Natalie Portman
This fair was held at Dilli Haat, New Delhi from 19 to 31 Jan 11. The fair is jointly organised by Council for Advancement of Peoples Action and Rural Technology (CAPART) and Min of Rural Development to facilitate the Swarna Jayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) beneficiaries, rural artisans, craftsmen, Self Help Group and NGOs to exhibit and sell their products and provide them with opportunities for additional income.
Shishir SARAS Mela
The organisation which is adopting 5 districts of Uttar Pradesh to promote Organic Farming
Assocham
It is a Windows-specific computer worm. It came Stuxnet into news as it is said to have damaged Iran's nuclear facilities in Natanz thus delaying the start up of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant.
Parashuram Kund, which received a record number of devotees who took a holy dip on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. According to a Hindu legend, Parashuram had once bathed in this kund to seek atonement from his sin of
Arunachal Pradesh (Lohit district)
matricide. The Hindus today believe that if a person takes a dip in the kund once, his sins would be wiped out forever. Parshuram Kund is located in
The state in which 34th National Games 2011 are Jharkhand being held
This organisation which was established on 15 The India Meteorological Department Jan 1875 keeps a watch on monsoon, cyclones, earthquakes etc. in India is celebrating 135 years of establishment
The team which won the Ranji Trophy for the first Rajasthan time in 2010. It defeated Baroda in the final match at Vadodara
As per Dr. Veerappa Moily , the Minister for Law and Justice, the pendency of cases in Indian Courts is to be brought down from 15 years to
3 years
As per ASER 2010, Annual Status of Education 3.5% (4% for 2009) Report 2010, released by the Vice-President of India Mr Hamid Ansari on Jan 14, the percentage of children not enrolled in schools for the year 2010 is (Read more in Current Topics)
The state which has decided to undertake GPS Mapping of all primary, middle, high and senior secondary schools in the state to identify locations for opening new institutes
Haryana
The Internet Protocol version which is set to succeed version 4 of Internet Protocol currently in use. IPv4 uses 32 bits and is nearing exhaustion . Government has decided to implement this version for all government departments by Mar 2010
IPv6 using 128 bits
SALVEX (Salvage Exercises), conducted in Jan 201 1 off Port Blair in the Andaman Sea,
the USA
involving INS Nireekshak, the diving tender of the Indian Navy and USS Safeguard a specialised salvage ship was jointly conducted by India and
The Indian industrialist selected for Jawarharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award by Indian Science Congress
Ratan Tata
R&D Centre for Defence Shipbuilding named National Institute for Research and Development in Defence Shipbuilding (NIRDESH) is to come up at
Chaliyam, near Kozhikode (Calicut).
The new Ambedkar Sanctuary, where migratory birds from Siberia, China and Europe have started flocking is located in
Pratapgarh in UP
First Indian Comic Convention to facilitate direct interaction between readers and writers for creating new projects in country's comic industry will be held in Feb in
New Delhi
Bilateral Naval Exercise VARUNA 10 was conducted between the Indian Navy and this country's navy in the Arabian Sea in Jan 2011
France
The new index of 50 companies out of BSE 500 companies launched by Bombay Stock Exchange in Dec 2010
Shariah 50
This 17-year-old social activist from Chennai has been selected to attend the five-day World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland starting January 26. She and her colleagues will address on the theme 'Shared Norms for the New Reality. Besides, spiritual gurus Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Amritananda Mayi and Nikhilananda Saraswati (Chinmaya Mission) have also been invited to the forum.
Anjali Chandrashekhar
New post cards introduced by the postal dept which will be priced at 25 ps and carry advertisements
Meghdoot Postcards
The 3rd Research Base at Larsemann Hills, Bharati Antartica, the foundation stone for which was laid recently at New Delhi is named
Questions on Current Affairs of 2011 - I1. Consider the following in respect of report released by UNAIDS in June 2011 1. 2. The rate of new HIV infections fell by more than 50 per cent in India between 2001 and 2009. The global rate of new HIV infections declined by nearly 25 per cent between 2001 and 2009.
Which of the above are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
2. Consider the following in respect of MF Hussain 1. 2. Through the Eyes of a Painter was the first film made by him. Before his death in London in 2011, he had accepted the citizenship of Qatar.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
3. With which of the following films was the artist MF Hussain not associated? a. b. c. d. Gaja Gamini Through the Eyes of a Painter Life in a Metro Meenaxi - A tale of three cities
4. Consider the following in respect of Census 2011-
1. 2.
In addition to male and female sex status of a person, new category other than male or female has been introduced. Separate codes for divorced and separated have been introduced in addition to married and unmarried status
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
5. Consider the following in respect of Katchchatheevu: 1. 2. It is an island located in the sea between India and Sri Lanka ceded by India to the latter in 1974. A case has been filed by the TN CM Ms. Jayalalitha in the Supreme Court for its retrieval.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
6. Consider the following in respect of World Environment Day June 5, 2011: 1. 2. The theme for the day this year was "Forests: Nature at your Service". India was chosen to be the Global Host of the day by United National Environment Programme (UNEP).
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
7. Consider the following in respect of Committee on Comprehensive Review of National Small Savings Fundwhich submitted its report recently 1. 2. The committee was headed by Shyamala Gopinath, Deputy Governor of RBI. The committee has reported that Postal Agents are being paid over Rs. 2000 crore as commission adding to the cost of small savings schemes.
Which of the above is/are true?
a. b. c. d.
Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
8. Match the volcanoes which erupted in the recent past in List A with the countries they are located
List-I (Volcano)
List II (Country)
A. Puyehue
1. Japan
B. Grimsvotn
2. Chile
C. ShinmoedakeCode: a. b. c. d. A - 2, B - 1, C - 3 A - 2, B - 3, C - 1 A - 1, B - 2, C - 3 A - 3, B - 2, C - 1
3. Iceland
9. Consider the following in respect of MV Wisdom which was grounded at Juhu beach recently: 1. 2. 3. MV Wisdom was hijacked by pirates who abandoned it when attacked. MV Wisdom, is a Singapore based cargo ship which ran aground after the cable attached to a tugboat snapped. The ship was being towed to Alang, the shipbreaking yard in Gujarat.
Which of the above are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 1 and 3 only 2 and 3 only
10. Recently, the police in Tamilnadu seized a large quantity of sea cucumbers from smugglers. Which of the following is/are correct in respect of sea cucumbers? 1. They are a poisonous variety of cucumbers, which have been banned by the Govt.
2. 3.
They are marine animals found on the ocean floors all around the world and are currently endangered. They are smuggled because of their supposed medicinal properties.
Which of the above are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 1 and 3 only 2 and 3 only
11. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the places in the Dakshin Dare car rally held in Jun 2011? a. b. c. d. Chennai - Kodaikanal - Coimbatore - Mysore - Bengaluru Chennai - Coimbatore - Mysore - Kodaikanal - Bengaluru Kodaikanal - Coimbatore - Chennai - Bengaluru - Mysore Coimbatore - Kodaikanal - Chennai - Mysore - Bengaluru
12. Match the Ships, which have been in news recently with the reason for which they have been so
List-I (Ships)
List II (Reason)
A. MV Wisdom
1. Hijacked by pirates with Indians on board.
B. MV Suez
2. Indias first cruise liner and onboard training ship
C. M.V. Amet Majesty
3. Collided and caused fire in INS Vindhyagiri
D. M.V. Nordlake
4. Ran aground while being taken to Alang for shibreaking
Code: a. b. c. d. A - 4, B - 1, C - 2, D - 3 A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3 A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4 A - 3, B - 2, C - 1, D - 4
13. Which of the following is/are true in respect of recent decision by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers)? 1. 2. 3. The ICANN has decided to allow virtually unlimited new domain names based on varied themes which will allow users to register domain names with innovative extensions. Such extensions (generic top-level domains - gTLDs) will be available on payment of a prescribed fee to the ICANN. Generic top-level domains have to be mandatorily in English
Which of the above are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 1 and 2 2 and 3 only Neither of the above
As per the historic decision by ICANN in Jun 2011, gTLDs can be in any language.
14. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Nerpa Akula-II class nuclear attack submarine? 1. 2. The submarines are being procured by India from Russia on a 10-year lease. They will be inducted as INS Chakra in the Indian Navy.
Which of the above are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
15. The anagram DISCOMS has been freqently in news recently. What does it stand for? a. b. c. d. Digital Selective Communications (in respect of mobile service providers) Division Support Command (of Army) Distribution Company (in respect of electrical power) None of the above
16. Consider the following in respect of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) 1. 2. RSBY has been launched by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India to provide health insurance coverage for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families. In June 2011, the scheme was extended to cover all registered domestic workers.
Which of the above is/are true?
a. b. c. d.
Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
Note: RSBY has been launched by the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
17. Consider the following in respect of Anjali Joseph 1. 2. 3. Anjali Joseph has bagged two top literary awards for her critically-acclaimed novel Saraswati Park -- the Betty Trask Award and the Desmond Elliot Prize. The Betty Trask Award is given to a debut novel by authors below the age of 35 who reside in a current or former Commonwealth nation. Desmond Elliot Prize is also awarded annually to the best first novel.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Only 1 and 2 All of the above
18. Consider the following in respect of the social security agreement signed between India and France coming into effect from 01 Jul 2011 1. 2. The agreement allows an employee affiliated to the French system, endorsed by India, to be maintained in the French pension scheme and vice versa. For medical insurance, accident at work and family benefits, these employees will be affiliated to the social security system of their host countries.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 None of the above
19. Consider the following in respect of double-hump camels 1. 2. Double-hump camels are not found in India. They are on the critically endangered list of IUCN.
Which of the above is/are true?
a. b. c. d.
Only 1 Only 2 Neither 1 nor 2 Both 1 and 2
Note: Double-hump camels are found in the Nubra Valley in Ladakh and are on the verge of extinction.
20. Consider the following with regard to the latest directive issued by RBI on transactions through ATM (w.e.f. 01 Jul 2011)? 1. 2. 3. Free transactions at ATMs of other banks are at present restricted to 5 per month. The facility is available only to savings account holders. Free transactions allowed at the ATMs of other banks will also include non financial transactions like balance enquiry and PIN change.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Only 2 and 3 All the above
21. Consider the following with regard to the latest directive issued by RBI on transactions through ATM (w.e.f. 01 Jul 2011) 1. 2. 3. The banks will have to credit amounts wrongly debited from the customer's account due to failed ATM transactions within seven days of the complaint, as against the current norm of 12 days. Banks will have to pay a penalty of Rs 100 per day if they fail to correct the wrong within seven working days, but only if the complaint is lodged within 30 days of the date of the transaction. The banks will have to send SMS and email alerts to customers for every transaction, as against the current practice of alerts for only select transactions beyond a certain amount, to check fraudulent transactions.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Only 2 and 3 All the above
22. Consider the following with regard to the Padmanabhaswamy Temple which was in news recently. 1. 2. The temple is located in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: The temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
23. Consider the following with regard to the Prime Minister's Shram Awards 2010. 1. The awards are given to selected workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers This year, no nomination was found suitable for the presitigious Shram Ratna Award.
2.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
24. Consider the following with regard to the French Open 2011 and Wimbledon 2011. 1. 2. The duo of Sania Mirza and Elena Vesnina lost in the French Open Women's Doubles Finals. The duo of Mahesh Bhupathi and Elena Vesnina lost in the Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Finals.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. Only 1 Only 2 Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: Elena Vesnina is from Russia.
25. Which of the following Indian bowlers has not crossed the 400 wicket mark in test cricket? a. b. c. d. Kapil Dev Anil Kumble Javagal Srinath Harbhajan Singh
Note: Harbhajan Singh took his 400th wicket against West Indies in Jul 2011.
26. Which of the following is/are true in respect of South Sudan which became independent on 09 Jul 2011? 1. 2. 3. a. b. c. d. It has become the 193 UN recognised nation in the world. It is an oil rich country with Juba as its capital India was represented by President Smt Pratibha Patil at the independence ceremony 1 only 2 only 1 and 2 only All the threerd
Note: India was represented by the Vice-President Hamid Ansari.
27. Zimbabwes NoViolet Bulawayo has won the 2011 Caine Prize? 1. 2. Caine Prize is given annually for African writing. It is named in memory of the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker plc
Which of the above is/are true in respect of the Caine Prize? a. b. c. d. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
28. Which of the following dates given below is not related to terrorist attacks? a. b. c. d. 26 Jul 2005 26 Nov 2008 13 Jul 2011 11 Sep 2001
Note: 26 Jul 2005 is remembered for Mumbai floods.
29. Consider the following in respect of Tripartite Agreement signed recently on the Gorkhaland issue 1. 2. The agreement was signed by the Central Government, West Bengal Government and Gorkhaland National Liberation Front (GNLF). The agreement provides for creation of autonomous elected hill council, the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).
Which of the above is/are true in respect of the agreement? a. b. c. d. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: The third party to the agreement is Gorkhaland Janmukti Morcha.
30. Consider the following in respect of Spect-R, a Russian astronomy satellite launched recently. 1. 2. 3. The satellite was launched aboard the rocket, Zenit RF from the Baikonour cosmodrome in Kazakhsthan. The satellite is designed to peer inside black holes, obtain views of collapsed stars and improve the measurement of the influence of dark energy on the cosmos. The receiver system of the satellite was built and space qualified by ISRO's Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad 15 years ago and then sent to Russia.
Which of the above is/are true in respect of the event? a. b. c. d. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 All of the above
Questions on Current Affairs of 2011 - III
31. Which of the following is/are true in respect of US Space Shuttle programme? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The US Space Shuttle programme began on Apr 12, 1981 with the launch of Columbia. Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis were the 5 shuttles used by NASA. Columbia was the only space shuttle to be destroyed during a mission. Challenger, Discovery, Endeavour and Atlantis were retired in 2011 and US does not have any more space shuttles. Kalpana Chawla was aboard Discovery when it crashed.
Which of the above is/are true? a. b. c. d. 1 and 2 1, 2 and 4 only 2, 3 and 4 only All are true
Note: Challenger was destroyed within a few minutes of a launch in 1986, the other three retired in 2011. Kalpana Chawla was aboard Columbia when she died.
32. Which of the following is/are false in respect of Indian Statistical Institute? 1. 2. 3. a. b. c. d. The headquarters of Indian Statistical Institute are located at New Delhi. PC Mahalanobis was the pioneer in establishing the Institute. Indian Statistical Institute has opened a new centre at Tezpur, Assam in Jul 2011. 1 only 2 only 3 only All of the above
Note: The headquarters of Indian Statistical Institute are located at Kolkata. (Just for information: PC Mahalanobis chaired the National Income Committee formed in 1949.)
33. Arrange the following in descending order of runs scored in Test cricket 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a. b. c. d. Sachin Tendulkar Brian Lara Ricky Ponting Rahul Dravid J Kallis 1-2-3-4-5 1-4-3-2-5 1-4-2-3-5 1-2-3-5-4
Note: Rahul Dravid with his century at Lords surpassed the total of Ricky Ponting to become the second highest run scorer in Test cricket.
34. Match the sportspersons mentioned in List I with the sports in List II
List I SportspersonA. Bombayala Devi B. V Santosh Kumar C. Dronavalli Harika D. Mayookha Johny
List II Sports/Games1. Chess 2. Archery 3. Athletics (Long jump) 4. Boxing
Code: a. b. c. d. A - 1; B - 3; C - 4; D - 2 A - 2; B - 4; C - 1; D - 3 A - 2; B - 1; C - 4; D - 3 A - 1; B - 4; C - 3; D - 2
Note: Refer Sportspersons in News
35. Who of the following is the manufacturer of BlackBerry smartphone devices? a. b. c. d. Apple Inc Research in Motion Samsung Nokia
36. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Sudirman Cup 2011 held in Quindao, China? 1. 2. 3. a. b. c. d. The cup was won by China defeating Denmark in the finals. Indian team was led by Saina Nehwal and P Kashyap. The cup carries a prize money of $1 million and is held every two years. 1 only 1 and 2 only 1, 2 and 3 None of the above
Note: Sudirman Cup does not carry any prize money and players play for the prestige of their country and BWF World rankings.
37. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Bal Shree Awards? 1. 2. a. b. c. d. Bal Shree awards are given by National Bal Bhavan to children between 9 to 16 years of age in four categories viz. Creative Performance, Creative Art, Creative Scientific Innovations and Creative Writing. National Bal Bhavan is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Child development and Women's Welfare. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: National Bal Bhavan is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD).
38. Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov were awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize for their pioneering research on Graphene. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Graphene? 1. 2. 3. a. b. c. d. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon. Graphene is one of the strongest, lightest and most conductive materials known to humankind. Future use of graphene may lead to faster computers and mobiles. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 All the three
39. Which of the following is/are true in respect of population projections made by the United Nations in May 2011? 1. 2. 3. a. b. c. d. India's population will peak at 1.718 billion by 2050, after which it will decline. The world population will reach 10.1 billion by 2100. India has been placed in the high fertility countries list. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 All the three
Note: India's population is projected to peak by 2060. India is in the intermediate fertility countries list.
40. Sudarshan Pattnaik has been in news quite often recently. With which of the following is he associated? a. b. c. d. Sand art Painting Odissi dance Classical music
41. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Ammonium Nitrate? 1. 2. 3. Ammonium Nitrate is widely used as a fertiliser. Ammonium Nitrate has been notified as an explosive by the Government of India. The possession and use would invoke penal action only if any composition had 50% or more ammonium nitrate content. 1 only 2 only 1 and 2
a. b. c.
d.
All the three
Note: Possession of any composition including emulsions, suspensions, melts or gels with more than 45%Ammonium Nitrate will be deemed to be explosive.
42. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Harish Hande, who was in news recently? 1. 2. a. b. c. d. He has been awarded the 2011 Magsaysay Award. He is the co-founder of Solar Electric LIght Company. 1 only 2 only 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
43. Who is the founder of Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan (BNGVN), or Sister Nivedita Rural Science Center? a. b. c. d. Nileema Mishra Harish Hande Medha Patkar Teesta Setalvad
Note: Nileema Mishra has been awarded the 2011 Magsaysay Award for self-help groups for financing village women.
44. Which of the following is/are true in respect of International Space Station? 1. 2. The station was de-manned before the grounding of American Space Shuttles. The Americans would now have to use Russian Soyuz, which are 'single-use' to reach the station which would be more expensive. 1 only 2 only 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
a. b. c. d.
Note: The Space Station is manned by Expedition 28 crew members (as of Jul 11). Using Soyuz is more economical than using the Space Shuttles.
45. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Geographical Indicator tag?
1. 2. 3. a. b. c. d.
The GI tag ensures that none other than those registered as authorised users (or at least those residing inside the geographic territory) are allowed to use the popular product name. The Registrar of Copyrights is the registrar of Geographical Indications. Darjeeling Tea was the first product to take the GI Product tag. 1 only 2 only 1 and 2 1 and 3
Questions on Current Affairs of 2011 - IV
Questions on Draft Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill - 201146. Which of the following according to the Draft Land Acquisition and and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill - 2011 is a Public Purpose? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Code: a. b. c. d. 1 and 2 only 1, 2 and 4 only 2, 3 and 4 only All are public purposes Strategic purposes: e.g., armed forces, national security; Infrastructure and Industry: where benefits largely accrue to the general public Residential purpose for the poor and educational and health schemes Land for private companies for public purpose Needs arising from natural calamities
47. For which of the following purposes, according to the Draft Land Acquisition and and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill - 2011 can the Urgency Clause be invoked? 1. 2. 3. a. b. c. d. National defense and security purposes Resettlement & Rehabilitation needs in the event of emergencies or natural calamities Fulfilment of commitment to Multinational Companies 1 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only All of the above
48. According to the Draft Land Acquisition and and Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill - 2011, which of the following types of land will not be proposed for aqcuisition under any circumstances? a. Irrigated multi-crop land
b. c. d.
Land belonging to tribals Any land in Union territory None of the above
Questions on Economic Outlook 2011-1249. According to the Economic Outlook 2011-12 released by the Government of India on 01 Aug 2011, at which rate is economy is expected to grow in 2011-12? a. b. c. d. 8% 8.2% 9% 7.8%
Note: Click here to access the Economic Outlook 2011-12.
50. Which of the following sectors recorded the highest rate of growth in the year 2010-11? a. b. c. d. Agriculture Industrial Services Both Industrial and Services sector grew equally
Note: Agriculture grew at 6.6%, Industry grew at 7.9% and Services grew at 9.4% in 2009-10.
51. Which of the following sectors is projected to grow at the highest rate (10%) when compared to other sectors in 2011-12? a. b. c. d. Agriculture Industrial Services Both Industrial and Services sector grew equally
Note: Agriculture is projected to grow at 3.0%, Industry is projected to grow at 7.1% while Services is projected to grow at 10.0% in 2011-12
52. Which of the following bodies releases the Economic Outlook for the country periodically? a. b. c. d. Ministry of Finance Planning Commission Economic Advisory Council National Development Council
53. Who of the following is the present chairman of the Economic Advisory Council? a. b. c. d. Pranab Mukherjee Y.V. Reddy C Rangarajan P Chidambaram
Questions on News item - India set to eradicate Yaws54. Which of the following disease has India been successful in eradicating till date? 1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d. Polio Small pox Guinea worm Measles 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 3 and 4 only All of the above
55. What is the mandatory period during which no instance (latent or clinical) of the disease should be reported before WHO can issue an eradication certificate? a. b. c. d. 2 years 3 years 5 years 6 years
56. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Yaws? 1. 2. a. b. c. d. It is a viral disease affecting skin, bone and joints. It can be cured by a single dose of long-acting pencillin. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: Yaws is a bacterial disease caused by Treponema pallidum subspecies pertenue.
Questions on News item - Commemorative Postage Stamp released on Rashtrapati Bhavan57. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Rashtrapathi Bhavan?
1. 2. a. b. c. d.
The construction of Rashtrapathi Bhavan was completed in 1931. Lord Reading was the fist occupant of the building which was earlier known as Viceroy's House. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: The first occupant of the building was Lord Irwin.
Questions on News item - Rs.1150 Crore Earmarked for Micro-Irrigation in 2011-1258. Which of the following defines micro-irrigation? a. b. c. d. It is a low-pressure irrigation system that sprays, mists, sprinkles or drips. It is an irrigation system deviced to supply water to smaller species of plants. It is a low-cost irrigation system. It is an irrigation system which does not use water from rivers, canals or tubewells.
Questions on GoI Press release - Power Generation Capacity Through Renewable Energy Sources Crosses 20,550 MW59. Which of the following renewable energy sources accounts for the maximum share of total power generation through Renewable Energy sources in the country? a. b. c. d. Wind energy Solar energy Tidal wave Bio power
60. What percentage of total power generation in the country is the power generation through renewable energy sources? a. b. c. d. 20% 11.5% 5% 2%
Questions on Current Affairs of 2011 - V
61. Which of the following is/are true in respect of United Nations Security Council? 1. The Presidency of the council changes every three months in the English alphabetical order of the country's names.
2. Code: a. b. c. d.
India has taken over the Presidency of the UNSC with effect from 01 August 2011
1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: The Presidency of the UNSC changes every month.
62. Saputara, the only hill station in Gujrat lies in which of the following mountain ranges? a. b. c. d. Aravalli Sahyadri Vindhyas Satpura
Note: The hill station was in news as noted actor Amitabh Bachchan has been chosen to promote it.
63. Which of the following is the second of Shivalik class stealth frigate manufactured by Mazagaon Docks and planned to be inducted into the Indian Navy in Aug 2011? a. b. c. d. Satpura Talwar Tarkash Sahyadri
Note: Shivalik class frigates are named after hill ranges in India. Sahyadri is also a Shivalik class frigate which is likely to be inducted after six to eight months.
64. Which of the following animals cannot be trained or used as a performing animal under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960? a. b. c. d. Bear Monkey Bull All of the above
Note: Bull has recently been added to the list of animals that cannot be trained or used as a performing animal under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960.
65. Match the sportspersons mentioned in List I with the sports in List II
List I SportspersonA. Vidya Pillai B. Suranjoy Singh C. Ronjan Sodhi D. Ivana FurtadoCode: a. b. c. d. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3 A - 4; B - 2; C - 1; D - 3 A - 2; B - 3; C - 4; D - 1 A - 1; B - 4; C - 3; D - 2
List II Sports/Games1. Boxing 2. Shooting 3. Chess 4. Snooker
Note: Refer Sportspersons in News
66. With reference to the game of cricket what is Hotspot? a. b. c. d. the point where if a ball is pitched, the batsman will not be able to see it. an infra-red imaging system used in cricket to determine whether the ball has struck the batsman, bat or pad. the place in the stadium earmarked for cheerleaders a situation when it is difficult to give a decision even with the help of third umpire
Note: Apropos the controversy of an Indian batsman applying vaseline on his bat during the India-England Test series
67. Which of the following is/are true in respect of spacecraft Juno? 1. 2. Code: a. 1 only The spacecraft has been launched on a 2.7 bn km journey to Jupiter. The spacecraft is expected to reach Jupiter by 2014.
b. c. d.
2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: The spacecraft will reach Jupiter by 2016.
68. Which of the following is/are true about the Anti-Collision Devices being installed by Indian Railways to prevent accidents? 1. 2. a. b. c. d. Anti-Collision Devices are developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited The devices use infra-red rays to detect the presence of other trains on the same track. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: ACDs take inputs from GPS satellite system for position updates and network among themselves for exchanging information using their data radio modems.
69. Which of the following is not one of the "Big Three" credit rating agencies of the world? a. b. c. d. Standard and Poor's Moody's Fitch Group JP Morgan Chase
Questions on Food Safety and Standards Act - 2006 which came into effect from 05 Aug 201170. According to the FSSA - 2006 which of the following is not included in the definition of food? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Code: a. b. c. d. 1 and 3 only 1, 3 and 5 only 4 and 5 only None of the above alcoholic drink packaged drinking water chewing gum unharvested plants live animals
70. The Food Safety and Standards Act - 2006 has repealed which of the following acts? 1. 2. 3. 4. Code: a. b. c. d. 1 and 3 only 1, 2 and 3 only 3 and 4 All of the above The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 The Fruit Products Order, 1955 The Meat Food Products Order, 1973 The Vegetable Oil Products (Control) Order, 1947
In addition to the above, The Edible Oils Packaging (Regulation) Order, 1998, The Solvent Extracted Oil, De oiled Meal, and Edible Flour (Control) Order, 1967, The Milk and Milk Products Order, 1992 and the Essential Commodities Act, 1955 relating to food have also been repealed.
71. Where is the head office of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India located? a. b. c. d. Mumbai New Delhi Chennai Lucknow
Questions on Annual Health Survey, results of which were released on 10 Aug 201172. The Annual Health Survey was carried out in 9 states. Which of the following is not one of these states? a. b. c. d. Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Uttarakhand Jharkhand
73. Which of the following districts of Uttarakhand has recorded the lowest Infant Mortality Rate of 19 deaths per 1000 live births? a. b. c. d. Rudraprayag Dehradun Nainital Chamoli
74. What is the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG)-4 National target in respect of Infant Mortality Rate to be achieved by 2015? a. b. c. d. 20 28 32 25
75. Which of the following rates is not calculated with reference to the number of live births? 1. 2. 3. 4. a. b. c. d. Crude Birth Rate Crude Death Rate Infant Mortality Rate Maternal Mortality Rate 1 only 1 and 2 only 2 and 3 only 3 and 4 only
Questions on Current Affairs of 2011 - VI
76. Which of the following is/are true in respect of Uranium reserves and Atomic energy in India? 1. 2. Code: a. b. c. d. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2 India has reserves of 1,71,672 tonnes of Uranium (U3O8) as of June 2011, which is adequate to fuel reactors of the capacity of about 10,000 MWe. India has a total Nuclear Power Plant Capacity of 4780 MWe.
Note: Based on press release by the Government of India.
77. Comoros, an archipelago was in news when a passenger boat capsized off its coast. Which of the following ocean - continent combination describes the location of Comoros? a. b. c. d. Indian Ocean, Asia Indian Ocean, Africa Atlantic Ocean, Africa Atlantic Ocean, South America
78. Match the sportspersons mentioned in List I with the sports in List II
List I SportspersonA. Aditya Mehta B. Virdhawal Khade C. P Kashyap D. Tintu LukaCode: a. b. c. d. A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3 A - 4; B - 2; C - 1; D - 3 A - 2; B - 3; C - 4; D - 1 A - 1; B - 4; C - 3; D - 2
List II Sports/Games1. Badminton 2. Swimming 3. Athletics 4. Snooker
Note: Refer Sportspersons in News
79. Which of the following High Court(s) was/were established under British Royal Charter of 1862? 1. 2. 3. 4. Code: a. b. c. d. 1 only 1 and 2 only 1, 2 and 3 only All the four Madras High Court Kolkata High Court Mumbai High Court Delhi High Court
Note: Delhi High Court was established under Delhi Court Act, 1966. Relevant News: Madras High Court enters its 150th year.
Reference News - Any bank can now join National Financial Switch (14 Aug 2011)80. Which of the following is/are true with respect to National Financial Switch (NFS)?
1. 2. Code: a. b. c. d.
National Financial Switch (NFS) is a system to co-ordinate the functioning of ATMs of different member banks. NFS is managed by the Visa Inc, USA.
1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 Neither 1 nor 2
Note: National Financial Switch is managed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) which has ten core promoter banks viz State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Canara Bank, Bank of Baroda, Union bank of India, Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Citibank and HSBC.
Reference News - See footnote81. Which of the following is/are true with respect to blending of ethanol with petrol? 1. 2. 3. Code: a. b. c. d. 1 only 2 only Both 1 and 2 All the three Ethanol is considered a green fuel and reduces pollution. Ethanol can be produced from sugarcane, which will benefit the sugar industry. Blending of Ethanol will reduce import of petroleum.
Note: The Government has decided on 16.08.2010 to implement Ethanol Blended Petrol (EBP) Programme upto a limit of 10%. However, as per availability of supply of ethanol, presently only 5% EBP Programme is under implementation in 13 States and 3 UTs, out of the notified 20 States & 4 UTs. (PIB Press release 18.08.11)
Reference News - Justice Soumitra Sen to be impeached (Aug 19, 2011)82. Under which of the following articles of the Indian Constitution can a judge of a High Court be removed from office? a. b. c. d. Article 124 (4) Article 343 Article 243D Article 356
83. A judge of the Supreme Court/High Court may be removed by a Presidential order after an impeachment motion has been passed a. b. c. d. in the Rajya Sabha with over 2/3rd majority with a turnout of not less than half the strength in the Lok Sabha with over 2/3rd majority with a turnout of not less than half the strength in both the houses with over 2/3rd majority with a turnout of not less than half the strength with over 2/3rd majority in both houses turnout not being important
Reference News - Turmoil in African countries84. Which of the following countries facing internal turmoil is NOT located in the continent of Africa? a. b. c. d. Egypt Syria Libya Tunisia
85. Match the countries mentioned in List I with