Current Affairs October 2011

1. Recently which Ghazal Singer and Padmabhushan Awardee, Passed Away in Mumbai?

Jagjit Singh

 

2. Name the Ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka who was arrested recently.
B.S.Yeddyurappa

3. Name the 3D animation film Shemaroo Entertainment which is set to release online.
Super K

4. Who is set to head special purpose vehicle called the GST Network?
Nandan Nilekani

5.Which business has NIIT sold to Skillsoft for $110 million?
Element K

6. Who has been appointed as commissioner for the AFC Champions League final?
FIFA badge holder Gautam Kar

7. Name the men’s and women’s singles National champions who won the Fenesta National Championship.
Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhonsle

8. Name the Indian golfer who finished 2nd in the Hero Indian Open golf tournament.
Chiragh Kumar

9. Name the Indian women’s discus thrower who qualified for London Olympics after clinching gold medal at an event of the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, USA.

10. Upon whose name a highway leading south out of the capital in Grenada is set to be renamed?
Kirani James Boulevard

11. Which director is set to make film on mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan?
Roger Spottiswoode

12. Name the team which won the Durand Cup?
Churchill Brothers

13. Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottayam?
K.R.Krishna Varma

14. 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

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

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

17. 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

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

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

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

21. Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US?

Indra Nooyi

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

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

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

25. Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Minister’s principal secretary?
Pulok Chatterjee

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

27. 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

28. Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil?
Lia Diskin

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

30. What is the name of the China’s first space Laboratory?
Tiangong-1

31. Name the famous television personality of CBS News channel’s program called “60 minutes” retired recently?
Andy Rooney

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

40. Who has shot a film in 47 days titled ‘Facebook’?
RP.Patnaik

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

42. Name the world’s cheapest laptop launched in India.
Aakash

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

44. Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
Rest of India Team

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

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

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

48. 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

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

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

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

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

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

54. Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
Palestine

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

56. Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
Schwarzenegger

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

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

59. 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

60. 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

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

62. Which software’s updated version has been launched by Infosys?
Finacle e-Banking solution

63. Who won the Shanghai Masters title?
Andy Murray

64. Which day has been declared as ‘Steve Jobs Day’?
16th October

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

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

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

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

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

70. Name India’s longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km)

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

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

73. Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently.
Michael Woodford

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

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

76. 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

77. Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion?
Microsoft

53rd Annual Grammy Awards

Album of the Year: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Record of the Year: Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”

Best New Artist: Esperanza Spalding

Song of the Year: Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Train – “Hey, Soul Sister (Live)

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck and Oumou Sangare – “Imagine”

Best Dance Recording: Rihanna – “Only Girl (In the World)”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: The Black Keys – “Tighten Up”

Best Hard Rock Performance : Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang”

Best Rock Song: Neil Young – “Angry World”

Best Alternative Music Album: The Black Keys – Brothers

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals: Sade – “Soldier of Love”

Best Contemporary R&B Album: Usher – Raymond v. Raymond

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

Best Rap Song: Jay-Z and Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”

Best Rap Album: Eminem – Recovery

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals: Zac Brown Band and Alan Jackson – “As She’s Walking Away”

Best Country Song: Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”

Best Country Album: Lady Antebellum – Need You Now

Best Americana Album: Mavis Staples – You Are Not Alone

Best Traditional Blues Album: Pinetop Perkins and Willie “Big Eyes” Smith

Recipients of Jnanpith Awards

Year	Laureates Awarded	Language
2008	Akhlaq Khan Shahryar	Urdu
2007	O. N. V. Kurup	Malayalam
2006	Satyavrat Shastri	Sanskrit
2006	Ravindra Kelekar	Konkani
2005	Kunwar Narain	Hindi
2004	Rahman Rahi	Kashmiri
2003	Vinda Karandikar	Marathi
2002	D. Jayakanthan	Tamil
2001	Rajendra Shah	Gujarati
2000	Indira Goswami	Assamese
1999	Nirmal Verma	Hindi
1999	Gurdial Singh	Punjabi
1998	Girish Karnad	Kannada
1997	Ali Sardar Jafri	Urdu
1996	Mahasveta Devi	Bangla
1995	M.T. Vasudevan Nair	Malayalam
1994	U.R. Anantha Murthy	Kannada
1993	Sitakant Mahapatra	Oriya
1992	Naresh Mehta	Hindi
1991	Subhash Mukhopadhyaya	Bangla
1990	V.K. Gokak	Kannada
1989	Qurratulain Hyder	Urdu
1988	C. Narayana Reddy	Telugu
1987	V.V.S. ‘Kusumagraj’	Marathi
1986	Satchidanand Rautroy	Oriya
1985	Pannalal Patel	Gujarati
1984	Thakazhi S. Pillai	Malayalam
1983	Masti V. Iyengar	Kannada
1982	Mahadevi Varma	Hindi
1981	Amrita Pritam	Punjabi
1980	S.K. Pottekkatt	Malayalam,
1979	B.K. Bhattacharya	Assamese
1978	S.H.V. Ajneya	Hindi
1977	K.S. Karanth	Kannada
1976	Ashapurna Devi	Bangla
1975	P.V. Akilandam	Tamil
1974	V.S. Khandekar	Marathi
1973	D.R. Bendre	Kannada,
1973	Gopinath Mohanty	Oriya
1972	Ramdhari Singh `Dinkar’	Hindi
1971	Bishnu Dey	Bangla
1970	V. Satyanarayana	Telugu
1969	Firaq Gorakhpuri	Urdu
1968	Sumitranandan Pant	Hindi
1967	Uma Shankar Joshi	Gujarati
1967	K.V. Puttappa	Kannada
1966	T.S. Bandyopadhyaya	Bangla
1965	G. Sankara Kurup	Malayalam

FICCI frames Awards 2011

FICCI Frames Excellence International Honour – Jackman (‘X Men’ series)

• Decade of Global Achievement Honour – Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan
• Best Film of the year – Dabangg
• Best Actor award – Shahrukh Khan (`My Name is Khan’)
• Best Actress award – Vidya Balan ( Ishqiya )
• Best Debutant Award (Male) – Ranveer Singh (Band Baaja Baarat)
• Best Debutant (Female) – Sonakshi Sinha (Dabangg)
• Best Debut Director trophy – Maneesh Sharma (Band Baaja Baarat)

for Television:

• Best Actor Award (Male) for serial `Pavitra Rishta’ – Sushant Singh Rajput
• Best Actor Award (Female) for `Uttaran’ – Rashmi Desai
• Most successful non-fiction show of the year – Sony TV’s `Indian Idol 5′
• Best General Entertainment Channel Award – Star Plus
• Best Radio Channel Award – Radio Mirchi

58th National Film Awards(2011)

Best feature film: Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
Best director: Vetrimaran for Aadukalam (Tamil)
Best actor: Dhanush for Aadukalam (Tamil) and Salim Kumar for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
Best actress: Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar for Baboo Band Baaja (Marathi) and Saranya Ponvannan for Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)
Best supporting actor: J. Thambi Ramaiah for Mynaa (Tamil)
Best supporting actress: Sukumari for Namma Gramam (Tamil)
Best Hindi film: Do Dooni Char
Best Kannada film: Puttakkana Highway
Best Malayalam film: Veettilekkulla Vazhi
Best Tamil film: Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru
Special mention: Aadukalam (Tamil)
Special jury award: Kabira Khada Bazaar Mein (Hindi)
Best cinematography: Madhu Ambat for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
Best screenplay (Original): Vetrimaran for Aadukalam (Tamil)
Best audiography: Kaamod Kharade for Ishqiya (Hindi)
Best editing: TE Kishore for Aadukalam (Tamil)
Best production design: Sabu Cyril for Enthiran (Tamil)
Best special effects: V. Srinivas & M. Mohan for Enthiran (Tamil)
Best choreography: Dinesh Kumar for Aadukalam (Tamil)
Best music direction (songs): Vishal Bhardwaj for Ishqiya (Hindi)
Best music direction (background score): Issak Thomas Kottakapally for Adaminte Makan Abu (Malayalam)
Best male playback singer: Suresh Wadkar for Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi)
Best female playback singer: Rekha Bhardwaj for Ishqiya (Hindi)
Best lyrics: Vairamuthu for Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru (Tamil)
Special jury award: Mee Sindhutai Sapkal (Marathi)

General Awareness Questions

1. The Indian Economy will grow as per the estimates given by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) at which of the following rates in 2008 ?
(A) 6.7%
(B) 7.5%
(C) 8.5%
(D) 8%
Ans (D)
2. Government has notified the hike in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit for Public Sector Undertakings refineries. The new FDI limit is—
(A) 26%
(B) 49%
(C) 51%
(D) 75%
Ans: (B)
3. As per the report on State of Forest released on February 13, 2008, what is the percentage coverage of forest area in the total geographical area of the country ?
(A) 22.20%
(B) 21.30%
(C) 20.60%
(D) 19.90%
Ans: (C)
4. 13th Finance Commission has been constituted under the Chairmanship of—
(A) Y. S. P. Thorat
(B) Vijai L. Kelkar
(C) T. S. Vijayan
(D) Laxmi Narayan
Ans: (C)
5. SEBI is a—
(A) Statutory body
(B) Advisory body
(C) Constitutional body
(D) Non-statutory body
Ans: (A)
6. 15th SAARC Summit is scheduled to be held in July-August 2008. The changed venue of the summit is—
(A) New Delhi
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Maldives
(D) Bangladesh
Ans: (B)
7. When was the SAARC established ?
(A) On December 8, 1984
(B) On January 1, 1984
(C) On December 8, 1985
(D) On January 1, 1985
Ans: (C)
8. What is the present number of member countries of European Economic Community ?
(A) 15
(B) 12
(C) 25
(D) 20
Ans: (B)
9. Which Committee recommended abolition of tax rebates under section 88 ?
(A) Chelliah Committee
(B) Kelkar Committee
(C) Shome Committee
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B)
10. Which of the following countries is not the members of European Union ?
(A) Switzerland
(B) Malta
(C) The Czeck Republic
(D) Poland
Ans: (A)
11. Pradhanmantri Bharat Jodo Pariyojna is related to—
(A) Communication
(B) Social Integration
(C) Linking of Rivers
(D) Development of Highways
Ans: (D)
12. ‘Sagarmala’ is a name associated with—
(A) A drilling vessel
(B) A project of port development
(C) Oil well in Indian Ocean
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B)
13. Tarapore Committee submitted its report on “Full Convertibility on Rupee” in—
(A) Current account
(B) Capital account
(C) Both in current as well as in capital account
(D) Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
Ans: (B)
14. The new President of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) is—
(A) K. C. Raina
(B) V. P. Shetty
(C) Rajiv Chandrashekhar
(D) Som Mittal
Ans: (C)
15. As per Revised Estimates for 2006-07 released by CSO, the growth rate for Indian economy has been estimated to be—
(A) 9.0%
(B) 9.2%
(C) 9.4%
(D) 9.6%
Ans: (D)
16. CENVAT is related to—
(A) Sales Tax
(B) Excise Duty
(C) Custom Duty
(D) Service Tax
Ans: (B)
17. Aam Admi Bima Yojana provides social security to—
(A) All labours in rural areas
(B) All landless labours living below poverty line in rural areas
(C) All labours in urban areas
(D) All labours in both rural as well as urban areas
Ans: (B)
18. According to 2001 census urbanrural population ratio is about—
(A) 35 : 65
(B) 32 : 68
(C) 28 : 72
(D) 25 : 75
Ans: (C)
19. As per the final estimates of Ministry of Agriculture, the rice production for 2006-07 is estimated at—
(A) 80.11 MT
(B) 90.0 MT
(C) 93.4 MT
(D) 101.60 MT
Ans: (C)
20. According to 2001 census the state having highest urban population is—
(A) U.P.
(B) Maharashtra
(C) Tamil Nadu
(D) Kerala
Ans: (B)
21. The growth rate of construction sector for the year 2006-07 has been estimated at the level—
(A) 9.2%
(B) 8.5%
(C) 11.0%
(D) 12.0%
Ans: (D)
22. International Finance Corporation (IFC) has decided to fund an Ultra Mega Power Project in Gujarat. This project belongs to—
(A) Reliance Group
(B) Tata Group
(C) Birla Group
(D) NTPC
Ans: (B)
23. Which states ranks first and last respectively in Education Development Index (EDI) prepared to track the progress of states towards providing universal elementary education ?
(A) Kerala and Orissa respectively
(B) Kerala and Bihar repectively
(C) Andhra Pradesh and Orissa respectively
(D) Karnataka and Bihar respectively
Ans: (B)
24. Targeted power capacity addition for 11th plan period is—
(A) 41110 MW
(B) 66463 MW
(C) 68963 MW
(D) 86283 MW
Ans: (B)
25. During 2006-07 which sector has shown the highest growth rate ?
(A) Service Sector
(B) Manufacturing Sector
(C) Transport and communication
(D) Agriculture Sector
Ans: (C)

Current Affairs September 2011

1. Who has been appointed the new director of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras ?

-Bhaskar Ramamurthi
Former student of IIT–Madras becomes its director Read More
2. Which Country now allows transgender option in passports?
Australia
3. Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India?
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
4. Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale?
Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft
5. Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka?
Ian Felton
6. What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011?
CRR – 6.00%, Repo – 8.25% and Reverse Repo – 7.25%
7. Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show?
Tata Motors
8. In which part of India has new species of frog found?
Western ghats
9. What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011?
100 per day from per SIM
10. Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.?
Dinesh K.Sarraf
11. What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket?
118
12. Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector.
Hospital Board of India
13. What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date?
7% and 1st July 2011
14. Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami?
Heavy rockers Iron Maiden
15. Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration?
Kolkata
16. When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held?
15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany
17. Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha
18. Which country showcased Central Asia’s high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan
19. Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi
20. Who was awarded with German’s top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi
21. What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%
22. Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?
Iran
23. Which country’s court has banned Samsung tablet computer?
Germany
24. 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
25. Which country-men and who won the men’s 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu?
Britian’s Mo Farah
26. Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently.

-V.Ganapati Sthapati
27. Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?
Bobby Jindal
28. Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?
SAP
29. Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?
Spain
30. How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh?
61 items
31. Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?
India and Malaysia
32. Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.
Coolpad CDMA
33. Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government?
Wheat and Onion
34. Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, ‘Maaee’?

Asha Bhonsle
35. Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka?
Ashwini Mehra
36. Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics
37. Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8
38. Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited
39. Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion
40. Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development?
B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor
41. Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India?
Japan
42. Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011?
Mahindra and Mahindra
43. Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director?
Sudarshan Venu
44. Who won the FIFA International friendly football match?
Argentina
45. Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently.
Carl-Peter Forster
46. Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood?
UK
47. Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo?
Rapper Snoop Dogg
48. When and where India’s First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration?
2013 in Mumbai
49. Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota.
Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva
50. Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

B.C.Khanduri
51. Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan’s 8-day old Government.
Yoshio Hachiro
52. India’s finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site?
Facebook
53. Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)?
Faculty of Management Studies
54. Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011.
Megha Tropiques
55. Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan?
India
56. Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011?

Sebastian Vettel
57. Who won the women’s singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Samantha Stosur
58. Who won the women’s mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber
59. Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it.
Vodafone Blue
60. Who has been elected as president of BCCI?
N.Srinivasan
61. Who has been appointed as IPL Chief?
Rajiv Shukla
62. Which UAE college has Birla Institure of Technology is set to operate?
Royal College of Applied Science and Technology
63. Which sandalwood female actor is set to contest for Youth Congress chief post?
Ramya
64. Which kannada poet has been selected for Knanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour?
Chandrashekhara Kambar
65. Which two Hindi authors have been chosen for India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009?
Shrilal Shukla and Amar Kant
66. What and which European nation credit rating has been downgraded by S&P?
From A+/A-1+ to A/A-1, Italy
67. Which service has Google opened to all taking fight to Facebook?
Google Plus
68. In order to help farmers and push retail prices ban on which product export has been lifted recently?
Onion
69. Who has bee re-elected as chief of Karnataka Milk Federation?
G.Somashekara Reddy
70. In which country the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is set to inaugurate the Gandhi Centre on October 2nd?
Netherlands
71. Which part of India has been hit by bird flu recently?
West Bengal and Assam
72. Who won his maiden World Championship cycle tournament?
6-time Russian champion Peter Svidler
73. Which group has bagged the Network of the Year trophy at the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore?
DDB Group
74. Which Dubai-based company has picked up 12% stake in Everonn Education?
Varkey Group’s education firm Gems education
75. Name the company which divided its business into operating and network division recently.
Maxis-owned Aircel
76. Which 2 teams have been qualified for Champions League Twenty 20 cricket main draw?
Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset
77. Which 2 players were handed lifeline after Hockey India lifted two-year ban imposed on them for indiscipline?

Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh
78. Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry.
National Automotive board
79. When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin?
September 18th 2012
80. Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently?
Sachin Tendulkar
81.Which country’s UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently?
Palestine
82. How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council?
Until June 2012
83. Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs?
Mexico city(Mexico)
84. Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV?
Toshiba
85. Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role?
Money ball

Current Affairs July 2011

1. Who has been Appointed as Solicitor General of India ?

-Rohinton Fali Nariman

The Government has appointed Rohinton Fali Nariman, Senior Advocate as Solicitor General of India. The appointment is for three years w.e.f. 27th July, 2011. Born on 13th August, 1956, Rohinton Fali Nariman, studied at Shri Ram College of Commerce and at Faculty of Law in Delhi University as well as at the Harvard Law School. An expert in Comparative Constitutional Law and Civil Law, has practiced law for last 30 years with 500 Reported Supreme Court Judgements to his credit.

2. Which French tyre maker is all set to start production in Chennai unit?
Michelin
3. Which French cement gaint has been allowed to mine for limestone in Meghalaya’s East Khasi hills by Supreme Court?
Lafarge
4. The death of which film maker could be remembered as ‘Siddheswari’ won the national award for Best documentary film in 1989?
Mani Kaul
5. Which spiritual leader celebrated his 76th Birthday recently?
Dalai Lama
6. Which country is set to role out 1st phase of National internet in August at 8Mb for home users?
Iran
7. Approximately how much hectares of land in India is under organic certification as on March 2010?
4.4 million hectares
8. Who has been appointed as Manager of West Indies Under-19 cricket team?
Courtney Walsh
9. After battling with cancer which British actress died recently?
Anna Massey
10. Where has Posco planned Rs.52,000 crore project in India?
Orrisa, Jagatsinghpur
11. Which company is all set to acquire British online bookstore The Book Depository?
Amazon.com
12. Which Bharathanatyam exponent was conferred with Yagnaraman Lifetime Achievement Award?
Padma Subrahmanyam
13. Who has been appointed as CEO of Fortis Healthcare?
Aditya Vij
14. Who has been appointed as RBI Deputy Governor?
Harun Rashid Khan
15. Who has been appointed as BHEL’s Director of Finance?
P.K.Bajpai
16. Which social networking site has gained 2nd rank in USA?
LinkedIn
17. Who is been appointed as the CEO of Genpact?
Tiger Tyagarajan
18. Who is the VC and CEO of HDFC bank?
Keki Mistry
19. Who is the CEO of Facebook?

Mark Zuckerberg
20. In which Indian city will the Nano Science and Technology be setup?
Bangalore (Devanahalli)
21. Who sealed his 2012 Olympics berth for the Archery Event?
Jayanta Talukdar
22. Which actor is all set to construct a temple for Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni?
Manoj Tiwari
23. Which part of Sudan is all set to celebrate its Independence Day on 8th July 2011,Saturday?
South Sudan
24. Which networking website now allows video calls and group chat?
Facebook
25. Who recently joined 400 wicket elite club in Test Cricket?
Harbhajan Singh
26. Where in India has Indian Institute of Management planned to open its 2nd campus?
Bangalore, Anekal
27. Who is to succeed defence secretary Pradeep Kumar?
Shashikant Sharma
28. Who won gold in 19th Asian Athletics Championship?
Mayookha
29. Which job-starved state in India has been granted Rs.1,000 crore job plan?
Jammu and Kashmir
30. Who has been appointed as CFO of Firssource Solutions Limited.?
Rajesh Subramaniam
31. Which Asian country becomes the first country to win the FIFA women’s world cup?
Japan
32. Who won the British Open Golf Championship 2011?
Darren Clarke
33. Who was the 400th wicket of Harbhajan Singh?
Carlton Baugh
34. Which countries reached the semi-finals of Copa America 2011?
Peru,Uruguay,Paraguay,Venezuela
35. Who won the MotoGP German Grand Prix 2011?
Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team)
36. Which country won the Snooker World Cup 2011 after 15 years?
China
37. Who won the British Grand Prix 2011?
Alonso
38. The Mysore campus of Infosys has been renamed as?
Naryana Murthy Centre of Excellence
39. Which 2 Indian cricketers are nominated for all-time greatest Test team?

Sachin and Sehwag  Read More Here
40. Who has been appointed as CEO of Sun TV Network?
K.Vijay Kumar
41. Which bank has entered into pact with SBI Mutual Fund?
Indian Bank
42. Who has been appointed as CEO of Aditya Brila Finance?
Rakesh Singh
43. Which bank has launched credit card with no pre-set limit on spending?
HDBC Bank
44. Airtel has inked deal with which company for IT solutions to African employees?
IBM
45. Which passenger jet with a capacity to fly about 250 people non-stop up to 16,000 km landed at the IGI airport?
Boeing 787 Dream-liner
46. Who has been appointed as Railway Minister in cabinet reshuffle 2011?
Dinesh Trivedi
47. Who has been appointed as Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj Minister in cabinet reshuffle 2011?
Kishore Chandra Deo
48. Who takes over Ministry of Steel in cabinet reshuffle 2011?
Beni Prasad Verma
49. Who has been appointed as Rural Development Minister in cabinet reshuffle 2011?
Jairam Ramesh
50. Which country has been included as 193rd member of United Nations?
Sundan
51. Which 3 telecom companies have shared their networks and rolled out Plan India 3G services?
Vodafone, Bharti and Idea
52. In which 2 Indian cities was Google Transit launched?
Chennai and Hyderabad
53. Which company is all set to launch iPad rival?
Amazon
54. At what percent did June 2011 inflation close?
9.44%
55. Which company recently unveiled smallest data center?
Intel
56. Who has been named as coach for Sri Lankan cricket team ahead of Australia’s tour?
Rumesh Ratnayake
57. Who has lent his voice for pop star Britney Spear’s new single “I Wanna Go”?
Sonu Nigam
58. Which latest communication satellite has been launched by ISRO?
GSAT-12
59. Which Finance company is all set to offer loans against gold ETF units?
Muthoot Finance
60. Name the CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China’s biggest chip maker who quit recently.
David Wang
61. Who and at what age clinched the British Open Golf championship 2011?
Darren Clarke
62. Which IT company recently announced a 13-member executive council?
Infosys
63. Who has been elected as president of Mumbai Cricket Association?
Vilasrao Deshmukh
64. Who has been elected as chief of Empowered Committee of Goods and Services Tax?
Sushil Kumar Modi
65. Against whom did India win an International football friendly match?
Qatar, 2-1
66. Which shuttle undocked for the final time from International Space station, NASA?
Atlantis
67. Where and for which project has BHEL commissioned 525MW thermal set?
Maithon Right Bank thermal power project in Jharkhand
68. Which country won the women’s soccer World Cup 2011?
Japan
69. Which company is eyeing to open its IT centre in Gujarat?
Infosys
70. Which South American country has surpassed Saudi Arabia in oil reserves?
Venezuela
71. Which company bought .CO domain ahead of its 1st year anniversary of public launch?
Google and will be used as G.Co to launch shortcut URL
72. Which luxury hotels have been accorded the LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating?
ITC’s luxury hotels
73. Name the person who ignited China’s interest in the NBA and became one of Asia’s best-known athletes and is retired now.
Yao Ming
74. Which 2 countries are set to participate in the 2000th test in the history of Test Cricket?
India and England
75.  Who has been appointed as Andhra Pradesh  Director General of Police ?
V. Dinesh Reddy
IPS officer of 1977 batch V. Dinesh Reddy has been appointed the Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh.
Mr. Dinesh Reddy, currently the Director General of Vigilance and Enforcement.
76. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Alcatel-Lucent for its India operations?
Arun Seth
77. Who has been Chosen Miss Universe India 2011?

Vasuki Sunkavalli, popularly known as Vasuki in the Indian modelling industry, has been chosen to represent India at the Miss Universe contest this year.

Current Affairs August 2011

1.Who becomes first Indian woman to cross Gobi desert ?

- Sucheta 33 year old women from Pune, has successfully crossed the arduous 1,623 km stretch of the Gobi desert, the largest in Asia and the fifth in the world

2. Iscom along with Elmwood College, St.Andrew’s UK has launched a Post-Graduate course for which sporting event?
Post-graduate programme in golf management
3. Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings?
Ronjan Sodhi
4. Asia’s largest solar energy park to be hosted by which state ?

- Gujarat would house the largest solar energy park in Asia in two years, with a power production capacity of 500 Mw. This would be set up with an investment of around Rs 8,000 crore flowing from companies such as GMR and Lanco, which have been assigned generation capacities under the Gujarat Solar Mission.

5. Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India?
Vedanta Resources or Vedanta
6. Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store?
Tata Croma
7. Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain?
Polaris software
8. Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares?
LenovoIndia
9. Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank?
China
10. Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini?
Anish Sarkar
11. Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India.
Sunny
12. Who has been sworn in a Karnataka’s Chief Minister?
D.V.Sadananda Gowda                  Read More
13. Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars?
1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules
14. Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston.
USB 3.0 Media Reader
15. Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs?
HDFC Bank
16. Who has been takes charge as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force ?

- N A K Browne

Ace fighter pilot Norman Anil Kumar Browne took over as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force from Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, who retired after putting in 42 years of service.

17. Who has joined Gordon Brothers Group as Chief Executive Officer?
Gary Talarico
18. Which country is all set to shut 40% (800 approx.) of its data centres to reduce hefty technology budget?
USA
19. Which U.S.Secretary met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha recently?
Hilary Clinton
20. Which social networking site has turned 5 years?
Twitter
21. Who has been named as Sri Lanka’s captain for upcoming Australian series?
Dilshan
22. Which Ace Indian shooter is set to get Khel Ratna?
Gagan Narang
23. Which missile was recently test-fired successfully at Chandipur, Orrisa?
Prahaar
24. Who is all set to take over as CMD of NMDC?
M.S.Rana
25. Which company formally opened its assembly plant at Rosslyn, South Africa?
Tata Motors
26. Who has been appointed as solicitor-general following the resignation of Gopal Subramaniam?
Rohinton Nariman
27. Who became 2nd highest run scorer in Test cricket surpassing Ricky Ponting’s record?
Rahul Dravid
28. Which program of IIM Indore did recently get HRD ministry’s approval?
5-year management program
29. Who won the 1st Hangzhou Women’s Grandmasters Tournament in China?
Dronavalli Harika
30. Name the Chairman and CEO of TAFE who has been inducted into the board of AGCO.
Mallika Srinivasan
31. Who won the 2011 German GP?
Lewis Hamilton
32. Which former Australian opening batsman is set to return to competitive cricket (Big Bash League T20)?
Matthew Hayden
33. Which Indian swimmer qualified for the 2012 London Olympics?
Sandeep Sejwal
34. Which country has launched its new currency?
Sudan
35. Which singer is all set to perform at the Royal Albert Hall where the first Carnatic music is scheduled in the 116-year history of BBC proms?
Aruna Sairam
36. Which motorcycle has Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Ltd. recently launched?
CBR 250R
37. Who won the ladies National snooker championship?
Vidya Pillai
38. Who won the 2000th Test cricket held at Lords Cricket Ground?
England
39. Which frenchman after 25 years won the German Open Tennis tournament?
Gilles Simon
40. Who won the Indonesian International Challenge badminton championship 2011?
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu
41. Who has been appointed as Lokayukta of Karnataka to succeed Santosh Hegde?

Former Supreme Court Judge Shivraj V.Patil          Read More Here
42. Who has been named vice president for Boeing Defence, Space and Security in India?
Dennis D.Swanson
43. Which Indian tennis player holds career best rank of 62 in the singles list?
Somdev Devvarman
44. What is Repo and Reverse Repo rate as on 26th July 2011?
Repo: 8% and Reverse Repo: 7%
45. Which country has agreed for a meeting between its Nobel Laureate, pro-democracy activist Aung Suu Kyi and Minister of Social Welfare U Aung Kyi?
Myanmar
46. Who has been named as the global co-CEO of Standard Chatered Bank’s private equity?
Nainesh Jaisingh
47. Who has been appointed as co-CEO to succeed Management Board chairman, Josef Ackermann?
Anshu Jain
48. Name the project of Mozilla’s operating system that is set to work on mobile devices and tablets.
Boot to Gecko (B2G)
49. Which business and technology outsourcing services provider has been named in the GlobalServices 100 list for the 5th consecutive year?
Syntel
50. Which Noida-based hospital running under the brand Ojjus Medicare has got nod for the IPO aggregating to Rs,62 crore?
Goodwill Hospital and Research Center Ltd.
51. Which poets death anniversary would be remembered on 8th August in India?
Rabindranath Tagore
52. Draft of which anti-corruption bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 28th July 2011?
Lokpal Bill
53. Which of the two Indians were awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2011?
Nileema Mishra for helping the poor and Harish Hande for revolutionizing the use of solar lights
54. Which Operating System celebrated its 30th birthday on July 27th?
DOS (Disk Operating System), 27th July 1981
55. Who has been appointed as national team coach for Argentina’s football team?
Alejandro Sabella
56. Which cricketer equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 34 test hundreds?
Rahul Dravid ‘ The Wall’
57. Who resigned as Chief Minister of Karnataka?
B.S.Yeddyurappa
58. Who has been appointed as the New Governor of Tamil Nadu?

- Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011.
Read More
59. Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2011?
Jenson Button
60. Which Indian qualified for London Olympics 2012 for Short put event?
Om Prakash Singh
61. On which planet has Nasa found the first evidence of flowing water recently?
Mars
62. Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free?
Movieplex
63. Who has taken charge as HAL’s Director Corporate Planning and Marketing?
Baldev Singh
64. Who has been named captain for Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament?
Saba Anjum
65. Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage?
Ramesh Saxena
66. Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar?
ONGC and Cairn India
67. Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India.
Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999
68. Who has been renamed as Indian hockey team’s captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China?
Rajpal Singh
69. Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation?
Harish Manwani
70. Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session?
Food bill
71. What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup?
3rd place
72. Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years?
Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar)
73. Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently?
Samir Chandra
74. Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex?
Coal India
75. How many from India are set to participate in the World athletics championships to be held in Daegu, Korea from August 27th to September 4th 2011?
Name them.
8, Men: Renjith Maheswary (triple jump), Om Prakash Singh (shot put), Vikas Gowda (discus), Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panucha (20km walk)
Women: Tintu Luka (800m), Mayookha Johny (long jump and triple jump) and Harwant Kaur (discus)
76. Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011?
Airtel
77. Which two industries of Japan are set to merge?
Hitachi and Mitsubishi
78. Which Legendary singer’s 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011?

Kishore Kumar
79. Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations?
Somalia
80. Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh?
Fat Boy Special
81. Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently?
3G services
82. Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held?
Ordos, China
83. Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently.
Yulia Tymoshenko
84. Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand?
Yingluck Shinawatra
85. Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held?
Karlstad, Sweden
What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P to USA?
AA+
86. Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years?
Rahul Dravid
87. Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory?
Tilakaratne Dilshan
88. Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently?
Norman Gordon
89. Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000?
Micro-Star International (MSI)
90. What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011?
9.90 per cent
91. Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)?
Karna Gupta
92. Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market?

Maruti 800 cc
93. Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia?
Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank
94. Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief?
Rohit Nandan
95. Which bollywood actor passed away recently?
Shammi Kapoor
96. Which Bank’s net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings?
State Bank of India
97. Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title?
Novak Djokovic
98. Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years?
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa
99. Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider trading scheme.
Donald Johnson
100. Which country’s President has called for national government by August 21st 2011?
Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran
101. Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently?
Reliance Communications
102. Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India?
Secondary Education
103. What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people?
Health Bank
104. Who won his first World Golf Championship title?
Adam Scott
105. Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket?
Ajantha Mendis
106. What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per transaction?
Rs.10,000
107. Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney?
Anna University
108. For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research chosen?
Sci-finder Academic Exchange Program
109. Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India?
RCom
110. What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao?
2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013)
111. Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion?
AIG (American International Group Inc)
112. Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions?
TCS
113. Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit? Name the card.
IDBI Bank. IDBI Magic Card
114. Who has been appointed as CEO for Bharti Airtel’s broadband and DTH services?
Rajiv Rajagopal for Broadband and data services and Shashi Arora for DTH and media services
115. Who has entered the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships defeating Germany’s Domke Dieter?
P.Kashyap
116. Which Indian women cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal action?

Snehal Pradhan
117. Name the project under which all post offices in India are to be provided with Internet connectivity.
India Post Technology Project 2012
118. Which two districts in Karnataka is set to get RAHI airports?
Shimoga and Gulbarga
119. Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private member’s bill in LokSabha?
BJP MP Varun Gandhi
120. Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)?
Sunil Kant Munjal
121. Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers?
Priyadarshan
122. Expand Infosys. Who logged out as Chief Mentor and Chairman from the IT giant Infosys on Friday 19th August 2011?
Information System. N.R. Narayana Murthy
123. Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250?
LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems)
124. Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness?
Reckitt Benckiser
125. Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently?
Andy Murray
126. Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship?
Webb Simpson
127. Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth?
Corporation Bank
128. Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid
129. Where and at which event was Jon ‘Eggman’ Egging a British pilot killed recently?
Near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. At an Airshow in Britain
130. Which Indian city turns 372 today (22nd August 2011)?
Chennai
131. Name the Marxist historian and Indologist who passed away recently.
Ram Sharan Sharma
132. Which feature has Google launched as music blog for users of Google Music Beta?
Google Magnifier
133. Name the deposit scheme that Indian Bank has launched for people under the financial inclusion plan.
Variable Recurring Deposit Scheme
134. Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959?
England
135. Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket?

Latish Malinga
136. Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT – Kharagpur?
Sunil Bharti Mittal
137. Who won the woman’s Cincinnati WTA Title?
Maria Sharapova
138. Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title?
Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi
139. Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently.
Deven Sharma
140. Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14. 8000 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen?
Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
141. Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook?
Miramax
142. Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors.
Tata Vista
143. Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature.
Mouse Scanner
144. Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation?
Tim Cook
145. Who has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India?
M.P.Veerendrakumar
146. Which ace Indian football player retired recently?
Bhaichung Bhutia