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Tuesday 8 November 2011

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In which year all three presidency banks were merged and called as Imperial Bank of India?

1921

Which bank was the first bank to be established by Indian Merchants?

Union Bank

Which reputed bank was being setup in Lahore and which is still functioning?

Punjab National Bank

Which was the first Indian Joint stock bank and when was it setup?

Oudh Commercial Bank established in1881

Which is called as Cardle of Indian Banking?

Dakshin Kannada district in Karnataka

For what purpose the Banking Regulation Act was passed in 1949?

To regulate, control and inspect the Banks in India

In which year 14 Commercial Banks were Nationalised?

19th July,1969

In which year another 6 banks were Nationalised?

1980

Which Indian Prime minister gave green signal for Liberalisation inturn leading to setting up of Private Banks in India?

P.V.Narasimha Rao

Which bank was the first private bank to be setup after Liberalisation?

Global Trust Bank

Which bank was established to promote the investment in the property market?

National Housing Bank

1.       Who is the author of 'Edge of Time'
Kalpana Chawla

2. Who released the book 'Black, Brown and The Bule'?
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya

3. Who is the author of 'Great Indians - Surendranath Banarjee to Gandhi'?
Balraj Krishna

4. Who is the author of 'Civil Disobedience - Two Freedom Struggles, One Life'?
L.C.Jain

5. Who is the author of 'Grit Guts and Gallantary - Officers and Gentleman of the Indian Army'?
Mahip Chadha

6. Who recently launched a book 'Cricket World Cup'?
Kamal Jhulka

7. Who released the book 'Matters of Discretion' recently?
Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral

8. Who is the author of 'Shangai Cooperation Organisation'?
L.C.Kumar

9. Who is the author of 'Democracy and Democratization in the Gulf'?
Gulshan Dietl

10. Who is the author of 'India's New Foreign Policy in the New Millennium'?
Raj Kumar Kothari

some banking terms
Cash: Cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.

Notational Money: The notional money is a financial instrument, the nominal or face amount that is used to calculate payments made on that instrument

Cheque: A cheque is a document or instrument that orders a payment of money from a bank account.

Electronic Fund Transfer: Electronic Fund Transfer or EFT is the electronic exchange or transfer of money from one account to another, either within a single financial institution or across multiple institutions with usage of computer

Plastic Money: Plastic money is a term that is used predominantly in reference to the hard plastic cards we use everyday in place of actual bank notes

Debit Card: A debit card is a plastic card that provides the cardholder electronic access to his or her bank account at a financial institution

Credit Card: A credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services.

Electronic Clearing Service: ECS is an electronic clearing system that facilitates paperless credit / debit transaction directly linked to your account and also provides for a faster method of effecting periodic and repetitive payments.

us open 2011 results
Category
Winner
Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic
Women's Single
Samantha Stosur
Men's Doubles
Jurgen Melzer & Philip Petzschner
Women's Doubles
Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond
Mixed Doubles
Melanie Oudin & Jack Sock

Business Quiz
The brand of soaps "Ariel" is manufactured by
i) Godrej Soaps ii) ITC iii) Hindustan Unilever Ltd. iv) Procter and Gamble

'MRF' is a brand of
i) Cars ii) Buses iii) Trucks iv) Tyres

'Beetal' telephone equipments are products of
i) Siemens ii) Tata Phones iii) Crompton Greaves iv) Bharati Telecom

'Mangaldeep Agarbatti' is a product of which company?
i) Wipro ii) ITC iii) Hindustan Unilever iv) Tata

The detergent 'Tide' is manufactured by which company?
i) Godrej ii) Procter and Gamble iii) ITC iv) Hindustan Unilever

'Dettol' is a product of which company?
i) Ranbaxy ii) Johnson and Johnson iii) Reckitt-Beneckiser iv) Hindustan Unilever

Raymond belongs to
i) Birlas ii) Tatas iii) Singhania Group iv) Wadias

'Lets make things better' is associated with
i) Sony ii) BPL iii) Philips iv) Videocon


apple a brief note
Posted: 03 Oct 2011 04:26 AM PDT
Who are the founders of Apple Incorporation?

Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak

In which year Apple incorporation started its operations?

1976 (April 1st)

Where is the headquarters of Apple Inc located?

California, USA

In which stock exchange Apple Inc is been listed?

Nasdaq

What is the symbol of Apple Inc which is been traded in Nasdaq?

AAPL

Who is the current CEO of Apple Inc?

Tim Cook

Which is Apple's famous Brand in the Mobile phone segment?

Iphone

By what name Apple's first product was known as?

Apple 1

On which date Apple 2 was launched?

April 16,1977

What are the different hardware brands which Apple owns?

Desktop computers, Laptops, Ipods, Iphone and Ipad

What are the different softwares owned by Apple?

Mac Operating system,Safari web browser and Itunes

In which year Apple introduced Macintosh Portable?

1989




economic times corporate excellence award 2010
Business Leader of the year
Chanda Kochhar
Company of the year
Bajaj Auto
Global Indian of the year
Vikram Pandit, CEO Citigroup
Corporate Citizen of the year
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation
Policy change agent of the year
Nandan Nilekani, Chairman UIDAI
Lifetime Achievement Award
Y.V.Reddy, Former RBI Governor
Entrepreneur of the year
Rahul Bhatia, Owner Indigo
Emerging company of the year
Shree Renuka Sugars


 Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar award 2011

Biological Sciences
Dr Amit Prakash Sharma
Structural and Computational Biological Group, New Delhi
Dr Rajan Sankaranarayanan
Structural Biological Laboratory, Hyderabad
Chemical Sciences
Dr Balasubramanian Sundaram
Chemistry and Physics of materials unit, Bangalore
Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences
Dr Shankar Doraiswamy, Goa
Department of  Theoretical Physics,Mumbai
Dr Garikapati Narahari Sastry
Molecular Modelling Group, Hyderabad
Engineering Sciences
Dr Sirshendu De
Department of Chemical Engineering,Kharagpur
Dr Upadrasta Ramamurty
Department of Material Engineering, Bangalore
Medical Sciences
Dr Kithiganahalli Narayanswamy Balaji
Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Bangalore
Physical Sciences
Dr Shiraz Minwalla
Department of  Theoretical Physics,Mumbai


Steve jobs quiz
Posted: 05 Oct 2011 11:57 PM PDT
When and where was Steve jobs born?

Steve jobs was born on February 24th 1955 in San Fransisco

To which video game company jobs worked as technician in 1974?

Atari

Who is the first employee of the Apple corporation, who is also a close friend of steve jobs?

Daniel Kottke

In which year was Apple Inc. founded?

On April 1st 1976

Who are the founders of Apple inc.?

Steve jobs, Steve wozniak and Ronald Wayne

When did Steve jobs die?

October 5th 2011

What is the middle name of Steve Jobs?

Paul

In which animation company Steve Jobs worked as Chief Executive Officer before taking the lead role in Apple Inc?

Pixar Animation Studios


Current affair 2011 october
Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottayam?
K.R.Krishna Varma

Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his life-long ambition of climbing Africa's highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.
Alistair Cook

Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its Mandarin version release?
Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots

Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years?
Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011)

Name the education technology solution launched by Texas Instruments in association with CORE Education and Technologies to facilitate a better learning experience for students in classrooms across India.
STEMpower

Who has been honoured with Dr.B.Saroja Devi award recently?
Dr.Vyjayanthimala

Who is set to receive Mahatma Gandhi peace prize in South Africa?
Dalai Lama

Name the rocket and navigation satellite launched by Russia after August's space ship crash.
Soyuz-2 rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite

Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US?
Indra Nooyi

Which company has struck natural gas reserves in its first well drilled in the offshore Mannar basin in Sri Lanka?
Cairn India

Who has been selected to create the theme music for the London Olympics 2012?
Scottish rocker Mark Ronson

Which Indian shuttler finished runner-up in Czech International Open?
Arundhati Pantawane

Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Minister's principal secretary?
Pulok Chatterjee

Name the trio who received Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research.
Bruce Beutler of USA, Jules Hoffmann Luxembourg and Ralph Steinman Canada

Which FM radio channel has taken initiative to make Goddess Durga idol out of bio-degradable and recyclable waste material in Kolkata?
OYE 104.8 FM

Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil?
Lia Diskin

Who is the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker which keeps the heartbeat in a regular rhythm?
Wilson Greatbatch

What is the name of the China's first space Laboratory?
Tiangong-1

Name the  famous television personality of CBS News channel's program called "60 minutes" retired recently?
Andy Rooney

Which UAE telecom giant recently launched 4G mobile broadband network in UAE?
Etisalat

Who retired as the CEO of Hyundai Motor co. recently?
Yang Seung-suk

Name the planetary scientist who worked for NASA recently died?
Micheal J.Drake


Noble prize 2011
Literature
Mr.Tomas Transtromer, through his condensed, translucent images, he has given fresh access to reality
Chemistry
Mr. Dan Shechtman has been honoured with Nobel Prize in the category of chemistry for his work in 
"Discovery of Quasicrystals"
Physics
Mr. Saul Perlmutter, Mr.Brian P Schmidt and Mr.Adam G Riess has been awarded the prize for their work towards 
"Discovery of the accelrating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"
Physiology or Medicine
Mr. Bruce A Beutler and Mr.Jules A Hoffmann 
has been honoured for their 
"Discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"
Mr.Ralph M Steinman has been awarded for "Discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity.
Peace Prize
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 
Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and 
Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on women's rights

October 2011 
Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012?
Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar

Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit.
Hamid Karzai

Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation?
Sudhir Vasudeva

Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head India, Middle East and Africa region.
D.Shivakumar

Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recently.
Adobe

Who has shot a film in 47 days titled 'Facebook'?
RP.Patnaik

Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry?
Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals

Name the world's cheapest laptop launched in India.
Aakash

Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52.
Former England fast bowler, Graham Dilley

Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
Rest of India Team

Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users.
BeKnown

Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India.
Galaxy Y

What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBI's rating is downgraded from 'C-' to 'D+' by Moody's?
C-

Name the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Women's Award for her contribution to world's first green steel manufacturing process.
Veena Sahajwalla

Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently.
Steve Jobs

Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket?
Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature.
Tomas Transtromer

Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan who passed away recently.
Mathoor Krishnamurthi

Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picturesque country?
Austrian President

Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
Palestine

What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka?
7.2per cent

Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
Schwarzenegger

Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activistLeymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on women's rights

Who booked the finals berth in Champions League Twenty 20 cricket tournament 2011?
Royal Challengers Bangalore

Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from October 10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK.
Lord Mayor Michael Bear

Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratings were downgraded by Moody's.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB

Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equestrian championship?
Hrishika Basappa

October 2011
Posted: 15 Oct 2011 07:54 AM PDT
Name India's longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km)

When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012?
April 4th to May 27th 2012

What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poor's?
AA- from AA

Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently.
Michael Woodford

Who is set to replace Liam Fox as UK defence minister?
Philip Hammond

Name the Italian Prime Minister who survived confidence vote.
Silvio Berlusconic

Where was the world's largest blind symbol unveiled?
A yellow banner with three black spots was unveiled at Vienna's St.Stephen's Cathedral

Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion?
Microsoft
Which software's updated version has been launched by Infosys?
Finacle e-Banking solution

Who won the Shanghai Masters title?
Andy Murray

Which day has been declared as 'Steve Jobs Day'?
16th October

Name the businessman who won the Queen's award for enterprise 2011 in london.
Dr.Rami Ranger

Who won the MotoGP title for the fifth consecutive year at the Australian Grand Prix?
Casey Stoner

Who won the Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel

Name the Australian University which has offered Amitabh Bachchan honorary doctorate for his contribution to the world of entertainment.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Which country is backing to rebuild Nalanda University in India?
China


November 2nd
Posted: 03 Nov 2011 09:09 AM PDT
Which country's cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation trade status?
Pakistan

Which country is set to donate used laptop for charity?
Dubai

Name the new smartphone introduced by Samsung.
Galaxy Note

Which car range of Ariel Motor's is set to arrive in India?
Atom range

Who is set to lead the Indian team in the 4-nation Shastri junior women's hockey tournament?
Poonam Rani

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september 2011


1.       Expand ITBP. (Hint: Police)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police

Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha

Which country showcased Central Asia's high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan

Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi

Who was awarded with German's top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi

What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%

Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics

Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8

Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited

Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion

Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development?
B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor

Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India?
Japan

Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011?
Mahindra and Mahindra

Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director?
Sudarshan Venu

Who won the FIFA International friendly football match?
Argentina


Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?
Iran

Which country's court has banned Samsung tablet computer?
Germany

Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies - Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation?
Champions Trophy Hockey tournament

Which country-men and who won the men's 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu?
Britian's Mo Farah

Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently.
V.Ganapati Sthapati

Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?
Bobby Jindal

Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?
SAP

Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?
Spain

How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh?
61 items

Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?
India and Malaysia

Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.
Coolpad CDMA

Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government?
Wheat and Onion

Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, 'Maaee'?
Asha Bhonsle

Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka?
Ashwini Mehra

Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film?
Ghar Jamai


Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently.
Carl-Peter Forster

Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood?
UK

Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo?
Rapper Snoop Dogg

When and where India's First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration?
2013 in Mumbai

Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota.
Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva

Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
B.C.Khanduri

Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan's 8-day old Government.
Yoshio Hachiro

India's finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site?
Facebook

Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)?
Faculty of Management Studies

Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011.
Megha Tropiques

Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan?
India

Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel

Who won the women's singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Samantha Stosur

Who won the women's mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber

Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it.
Vodafone Blue


Who broke the world record to win the Berlin Men's Marathon?
Patrick Makau, 27 kilometers in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 38 seconds

Which middle-east country has given women the right to vote and run in municipal elections?
Saudi Arabia

Which state's Chief Minister has announced laptop for students securing 50% marks?
Assam

Who won the Singapore GP 2011?
Sebastian Vettel

Who won silver medal in the Archery World Cup final held in Istanbul?
Deepika Kumari

Which Indian movie finds 14th place in the all-time 25 best sports movies list of Time?
Lagaan

Which Kenyan Nobel laureate died battling against cancer?
Wangari Maathai

Which European country's Prime Minister announced dissolution of parliament?
Spanish Prime Minister - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Name the head of Swiss banking giant UBS who resigned recently.
Oswald J. Gruebel

Which US oil and gas group has approved A$29 billion Australian LNG project?
Chevron

Who has been appointed as Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia?
Hamid Ali Rao

Which company is set to launch Microsoft Mango phone in October 2011?
Samsung

Which technology major entered teens by celebrating 13th birthday?
Google

Which country unveiled its first military panel recently?
South Africa

Which festival is set to begin at Karnataka's cultural capital, Mysore?
401st Dasara festival (September 28th to October 6th 2011)

 Which country inaugurated global innovation network, 'FinNode' in India offering green technology, education, information and communication technology?
Finland

Against which banks were maximum complaints received as per Banking Ombudsman?
State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank

 Who performed a stunt picking up and throwing a 150-kg bike on the sets of his upcoming action film 'Force'?
John Abraham
 Which wildlife sanctuary has been expanded to 1.41 lakh hectares recently?
Sathyamangalam

What trade target value has been agreed by India and Myanmar to be achieved by 2015?
$3 billion

Who was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland?
Roman Polanski

Name the typhoon that left about 31 people dead and displacing over 60,000 families in Philippines.
Nesat

Which company has launched its enterprise business unit in India?
Huawei

Who will play host to the IBSF World Snooker Championship tournament?
Karnataka State Billiards Association

What is the Indian railway ministry planning to setup on the lines of Airport Authority of India?
Station Authority of India

What is the food inflation for the week ended September 17th 2011?
9.13%

Who won the Bilbao Final Masters against Vishwanathan Anand?
Vassily Ivanchuk

Who has been named as director general of the Border Security Force?
U.K.Bansal

Which manufacturing facility has nokia set to shut down?
Romania factory

Who has been appointed executive director (corporate affairs) at Indian Oil Corporation?
Vijay Gupta

When is the Karnataka Badminton League set to start?
November 5th 2011

Who is set to lead an 18-member Indian women's hockey team to Australia for a Test and International Super Series Tournament?
Saba Anjum

Who bought a Caribbean island worth $16 million recently?
Shakira

Who has been named captain of the Indian hockey team's 3-week tour of Australia?
Bharat Chetri

Which plant of Bosch has been shut due to strike?
Bangalore plant

Which Reliance company got RBI nod to sell stake in Reliance Life
Reliance Capital

Which Rajya Sabha member passed away recently?
Ramdayal Munda


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Wednesday 5 October 2011

corporate quiz august 1.


Corporate Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August
2011, August 15-August 21
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
Economy Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August
2011, August 15-August 21
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)
Sports Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011,
August 15-August 21
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 boy’s 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)
Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011, August
15-August 21
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
India Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011,
August 15-August 21
1. 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?
   2.    He debuted in Bollywood in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti
   3.    Sharmila Tagore and Saira Banu made their Bollywood debuts with Shammi Kapoor in Kashmir Ki
Kali and Junglee respectively.
   4.    He received the first Filmfare Best Actor award of his career for the film Ujala in 1970.
   5.    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
 
Corporate Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August
2011, August 22-August 28
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 Medicare’s
marketing and distribution business in India?
a.    Dr Reddy’s
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)
 
Economy Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August
2011, August 22-August 28
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 cost-income 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 16-18 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)
 
Sports Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011,
August 22-August 28
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)
 
Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011, August
22-August 28
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) Russia3.   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)
India Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers August 2011,
August 22-August 28
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
Corporate Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers
September 2011, August 29-September 4 Taking the Corporate Current Affairs Quiz will test as well as enhance your knowledge of major corporate
events. The corporate quiz for September 2011 will make you better prepared to face competitive
examinations like that of Bank PO, NABARD, RBI, LIC, Civil Services, MBA etc.
1.    Which of the following telecom companies joined hands with wireless infrastructure solutions
provider Vanu for deploying radio access network in it’s 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 company’s 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)Economy Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers September
2011, August 29-September 4
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, India’s 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)
 
Sports Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers September
2011, August 29-September 4
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 110-meter 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)
Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers September 2011,
August 29-September 4
1.    Name the Maoists Vice-Chairman who was on 28 August 2011 elected Nepal's 35th prime minister
marking the country’s 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 country’s___ 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
 
India Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers September
2011, August 29-September 4
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
 

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