Current Affairs Quiz- News from the January 24,

2011newspapers

Questions 1
Consider the following statements about MNP (Mobile
Number Portability)
(1) MNP in India was first tested in Haryana in 2010 before
it was launched nationally in 2011
(2) Subscribers using CDMA technology are not allowed to
go for GSM technology
(3) Subscribers can retain their number even if they move to
another city in another circle
(4) The initial cost for using MNP is Rs 19 (to be collected by
the new provider)
(5) Subscribers who successfully changed providers are not
allowed to change again for 6 months
Which of the statements above are correct?
(a) 1,3, 4 and 5
(b) 4 and 5
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Questions 2

Consider the following two statements:

(1) Article 164(4) of Indian constitution allows a non-
member of the state's legislature to become the state's Chief
Minister

(2) Mr. Shibu Soren was appointed as Chief Minister of

Jharkhand three times without ever winning a state
Assembly election

(a) Both statements were incorrect

(b) Statement (1) is correct and statement (2) is incorrect
(c) Statement (1) is incorrect and statement (2) is correct
(d) Both statements were correct
Questions 3
At the beginning of 2011, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark is
the No.1 ranked woman player in the world for which sport?
(a) Shuttle Badminton
(b) Tennis
(c) Archery
(d) Chess
Questions 4
Which country's government collapsed after the Iranian-
backed Hezbollah group withdrew its support?
(a) Jordan
(b) Iraq
(c) Israel
(d) Lebanon
Questions 5
Namrata "Nikki" Randhawa Haley became the first woman-
Governor of which American state?
(a) Texas
(b) South Carolina
(c) California
(d) New York
Answers

1. (C)

2. (D)

3. (B)

4. (D)

5. (B)
Book list for Civil Service Main Examination
Subject :: Public Administration
Nicholas Henry – Public Administration and Public Affairs
Ferrel Heady – Public Administration : A Comparative Perspective
S.P. Naidu – Public Administration : Concepts and Theories
Mohit Bhattacharya – Restructuring Public Administration : Essays in Rehabilitation
Prasad and Prasad – Administration Thinkers
B.L. Fadia – Public Administration
R.K. Arora and – Indian Public Administration : Institution and Issues
Mohinder Singh Theory and Practice
Mohit Bhattacharya - Development Administration : Search for Alternatives
Hoshiar Singh - Local Government
D.D. Basu - Introduction to the Constitution of India
S.C. Kasyap - Our Constitution
S.C. Kasyap - Our Parliament
Journals
1.IIPA Journals
2. Indian Journal of Political Science
3.Economic and Political Weekly
4. Yojana
5. Kurukshetra
News Papers

Book list for Civil Service Main Examination

Subject :: Sociology
1.NCERT XI and XII
2. Sociology: B.Bottomore
3.Sociology-Themes and Perspectives : Harlambos
4. Indian Society : David Mandelbaum
5. Social Change in Modern India : M.N. Srinivas
6. The Hindu : Tuesday Paper
7. Social Change in India : Y. Singh
8.Introduction to social anthropology : Madan and Majumdar
9. Modernisation of Indian Tradition : Y. Singh
10.Why Study Sociology?: Elliott Krause