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Current Affairs Month Wise: August 2011

Current Affairs Month Wise: August 2011
Who has been appointed as Nepal Prime Minister?
Dr.Baburam Bhattarai

Which sector has given the go signal by RBI to open banks?
Corporate sectors like Tata, Adithya Brila Group Mahindra and Mahindra etc.

Which Index launched by Magicbricks.com has been rated No.1 property portal?
PropIndex, the India Apartment Index

Which ace hockey wizard's birth anniversary is celebrated as World Sports Day on 29th August?
Dhyan Chand

What was the traded value of derivative contracts on S&P 500 futures, S&P options and DJIA futures on its launch date(28th August 2011)?
Rs.122 crore

Who won the Belgian Grand Prix?
Sebastian Vettel

Which hollywood movie is set to be shot in Sarojini Nagar, Delhi and Navagam town near Ahmedabad in India?
James Bond movie - Bond 23

Which National website has changed its url after a suspected hacking attempt?
National Security Gaurd -nwg.gov.in

Which university conferred M.S.Dhoni with an honorary doctorate for his exemplary leadership quality?
De Montfort University

Who became Japan's 6th Prime Minister in 5 years?
Yoshihiko Noda

Name the Microwave Oven and Washing Machine launched by LG Electronics India recently.
Charcoal Lighting HeaterTM Microwave Oven and 6 Motion Inverter Direct Drive Washing Machine

What is the growth forecast (in percentage) for 2011-12 as per RBI?
8%

Which hurricane has forced New York state governor to declare emergency?
Hurricane Irene

Which minister do not have power to allot land as per Supreme Court?
Chief Minister

Which space research course(Master degree) has been launched by University of Pondicherry recently?
Master of Science Astrophysics

Which legendary singer was conferred with Pazhassi Raja award for 2011?
Lata Mangeshkar

Name the Japanese Prime Minister who resigned recently.
Naoto Kan

Name the derivative contracts that NSE has launched to trade in India from 29th August 2011.
Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500

Who has been hired as CEO of AMD who earlier served as COO of Lenevo?
Rory Read

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

Which company has entered into coldchain consultancy segment recently?
Ingersoll Rand

Who has been elected as 7th President of Singapore?
Tony Tan

What is the forex reserves of India for the week ended August 19th 2011?
$318.22 billion

Which Vedanta Group firm would stop mining in Karnataka's Chitradurga district following Supreme Court's order?
Sesa Goa

Which England county cricket considers Rahul Dravid as its own?
Kent county cricket

Name the Robot receptionist at the Tech Hall at Tepia in Tokyo.
Wakamaru
Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959?
England

Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket?
Latish Malinga

Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT - Kharagpur?
Sunil Bharti Mittal

Who won the woman's Cincinnati WTA Title?
Maria Sharapova

Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title?
Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi

Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently.
Deven Sharma

Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14,800 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen?
Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook?
Miramax

Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors.
Tata Vista

Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature.
Mouse Scanner

Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation?
Tim Cook

Name the USB 3.0 hard drive launched by Transcend.
StoreJet 25A3, USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0)

Who has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India?
M.P.Veerendrakumar

Name the mouse launched by Microsoft featuring touch strip.
Multi-touch mouse

Which ace Indian football player retired recently?
Bhaichung Bhutia

Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private member's bill in LokSabha?
BJP MP Varun Gandhi

Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)?
Sunil Kant Munjal

Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers?
Priyadarshan

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

Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250?
LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems)

Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness?
Reckitt Benckiser

Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently?
Andy Murray

Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship?
Webb Simpson

Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth?
Corporation Bank

Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid

Where and at which event was Jon 'Eggman' Egging a British pilot killed recently?
Near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. At an Airshow in Britain

Which Indian city turns 372 today (22nd August 2011)?
Chennai

Name the Marxist historian and Indologist who passed away recently.
Ram Sharan Sharma

Which feature has google launched as music blog for users of Google Music Beta?
Google Magnifier

Name the deposit scheme that Indian Bank has launched for people under the financial inclusion plan.
Variable Recurring Deposit Scheme

Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free?
Movieplex

Who has taken charge as HAL's Director Corporate Planning and Marketing?
Baldev Singh

Who has been named captain for Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament?
Saba Anjum

Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage?
Ramesh Saxena

Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar?
ONGC and Cairn India

Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India.
Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999

Who has been renamed as Indian hockey team's captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China?
Rajpal Singh

Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation?
Harish Manwani

Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session?
Food bill

What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup?
3rd place

Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years?
Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar)

Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently?
Samir Chandra

Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex?
Coal India

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)

Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011?
Airtel
What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011?
9.90 per cent

Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)?
Karna Gupta

Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market?
Maruti 800cc

Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia?
Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank

Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief?
Rohit Nandan

Which bollywood actor passed away recently?
Shammi Kapoor

Which Bank's net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings?
State Bank of India

Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title?
Novak Djokovic

Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years?
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa

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

Which country's President has called for national government by August 21st 2011?
Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran

Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently?
Reliance Communications

Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India?
Secondary Education

What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people?
Health Bank

Who won his first World Golf Championship title?
Adam Scott

Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket?
Ajantha Mendis

What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per transaction?
Rs.10,000

Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney?
Anna University

For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research chosen?
SciFinder Academic Exchange Program

Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India?
RCom

What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao?
2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013)

Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion?
AIG (American International Group Inc)

Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions?
TCS

Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit? Name the card.
IDBI Bank. IDBI Magic Card

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

Who has entered the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships defeating Germany's Domke Dieter?
P.Kashyap

Which Indian women cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal action?
Snehal Pradhan

Name the project under which all post offices in India are to be provided with Internet connectivity.
India Post Technology Project 2012

Which two districts in Karnataka is set to get RAHI airports?
Shimoga and Gulbarga

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

Which two industries of Japan are set to merge?
Hitachi and Mitsubishi

Which Legendary singer's 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011?
Kishore Kumar

Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations?
Somalia

Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh?
Fat Boy Special

Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently?
3G services

Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held?
Ordos, China

Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently.
Yulia Tymoshenko

Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand?
Yingluck Shinawatra

Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held?
Karlstad, Sweden
What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P to USA?
AA+

Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years?
Rahul Dravid

Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory?
Tilakaratne Dilshan

Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently?
Norman Gordon

Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000?
Micro-Star International (MSI)
Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings?
Ronjan Sodhi

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

Which is Apple's latest Operating System?
OS X Lion

Who won the Citi Open WTA doubles title held in USA?
Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova

Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India?
Vedanta Resources or Vedanta

Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store?
Tata Croma

Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain?
Polaris software

Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares?
LenovoIndia

Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank?
China

Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini?
Anish Sarkar

Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India.
Sunny

Who has been sworn in a Karnataka's Chief Minister?
D.V.Sadananda Gowda

Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars?
1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules

Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston.
USB 3.0 Media Reader

Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs?
HDFC Bank

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