1.What is the growth forecast (in percentage) for 2011-12 as per RBI? 8%
2.Which hurricane has forced New York state governor to declare emergency? Hurricane Irene
3.Which minister do not have power to allot land as per Supreme Court? Chief Minister
4.Which space research course(Master degree) has been launched by University of Pondicherry recently? Master of Science Astrophysics
5.Which legendary singer was conferred with Pazhassi Raja award for 2011? Lata Mangeshkar
6.Name the Japanese Prime Minister who resigned recently. Naoto Kan
7.Name the derivative contracts that NSE has launched to trade in India from 29th August 2011.Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500
8.Who has been hired as CEO of AMD who earlier served as COO of Lenevo? Rory Read
9.Name the all-India Junior champions who were felicitated for their historic bronze medal winning performance for India at the Nomura Cup in Fiji.S? Chikkarangappa and Khalin Joshi
10.Which company has entered into coldchain consultancy segment recently? Ingersoll Rand
11.Who has been elected as 7th President of Singapore? Tony Tan
12.What is the forex reserves of India for the week ended August 19th 2011? $318.22 billion
13.Which Vedanta Group firm would stop mining in Karnataka's Chitradurga district following Supreme Court's order? Sesa Goa
14.Which England county cricket considers Rahul Dravid as its own? Kent county cricket
15.Name the Robot receptionist at the Tech Hall at Tepia in Tokyo.? Wakamaru
16. Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959? England
17.Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket? Latish Malinga
18.Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT - Kharagpur? Sunil Bharti Mittal
19.Who won the woman's Cincinnati WTA Title? Maria Sharapova
20.Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title? Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi
21.Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently. Deven Sharma
22.Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14,800 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen? Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
23.Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook? Miramax
24.Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors. Tata Vista
25.Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature. Mouse Scanner
26.Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation? Tim Cook
27.Name the USB 3.0 hard drive launched by Transcend. Store Jet 25A3, USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0)
28.Who has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India? M.P.Veerendrakumar
29.Name the mouse launched by Microsoft featuring touch strip. Multi-touch mouse
30.Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private member's bill in LokSabha?BJP MP Varun Gandhi
31.Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)?Sunil Kant Munjal
32.Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers? Priyadarshan
33. Who logged out as Chief Mentor and Chairman from the IT giant Infosys on Friday 19th August 2011? N.R.Narayana Murthy
34.Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250? LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems)
35.Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness? Reckitt Benckiser
36.Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently? Andy Murray
37.Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship? Webb Simpson
38.Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth? Corporation Bank
39.Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket recently? Rahul Dravid
40.Where and at which event was Jon 'Eggman' Egging a British pilot killed recently?Near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset? At an Airshow in Britain
41.Which Indian city turns 372 today (22nd August 2011)? Chennai
42.Name the Marxist historian and Indologist who passed away recently. Ram Sharan Sharma
43.Which feature has google launched as music blog for users of Google Music Beta? Google Magnifier
44.Name the deposit scheme that Indian Bank has launched for people under the financial inclusion plan? Variable Recurring Deposit Scheme
45.Which ace Indian football player retired recently? Bhaichung Bhutia
46. Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free? Movieplex
47.Who has taken charge as HAL's Director Corporate Planning and Marketing? Baldev Singh
48.Who has been named captain for Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament? Saba Anjum
49.Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage? Ramesh Saxena
50.Which Indian oil giants are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar? ONGC and Cairn India
51.Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India? Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999
52.Who has been renamed as Indian hockey team's captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China? Rajpal Singh
53.Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation? Harish Manwani
54.Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session?Food bill
55.What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup?3rd place
56.Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years?
Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar)
57.Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently?
Samir Chandra
58.Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex?
Coal India
59.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)
60.Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011? Airtel
61.What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011? 9.90%
62.Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)? Karna Gupta
63.Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market? Maruti 800cc
64.Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia?BOB, Andhra Bank and IOB
65.Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief? Rohit Nandan
66.Which bollywood actor passed away recently? Shammi Kapoor
67.Which Bank's net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings? SBI
68.Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title? Novak Djokovic
69.Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years?Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa
70.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
71.Which country's President has called for national government by August 21st 2011? Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran
72.Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently? Reliance Communications
73.Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India? Secondary Education
74.What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people? Health Bank
75.Who won his first World Golf Championship title? Adam Scott
76.Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket? Ajantha Mendis
78.What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per transaction? Rs.10,000
79.Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney? Anna University
80.For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research chosen? SciFinder Academic Exchange Program
81.Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India? RCom
82.What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao? 2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013)
83.Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion? AIG (American International Group Inc)
84.Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions?
TCS
85.Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit & what is the name of the card ? IDBI Bank. IDBI Magic Card
86.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
87.Who has entered the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships defeating Germany's Domke Dieter? P.Kashyap
88.Which Indian women cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal action? Snehal Pradhan
89.Name the project under which all post offices in India are to be provided with Internet connectivity. India Post Technology Project 2012
90.Which two districts in Karnataka is set to get RAHI airports? Shimoga and Gulbarga
91. On which planet has Nasa found the first evidence of flowing water recently? Mars
92.Which two industries of Japan are set to merge? Hitachi and Mitsubishi
93.Which Legendary singer's 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011? Kishore Kumar
94.Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations? Somalia
95.Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh? Fat Boy Special
96.Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently? 3G services
97.Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held? Ordos, China
98.Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently? Yulia Tymoshenko
99.Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand? Yingluck Shinawatra
100.Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held? Karlstad, Sweden
101.What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P to USA? AA+
102.Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years? Rahul Dravid
103.Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory? Tilakaratne Dilshan
104.Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently? Norman Gordon
105.Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000? Micro-Star International (MSI)
106. Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings? Ronjan Sodhi
107.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
108.Which is Apple's latest Operating System? OS X Lion
109.Who won the Citi Open WTA doubles title held in USA? Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova
110.Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India?
Vedanta Resources or Vedanta
111.Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store? Tata Croma
112.Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain? Polaris software
113.Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares?b
114.Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank?China
115.Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini?Anish Sarkar
116.Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India.Sunny
117.Who has been sworn in a Karnataka's Chief Minister?D.V.Sadananda Gowda
118.Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars?1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules
119.Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston.USB 3.0 Media Reader
120.Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs? HDFC Bank
121. Shri Kapil Sibal, Minister for Communications & IT and HRD released a commemorative Postage Stamp on Late Shri Surendra Nath Jauhar, noted freedom fighter, social worker, industrialist and philanthropist.
122. nowned artist Jehangir Sabavala died August 2nd morning of respiratory failure. He had been suffering from lung cancer. Sabavala is survived by his wife Shirin and daughter Aafreed. Sabavala painted in a style that was influenced by cubism and impressionism. His subjects were usually landscapes, figures and seascapes in pastels and muted colours.
123. Rajkumar Ghosh took over as director-refineries of state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC). He succeeded BN Bankapur superannuated on 31 August 2011.
124. India Post has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with M/s VFS Global to provide visa related services for different countries through Post Offices. Memorandum of Understanding between India Post and M/s VFS Global was signed in Delhi on 30 August 2011 in the presence of Secretary, Department of Posts and senior officers from Department of Posts and VFS Global.
125. China has conferred its highest literary award on B.R. Deepak for his book, which is a translation of 88 classical Chinese poems into Hindi. Prof. Deepak, who is from Centre of Chinese and Southeast Asian Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, was the first Indian to receive the “Special Book Award” for his contribution to Chinese studies, translation, publication of Chinese books.
126. State-run Steel Authority of India (SAIL) on 1 Septemebr 2011 announced the appointment of Anil Kumar Chaudhary as its director, finance. He succeeded Soiles Bhattacharya who retired on 31 August 2011.
127. The Central Government was considering the proposal to amend the Anand Marriage Act, 1909 so as to provide for registration of Sikh Marriages therein.
128. The Supreme Court on September 1st ordered Delhi's private hospitals, built on subsidised government land, to provide free treatment to the poor, saying they cannot "wriggle out" of their responsibility. A bench of justice RV Raveendrana and justice AK Patnaik asked the city hospitals to reserve 25% of their out-patient department capacity and 10% of beds at the indoor level for free treatment of the poor.
129. The Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Kumari Selja has said that as per the data released by the Planning Commission, there was an increase of about 44 lakhs urban poor in the country in the year 2004-2005 as compared to the year 1993-1994.
130. The “in-principle” approval has been accorded by the National Tiger Conservation Authority for creation of six new tiger reserves, and the sites are: (i) Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), (ii) Ratapani (Madhya Pradesh), (iii) Sunabeda (Odisha), (iv) Mukandara Hills (including Darrah, Jawahar Sagar and Chambal Wildlife Sanctuaries) (Rajasthan), (v) Kudremukh (Karnataka) and (vi) Kawal Sanctuary (Andhra Pradesh). Besides, the States have been advised to send proposals for declaring the following areas as Tiger Reserves: (i) Bor (Maharashtra), (ii) Suhelwa (Uttar Pradesh), (iii) Nagzira-Navegaon (Maharashtra) (iv) Satyamangalam (Tamil Nadu), (v) Guru Ghasidas National Park (Chhattisgarh), and (vi) Mhadei Sanctuary (Goa). Under section 38V of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 State governments are authorised to notify an area as a tiger reserve on recommendation of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
131. N.S. Prabhakar Naidu (83), a doyen among aeronautical engineers and among the first batch of aeronautical engineers to graduate from the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1952, passed away in Seattle, United States.
132. Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Shivraj V Patil was sworn in as the new Lokayukta of Karnataka on 3 August 2011. The oath was administered by Governor H R Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan. Justice Patil succeeded Justice N Santosh Hegde who vacated office after completing eventful five-year tenure. Justice Patil headed the one-man committee to inquire into the 2G spectrum allocation
133. Lok Sabha member D. V. Sadananda Gowda was on August 04 sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka, succeeding B.S. Yeddyurappa,
134. Himachal Pradesh plans to surface 150 km of state roads this fiscal by adding shredded
plastic waste to tar.
135. The Central Government has approved a project in April 2011, under the National Ganga River Basin Authority for abatement of pollution of river Ganga with World Bank assistance at an estimated cost of Rs.7000 crore.
136. The Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY), providing for smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30,000/- per annum per family to BPL families (a unit of five) in unorganized sector, has since been extended to domestic workers in the country.
137. 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.
138. Rajiv Awas Yojana to begin in 250 Cities
139. India registered a 20 per cent increase in tiger population last year, says a report, ‘Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India-2010
140. The Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) programme to promote total sanitation and hygiene was launched in Assam. The programme will support sanitation and hygiene promotion in eight districts of Jorhat, Nalbari, Kamrup, Cachar, Hailakandi, Goalpara, Sonitpur and Nagaon districts, covering 5,000 villages using a combination of Community-led Total Sanitation and sanitation marketing approaches. The GSF aims to collaborate closely with the centre’s Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) to raise the level of sanitation awareness for up to eight million people in the States of Assam and Jharkhand.
141. The Government has approved setting up of 13 Integrated Check Posts, 7 in Phase I and 6 in Phase II, along various International Borders.
The details of the 13 ICPs that have been approved for construction are given in the following table:-
Phase-I
No. Location State Border
1. Attari Punjab India-Pakistan
2. Raxaul Bihar India-Nepal
3. Jogbani Bihar India-Nepal
4. Agartala Tripura India-Bangladesh
5. Petrapole West Bengal India-Bangladesh
6. Dawki Meghalaya India-Bangladesh
7. Moreh Manipur India-Myanmar
Phase-II
No. Location State Border
8. Hilli West Bengal India-Bangladesh
9. Chandrabangha West Bengal India-Bangladesh
10. Sutarkhandi Assam India-Bangladesh
11. Kawarpuchiah Mizoram India-Bangladesh
12. Sunauli Uttar Pradesh India-Nepal
13. Rupaidiha Uttar Pradesh India-Nepal
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