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Current Affairs January 2011

Awards

Which bank has been presented with Skoch Financial Inclusion Award 2011 for "SHG Initiatives - Urban Financial Inclusion"?
Indian Bank


Business

In which Social Networking site did Goldman, Digital Sky Technologies invest USD 500 million?
Facebook

How many more banks has RBI allowed to import gold and silver?
7 (State Bank of Mysore, Karur Vysya Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank,
South Indian Bank, State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad
and State Bank of Travancore)

What system did BSE launch recently?
Index-based circuit breaker system

Which Public sector bank is planning to setup 600 financial inclusion centres, 300 by March-end 2011 and another 300 by March-end 2012?
SBI

Where the world's first Art Exchange was launched to offer opportunity for individuals and institutions to buy and sell shares of famous artworks?
In Paris, A&F Markets


People

At which class has Utkarsh Tripathi, student of the Brij Bihari Sahai (BBS) Inter College in Allahabad is Jagriti newspaper turns editor, reporter and publisher?
Class 8

Who has been appointed as CIO of Allianz Investment Management?
Nikhil Srinivasan

What has been setup in Haryana in the memory of astronaut Kalpana Chawla in her home town Karnal?
Medical College

Who has been appointed as part-time Chairman and Managing Director of HMT Machine Tools Ltd.?
G.K.Pillai


Event

Where a 4-day World Sanskrit Book Fair(sanskritbookfair.org) has been organised from January 7th 2011?
National College Basavanagudi, Bangalore, India

Which 5-day event was inaugurated by Prime Minster Manmohan Singh and held at the SRM University in Kattankulathur near Chennai?
98th Indian Science Congress (ISC)


Science

What has been commissioned to the country by Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh at Tarapur, around 100km north of Mumbai?
2nd Power Reactor Reprocessing Plant


Sports

Who won the 5-match series 3-1, to retain Ashes?
England


Who retired from all form of cricket including IPL, becomes Sports administrator of Karnataka State Cricket Association and an entrepreneur to launch sports edu outfit Tenvic?
Anil Kumble

Which England all-rounder retired from Test cricket in 2011?
Paul Collingwood

Which company sponsored Formula 1 rider Narain Karthikeyan on his re-entry?
Tata's Hispania Racing Team


Technology

What are the unique features of Intel's 2nd generation intel core processors?
Built-in visual capabilities to deliver superior audio-visual experience, faster downloading ability and improved battery life

What is the USB version of Transcend's JetFlash 700?
USB 3.0

Comments

  1. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    bad

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  2. iplfreakJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    @Anonymouswill try and improve.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:31 PM

    =))

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  4. AmrutaJanuary 23, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    good:))

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  5. iplfreakJanuary 24, 2011 at 6:28 AM

    @Amrutathank you.

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  6. asthaFebruary 1, 2011 at 6:17 PM

    this information shouldn't be like a questionairre!!!!!!!!!!!
    :-o

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  7. iplfreakFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:07 PM

    @AsthaThank you for your suggestion. Will have a discussion with our team and re-consider.

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    1. almaMarch 2, 2012 at 8:08 AM

      its actually easy n more appt like questionaire....i think so

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 4:59 PM

    not good not bad

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  9. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    avg...

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  10. iplfreakFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    @mohitwe will try and improve.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2011 at 12:20 PM

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  12. MihirFebruary 9, 2011 at 10:56 PM

    It is good but not so good improve it!
    :((:)

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  13. iplfreakFebruary 13, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    @MihirSure we will improve Mr.Mihir.

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  14. alishaFebruary 13, 2011 at 6:06 PM

    its very bad ........ now onwards i would never like to use this site...........just wastage of time

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  15. iplfreakFebruary 15, 2011 at 6:01 AM

    @alishaMs.Alisha this is hard to digest, kindly live some comments on the presentation format. So that we could work and keep going.

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  16. Reshu TyagiFebruary 16, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    don't you think that there should be some explanatory things, not just names or indicators???
    it would be quite helpful if u think about it.
    :_t

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  17. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 6:42 PM

    Its very informative and would like to see more of current affairs which would help me in cracking current affairs in IAS prelims

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    :))

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  19. ROOPALI SINGHFebruary 18, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    i will praise ur attemt...gud wrk...kp improving!

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  20. iplfreakFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:54 AM

    @Reshu TyagiMs.Reshu, would take into consideration, thank you.

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  21. iplfreakFebruary 19, 2011 at 5:59 AM

    @AnonymousThank you and good luck for your IAS prelims preparation.

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  22. iplfreakFebruary 19, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    @ROOPALI SINGHThank you and lets hope for the best.

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  23. siriFebruary 19, 2011 at 7:06 PM

    @alisha dats not really bad

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  24. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    =))

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 20, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    =)) :))

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    osum man ./............!! thanxx it really helped..!!

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  27. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    b-(

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  28. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 5:38 PM

    thanks buddy it helped in my Gk test :D

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  29. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    thanks it is really helping in my GK test .;)).get some more if u can.

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  30. iplfreakFebruary 26, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    Thank you all. Lets keep going.

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  31. AnonymousMarch 3, 2011 at 9:28 PM

    tata thiya ba may mana

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  32. surbhiMarch 7, 2011 at 12:41 AM

    it was good but i think u shud include some more imp topics...nyways it was worth reading.. :) thank you..

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  33. AnonymousMarch 7, 2011 at 5:47 PM

    ~x(

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  34. iplfreakMarch 8, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    @surbhiWelcome. Efforts are being laid to cover more topics.

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  35. AnonymousMarch 14, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    good work man :D

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  36. AnonymousMarch 22, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    it was avg n it should be more discriptive

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  37. AnonymousMarch 26, 2011 at 12:57 AM

    thnks yr.....

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  38. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 10:12 PM

    ITS FIINE,BUT IT WOULD B BETTR IF U PUT SOME MORE TOPIC DUDE.....WATEVR IT HELPS US....THANKS

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  39. AnonymousApril 8, 2011 at 9:54 PM

    not enough

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  40. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    its sure,will help a lot for exams

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  41. AnonymousApril 12, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    we need more

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  42. AnonymousApril 13, 2011 at 8:56 AM

    Thanks For These!

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  43. AnonymousApril 27, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    very good work man well done

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  44. iplfreakApril 30, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Thank you all.

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  45. sweetyMay 1, 2011 at 10:11 PM

    it is good ,it is informative but we need more

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  46. susmithaMay 1, 2011 at 10:15 PM

    the information should not be in question form

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  47. BALABHASKARJune 3, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    ALL THE ELLOWS WHO TOLD IT IS BAD ARE FOOLS.
    IT IS WORTH LOOKING. BUT IT SHOULD BE UPDATED AT ENTH OF MONTH TO COVER MORE PORTION.

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  48. JACQUESJune 3, 2011 at 3:14 PM

    GOOD . AND I APPRECIATE BALABHASKAR. THREE CHEERS FOR BALABHASKAR

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  49. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Not good and not enough

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  50. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    Not good and not enough

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  51. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 12:18 PM

    That r not questions ya.Not good and not enough.

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  52. AnonymousJune 27, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    gud and keep going

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  53. MohanJuly 16, 2011 at 11:29 PM

    the science and technology columns can be provided with some more questions...other wise it s good and informative :)

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  54. AnonymousAugust 4, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    Nice effort!!
    Very informative.
    I would like to suggest one thing, if you separate India & world current affairs, then it will be more useful for different people accessing your site...

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  55. iplfreakAugust 4, 2011 at 7:27 PM

    Thank you. Sure we would take that into account and work on it.

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  56. UnknownAugust 4, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    nice effort !
    it may be very effective for everyone who are seeking a better career in banking sector....

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  57. iplfreakAugust 18, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    Thank you.

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  58. aneeshAugust 27, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    very good

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  59. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    it is good but not enough only one question is not enough for whole topic describe it ...............

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  60. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    not so bad no so good...

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  61. iplfreakSeptember 8, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    Thank you Mr.Aneesh.
    We shall try and make it better.

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  62. jyothipriyaSeptember 10, 2011 at 8:59 PM

    good but explain some more details about it

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  63. iplfreakSeptember 11, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Thank you, we have changed the pattern in Question and Answer from.

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  64. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 6:49 PM

    It's well and good

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  65. ManickamSeptember 20, 2011 at 7:33 PM

    It's very nice & useful one

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  66. iplfreakSeptember 20, 2011 at 9:36 PM

    Thank you.

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  67. pahalOctober 2, 2011 at 3:58 PM

    Really a good effort. Beneficial at primary level of preparation for exams...All the best.

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  68. iplfreakOctober 2, 2011 at 4:52 PM

    Thank you.

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  69. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    its gud..keep it up

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  70. iplfreakOctober 13, 2011 at 11:56 AM

    Thank you.

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  71. balaOctober 19, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    kindly sent current affairs in pdf from jan 2011 to aug 2011 in my mail id

    balavinayagam17@gmail.com

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  72. iplfreakOctober 19, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    We will shortly provide download option for all the months current affairs.

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  73. geethNovember 29, 2011 at 7:32 AM

    really very useful

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  74. iplfreakNovember 29, 2011 at 10:41 AM

    Thank you.

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