Current affairs December 2011

1. Which legendary bollywood actor passed away recently at the age of 88 ?

Dev Anand Read More

2. Which two social networking sites have joined hands to challenge Facebook?
Twitter amd Mixi

3. What values of preferential shares have Air India’s lenders were approved by
its board?
Rs.7,500 crore

4. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank?
A.D.M.Chavali

5. Which Indian banks credit ratings have been assigned stable tag by Standard and Poor International rating agency?
State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Indian Bank

6. Name the 2-day literature festival scheduled to be held in Delhi.
Samanvay: IHC Bharatiya Bhasa Mahotsav

7. Name the Apple’s co-founder who is set to visit India’s technology capital.
Steve Wozniak

8. Where is ITC set to build $300 million hotel?
Colombo, Sri Lanka

9. Name the Indian American who has been chosen as the most powerful woman in California by National Diversity Council.
Shefali Duggal

10. Name the short film about child poverty in India which won the Golden Lmap Tree award at the 42nd International Film festival.
Another Planet

11. Which country’s first female athlete is set to participate in Olympics 2012?
Saudi Arabia

12. Who is set to take over as LG Display Co. Ltd.’s Chief Executive in 2012?
Han Sang-beom

13. Name the Indian origin American who won Guardian First Book award.
Siddhartha Mukherjee

14. Which telecom provider is set to allow its mobile subscribers in India to access microblogging site Twitter on their handsets free of cost until March 1st, 2012?
Bharti Airtel

15. Which foreign lender bank has launched fixed rate for home loan and loans against property?
HSBC

16. Which actor was recently in India to promote his movie Mission Impossible -4?
Tom Cruise

17. Who has been named captain of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals for the 5th Edition?
Rahul Dravid

18. Which 2 teams have decided to withdraw from F1 teams associations?
Ferrari and Red Bull

19. Name the Iranian teenager who won World Snooker title recently.
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri

20. Which Colombian film bagged Golden Peacock award at the 42nd International Film Festival in India?
Porfirio

21. Which company introduced disabled-friendly tools for application in software of common use as the world observed World Disability Day on December 3rd 2011?
Microsoft India

22. Which bank picked up 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?
Bank of India

23. Which channel did Pakistan cable operators block recently?
BBC World News

24. Name the Former Brazil soccer captain who died recently.
Socrates

25. Where the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is set to open an office to boost economic ties between the 2 countries?
Kathmandu, Nepal

26. Who won the Golf Hong Kong Open?
Rory McIlroy

27. Who is set to receive Humanitarian award which is to be presented by Harvard Foundation?
Lionel Richie

28. Which tamil song has been treated as classic example of viral marketing as per Indian Institute of Management?
Why this Kolaveri Di?

29. Who got the winning point as Spain won the fifth Davis Cup title?

Rafael Nadal

30. Name the debut Marathi movie of Helen which is set to release on December 16th 2011.
One Room Kitchen

31. Which bank was fined 10.5 million pounds for mis-selling to elderly?
HSBC

32. Which state’s chief minister has surpassed other politicians to emerge as the most popular politico on social media?

Gujarat Chief Minister. Narendra Modi

33. Which country has over taken India as ‘Diabetes Capital’?
China

34. When is the inaugural 3-day global conference on ‘Tax and Inequality’ scheduled to begin in India?
7th December to 9^th December 2011

35. Who have been nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year award?
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernandez

36. Use of which notes is to be treated as terror act?
Fake Notes

37. When the National Telecom Policy is set to be rolled out?
2012

38. Which bank is set to buy more than half of Barclays Indian credit card portfolio?
Standard Chartered Bank

39. Who has been appointed as Manufacturers Association for Information Technology’s executive director?
Sabyasachi Patra

40. Which company recently got NOC from ONGC to sell major stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources?
Carin India

41. Name the mobile app company which Facebook acquired recently.
Gowalla

42. Who resigned from Hindustan Unilever Board recently?
HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh

43. Name the US scriptwriter who debuted with Bollywood kid books.
Nico Raposo

44. Who has been appointed as Managing Director for India by Research in Motion?
Sunil Dutt

45. Which 3 countries are set to hold Trilateral meet in Washington?
India, US and Japan

46. When is the 2012 Indian Grand Prix scheduled to be held?
October 28th 2012

47. When is the Direct Tax Code (DTC) scheduled to come into force in India?
From 1st April 2012

48. Against whom did Vishwanthan Anand loose in recently held London Chess Classic?
Hikaru Nakamura

49. Which Indian state is set to get Green Field Industrial Corridor?
Arunachal Pradesh

50. Which artist won the 2011 Turner Prize?
Martin Boyce

51. Which singer won six awards in 2011 American Country Awards?
Jason Aldean

52. Who is the 2nd person to score double century in One-day International cricket?
Virendar Sehwag Read More

53. Who has been appointed as VP of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers for Asia?
Xiaodong Lee

54. Who has been appointed to head UN audit panel?
CAG – Vinod Rai

55. Which country becomes 3rd biggest US arms purchaser?
India

56. Which Mail service is now available in 8 Indian languages?
Yahoo Mail

57. Who is set to be civil aviation minister of India?
Ajit Singh

58. Which 2 states to have separate IAS, IPS and IFS cadres?
Manipur and Tripura

59. Who has been appointed as Director General, Central Health Services for Bihar?
Dr.Jagdish Prasad

60. Which business school has been ranked 2nd best MBA School in Asia-Pacific?
IIM Ahmedabad

61. Who won the 2011 Indian National Rally Championship?
Gaurav Gill(co-driver Musa Sherif)

62. Name the telugu film producer popularly known as ‘Mallemala’ who passed away recently.
M.S.Reddy

63. Name the Argentine President who is sworn in for 2nd term.
Cristina Fernandez

64. Name the award that was conferred to Bharti Airtel recently.
Telecom Centre of Excellence Award

65. Name the Indian footballer, an assistant manager of Indian Bank who passed away recently.
Hamilton Bobby

66. Who resigned as National Cricket Academy chairman?
Anil Kumble

67. Where was the midnight marathon held recently?
Bangalore

68. When is the World Series Hockey postponed to?
February 29th 2012

69. Which country is set to open military base in Indian Ocean?
China

70. Who is set to make film on 26/11 attacks?
Ram Gopal Verma

71. Who has been named PGA Tour Player of the Year?
Luke Donald

72. Which bank has been selected as best public sector bank in India?
Bank of Baroda

73. Name the NRI industrialist who has been conferred with the Life Time Achievement award for his contribution in various fields.
Lord Swraj Paul

74. Who won the under-14 boys American Cup Tennis Championship in Miami, Florida?
Sumit Nagal

75. Which state schools are set to implement Trimester system from 2012-13 academic year?
Tamil Nadu

76. Which were the 3 anti-graft bills passed recently by Union Cabinet in India?
Whistleblowers Bill or Public Interest Disclosure and Protection to Persons Making the DisclouserBill, Judicial Accountability Bill and Grievance Redressal Bill

77. Which Indian University is set to tie-up with Canada’s Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) in the area of biology?
M.S.University

78. Name the NRI architect who won Glory of India Award and Certificate of Excellence.
Ar Mohammed Aun

79. Which Noble Laureate’s book containing poems and other works fetched $170,500 at a Sotheby’s auction?
Rabindranath Tagore

80. Which country is set to host BRICS Trade Ministers in March 2012?
India

81. For what purpose India and Russia recently signed a deal?
To produce 42 Sukhoi fighters

82. Which bank launched ‘Bank on wheels’ in Karnataka recently?
State Bank of India

83. Which major bill was cleared by Indian Union Cabinet on 18th December 2011?
Food Security Bill

84. Who has been honoured Banker of the Year award 2010-11?
Ravi Pillai

85. Name the Former Miss Venezuela who died of breast cancer.
Eva Ekvall

86. Where is China set to begin work on the world’s highest airport?
Tibet’s Nagqu town (4,436 metres or 14,553 feet above sea level)

87. Where in Russia is the world’s deepest metro station set to be unveiled?
St.Petersburg, Admiralteiskaya station

88. At what value have India and Japan agreed for currency swap?
$15 billion

89. Where has Aditya Birla Group set to invest $500 million?
Turkey

90. Name the 2 Indian umpires and judge who have been appointed for the 2012London Olympics
hockey event.
R.V.Raghu Prasad and Claudius De Sales

91. What values of preferential shares have Air India’s lenders were approved by its board?
Rs.7,500 crore

92. Who has been appointed as Executive Director of Indian Overseas Bank?
A.D.M.Chavali

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