Current Affairs September 2011 - (7) for bank,ias,upsc exams

Who has been elected as president of BCCI?
N.Srinivasan

Who has been appointed as IPL Chief?
Rajiv Shukla

Which UAE college has Birla Institure of Technology is set to operate?
Royal College of Applied Science and Technology

Which sandalwood female actor is set to contest for Youth Congress chief post?
Ramya

Which kannada poet has been selected for Knanpith Award, India's highest literary honour?
Chandrashekhara Kambar

Which two Hindi authors have been chosen for India's highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009?
Shrilal Shukla and Amar Kant

What and which European nation credit rating has been downgraded by S&P?
From A+/A-1+ to A/A-1, Italy

Which service has Google opened to all taking fight to Facebook?
Google Plus

In order to help farmers and push retail prices ban on which product export has been lifted recently?
Onion

Who has bee re-elected as chief of Karnataka Milk Federation?
G.Somashekara Reddy

In which country the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is set to inaugurate the Gandhi Centre on October 2nd?
Netherlands

Which part of India has been hit by bird flu recently?
West Bengal and Assam

Who won his maiden World Championship cycle tournament?
6-time Russian champion Peter Svidler

Which group has bagged the Network of the Year trophy at the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore?
DDB Group

Which Dubai-based company has picked up 12% stake in Everonn Education?
Varkey Group's education firm Gems education

Name the company which divided its business into operating and network division recently.
Maxis-owned Aircel

Which 2 teams have been qualified for Champions League Twenty 20 cricket main draw?
Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset

Which 2 players were handed lifeline after Hockey India lifted two-year ban imposed on them for indiscipline?
Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh

Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry.
National Automotive board

When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin?
September 18th 2012

Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently?
Sachin Tendulkar

Which country's UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently?
Palestine

How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council?
Until June 2012

Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs?
Mexico city(Mexico)

Which is the Latest tablet launched by Amazon.com?
Kindle Fire

Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV?
Toshiba

Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role?
Money ball

September Current Affairs

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ICC's new changes or amendments for Test,ODI and Twenty-20 Cricket from October 1st 2011

Two balls in one-day match
Two balls, instead of one will be used in each innings of a match in One-day International

Obstructing the field
'Obstructing the field', on appeal from the fielding team while a batsman is running between the wickets could be given out provided he has not significantly changed his direction of running and also umpire feels that by some other actions it is clear that the batsman has intended to obstruct the field. To decide this, the on-field umpires could consult the third umpire.

Powerplays in 50-over format
Total number of powerplay overs remain at 20 per innings with first 10 mandatory, second and third to be taken between 16th and 40th Over

Runner for a batsman
Runner for a batsman shall not be permitted in any formats of the game

Retiring hurt or Returning
Unless 9 wickets are down, injured or ill batsman has the option of retiring hurt and returning to bat at a later stage as per the need

Injured or Ill player
Calculation of the period for which an injured or ill player who is absent from field shall not be permitted to bowl or bat i.e.penalty time in all forms of game

Bowler Attempt run-out non-striker
Bowler is permitted to attempt run-out before releasing the ball and has not completed his usual delivery swing. Whether the attempt is successful or not, the shall not count. If the bowler fails in an attempt to runout the non-striker the umpire shall call and signal Dead ball

Extra 15 minutes at the scheduled lunch or tea interval
Umpires could decide to allow 15 minutes (minimum 4 overs) extra time at the scheduled lunch or tea interval of any day upon captain's request only when umpire's believe it would bring a definite result in that session. If umpires do not believe a result can a be achieved no extra time shall be allowed

Interval delay by a maximum of 30 minutes
In Test cricket, if nine wickets are down at the time of scheduled lunch interval, the interval shall be delayed by 30 minutes as it is with tea interval

ODI minimum interval
Minimum interval for an uninterrupted One-Day match has been increased from 20 minutes to 30 minutes

Business Quiz - (12) for MBA exams, competitive exams

The brand of soaps "Ariel" is manufactured by
i) Godrej Soaps ii) ITC iii) Hindustan Unilever Ltd. iv) Procter and Gamble

'MRF' is a brand of
i) Cars ii) Buses iii) Trucks iv) Tyres

'Beetal' telephone equipments are products of
i) Siemens ii) Tata Phones iii) Crompton Greaves iv) Bharati Telecom

'Mangaldeep Agarbatti' is a product of which company?
i) Wipro ii) ITC iii) Hindustan Unilever iv) Tata

The detergent 'Tide' is manufactured by which company?
i) Godrej ii) Procter and Gamble iii) ITC iv) Hindustan Unilever

'Dettol' is a product of which company?
i) Ranbaxy ii) Johnson and Johnson iii) Reckitt-Beneckiser iv) Hindustan Unilever

Raymond belongs to
i) Birlas ii) Tatas iii) Singhania Group iv) Wadias

'Lets make things better' is associated with
i) Sony ii) BPL iii) Philips iv) Videocon

Current Affairs September 2011 - (6) for bank,ias,upsc exams

What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date?
7% and 1st July 2011

Which Country now allows transgender option in passports?
Australia

Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India?
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale?
Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft

Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka?
Ian Felton

What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011?
CRR - 6.00%, Repo - 8.25% and Reverse Repo - 7.25%

Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show?
Tata Motors

In which part of India has new species of frog found?
Western ghats

What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011?
100 per day from per SIM

Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.?
Dinesh K.Sarraf

What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket?
118

Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector.
Hospital Board of India

Which Bollywood  diva is set to relocate to India after living in America for almost a decade?
Madhuri Dixit

Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami?
Heavy rockers Iron Maiden

Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration?
Kolkata

When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held?
15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany

September Current Affairs

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Jnanpith Award Winners updated September 2011

Name	Year	Language	Title
G.Sankara Kurup	1965	Malayalam	Odakkuzhal(Flute)
Tarashankar Bandopadhyaya	1966	Bengali	Ganadevta
Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa(Kuvempu)	1967	Kannada	Sri Ramayana Darshanam
Umashankar Joshi	1967	Gujarati	Nishitha
Sumitranandan Pant	1968	Hindi	Chidambara
Firaq Gorakhpuri	1969	Urdu	Gul-e-Naghma
Vishwanatha Satyanarayana	1970	Telugu	Ramayana Kalpavrikshamu
Bishnu Dey	1971	Bengali	Smriti Satta Bhavishyat
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar	1972	Hindi	Urvashi
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre	1973	Kannada	Nakutanthi(Four Strings)
Gopinath Mohanty	1973	Oriya	Paraja
Vishnu Sakhram Khandekar	1974	Marathi	Yayati
P.V.Akilan	1975	Tamil	Chittrappavai
Ashapurna Devi	1976	Bengali	Pratham Pratisruti
K.Shivaram Karanth	1977	Kannada	Mookajjiya Kanasugalu(Mookajjis Dreams
S.H.Vatsyayan 'Ajneya'	1978	Hindi	Kitni Naon Men Kitni bar(How many times in many boats?)
Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya	1979	Assamese	Mrityunjay(Immortal)
S.K.Pottekkat	1980	Malayalam	Oru Desathinte Katha(Story of a Land)
Amrita Pritam	1981	Punjabi	Kagaj te Canvas
Mahadevi Varma	1982	Hindi	Yama
Maasti Venkatesh Ayengar	1983	Kannada	Chikkaveera Rajendra
Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai	1984	Malayalam	Kayar(Coir)
Pannalal Patel	1985	Gujarati	Maanavi Ni Bhavaai
Sachidananda Rout Roy	1986	Oriya
Vishnu Vaman Shirwadkar(Kusumagraj)	1987	Marathi	Natsamrat
Dr.C.Narayana reddy	1988	Telugu	Vishwambhara
Qurratulain Hyder	1989	Urdu	Akhire Shab Ke Humsafard
V.K.Gokak	1990	Kannada	Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi
Subhas Mukhopadhyay	1991	Bengali	Padati
Naresh Mehta	1992	Hindi
Sitakant Mahapatra	1993	Oriya
U.R.Ananthamurthy	1994	Kannada
M.T.vasudevan	1995	Malayalam	Randamoozham(Second Chance)
Mahasweta Devi	1996	Bengali	Hajar Churashir Ma
Ali Sardar Jafri	1997	Urdu
Girish Karnad	1998	Kannada
Nirmal Verma	1999	Hindi
Gurdial Singh	1999	Punjabi
Indira Goswami	2000	Assamese
Rajendra Keshavlal Shah	2001	Gujarati
D.Jayakanthan	2002	Tamil
Vinda Karandikar	2003	Marathi	Ashtadarshana
Rahman Rahi	2004	Kashmiri	Subhuk soda,Kalami Rahi & Siyah Rode
Kunwar Narayan	2005	Hindi
Ravindra Kelekar	2006	Konkani
Satya Vrat Shastri	2006	Sanskrit
O.N.V.Kurup	2007	Malayalam
Akhlaq Mohammed Khan 'Shahryar'	2008	Urdu
Amar Kant	2009	Hindi
Srilal Shukla	2009	Hindi
Chandrashekhara Kambara	2010	Kannada

Dasara or Dussehra or Navaratri Quiz

What is the significance of Vijayadashmi?

It denotes the victory of truth over the evil

Which Asura was killed on Vijayadashmi?

Mahishasura

Who killed Mahishasura?

Goddess Chamundeshwari

During which era celebration of Dasara festival began?

Vijayanagar Kingdom

Who was the first king from Wodeyar family to perform the puja during Dasara?

Raja Wodeyar

Where is Chamundehswari temple located in Karnataka?

Chamundi Hills, Mysore

By what name Dasara procession is famous?

Jamboo Savari

Which animal will be the centre of attraction during Dasara festival?

Elephant

Which god is worshipped during Dasara festival?

Goddess Durga

Who currently holds the Durbar/Darbar during dasara festival?

Srikantadatta Narasimharaj Wodeyar

Which tree will be worshipped during Dasara festival?

Banni Tree (Shami Tree/Prosopsis Spicegera)

What is the centre of attraction during dasara festival?

Exhibition

Which king started Dasara exhibition first?

Chamaraja Wodeyar 10

Which sport is famous during dasara and attracts many sportsmen?

Wrestling (Kusti spardhe)

Science Quiz - 11

Acoustics	Study of Sounds
Anthropology	Mental and Physical states of mankind
Bionics	Sensory perception of birds
Conchology	Shells
Cytogenetics	Cell formation
Gerentology	Old age
Hydroponics	Culture of plants without soil
Iconography	Teaching by models
Ornithology	Study of birds

Indian History - 8

Who compiled Adigranth?
i) Guru Teg Bahadur ii) Guru Nanak iii) Guru Arjun Dev iv) Guru Govind Singh

Shivaji festival was organised by
i) Gokhale ii) Gandhiji iii) Savarkar iv) Tilak

Magna Carta was signed in 1215A.D by
i) King John II ii) Victoria iii) Napoleon iv) Elizabeth

The first Viceroy of India was
i) Warren Hastings ii) Rajaji iii) Lord Mount Batten iv) Lord Canning

Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by
i) Lord Rippon ii) Warren Hastings iii) Lord Dalhousie iv) Lord Corn Wallis

The French revolution took place in the year
i) 1545 ii) 1789 iii) 1548 iv) 1776

The main occupation of Aryans was
i) Sea Trade ii) Hunting iii) Small and Cottage industry iv) Agriculture

The metals used by the Indus Valley people were
i) Gold and Silver ii) Lead iii) Copper and Tin iv) All of these

Current Affairs September 2011 - 5

Which cricketer was conferred the Spirit of Cricket Award?
Mahinder Singh Dhoni

What has Chief Minister Narendra Modi launched to promote entrepreneurship under the guidance of N.R.Narayan Murthy?
International Centre for Enterpreneurship and Technology (iCreate)

At what percent does Industrial Growth stand as on July 2011?
3.3 per cent

Which IPO proposal was cleared by SEBI recently?
Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX)

Which award was O.P.Munjal conferred by Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) recently?
Life Time Achievement Award for 2010

Name the processor launched by AMD which has created the Guinness World Record for the Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor.
AMD FX CPU, 8.429GHz

Where is the Hockey Champions Trophy re-scheduled for 2011?
New Zealand

Who won the men's singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Novak Djokovic

Which entrance examination system is all set to go online from next year in India as decided by the Central Board of Secondary Education?
All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE)

Which two Indian sports personality has been conferred with the rank of honourary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army by President Pratibha Patil?
Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra

At what percentage does inflation stand as on August 2011?
9.78%

Which company show-cased a computer with a processor running on a postage stamp-size cell powered by solar energy?
Intel

Which state in India has bought IPL matches and DTH service under entertainment tax?
Tamil Nadu

Which microblogging site launched a Hindi language version on the occasion of Hindi Divas?
Twitter

Which Singapore-based business unit of Capital Land opened 2 serviced residences in India, Bangalore?
The Ascott Limited, wholly-owned serviced residence

September Current Affairs

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63rd Primetime Emmy Awards 2011

Drama series	Mad men
Comedy series	Modern family
Actor in a comedy series	Jim Parsons (the big bang theory)
Actress in a comedy series	Melissa Mccarthy (Mike & Molly)
Supporting actor in a comedy series	Ty burrell (Modern Family)
Supporting actress in a comedy series	Julie Bowen (Modern Family)
Best miniseries or tv movie	Downton Abbey
Actress in a miniseries movie	Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce)
Reality competition program	The Amazing Race
Best variety, music or comedy series	The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
Directing for a Comedy series	Michael Spiller (Modern Family)
Writing for a Comedy series	Steve Levitan & Jeffrey Richman (Modern Family)
Directing for a Drama series	Martin Scorsese (Boardwalk Empire)

World President - 4

Cyprus	Dimitris Christofias
Czech Republic	Vaclav Klaus
Djiouti	Ismail Omar Guelleh
Dominica	Nicholas Liverpool
Dominican Republic	Leonel Fernandez
East Timor	Jose Ramos-Horta
Ecuador	Rafael Correa

Taglines of Engineering Companies

ABG Shipyard Ltd.	Where the Future belongs
Akar Tools Ltd.	The Ultimate Grip
BEML Ltd.	New Frontier New Dreams
Best & Crompton Engineering. Ltd.	Future Technologies,Today
Burnpur Cement Ltd.	Exploring new horizons
Era Infra Engineering Ltd.	Believe in Difference
Finolex Cables Ltd.	gets people together
Ingersoll Rand	Inspiring Progress
IVRCL Infrastructures and Projects Ltd.	We make it happen

Current Affairs September 2011 - 4

Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently.
Carl-Peter Forster

Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood?
UK

Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo?
Rapper Snoop Dogg

When and where India's First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration?
2013 in Mumbai

Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota.
Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva

Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
B.C.Khanduri

Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan's 8-day old Government.
Yoshio Hachiro

India's finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site?
Facebook

Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)?
Faculty of Management Studies

Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011.
Megha Tropiques

Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan?
India

Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel

Who won the women's singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Samantha Stosur

Who won the women's mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber

Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it.
Vodafone Blue

September Current Affairs

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US Open 2011 Results

Category	Winner
Men's Singles	Novak Djokovic
Women's Single	Samantha Stosur
Men's Doubles	Jurgen Melzer & Philip Petzschner
Women's Doubles	Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond
Mixed Doubles	Melanie Oudin & Jack Sock

Current Affairs September 2011 - 3

Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?
Iran

Which country's court has banned Samsung tablet computer?
Germany

Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies - Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation?
Champions Trophy Hockey tournament

Which country-men and who won the men's 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu?
Britian's Mo Farah

Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently.
V.Ganapati Sthapati

Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?
Bobby Jindal

Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?
SAP

Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?
Spain

How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh?
61 items

Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?
India and Malaysia

Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.
Coolpad CDMA

Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government?
Wheat and Onion

Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, 'Maaee'?
Asha Bhonsle

Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka?
Ashwini Mehra

Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film?
Ghar Jamai

September Current Affairs

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Some Banking Terms

Cash: Cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.

Notational Money: The notional money is a financial instrument, the nominal or face amount that is used to calculate payments made on that instrument

Cheque: A cheque is a document or instrument that orders a payment of money from a bank account.

Electronic Fund Transfer: Electronic Fund Transfer or EFT is the electronic exchange or transfer of money from one account to another, either within a single financial institution or across multiple institutions with usage of computer

Plastic Money: Plastic money is a term that is used predominantly in reference to the hard plastic cards we use everyday in place of actual bank notes

Debit Card: A debit card is a plastic card that provides the cardholder electronic access to his or her bank account at a financial institution

Credit Card: A credit card is a small plastic card issued to users as a system of payment. It allows its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services.

Electronic Clearing Service: ECS is an electronic clearing system that facilitates paperless credit / debit transaction directly linked to your account and also provides for a faster method of effecting periodic and repetitive payments.

Winners and Runner up of Construction Week Awards 2011

Sustainable Project of the Year	Winner: Sobha Developers	Runner-Up: Ackruti City Limited	Jury Special Commendation: Ramky Infrastructure Limited
Commercial Project of the Year	Winner: Express Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd	Runner-Up: Oberoi Realty Ltd
Roads and Highways Project of the Year	Winner: AFCONS Infrastructure Ltd (AFCONS)	Jury Special Commendation: HCC Ltd
Contractor of the Year	Editorial Choice Award: Ramky Infrastructure
Airport Project of the Year	Editorial Choice Award: GMR Group
Research & Development Innovation Award	Winner: Karnataka State Police Housing Corporation	Runner-up: Mahindra Construction Equipment
Corporate Social Responsibility Award	Winner: Punj Lloyd	Runner Up: Ramky Infrastructure Limited
Seaport Project of the Year	Winner: Marg Group
Tower Project of the Year	Winner: Vascon Engineers	Runner up: Godrej Properties Ltd
Residential Project of the Year	Winner: TATA Housing	Runner-Up: Ambuja Realty	Jury Special Commendation: Kalpataru
Engineering Company of the Year	Winner: Punj Lloyd
Developer of the Year	Winner: TATA Housing	Runner-Up: Prestige Estate Project Ltd
Real Estate Person of the Year	Winner: Nitesh Shetty, Nitesh Estates Ltd
Infrastructure Person of the Year	Winner: GRK Reddy, Marg Group

Current Affairs September 2011 - 2

Which cricketer has been ruled out of ODI series against England due to fracture?
Rohit Sharma

Name the Calcutta High Court judge who resigned recently.
Justice Soumitra Sen

Which Golf League is scheduled to start on 4th September 2011?
Touche Golf League (TCL)

Name the cable TV service recently launched in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation

Which country is all set to hold Nobel Quiz in Bangalore on 10th September 2011?
Sweden (Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2011)

Which country has approved for a 3-month extension of a state of emergency?
Trinidad and Tobago

Who has set a world record of 37.04 seconds for the men's 4*100 meter relay title?
Usain Bolt

Which automobile major is eying to regain No.1 rank in India by 2015?
Mercedes Benz

Who won the Golf European Masters title 2011?
Thomas Bjorn

Which hollywood-based Indian filmmaker died of cardiac arrest recently?
Jarmohan Mundhra

Which major bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 5th September 2011 in India?
Land acquisition bill

Which Global Mobile Virtual Network operator has planned to enter the Indian mobile communications space?
Lycamobile

Name the Indigo model launched by Tata Motors recently.
Indigo e-CS VX

Who has been appointed as Senior President and COO of Yes Bank?
Asit Oberoi

Who has been appointed as India region head by Nokia Siemens Networks?
Sandeep Girotra

September Current Affairs

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Taglines of Consumer Durable Companies

Bajaj Electricals Ltd.	Inspiring Trust
Balkrishna Industries Ltd.	Growing Together
Fedders Lloyd Corporation Ltd.	Live the Future
Haier Appliances (India) Private Ltd.	Inspired Living
Khaitan Electricals ltd.	The name is enough
Onida	Designed with you in mind
Polar Industries Ltd.	Winds of Change
Polygenta Technologies Ltd.	This way
Videocon Industries Ltd.	Experience change
Voltamp Transformers Ltd.	The Power of Industry
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.	Sensing the Difference

General Knowledge for School Kids - 13

A fertile land in the midst of a desert is called
Oasis

A large mass of ice floating in the sea is called
Iceberg

Snow storms are also called
Blizzards

A group of islands is called
Archipelago

A triangular shaped alluvial tract formed at the mouth of the river is called
Delta

The vast layer of air which surrounds the earth on which we live is called
Atmosphere

The molten material which exists below the solid rock is called
Magma

The alluvial tract of land between two adjacent rivers is called a
Doab

Completion of Sentences - 2

I wish I _____ her, now.
i) will meet ii) met iii) have met iv) meet

None are watched but by ______ fault.
i) one's ii) his iii) our iv) their

Let us have some tea now, _____ we?
i) shall ii) do iii) aren't iv) will

If he ____ honest, we could appoint him.
i) were ii) was iii) is iv) will be

He was wrongly charged ____ murder.
i) of ii) about iii) with iv) for

I was fed up ____ eating the same bread and butter.
i) of ii) in iii) at iv) with

He ____ in life by dint of hard work.
i) came up ii) came in iii) came out iv) came off

Why do you worry ____ such small things?
i) about ii) in iii) of iv) at

Current Affairs September 2011

Expand ITBP. (Hint: Police)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police

Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha

Which country showcased Central Asia's high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan

Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi

Who was awarded with German's top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi

What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%

Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics

Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8

Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited

Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion

Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development?
B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor

Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India?
Japan

Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011?
Mahindra and Mahindra

Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director?
Sudarshan Venu

Who won the FIFA International friendly football match?
Argentina

September Current Affairs

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HR Excellence Awards 2011

HR Excellence Gold Award	The Royal College of Nursing
HR Director of the Year	Catherine Taylor, HR director, Mercedes-Benz UK
Joint Best HR Teams	Private Sector:  Royal College of Nursing and ATS Euromaster
Best HR Team	Public/Voluntary Sector:  Broadway Homelessness and Support
Rising Star	Jo Sims, group head of HR, Access
Most People Focused CEO	Private Sector:  Ian Powell, chairman, PwC
Most People Focused CEO	Public/Voluntary Sector:  Marius Frank, CEO, Asdan
Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy	McDonald's
Best Talent Management Strategy	Capgemini
Best Learning and Development Strategy	Wates Group
Most Successful Change Management Programme	Amey
Health and Wellbeing Award	Royal College of Nursing
Most Innovative Use of Technology	River Island
Most Effective Use of Internal Communications	ATS Euromaster
Most Effective Benefits Strategy	RS Components
Most Effective Recruitment and Retention	LV=
Best Workforce Diversity Strategy	Heart of England  NHS Foundation Trust
Best use of CSR in HR	RS Components
Best HR Strategy from Overseas	Turkcell

Current Affairs August 2011 - 9

Who has been appointed as Nepal Prime Minister?
Dr.Baburam Bhattarai

Which sector has given the go signal by RBI to open banks?
Corporate sectors like Tata, Adithya Brila Group Mahindra and Mahindra etc.

Which Index launched by Magicbricks.com has been rated No.1 property portal?
PropIndex, the India Apartment Index

Which ace hockey wizard's birth anniversary is celebrated as World Sports Day on 29th August?
Dhyan Chand

What was the traded value of derivative contracts on S&P 500 futures, S&P options and DJIA futures on its launch date(28th August 2011)?
Rs.122 crore

Who won the Belgian Grand Prix?
Sebastian Vettel

Which hollywood movie is set to be shot in Sarojini Nagar, Delhi and Navagam town near Ahmedabad in India?
James Bond movie - Bond 23

Which National website has changed its url after a suspected hacking attempt?
National Security Gaurd -nwg.gov.in

Which university conferred M.S.Dhoni with an honorary doctorate for his exemplary leadership quality?
De Montfort University

Who became Japan's 6th Prime Minister in 5 years?
Yoshihiko Noda

Name the Microwave Oven and Washing Machine launched by LG Electronics India recently.
Charcoal Lighting HeaterTM Microwave Oven and 6 Motion Inverter Direct Drive Washing Machine

Teachers Day Quiz

Which day is celebrated as Teacher's Day?

5th of September

What is the importance of Teacher's Day in India?

This day commemorates the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

When was Dr.Radhakrishnan born?

5th September 1888

When did Dr.Radhakrishnan become the first vice president of India?

1952

Who was the second President of India?

Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

Which day is celebrated as World's Teachers day?

October 5th

What is the significance of World Teacher's Day?

Ever since importance of teachers has been recognized by UNESCO by adopting "Recommendation concerning the status of teachers", World Teacher's Day has been celebrated on October 5th

Current Affairs August 2011 - 8

What is the growth forecast (in percentage) for 2011-12 as per RBI?
8%

Which hurricane has forced New York state governor to declare emergency?
Hurricane Irene

Which minister do not have power to allot land as per Supreme Court?
Chief Minister

Which space research course(Master degree) has been launched by University of Pondicherry recently?
Master of Science Astrophysics

Which legendary singer was conferred with Pazhassi Raja award for 2011?
Lata Mangeshkar

Name the Japanese Prime Minister who resigned recently.
Naoto Kan

Name the derivative contracts that NSE has launched to trade in India from 29th August 2011.
Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500

Who has been hired as CEO of AMD who earlier served as COO of Lenevo?
Rory Read

Name the all-India Junior champions who were felicitated for their historic bronze medal winning performance for India at the Nomura Cup in Fiji.
S.Chikkarangappa and Khalin Joshi

Which company has entered into coldchain consultancy segment recently?
Ingersoll Rand

Who has been elected as 7th President of Singapore?
Tony Tan

What is the forex reserves of India for the week ended August 19th 2011?
$318.22 billion

Which Vedanta Group firm would stop mining in Karnataka's Chitradurga district following Supreme Court's order?
Sesa Goa

Which England county cricket considers Rahul Dravid as its own?
Kent county cricket

Name the Robot receptionist at the Tech Hall at Tepia in Tokyo.
Wakamaru

World President - 3

COUNTRY	PRESIDENT
Cameroon	Paul Biya
Central African Republic	Francois Bozize
Chad	Idriss Deby
Chile	Sebastian Pinera
China	Hu Jintao
Colombia	Juan Manuel Santos
Comoros	Lkililou Dhoinine
Costa Rica	Laura Chinchilla
Cuba	Raul Castro

Business and its Owner

Business	Owner/Group
Cafe Coffee Day	V.G.Siddhartha
Barista	MD Ravi Deol
Pantaloons	Future Bazaar
Provogue	Salil Chaturvedi
Shoppers Stop	K.Raheja Corp Group
Murjani Group	Vijay Murjani
McDonalds	James A.Skinner
Tanishq	Tata Industries
Bigbazzar	Part of Future Group and  wholly owned subsidiary of  Pantaloon Retail India