India Current Affairs- Sep 2011

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

SEP-2011

1.    Haryana Vidhan Sabha speaker Kuldeep Sharma on 27 August 2011 announced the constitution of  a seven-member committee to look into the irregularities in giving away land to various trusts and societies during the regime of which of te following former Haryana Chief Ministers? 
a.    Om Prakash Chautala
b.    Bajrang Lal
c.    Bhajan Lal
d.    Ram Singh
Answer: (a) Om Prakash Chautala

2.    Union government on 3 September 2011 released a list of assets owned by Union ministers. Which of the following minister and his family topped the charts with a net worth of over Rs 263 crore?
a.    Defence minister, A K Antony
b.    Heavy industry minister Praful Patel
c.    Urban development minister Kamal Nath
d.    inance Minister Pranab Mukherjee
Answer: (c) Urban development minister Kamal Nath

3.    Which North-east state government on 2  September 2011 ordered an inquiry into the alleged mass graves in some areas in West Garo Hills district?
a.    Meghalaya Government
b.    Arunachal pradesh government
c.    Nagaland Government
d.    Manipur Government
Answer: (a) Meghalaya Government

4. Which one of the following became the first state in India to offer Air taxi services?
a) Bihar
b) UP
c) Kerala
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (d) Madhya Pradesh

5.    Which former Andhra Pradesh chief minister was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011?
a.    Kotla Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy
b.    Nara Chandrababu Naidu
c.    Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao
d.    K Rosaiah
Answer: (d) K Rosaiah

6.    Appointments committee of the Cabinet on 30 August 2011 cleared the names of three senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officers as the head of three paramilitary organisations namely the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Who was appointed as Director of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)?
a.    Pranay Sahay
b.    Ranjit Sinha
c.    Y S Dadwal
d.    U K Bansal
Answer: (d) U K Bansal

7.  Chhattisgarh State Government filed a Petition in the Supreme Court over Polavaram Dam. Polavaram dam is being constructed by___.
a) Andhra Pradesh government
b) Orissa government
c) Maharashtra Government
d) Chhattisgarh government
Answer: (a) Andhra Pradesh government

8.  Madhya Pradesh government on 27 August 2011 announced a reward of __ rupees for those who inform the state administration about female foeticide.
a) 10000
b) 17000
c) 15000
d) 3000
Answer: (a) 10000

9.  The Union Cabinet of India approved the nuclear regulatory authority of India bill on 30 August 2011. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) was set up in which one of the following years?
a) 1988
b) 1983
c) 1953
d) 1977
Answer: (b) 1983

10.  Assam government decided to have brand names for the famous Muga and Eri Silks. North-East produces around __percent of Eri.
a) 90
b) 95
c) 50
d) 70
Answer: (b) 95 percent

11.    Who was appointed the sixth Chief Minister of Uttarakhand replacing Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank who resigned on 11 September 2011 ahead of the state elections scheduled in 2012?
a.    BC Khanduri
b.    Narayan Dutt Tiwari
c.    Bhagat Singh Koshiyari
d.    Nityanand Swami
Answer: (a) BC Khanduri

12. He was a veteran musician, musicologist and revered guru . He was known for popularising Carnatic music during his stint in All India Radio as chief producer . He died on 18 September 2011. identify him.
a.    T.N. Seshagopalan
b.    Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
c.    Patnam Subramanya Iyer
d.    T.K. Govinda Rao
Answer: (d) T.K. Govinda Rao

13. A hexagonal Ayaka pillar with a square pedestal was unearthed by  the Department of Archaeology of Andhra Pradesh on a mound in Munjuluru village in which of the following districts of the state in mid September 2011?
a.    Krishna District
b.    Nellore District
c.    Guntur District
d.    Nizamabad District
Answer: (a) Krishna District

14.    Which of the following institutes bagged the FICCI Excellence Award on 8 September 2011 for their contribution to the healthcare industry by innovating for increased efficiency and improved performance of health care at large?
a.    Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya (Delhi)
b.    Gandhi Nagar District Hospital (Gujarat)
c.    Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (Delhi)
d.    Ernakulam District Hospital (Kerala)
Answer: (c) Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences (Delhi)

15.    According to the figures given by the Tourism Ministry, what record number of foreign tourist arrived during August 2011 compared to 3.82 lakh during August 2010 and 3.70 lakh in August 2009?
a.    4.7 lakh
b.    4.2 lakh
c.    5.8 lakh
d.    5.9 lakh
Answer: (b) 4.2 lakh

16.  Rajasthan government on 12 September 2011 launched Janani Shishu Suraksha Yojana in all the 33 districts. The UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the Janani Sishu Suraksha Yojana in Mewat district of Haryana on___.
a) 1 June 2011
b) 7 June 2011
c) 9 September 2011
d) 5 August 2011
Answer: (a) 1 June 2011

17.  Which one  of the following ministries launched a scheme providing for the training of drivers under Hunar Se Rozgar Initiative.
a) The Ministry of Tourism
b) The Ministry of Coal
c) The Ministry of Home
d) The Ministry of Finance
Answer: (a) The Ministry of Tourism

18.  The Supreme Court of India held that farmers, whose land is being acquired by the government, should be compensated not only for their land but also for the plantation on it. The Supreme Court while doing so set aside the order of the___.
a) Bombay High Court
b) Calcutta High Court
c) Delhi High Court
d) Rajasthan High Court
Answer: (a) Bombay High Court

19.  Which one of the following became the first Indian state to launch health insurance policy covering all its people?
a)    Goa
b)    Haryana
c)    UP
d)     MP
Answer: (a) Goa

20. Which one of the following state governments announced free housing for Schedule Caste living in jhuggis under the Rajiv Ratna Yojana?
a) Delhi
b) Tamil Nadu
c) MP
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer: (a) Delhi

21. 44th Jnanpith Award for 2008 was presented to renowned Urdu poet Professor Akhlaq Mohammad Khan Shahryar  for his distinguished contribution in enriching Indian literature. He received the Sahitya Academy Award in 1987 for which of the following?
a.    Ism-e-azam
b.    Khwab ka Dar Band Hai
c.    Kahin Kuchh Kam Hai
d.    Hijr ke mausam
Answer: (b) Khwab ka Dar Band Hai