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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE JANUARY 2012

Dear readers, likemonthly current affairs, Questionforall presents monthly General Knowledge fromJanuary 2012. It’s very pleasure to introduce “Monthly GK” as the 100^thpost of Questionforall. Hope this post will help you to increase your generalknowledge and thus boost your confidence for all competitive exams.

1. Who is the author of the book“A Passage to India”?

E.M.Foster

2. Which planet is known asWill-O-Wisp in the sky?

Mercury

3. First potable computer is

Osborne-I

4. Which Indian state is ‘T’ shaped?

Assam

5. Land of the Golden Fleece

Australia

6. Where is Central Rice ResearchInstitute situated?

Cuttack

7. The mixture of Nitric acid andHydrochloric acid is

Aquaregia

8. Who is popularly known as “VaikkomHero”?

E.V.Ramaswami Naykar

9. First Indian woman to leaddelegation to the United Nations?

Vijayalakshmi Pandit

10. Acid present in the milk is

Lactic Acid

11. PH value of blood is

7.4

12. Bird man of India

Salim Ali

13. Founder of Arya Samaj

Swami Dayanand Saraswathy

14. The year in which Panchayat Rajwas introduced in India

1959

15. The World Environment Day isobserved on

June 5

16. VAT is firstly introduced in

France

17. “Chalo Delhi”, who gave thisdeclaration?

Subash Chandra Bose

18. Silver Revolution is related to

Egg

19. Who is the first Governor Generalof Pakistan?

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

20. The Head quarters of UNIDO

Vienna

21. The “Saka Era” is started in

AD 78

22. Agakhan cup is associated with

Hockey

23. Boundary line between Indiaand China

Mac Mohan Line

24. Orange book is related to whichcountry?

Netherlands

25. Vitamin B1 deficiency causes

Beriberi

26. The nibble consists of -------number of bits

27. Mamankam was held once in--------- year

28. Who is first woman Loksabhaspeaker in India?

Meera Kumar

29. The leader of the Bardolisatyagraha:

Sardar Vallabhai Patel

30. The unit of pressure is:

Pascal

31. Who appoints the chief justice andother judges in the Supreme Court?

President

32. The minimum age for appointment asgovernor of a state

33. The Navy Academy is situated in Kerala at

Ezhimala

34. The author of the book “Wonderthat was India”

A.L.Basham

35. Five year plans in Indiaare approved by

National Development Council

36. Panchayat Raj has gotconstitutional status with the ------------ Amendment Act

37. The best conductor of electricityis :

Silver

38. Who is called Deshabandu?

C.R.Das

39. Iberian Airlines is the officialairlines of

Spain

40. Entomology is the study of :

Insects

41. The largest shipyard in Indiais :

Kochi

42. Yakshagana is the popular folk artof :

Karnataka

43. The Thermal Power plant at Bokarois located in which state?

Jharkhand

44. Sudden death is related to whichgame?

Football

45. Ellora caves are situated in

Maharashtra

46. Quit India Movement was started in

1942

47. First Indian went to the space

Rakesh Sharma

48. The theory of Evolution wasformulated by

Charles Darwin

49. India’sfirst Atomic Reactor is installed at

Tharapur

50. Which Indian city is called theSilicon Valley of India?

Bangalore

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS –NOVEMBER 2011.

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CURRENTAFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS –NovemBER 2011.

1. Imprisoned Iranian journalist who has been awarded the prestigiousGolden Pen of Freedom award for 2010 by the World Association of Newspapers andNews Publishers (WAN-IFRA)?

Ahmad Zeidabadi.

2. Who has been selected as the recipient of IEEECommunications Society’s award for Public service in the field ofTelecommunications?

Sasi Pilacheri Meethal.

Hewas selected for the award for his sustained contributionsto low cost communication solutions for the masses and humanitarian needs. Theaward consists of a plaque, certificate and an honorarium of $1000. Sasi P.M.is the second recipient of this award from India, after Sam Pitroda, who received the award in 2007.

The Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE, read I-Triple-E) is a non-profit professional associationheadquartered in New York City thatis dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence. It has morethan 400,000 members in more than 160 countries, about 45% of whom resideoutside the United States.

3. Who won the 2011 WTA Championship with a battling 7-5 4-6 6-3 victoryover Victoria Azarenka in the final held in Istanbul?

PetraKvitova.

4. Man of the match winners of 3 test Cricket series played between West Indies and Indiaheld in Indiaon November-2011:

First test played at Feroz Shah Kotla,Delhi from November 6, 2011:

Man of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin.(India). Hetook 3 wickets in first innings and 6 wickets in second innings.

Result:India beat West Indies by 5 wickets.

Second test played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata from November 14, 2011:

Man of the match: VVS Laxman. (India).He scored unbeaten 176 runs in first innings.

Result:India beat West Indies by an innings and 15 runs.

Third test played at Wankhede Stadium,Mumbai from November 22, 2011:

Man of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin.(India). Hetook 5 wickets in the first innings and. and 3 wickets in second innings. Healso scored 103 runs in the first innings.

Result:India drew withWest Indies.

SeriesStatus: Indiawins the 3 Test series 2-0.

5. Who won the Player of the Series award in the 3 test Cricket seriesplayed between West Indies and Indiaheld in Indiaon November-2011?

RavichandranAshwin. (India).

6. Who won the Player of the Match award in the ODI Cricket match playedbetween West Indies and Indiaheld in Cuttack(India)on November 29, 2011

RohitSharma. (India).He scored 72 runs.

Result:India beat West Indies by 1 wicket.

7. Which country became the 195th full member of Unesco on October 31, 2011?

Palestine.

The Palestinian Authority's application forfull membership of UNESCO has been agreed by the UN body at a meeting in its Parisheadquarters. With 107 member states voting in favour of Palestine'smembership fourteen, including the USAand Israel,voted against; there were 52 abstentions, including Britain.

8. A baby born in Indiahas been declared the world's seven billionth person by child rights group PlanInternational. Name of that baby?

BabyNargis.

Shewas born at 07:25 local time(01:55GMT) on October 31st 2011in Mall village in India'sUttar Pradesh state.

9. Who has beenappointed as the Flag Officer Commandingin Chief of Eastern Naval Command of India?

Vice Admiral Anil Chopra.

10. G20 summit 2011 is held at?

Cannes, France.

11. Which city is selected as the host city for the 2012 G20Summit, which will be held in June 2012?

Los Cabos, Mexico.

12. Sports personalities who were conferred the rank ofLieutenant Colonel on November 1, 2011 in the Territorial Army by ArmyChief General V K Singh?

MahendraSingh Dhoni (Indian Cricket Team Captain) and Abhinav Bindra (Olympic goldmedalist in shooting).

Dr DeepakRao commissioned as a Honorary Major in the Territorial Army. Deepak Rao is thefirst Indian to specialise in modern Close Quarter Battle Training (CQB) andhas imparted his expertise for 17 years to train soldiers from various Indianforces.

13. Who is the new Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh?

NabamTuki.

14. An Indian American lawyer who has been named by President Barrack Obamaas Commissioners on bipartisan Federal Communications commission?

AjitVaradaraj Pai.

15. Which country cut off funding to the United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, after the body voted to accept abid for full membership by the Palestinians?

U.S.A.

16. Who is the new Prime Minister of Libya?

Abdul Raheem al-Keeb.

17. Who won the Player of the Match award in the third test played between Sri Lanka and Pakistanheld in Sharja in November-2011?

KumarSangakkara. (Sri Lanka).He scored 144 runs in first innings and 51 runs in second innings.

Result:Pakistan drewwith Sri Lanka.

Series Status: Pakistanwins the 3 Test series 1-0.

18. Which players shared the Player of the Series award of the three testcricket matches played between Sri Lankaand Pakistan heldin UAE in 2011?

KumarSangakkara (Sri Lanka)and Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan).

19. Man of the match winners of 5 ODI Cricket series played between Pakistanand Sri Lankaheld in UAE on November-2011:

First ODI played at Dubaion November 11, 2011:

Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan).He took 3 wickets conceding 27 runs.

Result:Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.

Second ODI played at Dubaion November 14, 2011:

Man of the Match: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka). He took 3 wickets conceding 36 runs.

Result:Sri Lanka beat Pakistanby 25 runs.

Third ODI played at Dubaion November 18, 2011:

Man of the Match: Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan).He scored 83 runs and took one wicket.

Result:Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 21 runs.

Fourth ODI played at Dubaion November 20, 2011:

Man of the Match: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan).He scored 75 runs and took 5 wickets.

Result:Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 26 runs.

Fifth ODI played at Dubaion November 23, 2011:

Man of the Match: Umar Akmal (Pakistan).He scored unbeaten 61 runs.

Result:Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 3 wickets.

Series Status: Pakistanwins the 5 ODI series 4-1

20. Who won the Player of the series award in the 5 ODI Cricket seriesplayed between Pakistanand Sri Lankaheld in UAE on November-2011?

ShahidAfridi (Pakistan).

21. Who won the Man of the match award in the only T20 Cricket playedbetween Pakistanand Sri Lankaheld in UAE on November 25, 2011?

AizazCheema. (Pakistan).

He took 4 wickets conceding 30 runs.

Result:Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets.

22. Who won the Man of the matchaward in the only T20 Cricket played between Pakistanand Bangladeshheld in UAE on November 29, 2011?

MohammadHafeez. (Pakistan).

He took 2 wickets and scored 25 runs.

Result:Pakistan beat Bangladeshby 50 runs.

23. Pakistan Cricket Players who were sentenced to jail in Britainon November 3, 2011 for conspiringwith agent Mazhar Majeed to bowl no-balls at pre-determined times in a bettingscam during a Test match against Englandlast year?

SalmanButt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer.

24. Who has been entered in to the World Guinness record for having theworld's longest tongue?

ChanelTapper.

Sheis from Houston, USAand her tongue has a length of 9.7 cm.

25. Which country tops the 2011 Human Development Index (HDI) launched bythe United Nation Development Programme (UNDP)?

Norway.

HDI which ranked 187 countries put Norway,Australia andthe Netherlandsat the top of the global league table in the “very high human development”category – in first, second and third place respectively. According to UN’sranking, the best 10 places to live are Norway,Australia, Netherlands,United States, New Zealand, Canada,Ireland, Liechtenstein,Germany and Sweden.

Norwayhas been in first place since 2006 and also tops the list this year, while theDemocratic Republic of Congo is at the bottom. India,the country with the second largest population in the world after China,ranks 134th.

United Nation’s annual Human Development Index(HDI) ranks countries based on standards of health, education and income.

26. Companies of which countries arethe most likely to pay bribes while operating abroad, according to TransparencyInternational’s latest ‘Bribe Payers’ index, published on November 2, 2011?

Russiaand China.

27. A giant painting of New Delhi'sfamous masjid fetched a whopping USD 3.1 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York. Which is that Masjid?

Moti masjid.

The monumental work "Pearl Mosque at Delhi"– measuring approximately 13 by 16 feet is the most accomplished work ofRussian artist Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin.

28. Which state emerged as overall champions in the 27th NationalJunior Athletics Championship held in Ranchi?

Haryana.

Haryana led the medal tally with 27gold, 16 silver and 15 bronze medals followed by Kerala (23-23-20)and Tamil Nadu (15-12-21).

29. Celebrated Indian folk singer and composer who is knownas the Bard of Brahmaputra died of multi-organ failure on 5 November 2011?

Bhupen Hazarika.

Hissongs, written and sung mainly in the Assamese language by himself. He isacknowledged widely in the Hindi film industry for introducing Hindi film tothe sounds and folk music of Assamand Northeast India. He was elected the President of theAssam Sahitya Sabha in 1993.

30. Who won the Player of the Match award in the Only Test Cricket played betweenNew Zealandand Zimbabweheld in Zimbabweon November 2011?

Daniel Vettori. (New Zealand). He scored 40 runs in first inningsand 31 runs in second innings. He took 5 wickets in first innings and 3 wicketsin second innings.

Result: New Zealandbeat Zimbabweby 34 runs.

31. The leader of Colombia'sleft wing Farc rebel group who has been killed in a military raid?

AlfonsoCano.

Hewas the commander of the militant group known as Revolutionary Armed Forces ofColombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC). He succeededfounder Manuel Marulanda in March 2008. Cano was shot and killed by army forceson 4 November 2011 in thesouthwestern Cauca Department in whatthe Colombian government dubbed "Operation Odysseus”.

32. Who has been officially presented with the European Golden Shoe awardfor finishing the 2010-11 seasons as the top scorer on the continent?

Cristiano Ronaldo.

33. Who becomes the first Indian Wicket 'keeper to achieve 200 Testdismissals?

Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Dhoni goes past Syed Kirmani as Indian wicketkeeper withmost Test dismissals. He reached the milestone when he caught Marlon Samuelsoff Ravichandran Ashwin. Among Dhoni's 200 victims, 174 are caught behind and26 are stumping. South Africa’sMark Boucher is the leading wicketkeeper with most dismissals–521 overallwith 499 catches and 22 stumping.

34. Who won the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Tournament of Champions-2011 heldin Bali, Indonesia?

Ana Ivanovic. (Serbia)

She claimed the WTA Tournament of Champions with acomfortable victory over Anabel Medina Garrigues in Bali.

35. The footballer who won the Spanishnewspaper "As.com"sports award, for the best player in 2011?

Cristiano Ronaldo.

36. Which country won the Federation Cup Tennis title-2011 beating hostnation Russiaat Moscow's Olympic Stadium?

TheCzech Republic.

Czech Republic won the Fed Cup title forthe first time as an independent nation.

37. Who has been selected for “Ezhuthachan Puraskaram2011”, the highest literary honour instituted by the government of Kerala?

M.T. Vasudevan Nair.

The award consists of a cash prize of Rs. 1.5lakh and a citation. Novelist M.T.Vasudevan Nair was honoured with Padma Bhushan,the third highest civilian award of the country in 2005, Jnanapita for'Randamoozham' in 1995, Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award, Kerala Sahitya AkademiAward, and National Film Award for the best screenplay four times.

38. Who won the Swiss Indoors Tennis Championship 2011 title beating KeiNishikori of Japanin the final?

RogerFederer.

39. The heavyweight boxing champion who in 1971 became the first fighter todefeat Muhammad Ali, died on November 7, 2011?

Joe Frazier.

Joe Frazier(Left) and Muhammed Ali (Right)

Frazier is also known as Smokin' Joe, was an Olympicand Undisputed World Heavyweight boxing champion, whose professional careerlasted from 1965 to 1976, with a one-fight comeback in 1981. He defeatedMuhammad Ali in the highly-anticipated "Fight of the Century" in1971. “The Thrilla in Manila” wasthe third and final famous boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazierfor the Heavyweight Boxing Championship of the World, fought at the AranetaColiseum in Quezon City, MetroManila, Philippines on October 1, 1975.Ali won the match.

40.Who is appointed as the Acting Chief Justice ofthe Kerala High Court?

Manjula Chellur.

41. The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson has been sentenced tothe maximum term of four years behind bars recently. Name of the Doctor?

Dr.Conrad Murray.

He was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after treating the king ofpop with a powerful anesthetic.

42. The convicted insider trader who has been handed a record fine of$92.8million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of U.S.A as partof an insider trading case brought by financial regulators.?

Raj Rajaratnam.

Rajaratnamwas sentenced in October to 11 years in jail for one of the biggest insidertrading cases in American history. Sri Lankan-born Rajaratnam was convicted of14 counts of securities fraud and conspiracy charges in May after a two-monthtrial.

43. Who has become the first player to take 500 catches in Test cricket?

Mark Boucher.

Boucher achieved the feat during the first Test against Australiain Cape Town on November 9,2011.His 500th dismissal was that of Australian opening batsman Phillip Hughes who was caught behind offfast bowler Vernon Philander.

44. Who becomes the champion of the Velammal 38th National Women PremierChess Championship- 2011 held at Chennai?

Mary Ann Gomes.

This is her maiden National Women Premier title.

45. Man of the match winners of 2 test Cricket series played between South Africa and Australiaheld in South Africain November-2011:

First test played at Cape Town from November 9, 2011:

Man of the Match: VernonPhilander. (South Africa).He claimed 3 wickets in first innings. He took 5 wickets in second inningsconceding just 15 runs.

Result: South Africa beat Australiaby 8 wickets.

Second test played at Johannesburgfrom November 17, 2011:

Man of the Match: Patrick Cummins. (Australia).He claimed 1 wicket in first innings and took 6 wickets in second innings.

Result: Australiabeat South Africaby 2 wickets.

Series Status: 2 Test serieslevel 1-1.

46. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 2 test Cricket seriesplayed between South Africaand Australiaheld in South Africain November-2011:

VernonPhilander (South Africa).

47. A former banker and European Central Bank vice presidentwho has been named interim primeminister of Greece?

Lucas Papademos.

48. The 17th SAARC summit is held on November 10 and 11, 2011 at?

Addu, Maldives

49. The theme of the SAARC summit-2011 is?

“Building Bridges”.

50. Indian-born American biochemist and winner of the 1968Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine who died of natural causes in Concord, Massachusetts on November 9, 2011?

HarGobind Khorana.

Heshared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1968 with Marshall W.Nirenberg and Robert W. Holley for research that helped to show how thenucleotides in nucleic acids, which carry the genetic code of the cell, controlthe cell's synthesis of proteins. He is the first India-born person to win theNobel Prize after Independence.

51. Who is elected as the new President of Liberia?

EllenJohnson Sirleaf.

Sheis the 24th President of Liberia. Sirleaf was awarded the 2011 Nobel PeacePrize, jointly with Leymah Gbowee of Liberiaand Tawakel Karman of Yemen.

52. The venue of 2018Commonwealth Games is?

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

The2018 Commonwealth Games will be held from

4 to 15 April 2018.

53. Which countries signed a historic ‘Framework Agreement on Cooperationfor Development on November 12, 2011?

Indiaand Maldives.

The two sides signed six pacts,including two on combating terrorism and transfer of sentenced persons.

54. Mexican Interior Minister who has died in a helicopter crash near Mexico City on November 11, 2011?

FranciscoBlake Mora.

Hewas Mexico'stop cabinet secretary and key figure in the battle against the drug cartels andcorruption in the country.

55. The World Athletics Championships-2017 will be held in?

London.

The 16th World Championships in Athletics are scheduled to be held in 2017 in London, United Kingdom.

56. Which country has slashed the visa fee itplanned to charge tourists from India and other South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation(SAARC) countries to US$10 from the originally planned US$50?

Sri Lanka.

57. Which pair won the Paris Masters doubles tennis title-2011 defeatingJulien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut in final?

RohanBopanna and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.

58. Renowned cricket writer who also wrote for Indiannewspapers, committed suicide at his hotel where he was covering Australia'sTest series against South Africa.Name of that cricket commentator?

Peter Roebuck.

Roebuckwas an English cricketer who achieved later renown as an Australian newspapercolumnist and radio commentator. He captained the English county side Somersetbetween 1986 and 1988. He committed suicide in Cape Town, South Africa, on 12 November 2011 after being askedby police to answer questions about an allegation of sexual assault.

59. Who won the 2011 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton.

TheMcLaren driver’s win was his third of 2011.

60. Which athletes were named the Male and Female World Athletes of theYear for 2011 by the InternationalAssociation of Athletics Federations (IAAF)?

Usain Bolt (Jamaican sprinter) and Sally Pearson (Australianhurdler).

Bolt won the award for the third time. Pearson is a first-timenominee and winner of the award.

61. Who won the Paris Masters Tennis Title-2011 defeating Jo-WilfriedTsonga in final?

RogerFederer.

62. Which country was suspended from the Arab League because of its violentcrackdown on protesters calling for the ouster of President Bashar Assad?

Syria.

Syriabecame the second Arab nation this year to be suspended from the Arab Leagueafter Libya.

63. Who is elected as the newPresident of Nicaragua?

Daniel Ortega.

He has won a third term in power in Nicaragua.

64. The nuclear weapons capablesurface-to-surface ballistic missile of Indiawhich is test fired from Wheeler Islandoff the Odisha coast on November 15, 2011?

Agni-IV.

65. Who has been honoured as the WTAplayer of the year for 2011?

PetraKvitova.

66. Egyptmidfielder who has equalled the record for the world's most-capped footballerafter playing for his country on November 14, 2011?

Ahmed Hassan.
He now shares the record heldby Saudi Arabiagoalkeeper Mohamed Al Deayea, who last played in 2006. Hassan made his nationalteam debut aged just 20 at the end of 1995. He is the most capped malefootballer in history with 179 appearances for Egypt.

67. Which country signed new security agreement with Australiain November, 2011?

U.S.A.

68. Who is appointed as the new chairman of Apple Inc?

ArthurLevinson.

70. Which country will chair Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) regional bloc in 2014?

Myanmar.

71. The 19th ASEAN Summit is held in?

Bali, Indonesiain November, 2011.

TheASEAN Summit is an annual meeting held by the member of the Association ofSoutheast Asian Nations in relation to economic, and cultural development ofSoutheast Asian countries

72. Who led the Indian hockey team in the men'sChampions Challenge I tournament held at Johannesburg from Nov 26 to Dec 4?

BharatKumar Chetri.

He isthe Goal Keeper of Indian Hockey Team.

73. Former Telecom Minister of India who was awarded five yearsimprisonment by a Delhi Court after being convicted of taking Rs. three lakhsas bribe to give a lucrative contract to a private firm in 1996?

Sukhram.

However Delhihigh court suspended the five year sentence awarded to and granted him bail.

74. Social activist who is selected for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace,Disarmament and Development 2011 for her lifetime achievements in empoweringwomen through grassroots entrepreneurship?

ElaBhatt.

She isthe founder of NGO Self-Employed Women's

Association (SEWA).

75. South African-born English cricketer and worldwide symbolof the fight against sporting apartheid, who has died on November 19, 2011?

BasilD’Oliveira.

He is known affectionately aroundthe world as "Dolly". He was classified as 'coloured' under theapartheid regime, and hence barred from first-class cricket, resulting in hisemigration to England. D'Oliveira played for the England cricket team in forty-four Testmatches, and four ODIs. His autobiography is titled as “Time to Declare”.

76. Winners of CEAT CricketAwards-2011:

International Cricketer of theYear – Jonathan Trott (England)
International Batsman of the year – Jonathan Trott (England)
International Bowler of the year – James Anderson (England)
International Youngster of the year – Virat Kohli (India)
International T20 player of the year – Suresh Raina (India)
Lifetime Achievement Award 2010-2011 – Courtney Walsh (West Indies)
Match-winning Inning of the Year – Gautam Gambhir (India)
Special Award for completing 10 years in international cricket – VirenderSehwag (India)
Special Award for contribution to Indian cricket – VVS Laxman.

77. Which American professional soccer team won The 2011 Major LeagueSoccer Championship?

Los AngelesGalaxy.

Galaxydefeated Dynamo, 1-0 in the final. In January 2007, the club made internationalheadlines by signing English superstar David Beckham from Real Madrid in a dealpotentially worth $250 million, which was the highest-profile signing in thehistory of MLS.

78. Which Indian city hosted the 66th World Homoeopathic Congress?

Delhi.

79. Which country won the Men’s Kabaddi World Cup defeating Canadain the final?

India.

80. Which country won the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup defeating Englandin the final?

India.

81. A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three astronauts returning from theInternational Space Station landed safely in the snow-covered steppes of Kazakhstanon November 22, 2011. Nameof that three crew members?

Michael Fossum (NASA astronaut)

SergeiVolkov.( Russian cosmonaut)

SatoshiFurukawa (Japan’sJAXA space agency)

82. The former South African coach who has been named Head Coach for theAustralian cricket team and has been contracted until after the 2015 World Cupin Australiaand New Zealand?

MickeyArthur

83. Which train covering India'slongest rail route from Dibrugarh in Assamto Kannyakumari in Tamil Nadu?

'VivekExpress'.

Coveringthe distance of 4286 km in 82.30 hours, the weekly train will leave Dibrugarhevery Saturday at 11.45 pm and reachKannyakumari on Wednesday at 10.25 am.

Vivek Express numbered 15906 is the longestrunning train in India,and 8th longest in the world. The train is named as Vivek Express tocommemorate 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Himsagar Express waspreviously the longest running train in India.Vivek express started its maiden journey on November 19,2011.

84. Who have been named winners of a United Nations award on tolerance andnon-violence instituted in memory of Mahatma Gandhi?

AnarkaliHonaryar (Afghanistan)and Khaled Abu

Awwad (Palestine)

Theyhave been awarded the $ 100,000 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotionof Tolerance and Non-Violence.

Honaryarhas been honoured for her commitment to improve conditions of women andminority groups in Afghanistanand her work focuses on helping women who suffer from domestic abuse, forcedmarriages and gender discrimination. She became the first non-Muslim womanmember of Afghanistan'slower house of parliament Wolesi Jirga in the 2010 elections.

Awwadleads the Palestinian branch of the Parents Circle Families Forum (PCFF), anorganization of Palestinians and Israelis who have lost family members in theconflict.

85. PrimeMinister of Italy who resigned on November 12, 2011?

SylvioBerlusconi.

86. Which countries signed two major bilateral agreements in New Delhi on 23-11-2011for exchange of prisoners and security cooperation?

Indiaand UAE.

87. Human rights campaigner and former journalist who has been appointed as Pakistan’sAmbassador to U.S.A?

Sherry Rahman.

88. Who has resigned as director of the companies which publish Britishnewspapers ‘The Sun’ and ‘The Times’?

James Murdoch.

He has resigned as directorof News International’s News Group Newspapers Limited (which publishes The Sun) and Times Newspapers Limited, (whichoversees both The Times and Sunday Times).

89. Which cricketer is honoured with the 'Polly Umrigar Award for India'sbest cricketer of 2010-11' at the Board of Cricket Control for India (BCCI)Annual Awards?

Rahul Dravid.

90. Who won the 'M.A.Chidambaram Best Woman Cricketer of 2010-11' trophy ofBCCI?

JhulanGoswami.

91. Which cricketer won the Col. C.K. Nayudu Lifetime AchievementAward-2011?

Ajit Wadekar.

92. Who has been appointed deputy chairman and chairman-designate of TataGroup and its holding company Tata Sons?

CyrusPallonji Mistry.

Hewill work with the current chairman Ratan Tata for one year and begin servingas chairman in December 2012. He is the first non-Indian national to head theIndian conglomerate ‘Tata Group’. On November 23, 2011, Mistry was named as the Deputy Chairman as a result of aunanimous vote of the Tata Sons Board of Directors and selection committee. Hewill begin serving as chairman when Ratan Tata retires in December 2012.

93. The 42nd International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is held at?

Margaon,Goa.

Bollywoodsuperstar Shahrukh Khan inaugurated the film festival on November 23, 2011.

94. Top Maoist leader who has been killed in an encounter with securityforces at Burishol village in Junglemahal area of West Bengal?

Mallojula Koteswara Rao.

Heis commonly known as Kishenji. He was a Politburo member of the Communist Partyof India (Maoist) and the group's military leader. He launched the RadicalStudents Union (RSU) in Andhra Pradesh. He became a full-time member of thePeople's War Group in 1974.

95. Veteran Indian batsman who became the second player in the history ofTest cricket to complete 13,000 runs?

RahulDravid.

96. Who was awarded the first National Peace Award by the Pakistanigovernment?

MalalaYousafzai.

Sheis a 13-year-old brave girl who fought for rights of girls’ education duringTalibanisation in her hometown Swat.

97. India'sAgriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has been slapped in the face by a man in Delhi.Name of that attacker?

HarvinderSingh.

Pawar was slapped by Harvinder Singh over corruption and price rise in thecountry.

98. The NRI steel tycoon who is named as the most powerful Asian 2011 in Britainaccording to the list published by Eastern Eye, a weekly newspaper?

Lakshmi Mittal.

Mittal is the Chairman of the Board of Directors andCEO of ArcelorMittal, the world's leading integrated steel and miningcompany.

99. Brazilian film director who died due to cardiac arrest whileattending an open forum in the International Film Festival held in Goa onNovember 27, 2011?

OscarMaron Filho

Filho was a journalist anddirector at Brazilian production companies Atlantida Cinematografica and Canal100 Newsreel where he made short films such as Bye Bye Romario, Pele,O Papa Da Bola and Pele Gol Mil.

100. Which countries signed a revisedDouble Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) on November 27, 2011?

Indiaand Nepal.

The agreement issigned with the aim of encouraging Indian investment in Nepal,preventing fiscal evasion, and easing procedures for stakeholders withcommercial interests in both countries.

101. Which state becomes the overallchampion of 32^nd National Junior Roving Championship held in Kerala?

Orissa.

102. Renowned Indian sarangi player andsinger who was one of the members of the Indian fusion group “Tabla BeatScience”, died of kidney failure on 27 November 2011?

UstadSultan Khan.

He was one of the members of the Indianfusion group “Tabla Beat Science”, with Zakir Hussain and Bill Laswell. He wasawarded the Padma Bhushan, India'sthird highest civilian honor, in 2010.

103. Who has been chosen for the DilipSardesai award for the best Indian cricketer in the recently-concluded Testseries against West Indies?

RavichandranAshwin.

Theaward, comprising a trophy and a cheque for Rs 5 lakh.

104. Who won the ‘ATPWorldTour.comFans’ Favourite Award presented by Ricoh at Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London?

Roger Federer.

105. Who has won his sixth Barclays ATPWorld Tour Finals title after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets in thesingles final?

Roger Federer.

106. The 2011 United Nations ClimateChange Conference was held in?

Durban, South Africa.

The conference was held from 28 November to 11 December 2011 to establish a newtreaty to limit carbon emissions. The conference agreed to a legally bindingdeal comprising all countries, which will be prepared by 2015, and to takeeffect in 2020. There was also progress regarding the creation of a GreenClimate Fund (GCF) for which a management framework was adopted.

107. WALES football manager who has beenfound dead at his home at the age of 42, at his home after apparentlycommitting suicide?

Gary Speed.

108. Name of the British Film director, who was Oscar-nominatedfor his 1969 film “Women In Love”, has died at the age of 84?

Ken Russell

His films often dealt with the lives of famous composers orwere based on other works of art which he adapted loosely. He is best known forhis Oscar-winning film Women in Love (1969), The Devils (1971), The Who's Tommy(1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980).

109. Name of the former Yugoslavia’slast Prime Minister, who tried to prevent the country’s bloody breakup in the1990s, died on 28-11-2011?

Ante Markovic.

He was the last prime minister of the Socialist FederalRepublic of Yugoslavia.

In 1986 he became president of the Presidency of SocialistRepublic of Croatia.

He became prime minister of Yugoslaviain March 1989.

110. Noted Assamesenovelist and poet who died on November 29, 2011 after prolonged illness?

Indira Goswami.

She was the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1983),the Jnanpith Award (2001) and Principal Prince Claus Laureate (2008). She is also known by her pen name,Mamoni Raisom Goswami. She acted as a facilitator to broker peace between theoutlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and New Delhi.But she gave it up in 2005.

Notable Works: The Moth EatenHowdah of a Tusker, The Man from Chinnamasta, and Pages Stained With Blood.

111. Who is appointed as the new PrimeMinister of Egypt?

Kamal Ganzouri.

He served asPrime Minister from 1996 to 1999. He came to power in 1996 succeeding AtefSedki.On 24 November 2011,Egypt's militaryrulers appointed him as Prime Minister of Egypt.

112. The only daughter of Sovietdictator Josef Stalin who has died in USAat the age of 85?

Svetlana Alliluyeva.

She is also known as Lana Peters, died of colon cancer.

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1. Who has been appointed the Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court by the President of India?

Justice. C.N.Ramachandran Nair.

2. The Supreme Court of India on 30 September 2011 allowed the export of more than one million tons of controversial insecticide subject to strict monitoring and supervision by the Customs and Environment Ministry officials. Name of that pesticide?

Endosulfan.

However the Supreme Court made it clear that the ban imposed on May 13, 2011 on production of Endosulfan would continue.

3. US-born radical Islamist cleric and a key al-Qaeda leader, who has been killed in Yemen by a CIA-led U.S. drone strike?

Anwar al-Awlaki.

Al-Awlaki was a prominent figure with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the network's most active branch. He was involved in several terror plots in the United States in recent years. Samir Khan, who edited the slick Jihadi Internet magazine, was also killed in that air strike. Awlaki was near the top of the U.S. terror hit list and his death is another major setback for al Qaeda.

4. Who has been elected President of The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2011-12 at its 72nd Annual General Meeting held in Bangalore on 30th September, 2011?

Ashish Bagga.

Bagga, the CEO of India Today Group, succeeds Kundan R Vyas of Janmabhoomi Group.

K. N. Tilak Kumar (Prajavani) was elected Deputy President while Ravindra Kumar (The Statesman) was elected Vice President and Rakesh Sharma (Aaj Samaj) was elected Honorary Treasurer of the Society for the year 2011-12. V. Shankaran has been elected the Secretary General of the Society.

5. Name of the nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile which is successfully test fired by India on September 30, 2011?
Agni II missile.

India had on May 17, 2010 test fired intermediate range Agni II missile, with a range of over 2,000 km after two successive failures in 2009.

6. Renowned Malayalam writer and film director who bagged the Vallathol Award for 2011?

C Radhakrishnan.

He has been honoured by both the National Sahitya Academy of India in 1989 and the Kerala Sahithya Akademi of Kerala in 1962. He had bagged the Vayalar award, Mooloor Award. Vallathol award includes a memento and a prize money amount of Rs 1, 11, 111.

7. Who has been selected for the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace by South Africa-based Gandhi Development Trust?

Dalai Lama.

Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader has twice found it hard to travel to South Africa in 2011, with the authorities not giving him travel visa, the Gandhi trust may nominate Gandhi's granddaughter to present him the award in India.

8. Who won Thailand Open Tennis title 2011 with straight sets victory over Donald Young of U.S.A? Andy Murray (Britain).

9. List of Nobel Prize Winners-2011:

Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine/Physiology:

Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann and Ralph M. Steinman.

The Nobel Prize for Medicine is given jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann”for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity” .The award is given to Ralph M. Steinman”for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity“. While Beutler and Hoffman received half the prize, while Steinmen received the other half.

Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics:

Saul Perlmutter, Prof. Brian Schmidt, Prof. Adam Reiss.

The Physics Nobel goes to Cosmology Team for their observation of the accelerating expansion of the Universe. This led to the hypothesis of Dark Energy.

Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry:

Daniel Schechtman (Israel).He won the award for the discovery of quasi crystals, which was his Nobel citation. He is the sole winner for this year’s prize.

Nobel Prize 2011 for Economics:

Thomas Sargent and Christopher A Sims.

2011 Economics Nobel, called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences was jointly awarded to Thomas Sargent and Christopher A Sims for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macro economy.

Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace:

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman.

The award is given for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.

Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature:

Tomas Transtromer.

The award is given to the Swedish poet "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives fresh access to reality."

10. Who took charge as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh on October 3, 2011?

Pulok Chatterjee

11. President Barack Obama recently honored three “extraordinary” India American scientists and nine other recipients of the National Medals for Science, Technology and Innovation at the White House. Name of those Indian American Scientists?

Srinivasa S.R.Vardhan, Rakesh Agarwal and B. Jayant Baliga.

12. Name of the three Indian Americans who were named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honour bestowed by the US government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers?

Dr Kartik A Srinivasan, Sumita Pennathur and Hari Shroff.

94 researchers were selected for the prestigious honour.

13. Name of the Israeli writer who has won a historic court victory granting his request to be officially registered as "without religion" rather than "Jewish"?

Yoram Kaniuk.

14. Which tiny Pacific nation has declared a state of emergency recently due to severe water shortages?

Tuvalu.

15. Who has been named the new captain of the South African side for the ODIs and the T20 game against Australia?

Hashim Amla.

South Africa will host Australia in two T20Is, three ODIs and two Test matches.

16. Renowned critic, writer & orator who has been chosen for Mathrubhumi Literary Award-2011 instituted by the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi?

Dr. Sukumar Azhikode.

17. Which National park has been declared by the Union Government as 'Ecologically Sensitive Area.'?

Bandipur National Park.

18. Who has been chosen for the V M Korath award instituted by Thapasya Art and Literary Forum?

T.V.R.Shenoy.

He had served as the Editor of the weekly news magazine The Week and Sunday Mail and held various posts in Indian Express and Malayala Manorama.

19. Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the country biggest energy explorer?

Sudhir Vasudeva.

20. Who became the first Indian shooter to successfully defend his World Cup title at Al Ain in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?

Ronjan Sodhi.

The Ace double trap shooter from India defeated China’s Hu Binyuan in a nail-biting tie after both the competitors shot 187 out of 200 in the final.

21. Who has been appointed as interim coach of Pakistan for series against Sri Lanka in the UAE?

Mohsin Khan.

22. Former chief minister of Bihar who died in New Delhi on October4, 2011 after a prolonged illness?

Bhagwat Jha Azad.

A veteran Congressman, Azad was the chief minister of Bihar from 14 Feb. 1988 to 10 March 1989. He represented Bhagalpur in the Lok Sabha for six terms. He also served as the Union minister of state from 1967 to 1983 in the ministries of agriculture, education, labour and employment, supply and rehabilitation, civil aviation and food and civil supplies. He had joined the BJP recently but was hardly active due to ill health.

He was father of Kirti Azad, a Lok Sabha member of (BJP) and a former cricketer.

23. Co-founder and former chief executive of Apple, who died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 in California due to pancreatic cancer?

Steven P. Jobs.

He was an American businessman and visionary widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs was co-founder and previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios.

24. Who has been re-appointed as Kerala Regional Committee Chairman of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS)?

P.V.Chandran.

He is the Managing Editor of ‘Mathrubhumi’, a leading daily in Malayalam.

25. Who has been appointed as the Director (Marketing) of oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?

Makarand Nene.

26. The former England Fast Bowler who played 41 Tests and 36 one-day internationals for England (including two Ashes), died at the age of 52?

Graham Dilley.

27. Which team won the Irani Trophy-2011 beating Rajasthan by 404 runs in final?

The Rest of India.

28. Which countries have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters?

Russia and China.

The resolution had nine votes in favor, but four countries abstained - India, Brazil, South Africa and Lebanon.

29. Indian boxing sensation who won bronze medal in 2011 AIBA World Championships?

Vikas Krishan.

30. Which team won the Champions League T-20 2011 by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the Final?

Mumbai Indians.

Harbhajan Singh is the man of the Match. He took 3 wickets conceding 20 runs.

31. Who won the Japan Open Tennis Title 2011 defeating Rafael Nadal in the final?

Andy Murray.

32. Who became Formula One’s 2011 world champion after he took third place in the Japanese Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel.

33. Renowned Indian singer, known as much for his ghazals and bhajans as for his work in Hindi cinema, died in Mumbai due to brain hemorrhage?

Jagjit Singh.

34. Environmentalist, lawyer and former Union Minister, who has been selected as the winner of the 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?

Mohan Dharia.

35. Name of the nano satellite, built by students of SRM University, near Chennai in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) which is launched by ISRO on October 12, 2011?

SRMSAT

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C18) put SRMSAT along with three other satellites in orbit. The other three satellites were: Megha-Tropiques, an Indo-French mission to study the weather and climate in the tropical regions of the world. Jugnu, put together by Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur students; and VesselSat from Luxembourg.

36. Indian off-spinner who was selected ‘Sikh Sportsperson of the Year’ at the World Sikh Awards 2011?

Harbhajan Singh

The award is given for his great contribution to the Indian cricket team’s World Cup victory.

37. Renowned Malayalam writer and literary critic who has been chosen for Padmaprabha Literary Award-2011?

M. K. Sanu.

38. Who becomes first Sikh High Court judge of England?

Rabinder Singh QC.

Singh was appointed as a High Court Judge in October 2011.

39. The former Ukrainian prime minister who has been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of abuse of office in signing a gas deal with Russia?

Yulia Tymoshenko.

According to the court, she had exceeded her powers when she signed a 2009 deal with Moscow that left Ukraine paying a high price for Russian gas.

40. Who won the Player of the Match award in the only T20 Cricket played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh on October 11, 2011?

Mushfiqur Rahim. (Bangladesh).

He scored unbeaten 41 runs from 26 balls.

Result: Bangladesh beat West Indies by 3 wickets.

41. Man of the match winners of 3 ODI cricket series played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011:

First ODI played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 13-10-11:

Man of the Match: Lendl Simmons. (West Indies). He scored 122 runs.

Result: West Indies beat Bangladesh by 40 runs.

Second ODI played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 15-10-11:

Man of the Match: Marlon Samuels (West Indies). He scored unbeaten 88 runs.

Result: West Indies beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets.

Third ODI played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong on 18-10-11:

Man of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh). He took 4 wickets conceding 16 runs.

Result: Bangladesh beat West Indies by 8 wickets.

Series Status: West Indies wins the 3 ODI series 2-1.

42. Who won the Player of the series award in the 3 ODI Cricket series between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011?

Marlon Samuels.(West Indies).

43. Who has been selected for the 2011 GV Raja award, the most prestigious sports award in Kerala?

Joseph G. Abraham.

He was gold medalist in 400m hurdles in Asian Games-2010.The award instituted by the Kerala State Sports Council carries cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a plaque and a certificate.

44. Who is the new Queen of Bhutan?

Jetsun Pema.

Bhutan's 31-year-old king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema, a student ten years his junior.

45. Who has been awarded the 50th anniversary Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)?

Dawit Isaak.

He is an imprisoned Eritrean journalist. Isaak fled to Sweden, where he obtained citizenship, in 1987 during Eritrea's struggle against Ethiopia which eventually led to independence in 1993. He returned in 2001 and co-founded a newspaper, Setit. But the same year, the government closed Setit, along with all of the country's independent press, suspended civil liberties and jailed numerous journalists, including Isaak.

46. An American computer scientist who is the .co-creator of UNIX Operating System and considered as the father of the C programming language, died on October 12, 2011?

Dennis M. Ritchie.

Ritchie was best known as the creator of the C programming language, a key developer of the UNIX operating system, and co-author of The C Programming Language, and was the 'R' in K&R (a common reference to the book's authors Kernighan and Ritchie). Ritchie worked together with Ken Thompson, the scientist credited with writing the original UNIX; one of Ritchie's most important contributions to UNIX was its porting to different machines and platforms.

47. Who has been named the contemporary art world's most powerful player" in 2011, according to a poll compiled by ArtReview magazine?

Ai Weiwei.

Ai is best known for his spectacular conceptual art, including China's Bird Nest stadium. He has spoken out against human rights abuses in China.

48. Man of the Match winners of two T20 Cricket matches played between South Africa and Australia held in South Africa in October 2011.

First T20 played at Cape Town on October 13, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.

Man of the Match: Shane Watson. (Australia) He scored 52 runs and took one wicket.

Result: Australia beat South Africa by 5 wickets.

Second T20 played at Cape Town on October 13, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.

Man of the Match: Juan Theron. (South Africa).He scored 31 runs and took 2 wickets.

Result: South Africa beat Australia by 3 wickets

Series Result: 2 T20 International series level 1-1.

49. Man of the Match winners of 3 ODI Cricket series played between South Africa and Australia held in South Africa in October 2011.

First ODI played at Centurion on October 19, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.

Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting. (Australia) He scored 63 runs.

Result: Australia beat South Africa by 93 runs (D/L method).

Second ODI played at Port Elizabeth on October 23, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.

Man of the Match: Morne Morkel. (South Africa) He took 4 wickets conceding 22 runs.

Result: South Africa beat Australia by 80 runs.

Third ODI played at Durban on October 28, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.

Man of the Match: Shane Watson. (Australia) He scored 49 runs.

Result: Australia beat South Africa by 3 wickets

Series Status: Australia wins the 3 ODI series 2-1.

50. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 3 ODI Cricket series played between South Africa and Australia held in South Africa in October 2011?

Michael Hussey.

51. Britain's Defense Secretary who has resigned from his post on October 14, 2011 amid allegations he granted access to classified information to his close friend Adam Werrity?

Liam Fox.

52. A 1939 letter from German-born scientist warning of the "calamitous peril" to Jews posed by the Nazis has been sold at auction on October 11, 2011for nearly $14,000? Name of that scientist?

Albert Einstein.

53. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)?

Zaka Ashraf.

54. Former chief minister of Karnataka who was jailed in two corruption cases, on October 15, 2011?

55. Which club won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5-4 tie-break win over Prayag United?

Churchill Brothers.

The 2011 Durand Cup is the 124th edition of the Durand Cup, the third oldest association football competition in the world. The 2010 Durand Cup Champions were Prayag United.

56. The well-known Cuban dissident and the founder of the opposition movement "Women in White" who has died in Havana on October 15, 2011?

Laura Pollan.

Pollan founded the dissident group, Ladies in White, which holds pacific protest marches with the wives and spouses of political prisoners in Cuba to demand their release. The Ladies in White are routinely and violently repressed by the Cuban government.

57. Indian scientist and educator who was awarded the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award (2011) for excellence in public administration, academics and management?

Prof Yash Pal.

58. Who has been named as the new defense secretary by Britain's government following the resignation of Liam Fox?

Philip Hammond.

59. Man of the Match winners of two T20 Cricket matches played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe held in Zimbabwe in October 2011.

First T20 played at Harare on October 15, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

Man of the Match: Brendon McCullum. (New Zealand) He scored unbeaten 81 runs.

Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.

Second T20 played at Harare on October 17, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

Man of the Match: Martin Guptill. (New Zealand) He scored 67 runs.

Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 34 runs (D/L method).

60. Man of the Match winners of three ODI Cricket matches played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe held in Zimbabwe in October 2011.

First ODI played at Harare on October 20, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

Man of the Match: Rob Nicol. (New Zealand) He scored unbeaten 108 runs.

Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets

Second ODI played at Harare on October 22, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

Man of the Match: Martin Guptill (New Zealand). He scored 105 runs.

Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 4 wickets.

Third ODI played at Bulawayo on October 25, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

Man of the Match: Malcolm Waller (Zimbabwe). He scored unbeaten 99 runs and took one wicket.

Result: Zimbabwe beat New Zealand by 1 wicket.

Series Status: New Zealand wins the 3 ODI series 2-1.

61. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 3 ODI Cricket series played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe held in Zimbabwe in October 2011?

Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe).

62. Who has won the Shanghai Masters title-2011 by beating Spain's David Ferrer in the final?

Andy Murray.

63. Who defeated US Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia to win the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament-2011?

Marion Bartoli. (France)

64. Who won the Korean Formula One Grand Prix title-2011?

Sebastian Vettel. (Red Bull Driver).

65. Name of the biography of Vincent Van Gogh, which claims that the Dutch painter did not commit suicide but died in a shooting accident?

“Van Gogh: The Life”.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith in their book present evidence that raises doubts about the source of the gunshot wound van Gogh sustained in or near the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, France, in July 1890. The authors claim that it was more likely that he was fatally wounded by two local boys who had “a malfunctioning gun.”

66. British racing driver who died from injuries shortly after a collision at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October 2011?

Dan Wheldon.

67. Man of the Match winners of Five ODI Cricket matches played between India and England held in India in October 2011.

First ODI played at Hyderabad on October 14, 2011 between India and England.

Man of the Match: M.S.Dhoni (India) .He scored unbeaten 87 runs.

Result: India beat England by 126 runs.

Second ODI played at Delhi on October 17, 2011 between India and England.

Man of the Match: Virat Kohli (India) .He scored unbeaten 112 runs.

Result: India beat England by 8 wickets.

Third ODI played at Mohali on October 20, 2011 between India and England.

Man of the Match: Ajinkya Rahane (India) .He scored 91 runs.

Result: India beat England by 5 wickets.

Fourth ODI played at Mumbai on October 23, 2011 between India and England.

Man of the Match: Suresh Raina (India) .He scored 80 runs.

Result: India beat England by 6 wickets.

Fifth ODI played at Kolkata on October 25, 2011 between India and England.

Man of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja (India) .He scored 21 runs and took 4 wickets.

Result: India beat England by 95 runs.

Series Status: India wins the 5 ODI series 5-0.

68. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 5 ODI Cricket series played between India and England held in India in October 2011?

M.S. Dhoni. (India)

69. Who became the first 100 year old to complete a marathon, running the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8 hours, 11 minutes?

Fauja Singh.

Guinness World Records refused to include Singh in its record book due to the fact that he could not produce his birth certificate to prove his age. His biography is titled "Turbaned Tornado".

70. Which country hosted the IBSA summit -2011 in October 2011?

South Africa.

The fifth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit held in Pretoria.

71. Which club won the 2011 Indian Super Cup football title?

East Bengal.

Indian Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's I-League and Federation Cup competitions. The match was between Salgaocar and East Bengal with East Bengal winning 9-8 on penalties. The match played at Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, on October 18, 2011.

72. Man of the Match winners of 2 Test Cricket matches played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka held in October 2011.

First Test played at Abu Dhabi from October 18, 2011 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka:

Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) .He scored 211 runs.

Result: Pakistan drew with Sri Lanka.

Second Test played at Dubai from October 26, 2011 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka:

Man of the Match: Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan). He took 3 wickets in first innings and 5 wickets in second innings.

Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets.

73. Who won the first Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix title held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh?

Sebastian Vettel.

The first Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix took place on 30 October 2011 as the 17th race of the 2011 Formula one season. The only Indian F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan of HRT F1 finished 17th position. The only Indian F1 Team Sahara Force India driver Adrian Sutil finished at 9th position.

74. Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2011 which was the second edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup played in?

Punjab.

It was played in various cities of the province from 1 to 20 November 2011 with teams from 14 countries.

75. Which Russian rocket has launched two European space navigation satellites into orbit from a European base in Kourou, French Guiana on October 21, 2011?

Soyuz rocket.

This was the first launch of a Soyuz outside the former Soviet Union.

76. Name of the Tibetan nun who committed suicide to protest the Chinese occupation of Tibet?

Tenzin Wangmo.

77. Famous Malayalam Novelist and short story writer who is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature, died on October 19, 2011?

George Varghese Kakkanadan.

He, commonly known as Kakkanadan, had won the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award for his novel Orodha in 1984. In 2005 he won the Kendra Sahithya Akademi Award and in 2008 he was bestowed with the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Fellowship. His other major works: Ushnamekhala, Vasoori, Japana Pukayila, Kakkanadante Priyakathakal, Saakshi, Kambolam, Parangimala.

78. Which country signed a free-trade agreement with seven other former Soviet Republics that would remove export and import tariffs on a number of goods traded among themselves?

Russia.

The agreement signed on October 19, 2011 and the seven former Soviet Republics signed in the agreement are Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Tajikistan.

79. Who has won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for his novel “The Sense of an Ending”?

Julian Barnes.

His fiction novel 'The Sense of an Ending' is about a middle-aged man looking back on his younger days.

80. The official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 who was captured and then killed by NLA (Libyan National Liberation Army) fighters on 20 October 2011?

Muammar Gaddafi.

He was the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011. He seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1969 and served as the country's head of state until 1977. After seizing power in 1969, he abolished the Libyan Constitution of 1951. He established laws based on the political ideology he had formulated, called the Third International Theory and published in The Green Book. In February 2011, protests against Gaddafi's rule began. These escalated into an uprising that spread across the country, with the forces opposing Gaddafi establishing a government based in Benghazi named the National Transitional Council (NTC). This led to the 2011 Libyan civil war, which included a military intervention by a NATO-led coalition to enforce a UN Security Council Resolution 1973 calling for a no-fly zone and protection of civilians in Libya. Although Gaddafi's forces initially held out in the battle for Sirte against NATO's bombing attacks, Gaddafi was captured alive in Sirte by members of the Libyan National Liberation Army after his convoy was attacked by NATO warplanes as Sirte fell on 20 October 2011.

81. Man of the match winners of 2 Test cricket series played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011:

First Test played at Chittagong from October 21, 2011:

Man of the Match: Elias Sunny (Bangladesh). He took 6 wickets in first innings and one wicket in second innings.

Result: Bangladesh drew with West Indies

Second Test played at Mirpur from October 29, 2011:

Man of the Match: Kirk Edwards (West Indies). He scored 121 runs in first innings and 86 runs in second innings.

Result: West Indies beat Bangladesh by 229 runs.

Series Status: West Indies wins the 2 Test series 1-0.

82. Who won the Player of the series award in the 2 Test cricket series played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011?

Shakib Al Hasan. (Bangladesh).

83.

Cartoonist Kutty.

His first cartoon to appear in a daily newspaper was published in the National Herald January 15, 1941. Kutty’s work was also syndicated for publication in various newspapers such as Hindustan Times (1961–1962) and The Indian Express (1962–1969). From 1987 to 1997, Kutty worked for another Bengali daily, Aaj Kaal.

84. A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck a Eurasian country on 23-10-11, killing more than 1000 people. Which is that country?

Turkey.

85. Which country has claimed both the men's and women's titles in the Super Series nine-a-side international hockey tournament in Perth?

Australia.

Australian women beat India 4-1 in the final of the Lanco International Super Series Hockey 9s tournament. Australian men beat traditional rival New Zealand 5-3 to win the Men’s final.

86. Which pair won the Stockholm Open men's doubles title-2011 after comprehensively outplaying Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in the final?

Rohan Bopanna (India) and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi (Pakistan).

87. Which palace of India listed 2nd in the list of 31 must-see places in world according to the New York Times?

Mysore Palace.

88. Who was elected to a second term as governor of Louisiana on October 22, 2011?

Bobby Jindal

On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana and he became the youngest serving governor in the United States. He is the first Indian-American governor in the country.

89. Italian rider who died in a fatal crash at Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race on October 23, 2011?

Marco Simoncelli.

90. Who won the women's singles title at the Swiss International 2011 Open badminton tournament that was held in Switzerland from the 20-Oct-2011 to 23-Oct-2011?

P.V. Sindhu (India).

91. Name of the defunct German research satellite which crashed into Earth in an uncontrolled free-fall on The Bay of Bengal?

ROSAT satellite. (Roentgen Satellite)

On 23 October 2011, the German research satellite ROSAT re-entered the atmosphere over the Bay of Bengal.

92. Former India coach Greg Chappell, in his new book claims batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has occasionally been mentally fragile. The book is titled as?

'Fierce Focus'.

93. Scriptwriter and director of the critically acclaimed Malayalam film “T. D. Dasan Std. VI B” died on October 25, 2011 at the age of 47. Name of that Director?

Mohan Raghavan.

He won the State film award for the best director in 2010 for the film “T. D. Dasan Std. VI B”. It was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF), Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) and the New York’s Indian Film Festival.

94. How many countries are elected as new members of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?

18.

The new members are India, Belarus, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Lesotho, Libya, Nigeria, Spain and Turkey. They will begin their three-year terms beginning Jan 1, 2012.ECOSOC is the coordinating body for economic and social work of the UN agencies. It serves as a forum for discussing policy matters as well as making recommendations.

95. Who becomes the first female chief executive officer of IBM(International Business Machines)?

Virginia M. Rometty.

96. Who has retained his position as the world's richest Indian with a net worth of $22.6 billion, as per the Forbes India annual rich list?

Mukesh Ambani.

He is the head of Reliance Industries.

97. Which country plans to impose 'green tax' as it struggles to meet its commitments to reduce emission targets by 2015?

China.

98. Who has been elected as mayor of Seoul by winning 53.4 percent of the 4 million votes cast?

Park Won-soon.

99. On which date, the Union Cabinet gave its approval to the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), which seeks to set up mega industrial zones, create 100 million jobs by 2022 and put India at par with manufacturing powers like China and Japan?

October 25, 2011.

100. Who has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian football team?

Savio Medeira.

101. Saudi Arabia's interior minister who has been named crown prince of Saudi Arabia after the death of his brother Sultan?

Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz.

102. The 21st Commonwealth heads of government meeting(Commonwealth Summit) held in?

Perth, Australia.

The heads of government of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations meeting was declared open on October 28, 2011 by Queen Elizabeth II. The body's present concerns include climate change and the global recession, both of which affect Commonwealth members disproportionately.

103. Who won the Player of the match Award in the only T20 International played between India and England held in India in October 2011?

Kevin Pietersen.(England). He scored 53 runs from 39 balls.

Result: England beat India by 6 wickets.

104. Food and Civil Supplies Minister of Kerala and Kerala Congress (Jacob) leader who passed away at the age of 61?

T. M .Jacob.

Jacob was a former Education minister and had also held the Irrigation and Water Supply portfolio in the A K Antony Government, which came to power in 2001. He penned two books “Ente China Paryadanam” and “My China Diary”.

105. Veteran Indian diplomat who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of Commonwealth for a four-year term beginning April 2012?

Kamalesh Sharma

Sharma was first elected to the position of Secretary General during the biennial summit of the 54-nation grouping in Kampala, Uganda, in 2007. He took over from Sir Don McKinnon of New Zealand on April 1, 2008.

106. Who is the new president of Ireland?

Michael D Higgins.

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1. Judge of the Calcutta High Court who has tendered his resignation letter to the President to avoid being the first judge to be impeached by the Parliament?
Justice Soumitra Sen.

2. An international summit in which sixty nations, world bodies and officials of National Transitional Council of Libya participated in order to discuss Libya’s reconstruction was held in?
Paris, France.
The National Transitional Council of Libya sometimes known as the Transitional National Council, the Interim National Council, or the Libyan National Council, is a political body formed to represent Libya by anti-Gaddafi forces during the 2011 Libyan civil war, which has pitted these forces against the regime of Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi.

3. Man of the match winners of 5 ODI cricket series played between England and India held in England in September 2011:
First ODI played at Chester-le-Street on 03-09-11: Match Abandoned due to rain.

Second ODI played at Southampton on 06-09-11:
Man of the match: Alastair Cook (England). He scored unbeaten 80 runs from 63 balls.
Result: England beat India by 7 wickets.

Third ODI played at Oval on 09-09-11:
Man of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (India). He scored 78 runs and took two wickets.
Result: England beat India by 3 wickets (D/L method).

Fourth ODI played at Lords on 11-09-11:
Man of the match: Ravi Bopara (England) and Suresh Raina (India). Bopara scored 96 runs and Raina scored 84 runs.
Result: England tied with India (D/L method).

Fifth ODI played at Cardiff on 16-09-11:
Man of the match: Jonathan Bairstow (England). He scored unbeaten 41runs from 21 balls.
Result: England beat India by 6 wickets (D/L method).
SERIES RESULT: England wins the 5 ODI series 3-0.

4. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 5 ODI cricket series played between England and India held in England in September 2011?
M.S.Dhoni.

5. A tripartite agreement for Suspension of Operations was signed between the Centre, the Assam state government and the outlawed separatist group from Assam in New Delhi on 3 September 2011 with the objective of bringing permanent peace in Assam. Name of that separatist Group?
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).

6. Player of the match winners of three test cricket series played between Australia and Sri Lanka held in Sri Lanka in September 2011.

First test played at Galle (from Aug 31-Sep 04, 2011):
Player of the Match: Michael Hussey. (Australia).He scored 95 runs in first innings.
Result: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 125 runs.

Second test played at Kandy (from Sep 8-Sep 12, 2011):
Player of the Match: Michael Hussey. (Australia).He scored 142 runs in first innings.
Result: Sri Lanka drew with Australia

Third test played at Colombo (from Sep 8-Sep 12, 2011):
Player of the Match: Michael Hussey. (Australia).He scored 118 runs in first innings and 93 runs in second innings.
Result: Sri Lanka drew with Australia
SERIES RESULT: Australia wins the 3 Test series 1-0.

7. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 3 test cricket series played between Sri Lanka and Australia held in Sri Lanka in September 2011?
Michael Hussey. (Australia).

8. The Mexican drug kingpin also known as “Metro 3”, who was shot dead on a highway near the border with the United States recently?
Samuel Flores Borrego.

9. Who won the Man of the Match award in the only test cricket match played between Zimbabwe and Pakistan held in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in September 2011?
Mohammad Hafeez. (Pakistan).
He scored 119 runs in first innings and 38 runs in second innings. He also took 4 wickets in second innings.
Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets.

10. Name of the Severe Tropical Storm which approached Japan on September 1, 2011, causing many deaths and damage?
Talas.
Talas was the 12th named storm and the 7th severe tropical storm of the 2011 Pacific typhoon season. The word Talas is a Filipino word meaning sharpness.

11. Man of the match winners of 3 ODI cricket series played between Zimbabwe and Pakistan held Zimbabwe in September 2011.
First ODI played at Bulawayo on 08-09-11:
Man of the Match: Younus Khan. (Pakistan).
He scored 78 runs.
Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 5 runs.

Second ODI played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 11-09-11:
Man of the match: Mohammad Hafeez. (Pakistan). He scored 139 runs.
Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.

Third ODI played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on 14-09-11:
Man of the match: Aizaz Cheema. (Pakistan). He took 4 wickets.
Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 28 runs.

SERIES STATUS: Pakistan wins the 3 ODI series 3-0.

12. Who won the WISPA $9,000 Orange County Open Squash title held in California?

Dipika Pallikal. (India).
She defeated Tathreb Adel of Egypt.

13. Player of the match winners of two Twenty –Twenty International cricket matches played between Zimbabwe and Pakistan held Zimbabwe in September 2011.

First T20 played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on September 16, 2011:
Mohammad Hafeez. (Pakistan). He scored 71 runs and took 4 wickets.
Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 85 runs.

Second T20 played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on September 18, 2011:
Mohammad Hafeez. (Pakistan). He scored 51 runs and took 3 wickets.
Result: Pakistan beat Zimbabwe by 5 runs.

14. Cuba's defense minister and longtime aide to President Raul Castro, who died on September 3, 2011 in Havana due to heart failure at the age of 75?
General Julio Casas Reguerio.
He was an accountant who fought in Cuba's revolution, then used his training to run the military's lucrative economic enterprises for two decades before becoming defense minister.

15. CBI has arrested former Karnataka minister and mining baron on charges of illegal mining operations in Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) in Andhra Pradesh. Name of that former Karnataka Minister?
Gali Janardhana Reddy
CBI also arrested Srinivasa Reddy, managing director of OMC.

16. The report of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel has been submitted to the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests recently. The panel is headed by?
Madhav Gadgil.

17. Which countries on 06-09-11 signed -the "Framework Cooperation Agreement for Development" along with a number of agreements, protocols and Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) between the two?
Bangladesh and India.
Here is the List of agreements signed between India and Bangladesh:
1. Framework Agreement on Cooperation for Development.
2. Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement.
3. Facilitating Overland Transit Traffic between Bangladesh and Nepal.
4. Two MOUs on conservation of Sunderbans and the Royal Bengal Tiger.
5. MOU on Fisheries.
6. MOU in Renewable energy.
7. MOU on cooperation between Dhaka University and JNU.
8. MOU on cooperation between Doordarshan and Bangladesh TV.
9. MOU between NIFT and Bangladesh Institute of Fashion Technology.

18. The 2011 Delhi bombing took place outside Gate No. 5 of the Delhi High Court
on?
September 7, 2011.
The terror attack in Delhi killed 12 people and injured 76.

19. Chief Executive of Yahoo who was removed from her position at Yahoo! (via phone call) on September 6, 2011?

Carol Ann Bartz.
She is an American business executive, the former president and CEO of the Internet services company Yahoo, and former chairman, president and CEO at architectural and engineering design software company Autodesk. She became CEO of Autodesk in 1992. On January 13, 2009, Bartz was named CEO of Yahoo.

20. A Private jet carrying professional ice hockey team crashed on 07-09-11, shortly after takeoff, killing 43 people. This worst aviation disaster in sports history occurred in which country?
Russia.
Of the 45 people on board, 36 were players, coaches and team officials; eight were crew.
The plane was carrying the Lokomotiv ice hockey team from Yaroslavl. The team was heading to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play against Dinamo Minsk in the opening game of the season of the Kontinental Hockey League.

21. Who has sworn as chief minister of Uttarakhand state on 11 September 2011 replacing Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank?
Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri.

22. Which country won the inaugural Asian Men’s Hockey Championship held in Ordos, China?
India.
India defeated Pakistan 4-2 via penalty shootout in the final to clinch the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament title.

23. Who was confirmed as the 2011 Dextro Energy ITU world triathlon champion?
Alistair Brownlee. (Britain)

24. American actor who won an Oscar playing a mentally disabled janitor in "Charly" and worked in movies ranging from "PT 109" to "Spider-Man 3," died in New York on September 10, 2011?
Cliff Robertson.
Robertson portrayed a young John F. Kennedy in the 1963 film PT 109, and won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the movie Charly. On television, he portrayed retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin in the 1976 adaptation of Aldrin's autobiographic “Return to Earth”, played a fictional character based on Director of Central Intelligence Richard Helms in the 1977 adaptation of John Ehrlichman's Watergate novel “The Company”, and portrayed Henry Ford in the 1987 “Ford: The Man and the Machine”. His last well-known film appearances were in 2002 through 2007 as Uncle Ben in the Spider-Man film trilogy.

25. Who becomes the First Australian Woman to Win U.S. Open Since 1973?

Samantha Stosur.
She won the U.S Open -2011 defeating three-time champion Serena Williams (U.S.A). 6-2, 6-3 in the final. She becomes the first woman from Australia to win the title since Margaret Court in 1973.

26. Who has been crowned Miss Universe 2011 in the star-studded ceremony in Brazil's Sao Paolo?

Leila Lopes. (Miss Angola)

27. Which countries signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on manpower on September 13, 2011?
India and United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The MoU on manpower will facilitate Indians workers who are headed to the Gulf country.

28. Who won the U.S. Open Men’s title 2011 defeating defending champion Rafael Nadal
in the final?
Novak Djokovic.
This is his first US Open title.

29. Champions Trophy Hockey 2011 will be held in?
Auckland, New Zealand from December 3 to 11.
The Champions Trophy was initially allotted to India but the tussle between Hockey India and the Indian Hockey Federation over who would govern the sport cost the country the hosting rights of the event.

30. Who has been named the ICC Cricketer of the Year for 2011?

Jonathan Trott.
Previous winners of the Cricketer of the Year award include Rahul Dravid (2004), Andrew Flintoff and Jacques Kallis (joint winners in 2005), Ricky Ponting (2006 and 2007), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (2008), Mitchell Johnson (2009) and Sachin Tendulkar (2010).

31. Winners of ICC Awards-2011:
The eighth ICC awards ceremony was held in London, England on 12 September 2011. Award winners were:
Cricketer of the Year: Jonathan Trott (England)
Test player of the year: Alastair Cook (England)
ODI player of the year: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
ICC Emerging player of the year: Devendra Bishoo (West Indies)
Best T20 performance of the year: Tim Southee (New Zealand)
Spirit of Cricket award: MS Dhoni (India)
ICC Associate player of the year: Ryan ten Doeschate (Netherlands)
Umpire of the year: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Women's Cricketer of the Year: Stafanie Taylor (West Indies)
LG people's choice award: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka).

32. Name of the song popularized by the ANC (African National Congress) during its battle against National Party rule which is banned by South African High Court recently?
“Shoot The Boer”
The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled the song unconstitutional and unlawful because it targets a specific ethnic group for violence.

33. Name of the six-tonne NASA science satellite which crashed to Earth on September 24, 2011 in a remote area of the Pacific?
The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS).
UARS was a NASA-operated orbital observatory whose mission was to study the Earth’s atmosphere, particularly the protective ozone layer. The satellite was deployed from Space Shuttle Discovery during the STS-48 mission on September 15, 1991. When the mission ended in June 2005 due to funding cuts, 14 years after the satellite's launch, six of its ten instruments were still operational. UARS was decommissioned and a final orbit-lowering burn was performed in early December 2005.

34. Which country has banned Muslims from praying outdoors?
France.
A ban on Muslims praying in the streets of France came into effect from September 16, 2011.

35. Who is elected as the first woman prime minister of Denmark?
Helle Thorning-Schmidt.

36. Which country became the 7th country in the world having the technology to produce titanium sponge?
India.
The public sector Kerala Minerals and Metals Limited started producing titanium sponge from its Titanium Sponge Plant (TSP) which was inaugurated in February , 2011by the Defence Minister A.K. Antony. Titanium sponge is the raw material for titanium metal.

37. Name of the Twin girls born joined at the head who have been successfully separated by doctors of London’s Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital?
Rital Gaboura and Ritag Gaboura
The girls were separated over four stages. Two initial operations took place in May, before tissue expanders were inserted in July and the final separation was attempted on August 15. The girls suffered from the rare condition of craniopagus, and the surgery was carried out by a team led by David Dunaway.

38. Who has been appointed as the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)?
N. Srinivasan.
He will be the 30th President of BCCI. He will take over the charges from Shashank Manohar. He is the managing director of India Cements Ltd and the owner of one of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings.

Other Important posts of BCCI:
Secretary, BCCI: Sanjay Jagdale.
The Media Committee Chairman, BCCI: Vilasrao Deshmukh,
The Marketing Committee Chairman, BCCI: Farukh Abdullah
Finance Committee Chairman, BCCI: Jyotiradiya Scindia.
Chairman of Selectors: Krishnamachari Srikkanth.

39. Who is appointed as the Chairman of Indian Premiere League?
Rajiv Shukla

40. Name the Team which has been expelled from the money-spinning Indian Premier League (IPL) for failing to meet their financial obligations?
Kochin Tuskers Kerala

41. Karnataka Lokayukta who resigned on 19 -09-11 in the wake of a media exposé that showed irregularities in the allotment of two residential plots to him and his wife?
Shivaraj V. Patil.

42. India’s highest literary honour, Jnanpith Award for the yea-2010 is won by?
Chandrasekhar Kambar.
He is a novelist and playwright. His noted works include Takararinavaru, Saavirada Neralu, Chakori (poetries); Jokumaraswamy, Chalesha, Jaisidanayaka, Harakeya Kuri (plays),Karimaayi, and Singarevva mattu Aramane (novels and stories).

43. Who have been chosen for Jnanpith Award for the year 2009?
Amar Kant and Shrilal Shukla.
They are eminent Hindi authors. Famous novel of Kant, “Inhin Hathiyaron Se” earned him Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007. Shukla, born in 1925 in Uttar Pradesh, is an eminent novelist and a satirist whose noted works include Raag Darbari, Makaan, Sooni Ghaati Ka Sooraj, Pehla Padaav, Agyatvas, and Bisrampur Ka Sant. In 2008, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Indian literature and culture.

44. The former Afghan president who was killed in a suicide bomb attack on his home close to the American embassy in Kabul on September 20, 2011?
Burhanuddin Rabbani.
Rabbani, a former leader of a powerful mujahideen party during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, was chosen by Karzai to head the High Peace Council last October.

45. The ratings agency Standard & Poor's which has recently downgraded a European country’s credit rating by one level -- from "A+" to "A”. Which is that country?
Italy.

46. Who has been named Bangladesh's new captain for the upcoming home series against the West Indies and Pakistan?
Mushfiqur Rahim.

47. Former South Australia state cricketer who has stepped down as the head coach of Australia's national cricket team after four years?
Tim Nielsen.

48. Indian American who has been named MacArthur Fellow for 2011 along with 21 others by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for his remarkable invention of energy saving devices?
Shwetak Patel.
Each year, the MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships of $500,000 to roughly twenty “talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. Shwetak Patel has invented a series of sensor technology systems for home environments with the goal of saving energy and improving daily life through a broad range of applications. Each of the 22 awardees will receive $500,000 (about Rs 2.4 Crore) in no-strings-attached support over the next five years.

49. Name of the powerful typhoon struck in Japan pummeling the Tokyo area with heavy rain, disrupting public transport and leaving six people dead?
Typhoon Roke.

50. The former Indian cricket team captain who passed away on 22 September, 2011 evening in a Delhi hospital?
Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
He was the youngest captain to lead the Indian cricket team in tests at the early age of 21,
He played in 46 tests for India and scored 2793 runs with 6 hundreds & 16 fifties. He lead the team in 40 test matches, 9 of which resulted in victory. Under Tiger Pataudi’s captaincy, India won the first international test match by beating New Zealand in New Zealand. He was an Indian Cricket Cricketer of the Year in 1962, and a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1968. He published an autobiography, Tiger's Tale, in 1969. He was the manager of the India team in 1974-1975, and referee for two Ashes Tests in 1993.
He honoured with Arjun award in 1964 and Padma Shri in 1967.
He married actress Sharmila Tagore, great-grandniece of Rabindranath Tagore. They had three children: Saif Ali Khan, a Bollywood actor, Soha Ali Khan, a Bollywood actress and Saba Ali Khan, a jewellery designer.

51. Former Australia batsman who is appointed as the national cricket coach of Sri Lanka?
Geoff Marsh.

52. Former India batsman who announced his retirement from first class cricket in Mumbai on September 23, 2011?
Vinod Kambli.
He represented India in 17 Tests scoring 1,084 runs, at an average of 54.20, besides 2,477 runs in 104 ODIs.

53. Name of the autobiography of former Pakistani right arm fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar?
‘Controversially Yours’.

54. Despite mounting pressures, including the repeated U.S. veto threats, which country on September 23, 2011 applied for full United Nations membership?
Palestine.

55. Name of the new multilateral counter-terrorism body which consists of 30 founding members (29 countries plus the European Union) from around the world?
The Global Counter-terrorism Forum.
US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton launched Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF) designed to enhance international cooperation to fight terrorism.

56. Nuclear-capable surface-to-surface medium range missile of India which was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on the Orissa coast on 24-09-11?
Shaurya.
The missile is ten metres long, 74 cm in diameter and weighs 6.2 tones. Its two stages use solid propellants. It was designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads. The missile can be used by both the Navy and the Army because it could perform various roles.

57. Who won the Hansol Korea Open Tennis title 2011 beating Galina Voskoboeva (Kazakhstan) in the final?
Jose-Maria Martinez Sanchez. (Spain)

58. Which country defeated defending Champions Korea 2-0 to win the bronze medal in the 3rd Girls U-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament at Bangkok?
India.
Japan won the 3rd Girls U-18 Asia Cup hockey tournament title beating China (1-0) in the final.

59. Who has crowned the 38th BMW Berlin Marathon with a world record?
Patrick Makau (Kenya)
He has broken Haile Gebrselassie's 3-year old world record with a sensational run in Berlin, clocking 2:03:38.

60. Name of the two Indians who were among the world's "50 most influential people", according to a survey by UK-based magazine New Statesman.?
Sonia Gandhi (United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson) and Ratan Tata (Industrialist)
German chancellor Angel Merkel, who was ranked No 1.

61. Kenyan social activist and environmental crusader who founded the Green Belt Movement has died of cancer on 25-09-11?
Wangari Maathai.
She is the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai won the Nobel in 2004 for combining environmentalism and social activism. Her Green Belt Movement, which she founded in 1977, planted tens of millions of trees.

62. Player of the match winners of two Twenty –Twenty International cricket matches played between England and West Indies held in England in September 2011.
First Twenty –Twenty International played at Oval, London on September 23, 2011:
Player of the Match: Ravi Bopara. (England). He took 4 wickets conceding just 10 runs.
Result: England beat West Indies by 10 wickets.

Second Twenty –Twenty International played at Oval, London on September 25, 2011:
Player of the Match: Garey Mathurin. (West Indies). He took 3 wickets conceding just 9 runs.
Result: West Indies beat England by 25 runs

Series Status: 2 T20I series level 1-1.

63. Name of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile test fired by India on September 26, 2011 from the Interim Test Range (ITR) located at Chandipur in Odisha’s Balasore district?
Prithvi II.
Prithvi II, India’s first indigenously built surface-to-surface strategic missile which has a capability to hit a target at a distance of 350 km carrying both conventional as well as nuclear warheads. The missile has already been inducted into the Indian armed forces.

64. According to reports by the Save the Children organization, which country is number one in all of Latin America in terms of pediatrics and number eight world-wide in children’s medical care?
Cuba.

65. Which country has won the Asian Kabaddi Championship held in Iran?
India.
India defeated Pakistan in the finals of the Asian Kabaddi Championship.

66. Scientists at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research, or CERN, the world's largest physics laboratory recently discovered that an oddball type of subatomic particle going faster than the speed of light. Name of that subatomic particle?
Neutrinos.
Neutrinos going faster than the 186,282 miles per second that has long been considered the cosmic speed limit. CERN says as part of its 'OPERA' experiment, a neutrino beam fired from a particle accelerator near Geneva to a lab 730 km away in Italy travelled 60 nanoseconds faster than the speed of light. It revealed that neutrinos travel at a velocity of 20 parts per million above the speed of light.

67. Who won the 'Best Indian Player' award given by the Football Players Association of India?
Mehtab Hussain (East Bengal). He also won the Fans Player of the Year Award through online voting.
Other Awardees:
Best Foreign Player: Roberto 'Beto' Mendes Silva (Dempo)
Best Coach: Karim Bencherifa (Salgaocar)
Best Young Player: Jeje Lalpekhlua (Pune FC)
Fans Player of Asian Cup (online voting): Subrata Paul (Pune FC)

68. A British cargo ship sunk during the Second World War has been discovered recently in the Atlantic with the world's largest ever haul of precious metal onboard. Name of that ship?
Gairsoppa.
Gairsoppa was a British steam merchant ship that saw service during the Second World War. She was returning from India to Britain in 1941 with a cargo of silver ingots, pig iron and tea. She sailed with several convoys, before joining Convoy SL 64. Running low on fuel, she left the convoy and headed for Galway, Ireland, She was circled by a German Focke-Wulf Fw 200 aircraft at 08:00 on 16th February and at 22.30 was spotted by U-101(German submarine). Torpedoed on the starboard side in No. 2 hold, she sank within 20 minutes.

Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration on September 26th, 2011 confirmed the identity and location of the Gairsoppa. The wreck of the ship was found on the sea floor at a depth of nearly 4,700 meters, 300 miles off the coast of Ireland. Footage of the Gairsoppa was provided by the Odyssey Marine Exploration Company on September 26th, 2011 .It was reported that the silver to be recovered from the ship could have a value of £150 million at 2011 prices. Odyssey Marine indicated that the operation to recover the bullion would begin in the spring of 2012. Odyssey will retain 80% of the value of any recovered cargo, with the remainder going to HM Treasury.

69. The man, who invented the first effective implantable pacemaker, has died in Buffalo, New York on September 27, 2011. Name the inventor of the implantable cardiac pacemaker?

Wilson Greatbatch.
The first successful cardiac pacemaker was implanted in a human in 1960. A pacemaker is a medical device that uses electrical impulses to control heart rhythm, or to reproduce a heart rhythm. An implantable pacemaker, or internal pacemaker has electrodes that go into the heart, the circuitry and power supply are implanted internally.

70. Former Egyptian information Minister under the Mubarak regime, who has been sentenced to seven years behind bars after he was found guilty by a criminal court of misusing funds of the state-owned Radio and TV?
Anas Al Fekky.

71. Which football club thrashed defending champion Kingfisher East Bengal 3-1 to claim the 33rd Federation Cup after the gap of 14 years at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata?
Salgaocar SC.
This is their first Federation Cup since 1997.

72. Which country lifted the trophy of the Superclasico de las Americas with a 2-0 win over Argentina?
Brazil.
Superclasico de las Americas is an annual football match-up between the national teams of Argentina and Brazil. Founded in 2011, it is the successor of the Roca Cup.

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PREVIOUS QUESTION PAPER OF DEPUTY COLLECTOR MAIN EXAM

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DEPUTY COLLECTOR MAIN EXAM HELD IN JULY 2011 CONDUCTED BY KERALA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.

The main exam held in two sessions.
First Session:
Maximum: 150 Marks: Time: 3 hours.

PART I SECTION A

Write short essays on the following: (3 x 5 =15).
1.Are efforts to revive Nalanda University as a heritage site under the chairmanship of Amartyasen a waste of time and money?

2. Can regional political parties act as a necessary corrective to excessive centralisation of power and authority?

3.Will it be correct to state that the failure of the ideals of ‘Kerala Renaissance’ has resulted in a resurgence of occult and black magic rites in Kerala?

SECTION B
Answer in 2 or 3 sentences: (10 x 2 =20)
4. Can the period before 1967 in India be regarded as ‘one party dominance’?

5. What was the role of governors in states ruled by non congress parties before 1972?

6. Why did electoral majorities fail to translate into administrative capability to rule in 1972 and 1977?

7. Was planning in India an instrument of politics?

8. Write about Muziris Heritage Project and Water Ways.

9. Did Raja Ravi Varma instill nationalism and pride in India’s heritage through his paintings?

"There comes Father" a painting by Raja Ravi Varma.

10. Why did Sree Narayana Guru install a mirror in a temple?

11. Write about Vaikkom Abdul Khader Moulavi as an editor.

12. Write about Ayyankali as a social reformer.

13. Did Vaikkom Satyagraha lead to greater social mobility?

PART II SECTION A
Questions carrying 2 marks each to be answered in 2 or 3 sentences: (10 x 2=20)

14. What do you mean by Green Revolution in India?
15. What are the main objectives of Indian Planning?
16. Discuss the main poverty eradication programmes in India.
17. Discuss the features of emerging Indian economy in Global context.
18. Explain the growth of Foreign Direct investment in India.
19. What are the main features of World Trade Organization?
20. Distinguish between privatization and liberalization in India
21. Discuss the social development indicators in Kerala.
22. Explain the main reasons for the industrial backwardness in Kerala.
23. What are women empowerment programmes in Kerala?

SECTION B
Questions carrying 4 marks each to be answered in a paragraph or as a short essay: (5 x 4=20)

24. Explain the impact of economic reforms initiated in India since 1991 on poverty reduction in India.
25. Explain the role of gulf migration in Kerala economy.
26. Discuss the trade sector performance in India for the recent decades.
27. What do you mean by Kerala Model of Development?
28. Elaborate the inclusive growth strategy in India.

PART III SECTION A
Each question carries 2 marks. To be answered in 2 or 3 sentences: (10 x 2=20)
29. What do you mean by basic structure of Indian Constitution?
30. From which constitutions the characteristics of the Indian Constitution are derived?
31. What is the significance of the 86th amendment of the Constitution?
32. What is meant by right to education in India?
33. Explain the significance of the District Collectors in the administration.
34. What is meant by quasi-federalism?
35. What are the methods of amending the Indian constitution?
36. Explain role of directive principles in the constitution.
37. What was the objective of right to education Act?
38. Write the gist of the declaration contained in the Preamble of our Constitution.

SECTION B
Each question carries 4 marks. To be answered in a paragraph or as a short answer. (5x4=20)
39. What are objectives of the Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act, 2008/
40. Explain the reason for and objectives of the Kerala Protection of River Bank and Regulation of Removal of Sand Act, 2008.
41. What is an ecological fragile area? What is its significance?
42. What is the significance of the 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments in the process of decentralization?
43. What are the authorities constituted under the Conservation of Paddy Land and Wetland Act?

PART IV SECTION A
Questions carrying 2 marks each to be answered in 2 or 3 sentences: (10 x 2=20)

44. Write down names of three computer programming languages.
45. What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
46. What is speed of light?
47. Who was responsible for developing the periodic table for elements?
48. What is the acronym ASCII stand for?
49. Linux kernel was developed by whom?
50. What is the responsibility of B-cells in the human body?
51. Which pesticide is said to have caused wide spread concerns in Kasargod area?
52. Name the first genetically modified animal (produced in the lab)
53. What is computer virus?
SECTION B
Questions carrying 5 marks each, to be answered in a paragraph. (3 x 5=15)
54. In year 2011, Japan witnessed earthquake in a higher Richter scale. What were the consequences of the quake?
55. What is Internet Protocol number or IP number, who controls it?
56. Write short note on living beings without cells.

SECOND SESSION:
Maximum: 50 Marks: Time: 1 hour.

PART I – Data Appreciation and Interpretation
SECTION A

1. Compute median from the following data 20,18,24,32,22,28,18,30,26,29,27.             (2)
2. Calculate the arithmetic mean from the following:                      (2)
             Marks:         10      20       30      40     50
No. of students:       2      3         10      4        1

3.The contents of two groups are as follows:
Group          Size          Mean           S.D
         I              30                 2                3
        II            20                 4                 4

Which group is more consistent?
(2)
4. For an asymmetrical distribution mean is 30 and median is 25 then mode is ------ (2)
SECTION B

5. Calculate the arithmetic mean, median from the following data:
Marks:        10    20    30    40    50
No.of students:5     20      50 63       70

Also find the percentage of students who got marks between 20 and 40. (6)

6. Following data are available in respect of sales and advertisement expenditure.
           Sales (in Rs.)       Advertisement expenditure (in Rs.)
Mean      80,000             20,000
S.D         12,000               8,000
Coefficient of correlation is 0.6
What is the advertisement expenditure to achieve the target sales of Rs.1,20,000? (6)

PART II – Problem Solving

7. In an examination, a student scores 4 marks for every correct answer and losses 1 mark for every wrong answer. If he attempts all 75 questions and secures 125 marks, the number of questions attempts correctly, is (2)
(a) 35
(b) 40
(c) 42
(d) 46

8. If 10 men or 18 boys can do a piece of work in 15 days, then 25 men and 15 boys together will do twice the work in:
(a) 4 ½ days
(b) 9 days
(c) 8 days
(d) 36 days

9. 15% of 40 greater than 25% of a number by 2, the number is (2)
(a) 16
(b) 20
(c) 24
(d) 32

10. Which of the following is the product of two positive integers whose difference is 2? (2)
(a) 0
(b) 2
(c) 8
(d) 6

11. A circle has a diameter equal to the side of a square. What is the ratio of circumference of the circle to the perimeter of the square? (2)
(a) π
(b) π/2
(c) π/4
(d) 2π

12. You are introducing a new policy into the team or group. You are facing a bit of opposition. How would you handle it? (5)

13. There has been a visible decline in the performance of a subordinate. How would you handle it? (5)

PART III – Essay Writing

14. Write an essay not exceeding 500 words on any ONE of the following topics: (1x10=10)
(a) Explain the various objectives of five year planning in India. What are the main achievements of Indian planning?

(b) Kerala is socially developed state, but economically the performance of Kerala is not impressive. Discuss.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS –AUGUST 2011

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1. Tainted Karnataka chief minister who tendered his resignation recently, following his indictment by the Lokayukta over illegal mining in the state?
B.S. Yeddyurappa.

2. India's former ambassador to France, who is assumed charge as India's foreign secretary on 01-08-2011?
Ranjan Mathai.
He succeeds Nirupama Rao, who has been named India's ambassador to the US. He was India's Ambassador to France since January 2007. He was earlier Indian ambassador to Israel from February 1998 to June 2001 and from August 2001 to July 2005 served as the ambassador to Qatar.

3. Ace fighter pilot who took charge as the 23rd chief of the Indian Air Force on 31 July 2011?
Norman Anil Kumar Browne.
He succeeded Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, who retired from service after a four-decade career. He is also known as "Charlie" Browne,

4. The 14th FINA World Championships were held in?
Shanghai, China.
The 2011 World Championships held from July 16–31, 2011 featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming. USA tops the medal chart with 17 gold, 6 silver and 9 bronze. China is in the 2nd spot. (15 Gold, 13 Silver, 8 Bronze).

5. The World Junior Squash Championships in July 2012 would be held in?
Cairo, Egypt.

6. Which country retained their title in the WSF Women’s World Junior Team Squash Championship held in Boston?
Egypt.

7. India-focused integrated Energy Company which completed the $350-million acquisition of the oil refinery and inventory of the Stanlow refinery from Shell UK Limited?
Essar Energy plc.
It is a United Kingdom-incorporated, Mauritius-headquartered energy business operating primarily in India.

8. Name of the Hindi feature film which has been selected to the New York City International Film Festival, 2011?
‘The Desire'.
The film is scripted and directed by R. Sarath. Shilpa Shetty and Chinese actor Xia Yu play the lead roles.

9. Man of the match winners of 3 test cricket matches played between England and India in August- 2011.

Third test cricket match between England and India held in Edgbaston, Birmingham from August 10-14:
Player of the match: Alastair Cook (England). He scored 294 runs in the first innings.
Result: England beat India by an innings and 242 runs
Fourth test cricket match between England and India held in Oval, from August 18-22:
Player of the match: Ian Bell (England). He scored 235 runs in the first innings.
Result: England beat India by an innings and 8 runs.
Series Status: England wins the 4 Test series 4-0.

10. Which cricketers shared the Player of the series award in the 4 test cricket series between India and England held in England in 2011?
Stuart Broad (England) and Rahul Dravid (India).

11. Who won the Player of the match award in the only 20-20 cricket match played between India and England held in England in 2011?
Jade Dernbach. (England). He took 4 wickets for 22 runs.

12. Who won Hungarian Grand Prix -2011 title?
Jenson Button.

13. Which country has imposed curbs on the movement of US diplomats and other Embassy staffers in the country, inviting a similar action by the Obama administration on its officials in America?
Pakistan.

14. Which pair has won the Women's doubles title of the City Open Tennis-2011?
Sania Mirza (India) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan).

15. Which club lifted the first Dublin Super Cup title defeating Inter Milan (3-0) in final?
Manchester City.

16. Who became the first footballer to be named for the Dhyan Chand Award for lifetime achievement?
Shabbir Ali.

17. Who has been appointed as the new Chairman of Kerala Sangeetha Nataka Academy?
Soorya Krishnamoorthy.
K.A Francis is appointed as the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi and Mohammed Ahamed is appointed as the chairman of Folklore Academy.

18. Which country has replaced Iraq as the state most at risk from terrorist attacks, according to a ranking by global analysts Maplecroft?
Somalia.

19. Parliamentary commission of which European country recently has approved a draft law banning women from wearing a burqa?
Italy.
Italy is the latest European country to act against the burqa after France and Belgium banned the wearing of burqa-style Islamic dress in public.

20. Name of the billion-dollar solar-powered spacecraft launched by NASA on August 5, 2011 on a five-year journey to Jupiter?
Juno.
Juno lifted off from Cape Canaveral atop an unmanned Atlas 5 rocket, embarking on a five-year, 1.7 billion-mile journey to the planet Jupiter. The four-ton Juno spacecraft is expected to pull into orbit around Jupiter on July 4, 2016. The spacecraft will orbit Jupiter's poles 30 times to probe the gas giant's origins, structure, atmosphere and magnetosphere, according to NASA.

21. The former prime minister of Ukraine who has been arrested for contempt of court charges during her trial?
Yulia Tymoshenko.
She served as prime minister of Ukraine once in 2005 and again from 2007 to 2010.

22. Who is elected Thailand's first female prime minister on August 5, 2011 following her sweeping election victory?

Yingluck Shinawatra.

23. Who won the Man of the Match award in the only test cricket match between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh held in Harare from August 04-08?
Brendan Taylor. (Zimbabwe). He scored 71 in first innings and unbeaten 105 runs in second innings.
Result: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 130 runs.
Series Status: Zimbabwe wins the One-off Test match.

24. Man of the match winners of 5 ODI cricket matches played between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh held in Zimbabwe in August- 2011.

First ODI played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Aug 12, 2011:
Player of the Match: Brian Vitori (Zimbabwe). He took 5 wickets for 30 runs.
Result: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 4 wickets.

Second ODI played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Aug 14, 2011:
Player of the Match: Brian Vitori (Zimbabwe). He took 5 wickets for 20 runs.
Result: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 7 wickets.

Third ODI played at Harare Sports Club, Harare on Aug 16, 2011:
Player of the Match: Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh). He scored 101 runs.
Result: Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 5 runs.

Fourth ODI played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Aug 19, 2011:
Player of the Match: Rubel Hossain (Bangladesh). He took 4 wickets for 31 runs.
Result: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 6 wickets.

Fifth ODI played at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo on Aug 21, 2011:
Player of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh). He scored 79 runs and took 2 wickets.
Result: Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by 93 runs.
Series Status: Zimbabwe wins the 5 ODI series 3-2.

25. Who won the player of the series award in the 5 ODI cricket matches played between Zimbabwe and Bangladesh held in Zimbabwe in August- 2011?
Brian Vitori (Zimbabwe).

26. Man of the match winners of 2 T20 International cricket matches played between Australia and SriLanka held in SriLanka in August- 2011.

First T20 International played at Kandy on Aug 6, 2011:
Player of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SriLanka). He scored unbeaten104 runs from 57 balls.
Result: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 35 runs.

Second T20 International played at Kandy on Aug 8, 2011:
Player of the Match: Ajantha Mendis (SriLanka). He took 6 wickets conceding 16 runs.
Result: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 8 runs.

27. Which club won the Italian Super Cup defeating Inter Milan (2-1) in final?
A.C.Milan.
This is their record sixth Italian Super Cup.

28. Who is the Chairman of the Kerala State Human Rights Commission?
Justice J.B Koshy.
He was the former Chief Justice of Patna High Court.

29. Indian writer whose name has been entered in the Limca Book of Records for the smallest collection of poems and fiction?
Sathar Adhoor.
The books are 101 SMS Stories (40mm x 25mm x 4mm), 101 SMS poems (30mmx25mmx4mm) and 50:50 (16mmx13mmx4mm). Each book has 100 pages in it. 50:50, made out of an A4 paper is a collection of poems and stories weighing two-and-half grams.

30. Man of the match winners of 5 ODI cricket matches played between Australia and Sri Lanka held in Sri Lanka in August- 2011.
First ODI played at Kandy on Aug 10, 2011:
Player of the Match: Mitchell Johnson (Australia). He took 6 wickets for 31 runs.
Result: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets.

Second ODI played at Hambantota on Aug 14, 2011:
Player of the Match: Ricky Ponting (Australia). He scored unbeaten 90 runs.
Result: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.

Third ODI played at Hambantota on Aug 16, 2011:
Player of the Match: Upul Tharanga (SriLanka). He scored 111 runs.
Result: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 78 runs.

Fourth ODI played at Colombo on Aug 20, 2011:
Player of the Match: Xavier Doherty (Australia). He took 4 wickets for 28 runs.
Result: Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 wickets.

Fifth ODI played at Colombo on Aug 22, 2011:
Player of the Match: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka). He took 3 wickets for 35 runs.
Result: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 4 wickets.
Series Status: Australia wins the 5 ODI series 3-2.

31. Who won the player of the series award in the 5 ODI cricket matches played between Australia and Sri Lanka held in Sri Lanka in August- 2011?
Michael Clarke. (Australia).

32. Indian politician and civil servant who served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1988 to 1990 and as the Governor of Maharashtra from 1993 to 2002, died at Chennai on 10 August 2011?

P.C.Alexander.
His career included extended stints with the United Nations and India's Ministry of Commerce. He was a former principal secretary to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who had also served under her son Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi briefly. He also served as the Indian High Commissioner to the Court of St. James's. He
His autobiography is Through the Corridors of Power. His other works include “My years with Indira Gandhi”, “The Perils of Democracy”, and “India in the New Millennium”.

33. Who is the new Finance Minister of Thailand?
Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala.
He is a Thai economist and politician. From 2003 to 2011 he was the Secretary-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand and Chairman of the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF).

34. The World Chess Championship 2012 will be held in?
Moscow, Russia.
It will be a match between the current world champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the Candidates tournament.

35. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of Kerala Press Academy?
N. P. Rajendran.
He is the Deputy Editor of Mathrubhumi, leading Malayalam news paper. Press Academy is a joint venture of the Government of Kerala, Kerala Union of Working Journalists and Indian Newspaper Society.

36. Which country has frozen approval of new railway projects and halted some bullet train manufacturing, stepping up an overhaul of its controversial high-speed network after a July collision that killed 40 people?
China.

37. Winner of Nehru Trophy Boat Race, billed as the country's biggest water sporting event, held at Punnamada Lake in Kerala is?
Devas Chundan.
Kollam Jesus Boat Club own Devas Chundan. Nehru Trophy Boat Race is held in the Punnamada Lake near Alappuzha, Kerala, The race conducted on the second Saturday of August every year is a major tourist attraction.

38. Prominent Bollywood actor who made his Bollywood debut in 1953 with the film Jeevan Jyoti, died on 14 August 2011 due to chronic renal failure?

Shammi Kapoor.
He received the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1968 for his performance in Brahmachari and Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for Vidhaata in 1982.

39. Prime Minister of Nepal who resigned on August 14, 2011, over failure to reach consensus on moving forward with the country's peace process.
Jhalanath Khanal.

40. World Badminton Championship-2011 is held in?
London, England.
China is the overall winner of World Badminton Championship-2011.The tournament started in 1977 and was held once every three years until 1983.

41. Winners of Gold medal in the BWF World Championships-2011(World Badminton Championship-2011.
Men's singles: Lin Dan (China)
Women's singles: Wang Yihan (China)
Men's doubles: Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng (China)
Women's doubles: Wang Xiaoli, Yu Yang (China)
Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei (China).

42. Who became the first Indian pair to enter the semi-finals of the World Badminton Championship-2011?

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa.
They won a bronze medal for India in the prestigious event after a gap of 28 years.

43. Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of Air India Ltd for three years?
Rohit Nandan.

44. Who has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of the Calicut University, Kerala?
Dr M Abdul Salam.

45. Who is the winner of 50th World Junior Chess Championship held in Chennai?

Swiercz Dariusz. (Poland)

46. Who is crowned as the World Junior Girls Chess champion-2011?
Cori T Deysi.(Peru)
She is the first South American player to win World Junior Girls Chess championship.

47. Who becomes the first player ever to face 30000 deliveries in Test cricket?
Rahul Dravid.

48. Music Director who is a recipient of National Film Awards twice and Kerala State Film Awards five times, died at Chennai on August 18, 2011 due to a heart attack?

Johnson.
He has composed music for more than 300 Malayalam films. Johnson won the National Film Award for Best Background Score for the films Ponthan Mada (1994) and Sukrutham (1995). Johnson is the only composer to receive this rarely given award twice. His first national award for “Ponthan Mada”, not only for background score but also for Best Music Composer. He has received three Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director, for the films Ormakkayi (1982), Vadakkunokkiyantram and Mazhavil Kavadi (1989), and Angane Oru Avadhikkalathu (1999). He was awarded the Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music for the films Sadayam (1992) and Sallapam (1996).

49. Which club won the Goa Super Cup -2011 beating Dempo Sports Club in the tie breaker?
Sporting Club de Goa

50. Which country won the FIFA Under-20 World Cup-2011 held in Bogota, Colombia?
Brazil.
Brazil defeated Portugal, 3-2, in extra time.

51. The Indian pair who won Cincinnati Open doubles Tennis title-2011?
Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes.
They defeated Michael Llodra (France) and Serb Nenad Zimonjic (Serbia) in the final.

52. Who won the Cincinnati Open Tennis Men’s Title-2011?
Andy Murray. (Britain).
He won the Cincinnati Open when his opponent in the final, Serbia's world number one Novak Djokovic, retired injured.

53. Who won the Cincinnati Open Tennis Women’s Title-2011?

Maria Sharapova.
She defeated Serbia's Jelena Jankovic in the final.

54. Who became the first bowler to take three one-day international hat-tricks?
Lasith Malinga. (Sri Lanka).
He took hat trick against Australia on August 22nd, 2011 in the last match of the five-ODI series played in Colombo. He bowled Mitchell Johnson, trapped John Hastings lbw and bowled Xavier Doherty. He became the first and only bowler to take three hat-tricks in any form of international cricket.

55. Who has stepped down as the president of Standard & Poor’s, United States-based financial services company?
Deven Sharma.
He has been with Standard & Poor’s since 2006 when he was named executive vice president. He will remain with the company through the end of 2011. His sudden resignation comes on the heels of the S&P downgrading the U.S. government debt from AAA to AA+.

56. Citibank executive who has been appointed as the new president of Standard & Poor’s?
Douglas Peterson.

57. Name of the large and powerful Atlantic hurricane that left extensive flood and wind damage along its path through the Caribbean, the United States East Coast and as far north as Atlantic Canada in 2011?
Hurricane Irene.

58. Who becomes the first judge in India’s history against whom an impeachment motion was passed in the Rajya Sabha?
Justice Soumitra Sen.
He was the former justice of Calcutta High Court.

59. Who is elected as the convener of Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe Forum in Lok Sabha?
Kodikunnil Suresh.

60. Who was elected chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India (PTI)?
M.P. Veerendra Kumar.
He is the chairman and managing director of the Mathrubhumi group of newspapers.
R Lakshmipathy, Publisher of the Tamil daily Dinamalar, was elected vice-chairman.

61. Name of the two Indians who have made it to the top ten in the list of most powerful women of the world released by the Forbes magazine?
Sonia Gandhi and Indra Nooyi.
Congress party president Sonia Gandhi figures as the seventh and Indian-American Indra Nooyi, the head of soft drink giant PepsiCo, has been ranked fourth.

62. Who topped the Forbes list of the world's most powerful women, which is dominated by politicians, businesswomen and leaders in media and entertainment?
Angela Merkel, German Chancellor.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was second, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

63. Who has resigned as Chief Executive Officer of Apple, American Multinational Corporation?

Steve Jobs.
Jobs has been elected Chairman of the Board.

64. Who is appointed as the new CEO of Apple?

Tim Cook.

65. The Japanese Prime Minister, who announced his resignation on August 26,2011 amid widespread criticism of his handling of the aftermath of the 11 March tsunami and the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant?
Naoto Kan.

66. Who is appointed as the new Governor of Kerala?
M O H Farooq.
Farooq will be replacing RS Gavai on the expiry of his term.

67. Both Houses of Parliament of India passed a resolution conveying the sense of the House on the Lokpal Bill on?
August 27, 2011.
On 27 August 2011, a special and all exclusive session of Parliament was conducted and a resolution was unanimously passed after deliberations in both the houses of Indian Parliament by sense of the house. The resolution, in principle, agreed on the following subjects and forwarded the Bill to related standing committee for structure and finalise a report:
• A citizen charter on the bill
• An appropriate mechanism to subject lower bureaucracy to Lokpal.
• The establishment of Lokayuktas (ombudsmen at state level) in states.

68. Malayalam Film which is selected to the prestigious Busan International Film Festival 2011, South Korea?
‘Melvilasam’
The film is directed by Madhav Ramadasan
The film festival previously known as Pusan International Film Festival, is one of the most significant film festivals in Asia

69. Which club won the European Super Cup-2011 held in Monaco?
Barcelona.
Barcelona defeated the Europa League winners Porto 2-0.

70. Red Bull Formula One driver who won the Belgian Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel.

71. Who is elected as the seventh president of Singapore?
Tony Tan.
He was the Former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore.

72. Who becomes the 35th prime Minister of Nepal?
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai.
Bhattarai, vice-chairman of UCPN-Maoist, is the fourth Prime Minister of Republic Nepal.

73. Prime Minister of Japan?

Yoshihiko Noda.
Japan's parliament has backed Yoshihiko Noda as the country's sixth prime minister in five years.

74. New governors of Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Kerala and Mizoram:
Governor of Tamil Nadu- K Rosaiah. He is the former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh.
Governor of Madhya Pradesh: Ram Naresh Yadav. He was the former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Governor of Jharkhand: Syed Ahmed. He was the Former minister of Maharashtra.
Governor of Kerala: MOH Farook. He was the former Governor of Jharkhand.
Governor of Mizoram: Vakkom Purushothaman. He had earlier served as lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Maharashtra governor K Sankaranarayanan will hold additional charge of Goa for the remainder of his term.

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