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

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

India Current Affairs- Aug 2011

INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

AUG-2011

1.    Which of the following days in July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark the Indian victory in the Kargil war back in 1999?
a.    29 July
b.    21 July
c.    26 July
d.    78 July
Answer: (c) 26 July

2.    This Sikkim high court Chief facing impeachment on charges of corruption and judicial misconduct resigned on 29 July 2011. Identify him.
a.    Justice PD Dinakaran
b.    Justice V Ramaswamy
c.    Justice Soumitra Sen
d.    Justice P C Joshi
Answer: (a) Justice PD Dinakaran

3.    Who was elected Karnataka's 26th chief minister by BJP's legislator on 3 August 2011?
a.    B S Yeddyurappa
b.    D V Sadananda Gowda
c.    Dr. V S Acharya
d.    C M Udasi
Answer: (b) D V Sadananda Gowda

4.    Restoration work on which of the following tombs in New Delhi led to the discovery of the country's oldest sunken garden?
a.    Isa Khan's tomb
b.    Humayun’s tomb
c.    Safdarjang tomb
d.    Sultan Garhi tomb
Answer: (a) Isa Khan's tomb

5. Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award for the year, 2010 was announced on 19 August 2011. Which ministry is responsible for giving out the award?
a.    Ministry of Women and Child Development
b.    Home Ministry
c.    Finance Ministry
d.    HRD Ministry
Answer: (a) Ministry of Women and Child Development

6. Which Indian state government on 18 August 2011 declared the constitution of State Innovation Council headed by State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati for promotion of innovations?
a.    UP
b.    MP
c.    Haryana
d.    Rajasthan
Answer: (c) Haryana

7.  NSSF was approved by the Union Cabinet of India on 28 July 2011.  NSSF stands for__
a) National Social Security Fund
b) National Services Security Fund
c) National Social Services Fund
d) National Safe Security Fund
Answer:  (a) National Social Security Fund

8. Which State government recently decided to provide bicycles to ASHA activists to boost rural health services?
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) HP
c) Rajasthan
d) Uttar Pradesh
Answer:  (a) Madhya Pradesh

9.  The Report by Wildlife Institute of India Enlisted Major Threats to Three Tiger Reserves which are Kalakad- Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Anamalai and Mudumalai. In which one of the following states these tiger reserves are located?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) UP
c) Bihar
d) West Bengal
Answer: (a) Tamil Nadu 

10.  UP state government banned the release of Hindi film Aarakshan. The movie is directed by__
a) Prakash Jha
b) Salman Khan
c) Shahrukh Khan
d) Amitabh Bachchan 
Answer:  (a) Prakash Jha

11. Who was accorded a two-year extension by the Union government on 9 August 2011 beyond his term ending September 2011?
a.    D. Subbarao
b.    Raghuram Rajan
c.    Subir Gokarn
d.    C. D. Deshmukh
Answer:  (a) .    D. Subbarao

12. Which one of the following state governments launched the Dal Bhat Scheme on 15 August 2011?
a) Jharkhand
b) Rajasthan
c) UP
d) Madhya Pradesh
Answer: (a) Jharkhand

13. Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) was Set Up to help Emigrant Indian Nationals in Distress. Which one of the following ministries set up ICWF?
a) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
b) Ministry of External Affairs
c) Ministry of Environment & Forests
d) Home Ministry
Answer: (a) Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs

14.  In which one of the following states the Centre has launched an ambitious programme called Himayat?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) UP
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Punjab
Answer:  (a) Jammu and Kashmir

15.  Which one of the following state governments sanctioned 95 thousand 599 posts of teachers?
a)  Madhya Pradesh
b) UP
c) Bihar
d) Haryana

Answer:  (a) Madhya Pradesh

16.  Jharkhand government on 23 August 2011 approved a draft of Right to Service Act 2011.  What is the capital of Jharkhand?
a) Ranchi
b) Agra
c) Bhagalpur
d) Dhanbad
Answer: (a) Ranchi

17. This veteran trade unionist and Communist Party of India-Marxist Politburo member who served the trade union movement as a Secretary of the AITUC in the 1960s and then as one of the key leaders of the CITU of which he became the General Secretary from 1990 to 1999 and then its President till 2010 died on 20 August 2011. Identify him.
a.    Madhukar Kashinath Pandhe
b.    K Varadarajan
c.    Mohd.Amin
d.    Manik Sarkar
Answer: (a) Madhukar Kashinath Pandhe

18. Which Former Indian No 2 snooker player who was India No.2 in snooker for three years from 1980 passed away on 20 August 2011.
a.    Ashok Shandilya 
b.    Geet Sethi
c.    Michael Ferreira
d.    Sayed Habib
Answer: (d) Sayed Habib