Current affairs August 2011

1.Who becomes first Indian woman to cross Gobi desert ?

- Sucheta 33 year old women from Pune, has successfully crossed the arduous 1,623 km stretch of the Gobi desert, the largest in Asia and the fifth in the world

2. 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

3. Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings?
Ronjan Sodhi

4. Asia’s largest solar energy park to be hosted by which state ?

- 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India.
Sunny

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

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

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

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

16. Who has been takes charge as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force ?

- N A K Browne

Ace fighter pilot Norman Anil Kumar Browne took over as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force from Air Chief Marshal P V Naik, who retired after putting in 42 years of service.

17. Who has joined Gordon Brothers Group as Chief Executive Officer?
Gary Talarico

18. Which country is all set to shut 40% (800 approx.) of its data centres to reduce hefty technology budget?
USA

19. Which U.S.Secretary met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalitha recently?
Hilary Clinton

20. Which social networking site has turned 5 years?
Twitter

21. Who has been named as Sri Lanka’s captain for upcoming Australian series?
Dilshan

22. Which Ace Indian shooter is set to get Khel Ratna?
Gagan Narang

23. Which missile was recently test-fired successfully at Chandipur, Orrisa?
Prahaar

24. Who is all set to take over as CMD of NMDC?
M.S.Rana

25. Which company formally opened its assembly plant at Rosslyn, South Africa?
Tata Motors

26. Who has been appointed as solicitor-general following the resignation of Gopal Subramaniam?
Rohinton Nariman

27. Who became 2nd highest run scorer in Test cricket surpassing Ricky Ponting’s record?
Rahul Dravid

28. Which program of IIM Indore did recently get HRD ministry’s approval?
5-year management program

29. Who won the 1st Hangzhou Women’s Grandmasters Tournament in China?
Dronavalli Harika

30. Name the Chairman and CEO of TAFE who has been inducted into the board of AGCO.
Mallika Srinivasan

31. Who won the 2011 German GP?
Lewis Hamilton

32. Which former Australian opening batsman is set to return to competitive cricket (Big Bash League T20)?
Matthew Hayden

33. Which Indian swimmer qualified for the 2012 London Olympics?
Sandeep Sejwal

34. Which country has launched its new currency?
Sudan

35. Which singer is all set to perform at the Royal Albert Hall where the first Carnatic music is scheduled in the 116-year history of BBC proms?
Aruna Sairam

36. Which motorcycle has Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Private Ltd. recently launched?
CBR 250R

37. Who won the ladies National snooker championship?
Vidya Pillai

38. Who won the 2000th Test cricket held at Lords Cricket Ground?
England

39. Which frenchman after 25 years won the German Open Tennis tournament?
Gilles Simon

40. Who won the Indonesian International Challenge badminton championship 2011?
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu

41. Who has been appointed as Lokayukta of Karnataka to succeed Santosh Hegde?

Former Supreme Court Judge Shivraj V.Patil       

42. Who has been named vice president for Boeing Defence, Space and Security in India?
Dennis D.Swanson

43. Which Indian tennis player holds career best rank of 62 in the singles list?
Somdev Devvarman

44. What is Repo and Reverse Repo rate as on 26th July 2011?
Repo: 8% and Reverse Repo: 7%

45. Which country has agreed for a meeting between its Nobel Laureate, pro-democracy activist Aung Suu Kyi and Minister of Social Welfare U Aung Kyi?
Myanmar

46. Who has been named as the global co-CEO of Standard Chatered Bank’s private equity?
Nainesh Jaisingh

47. Who has been appointed as co-CEO to succeed Management Board chairman, Josef Ackermann?
Anshu Jain

48. Name the project of Mozilla’s operating system that is set to work on mobile devices and tablets.
Boot to Gecko (B2G)

49. Which business and technology outsourcing services provider has been named in the GlobalServices 100 list for the 5th consecutive year?
Syntel

50. Which Noida-based hospital running under the brand Ojjus Medicare has got nod for the IPO aggregating to Rs,62 crore?
Goodwill Hospital and Research Center Ltd.

51. Which poets death anniversary would be remembered on 8th August in India?
Rabindranath Tagore

52. Draft of which anti-corruption bill was approved by Union Cabinet on 28th July 2011?
Lokpal Bill

53. Which of the two Indians were awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award 2011?
Nileema Mishra for helping the poor and Harish Hande for revolutionizing the use of solar lights

54. Which Operating System celebrated its 30th birthday on July 27th?
DOS (Disk Operating System), 27th July 1981

55. Who has been appointed as national team coach for Argentina’s football team?
Alejandro Sabella

56. Which cricketer equalled Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 34 test hundreds?
Rahul Dravid ‘ The Wall’

57. Who resigned as Chief Minister of Karnataka?
B.S.Yeddyurappa

58. Who has been appointed as the New Governor of Tamil Nadu?

- Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister K Rosaiah was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011.

59. Who won the Hungarian Grand Prix 2011?
Jenson Button

60. Which Indian qualified for London Olympics 2012 for Short put event?
Om Prakash Singh

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

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

63. Who has taken charge as HAL’s Director Corporate Planning and Marketing?
Baldev Singh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

75. 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)

76. Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011?
Airtel

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

78. Which Legendary singer’s 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011?

Kishore Kumar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

89. Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000?
Micro-Star International (MSI)

90. What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011?
9.90 per cent

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

92. Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market?

Maruti 800 cc

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

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

95. Which bollywood actor passed away recently?
Shammi Kapoor

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

97. Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title?
Novak Djokovic

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

99. 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

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

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

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

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

104. Who won his first World Golf Championship title?
Adam Scott

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

114. 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

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

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

Snehal Pradhan

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

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

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

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

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

122. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

134. Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959?
England

135. Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket?

Latish Malinga

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

137. Who won the woman’s Cincinnati WTA Title?
Maria Sharapova

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

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

140. Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14. 8000 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen?
Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

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

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

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

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

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

146. Which ace Indian football player retired recently?
Bhaichung Bhutia

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