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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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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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 CHEMISTRY
Dan Shechtman

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSIOLOGY OR MEDICINE
Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, Ralph M. Steinman

THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Tomas Tranströmer

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman

THE Nobel PRIZE IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES
Thomas J. Sargent, Christopher A. Sims

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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 Indian National Movement, Indian Polity, Basic Economic Understanding, Geography 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