Current Affairs Quiz/Questions-Answers September 2011, September 5-September 11 1.

Five-day 71st International Congress of FIP (International Pharmaceutical Federation) was inaugurated by president Pratibha Patil on 4 September 2011 in which of the following cities? a. Tokyo b. Tehran c. Hyderabad d. Dhaka Answer:(c) 2. Name the American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, singer, director, and musician chosen to host the 84th Academy Awards/ Oscars in February 2012. a. Eddie Murphy b. Woody Allen c. Johnny Carson d. Steve Martin Answer:(a) 3. The European Union on 2 September 2011 announced a ban on oil imports from Syria. The European Union is an economic and political union of __member states. a) 27 b) 22 c) 20 d) 16 Answer:(a) 27 4. India and Bangladesh Signed a Historic Protocol on Land Boundary Agreement in__. a) Dhaka b) New Delhi c) Islamabad d) Mumbai Answer:(a) Dhaka 5. India and Israel have decided to enhance cooperation in Tourism Sector. This was decided at a meeting between Stas Misezhnikov, Tourism Minister of Israel and Union Tourism Minister, held in New Delhi on 5 September 2011. Who among the following is the union tourism minister of India? a) Manmohan Singh b) Subodh Kant Sahai c) Ambika Soni d) Shivraj Patil Answer: (b) Subodh Kant Sahai

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) 2. 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) 3. With the help of the clues identify the person. 1. He was Indias first national tennis champion was called Grandfather of Indian tennis. 2. He represented the country at the Davis Cup between 1947- 1956 and also played in the Wimbledon and US Nationals in the pre-Open era in world tennis. 3. He went on to become the secretary of the All-India Lawn tennis Association (AILTA) in 1963-66. 4. He became the first men's singles champion when the national was split into grass and hard court championships in 1946-47 at Calcutta's South Club. a. Yuki Bhambri b. Purav Raja c. Ramesh Krishnan d. Sumant Misra Answer: (d) 4. Union Cabinet of India approved the Land Acquisition, Relief and Rehabilitation Bill, 2011. Consider the following statements on the bill: i) It aims to put in place a transparent and legal framework for land acquisition. ii) According to the bill, consent of at least 80 percent of people will be mandatory to acquire land except where it is acquired for a public purpose. Choose the right option: a) Both i and ii are correct b) Only i is correct c) Only ii is correct d) Neither i nor ii is correct Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct 5. Which one of the following became the first state in India to offer Air taxi services? a) Bihar

b) Madhya Pradesh c) Kerala d) Haryana Answer: (b) Madhya Pradesh 6. Assam government decided to have brand names for the famous Muga and Eri Silks. North-East produces around __percent of Eri. a) 95 b) 85 c) 50 d) 75 Answer: (a) 95 percent Name the Jamaican athlete who was disqualified in the 100m gold event for a false start and who went on to win the Men's 4x100 Relay final and set a world record at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea on 4 September 2011. a. Nesta Carter b. Michael Frater c. Yohan Blake d. Usain Bolt Answer: (d) 2. Which of the following Denmanrks golfer secured back-to-back titles for the first time in his career after winning the European Masters on 4 September 2011? a. Thomas Bjorn b. Martin Kaymer c. Rory McIlroy d. Jamie Donaldson Answer: (a) 3. Which Indian boxer Vijender Singh won gold and also bagged the Best Boxer award at the World Police and Fire Games in New York? a. Dinesh Kumar b. Vijender Singh c. Suranjoy Mayengbam d. Vikas Krishan Answer: (b) 4. Which of the following badminton players won the men's singles crown in the IFCI all-India ranking senior badminton championship on 5 September 2011? a. Pranav Chopra b. Akshay Dewalkar c. Sai Praneeth d. Saurabh Varma Answer: (c) 5. Which of the following countries topped the list of medals at the World Athletics

Championships in Daegu, South Korea? a. USA b. Kenya c. Jamaica d. South Africa Answer: (a) Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets? Iran Which country's court has banned Samsung tablet computer? Germany Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies - Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation? Champions Trophy Hockey tournament Which country-men and who won the men's 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu? Britian's Mo Farah Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently. V.Ganapati Sthapati Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers? Bobby Jindal Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles? SAP Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein? Spain How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh? 61 items Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy? India and Malaysia Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications. Coolpad CDMA Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government? Wheat and Onion

Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, 'Maaee'? Asha Bhonsle Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka? Ashwini Mehra Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film? Ghar Jamai Cash: Cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins. Notational Money: The notional money is a financial instrument, the nominal or face amount that is used to calculate payments made on that instrument Cheque: A cheque is a document or instrument that orders a payment of money from a bank account. Electronic Fund Transfer: Electronic Fund Transfer or EFT is the electronic exchange or transfer of money from one account to another, either within a single financial institution or across multiple institutions with usage of computer Plastic Money: Plastic money is a term that is used predominantly in reference to the hard plastic cards we use everyday in place of actual bank notes Debit Card: A debit card is a plastic card that provides the cardholder electronic access to his or her bank account at a financial institution Credit Card: A credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services. Electronic Clearing Service: ECS is an electronic clearing system that facilitates paperless credit / debit transaction directly linked to your account and also provides for a faster method of effecting periodic and repetitive payments. Current Affairs August 2011 - 3 Who won his first World Golf Championship title? Adam Scott Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket? Ajantha Mendis What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per

transaction? Rs.10,000 Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney? Anna University For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research chosen? SciFinder Academic Exchange Program Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India? RCom What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao? 2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013) Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion? AIG (American International Group Inc) Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions? TCS Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit? Name the card. IDBI Bank. IDBI Magic Card Who has been appointed as CEO for Bharti Airtel's broadband and DTH services? Rajiv Rajagopal for Broadband and data services and Shashi Arora for DTH and media services Who has entered the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships defeating Germany's Domke Dieter? P.Kashyap Which Indian women cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal action? Snehal Pradhan Name the project under which all post offices in India are to be provided with Internet connectivity. India Post Technology Project 2012 Which two districts in Karnataka is set to get RAHI airports? Shimoga and Gulbarga

What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011? 9.90 per cent Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)? Karna Gupta Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market? Maruti 800cc Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia? Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief? Rohit Nandan Which bollywood actor passed away recently? Shammi Kapoor Which Bank's net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings? State Bank of India Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title? Novak Djokovic Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years? Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider trading scheme. Donald Johnson Which country's President has called for national government by August 21st 2011? Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently? Reliance Communications Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India? Secondary Education What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote

corner people? Health Bank Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free? Movieplex Who has taken charge as HAL's Director Corporate Planning and Marketing? Baldev Singh Who has been named captain for Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament? Saba Anjum Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage? Ramesh Saxena Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar? ONGC and Cairn India Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India. Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999 Who has been renamed as Indian hockey team's captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China? Rajpal Singh Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation? Harish Manwani Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session? Food bill What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup? 3rd place Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan recipient turned 75 years? Sampoorna Singh Kalra (Gulzar) Which art director who had been associated with movies like Raavan, Guru, Rang De Basanti etc. passed away recently? Samir Chandra Which company replaced Reliance Industries as most valued company in the elite of 30 companies that constitutes the Sensex?

Coal India How many from India are set to participate in the World athletics championships to be held in Daegu, Korea from August 27th to September 4th 2011? Name them. 8, Men: Renjith Maheswary (triple jump), Om Prakash Singh (shot put), Vikas Gowda (discus), Gurmeet Singh and Babubhai Panucha (20km walk) Women: Tintu Luka (800m), Mayookha Johny (long jump and triple jump) and Harwant Kaur (discus) Which company will title sponsor for Indian GP to be held on the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida on October 30th 2011? Airtel Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private member's bill in LokSabha? BJP MP Varun Gandhi Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)? Sunil Kant Munjal Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers? Priyadarshan Expand Infosys. Who logged out as Chief Mentor and Chairman from the IT giant Infosys on Friday 19th August 2011? INFOrmation SYStem. N.R.Narayana Murthy Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250? LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems) Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness? Reckitt Benckiser Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently? Andy Murray Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship? Webb Simpson Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth? Corporation Bank Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket recently? Rahul Dravid

Where and at which event was Jon 'Eggman' Egging a British pilot killed recently? Near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. At an Airshow in Britain Which Indian city turns 372 today (22nd August 2011)? Chennai Name the Marxist historian and Indologist who passed away recently. Ram Sharan Sharma Which feature has google launched as music blog for users of Google Music Beta? Google Magnifier Name the deposit scheme that Indian Bank has launched for people under the financial inclusion plan. Variable Recurring Deposit Scheme Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket? Latish Malinga Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT Kharagpur? Sunil Bharti Mittal Who won the woman's Cincinnati WTA Title? Maria Sharapova Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title? Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently. Deven Sharma Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14,800 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen? Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook? Miramax Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors. Tata Vista Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature. Mouse Scanner

Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation? Tim Cook Who has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India? M.P.Veerendrakumar Name the mouse launched by Microsoft featuring touch strip. Multi-touch mouse Which ace Indian football player retired recently? Bhaichung Bhutia What is the growth forecast (in percentage) for 2011-12 as per RBI? 8% Which hurricane has forced New York state governor to declare emergency? Hurricane Irene Which minister do not have power to allot land as per Supreme Court? Chief Minister Which space research course(Master degree) has been launched by University of Pondicherry recently? Master of Science Astrophysics Which legendary singer was conferred with Pazhassi Raja award for 2011? Lata Mangeshkar Name the Japanese Prime Minister who resigned recently. Naoto Kan Name the derivative contracts that NSE has launched to trade in India from 29th August 2011. Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Who has been hired as CEO of AMD who earlier served as COO of Lenevo? Rory Read Name the all-India Junior champions who were felicitated for their historic bronze medal winning performance for India at the Nomura Cup in Fiji. S.Chikkarangappa and Khalin Joshi Which company has entered into coldchain consultancy segment recently? Ingersoll Rand Who has been elected as 7th President of Singapore?

Tony Tan What is the forex reserves of India for the week ended August 19th 2011? $318.22 billion Which Vedanta Group firm would stop mining in Karnataka's Chitradurga district following Supreme Court's order? Sesa Goa Which England county cricket considers Rahul Dravid as its own? Kent county cricket Name the Robot receptionist at the Tech Hall at Tepia in Tokyo. Wakamaru Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings? Ronjan Sodhi Iscom along with Elmwood College, St.Andrew's UK has launched a Post-Graduate course for which sporting event? Post-graduate programme in golf management Which is Apple's latest Operating System? OS X Lion Who won the Citi Open WTA doubles title held in USA? Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in Cairn India? Vedanta Resources or Vedanta Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store? Tata Croma Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain? Polaris software Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares? LenovoIndia Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank? China

Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini? Anish Sarkar Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India. Sunny Who has been sworn in a Karnataka's Chief Minister? D.V.Sadananda Gowda Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars? 1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs? HDFC Bank Current Affairs June 2011 - 2 Which ID is now valid ID proof for LPG gas connection in India? Aadhaar Which grammy award nominee is all set to perform at IIFA? Jermaine Jackson Who has been promoted as VP of Wipro? Rishad Premji Under which category India won gold at Cannes Lions? Design category With which country India inked pact to boost apparel, textile industry? Russia Which award did Sunil Mittal receive recently? INSEAD award Which is the latest launch from Research In Motion (RIM) in India? BlackBerry Playbook Which software training major has decided to setup 100 One World centres in a year's time? NIIT Who has been unanimously re-elected as UN chief? Ban Ki-moon Toyota is all set to launch its latest model in India. Which is it?

Etios Liva Who has been elected as Captain of New Zealand Cricket for all 3 formats of game? Ross Taylor Which actor of Jackass movie was killed in car accident in Pennsylvania? Ryan Dunn Country's largest 2 wheeler maker Hero Honda's board have approved the changing of the company name to? Hero MotoCorp Ltd Current Affairs June 2011 When is the Champions League Twenty20 2011 scheduled? September 23rd to October 9th 2011 Which company has stuck a deal with British Library to digitise books? Google Which former Vice-Chairman of Hindustan Unilever Limited is all set to join Wipro Board? Mahendra Kumar Sharma Which two stocks of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has BSE decided to take out of the elite sensex index? RCOM and R-Infra Which Amir Khan movie celebrated 10 years recently? Lagaan When was World No Tobacco day observed? May 31st Who has been appointed as head of UN Change Management Team? Atul Khare Which Under-19 cricketer drowned in Ganga recently? Shamsher Singh Yadav How many satellites has India planned to launch in next 2 years? 12 What is the name of the insurance plan launched by LIC recently? Jeevan Arogya

Who won the 5th ODI in India vs West Indies match played at Jamaica? West Indies Which Olympic boxer was shot dead in Pakistan recently? Abrar Hussain Which automobile major's 13 day long strike ended after the acceptance of Union registration with management? Maruti What is current Repo and Reverse Repo rate hiked by RBI? Repo - 7.5% and Reverse Repo - 6.5% Which US technology major turned 100 years recently? IBM Current Affairs April 2011 - 2 Automobile 2011 Jaguar XJ has been named as the International Luxury Car of the Year Two Class 7 students from Tamil Nadu have jointly won the 2nd prize with a Romanian team in a competition conducted by NASA. M Srivatsan and Vasundhara Gautham of Bhavan's Rajaji Vidyashram are the only participants from Tamil Nadu to win the competition. Under 'Project IRIS' (International Research and Integration Station), they developed and designed an alternate habitat for human space settlement. The design won recognition for its detailed and in-depth representation of life and its necessities integrated in a space city. Indian American doctor Siddhartha Mukherjee's book on cancer 'The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography on Cancer' bags 2011 Pulitzer Prize Mangalore City Corporation has bagged the Green Leaf Award 2011 for its adopting best practices in managing sanitary landfills People Diwakar Gupta has been appointed as CFO of SBI Board Director, Mohandas Pai and Co-founder K. Dinesh resigns from Infosys New Jersey-based allergist and immunologist Dr.Sunita Kanumury has been elected President of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) for 2011-12 Indian coach, Beerbul Wadera to be appointed as (PTF) Pak Tennis Federation coach

Former Brazil Vice President Jose Alencar dies at 79 Pop star Michel Martelly declared Haiti president Actress Lindsay Lohan has been sentenced to 120 days in jail Spiritual leader Sathya Sai Baba passes away Sachin Tendulkar turns 38 Cipla's former Chief Executive Amar Lulla passes away Andy Goss of head US operations of Jaguar Land Rover California-based NComputing hires former Citrix VP, Raj Dhingra as its CEO Business Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. to increase the output to 20 million tonnes, eyes production facilities at Kudremukh 'Illumine Play System', a play range has been launched by Arihant Industrial Corporation Biocon to invest Rs.450 crore on insulin programmes For the first time ever Apple suprpass Nokia as the world's largest phone vendor by revenue Royal Emirates Group buys Spanish first division soccer club Getafe, renames 'Getafe Team Dubai' Reliance Industries finds gas in first well it drilled on a deepsea block in Cauvery basin Tata Steel to sell 51 percent stake in group company Tata Refractories to Nippon Steel's associate Krosaki Harima Corporation for Rs.576.3 crore Event First Bejing international film festival begins in China

Current Affairs April 2011 Automobile Ford Motor India launches cheaper sedan version, 'Fiesta Classic' Volskwagen to launch Jetta variant in India sometime in mid-2011 BSE signed an MoU with Osaka Securities Exchange to develop opportunities including cross-licencing of indices Event Dr.Gangubai Hanagal Music Foundation and Hubli Art circle to jointly organize a 2-day Indian classical music, dance and folk festival to mark 98th birth anniversary of Hindustani stalwart Gangubai Hanagal People Ex-IAS officer Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as Metro Express between Gandhinagar and Ahmedabad (MEGA) chief Chris Capossela has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer at Microsoft Partip Chaudhuri has been appointed as SBI's chief Atifete Jahjaga, Kosovo's highest ranking policewoman becomes country's President Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL has been appointed as the chairman of the board of governors of the IIT Kharagpur Science Scientists have created the world's 1st artificial leaf that can turn sunlight and water into energy which could pave the way for a cheaper source of power in developing countries Current Affairs March 2011 Business Tanishq to be merged with Titan Industries Carmker GM India to launch 14 variants of 6 new models in the country in next 2 years

Tata Communications becomes first Indian Telco to launch cloud computing solutions globally McDonald India ties up with HCL Infosystems to give kids (a chance to win) HCL ME Kids Educational Laptops with a purchase of Happy Meal BCCI invites bid for IPL mobile, radio and Internet rights Sonata Software launches car rental management service MiEdge 'Bing deals', a feature for desktop and mobile allowing consumers to find best deals locally has been launched by Microsoft India and Brazil signed a bilateral air services agreement (ASA), intended to increase air-connectivity between 2 countries Lovable Lingerie IPO subscribed 4% on Day 1 (8/3/2011) Mahindra Group inks deal with global networking company Cisco to provide a host of services including cloud computing, entertainment, smart cities, virtual dealerships and sports Jubliant Life Sciences (JLS) to set up a manufacturing plant to produce Symet, a key ingredient for making insecticide 'Chloryrifos', at Bharuch in Gujarat Education HCL and BPO training institute Orion Edutech jointly launches a diploma course to train the youth for entry in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry Harish C.Mariwala takes over as Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Diwakar Gupta has been appointed as Managing Director of State Bank of India Kapil Dev has been appointed as brand ambassador of UEI GLobal and has launched 'Kapil Dev Scholarship Program' of Rs.40 crores 'Dream girl', Hema Malini took oath in Rajya Sabha as a BJP member from Karnataka Sports Mumbai Indians signs up Hero Honda as sponsor

Government exempts custom duty for cricket World Cup Gambhir named Kolkata Knight Rider captain Yuvraj named Pune Warriors captain ICC approves Morgan replacement for injured Pietersen Usain Bolt to run 100 metres at the Herculis Diamond League in Monaco Wimbeldon finals to be filmed in 3D Indian squash player Dipika Pallikal participating in the WSF-World Cup reached career high of 23 in WISPA ranking U K Sinha takes over as Sebi chairman on feb 18 2011 replacing C B Bhave Sunil Kakar has been appointed as CFO for Infrastructure finance firm IDFC Joseph Ho has been appointed as MD and Head of Exchange Traded Funds Vasant Krishnan has been appointed as CFO of Mahindra Satyam Entertainment First ever 3-day(18th to 20th February 2011) Film Festival kicks-off at Andaman and Nicobar Islands Dhobi Ghat to be commercially released in Germany Business Anand Mahindra-led Mahindra Satyam is looking to re-list on the NYSE in 2011-12 Hinduja Gobal Solutions to set up 2 centres - 1 each in China and Latin America in next fiscal(FY 12) Facebook Inc, now in Hong Kong Aircel to launch 3G services in all 13 telecom cirlces as Cricket World Cup kicks of on 19th February 2011

SBI to launch Rs.2000 crore retail bond issue on Feb 21 2011 Who has been named as the best CFO in the financial sector for 2010 by ICAI? V.S.Rangan Which prize did Karnataka win at National Level for its tableau featuring Bidari Carvings, an intrinsic art of engraving pictures on metals at the 62nd Republic Day Parade at New Delhi? 2nd prize Which electronic major is to open product support centre at the KINFRA Hi-Tech Park at Kalamassery in Kochi, Kerala? BEL - Bharat Electronics Limited Which firm has Nestle acquired through its subsidiary Nestle Health Science? CM&D Pharma Which bank has decided to open subsidiary for financial services, to enter into investment banking, wealth and asset management? IOB - Indian Overseas Bank People Who has been appointed as acting Chairman of ONGC and S.V.Narasimhan as interim head of IOC? A.K.Hazarika Who has been elected as Prime Minister of Nepal? Jhalanath Khanal Who has been appointed 8th chairman of SEBI? U.K.Sinha After whose name is Pune cricket stadium named? Subrata Roy Sahara Sports Monisha Kaltenborn becomes the 1st female CEO of a Formula One Team Sauber Motorsport German driver Adrian Sutil to continue with Force India Team for 2011 season

Current Affairs January - 4 (for bank po exams, civil service exams) Award Which Music-director received the World Economic Forum Crystal Award? A.R.Rahman Which directorate has been adjudged the best contingent at the Republic Day camp as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh presented the trophy to Cadet Saddam Hussain of Doda on the behalf of the contingent? Jammu and Kashmir National Cadet Crops(NCC) Business Where is SAIL planning to set up a 3-million tonne per annum (MPTA) plant with an investment of up to Rs.15,000 crore? Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia Which company has bagged an order worth about $1.28 billion for 1,000 megawatts of wind power projects with Caparo Energy India? Suzlon People Which Indo-American became Senior Advisor to Ohio Governor John Kasich? Jai Chabria On whose name did Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shiraj Singh Chouhan inaugurated a 3.55km four-lane road? Sachin Tendulkar Who has been appointed as the Economic Affairs Secretary in the Finance Ministry? R.Gopalan, 1976 batch IAS officer of the Tamil Nadu cadre Which Indian- American has been presented with the 'Excellence in Global Friendship Award', in recognition of his outstanding contribution in promoting Indian culture in the US and strengthening India-US relationship? Ashok Mago People Who will take over from Eric Schmidt as Google CEO on April 4th 2011? Co-founder, 'Larry Page' Who has been appointed as Managing Director and co-chairman for India's operations by Accenture?

Avinash Vashistha Who has been appointed as CEO of Wipro for its global IT business? T.K.Kurien Who has been promoted as executive vice-chairman(starting April 1st 2011) of Commercial vehical maker Ashok Leyland? R.Seshasayee Sports Which insurance company is to provide Rs.600 crore terror and weather insurance cover for the Cricket World Cup to international sports broadcaster ESPN? General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) Which company has signed a MoU with Indian School of Business to set up retail academy? Coca-Cola Which telecom major has launched ad campaign on mobile number portability? Vodafone Which automobile industry posted its highest ever annual sales in India in the year 2010, during which it sold 5819 vehicles? Mercedes Benz Which Indian carrier bought 180 A320s Airbus for $16.4Billion? Indigo On what occasion did Hexaware announced 1:1 bonus share issue and 50% special interim dividend? On celebrating its 20th anniversary People Who joined Google India as Vice President Sales and Operations? Rajan Anandan, ex-microsoft MD Who has been appointed as Country Executive for Singapore at Royal Bank of Scotland? Madan Menon Who won FIFA's (Ballon d'Or) world player award? Lionel Messi