December Current Affairs 2010

·        The government approved additional capital infusion of Rs 6,000 crore in 10 public sector banks with an objective to raise its holding to a minimum 58 per cent in all state-run banks.  The government has already announced infusion of Rs 15,000 crore in the Budget to ensure that capital adequacy ratio of all the public sector banks increase to 7 per cent.

·        The World Bank has approved a USD 45 million technical assistance loan for the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to help improve its operational efficiency.

·        Lt Gen A S Lamba, a senior Artillery officer, will take over as new Army Vice Chief. Lamba, replacing Lt Gen P C Bharadwaj who retired from service on November 30.

·        B Saroja Devi has been chosen for the prestigious N T Rama Rao National Film Award for 2009. Noted director K Raghavendra Rao has been chosen for the B N Reddy National Film Award while media baron and film producer Ch Ramoji Rao has been chosen for the Nagireddy- Chakrapani National Award instituted by the Andhra Pradesh.

·        India to provide Rs 7.83 cr in assistance to Nepal. India has stepped up efforts to boost health and educational infrastructure in Nepal, which is still reeling under the impact of the decade-long Maoists insurgency that ended in 2006, with an assistance of Rs 7.83 crore.

·        Water and Power Consultancy Services (WAPCOS) was conferred with Mini Ratna status.

·        World number three Novak Djokovic and the unheralded Viktor Troicki swept Serbia to an historic first Davis Cup title overturning an overnight deficit to beat nine-time winners France 3-2.

·        Ace Indian marksman Gagan Narang ended the year 2010 as the number one Asian shooter, according to the latest rankings issued by Asian Shooting Confederation.

·        India and the Arab Nations will soon become major trading partners, exhibiting significant improvement in two-way trade and is expected to reach $120 billion by 2010–11 and $240 billion by 2014," industry body CII today said in its report.

·        India ranks fourth in Asia and tenth in the world in plant diversity.

·        Saina Nehwal wins Hong Kong Super Series by defeating Shixian Wang of China to clinch her third Super Series title of the year(2010) at the Hong Kong Open.

June Current Affairs - 2010

·        India is expected to be the world's fastest growing economy by 2018, according to Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the research arm of the Economist magazine.

·        Encouraged by faster growth in trade between India and South Africa, industry body CII forecast a $12-billion business by 2012 between the two nations.

·        Currency notes are used for the bulk of transactions in the country, despite the growing use of instruments like credit cards and electronic payments, RBI Regional Director Surekha Marandi said.

·        The UN Security Council has decided to pull out 2,000 troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) this year and fully withdraw its contingent in June 2011.

·        China will soon launch its fourth orbiter into space as part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network known as 'Beidou'.

·        Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said his government will invest Rs 36,000 crore in programmes for providing basic services to urban poor and development of slums.

·        Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra will be honoured by the organisers of the Indian Film Festival of London (IFFL) for his contribution to cinema during the event which will be held in August.

·        India and Seychelles signed an agreement to promote and protect each other's investments on reciprocal basis to enhance bilateral economic ties.

·        The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has granted $5 million to the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) to strengthen the National Tobacco Control Programme in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, over a three-year period.

·        China is entering into a new and powerful form of relationship with Pakistan. It has decided to allow Pakistan to participate in cross-border trade using the Chinese Yuan as the base currency in dealing with the western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

·        The World Bank approved two projects worth USD 407 million to India, consisting of a USD 300-million credit/loan for scaling up the Sustainable and Responsible Microfinance Project and a USD 107-million loan to strengthen statistical data base.

·        The MCD(Municipal Corporation of Delhi) claimed that it has become the first civic body in the country to win carbon credit through its municipal solid waste compost plant in Okhla area of south Delhi.

·        China has emerged as the world's second biggest arms spender for the second consecutive year after the US, splurging a whopping $100 billion despite the global financial crisis, according to a Swedish think-tank. Latest figures released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), also estimated that some 8,100 nuclear warheads were in operation worldwide in the US, Russia, China, Britain, France, India, Pakistan and Israel. SIPRI said that around 2,000 nuclear warheads were still on "high alert" or ready to be launched within minutes.

·        Prominent taxonomists V Jayachandran Nair and Ramakrishna have bagged the Environment Ministry's prestigious E K Janki Ammal award for plant and animal taxonomy.

·        The Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) announced its huge dual listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which could be the world's largest-ever initial public offering, says a media report. ABC, the biggest bank in China by customers, plans to sell as many as 22.24 billion A shares in its IPO in Shanghai and another 25.4 billion shares in Hong Kong.

·        Former President and distinguished scientist Dr A P J Abdul Kalam said, India would be a developed country by 2020 with the support of science.

Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 71

1.      Which is the first country in Europe to ban full-face veils worn by Muslim women?

a)France     b)Belgium    c)Denmark      d)Italy    e)none

2.      India's first 3 MW solar power plant is inaugurated in Kolar district. It is in which state?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Karnataka     c)Gujarat    d)Tamilnadu    e)none

3.      Who has been re-elected as the Prime Minister of Mauritius?

a)Seewoosagur Ramgoolam    )Anerood Jugnauth     c)Navinchandra Ramgoolam    d)Paul Bérenger    e)none

4.      Which Organization has asked mutual fund houses to disclose the details of investor complaints, annual reports on websites, to enable clients to make more informed decisions?

a)RBI      b)IRDA      c)SEBI     d)NABARD    e)none

5.      Which is the first country in the world to mandate plain packaging of cigarettes?

a)Australia      b)Canada    c)India     d)US     e)Japan

6.      Which is the first country to broadcast 3DTV on terrestrial channels?

a)Japan     b)China      c)South Korea     d)India     e)none

7.      The Country's first privately-funded metro project will be started in which of the following cities?

a)Pune     b)Chennai     c)Hyderabad     d)Chandigarh    e)Gurgaon

8.      Who is the author of the book “Troubles”?

a)J G Farell     b)Nina Bawden    c)Patrick White     d)Mary Renault    e)none

9.      Recently which state affected by the Cyclonic Storm ‘Laila’?

a)Maharashtra     b)Andhra Pradesh      c)Tamilnadu     d)Gujarat    e)none

10. Who is the first Indian to qualify for the men's singles main draw at the French Open in 13 years?

a)Sashi Menon     b)Syed Asif  Quadri   c)Somdev Dewarmen   d)Leander Paes     e)none

11. Jordan Romero has became the youngest ever climber to conquer Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. He belongs to which country?

a)US     b)Canada      c)UK    d)Germany    e)none

12. Recently which country has rejected visa applications to the retired employees of Border Security Force?

a)US     b)China     c)Pakistan    d)Canada     e)none

13. The worlds' first women’s' magic festival Maya 2010 held at ___________?

a)Chennai     b)Uttar Pradesh      c)Pune    d)Jaipur    e)Thiruvananthapuram

14. Who has been named as ‘England cricketer of the year’?

a)Paul Collingwood    b)Graeme Swann     c)Kevin Petersen    d)Andrew Strauss    e)none

15. To which country President Prathiba Patil recently visited and signed three bilateral pacts?

a)China    b)Japan     c)Russia   d)Spain    e)none

16. John Shepherd-Barron recently passed away. He invented the world’s first _____ in London?

a)Bank     b)Credit Card       c)Debit Card    d)ATM    e)none

17. Which country topped the list of people who acquired British citizenship in 2009?

a)China      b)US    c)India   d)France    e)none

18. Jeev Milkha Singh, Gaganjeet Bhullar are associated to which sport?

a)Foot ball     b)Tennis     c)Chess    d)Golf   e)none

19. Who has been ranked as the best CEO in the country, a/c to FinanceAsia magazine?

a)Gopalakrishnan     b)Natarajan Chandrasekaran    c)Sunil Mittal    d)Ratan Tata    e)none

20. Which of the following is not a sport playing in the Commonwealth Games 2010?

a)Kabaddi    b)Hockey    c)Tennis    d)Cricket    e)All of these

Current Affairs Quiz 2010 - 66

1.      Who is the new Prime Minister of United Kingdom?

a)Gordon Brown     b)Harriet Harman    c)Nick Clegg    d)David Cameroon   e)none

2.      Which Country topped the Global Information Technology Report 2010 released by WEF?

a)Denmark    b)Sweden     c)Singapore    d)Switzerland    e)none

3.      According to the recent data released by Coffee Board of India, India majorly exports coffee to which of the following countries?

a)Italy     b)Russia    c)Germany     d)US    e)UK

4.      Recently which country announced that it has 5,113 nuclear warheads?

a)Russia    b)North Korea    c)US    d)Iran   e)China

5.      In which state, IT major Infosys will open Rural BPO centers in 22 districts of the state?

a)Kerala    b)Karnataka     c)Tamilnadu    d)Andhra Pradesh    e)none

6.      Which country will start the Worlds Largest Carbon Credit Project?

a)China    b)India    c)Japan    d)Germany   e)none

7.      Which is the first state in India where video phone services have been launched on a commercial basis?

a)Andhra Pradesh    b)Haryana    c)Tamilnadu   d)Delhi   e)Gujarat

8.      Who is the new Governor of Rajasthan?

a)S K Singh    b)Prabha Rau    c)Shivraj Patel     d)K. Shankarnarayan   e)none

9.      World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on ________?

a)April 3^rd    b)May 3^rd    c)April 23^rd     d)May 23^rd    e)none

10. India is the ___ largest shareholder in the World Bank?

a)first     b)second     c)third    d)fifth    e)seventh

11. India won the Kabaddi World Cup 2010 by defeating _____________?

a)Canada    b)Malaysia    c)Italy    d)Pakistan   e)none

12. What is the mascot for 2011 Cricket World Cup?

a)Fuwa     b)Zakumi   c)Jumbo    d)Shera    e)none

13. The 2010 Youth Olympics Games to be held in which of the following country?

a)Singapore    b)China    c)India    d)France    e)none

14. Who is the author of the book ‘Decision Points’?

a)Barack Obama     b)Bill Clinton    c)Hillary Clinton    d)George W. Bush  e)none

15. Lech Kaczynski has recently passed away in a plane crash, he was the president of which of the following country?

a)Poland    b)Slovakia    c)Czech Republic    d)Belarus    e)none

16. Recently 17,000 flights cancelled across Europe due to volcanic ash. In which country volcanic eruption has taken place?

a)Greenland    b)Denmark    c)Iceland    d)Greece   e)none

17. Who won the Rome Masters Title for the fifth time in six years?

a)Andy Murray    b)Rafael Nadal     c)David Ferrer    d)Roger federer    e)none

18. Recently which country tested the Shaheen-1 missile?

a)UAE    b)Iran    c)Pakistan    d)India   e)none

19. Which of the following is renamed as ‘Aadhaar’ recently?

a)Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana    b)Unique Identification Authority of India     c)NREGA   d)Saakshar Bharat    e)none

20. Recently which country eliminated two time zones of its eleven time zones?

a)Russia    b)Canada     c)US    d)UK    e)China   

Quiz on General Knowledge 64 - 2010

1.      Who is the new Chief Minister of Meghalaya?

a)D D Lapang   b)Khanduri     c)Mukul Sangma    d)Donkupar Roy   e)none

2.      Who has been voted as India Inc’s Most Powerful CEO for 2009 by Economic Times Corporate Dossier magazine?

a)Sunil Mittal     b)Anand Mahindra     c)Aditya Puri    d)Mukhesh Ambhani    e)Ratan Tata

3.      To which of the following neighbouring country India has decided to supply 50,000 tonnes of wheat, 25,000 tonnes of rice and 10,000 tonnes of yellow peas dal?

a)Pakistan    b)Afghanistan     c)Bangladesh     d)Nepal    e)none

4.      India's 18th Nuclear Power Plant Begins Commercial Operations in which of the following states?

a)Andhra Pradesh      b)Karnataka     c)Rajasthan    d)Gujarat    e)Tamilnadu

5.      Which Country hosted the 16^th SAARC summit?

a)Nepal    b)Srilanka     c)Pakistan    d)Bhutan     e)none

6.      India's first International Tourism police station has been opened in which state?

a)Kerala     b)Delhi     c)Maharashtra    d)Jammu and Kashmir   e)none

7.      Which Company has topped the list of Fortune’s most admired company in the world?

a)Google     b)Microsoft     c)Yahoo    d)P & G    e)Apple

8.      What is the full form of FCNR, term used in banking?

a)Foreign Capital for Nations and Region

b)Finance Capital Non Resident

c)Foreign Currency Non Resident

d)Finance Currency Non Resident

e)none

9.      Recently Rbi increased Policy rates and Reserve ratios. Why did Rbi increased these measures?

a)To Improve the Indian Economy

b)To control the Inflation

c)To control the deflation

d)Rbi wants more money to give to government 

e)because banks are gaining huge profits

10. Who has been named ‘Wisden Cricketer of the Year’ for the second time in a row?

a)Ricky Pointing   b)T Dilshan     c)Andrew Strauss    d)Sachin Tendulkar   e)V Sehwag

11. Which of the following received the ‘Boeing's Supplier of the Year Award for the year 2009’?

a)HAL    b)DRDO     c)ISRO     d)BEL    e)none

12. Chandrashekhar Rele has recently passed away. He was famous _____?

a)Carnatic Musician    b)Dancer      c)Vocalist     d)Hindustan Classical Musician   e)none

13. Who has been awarded the Tejaswini award for young women achievers?

a)Vidya balan    b)Priya Dutt    c)Mary Kom   d)All the bove    e)none

14. Bahraich district has become the first tribal village in the state to be converted into a revenue village under the Forest Rights Act. Bahraich is in which state?

a)Sikkim    b)Rajasthan   c)Maharashtra    d)Chhattisgarh    e)Uttar Pradesh

15. Who is the author of the book ‘Wide Angle’?

a)Tiger Woods     b)Anil Kumble     c)Adam Gilchrist    d)Rahul Dravid    e)none

16. Which is the first bank in India to get the Chinese approval to carry out business in the local currency – yuan?

a)ICICI     b)SBI     c)Punjab National Bank    d)Axis Bank   e)none

17. Which Organization has sanctioned USD 4.9-billion (over Rs 22,000 crore) loans to India in 2009-10 for 14 schemes and projects undertaken by the government?

a)ADB     b)UN     c)World Bank    d)IMF    e)none

18. Which State has decided to pioneer an e-waste policy to encourage green information technologies?

a)Tamilnadu    b)Karnataka    c)Kerala     d)Gujarat   e)none

19. Which Country will host the 11th International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)?

a)India      b)Srilanka      c)UK    d)Maldives   e)none

20. Recently SEBI banned the 14 life insurance companies in India from circulating ULIP’s. what is the full form of ULIP?

a) Unit Linked Investment Plan

b) Unit Linked Insurance Policy

c) Unit Linked Insurance Plan

d)Unit Linked Investment Policy

e)none