India Current Affairs- Nov 2011

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

NOV-2011

1. Nabum Tuki was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on 1 November 2011. He is the__ Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?
a) Seventh
b) Second
c) Fifth
d) Third
Answer:  (a) Seventh

2. Name the legendary Bollywood playback singer who entered the Guinness World Records for the most number of single studio recordings.
a.    Suchitra Krisnamurthy
b.    Asha Bhosle
c.    Lata
d.    Shreya Ghoshal
Answer: (b) Asha Bhosle

3. Name the Indian Union Minister who represented India at the meeting of the Heads of Governments of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in St. Petersburg on 7 November 2011.
a.    Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde
b.    Union Minister of External Affairs S.M. Krishna
c.    Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises Vilasrao Deshmukh
d.    Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah
Answer: (a) Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde

4. Bengali film Chaplin was selected as the inaugural film at the 11 th edition of River to River Florence Indian Film Festival, 2011, in Florence, Italy scheduled to be held from 2 to 8 December 2011. Who is the director of the movie?
a.    Anindo Banerjee
b.    Rituporno Ghosh
c.    Aparna Sen
d.    Basu chatterjee
Answer: (a) Anindo Banerjee

5. According to a UN study what is India’s rank among a total of 187 countries in terms of Human Development Index?
a.    90
b.    134
c.    110
d.    71
Answer: (b) 134

6. Which cricket journalist bagged the The Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction 2011 for his The Sly Company of People Who Care on 30 October 2011?
a.    Pradeep Vijayakar
b.    Mihir Bose
c.    Balbir Dutt
d.    Rahul Bhattacharya
Answer: (d) Rahul Bhattacharya

7.  Which one of the following ministries launched a scheme, Adivasi Shiksha Yojana on 2 November 2011?
a) Tribal Affairs Ministry
b) Home Ministry
c) Ministry of Rural Development
d) Ministry of Power
Answer: (a)  Tribal Affairs Ministry

8. The state cabinet of __recently decided to waive VAT on fertilizers to provide relief to the farmers.
a) Delhi
b) MP
c) UP
d) Gujarat
Answer: (a) Delhi

9. The Planning Commission of India approved anti erosion measures to protect Moisa and Belguri villages in ____.
a) Assam
b) Jharkhand
c) UP
d) MP
Answer: (a) Assam

10.    Eminent Kannada author S. L. Bhyrappa was honoured with 20th Saraswati Samman in literature for 2010 for his epic novel. Name the novel for which he received the honour?
a.    Mandra
b.    Dharmashree
c.    Vamshavruksha
d.    Satya mattu saundarya
Answer: (a) Mandra

11.    One of India's formerPrime Minister joined the elite club of Singapore christened Friends to our Shore on 20 November 2011. The bust of this former PM was unveiled by on the banks of the Singapore river by the Indian PM Manmohan Singh who visited Singapore for a bi-lateral discussions in November 2011. Name the former PM in question.
a.    Jawaharlal Nehru
b.    Indira Gandhi
c.    Rajiv Gandhi
d.    P V Narasimha Rao
Answer: (a) Jawaharlal Nehru

12. Which one of the following states became the only state in India to implement public service guarantee act?
a) MP
b) Rajasthan
c) Bihar
d) UP
Answer: (b) Rajasthan
13.  Jharkhand government introduced Right to Service Act that came into force in the state on___. 
a) 19 November 2011
b) 20 November 2011
c) 15 November 2011
d) 28 November 2011
Answer:  (c) 15 November 2011

14.    According to the report- The Transition to a Predominantly Urban World and its Underpinnings released by International Institute for Environment and Development, which Indian city was ranked second in the list of 100 fastest growing cities in the world?
a.    Faridabad
b.    Ghaziabad
c.    Agra
d.    Chadigarh
Answer: (b) Ghaziabad

15.    Former India captain Ajit Wadekar was selected for the Col C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award. Which one of the following personalities have not received this award in the past?
a.    Mohinder Amarnath
b.    Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
c.    Salim Durrani
d.    Sachin Tendulkar
Answer: (d) Sachin Tendulkar

16.    Which of the following Bollywood actors was in November 2011 chosen to be the latest celebrity face of UNICEF in India after Amitabh Bachhan and Priyanka Chopra?
a.    Amitabh Bachhan
b.    Aamir Khan
c.    Shah Rukh Khan
d.    Salman Khan
Answer: (b) Aamir Khan

17.    Social activist who was chosen for the Basava award for the year 2010 for excellence in service in the social sector by the Karnataka State Government?
a.    C.R. Neelakandan
b.    Reetika Khera
c.    Medha Patkar
d.    Aruna Roy
Answer: (c) Medha Patkar

18.  Which one of the following governments launched Kishori scheme for adolescent girls?
a) Delhi State government
b) Haryana state government
c) Bihar state government
d) Orissa state government
Answer: (a) Delhi State Government

19.  Uttar Pradesh assembly passed a resolution to divide the state into _ parts.
a) Second
b) Five
c) Four
d) Two
Answer: (c) Four

20.  Which one of the following state governments banned the screening of the film Dam 999?
a) Delhi
b) Kerala
c) Maharashtra
d) Tamilnadu
Answer: (d) Tamilnadu 

21. Union Cabinet of India gave its nod for the trifurcation MCD into three separate corporations- South Delhi Corporation, North Delhi Corporation and ___.
a) East Delhi Municipal Corporation
b) West Delhi Municipal Corporation
c)  New Delhi Municipal Corporation
d) Outer Delhi Municipal Corporation
Answer: (a) East Delhi Municipal Corporation

22.    The Election Commission announced on 28 November that by-elections to Rajya Sabha seats in 2 states would be held on 22 December 2011. Which are the two states where the by-elections are to be held?
a.    Assam and Arunachal Pradesh
b.    Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh
c.    Orissa and Bihar
d.    Assam and Bihar
Answer: (d) Assam and Bihar

23.  Which one of the state governments gave Kahtedari rights to its farmers occupying the custodian land in Alwar, Sriganganagar, Bharatpur and Hanumangarh.?
a) Rajasthan
b) Bihar
c) MP
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (a) Rajasthan

24.  The Delhi Assembly on 1 December 2011 passed the Delhi Municipal Corporation, MCD (Amendment) Bill -2011 to trifurcate the Civic body with voice vote. The MCD came into existence on__.
a) 7 April 1958
b) 15 April 1950
c) 12 March 1960
d) 12 November 1990
Answer: (a) 7 April 1958