current affairs for june 2011
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NationalMPLAD Guidelines Changed; Easy to Implement
The Central Government, after a decade, is escalating the yearly distribution of MPLAD financesas of Rs.2 crore to Rs.5 crore for each MP. Dr. M.S.Gill, the Minister of Statistics & ProgrammeImplementation is confident that the advantages of the plan must get to to the people at the verybasic level and the plan must as well throw in towards promoting public honor and accord. So asto guarantee that the MPLAD finances can be used up sensibly, quickly, successfully andproductively all through the nation, the guidelines are currently expanding their scope, beingmade precise and simple and effortlessly implementable. To offer MPs a more extensive range of
projects that cover MPLAD finance, the silos of entitled things within the system are beingdistended.
The Government has lately permitted expenditure of MPLAD finance in supporting physicallychallenged people and it has received large admiration. The Government followingcomprehensive talk and meeting, has determined to make huge changes in the entire system ofMPLAD.
ECI witnesses the launch of IIDEM.
The ECI (Election Commission of India) commenced the IIDEM (India International Institute ofDemocracy and Election Management) - a higher center of learning, study, guidance and additionso as to involve people in democratic practice and election organization. The primary time of this
leading institute was inaugurated together at the Commission location by Dr. S. Y. Quraishi, ChiefElection Commissioner of India in New Delhi and Mr. Ken Nyaundi, Election Commissioner fromKenya.
Two more Election Commissioners Shri H. S. Brahma and Shri V.S. Sampath, were inattendance too. Higher Officials of the Commission and officials from South Africa andCommonwealth Secretariat were present the gathering. The initial course of IIDEM will be starterlater on in July for the Electoral Commission of Kenya. IIDEM has four sections. These four partsare: Voter Education and Civic Participation, Research, Innovation and Documentation, Trainingand Capacity, and International Projects and Technical Collaboration Development. The Institutewill be a countrywide and global center for exchange of nice followings in organizing of election.
Reliance getting into the Scam Trend:
The investigated reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India that tacks theinvolvement among Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Government agencies heading towardsenormous losses to the Government exchequer is however a new instance of the influence ofcorporate over the UPA Government to undermine official procedures that suit them in allpossible ways.
The body has realized that the earlier DGH (Director-General of Hydrocarbons) allowed Relianceto pump up its expansion overheads on the gas mining in the D6 block of KG basin to a massive8.84 billion dollars from 2.47 billion dollars. This money in use by RIL influenced the proceeds ofthe Government. Government is supposed to act against the previous DGH with immediateeffect.
2G scams unfold; Dayanidhi Maran steps down
Dayanidhi Maran has resigened all thanks to the extensive probing by the CBI and theGovernment can now pat their backs. The investigation pointed to his part in compelling CSivasankaran to sell his share in a leading Telecom company, Aircel by denying to award anyfresh licenses on condition that Sivasankaran was the principal stake holderit should have beena lot more than a twist of fate that a group firm of the new holder endowed in Marans brothersenterprise hardly any months following it received licenses from Maran.
As Maran resigned the day following the CBI achievement, the government cannot be blamed offavoring him similar to that of the main villain, A Raja. Dayanidhi Marans was a varied term, theunderstandable low downs being the Aircel incident, in the offing with a fresh policy that permitted
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conceding of fresh licenses 4 years ago at prices of 10 years back (Maran was the realmastermind, Raja just built-up on what he established) and bullying the Tatas in their business inthe telecom industry following a TataSky row with his brothers Sun TV (Marans ministrycollapsed as TDSAT thickened the plot). The merrier times counted for increasing FDI limits to74% accordingly of which Vodafone emerged into the scene, and actually opening up the sectorthat involved huge distance by shelling out soaring fees.
Sports NewsDoping cases surge up; curbing measures required
Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Ajay Maken has delineated a range ofmeasures to find out into entire doping incident and curtail this pain in the neck. Shri Makenpresented the particulars of the six point guidelines forwarded to the executives of SAI (SportsMinistry and Sports Authority of India) to probe into doping episode at a press conference.
Taking into consideration the failed dope tests of eight athletes in various sports that includeHariKrishnan in long jump, Tianna Mary Thomas in 4*400 m, M/s Mandeep Kaur, SiniJose,Priyanka Panwar in 400 m, Ashwini Akkunji, Joanna Murmu, and Sonia in shot put and thecurrent inquiry thereof, it is heading for that the Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India mustbe aware of and concentrate on the function of the workforce support infrastructure that havebeen provided to these athelets, said Shri Ajay Maken. He further avowed that at the same timeas each doping episode engages dishonor of the entire country, prohibition and even fear ofhonors and accolades being asked from the charged athletes; the task of supporting trainers,health center executives and extra requirements to be questioned, determined and rightfully
inclined.
Rouseau: 3rd Test between India v West Indies drawn
3rd test match held at the Windsor Park Stadium between India and West Indies, the formers firsttour since the World Cup triumph ended in a disappointing draw. KA Edwards and S Chanderpaulstood at the crease for 161 runs for the fourth wicket. This means that India will need to wait moreto win 2 test matches in the Carribean. Chanderpaul was partnered by Kieron Edwards as theformer completed his 23rd Test century in all important 37-over toil to deny India a victory.
Chanderpaul dealt with all the seam bowlers India had at their disposal with no difficulty, drivingand extracting easy runs out of them and exhibiting rock-solid defense and rotating the strikeregularly as Kerion Edwards chipped in. He stood steady at one end; he strained the Indianbowlers to shoft their attentions totally towards Kieron Edwards, whos supported and helped
Chanderpaul to get to another achievement is professional playing career.
International NewsPravakar Sahoo China leave India trailing
As compared to India, China is very antagonistic in the Bangladesh market. Except for pricecompetition of Chinese goods, the friendly approach of Chinese sellers and executives at thecustoms is a reason to smile for traders in Bangladesh. When China comes into this scene Visahas never been a problem; China attracts ventures from Bangladesh to chip in showings forimproved data on Chinese goods.
Chinese sellers are all set to spruce up well-known goods on the demand of Bangladeshiimporters to provide to the price responsive local marketplace of their South Asian neighbors.Plus, Chinese industry corporations deal with transportations, trade intricacies, and over and overagain take notes on grievances. In a good number of industries, China is prepared for expertisetransmit, while our very own Indian industries are yet to be. The country is not only playing withtheir business connections, but now has only a negligible investment presence in Bangladesh.
Trades between India and Canada to reach $15 Billion:
EEPC India with a purpose to accomplish considerable increase in trade for manufacturing goodsand services prepared a colloquium on being involved in business transactions with Canada.
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Talking on the colloquium the Joint Secretary Department of Commerce, Shri Arvind Mehta said,Bearing in mind the fact, that China now has a widespread existence in Canada this episodecould share the accomplishments on different added steps employed by the Government of Indiaall through this year.
The official further talked about the cut rate and uniqueness of the Indian producers will be ofimmense assistance to Canada as it is currently counting those countries that are a step ahead ofNAFTA for trade development. The Consul General of India, Mrs. Preeti Saran in addition waspresent at the event. Even as conveying her important lecture she was buoyant that these eventscan direct to our targeted growth in trade involving the two nations.
Acting High Commissioner, Mr. Mario-Ste-Marie, and High Commission of Canada in New Delhiwas as well in attendance. EEPC INDIA through the backing of Indian High Commission at theCanadian Capital and Canadian High Commission in the Indian Capital are arranging the secondseason of the famous show in Toronto, India Show. India Show Toronto, Canada is beingprepared at most appropriate time with this year being confirmed as the Year of India in Canadaby Dr. Manmohan Singh, respected Prime Minister of our country and Mr. Stephen Harper, hisCanadian opposite number. This came in the light of Mr. Harpers visit to India in November 2009
Healthy Rankings for India on Global Stage:
II, Confederation of Indian Industry and INSEAD examine on ranking countries on innovation,known as GII, Global Innovation Index was revealed in Geneva, Switzerland for the current year.The whole examination is a once a year attempt to evaluate dissimilar enablers for policy makersand added share holders such as trade and foundations to assess their dealings and impacts in
comparison with additional countries in order that they can employ valuable measures. Formedabout 4 years ago, GII examines they way nations influence their running surroundings to exciteimprovement outcomes. Five posts make up the innovation effort sub-index and these includefoundations, research and development in the human resource department, socio-economicinfrastructure, market advancements and trade advancements. The innovation production sub-index is made up of two pillars: creative outputs and scientific outputs.
In the overall innovation Index, the country has ranked 62 for the year 2011 when evaluatedagainst the position in the year 2010 of 56. Switzerland has been the leader of all these countries,climbing from 3rd in the GII for the year 2010, 2nd and 3rd positions are respectively held bySweden and Singapore. Six countries from the EU make up the Top 10 list and it also takes inHong Kong, the United States of America as well as Canada which are 4th, 7th and 8th. The onlyemerging economy that reached the Top 30 ranks in GII was China at 29.
Dr. Naushad Forbes, Chair of the CII Innovation Council 2011-12 and Director of ForbesMarshall, said At present there is some buzz about innovation in the entire world in all typesbeginning from commerce to government to civilization. Following the current economicdecelerate the spotlight has swung evidently towards the budding regions not just with respect toa thriving possible market but also an attractive place for economical innovations.
Analyzing this swing is vital to identify in what we are moving forward, GII is an initial spot to dothat and undeniably on the correct path Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology atINSEAD, Soumitra Dutta, and editor of the examination believes that innovation is dangerous tomotivating development in both developed and budding economies, particularly for the period of atime when the worldwide economy is current recovering from past plummets. Except for CII, theyear 2011 the added three knowledge allies in Global Innovation Index are the WIPO (WorldIntellectual Property Organization), Booze & Company and Alcatel-Lucent
July Quiz
1.Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured
'Muga' silk?Assam
Orissa
West Bengal
2. Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by
which Bengali writer ?
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Sharat Chandra Chatterjee
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay
3. Which country is also known as the 'Rainbow Nation' ?
Australia
Switzerland
South Africa
4. Which among the following is manufactured at Avadi (abbreviation for
'Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India') town in Tamilnadu ?
Maruti Cars
Tejas Aircrafts
Arjun Tanks
5. Where was the 'Project Tiger', the tiger protection programme, launched on 1
April 1973?
Simlipal National Park (Orissa)
Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh)
Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand
6. Which among the following instrument is used for measuring wind speed ?
Anemometer
Hygrometer
Spectrometer
7. The tendency of a liquid drop to assume spherical shape is due to what ?
surface tension
viscosity
density
8. Which water body separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands ?
Palk Strait
Gulf of Mannar
Ten Degree Channel 9. Who among the following was the first woman President of the UN General
Assembly?
Sarojini Naidu
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Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit
Sucheta Kripalani
10. For which of the following purposes is a transformer used?
conversion of DC into AC
Regulation of fluctuation of voltage
conversion of low voltage into high voltage and vice versa
Which company recently unveiled smallest data center?Intel
Who has been named as coach for Sri Lankan cricket team ahead of Australia's tour?Rumesh Ratnayake
Who has lent his voice for pop star Britney Spear's new single "I Wanna Go"?Sonu Nigam
Which latest communication satellite has been launched by ISRO?GSAT-12
Which Finance company is all set to offer loans against gold ETF units?Muthoot Finance
Name the CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China's biggest chipmaker who quit recently.David Wang
Who and at what age clinched the British Open Golf championship 2011?Darren Clarke
Which IT company recently announced a 13-member executive council?Infosys
Who has been elected as president of Mumbai Cricket Association?Vilasrao Deshmukh
Who has been elected as chief of Empowered Committee of Goods and Services Tax?Sushil Kumar Modi
Against whom did India win an International football friendly match?
Qatar, 2-1
Which shuttle undocked for the final time from International Space station, NASA?Atlantis
Where and for which project has BHEL commissioned 525MW thermal set?Maithon Right Bank thermal power project in Jharkhand
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Which country won the women's soccer World Cup 2011?Japan
Which company is eyeing to open its IT centre in Gujarat?Infosys
Which South American country has surpassed Saudi Arabia in oil reserves?Venezuela
Which company bought .CO domain ahead of its 1st year anniversary of public launch?Google and will be used as G.Co to launch shortcut URL
Which luxury hotels have been accorded the LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy andEnvironmental Design) rating?ITC's luxury hotels
Name the person who ignited China's interest in the NBA and became one of Asia's best-known athletes and is retired now.Yao Ming
Which 2 countries are set to participate in the 2000th test in the history of Test Cricket?India and England
Q. Shahina K. K. has been honoured with -
1 Meera Award
2 Vyas Samman 2010
3 Chameli Devi Awards 2010
4 None of the Above
Ans: 3
Q. Who has been honoured with FICCI Frames Decade of Global Achievement honour?
1 Amir Khan
2 Amitabh Bachchan
3 Shah Rukh Khan
4 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Ans: 4
Q. Vyas Samman has been conferred to -
1 Shahina K. K.
2 Mahashweta Devi
3 V. Kalidas
4 Vishwanath Prashad Tiwari
Ans: 4
Q. Which NRI has occupied the slot of being the richest Asian in the United Kingdom?
1 Lord Swaraj Paul
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2 Indira Nooyi
3 Arun Sarin
4 Lakshmi N. Mittal
Ans: 4
Q. Who was recentky appointed as National research Professor for a second term of five
year?
1 Lalit Bhasin
2 Varun De
3 Professor Yashpal
4 Mahashweta Devi
Ans: 4
Q. Hatf-2 a short range surface to surface ballistic missile was recently successfully tested
by -
1 North Korea
2 Iran
3 Pakistan
4 Israel
Ans: 3
Q. UN recently launched scheme for widows in three South Asian countries? Which of the
following is not included?
1 Bangladesh
2 India
3 Nepal
4 India
Ans: 1Q. Government recently approved -
1 11 FDI Proposals
2 12 FDI Proposals
3 13 FDI Proposal
4 14 FDI Proposal
Ans: 4
Q. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on March 8, 2011 gave its approval to
a safeguards agreement for two new reactors in -
1 India
2 Pakistan
3 Libya
4 Iran
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following states has enter the hundredth year of it's foundation?
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1 Bengal
2 Orissa
3 Bihar
4 Kerala
Ans: 3
Q. FSLRC stands for -
1 Financial Sectional Law Reforms Commission
2 Financial Sector Legal Reforms Commission
3 Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
4 None of these
Ans: 3
Q. A ferocious tsunami hit Japan on -
1 March 20,2011
2 March 11, 2011
3 March 15, 2011
4 March 13, 2011
Ans: 2
Q. The first European country to recognise Libyan rebels is -
1 Pakistan
2 USA
3 France
4 Germany
Ans: 3
Q. Asian Development Bank has modified itd earlier India's GDP growth projection for2011-12 from 8.7% to -
1 8.5%
2 9.0%
3 9.3%
4 8.2%
Ans: 4
Q. Which country has planned road link to India?
1 Vietnam
2 Laos
3 Malaysia
4 Indonesia
Ans: 4
Q. Government has constituted a Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
(FSLRC) on March 24, 2011 under the Chairmanship of -
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1 C. Rangarajan
2 M. Govind Rao
3 D. Swaroop
4 B. N. Srikrishna
Ans: 4
Q. Member of Parliament's Constituency fund has been hiked up to -
1 6 Crore
2 3 Crore
3 4 Crore
4 5 Crore
Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following states has the highest number of Special Economic Zones?
1 Keral
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Andhra Pradesh
4 Karnataka
Ans: 3
Q. India has taken giant leap in ballastic missile defence capability with the successful test
firing of an interceptor missile on -
1 March 6, 2011
2 March 9, 2011
3 March 7, 2011
4 March 10, 2011
Ans: 2
Q. Who is the new Chairman of FICCI taking charge on March 1, 2011 is -
1 Rajan Bharati Mittal
2 Swati Piramal
3 Harsh C. Meriwala
4 Amit Mitra
Ans: 3
Q. Government has introduce a Bill in Parliament for a new Goods and Service Tax (GST).
It is ------ Constitutional Amendment bill?
1 116th 2 114th
3 115th
4 113th
Ans: 3
Q. As per Forbes annual list of the world's top billionaries 2011, which of the following
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Indian got the highest rank among Indians?
1 Azim Premji
2 Laxi N. Mittal
3 Gautam Adani
4 Mukesh Ambani
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following decade registered highest growth rate in India?
1 2001-2011
2 1991-2001
3 1971-1981
4 1961-1971
Ans: 4
Q. Child sex ratio (age group 0-6) which was 927 females/1000 males in 2001, the ratio in
2011 is
1 915 per 1000 male
2 914 per 1000 male 3 913 per 1000 male
4 912 per 1000 male
Ans: 2
Q. After ONGC, IOC, NTPC and SAIL which of the following Navratna PSU has been
awarded 'Maharatna' status?
1 GAIL
2 BHEL
3 Coal India Ltd.
4 HAL
Ans: 3
Q. Population density in India as per Census 2011 stand at -
1 333 and 392 per sq. km respectively
2 323 and 382 per sq. km respectively
3 325 and 382 per sq. km respectively
4 325 and 378 sq. km respectively
Ans: 3
Q. Sex ratio in India as per Census 2011 has gone up from 933 to - 1 942
2 936
3 940
4 938
Ans: 3
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Q. As per Census 2011 which of the two states have been ranked first and second most
populous states?
1 Bihar and U.P.
2 Maharastra and Bihar
3 U.P. and Bihar
4 U.P. & Maharastra
Ans: 4
Q. Which state in India shows the lowest population as per Census 2011?
1 Manipur
2 Sikkim
3 Pruducherry
4 Arunachal Pradesh
Ans: 2
Q. During 1991-2001, India's population had population growth of 21.65% which during
2001-2011 became -
1 20.61%
2 17.64%
3 16.62%
4 18.62%
Ans: 2
Q. Literacy rate in India shows an improvement in Census 2011 which rose from 64.83%
to
1 69%
2 74.1%
3 72% 4 72.3%
Ans: 2
Q. As per Census 2011 Statistics, India's population is 2011 stands at -
1 1.25 billion
2 1.21 billion
3 1.20 billion
4 1.23 billion
Ans: 2
Q. In which of one of the following states/UTs is the National Institute of Water Sports
situated?
1 Goa
2 Kerala
3 Andaman
4 Daman and Diu
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Ans: 1
Q. According to the reports released in March 2011, China's total military spending is
2011 will be
1 $95 billion
2 92.5 billion
3 94.3 billion
4 91.5 billion
Ans: 4
Q. As per the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute of Sweden
released in March 2011, the largest arms importer in the world is
1 Iran
2 North Korea
3 India
4 Pakistan
Ans: 3
Q. The recent earthquake followed by a tsunami in Japan, which brought super modern
Tokyo to standstill, had a magnitude of
1 9.1
2 8.9
3 8.3
4 8.9
Ans: 4
Q. According to the provisional data of the 2011 Census of India, the gap in literacy
between men and women has been reduce to
1 16.5 percentage point 2 20 percentage point
3 18 percentage point
4 17 percentage point
Ans: 1
Q. 'Diet'is a joint session of the Parliament of which nations?
1 China
2 Japan
3 Vietnam
4 Germany
Ans: 2
Q. 'New Horizons' spacecraft was launched by NASA to Study which of the following
Planet?
1 Mars
2 Pluto
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3 Jupiter
4 Mercury
Ans: 2
Q. The International Day for Elimination of Racial discrimination is observed on
1 20th February
2 21st February
3 20th March
4 21st March
Ans: 4
Q. Telecom Company Nokia belongs to which Country?
1 Denmark
2 USA
3 Sweden
4 Finland
Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following is not a news agency in India?
1 Press Council in India
2 Press Trust of India
3 United News Of India
4 Hindustan Samachar
Ans: 1
Q. TBT Agreement under the WTO stands for
1 Technical Barriers to Trade
2 Technically Backward Trade 3 Towards Better Trade
4 Territory for business and Trade
Ans: 1
Q. As Per recent figures released by the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration(NASA), which of the following years was the wettest in the historical
record since 1880?
1 1905
2 1910
3 2005 4 2010
Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following Countries is the host for the 2016 olympic Games?
1 South Africa
2 Netherlands
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3 Brazil
4 Italy
Ans: 3
Q. Who among the following 2011 Padma Bhushan recipients belongs to the field of
Painting?
1 Ramdas Madhava Pai
2 Ajai Chowdhary
3 Shobhana Ranade
4 Arpita Singh
Ans: 4
Q. According to a report on India released in January 2011 by the International Monetary
fund, the Indian economy will grow in 2011 by
1 8 Percent
2 8.5 Percent
3 8.75 Percent
4 8.95 Percent
Ans: 3
Q. As per a report released by the New York-based think tank,the conference Board,in
January 2011, the largest and most dynamic economy in terms of labour productivity is
1 Brazil
2 India
3 Russia
4 China
Ans: 4
Q. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on 1 Nuclear Fusion
2 Nuclear Fission
3 Cold Fusion
4 Superconductivity
Ans: 2
Q. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as
1 UNICEF
2 GATT
3 UNCTAD
4 FAO
Ans: 2
Q. The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of
1 Nitrous Oxide
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2 Ozone
3 Sulphur dioxide
4 Carbon dioxide
Ans: 4
Q. The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that
the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute
1 3 percent
2 4 percent
3 5 percent
4 6 percent
Ans: 3
Q. As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February
2011, it would lend Sri Lanka
1 $ 215.9 million
2 $ 216.6 million
3 $ 216.8 million
4 $ 216.9 million
Ans: 2
Q. According to the State of the World's Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the
percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is
1 72
2 75
3 85
4 88
Ans: 4Q. India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011
with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with
1 Bermuda
2 Bahamas
3 Virgin Islands
4 Isle of Man
Ans: 2
Q. As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for
generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to
1 53,000 MW
2 58,000 MW
3 62,000 MW
4 68,000 MW
Ans: 4
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Q. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first
Economic Census?
1 1951
2 1961
3 1977
4 1971
Ans: 3
Q. Under which of the Rural Development programmes is 'self help group'?
1 Prime Minister's Rural Road Yojana
2 Swarna Jayanti Rural Self Employment Yojana
3 TRYSEM
4 Indira Aawas Yojana
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following is not include in 'Bharat Nirman' plan?
1 Irrigation
2 Rural Roads 3 Education
4 Rural telecommunication
Ans: 3
Q. Who has been made the Brand Ambassador of ICICI Prudencial Life Insurance in
January 2011?
1 Amir Khan
2 Preeti Zinta
3 Amitabh Bachchan
4 Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Ans: 3
Q. Civil Aviation Ministry has declared to Celebrated its Centenary Year During-
1 2010-11
2 2011-12
3 2012-13
4 2011
Ans: 2
Q. In SCOPE Excellence Awards 2008-09, Which of the following got 'Outstanding ChiefExecutive' award for individual category?
1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC
2 P.S. Bhattacharya of Coal India Ltd.
3 A.K. Chaturvedi of Power Grid Corporation
4 A.K. Ghosh of MECON
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Ans: 1
Q. The New ASSOCHAM's Chairman (name announced on December 10,2010) is-
1 Swati Peermal
2 Dilip Modi
3 Ramu S. Deora
4 Naseem Zaidi
Ans: 2
Q. Make 2010 (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise 2010) award has been given to-
1 Infosys
2 Reliance Industries Ltd.
3 Tata Steels
4 ONGC
Ans: 3
Q. India-EU summit was held in December 2010 in-
1 France
2 Belgium
3 Italy
4 Netherlands
Ans: 2
Q. Who has been elected as the Chairman of FIEO(Federation of India Export
Organisation) in December 2010 for the period of two years?
1 Swati Peeramal
2 Ramu S.Deora
3 Dilip Modi
4 C.S. Verma
Ans: 2
Q. Who wrote the famous book "Global Crisis Recession and Uneven Recovery" on
various issues of global recession?
1 C.Rangrajan
2 Montek Singh Ahluwaliah
3 Amritya Sen
4 Y.B. Reddy
Ans: 4Q. 'ICON of the Year' award given by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India in
January 2011, goes to-
1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC
2 C.S. Verma of SAIL
3 P.S. Bhattacharya of coal India Ltd.
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4 B.R.S. Natrajan of BEML
Ans: 2
Q. Government has decided to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f-
1 April 1,2011
2 June 1,2011
3 June 30,2011
4 September 30,2011
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following economy has been raised as the freest economy in the world for
the 17th consecutive year?
1 Singapore
2 Hong Kong
3 United States
4 South Korea
Ans: 2
Q. Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 was organised on- 1 January 1-2, 2011
2 January 8-9, 2011
3 January 12-13, 2011
4 January 18-19, 2011
Ans: 3
Q. Wages paid to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme has
now been linked with-
1 Wholesale Price Index
2 Consumer Price Index for Agriculture Labour
3 Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers
4 Food Inflation
Ans: 2
Q. Mobile Number Portability Service has been Launched Nationwide w.e.f-
1 January 19, 2011
2 January 20, 2011
3 January 22, 2011
4 January 25, 2011 Ans: 2
Q. It is estimated that India wastes more fruits and vegetables than what is consumed
every year in-
1 U.S.A
2 United Kingdom
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3 Germany
4 Brazil
Ans: 2
Q. On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard agreement with regard to
civilian nuclear facilities between India and the International Atomic Agency(IAEA)
come into force?
1 February 28
2 February 21 3 February 11
4 February 4
Ans: 4
Q. Who has been selected for the 'Niwano Peace Prize, 2010' for her contribution to the
uplift of poor women in India?
1 Ela Bhatt
2 jhumpa
3 Punam Suri
4 Mandakni Apte
Ans: 1
Q. In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decides to introduce a book written
by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the School Syllabus of
the island nation, what is the name of the book?
1 Sound of Hills
2 Sparsh Ganga
3 Heaven
4 Amrit
Ans: 2
Q. Shikha Sharma recently included in Forbes' Top 100 Powerful women of the World list
is associated with-
1 ICICI Bank
2 Axis Bank
3 HDFC Bank
4 HSBC
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the following Country has declared Broadband Service as the fundamentalright in the Country?
1 Britain
2 Denmark
3 Finland
4 United States of America
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Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following Company gets the Highest Rank among Indian Companies
included in Forbes-500 list for the Year 2010?
1 ONGC
2 Indian Oil Corporation
3 Reliance Industries Ltd.
4 ONGC
Ans: 2
Q. Which of the Following Indian Private Company is the biggest employer?
1 TCS
2 Reliance Industries
3 Wipro
4 ITC
Ans: 1
Q. World Investment Report is Annually published by-
1 IBRD 2 WTO
3 IMF
4 UNCTAD
Ans: 4
Q. Which of the following state has registered the maximum growth in Gross State
Domestic Product in the year 2009-10?
1 Chhattisgarh
2 Kerala
3 Gujarat
4 Goa
Ans: 1
Q. Asian Development Bank has approved $132 million to Bihar for the development of-
1 Rural Roads
2 Electricity System
3 Primary Education
4 Child Health and Nutrition
Ans: 2Q. RBI has decided to issue the new coins with'Commonwealth Games 2010-Delhi' theme.
The dominations of these coins will be-
1 Rs1,2 and 5
2 Rs 1 and 2
3 Rs 2 and 5
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4 Rs 5 and 10
Ans: 3
Q. RBI has divested its 71.5% share in NABARD to the government which reduces RBI's
holding in NABARD to-
1 Only one percent
2 Only five percent
3 Only 7.5 percent
4 Only 10 percent
Ans: 1
Q. How many Indian Women have been included in the Forbes' list of Top 100 Powerful
Women of the World?
1 Only 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
Ans: 3
Q. According to the Asian Develoment Bank Report for Urbanisation, India ranks at-
1 10th Place
2 26th Place
3 34th place
4 39th Place
Ans: 3
Q. For the Session 2010-11 the New President of indian Banks Association is-
1 Chanda Kochchar
2 Shikha Sharma
3 O.P. Bhatt
4 R.V. Verma
Ans: 3
Q. Which of the following Day has been declared as Income Tax Day?
1 18 July
2 24 July
3 16 July
4 1 September Ans: 2
Q. In newly proposed Direct Tax code the Highest rate of individual income tax has been
put at-
1 20 Percent
2 25 Percent
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3 30 Percent
4 35 Percent
Ans: 3
Q. In Global Hunger index 2010 released by International Food Policy Research Institute
(IFPRI) , India has been placed at
1 65th Rank
2 66th Rank
3 67th Rank
4 68th Rank
Ans: 2
Q. On October15 ,2010 government has launched the new NELP round for allocation,
which is numbered
1 NELP-VII
2 NELP-VIII
3 NELP-IX
4 NELP-X
Ans: 3
Q. 'Tourism and Bio-diversity ' is/was the theme of the world Tourism Day (September
27)for the year-
1 2009
2 2010
3 2011
4 2012
Ans: 2
Q. 'Company of the Year' award in Economic Times Corporate Excellency Awards 2010goes to-
1 Maruti Suzuki
2 Renuka Sugars
3 L& T
4 Mahindra and Mahindra
Ans: 3
Q. Nobel for Economics 2010 has been shared by-
1 Two British and one US Economists
2 Two US and one British Economists
3 One US and one British Economists
4 All three US Economists
Ans: 2
Q. The new Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing Bank who took charge
on September 15,2010 is-
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1 R.V. Verma
2 S.Sridhar
3 A.N. Tiwari
4 L. Radhakrishnan
Ans: 1
Q. 34th National Game 2011 was held in
1 Bihar
2 Delhi
3 Jharkhand
4 Madhya Pradesh
Ans: 3
Q. India's Youngest Grand Master (Chess) is
1 Saurav Ghosal
2 S. P. Sethuraman
3 Parimarjan Negi
4 K. Hampi
Ans: 3
Q. The winner of Davis Cup 2010 is
1 Serbia
2 Russia
3 Japan
4 South Africa
Ans: 1
Q. The winner of Ashes (Test Series) of Cricket is 1 Australia
2 India
3 England
4 South Africa
Ans: 3
Q. The host of the 2018 world cup football is
1 Japan
2 Spain
3 Brazil
4 Russia
Ans: 4
Q. Which country has emerged as the top Migrant destination country?
1 Australia
2 Canada
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3 USA
4 UK
Ans: 3
Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Bengali Literature category?
1 Sunil Gangopadhaye
2 Bani Basu
3 Mahashweta Devi
4 Nanjil Nandan
Ans: 2
Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category?
1 Laxman Dubey
2 Mangat Badal
3 Uday Prakash
4 Nanjil Nandan
Ans: 3
Q. Indian Army's Operation Saiyam (Patience) was related to
1 North East
2 Battle against Maoist
3 Kashmir
4 Scrap Ammunition
Ans: 4
Q. Which film got Golden Peacock Award in 41st International Film Festival of India?
1 Moner Manush
2 The Boy 3 Abohoman
4 Paa
Ans: 1
Q. The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in
1 New Delhi
2 New York
3 Cancun
4 Geneva
Ans: 3
Q. The founder of popular social networking site Facebook is
1 Mark Zuckerberg
2 Steve Jobs
3 Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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4 Bill Gates
Ans: 1
Q. Times Magazine's Person of the year 2010 is -
1 Nitish Kumar
2 Barack Obama
3 Wen Jiabao
4 Mark Zuckerberg
Ans: 4
Q. Along with which of the following countries India shared Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey
Cup 2010?
1 South Korea
2 Spain
3 Argentina
4 Australia
Ans: 1
Q. India in December 2010 signed Fighter Aircraft 1 United Kingdom
2 France
3 Russia
4 USA
Ans: 3
Q. Justice Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on
1 Kashmir Problem
2 Tax Reformation
3 Sikh Riots case
4 Telangana Issue
Ans: 4
Q. "Nomadic Elephant" was the joint military exercise recently held in India between
India and
1 Sri Lanka
2 Malaysia
3 Indonesia
4 Mongolia Ans: 4
Q. World's tallest building is
1 Qutub Minner, Delhi
2 Effiel Tower, Paris
3 Burj Khalifa, Dubai
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4 Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur
Ans: 3
Q. How many pacts did India sign with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit
to India?
1 Seven Pacts
2 Six Pacts
3 Ten Pacts
4 Nine Pacts
Ans: 2
Q. Satyanand Mishra has been appointed as the new
1 Chief Election Commissioner
2 Chief Information Commissioner
3 Chief of Research and Analytical Wing
4 Director NIA
Ans: 2
Q. In 2010 Lech Kaczynski were among the 96 killed in air crash. He was the president of1 Germany
2 Belgium
3 Holland
4 Poland
Ans: 4
Q. During the French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to India in December 2010, India
signed with France
1 Three Atomic Pacts
2 Four Atomic Pacts
3 Five Atomic Pacts
4 Six Atomic Pacts
Ans: 3
Q. The winner of the Asia Cup football in the year 2010 is
1 China
2 Japan
3 South Korea
4 India Ans: 2
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Q. The FIFA best Football Players of the year 2010 are
1 Lionel Messi and Marta
2 Lionel Messi and Kristino Ronaldo
3 Kaka and Robinho
4 Lionel Messi and Kaka
Ans: 1
Q. The winner of Ranji Trophy 2010
1 Baroda
2 Mumbai
3 Delhi
4 Rajasthan
Ans: 4
Q. India's first Atomic Power Plant is
1 Kota
2 Tarapur
3 Sriharikota
4 Kalapakkam
Ans: 2
Q. The largest state of India (area wise) is
1 Uttar Pradesh
2 Maharastra
3 Madhya Pradesh
4 Rajasthan
Ans: 4Q. Narsimham Committee (2nd) constituted in 1997 and which submitted its
report on April 23,1998 is related to -
1 Banking Reforms
2 Telecom Reforms
3 Legal Reforms
4 Financial reforms
Ans: 1
Q. The Mascot of FIFA 2010 world cup is
1 Zakumi
2 Le Yangyang
3 Stumpy
4 Stylo
Ans: 1
Q. The mascot of 16th Asian game 2010 is -
1 Le Yangyang
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