current affairs & gk january 2011

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CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK JANUARY 2011

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14. Rahul Dravid has become the firstplayer to take 200 Catches in test Cricket,who was his 200th catch?(a) Dale Steyn (b) Hasim Amla(c) Paul Harris (d) Jacque Kallis

(e) Gram Smith

15. Recently, "no-go zone" have beenformed to protect...(a) Minerals (b) Forests(c) Tigers (d) Water (e) Precious Stones

16. Who has become new Vice Chief ofIndian Air Force?(a) Air Marshal N. A . K. Browne(b) Air Marshal A K Mathews(c) Air Marshal Kapil Kumar(d) Air Marshal Praveel Chawala(e) None of these

17. Recently, the first oil pipeline betweenRussia and China has become operational.what is the length of this Oil pipeline whichlinks Siberia with refineries in the northeastern?(a) 1000 km (b) 750 km (c) 2200 km

(d) 1350 km (e) 1150 km

18. After being judged man of the match inthird test match between India and SA,2010-2011 series, V .V. S. Laxman hasattained his career best ranking in ICC testbatsmen list at no.(a) 7th (b) 8th (c) 9th (d) 4th (e) 5th

19. What is Cricket World Cup 2011 themesong?

(a) Chak Dae India (b) Jeetlo duniya(c) De Ghumaa Ke (d) Daeab hallabol(e) None of these

20. India returned to the UN SecurityCouncil as a non-permanent member fromJan. 1, 2011 after a gap of how many years.(a) 19 (b) 54 (c) 21 (d) 9 (e) 11

21. What is name of Union Law Minister

who is discusses the possibility of

reinvestigating Aarushi murder case withCBI?(a) M. Veerappa Moily (b) Kapil Sibal(c) Sachar Singh (d) KG Balakrishnan(e) None of these

22. What is NTP - 2011?(a) Nuclear Termination Programme 2011(b) New Telecom Policy 2011(c) National tiger protection 2011(d) Nation Thermal Project 2011(e) None of these

23. Arabinda Rajkhowa who has beenrecently released on bail, is the chairmanof...(a) LTTE (b) BODO (c) ULFA (d) Naxalites(e) Purvanchal campaign committee

24. Dioxyde Glucose, a drug that has beeninvented by DRDO to ward off the side-effects of which disease treatment(a) Cancer (b) Cardic failure (c) TB(d) Piles (e) Rabies

25. Quadrantids are an annual meteor

shower that occurs between...(a) January 1st and 10th(b) January 15th and 20th(c) December 1st and 10th(d) December 15th and 18th(e) None of these

26. India is planning to introduce'Emissions Trading Scheme', a regulatorytool to reduce pollution emissions at a lowoverall cost, this pilot project will be

launched in which of the following states?(a) Delhi and Tamil Nadu(b) Gujarat and Tamil Nadu(c) Maharastra and Delhi(d) Gujarat and Maharastra(e) None of these

27. In December 2010, which Australianstate has been badly hit by massive floods(a) Queensland (b) Victoria

(c) Tasmania (d) New South Wales(e) None of these


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28. Bali Ram Bhagat who died recentlywas...(a) Former speaker of Lok Sabha(b) Former head of Rajya Sabha

(c) Lest active oppostion leader from 1965-1967(d) First Indian to win gold medel ininaugural CWG(e) None of these

Answers: 1 .b, 2.d, 3.b, 4.a, 5.a, 6.a, 7 .b, 8.c,9.d, 10.c, 11 . a, 12.c, 13.c, 14.a,15.b, 16.a,17 .a, 18. c,19. c, 20.a, 21 .a, 22. b, 23.c, 24.a,25. a, 26. b, 27 a, 28. a

January 2week:

1. The government has decided is to amendthe Indian Forest A ct that will curtail thepowers given to forest department. This actwas formed in...(a) 1897 (b) 1927 (c) 1973(d) 1956 (e) 1935

2. World Braille Day was observed on(a) Jan. 1 (b) Jan. 2 (c) Jan. 4

(d) Jan. 5 (e) Jan. 6

3. 98th Indian Science Congress wasrecently held at...(a) New Delhi (b) Chennai(c) Bangalore (d) Hyderabad (e) Kolkata

4. 16th National Gathering of Bharat Scoutsand Guides recently took place at...(a) New Delhi (b) Chennai(c) Bangalore (d) Hyderabad (e) Kolkata

5. Which country recently reported furtheroutbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease(a) China (b) South Korea(c) Hong Kong (d) USA (e) Germany

6. The Centre has launched new nationalprogrammes to control cardiovasculardiseases, cancer, diabetes, stroke, sportsinjury and health of the elderly. How much

money has been sanctioned for this newinitiative

(a) rupee 1230 crore (b) rupee 1500 crore(c) rupee 3000 crore (d) rupee 2470 crore(e) rupee 2500 crore

7. What was the theme of 9th edition of

Pravasi Bharatiya Div as that held inNew Delhi in Jan. 2011(a) Come to India(b) You and India together(c) Engaging the Global Indian(d) Think Globally, Think India(e) Land of prosperity

8. On January 7, 2011 PM dedicatedTarapur atomic fuel reprocessing plant tonation. Tarapur is in...(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu(c) Maharastra (d) Orissa (e) None of these

9. Garo and Rabha tribals, which were innews recently for clashes between them,are the habitants of...(a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim (c) Gujarat(d) Uttarakhand (e) Nagaland

10. With which country India recently

signed Memorandum of Understanding(MOU) on Passenger Transportation bySea?(a) Pakistan (b) Myanmar (c) China(d) UAF (e) Sri Lanka

11. Recently, India and__ has decided to setup a Joint Working group to enhancecooperation in Maritime and ShippingSector.(a) USA (b) Denmark (c) Italy

(d) Russia (e) Germany

12. In which state 420 Schemes have beensanctioned under the centrally SponsoredPrime Ministers Gram Sadak Yojanaprogramme at an estimated cost of 1410.42crores rupees for covering 947 habitations.(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) J&K(c) Assam (d) Punjab (e) None of these


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13. Name of Indo-French naval exercisesthat was conducted off Goa coast in January2011(a) Varuna 2010 (b) Sea Warriors(c) Sea Lions (d) Operation Oui

(e) Friendship 2011

14. SAARC summit in Feb 2011 will heldat...(a) New Delhi (b) Srilanka (c) Thimphu(d) Kathmandu (e) None of these

15. Centre has set up a committee tosuggest measures to tackle corruption.Who is heading this committee?(a) A K Antony (b) Kapil Sibal(c) Mamata Banerjee (d) Pranab Mukherjee(e) M K Alagiri

16. Which of the following is celebrating itDiamond Jubilee of foundation in 2011?(a) NHAI (b) Election Commission(c) PWD (d) Congress (e) FICCI

17. Government is planning to set up howmany passport Sewa Kendras (PSKs)

across the country in three phases to makethe process for applying for passportsmore convenient.(a) 77 (b) 50 (c) 45 (d) 100(e) None of these

Answer: 1 .b, 2. c, 3.b, 4. d, 5. b 6.a, 7 .c, 8. c,9.a, 10. e, 11 . b, 12. b, 13.a, 14.c,15. d, 16.b,1 7 . a

January 3week:

1. First squadron of LCA Tejas will bestationed at(a) Sulur AFB (b) Barmer AFB(c) Hindon AFB (d) Kayathir AFB(e) None of these

2. A committee constituted to review theTelevision Rating Point (TRP) system hasrecommended increasing the sample sizefrom the present 8,000 homes to

(a) 50,000 (b) 30,000(c) 25,000 (d) 40,000

(e) 15,000

3. Which of these stock exchanges recentlywitnessed the biggest fall ever in its history(a) Dhaka stock ex change

(b) BSE(c) Nikki(d) Shanghai Stock Ex change(e) None of these

4. Robert Zoellick, who recently said thatIndia is rising economic power, is thepresident of...(a) IMF (b) ADB (c) World Bank(d) NATO (e) None of these

5. SAF winter games took place in(a) Himachal (b) J&K(c) Uttarakhand(d) Punjab (e) none of these

6. Which city hosted International FinanceConference in January 2011(a) New Delhi (b) Kolkata(c) Mumbai (d) Bangalore(e) Hyderabad

7. Where in January 2011 a number ofpeople were killed due to unrest overunemployment?(a) Tunisia (b) Iran(c) Sri Lanka (d) Nepal (e) Singapore

8. FIFA footballer 2010 is...(a) Lionel Messi (b) Jose Mourinho(c) A ndres Iniesta (d) Minju Josun(e) None of these

9. What is India's rank as per latest FIFArankings?(a) 156 (b) 144 (c) 136 (d) 113(e) None of these

10. Railway Minister Mamata Banerjeerecently laid the foundation stone of anarchery and table tennis academy at...(a) Kolkata (b) New Delhi

(c) Ranchi (d) Assam (e) None of these


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11. Govt. has issued how much grant tomore than 60 tribal and backward districtsof the country to improve health care,drinking water, education and roads inthese regions?

(a) rupee 2000 crore (b) rupee 1500 crore(c) rupee 5000 crore (d) rupee 2500 crore(e) none of these

12. World Bank has approved $162.7million loan to an Indian state to improvelivelihood opportunities in the state, thatstate is...(a) UP (b) Orissa (c) Rajasthan(d) Jharkhand (e) Bihar

13. Rajasthan has won Ranji Trophy for thefirst time by defeating __ in final?(a) Delhi (b) Mumbai (c) Punjab(d) U.P. (e) Baroda

14. Indian Army day is celebrated on...(a) January 10 (b) January 11(c) January 12 (d) January 14(e) January 15

15. AS per World Bank Indian economicgrowth on purchasing power parity (PPP)basis will surpass than that of China by theyear...(a) 2011 (b) 2012 (c) 2015(d) 2020 (e) 2025

16. 4th World Future Energy Summit 2011is being held at...(a) Dhaka (b) Abu Dhabi (c) New Delhi(d) Cairo (e) Canberra

Answers: 1 .a, 2.b, 3.a, 4.c, 5.c, 6.b, 7.a, 8.a,9. b, 10.d(Hawarh), 11 . b, 12. c,13.e, 14.e,15.b, 16.b,

Part 2:

1. Mithali Raj is associated with...(a) Chess (b) Cricket(c) Hockey (d) Table Tennis (e) Skating

2. What is the name of new tanker that isbeing added to Indian Navy...

(a) INS Deepak (b) INS Gauri(c) INS Raksha (d) INS Matri(e) INS Kiran

3. Crimean-Congo-Hemorrhagic fever virus

cases have been reported in which state..(a) Delhi (b) Gujarat(c) Kerela (d) Orissa (e) Uttar Pradesh

4. From 2011 onward 25th January will becelebrated as...(a) Champions Day (b) Liberation Day(c) Voters Day (d) Union Day(e) None of these

5. Susilo Bamvang Yudhoy ono, who will bethe chief guest of 2011 Republic DayParade is the president of...(a) Singapore (b) Indonesia(c) Haiti (d) Belarus (e) None of these

6. which state has banned plastic orpolythene bags in the vicinity of rivers orany other water body(a) Uttarakhand (b) West Bengal(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Bihar

(d) Gujarat

7. Who is new Oil Minister of India?(a) J.P Reddy (b) Ajay Menon(c) S Jaipal Reddy (d) M.S. Gill(e) None of these

8. Which state has decided to set upVisionary Leaders for ManufacturingInstitute at a cost of Rs 1 .90 crore rupees.(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Karnataka (c) Gujarat

(d) MP (e) None of these

9. E.V.V . Satyanarayana who died recently ,was associated with(a) writing (b) politics(c) cinema (d) Jungle warfare(e) Philanthropy

10. The first meeting of the Group ofMinisters on corruption was held at...

(a) Delhi (b) Kolkata(c) Chennai (d) Bhopal (e) Mumbai


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11. DeshPrem Divas is celebrated on(a) January 21 (b) January 23(c) January 15(d) March 1 (e) February 28

12. World Economic Forum summit 2011will be hosted by(a) Davos (b) Frankfurt (c) Bruselles(d) Cairo (e) Maine

13. What is the new name of Orissa?(a) Odisha (b) Oria (c) Ohhisa (d) odisa(e) None of these

14. Recently, Indo-Bhutan Friendship Melawas held at(a) Sikkim (b) Assam (c) Thimpu(d) Nagaland (e) None of these

15. On January 2011, 200 voters who wereidentified as above 100 years old havehonoured, these voters are the residentsof...(a) Uttarakhand (b) Uttar Pradesh(c) Gujarat (d) J&K (e) None of these

16. Which Indian Bank has recently openeda branch in Jaffna, Sri Lanka(a) SBI (b) UCO Banka (c) Canara Bank(d) HDFC (e) None of these

Answers: 1 .b, 2.a, 3.a, 4.c, 5.b, 6.c, 7 . c, 8. a,9. 9.c, 10. a, 11 . b, 12.a, 13. a, 14.b, 15.a,16. 5 (Indian Bank).

January 4 week:

1. Controversial 'Ekta Yatra' was carriedout by...(a) DMK (b) BJP(c) JD(U) (d) Separatist (e) none of these

2. In January 2011, Vishwa Ijtema which isthe world's second largest gathering ofMuslims was hosted by ...(a) Iran (b) UAE (c) Bangladesh(d) Sudan (e) Kuwait

3. In January 2011 India signed Ex traditionTreaty with?(a) Nepal (b) Indonesia (c) France(d) UK (e) None of these

4. Government is mulling to increase NCCstrength form present 13 lakhs cadets to...(a) 15 lakh (b) 20 lakh (c) 22 lakh(d) 25 lakh (e) none of these

5. Susil Dhara, who passed away recentlywas a famous(a) writer (b) poet (c) Freedom Fighter(d) diplomat (e) none of these

6. Which state has recently approved newmining policy giving emphasis on Eco-friendly mining?(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Rajasthan(c) Uttarakhand (d) Jharkhand(e) None of these

7. In January 2011 a New START nucleartreaty has been signed between...(a) USA and Germany(b) USA and France

(C) China and Germany(d) Russia and Italy(e) USA and Russia

8. With which country you will associateMohamed ElBaradei, who was in newsrecently(a) Iran (b) Egypt (c) Russia(d) Mangolia (e) Austria

9. What is ICDS?

(a) Integrated child Development scheme(b) International childhood Developmentsummit(c) Investigative chain for Defence scheme(d) Impounded channel for Developmentscheme(e) None of these


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10. Which committee is related withinquires into a series of attacks onchurches in several districts of Karnatakaduring September 2008?(a) Justice Somasekhara Commission

(b) Justice Sri Krishna Commission(c) Justice Swami Commission(d) Justice Bhagwati Commission(e) none of these

11 . A raid on Ugyen Trinley Dorjee has ledto the seizure of foreign currencies worth 6crore rupees. Trinley is the..(a) 17th Karmapa (b) 2IC(c) 15th Karmapa (d) 25th Karmapa(e) none of these

12. Some Indian students were asked towear radio collars around the ankles in aUSA university. These are the students of...(a) MIT(b) Tri-V alley University(c) Wisconsin Varsity(d) New York university(e) None of these

13. India's 1stplastic waste free district is...(a) Spiti (b) Kozhikode (c) Gurgaon(d) V ijay Nagar (e) Bijnore

14. 16th African Union (A U) summit heldat...(a) Addis Ababa (b) Cairo(c) Harare (d) Zambia(e) Johannesburg

15. Winner of 2011 Men's Singles

Australian Open title is...(a) Andy Murray(b) Novak Djokovic(c) Rafel Nadal(d) Roger Federer(e) none of these

16. 'Best Marching Contingent' in 2011Republic Parade is...(a) BAG Roorkee

(b) Sena Band 1907(c) Indian Air Force

(d) Indian Army(e) India Navy 1890 Band

17. Where is Manas National Park, whererecently a team UNESCO International

Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCNteam has concluded on the spotassessments?(a) Manipur (b) Assam (c) MP(d) HP (e) Gujarat

18. 35th World Heritage Committee willheld at...(a) Bahrain (b) Kuwait(c) Bangladesh (d) Frankfurt(e) Daree Salam

19. From where government is makingspecial arrangement to airlift 423 Indiansbecause of violence(a) Egypt (b) sudan(c) Iraq (d) Afganistan (e) None of these

20. India's engineering exports grew byabout 50 per cent y ear-on-year to___billion dollars in December 2010.

(a) 5.5 (b) 6.5 (c) 4.5 (d) 9.5(e) None of these

Answers: 1 .b, 2.c, 3. b, 4.a, 5.c, 6. b, 7. e8.b 9.a, 10.a, 11 . a, 12. b, 13.b,14.a, 15.b,16.c, 17 . b, 18.a, 19.a, 20.a

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