current affairs & gk july 2011

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CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK JULY 2011

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July 1&2:

1. New Chief Vigilance Commissioner ofIndia is?a. Madan Kumarb. Pradeep Kumar

c. Manoj Joshid. Chaturanan Narang

2. A veteran leader Chaturanan Mishrapassed away on July 2. He was associatedwith?a. Communistb. Congressc. BJPd. BSP

3. What was the name of ship which wasstranded at Juhu beach for several days,Mumbai, and now re-floated safely toGujarat?a. MV Wisdomb. ST Panksc. Lumbad. Water Babay

4. The World Bank will provide a loanassistance of $648 million for the

construction of the Vishnugad PipalkotiHydroelectric Plant on rivera. Gangab. Alaknandac. Yamunad. Bhagrithi

5. 201 1 Wimbledon Womens' Singles

winner isa. Maria Sharapovab. Petra Kvitov a

c. Serena Willamsd. Sania Mirza

Ans: 1 .b 2.a 3.a 4.b 5.b

July 3&4:

1. Thailand's first woman Prime Minister is...a. Yingluck Shinawatra

b. Thaksin Jiaozuc. Wine Jaebod. Djokovic Murray

2. 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Men's singles

winner is...a. Novak Djokovicb. Jurgen Melzerandc. Rafal Nadald. Andre Agassi

3. Sree Padmanabhaswami temple, wherehuge treasure unearthed from the historicaltemple is ina. Keralab. Karnataka

c. Tamil Nadud. Assam

4. On black money issue SC has appointedSpecial Investigation Team that would beheaded...a. Justice B P Jeevan Reddyb. Justice S.K. Nairc. Justice M.N. Kumard. Justice Y.B. Chaudhary

5. What is the length of world's longestcross-sea bridge, across the mouth of theJiaozhou Bay in China's eastern Shandongprovince?a. 36.48 kilometersb. 64 kilometersc. 30.28 kilometersd. 26.25 kilometers

Ans : 1.a 2. a 3.a 4.a 5.a

July 5:1. Stereo Digital Aerial Photography, whichhas been launched in India, will help ina. Coastal Hazard Line Mappingb. protecting forest coverc. marine lifed. traffic management during


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2. Which state government has launched thefacility of e-registration for contractors tobid for construction projects of the stategovernment.a. Madhya Pradesh

b. UPc. Assamd. Delhi

3. which state ales Tax Department recentlyconducted raids on 37 companies in itscapital and unearthed Hawala transactionworth 6,500 crore rupees?a. UPb. Punjabc. Karnataka

d. Maharashtra

Ans: 1 .a 2. a 3.d

July 6:

1 . Supreme Court has allowed cement makerLafarge to mine in Meghalaya. Lafarge isfroma. USAb. Francec. UK

d. Australia

2. India's first floating library launched ina. Manab. Sunderbansc. A ndaman Islandsd. Lakshdeep

3. 'Kisan Sandesh Padyatra' is associatedwitha. Mayawati

b. Rahul Gandhic. Sonia Gandhid. J.N Nehru

4. 201 2 Olympics will held in...a. Sydneyb. Londonc. Frankfurt

d. Amsterdam

5. 2011 Special Olympics World SummerGames held ata. Athens

b. Perthc. Wellingtond. Canberra

Ans: 1 .b 2. b 3.b 4.b 5.a

July 7 & 8:

1 . Asian Development Bank will provide a$400-million loan to which Indian state forpromoting rural development and creationof business and employment opportunities?

a. UPb. Madhya Pradeshc. Punjabd. Sikkim

2. UN report on Millennium DevelopmentGoals (MDG) say s that India's poverty rate isprojected to fall to 22 per cent by ...a. 2015b. 2020c. 2016

d. 2024e. 2018

3. Space shuttle Atlantis took its final flightinto space on July 8, 2011. It is Atlantis'__flight.a. 100thb. 120thc. 135thd. 75th

4. As per government claims India's ex portswill double to $400 billion by the y ear...a. 201 4b. 2020c. 201 2d. 201 5


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5. 1 9th Asian Championships held ata. Kobeb. Kievc. Jamshedpurd. Dhaka

6. During third phase expansion of privateFM Radio network in the country how many

new cities will get FM Radio service?a. 227b. 75c. 78d. 173

Ans: 1 .b 2. a 3.c 4.a 5.a, 6 a

July 9 & 10:1 . On July 1 0, 201 1 , which of the followingtrain recently derailed and claimed 50people lives?a. Howrah Kalka Ex pressb. Howrah Delhi Ex pressc. Doon Shatabhdid. Kolkata Rajdhani

2. What is the capital of newly formedcountry South Sudan?

a. Jubab. Malakalc. Riekd. Nabre

3. Indian govt. is committed to provide cleanelectricity to common man by the y ear?a. 2020b. 201 2c. 201 4d. 201 3

4. NADA stands for...a. National Anti Doping Agencyb. National Anti-dumping Agencyc. National Army Dev eloping Agencyd. National Anti Dollar Association

5. What is the name of British 1 68-y ear-oldtabloid that has closed in the wake of phone-hacking allegations?a. A round the worldb. News of the World

c. Morning Newsd. London Herald

6. Which state has launched caravan servicesin order to promote tourism?a. MPc. TNc. HPd. Uttarakhand

Ans: 1 .a 2. a 3.b 4.a 5.b, 6 a

July 11:

1 . World Population Day is observed on...a. July 10b. July 11c. July 9d. June 30

2. The US has suspended how much militaryaid to Pakistan?a. $800 million

b. $7 00 millionc. $600 milliond. $500 million

3. Qantas Airlines has decided to cutinternational services. This Airlines is from?a. USAb. Australiac. Netherlandsd. Japan

4. India has sought help from__-for resolvingtrade obstacles for Indian agri ex ports to 27European Union countries?a. Englandb. Polandc. Icelandd. Germany


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Ans: 1 .b 2. a 3.b 4.b

July 12:

CABINET MINISTERS :

Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo : Tribal Affairsand Panchayati Raj.Shri Beni Prasad Verma : Steel.Shri Dinesh Trivedi : Railways.Shri Jairam Ramesh : Rural Development.MINIST ERS OF ST AT E (INDEPENDENT

CHARGE):

Shri Srikant Jena: Statistics and ProgrammeImplementation and Minister of State in theMinistry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan: Environment andForests.

Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar: Development ofNorth Eastern Region.Shri Gurudas Kamat: Drinking Water andSanitation.MINIST ERS OF STATE:

Shri Sudip Bandopadhyaya : Health andFamily Welfare.Shri Charan Das Mahant : Agriculture andFood Processing Industries.Shri Jitendra Singh : Home Affairs.Shri Milind Deora: Communications and

Information Technology.Shri Rajiv Shukla : Parliamentary Affairs.

July 13:

1 . Who is heading the committee set up tosuggest way s and means for reforms in thepower sector?a. S.K. Dasb. B.N Sridharc. V .K. Shunglud. Jyotia Gupta

2. The Indian Navy has commissionedindigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) tokeep an eye on illegal activities in theAndaman seas? its name isa. Koswarib. Godavaric. Ganga

d. Arjun

3. India has imposed anti-dumping duty onimports of a chemical used in industrialcleaning processes and ceramics

manufacture to protect domestic playersfrom cheap Chinese shipments. The name ofthis chemical is...a. Sodium Tripoly Phosphateb. Calcuim Tripoly Phosphatec. Baking Sodad. Sodium Tripoly Sulphar

4. What is the name of The first ultra long-haul passenger jet with a capacity to flyabout 250 passengers up to 1 6,000 km non-

stop touched down at the Indhira GandhiInternational airport in Delhi on July 13?a. Boeing 787b. Boeing 707c. Jet 711d. Air Bus 707

5. France has decided to withdraw its 1 000troops from Afghanistan by the end of...a. 2013b. 2012

c. 2015d. 2014

Ans: 1 . c, 2. a, 3. a,4. a, 5. b

July 14:

1. India is all set to sign Aviation SafetyAgreement in July 201 1 witha. USAb. ChinaC. Germany

d. Italy

2. How many states will be honoured states,including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, forachieving high food grain production in 2010-1 1 fiscal?a. 6 b. 5c. 11 d. 4


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3. Which Naval ship has beendecommissioned on July 1 4 201 1 by IndianNavya. INS Sharabhb. INS Virat

c. INS Bheemd. INS Vikrant

4. Women's football World Cup final 201 1was played between:a. Japan and the United Statesb. Germany and the United Statesc. Japan and Netherlandsd. New Zealand and Australia

A ns: 1 . a, 2. b, 3. a 4. a

July 15:

1. The Lokon volcano which erupted on July1 5, 2011 is in...a. Brazilb. Chilec. Indonesiad. Uganda

2. When Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLVC-17 successfully placed Indias latest

communication satellite GSA T-12 in itsorbit, then it was PSLV flight no...a. 21b. 18c. 20d. 16

3. The government has approved creation ofadditional storage capacity of about 152 lakhtone food grains. These storage will beformed in how many states

a. 19b. 12c. 25d. 9

4. In census 2011 child sex ratio in ruralareas isa. 1000: 914

b. 1000: 927c. 1000: 916d. 1000: 925

5. Common Service Centre Common Service

Centre is observed on...a. July 15b. July 16c. July 14d. July 13

6. Gov. of India has raised ex port price ofonion by ___on July 15 2011a. $30b. $40c. $50

d. $45

A ns: 1 . c 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. a

July 16, 17, 18, 19:

1. The Lokon volcano which erupted on July15, 2011 is in...a. Brazilb. Chilec. Indonesiad. Uganda

e. India

2. The winner of 2011 Women Football is...a. USAb. Japanc. Indiad. South Koreae. Brazil

3. How many Indians have found place in ICCdream team for Test Cricket?

a. 3b. 4c. 5d. 2e. none of these


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4. Who is Ruper Murdoch?a. Business tycoonb. Media tycoonc. New Foreign secretary of stated. Rebel leader in Libya

e. none of these

5. which country has decided to conductelephants census after almost a century ?a. Singaporeb. Thailandc. South Africad. Sri Lankae. Zimbabwe

6. In which state Uranium Corporation of

India has found huge deposits Uranium?a. TNb. Assamc. Andhra Pradeshd. Kerelae. none of these

7. Signing of the tripartite agreement for thecreation of Gorkhaland TerritorialAdministration held ata. Kolkata

b. Darjeelingc. Siligurid. Hooglye. none of these

Ans: 1. c, 2. b, 3. b, 4. b, 5. d, 6. c, 7. b

July 20-23:

1. The Committee of Secretaries hasrecommended how much per cent FDI in themulti-brand retail?

a. 71 b. 51 c. 61 d. 44 e. 50

2. On July 22 India opened its first BorderHaat witha. Sri Lanka b. Pakistanc. Bangladesh d. Nepal e. Bhutan

3. In July President Pratibha Devisingh Patilvisited which of the following countries?a. South Korea and Mongoliab. South Korea and Chinac. Japan and Mongolia

d. Malaysia and North Koreae. Vietnam and South Korea

4. Delhi gov. has decided to improve greencover in national capital bya.33% b. 23% c. 27 % d. 18% e. 24%

5. Amy Winehouse, who was found dead ather flat in London on July 23rd was a...a. Writer b. Poet c. Dancerd. Player e. Singer

6. Recently at least 84 people died when thegunman opened fire at the youth camporganised by the ruling Labour Party onUtoeya island. This island is in...a. Norway b. China c. Germanyd. Austria e. Japan

7. Gagan Narang, who has been selected forRajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, is related with...a. Wrestling b. archery c. shooting

d. short put e. 400 relay race

8. The Centre has fix ed a target of___ dollarsfor investment in the North-East within nextfive y ears.a. 1 trillion b. 10 billionc. 20 billion d. 5 trillione. none of theseAns: 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. e 6. a 7 . c 8. A

July 24:

1 . Indias coal stocks touched all time highat..a. 70 million tonnesb. 170 million tonnesc. 90 million tonnesd. 100 million tonnese. none of these


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2. The government aims to set up how manynew mega food parks across the country inthe 12th Plan?a. 100 b. 50 c. 75 d. 60 e. none of these

3. Indian Railway s is planning anti-collisiondevices in trains for better safety. This willcost railway s nearlya. 70,000-crore rupeeb. 50,000-crore rupeec. 100,000-crore rupeed. 25,000-crore rupeee. none of theseanswers:1 . a 2. B 3. a

July 24-25:1. Hina Rabbani Khar, who recently visitedIndia, is the first woman Foreign Ministerof...a. Bangladeshb. Pakistanc. Afghanistand. UAEe. none of these

2. with which country India, recently signed

double taxation avoidance agreement withfirst Baltic country ?a. Latviab. Lithuaniac. Swedend. Estoniae. none of these

3. 5th India steel Summit held ata. Delhi b. Indorec. Bhopal d. Bokaro e. none of these

4. which state constituted a state levelSecurity Committee to ensure security in sixdistricts during Kanwar Yatra 2011 ?a. Delhi b. Uttarakhand c. UPd. Haryana e. none of these

5. Nock-ten a tropical recently hit?

a. Philippines b. Finlandc. Japan d. Thailande. none of these

6. New President of Vietnam is

a. Truong Tan Sangb. Nguyen Tan Dungc. Tan dingd. WiChe Fange. none of theseanswers: 1 . b 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. a 6. a

July 27-28:

1. To which country India will give $20million Line of Credit for setting up a JointInformation Technology, Education and

Outsourcing Center?a. Mongolia b. Vietnamc. Cambodia d. Hollande. none of these

2. World Hepatitis Day was observed ona. July 28 b. July 27 c. July 29d. July 25 e. none of these

3. New Solicitor General of India is?a. Rohinton Fali Nariman

b. C.K.Daphtaryc. H.N.Sanyald. Mohan Parasarane. none of these

4. Prasar Bharati is conducting e-auction foravailable slots on DTH platform. The exercisewould fetch...a. 70 crore rupees b. 50 crore rupeesc. 46 crore rupees d. 30 crore rupeese. none of these

5. New Principal Secretary to the PrimeMinister of India would be from Oct.3 2011onwarda. Jay ant Bhatt b. Puluck Chatterjeec. S.K. Khanna d. Viveksurie. none of these


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6. The author of "Ross Masaud" is...a. Hakim Syed Zillur Rehmanb. Syed Ahmed Khan Jr.c. Hamid Ansarid. Jubin Mehta

e. none of these

Answers: 1 . a 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. a

July 29:

1. General Motors India launched the dieselversion of which car with a starting price ofRs 4.29 lakh on 25 July 2011?a. Sparkb. Chevrolet Beatc. Chevrolet Optra

d. Chevrolet CruzeAnswer: (b)

2. Name the leading education companywhich launched the master resource centre(MRC) in Chennai on 25 July 2011.a. Everonnb. Educomp Solutionsc. Piron Educationd. Curion EducationAnswer: (a)

3. Which telecom unit in a circular issued on24 July 2011, announced its decision tocombine two divisions offering servicesbased on CDMA and GSM, two rivaltechnologies?a. Tata Teleservicesb. Bharti Airtelc. MTNLd. Idea CellularAnswer: (a)

4. Which company announced on 27 July2011 that secured an engineering,procurement and construction (EPC)contract worth $320 million from JurongAromatics Corpa. Glencoreb. SK Engineering

c. Sanhai and Vinmard. Essar Projects LtdAnswer: (d)

5. Name the public sector lender that

selected Metlife as its partner for a proposedforay into the life insurance segment.a. Syndicate Bankb. Punjab National Bankc. Corporation Bankd. United Bank of India

Answer: (b)

July 30-31

1. British singer and song writer Amy

Winehouse whose self-destructive habitsovershadowed a distinctive musical talentwas found dead on 23 July 2011 in London.For which of her albums did she win 5Grammy awards?a. Back to Blackb. Stronger Than Mec. Rehabd. Love Is a Losing GameAnswer: (a)

2. Name the Former Indian Prime Ministerwho was honoured with the highestBangladesh award the BangladeshSwadhinata Sammanona (BangladeshFreedom Honour ) on 25 July 2011?a. P. V Narasimha Raob. Indira Gandhic. Rajiv Gandhid. Atal Bihari VajpayeeAnswer: (b)

3. Which of the following days is celebratedas the Foundation Day of Ministry of EarthSciences (MoES) was formed in 2006?a. 25 Julyb. 26 Julyc. 27 Julyd. 31 JulyAnswer: (c)


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4. Which day was celebrated as first officialWorld Health Organization-supported WorldHepatitis Day in July?a. 20 Julyb. 25 July

c. 27 Julyd. 28 JulyAnswer: (d)

5. Which one of the following nationsGermany thus became the first Europeannation since 1995 to allow its citizens to visitKashmir after it revised an advisory that hadcautioned against trips to Kashmir?a) Germanyb) France

c) UKd) SpainAnswer: (a) Germany

6. Which one of the following became thefirst Baltic nation to Sign a double taxationavoidance agreement with India?a) Lithuaniab) Spainc) Estoniad) Poland

Answer: (a) Lithuania

1. The Annual Plan Outlay for Kerala for theYear 2011-12 Finalised at __ Crores.a) 12010 croresb) 13010 croresc) 11110 croresd) 14010 croresAnswer: (a) 12010 crores

2. The Union Cabinet of India on 28 July

2011 approved the proposal for theenactment of a new legislation in the form ofthe Lokpal Bill, 2011. Consider the followingstatements regarding Lok Pal bill.i) The Lokpal will consist of a Chairpersonand 8 members. Half of the members shallbe judicial members.ii) The Chairperson would be from the

judiciary and only a serving or retired ChiefJustice of India or a Judge of the SupremeCourt would be eligible for being appointedas 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 NationalSocial Security Fund for Un-organisedSectors. The fund is likely to benefit __croreworkers in the unorganized sector.

a) 43.3b) 35.6c) 34d) 20.5Answer: (a) 43.3

4. The President of India, Pratibha DevisinghPatil on 21 July 2011 released acommemorative postage stamp on VitthalSakharam Page. Which of the following factsrelated to Page are not true?

1. His integrated Area DevelopmentScheme for the integrated development ofvillage areas and the amelioration of smallland holders, traditional artisans andagricultural labourers.2. His persuasion to the MaharashtraGovernment to implement EmploymentGuarantee Scheme on a pilot basis finally ledto enactment of Employment Guarantee Actin the Maharashtra in 1970.3. As Chairman of the Maharashtra Cottage

Industries Board, he implemented theEmployment Guarantee Scheme forrejuvenating the age-old traditional villageindustries.4. He was elected to the Bombay LegislativeCouncil successively in 1952 and 1954 andto the Maharashtra Legislative Council in1960, 1966 and 1972.


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a. Only 1b. Only 3c. 1 & 3d. Only 4Answer: (c)

5. Who did the Union government appointon 23 July 2011 as the Solicitor-General, thesecond senior most law officer of India?a. Fali S Narimanb. Rohinton Narimanc. Gopal Subramaniumd. Harish SalveAnswer: (b)

6. According to World Health Organization-

sponsored study on Major DepressiveEpisode (MDE) published in the BMCMedicine journal what percentage of Indianssuffer from what is called Major DepressiveEpisode (MDE)?a. 36%b. 27%c. 13%d. 42%Answer: (a)

7. Two Indians -Nileema Mishra and HarishHande were chosen Ramon MagsaysayAward for 2011.Which of the facts regardingthem are false?1. Harish Hande established the companySELCO India in Bangalore in 1995. Hiscompany provides affordable renewableenergy services to poor villagers along withdoorstep financing and services.2. Harish Hande runs a solar electricity firmthat has lit up over 125000 households to

emerge as India's leading solar technologyfirm.3. Nileema Mishra was recognized for herpurpose-driven zeal to work tirelessly withvillagers.4. She founded the Farmers Association inBahadarpur village of Madhya Pradeshwhich has a population of around 10000 to

provide rotating interest- free loans tofarmers.a. 2 & 4b. Only 1c. Only 4

d. 1 & 3Answer: (c)

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