Current Affairs

3^rd August: Bangladesh has initiated legal steps to deport ULFA(United Liberation Front of Asom) general secretary Anup Chetia to India . Chetia has been in Dhaka’s safe custody since 2005

In the biggest ever series of cyber attacks, hackers were found to have broken into networks of the Indian Govt. the united nations and USA defense companies. Experts point to china as the culprit

The Pakistan cricket board is all set to get richer by around 16 million from the 2011 world cup earnings with out even hosting a single match of the tournament.

4^th August: The Syrian military forces that rolled into the rebellious city of Hama and occupied its central square have killed more than 100 people over the past 24 hours, according to right activists in satellite telephone contact with a witness in the city

Prime minister of japan Naoto Kan, removed 3 top officials in charge of Japanese Nuclear Energy policy, taking aim at cozy ties between regulatiors and the power industry that were exposed after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant accident.

Driven by an increase in the prices of onions fruits and milk, food inflation for the week ended july 23 again soared past the 8% mark after a brief period of moderation even as Finance Minister of India Pranab Mukherjee said efforts were on to bring it down.

5^th August: American space agency NASA reported that pictures taken from its mars reconnaissance orbiter spacecraft showed finger like features which may be flows of salty water spilling over the rims of craters.

Nepal arrested the new envoy of the Dalai Lama ahead of the swearing in of the new prime minister of the Tibetan government in exile in Dharmashala.

Thailand’s Parliament elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the county’s first female prime minister, a month after her party won a landslide victory over a coalition backed by Thailand’s military and traditional political and business elites.

A Gorkah Janmukti Morcha delegation met Palniappan Chidambaram, Home minister of India in Delhi and took up the key issue of transfer of the reserve forests under the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill council areas to the Gorkahland Territorial administration.

Former England all rounder Allan Watkins had died at the age of 89, his former country Glam organ confirmed.

6^th August: Afghan president Hammed Kaizar said, that a NATO helicopter crashed during a battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan killing 31 american soldiers and 7 afghans.

Although Nepal police have released the evnoy of exiled Tibetan leader Dalai Lama after detaining him for 8 hours, the threat hanging over the Tivetan diaspora deepened with thiley Lama having to sign and undertaking.

Rahul Dravid earned a surprise recall to the One Day international squad after 2 years for the 5 match series against England. Dravid, however announced his retirement from limited over cricket after the current tour, but said he would continue playing Test matches.

7^th August: The planning commission expert panels wants to introduce a national health entitlement card for every citizen that will guarantee access to a health package of essential primary, secondary and tertiary healthy care fully funded by centre.

Over 31% of the post of judges in various High courts and the Supreme Court are lying vacant, law minister of India Salman Khurshid has said in the Lok Sabha.

8^th August: The British capital experienced escalating violence after wide spread riots in the northern suburb of Tottenham. The riots were triggered by the killing of local resident, Mark Duggan, by police.

In a setbask to Kerala’s chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a vigilance court ordered a probe to ascertain if he, as state finances minister, had a role in the 1992 palmolein oil import scam.

Ajantha Medis became the first bowler to bag 6 wickets in a twenty -20 international as Sri Lanka clinched the series 2-0 against Australia with an 8 run win in the 2^nd march.

Sania Mirza’s poor run in singles continued as she failed to qualify for the WTA Rogers cup man draw after losing marathon 3 setters to Kathrin Woerle. The 11^th seeded Indian squandered a 1 set to go down 7-6 (7-5), 5-7, 3-6 in the 2^nd and final round of the qualifying event, in a match lasting 2 hours and 40 minutes.

9^th August: The sikkim High court sentenced former Chief Minister of Sikkim Nar Bahadur Bhandari to 1 month jail in a corruption case pertaining to rural water supply schemes in 1983-84.

The Central govt. gave a 2 year extension to Reserve Bank Governor Duvvaveri Subba Rao to ensure continuity of India’s monetary policy at a time when the fallout of the downgrade of the sovereign rating of America.

The India men’s doubles team of Rupesh Kuimar and sanave Thomas Went down fighting in the 2^nd round of the world Badminton championship at London.

10^th August: The Supreme Court upheld the death penalty awarded to Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohammad Arifaka Ashfag for killing 3 jawans during an attack in the Red Fort on December 22,2000

The riots in England claimed south Asian victims when 3 young men of Pakistan origin were killed in a ‘deliberate’ hit and run incident in the country’s 2^nd biggest city of Birmingham.

 Australia beat Sri Lanka by 7 wickets in the first 1 year. For Australia Mitchell Johnson grabbed a career best 6 for 31 and Shane Watson smashed a brisk 69 to guide the win.

General Knowledge

1.      of all the elements the number of which is the highest

a.       metals

b.      non metals

c.       metalloids

d.      none

2.      which one of the following is not mixed in manufacturing Gun-powder

a.       metal

b.      non metal

c.       metalloids

d.      none

3.      which one of the following has not been correctly matched

a.       tin – stannum

b.      iron – ferrum

c.       gold – aurum

d.      aluminium - argentums

4.      which one of the following is conduct of electricity

a.       graphite

b.      sulpher

c.       carbon-di-oxide

d.      none of these

5.      what temperature is considered as ‘Absolute Zero’ temperature

a.       0 degree centre grate

b.      -45 degree centre grate

c.       -150 degree centre grate

d.      none of these

6.      with the increase in temperature the motion of gas molecules in a container becomes

a.       increased

b.      decreased

c.       as before

d.      none

7.      vibration per second of the supersonic sound is

a.       20

b.      200

c.       1000

d.      more than 2000

8.      a 40 watt electric bulb will consume one unit of electricity if burnt for

a.       10 hours

b.      15 hours

c.       20 hours

d.      25 hours

9.      in which direction the earth moves round the sun

a.       east to west

b.      west to east

c.       clock wise

d.      anti clock wise

10.  wire of which one of the following metals is used ijn electric heater

a.       tungsten

b.      nicrome

c.       steel

d.      none

11.  by whom the atomic theory was efficiently propounded?

a.       Newton

b.      Dalton

c.       Kolbe

d.      None of these

12.  what is the approximate specific density of iron

a.       5

b.      6

c.       8

d.      none of these

13.  who, among the following, was a teacher of Greek hero Alexander

a.       Socrates

b.      Plato

c.       Aristotle

d.      None of these

14.  fishes continue their respiration with the held of

a.       body surface

b.      trachea

c.       gill

d.      lungs

15.  what is the rate of respiration of an adult human being per minute

a.       12-14 times

b.      14-18 times

c.       18-22 times

d.      none of these

16.  which one of the following vitamins is not soluble in water

a.       A

b.      B

c.       C

d.      None of these

17.  what is the approximate weight of blood of an adult person having weight of around 70 kegs

a.       3 liters

b.      4 liters

c.       5 liters

d.      none

18.  shortage of hemoglobin in human blood caused disease named

a.       goiter

b.      anemia

c.       scurvy

d.      none

19.  how many RBC are there for every one cubic millimeter of blood in a human body

a.       1lakh

b.      10lakh

c.       50lakh

d.      none

20.  the blood of which one of the flowing is not an example of beneficial fungi

a.       panicillium

b.      yeast

c.       Puccini gamines

d.      None

21.  which one of the following is not a sense organ of a human body

a.       heart

b.      eye

c.       tongue

d.      none

22.  which one of the following is not the name of a reproduction organ of plants

a.       stamen

b.      carpal

c.       pistil

d.      calyx

23.  from which type of the following several plants can be produces

a.       a mango

b.      a potato

c.       a coconut

d.      none

Answer

1.a

2.d

3.d

4.a

5.b

6.d

7.a

8.d

9.d

10.b

11.b

12.b

13.c

14.c

15.c

16.b

17.a

18.c

19.b

20.c

21.d

22.c

23.a

1. Who was the first man to sail round the world?


1. Vasco-Da –Gama


2. Ferdinand Magellan


3. Walter Scott


4. None of these


2. Which one of the following had not been correctly matched?


1. C.R. Das – deenabandhu


2. Jay prakash Narayan – lonknayak


3. Madan mohan malaviya – mahamana


4. None of these


3. Samuel Langhorne Clemens was popularly known as


1. Ike


2. Mark Twain


3. Desert fox


4. None of these


4. which one of the following has not been correctly matched


1. arati saha – English channel


2. durba banerjee – pilot


3. vijaylakshmi pandit – chief minister


4. meera sahib fathima beevi – supreme court judge


5. which one of the following has not been correctly matched


1. ajmir – rajasthan


2. hampi – Madhya Pradesh


3. sivakasi – tamil nadu


4. none of these


6. which one of the following has not been correctly matched


1. khadakvashla – Maharashtra


2. khetri – rajasthan


3. nepanagar – Madhya Pradesh


4. thumba – tamil nadu


7. which one of the following has not been matched


1. gate way of India – Bombay


2. city of place – jaipur


3. queen of the Arabian see – cochin


4. garden of India – Bangalore


8. which one of the following has not been matched


1. playground of Europe – Austria


2. cockpit of Europe – Belgium


3. land of midnight sun – Norway


4. none of these


9. which one of the following has not been correctly matched


1. white city – Bangalore


2. forbidden city – lhasa


3. eternal city – Rome


4. windy city – New York


10. which one of the following has not been correctly matched


1. borlau award – agricultuire


2. goenka award – literature


3. bhatnagar award – science


4. phalke award – cinema


11. which one of the following has not been correctly matched


1. Albania – Tirana


2. Belarus - minsk


3. Azerbaijan – taskent


4. Mongolia – ulan bator


12. Caracas is the city of


1. Cyprus


2. Zimbabwe


3. Uruguay


4. None


13. a piece of well cut diamond appears brighter in light because


1. of its radio activity


2. of its internal reflection


3. of its internal light


4. of high density of diamond


14. when the sky is seen form an aero plane at high altitude the sky is seen as


1. white


2. light blue


3. light red


4. black


15. a given object will show highest weight when weighted


1. on a flying aero plane


2. on the surface of the earth


3. in a highly deep mine


4. on the surface of the moon


16. What will be weight of an one kg. Iron ball on the surface of the sun?


1. 1 kg


2. 10 kg


3. 15 kg


4. more than 25 kg


17. the evaporation of which one of the following things takes place at the lowest temperature


1. petrol


2. water


3. sulphuric


4. mercury


18. what is the distance of the sun form the earth (approximately)


1. 5 crore km


2. 10 crore km


3. 15 crore km


4. none of these


19. if lime stone is heated the produce gas will be


1. hydrogen


2. carbon di oxide


3. nitrogen


4. none


20. a positive cartelist is used to have


1. chemical change


2. acceleration in chemical change


3. minimization of wastage of chemical


4. none of these


21. how many natural and artificial elements have been discarded by the scientists so far


1. 55


2. 75


3. 90


4. more than  100

Answer

1.b

2.a

3.b

4.c

5.b

6.d

7.b

8.a

9.d

10.b

11.c

12.d

13.b

14.d

15.b

16.d

17.a

18.c

19.b

20.b

21.d

1. Raw mangoes shrivel when pickled in brine. What is the phenomenon associated with – Reverse osmosis

2. During the year 2009 -2010, which sector experienced negative growth rate in India – Construction Sector

3. What are the methods adopted by civil society activists – Written and oral communication

4. Which three rivers of the peninsular India have the amarkantak region as their source – Son, Mahanadi, Narmada

5. Which factors influence ocean currents – Rotation of the earth and Revolution of the Earth.

6. Sivasamudra is an island formed by river – Country

7. Due to which the Taj Mahal is affected - excess humidity in air

8. Which is the first state in India which had women as Chief Minister – Uttar Pradesh (Sucheta Kripalani in 1963 - 1967).

9. Which is used for artificial ripening of fruits – Acetylene.

10. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) mainly contains which component – A mixture of aromatic Hydrogen

11. Where was the Arya Samaj set up for the first time in 1875 – Bombay

12. Where were held the 3^rd commonwealth Youth games – Pune

13. What formal or procedural democracy does not by any means guarantee – Constitutionalism

14. Which type of wood is used in making cricket bats – Salix Pururea.

15. Which is the common disease that is caused by viral infection – Common cold.

16. In onion, what is the edible swollen portion – Leaf Bases.

17. When milk is churned, the cream separated from it due to which force – centrifugal force

18. Who was the world’s first woman Prime Minister – Sirimavo Bandaranaike

19. Who composed the famous song “SARE JEHAN SE ACHHA” – Mohd. Iqbal

20. Which is nucleic acid is found in HIV – 1 RNA.

1. which states of India have common borders with Pakistan – Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan and Gujarat


2. who is now the Duchess of Cornwall – Camalia Parker


3. who discovered the cholera bacteria – Robert Koch


4. To which body residuary powers were conferred by the federation established by the Govt of India Act 1935 – Provincial legislatures.


5. What is the characteristic features of Narmada Valley – Structural origin


6. Way are inner lining of hot water geysers made up of copper – Copper has low heat capacity


7. By which chemical the surface of the gold ornaments is to be cleaned – Aqua regia


8. in which house the impeachment of the president of India can be initiated – Either house of the parliament


9. which mountain ranges separate Europe from Asia – Ural Mountain Range


10. which Indian company has recently acquired African mobile service operations in 15 countries from Zain – Bharti-Airtel


11. ‘An inconvenient Truth’ is a film directed by Al-Gore to promote public awareness about what  - Global warming


12. Jhulan Goswami is associated with which game – Cricket


13. which is the most important raw material for manufacturing soap – Fats and caustic Alkali


14. which is the westerm most lace with petro chemical industries in India – Kota


15. which country does not have common border with china – Thailand


16. from whose doctrines of Russian revolutionaries derived their ideology – Lenin and Stalin


17. where has been recently discovered and ancient cave containing a mural of 55 panels on the life of Buddha – Mustang (Nepal)


18. Zero hour in the Indian parliament starts at - 12:00 noon


19. which metal is used for coating the metal surface of galvanized corrugated iron sheets in galvanization – Zinc


20. The ‘Maitree express’ Train runs between which cities – Kolkata and Dhaka

1. which is the busiest oceanic trade route in the world – Suez canal


2. tides in the sea have stored which energy in them – Kinetic energy


3. ‘from each according to his capacity, to each according to his needs’ is which type of ideal – A communist ideal


4. what dies ‘dear money’  mean – high rate of interest


5. nail O’Brien is one of the famous batsman belongs to which country – Northamptonshire


6. who is the captain of Sri Lankan cricket team in Twenty -20 game – Tilakratne Dilshan


7. which animal tissue transports hormones and heat and maintain water balanced – Blood


8. why cattle are capable of digesting cellulose present in the grass and/ or fodder that they eat – Due to the presence of cellulose degrading bacteria in the rumen


9. why are pregnant women recommended substantial intake of green leafy vegetable in their diet, especially in the 1^st trimester – they are a rich source of folic acid which required for DNA synthesis


10. where is the human body’s main organ of balance located – Inner part of ear


11. A deficiency of which mineral is most likely to lead to an immunodeficiency – Zinc


12. Who is the president of federation of Indian export organization (FIEO) – Ramu Deora.


13. As the sunlight passes through the atmosphere the rays are scattered by tiny particles of dust, pollen, soot and other minute particulate matters present there however, when we look up, why does the sky appear blue during mid-day – As blue light is scattered most.


14. A passenger in a moving train tosses a five rupee coin, if the coin falls behind him, then the train must be moving with what speed – Uniform acceleration.


15. when the pressure exerted on the ground by a man is greatest – When he stands on the toes of one foot


16. An athlete diving off a high springboard can perform a variety of exercise in the air before entering the water below. Which parameter will remain constant during the fall – The athlete’s angular momentum


17. if an object having mass of 1 kg is subjected to a force of 1N. What is the acceleration with which the object moves – 1 m/s²


18. The apparent weight of a steel sphere immersed in various liquids is measured using a spring balance. The greatest reading is obtained for which liquid – The liquid having the greatest volume.


19. Scuba divers are at risk due to high concentration of dissolved gases while breathing air at high pressure under water. The tanks used by scuba divers are filled with which gas – Air diluted with Helium


20. Who was the town planner of Chandigarh – Le Corbusier.

1.   Who described Mahatma Gandhis a ‘Half Naked seditious fakir’ during the second round table conference?

2. Name the former French possession that became part of west Bengal in 1954


3. Atish – E- Chinar is the autobiography of which Indian leader?


4. Which grass plant do we crush and make juice that is sweet and excellent for the liver?


5. Who founded the town kartarpur in Punjab?


6. Who many main organs do the United Nations organizations (UNO) have?


7. What is the centre of a hurricane called?


8. What is the lowest test total in cricket?


9. What was the first capital fo Pakistan in 1947?


10. Name the Sri Lankan player who was the highest run scorer (500 runs)  in the 2011 ICC cricket world cup?


11. What was the name of the famous character the actor Arshad Warsi played in the film Munnabhai MBBS?


12. Some advertisements have a ‘lead I’. what is a ‘lead in’ ?


13. What kinds of geographical features are Havelock, Rutland, interview, sound and Neill?


14. Which planet spins the fastest?


15. Where is the world,s largest football stadium?


16. The name of which law writ literally translates to ‘you should produce the body’?


17. What was the nickname of the kiwi cricketer Lnace cairns?


18. Which part of donor’s eye can be transplated in others?


19. Which is the most famous hindu temple in Nepal, dedicated to Lord Shiva?


20. “Knowledge is power” who said this?

Answer

1.Winston Churchill

2.chadernagore

3.sheikh Abdullah who nicknamed Sher – e- Kashmir

4.sugarcane

5.guru nanak

6.sis

7.eye

8.26 by new Zealand versus England in Auckland during 1954-55

9.Karachi that is the largest city in Pakistan

10.  Tillakaratne Dilshan

11.  circuit

12.  a line that precedes the headline

13.  islands of Andaman and Nicobar

14.  Jupiter, which is the largest of the planets in the solar system, spins on its axis in the shortest time, only 9 hours 50 minutes

15.  the world largest football stadium is in Rio de Janeiro , brazil, 200000 people  can watch matches at one time in this stadium

16.  habeus corpus

17.  the butcher

18.  cornea

19.  pashupatinath

20.  francis bacon

1. Which was the first state created as a separate state of the linguistic basis in 1953?

Ans: Andhra Pradesh

2.In which year was eh state reorganization commission constituted?

Ans:  1956

3. Who was the first woman chief justice of a high court of a state in India?

Ans:  Leila Seth

4. Which mughal emperor’s childhood name was Khurram?

Ans:  Shah Jahan

5. Which event did the civil disobedience Movement start with?

Ans:  By Breaking salt Law

6. Who founded the prathana Samaj in Bombay in 1867?

Ans:  Atmaram Pandurang

7. In which language are the Buddhist texts written?

Ans:  Pali

8. Who was the first prime minister of great Britain?

Ans:  Robert Walpole

9. Which computer language is suitable for business work?

Ans:  COBOL

10. LAN stand for

Ans:  Local Area Network

11. Which planet is called the ‘Lord of the Heavens?

Ans:  Jupiter (71% of the total mass of all planets)

12. On the bank of which river is Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, located?

Ans:  Amsel

13.Why is it that old people are more liable to fracture their bones when they fall down?

Ans:  The bones of the aged are fragile on account of reduction of animal matter in the bone substance. Hence, the fracture of the upper end of the thigh bone (neck or femur) can occur even after minor incidences such as getting up suddenly from a chair or bed, slipping in a bath room, etc.

14. why do we not see the stars in the day light?

Ans:  we do not see the stars during the day time because of the all around scattering of sunlight by the dust particles of the atmosphere, which makes the sky too bright for stars to be seen.

15. Name the world’s tallest man-made building that was inaugurated on January 4, 2010?

Ans:  Burj Khalifa, formerly known as burj Dubai, is the world’s tallest tower that stands at 818 metre high.

16. Who is the author of the book, “An enquiry into the nature and causes of wealth”?

Ans:  Adam Smith

17. What is the difference between Indian standard time (IST) nad Greenwich mean time?

Ans:  +5 hours and 30 minutes

18. What is the name of the biggest shipping canal in the world?

Ans:  Suez Canal

19. In which sport has Dipika Pallikal excelled herself?

Ans:  Squash

20. Which sport is Deodhar Trophy associated with?

Ans:  cricket

1.      originally how many schedules and articles were there in the Indian constitution?

Ans:  originally there were eight schedules and 395 articles in the constitution of India

2.      who has the right of audience in all the courts in all the courts in India?

Ans: Attorney general of India

3.      Who first made economic planning for India?

Ans: M. Vishaeshwarya

4.      Define economic planning

Ans: Economic planning provides a method of rational and considered choice for securing the optimum combination of inputs, leading to higher degree of capital formation. Hence, it is suitable for the goal of fast economic growth.

5.      Which day is observed as world environment day?

Ans: 5 June

6.      where is the headquarters of the Asian development bank located?

Ans:  Manila, the capital of Philippines

7.      Caracas is the capital of which Latin American country?

Ans:  Venezuela

8.      Which was the first artificial satellite launched into orbit?

Ans:  Sputnik 1

9.      Diet is the name of parliament of which Asian country?

Ans:  Japan

10.  Who is the author of the book, ‘the god of small things’?

Ans:  Arundhati Roy

11.  Where was the rsirst computer in India installed?

Ans:  GPO Bengaluru

12.  One byte is equal to ____?

Ans:  8 bits

13.  Why do some pendulum clocks, which keep correct time in winter go slow in summer?

Ans:  In summer length of pendulum increases and hence time period also in -creases.

14.  Why does water get cooled in earthen pitchers?

Ans:  Pitchers have pores and water percolating through tem evaporates. During evaporation, heat is taken away form the water in the pitcher, and so it gets cooled.

15.  The science dealing with thestudy of phenomena at very low temperatures is known as___

Ans:  Cryogenics

16.  What dows Kalhan’s Rajtarangini discuss about?

Ans:  Rajtarangini is the story of different dynasties of Kashmir

17.  Who was the viceroy in India during quit India movement (August 8. 1942)?

Ans:  Lord Linlithgow(1936-1944).

18.  which is the highest peak of India?

Ans:  K2

19.  Which Asian country hosted the 29^th Olympic games?

Ans:  china

20.  Name the national sport of China?

Ans:  Table Tennis