India Current Affairs- Jul 2012

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

JUL-2012

1. Name the person who was appointed the Director of the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) on 2 July 2012.
a.    Amar Pradhan
b.    M Balachandran
c.    Anup Sankar Bhattacharya
d.    Shankar Sharan
Answer: (c) Anup Sankar Bhattacharya

2. Name the person who took over as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka.
a.    DV Sadananda Gowda
b.    BS Yeddyurappa
c.    Jagdeesh Shettar
d.    None of the above
Answer: (c) Jagdeesh Shettar

3.  The Civil Aviation Ministry of India sacked EK Bharat Bhushan, the head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, on 10 July 2012. Who was appointed as the temporary head of DGCA?
a)    Prashant Sukul
b)    Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
c)    Ramesh Khurana
d)    Ambrish Tripathi
Answer:  (a) Prashant Sukul

4.  Which one of the following states decided to ban Gutka and Pan Masala on 11 July 2012
a)    Rajasthan
b)    MP
c)    UP
d)    Maharashtra
Answer: (d) Maharashtra

5. Name the person who was appointed the new chairman of the High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure on 16 July 2012.
a.    Deepak Parekh
b.    Adi Godrej
c.    KP Singh
d.    All of the above
Answer: (a) Deepak Parekh

6.  The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) on 16 July 2012 decided to appoint Arun Mishra as the Chief of Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). Whom he replaced to the top post?
a)    EK Bharatbhushan
b)    Syed Nasim Ahmad Zaidi
c)    Rahul Khullar
d)    all of the above
Answer:  (a) EK Bharatbhushan

7.  The Union Human Resource Development Ministry on 13 July 2012 agreed to set up two central universities in Bihar. The two universities will be opened in which of the two following towns of the state?
a)    Patana, siban
b)    Patna, Munger
c)    Motihari, Gaya
d)    Bhagalpur, Patna
Answer: (c) Motihari, Gaya

India Current Affairs- Jun 2012

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

JUN-2012

1. Name the Indian Army Officer whose ban was ban was lifted by Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh? 
a.    Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag
b.    Lt. General PS Thorrat    
c.    Lt. General Ranjeet Singh
d.    Lt. General BK Singh
Answer: (a) Lt. General Dalbir Singh Suhag

2. Which one of the following ministeries decided to defer its plan to digitalise cable TV services in metros by four months as they were found not to be ready for it?
a.    Union Finance Ministry
b.    Union Home Ministry
c.    Union Science Ministry
d.    Union Information & Technology Ministry
Answer: (d) Union Information & Technology Ministry

3. Name the person who was served the Enforcement Directorate notice to question him on charges of money laundering ?
a.    Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy
b.    A Raja
c.    Suresh Kalmadi
d.    Virbhadra Singh
Answer: (a) Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy

4. According to which international organisation’s report, India is listed among the top five countries across the world where a large number of children dies due to diseases like pneumonia and diarrhoea ?
a.   NRHO
b.    WHO
c.    World Bank
d.    UNICEF
Answer: (d) UNICEF

5. Name the Indian cricketer who was sworn in as the member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament on 4 June 2012 ?
a.    MS Dhoni
b.    Sachin Tendulkar
c.    Munaf Patel
d.    Saurabh Ganguly
Answer: (b) Sachin Tendulkar

6. Name the Indian human rights activists who were honoured with the International Peace Award given by the Gandhi Foundation at the House of Lords.?
a.    Binayak Sen & Bulu Imam
b.    Medha Patkar & Abahay Amte    
c.    Anna Hazare & Kiran Bedi
d.    Arvind Kejariwal & Aruna Roy
Answer: (a) Binayak Sen & Bulu Imam

7. The Supreme Court of India on 11 June 2012 upheld which one of the following high court’s ruling to quash 4.5 per cent sub-quota for minorities in central educational institutions?
a.    Allahabad High Court
b.    Rajasthan High Court
c.    Delhi High Court
d.    Andhra Pradesh High Court
Answer: (d) Andhra Pradesh High Court

8. Name the BEML chairman and MD, who was suspended by the Union defence Ministry on 11 June 2012 to ensure fair investigation into the Tatra truck deal and other cases ?
a.    G Madhavan Nair
b.    Surendra Khanna
c.    VRS Natarajan
d.    Amit Barua
Answer: (c) VRS Natarajan

9. The Hyderabad bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) set aside the appointment of V. Dinesh Reddy as Director General of Police of Andhra Pradesh.  What was the ground of Reddy’s removal as the state DGP?
a.    Seniority
b.    Corruption
c.    misconduct
d.    all of the above
Answer: (a) Seniority

10. The Pakistan government on 28 June 2012, released Indian prisoner Surjeet Singh after he served life imprisonment in Pakistani Prison.  Who is the other Indian citizen who has been languishing in Pakistani prison and was denied liberty by the Pakistani authorities on 26 June 2012?
a.    Sarabjeet Singh
b.    Amarjeet
c.    Sarvajeet Singh
d.    Swarnjeet Singh
Answer: (a) Sarabjeet Singh

11. Name the person who was appointed the new Commissioner of Delhi Police by the Union Home Ministry on 28 June 2012 ?
a.    CP Vergese
b.    Neeraj Kumar
c.    Surendra Singh
d.    B K Gupta
Answer: (b) Neeraj Kumar

India Current Affairs- May 2012

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

MAY-2012

1.    Which one of the following High Courts on 28 May 2012 scrapped the Union Government's 4.5 per-cent quota for minorities, carved out of the 27 per cent reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs)?
a.    Andhra Pradesh High Court
b.    Rajasthan High Court
c.    Karnataka High Court
d.    Patna High Court
Answer: (a) Andhra Pradesh High Court

2.    Brahmeshwar Singh alias ‘Mukhiyaji,' the head of a dreaded private militia of upper caste landowners in Bihar, was shot dead on 1 June 2012. Name the group he was head of?
a.    MCC
b.    Ranvir Sena
c.    People’s War Group
d.    CPI
Answer:  (b) Ranvir Sena

3.    The DRDO test-fired indigenously built ‘Akash' missile from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur on 28 May 2012. What kind of missile Akash is?
a.    Surface-to-air missile
b.    Surface -to-surface missile
c.   Air -to-surface missile
d.    Water-to-surface missile
Answer: ( a) Surface-to-air missile

India Current Affairs- Apr 2012

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

APR-2012

1.    Who among the following leaders was re-elected General Secretary of CPI (M) for the third consecutive term at the party's 20th Congress, which took place at Kozhikode?
a.    Brinda Karat
b.    Prakash Karat
c.    Sitaram Yechury
d.    AB Bardhan
Answer: (b) Prakash Karat

2.    Name the Pakistani scientist who was granted bail by the Supreme Court of India on 9 April 2012.
a.    Khalil Chishty
b.    Ajmal Chishty
c.    Azam Khan
d.    Hafeez Saeed
Answer:  (a) Khalil Chishty

3. Which ministry in its meeting on 17 April 2012, decided to set up three new committees to accelerate procurements and border infrastructure projects?
a.    Defence Ministry
b.    Home Ministry
c.    Commerce Ministry
d.    Railways Ministry
Answer: (a) Defence Ministry

4.    The two-member Adarsh Judicial Commission set up to probe into the scam-tainted Adarsh Housing Society submitted its interim report to the state Government on 13 April 2012? By which of the following governments was the committee set up?
a.    Maharashtra Government
b.    Union Government
c.    Gujarat Government
d.    Andhra Pradesh Government
Answer: (a) Maharashtra Government

5.    Name the Samajwadi Party MLA from Itwa in Sidhhartnagar district who was unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly on 13 April 2012?
a.    Uttam
b.    Mata Prasad Pandey
c.    Syed Ahmed Bukhari
d.    Sukhdeo Rajbhar

Answer: (b) Mata Prasad Pandey

6. Name the Italian tourist who was released by the Maoists in Orissa on 12 April 2012 ?
a.    Bosusco Paolo
b.    Joel Melchiori
c.    Giacomo Sanfelice
d.    All of the above
Answer: (a) Bosusco Paolo

India Current Affairs- Feb 2012

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

FEB-2012

1.    Name the senior BJP leader and Higher Education Minister of Karnataka who died in Bangalore on 14 February 2012 following a massive cardiac arrest.
a.    Katti Ramesh Vishwanath 
b.    G.S.Basavaraj 
c.    K.H. Muniyappa
d.    V S Acharya
Answer: (d) V S Acharya

2.    Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram inaugurated the the fourth and final regional hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) in which of the following places on 23 February 2012
a.    Mumbai
b.    Jammu
c.    Srinagar
d.    Vishakhapattnam
Answer: (a) Mumbai

3.    The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) panel on priority sector lending on 21 February 2012 proposed increment in the target (priority sector) for foreign banks to 40% of net bank credit from the current level of 32 per cent with sub-targets of 15 per cent for exports and 15 per cent for the MSE sector. The committee was headed by which of the following members?
a.    Subir
b.    Dr. D. Subbarao
c.    Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty
d.    M. V. Nair
Answer: (d) M. V. Nair

4.    Name the veteran hindi film music composer Rajesh Roshan was honoured with the Lata Manageshkar award by the Madhya Pradesh government on 8 February 2012.
a.    A R Rehman
b.    Rajesh Roshan 
c.    Adnan Sami
d.    Leslie Lewis
Answer: (b) Rajesh Roshan 

5.    Noted Hindi writer Professor Ramdarash Mishra was selected for the 21st Vyas Samman for his poetry collection. For which of his poetry collection was he selected for the award?
a.    Pak gai hai dhoop 
b.    Path ke Geet  
c.    Kandhe par Suraj
d.    Aam Ke Patte
Answer: (d) Aam Ke Patte

6. The new version of MGNREGA included more than 25 agriculture and allied activities.  The new version of the act will be implemented from___.
a) 1 April 2012
b) 1 May 2012
c) 1 June 2012
d) 1 July 2012
Answer:  (a) 1 April 2012

7. The Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari released a collection of poems titled LAVA in New Delhi. The poems were written by___.
a) Javed Akhtar
b) Hamid Ansari
c) Salman Rushdie
d) Salman Khan
Answer: (a) Javed Akhtar

India Current Affairs- Jan 2012

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

JAN-2012

1.    Six researchers from five science streams were honoured with this prize by the former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Bangalore on 9 January 2012. Name the prize in question.
a.    Infosys Prize
b.    India Science Prize
c.    Rolls-Royce Science Prize
d.    Young Scientist Award
Answer: (a) Infosys Prize

2.  Which one of the following state governments launched Panch Parmeshwar scheme?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) UP
d) Kerala
Answer:  (a) Madhya Pradesh

3.  The Cabinet Committee on Security approved the setting up of NCTC. What is the full form of NCTC?
a)  National Counter Terrorism Centre
b) National Trade Cooperation
c) National Central Terrorism Centre
d) National Council for Trade Cooperation
Answer:  (a) National Counter Terrorism Centre

4.  10th PBD( Pravasi Bhartiya Divas) was held at which one of the following Indian cities?
a) Agra
b) Patna
c) New Delhi
d) Chennai
Answer:  (a) Chennai

5.    He was conferred with the first S K Singh Award for excellence in the Indian Foreign Service on 6 January 2012. Identify the diplomat.
a.    Ranjan Mathai
b.    Shivshankar Menon
c.    D Bala Venkatesh Verma
d.    K. Raghunath
Answer: (c) D Bala Venkatesh Verma

6.    Which Ministry prepared draft policy seeking to increase private participation and opens the doors for foreign direct investors for expanding its network?
a.    Railways Ministry
b.    Ministry of Rural Development
c.    Ministry of Commerce and Industry
d.    Defence Ministry
Answer: (a) Railways Ministry

7.  Planning Commission of India on 18 January 2012 approved Rudrasagar development scheme. The scheme is related__.
a) Tripura
b) Assam
c) Bihar
d) Sikkim
Answer:  (a) Tripura

8. Writer/diplomat Pavan K. Varma's new book set in contemporary India and in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, was launched in the New Delhi by Ashi Dorji Wangmo Wangchuck, the Queen Mother of Bhutan in January 2012. The protagonist Anand is wrongly diagnosed with cancer. He quits his high-power job and loses himself in a Bhutanese retreat.
Name the book.
a.    When Loss is Gain
b.    Ghalib: The Man
c.    The Great Indian Middle Class
d.    The Times
Answer: (a) When Loss is Gain

9. Which one of the following state governments decided to constitute Jaisalmer Fort development authority?
a) MP
b) Bihar
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Answer:  (d) Rajasthan

10. Noted film critic who reviewed films for the Times of India died of cancer on 20 January 2012 at 53?
a.    Nikhat Kazmi
b.    Raja Sen
c.    Subhash K. Jha
d.    Pauline Kael
Answer: (a) Nikhat Kazmi

11. Which of the following authors was awarded the DSC Prize for South Asia Literature 2012, at the Jaipur Literature Festival in Rajasthan on 21 January 2012. Karunatilka won $50,000 for his book Chinaman?
a.    Dr Alastair Niven
b.    Dr Fakrul Alam
c.    Shehan Karunatilaka
d.    Marie Brenner
Answer: (c) Shehan Karunatilaka

12. The union government of India on 1 February 2012 gave the approval for setting up a National Council for Senior Citizens. It will be headed by the minister of____
a) External Affairs
b) Social Justice and Empowerment
c) Home
d) Finance
Answer: (b) Social Justice and Empowerment

13.  As per the latest Sample registration System( SRS) bulletin, December 2011 released by the Registrar General of India(RGI), it is noted that Infant Mortality Rate(IMR) dropped further from __ to __ infant deaths per 1000 live births during 2010.
a) 50; 47
b) 55; 49
c) 53; 40
d) 45; 47
Answer: (a) 50; 47

14.    Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on 11 January 2012 launched the signature tune of the Indian Customs Pragati ki Dhadkan in New Delhi.  The signature tune was composed by which of the noted music directors?
a.    A. R. Rahman     
b.    Aadesh Shrivastava     
c.    Adnan Sami
d.    Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Answer: (b) Aadesh Shrivastava     

15. Union Cabinet of India on 24 January 2012 renamed the Mana Airport at Raipur as the___ Airport, Raipur.
a) Swami Vivekananda 
b) Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Jawaharlal Nehru
Answer:  (a) Swami Vivekananda

16. In the period from January to November 2011, Sri Lanka received just over 7.5 lakh tourists. Of this, over 1.5 lakh were Indians. Indians constituted about what per cent of the tourists to Sri Lanka in 2011?
a.    20%
b.    12%
c.    37%
d.    36%
Answer: (a) 20%

17.    Freedom fighter and one of the doyens of Indian diplomacy who was an architecht of of the 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty passed away in New Delhi on 31 january 2012. Identify him.
a.    A K Damodaran
b.    Prakash Shah
c.    Bali Ram Bhagat
d.    Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
Answer: (a) A K Damodaran

India Current Affairs-Dec 2011

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

DEC-2011

1. The Golden Peacock Award for the Best Film was given to which of the following films at the 42nd International Film Festival of India which came to an end at the Kala Academy in Panaji, Goa on 3 December 2011? 
a.    Russian film Elena
b.    an Israeli film Restoration
c.    Columbian Film Porfirio
d.    Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu
Answer: (c) Columbian Film Porfirio

2. Readers of international travel magazine Condé Nast Traveller voted which city in Rajasthan as the best leisure destination in India?
a.    Udaipur
b.    Kota
c.    Jaisalmer
d.    Bikaner
Answer: (a) Udaipur

3.  The Chhattisgarh government on 7 December 2011 decided to raise the percentage of reservation for the scheduled tribes and schedule castes. The STs will now get __ whereas the SCs will get_ reservation.
a) 30; 12
b) 12; 32
c) 32; 12
d) 12; 12
Answer: (a) 32; 12

4.    The book Non-Stop India by a journalist-author was launched in Chennai by Editor-in-Chief  of The Hindu, N Ram on 13 December 2011. Name the journalist-author who authored the book?
a.    Satish Chandra
b.    Sophie Raworth
c.    Mark Tully
d.    Babita Sharma
Answer: (c) Mark Tully

5.    Which world renowned architect was bestowed with Goa's highest civilian honour, the Gomant Vibhushan, on the eve of the Golden Jubiliee of Goa's Liberation on 18 December 2011?
a.    Michael Hopkins
b.    Kengo Kuma
c.    Charles Correa 
d.    Kevin Kennon
Answer: (c) Charles Correa 

6.  The Union cabinet of India on 22 December 2011 approved __ percent share for minorities within the 27% OBC quota in jobs and university seats. 
a) 5.5
b) 5.6
c) 3.5
d) 4.5
Answer: (d) 4.5

7.    The Sangita Kalanidhi M.S. Subbulakshmi Award was presented to whom at the inauguration of the 85th annual conference of the Music Academy in Chennai on 15 December 2011?
a.    S.R. Nathan
b.    Trichy Sankaran
c.    Subramania Pillai
d.    Subramaniyam Iyer
Answer: (b) Trichy Sankaran

8.    The 40th anniversary of vijay diwas was celebrated on which day marking the finest hour of the Indian armed forces when they defeated Pakistan, leading to the creation of Bangladesh in 1971?
a.    16 December
b.    18 December
c.    17 December
d.    19 December
Answer: (a) 16 December

9.  The Supreme Court of India directed Tamil Nadu to ensure that the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam does not exceed __but declined to entertain Kerala’s plea for reducing the level to__.
a) 136 feet; 120 feet
b) 125 feet; 135 feet
c) 1357feet; 112 feet
d) 150 feet; 140 feet
Answer: (a) 136 feet; 120 feet

10.    Name the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader who was inducted into the Union Cabinet as civil aviation minister on 18 December 2011.
a.    Ajit Singh
b.    Jayant Chaudhary
c.    Somnath Sharma 
d.    Sanjay Singh Chauhan
Answer: (a) Ajit Singh

11.    Popularly known as Adam Gondvi, this Hindi poet who  wrote revolutionary poetry focusing on the pathetic state of dalits and the poor breathed his last in Lucknow on 18 December 2011. Name the poet.
a.    Bharat Bhusan
b.    Ram Nath Singh
c.    Vijay Prakash
d.    Shail Chaturvedi
e.    Mahesh Mehta
Answer: (b) Ram Nath Singh

12. The Manipur Legislative Assembly passed the Manipur Lokayukta Bill, 2011. Manipur will be the __state in North-Eastern India to have alegislation of Lokayukta. 
a) Third
b) Second
c) First
d) Fourth
Answer: (a) Third

13. India’s infant mortality rate (IMR) showed a 3 point decline, dropping to what number per 1,000 live births, as per government data released on 28 December 2011?
a.    43
b.    47
c.    57
d.    50
Answer: (b) 47

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