Current affairs November 2011

1. Who has been sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister?

Nabam Tuki
2.Who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of 54-nation Commonwealth of Nations for 2nd consecutive term?
Kamalesh Sharma
3.  Which Indian cricketer has been chosen for the Dilip Sardesai award?

Ravichandran Ashwin
4. Name the MAN industries chairman who passed away recently.
JM Mansukhani
5. Who won the 38th women’s National Premier Chess championship?
Tania Sachdev
6.  Who has been named best European investment banker of the year?
Anshu Jain
7. Which country’s cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation trade
status?
Pakistan
8. Which country is set to donate used laptop for charity?
Dubai
9. Who is set to be appointed as Morocco’s first-ever Prime Minister?
Abdelilah Benkirane
10. Which car range of Ariel Motor’s is set to arrive in India?
Atom range
11.Who is set to lead the Indian team in the 4-nation Shastri junior women’s hockey
tournament?
Poonam Rani
12. Where the world’s biggest stupa has has been planned?
Gujarat, 351 feet high stupa towering over a 151 feet statue of Buddha
13. Name the countries which have pressed the Europeans to act swiftly to contain their
sovereign debt crisis.
China, Russia and the United States
14. Name the RIM’s Managing Director for India who quit recently.
Frenny Bawa
15. Which music application of RIM for its popular messaging service is to be made
available for downloading?
BBM Music
16. Who has former sports minister Manohar Singh Gill recommended for the Padma
Award?
100 year old Fauja Singh who stunned the world by completing the Tokyo
Marathon
17. What is the name given to James Bond’s recent movie?
Skyfall
18. Who has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by Japan?
Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R.C.Bhargava
19. Name the Greek Prime Minister who won confidence vote recently.
George Papandreou
20. In which district of Karnataka would the Biotech Park worth Rs.103.27 crore was
approved by cabinet recently?
Mysore
21. Which is the recent Tablet PC running on windows operating system revealed by HP?
Slate 2 Tablet PC
22. Which 15-day league is all set to start in Karnataka from 5th November 2011?
KBL – Karnataka Badminton League
23. Who scored triple ton for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy match against Orissa?
Ravindra Jadeja, 314 runs off 375 balls
24. Which sporting event is set to return after a gap of 5 years to Bangalore?
National Badminton Championship
25. When the Bengaluru International Film Festival is is set to be held?
December 15th to December 22nd 2011
26. How many foreign films are to be screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival?
130
27. Name one of the oldest singers who passed away recently ?

Bhupen Hazarika
28. Name the woman officer who became the fourth generation of a family to serve police
continuously since 1921.
Manusmriti
29. What value of demand drafts to be account payee only as per RBI notification?
Above Rs.20,000
30. Where is the 17th SAARC summit to be held?
Addu city in Maldives
31. On whose name has the Manchester United renamed the north stand at its Old Trafford
stadium?
Sir Alex Ferguson manager of Manchester United since 25 years
32. Which banks total business has crossed Rs.25,000 crore mark recently?
City Union Bank
33. Name the new cement launched by ACC specially focused for coastal areas.
Coastal Plus
34. What is the validity of banks drafts, pay orders and cheques from the date of issuing,
starting April 1st 2012?
3 month validity
35. Who has been crowned Miss South India?
Bangalore beauty Lakhsmi Anand
36. Who won the Miss World crown for 2011?
Miss Venezuela – Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares
37. Who won the WTA Tournament of Champions title at Bali?
Ana Ivanovic
38. Who won the World Golf Championship – HSBC Champions golf tournament at
Shangai?
Martin Kaymer of Germany
39. Who has been approached for a motivational campaign during 2012 London Olympics?
Deepika Padukone
40. Who became India’s most prolific Test wicketkeeper getting past Syed Kirmani’s longstanding
record of 198 Test dismissals?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 200 dismissals
41. What is the new kind of password developed by researchers for online account to help
protect against hacking?
Picture password
42. Name the CBS television commentator who died recently.
Andy Rooney
43. What has been made mandatory at the time of buying motor insurance by IRDA?
Nominee name
44. Where is India’s largest telescope set to be placed for watching distant stars and galaxies?
Devasthal – 50km from Nanital town
45. Which company has been named top Indian company for investor relations?
Infosys
46. Who won the Guatemala presidential election?
Otto Perez Molina
47. Which country’s Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Afghanistan?
Australian PM Julia Gillard
48. Which award is singer Lata Mangeshkar set to receive?
K.L.Saigal award by Savitri Samiti
49. Which team won gold at the World patrol meet?
Indian Army team
50. Who won the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament title?
Roger Federer
51. Who became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar
52. Who has won the Ezhuthachan award (highest literary prize instituted by Kerala
Government ?
M.T.Vasudevan Nair
53. Which country has banned Apple iPhone?
Germany
54. Who bought the rights of American TV series 24?
Anil Kapoor
55. Who became 7th Indian to take 5 wickets on debut for India?

R.Ashwin
56. Name the 1989 Nobel Prize physicist who died recently.
Norman Ramsey
57. Who has been picked by Force India for Abu Dhabi’s young Formula 1 driver test?
Max Chilton
58. Which agreement has India and Nepal due to sign?
DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
59. Which company recently setup its R and D centre in India for e-commerce solutions?
Walmart
60. Which country has been reinstated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
tournament?
Myanmar
61. At what price the Centre is set to supply rice to all below poverty line families under the
proposed Food Security Act?
Re.1 per kg
62. Which Spanish bank is to setup a representative office in India to help Spanish companies
to tap into the fast growing Indian economy?
Caixabank
63. What is the unique feature of HTC edge which is set to be released in 1st quarter of
2012?
First Quad-Core smartphone
64. Which educational institutes of Britain have introduced Study of Ancient India?
Cambridge University
65. Where is the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems has been unveiled?
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
66. Who has been named Greek interim Prime Minister?
Lucas Papademos
67. Which are the 2 awards or recognitions India bagged at the World Travel Market 2011?
World’s Leading Destination and World’s Leading Tourist Board award
68. Who has been appointed as CEO of UBS India?
Aashish Kamat
69. What is Australia’s lowest Test cricket score in 109 years?
47 all out against South Africa in 2011
70. Who became the first wicketkeeper to cross 500 catches?
Mark Boucher
71. Which Indian city is set to host the World Economic Forum’s India Economic Summit?
Mumbai
72. Name the Mexican Interior Minister who was killed in a helicopter crash recently.
Francisco Blake
73. Which tennis icon won the 800th match of his career?
Roger Federer
74. Which airlines recommendation to financial bail out appears to have failed?
Kingfisher Airlines
75. Name the Nobel laureate who is set to lead Liberian peace initiative.
Laymah Gbowee
76. Which continent is fast-emerging IT market, as the name Dark Continent fades off?
Africa
77. Which scenes have been banned by Indian Government in movies and TV recently?
Smoking scenes
78. With what motto has SAARC summit 2011 concluded?
Building bridges, Resolve to fight terrorism and implementation of South Asian
Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)
79. What is the increased interest rate for savings in Post office in India?
4 percent
80. Where has the biggest ever diamond unearthed in India?
37.68 carat diamond has been unearthed by NMDC at Panna in Madhya Pradesh
81. Which country would host 18th SAARC summit in 2012?
Nepal
82. Where is the India’s first ocenarium planned?
Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra
83. Who are been named athlete of the year 2011?
Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia
84. Which country has been suspended from Arab league and why?
Syria, to end violence against protesters, and called for sanctions and transition
talks with opposition
85. Which country senate cleared economic reform bill recently?
Italy
86. Which medal did India bag in Lal Bahadur Shastri Under-21 women’s hockey
tournament?
Bronze
87. Who became the first foreign head of government or state to address ‘People’s Majlis’,
Maldives’ Parliament in its history of 78 years?
Indian Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh
88. Name the 1968 Noble prize for medicine winner, who died recently.

Gobind Khorana
89. Which country has announced USD 100 million credit facility to Maldives?
India
90. Which stadium is set to host opening match of World Series Hockey starting on
December 17th 2011?
Dhyan Chand National Stadium
91. Who resigned as Italian Prime Minister recently?
Silvio Berlusconi
92. Which country is set to host 2018 Commonwealth Games?
Australia
93. Which city is set to host 2017 world athletic championship?
London
94. Name the cricket writer who died recently.
Peter Roebuck
95. Name the website launched by commonwealth war graves commission to honour
undivided India’s war heroes.
www.cwgc.org
96. Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011?
Lewis Hamilton
97. Who has been appointed as SEBI chief?
U.K.Sinha
98. Who won the Paris Masters 2011 title for the first time?
Roger Federer
99. Who won the men’s doubles Paris Masters title 2011?
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
100. Where is the Asia-Pacific summit being held?
Hawaii
101. Name the first animated film in Kannada for children which are to be screened at the 17th
edition of the International Children’s Film festival in Hyderabad.
Chintu’s Skool
102. When is Goa scheduled to host Asian Beach games?
2018
103. Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Italy?
Mario Monti
104. Where the 31st India International Trade Fair (IITF) is being held?
Pragathi Maidan, New Delhi
105. All ministers of which state have submitted resignations ahead of cabinet reshuffle?
Rajasthan state ministers
106. Which cabinet has proposed division of Uttar Pradesh into 4 states?
Uttar Pradesh (Mayawati) cabinet
107. Who is set to take over as General Motors President and MD of India operations from 1st
January 2012?
Lowell Paddock
108. Which Canadian city bids to host IIFA in 2013?
Vancouver
109. Which tennis star has been named WTA player of the year?

Petra Kvitova
110. Who has been selected for Swaralaya-Devarajan Master award?
KJ. Yesudas
111. Which bank became the 1st lender to raise funds in offshore yuan in China?
IDBI
112. Who becomes first US president to take part in East Asian nations summit?

Barack Obama
113. Who is set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dubai International
Film Festival?
A.R.Rahman
114. Name the bank which has launched MobileBank Accounts in association with Vodafone’s
m-paisa.

HDFC Bank

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Current affairs October 2011

1. Recently which Ghazal Singer and Padmabhushan Awardee, Passed Away in Mumbai ?

-Jagjit Singh

Veteran ghazal singer Jagjit Singh passed away on 10 October 2011 in Mumbai. He was 70. He was admitted in Lilavati Hospital for more than two weeks. The singer had undergone an emergency surgery for brain hemorrhage at the Hospital on 23 September 2011.

2. Name the Ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka who was arrested recently.
B.S.Yeddyurappa

3. Name the 3D animation film Shemaroo Entertainment which is set to release online.
Super K

4. Who is set to head special purpose vehicle called the GST Network?
Nandan Nilekani

5.Which business has NIIT sold to Skillsoft for $110 million?
Element K

6. Who has been appointed as commissioner for the AFC Champions League final?
FIFA badge holder Gautam Kar

7. Name the men’s and women’s singles National champions who won the Fenesta National Championship.
Yuki Bhambri and Rutuja Bhonsle

8. Name the Indian golfer who finished 2nd in the Hero Indian Open golf tournament.
Chiragh Kumar

9. Name the Indian women’s discus thrower who qualified for London Olympics after clinching gold medal at an event of the Fling Throw Meet in Portland, USA.

Krishna Poonia

10. Upon whose name a highway leading south out of the capital in Grenada is set to be renamed?
Kirani James Boulevard

11. Which director is set to make film on mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan?
Roger Spottiswoode

12. Name the team which won the Durand Cup?
Churchill Brothers

13. Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottayam?
K.R.Krishna Varma

14. Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his life-long ambition of climbing Africa’s highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro.
Alistair Cook

15. Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its Mandarin version release?
Aamir Khan’s 3 Idiots

16. Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years?
Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011)

17. Name the education technology solution launched by Texas Instruments in association with CORE Education and Technologies to facilitate a better learning experience for students in classrooms across India.
STEMpower

18. Who has been honoured with Dr.B.Saroja Devi award recently?
Dr.Vyjayanthimala

19. Who is set to receive Mahatma Gandhi peace prize in South Africa?
Dalai Lama

20. Name the rocket and navigation satellite launched by Russia after August’s space ship crash.
Soyuz-2 rocket launched a GLONASS navigation satellite

21. Who has been voted as 2nd most powerful business-woman in US?

Indra Nooyi

22. Which company has struck natural gas reserves in its first well drilled in the offshore Mannar basin in Sri Lanka?
Cairn India

23. Who has been selected to create the theme music for the London Olympics 2012?
Scottish rocker Mark Ronson

24. Which Indian shuttler finished runner-up in Czech International Open?
Arundhati Pantawane

25. Which IAS officer has joined as Prime Minister’s principal secretary?
Pulok Chatterjee

26. Name the trio who received Nobel Medicine Prize for immune system research.
Bruce Beutler of USA, Jules Hoffmann Luxembourg and Ralph Steinman Canada

27. Which FM radio channel has taken initiative to make Goddess Durga idol out of bio-degradable and recyclable waste material in Kolkata?
OYE 104.8 FM

28. Who is called as the Gandhian of Brazil?
Lia Diskin

29. Who is the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker which keeps the heartbeat in a regular rhythm?
Wilson Greatbatch

30. What is the name of the China’s first space Laboratory?
Tiangong-1

31. Name the  famous television personality of CBS News channel’s program called “60 minutes” retired recently?
Andy Rooney

32. Which UAE telecom giant recently launched 4G mobile broadband network in UAE?
Etisalat

33. Who retired as the CEO of Hyundai Motor co. recently?
Yang Seung-suk

34. Name the planetary scientist who worked for NASA recently died?
Micheal J.Drake

35. Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012?
Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar

36. Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit.
Hamid Karzai

37. Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation?
Sudhir Vasudeva

38. Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head India, Middle East and Africa region.
D.Shivakumar

39. Name the company which has launched apps for iPad and Android phones recently.
Adobe

40. Who has shot a film in 47 days titled ‘Facebook’?
RP.Patnaik

41. Who won the 2011 Nobel prize in chemistry?
Israeli scientist Daniel Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals

42. Name the world’s cheapest laptop launched in India.
Aakash

43. Name the Ashes hero who died at the age of 52.
Former England fast bowler, Graham Dilley

44. Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
Rest of India Team

45. Name the application launched by Monster India for Facebook users.
BeKnown

46. Name the Galaxy version mobile launched by Samsung India.
Galaxy Y

47. What is the financial strength rating retained for ICICI Bank while SBI’s rating is downgraded from ‘C-’ to ‘D+’ by Moody’s?
C-

48. Name the person who has been conferred at the 2011 Telstra NSW Business Women’s Award for her contribution to world’s first green steel manufacturing process.
Veena Sahajwalla

49. Name the Apple co-founder who passed away recently.
Steve Jobs

50. Which four teams entered semi-finals in Champions League Twenty-20 cricket?
Somerset, Mumbai Indians, New South Wales and Royal Challengers Bangalore

51. Name the Swedish poet who won 2011 Nobel in literature.
Tomas Transtromer

52. Name the Sanskrit scholar and a former director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan who passed away recently.
Mathoor Krishnamurthi

53. Which countries President have offered hindi films to be shot at the picturesque country?
Austrian President

54. Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
Palestine

55. What is the annual inflation as of September 2011 in Sri Lanka?
7.2per cent

56. Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
Schwarzenegger

57. Name the 3 women who share the Nobel Peace Prize 2011.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on women’s rights

58. Who booked the finals berth in Champions League Twenty 20 cricket tournament 2011?
Royal Challengers Bangalore

59. Name the Lord Mayor of London who will be on a 5-day visit to India from October 10th 2011 to strengthen economic ties between India and the UK.
Lord Mayor Michael Bear

60. Name the 2 British banks which included in the list of 12 whose credit ratings were downgraded by Moody’s.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB

61. Who won the Showjumping Open title on the opening day of the South India Equestrian championship?
Hrishika Basappa

62. Which software’s updated version has been launched by Infosys?
Finacle e-Banking solution

63. Who won the Shanghai Masters title?
Andy Murray

64. Which day has been declared as ‘Steve Jobs Day’?
16th October

65. Name the businessman who won the Queen’s award for enterprise 2011 in london.
Dr.Rami Ranger

66. Who won the MotoGP title for the fifth consecutive year at the Australian Grand Prix?
Casey Stoner

67. Who won the Formula 1 Korean Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel

68. Name the Australian University which has offered Amitabh Bachchan honorary doctorate for his contribution to the world of entertainment.
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

69. Which country is backing to rebuild Nalanda University in India?
China

70. Name India’s longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently.
Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km)

71. When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012?
April 4th to May 27th 2012

72. What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poor’s?
AA- from AA

73. Name the British CEO whom Olympus sacked recently.
Michael Woodford

74. Who is set to replace Liam Fox as UK defence minister?
Philip Hammond

75. Name the Italian Prime Minister who survived confidence vote.
Silvio Berlusconic

76. Where was the world’s largest blind symbol unveiled?
A yellow banner with three black spots was unveiled at Vienna’s St.Stephen’s Cathedral

77. Which technology major acquired Skype for $8.5 billion?Microsoft

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Current affairs September 2011

1. Who has been appointed the new director of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras ?

-Bhaskar Ramamurthi
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2. Which Country now allows transgender option in passports?
Australia
3. Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India?
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
4. Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale?
Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft
5. Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka?
Ian Felton
6. What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011?
CRR – 6.00%, Repo – 8.25% and Reverse Repo – 7.25%
7. Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show?
Tata Motors
8. In which part of India has new species of frog found?
Western ghats
9. What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011?
100 per day from per SIM
10. Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.?
Dinesh K.Sarraf
11. What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket?
118
12. Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector.
Hospital Board of India
13. What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date?
7% and 1st July 2011
14. Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami?
Heavy rockers Iron Maiden
15. Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration?
Kolkata
16. When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held?
15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany
17. Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha
18. Which country showcased Central Asia’s high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan
19. Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi
20. Who was awarded with German’s top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi
21. What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%
22. Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?
Iran
23. Which country’s court has banned Samsung tablet computer?
Germany
24. Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies – Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation?
Champions Trophy Hockey tournament
25. Which country-men and who won the men’s 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu?
Britian’s Mo Farah
26. Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently.

-V.Ganapati Sthapati
27. Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?
Bobby Jindal
28. Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?
SAP
29. Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?
Spain
30. How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh?
61 items
31. Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?
India and Malaysia
32. Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.
Coolpad CDMA
33. Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government?
Wheat and Onion
34. Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, ‘Maaee’?

Asha Bhonsle
35. Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka?
Ashwini Mehra
36. Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics
37. Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8
38. Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited
39. Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion
40. Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development?
B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor
41. Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India?
Japan
42. Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011?
Mahindra and Mahindra
43. Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director?
Sudarshan Venu
44. Who won the FIFA International friendly football match?
Argentina
45. Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently.
Carl-Peter Forster
46. Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood?
UK
47. Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo?
Rapper Snoop Dogg
48. When and where India’s First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration?
2013 in Mumbai
49. Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota.
Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva
50. Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?

B.C.Khanduri
51. Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan’s 8-day old Government.
Yoshio Hachiro
52. India’s finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site?
Facebook
53. Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)?
Faculty of Management Studies
54. Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011.
Megha Tropiques
55. Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan?
India
56. Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011?

Sebastian Vettel
57. Who won the women’s singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Samantha Stosur
58. Who won the women’s mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber
59. Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it.
Vodafone Blue
60. Who has been elected as president of BCCI?
N.Srinivasan
61. Who has been appointed as IPL Chief?
Rajiv Shukla
62. Which UAE college has Birla Institure of Technology is set to operate?
Royal College of Applied Science and Technology
63. Which sandalwood female actor is set to contest for Youth Congress chief post?
Ramya
64. Which kannada poet has been selected for Knanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour?
Chandrashekhara Kambar
65. Which two Hindi authors have been chosen for India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009?
Shrilal Shukla and Amar Kant
66. What and which European nation credit rating has been downgraded by S&P?
From A+/A-1+ to A/A-1, Italy
67. Which service has Google opened to all taking fight to Facebook?
Google Plus
68. In order to help farmers and push retail prices ban on which product export has been lifted recently?
Onion
69. Who has bee re-elected as chief of Karnataka Milk Federation?
G.Somashekara Reddy
70. In which country the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is set to inaugurate the Gandhi Centre on October 2nd?
Netherlands
71. Which part of India has been hit by bird flu recently?
West Bengal and Assam
72. Who won his maiden World Championship cycle tournament?
6-time Russian champion Peter Svidler
73. Which group has bagged the Network of the Year trophy at the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore?
DDB Group
74. Which Dubai-based company has picked up 12% stake in Everonn Education?
Varkey Group’s education firm Gems education
75. Name the company which divided its business into operating and network division recently.
Maxis-owned Aircel
76. Which 2 teams have been qualified for Champions League Twenty 20 cricket main draw?
Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset
77. Which 2 players were handed lifeline after Hockey India lifted two-year ban imposed on them for indiscipline?

Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh
78. Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry.
National Automotive board
79. When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin?
September 18th 2012
80. Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently?
Sachin Tendulkar
81.Which country’s UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently?
Palestine
82. How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council?
Until June 2012
83. Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs?
Mexico city(Mexico)
84. Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV?
Toshiba
85. Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role?
Money ball

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