1. Who has been appointed the new director of Indian Institute of Technology-Madras ?
-Bhaskar Ramamurthi
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2. Which Country now allows transgender option in passports?
Australia
3. Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India?
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
4. Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale?
Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft
5. Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka?
Ian Felton
6. 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%
7. Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show?
Tata Motors
8. In which part of India has new species of frog found?
Western ghats
9. What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011?
100 per day from per SIM
10. Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.?
Dinesh K.Sarraf
11. What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket?
118
12. 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
13. What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date?
7% and 1st July 2011
14. Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami?
Heavy rockers Iron Maiden
15. Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration?
Kolkata
16. When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held?
15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany
17. Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha
18. Which country showcased Central Asia’s high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan
19. Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi
20. Who was awarded with German’s top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi
21. What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%
22. Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?
Iran
23. Which country’s court has banned Samsung tablet computer?
Germany
24. 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
25. Which country-men and who won the men’s 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu?
Britian’s Mo Farah
26. Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently.
-V.Ganapati Sthapati
27. Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?
Bobby Jindal
28. Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?
SAP
29. Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?
Spain
30. How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh?
61 items
31. Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy?
India and Malaysia
32. Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications.
Coolpad CDMA
33. Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government?
Wheat and Onion
34. Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, ‘Maaee’?
Asha Bhonsle
35. Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka?
Ashwini Mehra
36. Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics
37. Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8
38. Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited
39. Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion
40. Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development?
B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor
41. Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India?
Japan
42. Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011?
Mahindra and Mahindra
43. Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director?
Sudarshan Venu
44. Who won the FIFA International friendly football match?
Argentina
45. Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently.
Carl-Peter Forster
46. Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood?
UK
47. Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo?
Rapper Snoop Dogg
48. When and where India’s First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration?
2013 in Mumbai
49. Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota.
Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva
50. Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand?
B.C.Khanduri
51. Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan’s 8-day old Government.
Yoshio Hachiro
52. India’s finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site?
53. Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)?
Faculty of Management Studies
54. Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011.
Megha Tropiques
55. Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan?
India
56. Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011?
Sebastian Vettel
57. Who won the women’s singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Samantha Stosur
58. Who won the women’s mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011?
Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber
59. Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it.
Vodafone Blue
60. Who has been elected as president of BCCI?
N.Srinivasan
61. Who has been appointed as IPL Chief?
Rajiv Shukla
62. Which UAE college has Birla Institure of Technology is set to operate?
Royal College of Applied Science and Technology
63. Which sandalwood female actor is set to contest for Youth Congress chief post?
Ramya
64. Which kannada poet has been selected for Knanpith Award, India’s highest literary honour?
Chandrashekhara Kambar
65. Which two Hindi authors have been chosen for India’s highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009?
Shrilal Shukla and Amar Kant
66. What and which European nation credit rating has been downgraded by S&P?
From A+/A-1+ to A/A-1, Italy
67. Which service has Google opened to all taking fight to Facebook?
Google Plus
68. In order to help farmers and push retail prices ban on which product export has been lifted recently?
Onion
69. Who has bee re-elected as chief of Karnataka Milk Federation?
G.Somashekara Reddy
70. In which country the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is set to inaugurate the Gandhi Centre on October 2nd?
Netherlands
71. Which part of India has been hit by bird flu recently?
West Bengal and Assam
72. Who won his maiden World Championship cycle tournament?
6-time Russian champion Peter Svidler
73. Which group has bagged the Network of the Year trophy at the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore?
DDB Group
74. Which Dubai-based company has picked up 12% stake in Everonn Education?
Varkey Group’s education firm Gems education
75. Name the company which divided its business into operating and network division recently.
Maxis-owned Aircel
76. Which 2 teams have been qualified for Champions League Twenty 20 cricket main draw?
Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset
77. Which 2 players were handed lifeline after Hockey India lifted two-year ban imposed on them for indiscipline?
Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh
78. Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry.
National Automotive board
79. When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin?
September 18th 2012
80. Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently?
Sachin Tendulkar
81.Which country’s UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently?
Palestine
82. How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council?
Until June 2012
83. Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs?
Mexico city(Mexico)
84. Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV?
Toshiba
85. Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role?
Money ball
