National

MPLAD Guidelines Changed; Easy to Implement The Central Government, after a decade, is escalating the yearly distribution of MPLAD finances as of Rs.2 crore to Rs.5 crore for each MP. Dr. M.S.Gill, the Minister of Statistics & Programme Implementation is confident that the advantages of the plan must get to to the people at the very basic level and the plan must as well throw in towards promoting public honor and accord. So as to guarantee that the MPLAD finances can be used up sensibly, quickly, successfully and productively all through the nation, the guidelines are currently expanding their scope, being made precise and simple and effortlessly implementable. To offer MPs a more extensive range of projects that cover MPLAD finance, the silos of entitled things within the system are being distended. The Government has lately permitted expenditure of MPLAD finance in supporting physically challenged people and it has received large admiration. The Government following comprehensive talk and meeting, has determined to make huge changes in the entire system of MPLAD. ECI witnesses the launch of IIDEM. The ECI (Election Commission of India) commenced the IIDEM (India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management) - a higher center of learning, study, guidance and addition so as to involve people in democratic practice and election organization. The primary time of this leading institute was inaugurated together at the Commission location by Dr. S. Y. Quraishi, Chief Election Commissioner of India in New Delhi and Mr. Ken Nyaundi, Election Commissioner from Kenya. Two more Election Commissioners Shri H. S. Brahma and Shri V.S. Sampath, were in attendance too. Higher Officials of the Commission and officials from South Africa and Commonwealth Secretariat were present the gathering. The initial course of IIDEM will be starter later on in July for the Electoral Commission of Kenya. IIDEM has four sections. These four parts are: Voter Education and Civic Participation, Research, Innovation and Documentation, Training and Capacity, and International Projects and Technical Collaboration Development. The Institute will be a countrywide and global center for exchange of nice followings in organizing of election. Reliance getting into the Scam Trend: The investigated reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India that tacks the involvement among Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and Government agencies heading towards enormous losses to the Government exchequer is however a new instance of the influence of corporate over the UPA Government to undermine official procedures that suit them in all possible ways. The body has realized that the earlier DGH (Director-General of Hydrocarbons) allowed Reliance to pump up its expansion overheads on the gas mining in the D6 block of KG basin to a massive 8.84 billion dollars from 2.47 billion dollars. This money in use by RIL influenced the proceeds of the Government. Government is supposed to act against the previous DGH with immediate effect. 2G scams unfold; Dayanidhi Maran steps down Dayanidhi Maran has resigened all thanks to the extensive probing by the CBI and the Government can now pat their backs. The investigation pointed to his part in compelling C Sivasankaran to sell his share in a leading Telecom company, Aircel by denying to award any fresh licenses on condition that Sivasankaran was the principal stake holderit should have been a lot more than a twist of fate that a group firm of the new holder endowed in Marans brothers enterprise hardly any months following it received licenses from Maran. As Maran resigned the day following the CBI achievement, the government cannot be blamed of favoring him similar to that of the main villain, A Raja. Dayanidhi Marans was a varied term, the understandable low downs being the Aircel incident, in the offing with a fresh policy that permitted

conceding of fresh licenses 4 years ago at prices of 10 years back (Maran was the real mastermind, Raja just built-up on what he established) and bullying the Tatas in their business in the telecom industry following a TataSky row with his brothers Sun TV (Marans ministry collapsed as TDSAT thickened the plot). The merrier times counted for increasing FDI limits to 74% accordingly of which Vodafone emerged into the scene, and actually opening up the sector that involved huge distance by shelling out soaring fees.

Sports News
Doping cases surge up; curbing measures required Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports, Shri Ajay Maken has delineated a range of measures to find out into entire doping incident and curtail this pain in the neck. Shri Maken presented the particulars of the six point guidelines forwarded to the executives of SAI (Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India) to probe into doping episode at a press conference. Taking into consideration the failed dope tests of eight athletes in various sports that include HariKrishnan in long jump, Tianna Mary Thomas in 4*400 m, M/s Mandeep Kaur, SiniJose, Priyanka Panwar in 400 m, Ashwini Akkunji, Joanna Murmu, and Sonia in shot put and the current inquiry thereof, it is heading for that the Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of India must be aware of and concentrate on the function of the workforce support infrastructure that have been provided to these athelets, said Shri Ajay Maken. He further avowed that at the same time as each doping episode engages dishonor of the entire country, prohibition and even fear of honors and accolades being asked from the charged athletes; the task of supporting trainers, health center executives and extra requirements to be questioned, determined and rightfully inclined. Rouseau: 3rd Test between India v West Indies drawn 3rd test match held at the Windsor Park Stadium between India and West Indies, the formers first tour since the World Cup triumph ended in a disappointing draw. KA Edwards and S Chanderpaul stood at the crease for 161 runs for the fourth wicket. This means that India will need to wait more to win 2 test matches in the Carribean. Chanderpaul was partnered by Kieron Edwards as the former completed his 23rd Test century in all important 37-over toil to deny India a victory. Chanderpaul dealt with all the seam bowlers India had at their disposal with no difficulty, driving and extracting easy runs out of them and exhibiting rock-solid defense and rotating the strike regularly as Kerion Edwards chipped in. He stood steady at one end; he strained the Indian bowlers to shoft their attentions totally towards Kieron Edwards, whos supported and helped Chanderpaul to get to another achievement is professional playing career.

International News
Pravakar Sahoo China leave India trailing As compared to India, China is very antagonistic in the Bangladesh market. Except for price competition of Chinese goods, the friendly approach of Chinese sellers and executives at the customs is a reason to smile for traders in Bangladesh. When China comes into this scene Visa has never been a problem; China attracts ventures from Bangladesh to chip in showings for improved data on Chinese goods. Chinese sellers are all set to spruce up well-known goods on the demand of Bangladeshi importers to provide to the price responsive local marketplace of their South Asian neighbors. Plus, Chinese industry corporations deal with transportations, trade intricacies, and over and over again take notes on grievances. In a good number of industries, China is prepared for expertise transmit, while our very own Indian industries are yet to be. The country is not only playing with their business connections, but now has only a negligible investment presence in Bangladesh. Trades between India and Canada to reach $15 Billion: EEPC India with a purpose to accomplish considerable increase in trade for manufacturing goods and services prepared a colloquium on being involved in business transactions with Canada.

Talking on the colloquium the Joint Secretary Department of Commerce, Shri Arvind Mehta said, Bearing in mind the fact, that China now has a widespread existence in Canada this episode could share the accomplishments on different added steps employed by the Government of India all through this year. The official further talked about the cut rate and uniqueness of the Indian producers will be of immense assistance to Canada as it is currently counting those countries that are a step ahead of NAFTA for trade development. The Consul General of India, Mrs. Preeti Saran in addition was present at the event. Even as conveying her important lecture she was buoyant that these events can direct to our targeted growth in trade involving the two nations. Acting High Commissioner, Mr. Mario-Ste-Marie, and High Commission of Canada in New Delhi was as well in attendance. EEPC INDIA through the backing of Indian High Commission at the Canadian Capital and Canadian High Commission in the Indian Capital are arranging the second season of the famous show in Toronto, India Show. India Show Toronto, Canada is being prepared at most appropriate time with this year being confirmed as the Year of India in Canada by Dr. Manmohan Singh, respected Prime Minister of our country and Mr. Stephen Harper, his Canadian opposite number. This came in the light of Mr. Harpers visit to India in November 2009 Healthy Rankings for India on Global Stage:

II, Confederation of Indian Industry and INSEAD examine on ranking countries on innovation, known as GII, Global Innovation Index was revealed in Geneva, Switzerland for the current year. The whole examination is a once a year attempt to evaluate dissimilar enablers for policy makers and added share holders such as trade and foundations to assess their dealings and impacts in comparison with additional countries in order that they can employ valuable measures. Formed about 4 years ago, GII examines they way nations influence their running surroundings to excite improvement outcomes. Five posts make up the innovation effort sub-index and these include foundations, research and development in the human resource department, socio-economic infrastructure, market advancements and trade advancements. The innovation production subindex is made up of two pillars: creative outputs and scientific outputs. In the overall innovation Index, the country has ranked 62 for the year 2011 when evaluated against the position in the year 2010 of 56. Switzerland has been the leader of all these countries, climbing from 3rd in the GII for the year 2010, 2nd and 3rd positions are respectively held by Sweden and Singapore. Six countries from the EU make up the Top 10 list and it also takes in Hong Kong, the United States of America as well as Canada which are 4th, 7th and 8th. The only emerging economy that reached the Top 30 ranks in GII was China at 29. Dr. Naushad Forbes, Chair of the CII Innovation Council 2011-12 and Director of Forbes Marshall, said At present there is some buzz about innovation in the entire world in all types beginning from commerce to government to civilization. Following the current economic decelerate the spotlight has swung evidently towards the budding regions not just with respect to a thriving possible market but also an attractive place for economical innovations. Analyzing this swing is vital to identify in what we are moving forward, GII is an initial spot to do that and undeniably on the correct path Roland Berger Professor of Business and Technology at INSEAD, Soumitra Dutta, and editor of the examination believes that innovation is dangerous to motivating development in both developed and budding economies, particularly for the period of a time when the worldwide economy is current recovering from past plummets. Except for CII, the year 2011 the added three knowledge allies in Global Innovation Index are the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), Booze & Company and Alcatel-Lucent July Quiz

1.Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk? Assam Orissa West Bengal

2. Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ?

Sharat Chandra Chatterjee Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay

3. Which country is also known as the 'Rainbow Nation' ? Australia Switzerland South Africa

4. Which among the following is manufactured at Avadi (abbreviation for 'Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India') town in Tamilnadu ? Maruti Cars Tejas Aircrafts Arjun Tanks

5. Where was the 'Project Tiger', the tiger protection programme, launched on 1 April 1973? Simlipal National Park (Orissa) Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh) Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand

6. Which among the following instrument is used for measuring wind speed ? Anemometer Hygrometer Spectrometer

7. The tendency of a liquid drop to assume spherical shape is due to what ? surface tension viscosity density

8. Which water body separates the Andaman Islands from the Nicobar Islands ? Palk Strait Gulf of Mannar Ten Degree Channel 9. Who among the following was the first woman President of the UN General Assembly? Sarojini Naidu

Vijaya Lakshmi Pundit Sucheta Kripalani

10. For which of the following purposes is a transformer used? conversion of DC into AC Regulation of fluctuation of voltage conversion of low voltage into high voltage and vice versa

Which company recently unveiled smallest data center? Intel Who has been named as coach for Sri Lankan cricket team ahead of Australia's tour? Rumesh Ratnayake Who has lent his voice for pop star Britney Spear's new single "I Wanna Go"? Sonu Nigam Which latest communication satellite has been launched by ISRO? GSAT-12 Which Finance company is all set to offer loans against gold ETF units? Muthoot Finance Name the CEO of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China's biggest chip maker who quit recently. David Wang Who and at what age clinched the British Open Golf championship 2011? Darren Clarke Which IT company recently announced a 13-member executive council? Infosys Who has been elected as president of Mumbai Cricket Association? Vilasrao Deshmukh Who has been elected as chief of Empowered Committee of Goods and Services Tax? Sushil Kumar Modi Against whom did India win an International football friendly match? Qatar, 2-1 Which shuttle undocked for the final time from International Space station, NASA? Atlantis Where and for which project has BHEL commissioned 525MW thermal set? Maithon Right Bank thermal power project in Jharkhand

Which country won the women's soccer World Cup 2011? Japan Which company is eyeing to open its IT centre in Gujarat? Infosys Which South American country has surpassed Saudi Arabia in oil reserves? Venezuela Which company bought .CO domain ahead of its 1st year anniversary of public launch? Google and will be used as G.Co to launch shortcut URL Which luxury hotels have been accorded the LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating? ITC's luxury hotels Name the person who ignited China's interest in the NBA and became one of Asia's bestknown athletes and is retired now. Yao Ming Which 2 countries are set to participate in the 2000th test in the history of Test Cricket? India and England Q. Shahina K. K. has been honoured with 1 Meera Award 2 Vyas Samman 2010 3 Chameli Devi Awards 2010 4 None of the Above Ans: 3 Q. Who has been honoured with FICCI Frames Decade of Global Achievement honour? 1 Amir Khan 2 Amitabh Bachchan 3 Shah Rukh Khan 4 Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Ans: 4 Q. Vyas Samman has been conferred to 1 Shahina K. K. 2 Mahashweta Devi 3 V. Kalidas 4 Vishwanath Prashad Tiwari Ans: 4 Q. Which NRI has occupied the slot of being the richest Asian in the United Kingdom? 1 Lord Swaraj Paul

2 Indira Nooyi 3 Arun Sarin 4 Lakshmi N. Mittal Ans: 4 Q. Who was recentky appointed as National research Professor for a second term of five year? 1 Lalit Bhasin 2 Varun De 3 Professor Yashpal 4 Mahashweta Devi Ans: 4 Q. Hatf-2 a short range surface to surface ballistic missile was recently successfully tested by 1 North Korea 2 Iran 3 Pakistan 4 Israel Ans: 3 Q. UN recently launched scheme for widows in three South Asian countries? Which of the following is not included? 1 Bangladesh 2 India 3 Nepal 4 India Ans: 1 Q. Government recently approved 1 11 FDI Proposals 2 12 FDI Proposals 3 13 FDI Proposal 4 14 FDI Proposal Ans: 4 Q. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on March 8, 2011 gave its approval to a safeguards agreement for two new reactors in 1 India 2 Pakistan 3 Libya 4 Iran Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following states has enter the hundredth year of it's foundation?

1 Bengal 2 Orissa 3 Bihar 4 Kerala Ans: 3 Q. FSLRC stands for 1 Financial Sectional Law Reforms Commission 2 Financial Sector Legal Reforms Commission 3 Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission 4 None of these Ans: 3 Q. A ferocious tsunami hit Japan on 1 March 20,2011 2 March 11, 2011 3 March 15, 2011 4 March 13, 2011 Ans: 2 Q. The first European country to recognise Libyan rebels is 1 Pakistan 2 USA 3 France 4 Germany Ans: 3 Q. Asian Development Bank has modified itd earlier India's GDP growth projection for 2011-12 from 8.7% to 1 8.5% 2 9.0% 3 9.3% 4 8.2% Ans: 4 Q. Which country has planned road link to India? 1 Vietnam 2 Laos 3 Malaysia 4 Indonesia Ans: 4 Q. Government has constituted a Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission (FSLRC) on March 24, 2011 under the Chairmanship of -

1 C. Rangarajan 2 M. Govind Rao 3 D. Swaroop 4 B. N. Srikrishna Ans: 4 Q. Member of Parliament's Constituency fund has been hiked up to 1 6 Crore 2 3 Crore 3 4 Crore 4 5 Crore Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following states has the highest number of Special Economic Zones? 1 Keral 2 Tamil Nadu 3 Andhra Pradesh 4 Karnataka Ans: 3 Q. India has taken giant leap in ballastic missile defence capability with the successful test firing of an interceptor missile on 1 March 6, 2011 2 March 9, 2011 3 March 7, 2011 4 March 10, 2011 Ans: 2 Q. Who is the new Chairman of FICCI taking charge on March 1, 2011 is 1 Rajan Bharati Mittal 2 Swati Piramal 3 Harsh C. Meriwala 4 Amit Mitra Ans: 3 Q. Government has introduce a Bill in Parliament for a new Goods and Service Tax (GST). It is ------ Constitutional Amendment bill? 1 116th 2 114th 3 115th 4 113th Ans: 3 Q. As per Forbes annual list of the world's top billionaries 2011, which of the following

Indian got the highest rank among Indians? 1 Azim Premji 2 Laxi N. Mittal 3 Gautam Adani 4 Mukesh Ambani Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following decade registered highest growth rate in India? 1 2001-2011 2 1991-2001 3 1971-1981 4 1961-1971 Ans: 4 Q. Child sex ratio (age group 0-6) which was 927 females/1000 males in 2001, the ratio in 2011 is 1 915 per 1000 male 2 914 per 1000 male 3 913 per 1000 male 4 912 per 1000 male Ans: 2 Q. After ONGC, IOC, NTPC and SAIL which of the following Navratna PSU has been awarded 'Maharatna' status? 1 GAIL 2 BHEL 3 Coal India Ltd. 4 HAL Ans: 3 Q. Population density in India as per Census 2011 stand at 1 333 and 392 per sq. km respectively 2 323 and 382 per sq. km respectively 3 325 and 382 per sq. km respectively 4 325 and 378 sq. km respectively Ans: 3 Q. Sex ratio in India as per Census 2011 has gone up from 933 to 1 942 2 936 3 940 4 938 Ans: 3

Q. As per Census 2011 which of the two states have been ranked first and second most populous states? 1 Bihar and U.P. 2 Maharastra and Bihar 3 U.P. and Bihar 4 U.P. & Maharastra Ans: 4 Q. Which state in India shows the lowest population as per Census 2011? 1 Manipur 2 Sikkim 3 Pruducherry 4 Arunachal Pradesh Ans: 2 Q. During 1991-2001, India's population had population growth of 21.65% which during 2001-2011 became 1 20.61% 2 17.64% 3 16.62% 4 18.62% Ans: 2 Q. Literacy rate in India shows an improvement in Census 2011 which rose from 64.83% to 1 69% 2 74.1% 3 72% 4 72.3% Ans: 2 Q. As per Census 2011 Statistics, India's population is 2011 stands at 1 1.25 billion 2 1.21 billion 3 1.20 billion 4 1.23 billion Ans: 2 Q. In which of one of the following states/UTs is the National Institute of Water Sports situated? 1 Goa 2 Kerala 3 Andaman 4 Daman and Diu

Ans: 1 Q. According to the reports released in March 2011, China's total military spending is 2011 will be 1 $95 billion 2 92.5 billion 3 94.3 billion 4 91.5 billion Ans: 4 Q. As per the report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute of Sweden released in March 2011, the largest arms importer in the world is 1 Iran 2 North Korea 3 India 4 Pakistan Ans: 3 Q. The recent earthquake followed by a tsunami in Japan, which brought super modern Tokyo to standstill, had a magnitude of 1 9.1 2 8.9 3 8.3 4 8.9 Ans: 4 Q. According to the provisional data of the 2011 Census of India, the gap in literacy between men and women has been reduce to 1 16.5 percentage point 2 20 percentage point 3 18 percentage point 4 17 percentage point Ans: 1 Q. 'Diet'is a joint session of the Parliament of which nations? 1 China 2 Japan 3 Vietnam 4 Germany Ans: 2 Q. 'New Horizons' spacecraft was launched by NASA to Study which of the following Planet? 1 Mars 2 Pluto

3 Jupiter 4 Mercury Ans: 2 Q. The International Day for Elimination of Racial discrimination is observed on 1 20th February 2 21st February 3 20th March 4 21st March Ans: 4 Q. Telecom Company Nokia belongs to which Country? 1 Denmark 2 USA 3 Sweden 4 Finland Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following is not a news agency in India? 1 Press Council in India 2 Press Trust of India 3 United News Of India 4 Hindustan Samachar Ans: 1 Q. TBT Agreement under the WTO stands for 1 Technical Barriers to Trade 2 Technically Backward Trade 3 Towards Better Trade 4 Territory for business and Trade Ans: 1 Q. As Per recent figures released by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), which of the following years was the wettest in the historical record since 1880? 1 1905 2 1910 3 2005 4 2010 Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following Countries is the host for the 2016 olympic Games? 1 South Africa 2 Netherlands

3 Brazil 4 Italy Ans: 3 Q. Who among the following 2011 Padma Bhushan recipients belongs to the field of Painting? 1 Ramdas Madhava Pai 2 Ajai Chowdhary 3 Shobhana Ranade 4 Arpita Singh Ans: 4 Q. According to a report on India released in January 2011 by the International Monetary fund, the Indian economy will grow in 2011 by 1 8 Percent 2 8.5 Percent 3 8.75 Percent 4 8.95 Percent Ans: 3 Q. As per a report released by the New York-based think tank,the conference Board,in January 2011, the largest and most dynamic economy in terms of labour productivity is 1 Brazil 2 India 3 Russia 4 China Ans: 4 Q. Nuclear reactors used to produce electricity are based on 1 Nuclear Fusion 2 Nuclear Fission 3 Cold Fusion 4 Superconductivity Ans: 2 Q. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) was earlier known as 1 UNICEF 2 GATT 3 UNCTAD 4 FAO Ans: 2 Q. The threat of global Warming is increasing due to rising concentration of 1 Nitrous Oxide

2 Ozone 3 Sulphur dioxide 4 Carbon dioxide Ans: 4 Q. The US Census Bureau released its 2010 census figures in March 2011 which say that the 308.74 million US population comprises a large number of Asians and they contitute 1 3 percent 2 4 percent 3 5 percent 4 6 percent Ans: 3 Q. As per an announcement made by the International Monrtary Fund(IMf)in February 2011, it would lend Sri Lanka 1 $ 215.9 million 2 $ 216.6 million 3 $ 216.8 million 4 $ 216.9 million Ans: 2 Q. According to the State of the World's Children 2011 report released by UNICEF, the percentage of adolescents living in the developing nations is 1 72 2 75 3 85 4 88 Ans: 4 Q. India signed the fourth Tax Information Exchange Agreement(TIEA) in February 2011 with a country considered a tax heaven. This TIEA is with 1 Bermuda 2 Bahamas 3 Virgin Islands 4 Isle of Man Ans: 2 Q. As per a report published by the World Bank in February 2011, India has the scope for generating green power from renewable sources like wind, hydro and biomass up to 1 53,000 MW 2 58,000 MW 3 62,000 MW 4 68,000 MW Ans: 4

Q. The Sixth Economic Census is being done in 2011. What was the year of the first Economic Census? 1 1951 2 1961 3 1977 4 1971 Ans: 3 Q. Under which of the Rural Development programmes is 'self help group'? 1 Prime Minister's Rural Road Yojana 2 Swarna Jayanti Rural Self Employment Yojana 3 TRYSEM 4 Indira Aawas Yojana Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following is not include in 'Bharat Nirman' plan? 1 Irrigation 2 Rural Roads 3 Education 4 Rural telecommunication Ans: 3 Q. Who has been made the Brand Ambassador of ICICI Prudencial Life Insurance in January 2011? 1 Amir Khan 2 Preeti Zinta 3 Amitabh Bachchan 4 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Ans: 3 Q. Civil Aviation Ministry has declared to Celebrated its Centenary Year During1 2010-11 2 2011-12 3 2012-13 4 2011 Ans: 2 Q. In SCOPE Excellence Awards 2008-09, Which of the following got 'Outstanding Chief Executive' award for individual category? 1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC 2 P.S. Bhattacharya of Coal India Ltd. 3 A.K. Chaturvedi of Power Grid Corporation 4 A.K. Ghosh of MECON

Ans: 1 Q. The New ASSOCHAM's Chairman (name announced on December 10,2010) is1 Swati Peermal 2 Dilip Modi 3 Ramu S. Deora 4 Naseem Zaidi Ans: 2 Q. Make 2010 (Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise 2010) award has been given to1 Infosys 2 Reliance Industries Ltd. 3 Tata Steels 4 ONGC Ans: 3 Q. India-EU summit was held in December 2010 in1 France 2 Belgium 3 Italy 4 Netherlands Ans: 2 Q. Who has been elected as the Chairman of FIEO(Federation of India Export Organisation) in December 2010 for the period of two years? 1 Swati Peeramal 2 Ramu S.Deora 3 Dilip Modi 4 C.S. Verma Ans: 2 Q. Who wrote the famous book "Global Crisis Recession and Uneven Recovery" on various issues of global recession? 1 C.Rangrajan 2 Montek Singh Ahluwaliah 3 Amritya Sen 4 Y.B. Reddy Ans: 4 Q. 'ICON of the Year' award given by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India in January 2011, goes to1 Arup Roy Chowdhary of NTPC 2 C.S. Verma of SAIL 3 P.S. Bhattacharya of coal India Ltd.

4 B.R.S. Natrajan of BEML Ans: 2 Q. Government has decided to stop the circulation of 25 paise coin w.e.f1 April 1,2011 2 June 1,2011 3 June 30,2011 4 September 30,2011 Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following economy has been raised as the freest economy in the world for the 17th consecutive year? 1 Singapore 2 Hong Kong 3 United States 4 South Korea Ans: 2 Q. Vibrant Gujarat Summit 2011 was organised on1 January 1-2, 2011 2 January 8-9, 2011 3 January 12-13, 2011 4 January 18-19, 2011 Ans: 3 Q. Wages paid to Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment guarantee Scheme has now been linked with1 Wholesale Price Index 2 Consumer Price Index for Agriculture Labour 3 Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers 4 Food Inflation Ans: 2 Q. Mobile Number Portability Service has been Launched Nationwide w.e.f1 January 19, 2011 2 January 20, 2011 3 January 22, 2011 4 January 25, 2011 Ans: 2 Q. It is estimated that India wastes more fruits and vegetables than what is consumed every year in1 U.S.A 2 United Kingdom

3 Germany 4 Brazil Ans: 2 Q. On which of the following dates in 2010 did the safeguard agreement with regard to civilian nuclear facilities between India and the International Atomic Agency(IAEA) come into force? 1 February 28 2 February 21 3 February 11 4 February 4 Ans: 4 Q. Who has been selected for the 'Niwano Peace Prize, 2010' for her contribution to the uplift of poor women in India? 1 Ela Bhatt 2 jhumpa 3 Punam Suri 4 Mandakni Apte Ans: 1 Q. In a rare recognition, the Government of Mauritius decides to introduce a book written by Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank in the School Syllabus of the island nation, what is the name of the book? 1 Sound of Hills 2 Sparsh Ganga 3 Heaven 4 Amrit Ans: 2 Q. Shikha Sharma recently included in Forbes' Top 100 Powerful women of the World list is associated with1 ICICI Bank 2 Axis Bank 3 HDFC Bank 4 HSBC Ans: 2 Q. Which of the following Country has declared Broadband Service as the fundamental right in the Country? 1 Britain 2 Denmark 3 Finland 4 United States of America

Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following Company gets the Highest Rank among Indian Companies included in Forbes-500 list for the Year 2010? 1 ONGC 2 Indian Oil Corporation 3 Reliance Industries Ltd. 4 ONGC Ans: 2 Q. Which of the Following Indian Private Company is the biggest employer? 1 TCS 2 Reliance Industries 3 Wipro 4 ITC Ans: 1 Q. World Investment Report is Annually published by1 IBRD 2 WTO 3 IMF 4 UNCTAD Ans: 4 Q. Which of the following state has registered the maximum growth in Gross State Domestic Product in the year 2009-10? 1 Chhattisgarh 2 Kerala 3 Gujarat 4 Goa Ans: 1 Q. Asian Development Bank has approved $132 million to Bihar for the development of1 Rural Roads 2 Electricity System 3 Primary Education 4 Child Health and Nutrition Ans: 2 Q. RBI has decided to issue the new coins with'Commonwealth Games 2010-Delhi' theme. The dominations of these coins will be1 Rs1,2 and 5 2 Rs 1 and 2 3 Rs 2 and 5

4 Rs 5 and 10 Ans: 3 Q. RBI has divested its 71.5% share in NABARD to the government which reduces RBI's holding in NABARD to1 Only one percent 2 Only five percent 3 Only 7.5 percent 4 Only 10 percent Ans: 1 Q. How many Indian Women have been included in the Forbes' list of Top 100 Powerful Women of the World? 1 Only 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 Ans: 3 Q. According to the Asian Develoment Bank Report for Urbanisation, India ranks at1 10th Place 2 26th Place 3 34th place 4 39th Place Ans: 3 Q. For the Session 2010-11 the New President of indian Banks Association is1 Chanda Kochchar 2 Shikha Sharma 3 O.P. Bhatt 4 R.V. Verma Ans: 3 Q. Which of the following Day has been declared as Income Tax Day? 1 18 July 2 24 July 3 16 July 4 1 September Ans: 2 Q. In newly proposed Direct Tax code the Highest rate of individual income tax has been put at1 20 Percent 2 25 Percent

3 30 Percent 4 35 Percent Ans: 3 Q. In Global Hunger index 2010 released by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , India has been placed at 1 65th Rank 2 66th Rank 3 67th Rank 4 68th Rank Ans: 2 Q. On October15 ,2010 government has launched the new NELP round for allocation, which is numbered 1 NELP-VII 2 NELP-VIII 3 NELP-IX 4 NELP-X Ans: 3 Q. 'Tourism and Bio-diversity ' is/was the theme of the world Tourism Day (September 27)for the year1 2009 2 2010 3 2011 4 2012 Ans: 2 Q. 'Company of the Year' award in Economic Times Corporate Excellency Awards 2010 goes to1 Maruti Suzuki 2 Renuka Sugars 3 L& T 4 Mahindra and Mahindra Ans: 3 Q. Nobel for Economics 2010 has been shared by1 Two British and one US Economists 2 Two US and one British Economists 3 One US and one British Economists 4 All three US Economists Ans: 2 Q. The new Chairman and Managing Director of National Housing Bank who took charge on September 15,2010 is-

1 R.V. Verma 2 S.Sridhar 3 A.N. Tiwari 4 L. Radhakrishnan Ans: 1 Q. 34 National Game 2011 was held in 1 Bihar 2 Delhi 3 Jharkhand 4 Madhya Pradesh Ans: 3 Q. India's Youngest Grand Master (Chess) is 1 Saurav Ghosal 2 S. P. Sethuraman 3 Parimarjan Negi 4 K. Hampi Ans: 3 Q. The winner of Davis Cup 2010 is 1 Serbia 2 Russia 3 Japan 4 South Africa Ans: 1 Q. The winner of Ashes (Test Series) of Cricket is 1 Australia 2 India 3 England 4 South Africa Ans: 3 Q. The host of the 2018 world cup football is 1 Japan 2 Spain 3 Brazil 4 Russia Ans: 4 Q. Which country has emerged as the top Migrant destination country? 1 Australia 2 Canada
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3 USA 4 UK Ans: 3 Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Bengali Literature category? 1 Sunil Gangopadhaye 2 Bani Basu 3 Mahashweta Devi 4 Nanjil Nandan Ans: 2 Q. Who has received the Sahitya Akademi Award 2010 in Hindi Literature category? 1 Laxman Dubey 2 Mangat Badal 3 Uday Prakash 4 Nanjil Nandan Ans: 3 Q. Indian Army's Operation Saiyam (Patience) was related to 1 North East 2 Battle against Maoist 3 Kashmir 4 Scrap Ammunition Ans: 4 Q. Which film got Golden Peacock Award in 41st International Film Festival of India? 1 Moner Manush 2 The Boy 3 Abohoman 4 Paa Ans: 1 Q. The 16th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) recently concluded in 1 New Delhi 2 New York 3 Cancun 4 Geneva Ans: 3 Q. The founder of popular social networking site Facebook is 1 Mark Zuckerberg 2 Steve Jobs 3 Larry Page and Sergey Brin

4 Bill Gates Ans: 1 Q. Times Magazine's Person of the year 2010 is 1 Nitish Kumar 2 Barack Obama 3 Wen Jiabao 4 Mark Zuckerberg Ans: 4 Q. Along with which of the following countries India shared Sultan Azlan Shah Hockey Cup 2010? 1 South Korea 2 Spain 3 Argentina 4 Australia Ans: 1 Q. India in December 2010 signed Fighter Aircraft 1 United Kingdom 2 France 3 Russia 4 USA Ans: 3 Q. Justice Srikrishna Committee recently submitted its report on 1 Kashmir Problem 2 Tax Reformation 3 Sikh Riots case 4 Telangana Issue Ans: 4 Q. "Nomadic Elephant" was the joint military exercise recently held in India between India and 1 Sri Lanka 2 Malaysia 3 Indonesia 4 Mongolia Ans: 4 Q. World's tallest building is 1 Qutub Minner, Delhi 2 Effiel Tower, Paris 3 Burj Khalifa, Dubai

4 Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur Ans: 3 Q. How many pacts did India sign with China during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to India? 1 Seven Pacts 2 Six Pacts 3 Ten Pacts 4 Nine Pacts Ans: 2 Q. Satyanand Mishra has been appointed as the new 1 Chief Election Commissioner 2 Chief Information Commissioner 3 Chief of Research and Analytical Wing 4 Director NIA Ans: 2 Q. In 2010 Lech Kaczynski were among the 96 killed in air crash. He was the president of 1 Germany 2 Belgium 3 Holland 4 Poland Ans: 4 Q. During the French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit to India in December 2010, India signed with France 1 Three Atomic Pacts 2 Four Atomic Pacts 3 Five Atomic Pacts 4 Six Atomic Pacts Ans: 3 Q. The winner of the Asia Cup football in the year 2010 is 1 China 2 Japan 3 South Korea 4 India Ans: 2

Q. The FIFA best Football Players of the year 2010 are 1 Lionel Messi and Marta 2 Lionel Messi and Kristino Ronaldo 3 Kaka and Robinho 4 Lionel Messi and Kaka Ans: 1 Q. The winner of Ranji Trophy 2010 1 Baroda 2 Mumbai 3 Delhi 4 Rajasthan Ans: 4 Q. India's first Atomic Power Plant is 1 Kota 2 Tarapur 3 Sriharikota 4 Kalapakkam Ans: 2 Q. The largest state of India (area wise) is 1 Uttar Pradesh 2 Maharastra 3 Madhya Pradesh 4 Rajasthan Ans: 4 Q. Narsimham Committee (2nd) constituted in 1997 and which submitted its report on April 23,1998 is related to 1 Banking Reforms 2 Telecom Reforms 3 Legal Reforms 4 Financial reforms Ans: 1 Q. The Mascot of FIFA 2010 world cup is 1 Zakumi 2 Le Yangyang 3 Stumpy 4 Stylo Ans: 1 Q. The mascot of 16th Asian game 2010 is 1 Le Yangyang