India Current Affairs- Jun 2011

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

JUN 2011

1. Which court on 30 May 2011 issued notice to gutka manufacturers on an application alleging that even after the ban order restraining them from using plastic material in package sachets they were flouting the law and were still using plastic pouches?
a.    Delhi High Court
b.    Supreme Court of India
c.    MP High Court
d.    Rajasthan High Court
Answer: (b) Supreme Court of India

2. A committee on allocation of natural resources headed by former finance secretary on 31 May 2011 opposed oil ministry's plan to subsidise costlier imported LNG by making users of domestic natural gas pay more. Name the former finance secretary who heads the panel.
a.    Dinesh Kumar
b.    Arun Ramanathan
c.    KM Chandrasekhar
d.    Ashok Chawla
Answer: (d) Ashok Chawla

3. Business Software Alliance (BSA) conducted a study which revealed that the Indian Government lost a whooping $ $866 million as tax revenue in 2009 to which of the following?
a.    Software piracy
b.    Tax Evation
c.    Black money menace
d.    On account of regressive balance of trade
Answer:(a) Software piracy

4. Which Trinamool Congress party member elected for the first time to the Assembly from Baruipur (West) constituency was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the West Bengal State Assembly?
a.    Biman Bandopadhyay
b.    Ashok Chawla
c.    Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay
d.    Prabodh Chandra Sinha
Answer: (a) Biman Bandopadhyay

5. Cabinet Committee on Security in its meeting on 6 June 2011 (CCS) gave its nod for National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID). Who among the following chaired the meeting of Cabinet Committee on Security?
a) Prime Minister
b) Home Minister
c) Defence Minister
d) Finance Minister
Answer: (a) Prime Minister

6. Which one of the following state assembly adopted a resolution demanding economic sanctions against Sri Lanka?
a) Bihar 
b) Karnataka 
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Andhra Pradesh
Answer: (c) Tamil Nadu

7. Former finance secretary Ashok Chawla was selected by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for the post of chairman of which of the following bodies?
a.    Competition Commission of India (CCI)
b.    Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI)
c.    Confederation of Indian Industries (CII)
d.    Food Corporation of India (FCI)
Answer: (a) Competition Commission of India (CCI)

8. Senior-most medical officer in the army and a renowned surgeon Lieutenant General H.L. Kakria took over as Director-General of the Armed Forces Medical Services on 1 June 2011. Which one of the following awards/medals did he not win?
a.    Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
b.    Param Vishisht Seva Medal
c.    Amir Chand award
d.    Paramvir Chakra
Answer: (d) Paramvir Chakra

9. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on 1 June 2011 its decision to launch which of the following communication satellites in second week of July 2011?
a.    GSAT-12
b.    GSLV
c.    INSAT-8B
d.    GAT-8
Answer: (a) GSAT-12

10. The UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on 1 June 2011 launched the Janani-Shishu Suraksha Programme at Mewat. Mewat is located in which one of the following states?
a) Haryana
b) UP
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer: (a) Haryana

11. Which state government formed an apex body, headed by the chief secretary, to catalogue and mark progress of restoration for each listed waterbody?
a.    MP government
b.    Rajasthan government
c.    Gujarat government
d.   Delhi government
Answer: (a) Delhi government
12. Which state of India introduced in June 2011, a social audit of the state’s over two thousand panchayats twice a year?
a. UP
b. Rajasthan
c. Assam
d. Arunachal Pradesh
Answer: (c) Assam

13. Consider the following statements with regard to the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011 -
a. The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011 was passed by the West Bengal Assembly b. The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011 was passed on 14 June 2011
c. The main objective of the Bill was to return 400 acres of land at Singur to the farmers
d. All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above

14. As part of an effort to ensure timely and effective implementation of works proposed under the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), the Union Government decided to raise the amount to be released in the first instalment. What percentage of the project cost implemented by government agencies would now be released at the first instalment?
a.    63%
b.    68%
c.    72%
d.    75%
Answer: (d) 75%

15. The Spices Board on 5 June 2011 launched a campaign to educate farmers, traders and exporters about aflatoxin, a naturally occurring toxin that degrades spices exported from India. The campaign was launched following rapid alerts issued by the European Union against aflatoxin in which of the following export items from India?
a.    Nutmeg and Mace
b.    Cambodge & Mace
c.    Swwet Flag & Star Anice
d.    Nutmeg & Sweet Flag
Answer: (a) Nutmeg and Mace

16. Which society celebrates the festival of Saga Dawa?
a. Tibetan society
b. Assamese society
c. Bengali society
d. Manipuri society
Answer: (a) Tibetan society

17. Noted Gandhian philosophy exponent, Thomas Clough Daffern won which of the following awards in 2011?
a. Anuvrat Ahimsa international peace award
b. Rabindra Puraskar
c. National Book Critics Circle Award
d. The Roland Robinson Literary Award
Answer: (a) Anuvrat Ahimsa international peace award

18. Who made agreements with India in 2011, for cleaning Ganga river?
a. World Bank
b. Organisation of African Unity
c. WHO
d. Asian Development Bank
Answer: (a) World Bank

19. Union government decided to set up a high-powered task force to review the unfinished tasks and make further suggestions for implementation for the revamp of defence management in India. Who was chosen to head the 14 member task force?
a.    Admiral (retd.) Arun Prakash
b.    Former bureaucrat Naresh Chandra
c.    Air Chief Marshal (retd.) S. Krishnaswamy
d.    Former Union Home Secretary V.K. Duggal
Answer: (b) Former bureaucrat Naresh Chandra

20. The Annual Plan for West Bengal for 2011-12 was finalised at what sum at a meeting between Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and State Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee?
a.    Rs 22214 crore
b.    Rs.18985 crore
c.    Rs 39741 crore
d.    Rs 26236 crore
Answer: (a) Rs 22214 crore

21. National Advisory Council (NAC) directed the Tribal Affairs Ministry on 22 June 2011 to consult this tribe which is a primitive tribal group in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and are threatened with extinction, before drafting a policy on their future. Name the tribe.
a.    Phake
b.    Kanda paas
c.    Thengal Kachari
d.    Jarawas
Answer: (d) Jarawas

22. Which state government on 21 June 2011 issued a notification to turn the Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill into law following Governor M.K. Narayanan’s assent?
a.    West Bengal
b.   UP
c.    Andhra Pradesh
d.    Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (a) West Bengal

23. Union Government on 21 June 2011 announced the appointment of three independent directors, including former RBI Deputy Governor Usha Thorat, on board of which of the following PSUs thereby clearing the way for share sale of that PSU?
a.    ONGC
b.    BHEL
c.    NTPC
d.    BEL
Answer: (a) ONGC