Current Affairs Month Wise: October 2011
Who has been named heir to the Saudi throne?
Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz Al Saud
Name the 5 Arab activists who won European freedom prize, 'Sakharov'.
Mohammed Bouazizi of Tunisia, Egyptian militant Asmaa Mahfouz, Libyan dissident Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed al-Sanusi, Syrian lawyer Razan Zeitouneh and Syrian cartoonist Ali Farza
Name the social gaming company which is planning to file IPO in November 2011.
Zynga
Name the person who won Rs.5 crore prize money on television show Kaun Banega Crorepati.
Sushil Kumar, computer operator from Bihar
Name the theater which reopened after a massive reconstruction after 6 years and becomes the most expensive renovation project ever.
Bolshoi Theatre
Expand NOFN which was recently approved to provide broadband connectivity to Panchayats.
National Optical Fibre Network
Name the book released on Abhinav Bindra post Olympic success.
A shot at history
Who won the ATP doubles title 'Stockholm Open'?
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-haq-Qureshi
What is the new game console by Nintendo called which will be launched in 2011?
Wii U
Which is the new Latitude tablet launched by dell for businesses?
Latitude ST
Inaugural flight Boeing 787 landed in Hong Kong recently. What is its specialty?
It is built of lightweight materials that promise to improve fuel efficiency
Which spot has Darjeeling tea occupied amidst getting European Union's protected tag?
Seventh non-EU product
Which women tennis player is set to finish No.1 on the WTA Championships rankings?
Caroline Wozniacki
Who is all set to take over as president of the centre for American Progress, a major Washington-based think-tank?
Neera Tanden
Name the first female chief executive appointed by IBM effective 1st January 2012.
Virginia Rometty
Which country is set to replace textbooks with e-books in order to make reading exciting, fun and appealing to students?
Kuwait
Name the Myanmar human-rights activist and Noble Peace laureate to be honoured by the University of Michigan.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Chandigarh's which top award is Indian women's hockey captain Saba Anjum is set to receive?
Gundadhur sports award
Name Nokia's first windows phone launched recently.
Lumia 800
What is the current repo and reverse repo rate(as on 25th October 2011)?
Repo - 8.50% and Reverse repo - 7.50%
Who won the series between India and England ODI cricket recently?
India(5-0)
Which country has been elected to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UNO recently?
India
Which country's track is the additionally added to Formula 1 from 2013 season?
New Jersey
Name the film-maker who directed T D Dasan Std.VI B passed away recently.
Mohan Raghavan
Name the limbless amphibian from Western Ghats discovered recently.
Ichthyophis davidi
Name the novel on the basis of which U.R.Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted for South Asian literature prize.
Bharathipura(translated into English by Susheela Punitha)
Who won the record chase against New Zealand in ODI cricket recently?
Zimbabwe (329/9 in 49.5 Overs at 6.60rpo)
Who would inaugurate the second edition of Goa Art Literary Festival?
Gulzar
Name the New Zealander who scored 108 not out on his debut in ODI cricket.
Rob Nicol
What is the number to be made functional by the Central Vigilance Commission to lodge complaints related to corruption?
1964
Which palace in India is among world's 31 must-see places?
Mysore palace
Who is set to coach British soccer team at the London Olympics 2012?
Stuart Pearce
Who was awarded the inaugural Glory to the Actor award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival?
Saif Ali Khan
How much has the European finance minister released for Greece economy?
8 billion euro
Name the Sarod maestro who is set to teach at the Stanford University.
Amjad Ali Khan
Which country won the UNSC Security Council seat joining India as a 2year non-permanent member?
Pakistan
At what price did rupee trade ended against dollar as on 21st October 2011?
50.02 per dollar
Which professional social networking site recently launched its Japanese language version?
LinkedIn Corp
Name the company Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has partnered with and inaugurated its a Research and Development Centre.
Mahindra Satyam
6. Name the F1 caricature book launched by Karun Chandhok, the brainchild of artist Shijo Varghese.
VROOOM
Which medal did Indian women win at the Asian Archery championship?
Bronze
Who has been appointed as Mayor of Chennai?
Saidai Duraisamy
Which Indian city is India's first smoke free tourist spot?
Ernakulam
Which pipeline gas company is eyeing trading in Singapore?
GAIL
Headquartered in Bangalore, which IT major is set to open branch company in China?
Infosys at Dalian High-tech Zone
Which BPO major has opened global delivery centre in Dubai, UAE to serve clients in the Middle East and North Africa recently?
Genpact
Who has been rated top batsman in inaugural ICC T20 rankings?
Morgan
Who has been rated top bowler in inaugural ICC T20 rankings?
Mendis
Who has been appointed as business head for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by Rolls-Royce?
Herfried Hasenoehrl
Who drew the highest bid of Rs.2.5 lakhs for Karnataka Badminton League?
Ashwini Ponnappa
Which player quit the Serbian national team after their failure to qualify for the Euro 2012 finals?
Nemanja Vidic
Who has been re-elected as Governor of Louisiana?
Bobby Jindal
Who won the PGA Tour money list title?
Luke Donald
Who won the women's single Kremlin Cup?
Dominika Cibulkova
Who won the men's single Kremlin Cup?
Janko Tipsarevic
Who won the men's single Stockholm Open title?
Gael Monfils
Who won the doubles title of Stockholm Open title?
Bopanna-Qureshi
Who won the LPGA Taiwan Championship?
Yani Tseng
Which award has A.R.Rahman been conferred for "If I Rise" from "127 hours"?
Public choice award at the World Soundtrack Academy
Who has been appointed as chief of domestic Intelligence Bureau in Pakistan?
Aftab Sultan
It is built of lightweight materials that promise to improve fuel efficiency
Which spot has Darjeeling tea occupied amidst getting European Union's protected tag?
Seventh non-EU product
Which women tennis player is set to finish No.1 on the WTA Championships rankings?
Caroline Wozniacki
Who is all set to take over as president of the centre for American Progress, a major Washington-based think-tank?
Neera Tanden
Name the first female chief executive appointed by IBM effective 1st January 2012.
Virginia Rometty
Which country is set to replace textbooks with e-books in order to make reading exciting, fun and appealing to students?
Kuwait
Name the Myanmar human-rights activist and Noble Peace laureate to be honoured by the University of Michigan.
Aung San Suu Kyi
Chandigarh's which top award is Indian women's hockey captain Saba Anjum is set to receive?
Gundadhur sports award
Name Nokia's first windows phone launched recently.
Lumia 800
What is the current repo and reverse repo rate(as on 25th October 2011)?
Repo - 8.50% and Reverse repo - 7.50%
Who won the series between India and England ODI cricket recently?
India(5-0)
Which country has been elected to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UNO recently?
India
Which country's track is the additionally added to Formula 1 from 2013 season?
New Jersey
Name the film-maker who directed T D Dasan Std.VI B passed away recently.
Mohan Raghavan
Name the limbless amphibian from Western Ghats discovered recently.
Ichthyophis davidi
Name the novel on the basis of which U.R.Ananthamurthy has been shortlisted for South Asian literature prize.
Bharathipura(translated into English by Susheela Punitha)
Who won the record chase against New Zealand in ODI cricket recently?
Zimbabwe (329/9 in 49.5 Overs at 6.60rpo)
Who would inaugurate the second edition of Goa Art Literary Festival?
Gulzar
Name the New Zealander who scored 108 not out on his debut in ODI cricket.
Rob Nicol
What is the number to be made functional by the Central Vigilance Commission to lodge complaints related to corruption?
1964
Which palace in India is among world's 31 must-see places?
Mysore palace
Who is set to coach British soccer team at the London Olympics 2012?
Stuart Pearce
Who was awarded the inaugural Glory to the Actor award at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival?
Saif Ali Khan
How much has the European finance minister released for Greece economy?
8 billion euro
Name the Sarod maestro who is set to teach at the Stanford University.
Amjad Ali Khan
Which country won the UNSC Security Council seat joining India as a 2year non-permanent member?
Pakistan
At what price did rupee trade ended against dollar as on 21st October 2011?
50.02 per dollar
Which professional social networking site recently launched its Japanese language version?
LinkedIn Corp
Name the company Saab India Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has partnered with and inaugurated its a Research and Development Centre.
Mahindra Satyam
6. Name the F1 caricature book launched by Karun Chandhok, the brainchild of artist Shijo Varghese.
VROOOM
Which medal did Indian women win at the Asian Archery championship?
Bronze
Who has been appointed as Mayor of Chennai?
Saidai Duraisamy
Which Indian city is India's first smoke free tourist spot?
Ernakulam
Which pipeline gas company is eyeing trading in Singapore?
GAIL
Headquartered in Bangalore, which IT major is set to open branch company in China?
Infosys at Dalian High-tech Zone
Which BPO major has opened global delivery centre in Dubai, UAE to serve clients in the Middle East and North Africa recently?
Genpact
Who has been rated top batsman in inaugural ICC T20 rankings?
Morgan
Who has been rated top bowler in inaugural ICC T20 rankings?
Mendis
Who has been appointed as business head for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by Rolls-Royce?
Herfried Hasenoehrl
Who drew the highest bid of Rs.2.5 lakhs for Karnataka Badminton League?
Ashwini Ponnappa
Which player quit the Serbian national team after their failure to qualify for the Euro 2012 finals?
Nemanja Vidic
Who has been re-elected as Governor of Louisiana?
Bobby Jindal
Who won the PGA Tour money list title?
Luke Donald
Who won the women's single Kremlin Cup?
Dominika Cibulkova
Who won the men's single Kremlin Cup?
Janko Tipsarevic
Who won the men's single Stockholm Open title?
Gael Monfils
Who won the doubles title of Stockholm Open title?
Bopanna-Qureshi
Who won the LPGA Taiwan Championship?
Yani Tseng
Which award has A.R.Rahman been conferred for "If I Rise" from "127 hours"?
Public choice award at the World Soundtrack Academy
Who has been appointed as chief of domestic Intelligence Bureau in Pakistan?
Aftab Sultan
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