Saturday 31 December 2011

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS QUESTIONS,DECEMBER 2011


Who has been appointed the new president of MAIT?
Ans: Alok Bharadwaj

India and which country have agreed to strengthen bilateral co-operation in the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Sector?
Ans: South Africa

Who has been elected the Chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations?
Ans: Sam Balsara

The centre has made special allocation of ____ food grains to Sikkim at BPL prices.
Ans: 2800 MT

Who has been appointed the next Director General of Border Security Force?
Ans: U.K. Bansal

Sachin Pilot, the Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology released the CD containing Text-To-Speech system(TTS) IN ___ Indian languages.
Ans: Six

Who took charge as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India?
Ans: Pulok Chatterjee

Neyveli Lignite Corporation, a PSU of Ministry of Coal presented a dividend cheque of ___ to Coal Minister, Sriprakash Jaiswal.
Ans: Rs. 360.02 Crore

Who is the new Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC?
Ans: Sudhir VASUDEVA

Who launched a composite herbal formulation named “Perfomax” that has been developed by DRDO?
Ans: Dr. M M. Pallam Raju

Who has been appointed the new chairman of the Press Council of India?
Ans: Markandey Katju

Who took over as Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court?
Ans: Arjan Kumar Sikri

Amar Kant and ___ were chosen for Jnanpith Award for the year 2009?
Ans: Shrilal Shukla

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced a ___ grant for quake-hit Sikkim.
Ans: Rs. 1000 Crore

World Champion runner ___ has been honored with the “Pride of India” Award?
Ans: Fauja Singh

How many Scientist have been selected for Santi Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology for the year 2011?
Ans: 11

India and ___ will collaborate in weather forecasting and Tsunami Warning System.
Ans: Thailand

Who has been honored with the first Hridaynath Award?
Ans: Lata Mangeshkar

Jai Bhagwan is related to which sport?
Ans: Boxing

Academician ____ has been honored with the “Education Award of Excellence”.
Ans: Rajendra Kumar Anayath

NRI entrepreneur ___ has been conferred with the “Jewel of Punjab” Award.
Ans: Avtar Lit

Where is located the headquarters of the North East Zone Cultural Center?
Ans: Dimapur

Orthopedic Surgeon ___ has been honored with the “Community Champion Award”.
Ans: Jimmy Daruwalla

Who is the winner of Men’s singles at Cincinnati Open 2011?
Ans: Andy Murray

England’s test skipper, Andrew Strauss and Coach ___ have received OBE award.
Ans: Andy Flower

What is the correct full form of the export promotion scheme DEPB?
Ans: Duty Entitlement Passbook

Indian off-spinner ___ has been conferred with “Sikh Sports person of the Year” at the World Sikh Awards 2011?
Ans: Harbhajan Singh

Who has written the book titled “The Perils of Democracy”?
Ans: P. C. Alexander

Veteran and noted ____ Dr. Haridutt Bhatt Shailesh passed away?
Ans: Writer

Which river is known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet?
Ans: Brahmaputra

The former presiding officer of the ___, C. Achuthan has passed away.
Ans: Securities Appellate Tribunal

What is the minimum annual investment limit in New Pension Scheme?
Ans: Rs. 6000

Maqbool Sabri has passed away recently. Who was he?
Ans: Qawal Singer

____ Veteran and former Union Minister Vasant Sathe has passed away.
Ans: Congress

K.k. Srivastava has taken over as new Member Traffic, ___ and ex-officio secretary to Govt. of India.
Ans: Railway Board

Six-time Congress MLA of ___, Prem Singh has passed away.
Ans: Himachal Pradesh

Which state govt. launched a micro-finance project for women on 8 October, 2011?
Ans: Delhi

Nobel peace prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai died. She was won the Nobel peace prize in ___.
Ans: 2004

India and ___ agreed to set up a mechanism for payment of crude oil and ensure bilateral trade.
Ans: Iran

Film producer ____ has passed way.
Ans: Surinder Kapoor

“Federation Cup” is associated with which sport?
Ans: Football

Rajya Sabha Member and ___ Ramdayal Munda has passed away.
Ans: Educationist

The IBSF World Men’s Snooker Championship 2011 will be held in ___.
Ans: Bangalore

Former ____ Chief Minister Bhagwat Jha Azad has passed away.
Ans: Bihar

Who has won the Men’s Singles Badminton Title at the Japan Open 2011?
Ans: Chen Long

Roger Williams has passed away recently. He was a famous ____.
Ans: Pianist

Former ____ all-rounder cricketer Dominic Cork announced his retirement from cricket.
Ans: England

Noted ___ Vishnudutt Bagar has passed away.
Ans: Economist

Rastriya Swasthya Bima Yojana was formally launched on ____.
Ans: October 1, 2007

Jawahar Gram Samriddhi Yojna was been launched on ____.
Ans: 1st April, 1999

The Apple founder and former ___ Steve Jobs has passed away.
Ans: CEO

Sarva Siksha Avijan was launched in ____.
Ans: 2001

Renowned India ____ Singer Jagjit Singh has passed away.
Ans: Ghazal

Prime Minister’s Rozgar Yojna was launched on _____.
Ans: October 2, 1993

National Rural Livelihoods Mission was launched on ____.
Ans: 3rd June, 2011

India-Czech Republic Trade will touch US $ 2 Billion by ____.
Ans: 2012

Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitaran Yojana was launched in ____.
Ans: October 16, 2009

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Scheme was launched in _____.
Ans:  July, 2004

International Day for Disaster Reduction is observed on the second ____ of October.
Ans: Wednesday

Which country is maker of “Nissan” Car?
Ans: U.S.A

Singareni Collieries Company Limited has paid a dividend of ____ to the Government of India for the year 2010-11.
Ans: Rs. 42.38 Crore

The central government approved financial assistance worth ___ for quake-hit West Bengal.
Ans: Rs. 120 Crore

In which country Multan Cricket Stadium is located?
Ans: PAKISTAN

India and ____ signed a comprehensive social security agreement.
Ans: Germany

Sebastian Vettel is associated with which sport?
Ans: Formula 1 Race

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