International Current Affairs -October 2011

International Current Affairs -October 2011

Unemployement rates down in U.S

• New employees added by the U.S were less than what was expected but the latest data on job employement showed that unemployement rates in the U.S went down which gave U.S President Barack Obama a new boost to fight against un-employement. In Octobar itself payrolls for non-farm organisations were up by 8000, making a jump on the payrolls amount in September.Analysts have said that though the employement rate will evolve rapidly, but the pace at which the growth will depend is still slow to keep pace with the country’s population.

Libyan dictator Gaddafi captured and killed

• Libyan rebels captured toppled dictator Muammar Gaddafi in his home town Sirte after taking control over his home town and consequently killed him in bid to take revenge for all the haunting massacre he performed. Though the initial reports claimed that Col Gaddafi was wounded when he was caught but later reports confirmed that he was killed by bullet shots forged into his head. A video showed that Gaddafi before being killed was severely wounded, beaten and mocked by the rebels and that after he died his body was taken on for display to the nearby locals. Even his son Mo’tassim were killed in crossfire when he was trying to escape and that the bodies of both Col Gaddafi and Mo’tassim were buried on an unknown desert location in order to prevent their graves from converting into a shrine by any remaining follower of the dictator. After the news of Gaddafi’s assassination broke out wild celebrations were performed in the city that is being secured by the NTC forces.

Industrial growth improving

• The industrial production of India expanded but less than what was expected in the August month giving more evidences of Asia’s third largest economy’s industrial development slowdown.Industry expert say that the reason for slowdown is the soaring interest rates and high inflation ratio in the country.The growth lagged by 4.1 percent as compare to the growth in the August month but there was only slight improvement in the growth that was calculated in the month of July.

Delivery of arms to Taiwan by U.S moving at snail’s pace

• Reports say that the transfer of U.S arms to Taiwan is moving at a very slow pace in contrary to what was expected. The chief for the U.S –China ties that slowdown is affecting several major weapons system transfer.The 2011 annual report showed that only 4 out of 60 Hawk helicopters for e.g. were placed in mid October even though the U.S administration informed the makers of the planned sale meant for Taiwan.The lag between the transfer of important and sophisticated weapons to Taiwan may lead to rise of question about the lack of urgency either on the U.S side or Taiwan’s side or for both.

Punjab militancy being revived by ISI

• As suggested by the U.S reports , the Inter- Services Intelligence of Pakistan is continuing its activities to create instability in India. ISI is a spy agency which has close links with the Islamic terrorist organisation, is now focusing on Khalistani extremist groups to train them and to send them to create terrorism in the Punjab province. In the month of October the terrorist group Lashkar- e – Taiba which is being backed by the ISI agency joined hands with the Khalistani extremist groups Babbar Khalsa to make terror strikes in the Indian state Punjab and in its capital city New Delhi. Their previous attempt of attack was foiled by the security personnel when they caught a huge cache of explosive from a car in Ambala city.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai spoke up in a news conference

• Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai spoke during a news conference in Kabul about the so called reality check imposed on him as said by U.S secretary of state Hillary Clinton during her visit to Afghanistan. Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that as said he will be cooperating with neighbouring country Pakistan on both the topics related to war and economic development. He further said that he considers its neighbouring country Pakistan as his twin brother and that he will be by Pakistan’s side whenever the former needs any sort of assistance.

7.2 Richter scale earthquake hits Turkey

• An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale hit Turkey killing a number of people on 23 October. As per the reports approximately 93 people died in the Van province and around 45 died in the Erics district. As the rescue operation is going on it is said that the death toll will rise a more bodies will be evacuated from the debris. The earthquake depth was 20 kilometres with its epicentre 16 kilometre away from the Van city’s north east region. Not only this after the massive earthquake the eastern part of Turkey was struck by a series of powerful jolts with their centre in the north of Van that made things more worse than ever. After 7.2 , the Turkish region experienced two more jolts measured 6 and 5.6 on the Richter scale. Scientists say that turkey is prone to earthquakes as it lies in the major geological fault lines.

Vietnam and Indian signed a total of 6 agreements

• Vietnam and India have signed a total of six agreements that included joint oil exploration in South China Sea. The agreement was signed during the Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to India. The agreement included the following things: Friendship pact Oil exploration in South China Sea The Extradition Treaty between the two countries Cooperation in sports and tourism Not only this both the countries also signed a Security Dialogue between their home ministries. And both the countries have decided to increase their trade target by 8 million dollars by the year 2015. The present trade target is around 2.8 million U.S dollars. And both the countries discussed the situation regarding the Oil exploration on the South China Sea.

National Current Affairs - October 2011

National Current Affairs - October 2011

Doordarshan senior correspondent honoured


• Emani Krishna Rao, Doordarshan Kendra Hyderabad Senior news correspondent honoured by the coveted "Japan prize 2011" at the Tokyo city . The senior news correspondent Mr Rao won the prize in the proposal category and for the entry regarding the right to education and environment protection. Further he won 3000$ as a citation amount and an offer to make a programme on the theme proposed by Mr. Rao. This is the 6th major international ward for Mr. Krishna Rao, who had earlier won prestigious awards like DD national awards four times.

Violent attack on lawyer Prashant bhushan


• Senior lawyer and prominent team member of Anna Hazare was attacked and beaten up by three youths. He was attacked while he was working in his Supreme Court chamber. After the attack he said that the attack on him was carried out by right wing outfit of Sri Ram Sene. Following the attacks the police nabbed one of the attackers. As said by the reports three youths stormed into his chambers and one of them identified as Inder Verma attacked him. After hearing the screams the attackers were overpowered by other lawyers and other in the room. Upon questioning it was found that attacks on him were made following his recent comments on Kashmir. Verma was arrested by the police and the other two accused Vishnu Gupta and Tejender Pal are absconding. A visibly shaken bhushan said that the attackers were from the right wing outfit led by Sri Ram Sene. And that he has loged a complaint against him and the attackers.

A new doomsday on the calendar


• Another radio preacher has predicted that the world's doomsday is on May 21. And then he said that he stands by his earlier prediction that the Judgement day is on Oct 21. Initially he predicted that there will be hourly earthquakes and that the God's judgement on the month of May will continue by torments for those who will survive the God's wrath. He used codes extract from the Holy book Bible and set the world's end day. When nothing happened on May 21 the preacher on his blog said that on May 21 , instead of ending the earth , god just shook us with fear that more dangerous is about to come. And that god will no longer continue to save souls on earth.

Malayalam Novelist George Varghese Kakkanadan passed away in Kollam


• Famous Malayalam novelist George Varghese Kakkanadan passed away in Kollam. He was one the pioneers of modern Malayalam literature who breathed his last on 19 October. He wrote a number of famous short stories and modernised the Malayalam novel. He was born on April 23, 1935 at Thiruvalla and started his career as a school teacher and later resigned to join the Indian Railways. Kakkanadan was rebel, whose rebellious personality reflected in most of his works. Every part of his writing depicted his rebellious nature against the social codes etc.
source:http://www.civilserviceindia.com/current-affairs/national/index.html

Current Affairs :October 2011

Bank Exam sample question and answers

Who is set to start two free schools in every district across India?
Azim Premji(Azim Premji Foundation)

Who won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix?
Sebatian Vettel

Who becomes the first monk to win the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for mathematics?
Mahan Maharaj

Name the Kerala Food and Civil Supplies Minister who passed away recently.
T.M.Jacob

Who won the Black Pearl Award for Best Actress in Narrative Competition in Abu Dhabi for her role in Avie Luthra's film Lucky?
Jayashree

Who won The Hindu Literary Prize 2011?
Debutant novelist Rahul Bhattacharya for his "The Sly Company of People Who Care"

Who has been named 10th Nawab of Pataudi?

Saif Ali Khan

Where was the world's 7 billionth baby born?
Allahabad, baby named Nargis

Which country became member of UNESCO recently?
Palestine

Who is Haryana election department's brand icon?
Boxer Vijender

Who has been elected Libya's interim Prime Minister?
Abdul al-Raheem al-Qeeb

Name the 2 personalities who were inducted as non-executive non-independent directors of East India Hotels board.
Nita Ambani and Manoj Modi

Who has been appointed as Acer India's Managing Director?
Harish Kohli

Who won the Shanghai Masters golf tournament?
Rory McIlory

Name the Asian Games gold medalist shooter who holds 2nd rank after World Cup triumph.
Ronjan Sodhi

Who has appeared most in T20 Internationals cricket for India?
Dhoni (27)

Name the former minister and wildlife photographer who passed away recently.
M.Y.Ghorpade

Where is the G20 Summit scheduled?
Cannes in the French Riviera

Name the female actor who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the International Women's Forum.
Nandita Das

Name the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister who quit recently.
Jarbom Gamblin

Name the chairman of Xinjiang who is set to visit India.
Nur Berki

Which computer virus could be a next big cyber threat?
Duqu

Which bollywood female actors wax statue was revealed at Madame Tussauds wax museum?
Kareena Kapoor

Who declared Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting open?
Queen Elizabeth II

Name the all-electric car launched by china recently.
BYD e6

Name the statue which celebrated 125 years in New York, United States.
Statue of Liberty

Who has been appointed as Indian football coach?
Savio Medeira

How much does the world's largest gold coin portraying kangaroo on one side and the queen's profile on the other weighs?
1,012kg (nominal value of 1,000,000 Australian dollars)

Which country's per capita has BRICS nations set to surpass?
Mexico

Name the 14-day health programme set to take off from 1st November in Kerala to create diabetic awareness on the World Diabetes Day, November 14th 2011.
Walk to Health

Who is set to perform at the Formula One after-party in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011?
Lady Gaga

Which country scientists have claimed to have created the world's first drug which could prevent blindness from cataracts?
Australia

Which country scientists have claimed to have developed artificial blood and is just 2 years away before being used in transfusions?
British(UK)

Current Affairs Month Wise: October 2011

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

British author Julian Barnes wins Booker Prize

British author Julian Barnes wins Booker Prize

British author Julian Barnes on Tuesday 18 October, 2011 won the Man Booker Prize, one of the highest-profile awards in English-language literature, at the fourth attempt for his novel The Sense of an Ending. Barnes picked up the £50,000 ($80,000) award, which recognises the best work of fiction by an

author from the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland, at a ceremony in London.

He told the audience assembled at the Guildhall he was "as much relieved as I am delighted" after losing out in 1984, 1998 and 2005.

Barnes, 65, also referred to the build-up to this year's prize, which was overshadowed by the launch of a rival award in protest at the apparent populist nature of the six-book shortlist.

He said: "I'd like to thank the judges, who I won't hear a word against, for their wisdom and the sponsors for their cheque."

The Leicester-born author joked that in moments of paranoia he suspected a "small cottage industry" was working to prevent him from winning the award after being passed over for his works Flaubert's Parrot, England, England and Arthur and George.

Current Affair :September/Oct 2011 for Competitive Exams

BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
1. The government approved merger of State Bank of India Commercial
and International Bank
Ltd (SBICI) with its parent bank SBI. SBICI was set up in which of
the following year?
a. 1991
b. 1992
c. 1993
d. 1994

2. Airlines company of which country has recently placed largest
aircraft order in history?
a. Australia
b. Germany
c. United States
d. Russia

3. Government has lowered its GDP forecast for 2011-12 to how much per
cent from the earlier estimate of about 9 per cent in view of a
likely moderation in industrial output?
a. 7.9%
b. 8.2%
c. 8.6%
d. 8.9%

4. The Central Government has recently sanctioned the Scheme of
Amalgamation of Maharashtra
Elektrosmelt Ltd (MEL) with :
a. Jindal Steel and Power
b. Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
c. Tata Steel
d. ArcelorMittal Dhamm Processing Pvt Ltd

5. The Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) formed to look into fi nancial
woes of fl agship carrier and
gave its in-principle approval for Rs.1,200 crore equity infusion to
a. Air India
b. Railways of India
c. Shipping Corporation of India
d. Steel Authority of India Limited

6. Which Indian company along with Sai Infosystem (India) Ltd. (SIS)
launched the first of its kind Voice & Video Telephony (VVOIP) over
Internet protocol services in India?
a. MTNL
b. BSNL
c. Vodafone
d. Airtel

7. Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd (MEL) has been merged with which of
the following given company?
a. NTPC
b. SAIL
c. NPCIL
d. OIL

8. Which company has recently commissioned India's first thermal set
of 525 MW rating at Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project in
Jharkhand?
a. Bharat Electronics Limited
b. National Hydro Power Corporation
c. Bharat Heavy Electric Limited
d. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

9. Two Indian cities had been ranked 2nd and 4th respectively,
according to a global study of
fastest developing cities conducted by 'The City Mayors Foundation',
an international think tank on urban affairs. Identify the cities.
a. Surat and Ghaziabad
b. Ghaziabad and Surat
c. Mumbai and Delhi
d. Delhi and Mumbai

10. The LCV (light commercial vehicle), a joint venture between which
of the two following companies has produced "Dost"?
a. Ashok Leyland of Hinduja Group and Nissan Motor Company of Japan
b. Ashok Leyland of Hinduja Group and Renault group of France
c. Tata Motors Group of India and Nissan Motor Company of Japan
d. Mahindra & Mahindra Group of India and Nissan Motor Company of Japan

11. Recently central government has sought a partnership in
publicizing of Bharat Nirman
Programme with which of the following organisations?
a. ONGC
b. Indian Railways
c. India Post
d. Doordarshan

12. Religare Enterprises's investment banking arm, Religare Capital
Markets has acquired
majority stake in which of the following South African broking firm?
a. Noah Financial Innovation
b. Rainbow Financial Services (RFS)
c. Royal African Finances
d. SA Assets Managemnet

13. The Deutsche Bank has confirmed to appoint which of the following
Indian investment
banker as its co-CEO?
a. Navin Chandra
b. Rahul Jain
c. Anshu Jain
d. Ravi Mallick

14. Which of the following world's fourth largest car-maker has
decided to set up a three lakhcars-per-annum manufacturing plant in
Sanand?
a. Ford
b. General Motors
c. Toyota Motors
d. Hyundai

15. The Central Board of Trustees, the apex decision-making body of
the Employees Provident
Fund Organisation, approved appointment of which of the following
bank as the custodian of securities of the EPFO?
a. RBS
b. HSBC
c. Standard Chartered Bank
d. ABN Amro

16. Recently a 12-month ban of synthetic cannabis products has come
into effect in New Zealand. The government says the 43 artificial
cannabis products can harm health, including causing heart problems.
Cannabis is used since ancient times, for which of the following given
medical purpose?
a. As an antibiotic drug
b. As a catalyst drug
c. As a mineral supplement
d. As a recreational drug

17. Which one of the following Indian company has entered into
collaboration with the Singapore Management University (SMU) for a new
R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions for cities worldwide?
a. Tata Consultancy Services
b. Wipro Technologies
c. Infosys
d. Mahindra Satyam

18. Recently the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs gave a major fi
llip to Maharatna SAIL
by approving its proposal for revival of the Sindri
fertilizermanufacturing unit by SAIL. The Sindri fertilizer-
manufacturing unit belongs to which one of the following company?
a. Krishak Bharti Cooperative
Limited (KRIBHCO)
b. Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited (IFFCO)
c. Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL)
d. Fertilizer Cooperation of India (FCIL)

19. Recently Nissan Motor India unveiled its premium mid-size sedan
offering for India, by name:
a. Vista
b. Sunny
c. Verna
d. Figo

20. European airlines are pressing ahead with biofuel plans in order
to cut use of regular jet fuel.
Which one of the following airline of the Europe became the fi rst
airline to use biofuels on regular commercial flights in a six-month
trial?
a. Lufthansa
b. International
Airlines Group
c. Air France
d. Turkish Airline

21. Employees Provident Fund Organisation, approved appointment of
which bank as the custodian of securities of the EPFO?
a. Standard Chartered Bank
b. ANZ Grindlays
c. Kotak Mahindra
d. Oriental Bank of Commerce

22. Which country is stepping into the Indian Ocean for the first time
for mineral exploration?
a. Japan
b. Canada
c. China
d. India

23. India plans its own 90-seater aircraft series by which of the
following year?
a. 2015
b. 2016
c. 2017
d. 2020

24. Which state has the highest rural teledensity of 70.23 ?
a. Karnataka
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat

25. Which one of the following is the world's most valuable company
with market capitalization of $337 billion?
a. Apple
b. Exxon Mobile
c. Microsoft
d. Berkshire Hathaway Inc

26. For the fi rst time, two leading private sector groups have joined
hands with state-owned
undertakings to jointly bid for iron ore blocks in Afghanistan's
Hajigak mines. They are:
a. Tata and Jindal
b. Tata and Reliance
c. Reliance and Jindal
d. Reliance and Sterlite

27. Which company has bagged the Safety and Quality award instituted
by the Safety and Quality
Forum of The Institution of Engineers (India), Tamil Nadu?
a. ONGC
b. Reliance Info
c. Wipro
d. Infosys

28. Which among the following has launched a mobile messaging
application for Apple's iPhone
and Android devices?
a. Twitter
b. Google
c. Face book
d. None of the above
29. The Centre plans to amend the Atomic Energy Act to acquire land in
and around the world's
biggest nuclear plant in the works at :
a. Jaitapur
b. Narora
c. Uduppi
d. Karnal

30. Fortis Healthcare International, holding company of India's
billionaire Singh brothers,is based
at:
a. Singapore
b. Mauritius
c. Germany
d. United Kingdom

31. Which country is rocked by reports that its hospitals has sold
dead infants and placenta to an
underground factory to manufacture nutrition pills?
a. India
b. South Korea
c. China
d. Japan

32. Which among the following countries are banning short selling on
select stocks amid efforts
to calm market turmoil that has sent bank shares gyrating wildly and
aggravated worries about Europe's huge debts?
a. France
b. Italy
c. Both
d. None of the above

CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. Which among the following constitutional amendment bill contains
the provision of increase in women reservation in panchayats?
a. 110th
b. 111th
c. 112th
d. 113th

2. Who among the following Lokayukta has asked President to censure
Chief Minister of Delhi?
a. Santosh Hegde
b. Manmohan Sarin
c. Alok Vadhwa
d. Purshottam Jaiswal
'
3. Which state has announced the decision to demerge its National
Institute of Sports (NIS), from
the Sports Authority of India (SAI)?
a. Punjab
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Gujarat
d. Maharashtra

4. What is the name of the New Intelligence Chief, who handed over
command of US and NATOled troops in Afghanistan?
a. General David Petraeus
b. General Rodrigue
c. General Basil Peterson
d. General Farimon Luasa

5. Who among the following has recently taken over as the director of
the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII)?
a. J P Sinha
b. Sharmila Tagore
c. Shabana Azmi
d. Dharmendra Jai Narain

6. The GSAT-12 communication satellite has been launched successfully
on July 15, 2011 by
which of the following launch vehicle?
a. GSLV G-6
b. GSLV-F7
c. PSLV C-16
d. PSLV C-17

7. Recently the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
successfully fl ighttested its latest missile Prahaar from the Launch
Complex III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Chandipur coast
in Balasore district. Prahaar is a
a. Surface to surface missile
b. Surface to air missile
c. Air to surface missile
d. Sea to air missile

8. Chinese and Southeast Asian officials have agreed on a draft of
guidelines to avert tension in
the South China Sea at a meeting held with senior officials of the
10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN at:
a. Manila (Philippines)
b. Bandar Seri Begawan (Brunei)
c. Ho Chi Minh city (Vietnam)
d. Bali (Indonesia)

9. Who is the current Prime Minister of Egypt?
a. Essam Sharaf
b. Gouda Abdel Khalek
c. Mahmoud Eissa
d. Hazem El-Beblawi

10 Hurricane Dora was active recently over the region of
a. Australia
b. Europe
c. South America
d. North America

11. The Cabinet approved the proposal for enhancing reservation for
women in Panchayats from
the present 33 per cent to 50 per cent with the provision being
applicable to all seats filled through
a. Direct election
b. Indirect election
c. Nomination
d. Both direct election and nomination

12. India signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with which of
the following country paving the way for the possibility of exporting
its atomic power plants recently?
a. North Korea
b. South Kora
c. China
d. Singapore

13. Recently English has been dropped as final year subject in which
of the following state
university?
a. Mumbai
b. Saurashtra
c. Odisha
d. Himachal Pradesh

14. Which IIM has announced extension of the reach of its publisher
training programme to
countries in South East Asia from next year?
a. IIM Lucknow
b. IIM Ahmedabad
c. IIM Kozhikode
d. IIM Bangalore

15. What is the name of the Metropolitan Police Commissioner who
resigned following criticism for hiring former News of the World
executive Neil Wallis - who was questioned by police investigating
hacking - as an adviser in UK?
a. Sir Vinfery simpson
b. Sir Maddley Thomson
c. Sir Anerdson Majle
d. Sir Paul Stephenson

16. Who among the following was offi cially named as the next envoy of
India to the United States
of America ?
a. Nirupama Roy
b. A N Ahuja
c. R K Sharma
d. J P S hukla

17. Which of the following personality has been appointed by West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerji as an advisor to 'Resurgent
Bengal' scheme?
a. Amartya sen
b. Sam Pitroda
c. Arjun Sengupta
d. Usha Thorat

18. The world's largest Indian flag weighing 250 kg was unfurled at the
'Vibrant India Festival'
which began recently in –
a. France
b. China
c. Russia
d. USA

19. Minister for Defense A K Antony recently presented the first Mercy
Ravi Award for Woman
of Substance to
a. Kiran Bedi
b. Vandana Shiva
c. Sheila Dikshit
d. Arundhati Roy

20. Which among the following state has announced that 90 per cent
seats in sports academies
will be fi lled by players from the state?
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Madhya Pradesh
c. Haryana
d. Punjab

21. Who among the following was elected president of the Mumbai
Cricket Association at its 77th
annual general body meeting recently?
a. Manohar Joshi
b. Vilasrao Deshmukh
c. Gajanan karve
d. Sharad Pawar

22. Which among the following is the oldest commissioned ship of the
Indian Navy, 'a landing ship
tanker, which was given a fond farewell after 35 years of service recently?
a. INS Jaladh
b. INS Sharabh
c. INS Shankul
d. INS Padmesh

23. Which state has the highest rural teledensity of 70.23 ?
a. Karnataka
b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Rajasthan
d. Gujarat

24. Who among the following has become the world's No. 1 double trap
shooter as per the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
rankings released?
a. Gagan Narang
b. Sanjeev Rathore
c. Vijay Kumar
d. Ronjan Sodhi

25. Which Indian wildlife research and bio-diversity conservation
organization will assist Indonesian authorities to undertake
non-invasive genetics research on two critically endangered species —
the Javan and the Sumatran rhinos — in Indonesia?
a. Aaranyak
b. Parivesh
c. Paryavaran
d. Sanrakshak

26. Which country is stepping into the Indian Ocean for the first time
for mineral exploration?
a. Japan
b. Canada
c. China
d. India

27. Which among the following is the latest European country to act
against the burqa after
France and Belgium have banned the wearing of burqa in public?
a. Germany
b. Spain
c. Italy
d. Denmark

28. Which Indian-American who is an expert in international finance
law, has been appointed as Senior Advisor in the US State Department's
South and Central Asia Bureau to cement ties with the Diaspora groups?
a. Mitul Desai
b. Sanjeev Upadhyay
c. Upendra Bansal
d. Manendra Singh

29. Which airline has become the fi rst airline to use biofuels on
regular commercial fl ights in a
six-month trial that it estimates will reduce CO2 emissions by up to
1,500 tones during the period?
a. Lufthansa
b. Air India
c. Kingfi sher
d. Airbus

30. Which among the following Governor Generals of India was the fi
rst occupant of Rashtrapati Bhawan of India?
a. Warren Hastings
b. Lord Irwin
c. Lord Willington
d. Lord Rippon

31. Typhoon Muifa has devastated which among the following countries
eastern coast?
a. Indonesia
b. Japan
c. China
d. Hongkong

ANSWERS
Business & Economy:
1. d 1994
2. c United States
3. c 8.6%
4. b Steel Authority of India (SAIL)
5. a Air India
6. b BSNL
7. b SAIL
8. c Bharat Heavy Electric Limited
9. b Ghaziabad and Surat
10. a Ashok Leyland of Hinduja Group and
Nissan Motor Company of Japan
11. b Indian Railways
12. a Noah Financial Innovation
13. c Anshu Jain
14. a Ford
15. c Standard Chartered Bank
16. d As a recreational drug
17. a Tata Consultancy Services
18. d Fertilizer Cooperation of India (FCIL)
19. b Sunny
20. a Lufthansa
21. a Standard Chartered Bank
22. c China
23. c 2017
24. b Himachal Pradesh
25. a Apple
26. a Tata & Jindal
27. a ONGC
28. c Facebook
29. a Jaitapur
30. a Singapore
31. c China
32. c Both
CURRENT AFFAIRS
1. d Manchester united
1. a 10th
2. b Manmohan Sarin
3. a Punjab
4. a General David Petraeus
5. d Dharmendra Jai Narain
6. d PSLV C-17
7. a Surface to surface
missile
8. d Bali (Indonesia)
9. a Essam Sharaf
10. d North America
11. a Direct election
12. b South Korea
13. b Saurashtra
14. b IIM, Ahmedabad
15. d Sir Paul Stephenson
16. a Nirupama Roy
17. b Sam Pitroda
18. c USA
19. c Sheela Diskshit
20. b Madhya Pradesh
21. b Vialsrao Deshmukh
22. b INS Sharabh
23. b Himachal Pradesh
24. d Ronjan Sodhi
25. a Aranyak
26. c China
27. c Italy
28. a Mitul Desai
29. a Lufthansa
30. b Lord Irwin
31. c China
ANSWERS

NDTV Indian of the Year 2011 Awards

Icon of India : N. R. Narayana Murthy


Transformational Idea of the Year Award: Nandan Nilekani


LIC Unsung Hero of the Year: RTI activists Amit Jethwa, Dattatreya Patil, Vishram Dodiya, Satish Shetty & Vitthal Gite


Lifetime Achievement Award: Dev Anand & Rahul Dravid


Entertainer of the Year (Music): Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy


Entertainer of the Year (Movie) - Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara


India's Heroes: Team India, World Champions


Indian of the Year: Anna Hazare & Arvind Kejriwal

source: http://www.allcurrentaffairs.tk/2011/10/ndtv-indian-of-year-2011-awards.html#ixzz1ba2z36oU
Under Creative Commons License: Attribution

PSLV-C18 puts four satellites in orbit

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C18) demonstrated its reliability once again when it put successfully four satellites in orbit on Wednesday. The satellites were: Megha-Tropiques, an Indo-French satellite to study the weather and climate in the tropical region of the world; SRMSat built by the students of SRM university, near Chennai; Jugnu, built by the students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur; and Vesselsat from Luxembourg. This was the 19th consecutively successful mission of the PSLV out of 20 launches from 1993.

It was a flawless a mission with the PSLV-C18 rising from the first launch pad at the spaceport at Sriharikota at the scheduled time of 11 a.m. As the vehicle sped up from the launch pad, it disappeared briefly into the clouds to knife out into the sky again. Applause broke out in the Mission Control Centre as the four stages of the vehicle ignited on time and fell into the Bay of Bengal. At the end of more than 21 minutes of flight, the PSLV-C18 first catapulted the 1,000 kg Megha-Tropiques satellite into a precise orbit at an altitude of 867 km. The satellite was slung into orbit at a velocity of more than 26,000 km an hour. A few seconds later, SRMSat flew out, followed by VesselSat and Jugnu. 

source : http://www.allcurrentaffairs.tk/2011/10/pslv-c18-puts-four-satellites-in-orbit.html#ixzz1avPN9uqv

World’s First Drug was Created by the Scientists to Prevent Blindness from Cataracts

Australian Scientists created the world's first drug which can prevent blindness from cataracts. At present, the only treatment available to prevent the blindness from cataracts is to remove surgically the affected eye lens and replace it with a synthetic lens. Cataracts are formed when a protein, known as calpain, clouds the eye lens and impairs vision.

This is for the first time that a non-surgical cure for the debilitating condition was discovered.

source: http://www.allcurrentaffairs.tk/2011/10/worlds-first-drug-was-created-by.html#ixzz1avKfDKM1

Nobel Prizes 2011

ourtesy: http://www.nobelprize.org

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt and Adam G. Riess "for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
Dan Shechtman "for the discovery of quasicrystals"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity"

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Tomas Tranströmer "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality"

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work"

THE PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy"

Quiz on technology October 2011

Which is the new web programming language launched by google?
See Answer:


which company is the first to sell a Ultrabook less than $1000
See Answer:



Which software was officially stopped by Microsoft Recently?
See Answer:


What is the new feature announced by Research In Motion(RIM) which allow users of some blackberry phones to share contact information,documents and multimedia content?
See Answer:


what is the new feature released by google in Chrome browser which allows any two computer to connect each other using chrome browser?
See Answer:

What is the name of the Microsoft's new Mobile OS?
See Answer:


Where did Google open its new data center recently?
See Answer:


Which company produces bladeless fans and heaters?
See Answer:


What is the name of the new Toshiba tablet which will be launched in November?
See Answer:


What is the name of the speech recognition feature introduced by Apple in iPhone's?
See Answer:


What is the name of the new version of android operating system?
See Answer:


What is the name given to the google's smartphone payment?
See Answer:


Which company acquired assets like InfiniVault Tiered storage system and other related technologies from prostor Systems?
See Answer:


Which venture has been started by co-founder of Sun Microsystems Mr.Scott McNealy?
See Answer:


Which company is in talks to buy out Ericsson's mobile phone venture?
See Answer:


Which company has Research In Motion, maker of Blackberry phones planning to buy to provide photo, video and social-network tools for smartphones and computers?
See Answer:


Which magazine has given Priyanaka Chopra India's Best Dressed title?
See Answer:

Name the actor who is set to be honoured with the Kalidas Samman.
See Answer:

Name the brand under which Orient fans is all set to enter domestic home appliances market.
See Answer: