August 2011 current affairs: August 2011

August 2011 current affairs: 1st August 2011
1. As per Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council India's economic growth this
financial year would be
a. 8.2 per cent
b. 8.5 per cent
c. 8 per cent
d. 7.5 per cent
e. none of these
2. New Secretary of Minority Affairs is?
a. Suman Verma
b. Surajit Mitra
c. vivek Rajdan
d. Gunjan Gupta
e. none of these
3. As per Telecom Authority of India which state has the highest public telephone?
a. Punjab
b. Kerala
c. Haryana
d. Himachal Pradesh
e. none of these
4. Which of these countries would be conducting 2nd round of anti-terror drills from Sep
8 2011?
a. Russia, U.S., Canada
b. Russia, U.S., France
c. UK, U.S., Canada
d. Russia, Japan, Canada
e. none of these
5. Which is the latest city in India to have a dirct flight to Singapore?
a. Kolkata
b. Lucknow
c. Raipur
d. Guhwati
e. none of these
6. New Corporate Affairs Secretary of India is?
a. Naved Masood
b. Gul Ansari
c. D.K. Khurana
d. Tanu Mishra
e. none of these
Answers:
1. a 2. b 3. d 4. a 5. a 6. a
TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2011
Current affairs August 2011: August 2 GK questions
1. Which bank has recently set up 14 account tracking centres to check nonperforming
assets?
a. HDFC
b. SBI
c. ICICI
d. UCO Bank
e. none of these
2. New chairperson of the National Commission for Women (NCW) is...
a. Mamta Sharma
b. Kiran Kher
c. Kiran Rao
d. Sushma Devi
e. none of these
3. The Medical Council of India has increased how many MBBS seats in 21 new and 33
existing medical colleges during the academic year 2011-12?
a. 4500
b. 4700
c. 3500
d. 1875
e. none of these
4. Which state has decided to introduce universal health insurance scheme for those
whose annual income is below five lakh rupees?
a. UP
b. Sikkim
c. Meghalaya
d. J&K
e. none of these
5. Ronjan Sodhi is associated with which game?
a. rife shooting
b. Double Trap shooting
c. Archery
d. Football
e. Golf
answers:
1. b
2. a
3. b
4. c
5. b
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2011
August 3 2011 current affairs| Daily GK update for August
1. Till date India has launched how many satellites?
a. 103
b. 64
c. 93
d. 53
e. 119
2. Recently government has launched a scheme to provide free hospitalisation, medicine
and food for women during delivery. The name of this scheme is?
a. ladli
b. baby Care
c. Healthy India
d. Sishu surksha
e. none of these
3. Marshy wetland of Bhitarkanika is in...
a. Assam
b. Bihar
c. Orissa
d. Kerela
e. none of these
4. How many countires are involved in TAPI gas pipeline
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
e. none of these
answers:
1. b
2. e
3. c
4. b
THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2011
August 2011 daily current affairs: August 4 GK update
1. New Chief Minister of Karnataka is...
a. Sadanand Gowda
b. Jagdish Shettar
c. H.D Devgoda
d. Bali Ram Bhagat
e. none of these
2. Scientists of which country has developed software to prevent stampede?
a. France
b. Germany
c. England
d. Australia
e. none of these
3. Tropical storm 'Emily' recently hit?
a. USA
b. Haiti
c. South Korea
d. India
e. none of these
4. 38th National Junior Swimming Championships hosted by
a. Ranchi
b. Delhi
c. Bhopal
d. Kochi
e. none of these
5. India has won how many gold medals in South Asian Cadet Judo 2011?
a. zero
b. 12
c. 7
d. 17
e. none of these
Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. b
4. c
5. d
MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
August 2011 GK update: Aug 5, 6, 7, 8 2011 current affairs
1. Standard & Poor’s has downgraded US' credit rating from 'AAA' to...
a. AA+
b. AA
c. AAAd.
AB+
e. none of these
2. Environment Minister of India is?
a. Ajay Makan
b. Jayanti Natrajan
c. Ganesh Rajan
d. Manish Tewari
e. none of these
3. Which of the following prganisations has celebrated its 44th formation anniversary on
August 8 2011 ?
a. ASEAN
b. UN
c. SAFTA
d. WTO
e. SAARC
4. Goldman Sachs has upgraded India's rating to...
a. A+
b. AA+
c. market weight
d. Light weight
e. Heavy weight
5. World Badminton Championship 2011 held at?
a. Hyderabad
b. Singapore
c. London
d. Pussan
e. none of these
6. Which country hosted SAFF under 16 Football Championships 2011?
a. India
b. Pakistan
c. Sri Lanka
d. Bhutan
e. Nepal
7. Tropical Storm Muifa hit which of the following countries?
a. India
b. Taiwan
c. Japan
d. South Korea
e. Bangkok
8. A three-day "Deva Prashnam", an astrological ritual to know the will of the presiding
deity recently held at...
a. Karnataka
b. Kerela
c. MP
d. Andhra Pradesh
e. none of these
Answers:
1. a
2. b
3. a
4. c
5. c
6. e
7. d
8. b
TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2011
Daily Current Affairs August 2011
GK update for August 9 2011.
1. which of the following countries recently unprecedented cases of loot and arson?
a. New York
b. UK
c. India
d. Australia
e. none of these
2. who is the president of S&P, which lowered US rating?
a. Allen Wilson
b. Booz Milton
c. Deven Sharma
d. Thomas Friedman
e. none of these
3. What is the name of sunken vessel which caused oil spill on Mumbai beaches
a. MV Rak
b. Meek Llo
c. SK Boat
d. Breezer
e. none of these
4. The government has allowed how much foreign investment in equity and debt schemes
of mutual funds in India?
a. $13 billion
b. $90 million
c. $25 billion
d. $10 billion
e. none of these
Answers:
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. a