Friday, December 9, 2011

Current Affairs Daily dose- December Till date By Manmohan Joshi

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

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

Name the Russian boxer who was knocked out off the ring and died recently.
Roman Simakov

Who has been appointed to head UN audit panel?
Vinod Rai

Which diversified business group has planned to setup mobile manufacturing plant in India?
Videocon

Which country becomes 3rd biggest US arms purchaser?
India


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

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

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

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

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

Who is ranked 18th in top 20 of ICC ODI bowling charts?
Ravichandran Ashwin

Which company was acquired by SAP to boost their portfolio of web-based software?
SuccessFactors Inc

Name the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard(HP) who died recently due to cancer?
Patricia Dunn


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

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

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

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

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

Which state's chief minister has surpassed other politicians to emerge as the most popular politico on social media?Gujarat Chief Minister. Narendra Modi

Which country has over taken India as 'Diabetes Capital'?
China

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

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

Sunday, December 4, 2011

Current Affairs -Nov 2011 By Manmohan Joshi

Who has been sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister?
Nabam Tuki


Who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of 54-nation Commonwealth of
Nations for 2nd consecutive term?
Kamalesh Sharma


What is the total sms limit per day raised by TRAI as on 1st November 2011?
200 smses per day


Who won the 38th women's National Premier Chess championship?
Tania Sachdev


Which rank does world champion Vishwanathan Anand holds in the world chess
rankings?
2nd place


Which country's cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation trade
status?
Pakistan


Which country is set to donate used laptop for charity?
Dubai


Where the world’s biggest stupa has has been planned?
Gujarat, 351 feet high stupa towering over a 151 feet statue of Buddha


Name the countries which have pressed the Europeans to act swiftly to contain their
sovereign debt crisis.
China, Russia and the United States

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


What is the name given to James Bond's recent movie?
Skyfall


Who has been awarded The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by Japan?
Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R.C.Bhargava


Name the trio cricketers who were sentenced to jail for their role in the spot-fixing
scandal.
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir


Name the Greek Prime Minister who won confidence vote recently.
George Papandreou

In which district of Karnataka would the Biotech Park worth Rs.103.27 crore was
approved by cabinet recently?
Mysore

Who scored triple ton for Saurashtra in Ranji Trophy match against Orissa?
Ravindra Jadeja, 314 runs off 375 balls


Which sporting event is set to return after a gap of 5 years to Bangalore?
National Badminton Championship


When the Bengaluru International Film Festival is is set to be held?
December 15th to December 22nd 2011




How many foreign films are to be screened at the Bengaluru International Film Festival?
130


Name one of the oldest singers who passed away recently.
Bhupen Hazarika

What value of demand drafts to be account payee only as per RBI notification?
Above Rs.20,000


Where is the 17th SAARC summit to be held?
Addu city in Maldives


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


Which banks total business has crossed Rs.25,000 crore mark recently?
City Union Bank


Name the new cement launched by ACC specially focused for coastal areas.
Coastal Plus


What is the validity of banks drafts, pay orders and cheques from the date of issuing,
starting April 1st 2012?
3 month validity



Who won the Miss World crown for 2011?
Miss Venezuela - Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares


Who won the WTA Tournament of Champions title at Bali?
Ana Ivanovic


Who won the World Golf Championship - HSBC Champions golf tournament at
Shangai?
Martin Kaymer of Germany


Who has been approached for a motivational campaign during 2012 London Olympics?
Deepika Padukone




Who became India's most prolific Test wicketkeeper getting past Syed Kirmani's long-
standing record of 198 Test dismissals?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni with 200 dismissals


What is the new kind of password developed by researchers for online account to help
protect against hacking?
Picture password


Name the CBS television commentator who died recently.
Andy Rooney


What has been made mandatory at the time of buying motor insurance by IRDA?
Nominee name


Where is India's largest telescope set to be placed for watching distant stars and galaxies?
Devasthal - 50km from Nanital town


Which company has been named top Indian company for investor relations?
Infosys


Who won the Guatemala presidential election?
Otto Perez Molina


Which country's Prime Minister made a surprise visit to Afghanistan?
Australian PM Julia Gillard


Which award is singer Lata Mangeshkar set to receive?
K.L.Saigal award by Savitri Samiti


Which team won gold at the World patrol meet?
Indian Army team


Who won the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament title?
Roger Federer


Who became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar


Who has won the Ezhuthachan award (highest literary prize instituted by Kerala
Government)?
M.T.Vasudevan Nair


Which country has banned Apple iPhone?
Germany


Who bought the rights of American TV series 24?
Anil Kapoor


Who became 7th Indian to take 5 wickets on debut for India?
R.Ashwin


Name the 1989 Nobel Prize physicist who died recently.
Norman Ramsey


Who has been picked by Force India for Abu Dhabi's young Formula 1 driver test?
Max Chilton


Which agreement has India and Nepal due to sign?
DTAA - Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement


Which company recently setup its R and D centre in India for e-commerce solutions?
Walmart


Which country has been reinstated to the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
tournament?
Myanmar


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


Which Spanish bank is to setup a representative office in India to help Spanish companies
to tap into the fast growing Indian economy?
Caixabank


What is the unique feature of HTC edge which is set to be released in 1st quarter of
2012?
First Quad-Core smartphone


Which educational institutes of Britain have introduced Study of Ancient India?
Cambridge University


Where is the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems has been unveiled?
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore


Who has been named Greek interim Prime Minister?
Lucas Papademos


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


Who has been appointed as CEO of UBS India?
Aashish Kamat


What is Australia's lowest Test cricket score in 109 years?
47 all out against South Africa in 2011


Who became the first wicketkeeper to cross 500 catches?
Mark Boucher


Which fund gets priority from a company under liquidation over repaying loans to
secured creditors?
Employees' Provident Fund


Name the latest Sumo variant launched by Tata Motors.
Sumo Gold


Which Indian city is set to host the World Economic Forum's India Economic Summit?
Mumbai


Name the Mexican Interior Minister who was killed in a helicopter crash recently.
Francisco Blake


Which tennis icon won the 800th match of his career?
Roger Federer


Which airlines recommendation to financial bail out appears to have failed?
Kingfisher Airlines


Name the Nobel laureate who is set to lead Liberian peace initiative.
Laymah Gbowee


Which continent is fast-emerging IT market, as the name Dark Continent fades off?
Africa


Which scenes have been banned by Indian Government in movies and TV recently?
Smoking scenes


With what motto has SAARC summit 2011 concluded?
Building bridges, Resolve to fight terrorism and implementation of South Asian
Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)


What is the increased interest rate for savings in Post office in India?
4 percent


Where has the biggest ever diamond unearthed in India?
37.68 carat diamond has been unearthed by NMDC at Panna in Madhya Pradesh


Which country would host 18th SAARC summit in 2012?
Nepal


Name the high capacity circuit breaker launched by Siemens recently.
1200-KV SF6 circuit breaker with evacuation capacity of 8000MW


Where is the India's first ocenarium planned?
Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra


Who are been named athlete of the year 2011?
Usain Bolt of Jamaica and Sally Pearson of Australia


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


Which country senate cleared economic reform bill recently?
Italy


When is iPhone 4S set to launch in India?
November 25th 2011


Which medal did India bag in Lal Bahadur Shastri Under-21 women's hockey
tournament?
Bronze


Name the 'Tomorrow Never Dies' actress who is set to visit India for the International
Film Festival to be held in Goa from November 23rd to December 3rd 2011.
Michelle Yeoh


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


Name the 1968 Noble prize for medicine winner, who died recently.
Gobind Khorana


Which country has announced USD 100 million credit facility to Maldives?
India


Which stadium is set to host opening match of World Series Hockey starting on
December 17th 2011?
Dhyan Chand National Stadium


Who resigned as Italian Prime Minister recently?
Silvio Berlusconi


Which country is set to host 2018 Commonwealth Games?
Australia


Which city is set to host 2017 world athletic championship?
London


Name the cricket writer who died recently.
Peter Roebuck


Name the website launched by commonwealth war graves commission to honour
undivided India's war heroes.
www.cwgc.org


Who won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2011?
Lewis Hamilton


Who has been appointed as SEBI chief?
U.K.Sinha


Who won the Paris Masters 2011 title for the first time?
Roger Federer


Who won the men's doubles Paris Masters title 2011?
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi


Where is the Asia-Pacific summit being held?
Hawaii


What is the significance of 14th November 2011 in India?
Children's day


Which social media has Election Commission in India planned to use to educate voters?
Facebook


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


Mining near which famous temple has got nod from centre?
Vaishno Devi temple


When is Goa scheduled to host Asian Beach games?
2018


Which Karnataka state is set to host 6th state-level cycling championship?
Belgaum


Name the singer who completed 50 years as singer recently.
Yesudas


Where is celebrity cricket league being promoted by Salman Khan?
Sharjah


Which festival was celebrated by Oriyas in the diamond city recently?
Boita Bandana Utsav


Name the push e-mail services that BSNL is set to provide to its mobile subscribers of all
circles in India.
Bharat Berry services


Name the marriage act that Sikh community wants Union law minister to implement in
near future.
Anand Marriage Act


Which iCon is now part of B-school curriculum?
Steve Jobs


Name the Pakistani singer who is set to render his voice for a patriotic song for an Indian
film, 498A - The Weeding gift.
Ustaad Ghulam Ali


Who has been appointed as Prime Minister of Italy?
Mario Monti


Name the Indian city which is connected directly to European ports.
Kochi


Who scored his 36th century in test cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid


Who completed 22 years of playing international cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar


What Utsav is been scheduled in Dharwad from 23rd to 25th December 2011?
Dharwad Utsav


Which region of Madhya Pradesh has Infosys agreed to set up a development centre?
Indore


Where the 31st India International Trade Fair (IITF) is being held?
Pragathi Maidan, New Delhi


All ministers of which state have submitted resignations ahead of cabinet reshuffle?
Rajasthan state ministers


Which cabinet has proposed division of Uttar Pradesh into 4 states?
Uttar Pradesh (Mayawati) cabinet


Who is set to take over as General Motors President and MD of India operations from 1st
January 2012?
Lowell Paddock


Which Canadian city bids to host IIFA in 2013?
Vancouver


Who is set to participate in 50m rifle prone event at the forthcoming 55th National
shooting championships?
Nana Patekar


Which tennis star has been named WTA player of the year?
Petra Kvitova


Who has been selected for Swaralaya-Devarajan Master award?
KJ. Yesudas


Which bank became the 1st lender to raise funds in offshore yuan in China?
IDBI


Which mobile carrier prepares for possible IPO in India?
Vodafone


Name the e-mail prioritizer bought by facebook.
MailRank


Which company's share has iGate planned to delist?
Patni Computer


Name the director appointed by Apple recently.
Robert A Iger


Name the director who has been promoted as non-executive chairman serving Apple
since 2000.
Arthur D Levinson






Who is set to make debut appearance in 2012 Abu Dhabi's Golf Championship?
Tiger woods


Name the swimmer who set the national record in 800m freestyle in a time of 8:12:57sec
at the 65th Senior National Aquatic meet.
Saurabh Sangvekar


Which is the first professional social-networking site opened its R&D center in
Bangalore?
Linkedin


Who has been appointed as CEO of Cable & Wireless Worldwide(C&WW)?
John Pluthero


Who has been appointed CEO of Swiss bank UBS?
Sergio Ermotti


Who is the co-founder and developer of open-source social network zDiaspora who died
recently?
Ilya Zhitomirskiy


Who won gold at men's 50M free pistol at the 55th National shooting championships?
Om Prakash


Who becomes first US president to take part in East Asian nations summit?
Barack Obama


Who has been named as CEO of Air France?
Alexandre de Juniac


Who is the head of European department's International Monetary Fund resigned from
his post recently?
Antonio Borges


Which are the new blackberry smart phones which runs on blackberry 7 operating system
unveiled by RIM on recently?
Blackberry Bold 9790 and Blackberry Curve 9380


Who is the founder of shoe-selling online store www.zappos.com?
Nick Swinmurn


What is the name of the new movie starring George Clooney?
The Descendants




What is the name of the award named after the Queen Elizabeth that would be given for
the engineers for exceptional achievements in engineering?
The Queen Elizabeth Engineering Prize


Which Spanish writer and director was honoured at an annual event by Museum of
Modern Art (MoMa)?
Pedro Almodovar


How many players have signed up for World Series hockey?
150 Indian players


What award was Buddh International Circuit, India's first Formula One Grand Prix
conferred at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011?
Motorsport Facility of the Year


Which tv network has bagged rights of 'Revolution 2020'?
UTV


Who is set to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Dubai International
Film Festival?
A.R.Rahman


Which Qatar based channel launched its English news channel across India on Dish TV?
Al Jazeera


Where has the 19th ASEAN Summit begun and what is its theme?
Indonesia, "ASEAN Community in a Global Community of Nations"


Name the android-based touch-screen handset launched by Motorola recently in India.
Defy+


Name the Afghan women and Palestinian peace activist who have been conferred the
2011 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh prize for the promotion of tolerance and non-violence,
an award instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi.
Anarkali Honaryar and Khaled Abu Awwad


Who accepted United Nations award for promoting peace and tolerance after a decade?
Aung San Suu Kyi


Where has Nissan planned diesel engine unit in India?
In Chennai, inside Oragadam plant


Which country is set to rebuild Srilanka's war-ravaged railway tracks in Northern
province?
India


Where the 3-day cultural festival is titled Octave 2011 held?
Nagpur


Which most awaited Superfast Express was flagged off by chief minister Arjun Munda
recently?
Hatia-Pune Superfast Express


How many records were created on the inaugural day of Senior National Aquatic
Championships?
4 records


Who is the president of Karnataka State Cooperative Federation?
G.T.Devegowda


Where was All India Cooperative week held in Karnataka?
Belgaum


Which express was flagged off by Nagaland chief minister recently, in turn connecting
Nagaland to mainland and bringing Nagaland into railway network of India?
Dimapur-Kamakhya Nagaland Express


Name the former Philippine president who was arrested recently for electoral fraud.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo


Against which company did Suzuki terminate its alliance recently?
Volkswagen


Which is the new facebook app introduced by paypal that lets people send money to other
users within the facebook network?
Send money


Which company is set to buy network access security providing company called "Avenda
Systems"
Aruba Networks


What is the name of the online game developing company which is been acquired by
Sega?
Three Rings Design


Which is the latest and the first ultrabook launched by HP recently?
HP Folio


Name the investor whom HP inducted into its board.
Ralph Whitworth




At what value Motorola Mobility is set to be sold to Google?
$12.5 billion


Which community leadership was presented with 'Transforming Our World' at 12th Indo-
American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Houston?
Swatantra Jain of Vinmar International and Avinash Ahuja of Magnum Producing
Company


To which UN's commission has India been re-elected and name its member?
UN's International Law Commission and Narinder Singh


What is the prize money set for World Series Hockey?
Rs.4 crore


What is the market share of Indigo airlines in October which is ahead of struggling
Kingfisher airlines?
19.6 percent


Which has been recognised as world's tallest tower?
The Tokyo Sky Tree, 634-meter


RMSI has been awarded with 'Technology Initiative of the Year' award at the 15th Asia
Insurance Industry for the launch of which software?
PIER (profiler for insurance exposure and risk) software


Who has been selected for Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development
2011?
Social activist Ela Bhatt


Where has Huawei launched its Global Network Operations Centre?
Bangalore


Name the England all-rounder, native of apartheid-era South Africa who died recently.
Basil D'Oliveira


Which MotoGP giant pulled out of Motor Sports until 2014?
Suzuki


Which North African country has been readmitted as member of the UN Human Rights
Council?
Libya


Which company is set to launch $1 shoe in India?
Adidas


Name the Mexican novelist and poet who died following lengthy illness just after being
awarded.
Daniel Sada


Who donated Wikipedia foundation $500,000 recently?
Google co-founder Sergei Brin


Who won the Presidents Cup for United States?
Tiger Woods


Which Canada-based smartphone maker is set to provide free aptitude test application on
its BlackBerry phones for students in India with partnership with content providers
Ipomo and mobile operator Vodafone?
Research in Motion


Whose statue has Celebrity Wax Museum in Maharashtra unveiled?
Anna Hazare


Who broke his own National record in the 100m freestyle event in the 65th Senior
National Aquatics Championships?
Aaon Agnel D'Souza clocked 51:15


Which writers mobile application iJaihoon, dubbed as the 'App for the eye within' was
launched at the Sharajah International Book Fair 2011?
Mujeeb Jaihoon


Which country is set to open military hospital in Tajikistan?
India


Who won the men's air rifle gold in the 55th National Shooting Championships?
Abhinav Bindra


Who won the Karnataka Badminton League 2011?
Flypower Warriors


Who joined the elite club of Singapore christened 'Friends to Shore'?
India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru


Who won the men's and women's kabaddi World Cup titles?
India


Name Patni's ex-CEO who joined IPsoft.
Jeya Kumar


Where in Assam is Indian Institute of Information Technology to be set up?
Mirza


Which country's firm makes highest contribution to Luxembourg Exchange?
Indian firms


Who has been named 2015 cricket World Cup CEO?
John Harnden


Which rank does India hold globally in Internet speed?
112


Name the android 2.3 powered tablet developed by students studying in first year from
AVR and SVR College of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad.
AVE tablet


Name the Vice President appointed by SAP for Asia Pacific Japan region.
Tom Kindermans


Which Malaysian firm launched GSM mobile handset MQ3500 also called 'Quran
mobile' recently.
Tolmol.com in joint venture with ENMAC Engineering


Which PSU bank is set to re-launch mutual fund by December 2011?
Bank of India


Which country is set to invest $2.4billion in gold production?
Brazil


Who has been appointed as cricket coach of Australia?
Mickey Arthur


Which two Japanese stock exchanges are set to merge and create world's No.3 exchange?
Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. Ltd.


Which Union Territory has become the first among all the UTs and States in India to
register 100 per cent banking coverage?
Union Territory of Puducherry


Which search giant has launched free video service in India?
Yahoo


Name the IT service Indian subsidiary company that has launched 24x7 technical support
lifelines in hindi.
Belkin (Tollfree: 18004195546)




Who has launched JaxtrSMS, a mobile application that let users to send unlimited free
text messages to any other phone anywhere in the world?
Sabeer Bhatia (founder of hotmail.com)


Name the Pakistan ambassador to the US who resigned recently.
Hussain Haqqani


Who is set to be honoured with C.K.Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award?
Ajit Wadekar


Name the Indian-American who has been awarded with one of the highest civilian
honours of Guyana in recognition of his role in strengthening the democracy of Guyana.
Yashpaul Soi


Which Japanese imaging major eyeing to open 300 outlets across India's small towns?
Canon


Which two countries signed security pact recently?
India and United Arab Emirates


Who has been named Pakistan envoy to US?
Sherry Rehman


Who is set to succeed Ratan Tata as Tata sons Chairman in 2012?
Cyrus P Mistry


Name the founder and chairman of SKS Microfinance who resigned from the companies
board recently.
Vikram Akula


Which Indian cricketer is set to receive Polly Umrigar award?
Rahul Dravid


Who resigned from the boards of News International's two news paper companies - The
Sun and The Times?
James Murdoch


Which French hotel major launched the 'ibis Bengaluru Techpark' in India, Bangalore
recently?
Accor


Who has launched the world's first Islamic finance benchmark rate?
Thomson Reuters


Which bollywood production house has launched YRF Entertainment in Hollywood?
Yash Raj Films


Who completed 13,000 runs in Test cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid


Which bank abolished penalty on pre-payment of housing loans recently?
SBI


Who has been named most powerful Asian in UK?
Lakshmi Mittal


Who is set to be appointed as national ambassador of United Nations International
Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef)?
Aamir Khan


Name the former Kerala Ranji Trophy player who passed away recently.
Mohammed Ibrahim


Nokia Corp has applied to delist from which stock exchange as the trading volumes of its
shares fell?
Frankfurt Stock Exchange


Which movie's screening has been banned by Tamil Nadu Government recently?
DAM 999


Who has been appointed as special representative and head of the UN Assistance Mission
in Afghanistan?
Jan Kubis


Name the bill that was approved by the Union Cabinet to improve efficiency and increase
accountability of the corporate sector.
Companies Bill, 2011


Name the world's first ever Android tablet launched for kids.
Nabi, launched by Fuhu


Who became the 3rd Indian to score a century and take 5-wickets in the same test?
Ravichandran Ashwin


Whose statues were unveiled by the Celebrity Wax Museum at Lonavla in Pune recently?
Cricketer Kapil Dev and Maharashtra minister Chhagan Bhujbal


Who is the Prime Minister designate for Egypt?
Kamal Ganzouri


What is the downgraded credit rating of Belgium?
AA from AA+


Which African nation is on first poll since constitutional reforms?
Morocco


Which television broadcaster is set to launch dedicated F1 High Definition channel?
Sky Sports


Which country's Prime Minister won 2nd term recently?
New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key


Name the online education service launched for its landline broadband customers
recently.
Topper Education


Name the bank which has launched MobileBank Accounts in association with Vodafone's
m-paisa.
HDFC Bank


Who won the ATP World Tour Finals title?
Roger Federer


Who won the Brazilian Grand Prix 2011?
Mark Webber


Name the Sarangi player who passed away recently.
Ustad Sultan Khan


Name the Brazilian director who was participating in Goa International Film Festival of
India died recently.
Oscar Maron Filho


Who was the shooter who clinched gold medal equaling the world record in team event at
the Asian Shotgun Championship in Kuala Lumpur?
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore


Who has been nominated by Russia's ruling party to run for President in March 2012
election?
Vladimir Putin


Which state's HIV infection among pregnant women has reduced to less than one percent
recently?
Andhra Pradesh


Which 3 Indian states are set to get high courts?
Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya


Which Indian cricketer has been chosen for the Dilip Sardesai award?
Ravichandran Ashwin


Who is set to be appointed as Morocco's first-ever Prime Minister?
Abdelilah Benkirane


Name the Britain's most daring film-maker who passed away recently.
Ken Russell


Which stock exchange launched operations on NSE to become the only stock exchange
in India to offer facility to trade on 3 trading platforms - BSE, NSE and CSE with a
single membership?
Calcutta Stock Exchange


Which country has overtaken India in BPO sector?
Phillipines


Which country's financial markets are set to be closed for 3 days ahead of new Islamic
Hijri year 1433 as the country celebrate its 40th anniversary?
United Arab Emirates


Name the Jnanpith award winning Assame litterateur who died recently.
Indira Goswami


Name the American Airlines parent who have filed for bankruptcy in the US.
AMR Corp


Which country's IT companies are set to ban emails in office?
France


Which painter's documentary is set to be screened at the 42nd International Film Festival
of India?
M.F.Husain's documentary


Name the Formula One world champion who is set to return to Formula One racing in
2012.
Kimi Raikkonen


Name the Multi-purpose vehicle that Maruti is set to unveil at the Delhi Auto Expo in
January 2012.
Ertiga (which means 3 rows in Indonesia)


Which university has bagged 'Best Usage Award' among Indian Universities for 2010
from Springer eBooks and e-Journals?
Bharathidasan University


Who is on historic Myanmar visit?
Secreatary of state Hillary Clinton


Who has been named best European investment banker of the year?
Anshu Jain


Name the ball developed by Adidas which would be the official ball of the Euro 2012
European Football Championship.
Tango 12


Which company has launched triple sim mobile with Analog TV in India?
G'Five


Which telecom service provider touched 50 million customers mark in Africa recently?
Airtel


Name the Guyana born US resident who has been elected as the international president of
the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO).
Ashook Ramsaran


Name the telecom giant from New York who was awarded with Indira Gandhi
Priyadarshini Award on the eve of Late Indira Gandhi's 94th birthday.
K.Ll. Sardana

Wednesday, November 9, 2011


Current Affair Daily Doze By Manmohan Joshi..

Who became the first cricketer to score 15,000 runs in test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar

Who has won the Ezhuthachan award (highest literary prize instituted by Kerala Government)?M.T.Vasudevan Nair

Which country has banned Apple iPhone?
Germany

Who bought the rights of American TV series 24?
Anil Kapoor

Who became 7th Indian to take 5 wickets on debut for India?
R.Ashwin

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Books Released in the month of November-2011


Inheritance" by Christopher Paolini (Release Date 8th Nov 2011)
It is the 4th book of the Inheritance cycle series .This book is the conclusion of the story between a teenage boy(Eragon) and his dragon Saphire

11/22/63 by Stephen King (Release Date 8th Nov 2011)
This Novel is about a time traveler who attempts to prevent the assassination of John F.Kennedy on 22nd Nov 1963

Micro-A Novel by Micheal Crichton (Release Date 22nd Nov 2011)
This is a Techno-Thriller about a group of graduate students trapped in the Hawaiian rain forest who have come to work for a mysterious Biotech company

Legend by Marie Lu (Release Date 29th Nov 2011)
LEGEND takes place in a dark future, when the United States has split into two warring nations. It tells the story of a famous 15-year old boy criminal and the 15-year old girl prodigy hired to hunt him down.

Monday, November 7, 2011

Current Affairs Daily Doze- 6th November By Manmohan Joshi


What is the validity of banks drafts, pay orders and cheques from the date of issuing, starting April 1st 2012?

3 month validity


Who won the Miss world crown for 2011?
Miss Venezuela - Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares

Who won the WTA Tournament of Champions title at Bali?
Ana Ivanovic

World Bank Has approvced $1 billon for which central Govt. Project
NRLM- National Rural Livlihood Mission

Who has been proposed as brand ambassador for MNREGA program??
Mr Sushil Kumar from Motihari, Who is the first Rs five crore winner of India.

Name of the Priime minister of Greece who is to relinquish because of debt crisis?
George Papendru

Friday, November 4, 2011


Current Affairs By Manmohan Joshi- November first week 2011.

Who has been sworn in as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister?
Nabam Tuki

Who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of 54-nation Commonwealth of Nations for 2nd consecutive term?
Kamalesh Sharma

What is the total sms limit per day raised by TRAI as on 1st November 2011?
200 smses per day

Which country's cabinet unanimously decided to grant India Most Favoured Nation trade status?
Pakistan

Which country is set to donate used laptop for charity?
Dubai

Name the new smartphone introduced by Samsung.
Galaxy Note

Where has the world's biggest stupa has been planned?
Gujarat, 351 feet high stupa towering over a 151 feet statue of Buddha.

Name the countries which have pressed the Europeans to act swiftly to contain their sovereign debt crisis.
China, Russia and the United States.

Who is the present cricket coach of Indian Cricket Team?
Damken Flatcher.

About IMF

Ans: -International Monetary Fund.
-- Entered omtp force on 27 dec 1947
--HQ - Washington DC
--MD- Cristine lagarde

Thursday, November 3, 2011


Current Affairs- Last week of october-2011- By Manmohan Joshi

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?Madan Maharaj

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 has been named 10th Nawab of Pataudi?
Saif Ali Khan

Where was the world's 7 billionth baby born?
Lucknow , U P (declared by NGO plan India) , baby named Nargis

Which country became member of UNESCO recently?
Palestine

Friday, October 14, 2011

Current Affairs -Sep 2011 By Man Mohan Joshi
Expand ITBP. (Hint: Police)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police

Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha

Which country showcased Central Asia's high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan

Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi

Who was awarded with German's top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi

What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%

Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics

Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8

Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited

Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion

Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development?
B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor

Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India?
Japan

Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011?
Mahindra and Mahindra

Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director?
Sudarshan Venu

Who won the FIFA International friendly football match?
Argentina.

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Current Affairs By Man Mohan Joshi

Which Gazal maestro passed away recently?
Jagjit Singh

What is the name of weather satellite launched in india on 12th Oct 2011?
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C18(PSLV-C18)

Name the Indo-French tropical satellite carried by PSLV-c18?
Megha-Trophiques

Which two Indian sports persons is given the Lieutenant Colonel rank by the Army?
M S Dhoni and Abhinav Bindra

Which UK Based company is setting up investment banking operations in India teaming up with Motilal Oswal?
Investec

Which is new variant of verito car launched by Mahindra targeting corporate professionals and businessmen?
Verito Executive

Name the event that will be organised by Nasscom in Mysore on October 15?
Mysore 2.0 Conference

Which company is going to buy 45% stake in West Bengal's Haldia Petrochemicals(HPL) project?
The Chatterjee Group(TCG)

Which company bagged a Rs.4,000 crore contract for setting up a thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh from singareni Collieries Company?
BHEL

Who won the Nobel Prize for Economics 2011?
Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Current Affairs By Man Mohan Joshi

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

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

Who has been appointed as Chairman of ONGC
Sudhir Vasudeva

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

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

Who has shot a film in 47 days titled 'Facebook'?
RP.Patnaik

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

Name the world's cheapest laptop launched in India.
Aakash

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

Who won the Irani Cup 2011?
Rest of India Team

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which country has won first victory in UNESCO vote?
Palestine

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

Whose museum was inaugurated in Austria recently?
Schwarzenegger

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

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

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

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

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

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Nobel Prize-2011

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS
Saul Perlmutter, Brian P. Schmidt, Adam G. Riess
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, Ralph M. Steinman
THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman
THE Nobel PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims

By Man Mohan Joshi
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How to Prepare For CSAT (Pre)


The Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) includes two objective type question papers of two hundred marks and two hours time duration for each paper. One is on General Studies and the other is General Aptitude Paper( which has now replaced the optional subject that was there earlier). With the Civil Service exam having very limited seats it’s a very difficult exam to crack. Many students appear multiple times to clear it.

Changes in formats of question papers always tend to create a lot of mental discomfort in students. Many students are fearful of subjects like mathematics. This fear may be baseless considering the changes lay greater emphasis on the “aptitude” which mainly involves reasoning skills and not just mathematics.

The civil services examination is basically a test to choose suitable administrators. It tests the candidate right from the stage when one starts the preparation. One common misconception about the prelims is that it is a test of facts and figures. That was never so and specially now. A candidate should have the right frame of mind and the will power to succeed in the exam. A proper action plan is needed for the preparation itself since he /she will be tested for some essential qualities like power of retention, clarity of concepts, ability to identify the correct alternatives with efficiency and accuracy. All this requires a quick decision making power.

With the new pattern, more stress is on language skills and analysis and decision making capacities, so work on these on a consistent basis as these are skills that are developed over years and not just in a few months. It would be advisabble to start focusing on your problem solving and language skills as sooon as you decide to take these exams.

Paper 1 - General Studies

This includes areas like
  1. Indian National Movement, Indian Polity, Basic Economic Understanding, Geography
  2. While the dynamic part includes current affairs, GK and has no proper definition and syllabus making quite vast.

Paper 2 - Aptitude

includes English comprehension, mathematics, reasoning, analytical ability, and interpersonal skills. Unlike paper 1 which has a static part this paper provides no such respite.

Unlike paper 1 where quantity of questions is a major determinant for the static section paper 2 cannot be tamed without solving quality questions, though few in number Since the preliminary exam in particular is a test of endurance the candidate needs to prepare himself on the physical as well as mental level. The main constraint is the time one gets to answer questions. On an average one gets around 40 seconds for each question. Added to this time constraint is the fact that the exam is conducted in the month of May which is usually the hottest month all over the country. Most of the centres for the exam do not have proper facilities which adds to the stress. One sure way of dealing with this stress is to count numbers or to take a few deep breaths. Meditation and Yoga also help in dealing with stress to a great extent.

Now we come to the actual preparation for the prelims exam. Since it is a multiple choice question paper, it needs a different preparation and a proper strategy. The first thing a candidate needs to bear in mind is that the examination is designed to evaluate certain qualities like a sharp memory and basic retention power. There are ways to increase one's memory like preparing charts. One gets confused when faced with mind boggling facts and figures. Important facts and figures can be simplified and represented on charts and they can arranged in the form of tables or graphs. Another thing to remember is to make short and brief notes on each topic so that the entire syllabus can be revised a day before the exam.

It is better to use diagrams and link words which make it easier to understand difficult concepts. One more technique to help in retaining information is the use of abbreviations. Since the syllabus involves exhaustive information abbreviations help you to remember it better. It is a good method to remember dates, facts and figures in a picture format and to break up complex names and places into smaller and simpler words. The last and the most important technique is doing regular revision. This helps in retaining the maximum information. A separate time slot should be given to doing not only regular but multiple revisions like daily, weekly, monthly etc.

Many candidates make a mistake of overloading themselves with lots of information and end up remembering nothing. One should be able to differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information. Since the preliminary exam is an elimination round the candidate should also learn to focus only on the information needed and filter out the rest. It helps to discuss with friends and teachers but the most reliable way is to solve past years question papers. One should also keep abreast with current events and information related to them.

An important thing to remember is that for this exam it is just enough to remember information but to understand the concepts well instead of memorizing facts and figures. The questions asked are of 10+2 level. Therefore emphasis has to be on conceptual clarity. Any concept has to be understood with its origin, merits and de-merits, then it needs to be analysed with other relevant topics and lastly it has to be correlated with the events that have taken place during the year.

The preliminary exam requires candidates who have the acumen and the ability to choose the right option of many given options. This needs a proper method of elimination. It is a good idea to go through previous years and model question papers and solve as many as possible. Taking a mock test of a certain number of G.S. questions and mathematics and general ability questions would be a good practice and help to pick out the most appropriate option.

Each prelims paper is for two hours but a lot of time is wasted in signing attendance sheets etc, therefore there is a lot of need for effective Time Management not only for the exam but in the preparation as well. It is not enough to know the right answer but it has to be marked correctly on the answer sheet. Speed and Accuracy are important, so solving model question papers on a regular basis would be a great help.

A good presence of mind is needed to eliminate the least appropriate options and arrive at the right one. However beware of negative marking so it is better to mark only sure shot answers than making guesses.

Throughout the preparation for the prelims exam, it is important to remember that any topic or concept should not be studied in isolation. It is better to understand and establish a correlation between related concepts from other subjects and current events and happenings.

Even with all this preparation, it is necessary to have a positive attitude and a great amount of will power to succeed to achieve your goal, that of getting through the civil services examination with flying colors!

By- Man Mohan Joshi
adv.manmohanjoshi@gmail.com