current affairs & gk june 2011

CURRENT AFFAIRS & GK JUNE 2011

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June 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: 1. World Environment Day was observed on a. May 31 b. June 5 c. June 6 d. June 1 2. Rafael Nadal won has 201 1 French Open Title for the record? a. 5th time b. 6th time c. 4th time d. 3rd time 3. Winner of 201 1 French Women's Singles title is? a. Kim Clister b. Li Na c. Francesca Schiavone d. Jessica Pheng 4. Government has earmarked how much money to improve forest cover in next 10 years? a. 46 thousand crore b. 25 thousand crore c. 66 thousand crore d. 1 2 thousand crore 5. Where is Malacca? Which was in news to be smoke-free from June 1 5, that would be the first town in that country? a. Libya b. Morocco c. Malaysia d. Singapore 6. What is the name of Ukraine, NATO military exercises 2011? a. Sea Breeze b. Rock Driven c. Sea warriors d. Siroccos 7. ASEM, Asia–Europe Meeting, 2011 meeting in June held at? a. Hungary b. Georgia

c. Denmark d. Algeria 8. E. coli outbreak was recently reported from? a. USA b. Germany c. Italy d. India 9. After French Open 2011 Sania Mirza touched a new high as she achieved a Career-best doubles ranking of....? a 24 b. 14 c. 11 d. 17 10. FICN stands for? This term was in news recently? a. Fake Indian Currency Notes b. Foreign Indian Currency Notes c. Fake Indian Currency Notification d. Foreign Indian Converter Notes

Answers: 1. b, 2.b, 3.b, 4. a, 5. c, 6. a 7 .a, 8.b, 9. c 10. a

June 7: 1. Uma Bharti has joined which political party a. Bharatiya Janata Party b. Congress c. BSP d. JDU 2. India is buying 10 military transport aircraft, what is the name of that aircraft? a. C-17 b. F.17 c. LM- 71 d. Cobra Cats 3. On June 7 government has cleared 16 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals amounting to nearly a. 1000 crore rupees b. 923 crore rupees c. 900 crore rupees d. 1076 crore rupees


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4. In June 201 1 India signed a pact on corporate governance with? a. Germany b. Netherlands c. Japan d. Argentina 5. Income tax commissioners’ conference 2011 held at... a. Mumabi b. Delhi c. Nagpur d. Shimla 6. In 2011 khariff season Rice production expected to cross a. 100 million tonnes b. 90 million tonnes c. 120 million tonnes d. 75 million tonnes 7. 'Giraldo Córdov a Cardin' Memorial Tournament is associated with a. Golf b. boxing c. TT d. Cricket

Answers: 1. a, 2.a, 3.b, 4. b, 5. b, 6. b, 7.b

June 8:

1. What is the name India's latest warship that is being commissioned at Kochi Naval Base. a. INS Cobra b. INS Kabra c. INSV irat d. INS Laxmi 2. Railway ministry has decided to participate in the global campaign to create awareness among road users to increase safety at unmanned level crossings. The no. of unmanned crossings in India is... a. 14,853 b. 124,333 c. 24,960 d. 75000

3. Shagun Scheme is for... a. Gov. welfare scheme for the marriages of backward class girls b. stop child marriage c. improve male : female ratio d. to stop beti wadh 4. Afghanistan’s first v ice president is... a. Mohammad Qasim Fahim b. Mohammad Ilyas c. Fahim Qasim d. Bin Quat E. 5. OPEC ministerial meeting 2011 will held at.. a. New York b. Vienna c. UAE d. Iran 6. Which country recently said that it will never stop uranium enrichment? a. Germany b. Pakistan c. Iran d. India

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

June 9:

1. Recently government has approved extension of Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna for... a. BPL workers b. Hazardous industries workers c. Bidi workers d. Child labour 2. International Level Crossing Awareness Day was observed on... a. June 7 b. June 8 c. June 9 d. June 5


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3. Which Car maker was recently hit by workers strike? a. Maruti b. Honda c. Tata d. Fiat 4. How much money is being sanctioned for preparation of athletes for London Olympics 2012? a. 258 Crore rupees b. 300 Crore rupees c. 250 Crore rupees d. 400 Crore rupees 5. 51st National Senior Athletic Championship will be hosted by? a. Hyderabad b. Indore c. Bangalore d. Delhi

Answers: 1. c, 2.c, 3.a, 4. a, 5. B

June 10:

1. India’s 1st Senior National Hockey Championship held at... a. Delhi b. Chandigarh c. Bhopal d. Indore 2. Central Statistical Organisation has launched a new series of India's Index of Industrial production. What is the base y ear of this IIP? a. 2009-10 b. 2004-05 c. 2010-11 d. 2008-09 3. which country has announced a new visa regime that will allow Indians 10 years multiple entry visa to the country ? a. Japan b. Canada c. Germany d. UK

4. Government has given in principle approval to the draft National Manufacturing Policy aimed at creating 10 crore additional jobs by... a. 2025 b. 2030 c. 2020 d. 2015 5. Which US Federal Court has acquitted Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case? a. Chicago b. Houston c. Austin d. LA

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

June 11&12:

1. A senior crime journalist Jyotirmay Dey , who was murdered recently , was associated with... a. Times of India b. Mumbai Mirror c. Mid Day d. HT 2. Junrey Balawing, who is 59.93cm tall, named world's shortest man is from? a. Japan b. Philippines c. Taiwan d. China 3. What is the name India’s main battle tank, which has begun its trial at Pokharan firing range in the deserts of Rajasthan? a. Arjun b. Lakshya c. Indra d. Bheem 4. The Road Transport and Highways Ministry has sought an additional of how much amount for the current financial year to carry out maintenance and repair of national highway s? a. 1,000 crore rupees b. 1,200 crore rupees c. 2,000 crore rupees d. 1,500 crore rupees


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5. 7th regional meet on electoral reforms in NE states held at a. Guwahati b. Dispur c. Imphal d. Bagdogra 6. Singhey Khababs Hindu festival 2011 held at a. Shimla b. Leh c. Dehradun d. Ranikhet 7. SAARC commerce ministers 2011 summit held at a. Maldives b. Nepal c. Bhutan d. India 8. According to the latest report of the ILO, nearly how many children are still employed as labourers? a. 215 million b. 200 million c. 100 million d. 115 million

Answers: 1. c, 2.b, 3.a, 4.a, 5.a, 6. b, 7.a, 8. a,

June 13: 1 . Posco is a... a. Gold giant b. Steel giant c. coal giant d. Both a and c 2. which of these country is being hit by massive fires in June 2011 ? a. Siberia b. Russia c. Greenland d. Iceland 3. SCO, Sanghai Cooperation Organisation, Summit 201 1 held at? a. Astana b. Sanghai c. Russia

d. India 4. India's new Cabinet Secretary is? a. A .K Basu b. Ajit Kumar Seth c. K Chandrasekhar d. M. Krishna 5. The government has ex tended the popular exports scheme – Duty Entitlement Pass Book, up to? a. September 2012 b. Oct. 2011 c. September 2011 d. December 2011

Answers: 1 . b, 2.a, 3. a, 4. b, 5. C

June 14&15: 1. Century's longest and darkest total Lunar eclipse will occurred on June 15, 2011, next such Lunar eclipse will happen in a. 2050 b. 2141 c. 2087 d. 2033

2. An International Poll of experts on gender issues has named Afghanistan as the most dangerous place in the world to be a woman. What is India's position in his survey? a. 4 b. 11 c. 5 d. 9

3. With which country India has signed three agreements including one on cooperation in the field of education, science and technology in June 2011? a. Afganistan b. Slovenia c. Belarus d. Belgaium

4. Which Indian state is witnessing Chinese invasion as per news? a. Sikkim b. Assam c. Arunachal Pradesh d. UP


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5. National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championship 2011 winners are? a. Delhi b. Karnataka c. Kerela d. T.N. 6. Saga Dawa festival recent held at? a. Sikkim b. J&K c. Nagaland d. Assam 7. Indian is likely to achieve the target of constructing 20 kilometres of roads per day by .. a. 2013. b. 2015 c. 2020 d. 2016 8. AUS Congressional committee has approved a defence spending bill that would impose limits on US aid to Pakistan. What is this limit/per y ear? a. $1 .1 billion b. $2 billion c. $3.1 billion d. $10 billion

Answers: 1. b, 2.a, 3.b, 4.c, 5.c, 6.a, 7.a, 8.a

June 16,17,18:

1. International Economic Forum in June 201 1 held at? a. Petersburg b. Siberia c. Delhi d. Bejing 2. A fast track interceptor boat has been commissioned into Indian coastguard at Okha. What is the name of this boat? a. C-152 b. Ib- 56 c. SK-512 d. CK-007

3. India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, IIDEM, has been set up in a. Bhopal b. Dispur c. New Delhi d. Lucknow 4. In June 2011 Commonwealth Network of National Election Management Bodies summit held at? a. New Delhi b. Kathmandu c. Dhaka d. Islamabad 5. What is the name of Country’s oldest prisoner, who was freed recently? a. Ramlal b. Nathu Prasad c. Brij Bihari Pandey d. Brij Kishor 6. According to a an official report, which two which two regions attracted over 50 % of FDI in 2010-11 ? a. Gujarat and Banglore b. Hyderabad and Banglore c. Maharashtra and national capital Delhi d. Bangalore and national capital Delhi 7. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that the Indian economy will expand by ___ in 2011 a. 8.2 per cent b. 7.8 per cent c. 8.5 per cent d. 8.6 per cent 8. which Indian state is likely to have a separate policy for achieving self sufficiency in the agriculture sector? a. U.P. b. Assam c. Punjab d. Haryana

Answers: 1 . a, 2.a, 3. a, 4. a, 5. c, 6.c 7. a, 8.b


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June 19,20,21,22:

1. Which of the following organisation has been roped in by BCCI to maintain players' injury data? a. CSC b. Wipro C. Infosys d. Adobe 2. How much amount has been released to boost pulses production? a. 110 crore rupees b. 200 crore rupees c. 50 crore rupee d. 25 crore rupee

3. Afghans is likely to take over their own security from US troops by a. 2012 b. 2014 c. 2015 d. 2013

4. Next Indian ambassador to US is? a. Nirupama Rao b. Nirupama Verma c. Abhishek Pant d. Meera Shankar 5. Global Zero Summit 2011 held at a. New York b. London c. Jakarta b. Madrid 6. Magicians' Oscar International Merlin Award 2011 has been won by which Indian magician a. Gopinath Muthukad b. P.c Sarkar c. PC Mandari d. Sultan H Rahman 7. Internet search engine, Google has included five more Indian languages to its translation services. These languages are.. a. Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu

b. Urdu, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu c. Bengali, sindhi, Kannada, Tamil and Telugu d. Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Tamil and Oria 8. All-party meeting on the draft Jan Lokpal Bill will take place on... a. June 30 b. July 1 c. August 15 d. July 3 A ns: 1 .c, 2. a, 3.a, 4.a, 5. b, 6. a, 7 . a, 8.d

June 23,24,25,26,27:

1 . John Key who recently visited India is.. a. Prime Minister of Holland b. Prime Minister of New Zealand c. President of Malta d. Foreign Secretary of USA 2. Peter Falk, who died recently was a famous a. American actor b. Economist c. Physicist d. scientist 3. In his latest statement Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee has exuded confidence that the Indian economy will continue to grow close to__per cent in 2011 -12 fiscal. a. 8.7 b. 8.5 c. 9 d. 8 4. Approach Paper to the 12th Five Year Plan seeking to raise the economic growth to between... a. 8.5% to 9% b. 9% to 9.5% c. 9.5% to 10% d. 7.5% to 8%


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5. Govt. is committed to provide power connectivity to most Indian villages by a. 2012 b. 2014 c. 2020 d. 2015 6. The United States has taken India off from which of the following 'Watch list' after a gap of six y ears. a. Human trafficking b. Drug trafficking c. child trafficking d. Pickle trafficking 7. In June 2011 India have agreed to work together on maritime security to make Indian Ocean a safe region for maritime trade, with... a. Mozambique b. china c. Singapore d. Pakistan 8. As per International Cricket Council’s Executive e Board how many teams will take part in ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 a. 12 b. 14 c. 10 d. 16 9. New Foreign Secretary of India is a. Ranjan Mathai b. Ranjan Malik c. Gaurav Vishal d. Rohit Sharma 10. India and New Zealand are likely to conclude a free-trade agreement by a. March 2012 b. April 2013 c. December 2014 d. Jan. 2013

Ans: 1 .b 2. a 3.b 4.a 5.a 6.a 7 .a 8.b 9.a 10.a

June 28 & 29:

1 . New coach of Indian hockey team is... a. John Vesnina b. Jack Nobbs c. Tom Hanks d. Bernard Tomic 2. New IMF Chief is... a. Christine Lagarde b. Juliana Moore c. Vasian Willams d. Pareou Barual 3. The first ever caste based census in post independent India has been formally launched a. Tripura b. UP c. Bihar d. Karnatka 4. The latest state to announce State’s Employment Guarantee Policy for outstanding sportspersons a. Delhi b. Haryana c. Punjab d. Jharkhand 5. Annual Amarnath Yatra is held in a. Uttarakhand b. J&K c. UP d. HP

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

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