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and other information from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the Current Affairs Quiz for January 2012 will update you on the latest incidents that the world is talking about. The quizzes on Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well. 1. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) data for 150 countries over 40 years showed which two countries as the only two countries in the world where female infant mortality is higher than male infant mortality in the 2000s? a. Venezuela & Cambodia b. Nigeria & Ghana c. China & India d. Indonesia & China Answer: (c) 2. The fifth edition of the world future energy summit was held in Abu Dhabi from 16 to 19 January 2012. Abu Dhabi is the capital of ___. a) UAE b) UK c) Iraq d) Iran Answer: (a) UAE 3. Kamla Persad Bissessar visited India from 5 January 2012 to 14 January 2012. Consider the following statements on her. i) She is the seventh Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. ii) She is the countrys first female Prime Minister. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 4. What is SHADE? a) A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and China b) A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and China c) A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and Russia d) A new pact among the armed forces of India, Japan and Russia Answer: (a) A new pact among the naval forces of India, Japan and China 1. Market regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on 28 January 2012 decided to enhance the minimum investment amount per client managed by portfolio managers. Which of the following facts are not true with respect to the above statement? 2. SEBI decided to enhance the minimum investment amount per client managed by portfolio managers to Rs.25 lakh from Rs.5 lakh

3. insurance companies and mutual funds, which are broad-based investment vehicles representing the interests of the public at large to be included in the provisions of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 4. As per the current norm, SEBI (ICDR) Regulations preclude companies from issuing preferential allotment to entities which have sold any of their holdings during the six months prior to the relevant date 5. SEBI approved changes in the SEBI (Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996, which ask the asset management companies (AMCs) to ensure a fair treatment to all investors. a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Only 3 d. Only 4 Answer: (b) 2. The Union government in January 2012 decided to subscribe to preferential equity shares issued by which of the two public sector banks? a. SBI & PNB b. PNB & Union Bank c. SBI & UCO d. Bank of Baroda & Canara Bank Answer: (a) 3. According to the data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on 30 January 2012, the growth rate of eight core industries slowed down to what per cent in December 2011 from 6.3 per cent in December 2010? a. 2.5% b. 3.1 % c. 4% d. 5.2% Answer: (b) 4. The apex decision-making body of the communications ministry, the Telecom Commission decided to allow mobile phone companies to share spectrum. Identify the statement which is incorrect. 1. The Commission has however limited this facility to 3G airwaves alone 2. Only those operators that have airwaves in a particular region can share it. Spectrum can be shared only between two spectrum holders 3. Two companies can share airwaves only if their combined holdings do not exceed the limits prescribed in the M&A norms 4. Spectrum sharing deals will also have to be renewed every five years a. Only 4 b. Only 2 c. Only 1 d. 2 & 3 Answer: (c)

5. The Union government on 31 January 2012 revised the economic growth rate for 2010-2011 financial year to what percent in comparison to the previous estimate of 8.5 percent? a. 8% b. 8.4% c. 7.5% d. 7% Answer: (b) 1. Which team coached by R R Jadeja won its second consecutive Ranji Trophy title by defeating Tamil Nadu at the MA Chidambaram stadium on 23 January 2012? a. Karnataka b. West Bengal c. Andhra Pradesh d. Rajasthan Answer: (d) 2. Which Australian batsman was honoured with Austrlias highest civil honour - an officer (AO) in the general division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to the sport of cricket as a leading player? a. Ricky Ponting b. Adam Gilchrist c. Michael Hussey d. Andrew Symonds Answer: (a) 3. The 2012 mens final of the Australian Open went past the 2008 Wimbledon final time record, finishing after 5 hours and 53 minutes of play. Who emerged winner in the epic final? a. Andy Murray b. Roger Federer c. Novak Djokovic d. Rafael Nadal Answer: (c) 4. Name the woman tennnis player who won her win first Grand Slam title by winning in the finals of of the Australian Open 2012. a. Victoria Azarenka b. Svetlana Kuznetsova c. Maria Sherapova d. Caroline Wozniacki Answer: (a) 5. Which of the following table tennis players won his maiden national title by defeating a six time champion in the final of the 73rd Senior National and Inter-State Table Tennis Championships in Lucknow on 29 January 2012? a. A Sharath Kamal b. A Amalraj

c. N Ganeshan d. T.Raju Answer: (b) 1. Which electronic gadget maker predicting a fourth consecutive year of losses, named Kazuo Hirai as chief executive officer, replacing Howard Stringer? a. Sony b. Samsung Electronics c. Videocon d. Hitachi Answer: (a) 2. Binani Industries, the holding company of Braj Binani group, cquired a Belgian fibreglass company for 275 million euros. The Belgian company is a leading manufacturer of fibreglass in Europe. Name the Belgian company. 1. 1B 2. 2B 3. 3B 4. F2B Answer: (c) 3. Which state run company signed an agreement with its trade unions for increase in the wages under which minimum guaranteed benefit would be 25% of gross? a. BHEL b. CIL c. IOC d. ONGC Answer: (b) 4. Which of the following banks filed a criminal complaint against Sterling Biotech, and its six directors, for allegedly defaulting on repayments on credit facilities provided by the public sector lender? a. State Bank of Travancore b. State Bank of Mysore c. State Bank of Patiala d. State Bank of Indore Answer: (b) 5. Shailesh Rao, managing director (media & platforms) at Googles Asia-Pacific operations, left the worlds biggest Internet search company to set up the international business of which of the following companies? a. Yahoo b. Rediffmail c. Skype d. Twitter Answer: (d)

1. Union Cabinet of India on 24 January 2012 renamed the Mana Airport at Raipur as the___ Airport, Raipur. a) Swami Vivekananda b) Ramakrishna Paramhamsa c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Jawaharlal Nehru Answer: (a) Swami Vivekananda 2. Which one of the following state governments decided to constitute Jaisalmer Fort development authority? a) Rajasthan b) Bihar c) Madhya Pradesh d) Gujarat Answer: (a) Rajasthan 3. Noted film critic who reviewed films for the Times of India died of cancer on 20 January 2012 at 53? a. Nikhat Kazmi b. Raja Sen c. Subhash K. Jha d. Pauline Kael Answer: (a) 4. Inter-ministerial coordination committee for tourism sector Headed by Principal Secretary to the PM Pulok Chatterjee in its meeting on 19 January 2012 decided to extend Visa-on-Arrival facility to Goa, Hyderabad, Kochi and Bangaluru airports to help double the foreign tourist arrivals. With respect to this statement which of the two statements given below are true? 1. Currently, Visa-on-Arrival is extended to 11 countries including Japan, Philippines, Singapore, New Zealand, Vietnam and Finland. 2. The Visa-on-Arrival facility is now available at four international airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 & 2 d. None of the above statements are true Answer: (c) 5. Which of the following authors was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asia Literature 2012, at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Rajasthan on 21 January 2012. Karunatilka won $50,000 for his book Chinaman? a. Dr Alastair Niven b. Dr Fakrul Alam c. Shehan Karunatilaka d. Marie Brenner Answer: (c)

1. India and Pakistan on 25 January 2012 agreed to transit fee formula for Tapi gas pipeline project in New Delhi. Tasi gas pipeline project comprises a) India, Pakistan and Tajikistan b) India, Pakistan and Russia c) India, Pakistan and Iran d) India, Pakistan and Afghanistan Answer: (a) India, Pakistan and Tajikistan 2. The military rulers declared partial lifting of emergency in Egypt. The move came into effect from__. a) 25 January 2012 b) 22 January 2012 c) 20 January 2012 d) 28 January 2012 Answer: (a) 25 January 2012 3. India signed agreement with OECD( Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) to check both tax evasion and avoidance. The headquarters of OECD are in___. i) Paris b) London c) New York d) Washington DC Answer: (a) Paris 4. The influential 1950s rhythm-and-blues singer, Etta James died on 20 January 2012 from complications of leukemia. Which of the following facts about her is/are not true? 1. Etta James is best known for her show-stopping hit At Last 2. Three-time Grammy winner hit the R&B charts with 30 singles, and placed nine of those songs in pop musics top 40 3. James last album, The Wallflower, was released in 2011 4. James won her first Grammy in 1995 for her album, Mystery Lady: The Songs of Billie Holiday 5. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993 a. Only 5 b. Only 1 c. Only 3 d. 2 & 5 Answer: (c) 5. Whose record did Dutch teeager Laura Dekker break on 21 January 2012 when she became the youngest sailor to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world? a. Jessica Watson b. Alena Ladev c. Christiana Notham d. Bisht Jove Answer: (a)

1. Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) estimated Corporate Indias sales to grow by what per cent in 2011-12? a. 21.6% b. 20.8% c. 22 d. 23.7% Answer: (a) 2. According to the report by Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) released in January 2012, gems and jewellery exports fell into the negative zone to $3 billion in December 2011. What per cent fall did it register in the month in question? a. 10.33% b. 12.17% c. 13.33% d. 15% Answer: (d) 3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 24 January 2012 cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis point. The current CRR stands at what percent? a. 5% b. 5.5% c. 6% d. 6.5% Answer: (b) 4. The Reserve Bank of India on 24 January 2012 also kept the repo rate unchanged for the second consecutive time after raising it 13 times between March 2010 and October 2011. What is the present repo rate? a. 8% b. 7.5% c. 8.5% d. 9% Answer: (c) 5. The poor performance of National Pension System, or NPS led the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to change the incentive structure for the distributors. Which of the following statements in this regard is/are not true? 1. The pension regulator on the basis of the recommendation of the G.N. Bajpai committee constituted by PFRDA to review NPS, fixed the incentive at 0.25% of the subscription amount 2. As per PFRDAs measures announceds, a distributor will get a flat Rs 50 on initial subscription and 0.05% of the initial subscription amount 3. Every year on subsequent investments, the point of presence will be entitled to 0.25% of that amount. 4. The minimum that a point of presence can charge is Rs 20 and the maximum Rs 25000. a. Only 1 b. Only 2

c. Only 3 d. Only 4 Answer: (b) 1. The Bangalore-based pharmaceutical major, Strides Arcolab, sold its 94 per cent stake in Ascent Pharmahealth, a subsidiary with operations in Australia and Southeast Asia, to which of the following U.S.-based pharma companies? a. Watson Pharmaceuticals b. Abbott Laboratories c. Pfizer d. Derma Sciences Answer: (a) 2. The Board of Approval (BoA) under the Commerce Ministry on 24 January 2012 approved the proposal of this company to set up a special economic zone (SEZ) at Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Identify the company. a. Reliance Industries b. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) c. Hero Motors d. Infosys Answer: (b) 3. Which private life insurance company from India on 25 January 2012 launched its first international operations with the opening of its representative office in Dubai? a. Kotak Insurance b. New India Insurance c. HDFC Life d. Religare Insurnce Answer: (c) 4. Name the worlds largest biotechnology company, agreed to buy Micromet in a $1.16 billion deal to gain an experimental leukemia drug. a. Celgene Drug b. B B Biotech c. Dechert d. Amgen Answer: (d) 5. Which channel developed a 52-week special India: Wild Encounters to focuss on India's enchanting wildlife s well as take viewers on an exploration spree ? a. Discovery India b. Animal Planet c. Sony d. National Gepgraphy Answer: (b)

1. Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago visited India from 5 January 2012 to 14 January 2012. Who among the following is the Prime Minister of Trinidad & Tobago? a) Kamla Persad Bissessar b) Hosni Mubarak c) Manmohan Singh d) Naresh Goyal Answer: (a) Kamla Persad Bissessar 2. The fifth edition of the World Future Energy summit began in__. a) Abu Dhabi b) New Delhi c) Tehran d) Dhaka Answer: (a) Abu Dhabi 3. Memogate scandal is related to which one of the following countries? a) Pakistan b) Sri Lanka c) China d) India Answer: (a) Pakistan 4. Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan and International Asociation of Sanskrit Studies jointly organised the 15th World Sanskrit conference from 5 to 10 January 2012 at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi. Where was the 14th World Sanskrit conference held? a. Kyoto, Japan b. Beijing, China c. Colombo, Sri Lanka d. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Answer: (a) 5. Identify this politicial with the help of the following clues. 1. Leader of the Sandinista movement which overthrew the US-backed Somoza dictatorship in 1979 2. After the Nicaraguan Revolution resulted in the overthrow and exile of the Somoza's government in 1979, he became a member of the ruling multipartisan Junta of National Reconstruction. 3. He was elected as the 83rd Nicaraguan president in 2006. He had previously served as the 79th President, between 1985 and 1990. 4. He made alliances with fellow Latin American socialists and signed Nicaragua up to the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas. a. Enrique Bolaos b. Arnoldo Alemn c. Daniel Ortega d. Hugo Chvez Answer: (c)

1. 10th PBD( Pravasi Bhartiya Divas) was held at which one of the following Indian cities? a) Jaipur b) Patna c) New Delhi d) Chennai Answer: (a) Chennai 2. Planning Commission of India on 18 January 2012 approved Rudrasagar development scheme. The scheme is related__. a) Tripura b) Assam c) Manipur d) Sikkim Answer: (a) Tripura 3. Writer/diplomat Pavan K. Varma's new book set in contemporary India and in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, was launched in the New Delhi by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, the Queen Mother of Bhutan in January 2012. The protagonist Anand is wrongly diagnosed with cancer. He quits his high-power job and loses himself in a Bhutanese retreat. Name the book. a. When Loss is Gain b. Ghalib: The Man c. The Great Indian Middle Class d. The Times Answer: (a) 4. Identify the photographer with the help of the following clues. 1. She was Indias first woman photo-journalist and was the only professional woman photojournalist between 1939 and 1970 2. She was commonly known by her pseudonym Dalda 13 3. She also captured the first flag-hoisting ceremony at the Red Fort on August 16 1947, the departure of Lord Mountbatten from India and the funerals of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri. 4. The Padma Bhushan Awardee breathed her last on 15 January 2012. a. Ronika Kandhari b. Asha Kochar c. Prabuddha Dasgupta d. Homai Vyarawala Answer: (d) 5. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 11 January 2012 launched the signature tune of the Indian Customs Pragati ki Dhadkan in New Delhi. The signature tune was composed by which of the noted music directors? a. A. R. Rahman b. Aadesh Shrivastava c. Adnan Sami

d. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy Answer: (b) 1. Scientists identified a new gene in maize plants called__. a) Meg1 b) Meg2 c) Meg3 d) Meg4 Answer: (a) Meg1 2. Researchers discovered new earthworm species in Port Blair. What is the name of the new species? a) Moniligaster ivaniosi b) Annelida c) Nematoda d) Onychophora Answer: (a): Moniligaster ivaniosi 3. Scientists recently developed a new wireless device to detect the presence of termites. Consider the following statements: i) when the new device detects the presence of termites, it sends an SMS or email to a pest control firm. ii) The device is made of a tiny sensor, even smaller than a fingernail. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a): Both i and ii are correct 4. The scientists claimed that the Meteorite, which fell in Morocco in July 2011, was from Mars. The event happened for the first time in__ years. a) 50 b) 100 c) 200 d) 150 Answer: (a) 50 5. Scientists found the Extinct Monkey, the Millers Grizzled Langur in the forests of___. a) Indonesia b) Malaysia c) India d) Africa Answer: (a) Indonesia 1. As per the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) data, industrial production bounced back with a growth of what per cent in November 2011, marking a five-month high in a reversal from the

negative trend witnessed in October 2011? a. 5.9% b. 6.5% c. 7% d. 8.2% Answer: (a) 2. India on 13 January 2012 extended for how many years an anti-dumping duty on import of four Chinese products like nylon filament yarn, Saccharin, cellophane transparent film etc? a. 3 years b. 5 years c. 10 years d. 12 years Answer: (b) 3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on 13 January 2012 issued guidelines on compensation of wholetime directors, chief executive officers and other risk takers in private and foreign banks. Which of the following facts regarding the above statement is/are not true. 1. The central banks directions are aimed at preventing greed from destabilising the institution. 2. The guiderlines include provisions to clawback pay if transactions fail years after origination 3. The norms provided also include capping the variable component of the compensation at 48% of the fixed pay in a year 4. As per the guidelines issued, banks are permitted to exclude the Employees Stock Option Plan from variable pay a. Only 2 b. Only 4 c. Only 3 d. 2 & 4 Answer: (c) 4. Which of the following bodies unveiled rules for direct investment in stocks by foreign investors, including individuals to put curbs on opaque structures to prevent routing of funds by resident Indians? a. IRDA b. FICCI c. CCI d. SEBI Answer: (d) 5. As per the Wholesale Price Index, published by the government on 16 January 2012, Reduced food prices caused the inflation to dip to a year low at what per cent in December 2011? a. 7.47% b. 7.65% c. 6.33%

d. 5.41% Answer: (a) 1. Which of the following companies infused Rs 520 crore equity into BSES Delhi distribution companies as part of Rs 5,100 crore financial package being worked by IDBI a. NTPC b. RIL c. Adani Power Ltd d. Birla Group Answer: (b) 2. Suzlon Energy signed a memorandum of understanding with this State Government as a part of the CII's Partnership Summit that concluded on 13 January 2012. As per the MoU, Suzlon Energy will develop wind power projects totalling 3,000 MW in Andhra Pradesh over the next four years, involving potential investment of up to Rs.18,000 crore. Name the state government with which the MoU was signed. a. Andhra Pradesh government b. Gujarat governemnt c. Orissa government d. Arunachal Pradesh government Answer: (a) 3. Name the auto making company which launched three new variants of the Eon-D Lite plus, Era plus and Magna plus in the Indian market in January 2012. a. Tata Motors b. Hyundai Motor India c. Volkswagen d. Maruti Suzuki Answer: (b) 4. The Government of which of the following countries acquired 1.09 per cent stake, currently worth about Rs.2500 crore, in Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), the company's latest shareholding data show? a. Malaysia b. Japan c. Phillipines d. Singapore Answer: (d) 5. Which Photography Pioneer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 19 January 2012 making it likely for the 132-year-old trailblazer to become the most storied casualty of a digital age? a. Eastman Kodak Company b. Fuji c. Nikon d. Canon

Answer: (a) 6. Which company retained its top position in Interbrand's list of the top 100 global brands in 2011? a. Apple b. Coca cola c. Microsoft d. Google Answer: (b) 1. He was conferred with the first S K Singh Award for excellence in the Indian Foreign Service on 6 January 2012. Identify the diplomat. a. Ranjan Mathai b. Shivshankar Menon c. D Bala Venkatesh Verma d. K. Raghunath Answer: (c) 2. Which Ministry prepared draft policy seeking to increase private participation and opens the doors for foreign direct investors for expanding its network? a. Railways Ministry b. Ministry of Rural Development c. Ministry of Commerce and Industry d. Defence Ministry Answer: (a) 3. Six researchers from five science streams were honoured with this prize by the former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Bangalore on 9 January 2012. Name the prize in question. a. Infosys Prize b. India Science Prize c. Rolls-Royce Science Prize d. Young Scientist Award Answer: (a) 4. Which one of the following state governments launched Panch Parmeshwar scheme? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Bihar c) UP d) Kerala Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh 5. The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the setting up of NCTC. What is the full form of NCTC? a) National Counter Terrorism Centre b) National Trade Cooperation c) National Central Terrorism Centre

d) National Council for Trade Cooperation Answer: (a) National Counter Terrorism Centre 1. Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India went up by what per cent to $2.53 billion in November 2011, indicating an improvement in investor sentiment? a. 56% b. 49% c. 33% d. 26% Answer: (a) 2. As per the Forward Markets Commission data released on 9 January 2012 that the turnover of the 21 commodity exchanges in India increased by 66% to what amount till December 2011? a. Rs 123 lakh crore b. Rs 137.22 lakh crore c. Rs 100.57 lakh crore d. Rs 93 lakh crore Answer: (b) 3. Indirect tax collections increased by what per cent to Rs 285787 crore during AprilDecember 2011 driven by an increase in service tax mop-up? a. 15% b. 14.56% c. 16.1% d. 16.33% Answer: (c) 4. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) notified that the Commerce Ministry on on 11 January 2012 lowered the minimum export price of onions by $100 a tonne to boost exports. What is the changed minimum export price of onion? a. $200 a tonne b. $250 a tonne c. $300 a tonne d. $150 a tonne Answer: (d) 5. Prime Minister's Office on 11 January 2012 directed cash-rich public sector undertakings (PSUs) to invest around Rs.1.76 lakh crore to act as a stimulus in the next fiscal 2012-13. What is the amount to be invested domestically? a. Rs.1.41 lakh crore b. Rs 1.57 lakh crore c. Rs 2.50 lakh crore d. Rs 3.19 lakh crore Answer: (a)

1. According to the draft sports policy of this state Government released on 11 January 2012, a special life-time achievement award, in memory of G.V. Raja, the founder-president of the State Sports Council is to be instituted. Which State is being referred to? a. Karnataka b. Kerala c. Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh Answer: (b) 2. Which team defeated Uttarakhand 25-22, 25-22, 25-13 in the mens category to win the National title for the fourth time, in the 60th senior National volleyball championship, at the Balbir Juneja Indoor Stadium, Raipur on 11 January 2012? a. Kerala b. Andhra Pradesh c. West Bengal d. Tamil nadu Answer: (a) 3. Which team extended their hegemony by defeating Kerala 25-12, 25-14, 25-16 in a onesided final in the womens category at the 60th senior National volleyball championship? a. Punjab b. Services c. Railways d. Delhi Answer: (c) 4. This footballer was awarded the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or on 9 january 2012 in Zurich. He won the award for the third consecutive year for the world's outstanding footballer. Identify the footballer. a. Cristiano Ronaldo b. Xavi c. Sergio Ramos d. Lionel Messi Answer: (d) 1. State-run Northern Coalfields (NCL) agreed to surrender land required to mine two blocks attached to the Sasan ultra mega power plant to which of the following companies giving the comapany the benefit of over Rs 6000 crore over the life of the venture? a. Reliance Power b. Adani Power c. Birla Power Solutions d. DLF Power Answer: (a) 2. Which car took home the crown of Indian Car Of The Year 2012 in January 2012? a. Toyota Etios Liva

b. Maruti Suzuki Swift c. Hyundai Verna d. Hyundai Eon Answer: (b) 3. B. D. Park was appointed the President and CEO of this electronic majors South West Asia Operations and Managing Director of its India operations. Which electronic major is in question here? a. Phillips b. Videocon c. Samsung d. LG Answer: (c) 4. Maldives authorities allowed Male International Airport operator to collect airport development and insurance charges from passengers, nearly a month after a local court barred the Bangalore-based company from doing so. Name the operator. a. GMR Infrastructure b. International Air Transport Association (IATA) c. Fraport AG d. DIAL Answer: (a) 5. Which French construction major entered the Indian market by buying out 100 per cent stake in NAPC, a Chennai-based construction company? a. Sinopec Engineering b. Uhde c. Vinci d. Snamprogetti Answer: (c) 1. India signed MoU( Memorandum of Understanding) on tourism with ASEAN on 12 January 2012. The agreement took place in__. a) Manado b) Jakarta c) Malaysia d) Manila Answer: (a) Manado 2. Pravasi Bhartiya Divas-2012 was held in Jaipur. Jaipur is the capital of which one of the following states? a) Rajasthan b) Bihar c) UP d) Bihar Answer: (a) Rajasthan

3. India and Japan on 12 January 2012 agreed to enhance their cooperation in the ___sector. a) Infrastructure b) Tourism c) Road and Transport d) Coal and Mining Answer: (a) Infrastructure 4. Newly crowned Miss Belgium 2012, Laura Beyne mentioned that she mostly supports gay marriages. In which year did Belgium become the second country after the Netherlands to legalize gay marriage? a. 2000 b. 2003 c. 2005 d. 2009 Answer: (b) 5. TiE Chennai (The Indus Entrepreneurs), dedicated to promote entrepreneurship in January 2012 launched a book Dream to destiny the driving spirit of Chennai's entrepreneurs in January 2012. TiE Chennai is a _. a. Non-profit organisation b. Committee of Entrepreneurs c. Multinational organisation d. Entrepreneur arm of the Commerce Ministry Answer: (a) 1. Kiro Gligorov, the former president of Macedonia died in Skopje on 1 January 2012. Which facts about Gligorov given below are not true? 2. Gligorov was the first democratically elected president of Macedonia. 3. He joined the partisan movement fighting against the Nazi occupation and was one of the organizers of the Anti-Fascist Assembly for the Peoples Liberation of Macedonia, or ASNOM in 1945 4. Gligorov served four consecutive presidential terms, leading the nation from January 1991 to November 2009 5. The early days his presidency were overshadowed by a bitter dispute with Greece over the newly independent nations name , the dispute that continues till date a. Only 1 b. 1 & 2 c. Only 3 d. 2 & 4 Answer: (c) 2. Who was presented the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation on 4 January 2011, the fourth day of the ten-day Kalachakra initiations? a. Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama b. South African leader Nelson Mandela

c. Tanzanias Julius Nyerere d. Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi Answer: (c) 3. European Union agreed in principle to ban import of Iranian Crude oil. Consider the following statements: i) The European Union( EU) is one of Irans biggest markets for oil. ii) The EU is a political and economical union of 27 member states. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 4. The Israel-Palestine talks, in the first week of January 2012 was held in Amman. Amman is the capital of__ a) Jordan b) Syria c) Iraq d) Iran Answer: (a) Jordan 5. Maldives on 4 January 2012 lifted ban on Spas in the upmarket tourist destination. Consider the following statements: i) The tourism industry is an important foreign exchange earner in the Maldives. ii) Maldives in 2011 received more than 850000 tourists. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct1. Scientists for the first time produced mixed embryo monkeys. Consider the following statements: i) Scientists produced monkeys composed of cells taken from separate embryos. ii) The cells stay together and work together to form tissues and organs. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 2. Scientists discovered unknown species off the coast of Antarctica. Consider the following statements: i) The temperature in this region rises to 380 degree Celsius. Ii) There is plenty of light in this region.

Which of the above statements is/ are correct? a) Only i b) Only ii c) Both i and ii d) Neither i nor ii Answer: (a) Only i; There is complete absence of light in this region 3. The worlds first hybrid sharks was discovered by the researchers in Australian waters. The hybrid shark is the result of cross-breeding between which one of the following set of shark species? a) Common black tip Shark and Australian black-tip shark b) Indian black-tip Shark and Australian black-tip Shark c) Blue Whale and Common black-tip Shark d) Blue Whale and Australian black-tip Shark Answer: (a) Common black-tip Shark and Australian black-tip Shark 4. Scientists produced artificial human semen to help infertile men. Consider the following statements: i) The scientists grew the sperm by enveloping the germ cells in a special compound called agar jelly. ii) The artificial human semen could help infertile men father their own children. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. Health Authorities in Australia recently detected Deadly Disease, Murray Valley Encephalitis. The disease is caused by the__. a) Flies b) Mosquitoes c) Birds d) Dogs Answer: (a) Mosquitoes 1. Union government raised the ad valorem duty (export duty) on iron ore exports to what per cent from 20 per cent? a. 30% b. 33% c. 41% d. 43% Answer: (a) 2. As per the to Commerce Ministry data released on 2 January 2012, Indias exports recorded their slowest pace of growth in two years in November 2011. What was the per centage of growth recorded?

a. 4.2% b. 3.8% c. 2.2% d. 0.94% Answer: (b) 3. Union government on 3 January 2012 approved Reliance Industries' (RIL) investment plan for developing four satellite fields in the flagging KG-D6 block. What was the proposed sum to be invested for developing the satellites? a. $1.500 billion b. $1.692 billion c. $1.529 billion d. $1.375 billion Answer: (c) 4. The capital market regulator SEBI on 3 January 2012 allowed auctioning of securities through stock exchanges and introduced a new method for institutional placement of stocks. Which of the following facts related to the above statement is/are not true? 1. Under the institutional placement programme (IPP), shares can be sold only to qualified institutional buyers. 2. There shall be at least 25 allottees in every IPP issuance. No single investor shall receive allotment for more than 25% of the offer size 3. The IPP method can be used to increase public holding by 10% and could be offered to only qualified institutional buyers with 25% being reserved for mutual funds and insurance companies 4. Under the IPP, companies will have to announce the ratio of buy-back, as is done in the case of rights issues and fix a record date for determination of entitlements as per shareholding on record date a. Only 1 b. Only 3 c. Only 2 d. Only 4 Answer: (c) 5. What is the Finace Ministrys decision on the rates applicable on small savings instruments schemes that would be announced on April 1 each year? a. rate would remain valid till the maturity of the scheme b. rate would change in the first qurter of that respective year c. rates would change depending on different maturity period d. rates would remainvalid for six months post the maturity Answer: (a) 1. Which PSU announced on 2 January 2012 that its board approved in a meeting held on 30 December 2011 the switching over to internationally-accepted Gross Caloric Value-based pricing mechanism? a. BHEL b. ISPAT

c. CIL d. IOC Answer: (c) 2. Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) entered the media and entertainment sector by making a major investment in one of Indias largest broadcast companies. Name the broadcast company. a. Network18 Group b. Adlabs Films c. Balaji Telefilms d. Bag Films Answer: (a) 3. Credit Suisse upgraded which company to neutral from underperform, citing valuation comfort at current? a. Essar Energy b. Reliance Power c. Bajaj Auto d. Tata Steel Answer: (d) 4. Which PSU lender called off its plans to set up a joint venture with Visa Inc and Elavon Inc to enter the merchant acquiring business over differences on sharing technology? a. Union Bank b. State Bank of India c. Syndicate Bank d. Corp Bank Answer: (b) 5. This company acquired Star more than 500 films like blockbusters like Salman Khan's Dabangg, Ready, Golmaal 3, Tees Maar Khan, Thank You, No One Killed Jessica, Guzaarish, Kites and Raavan from a general entertainment channel owned by the Viacom 18 Group? a. Sony b. UTV movies c. Colors d. Sab TV Answer: (c) 1. Which PSU announced on 2 January 2012 that its board approved in a meeting held on 30 December 2011 the switching over to internationally-accepted Gross Caloric Value-based pricing mechanism? a. BHEL b. ISPAT c. CIL d. IOC Answer: (c)

2. Mukesh Ambanis Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) entered the media and entertainment sector by making a major investment in one of Indias largest broadcast companies. Name the broadcast company. a. Network18 Group b. Adlabs Films c. Balaji Telefilms d. Bag Films Answer: (a) 3. Credit Suisse upgraded which company to neutral from underperform, citing valuation comfort at current? a. Essar Energy b. Reliance Power c. Bajaj Auto d. Tata Steel Answer: (d) 4. Which PSU lender called off its plans to set up a joint venture with Visa Inc and Elavon Inc to enter the merchant acquiring business over differences on sharing technology? a. Union Bank b. State Bank of India c. Syndicate Bank d. Corp Bank Answer: (b) 5. This company acquired Star more than 500 films like blockbusters like Salman Khan's Dabangg, Ready, Golmaal 3, Tees Maar Khan, Thank You, No One Killed Jessica, Guzaarish, Kites and Raavan from a general entertainment channel owned by the Viacom 18 Group? a. Sony b. UTV movies c. Colors d. Sab TV Answer: (c) 1. Peoples national party recently won Parliamentary elections in Jamaica. What is the capital of Jamaica? a) New Delhi b) Kingston c) Paris d) London Answer: (b) Kingston 2. India and Pakistan concluded their sixth round of talks in__ on 27 December 2011. a) Islamabad b) New Delhi

c) London d) Paris Answer: (a) Islamabad 3. USA and Saudi Arabia inked an agreement worth__ US dollars. a) 29.4 billion b) 20 billion c) 25 billion d) 23 billion Answer: (a) 29.4 billion US dollars 5. India approved the acquisition of French advanced missile systems to arm the Mirage-2000 fighter jets. Consider the following statements: i) The cabinet committee on Security cleared the contract for the fire and forget MICA with French company MBDA. ii) MICA are interception and aerial combat missiles. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 6. The Union government approved Katra-Quazigund Railway line project. The project is located in__. a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Bihar c) Punjab d) Haryana Answer: (a) Jammu and Kasmir 5. India became free from bird flu,__. a) H5N1 b) H4N1 c) H5N2 d) H3N3 Answer: (a) H5N1 1. Name the Cyclone, which hit the coast of Chennai and south-eastern coastal areas. a) Thane b) Nargis c) Rita d) Katrina Answer: (a) Thane 2. Name the gene, which controls memory in human brain.

a) Npas4 b) Npas3 c) Mpas4 d) Npas2 Answer: (a) Npas4 3. WGEEP designated entire Western Ghats as an ecologically sensitive area. What is the full form of WGEEP? a) Western Ghats expert panel b) Western Ghats environmental panel c) Western Ghats environmental expert panel d) Western Ghats ecology expert panel Answer: (d) Western Ghats ecology expert panel 4. China launched a High-Speed Bullet Train in Quingdao, Shandong. Consider the following statements: i) Its speed can reach up to 500 kilometres per hour. ii) The train was launched by Chinas largest rail vehicle maker, CSR Corp. Ltd. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. Scientists discovered a Way to Transform Ordinary Tissue into Heart Muscle Cells. Consider the following statements: i) It could pave the way for new therapeutic approaches for making a damaged heart to repair itself. ii) Scientists used a zebrafish system to develop a small and robust molecule, which can transform stem cells into beating heart muscle cells. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 1. Name the Mumbai skipper who on 22 December 2011 overtook former teammate as the highest run-getter in Ranji Trophy by scoring a total of 8242 runs. a. Wasim Jaffer b. Amol Muzumdar c. Amarjeet Kaypee d. Pankaj Dharmani Answer: (a)

2. Who won his first Mens Singles title of 2011 at the 2011 $120,000 Syed Modi India Open Grand Prix Gold badminton championship? a. Sourabh Verma b. Taufik Hidayat c. Anup Sridhar d. Hendra Setiawan Answer: (b) 3. Which team won both the men's & womens title in the 10th All-India Invitational volleyball tournament for the Vajpayee Cup? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Punjab c. Kerala d. Southern Railway Answer: (c) 4. Identify the Indian footballer with the help of the following clues. 1. This Indian football team defender announced his retirement from international football on 26 December 2011 2. He captained the Indian team in one match (against Malaysia) in November 2011 3. He had scored one goal against Bhutan in SAFF Cup in 2005 4. He was part of the Indian teams which won SAFF Cup (2005), Nehru Cup (2007 and 2009), AFC Challenge Cup (2008) apart from the recent SAFF championship a. Arnab Mondal b. Gurwinder Singh c. Anas Edathodika d. Mahesh Gawli Answer: (d) 5. The Indian team finished at the fourth position in the World Women's Team Chess Championship at Mardin,Turkey on 27 December 2011. Which team won gold and emerged at the top in the competition? a. Ukraine b. Russia c. China d. Greece Answer: (c) 1. Theatre director, screenplay writer and actor Satyadev Dubey, credited with introducing existential and absurd theatre, passed away on 25 December 2011. Which facts about the concerned person is/are not true? 2. he got attracted to the post-1947 theatre and joined Theatre Unit, the theatre group-cumschool founded by Ebrahim Alkazi 3. Dubey came into prominence with Dharamvir Bharatis radio-play Andha Yug that brought to the fore the pervasive criminal and homicidal tendencies during the times of war. 4. He penned screenplays/dialogue of some acclaimed films in the 1970s, including Shyam

Benegal's Nishant, Ankur, Kalyug and Bhumika 5. He won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue in 1980 for the film Ankur a. Only 1 b. Only4 c. 2 & 3 d. Only 2 Answer: (b) 2. Identify the veteran politician and former Chief Minister of Karnataka with the help of the following clues. 1. He was the Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1990-92 and died on 26 December 2011 2. The three time Lok Sabha member represented Bellary constituency 3. He was on the national political stage as a Lok Sabha member for three terms in 1996, 1999 and 2003. 4. He was instrumental in holding the first Indian international film festival in Bengaluru in 1993 a. H. D. Kumaraswamy b. J. H. Patel c. S. M. Krishna d. S.Bangarappa Answer: (d) 3. Indias infant mortality rate (IMR) showed a 3 point decline, dropping to what number per 1,000 live births, as per government data released on 28 December 2011? a. 43 b. 55 c. 47 d. 50 Answer: (c) 4. Maharashtra government planned to provide free medicare for poor families. Consider the following statements: i) The plan will benefit 50 lakh families. ii) The plan will cover eight districts in state. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. Lok Sabha on 27 December 2011 passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta bill, 2011. Consider the following statements: i) The setting up of Lokayuktas by the states would not be mandatory. ii) The constitutional amendment bill fell through. Choose the right option:

a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 1. Reserve Bank of India deregulated non-resident external (NRE) deposits on 16 December 2011 allowing banks to offer higher interest rates to dollar-denominated accounts. Which of the following facts related to the above statement is/are not true? 2. Reserve Bank freed the rates on non-resident external accounts, offering interest as high as 9.6% per annum 3. Following RBIs deregulation five Indian banks, including HDFC Bank and Yes Bank on 23 December 2011 raised their interest rates on such deposits in order to lure foreign money 4. Private lender Yes Bank increased the interest rates on fixed deposits held by non-resident Indians (NRIs) to 8.4 per cent from 3.82 per cent 5. The new rates are effective from 24 December for fresh deposits as well as those being renewed on maturity. a. 1 & 2 b. Only4 c. Only 3 d. 1 & 4 Answer: (c) 2. According to the RBI data, India's foreign exchange reserves fell by what amount to $302.1 billion during the week ended 16 December 2011 on account of a fall in foreign currency assets? a. $4.67 billion b. $3.33 billion c. $5 billion d. $5.75 billion Answer: (a) 3. According to the Tea Board data released in December 2011, tea imports declined by what per cent to 9.91 million kg in the April-October period of 2011? a. 10% b. 12.5% c. 14% d. 15.3% Answer: (c) 4. Infrastructure sector recorded a growth of what per cent in Novemberr 2011 after touching five-year low of 0.3% in October 2011 due to an impressive growth in cement, electricity and refinery products? a. 2.3% b. 3.9% c. 4.6% d. 6.8%

Answer: (d) 5. Telecom Commission, the decision-making body of the Department of Telecommunications recommended a uniform licence fee of what per cent of adjusted gross revenues (AGR) as against the prevalent rate of 6-8 per cent? a. 10% b. 8% c. 5.2% d. 9.3% Answer: (b) 1. Oman Investment Fund (OIF), the Sultanate of Omans sovereign wealth fund, filed application with the government to buy a stake in which of the software solutions company, IT People promoted exchange? a. Universal Commodity Exchange b. Agri bourse NCDEX c. Intercontinental Exchange d. National Spot Exchange Limited Answer: (a) 2. Which company on 27 Deember 2011 mentioned that it would acquire the remaining 51 per cent stake from BP Alternative Energy Holdings in the joint venture that it formed with BP? a. Reliance Power b. Tata Power c. Adani Power Limited d. ABB Ltd Answer: (b) 3. Which paharmaceutical company announced in December 2011 the launch of Supamovecream used for treating pain and inflammation in India? a. Cipla b. Ranbaxy c. Dr. Reddys d. Sun Pharmaceuticals Answer: (c) 4. Name the state-run Mumbai-headquartered bank which on 29 December 2011 surprised the market by cutting its base rate, the minimum lending rate, by 10 basis points, thereby becoming the first banker this year to do so when others are waiting for a signal from the central bank. a. State Bank of India b. Union Bank c. United Bank of India d. Allahabad Bank Answer: (b)

5. The $35-billion Aditya Birla group plans to set up a viscose staple fibre (VSF) plant in the Adana Organised Industrial Zone in which of the following countries? a. Tunisia b. Tanzania c. Turkey d. Tibet Answer: (c) 1. NASA's Kepler mission discovered the first Earth-size planets orbiting a sun-like star outside our solar system. These planets are called ___ and____. a) Kepler-20e; Kepler-20f b) Kepler-20a; Kepler-20b c) Kepler-20c; Kepler-20d d) Kepler-20m; Kepler-20n Answer: (a) Kepler-20e; Kepler-20f 2. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report discovered a missing link between the bodys biological clock and sugar metabolism system. Consider the following statements i) Sugar Metabolism is a process by which the body uses sugar for energy. ii) If the human body produces too little insulin, the amount of sugar in the blood increases abnormally, a condition known as hyperglycemia. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Neither i nor ii is correct. c) Only i is correct. d) Only ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 3. China on 23 December 2011 launched a High-Speed Bullet Train in Quingdao, Shandong. Its speed can reach upto __kilometres. a) 500 b) 300 c) 400 d) 200 Answer: (a) 500 4. The WGEEP (Western Ghats expert Panel) designated ____ as an Ecologically Sensitive Area. a) Western Ghats b) E astern Ghats c) Malabar Coast d) Coromandel Coast Answer: (a) Western Ghats 5. Name the gene found by the neuroscientists, which could help in creating and altering memory. a)Mpas4

b) Npas4 c) Npas3 d) Mpas2 Answer: (b) Npas4 1. Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as civil aviation minister on 18 December 2011. a. Ajit Singh b. Jayant Chaudhary c. Devendra Nagpal d. Sanjay Singh Chauhan Answer: (a) 2. Popularly known as Adam Gondvi, this Hindi poet who wrote revolutionary poetry focusing on the pathetic state of dalits and the poor breathed his last in Lucknow on 18 December 2011. Name the poet. a. Bharat Bhusan b. Ram Nath Singh c. Uday Prakash d. Shail Chaturvedi e. Naresh Mehta Answer: (b) 3. Which world renowned architect was bestowed with Goa's highest civilian honour, the Gomant Vibhushan, on the eve of the Golden Jubiliee of Goa's Liberation on 18 December 2011? a. Michael Hopkins b. Kengo Kuma c. Charles Correa d. Kevin Kennon Answer: (c) 4. The Union cabinet of India on 22 December 2011 approved __ percent share for minorities within the 27% OBC quota in jobs and university seats. a) 4.5 b) 5.6 c) 3.4 d) 5 Answer: (a) 4.5 5. The Manipur Legislative Assembly passed the Manipur Lokayukta Bill, 2011. Manipur will be the __state in North-Eastern India to have alegislation of Lokayukta. a) Second b) Third c) First

d) Fourth Answer: (b) Third 1. Former Czech president Vaclav Havel who had been suffering from chronic respiratory problems died on 18 December 2011. Which of the following facts mentioned about him is/are not true? 2. He was the tenth and last president of Czechoslovakia (198992) and the second President of the Czech Republic (19932003) 3. He played a seminal role in the Velvet Revolution that ended four decades of repression by a regime which Havel ridiculed as Absurdistan. 4. He co-authored the human rights manifesto Charter 77, which drew wide attention in the West. 5. As president, he oversaw the country's transition to democracy and a free-market economy and also the peaceful 1993 breakup into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. a. Only 3 b. Only 1 c. 1 & 4 d. Only 4 Answer: (b) 2. The enigmatic leader of North Korea Kim who led his nation for 17 years through a devastating famine while frustrating the United States and other global powers with approach to talks on giving up nuclear arms in return for food and other assistanceon died on 17 December 2011 after he suffered a massive heart attack. Name the leader a. Kim Jong-il b. Kim Il-sung c. Kim Jong-un d. Kim Jong-chul Answer: (a) 3. Which Controversial film based on the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam and directed by Sohan Roy made it to a shortlist for the Oscars under the Best Picture category? a. Rio and The Muppets b. Undefeated c. Project Nim d. Dam 999 Answer: (d) 4. As per the Charities Aid Foundations World Giving Index which one of the following nations was adjudged as the most generous one in terms of charitable acts and monetary donations? a) India b) Thailand c) China d) Sri Lanka Answer: (b) Thailand

5. India and Australia on 16 December 2011 signed an agreement to amend DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement). DTAA was signed between India and Australia in__. a) 1990 b) 1991 c) 1992 d) 1995 Answer: (b) 1991 6. The leaders of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation) on 21 December 2011 agreed that the deployment of foreign bases in their territory will be done with the approval of all partners of the defence alliance. Which one of the following nations is not the member of CSTO? a)Armenia b) Russia c) China d) Uzbekistan Answer: (c) China 1. The Indian women's hockey team defeated Ireland 4-1 win to clinch the bronze medal in the four-nation tournament held in Parana, Argentina in December 2011. Which team won the gold medal? a. South Africa b. USA c. Argentina d. Pakistan Answer: (c) 2. Who defeated ace badminton player and World No. 4 Saina Nehwal of India in the womens singles final of the $500000 BWF World Super Series badminton championship in China on 18 December 2011? a. Zhang Ning b. Xie Xingfang c. Xu Huaiwen d. Wang Yihan Answer: (d) 3. Which India striker was on 20 December 2011 voted Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation? a. Sunil Chhetri b. Savio Medeira c. Kyrshan Lyngshing d. Babu Mani Answer: (a) 4. KV Varadaraj, a renowned Indian footballer passed away in Bangalore on 20 December 2011. Which of the facts about the footballer is/are true?

1. He was one of the few Indian footballers who played in two Olympics in 1948 and 1952. 2. Varadaraj was the goalkeeper of the Indian team led by Mohun Bagan defender Talimeren Ao that took the field in the 1948 London Games 3. KV Varadaraj was also part of the Indian squad led by Sailendra Nath Manna at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 4. Varadaraj won the gold medal at the 1955 inaugural Asian Games in New Delhi as he helped India keep a clean slate in all the matches, beating Iran 1-0 in the final a. Only 1 b. Only 3 c. Only 4 d. 1& 3 Answer: (c) 5. Pakistan defeated which team by seven wickets in the second and final cricket Test in Dhaka on 21 December 2011 and thus swept the series 2-0? a. New Zealand b. India c. Sri Lanka d. Bangladesh Answer: (d) 1. According to the International Data Corporation's (IDC) Quarter 3 2011 Mobile Phone Tracker release, the Indian mobile phone market grew by what percentage in units shipped in the July-September quarter of 2011 to clock 47.07 million units? a. 10% b. 10.5% c. 11.3% d. 12% Answer: (d) 2. Diesel consumption in Delhi declined by a startling 26% in 2010-11 compared to 2009-10. Delhi was however found to have used 2.24% more petrol in the same period. As per the latest Delhi government figures, the consumption of diesel in the city stood at what amount in 20102011? a. 10.98 lakh metric tonnes b. 7.5 lakh metric tonnes c. 8.11 lakh metric tonnes d. 6 lakh metric tonnes Answer: (c) 3. Fears of continuing economic slowdown, lack of decision making at the centre, rising fiscal deficit combined with not-so-impressive revenue collections upset Dalal Street investors on 20 December 2011. Which of the foolowing facts related to the above statement is/are not true? 1. Fears of continuing economic slowdown, lack of decision making at the centre, rising fiscal deficit combined with not-so-impressive revenue collections led to a 204 points loss in sensex that ended at 15175

2. The slide on 20 December 2011 was triggered by FII selling which recorded a net outflow of Rs 600 crore, taking the months total net outflow to about Rs 1700 crore. 3. The combined effect of the markets slide and the depreciation of the rupee forced India to exit from the select group of countries with a $1 trillion market capitalization 4. There was not even a single ADR issue in 2011. However, companies raised about $220 million through GDRs (Global Depository Receipts) during 2011 a. Only 1 b. 3 & 4 c. Only 3 d. Only 2 Answer: (d) 4. Credit rating agency Moody's on 21 December 2011 upgraded the credit rating of the Indian government's bonds from the speculative to investment grade. Which of the following facts related to the above statement is/are true? 1. According to a release issued by the Finance Ministry, Moody's unified India's local and foreign currency bond ratings at Baa3 2. Moody's Investor Service upgraded its local currency rating for Indian government bonds to Baa3 which is speculative grade as compared to the earlier Ba1 which is junk or investment grade. 3. India's foreign currency bond ceiling is unchanged at Baa2, and the foreign currency bank deposit ceiling is Baa3. The local currency bond and bank deposit ceilings are unified at A1. 4. The government's local currency short-term rating has been changed to P-3 from NP, indicating the government's ability to repay short-term debts. a. Only 2 b. Only 1 c. 1 & 3 d. Only 4 Answer: (a) 5. According to official data released here on 22 December 2011, food inflation dropped sharply to an almost four-year low of what per cent during the week ended 10 December indicating an overall easing of prices? a. 1.5% b. 1.32% c. 1.81 % d. 2.32% Answer: (c) 1. Who did Colgate-Palmolive India (CPIL) on 20 December 2011 appoint as Managing Director for five years from 1 February 2012? a. Prabha Parameswaran b. Mukul Deora c. R. A. Shah d. P. K. Ghosh Answer: (a)

2. AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company in December 2011 chose which of the following companies as a strategic infrastructure outsourcing partner? a. Infosys b. HCL Technologies c. Wipro BPO d. Cape Gemini Answer: (b) 3. Which of India's leading commodity bourses on 20 December 2011 became the world's fifth-largest commodity futures exchange? a. National Multi Commodity Exchange of India b. Bharat Diamond Bourse c. Multi Commodity Exchange d. Bombay Stock Exchange Answer: (d) 4. Ravi Ruia decided on 21 December 2011 to step down as chairman of which of the following London-listed after a trial court admitted a criminal chargesheet filed by the investigating agency, CBI? a. Essar Energy b. Essar Shipping c. Essar Oil d. Eaasr Technologies Answer: (a) 5. Which company won the award for Alternative Thinking and Driving Positive Change in the Fleet Owner category at the Mahindra Navistar Transport Excellence Awards 2011 at Hotel Ashok here on 20 December 2011? a. Tata Motors b. Hero Group c. Edu Comp d. Agarwal Packers & Movers Answer: (d) 1. Which digital technology major received an award for its Air conditioners at the National Energy Conservation Awards, 2011? a. Samsung Electronics b. Phillips c. Hitachi d. Videocon Answer: (a) 2. Swedish multinational SKF launched the company's Global Technical Centre in which of the following cities in India on 14 December 2011? a. Chennai

b. Hyderabad c. Bangalore d. New Delhi Answer: (c) 3. Which PSU lender decided to aggressively market its gold loan scheme for farmers to prevent defaults after the agriculture sector witnessed a sharp spike in bad debt in the past one year? a. Union Bank b. United Bank of India c. Industrial Development Bank of India d. State Bank of India Answer: (d) 4. Who did the Central Government appoint as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Andhra Bank? a. B. A. Prabhakar b. O. P. Bhatt c. Pratip Chaudhuri d. S. Vishvanathan Answer: (a) 5. The directorate general of hydrocarbons (DGH), the technical arm of the oil ministry approved which companys proposal to commence production from Bhagyam, the second-largest oil field in the Rajasthan block? a. Essar Oil b. ONGC c. Cairn India d. Indian Oil Answer: (c) 1. Scientists discovered that the protein__ is responsible for regulating fatty acid oxidation in the liver and is critical for metabolism. a) CPT1 b) CTP1 c) CTT1 d) CPT2 Answer: (a) CPT1 2. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) developed Space Harpoon to take Samples from Comets. Where are the headquarters of NASA located? a) Washington DC b) New York c) Florida d) Paris Answer: (a) Washington DC

3. British Scientists recently developed a technology to produce pocket TV. Consider the following statements: i) Scientists developed a new form of light-emitting crystals, known as quantum dots. ii) These tiny crystals are 100000 times smaller than the width of human hair. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 4. Scientists developed a hydrogel that regenerate healthy and scar-free tissue on skin damaged by severe burns. Consider the following statements: i) The hydrogel helps in formatting of new blood vessels and skin including hair follicles. ii) The injured soldiers, fire victims and people with third degree burns can avail of the gel. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. A cargo ship called MV Rak sank off Mumbai coast on 5 August 2011. Consider the following statements: i) The oil spill from the ship enters into the food chain. ii)The algae imbibe the oil and this affects entire marine ecology. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 1. The book Non-Stop India by a journalist-author was launched in Chennai by Editor-inChief of The Hindu, N Ram on 13 December 2011. Name the journalist-author who authored the book? a. Mark Tully b. Sophie Raworth c. Jane Hill d. Babita Sharma Answer: (a) 2. The Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award was presented to whom at the inauguration of the 85th annual conference of the Music Academy in Chennai on 15 December 2011?

a. S.R. Nathan b. Trichy Sankaran c. Subramania Pillai d. Subramaniyam Iyer Answer: (b) 3. The 40th anniversary of vijay diwas was celebrated on which day marking the finest hour of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971? a. 12 December b. 15 December c. 16 December d. 18 December Answer: (c) 4. The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on 15 December 2011 approved amendment to the state industrial policy. Consider the following statements: i) The amended industrial policy seeks to promote environmentally sustainable development in the state and encourage cleaner production and adoption. ii) Under this policy, disincentive industries will be put on negative list. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. The Supreme Court of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam does not exceed __but declined to entertain Keralas plea for reducing the level to__. a) 136 feet; 120 feet b) 120 feet; 136 feet c) 140 feet; 112 feet d) 150 feet; 140 feet Answer: (a) 136 feet; 120 feet 1. Which leading NRI industrialist was conferred with the Life Time Achievement award for his outstanding contributions in various fields on 12 December 2011? a. Lakshmi Mittal b. G P Hinduja c. Lord Swraj Paul d. Jassi Khangura Answer: (c) 2. The world renowned cartoonist who famously captured vignettes of Goan life on canvas in his trademark style for over two decades died in Goa on 11 December 2011. Name him.

a. Mario Miranda b. Sam Gross c. Ed Subitzky d. Bob Boyle Answer: (a) 3. Which one of the following countries made an exit from Kyoto Protocol? a) France b) Canada c) India d) China Answer: (b) Canada 4. OPEC countries in its meeting held in Vienna on 14 December 2011 decided to increase its production ceiling to __ million barrels a day. a) 30 b) 20 c) 25 d) 27 Answer: (a) 30 5. Which one of the following countries barred veiled women from taking oath of citizenship? a) Canada b) Russia c) UK d) India Answer: (a) Canada 1. A parliamentary committee on 13 December 2011 rejected the proposal to allow what percentage foreign direct investment in the insurance sector? a. 51% b. 49% c. 43% d. 29% Answer: (b) 2. According to data from research body All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), Indian drugmakers posted a certain per cent month-on-month growth in sales of November 2011 which was the highest in the past 14 months. What was the per cent of sales growth projected for the month? a. 23% b. 31% c. 21% d. 43% Answer: (c)

3. The government waived loan of handloom weavers in India to help revive the sector under the scheme of Revival, Reform and Restructuring Package for Handloom Sector. What amount of loan was waived? a. Rs 548.35 crore b. Rs 420.66 crore c. Rs 506.64 crore d. Rs 3521 crore Answer: (d) 4. Food inflation fell to nearly a four-year low at what per cent for the week ended 3 December 20112 due to significant fall in prices of wheat and vegetable owing to seasonal factors? a. 4.35% b. 4% c. 5.21% d. 5.33% Answer: (a) 5. A committee on mutual funds, constituted by SEBI in december 2011 recommended to the regulators board to break down the bifurcation within the fee structure known as expense ratio. Which of the following facts are not true with regard to the above statement? 1. Currently mutual funds are allowed to charge up to 2.25% as expense ratio. fund houses are allowed to accept only 1.25% as asset management charges 2. Funds with large corpuses currently charge 1.55% as expenses charges 3. SEBI was suggested to keep overall scheme expenses unchanged at 2.25% for schemes with assets under management not exceeding Rs 400 crore 4. Expense ratio is more than important in debt schemes where the rate of return is not hig. a. 1 & 2 b. 3 & 4 c. 1 & 3 d. Only 2 e. None of the above Answer: (d) 1. Which player became the first player to win the Orders of Merit on both sides of the Atlantic on 11 December 2011 when he shot a closing 66 to finish third in the Dubai World Championship? a. Luke Donald b. Alvaro Quiros c. Rory McIlroy d. Paul Lawrie Answer: (a) 2. Which country defeated Spain 1-0 to win for the 4th time hockeys Champions Trophy title on 11 December 2011? a. Pakistan

b. New Zealand c. Australia d. Greece Answer: (c) 3. Name the woman squash player who on 10 December 2011 annexed the elusive womens title while in the Senior National Squash Championship in Chennai. a. Sarah Fitz-Gerald b. Dipika Pallikal c. Anaka Alankamony d. Sushma Pillai Answer: (b) 4. Who defeated David Vofsonof Canada 1-6, 6-1, 10-6 in the final of the under-14 boys' section of the 23rd America Cup international tennis championship at the Miccosukee Tennis Club in Miami? a. Evgeny Tyurnev b. Bobby Mahal c. Fernando Gonzalez d. Sumit Nagal Answer: (d) 5. Which squash player retained the men's crown in the Senior National Squash Championship in Chennai on 10 December 2011? a. Saurav Ghosal b. Harinder Pal Sandhu c. Rohit Thanwani d. Cyrus Poncha Answer: (a) 1. NASAs Kepler mission recently discovered a Habitable Earth-like planet__. a) Kepler 22-b b)Kepler-22 b c) Kepler 22-c c) kepler 22-a Answer: (b) Kepler-22b 2. Which one of the following countries recently approved the bill that reformed the rules on the amount of land farmers must preserve as forest? a) Brazil b) India c) USA d) China Answer: (a) Brazil 3. The Labour Party conference in Australia approved Uranium Exports to India. What is the

atomic number of Uranium? a) 92 b) 82 c) 88 d) 86 Answer: (a) 92 4. Scientists produced the most detailed map of Antarctica called BEDMAP. Consider the following statements on BEDMAP: i) This is the second generation of the digital BEDMAP. ii) It incorporates 27 million measurement points. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Both i and ii are incorrect. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. Cargo Ship MV Rak sank 20 nautical miles off Mumbai coast in August 2011. Consider the following statements: i) The oil spill from a ship accident can be harmful for fishing activity. ii) The oil spill can damage the mangrove belt in and around the city. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 1. An icon of Indian cinema and evergreen star Dev Anand died at the age of 88 in London on 3 December 2011 (4 December according to IST) after suffering a massive cardiac arrest. Which of the following facts about him is/are not true? 2. Dev Anand started his career with Prabhat Films' Hum Ek Hain (1946) soon after he joined IPTA 3. Anand started producing films after the success of Ziddi. He launched his own company Navketan in 1949 which, by 2011, had produced 31 films 4. His first colour film, Johny Mera Naam with Waheeda Rehman was based on the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan 5. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 a. 1 & 4 b. Only 3 c. 2 & 4 d. 1 & 4 Answer: (b)

2. The Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film was given to which of the following films at the 42nd International Film Festival of India which came to an end at the Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on 3 December 2011? a. Russian film Elena b. an Israeli film Restoration c. Columbian Film Porfirio d. Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu Answer: (c) 3. Readers of international travel magazine Cond Nast Traveller voted which city in Rajasthan as the best leisure destination in India? a. Jaipur b. Udaipur c. Jaisalmer d. Bikaner Answer: (b) 4. The state assembly of Bihar passed the Bihar Lokayukta Bill 2011. Consider the following statements on the features of the bill: i) The bill will have Chief Minister, ministers, former chief ministers, the speaker of the vidhan sabha and chairman of the legislative council, legislative council, legislators and former legislators under its purview. ii) The bill provides for a three-member Lokayukta, which will have at least two members from the judiciary. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. The Chhattisgarh government on 7 December 2011 decided to raise the percentage of reservation for the scheduled tribes and schedule castes. The STs will now get __ whereas the SCs will get_ reservation. a) 32; 12 b) 12; 32 c) 32; 32 d) 12; 12 Answer: (a) 32; 121. Brazil's former football captain, Socrates died of septic shock on 4 December 2011 in Sao Paulo. Which of the following facts mentioned below about Socrates is/are not true? 2. Socrates Brasileiro de Souza Viera de Oliveira made his international debut in 1979 and captained Brazil at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups 3. Brazil won 1986 World Cup under his captaincy 4. Socrates won 60 caps and scored 21 goals in his seven-year Brazil career. He had scored 25 goals in 63 games for Brazil

5. He was notable for the use of the backheel and was also known as the Golden Hee and the Big Thin One. a. 1 & 3 b. Only 2 c. 2 & 3 d. 1 & 4 Answer: (b) 2. World Aids Day is observed anually on 1 December 2011. What was the theme of World AIDS Day 2011? 1. Getting to Zero 2. Stigma and Discrimination 3. Women & AIDS 4. Force For Change: World AIDS Campaign With Young People Answer: (a) 3. In 2011, the theme for the International Day of Persons With Disability was- Together for a better world for all: Including persons with disabilities in development. Which day is anually observed as World Disability Day (WDD)? a. 2 December b. 5 December c. 3 December d. 8 December Answer: (c) 4. The one-day Bonn conference on Afghanistans future ended on 5 December 2011. Bonn is the capital of_. a) Germany b) UK c) Spain d) France Answer: (a) Germany 5. Turkey announced a New Set of Sanctions against Syria. Turkey is located to the__ of Syria. a) North b) South c) East d)West Answer: (a) North 6. The Labour Party conference in Australia approved Uranium Exports to India. Consider the following statements: i) The Conference was held in Sydney. ii) Australia possesses approximately 40 percent of the worlds known uranium reserves. Choose the right option:

a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 1. Which country won its fifth Davis Cup title after Rafael Nadal defeated Argentinas Juan Martin del Potro 1-6 6-4 6-1 7-6 (0) on 4 December 2011? a. Switzerland b. Spain c. USA d. France Answer: (b) 2. Who won the Fukuoka men's marathon in Japan winning the 42.195km race in 2hrs 7mins and 36secs on 4 December 2011? a. Josphat Ndambiri b. Mwangi c. Yuki Kawauchi d. Joan Bolt Answer: (a) 3. Which English batsman on 6 December 2011 received Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) medal from Britain's Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace? a. Andrew Strauss b. Andrew Strauss c. Alastair Cook d. Steve Finn Answer: (c) 4. According to the latest ICC ranking released on 7 December 2011, India's R Ashwin moved into top 20 of the ICC ODI bowling charts for the first time in his career. What is the position of Virat Kohli in the list? a. 3rd b. 4th c. 5th d. 7th Answer: (b) 5. Name the Broadcaster which on 8 December 2011 announced a new five-year contract with Cricket Australia, a deal which for the first time will give them the rights to showcase two of Indian cricket teams' visits Down Under? a. Ten Sports b. DD Sports c. Zee Sports

d. ESPN STAR Sports Answer: (d) 1. The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) on 5 December 2011 transferred indigenously-developed Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology to seven telecom equipment manufacturers. Which of the following facts about the technology is not true? 2. The GPON technology is a pivotal component required for broadband connectivity over optical fibre. 3. C-DOT indigenously designed and developed GPON technology, which can be used to provide triple play (voice, video and data) through fibre-based networks 4. The GPON technology was tested, validated, field-evaluated and made operational in MTNL's/VSNLs network in Ajmer (Rajasthan) 5. The technology will help fulfil requirements of major national programmes like the National Optical Fibre Network and the State Wide Area Network. a. Only 1 b. Only 3 c. 1 & 4 d. Only 4 Answer: (b) 2. Bank lending to the priority sector grew at what percentagein October 2011 on an annual basis due to lower offtake by agriculture and MSME segments as well as decline in micro credit? a. 10% b. 12% c. 13.7% d. 8.3% Answer: (a) 3. With the inauguration of the first state-of-the-art ATDC-SMART (Skill for Manufacturing Apparels through Research and Training) in Egmore, Chennai, the Ministry of Textiles launched which of the following schemes? a. National Technology Mission for Technical Textiles b. Integrated Skill Development Scheme c. Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (TUFS) For Textile d. Rural Textiles Technology Development Skill Answer: (b) 4. The Coal Ministry on 6 December 2011 turned down which coal producing plea for scaling down current fiscal 2011-12 s output target to 448 million tonnes (MT) from 452 MT? a. Neyveli Lignite Corporation b. Western Coalfields Limited c. Mahanadi Coalfields d. Coal India Limited Answer: (d) 5. As per the governement data released on 8 December 2011, food inflation dropped to almost

a three-and-a-half-year-low for the week ended 26 November 2011. To what per centage did the food inflation fall in the week under survey? a. 6% b. 6.6% c. 6.19% d. 6.23% Answer: (b) 1. Which real eastate major company acquired the additional 26 per cent stake in its joint venture company with Hilton Hotel from Aro Participation Ltd and Splendid Property Company Ltd, affiliates of Hilton International? a. Larsen & Toubro Limited b. DLF c. Punj Lloyd Limited d. Tata Construction & Projects Ltd Answer: (b) 2. Which Power distribution company on 5 December 2011 announced change of its name to Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited? a. North Delhi Power Limited (NDPL) b. Adani Power c. Lanco Infratech d. CLP Power Answer: (a) 3. Name the mobile phone operator in India which decided to renew its contract with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to manage and maintain its networks in eight circles for three years. a. BSNL b. Idea Cellular c. Bharti Airtel d. Uninor Answer: (c) 4. Retail entrepreneur Kishore Biyani exited his financial services through two separate transactions worth over Rs 1000 crore. Which company purchased Pantaloon's 26% stake in its insurance Future groups joint venture Future Generali Life for Rs 250-300 crore? a. Deccan Chronicle b. Investment Trust ( IITL) c. RIL d. Tata group Answer: (b) 5. Which bank signed a memorandum of understanding with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to use the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) facility to facilitate electronic funds transfer of policy payments to policyholders? a. IDBI

b. Corp Bank c. Indian Overseas Bank d. Dhanlaxmi Bank Answer: (d) 1. Scientists identified genes that can increase a persons risk of developing multiple myeloma by 30 percent. Consider the following statements on multiple myeloma: i) Multiple myeloma is also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahlers disease. ii) It is a cancer of plasma cells. a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 2. As per the report compiled by British-based firm Maplecroft, which one of the following countries is top greenhouse gas emitter? a) India b) USA c) China d) Japan Answer: (c) China 3. NASA launched rover, nicknamed Curiosity to explore the planet Mars. The rover was launched from which one of the following province of USA? a) Florida b) Texas c) Washington d) California Answer: (a) Florida 4. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 1 December 2011 approved 1656 crore rupees scheme for __ of Yamuna Action plan. a) phase-3 b) phase-2 c) phase-1 d) phase-4 Answer: (a) phase-3 5. The first Elds deer was born via in vitro fertilization in Thailand. i) Eld's Deer is also known as the Thamin or Brow-antlered Deer. ii) It is an endangered species of deer indigenous to southeastern Asia. Consider the following statements: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct.

d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 1. The World Series Hockey on Saturday announced the captains and coaches for their eight teams. Who was appointed the coach of the Delhi hockey team? a. Roelant Oltmans b. Jose Brasa c. Prabhjot Singh d. Adrian D'Souza Answer: (a) 2. Who registered his sixth win of the 2011 season in the Formula LGB Swift class and thereby clinched his maiden drivers' championship title in the sixth and final round of the JK TyreFMSCI National Racing Championship at the MMRT in Irungattukottai on 27 November 2011? a. Karthik Krishna b. Chitesh Mandody c. Ameya Walavalkar d. Sarosh Hataria Answer: (c) 3. Who recorded a memorable 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Rohan Gajjar in the final of the Power Grid $15,000 ITF Futures tennis tournament at the DLTA Complex on 26 november 2011? a. Vijayant Malik b. Karan Rastogi c. N. Sriram d. Vishnu Vardhan Answer: (d) 4. Which country defeated India 4-3 in the final of the Champions Challenge hockey tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa on 4 December 2011? a. South Africa b. Belgium c. USA d. Pakistan Answer: (b) 5. The legendary weighlifter who won bronzr in 2000 Sydney olympics resigned as vicepresident of the national body, Indian Weightlifting Federation (IWLF) on 1 December 2011 citing unconstitutional functioning of the body as the reason for her resignation. Name her. a. Karnam Malleswari b. Sanamacha Chanu c. Sudhir Kumar Chitradurga d. Mohammed Asdullah Answer: (a)

1. The Election Commission announced on 28 November that by-elections to Rajya Sabha seats in 2 states would be held on 22 December 2011. Which are the two states where the byelections are to be held? a. Assam and Arunachal Pradesh b. Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh c. Orissa and Bihar d. Assam and Bihar Answer: (d) 2. Eminent Assamese litterateur and Jnanpith award winner, Indira Goswami, popularly known as Mamoni Raisom Goswami passed away in Guwahati on 29 November 2011. Which of the following facts regarding her is/are not true? 1. Goswami who was an expert in Ramayani studies, published her first collection of short stories Chinaki Morom at the age of 20. 2. She won the Sahitya Akademi Award for her powerful novel Dasarathir Khoj in 1982 3. She was India's first Principal Prince Claus Laureate. 4. Dr. Goswami in 2004 mediated between the Centre and the ULFA and succeeded in convincing both the government and the ULFA to come forward for negotiations a. 1 & 2 b. Only 2 c. Only 3 d. 3 & 4 Answer: (b) 3. Social activist who was chosen for the Basava award for the year 2010 for excellence in service in the social sector by the Karnataka State Government? a. C.R. Neelakandan b. Reetika Khera c. Medha Patkar d. Aruna Roy Answer: (c) 4. Which one of the following governments launched Kishori scheme for adolescent girls? a) Delhi State government b) Haryana state government c) Bihar state government d) Orissa state government Answer: (a) Delhi State Government 5. Which one of the state governments gave Kahtedari rights to its farmers occupying the custodian land in Alwar, Sriganganagar, Bharatpur and Hanumangarh.? a) Rajasthan b) Bihar c) Haryana d) Uttar Pradesh Answer: (a) Rajasthan

6. The Delhi Assembly on 1 December 2011 passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation, MCD (Amendment) Bill -2011 to trifurcate the Civic body with voice vote. The MCD came into existence on__. a) 7 April 1958 b) 5 April 1950 c) 10 March 1960 d) 2 November 1990 Answer: (a) 7 April 1958

1. The UPA-II Government set up an expert group to suggest restructuring of power utilities of seven major States. Which of the following statements given below are not true in this context? 2. The expert group headed by Planning Commission member (Energy) B. K. Chaturvedi is expected to submit its report by March 2012. 3. The group was entrusted with the responsibility to make an assessment of the cumulative losses of distribution utilities of seven major States. 4. Uttar Pradesh and tamil Nadu are not amon gthe list of seven states where the power utility structure is to be restructured. 5. The expert group will have to suggest a strategy for capital restructuring of these power discoms (distribution companies), including commitment by other stakeholders like State governments. a. 1 & 4 b. 2 & 4 c. Only 3 d. Only 1 Answer: (c) 2. Which stock exchange in India launched operations on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) platform on 28 November 2011 and became the only stock exchange in India to offer facility to trade on three trading platforms? a. Guwahati Stock Exchange b. Bombay Stock Exchange c. MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) d. Ahmedabad Stock Exchange e. Calcutta Stock Exchange Answer: (e) 3. The Union government on 28 November 2011 asserted that a certain percentage sourcing under FDI in multi-brand retail has been made mandatory from Indian MSEs only. Quote the per centage. a. 23% b. 30% c. 33% d. 49%

Answer: (b) 4. According to the the quarterly public debt management report released by the Finance Ministry on 28 November 2011, the Indian government's internal debt rose during the second quarter (July-September) of 2011-12.The internal debt to GDP ratio increased to what per cent of GDP during second quarter of 2011-12 from 31.4% in the April-June quarter? a. 31.9% b. 31.3% c. 32.3% d. 33% Answer: (c) 5. The governments three oil marketing companies (OMCs) on 29 November 2011 cut petrol prices by what amount. It would now cost Rs 65.64 in Delhi. a. Rs 0.50 per litr b. Rs 0.70 per litr c. Rs 0.78 per litr d. Rs 0.82 per litr Answer: (c) 1. Which of the following facts regarding the acclaimed and eccentric British film director Ken Russell who died on 27 November 2011 is/are not true? 2. Russell is best known for controversial films including Women In Love and The Devils. 3. Russell's first feature film was French Dressing (1963), a comedy loosely based on Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman. 4. Vanessa Redgrave won the Oscar the Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Women In Love directed by Ken 5. Ken Russell (1927-2011) won a BAFTA in 1969 for creative contribution to television. a. 2 & 3 b. Only 4 c. Only2 d. Only 3 Answer: (d) 2. Soviet dictator Joseph Stalins only daughter, Lana Peters, who had defected to the US while in India at the height of the Cold War died on 22 November 2011 in Wisconsin. Which of the following facts about her is not true? 1. At her birth, on 28 February 1926 she was named Svetlana Stalina. 2. She took the name Lana Peters upon marrying architect William Wesley Peters in the US. Peters became a United States citizen in 1978. 3. Her first memoir, Only One Year, was published in 1967 and made more than $2.5m (1.6m). In 1969 she recounted her journey from the Soviet Union in a second memoir, Twenty letters to a Friend. 4. She returned to the Soviet Union briefly in 1984. She had defected to the US in 1967 a. Only 1 b. Only 2

c. Only 3 d. Only 4 Answer: (c) 3. Which film was judged the Best Picture at the 2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards which announced its winners on 29 November on its official Twitter feed? a. The Artist b. The Iron Lady c. Tree of Life d. The Help Answer: (a) 4. India on 27 November 2011 signed revised DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with which one of the following countries? a) Nepal b) Bhutan c) Pakistan d) Sri Lanka Answer: (a) Nepal 5. The Arab League on 27 November 2011 imposed a set of sanctions against Syria for its failure to comply with the League mediated peace plan to end violence in the country. When was Arab league set up? a) 22 March 1945 b) 21 august 1945 c) 22 March 1946 d) 22 September 1950 Answer: (a) 22 March 1945 6. Which one of the following countries recently passed a bill, the Vested Properties Return (Amendment) Bill 2011? a) Pakistan b) Bangladesh c) Nepal d) Sri Lanka Answer: (b) Bangladesh 1. Which Hyderabad-based drug discovery research and development organisationon 28 November 2011 entered into an alliance with the Moulder Centre for Drug Discovery Research at Temple University, Philadelphia? a. Ranbaxy b. Cipla c. GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) d. Sanofi-Aventis Answer: (c)

2. Which of the following companies mentioned below launched its cruiser bike Intruder M800 priced at Rs 8.88 lakh on 28 November 2011? a. Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd b. Hero Moto group c. Yamaha d. Bajaj Auto Answer: (c) 3. Afghanistan on 28 November 2011 awarded mining rights for three of the four Hajigak blocks located at the central Bamyan province to an Indian consortium led by which of the following PSUs? a. BHEL b. SAIL c. National Mineral Development Corporation d. Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Answer: (b) 4. Who did British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC re-elected as Chairman on 29 November 2011 in the companys annual general meeting in London? a. James Murdoch b. Rupert Murdoch c. Martin Gilbert d. Matthieu Pigasse Answer: (a) 5. Which drug maker on 30 November 2011 launched the generic version of blockbuster cholesterol-busting drug Lipitor, dubbing it the largest generic product launch in US history? a. Pfizer b. Watson Pharma c. Dr.Reddys d. Cipla Answer: (b) 1. Scientists discovered gene __ which makes people alcoholic. a) HTR7 b) HHR7 c) HHH7 d) THR7 Answer: (a) HTR7 2. The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with which one of the following countries for upgrading its sewage treatment plant at Keshopur? a) Sweden b) UK c) China d) Russia

Answer: (a) Sweden 3. What is the name of the gene that can reduce the length of time people sleep? a) ABCC9 b) ACCB9 c) ABCC 6 d) ABBB9 Answer: (a) ABCC9 4. Scientists discovered a planet, which has an environment much similar to that of Earth. Consider the following statements: i) The Planet is called Gliese 581g. ii) The planet is located around 123 trillion miles away from Earth. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. NASA launched a rover, from Florida on an Atlas 5 rocket. What is the name of the rover? a) Discovery b) Rover-d5 c) Curiosity d) Experiment Answer: (c) Curiosity 1. One of India's formerPrime Minister joined the elite club of Singapore christened Friends to our Shore on 20 November 2011. The bust of this former PM was unveiled by on the banks of the Singapore river by the Indian PM Manmohan Singh who visited Singapore for a bi-lateral discussions in November 2011. Name the former PM in question. a. Jawaharlal Nehru b. Indira Gandhi c. Rajiv Gandhi d. P V Narasimha Rao Answer: (a) 2. Former India captain Ajit Wadekar was selected for the Col C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award. Which one of the following personalities have not received this award in the past? a. Mohinder Amarnath b. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi c. Salim Durrani d. Sachin Tendulkar Answer: (d)

3. Which of the following Bollywood actors was in November 2011 chosen to be the latest celebrity face of UNICEF in India after Amitabh Bachhan and Priyanka Chopra? a. Aishwarya rai Bachhan b. Aamir Khan c. Shah Rukh Khan d. Saif Ali Khan Answer: (b) 4. Uttar Pradesh assembly passed a resolution to divide the state into _ parts. a) Four b) Five c) Three d) Two Answer: (a) Four 5. Which one of the following state governments banned the screening of the film Dam 999? a) Tamilnadu b) Kerala c) Maharashtra d) Goa Answer: (a) Tamilnadu 6. Union Cabinet of India gave its nod for the trifurcation MCD into three separate corporationsSouth Delhi Corporation, North Delhi Corporation and ___. a) East Delhi Municipal Corporation b) West Delhi Municipal Corporation c) New Delhi Municipal Corporation d) Outer Delhi Municipal Corporation Answer: (a) East Delhi Municipal Corporation 1. Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's second and highest-profile son was captured along with several bodyguards by fighters near the town of Obari in Libya's southern desert and taken to Zintan. Name the deceased leaders son who was captured? a. Saif al-Islam Gaddafi b. Mo'tassim Gaddafi c. Saif al-Arab d. Mohammed Gaddafi Answer: (a) 2. Eight Indians made it to Thinkers 50, a bi-annual global ranking of 50 most influential thinkers. Who topped the list Thinkers 50? a. INSEAD professors W Chan Kim b. Professor Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School c. Management thinker Peter Drucker d. Professor of international business at the Tuck School of Business, Vijay Govindarajan Answer: (b)

3. Name the former Pakistani Information Minister who was on 23 November 2011 designated to become Pakistans next Ambassador in the U.S. a. Husain Haqqani b. Rehman Malik c. Sherry Rehman d. Mahreen Anwar Raja Answer: (c) 4. European Union agreed to 2 percent rise for 2012 to ___ billion Euros. a) 126 billion Euros b) 129 billion Euros c) 120 billion Euros d) 110 billion Euros Answer: (b) 129 Billion Euros 5. Which one of the following countries demanded a formal apology from Pakistan for the atrocities carried out by its troops during the 1971 Liberation War? a) Bangladesh b) India c) Sri Lanka d) Nepal Answer: (a) Bangladesh 6. Yemens President Ali Abdullah Saleh agreed to step down amidst massive public protests. He ruled over Yemen for __Years. a) 33 b) 44 c) 22 d) 11 Answer: (a) 33 1. Which team emerged the overall champion of the five-day 65th National aquatics meet which concluded on 20 November 2011 in Ranchi? a. Karnataka b. Police c. Maharashtra d. Railways Answer: (a) 2. Name the Army marksman who won gold in the 50m rifle prone event at the 55th National Shooting Championship on 20 November 2011 in Pune. a. Shivaji More b. Gagan Narang c. Sushil Ghaley d. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

Answer: (c) 3. Which of the following Indian sports body on 22 November 2011 decided to set up an 11member Athletes Commission to give more representation to sportspersons in its general assembly and executive board? a. Indian Sports Associations b. Indian Olympic Association c. Board of Control for Cricket in India d. All India Tennis Association Answer: (b) 4. Who did Australian Cricket Board appoint on 22 November 2011 as the head coach of Australias national cricket team? a. Tom Moody b. Justin Langer c. Steve Rixon d. Mickey Arthur Answer: (d) 5. Which veteran batsman was selected for the Polly Umrigar Award for India's best cricketer of 2010-11 season? a. VVS Lakshman b. Sachin Tendulkar c. Rahul Dravid d. M S Dhoni Answer: (c) 1. According to government data released on 18 November 2011, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was pushed up by what percent in October2011 due to costlier food and clothing? a. 0.97% b. 1.00% c. 1.23% d. 1.5% Answer: (a) 2. The double impact of rupee depreciation and the slide in the sensex led to a fall of what percent in the value of investments of the foreign institutional investors (FIIs)in the last six months beginning May 2011? a. 19.1% b. 21% c. 23% d. 26.7% Answer: (c) 3. Governments indirect taxes body released in November 2011 a revised concept paper on taxation of services on the basis of a negative list, making some additions and deletion to the first

paper published in August 2011. Which of the following facts related to the above statement is not true? 1. 22 services will be under the negative list, or exempt from tax, as against 27 proposed in the earlier draft. 2. The shift to a negative list will mean that all services except those mentioned in the list will be taxed, providing clarity on services that will be taxed and widening the service tax base. 3. The negative list approach will help to widen the tax base for services. 4. The revised concept paper proposed not to exempt from tax these services healthrelated services, those relating to agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry and passenger travel by non-AC second-class trains. a. 1 b. 1 & 3 c. 2 & 3 d. Only 4 Answer: (d) 4. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on 22 November 2011 moved a Cabinet note, proposing what per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in domestic airlines? a. 25% b. 26% c. 49% d. 51% Answer: (b) 5. Union cabinet on 24 November 2011 approved what per cent foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail? a. 49% b. 100% c. 51% d. 26% Answer: (c) 1. Vikram Akula, founder and chairman of Indias largest and only listed microlender, resigned from his posts in the company on 23 November 2011. Name this microlender founded in 1998. a. Sequoia Capital b. George Soros c. SKS Microfinance d. BASIX Answer: (c) 2. Who was on 23 November 2011 chosen to succeed Tata group chairman Ratan Tata as the groups new chairman in 2012 when Ratan Tata formlly retires? a. Cyrus P. Mistry b. Noel Tata c. N Chandrasekaran d. R Gopalakrishnan

Answer: (a) 3. Which two companies in November 2011 incorporated India Gas Solutions, a 50:50 joint venture that will compete with existing gas marketing firms? a. Adani group and Gujarat Gas b. Reliance Industries and BP c. Gail India and the Adani group d. Reliance Industries and Reliance Industries Answer: (b) 4. Which PSU bank in November 2011 decided to abolish pre-payment charges on home loans, giving some succour to borrowers who want to foreclose their accounts? a. Punjab National Bank b. Bank of India c. Corp Bank d. State Bank of India Answer: (d) 5. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved the restructuring of an airline's working capital loan liability of Rs 22000 crore. Name the airline. a. Air India b. Kingfisher c. Indigo d. SpiceJet Answer: (a) 1. As per inflation data released on 14 November 2011, headline inflation was moved up to what per cent in October 2011 despite the various supply-side and monetary measures taken by the government and the RBI? a. 9.73% b. 9.77% c. 9.92% d. 10.01% Answer: (a) 2. The petrol price was slashed by what amount on 15 November 2011 after being raised by Rs 1.80 in early November 2011? a. Rs 1.80 b. Rs 2.00 c. Rs 2.22 d. Rs 2.25 Answer: (d) 3. Union Cabinet on 16 November 2011 agreed to partially allow foreign direct investment (FDI) to enter the pension sector. What percentage FDI has been permitted in the pension sector? a. 24%

b. 26% c. 33% d. 49% Answer: (d) 4. A survey of eight sectors conducted by the labour ministry released on 16 November 2011 revealed that despite the slowdown in economic activity, employment increased marginally in April-June quarter of 2011-12. In the eight sectors under survey by what per cent did the employment increase? a. 1.62% b. 2.15% c. 2% d. 3.1% Answer: (b) 5. The Finance Ministry on 17 November 2011 increased the investment limit for foreign institutional investors (FII) in government securities (G-secs) and corporate bonds by what amount each? a. $ 4 billion b. $ 4.8 billion c. $ 5 billion d. $ 6.2 billion Answer: (c) 1. Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi won their first ever ATP Masters tournament by beating Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut 6-2, 6-4 in the final of which of the following Masters on 13 November 2011? a. Rome Masters b. Paris masters c. Chennai Masters d. Manila Masters Answer: (b) 2. Which Jamaican sprint icon was named 'Athlete of the Year' in Monaco on 12 November 2011 by athletics' governing body, the IAAF? a. Usain Bolt b. Vivian Cheruiyot c. Patrick Jarrett d. Howard Davis Answer: (a) 3. Name McLaren Formula One driver who won the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix at Yas Marina circuit in Abu on 13 November 2011. a. Sebastial Vettel b. Max Webber c. Lewis Hamilton

d. Fernando Alonso Answer: (c) 4. Which pair emerged champions in the Aircel 23rd National Tenpin bowling championship at the StarCity Centre on 13 November 2011? a. Shabbir Dhankot and Prathima Hegde b. Aakash Ashok Kumar and Prathima Hegde c. Shabbir Dhankot and Aakash Ashok Kumar d. Sabeena Saleem and Prathima Hedge Answer: (a) 5. Which of the following Czech tennis player was voted WTAs Player of the Year on 14 November 2011? a. Katarina Srebotnik b. Irina-Camelia Begu c. Kveta Peschke d. Petra Kvitova Answer: (d) 1. Warren Buffetts company announced on 14 November 2011 the decision to spend $10.7 billion to buy more than 5% of stock in a high technology company in 2011. Name the high technology company in which Buffett decided to invest. a. Accenture b. Microsoft c. IBM d. Infosys Answer: (c) 2. Which private bank for the first time became the most valuable lender in the country overtaking the 204-year-old State Bank of India in market capitalization on 15 November 2011? a. ICICI b. HDFC c. HSBC d. ABN Amro Answer: (b) 3. Who did General Motors appoint on 15 November 2011 as president and MD of India operations with effect from 1 January 2012? a. Tim Lee b. Karl Slym c. Chi Len d. Lowell Paddock Answer: (d) 4. Name the Airlines owned by Vijay Mallya that announced a doubling of its losses for the September 2011 quarter at Rs.469 crore against a loss of Rs.231 crore in the same period in

2010? a. Spice jet b. Indigo c. Kingfisher d. Indian Airlines Answer: (c) 5. In the face of financial pressure which private sector telecom major increased international call rate tariffs by up to 10% for some destinations for all customers and reduced certain benefits on add-on services for its prepaid subscribers? a. Idea Cellular b. BSNL c. Airtel d. Vodafone Answer: (c) Quizzes on the Current Affairs section are designed to cover the wide range of national issues, international events, and other information from different segments which are of general human interest. Taking the Current Affairs Quiz for November 2011 will update you on the latest incidents that the world is talking about. The quizzes on Current Affairs will equip you to take all competitive examinations as well. 1. Recently, which one of the following nations was suspended by the Arab league? a) Syria b) Lebanon c) Saudi Arabia d) Jordan Answer: (a) Syria 2. Which one of the following nations donated 1 million US dollars to Nalanda International University? a) China b) France c) UK d) USA Answer: (a) China 3. China on 18 November 2011 signed a contract with ISA to explore ore deposits in Indian Ocean over the next 15 years. Consider the following statements on the contract: i) The full form of ISA is International Seabed Authority. ii) This is the second time China has gained the right to explore an international seabed ore deposit. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct.

d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 4. Which of the days in November was celebrated as World Diabetes Day with the theme Act on Diabetes. Now? a. 14 Novemeber b. 15 November c. 16 November d. 18 November Answer: (a) 5. Which renowned cricket writer and commentator committed suicide at a hotel in South Africa on 12 November 2011 after being questioned on allegations of sexual assault by the police? a. John Arlott b. Trevor Bailey c. Mike Atherton d. Peter Roebuck Answer: (d) 6. Name the economist who will head an emergency Italian government following the departure of Silvio Berlusconi who resigned as Prime Minister on 12 November 2011. a. Giorgio Napolitano b. Mario Monti c. Mario Catania d. Piero Gnudi Answer: (b) 1. The Planning Commission of India approved anti erosion measures to protect Moisa and Belguri villages in ____. a) Assam b) Jharkhand c) UP d) Bihar Answer: (a) Assam 2. Which one of the following states became the only state in India to implement public service guarantee act? a) Haryana b) Rajasthan c) Bihar d) UP Answer: (b) Rajasthan 3. Jharkhand government introduced Right to Service Act that came into force in the state on___. a) 14 November 2011

b) 12 November 2011 c) 15 November 2011 d) 20 November 2011 Answer: (c) 15 November 2011 4. Pioneering Indian American biochemist Har Gobind Khorana died in Massachusetts on 9 November 2011. Which of the following facts about him is/are not true? 1. Har Gobind Khorana won the 1968 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Robert W. Holley of Cornell University and Marshall W. Nirenberg of the National Institutes of Health 2. In 1972, Dr. Khorana reported construction of the first artificial gene, using off-the-shelf chemicals. 3. Khorana was New York University 's Alfred P Sloan Professor of Biology and Chemistry emeritus. He joined the M.I.T. faculty in 1980 and retired in 2009. 4. Dr. Khorana who became an American citizen in 1966, received the Lasker Award for basic medical research in 1968 and the National Medal of Science in 1987. a. 1 & 4 b. Only 4 c. 1 & 3 d. Only 3 Answer: (d) 5. According to the report- The Transition to a Predominantly Urban World and its Underpinnings released by International Institute for Environment and Development, which Indian city was ranked second in the list of 100 fastest growing cities in the world? a. Faridabad b. Ghaziabad c. Bhopal d. Chadigarh Answer: (b) 6. Eminent Kannada author S. L. Bhyrappa was honoured with 20th Saraswati Samman in literature for 2010 for his epic novel. Name the novel for which he received the honour? a. Mandra b. Dharmashree c. Vamshavruksha d. Satya mattu saundarya Answer: (a) 1. In Japan, rice with radiation levels exceeding the countrys safety levels was discovered for the first time since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima in early 2011. The acronym LASER stands for____. a) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation b) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Rays c) Light Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation d) Light and Sound emitted by Radiation Answer: (a) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

2. Anti erosion project to protect Moisa and Belguri villages in Assam was approved by the Planning commission of India. Consider the following statements on the project. i) The project aims to protect villages from the River Gangadhar. ii) The project will cost 14.97 crore rupees. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 3. Assam government launched a pilot project to vaccinate girls against human papiloma virus (HPV) causing cervical cancer. HPV is a member of the_____ family of viruses. a) Papilomavirus b) Human T-cell lymphotropic virus c) Bluetongue virus d) Reoviridae Answer: (a) Papilomavirus 4. Scientists recently discovered Sunken Islands that linked India to Australia. These islands were once part of the supercontinent Gondwana. The islands were formed during Cretacious period___. a) When dinosaurs roamed the Earth b) When Himalayas were formed c) When the very first man came on earth d) When there was no life on earth Answer: (a) When dinosaurs roamed the Earth 5. The latest technique in Medical Science, dracula therapy is now available in India. Dracula therapy is used to fight against which one of the following? a) Ageing b) Cancer c) Aids d) Dengue Answer: (a) Ageing 1. What Crops in India faces threat from Ug99 stem rust. Ug99 was first discovered in Uganda in__. a) 1999 b) 2000 c) 2001 d) 2002 Answer: (a) 1999 2. A 400-metre-wide giant asteroid, called 2005 YU55, came within 201700 miles of earth on 8

November 2011. 2005 YU55 makes one complete lap around the Sun every __ months. a) 15 b) 14 c) 17 d) 25 Answer: (a) 15 3. Union Environment Ministry approved the Lavasa township project in Pune. Consider the following statements: i) Lavasa is a private, planned city being built near Pune. ii) The project is being developed by HCC ( Hindustan Construction Company). Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 4. Russia successfully launched a manned spacecraft Soyuz TMA-22 spaceship from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Consider the following statements: i) When a spacecraft is manned, it can be piloted directly, as opposed to robotic space probes and satellites. ii)The only countries to have independent human spaceflight capability are Russia and China. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. Arctic ozone hole was detected at record level. The journal nature reported. The ozone layer blocks _____from the Sun. a) Infra-Red rays b) Ultraviolet-B rays c) Ultraviolet-C rays d) X-rays Answer: (b) Ultraviolet-B rays1. Legendary singer-composer and Padma Bhushan awardee Bhupen Hazarika died in Mumbai on 5 November 2011. Which of the following facts about him is not true? 2. At the age of 12, Hazarika sang his first song Biswa Bijoy No Jowan for an Assamese film Indramalati 3. Hazarika featured in his first music video -Our Northeast, Our Star with Shantanu Moitra and Swanand Kirkire 4. He was awarded the National Award in 1975 for Chameli Memsaab. 5. He was the chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi from 1999-2004. 6. He was chosen as a member of the Assam Legislative Assembly from 1972-77.

a. 1 & 4 b. 2 & 3 c. Only 2 d. Only 5 Answer: (d) 2. Name the Indian Union Minister who represented India at the meeting of the Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on 7 November 2011. a. Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde b. Union Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna c. Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh d. Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah Answer: (a) 3. A study on the twin ailments- diabetes and hypertension, called Screening India's Twin Epidemic (SITE) conducted by Aventis Pharma Limited, Sanofi Group were published on 7 November 2011. Which of the following statistics related to the study is/are not true? 1. According to the study, one in every five or 60% of Indian adults living in urban cities suffers not only from hypertension but also diabetes. 2. 29.32 per cent of the hypertension patients suffer from kidney complications. 3. Study to find prevalence of diabetes & hypertension discovered that 80% people had abdominal obesity. 4. The study also has disclosed that in 9 per cent of the newly diagnosed cases, patients did not know that they had diabetes. Among hypertensive patients, 27 per cent did not have their condition under control a. 1 & 3 b. 2 & 4 c. 1 & 4 d. 1 & 2 Answer: (b) 4. Which one of the following ministries launched a scheme, Adivasi Shiksha Yojana on 2 November 2011? a) Tribal Affairs Ministry b) Home Ministry c) Ministry of Rural Development d) Ministry of Power Answer: (a) Tribal Affairs Ministry 5. The state cabinet of __recently decided to waive VAT on fertilizers to provide relief to the farmers. a) Delhi b) Bihar c) UP

d) Gujarat Answer: (a) Delhi 1. Colombian government declared on 6 November 2011, that the Colombian troops killed leader of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), during a day-long operation in which his female companion also died. Name the deceased FARC leader a. Alfonso Cano b. Manuel Marulanda c. Pablo Catatumbo d. Joaqun Gmez Answer: (a) 2. A human resources graduate from Venezuela, was crowned Miss World 2011 at the 61st Miss World contest at a glittering beauty pageant at Earls Court exhibition Centre in London on 6 November 2011. Name her. a. Alexandra Mills b. Ivian Sarcos c. Gwendoline Ruais d. Amanda Perez Answer: (b) 3. Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight boxing champion on 7 November 2011 died after a battle with liver cancer. Which of the following facts about Frazier is not true? 1. Frazier is most famous for defeating bitter rival and another boxing legend Muhammad Ali in the 1971 Fight of the Century 2. Known as Smokin' Joe, he won 35 fights in all, 27 by knockouts, losing four times - twice to Ali in furious bouts and twice to George Foreman. He also recorded three draw 3. He won gold in 1964 Tokyo Olympics by defeating Australia's Athol McQueen 4. Frazier formed a back-up group called the Knockouts after he turned to siging. After retiring, Frazier made cameo appearances in several Hollywood movies, and two episodes of The Simpsons. a. Only 4 b. 1 & 4 c. Only 2 d. 2 & 4 Answer: (c) 4. Australia Senate on 8 November 2011 passed legislation that would impose a carbon tax on the nations 500 largest polluters. Which one of the following countries has the most CO2 emissions? a) China b) Russia c) India d) USA Answer: (a) China

5. IAEA Report stated that Iran carried out Nuclear Weapons-Related Activities. Where the report was released? a) New Delhi b) New York c) London d) Vienna Answer: (d) Vienna 6. Sri Lankan Court stayed the Land Circular Number 2011/04. The Circular deals with the northern and eastern provinces of Srilanka. a) Northern and Eastern b) Southern and Western c) Northern and Southern d) Eastern and Western Answer: (a) Northern and Eastern 1. Which of the following squash superstars won a record sixth women's World Open title on 6 November 2011? a. Nicol David b. Jenny Duncalf c. Madeline Perry d. Annie Au Answer: (a) 2. Which country won its first Fed Cup title in 23 years on 6 November 2011 after securing a 3-2 win over Russia in the final? a. Iran b. South Korea c. Greece d. Czech Republic Answer: (d) 3. Name the tennis player who defeated Kei Nishikori 6-1, 6-3 in the Swiss Indoors final on 6 November 2011 to win his first title in 10 months. a. Andy Roddick b. Roger Federer c. Tomas Berdych d. Rafael Nadal Answer: (b) 4. Who emerged winner of the Velammal Educational Trust National Premier women's chess championship on 9 November 2011? a. Mary Ann Gomes b. Eesha Karavade c. Sai Meera d. Padmini Rout

Answer: (a) 5. Name the dup who won the Stockholm Open men's doubles title on 23 October 2011. a. Brazilians Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares b. India's Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi c. Indians Leander Paez and Mahesh Bhupathi d. Indias Leander Paez and Brazils Marcelo Melo Answer: (b) 1. According to global fund-tracking agency EPFR, emerging markets attracted USD 3.5 billion or over 70 per cent of total fresh capital invested in the equity funds across the world during the week ended 2 November 2011. As per capital market regulator SEBI, FIIs made a net investment of what amount in Indian equities during the week ended 2 November 2011? a. USD 680 million b. USD 650 million c. USD 666 million d. USD 715 million Answer: (a) 2. Indirect tax collections in October 2011 dropped by 2.5 percent to Rs 30,278 crore on account of a slowing economy. Indirect tax comprises which of the following? a. corporate, excise and service tax b. customs, excise and service tax c. service, excise and sales tax d. value added tax, sales tax and income tax Answer: (b) 3. Which of the following rating agencies on 9 November 2011 downgraded the entire Indian banking system's rating outlook from stable to negative indicating a deterioration in asset quality in the months ahead? a. Standard & Poor's (S&P) b. Fitch Rating c. Moody's d. A.M. Best Answer: (c) 4. India decided to give preferences, including tax cuts, to indigenously manufactured telecoms equipment. Which of the following facts are not correct in this respect? 1. TRAI committee cleared the proposal that mandates domestic operators to source 65% of their annual hardware and network-related equipment from Indian companies by 2020. 2. TRAI had earlier proposed that mobile phone companies be mandated to source 60% of their network equipment and other related infrastructure from domestic manufacturers by 2020 3. Manufacturing arms of international vendors such as Ericsson, Nokia Siemens, AlcatelLucent and Huawei amongst others are to account for only 15% of all equipment orders by 2020. 4. TRAI recommended that domestically manufactured products be given preferential market access.

a. Only 2 b. 1 & 3 c. 3 & 4 d. 1 & 4 Answer: (a) 5. Which Indian city is to host the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) India Economic Summit for the first time in 26 years of the summit's history from 12-14 November 2011? a. New Delhi b. Mumbai c. Ahmedabad d. Kolkata Answer: (b) 1. Which of the following companies entered into a partnership with the department of information technology to provide rural population socially oriented investment options? a. UTI Infrastructure Technology b. L&T Infrastructure c. ICICI Mutual Fund d. RIL Answer: (a) 2. Which of the following public sector banks in November 2011 froze its lending to the power sector? a. State Bank of India b. Allahabad Bank c. Punjab National Bank d. United Bank of India Answer: (b) 3. Mukesh Ambaniowned Infotel acquired a 38.5% stake in digital learning solutions firm to strengthen its content pipeline as it looks to launch its broadband services soon. Name the firm in which RIL acquired stakes. a. EduComp b. LinkedIn c. Extramarks Education d. 24x7 Learning Answer: (c) 4. Name the Indian company that entered into exclusive negotiations with private equity consortium of Blackstone and Carlyle to sell its tower unit? a. RCOM b. BSNL c. MTNL d. Idea Cellular Answer: (a)

5. Crane manufacturing company Anupam Industries formed a new joint venture companyon 10 November 2011 with which of the following Japanese companies to manufacture port cranes and material handling equipment for domestic and global markets? a. Beqisoft b. Daiichi Jitsugyo Asia c. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries d. Hakuhodo Percept Answer: (c) 1. Palestine won the membership of UNESCO( United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). UNESCO is the ___ UN agency Palestine has joined as a full member. a) First b) Second c) Third d) Fourth Answer: (a) First 2. Russia and Bangladesh on 2 November 2011 signed a deal to build a nuclear power plant. Consider the following statements on the nuclear deal. i) It would be Bangladeshs first nuclear plant. ii) The nuclear power plant will be set up at Rooppur in Pabna district. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 3. Former Colombian rebel Gustavo Petro was elected mayor of Bogota. Which one of the following countries has Bogota as its capital? a) Colombia b) Russia c) Brazil d) Mexico Answer: (a) Colombia 4. UN study ranked India 134 among a total of 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index. Which country topped the Human Development Index list? a. Australia b. USA c. Netherlands d. New Zealand Answer: (c) 5. Name the Irish poet and human rights activist who was named Irelands ninth president on 30

October 2011 after winning 57% of votes in the final count of the presidential election held on 27 October 2011. a. Michael D Higgins b. Mary McAleese c. Douglas Hyde d. Mary Robinson Answer: (a) 1. Nabum Tuki was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 1 November 2011. He is the__ Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh? a) Seventh b) Sixth c) Fith d) Fourth Answer: (a) Seventh 2. Uttarakhand state cabinet on 29 October 2011 cleared Uttarakhand Lokayukta Bill, 2011. Consider the following features of the bill: i) The Chief Minister of the state, all ministers, MLAs and lower judiciary will be under the purview of Lokayukta. ii) Judges of the Uttarakhand High Court will not be covered under the purview of Lokayukta. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 3. Bengali film Chaplin was selected as the inaugural film at the 11 th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, 2011, in Florence, Italy scheduled to be held from 2 to 8 December 2011. Who is the director of the movie? a. Anindo Banerjee b. Rituporno Ghosh c. Aparna Sen d. Basu chatterjee Answer: (a) 4. According to a UN study what is Indias rank among a total of 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index? a. 95 b. 134 c. 119 d. 73 Answer: (b) 5. Which cricket journalist bagged the The Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction 2011 for his

The Sly Company of People Who Care on 30 October 2011? a. Pradeep Vijayakar b. Mihir Bose c. Balbir Dutt d. Rahul Bhattacharya Answer: (d) 6. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings. a. Suchitra Krisnamurthy b. Lata Mangeshkar c. Asha Bhosle d. Shreya Ghoshal Answer: (c) 1. Scientists found a new species of Trap-door spider, the albino spider, in Australia. Consider the following statements. i) The albino spider is white headed and the colour of its legs is black and brown. ii) It is about the size of a 50-cent piece. Choose the right option: a) Only i is correct. b) Only ii is correct. c) Neither i nor ii is correct. d) Both i and ii are correct. Answer: (d) Both i and ii are correct. 2. The government gave its approval to revive 60 Mines in the Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary. The sanctuary is located in ___. a) Goa b) Jharkhand c) Tamil Nadu d) Madhya Pradesh Answer: (a) Goa 3. India scientists succeeded in decoding the genome of the arhar dal, which is also known as _____. a) Pigeon Pea b) Black-eyed Pea c) Sweet Pea d) Split Pea Answer: (a) Pigeon Pea 4. Scientists are set to begin a six-week mission to explore the Indian Ocean's underwater mountains. Name the ship, which will carry out the mission. a) RRS James Cook b) RRS Ernest Shackleton

c) RRS James Clark Ross d) Royal Research Ship Answer: (a) RRS James Cook 5. A report recently stated that bluefin tuna was fished illegally during Libya conflict. Consider the following statements: i) Bluefin Tuna are dark blue-black on the back, and white on the lower sides and belly. ii) The scientific name of bluefin tuna is Thunnus thynnus. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Neither i nor ii is correct. c) Only i is correct. d) Only ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 1. Name the Former Salgaocar FC coach who was confirmed as the new head coach of the senior India football team on 25 October 2011. a. Savio Medeira b. Bob Houghton c. Armando Colaco d. Kushal Das Answer: (a) 2. Who defeated Victoria Azarenka 7-5 4-6 6-3 to win the WTA Championships on 30 October 2011 in Istanbul? a. Caroline Wozniacki b. Petra Kvitova c. Marai Sherapova d. Sania Mirza Answer: (b) 3. Name the top seeded tennis duo who won the Stockholm Open after outplaying Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares 6-1, 6-4 in the summit clash in October 2011. a. Baghdatis of Cyprus and Del Potro of Argentina b. Rohan Bopanna of India and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan c. Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Wask of Gremany d. Gael Monfils of France and Alexander Wask of Gremany Answer: (b) 4. Who did Table Tennis Federation of India appoint as the India TT coach on a one-year contract? a. Dhanraj Choudhary b. Kamlesh Mehta c. Massimo Constantini d. Leszek Kucharski Answer: (d)

5. Name the Indian golfer who became the first Indian golfer to shoot a spectacular round of 12-under 60 on home soil when he took a three-stroke lead on the second day of the Rs. onecrore BILT Open golf championship at the Jaypee Greens golf course on 3 November 2011. a. Jyoti Randhawa b. Amandeep Johl c. Anirban Lahiri d. Rahil Gangjee Answer: (c) 1. According to the data released by the commerce and industry ministry on 31 October 2011, the eight core infrastructure industries growth slowed down to what percentage for September 2011 as against 3.3 per cent in September 2010? a. 3.1% b. 2.3% c. 2% d. 1.8% Answer: (b) 2. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 31 October 2011 inaugurated a fully secure government e-payment system. Which of the following facts regarding the e-payment system is not true? 1. e-payment system will enable the Central government to directly credit dues into the accounts of beneficiaries. 2. It has been developed by Comptroller & Auditor general of India. 3. It has been designed to serve as middleware between COMPACT (computerised payment and accounts) application at PAOs and the core banking solution (CBS) of the agency banks/Reserve Bank of India, to facilitate paperless transaction. 4. The e-payment system will save both time and effort in effecting payments and also facilitate the elimination of physical cheques and their manual processing. a. 1 & 2 b. Only 1 c. Only 2 d. 1 & 3 Answer: (c) 3. Finance Ministry gave its nod to Mining company Coal India Ltd (CIL) for acquiring stake in overseas unlisted firms. The Finance Ministry however did not grant complete relaxation to the norm of minimum internal rate of return (IRR) percentage from such acquisitions. What is the minimum internal rate of return (IRR) percentage quoted by the Ministry in this respect? a. 12% b. 10% c. 15% d. 13.33% Answer: (a)

4. State-owned oil companies on 3 November 2011 raised petrol prices by what amount at a time when the nation is already battling high double-digit food inflation? a. Rs 2.30 per litre b. Rs 1.80 per litre c. Rs 3.30 per litre d. Rs 2.15 per litre Answer: (b) 5. According to the WPI data released by the Commerce and Industry Ministry on 3 November 2011, food inflation surged to what per cent for the week ended 22 October 2011 owing to soaring prices of various edibles such as vegetables, fruits, pulses, milk and all other protein-rich items? a. 11.55% b. 12.25% c. 12.21% d. 11.12% Answer: (c) 1. The $12.5-billion Omnicom Group decided acquire a majority stake in one of the largest domestic advertising firms in India to step up growth the country. Name the advertising firm. a. Mudra Group b. Madison Advertising Pvt Ltd c. Ogilvy and Mather d. J Walter Thompson India Answer: (a) 2. East India Hotels, which runs the Oberoi Hotels chain, inducted Nita Ambani, wife of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on its boardpaving the way for her to attend corporate board meetings. What percentage of share did RIL acquire in EIH in August 2010? a. 23.5% b. 21.22% c. 14.9 % d. 17% Answer: (c) 3. According to joint study by industry association FICCI and Ernst & Young predicted Indian mobile devices market to reach which of the following marks anually by 2020? a. 300 million b. 350 million c. 375 million d. 430 million Answer: (b) 4. Who took over as Indraprastha Gas Limited 's (IGL) new Managing Director in late october 2011? a. M. Ravindran b. Rajesh Vedvyas

c. S. Venkatraman d. Ujjwal Goswami Answer: (a) 5. Which Indian mining company in India got the Finance Ministrys permission to acquire stakes in overseas unlisted firms? a. Bharat Gold Mines Limited b. Neyveli Lignite Corporation c. Sesa Goa d. Coal India Ltd Answer: (d) 1. Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 16 October 2011 voiced the Finance Ministrys decision to to recapitalise which of the following PSU lenders to help it achieve compliance with capital adequacy ratio (CAR) norms? a. State Bank of India b. United Bank of India c. Punjab National Bank d. Bank of Baroda Answer: (a) 2. A panel constituted by which of the following bodies on mutual funds in October 2011 retained the minimum capital requirement to start a fund house at Rs 10 crore, rejecting a proposal to increase the net worth criterion? a. IRDA b. SEBI c. RBI d. CCI Answer: (b) 3. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi collected what amont of tax as property tax in the first half of 2011-12 fiscal, recording a Rs 75.16 crore jump compared to its collections during the corresponding period in 2010-11? a. Rs 900 crore b. Rs 950 crore c. Rs 912.54 crore d. Rs 971 core Answer: (c) 4. The Agriculture Ministry on 20 October 2011 proposed a hike of Rs 115 per quintal in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat to what sum per quintal to cover rising farm input cost and encourage farmers to increase acreage? a. Rs 1251 per quintal b. Rs 1293 per quintal c. Rs 1285 per quintal d. Rs 1233 per quintal

Answer: (c) 5. According to data released by the commerce and industry ministry on 20 October 2011 food inflation inflation stood at what percentage in the week ended 8 October 2011? a. 10.6% b. 10.54% c. 10.33% d. 10.91% Answer: (a) 1. The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) upheld a regulatory order directing which of the following group of companies to refund Rs 24000 crore - equivalent to the country's secondbiggest lender ICICI Bank's deposit growth last fiscal - for violating securities laws? a. RIL b. Tata Group c. Sahara Group d. Jindal Group Answer: (c) 2. Overnite Express launched a new premium service, Overnite Priority on 17 October 2011 with an assured next business-day delivery feature besides a money back guarantee attached to it. The express delivery service (EDS) industry was valued at Rs.10,000 crore is found to be growing by what percentage annually? a. 23% b. 25% c. 27% d. 28% Answer: (b) 3. GVK Airport Holdings Private Limited, a subsidiary of GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited (GVKPIL) on 18 October 2011 acquired 108000000 equity shares worth Rs10 each (amounting to a 13.5% equity stake) in which of the following? a. Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL) b. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) c. Kolkata International Airport Ltd (KIAL) d. Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) Answer: (a) 4. The department of telecom (DoT) slapped Rs 50 crore fine on which of the following cellular companies for suppressing information, violating licence agreement and renting out more than 3,600 pre-activated post paid SIM cards in bulk to a Delhi-based company that further subrented them? a. Bharti Airtel b. MTNL c. Idea Cellular d. Vodafone Essar

Answer: (c) 5. Bharti Enterprises, the parent company of Airtel floated a new joint venture with Japanese internet firm for offering mobile internet services in India. Name the firm. a. SoftBank Corp b. Aichi Bank c. Arc System Works d. Bridgestone Answer: (a)

1. Which of the following McLarens driver won the Japanese Grand Prix in his adopted homeland, Japan on 9 October 2011? a. Sebastian Vettel b. Max Webber c. Jenson Button d. Fernando Alonso Answer: (c) 2. Sebastian Vettel who stood third in the Formula 1 race became the youngest double world champion with four races to spare on 9 October 2011. To which of the following teams does he belong to? a. Red Bull b. McLaren c. Ferrari d. Mercedez Answer: (a) 3. Which tennis player retained his Shanghai Masters title by defeating David Ferrer 7-5 6-4 in the final on 16 October 2011? a. Rafael Nadal b. Roger Federer c. Andy Murray d. Novak Djokovic Answer: (c) 4. Which Formula 1 team sealed the constructors title at the Korean Grand Prix on 16 October 2011? a. Mercedes b. Ferrari c. McLaren d. Red Bull Answer: (d) 5. Which football club/team won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5-4

tie-break win? a. East Bengal b. Churchill Brothers c. Prayag United d. Mohun Bagan Answer: (b) 1. IBSA summit concluded in Pretoria, South Africa. What is the full form of IBSA? a) India Brazil South America b) India Brazil South Africa c) India Brazil Saudi Arabia d) India Bangladesh South Africa Answer: (b) India Brazil South Africa 2. Syria announced the creation of a committee tasked with preparing new constitution. Syria is located in____. a) West Asia b) South Asia c) East Asia d) South America Answer: (a) West Asia 3. China recently backed Pakistan for UN Security Council seat. UN Security Council consists of 5 permanent members and __ non-permanent members. a) 10 b) 5 c) 15 d) 7 Answer: (a) 10 4. World Food Day was observed on which of the following dates with the theme- Food Prices From Crisis to Stability? a. 15 October b. 16 October c. 17 October d. 18 October Answer: (b) 5. Name the Indian-born Fauja Singh, 100 year old person who entered the Guinness Book of records as the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon after crossing the finish line at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours, 25 minutes and 16 seconds. a. Fauja Singh b. Milkha Singh c. Veer Singh d. Navjot Singh Ahluwalia Answer: (a)

6. Who won the 2011 man Booker Prize for his short novel The Sense of an Ending? a. Carol Birch b. Patrick deWitt c. Julian Barnes d. AD Miller Answer: (c) 1. Rajasthan government on 19 October 2011 launched a web based Social Security Pension system. At which one of the following places the system was launched? a) Jaipur b) Jodhpur c) Bikaner d) Ajmer Answer: (a) Jaipur 2. UP state government increased the age limit for recruitment of Primary school teachers from 35 to __ years. a) 40 b) 38 c) 45 d) 42 Answer: (a) 40 Years 3. Name the Rajasthan Water Resources Minister who was dropped from the Cabinet on 16 October 2011 in the wake of allegations about his involvement in a case of mysterious disappearance of an auxiliary nurse midwife, Bhanwari Devi. a. Mahipal Maderna b. Bharat Singh c. Aimaduddin Ahmad d. Bharat Singh Answer: (a) 4. The Save Sharmila Campaign was flagged off by Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey on 16 October 2011. In which of the following Indian cities was the campaign launched? a. Imphal b. Srinagar c. Guwahati d. Shillong Answer: (b) 5. Who was honoured with the Swiss Ambassador's award for exceptional leadership and his contribution to strengthening bilateral ties between India and Switzerland on 16 October 2011? a. Anil Ambani b. Rattan Tata c. Narayan Murthy

d. G D Birla Answer: (b) 1. Scientists identified the bug, which caused the Bubonic plague (Black Death) in Europe between 1347 and 1351. Consider the following statements on Bubonic plague: i) Bubonic plague still strikes somewhere between 1000 and 3000 people. ii) Bubonic plague is caused by Yersinia pestis. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor iii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 2. Scientists identified the genes, which increase a Persons risk of getting Dengue. Dengue is the most common mosquito-borne infection after ____. a) Malaria b) Yellow Fever c) Japanese encephalitis d) West Nile Virus Answer: (a) Malaria 3. Scientists found the Ozone hole above Antarctica, which is the fifth largest on record. The size of this Ozone hole is___ square kilometres. a) 27 b) 25 c) 23 d) 29 Answer: (b) 25 4. Union government of India decided to ban the use of infertility drug Letrozole. Letrozole is mainly recommended for treating ____. a) Cancer b) AIDS c) Dengue d) Malaria Answer: (a) Cancer 5. Australian Scientists created the worlds first drug, which can prevent blindness from cataracts. Cataracts are formed when a protein, known as calpain, clouds the eye lens and impairs vision. a) Hemoglobin b) Keratin c) Calpain d) Myosin Answer: (c) Calpain

1. India and Iran agreed to set up a mechanism for payment of crude oil. Consider the following statements: i) Iran is second only to Saudi Arabia as an oil supplier to India. ii) India is Irans second biggest crude buyer after China. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 2. Which one of the following countries issued a worldwide alert to its citizens in the wake of the killing of key al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki? a) USA b) India c) China d) Yemen Answer: (a) USA 3. How many agreements were signed between India and Afghanistan during the visit of Afghan President Hamid Karzai to India on 4-5 October 2011? a) Two b) Five c) Three d) Six Answer : (c) Three 4. Nobel peace prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai died on 25 September 2011. She won the Nobel peace prize in___. a) 2004 b) 2005 c) 2003 d) 2007 Answer: (a) 2004 5. South Sudan recently chose __ as its official language. a) French b) Arabic c) English d) Spanish Answer: (c) English 1. Delhi state government on 8 October 2011, launched Micro Finance project for women. Consider the following statements: i) The project aims at providing financial support to over one lakh vulnerable women in New Delhi.

ii) The project will be implemented by the Samajik Suvidha Sangam in collaboration with Delhi chapter of SEWA. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 2. Goa State Assembly Unanimously Passed Goa Lokayukta Bill 2011. The bill is a modified version of Goa Lakayukta Bill 2003. a. 2002 b. 2004 c. 2001 d. 2003 Answer: (d) 2003 3. Which one of the following launched the social auditing programme of gram Panchayats? a) Goa b) Assam c) UP d) Bihar Answer: (b) Assam 4. The largest ever water supply scheme in Himachal Pradesh was inaugurated in __ district. a) Kangra b) Kullu c) Kinnaur d) Sirmaur Answer: (a) Kangra 5. The Supreme Court on 1 September 2011 ordered Delhis private hospitals to provide free treatment to the poor. The bench asked the city hospitals to reserve __ percent of their out-patient department capacity and__ percent of beds at the indoor level for free treatment of the poor. a) 25; 10 b) 35; 20 c) 10; 25 d) 25; 25 Answer: (a) 25; 101. A fresh offering on the lives of 20 great personalities titled Of a Certain Age: Twenty Life Sketches penned by former West Bengal governor was released by Penguin Books India in New Delhi on 26 September 2011. Name the writer. a. M.K. Narayanan b. Gopalkrishna Gandhi c. Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai d. Saiyid Nurul Hasan Answer: (b)

2. Shaurya, was test-fired from Chandipur-on-sea off the Orissa coast on 24 September 2011. Which of the following facts about the missile is/are not true? 1. Shaurya is a nuclear-capable surface-to-surface medium range missile. 2. Land version of the underwater-launched missile K-15, it is 10 metre in length and about half-a-metre in width. It uses solid fuel that gives it a longer service-life and shorter launch time compared to the missiles which use liquid fuel. 3. The high maneuverability of the missile makes it less vulnerable to available anti-missile defence systems. 4. The last test of Shaurya was conducted in 10 November 2005. a. Only 1 b. Only 4 c. 2 & 3 d. 1 & 2 Answer: (b) 3. Surface to surface strategic PRITHVI (P-II) Missile developed by DRDO was successfully flight tested at on 26 September 2011. Which of the following facts about the missile are not true? 1. PRITHVI (P-II) Missile developed by DRDO was successfully flight tested from Launch Complex-III, ITR, Chandipur, Balasore District in Orissa & the launch operations were carried out by the Armed Forces. 2. PRITHVI-II is the first indigenous surface to surface strategic Missile. 3. The surface-to-surface missile has a range of 350km and can carry a warhead weighing up to 500kg. 4. It is capable of hitting targets at ranges of 530 kms. a. Only 4 b. 1 & 3 c. Only 3 d. Only 2 Answer: (a) 4. Uttar Pradesh government announced the creation of three more districts. What is the total number of districts in the state now? a) 75 b) 72 c) 73 d) 71 Answer: (a) 75 5. National Commission for Safai Karamcharis presented its __Annual report to Government on 28 September 2011. a) 10th b) 9th c) 8th

d) 7th Answer: (a) 10th 1. India and Nepal on 22 September 2011 resumed security dialogue after a gap of __ Years. a) Four b) Three c) Two d) Five Answer: (a) Four 2. With which one of the following countries India agreed to allow the entry of law firms? a) United Kingdom b) USA c) China d) Pakistan Answer: (a) United Kingdom 3. India and Myanmar on 27 September 2011 agreed to set 3 billion US dollars as trade target which is to be achieved by 2015. At present, the bilateral trade between India and Pakistan is __ billion dollars. a) 1.7 b) 1.5 c) 2.3 d) 2.5 Answer: (b) 1.5 4. Wangari Maathai an environmentalist & first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize died on 25 September 2011 in Nairobi. Which African country did she belong to? a. Ghana b. Kenya c. Euthopia d. South Africa Answer: (b) 5. World Tourism Day (WTD) is observed anually on 27 September. What was the theme for WTD 2011? a. Tourism Linking Cultures b. Tourism & Biodiversity c. Tourism opens doors for women d. Sport and tourism Answer: (a) 1. European Scientists reported particles apparently travelling faster than light called__. a) Neutrinos b) Endothelial c) Polyglactin

d) Pollen Answer: (a) Neutrinos 2. Planetary scientists provided new insights into the process behind the evolution of Earth. Earths core is mainly made of _ a) Iron b) Silicon c) Oxygen d) Nitrogen Answer: (a) Iron 3. China Successfully launched its first unmanned space laboratory. What is the name of this space laboratory? a) Tiangong-1 b) MEASAT-1 c) ZY-2 d) CH 726 Answer: (a) Tiangong-1 4. Scientists recently discovered genetic factors in frogs that make it immune to the fungal disease__. a)Pathogenic b) Chytridiomycosis c) Sporothrix schenckii d) endophyte Answer: (b) Chytridiomycosis 5. What is the name of the powerful Typhoon which hit Japan on 21 September 2011? a) Roke b) Nargis c) Nesat d) Nalgae Answer: (a) Roke 1. Which Formula One Driver won the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix on the Marina Bay City Circuit in Singapore on 25 September 2011? a. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) b. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) c. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) d. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) Answer: (a) 2. Name the Kenyan athlete who on 25 September 2011 shattered the world men's marathon record by 21 seconds when he clocked two hours three minutes 38 seconds in Berlin course? a. Japheth Kimutai b. Reuben Kosgei

c. Patrick Makau d. Musa Amer Obaid Answer: (c) 3. Chen Long claimed his second title in two weeks on 25 September 2011 when he shocked World No. 1 Lee Chong Wei to win the men's singles badminton title at which of the following championships? a. Indonesian Open b. China Open c. Japan Open d. Indian Open Answer: (c) 4. Name the Indian who settled for a silver after being defeated by Chinas Cheng Ming 5-6 in the tie-breaker of the womens individual recurve summit clash at the World Cup archery finals in Istanbul on 25 September 2011. a. Deepika Kumari b. Bombayala Devi Laishram c. Dola Banerjee d. Chekrovolu Swuro Answer: (a) 5. The Indian kabaddi team lifted its first-ever Circle Style Asian kabaddi title by defeating which team at Tabriz in Iran on 27 September 2011? a. Phillipines b. Japan c. Pakistan d. Iran Answer: (c) 1. Union Government on 26 September 2011 announced the reconstitution of the National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council (NMCC) under whose chairmanship to energise and sustain the growth of manufacturing industries and help in the implementation of strategies by the government? a. V. Krishnamurthy b. Pranab Mukherjee c. U K Sinha d. Dr D Subbarao Answer: (a) 2. According to the report by Crisil Research, companies are likely to post a revenue growth of what per cent in the July-September quarter of 2011 as compared to 19 per cent in April-June quarter and 22 per cent in July-September quarter of 2010? a. 10% b. 13.2% c. 15%

d. 17.1% Answer: (c) 3. Government panel headed by Planning Commission member Arun Maira in its report presented on 27 September 2011 suggested giving more powers to which of the following bodies with respect to mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical sector? a. Competition Commission of India b. Finance Ministry c. Reserve Bank of India d. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry Answer: (a) 4. As per the provisional data released by the the Commerce Ministry on 27 September 2011, the eight core infrastructure industries registered an output growth of what per cent in August 2011 lower than the 4.4 per cent growth witnessed in the corresponding period in 2010 a. 4% b. 3% c. 3.5% d. 2.2% Answer: (c) 5. The finance ministry on 27 September 2011 released the draft national public-private partnership (PPP) policy. Which of the following facts given below in this regard are not true/ 1. PPP is aimed at creating a framework for implementing infrastructure projects across sectors. 2. It addresses the issues concerning definition of various terms and also processes so that a clear and consistent position can be adopted by stake holders, including centre, states and private investors. 3. The policy was designed to ensure that a value-for-money rationale is adopted with optimal risk allocation in project structuring with life cycle approach. 4. The government is envisaging an investment of USD 7 trillion in infrastructure sector during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2012-17), up from USD 700 million in the current Plan a. 1 & 2 b. Only 4 c. 1 & 3 d. Only 3 Answer: (b) 1. The consortium of Singapore's PSA and the ABG group in India was awarded a contract worth Rs 6,700 crore by which of the following port trusts in India in September 2011? a. Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust b. Mumbai Port Trust c. New Mangalore Port Trust d. Kolkata Port Trust Answer: (a)

2. Which automaker on 27 September 2011 introduced Brio Hatchback, its second hatchback and cheapest car yet in India? a. Toyota b. Honda c. Hyundai d. Maruti Suzuki Answer: (b) 3. Which Indian PSU bank in tune with its plans to expand its retail division in the UK entered the mortgage market in the country for the first time? a. Punjab National Bank b. Oriental Bank of Commerce c. State bank of India d. Indian Overseas Bank Answer: (c) 4. Name the chairman and managing director of Madison World, who was unanimously elected as chairman of the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), the body that monitors sales of publications, for the year 2011-12. a. T Venkattram Reddy b. Aritra Sarkar c. Madhukar Kamath d. Sam Balsara Answer: (d) 5. Which company declared on 29 September 2011 that it entered into an agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to expand its 2G (GSM/EDGE) networks and deploy 3G networks in seven African countries? a. Essar b. Idea Cellular c. Bharti Airtel d. Unitech Answer: (c) 1. Which one of the following became the first Indian state to launch health insurance policy covering all its people? a) Goa b) Haryana c) Bihar d) Kerala Answer: (a) Goa 2. West Bengal state cabinet approved the newly drafted land acquisition and resettlement bill. Consider the following features of the bill. i) The private enterprises would have to acquire land for their projects directly from the landowners.

ii) The new policy provides that the government would acquire land only for projects of public utility like building, hospitals, irrigation projects, bridges, laying railway tracks, setting up of embankments, and projects relating to internal security. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct b) Only i is correct c) Only ii is correct d) Neither i nor ii is correct Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 3. Which one of the following state governments announced free housing for Schedule Caste living in jhuggis under the Rajiv Ratna Yojana? a) Delhi b) Tamil Nadu c) Kerala d) Uttar Pradesh Answer: (a) Delhi 4. He was a veteran musician, musicologist and revered guru . He was known for popularising Carnatic music during his stint in All India Radio as chief producer . He died on 18 September 2011. identify him. a. T.N. Seshagopalan b. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer c. Patnam Subramanya Iyer d. T.K. Govinda Rao Answer: (d) 5. A hexagonal Ayaka pillar with a square pedestal was unearthed by the Department of Archaeology of Andhra Pradesh on a mound in Munjuluru village in which of the following districts of the state in mid September 2011? a. Krishna District b. Nellore District c. Guntur District d. Nizamabad District Answer: (a) 6. 44th Jnanpith Award for 2008 was presented to renowned Urdu poet Professor Akhlaq Mohammad Khan Shahryar for his distinguished contribution in enriching Indian literature. He received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1987 for which of the following? a. Ism-e-azam b. Khwab ka Dar Band Hai c. Kahin Kuchh Kam Hai d. Hijr ke mausam Answer: (b) 7. Former Indian cricket captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi nicknamed Tiger Pataudi died in New

Delhi on 22 September 2011. Which of the following facts about him is/are not true? 1. Tiger Pataudi made his debut on 13 December 1961 in the test match against England played in New Delhi. 2. On 23 March 1962 he lead India in his fourth Test, in Barbados and thus at 21 he became Test cricket's youngest captain. 3. He played his final Test, scoring 9 in each innings against Australia in Mumbai on 23 January 1977. 4. Pataudi scored 2793 runs at an average of 35 and made six centuries, the biggest of which was an unbeaten 203 against England in Delhi in 1964. a. 1 & 4 b. Only 2 c. Only 3 d. 2 & 4 Answer: (c) 1. India-Zimbabwe Agreed to Expedite the Ratification Process of BIPA. Zimbabwe is a nation located in___. a) Africa b) Europe c) Asia d) South America Answer: (a) Africa 2. India and South Africa agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in the MSME (micro, small and medium enterprise) sector. The total trade between the two countries in the financial year 2010-11 was__ billion US dollars. a) 10.6 b) 10.0 c) 9.8 d) 10.8 Answer: (a) 10.6 3. The NATO agreed on 21 September 2011 to extend its mission in Libya by ___. a) Three months b) Four months c) One month d) Five months Answer: (a) Three Months 4. Which airport operator on 8 September 2011 became the worlds first airport operator to be certified certified for ISO 50001:2011 energy management system.? a. Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited b. Delhi International Airport Limited c. Kenya Airports Authority d. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Answer: (b) Delhi International Airport Limited

5. At the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony organised on 18 September 2011 at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, which of the following won the award for the Besrt Drama? a. Mad Men b. Downton Abbey c. Modern Family d. The Daily Show Answer: (a) Mad Men 6. Former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani was killed by a suicide bomber killed in Kabul on 20 September 2011. Which of the following facts about him is/are not true? 1. Rabbani who was ethnic Tajik began his career in 1971, when he became head of Jamiat-eIslami. 2. He became president of a shaky mujahedeen coalition government in 1992 after the collapse of the country's Soviet-backed communist government. 3. Rabbani's presidency ended in 1990, with the rise of the Taliban, which was dominated by ethnic Tajiks. 4. Rabbani regained political prominence almost a decade later, when he was named head of President Hamid Karzai's peace council in October of 2010. a. 1 & 4 b. 2 & 3 c. Only 3 d. 1 & 2 Answer: (c) Only 3 1. A new frog species was discovered in Eagle Nest Wildlife sanctuary. In which one of the following states the sanctuary is located? a) Arunachal Pradesh b) Bihar c) Jharkhand d) Sikkim Answer: (a) Arunachal Pradesh 2. Researchers created a new surgical technique to help doctors detect and remove cancerous cells. Consider the following statements. i) The new technique lights up tumour cells during surgery. ii)The technique will help doctors to spot undetectable tumours measuring just a tenth of a millimeter. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct b) Only i is correct c) Only ii is correct d) Neither i nor ii is correct Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct

3. Astronomers using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) captured rare data of a flaring black hole, revealing new details about these powerful objects and their blazing jets. Who among the following coined the term black hole? a) John Wheeler b) Mark Waugh c) Billie Jean King d) Leila Lopes Answer: (a) John Wheeler 4. Scientists recently developed new laser to help detect roadside bombs. The term laser is an acronym for___. a) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation b) Lighter Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation c) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Red rays d) Light Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Answer: (a) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation 5. NASA's Kepler mission made the first unambiguous detection of a circumbinary planet -- a planet orbiting two stars -- 200 light-years from Earth. The discovery was made on____. a) 15 September 2011 b) 16 September 2011 c) 20 September 2011 d) 21 September 2011 Answer: (a) 15 September 2011 1. According to the latest ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen was released on 18 September 2011, which cricketer topped the Rankings for ODI batsmen? a. H M Amla from South Africa b. Sachin Tendulkar from India c. Jonathan Trott from England d. Kumar Sangakkara from Sri Lanka Answer: (a) 2. Name the Sri lankan golfer who completed pole to finish victory in the Global Green Bangalore Open on 17 September 2011 thereby ending a decade-long wait for a title on Indian soil. a. Fredrick de Saram b. Anura Rohana c. Mithun Perera d. Sriram Jaywardhane Answer: (b) 3. Which IPL franchises contract was terminated by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 19 September for non-payment of Rs 156 crore annual payment ? a. Pune Warriors b. Deccan Chargers

c. Kochi Tuskers d. Rajasthan Royals Answer: (c) 4. Which of the following Russian grandmasters won the Chess World Cup title 20 September 2011? a. Peter Svidler b. Alexander Grischuk c. Vladas Mikenas d. Nikolay Novotelnov Answer: (a) 5. Australia under the captaincy of skipper Michael Clarke won the Test series against Sri Lanka 1-0 when the second test concluded on 20 September 2011. What is the current position of Clarkes men in the official test rankings? a. Second b. Fourth c. Fifth d. Seventh Answer: (b) 1. Memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between which three bodies on 17 September 2011 in the presence of Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to provide Takeout Finance for infrastructure projects? a. IIFCL, LIC and IDFC b. IDBI, GIC and FICCI c. IDFC, LIC and CCI d. FCCI, CCI and IDBI Answer: (a) 2. According to a report Hype cycle for green IT and sustainability in India, 2011 by leading IT research and advisory company Gartner, India's spending on green IT and sustainability initiatives will double to what amount in 2015 a. $30 billion b. $60 billion c. $35 billion d. $70 billion Answer: (d) 3. Union government on 20 September 2011 extended the terms of reference of the Nilekani task force. Which of the following facts about the task-force is/are not true? 1. The task-force was set up by the HRD under the chairmanship of Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chief Nandan Nilekani in October 2010. 2. The task force was asked to recommend and implement a solution for direct transfer of subsidies on kerosene, LPG and fertiliser to the intended beneficiaries. 3. The terms of reference of the Nilekani task force on direct transfer of subsidies. The

extended terms of reference is to include an Aadhaar-enabled unified payment infrastructure. 4. The panel was asked to recommend an architecture for e-banking through inter-operable business correspondents a. Only 4 b. 1 & 4 c. Only 1 d. 2 & 4 Answer: (c) 4. Union governemnt on 20 September 2011 lifted the ban on export of which of the following in the face of protests by onion farmers in Maharashtra and Karnataka who had held demonstrations against the ban following a dip in prices? a. Onion b. Basmati Rice c. Soya Oil d. Potato Answer: (a) 5. Non-food credit,comprising loans to individuals,farmers and businesses rose Rs 29,598.79 crore,or 20.1%,to. What amount during the fortnight ended 9 September 2011? a. Rs 40 lakh b. Rs 48 lakh c. Rs 50 lakh d. Rs 63 Lakh Answer: (a) 6. Coal Ministry on 21 September 2011 during the Round table conference on Coal approved, in principle, the allotment of five coal blocks to which of the following PSU power generators? a. BHEL b. NTPC c. PowerGrid Corporation of India d. Gujarat State Energy Generation Answer: (b) 1. Which Indian power company on 19 September 2011 entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Americas largest manufacturer of Light Emitting Diodes (LED)s, Lighting Science Group (LSG) to promote energy efficiency with the use of next gen LED lighting? a. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited b. Indraprastha Power Generation c. CESC Limited d. Delhi Transco Limited Answer: (a) 2. Which PSU topped the list by clinching five awards including the best financial performance award in Maharatna and Navaratna category among the Public Sector Enterprises in september

2011? a. BHEL b. ONGC c. NTPC d. Indian Oil Answer: (b) 3. HALCON along with terminal operator Clarion Solutions on 20 September announced the commencement of air cargo services in which of the following airports? a. Visakhapatnam Airport (Andhra Pradesh) b. Safdarjung Airport (New Delhi) c. Kochi Airport (Kochi) d. Ojhar airport (Nashik, Maharashtra) Answer: (d) 4. Which domestic carrier on 21 September 2011 announced the extension of its short term promotion scheme, Silver and Platinum Pass aimed at providing air travel at competitive and affordable rates? a. Spice Jet b. Air India c. Air Sahara d. Kingfisher Answer: (b) 5. Name the brewing giant which on 22 September 2011 agreed to buy reputed beer selling company Foster's Group for price of $10.2 billion? a. SABMiller b. United Breweries c. Karl Strauss Brewing Company d. Old Dominion Answer: (a) 1. Scientists discovered fossilized remains of a large predatory fish which is estimated to be___ million years ago. a) 375 b) 276 c) 176 d) 275 Answer: (a) 375 2. NASAs twin lunar Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on___. a) 10 September 2011 b) 11 September 2011 c) 10 August 2011 d) 4 August 2011

Answer: (a) 10 September 2011 3. Scientists Found 2 new species of Fish in Arunachal Pradesh. The two new species of catfish are found in____ river of Arunachal Pradesh. a) Dikrong b) Brahmaputra c) Subansiri d) Kameng Answer: (a) Dikrong 4. Researchers found a direct link between voice, face recognition brain areas using___. a)Tractography b) Cartography c) Collagraphy d) Lithography Answer: (a) Tractography 5. Scientists from ___ developed a diagnostic tool which could measure the presence or absence of pain. a) USA b) China c) India d) UK Answer:(a)USA 1. Who was appointed the sixth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand replacing Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank who resigned on 11 September 2011 ahead of the state elections scheduled in 2012? a. BC Khanduri b. Narayan Dutt Tiwari c. Bhagat Singh Koshiyari d. Nityanand Swami Answer: (a) 2. Which of the following institutes bagged the FICCI Excellence Award on 8 September 2011 for their contribution to the healthcare industry by innovating for increased efficiency and improved performance of health care at large? a. Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya (Delhi) b. Gandhi Nagar District Hospital (Gujarat) c. Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (Delhi) d. Ernakulam District Hospital (Kerala) Answer: (c) 3. According to the figures given by the Tourism Ministry, what record number of foreign tourist arrived during August 2011 compared to 3.82 lakh during August 2010 and 3.70 lakh in August 2009? a. 4.2 lakh

b. 4.5 lakh c. 5 lakh d. 5.1 lakh Answer: (a) 4. Rajasthan government on 12 September 2011 launched Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojana in all the 33 districts. The UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the Janani Sishu Suraksha Yojana in Mewat district of Haryana on___. a) 1 June 2011 b) 3 June 2011 c) 2 September 2011 d) 6 August 2011 Answer: (a) 1 June 2011 5. Which one of the following ministries launched a scheme providing for the training of drivers under Hunar Se Rozgar Initiative. a) The Ministry of Tourism b) The Ministry of Coal c) The Ministry of Home d) The Ministry of Finance Answer: (a) The Ministry of Tourism 6. The Supreme Court of India held that farmers, whose land is being acquired by the government, should be compensated not only for their land but also for the plantation on it. The Supreme Court while doing so set aside the order of the___. a) Bombay High Court b) Calcutta High Court c) Madras High Court d) Patna High Court Answer: (a) Bombay High Court 1. According to a study published in the Oryx, a leading international scientific journal of conservation, and reported by BirdLife International, widely-available diclofenac is responsible for thye fall in population of which of the following birds? a. Pigeons b. Vultures c. Crows d. Parrots Answer: (b) 2. An explosion occurred at the Marcoule nuclear reprocessing plant in which of the European countries on 12 September 2011 killing one person and injuring three others? a. Italy b. Greece c. France d. Portugal

Answer: (c) 3. Leila Lopes became the first woman from her country to be crowned Miss Universe on 12 September 2011 in Sau Paulo, Brazil. Which country does she belong to? a. Ethupia b. Angola c. Ghana d. Nigeria Answer: (b) 4. The head of Libyas National Transitional Council, Mustafa Abdul-Jalil, delivered his first public speech in the capital Tripoli on 12 September 2011. Abdul-Jalil was __ under Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi. a) Minister of External Affairs b) Minister of Justice c) Minister of Finance d) Minister of Internal Affairs Answer: (b) Minister of Justice 5. India and Turkey agreed for future cooperation in coal related areas on the sidelines of __ world mining congress inaugural session held on 12 September 2011 at Istanbul. a) 22nd b) 24th c) 25th d) 26th Answer: (a) 22nd 6. Which one of the following nations declared the Indian Mujahideen terror group as a global terrorist organization? a) USA b) Pakistan c) China d) Australia Answer: (a) USA

1. India defeated which team in the penalty shoot-out in a nerve-wrecking final to clinch the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament on 11 September 2011? a. New Zealand b. Sweden c. Pakistan d. Holland Answer: (c) 2. Name Red Bulls driver who won the Italian Grand Prix on 11 August 2011.

a. Jenson Button b. Fernando Alonso c. Sebastian Vettel d. Max Webber Answer: (c) 3. Who won the gold medal in the 10000m race on the opening day of the 51st National Open Athletics Championships in the womens category on 10 September 2011 in Kolkata? a. Preeja Sreedharan b. Kavita Raut c. Bobby Aloysius d. Prajusha Maliakkal Answer: (a) 4. Novak Djokovic defeated whom at 2011 U S Open Men s Final at Arthur Ashe Stadium on 12 September? a. Roger federer b. Rafael Nadal c. Andy Murray d. Robin Soderling Answer: (b) 5. Who beat Serena Williams in straight sets to win the women's title at the US Open on 12 September 2011? a. Samantha Stosur b. Petra Kvitova c. Liezel Huber d. Kveta Peschke Answer: (a) 1. Finance Ministry on 12 September 2011 relaxed the norms for foreign institutional investments (FII) in which of the following sectors by reducing the residual maturity and lock-in periods for investments in listed and unlisted bonds? a. Infrastructure b. Retail c. Pharmacy d. Textiles Answer: (a) 2. According to official data on the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) released on 12 September 2011 by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, industrial growth fell to its 21-month low at what per cent in July 2011? a. 2.4% b. 3.3 % c. 4.1%

d. 4.3% Answer: (b) 3. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) approved the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) of which of the following exchanges initial public offering on 9 September 2011? a. Madras Stock Exchange (MSE) b. MCX's (Multi-Commodity Exchange) c. Madhya Pradesh Stock Exchange d. MCX Stock Exchange (MCX-SX) Answer: (b) 4. Headline inflation as measured by the wholesale price index increased to what percentage in August from 9.22% in July 2011? a. 9.78% b. 9.83% c. 9.91% d. 10.2% Answer: (a) 5. The Union Cabinet on 15 September 2011 approved whar per cent increase in the dearness allowance (DA)and relief for the Union government employees and pensioners? a. 6.5% b. 7% c. 7.1% d. 8% Answer: (b) 1. Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Ltd formed an equal joint venture with which of the following state-run docks to build submarines and warships for the Indian Navy? a. Mazagon Dock b. Veligonda Dock c. West India Docks d. East India Docks Answer: (a) 2. Name the Hinduja group flagship company which announced the commercial launch of Dost marking its entry vehicle into the light commercial vehicle segment priced Rs 3.79 lakh to Rs 4.39 lakh. a. Hinduja Ventures b. Hinduja TMT c. Hinduja Foundries d. Ashok Leyland

Answer: (d) 3. Which company on 13 September 2011 declared its acquisition of U.S.-based $200 million revenue networking company Force 10 Networks? a. HP b. Dell c. IBM d. HCL Answer: (b) 4. Which of the following companies tied-up with Jain Irrigation for the launch of Project Unnati to enable adoption of ultra-high density plantation (UHDP) practice for mango cultivation? a. Parle b. Britania c. PepsiCo d. Coca-Cola India Answer: (d) 5. Global leader and U.S.-based technology services provider Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) on 14 September 2011 announced the acquisition of which software testing company? a. AppLabs b. Ampere Software c. Access Automation d. Arctern Answer: (a) 1. Brazilian Scientists located an underground river below the Amazon river , named__. a) Hamza river b) Grande river c) Ireng river d) Gravatai river Answer: (a) Hamza river 2. According to a new study, the total volume of Arctic Sea ice fell to record low in the year__. a) 2010 b) 2011 c) 2007 d) 2005 Answer: (a) 2010 3. NASA funded researchers found evidence that some building blocks of DNA found in meteorites were likely created in space. Consider the following statements on DNA: i) DNA is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions for life. ii) DNA is the abridged form of deoxyribonucleic acid. Choose the right option:

a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 4. Scientists have used a soil bug found abundantly in soil to cure cancer. What is the name of that bug? a) Clostridia Sporogenes b) Treponema pallidum c) Thiomargarita namibiensis d) Epulopiscium fishelsoni Answer: (a) Clostridia Sporogenes 5. Scientists have created a stem cell zoo. The main objective of the stem cell zoo is; a) To treat variety of illness in animals, especially the endangered species. b) To treat Cancer. c) To help in making clones. d) To cure genetic flaws in humans Answer: (a) To treat variety of illness in animals, especially the endangered species 1. Union government on 3 September 2011 released a list of assets owned by Union ministers. Which of the following minister and his family topped the charts with a net worth of over Rs 263 crore? a. Defence minister, A K Antony b. Heavy industry minister Praful Patel c. Urban development minister Kamal Nath d. inance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Answer: (c) 2. Which North-east state government on 2 September 2011 ordered an inquiry into the alleged mass graves in some areas in West Garo Hills district? a. Meghalaya Government b. Arunachal pradesh government c. Nagaland Government d. Manipur Government Answer: (a) 3. With the help of the clues identify the person. 1. He was Indias first national tennis champion was called Grandfather of Indian tennis. 2. He represented the country at the Davis Cup between 1947- 1956 and also played in the Wimbledon and US Nationals in the pre-Open era in world tennis. 3. He went on to become the secretary of the All-India Lawn tennis Association (AILTA) in 1963-66. 4. He became the first men's singles champion when the national was split into grass and hard court championships in 1946-47 at Calcutta's South Club.

a. Yuki Bhambri b. Purav Raja c. Ramesh Krishnan d. Sumant Misra Answer: (d) 4. Union Cabinet of India approved the Land Acquisition, Relief and Rehabilitation Bill, 2011. Consider the following statements on the bill: i) It aims to put in place a transparent and legal framework for land acquisition. ii) According to the bill, consent of at least 80 percent of people will be mandatory to acquire land except where it is acquired for a public purpose. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct b) Only i is correct c) Only ii is correct d) Neither i nor ii is correct Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. Which one of the following became the first state in India to offer Air taxi services? a) Bihar b) Madhya Pradesh c) Kerala d) Haryana Answer: (b) Madhya Pradesh 6. Assam government decided to have brand names for the famous Muga and Eri Silks. NorthEast produces around __percent of Eri. a) 95 b) 85 c) 50 d) 75 Answer: (a) 95 percent1. Five-day 71st International Congress of FIP (International Pharmaceutical Federation) was inaugurated by president Pratibha Patil on 4 September 2011 in which of the following cities? a. Tokyo b. Tehran c. Hyderabad d. Dhaka Answer:(c) 2. Name the American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician chosen to host the 84th Academy Awards/ Oscars in February 2012. a. Eddie Murphy b. Woody Allen c. Johnny Carson d. Steve Martin

Answer:(a) 3. The European Union on 2 September 2011 announced a ban on oil imports from Syria. The European Union is an economic and political union of __member states. a) 27 b) 22 c) 20 d) 16 Answer:(a) 27 4. India and Bangladesh Signed a Historic Protocol on Land Boundary Agreement in__. a) Dhaka b) New Delhi c) Islamabad d) Mumbai Answer:(a) Dhaka 5. India and Israel have decided to enhance cooperation in Tourism Sector. This was decided at a meeting between Stas Misezhnikov, Tourism Minister of Israel and Union Tourism Minister, held in New Delhi on 5 September 2011. Who among the following is the union tourism minister of India? a) Manmohan Singh b) Subodh Kant Sahai c) Ambika Soni d) Shivraj Patil Answer: (b) Subodh Kant Sahai 1. Name the Jamaican athlete who was disqualified in the 100m gold event for a false start and who went on to win the Men's 4x100 Relay final and set a world record at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea on 4 September 2011. a. Nesta Carter b. Michael Frater c. Yohan Blake d. Usain Bolt Answer: (d) 2. Which of the following Denmanrks golfer secured back-to-back titles for the first time in his career after winning the European Masters on 4 September 2011? a. Thomas Bjorn b. Martin Kaymer c. Rory McIlroy d. Jamie Donaldson Answer: (a) 3. Which Indian boxer won gold and also bagged the Best Boxer award at the World Police and Fire Games in New York?

a. Dinesh Kumar b. Vijender Singh c. Suranjoy Mayengbam d. Vikas Krishan Answer: (b) 4. Which of the following badminton players won the men's singles crown in the IFCI all-India ranking senior badminton championship on 5 September 2011? a. Pranav Chopra b. Akshay Dewalkar c. Sai Praneeth d. Saurabh Varma Answer: (c) 5. Which of the following countries topped the list of medals at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea? a. USA b. Kenya c. Jamaica d. South Africa Answer: (a) 1. Which body observed on 5 September 2011 that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has wider powers under the Sebi Act to issue directions to even unlisted firms to protect interest of investors in the securities market? a. Supreme Court of India b. Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) c. Ministry of Finance d. FICCI Answer: (b) 2. Supreme Court on 5 September 2011 issued notice to the government on a plea challenging the appointment of Atul Kumar Rai as the chief executive officer and managing director of which of the following bodies despite his alleged involvement in corrupt practices? a. Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) b. FICCI c. Chamber of Commerce d. Competition Commission of India Answer: (a) 3. UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2011 launched in New Delhi on 6 September 2011projected an economic growth of what per cent for India in 2011? a. 8% b. 8.1% c. 9.2% d. 8.6%

Answer: (b) 4. Indian rupee on 7 September 2011 settled at one-year low against the US currency. What was the value of the India value vis--vis the US currency? a. 46.16/17 b. 46 c. 45.32/33 d. 45 Answer: (a) 5. Which of the following bodys Trade and Development Report 2011 launched in New Delhi on 6 September 2011projected an economic growth of 8.1% per cent for India in 2011? a. Asian Development Bank b. World Bank c. International MonetaryFund d. UNCTAD Answer: (d) 1. Which company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japan-based Nippon Life Insurance for collaboration opportunities, including strategic partnership, across all financial services businesses? a. Reliance Capital b. Life Insurance Corporation c. Max New York Life Insurance d. Bharti AXA Life Insurance Answer: (a) 2. Which of the following education companies in India on 2 September 2011 elevated wholetime Director Susha John to the post of CEO after the arrest of its Managing Director P. Kishore by CBI in a bribery case? a. Educomp Solutions b. Everonn Education c. McGraw-Hill d. k-12 Answer: (b) 3. Name the infrastructure development company which bagged two awards in the Construction Week Awards 2011. a. GMR Infrastructure b. Maytas Infra c. Punj Lloyd d. MARG Group Answer: (d) 4. Which company launched its self-branded mobile phone in the Indian market known as the Facebook phone in September 2011?

a. HTC b. Vodafone India c. Nokia d. Bharti Airtel Answer: (b) 5. Which of the following banks set up two loan processing centres for the small and medium enterprise (SME) segment on a pilot basis in Bangalore & in New Delhi in September 2011? a. Corp Bank b. United Bank of India c. Syndicate Bank d. Bank of Baroda Answer: (c) 1. Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker Kuldeep Sharma on 27 August 2011 announced the constitution of a seven-member committee to look into the irregularities in giving away land to various trusts and societies during the regime of which of te following former Haryana Chief Ministers? a. Om Prakash Chautala b. Bansi Lal c. Bhajan Lal d. Hukam Singh Answer: (a) 2. Which former Andhra Pradesh chief minister was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011? a. Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy b. Nara Chandrababu Naidu c. Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao d. K Rosaiah Answer: (d) 3. Appointments committee of the Cabinet on 30 August 2011 cleared the names of three senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers as the head of three paramilitary organisations namely the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Who was appointed as Director of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)? a. Pranay Sahay b. Ranjit Sinha c. Y S Dadwal d. U K Bansal Answer: (b) 4. Chhattisgarh State Government filed a Petition in the Supreme Court over Polavaram Dam. Polavaram dam is being constructed by___. a) Andhra Pradesh government b) Orissa government

c) Maharashtra Government d) Chhattisgarh government Answer: (a) Andhra Pradesh government 5. Madhya Pradesh government on 27 August 2011 announced a reward of __ rupees for those who inform the state administration about female foeticide. a) 10000 b) 15000 c) 12000 d) 20000 Answer: (a) 10000 6. The Union Cabinet of India approved the nuclear regulatory authority of India bill on 30 August 2011. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) was set up in which one of the following years? a) 1983 b) 1987 c) 1973 d) 1976 Answer: (a) 1983 1. Planetary scientists discovered the closest young star to Earth. What is the name of the star? a) AP Columbae b) PA Columbae c) PP Coumbae d) AP Mega star Answer: (a) AP Columbae 2. What is the name of the tropical storm which hit NEW York in the last week of August 2011? a) Irene b) Katrina c) Nargis d) Peter Answer: (a) Irene 3. Russian and US scientists launched an expedition to study emission of___ gas in the eastern Arctic. a) Methane b) Carbon-Di-Oxide c) Sulfur-Di-Oxide d) Ozone Answer: (a) Methane 4. The Central Zoo Authority gave its nod to white tiger breeding centre at Govindgarh. Govindgarh is in__. a) Madhya Pradesh

b) Uttar Pradesh c) Bihar d) Jharkhand Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh 5. NHRC asked the Kerala Government to Pay Monetary Relief to the Endosulfan Victims. Consider the following statements: i) Endosulfan is an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide that is being phased out globally. ii) Endosulfan has been used in agriculture around the world to control insect pests including whiteflys, aphids, leafhoppers, Colorado potato beetles and cabbage worms. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 1. Name the Maoists Vice-Chairman who was on 28 August 2011 elected Nepal's 35th prime minister marking the countrys attempt to form a stable government after extended political uncertainty. a. Baburam Bhattarai b. Sher Bahadur Deuba c. Surya Bahadur Thapa d. Jhalanath Khanal Answer: (a) 2. Prime Minister of Japan on 26 August 2011 announced his resignation after almost 15 months in office amid dipping approval ratings over his government's handling of the tsunami disaster and nuclear crisis. Name him. a. Yukio Hatoyama b. Nato Kan c. Hosokawa Morihiro d. Fukuda Yasuo Answer: (b) 3. At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards was held at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on 28 August 2011 which musician won Video of the Year for Firework? a. Kat Perry b. Lady Gaga c. Adele d. Nicki Minaj Answer: (a) 4. In Nepal, the term of the constituent assembly was extended by____ months. a) Three

b) Two c) Four d) Five Answer: (a) Three 5. Tory Tan won the presidential election in Singapore to become the countrys___ President. a) Sixth b) Seventh c) Fifth d) Eighth Answer: (a) Seventh 6. Who is the leader of rebel forces in Libya? a) Mohammed al-Fortiya b) Muammar Gaddafi c) Hosni Mubarak d) Abdel-Hafiz Ghoga Answer: (a) Mohammed al-Fortiya 1. Name the Formula One driver who returned to the highest step of the podium for the first time in four races after he won the Belgian Grand Prix on 28 August 2011. a. Mark Webber b. Jenson Button c. Sebastian Vettel d. Michael Schumacher Answer: (c) 2. Which of the following top-seeded International Master won the Sunita Singh Memorial National youth (under-25) chess championship at Indore on 27 August 2011? a. Rahul Sangma of Delhi b. Sai Agni Jeevitesh of Andhra Pradesh c. Sriram Sarja of Karnataka d. C.R.G. Krishna of Karnataka Answer: (a) 3. Former football star Zico on 29 August 2011was appointed as the new coach of Iraq's national football team by the Iraq Football Federation. The soccer belongs to which of the following soccer playing nations? a. Argentina b. Brazil c. Chile d. Spain Answer: (b) 4. Olympic champion Dayron Robles was disqualified for pulling rival Liu Xiang in the 110meter hurdles on 29 August 2011 in the 13th World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, South

Korea therby handing victory to which of the following participants? a. Jason Richardson b. Liu Xiang c. Andrew Turner d. Krisztian Pars Answer: (a) 5. Which of the following athletes won her third consecutive World women's 20km walk title on 31 August 2011 an the 13th World Championships in Athletics that started in Daegu? a. Liu Hong b. Olga Kaniskina c. Anisya Kirdyapkina d. Vera Sokolova Answer: (b) 1. The Reserve Bank of India on 25 August 2011 released its Annual Report for 2010-11. Which of the following was not discussed in the Annual Report the Central Board of the RBI? a. assessment of the macroeconomic performance during 2010-11 b. prospects for 2011-12 c. working and operations of the Reserve Bank and its financial accounts d. role of regulatory bodies in controlling the financial markets Answer: (d) 2. CRISIL launched the first gold index in India on 29 August 2011. What was the base date fixed for the index? a. 2 January 2007 b. 31 march 2008 c. 1 April 2009 d. 1 April 2010 Answer: (a) 3. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panel headed by headed by Usha Thorat, Director, Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL) on 29 August 2011 came up with suggestion on non-banking finance company (NBFC). Which of the following related to this statement is not true? 1. The panel suggested the central bank to insist on a minimum asset size of more than Rs.25 crore for registering any new non-banking finance company (NBFC) 2. Transfer of shareholding, direct or indirect, of 25 per cent and above, change in control, merger or acquisition of any registered NBFC will require prior approval of the Reserve Bank. 3. Tier-I capital for capital to risk weighted assets ratio (CRAR) purposes would be specified at 12 per cent to be achieved in three years for all registered deposit-taking and non-deposit-taking NBFCs. 4. NBFCs would be subject to regulations similar to banks while lending to stock brokers and merchant banks and similar to stock brokers, as specified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) a. 1 & 4

b. 2 & 4 c. Only 4 d. Only 1 Answer: (d) 4. As per the Directorate of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics data (provisional) published in August 2011, Indias pulses imports declined by whar percentage to 2.6 million tonnes in the 2010-11 fiscal? a. 20% b. 19.3% c. 26% d. 22.5% Answer: (c) 5. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on 30 August 2011 approved disinvestment of 5 per cent of its stake in which of the following Central Public Service Enterprises (CPSE)? a. NTPC b. HPCL c. BHEL d. SAIL Answer: (c) 1. Which of the following telecom companies joined hands with wireless infrastructure solutions provider Vanu for deploying radio access network in its network? a. Bharti Airtel b. Idea Cellular c. Tata Docomo d. MTNL Answer: (c) 2. Which private equity major of USA on 29 August 2011 hired Mr D.S. Brar, a former Director of the RBI, as a Senior Advisor in India? a. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co b. Adamas Pharmaceuticals c. Moksha8 d. Teva Answer: (a) 3. Which footwear and accessories maker on 30 August declared the appointment of Rajeev Gopalakrishnan as the companys new Managing Director with effect from 1 October 2011? a. Metro b. Sri Leathers c. Bata India d. Retro Answer: (c) 4. How many Indian companies were ranked among the top 200 Asia-Pacific corporations in Forbes Asia's 'Best Under a Billion' list for 2011 released on 31 August 2011?

a. 65 b. 35 c. 23 d. 14 Answer: (b) 5. Name the Indian mobile handset maker that is currently ranked the 12th largest handset maker of the world and has acheived 1% of the global handset market. a. Karbonn b. Micromax c. Zen d. Maxx Mobiles Answer: (b) 1. The Scientists found the origin of El Tor in the Bay of Bengal. Consider the following statements on El Tor. i) El Tor is a highly virulent and deadly form of cholera strain. ii) It was first discovered in Bangladesh in 2006. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 2. Scientists discovered a cheap and effective way to prevent transmission of dengue fever. They infected mosquitoes with bacterium that blocks development of the dengue virus. Dengue fever is also known as___. a) Breakbone Fever b) Yellow Fever c) Pyrexia d) Hyperthermia Answer: (a) Breakbone Fever 3. A group of researchers estimated that __ million species exist on Earth. a) 8.7 b) 8.6 c) 8.3 d) 8.2 Answer: (a) 8.7 4. China Completed a Comprehensive Satellite Study of Brahmaputra and Indus Rivers. The study shows that Indus River is ____ long. a) 3600 km b) 3700 km c) 3800

d) 3900 Answer: (a) 3600 km 5. The Australian and British Geologists found evidence of the oldest known fossils of life on Earth. The sulfur-based microbes they discovered are ___billion years old. a) 3.4 b) 2.4 c) 2.2 d) 1.2 Answer: (a) 3.4 1. 1. Noted historian and indologist RS Sharma died on 20 August 2011. Which of the facts related to him that is stated below is not true? 2. He was particularly known for his trenchant observations on institutions in ancient Indian society and his report on the Bihar-Bengal boundary dispute. 3. He was the founding chairman of the Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR) in 1970. 4. He also served as President of the Indian History Congress in 1975 5. He was a recipient of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award in 1989 and was earlier awarded the Campbell Memorial Gold Medal by the Bombay Asiatic Society in 1987. a. 2 & 3 b. Only 1 c. Only 4 d. Only 2 Answer: (d) 2. This veteran trade unionist and Communist Party of India-Marxist Politburo member who served the trade union movement as a Secretary of the AITUC in the 1960s and then as one of the key leaders of the CITU of which he became the General Secretary from 1990 to 1999 and then its President till 2010 died on 20 August 2011. Identify him. a. Madhukar Kashinath Pandhe b. K Varadarajan c. Mohd.Amin d. Manik Sarkar Answer: (a) 3. Which Former Indian No 2 snooker player who was India No.2 in snooker for three years from 1980 passed away on 20 August 2011. a. Ashok Shandilya b. Geet Sethi c. Michael Ferreira d. Sayed Habib Answer: (d) 4. In which one of the following states the Centre has launched an ambitious programme called Himayat?

a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Haryana c) Himachal Pradesh d) Punjab Answer: (a) Jammu and Kashmir 5. Which one of the following state governments sanctioned 95 thousand 599 posts of teachers? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Haryana c) Bihar d) Punjab Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh 6. Jharkhand government on 23 August 2011 approved a draft of Right to Service Act 2011. What is the capital of Jharkhand? a) Ranchi b) Patna c) Bhagalpur d) Dhanbad Answer: (a) Ranchi 1. Which one of the following countries offered additional 10000 seats for Haj 2011 to India? a) Saudi Arabia b) Libya c) Yemen d) Iran Answer: (a) Saudi Arabia 2. North Korea agreed to start international talks on denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. This was agreed during the visit of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ii to__. a) Russia b) China c) UK d) South Korea Answer: (a) Russia 3. India, on 24 August 2011 signed (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) with which one of the following countries? a) Georgia b) Sri Lanka c) Pakistan d) UK Answer: (a) Georgia 4. Study published by market research firm Gartner projected worldwide business process outsourcing (BPO) market to grow by what percent in the Asia-Pacific during the year 2011?

a. 17.9% b. 15% c. 11.12% d. 6.3% Answer: (a) 5. Name the Indian photographer who was declared the Grand Prix' winner among 60,000 entries in the 33 year old Nikon Photo Contest International. a. Raghubir Singh b. Vikram Bawa c. Ayesha Soni d. Debarshi Duttagupta AnsWer: (d) 1. Who won the ATP's Cincinnati Masters title for the second time on 21 August 2011 after defeating World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-4, 3-0? a. Roger Federer b. Andy Murray c. Rafael Nadal d. Robin Soderling Answer: (b) 2. Name the Indian tennis dup who won the doubles title at the ATP's Cincinnati Masters. a. Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi b. Leander Paes and Somdev Devvarman c. Rohan Bopanna and Somdev Devvarman d. Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna Answer: (a) 3. Which Sri Lankan bowler became the first bowler to take three one-day international hat tricks as Sri Lanka registered a four-wicket consolation win against Australia in the fifth one-day international on 22 August 2011? a. Lasith Malinga b. Kumar Sangakkara c. Upul Tharanga d. Ajantha Mendis Answer: (a) 4. Which of the following Veteran Indian footballers who made his made his debut as a substitute in the 1995 Nehru Cup in Calcutta announced his retirement from international soccer on 24 August 2011? a. Basudeb Mondal b. Rennedy Singh c. Baichung Bhutia d. IM Vijayan Answer: (c)

5. Name the founder member of the Nehru Hockey Society who died on 23 August 2011. a. Shiv Kumar Verma b. Kukoo Walia c. Brig HJS Chimni d. Amrit Bose Answer: (a) 1. 1. A study titled Being five star in productivity road map for excellence in Indian banking was released FICCI-IBA-BCG on 22 August 2011, the eve of IBA-FICCI annual banking conference. Which of the facts related to the report stated below are not true? 2. India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will make the Indian banking industry third largest in the world by 2025. 3. The report highlighted that banks have to strive for excellence on three dimensions: branch sales and service, new channels and lean operations 4. Indian banks deploy 62 per cent of staff in customer facing roles as against the benchmark of 82 per cent observed by BCG globally. 5. Indian banks, the report mentioned were to be doing well overall with industry costincome ratio below 50 per cent. a. 1 & 3 b. Only 3 c. Only 2 d. 3 & 4 Answer: (c) 2. According to the data released by the Life Insurance Council on 22 August 2011, the life insurance industry witnessed a decline of what percent in its total premium collections for the quarter ended June 2011? a. 3.8% b. 4.2% c. 6.1% d. 5% Answer: (d) 3. According to a study Private Cloud Landscape in India released by EMC Corporation and Zinnov Management Consulting, a management consulting firm in July 2011, what will be the value of the cloud market in India by 2015? a. $ 4.5 billion b. $6 billion c. $ 5.6 billion d. $ 9 billion Answer: (a) 4. Which of the following bodies estimated IT companies would continue to grow globally at 1618 per cent in 2011-12 despite the economic crisis in the U.S. and European markets? a. FICCI

b. NASSCOM c. CII d. ASOCHAM Answer: (b) 5. Food inflation rose to what percent for the week ended August 13 on the back of dearer onions, potatoes, fruits and protein-based items? a. 9% b. 9.3% c. 9.80% d. 10% Answer: (c) 1. Which luxury car maker launched a new version of its sports utility vehicle Q5, priced at Rs 35.13 lakh on 23 August 2011? a. Audi India b. Opel c. Porsche d. Mercedes-Benz Answer: (a) 2. Which Indian auto-maker Tata Motors launched the new version of its premium hatchback, the Vista on 23 August 2011? a. Mahindra & Mahindra b. Tata Motors c. Maruti d. Bajaj Auto Answer: (b) 3. Silicon Valley legend Steve Jobs resigned as chief executive of Apple Inc on 24 August 2011. In which year was Apple founded? a. 1970 b. 1973 c. 1975 d. 1976 Answer: (d) 4. Which pharmaceutical company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Universal Medicares marketing and distribution business in India? a. Dr Reddys b. Aventis Pharma c. Cipla d. Ranbaxy Answer: (b) 5. This provider of information technology consulting, and business process outsourcing

services, was selected by the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA) to be a key supplier of solutions as part of its Strategic Outsourcing Framework Agreement (SOFA). Identify the company. a. Cognizant b. Infosys c. IBM d. Tech Mahindra Answer: (a) 1. Veteran actor and leading star of Bollywood of the 1960s, Shammi Kapoor died in Mumbai on 14 August 2011. Which of the facts mentioned below is not true about the legendary actor? 1. He debuted in Bollywood in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti 2. Sharmila Tagore and Saira Banu made their Bollywood debuts with Shammi Kapoor in Kashmir Ki Kali and Junglee respectively. 3. He received the first Filmfare Best Actor award of his career for the film Ujala in 1970. 4. Shammi Kapoor was the founder and chairman of Internet Users Community of India (IUCI). a. 1 & 4 b. 2 & 3 c. Only 3 d. Only 1 Answer: (c) 2. Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award for the year, 2010 was announced on 19 August 2011. Which ministry is responsible for giving out the award? a. Ministry of Women and Child Development b. Home Ministry c. Finance Ministry d. HRD Ministry Answer: (a) 3. Which Indian state government on 18 August 2011 declared the constitution of State Innovation Council headed by State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati for promotion of innovations? a. Punjab b. West Bengal c. Haryana d. Rajasthan Answer: (c) 4. Which one of the following state governments launched the Dal Bhat Scheme on 15 August 2011? a) Jharkhand b) Bihar c) UP d) Madhya Pradesh Answer: (a) Jharkhand

5. Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) was Set Up to help Emigrant Indian Nationals in Distress. Which one of the following ministries set up ICWF? a) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs b) Ministry of External Affairs c) Ministry of Environment & Forests d) Home Ministry Answer: (a) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs 1. T-50 stealth fighter which is being jointly developed by Russia and India made its first international public appearance on 17 August 2011 at the MAKS air show in which of the following cities? a. Moscow b. New Delhi c. Singapore d. Zurich Answer: (a) 2. 19th National Children's Science Congress to provide an opportunity to the children to showcase their interest in the latest developments in science and technology is to be organised from 27 to 31 December 2011 in which of the following cities? a. Guwahati b. Kolkata c. Jaipur d. Bangalore Answer: (c) 3. IRCON and Sri Lanka railways signed an agreement on infrastructure development in its___ Province. a) Northern b) Western c) Eastern d) Southern Answer: (a) Northern 4. The opposition group in which one of the following countries elected an umbrella council to take over power from President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who is in Riyadh. a) Yemen b) Egypt c) Libya d) USA Answer: (a) Yemen 5. USA and other European Nations Called for the Resignation of President Bashar Al-Assad. Assad is the President of which one of the following countries? a) Syria

b) Yemen c) Egypt d) Sri Lanka Answer: (a) Syria 1. Who defeated American Mardy Fish 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 to win the Montreal Masters on 14 August 2011? a. Roger Federer b. Rafael Nadal c. Andy Murray d. Novak Djokovic Answer: (d) 2. Which two states were jointly declared winners of boys junior National throw-ball championship after the final was washed out on 15 August 2011? a. Punjab and Delhi b. Karnataka and Tamil Nadu c. Delhi and Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Answer: (c) 3. Which company is set to be as the title sponsor for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix? a. Airtel b. Aircel c. Idea Cellular d. Reliance Answer: (a) 4. An Indian women's team, comprising 12 players was selected to participate in the 24th Asian basketball championship from 21 to 28 August 2011. Where is the championship scheduled to be held? a. Philippines b. Japan c. Singapore d. Thailand Answer: (b) 5. Which country won bronze in a team event at the 48-year old Nomura Cup in Fiji on 19 August 2011? a. Pakistan b. USA c. India d. Saudu Arabia Answer: (c)

1. FIPB headed by Economic Affairs Secretary R Gopalan had in a meeting held on 5 August 2011 cleared how many FDI proposals of a total worth of Rs 3844.7 crore? a. 31 b. 12 c. 18 d. 23 Answer: (a) 2. According to the public debt management report released by the finance ministry on 17 August 2011, by what percentage did the Centre's debt rise in the first quarter (April to June) of the current fiscal 2011-12? a. 5.5% b. 6% c. 6.7% d. 8.1% Answer: (b) 3. According to a report from CRISIL Research, how many additional jobs does India need to create by 2015 to maintain the current ratio of employed people to total population at 39 per cent? a. 40 million b. 47 million c. 55 million d. 57 million Answer: (c) 4. Headline inflation eased to its eight-month low to what percentage in July from 9.44 per cent in the previous month? a. 8.20% b. 9.22% c. 7.36% d. 8 % Answer: (b) 5. Which regulatory body on 16 August 2011 suggested that the Centre and the State governments should come out with a regulatory framework for the realty sector to protect consumers from unfair trade practices? a. IRDA b. SEBI c. FICCI d. CCI Answer: (d) 1. The government suspended M Ramadoss for alleged violations in issuing insurance cover to an airline during his stint as head of another state-run insurer. To which insurance group did he belong to?

a. New India Assurance b. LIC c. GIC d. ICICI Insurance Answer: (a) 2. Which Indian company on 16 August 2011 announced the acquisition of Proyecta Sistemas de Informacion SA (Proyecta), a software services company headquartered in Madrid, for $7 million? a. Infosys b. Satyam c. NIIT Technologies d. Cape Gemini Answer: (c) 3. Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a hefty penalty of Rs.630 crore on which of the following real estate companies for abusing its dominant position and issued a cease and desist order against imposing unfair conditions on the buyers of its flats? a. DLF b. Colony Capital c. Ambuja Group d. Birla Answer: (a) 4. Name the German auto major which launched its upgraded version all-New Jetta 2-litre in diesel variant in India on 17 August 2011. a. Porshe b. BMW c. Volkswagen d. Audi Answer: (c) 5. This rank newcomer in the elite list of 30 companies that constitutes the sensex on 17 August 2011 replaced Reliance Industries Ltd as the most valued Indian company. Name the company. a. ONGC b. BHEL c. Coal India d. Indian Oil Answer: (c) 1. Scientists discovered a natural preservative called ____ that could spell the end of rotting food. a) Bisin b) Tipsin c) T4CH d) Jipsin Answer: (a) Bisin

2. The Zoological Survey of India Planned to Establish Five DNA Laboratories in India. Which one of the following cities is not included in its planned list? a) New Delhi b) Chennai c) Kolkata d) Pune Answer: (a) New Delhi 3. The Scientists recently estimated the age of the moon around __ Billion years. a) 4.36 b) 3.36 c) 5.34 d) 7.54 Answer: (a) 4.36 4. Fossils of Largest Cheetah Found in which one of the following nations? a) Russia b) India c) Georgia d) Pakistan Answer: (c) Georgia 5. Scientists in Singapore engineered a strain of E Coli that can detect signs of Pseudomonas aeruginosa which a leading cause of infection that can be dangerous to patients with weak immune systems. W hat is E Coli? a) Bacteria b) Virus c) Yeast d) Fungi Answer: (a) Bacteria 1. The Government Set up NATGRID to Access all Intelligence Data. Consider the following statements on NATGRID. i) NATGRID has been formed to link databases for inputs to combat terrorism. ii) It is meant to improve Indias capability to counter threats to its internal security. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct.

2. The Report by Wildlife Institute of India Enlisted Major Threats to Three Tiger Reserves which are Kalakad- Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Anamalai and Mudumalai. In which one of the following states these tiger reserves are located? a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Bihar d) West Bengal Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu 3. UP state government banned the release of Hindi film Aarakshan. The movie is directed by__ a) Prakash Jha b) Karan Jauhar c) Shahrukh Khan d) Amitabh Bachchan Answer: (a) Prakash Jha 4. Who was accorded a two-year extension by the Union government on 9 August 2011 beyond his term ending September 2011? a. D. Subbarao b. Raghuram Rajan c. Subir Gokarn d. C. D. Deshmukh Answer: (a) 5. 1948 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer Padinjarethalakal Cherian Alexander died. Which of the facts related to him is/are not true? 1. P.C. Alexander was at different times Principal Secretary to two Prime Ministers- Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi 2. Alexanders name was considered for the post of President during the NDA rule in 2002 to succeed K.R. Narayanan 3. Alexander was appointed Governor of Kerela (1988-90) and Madhya Pradesh for two terms (from January 1993) 4. Alexander has authored several books, including My Years with Indira Gandhi and The Perils of Democracy. a. 1 & 4 b. 3 & 4 c. Only 4 d. Only 3 Answer: (d)

1. She as a spy and had gone on to become the Allies most decorated servicewomen for her role in the French resistance during World War II, died in London on 8 August 2011. Identify her. a. Amy Elizabeth Thorpe

b. Maria Gulovich c. Julia McWilliams Child d. Nancy Wake Answer: (d) 2. Which Indian state on 11 August 2011 flagged off the first-ever consignment of certified organic food to be exported to the United States? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Tamil Nadu c. Rajasthan d. Arunachal Pradesh Answer: (c) 3. China launched its first aircraft carrier for a maiden run on 10 August 2011. China had bought the aircraft carrier from which one of the following countries? a) India b) Russia c) USA d) France Answer: (b) Russia 4. US credit rating was downgraded to__ from AAA by Standard & Poors. a) AA+ b) A c) A+ d) B+ Answer: (a) AA+ 5. In Afghanistan, a probe was launched by the ISAF, to determine the exact cause of the chopper crash which killed 30 American soldiers. What is the full form of ISAF? a) International Security Assistance Force b) International South Asian Force c) Indian Security Assistance Force d) Italian Security Assistance Force Answer: (a) International Security Assistance Force 1. Who claimed his maiden National snooker title in the best-of-eleven frame final at the Hash10 World Sim championships on 9 August 2011? a. Aditya Mehta b. Alok Kumar c. Pankaj Advani d. Yasin Merchant Answer: (a) 2. Which state wrested the overall championship in the 38th National junior aquatic championship that concluded on 9 August 2011?

a. Maharashtra b. Tamil Nadu c. Karnataka d. Punjab Answer: (c) 3. Name the tennis player who became the oldest winner of the ATP Washington Classic since Jimmy Connors in 1988 on 7 August 2011. a. Gael Monfils b. Radek Stepanek c. Fabrice Santoro d. Jimmy Connors Answer: (b) 4. India's under-16 football team coached by India coach Thomas Joseph was defeated by which country 1-2 in the title clash of the SAFF Championship on 10 August 2011? a. Iran b. Pakistan c. Philippines d. China Answer: (b) 5. Russia defeated which team to win the FIVB World junior volleyball title in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 11 August 2011? a. Argentina b. Serbia c. USA d. Japan Answer: (a) 1. Hindustan Motors launched this 0.8-tonne (800 kg) small commercial vehicle (SCV) available in both diesel (BS-III) and CNG (BS-IV) versions and in two models on 8 August 2011. Name the vehicle a. Veer b. Avigo c. Pajero d. Grand Answer: (a) 2. Which company announced in August 2011 that it bagged orders worth $889 million in the hydrocarbon sector from the UAE and Thailand? a. HCC Infrastructure b. Punj Lloyd c. Reliance Infrastructure d. Larsen & Toubro Answer: (d) 3. Billionaire entrepreneur Ajay Piramal purchased 5.5% stake in which of the following

mobile service providers for Rs 2900 crore, or $640 million? a. Idea Cellular b. Vodafone Essar c. Bharti Airtel d. MTNL Answer: (b) 4. This German luxury carmaker launched in India the new generation SLK 350 on 10 August 2011 priced at Rs.61.9-lakh. Name the auto maker. a. Mercedes-Benz b. Audi c. BMW d. Porsche Answer: (a) 5. Which electronic major unveiled its two tablets, Galaxy Tab 750 and Galaxy Tab 730 deemed to be the world's thinnest mobile tablets measuring just 8.6 mm? a. LG b. Phillips c. Samsung d. Videocon Answer: (c) 1. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a first issued a show-cause notice to which stock exchange following a probe into alleged client code modifications by its broker members? a. MCX Stock Exchange b. Bombay Stock Exchange c. Bangalore Stock Exchange d. National Stock Exchange Answer: (d) 2. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on 5 August 2011 approved which PSUs proposal for revival of the Sindri unit of Fertiliser Corporation of India at an investment of nearly Rs 35000 crore? a. BHEL b. SAIL c. GAIL d. HPCL Answer: (b) 3. According to government data released on 8 August 2011, Foreign Direct Investment into India grew by wat per cent to 5.65 billion US dollar in June 2011? a. 57% b. 115% c. 200% d. 310%

Answer: (d) 4. The Union government on 9 August 2011 permitted a new category of qualified foreign investors (QFIs) to invest up to what sum of money in equity and debt schemes of mutual funds (MFs)? a. $13 billion b. $18 billion c. $23 billion d. $5 billion Answer: (a) 5. The Reserve Bank of India panel to review facilities for individuals under FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act) submitted report on 10 August 2011. With regard to the following which of the following is not true 1. In the report it mentioned that the concept of non-repatriation basis or non-repatriable funds was outdated. 2. Since non-residents were given the freedom to remit $1 million annually, it was compulsory to maintain procedures under FEMA. 3. The report suggested the procedural knots in the system need to be untied to enable the present forex liberalisation to be effective. 4. Issue of take-overs underwent changes in the past and now are taken care of under the ambit of SEBI regulations and using FEMA for this purpose is superfluous and an unnecessary. a. 2 & 4 b. Only 2 c. 1 & 4 d. Only 4 Answer: (b) 1. British scientists developed the EndoBarrier to cure __. a) Diabetes b) Cancer c) AIDS d) Skin Cancer Answer: (a) Diabetes 2. Scientists at the University of Columbia in New York developed a portable blood test device which could be used effectively to prevent__. a) AIDS b) Cancer c) Diabetes d) Leukemia Answer: (a) AIDS 3. US scientists found an antibody which acts against 30 of 36 strains of influenza. What is the name of that antibody? a) CH65

b) CCH65 c) DD65 d) CC65 Answer: (a) CH65 4. A new technique was engineered by the scientists that involved leukemia patients being treated with their own T cells. T cells are a kind of__. a) White Blood Cell b) Red Blood Cell c) Liver cell d) Cancerous Cell Answer: (a) White Blood Cell 5. Astronomers discovered that the planet named TrES-2b is blacker than any planet in our solar system. Astronomers made this observation after using NASAs__spacecraft. a) Kepler b) Freedom 7 c) Faith 7 d) Discovery Answer: (a) Kepler 1. The Hershel Space Observatorys large telescope and infrared detectors provided the first confirmed finding of oxygen molecules in space. Oxygen gas was discovered in which one of the following years? a) 1774 b) 1974 c) 1600 d) 1707 Answer: (a) 1774 2. The Scientists from France and Uganda discovered in Uganda the 20 million year old skull at an excavation site called___. a) Napak XV b) Napak c) Napak V d) Napal X Answer: (a) Napak XV 3. A recent study found that vampire bats can locate blood vessels in their prey using infrared vein sensors on their lips. Consider the statements given below. i) Vampire bats are the only mammals known to feed solely on blood. ii) Besides vampire bats, the snake is the only other vertebrate that can detect infrared radiation. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Neither i nor ii is correct. c) Only i is correct.

d) Only ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 4. NASA scientists announced on 5 August 2011 that they had found the first evidence of flowing water on which one of the following planets? a) Mars b) Jupiter c) Mercury d) Venus Answer: (a) Mars 5. The First Trojan Asteriod of earth discovered by the scientists. What is its name? a) 2010TK7 b) 2010KT 7 c) 2010Xy d) 2010 YX Answer: (a) 2010TK7 1. Which of the following days in July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark the Indian victory in the Kargil war back in 1999? a. 30 July b. 31 July c. 26 July d. 28 July Answer: (c) 2. This Sikkim high court Chief facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct resigned on 29 July 2011. Identify him. a. Justice PD Dinakaran b. Justice V Ramaswamy c. Justice Soumitra Sen d. Justice P C Joshi Answer: (a) 3. Who was elected Karnataka's 26th chief minister by BJP's legislator on 3 August 2011? a. B S Yeddyurappa b. D V Sadananda Gowda c. Dr. V S Acharya d. C M Udasi Answer: (b) 4. Restoration work on which of the following tombs in New Delhi led to the discovery of the country's oldest sunken garden? a. Isa Khan's tomb b. Humayuns tomb c. Safdarjang tomb

d. Sultan Garhi tomb Answer: (a) 5. NSSF was approved by the Union Cabinet of India on 28 July 2011. NSSF stands for__ a) National Social Security Fund b) National Services Security Fund c) National Social Services Fund d) National Safe Security Fund Answer: (a) National Social Security Fund 6. Which State government recently decided to provide bicycles to ASHA activists to boost rural health services? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Haryana c) Bihar d) Uttar Pradesh Answer: (a) Madhya Pradesh 1. Which of the following days in July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark the Indian victory in the Kargil war back in 1999? a. 30 July b. 31 July c. 26 July d. 28 July Answer: (c) 2. This Sikkim high court Chief facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct resigned on 29 July 2011. Identify him. a. Justice PD Dinakaran b. Justice V Ramaswamy c. Justice Soumitra Sen d. Justice P C Joshi Answer: (a) 3. Who was elected Karnataka's 26th chief minister by BJP's legislator on 3 August 2011? a. B S Yeddyurappa b. D V Sadananda Gowda c. Dr. V S Acharya d. C M Udasi Answer: (b) 4. Restoration work on which of the following tombs in New Delhi led to the discovery of the country's oldest sunken garden? a. Isa Khan's tomb b. Humayuns tomb c. Safdarjang tomb

d. Sultan Garhi tomb Answer: (a) 5. The foreign minister of Libya, Abdel Aati Al Obeidi visited India to brief about latest developments in his nation. What was the name of visiting Libyan foreign minister? a) Abdel Aati Al Obeidi b) Hosni Mubarak c) Hina Rabbani Khar d) SM Krishna Answer: (a) Abdel Aati Al Obeidi 6. President of India Pratibha Patil Visited South Korea as Part of ___ a) Indias Look East Policy b) Indias Look West Policy c) Indias Look North Policy d) Indias Look South Policy Answer: (a) Indias Look East Policy 7. Italy Approved a Draft Law Banning Women from Wearing Veils in Public. Besides Italy, which other nations have banned women from wearing veil in Public? a) India and Pakistan b) China and Afghanistan c) Belgium and France d) Bangladesh and Bhutan Answer: (c) Belgium and France
1. Name the McLaren driver who won the Hungarian Grand Prix on 31 July 2011? a. Sebastian Vettel b. Lewis Hamilton c. Jenson Button d. Mark Webber Answer: (c) 2. What was the rank of the Indian girls team in the recently concluded World junior team squash championships? a. Third b. Fourth c. Second d. Seventh Answer: (b) 3. Name the Champion double-trap shooter and Asian Games gold medalist who was ranked No.1 in the world, as per the latest rankings released by the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) on 1 August 2011.

a. Ronjan Sodhi b. Sanjeev Rajput c. Gagan Narang d. Vijay Kumar Answer: (a) 4. Name the Indian golfer who carded a creditable three-under 68 in the final round to rise 12 places and sign off tied 42nd at the Utah Championships golf tournament. a. Daniel Chopra b. JJ Killeen c. Rahil Gangjee d. J.J. Killeen Answer: (c) 5. India lost to which team by a solitary goal in the opening match of the first-ever SAFF Under-16 football championship in Kathmandu on 1 August 2011? a. Afghanistan b. Pakistan c. Iran d. UAE Answer: (b) 6. Which country won the won the tenth edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship title in Romania on 1 August 2011? a. Spain b. Czech Republic c. Greece Answer: (a)

1. According to the figures released by the Commerce Ministry on 1 August 2011 by what percentage did India's exports rise to reach $29.21 billion during June 2011? a. 46.45 per cent b. 45.7 per cent c. 52 per cent d. 69 per cent Answer: (a) 2. Telecom Commission, the apex decision-making body of the Department of Telecom in a meeting held on 22 July 2011 permitted imposition of a uniform licence fee of what percentage on all telecom operators? a. 6 % b. 6.6%

c. 8.5% d. 10% Answer: (c) 3. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed to create regulations for alternative investment funds under the title SEBI (Alternative Investment Fund) Regulations on 1 August 2011. With regard to the statement which of the following is/are not true? 1. Alternative investment fund raise capital from a number of high networth investors to invest in accordance with a defined investment policy for the benefit of those investors. 2. SEBI made it optional for all types of private pools of capital or investment funds to seek registration with SEBI. 3. For PE funds, investments would be mainly in unlisted companies or companies proposed to be listed. 4. For infrastructure equity funds, minimum half of the investment would have to be in equity of infrastructure projects/companies. a. 1 & 4 b. 2 & 3 c. 1 & 3 d. 2 & 4 Answer: (a) 4. Which of the following bodies launched Industrial Outlook Survey for the July-September 2011 period in India? a. Finance Ministry b. Commerce Ministry c. Reserve Bank of India d. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and IndustryAns Answer: (c) 5. 1. The report on Customer Service in Banks by a committee chaired by M. Damodaran, former Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) that was released on 3 July 2011 recommended an increased deposit insurance cover of Rs.5 lakh so as to encourage individuals to keep all their deposits in banks. 2. The panel also suggested blocking of lost ATM cards through SMS and immediate restoration of funds in case of non-dispensation of cash at an ATM within 5 working days. Which of the above is not true? a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 & 2 d. None of the above Answer: (b)

1. Name the sports channel that acquired the exclusive broadcast rights for Euro 2012 in the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives) for Rs 100 crore? a. ESPN b. DD Sports c. Neo Sports d. Ten Sports Answer: (c) 2. Globosport India, the celebrity and sports marketing company picked up 50 per cent stake in Cornerstone Sports and Entertainment. Globosport is promoted by which of the following Indian tennis stars? a. Sania Mirza b. Somdev Devverman c. Mahesh Bhupathi d. Leander Paes Answer: (c) 3. Who took charge as Chairman of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd, Visakhapatnam steel plant (RINL-VSP) on 31 July 2011? a. A.P. Choudhary b. P.K. Bishnoi c. N.K Mishra d. Binayak Mishra Answer: (a) 4. Which company displaced Wipro Technologies as Indias No. 3 IT firm in terms of revenue after its revenue rose 34.4% to $1.49 billion in the quarter ended June 2011? a. Infosys b. Cognizant c. Cape Gemini d. Accenture Answer: (b) 5. Indias largest auto maker Tata Motors on 2 August 2011 launched the new variant of which of its crossover vehicle Aria? a. Tata Nano b. Tata Aria c. Tata Indigo d. Tata Safari Dicor Answer: (b) 1. Uruguay defeated which team to win the Copa Amrica for a record 15th time on 24 July 2011 in Buenos Aires, Argentina? a. Brazil b. Argentina

c. Paraguay d. Venezuela Answer: (c) 2. Which of the following Formula One drivers secured a brilliant victory in the German Grand Prix on 24 July 2011? a. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) b. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) c. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) d. Mark Webber (Red Bull) Answer: (a) 3. Name the table-tennis player who prevented the Chinese monopoly of titles in the 17th Asian junior table tennis championship by claiming the junior boys' gold on 24 July 2011. a. Yin Hang b. Maharu Yoshimura c. Wu Jiaji d. Zhao Yan Answer: (b) 4. Who is the five-time national champion from Tamil Nadu who won the final in the National billiards and snooker championship on 25 July 2011? a. Vidya Pillai Tilakraj b. Arantxa Sanchis c. Neena Praveen d. Suniti Damani Answer: (a) 5. Who claimed the men's 50-meter butterfly in a time of 23.10 seconds to win gold on 25 July 2011 at the 2011 World Swimming Championships in Shanghai? a. Matthew Targett b. Geoff Huegill c. Cesar Cielo d. Dale Oen Answer: (c) 1. The Central Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on 22 July 2011 approved Rs 30000crore National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN) for broadband connectivity to 2500 Panchayats in India. The project will be funded through which of the following? a. World Bank b. Universal Service Obligation [USO] Fund c. IMF d. UNO Answer: (b) 2. According to the state-wise cotton crop data released by the Agriculture Ministry for 2010-

11 on 25 July 2011 which variety of cotton emerged as the largest cotton crop in all the major cotton producing states? a. V-797 b. RS2013 c. Digvijay d. Bt cotton Answer: (d) 3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in a bid to tame inflationary pressure hiked the short-term indicative policy rate (repo rate) by 50 basis points on 26 July 2011. The repo rate currently stands at what percentage? a. 7% b. 7.5% c. 8% d. 8.5% Answer: (c) 4. World Investment Report 2011 was released by UNCTAD on 26 July 2011. According to the report, what is Indias position among the top 20 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) recipients? a. 8th b. 10th c. 14th d. 4th Answer: (c) 5. The Union government on 26 July 2011 announced restoration of the popular duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme for export of cotton. Which of the following is/are not true with regard to the following? 1. Restoration of the popular duty entitlement pass book (DEPB) scheme was announced for export of cotton with retrospective effect from 1 April 2011 and on cotton yarn from 1 October 2010. 2. Cotton yarn had been placed under Open General Licence for exports from 1 October 2011. 3. Exports of cotton were dis-incentivised by virtue of export tax, following a sharp rise in prices in January 2011. 4. Restrictions continue to remain on export of cotton, that is, 65 lakh bales this year. a. Only 1 b. Only 2 c. Both 1 & 2 d. Only 4 Answer: (b) 1. General Motors India launched the diesel version of which car with a starting price of Rs 4.29 lakh on 25 July 2011? a. Spark b. Chevrolet Beat c. Chevrolet Optra

d. Chevrolet Cruze Answer: (b) 2. Name the leading education company which launched the master resource centre (MRC) in Chennai on 25 July 2011. a. Everonn b. Educomp Solutions c. Piron Education d. Curion Education Answer: (a) 3. Which telecom unit in a circular issued on 24 July 2011, announced its decision to combine two divisions offering services based on CDMA and GSM, two rival technologies? a. Tata Teleservices b. Bharti Airtel c. MTNL d. Idea Cellular Answer: (a) 4. Which company announced on 27 July 2011 that secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth $320 million from Jurong Aromatics Corp a. Glencore b. SK Engineering c. Sanhai and Vinmar d. Essar Projects Ltd Answer: (d) 5. Name the public sector lender that selected Metlife as its partner for a proposed foray into the life insurance segment. a. Syndicate Bank b. Punjab National Bank c. Corporation Bank d. United Bank of India Answer: (b) 1. British singer and song writer Amy Winehouse whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent was found dead on 23 July 2011 in London. For which of her albums did she win 5 Grammy awards? a. Back to Black b. Stronger Than Me c. Rehab d. Love Is a Losing Game Answer: (a) Name the Former Indian Prime Minister who was honoured with the highest Bangladesh

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award the Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona (Bangladesh Freedom Honour ) on 25 July 2011? a. P. V Narasimha Rao b. Indira Gandhi c. Rajiv Gandhi d. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Answer: (b) 3. Which of the following days is celebrated as the Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) was formed in 2006? a. 25 July b. 26 July c. 27 July d. 31 July Answer: (c) 4. Which day was celebrated as first official World Health Organization-supported World Hepatitis Day in July? a. 20 July b. 25 July c. 27 July d. 28 July Answer: (d) 5. Which one of the following nations Germany thus became the first European nation since 1995 to allow its citizens to visit Kashmir after it revised an advisory that had cautioned against trips to Kashmir? a) Germany b) France c) UK d) Spain Answer: (a) Germany 6. Which one of the following became the first Baltic nation to Sign a double taxation avoidance agreement with India? a) Lithuania b) Spain c) Estonia d) Poland Answer: (a) Lithuania

1. The Annual Plan Outlay for Kerala for the Year 2011-12 Finalised at __ Crores. a) 12010 crores b) 13010 crores c) 11110 crores d) 14010 crores Answer: (a) 12010 crores 2. The Union Cabinet of India on 28 July 2011 approved the proposal for the enactment of a new legislation in the form of the Lokpal Bill, 2011. Consider the following statements regarding Lok Pal bill. i) The Lokpal will consist of a Chairperson and 8 members. Half of the members shall be judicial members. ii) The Chairperson would be from the judiciary and only a serving or retired Chief Justice of India or a Judge of the Supreme Court would be eligible for being appointed as Chairperson. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 3. The Union Cabinet Approved National Social Security Fund for Unorganised Sectors. The fund is likely to benefit __crore workers in the unorganized sector. a) 43.3 b) 35.6 c) 34 d) 20.5 Answer: (a) 43.3 4. The President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil on 21 July 2011 released a commemorative postage stamp on Vitthal Sakharam Page. Which of the following facts related to Page are not true? 1. His integrated Area Development Scheme for the integrated development of village areas and the amelioration of small land holders, traditional artisans and agricultural labourers. 2. His persuasion to the Maharashtra Government to implement Employment Guarantee Scheme on a pilot basis finally led to enactment of Employment Guarantee Act in the Maharashtra in 1970. 3. As Chairman of the Maharashtra Cottage Industries Board, he implemented the Employment Guarantee Scheme for rejuvenating the age-old traditional village industries. 4. He was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council successively in 1952 and 1954 and to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in 1960, 1966 and 1972. a. Only 1 b. Only 3 c. 1 & 3 d. Only 4 Answer: (c)

5. Who did the Union government appoint on 23 July 2011 as the Solicitor-General, the second senior most law officer of India? a. Fali S Nariman b. Rohinton Nariman c. Gopal Subramanium d. Harish Salve Answer: (b) 6. According to World Health Organization-sponsored study on Major Depressive Episode (MDE) published in the BMC Medicine journal what percentage of Indians suffer from what is called Major Depressive Episode (MDE)? a. 36% b. 27% c. 13% d. 42% Answer: (a) 7. Two Indians -Nileema Mishra and Harish Hande were chosen Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011.Which of the facts regarding them are false? 1. Harish Hande established the company SELCO India in Bangalore in 1995. His company provides affordable renewable energy services to poor villagers along with doorstep financing and services. 2. Harish Hande runs a solar electricity firm that has lit up over 125000 households to emerge as India's leading solar technology firm. 3. Nileema Mishra was recognized for her purpose-driven zeal to work tirelessly with villagers. 4. She founded the Farmers Association in Bahadarpur village of Madhya Pradesh which has a population of around 10000 to provide rotating interest- free loans to farmers. a. 2 & 4 b. Only 1 c. Only 4 d. 1 & 3 Answer: (c) 1. The Union Government of India granted environmental clearance to the 130 MW Kashang hydro power project. The project is located in which one of the following states? a) Himachal Pradesh b) Arunachal Pradesh c) Uttar Pradesh d) Madhya Pradesh Answer: (a) Himachal Pradesh 2. Scientists discovered that the source of the water in Saturns upper atmosphere is its planet. What is the name of that planet? a) Enceladus b) Atlas

c) Prometheus d) Pandora Answer: (a) Enceladus 3. Saturn has __ moons. a) 62 b) 45 c) 34 d) 2 Answer: (a) 62 4. India registered a __ per cent increase in tiger population in 2010, according to a report, Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India-2010, released on 28 July 2011. a) 20 b) 30 c) 15 d) 12 Answer: (a) 20 5. The national green tribunal on 28 July 2011 ordered Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (HPPCL) to stop all construction work related to the Renuka Dam project. Renuka dam project is located on which one of the following rivers? a) Giri b) Yamuna c) Ganga d) Tapti Answer: (a) Giri 1. According to an Intelligence Bureau (IB) report, which of the following Indian dams is on the hit-list of Pakistan-based militant outfits such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Jamaatud-Dawa (JuD)? a. Nagarjuna Sagar Dam b. Gandhi Sagar Dam c. B.R.P Dam d. Bhakra Dam Answer: (d) 2. Which Indian Institute of Management (IIM) won a decade-long battle for autonomy, with HRD minister approving dramatic amendments to the institutions memorandum of association with the government? a. IIM-Ahmedabad b. IIM-Calcutta c. IIM-Bangalore d. IIM-Indore Answer: (a)

3. Name the BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister who was elected Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers on GST. a. Sushil Kumar Modi b. Prafulla Chandra Ghadai c. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary d. Parveen Amanullah Answer: (a) 4. Who did Gujarat High Court appoint on 19 July 2011 to head the three-member body probing into 2004 Ishrat encounter? a. Karnail Singh b. Satish Verma c. Mohan Jha d. Rajiv Ranjan Verma Answer: (d) 5. According to statistics for 2010 released by the Union tourism ministry, which Indian state gained the position of the most visited destination in the country recording 155.8 million domestic tourists? a. Maharashtra b. Andhra Pradesh c. Kerala d. Tamil Nadu Answer: (b) 6. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was honoured with Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters from the French government by the Ambassador of France in New Delhi, Jerome Bonnafont on 13 July 2011. Which of the following Indian celebrities in the past did not win this prestigious award? a. Sharmila Tagore b. Upamanyu Chatterjee c. Habib Tanveer d. Sachin Tendulkar Answer: (d) 7. India accepted international norms for the prevention of air pollution emanating from ships. The norms were proposed under a 1997 protocol of the International Maritime Organisation(IMO). When was IMO established? a) 1948 b) 1997 c) 1982 d) 1937 Answer: (a) 1948 8. India and Sri Lanka signed a MoU on 20 July 2011 to develop the __port. a) Kankesanthurai

b) Hambantota c) Oluvil d) Port of Point Pedro Answer: (a) Kankesanthurai 9. which one of the following countries announced a visa category named new Tier 1(exceptional talent) for India and Non-EU countries. a) Britain b) USA c) France d) Japan Answer: (a) Britain 1. Name the U.S official who arrived in India on 18 July 2011 to attend the second round of India-U.S. strategic dialogue on 19 July. a. Vice President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden b. Department of State Secretary, Hillary Clinton c. Defence Secretary, Leon E. Panetta d. Commerce Secretary, Gary F. Locke Answer: (b) 2. Paul Stephenson and another senior officer John Yates of Scotland Yard resigned on 18 July 2011 over the News Of The World (NoW) phone-hacking scandal. Name the owner of the British media group involved in the scandal. a. Rupert Murdoch b. Frederick Barclay c. Tony Gallagher d. Evgeny Lebedev Answer: (a) 3. Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Hameed Ansari reconstituted the panel to probe the charges against Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court, P.D. Dinakaran on 18 July 2011. Name the chairman of the reconstituted panel. a. Advocate P.P. Rao b. Judge Aftab Alam c. Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court, J.S. Khehar d. Prof. G. Mohan Gopal, Director, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies Answer: (b) 4. Hina Rabbani Khar on 19 July 2011 became Pakistans first woman foreign minister. Whom did she succeed? a. Farooq H. Naek b. Shah Mahmood Qureshi c. Ghulam Mustafa d. Noor Rabbani Answer: (b)

5. Who was awarded on the Ordre National du Merite by President Nicholas Sarkozy of France on 19 July 2011 for the extra ordinary services performed for strengthening and promoting cooperation between the Law Enforcement Agencies? a. Hameed Ansari b. Farooq H. Naek c. Amna Imran Khan d. Abul Kalam Azad Answer: (c) 6. The national register and national transport portal was launched___ to detect fake driving licenses and tracking stolen vehicles easier. a) 20 July 2011 b) 21 July 2011 c) 22 July 2011 d) 19 July 2011 Answer: (a) 20 July 2011 7. Which one of the following states of India cleared a bill to ensure doctors safety at their work places. a) Bihar b) UP c) Rajasthan c) Tamil Nadu Answer: (a) Bihar 1. Scientists found a genetic change in a gene called__ which makes men less fertile. a) DEFB 126 b) DFEB 126 c) DEFB 125 d) DEEB 126 Answer: (a) DEFB 126 2. The scientists discovered that hepatitis B viruses attached themselves to receptors of the male sex hormone androgen before damaging liver tissues and causing cancer. What is female sex hormone called? a) Testosterone b) Estrogens c) Anabolic steroids d) Androstenedione Answer: (b) Estrogens 3. Short-range surface-to-surface missile Prahar was successfully test-fired on 21 July 2011 from the Integrated Test Range in Balasore. Consider the following statements on Prahar. i) Prahar was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO). ii) Prahar is a single stage missile with a range of 150 km.

Choose the right option. a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 4. India's communication satellite GSAT-12, reached its home in a circular geo-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 36,000 km on 18 July 2011. When it was put in orbit? a) 15 July 2011 b) 15 July 2010 c) 17 June 2011 d) 25 June 2011 Answer: (a) 15 July 2011 5. According to the result of University of Exeter research, one in 10 species could face extinction by the year __ if current climate change impacts continue. a) 2050 b) 2060 c) 2070 d) 2100 Answer: (d) 2100 1. Which virtualisation software provider on 13 July 2011 globally launched a series of comprehensive suite of cloud infrastructure solutions to help customers drive a more productive relationship between IT and the businesses they serve? a. VMware b. BizSol Technologies c. GNWebSoft d. Milestone Answer: (a) 2. Which of the following PSUs announced on 18 July 2011, the merger of Maharashtra Elektrosmelt (MEL) with itself? a. BHEL b. SAIL c. HPCL d. IOC Answer: (b) 3. Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys (IMFA), one of the largest integrated producers of ferro alloys in India on 18 July 2011 acquired 70% stake in a coal mine in which country for $8.75 million? a. Egypt b. Indonesia c. South Africa

d. Phillipines Answer: (b) 4. Which leading player in IT, BPO and consulting services, on 18 July 2011 announced that it secured a large contract worth potentially $177 million over a five-year term? a. Hexaware Technologies b. Genpact c. Accenture d. Infosys Answer: (a) 5. Online media network platform Komli Media has acquired which mobile advertising and publishing network to enter the mobile advertising network market? a. Zestadz b. InMobi c. Admob d. AdTwirl Answer: (a) 6. Government of India on 19 July 2011 appointed Usha Ananthasubramanian, former general manager of Bank of Baroda (BoB) as executive director of which public sector lender? a. Central Bank of India b. Punjab National Bank c. United Bank of India d. Gramin Bank Answer: (b) 1. Who became the first Indian tennis player ever to win the Canadian U-18 ITF Junior World Ranking Championship on 17 July 2011? a. Ambika Pande b. D Harika c. Koneru Humpy d. Chekrovolu Swuro Answer: (a) 2. Name the golfer who became the oldest winner of the British Open championship in 44 years as he ended his long wait for a Major on 17 July 2011. a. Phil Mickelson b. Dustin Johnson c. Darren Clarke d. Roberto de Vicenzo Answer: (c) 3. Kaushal Kumar and Aman Kumar of Artillery Water Sports Association (AWSA) won the title in the third Inland Hobie 16 National sailing championship. The competition was held in which of following lakes in India?

a. Hussainsagar lake b. Hebbal Lake c. Jag Mandir lake d. Naukuchiatal Lake Answer: (a) 4. Name the Chinese who clinched his third successive world title in the mens 10m synchronised diving on 17 July 2011. a. Lin Yue b. Qiu Bo c. Huo Liang d. Yui le Answer: (c) 5. Japan lifted its first women's football World Cup by defeating which team in a dramatic final on 17 July 2011 in Frankfurt, Germany? a. Germany b. Spain c. USA d. Brazil Answer: (c) 1. The Union government in July 2011 allowed imports of 40,000 tonnes of natural rubber at a concessional duty. At what percentage concessional duty was the import permitted? a. 7.5% b. 7.8% c. 8% d. 8.5% Answer: (a) 2. The labour ministry-controlled Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on 14 July 2011 appointed four fund managers for its 3.5 trillion pension fund corpus. Which of the following was not appointed? a. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co. Ltd b. State Bank of India (SBI) c. Reliance Capital d. HSBC Asset Management Answer: (a) 3. The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. on 18 July 2011 sanctioned loans worth $1.4 billion (about Rs.6300 crore) for companies in which of the following Indian sectors, thereby increasing their investment in that sector? a. Handloom & Cottage industries b. Renewable energy sector c. IT d. Media & Entertainment

Answer: (b) 4. Group of Ministers (GoM) on 18 July 2011 approved in-principle additional equity infusion of 1200 crore and payment of 532 crore for operating VVIP and rescue flights for which carrier? a. Air India b. Jet Airways c. Sahara d. Kingfisher Answer: (a) 5. Revenue Department announced in July 2011 its decision to impose anti-dumping duty of up to USD 1.41 per kg on imports of R-134a gas. With regard to the following, which of the following is true? 1. R-134a is an inert gas used primarily as a high temperature refrigerant for domestic refrigeration and automobile air conditioners. 2. The anti-dumping duty was imposed to protect domestic players from cheap Chinese and Japanese shipments. 3. The restrictive duty on the import of 1,1,1,2-Tetrafluoroethane or R-134a is to be imposed for a period of ten years. 4. Anti-dumping duty is imposed to check if domestic industry has been hurt because of a surge in cheap imports. a. Only 1 b. 1,2 & 4 c. 3 & 4 d. 1 & 3 Answer: (b) 1. Who of the following was conferred the best CFO Award in public sector? a. D.K. Sarraf b. P.K. Bajpai c. A.K. Singhal d. R.K .Aggarwal Answer: (a) 2. IFC planned to help Jain Irrigation system in India to set up Sustainable Agro-Commercial Finance Limited. What is the intention behind this planning? a. To provide irrigation facility to every nook and corner of India for cultivation b. To provide irrigation facility under the circumstances of drought c. To modernize all techniques used in irrigation d. To benefit farmers with limited access to credit Answer: (d) 3. Lafarge India, (French cement giant Lafarge) has four cement plants in the states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. In which of the following Indian states it plans to set up limestone mining operations? a. Meghalaya b. Assam c. Kerala

d. Karnataka Answer: (a) 4. Who of the following was appointed as the Director (Finance) of Navratna Public Sector engineering and manufacturing enterprise, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL)? a. P. K. Goyal b. P.K. Bajpai c. Bhaswar Mukherjee d. N.S. Kannan Answer: (b) 5. DCM Shriram Consolidated (DSCL) got environment clearance on 28 June 2011 from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for the Kaprion-Ki-Dhani lignite mining project. Which of the Districts of Rajasthan is selected for this project? a. Jaipur b. Kota c. Nagaur d. Ajmer Answer: (c) 1. The Reserve Bank of India imposed a penalty of 25 lakh on Citibank in July 2011. What was charge against it? a. Citibank violated anti money laundering (AML) b. It violated banking norms c. It involved illegal banking d. All of the above Answer: (a) 2. A. The Reserve Bank of India on 4 July 2011 allowed refinancing of redemption of foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) by allowing firms to raise fresh overseas borrowing under the automatic route. B. This measure is aimed at helping Indian companies repay loans taken under bonds (FCCBs). C. This measure is aimed at helping Indian companies to take loans. D. A Bank will now be bound to repay loans within before it applies for a fresh loan. Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct? a. A only b. A & B c. All of the above d. None of the above Answer: (b) 3. The RBI decided on 30 June 2011 to extend the buyback of foreign currency convertible bonds till March 2012. What does this signify? A. It will benefit several companies facing severe funding problems for buyback due to lackluster equity markets. B. It will benefit all the Indian banks facing funding problem.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect? a. Both A & B b. Only A c. Only B d. None of them Answer: (c) 4. Bhagyam Oil Field, which is the second largest in its kind in the state, belongs to which of the following Indian States? a. Assam b. Rajasthan c. Arunachal Pradesh d. Madhya Pradesh Answer: (b) 5. Food inflation in India eased to its seven week low at 7.61 percent for the week ended 25 June 2011. The reason behind decrease in inflation is cheaper pulses and vegetables. Who released the data? a. The WPI (Wholesale Price Index) b. FICCI c. Commerce Ministry of India d. Finance Ministry of India Answer: (a) 1. Which Indian athletes B sample returned positive for anabolic steroid on 11 July quashing her chances to participate in 2012 London Olympics? a. Ashwini Akkunji b. Vijay Singh Chauhan c. Kamaljeet Sandhu d. T. C. Yohannan Answer: (a) 2. India achieved 1-0 test series triumph against which country after their two tests ended in a draw in July 2011? a. England b. Australia c. West Indies d. Pakistan Answer: (c) 3. According to the announcement made by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 6 July 2011 which country won the vote to be the host city for the 2018 Winter Olympics? a. Pyeongchang (South Korea) b. Toronto (Canada) c. Amsterdam (Netherland) d. Beijing (China)

Answer: (a) 4. Name the Defending champion who won the title for the third time in a row in the Optimist class competitions of the Monsoon Regatta sailing championships on 10 July 2011. a. Vir Amar Menon b. Chintan Chatbar c. Upamanyu Dutta d. Rukayya Nasrullah Answer: (c) 5. Who won the British Grand Prix on 10 July thereby delivering Ferrari's long-awaited first win of 2011? a. Fernando Alonso b. Mark Webber c. Lewis Hamilton d. Sebatian Vettel Answer: (a) 1. Which state government launched Website & Helpline to discourage Sex Determination Tests? a. Rajasthan b. Haryana c. Maharashtra d. Punjab Answer: (c) 2. Renewable energy power company Orient Green Power Company (OGPL) commissioned a 18.7 MW wind farm project at Gudimangalam in Tiruppur district. To which state does the Tiruppur district belong to? a. Karnataka b. Tamil Nadu c. Kerala d. Andhra Pradesh Answer: (b) 3. Oil ministry blocked which organisations plans to begin oil production from the Bhagyam oilfield which is the second biggest find in the Rajasthan block. a. Cairn India b. IOC c. ONGC d. HPCL Answer: (a) 4. Name the Textiles Minister who on 7 July 2011 tendered his resignation following allegations by businessman C Sivasankaran that he misused his position as telecom minister from 2004 to 2007 and sought favours for granting a telecom licence. a. Kalanithi Maran b. Dayanidhi Maran

c. Shankar Singh Vaghela d. Madhavsinh Solanki Answer: (b) 5. Name the 1977 batch of the Indian Administrative Service who July assumed charge as Secretary, Department of Defence Production in the Ministry of Defence. a. Shekhar Agarwal b. Madhusudan Ganapathi, c. Sindhushree Khullar, d. Shashikant Sharma Answer: (a) 6. Name the Solicitor-General , who hurt at Communications Minister Kapil Sibal's decision to engage a lawyer to defend him in the Supreme Court resigned from his post. a. Gopal Subramaniam b. Rohinton Nariman c. G.S. Singhvi d. Asok Kumar Ganguly Answer: (a) 7. Supreme Court in its judgment held that ban imposed by centre on non-iodised salt is unconstitutional. What is added in sea salt that it becomes iodized sea salt? a) Potassium Iodide b) Calcium Iodide c) Sodium Chloride d) Potassium Permanganate Answer: (a) Potassium Iodide 8. Which one of the following Indian states launched a website to help curb sex discrimination? a) Maharashtra b) Haryana c) Bihar d) Punjab Answer: (a) Maharashtra 9. The HRD ministry took over National council for teacher education. Who is at present the HRD minister at the centre? a) Kapil Sibal b) Arjun Singh c) Rahul Gandhi d) Sonia Gandhi Answer: (a) Kapil Sibal 1. Who was unanimously elected chairperson of the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) on 11 July 2011? a. NR Narayana Murthy

b. Rajat Gupta, c. Y V Reddy d. Shiv Nadar Answer: (a) 2. Eight Indian companies, including Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) featured in the list of the world's 500 largest companies compiled and released by Fortune magazine on 11 July 2011. Which of the following companies topped the list? a. Royal Dutch Shell b. Wal-Mart Stores c. Exxon Mobil d. Chevron Answer: (b) 3. 1976 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre on 7 July 2011 was appointed as the new defence secretary. Name him. a. Shashikant Sharma b. Pradeep Kumar c. Shekhar Agarwal d. R K Singh Answer: (a) 4. The Greening Chandigarh Action Plan 2011-12 was released by the Department of Forest, Chandigarh Administration on the occasion of Van Mahotsav 2011. Van Mahotsav was initiated in 1950 by the then Union Minister for Agriculture and Food to create an enthusiasm in the mind of the populace for the conservation of forests and planting of trees. Name the minister who initiated Van Mahotsav. a. KV THomas b. Ranbir Singh Kanwar c. Agatha Sangma d. K M Munshi Answer: (d) 5. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced the appointment of which remote sensing expert as an independent chairman and managing director, for its commercial wing, Antrix? a. V. S. Hegde b. K. Radhakrishnan c. K Sridhara Murthy d. H N Madhusudana Answer: (a) 6. India signed an agreement with which one of the following countries to help it in upgrading its vocational training centres? a) Sri Lanka

b) Pakistan c) Nepal d) Bangladesh Answer: (a) Sri Lanka 7. According to the report compiled by Swiss Re named World Insurance in 2010, India overtook Spain to become the _ largest insurance market in the world. a) 10th b) 11th c) 7th d) 6th Answer: (b) 11th 8. USA on 10 July 2011 suspended __ Million dollars military aid to Pakistan following the murder of Pakistani journalist Saleem Shahzad. a) 700 b) 600 c) 500 d) 800 Answer: (d) 8001. Neptune completed its first orbit around the Sun on 12 July 2011. Neptune is the _ planet of the solar system. a) Eighth b) Seventh c) Sixth d) Fourth Answer: (a) Eighth 2. Australia unveiled economic reforms with a plan to tax carbon emissions from the worst polluters in the nation. Consider the following facts given below: i) Australia relies on coal for 80 percent of electricity generation. ii) This accounts for 37 percent of national carbon emission. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 3. A Rare bird Jerdans Baza was found for the first time in Dantepally tank area in Pocharam reserve forest of on 6 February 2011. Consider the given facts regarding Jerdans Baza. i) Jerdans Baza feeds mainly on frogs, lizards and large insects. ii) It is characterized by its broad round wings, a long squarish tail, jaunty crest and forest dwelling habits. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct.

c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 4. Scientists discovered eight genes which could pave the way for the development of effective treatments for ankylosing spondylitis which is painful form of_ a) Joint pain b) Headache c) Arthritis d) Cancer Answer: (c) Arthritis 5. The worlds first double-leg transplant was performed by doctors in which one of the following countries? a) Spain b) UK c) USA d) India Answer: (a) Spain 1. Which Indian avenged her defeat at the Asian Team championships in Sri Lanka in early 2011 to notch up her maiden victory against Tsz Wing Tong of Hong Kong 6-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7 to win the Asian junior squash championships? a. Dipika Pallikal b. Joshna Chinappa c. Anaka Alankamony d. Saumya Karki Answer: (c) 2. Which Chinese badminton player stopped defending champion Saina Nehwal from completing the hat-trick of titles at the Indonesia Open Super Series by defeating her in the final on 26 June 2011? a. Wang Yihan b. Lin Dan c. Lee Chong Wei d. Yi Jianlian Answer: (a) 3. Red Bull's Formula One World champion victory of the European Grand Prix on 26 June 2011 put him level with British great Stirling Moss in the all-time winners' list. Name the champion. a. Fernando Alonso b. Sebastian Vettel c. Mark Webber d. Lewis Hamilton Answer: (b)

4. Who did Sports management company Professional Management Group sign Abhinav to exclusively look after the rifleman's brand endorsements and other commercial commitments? a. Abhinav Bindra b. Jaspal Rana c. Samresh Jung d. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Answer: (a) 5. Which country on 27 June 2011 named former Australian cricketer Stuart Law as the new coach of their national team, replacing compatriot Jamie Siddons? a. Pakistan b. Bangladesh c. Sri Lanka d. India Answer: (b) 1. India-Malaysia CECA (Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement) became effective from__ a) 1 July 2011 b) 2 July 2011 c) 3 July 2011 d) 4 July 2011 Answer: (a) 1 July 2011 2. The Parliament of Bangladesh passed the bill to scrap the system of caretaker government holding general elections. What is the name of the bill? a) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2011 b) The Constitution (14th Amendment) Bill, 2011 c) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2010 d) The Constitution (13th Amendment) Bill, 2011 Answer: (a) The Constitution (15th Amendment) Bill, 2011 3. Foreign Minister of UAE visited India on 26-27 June 2011 to sign a bilateral MoU on periodic consultations between the two foreign offices on bilateral issues as well as regional and international issues. Who is the foreign minister of UAE? a) SM Krishna b) HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan c) Hosni Mubarak d) Omar al-Bashir Answer: (b) HH Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan 4. Sri Lanka included Chinese Currency Renminbi in the list of designated currencies permitted for international transactions through banks in Sri Lanka. Which one of the foreign currency is not in its designated list? a) Australian dollar b) Danish kroner

c) Euro d) Indian Rupee Answer: (d) Indian Rupee 5. Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is under Threat from Wildfire. In which one of the following countries, Los Alamos Nuclear Laboratory is located? a) USA b) Japan c) China d) India Answer: (a) USA

20 June JCT decided to disband its Phagwara-based popular football club stating lack of exposure and visibility as the reasons behind the decision. Union government decided to set up a high-powered task force for the revamp of defence management in India. Union Law Ministry has decided to keep 600 hundred Navodaya Vidyalayas in the country outside the ambit of the Right to Education (RTE) Act. 21 June Kothapalli Jayashankar, former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and proponent of separate state of Telengana died. The West Bengal state government issued a notification to turn the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill into law following Governor M.K. Narayanans assent. Union Government appointed three independent directorson the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) board clearing the way for ONGCs share sale. Eminent economist Prof. Suresh Tendulkar who played a significant part in moulding the governments economic policy making died. 22 June Union Ministry of Finance asked the Income Tax department to launch immediate prosecution action in tax evasion cases. Annual Plan for West Bengal for 2011-12 was finalised at Rs.22214 crore. National Advisory Council (NAC) directed the Tribal Affairs Ministry to consult the Jarawas before drafting a policy on their future. Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council approved the draft of the Food Security Bill. 23 June India's ace magician Gopinath Muthukad received the International Merlin Award from Tony Hassini, President of the US based International Magicians Society. Central Employment Guarantee Council rejected the suggestion of the Prime Ministers National Council on Skill Developments (NCSD) suggestion to include provision of skill development to unskilled wage seekers under NREGS.

 Union Cabinet approved extension of the Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) to all the registered domestic workers in India. 24 June Union government decided to increase the price of diesel by Rs. 3 a litre, kerosene by Rs. 2 a litre and domestic LPG by Rs.50 a cylinder. Eminent Hindi litterateur Arvind Kumar was presented the Hindi Academy Shalaka Samman. 25 June Eminent Assamese short story writer and Sahitya Akademi Award winner Saurav Kumar Chaliha died at Guwahati 26 June Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced the decision of the state government to waive off the 5 per cent value added tax (VAT) on kerosene. 30 May Supreme Court on 30 May 2011 refused to stay the semester system introduced by the Delhi University for undergraduate courses. The minutes of the 24th meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the RBI was released by the RBI. 31 May Prakash Chandra, a 1973-batch Indian Revenue Services (IT) officer took over as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). A committee on allocation of natural resources headed by former finance secretary Ashok Chawla opposed oil ministry's plan to subsidise costlier imported LNG by making users of domestic natural gas pay more. The telecom department unveiled a new security framework. As per GDP data released the country's GDP (gross domestic product) growth slipped to 7.8 per cent in the fourth quarter (January-March) of 2010-11. 1 June The Coal Ministry cancelled the allotment of a coal block to Shree Bhaidyanath Ayurved Bhavan over the company's failure to develop it in a timebound manner for captive use. The Union Government appointed Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra as the new finance secretary. Senior-most medical officer in the army and a renowned surgeon Lieutenant General H.L. Kakria took over as Director-General of the Armed Forces Medical Services. The Maharashtra Cabinet approved the proposal to raise the minimum age for consumption of hard liquor from 21 to 25 years 2 June Delhi and Kerala won the titles in the 28th National youth basketball championship in the mens and womens category respectively

3 June The Union government amended guidelines for Public Financial Institutions (PFIs) permitting private companies, primarily engaged in infrastructure funding, to attain the status of a PFI. RBI permitted urban cooperative banks (UCBs) to give loans to self help groups (SHGs). 4 June Nokia (Finlands Mobile Company) launched mobile handset with dual sim. Yoga Guru Ramdev started his fast against the corruption and black money at Ramlila ground. CNG price increased by 55 paise per KG in Delhi and NCR region. 5 June Union Government approved of the setting up of a separate cell under the Tea Board to look after the interests of small tea-growers Spices Board launched a campaign to educate farmers, traders and exporters about aflatoxin, a naturally occurring toxin that degrades spices exported from India. 23 May 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began a six-day visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania. The ruling Maoist party of Nepal warned the GMR Group of India to stop work at its two major hydro-electricity projects in the country at least until 28 May 2011. China celebrated 60 years of Tibet liberation.

24 May 2011

Second Africa-India forum summit held at Addis Ababa (Capital of Ethiopia) from 24 to 25 May 2011. India and Afghanistan signed MoU for training and skilled development of media personnel. Iranian Parliament imposed sanctions on US officials. India and World Bank signed 162.7 million dollars agreement for Rajasthan rural livelihoods project.

25 May 2011

India signed two MoUs with Ethiopia to avoid double taxation and promote development of small industries. Satellite survey done by NASA in Egypt identified seventeen lost pyramids.

26 May 2011

The Inter-governmental meeting to finalise the text of the draft SAARC agreement on rapid response to natural disasters concluded in Male. G-8 summit begins in France with Kan's pledge on nuclear safety.

27 May 2011

The Group of Eight (G-8) pledged 20 billion dollars in aid to Tunisia and Egypt.

28 May 2011

Russia signed a deal with the United States for the supply of 21 helicopters to Afghanistan.

29 May 2011

Nepals Constituent assembly term extended for three months. 23 May 2011 Madhya Pradesh state government decided to form a separate agriculture cabinet. The Reserve Bank of India's working group on introduction of financial holding structure in India submitted its report suggesting a holding company model for the financial sector. BHEL 'S board approved of the proposal to offload government's 5 per cent stake in BHEL. Public sector lender Central Bank of India and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) entered into an agreement in order to promote vocational training amongst the youth. Steel Authority of India called off the road shows of its share sale planned for June. Ajit Kumar Seth a 1974 batch IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre was on 23 May 2011 appointed the Cabinet Secretary of India 24 May 2011 The government of India puts spectrum auction on speed dial. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) relaxed the eligibility norms for using credit default swaps (CDS) on corporate bonds. Salaried taxpayers who do not have other sources of income and whose income are below 5 lakh rupees per annum, are being exempted from filing income tax return. Possibility of diversion to the power sector of the coal being sold by Coal India Ltd (CIL) through the e-auction route ruled out. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) gave the go-ahead to host the multi-discipline SAF Games in 2012. Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh launched an elephant conservation programme, Hathi Mere Sathi. 25 May 2011 The National Advisory Council (NAC) chaired by Sonia Gandhi gave its nod to governments go ahead for fresh survey identifying families Below Poverty Line, BPL. A MoU was signed between OP Jindal Global Univeristy and the National Institute of Administrative Research of the Lal Bahadur National Academy of Administration, Mussorie. Anti-monopoly watchdog Competition Commission of India (CCI) held NSE guilty of abusing its dominant position & of using unfair means in trading of currency derivatives. Eminent harmonium player and Padma Shri awardee Ustad Mahmood Dholpuri died in New Delhi.

Indian government issued an order to set up an independent panel under the civil aviation ministry that will investigate air accidents and serious incidents. 26 May 2011 Haryana Launched a Project to Enrol People for UID and Smart Cards. Lanco Solar announced to set up a 75 MW solar power plant at Dhule in Maharashtra at a cost of 884.18 crore rupees. Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri of IIT-Mumbai was selected for the prestigious G. D. Birla Award for Scientific Research for his contributions in the area of electronic communications. President Pratibha Patil rejected the mercy petition of Khalistani terrorist Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar convicted for a bombing outside the Indian Youth Congress office in Delhi in 1993. 27 May 2011 The Indian Ministry of Finance cleared the RBIs draft guidelines on new bank licences with a rider that the existing 74% cap on foreign direct investment (FDI) be retained. A high-level coordination committee on external commercial borrowings (ECB) decided to raise the external commercial borrowing limit to $ 30 billion for the financial year 2011-12. The government of India notified the new pictorial warnings to be printed on packages of smoking and chewable tobacco products. 28 May 2011 Committee constituted under chairman, CBDT to examine ways to strengthen laws to curb the generation of black money in the country, its illegal transfer abroad and its recovery. 29 May 2011 The southwest monsoon set in over Kerala on 29 May 2011; three days prior to the normal date of 1st June.

18 April The Supreme Court stayed the order of the broadcast tribunal TDSAT and raised the rates paid by cable operators for TV channels to 42 per cent. Reserve Bank of India formed a conglomerate cell within its supervisory set-up to keep a constant vigil on 12 large domestic and foreign banks. Aditya Birla Group acquired leading Swedish speciality pulp and bio-refinery company, Domsjo Fabriker. India-born Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee won Pulitzer Prize for his non-fiction book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer. The Supreme Court of India banned employment of children in circus. 19 April Uttarakhand Governor, Margaret Alva approved of the APMC bill, which seeks to provide effective regulation in marketing of agricultural produces as well as establishment of proper marketing system.

 Oil regulator Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) refused to approve Reliance Industries spending on KG-D6 gas fields. Former World junior champion and Grandmaster Abhijeet Gupta won the Dubai International Open chess title. The Supreme Court in India declared Khap Panchayats are illegal. 20 April India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) launched India's remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 from the spaceport of Sriharikota. State Bank of India decided to discontinue with its much debated teaser' home loan scheme. Tata Steel signed a licensing agreement with British-Australian mining major Rio Tinto for development of direct iron smelting process called HIsarna. Supreme Court ruled that courts must not behave like super legislatures and weigh the wisdom of legislation or policy decision of the government. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research initiated a Rs 350-crore national programme to help farmers sustain agriculture, particularly in dryland. Union Cabinet of India approved the signing of Nagoya Protocol. Supreme Court of India expressed its concern on poverty in India. 21 April President of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Praful Patel appointed member of the Ad-Hoc Committee for Member Associations by the Asian Football Confederation. Indian government ordered constitution of an inter-ministerial group (IMG) to review India's foreign direct investment norms in the pharmaceutical sector. State-owned gas utility GAIL India honoured with the Outstanding PSU of the Year award by All India Management Association. CAG passed strictures against Maharashtras aid to Nanded Cooperative Bank. 22 April Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued a notification to put into force the norms on creation of the defence mechanism by banks. 23 April Freedom House in its report ranked India 14th among 37 countries that were assessed on the basis of free and unrestricted access to the web. 24 April Sathya Sai Baba, one of India's most influential spiritual leaders and philanthropist expired. Panel probing charges of corruption against Justice P.D. Dinakaran rejected his plea for recusal of senior advocate P.P. Rao. Nawang Gombu, the first man to scale Mt. Everest twice died16 May 2011 A court sent former registrar of Rani Durgavti University, Vijay Sharma to seven days judicial custody for his alleged role in Sex-for-marks scandal which rocked the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. Delhi State Cabinet Raised the Retirement Age for Nurses.

17 May 2011 Gujarat High Court ordered the release of caged birds. Registration of tourist agents, operators made mandatory in Delhi. 18 May 2011 Tamil Nadu overtook Karnataka in Bio-Fertilizer use. Nagaland Annual Plan 2010-11 finalised at 1810 crore. 19 May 2011 The Annual Plan for Maharashtra for 2010-11 was finalised at 42000 crore rupees. 20 May 2011 The Ministry of Civil Aviation has agreed to the request of Ministry of Development of North East Region (DoNER), to introduce more flights to the Lilabari and Tezpur Airports in Assam. 21 May 2011 Indias latest communication satellite GSAT-8 was successfully launched by Arianespace from Kourou in French Guiana. India -Africa Investment E-Portal launched to facilitate bilateral investments between the two regions. 22 May 2011 A report card on completion of two years of UPA-II government was released in New Delhi. 9 May Six-day joint exercise of the Indian Army and the Air Force, Vijayee Bhava began. Five-time World champion M C Mary Kom (48kg) defeated Asian champion Kim Myong Sim of North Korea 4-3 in the final of the Asian Cup Women's Boxing tournament. Supreme Court of India Stayed Allahabad High Court Judgement on Ayodhya Issue. Supreme Court ruled that honour killings should be treated as rarest of rare cases. The AHF-MHC Hockey Academy was inaugurated by Sultan Azlan Shah, President, Asian Hockey Federation. Human rights activist Binayak Sen was appointed member of the Planning Commission's 40 member Steering Committee on Health 10 May Two senior Indian-American journalists- Suman Guha Mozumdar and Prakash M Swamy were among seven media personalities honoured in the New Jersey General Assembly by Speaker Sheila Y Oliver. Indian Union Ministry of Finance declared that food served in hotel rooms from airconditioned restaurants holding liquor licences will not attract service tax. Indias competition regulator announced the regulations for mergers and acquisitions and diluted several of its earlier proposals to address industry concerns. Indian government partially opened limited liability partnerships (LLP) to foreign investments on thereby ending wrangling over the extent of foreign ownership in this new form of business structure.

11 May Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) cleared GMR Airports Holding Ltd's proposal to raise further foreign direct investment of $200 million. 12 May Karnataka became the first Indian state to launch an e-payment system for commercial tax payers. Karnataka Launched e-payment System for Commercial Tax Payers and became the first Indian state to do so. Supreme Court Scrapped 100% quota for army kids in ACMS (Army College of Medical Sciences). A list of 50 most wanted fugitives was released by India on 12 May 2011 hiding in Pakistan. 13 May Trinamool Congress and Congress alliance won an overwhelming victory (225 seats) in West Bengal against the Left that has been ruling in Bengal for the last 34 years. Delhi-based NGO Convicted by Supreme Court for Misusing PIL. 14 May State-owned oil companies increased petrol prices by Rs 5 per litre-the steepest so far. 15 May Gujarat High Court has ordered the release of 494 birds held captive in cages. 25 April CBI arrested Suresh Kalmadi the chief organizer of Delhis corruption-tainted Commonwealth Games. The CBI named Kanimozhi, DMK supremo M Karunanidhis 43-yearold daughter in its second chargesheet filed on the 2G spectrum scam. SEBI sought more time from the Supreme Court to give its views on the report of a highpowered committee that probed the IPO scam. 26 April National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) appointed Rajendra S. Pawar as the new chairman of its Executive Council. The Empowered Committee headed by cabinet secretary KM Chandrashekhar approved the urban development ministry's proposal to introduce a common mobility card Bihar became the first Indian state to set up agriculture cabinet. Indian Government Decided to Invite the IAEA Team. 27 April Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asked banks assess Basel-II preparedness to shift to the new approach. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) announced two new oil and gas discoveries in Gujarat in block CB-ONN-2004/2. Tribals given rights to harvest bamboo as a forest produce. A study Conducted by University of Calcutta estimated that Sunderbans Absorb more than Four Crore Tones of CO2 to Check Global Warming.

28 April The Union Cabinet cleared an ordinance to extend the term of the Board of Governors of the Medical Council of India (MCI) by one year. A conference of India's real estate leaders emphasised the need for laser-like focus on business transparency. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a Rs.7,000-crore project to clean the Ganga. Indian mathematician and theoretical computer scientist Ravi Kannan awarded the 2011 Knuth Prize. Intensified Malaria Control Programme for North-Eastern States Approved by the Union Cabinet of India. 7000 crore rupees NGRBA (National Ganga River Basin Authority) project was approved by the Union Cabinet of India. 29 April Director K. Balachander declared the winner of Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry Conference of Parties to the Stockholm Convention in Geneva approved the recommendation for elimination of production and use of endosulfan. Supreme Court stayed all further proceedings of the three-member committee probing corruption charges against Chief Justice of the Sikkim High Court P.D. Dinakaran. 30 April Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi submitted draft report on 2G scam to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar. A Pawan Hans helicopter chartered by Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu went missing. The Prime Minister's Trade and Economic Relations Committee (TERC) approved of the launch of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with Australia. S.C. Chetal took over as Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam Board of Directors of Infosys Ltd met on 30 April 2011 decided to appoint K.V. Kamath as Chairman of Infosys 1 May Murli Manohar Joshi was reappointed as chairman of the PAC for another year. 2 May Indian government appointed Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as petroleum secretary and shifted incumbent S Sundareshan to the ministry of heavy industries. Stock Holding Corporation of India (SHCIL) announced the appointment of Ashok Motwani as its new Managing Director and CEO. ISRO unveiled Indias fastest supercomputer, SAGA-220. 3 May The Annual Monetary Policy for 2011-12 was presented by RBI Governor D.Subbarao RBI hiked the key rate at which banks draw liquidity from it by 50 basis points thereby

moving the repo rate up to 7.25 per cent. Supreme Court upheld on 3 May 2011 the civil aviation ministry's 2008 order that kept the civil aviation requirements (CAR) in abeyance and revived the 1992 circular. The Postal Department launched Service Discharge Benefit Scheme for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) to provide post-retirement financial security. Delhi High Court issued contempt notice to nine office-bearers of the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA). 4 May Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Dorjee Khandus body found amidst Pawan Hans wreckage at 15,000ft near Luguthang, 60 km from Tawang town. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda approved an outlay of Rs.1,255 crore for upgradation of water supply and sewerage works in the State. Environment Ministry issued revised draft guidelines for determining critical wildlife habitats as required by the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers Act, 2006. 5 May Supreme Court reserved verdict on the petition for a direction to the Chhattisgarh government to disband and disarm Special Police Officers as well as set up a mechanism for relief and rehabilitation of victims of violence in the State. 6 May Supreme Court set up a team to survey and demarcates 99 iron ore mines in Bellary-Hospet region of Karnataka. Air India pilots called off their 10-day-old strike after Government agreed to reinstate sacked and suspended pilots. Himachal Pradesh government introduces single window system to grant permission to film & TV serial makers to shoot in the region. Maheshwar Hydro-electric power project on Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh cleared by Indian Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. The annual plan for Andhra Pradesh for the year 2011-12 was finalized at Rs 43000 crores. 7 May Representatives of the government and civil society of Lokpal panel agree on basic principles for the proposed legislation on anti-corruption. Haryana government notified its new Stage Carriage Scheme. Legal Aid clinic inaugurated in Mewat village in Haryana. Indian government decided to institute a prestigious international award in the name of Rabindranth Tagore to recognise contribution towards the promotion of international brotherhood. 8 May Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh declared that the Union government approved two more tiger reserves in Karnataka. 11 April 2011 Telecom Policy 2011 including liberal acquisition & merger norms was unveiled by Communications and IT Minister, Kapil Sibal.

 Tata Steel vice-chairman B Muthuraman was appointed the new president of industry association Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Indian Finance Ministry decided to issue biometric PAN cards to taxpayers across the country to erase the problem of duplicacy and fake ones. Union government revoked 352 licences of prohibited bore weapons issued by the authorities in Nagaland. The Delhi government gave its nod to a revised proposal for Metro's phase-III. The annual Plan for Jharkhand for 2011-12 was finalised at Rs 15300 crore following a meeting between CM Arjun Munda & Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia. Supreme Court admitted a writ petition filed by the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals challenging the Tamil Nadu law regulating the conduct of jallikattu. Committee on Zonal Cultural Centres formed to revamp the functioning of Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) submitted report to Union Culture Minister Kumari Selja. The Delhi state government on approved a revised proposal for Metros phase-III. The Supreme Court Gave a Reprieve to the 44 Deemed Universities. The Supreme Court of India refused Odisha Government's plea to stay Polavaram Dam construction by Andhra Pradesh. Jharkhand Annual Plan 2011-12 Finalised at 15300 Crores. 12 April 2011 Supreme Court appointed M. Gopalakrishnan to assist the Central Water Commission in inspecting the Polavaram dam to ascertain whether it was being built as per the Godavari Tribunal Award. Union Government of India Put a Cap on Antibiotic Use in Poultry and Fish. 13 April 2011 Supreme Court refused to lift the ban on sale of tobacco products such as gutka and pan masala in plastic sachets Sachin Tendulkar named Wisdens Leading Cricketer in the World for the year 2010. TRAI issued important recommendations related to manufacturing, infrastructure and green telecom to promote structured growth of the sector. India decided to resume the bilateral cricket series with Pakistan which was put on hold in retaliation against the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai. Supreme Court Refused to Lift Ban on Sale of Gutka in Plastic Sachets. 14 April 2011 British consumer products giant Reckitt Benckiser named its global marketing head Rakesh Kapoor as its new Chief Executive Officer. 15 April 2011 Bollywood Actress turned director Nandita Das was conferred with the Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, one of the highest civilian awards of France. The Supreme Court granted bail to Human rights activist Binayak Sen, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition and for having links with the Naxalites. Playing for Mumbai Indians, Sachin Tendulkar made his first century in Twenty20s.

16 April 2011 Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh, the last Maharaja of Jaipur died. 17 April 2011 Shiv Kapur signed off at tied 13th at the Maybank Malaysian Open. 16 May 2011 India and Uzbekistan signed an action plan on tourism cooperation in New Delhi. NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) launched Space Shuttle, Endeavour from the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida for its final mission. 17 May 2011 India asked Sri Lanka to probe human rights violations. World Bank report stated that India would be among six nations to dominate global economic growth by 2025. 18 May 2011 The United States imposed sanctions on Syrian President Basher al-Assad and six other top aides for human rights abuses. The Working group of NAC Drafted note on Land Acquisition. India and Uzbekistan declared strategic partnership. 19 May 2011 Japan agreed to sign the international treaty, the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction. 20 May 2011 Delegations of India and Pakistan met in Rawalpindi from 20-21 May 2011 to discuss the Sir Creek issue. Inaugural Session of the Senior Officials meeting of the Second India Africa Forum Summit held in Addis Ababa. 21 May 2011 Japan, South Korea and China agreed to set up an early warning system to alert each other of emergencies at nuclear facilities. 22 May 2011 The Australian Climate Commission warned that the worlds sea levels could increase by 1 metre by the end of the century. 9 May South Pacific island nation Samoa, currently positioned to the east of the International Date Line decided to forego a day (28 December 2011) and shift to the time zone on its west. IMF projected Economic growth rate for India for the year 2011 from 8.2 percent to 8 percent.

10 May Iran agreed to initiate talks with 6 big nations on controversial nuclear programme. European Union banned the export of weapons to Syria. 11 May Cricket committee of the International Cricket Council recommended the use of the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) in all international matches. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was awarded the Sydney Peace Prizes Gold Medal for exceptional courage in pursuit of human rights. America and China concluded two-day strategic and economic dialogue. 12 May India ratified United Nations Convention against Corruption and the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and its three protocols. India Pakistan Resumed Dialogue on Tulbul Project after a gap of four years. 13 May Iran Received a New Shipment of Nuclear Fuel from Russia. India and Columbia signed double taxation avoidance agreement (DTAA). 14 May Michel Joseph Martelly took the oath of president of Haiti. 15 May Australia won the Sulan Azlan Cup Hockey tournament for the sixth time by defeating Pakistan. IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, widely expected to run for the French Presidency in 2012 arrested here over an alleged sex attack on a hotel maid. May 2 The panel overseeing Vanuatu's membership talks/accession to World trade Organisation adopted the final accession package of tariff and rules-related commitments. May 3 Portugal reached a deal with the European Union and the IMF on a 78-billion 3-year bailout. May 4 The leaders of two main Palestinian-factions, Fatah and Hamas signed a reconciliation agreement for the formation of transitional national unity government followed by elections. Jhalanath Khanal, Prime Minister of Nepal expanded his cabinet. May 5 Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari arrived in Dhaka to represent India in the joint celebrations to mark Rabindranath Tagore's 150th birth anniversary. Pig-nosed turtles, Carettochelys Insculpta facing extinction. Supreme Court of Bangladesh dismissed two petitions by Dr. Muhammad Yunus to reverse

High Court judgment on his sacking from the position of Managing Director of the Grameen Bank. British voters rejected proposal to abandon the first-past-the-post system in favour of Alternative Votes. May 6 Syrias security forces shot dead around five people during the rally on the Day of Defence against the autocratic rule of President Bashar al-Assad. May 7 One of golf's greatest and most charismatic players, Seve Ballesteros of Spain died. Indian men settled for silver in the World Cup(Stage 1) archery meet at Porec. Singapore's 16th parliamentary general election held. May 8 NATO launched air strikes against Libyan government. Petra Kvitova won Madrid Womens tiltle in tennis. Saina Nehwal lost to World No 3 Xin Wang in the finals of Malaysian Open Grand Prix in Quala Lumpur. 25 April Winner of several prestigious literary awards Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas expired. Anti-government protests in Syria intensified. 26 April China unveiled details of an ambitious new space station to be built in orbit within a decade USA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Defence Research and Development Organization, DRDO to deal with the menace of terrorism. Russia proposed a plan to strengthen safety standards in nuclear power plants. India, Sri Lanka and Maldives Agreement to Keep their Seas Free from Pirates. 27 April Bapineuzumab jab, the Vaccine to Cure Alzheimer was developed. Pro-democracy Protesters Sentenced to death in Bahrain. 28 April Cairo on Thursday refusing to compensate Tel Aviv for the losses it suffered due to an explosion, a day earlier, of a gas pipeline close to its border. Tension grew between the Government and Christian Movement in China. 29 April Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appointed Vladimir Popovkin, formerly First Deputy Defense Minister, as head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. 30 April Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, the youngest son of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, and three of his grandchildren have been killed in a NATO air strike Libyan Strongman Muammar Gaddafis Son Killed in NATO Strike.

1 May Pope Benedict XVI beatified the late Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square Lee Chong Wei became the first winner of the $200,000 India Open Super Series badminton championship at the Siri Fort Sports Complex by defeating Peter Gade. Protests in Maldives against its President Mohamad Nasheed. Novak Djokovic won the third edition of Serbia Open by defeating Spaniard Feliciano Lopez. Bin Laden was killed after a gunbattle with Navy SEALs and CIA paramilitary forces at a compound in the city of Abbottabad in Pakistan. 18 April

World Heritage Day was observed with the theme of World Heritage Day 2011 was Cultural heritage of water. Jennifer Egan's novel A Visit from the Goon Squad won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.

19 April

Pakistan test fired a newly developed short-range surface-to-surface missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. Organisers of Wimbledon tournaments raised the prize money for the winners of 2011 Wimbledon champions by 6.4%. Legendary Norwegian runner, Grete Waitz who won the New York City Marathon nine times ans also set four marathon world records died. President Raul Castro was named first secretary of Cuba's Communist Party. Syria passed a draft law to end 48 years of emergency rule.

20 April

The process of jury selection for the corruption trial of ousted Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich began. The UN Security Council adopted a resolution to extend the mandate which obliges states to implement measures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by 10 years of the committee.

21 April

Syrian president Bashar Assad appointed Ghassan Abdul-Alas governor of tense central province, Homs.

22 April

Thailand and Cambodia exchanged gun-fire. Japan decided to cut its ODA (Official Development Assistance)

23 April

14th World Book Day observed.

24 April

World number one Rafael Nadal defeated his Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 6-2, 6-4 to win a sixth Barcelona Open title. 11 April 2011 India and Senegal discussed cooperation in Fertilizer sector. India Offers Sugar Technology to Ethiopia. Libyan rebels rejected the peace plan from African union because it did not include the removal of Gaddafi from Libya. The French law became effective banning the burqa and niqab. Farooq Ahmed sentenced to 23 years in Jail in the US for planning attacks on the Washington Metro System. Opposition leader of Uganda Kizza Besigya arrested for protesting against fuel price rise. Shane Watson, the Cricket player from Australia broke then world record for number of sixes in the second One day International Cricket match against Bangladesh. 12 April 2011 Sixty Six Indian nationals, were safely evacuated from Abidjan Ivory Coast to Accra, the Capital of Ghana on a Boeing 737 aircraft. Japan's nuclear crisis worsened with the severity level at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant increasing to a maximum seven level bringing it at par with the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe in Russia. The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh left for China to participate in BRIC Summit-2011. Mr. Singh will also make a bilateral visit to Kazakhstan after BRIC Summit. The state of emergency in New Zealand is extended for another week following the

2011 Canterburry earthquake. The Senate of the US state of North Carolina pardoned former Governor William Woods Holden. He was impeached in 1871 for his suspension of habeas corpus in the process of battling the Ku Klux Klan terror campaign.

13 April 2011 China to Review Stapled Visas to People from Jammu and Kashmir. Syrian protests spread to Aleppo. Toyota shut down several plants in Europe for part of April and May because of parts shortages caused by the 2011 Thoku earthquake and tsunami. Royal Dutch Shell announced that it would close the Clyde oil refinery in Sydney, Australia. It will result in the loss of hundreds of jobs. Hosni Mubarak and his sons Alaa Mubarak and Gamal Mubarak, were detained in Egypt for questioning for 15 days as part of an investigation of charges of corruption and abuse of power. 14 April 2011 BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India and China) nations adopted the Sanya Declaration and agreed upon an Action Plan to deepen and broaden cooperation among member nations.

15 April 2011 European Parliament condemns Pakistan support to Taliban. Russia Finalised a Deal with NATO to Supply Combat Helicopters to Afghanistan. Abducted Italian pro-Palestinian activist Vittorio Arrigoni was found dead in the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip. Blaise Compaore, president of Burkina Faso, fled the capital Ouagadougou as a mutiny among his military bodyguards spread. Sydney-born Australian artist Ben Quilty wins the Archibald Prize for his portrait of artist Margaret Olley. Former Australian water polo player Keli Lane was sentenced 18 years jail term for murdering her daughter Tegan in 1996. Two Croatian military leaders Ante Gotovina and Mladen Marka were convicted of war crimes against Serbs.

16 April 2011 Pakistan and Afghanistan decided to set up a two-tier joint commission regarding the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan. India and Kazakhstan signed deal on Nuclear Co-operation. Cuba marked its 5oth year of victory over CIA-backed exiles at the Bay of Pigs. Hundreds of traders in Burkina Faso set fire to the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress headquarters and ransack other government buildings, after mutinous soldiers looted their shops. The capital Ouagadougou is placed under curfew. Second Ivorian Civil War: Ivorian Popular Front, the party of ousted Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, calls upon its supporters to end the unrest in the country after his arrest. 70 Islamists are arrested after clashes with pro-monarchy groups in Zarqa and

Rassifeh, Jordan during protests. A human rights group accused Laos and Vietnam of killing four Hmong Christians during insurgency in Laos. Mexican authorities announced the arrest of Los Zetas Cartel leader Martin Omar Estrada "El Kilo" Luna. Cuban President Ral Castro proposed term limits for public office. The ruling National Front coalition in Malaysia won an election in Sarawak, Malaysias largest state. An Egyptian court ordered the dissolution of the former ruling National Democratic Party of Hosni Mubarak. Presidential election took place in Nigeria. 17 April 2011 A two-step up road map to deal with the challenges at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant was outlined in Tokyo, capital of Japan. Rebel forces in Libya won back the town of Ajdabiya. China raised its bank reserves requirements as an anti-inflation move, an increase of 50 basis points going to be effective from 21 April 2011. Oman will spend 1 billion rials in an attempt to stop further anti-government protests. Twelve people are killed in a severe storm in China's Guangdong Province. Police in China detained dozens of underground Protestant church followers in Beijing. Voters in Finland went to the polls for a parliamentary election. Goodluck Jonathan is all set to be re-elected as President of Nigeria based on unofficial results in the presidential election. The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei refused to accept the resignation of Intelligence Chief Heyder Moslehi. The 17th edition of the CAF African Youth Championship started in South Africa. Lewis Hamilton of McLaren won the 2011 Chinese Grand Prix. Emmanuel Mutai won the London Marathon, setting a new course record.