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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Current affairs July 2011: July 15 GK

Current affairs July 2011: July 15 GK
1. The Lokon volcano which erupted on July 15, 2011 is in...
a. Brazil b. Chile c. Indonesia d. Uganda e. India
2. When Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-17 successfully placed India’s latest
communication satellite GSAT-12 in its orbit, then it was PSLV flight no...
a. 21 b. 18 c. 20 d. 16 e. 25
3. The government has approved creation of additional storage capacity of about 152 lakh tonne
foodgrains. These storage will be formed in how many states
a. 19 b. 12 c. 25 d. 9 3. 14
4. In census 2011 child sex ratio in rural areas is
a. 1000: 914 b. 1000: 927 c. 1000: 916 d. 1000: 925 e. none of these
5. Common Service Centre Common Service Centre is observed on...
a. July 15 b. July 16 c. July 14 d. July 13 e. none of these
6. Gov. of India has raised export price of onion by___on July 15 2011
a. $30 b. $40 c. $50 d. $45 e. none of these
Ans:
1. C 2. B 3. A 4. A 5. B 6. A
July 2011 current affairs special: part 2
1. In recently held assembly elections, in which state, ruling party emerged as victorious party?
(a) Assam (b) West Bengal (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
2. Who is the new Chief minister of West Bengal, where Communist Party has been badly
defeated?
(a) ]ayalalithaa (b) Mamata Banerjee (c) Tarun Gogoi (d) Oommen Chandy
3. Which state of USA abolished death penalty recently?
(a) Chicago (b) Florida (c) Ilinois (d) None of these ....
4. Consider the following statements:
India recently put into orbit its sophisticated remote sensing satellite Resource-sat-2 and two microsatellites.
II. The satellites were carried on board its workhorse rocket PSLV-C16 and put into orbit on
April 20, 2011.
III. It was the 18th flight of PSLY. Iv. Resourcesat-2 put up by PSLVC-16 expected to sent back
huge data on earth's resources.
Which of the above is/are correct?
(a) Only I & II (b) Only II & III (c) Only I & III (d) All the four
5. Recently in its judgement on April 18, 2011 the Supreme Court banned the employment of
children ill
(a) Manufacturing Industrial Units (b) Coal Mines (c) Circuses (d) None of the above
6. India signed an agreement on giving the country access to North Caspian Sea Region with
(a) Uzbekistan (b) Kazakhstan (c) Mongolia (d) Russia
7. The largest trade partner of India is
(a) China (b) Russia (c) Australia (d) Japan
8. A Central Supervisory Boald has been reconstituted to tackle the declining
(a) Child Sex Ratio (b) Literacy Rate (c) Enrolment Ratio (d) None of the above
9. Rajendra Pawar is the new chairman of
(a) Flcer (b) NASSCOM (c) ONGC (d) None of the above
10. The number of Indians who have made it to the Time Magazine's 100 most influential
people in the world is
(a) Six (b) Five (c) Seven (d) Eight
11. With reference with the Godfrey Philips Zonal Bravery Awards which of the following is
not correctly matched?
Winner :::: Award
(A) Nilesh Singhal
-The Mind of Steel Award
(B) RR Trivedi
-Social Bravery Award
(C) Anuradha Gautarn
-Physical Bravery Award
(0) Sonia Sharma
-Amodhini Award
12. Who has been crowned Panta-loons Femina Miss India 2011?
(a) Ankita Shorey. (b) Kanishtha Oankar (c) Hasleen Kaur (d) None of the above
Answers:
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. B
July 2011: Business GK, Economy, Socio-economics questions
1. The percentage share contribution of Tertiary Sector in country's GDP in 2010-11 (Advance
Estimates) is
(a) 53.8% (b) 57.8% (c) 61.2% (d) 63.6%
2. As the status on May 25, 2011, what is number of 'Maharatna' and 'Navratna' companies in
India?
(a) 4 and 17 respectively (b) 5 and 16 respectively (c) 5 and 17 respectively (d) 6 and 15
'respectively
3. How may Indian Companies find place in Global 2000 list of 20 11 released by Forbes?
(a) 57 (b) 56 (c) 55 (d) 54
4. During 2010-11, the growth in India's exports and imports stood at
(a) 39.6% and 23.2% respectively (b) 37.5% and 21.6% respectively (c) 35.7% and 22.8%
respectively (d) None of the above
5. Which of the following is not a 'Maharatna' status having company?
(a) Coal India Ltd. (b) SAIL (c) ONGC (d) BHEL
6. Abbut Point port of Australia has been acquired on years lease by
(a) Adani Group (b) Tata Group (c) Indian Oil Corporation (d) L &T
7. Finance Ministry has released new income tax return form for salaried class with the name
(a) Sahaj (b) Sugam (c) Any of the above two (d) None of the above
8. Which of the following key rate of RBI was changed maximum times during 201O?
(a) Cash Reserve Ratio (b) Repo Rate (c) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (d) Bank Rate
9. The RBI in its annual policy review on May 3 pegged the real GDP growth rate for 2011-12 at
__
(a) 8.5% (b) 9% (c) 9.5% (d) 8%
10. According to GECD, the global economy is projected to expand by __ this year.
(a) 3.2%
(b) 4.2%
(c) 5.2%
(d) 6.2%
11. The new Index of Industrial Production (IIP) came into effect from _ March 10
(b) April 10 (c) May 10 (d) June 10
12. The OECD pagged Indian's growth at __
(a) 8% (b) 8.5% (c) 9% (d) 9.5%
13. With which of the following South American countries has India recently signed a Double
Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DT AA) for prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes
on income emanating from either country?
(a) Venezuela (b) Chile (c) Colombia (d) Brazil
14. Which Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) has approved the proposal to offload government's
5 percent stake in 'the company as part of Centre's programme to mop up Rs. 40000 crore
through disinvestment in 2011-12?
(a) SAIL (b) GAIL (c) BHEL (d) BSNL
15. Which Bank has signed an agreement with National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC)
to promote vocational training amongst the youth? (a) Central Bank of India
(b) Punjab National Bank (c) State bank of Maharashtra (d) Axis Bank
Answers:
1. D 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. C 14. C 15. A

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