1. On which planet has Nasa found the first evidence of flowing water recently? Mars 2.

Which two industries of Japan are set to merge? Hitachi and Mitsubishi 3. Which Legendary singer's 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011? Kishore Kumar 4. Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations? Somalia 5. Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh? Fat Boy Special 6. Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently? 3G services 7. Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held? Ordos, China 8. Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently. Yulia Tymoshenko 9. Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand? Yingluck Shinawatra 10. Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held? Karlstad, Sweden 11. What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P to USA? AA+ 12. Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years? Rahul Dravid 13. Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory? Tilakaratne Dilshan 14. Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently? Norman Gordon 15. Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000? Micro-Star International (MSI)

Curre nt Affairs July 2011 - 3 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 Current Affairs August 2011 - 4 31.What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011? 9.90 per cent 32.Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)? Karna Gupta 33.Whichc car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market? Maruti 800cc 34.Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia? Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank 35.Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief? Rohit Nandan 36.Which bollywood actor passed away recently? Shammi Kapoor 37.Which Bank's net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings? State Bank of India 38.Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title? Novak Djokovic 39.Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years? Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa 40.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 41.Which country's President has called for national government by August 21st 2011? Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran

42.Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently? Reliance Communications 43.Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India? Secondary Education 44.What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people? Health Bank Current Affairs August 2011 - 5 45.Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free? Movieplex 46.Who has taken charge as HAL's Director Corporate Planning and Marketing? Baldev Singh 47.Who has been named captain for Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament? Saba Anjum 48.Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage? Ramesh Saxena 49.Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar? ONGC and Cairn India 50.Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India. Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999 51.Who has been renamed as Indian hockey team's captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China? Rajpal Singh 52.Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation? Harish Manwani 53.Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session?

Food bill 54.What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup? 3rd place 55.Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years? Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar) 56.Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently? Samir Chandra 57.Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex? Coal India 58.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) 59.Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011? Airtel Current Affairs July 2011 - 6 60..Which company acquired the cloud.com? Citrix Systems 61.Who has joined Gordon Brothers Group as Chief Executive Officer? Gary Talarico 62.Which country is all set to shut 40% (800 approx.) of its data centres to reduce hefty technology budget?

USA 63.Which U.S.Secretary met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha recently? Hilary Clinton 64.Which social networking site has turned 5 years? Twitter 65.Who has been named as Sri Lanka's captain for upcoming Australian series? Dilshan 66.Which Ace Indian shooter is set to get Khel Ratna? Gagan Narang 67.Which missile was recently test-fired successfully at Chandipur, Orrisa? Prahaar 68.Who is all set to take over as CMD of NMDC? M.S.Rana 69.Which company formally opened its assembly plant at Rosslyn, South Africa? Tata Motors 70.Who has been appointed as solicitor-general following the resignation of Gopal Subramaniam? Rohinton Nariman 71.Who became 2nd highest run scorer in Test cricket surpassing Ricky Ponting's record? Rahul Dravid 72.Which program of IIM Indore did recently get HRD ministry's approval? 5-year management program 73.Who won the 1st Hangzhou Women's Grandmasters Tournament in China? Dronavalli Harika 74.Name the Chairman and CEO of TAFE who has been inducted into the board of AGCO. Mallika Srinivasan 75.Who won the 2011 German GP? Lewis Hamilton 76.Which former Australian opening batsman is set to return to competitive cricket (Big

Bash League T20)? Matthew Hayden 77.Which Indian swimmer qualified for the 2012 London Olympics? Sandeep Sejwal 78.Which country has launched its new currency? Sudan 79.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 Current Affairs August 2011 80.Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings? Ronjan Sodhi 81.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 82.Which is Apple's latest Operating System? OS X Lion 83.Who won the Citi Open WTA doubles title held in USA? Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova 84.Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India? Vedanta Resources or Vedanta 85.Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store? Tata Croma 86.Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain? Polaris software 87.Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares?

LenovoIndia 88.Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank? China 89.Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini? Anish Sarkar 90.Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India. Sunny 91.Who has been sworn in a Karnataka's Chief Minister? D.V.Sadananda Gowda 92.Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars? 1 found for every million hydrogen molecules molecule of Oxygen was 93.Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston. USB 3.0 Media Reader 94.Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs? HDFC Bank Current Affairs July 2011 - 7 95.Which motorcycle has Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Ltd. recently launched? CBR 250R 96.Who won the ladies National snooker championship? Vidya Pillai 97.Who won the 2000th Test cricket held at Lords Cricket Ground? England 98.Which frenchman after 25 years won the German Open Tennis tournament? Gilles Simon 99.Who won the Indonesian International Challenge badminton championship 2011? Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

100.Who has been appointed as Lokayukta of Karnataka to succeed Santosh Hegde? Justice Shivraj V.Patil 101.Who has been named vice president for Boeing Defence, Space and Security in India? Dennis D.Swanson 102.Which Indian tennis player holds career best rank of 62 in the singles list? Somdev Devvarman 103.What is Repo and Reverse Repo rate as on 26th July 2011? Repo: 8% and Reverse Repo: 7% 104.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 105.Who has been named as the global co-CEO of Standard Chatered Bank's private equity? Nainesh Jaisingh 106.Who has been appointed as co-CEO to succeed Management Board chairman, Josef Ackermann? Anshu Jain 107.Name the project of Mozilla's operating system that is set to work on mobile devices and tablets. Boot to Gecko (B2G) 108.Which business and technology outsourcing services provider has been named in the GlobalServices 100 list for the 5th consecutive year? Syntel 109.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. 110.Which poets death anniversary would be remembered on 8th August in India? Rabindranath Tagore 111.Draft of which anti-corruption bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 28th July 2011? Lokpal Bill

112.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 113.Which Operating System celebrated its 30th birthday on July 27th? DOS (Disk Operating System), 27th July 1981 114.Who has been appointed as national team coach for Argentina's football team? Alejandro Sabella 115.Which cricketer equalled Sunil Gavaskar's tally of 34 test hundreds? Rahul Dravid ' The Wall' 116.Who resigned as Chief Minister of Karnataka? B.S.Yeddyurappa 117.Who took over as chief of Indian Air Force? N.A.K.Browne 118.Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2011? Jenson Button 119.Which Indian qualified for London Olympics 2012 for Short put event? Om Prakash Singh 127.Which is the apex bank or central bank in India? Reserve Bank of India (RBI). 128.When did Reserve Bank of India come into existence? April 1, 1935 129.Upon which commissions recommendations RBI was setup? Hilton and Young Commission 130.In which year Hilton and Young Commission submitted its report? 1926 131.Where was the head office of Reserve Bank of India when it came to existence? Kolkata, Bengal 132.In which year Reserve Bank of India was Nationalised? 1949 133.In which year Banking Regulation Act was passed? 1949

134.Which was the first bank to be setup in India? General Bank of India in 1786 135.Which were the banks being established under the charter of British East India Company? Bank of Bengal Bank of Bombay Bank of Madras 136.Bank of Bengal, Bank of Madras, Bank of Bombay was also known as? Presidency Banks 137.Who clinched his maiden Wimbledon 2011 title? Novak Djokovic 138.At what value has Maruti Suzuki donated its engine and powertrain for educational institutions? Rs.1.5 crore 139.Which Indian cricket bowler joined the 100 test wicket taker club? Ishant Sharma 140.Who has been elected as first woman Prime Minister of Thailand? Yingluck Shinawatra 141.Where is the 3-day International Leather Fair 2011 scheduled on July 28th is to be held? Delhi 142.Which former Union minister passed away recently? Chaturanan Mishra 143.Who becomes the first left-hander woman Wimbledon title winner since Martina Navratilova in 1990? Petra Kvitova 144.What is the public offer made by Zynga Inc? $1 billion 145.BSE is all set to halt trade if Sensex moves at what percent in a day during JulySeptember?

20% 146.What is the name of interim committee framed by Sri Lanka? SriLanka Cricket 147.Which state in India is all set to give Bhagwt Gita as lessons starting July? Madhya Pradesh 148.Which former IMF chief was released without bail in New York? Strauss-Khan 149.Which state Chief Minister's office went 24x7 live on the Internet? Kerala 150.Which technology celebrated its 20th anniversary on 1st July? GSM (launched on 1st July 1991) 151.What is named after Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit? Mango Current Affairs September 2011 - 3 Posted: 13 Sep 2011 05:37 PM PDT 152. Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets? Iran 153. Which country's court has banned Samsung tablet computer? Germany 154. 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 155. Which country-men and who won the men's 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu? Britian's Mo Farah 156 Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently. V.Ganapati Sthapati 157. Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election

papers? Bobby Jindal 158. Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles? SAP 159. Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein? Spain 160. How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh? 61 items 161. Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy? India and Malaysia 161.Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications. Coolpad CDMA 162. Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government? Wheat and Onion 163. Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, 'Maaee'? Asha Bhonsle 164. Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka? Ashwini Mehra 165. Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film? Ghar Jamai Current Affairs September 2011 - 4 Posted: 16 Sep 2011 04:09 AM PDT 166. Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently. Carl-Peter Forster 167. Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood? UK

168. Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo? Rapper Snoop Dogg 169. When and where India's First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration? 2013 in Mumbai 17o. Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota. Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva 171. Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand? B.C.Khanduri 172. Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan's 8-day old Government. Yoshio Hachiro 173. India's finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site? Facebook 174. Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)? Faculty of Management Studies 176. Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011. Megha Tropiques 177. Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan? India 178. Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011? Sebastian Vettel 179. Who won the women's singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011? Samantha Stosur 180. Who won the women's mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011? Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber 181.Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it. Vodafone Blue

Indian Railway Budget Quiz - 2011

1.What is the concession age proposed for the women in railway budget 2011? 58 years 2.What is the percentage of concession given to the senior citizens in railway budget 2011? 40% 3.What is the name of the train which was introduced by railways to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda? Vivek Express 4.What is the name given to the special trains to promote tourism? Janam Bhoomi Gaurav 5.For which occasion was the "Kavi Guru Train" run? To celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Kavi Guru Rabindranath Tagore 6.What is the increased scholarship for the girl child of gang men and group 'D' employees of railways in railways budget 2011? Rs.1200 per month for higher education 7.What is the name given to the new rail line between Delhi-Mumbai which would start early 2012? Golden Rail Corridor 8.What is the name of the multi-purpose smart card which would be introduced on pilot basis which can be used in booking counters, vending machines, internet etc? Go-India 9.Name the device which is approved by railways to avoid collision of trains? Anti Collision Device(ACD) 10.What is the year 2011-12 called by the Railway minister Mamata Banerjee? Year of Green Energy Books and Authors - 5 Posted: 21 Aug 2011 10:15 PM PDT

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 Sample Questions for Bank Exam Posted: 25 Aug 2011 06:25 PM PDT India's foreign exchange reserves as on 20th May 2011 is? $308 billion Which country is set to host the annual IMF-World Bank meet in 2012? Japan In which year was Indian Partnership Act launched? 1932 Expand ARS.

Automatic Refinance Scheme When was SIDBI set up in India? 1990 How well do we know Raghuram Rajan? Raghuram Rajan has served as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund NABARD holds one percent shareholding of?RBI RBI has sole right to issue __________ in India. Paper currency Repo Rate is a rate at which RBI lends ________ to the banks. Short-term money What is reviewed by RBI every 6 weeks? Monetary Policy Banking Quiz India - Bank Exam questions Posted: 14 Aug 2011 04:26 AM PDT 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 List of Public Sector Banks in India Posted: 10 Jul 2011 05:52 AM PDT Allahabad Bank Andhra Bank Bank of Baroda Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra Canara Bank Central Bank of India Corporation Bank Dena Bank IDBI Bank Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab National Bank Punjab and Sind Bank State Bank of India Syndicate Bank UCO Bank Union Bank of India

United Bank of India Vijaya Bank Subsidiaries of State Bank of India : State Bank of Mysore State Bank of Hyderabad State Bank of Patiala State Bank of Travancore

HRM Awards 2011 Posted: 21 Aug 2011 06:27 PM PDT Hays Award for Employer of Choice Hudson Award for Champion of HR Google Tan Ser Kiat - Group CEO,

Robert Walters Award for Best HR Leader Outstanding Contribution to HR Innovation in Recruitment

Singapore Health Services Geraldine Lee, CHRO, NTUC First Campus Co-Operative Roger Collantes, CEO, Global Learning Solutions Resorts World Sentosa Khushi Marfatia, HR Business Partner, Categories SEAA, Unilever Asia and Wendy Seah, HR Analyst, Deutsche Bank Liew Hui Mian, Manager - Training & Development, Marina Bay Sands

Best HR Young Gun

Randstad Award for Best HR Manager Centre for Creative Leadership Award for

Deutsche Bank Best Leadership Development Best Performance and Productivity Practices Ministry of Manpower Grass Roots Asia Pacific Award for Best Olam International Reward and Recognition Strategies ST701 Award for Best Employer Branding McDonald's Restaurants Best Graduate Development Practices A*Star Best Use of Technology Hewlett-Packard Singapore Best Retention Strategies Unilever Asia Best Change Management Practices Kraft Foods Singapore The Body Shop International (Asia Pacific) Best Corporate and Employee Citizenship Aviva Award for Fair Employment Practices Best Mature Workforce Practices Kaplan Professional Award for Best Training, Learning and Development Best Work-Life Harmony Kelly Selection Award for Best HR Team Best Regional HR Practices (Asia) and Standard Chartered Bank Singapore The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore Land Transport Authority Deutsche Bank Land Transport Authority Ministry of Manpower Unilever Asia

Egyptian History Quiz

Posted: 08 Aug 2011 06:22 PM PDT What is hieroglyphs? It is the form of writing used by the Egyptians which is made up of 700 different picture signs What is the meaning of the word Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt? Pharaoh means "great house" or "palace" Who was the Longest ruler of the Ancient Egyptian History? Pharaoh Pepu II ruled for 94 years What is Deshret? Deshret means "The Red Land" its the name given to the desert land on either side of the river Nile What are Canopic Jars? Canopic Jars were used by the ancient Egyptians to store the internal organs of the dead pharaoh during mummification

Which was the last dynasty of the Ancient Egypt? Ptolemaic Dynasty

Business Quiz - (12) for MBA exams, competitive exams

Posted: 28 Sep 2011 05:01 AM PDT 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

Current Affairs September 2011 - 5

Posted: 21 Sep 2011 06:07 PM PDT Which cricketer was conferred the Spirit of Cricket Award? Mahinder Singh Dhoni What has Chief Minister Narendra Modi launched to promote entrepreneurship under the guidance of N.R.Narayan Murthy? International Centre for Enterpreneurship and Technology (iCreate) At what percent does Industrial Growth stand as on July 2011? 3.3 per cent Which IPO proposal was cleared by SEBI recently? Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) Which award was O.P.Munjal conferred by Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) recently? Life Time Achievement Award for 2010 Name the processor launched by AMD which has created the Guinness World Record for the Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor. AMD FX CPU, 8.429GHz

Where is the Hockey Champions Trophy re-scheduled for 2011? New Zealand Who won the men's singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011? Novak Djokovic Which entrance examination system is all set to go online from next year in India as decided by the Central Board of Secondary Education? All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) Which two Indian sports personality has been conferred with the rank of honourary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army by President Pratibha Patil? Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra At what percentage does inflation stand as on August 2011? 9.78% Which company show-cased a computer with a processor running on a postage stamp-size cell powered by solar energy? Intel Which state in India has bought IPL matches and DTH service under entertainment tax? Tamil Nadu Which microblogging site launched a Hindi language version on the occasion of Hindi Divas? Twitter Which Singapore-based business unit of Capital Land opened 2 serviced residences in India, Bangalore? The Ascott Limited, wholly-owned serviced residence

Current Affairs September 2011 - (6) for bank,ias,upsc exams

Posted: 26 Sep 2011 06:30 PM PDT What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date? 7% and 1st July 2011 Which Country now allows transgender option in passports? Australia

Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India? Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale? Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka? Ian Felton 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% Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show? Tata Motors In which part of India has new species of frog found? Western ghats What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011? 100 per day from per SIM Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.? Dinesh K.Sarraf What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket? 118 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 Which Bollywood diva is set to relocate to India after living in America for almost a decade? Madhuri Dixit Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami? Heavy rockers Iron Maiden Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration? Kolkata When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held? 15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany

Current Affairs September 2011 - (7) for bank,ias,upsc exams

Posted: 30 Sep 2011 04:04 AM PDT Who has been elected as president of BCCI? N.Srinivasan Who has been appointed as IPL Chief? Rajiv Shukla Which UAE college has Birla Institure of Technology is set to operate? Royal College of Applied Science and Technology Which sandalwood female actor is set to contest for Youth Congress chief post? Ramya Which kannada poet has been selected for Knanpith Award, India's highest literary honour? Chandrashekhara Kambar Which two Hindi authors have been chosen for India's highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009? Shrilal Shukla and Amar Kant What and which European nation credit rating has been downgraded by S&P? From A+/A-1+ to A/A-1, Italy Which service has Google opened to all taking fight to Facebook? Google Plus In order to help farmers and push retail prices ban on which product export has been lifted recently? Onion Who has bee re-elected as chief of Karnataka Milk Federation? G.Somashekara Reddy In which country the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is set to inaugurate the Gandhi Centre on October 2nd? Netherlands Which part of India has been hit by bird flu recently? West Bengal and Assam Who won his maiden World Championship cycle tournament? 6-time Russian champion Peter Svidler Which group has bagged the Network of the Year trophy at the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore? DDB Group Which Dubai-based company has picked up 12% stake in Everonn Education? Varkey Group's education firm Gems education Name the company which divided its business into operating and network division recently.

Maxis-owned Aircel Which 2 teams have been qualified for Champions League Twenty 20 cricket main draw? Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset Which 2 players were handed lifeline after Hockey India lifted two-year ban imposed on them for indiscipline? Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry. National Automotive board When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin? September 18th 2012 Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently? Sachin Tendulkar Which country's UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently? Palestine How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council? Until June 2012 Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs? Mexico city(Mexico) Which is the Latest tablet launched by Amazon.com? Kindle Fire Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV? Toshiba Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role? Money ball

Current Affairs September 2011 for competitive exams - (8)

Posted: 01 Oct 2011 06:42 PM PDT Which Ex-Indian captain passed away recently? Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Who has won Zambia's presidential elections? Michael Sata What is the value of Rupee against dollar as on 22nd September 2011? 49.57 Who has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer of Nokia? Richard Green Which Asian country is planning to set up National Cyder security centre? Singapore Where does food inflation stand as on September 10th 2011? 8.84% Which Malayalam film has been chosen as India's entry for Oscars? Adaminte Makan Abu Who has been named CEO of HP? Meg Whitman Which festival is to be celebrated over the next 15 months as part of the 60th anniversary of the bilateral relations with Germany? Germany in India Which country has opened innovation network centre to foster collaboration with India in all aspects relating to R&D, innovation and business? Finland Name the cricketer who announced retirement from first class cricket recently. Vinod Kambli List the banks which were downgraded to CAA2 from B3 National Bank of Greece, EFG Eurobank Ergasias, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, Agricultural Bank of Greece and Attica Bank List the banks which were downgraded to B3 from B1 Emporiki Bank of Greece and General Bank of Greece Where is the International music festival being held? Rio De Janerio Who is set to return as Russian President? Valdimir Putin Which country's football league is set to start in India? America - American Football League Name the Chief Executive of UBS who resigned recently. Oswald Gruebel Who won the woman's 3-match international football series held in New Delhi?

India Where is the 66th session of United Nations General Assembly being held? UN Headquarters, New York

Current Affairs September 2011 for bank exams - (9)

Posted: 03 Oct 2011 06:31 PM PDT 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) 4. Which country inaugurated global innovation network, 'FinNode' in India offering green technology, education, information and communication technology? Finland 5. Against which banks were maximum complaints received as per Banking Ombudsman? State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank 6. Who performed a stunt picking up and throwing a 150-kg bike on the sets of his upcoming action film 'Force'? John Abraham 7. Which wildlife sanctuary has been expanded to 1.41 lakh hectares recently? Sathyamangalam 8. What trade target value has been agreed by India and Myanmar to be achieved by 2015? $3 billion