improtent news and current gk for agust

Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private member's bill in LokSabha?
BJP MP Varun Gandhi
Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)?
Sunil Kant Munjal
Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers?
Priyadarshan
Expand Infosys. Who logged out as Chief Mentor and Chairman from the IT giant Infosys on Friday 19th August 2011?
INFOrmation SYStem. N.R.Narayana Murthy
Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250?
LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems)
Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness?
Reckitt Benckiser
Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently?
Andy Murray
Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship?
Webb Simpson
Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth?
Corporation Bank
Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket recently?
Rahul Dravid
Where and at which event was Jon 'Eggman' Egging a British pilot killed recently?
Near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset. At an Airshow in Britain
Which Indian city turns 372 today (22nd August 2011)?
Chennai
Name the Marxist historian and Indologist who passed away recently.
Ram Sharan Sharma
Which feature has google launched as music blog for users of Google Music Beta?
Google Magnifier
Name the deposit scheme that Indian Bank has launched for people under the financial inclusion plan.
Variable Recurring Deposit Scheme
Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959?
England
Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket?
Latish Malinga
Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT - Kharagpur?
Sunil Bharti Mittal
Who won the woman's Cincinnati WTA Title?
Maria Sharapova
Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title?
Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi
Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently.
Deven Sharma
Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14,800 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen?
Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook?
Miramax
Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors.
Tata Vista
Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature.
Mouse Scanner
Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation?
Tim Cook
Name the USB 3.0 hard drive launched by Transcend.
StoreJet 25A3, USB 3.0 (compatible with USB 2.0)
Who has been appointed as chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India?
M.P.Veerendrakumar
Name the mouse launched by Microsoft featuring touch strip.
Multi-touch mouse
Which ace Indian football player retired recently?
Bhaichung Bhutia
August 1
1. “SlutWalk Delhi” – also known as Besharmi Morcha – originated in Toronto, Canada – a
police officer remarked that women should avoid dressing up as sluts in order not to be
victimised – Aim – unequal, unfair and the stereotyped treatment of women in society”
2. Winner, Hungarian Grand Prix 2011 – Jenson Button – McLaren
3. CONCACAF – North, Central American and Caribbean Zone
4. Country which is currently undergoing huge debt crisis – United States of America
5. Governor, RBI – D. Subbarao
6. Outgoing Indian Ambassador to USA – Meera Shankar – to be succeeded by Nirupama Rao
7. N.A.K. Browne – 23rd Indian Air Force Chief
8. Vayu Bhavan – Headquarters, Indian Air Force, New Delhi
9. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple – was in news recently because of the valuables found in the
temple – two committees have been appointed by the Supreme to look into this matter – One
headed by C.V. Ananda Bose(5 member) and another by Justice M.N. Krishman(3 member)
10. ASHA – Accredited Social and Health Activist – ANM – Auxiliary Nurse-Midwife and
Anaganwadi – All these organisations are directly responsible for the actual administration of
vaccines against deadly diseases like polio, tuberculosis etc under National Rural Health Mission
(NRHM)
11. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan – started in the year 2001-02
12. “Super 30” – started by Anand Kumar which food, lodging, coaching to talented students
from unprivileged section of the society for IIT-JEE – started in the year 2003
August 2
1. Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha – Arun Jaitely
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2.
R. Balasubramaniam Committee -appointed by the Karnataka Lokayukta in to
investigate irregularities and corruption in the PDS in the stat
3.
IMD – Indian Metrological Department
4.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister – Jayalalithaa
5.
NMDC -National Mineral Development Corporation
6.
United Nations Security Council, President – India – for August 2011 – assumed this
position after 19 years – last assumed in 1992
7.
Sinohydro -China's biggest State-run hydropower firm -signalled interest in supporting
the construction of a major dam project in the Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pakistan-
occupied Kashmir (PoK)
8.
Nizhalkuthu' -Adoor Gopalakrishnan's movie -selected for screening in the retrospective
of all-time best films of India at the 63rd Locarno (Switzerland) Film Festival
9.
National Institute of Virology – Pune
10. BJP president -Nitin Gadkari
11. Chairman, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) – C. Rangarajan
12. Japan-Country with whom India has entered into Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement (CEPA) recently
13. Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) – Lausanne, Switzerland
14. Ronjan Sodhi – Indian Shooting Player -ranked No.1 in the world, as per the latest
rankings released by the ISSF
15. August 3
16. ICC-in association with Sri Lanka Cricket and Ten Sports – to conduct first ever
stimulated television umpire technology training course – Galle, Sri Lanka
17. National Football Academy – to be set up in Palin, Kolkata
18. NMDC – National Mineral Development Corporation – Chairma – Rana Som
19. Justice Foundation Kashmir Centre – London based group – Syed Ghulam Nadi
(American Lobbyist accused of being ISI agent in USA) – he was associated with this
group
20. Mossad – Israeli Spy Agency
21. Prime Minister, Nepal – Jhalanath Khanal
22. Chairman, Department Related Parliamentary Committee on HRD – CNR Rao
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23. New Chairman, National Commission for Women – Mamta Sharma
24. Chairman, Central Board of Film Certification – Leela Samson
25. Union Minister for Roads and Highways – C.P. Joshi
26. CIDC – Construction Industry Development Council – established by Planning
Commission
27. GTA – Gorkha Territorial Administration
August 4
1.
Chief, Central Board Of Direct Taxes – M.C. Joshi
2.
IMD – Indian Metrological Department
3.
Ian Bell – England Cricketer who was in news recently because the run-out incident
during India-England Test Series
4.
New Chief Minister, Karnataka – Sadananda Gowda
5.
Delhi Government and Shiela Dixit – indicted by CAG as regards CWG issue and money
loss in it.
6.
Right to Education Act – 2009
7.
President, BCCI – Shashank Manohar
8.
Hosni Mubarak – former Egypt President facing criminal charges including state
sponsored state violence which killed 850 people
9.
Chairman, Coal India Limited – N.C. Jha
10. Report on “Costumer Services in Banks” – Chaired by M. Damodaram, former chairman
SEBI – under RBI
11. K.M. Mathew – former Editor Chief of Malayala Manorama – postage stamp picturing
him has been released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
12. Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh – N. Krian Kumar Reddy
13. Chief Minister, West Bengal – Mamta Banerjee – former Union Railway Minister
August 5
Governor, Karnataka – H.R. Bharadwaj
Food Safety and Standards Act of 2006 -came into force on August 5, 2011
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m.v. Rak Carrier -sank nearly 20 nautical miles off the Mumbai coast – was transporting around
60,000 tonnes of coal
NAC training programme -with the Rajiv Education and Employment Mission (REEM) provide
jobs to 15 lakh youth during the next three years by developing their skills – Andhra
Pradesh
BIS) -Bureau of Indian Standards
Dr. AR. Lakshmanan, former Supreme Court Judge and former Law Commission chairman, Appointed
as Chairman of Indian Court of Arbitration for Sports (ICAS) – set up by The Indian
Olympic Association (IOA) -eight member court
August 6
Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General of India – Rekha Gupta – released performance audit
report of the Commonwealth Games 2010
Special Stamp released to mark 80th Anniversary of Rashtrapati Bhawan
Director, National Book Trust – M.A. Sikandar
Chairman, National Thermal Power Coroporation – Anup Roy Chowdhary
Raj Rajaratnam – accused in Hedge Fund Scam
August 7
Times Square -is a major commercial intersection in New York City
August 6 – Date when Nuclear Bomb was illuminated on Hiroshima – 66th Anniversary in 2011
NETA – North East Tea Association
38th National Junior Aquatic Championship – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
India’s biggest Car maker – Maruti Suzuki
Infosys – Country’s 2nd largest software exporter
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Kingdom Tower –World’s tallest tower to be built in Saudi Arabia -1001 m
Burj Khalifa – at present it is the world’s tallest tower – 828 m
New Prime Minister, Thailand – Yingluck Shinawatra
Coast Guard – established in the year 1978
DCWA – Delhi Commonwealth Women’s Association
Chief Minister, Maharashtra – Prithviraj Chavan
1st US-Japan-India Trilateral meeting – to be held in the year 2011 – November
Director, Aarakshan – Prakash Jha
ULFA – United Liberation Front of Asom – Chairman – Arabinda Rajkhowa
Subhash Chandra Agrawal – RTI activist who filed RTI application because of which Supreme
Court Judges declared their assets publicly
NRHM – National Rural Health Mission
Rajasthan – state which has bagged award for e-district initiative and e-governance in rural areas
at the e-World Forum 2011 – organised in New Delhi by Centre for Science Development and
Media Studies (CSDMS)
August 8
Toronto Star – Canadian Newspaper which published the report recently accusing Chhattisgarh
Minister for asking bribe from a contractor to build a road – Contractor – Mir Ali – Superbuild
India
64th Locarno Film Festival – 2011 – Switzerland
GAIL – Gas Authority of India Limited – A Navaratna Company
President of G-20 group for the year 2011 – France – represented by its President Nikolas
Sarkozy
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ISAF – International Security Assistance Force – NATO led security mission in Afghanistan
Chairman, Prime Minister Economic Advisory Council – C. Rangarajan
Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves in India : Process and Outcomes 2010
11 – by Wildlife Institute of India and National Tiger Consevration Authority – lists major threat
to three tiger reserves
1298 Ambulances” – service providing emergency medical care to poor in Mumbai
Husk Power Systems –supply round-the-clock electricity generated from agricultural wastes – in
the state of Bihar
Microblogs or “Weibos” – online platform used by Indian Embassy in China to reach out to
young and Middle Class Chinese to present “modern” image of India.
Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission – Montek Singh Alhuwalia
Chief Minister, Rajasthan – Ashok Gehlot
August 9
Oommen Chandy – Special Vigilance Investigation court has ordered inquiry against him as
regards financial irregularities in Palmolein Deal in the year 1992
Chairperson, National Commission for Minorities – Wahajat Habibullah
Union Minister for Rural Development – Jairam Ramesh
OECD – Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation – Headquarters – Paris
Hindustan Motors – manufactures Ambassador
SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
Goldman Sachs Group -an American investment banking and securities firm.
Chairman, Mahindra and Mahindra – Keshub Mahindra
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White Mouse” – code name for Nancy Wake – known for Allies’ (France, Poland, the United
Kingdom etc.) servicewoman for her role in the French resistance during World War II
G-7 – Group of Industrialised Countries
VCAB – Vigilance and Anit-Corruption Bureau
Samacheer System – Uniform System of School Education – in the state of Tamil Nadu –
disputed issue.
Secretary of State, United States – Hilary Clinton
Head, Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice Abhishek Manu
Singhvi
Chief Minister, Bihar – Nitish Kumar
Mission Mode Project – launched to implement an e-procurement for purchases made by various
departments – by Union Ministry of Commerce – to be started in 10 states
70th death Anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore celebrated in Kolkata
August 10
HRLN – Human Rights Law Network
London – City currently facing violence because of racial issues.
DMRC – Delhi Metro Rail Corporation – CMD – E. Sreedharan
Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit – Prime accused in 2008 Malegaon Blast
Karnataka – Champion, 38th National junior aquatic championship – held in Bhopal
Winner, Hash10 World Sim Championships – Aditya Mehta – held in Chennai – snooker
OVL – ONGC Videsh Ltd.
Sanjeev Bhatt – IPS officer suspended by Gujarat government in relation to 2002 Godhra Riots
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Aarakshan” – Movie which was in recent controversy in relation to its alleged significance with
reservation issue.
B. Ramalinga Raju – Former Chairman, Satyam Computers – arrested since Satyam Fraud issue
Banswara – propose location of the Nuclear Power Plant to be built in the state of Rajasthan
BSF – Border Security Force
August 11
Mohammad Afzal Guru – covict of conspiracy in the case of the attack on the Indian Parliament
in the year 2001
Antrix Corporation – Commercial Arm of Indian Space Research Organisation
Reliance Tab” – a 3-G and Wi-Fi enabled android tablet – launched by Reliance
Communications
Chairman, Committee to review the facilities for individuals under FEMA, 1999 – K.J. Udeshi –
FEMA – Foreign Exchange Management Act
Mercedes-Benz – German luxury car maker
India’s biggest petroleum products retailer – Indian Oil Corporation – Chairman – R.S. Butola
Shi Lang – China’s Navy first aircraft carrier – named after admiral Shi Lang – bought from
Ukraine
Prime Minister, England – David Cameron
Prime Minster, Pakistan – Yusuf Raza Gilani
CPI – Consumer Price Index
NICRA – National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture – to enhance the resilience of
agriculture through development and application of improved production and risk management
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Endosulfan -an off-patent organochlorine insecticide and acaricide – was in controversy because
of its toxic nature and potential for bioaccumulation
Civil Aviation Minister – Vayalar Ravi
Article 300A, Indian Constitution – Right to property
Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy – was in controversy for gathering assets illegally – CBI inquiry has
been ordered by the Andhra Pradesh High Court
P.C. Alexander – noted civil servant and administrator under the regime of Indira Gandhi and
Rahul Gandhi – passed away recently
Alia – a cyclone which villages in Sundarbans in 2008 – in the State of West Bengal
Registrar General of India/ Census Commissioner – C. Chandramouli
IBSA – India, Brazil and South Africa
National Solidarity Day – to be celebrated on August 16 – for Senior Citizens
August 12
Chief Minister, Karnataka -D.V. Sadananda Gowda – Governor – H.R. Bharadwaj
Aarakshan – Movie recently banned by the state of Uttar Pradesh along with Punjab and Andhra
Pradesh
Sarabjit Singh – Indian who was sentenced to death in 1991 over alleged involvement in bomb
attacks in Lahore and Multan in 1990 – in Pakistan
P.D. Dinakaran – Disputed Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court who resigned from his post –
seeks to withdraw his resignation.
Nanavati Commission – Post Godhra Riots – in the year 2002
Chinese Premier – Web Jiabao
MD and CEO, Tata Motors – Carl Peter Forster
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Justice Soumitra Sen – Calcutta High Court – found guilty of misbehaviour -Head, Committee
to inquire to charges – Justice B. Sudarshen Reddy
-Rajya Sabha to consider impeachment motion against him
hairman, Public Accounts Committee – Murli Manohar Joshi – under Indian Constitution PAC
chairman examines the CAG reports
NALSA – National Legal Service Authority – Executive Chairman, Justice Altamas Kabir
ENR – Enrichment and Reprocessing Technology
August 13
New CMD, Air India – Rohit Nandan
Justice Ranjana Desai – her name clear for the appointment as Supreme Court Judge – Presently
only one woman judge is present in the Supreme Court – Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra – Other
two judges whose names have been cleared by the Supreme Court Collegiu – Justice S.J.
Mukopadhaya and Justice J.S. Khehar
Hasan Ali – person recently arrested for money laundering scam
12th Five Year Plan – 2012-2017
National Human Rights Commission – established in the year 1993 – Present Chairman – Justice
K.G. Balakrishnan
PAKSAT-1R – Pakistan’s 1st Communication Satellite – launched from China’s Sichuan
Province
Durand Line – Separates Pakistan and Afganistan
August 14
Rahul Sharma – IPS officer chargesheeted by Gujarat government recently for not submitting the
original CDs containing mobile phone call recordings relating to 2002 communal riots
SWAT – Special Weapons and Tactics
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Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce – Shanta Kumar – recommended
export of food grains to fetch farmers remunerative prices for their produce
GIMA – Global Indian Music Academy Award
England Cricket Team – recently gained number 1 Test spot from India after defeating the
former in the test series
HPCL – Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
ONGC – Oil and Natural Gas Corporation – spread over 14 countries – celebrated 56th ONGC
day recently
CSTO – Collective Security Treaty Organisation
Berlin Wall – constructed in the year 1961 between East Berlin and West Berlin -was destroyed
in the year 1989 – 50th Anniversary to be celebrated in 2011 of its construction
Nepal – country which is currently facing political turmoil – Prime Minister – Jhalanath Khanal
Lt. Commander Firdaus Darabshah Mogal – awarded Shaurya Chakra recently – Navy office
who died while saving six officers on the board
Union Rural Development Minister – Jairam Ramesh
Ram Jethmalani – prominent lawyer who filed a special leave petition which resulted into the
formation of SIT on Black Money Issue – committee is headed by Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy –
Justice M.B. Shah is its vice-chairman
Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh – state from whom status of Tax Free Zone has been
withdrawn recently by the Union Finance Ministry – Sikkim is the only the state to have this
status till 2017
August 15
Fujia Plant – Dalian, China – recently it was in dispute for manufacturing Paraxylene chemical
(PX) – safety issue
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Indian Independence Day 2011 – 65th anniversary
Lokpal and Jan Lokpal Bill -two versions of Lokpal bill which were in controversy recently
Nao Sena Medal – awarded for anti piracy operations
Bihar – State enacted Right to Service Act recently – “Adhikar” – software being used for this
purpose
August 16
Nafis-1” – Highjacked Iranian flagged ship captured by Indian Navy recently
Chief Minister, Gujarat – Narendra Modi
Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan – persons sentenced to death for Rajiv Gandhi assassination
case
NSS – National Service Scheme – program under Department of Youth Affairs and Sports,
Government of India – started in 1969
Shugnu Committee – appointed by the Prime Minister of India – to look into the matter of
Commonwealth Games
President, Palestine – Mahmoud Abbas
Secretary General, United Nations – Ban-ki-Moon
ISI – Inter Services Intelligence – Pakistan’s intelligence Agency – formed in 1948 – Director –
Ahmad Shuja Pasha
Google – American multination public corporation – internet search, cloud computing and
advertising technologies – Chairman – Eric Schmidt – CEO – Larry Page – plans to acquire
Motorola Mobility Holdings
ICC Mace – it is presented to the captain of No. 1 Cricket Test Team – handed over by M.S.
Dhoni to Andrew Strauss
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August 17
Attorney General – G.E. Vahanvati
MAKS 2011 – Moscow Air Show
Movieplex – a video destination allowing user to enjoy licensed full-length movie for free on
Internet – launched by Yahoo India.
Competition Commission of India – established in the year 2003 – consists of 6 members
Knesset – Israeli’s Parliament – Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu
Union Home Minister – P. Chindambaram
Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting – Ambika Soni
Prashant Bhushan – prominent lawyer who has been supporting Anna Hazare for Jan Lokpal Bill
Chairman, Competitive Appellate Tribunal – Justice Arijit Pasayat
Supreme Court of India – established on 26th January, 1950 – started its functioning on 28th
January, 1950
Original strength of Supreme Court – Chief Justice of India and 7 other judges
August 18
Leader of Opposition, Rajya Sabha – Arun Jaitely
Chairman, Rajya Sabha and Vice President of India – Hamid Ansari
Sheila Masood – RTI activist who was shot dead in the city of Bhopal
C.K. Valson – to be honoured by the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)
with Veteran Pin Award – for administrative and technical skill besides commitment, dedication
and outstanding performance in the field of Athletics.
NADA – National Anti Doping Agency
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MD and CEO, Maurit Suzuki India – Shinzo Nakanishi
Torami Nuclear Plant – Hokkaido, Japan – was in news because of the damage caused to it after
earthquake
T-50 – Sukhoi’s 5th Generation stealth fighter – jointly developed by Russia and India –
regarded as a challenger to U.S. developed F-22 raptor
CEO, BhraMos – A. Sivathanu Pillai
M.B. Shah Commission – appointed by Gujarat Government to look into the corruption charges
against it.
Radhakrishan Commission – on University Education
Justice P.B. Sawant Commission report – it held Social activist Anna Hazare guilty of corrupt
practices.
Sharmila Tagore – she is a goodwill ambassador of the United Nation’s Children’s Fund
(UNICEF)
August 19
Justice Soumtria Sen – Calcutta High Court judge against whom Rajya Sabha had successfully
passed impeachment motion – 1st time in the history when a judge has been held culpable for
charges against him
Rajiv Khel Ratna Award(2010-11) – Gagan Narang – Click here for full list of awards
World Athletics Championship, 2011 – Daegu, South Korea
Airtel – will be the title sponsor of Indian Grand Prix – CEO, Formula One – Bernie Ecclestone
– CEO, Airtel – Sanjay Kapoor
Chairman and MD, Coal India Limited – N.C. Jha – Headquarters -Kolkata
Essar – company which has entered into an agreement with Bihar government to provide the
former electricity through its power station located at Tori
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President, Nepal – Ram Baran Yadav
1991 – year when Soviet Union was destroyed – Mikhail Gorbachev – last leader of Soviet
Union
Bashar-al-Assad –President, Syria who was recently asked by the U.S. President Barak Obama to
resign from the post -for ferocious brutality against peaceful demonstrators by Syrian Forces
10 percent” – maximum difference in marks which can be availed to OBC candidates under
reservation system with respect to General Category
BRAI – Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011
August 20
Forward Bloc – political party formed by Subhash Chandra Bose in the year 1939 – this part
emerged out of Indian National Congress
PaschimBanga – New proposed Name of West Bengal
Infosys – India’s 2nd Largest Information Technology Company – co-founded by N.R. Narayana
Murthy – in Pune – in the year 1981-Headquarters – Bangalore (Electronics City)
Sahitya Akademi Award – instituted in the year 1954
President, Myanmar – Thein Sein
UNIDO – United Nations Industrial Development Organisatio – Headquarters – Vienna, Austria
National Manufacturing Policy –organisation of mega
Chairman, Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council – C. Rangarajan
GST – Goods and Services Tax
Rajiv Gandhi Action Plan for Disarmament – unveiled in the year 1988
National Security Advisor of India – Shiv Shankar Menon
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Justice Nirmal Yadav – former Punjab and Haryana High Court Judge – was in dispute in
relation to Cash-at-Door Scam – in the year 2008
Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana – launched in the year 2005
August 21
Manjit Bawa – famous Indian Painter who died in the year 2008
INS Satpura” – indigenously built stealth frigate recently commissioned into the Navy – Navy
Chief – Nirmal Verma
National Development Council – India’s Highest Policy Making Body
Supreme Court/High Court Judges submit their resignation to the President of India – recently
Justice P.D. Dinakaran had submitted his resignation to the President Smt. Pratibha Patil
Praja Rajyam – party formed by famous South India Actor Chiranjeevi
Dispute Related to Posco Steel Project – in the state of Orissa
President, Russia – Dimitry Medvedev
Pope Benedict XVI – Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger – Nationality – German
1979 Peace Treaty – between Israel and Egypt
Samsung – South Korean Company
Tiwa – Tribe in the state of Assam
August 22
12th Five Year Plan – 2012-2017
Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law and Justice – Abhishek Manu Singhvi –
currently looking into the issue of Lokpal Bill
Chief Minister, Bihar – Nitish Kumar
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R.S. Sharma – Eminent Marxist Historian and Indologist – known for trenchant observations on
ancient Indian society – passed away recently
EPZ – Export Processing Zone – Asia’s 1st EPZ was started in Kalanda(1965) – Special
Economic Zone Policy was announced in the year 2000
President, Sri Lanka – Mahinda Rajpaksha
Hamas – Palestinian Sunni Islamic Political party which governs Gaza Strip
Dominique Strauss Kahn – Former Managing Director, International Monetary Fund – had to
leave the post folling sexual assault charges against him
Under-20 Football World Cup – held in Bogota, Colombia – won by Brazil
August 23
Arvind Kejriwal, Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan – Civil Society Members who is supporting
Jan Lokpal Bill
Tripoli – Capital, Libya – Libya is the country which is currently undergoing huge political
chaos – Munammar Gaddafi – leader of Libya who was in news in this bedlam
Chief Election Commissioner – S.Y. Quraishi
Union Minister for Corporate Affairs – M. Verappa Moily
National Aerospace Laboratories – Bangalore
Ramlila Maidan” – Place in New Delhi where Social Activist Anna Hazare had fasted for Jan
Lokpal Bill
MSME – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises – Sunil Mittal
August 24
Kanimozhi – politician accused in 2-G spectrum scam
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State of Victoria, Australia – recently announced to set up its representative office in Mumbai
Jammu & Kashmir – state which was recently in news in relation to unmarked graves
CEPA – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar 2011 – N. Ramachandran – President, World Squash
Federation
Union Commerce and Industry Minister – Anand Sharma
Chairman, All India Confederation of SC/ST organisations – Udit Raj – will present another
version of Lokpal Bill to the Union Government – “Bahujan Lokpal Bill”
August 25
United Nations Convention against Torture – 1984
New Chairman, Press Trust Of India – M.P. Veerendrakumar
INS – Indian Newspaper Society
Baichung Bhutia – famous India Football player
Lamine Diack – re-elected as President of International Association of Athletics Federation
(IAAF)
Georgia – country with whom India has recently inked Document Taxation Avoidance
Agreement (DTAA)
CBDT – Central Board of Direct Taxes – Chairman, M.C. Joshi
Chairman, SBI – Pratip Chaudari
Moody’s Corporation – Global rating Agency – recently cut down rating of Japan from “Aa3” to
“Aa2”
Secretary, BCCI – N.Srinivasan – to take over as President of BCCI in the month of September
August 26
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BSNL – CBI has registered a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) against its officers in relation to Wimax (
Worldwide Interoperability microwave access)
Attari-Wagah Border – International Border between India and Pakistan
INS Kaurava – recently commissioned into Indian Navy – built by Garden Beach Shipbuilders
and Engineers
Friends of Libya Meet – 2011 – Paris, France – President, France – Nocolas Sarkozy – intended
to speed up humanitarian aid, medical supplies and other assistance to Libya
Best Risk Master Award – Indian Bank – under Public Sector bank category
Tim Cook – New CEO, Apple Inc. – Former CEO and Present Chairman – Steve Jobs –
established in 1976
August 27
Justice R.A. Mehta – newly appointed Lokayukta of the state of Gujarat
Santhan, Murugan and G. Perarivalan – convicts to be hanged for Rajiv Gandhi assassination
case – Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in the year 1991 – these convicts were sentenced to death
in the year 1999
MCOCA – Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act
Sachin Tendulkar and Zaheer Khan – Indian players included in the Test Team of the year 2011
– Chairman, Selection Committee – Clive Lloyd
Sir Garfield Sobers Award – Awarded to the ICC Cricketer of the Year
Indian Players shortlisted for ICC awards –
Sachin Tendulkar – for ICC Cricketer of the year – He won this award for the year 2010
Gautam Gambhir – for ODI Player of the year
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M.S. Dhoni – for ICC Spirit of Cricket Award
World Athletics Championship 2011 – Daegu, South Korea
Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – Ranked as No. 1 in Tennis (Men’s) since July 2011
IBSF World Billiards Championship 2011 – Carlow, Ireland
1st Test Cricket Championship – to be held in the year 2013
Naoto Kan – Japanese Prime Minister who had resigned recently
Prime Minister, England – David Cameron
Report on Military and Security Development in China” – recently published by U.S. Defence
Ministry – stated that China had been putting in place more advanced and solid-fuelled missiles
to strength its border security
Pentagon – Headquarters of U.S. Department of Defence – located in Virginia
Mummar Gaddafi – autocratic ruler of Libya from 1969-2011 – abolished Libyan Constitution of
1951 – rebels who have been fighting against him have announced a price of $ 1.7 million to be
given to the person who will bring him dead or alive to the rebels.
Wipro BPO – Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) arm of Wipro Technologies – opened its
first Rural Centre in Manjakuddi Village (Tamil Nadu)
European Union – largest market of Indian Seafood exports
Federal Reserve System – Central Banking system of United States – Chairman – Ben Bernanke
Chairman, Committee to examine the BSNL’s action to shortlist bidders for WiMAX franchise
(BSNL was in news recently in relation to 2-G scam) – Vijayalakshmi Gupta
Newly Appointed Governors –
Tamil Nadu – K. Rosaiah
Kerela – M.O.H. Farook
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Goa – K. Sankaranarayanan
Madhya Pradesh – Ram Naresh Yadav
CERN – European Organisation for Nuclear Research – located in Geneva – Director-General –
Rolf Heuer – CERN recently entered into a pact with Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata
for scientific collaboration – Rolf Heuer was also honoured by the Saha Institute
Leader of House, Lok Sabha – Pranab Mukherjee
New Lokayukta, Bihar – Justice Chandra Mohan Prasad
August 28
Iron Lady of Manipur” or “Mehgnaboi” – Irom Sharmila – has been fasting since 2000 for the
revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act, 1958
Indira Awas Yojana – to meet the housing demand of rural poor – lauched in the year 1985 –
implemented as an independent scheme since 1996
Irene” – Hurricane which created havoc in USA recently – North California Coast, New York
City
Chairman and MD, ONGC – A.Z. Hazarika – Headquarters – Dehradun
TISCO – Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited – former name of Tata Steel – Headquarters –
Mumbai
Agni-II – Intermediate range ballistic missile – developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory,
Hyderabad – ranger – 2500 km –
Range of Agni-V – 5000 km – to be launched in December, 2011
Jaitapur – located in Maharashtra where nuclear plant is to be set up – Chairman, Atomic Energy
Commission – Srikumar Banerjee
NRDWP – National Rural Drinking Water Programme
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August 29
Most Favoured Nation status – to be conferred on India by Pakistan
Newly elected Prime Minister, Nepal – Baburam Bhattarai
Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir – Omar Abdullah
Jyoti Basu Nagar – new name of New Town, Kolkata – named after former Chief Minister of
West Bengal Jyoti Basu
Usian Bolt – was in news recently leading his disqualification from in 100 m race at World
Athletics Championships – held in Daegu, South Korea – consequently this race was won by
Yohan Blake (Jamaica)
Winner, Belgium Grand Prix 2011 – Sebastin Vettal
General Parvez Musharaf – former President of Pakistan – declared as absconder by an antiterrorism
court of Pakistan
Tony Tan – newly elected President of Singapore
National Security Advisor – Shiv Shankar Menon
Salwa Judum -refers to Special Police Officers (SPO) appointed under Chhattisgarh Police Act,
2007 under a state sponsored counterinsurgency campaign started in Dantewada district of the
Indian state of Chhattisgarh in 2005, which involved vigilante gangs accompanied by state
security forces burning villages, killing people and forcing them into camps, as part of an effort
to counter Naxalites
Chairman, Central Water Commission – A.K. Bajaj
Sunderbans – located in the state of West Bengal – World Bank has recently take up a mega
project on Sunderbans for conserving its rich biodiversity and boasting socio economic
development – Sunderbans is the largest single block of tidal of halophytic mangrove forest in
the world
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July -1
1. President, France – Nicolas Sarkozy
2. National Security Advisor – Shiv Shankar Menon
3. New Chairman, Railway Board – Vinay Mittal
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4. Jiaozhou Bay Bridge – Largest Sea Bridge of the world – located in China – 36.48 km
5. India – Malaysia Free Trade Agreement takes effect from July 1, 2011
6. CAG’s report on “2G Spectrum” was in dispute recently – Prime Minister criticized CAG for
holding a press meet in relation to irregularities in 2G spectrum when the report was tabled in
Parliament.
July -2
1. TRS – Telangana Rashtra Samiti – K. Chandrasekhar Rao ( TRS president ) – was in the news
because of the demand made for separate Telangana.
2. Chief Minister, West Bengal – Mamata Banerjee – Former Union Railway Minister –
Trinmool Congress President – Presenlty, charge of Union Railway Ministry is under Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh
3. Kerela Government launched live webscast through which will telecast functioning of Chief
Minister’s Office – Kerela CM – Oommen Chandy
4. National Cricket Academy – Bangalore
5. President, China – Hu Jintao
6. Tata Consultancy Service – Chairman – Ratan N. Tata , M.D. – N.Chnadrasekaran
7. ASSOCHAM – Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India – Secretary General
– D.S. Rawat
8. AEC – Atomic Energy Commission – Chairman – Srikumar Banerjee
9. Committee on Manufacturing of Aircrafts in India – Head – G. Madhawan Nair – former
Chairman, ISRO
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10. United Nations Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) -2007 -India has
ratified it – it has proposed Persons with Disabilities Act, 2011 following this convention.
11. Union Minister for Social Justice – Mukul Wasnik
12. "Mission Mode Programme" – Nationwide programme for reducing the number of cases in
the court – Launched by Union Law Minister M. Verrapa Moily – in Kolkata
13.Calcutta High Court – Oldest High Court in India – its 150th Anniversary was celebrated on
July 1, 2011
14. CEO, Citi Group – Vikram Pandit (Indian Origin)
15. Food Security Bill – for subsidizing foodgrains and free cooked meals to weaker sections –
bill drafted by National Advisory Council(NAC) -NAC came into existence in 2004
July -3
1. Maria Susiraj – Convict in Neeraj Grover’s Murder Case.
2. New Chief Vigilance Commissioner – Pradeep Kumar – Post was vacant after the indictment
of P.J. Thomas by the Supreme Court.
3. Petra Kvitova – Winbledon 2011 Winner ( Women’s title) – defeated Maria Sharapova – she
belongs to Czech Republic.
4. India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh – Rajit Mitter – called by Bangladesh government
to explain anti-Bangladesh remark made by Manmohan Singh.
5. “Aam Admi ka Adhikaar” – tagline of UID Card or Adhaar – 12 digit identity proof.
6. Omar Abdullah – Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir
7. Ireland announced visa waiver for 14 countries to increase tourism – India is among those 14
countries – No visa would be required to visit Ireland.
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8. India is the world's second largest manufacturer and second largest consumer of footwear.
9. First Edition of India International Leather Fair New Delhi – 2011 – Indian Trade Promotion
Organisation (ITPO) is responsible for organizing Leather Fair.
10. Akhilesh Das Gupta – New President, Badminton Association of India
11. Munammar Gaddafi -Disputed Libyan Leader who was in news recently following NATO
attacks on Libya.
12. "Pottermore.com" -website launched by J.K. Rowling for legal access of Harry Potter e-
books.
July -4
1. Wimbledon 2011 (Men) – Novak Djokovic – 1st player from Serbia to win this title – beat
Rafael Nadal
2. “Aligarh” – place where Congress government is organising Mahapanchayat against
Mayawati government.
3. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan – Brothers belonging to USA won 11th Grand Slam Title
(Double) after winning Wimbledon 2011 (Men’s double)
4. Comptroller and Auditor-General’s (Duties, powers and conditions of services) Act, 1971 –
lays down the duties and powers of the CAG.
5. Omar-al-Bashir – Sudan President charged with genocide charges in Darfur.
6. “Google Plus” – A new social networking website launched by Google to compete with
facebook, twitter and similar social networking sites.
7. Skype – Video chatting application – collaborating with Facebook to provide video chat
facility on this social networking website.
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8. “Devil’s Advocate” – program on CNN-IBN anchored by famous journalist cum lawyer Karan
Thapar.
9. CCTNS – Crime and Criminal tracking network and System – to train cops in using computer
technology – Organised by CII – Confederation of Indian Industries.
10. Jim Corbett National park – Uttarakhand – celebrating its Platinum Jubilee in 2011
11.Rath Yatra – organised in honour of Lord Jagannath – Jagannath temple is located in the state
of Orissa – Puri District.
July -5
1. Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed by the Supreme Court to bring back black
money stashed away abroad –
Chairman – Justice B.P. Jeevan Reddy
Vice Chairman – Justice M.B. Shah
2. Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh – N. Kiran Kumar Reddy
3. Head, Wage Boards for Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees – Justice G.R.
Majithia
4. Union Labour and Employment Minister – Mallikarjun Kharge
5. Amartya Sen – Noble Prize Winner 1999 – Welfare Economics
6. Best Performing State Award for wheat for 2010-11 – Haryana – Chief Minister – Bhupinder
Singh Hooda
7. Secretary General , NATO -Anders Fogh Rasmussen
8. Harun Rashid Khan – New Deputy Governor of RBI – replaced Shyamla Gopinath – there are
4 deputy governors in RBI along with one Governor
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9. TRAI – Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
10. Nishi Vasudeva -first woman to join HPCL Board – Hindustan Petroleum Corporation
Limited.
July -6
1. Union Health Minister – Ghulam Nabi Azad – was in news for describing homosexuality as
“unnatural”
2. “Salwa Judam” – group of tribal youth employed and armed by Chhatisgarh government to
fight against Maoist – this group has been declared “Unconstitutional” by Supreme Court
3. ITBP – Indo-Tibetan Border Police – guards Indo-China Border in Jammu & Kashmir,
Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
4. WADA – World Anti-Doping Agency.
5. IMF – International Monetary Fund – Headquarters – Washington D.C.
6. D. Subbarao – Governor, Reserve Bank of India
7. Justice P.D. Dinakaran – Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court – Supreme Court has rejected his
appeal to stop Impeachment proceedings against him – proceedings has been initiated in Rajya
Sabha by Chairman Mohd. Hamid Ansari (Vice – President of India) – under Judges Inquiry Act,
8. UIDAI – Union Identification Authority Of India – Chairman – Nandan Nilkeni –his post is
equivalent to that of a Union Cabinet Minister – Nilkeni co-founded National Association of
Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM)
9. National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research – Vasco-de-Gama, Goa
10. Jharkhand made essential commodities such as paddy, wheat, rice and floor free from VAT.
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July -7
1. Gautam Budh Nagar – Disputed place of UP where State Government had acquired land from
farmers for the construction of residential apartments.
2. Dayanidhi Maran – Union Textile Minister ( Former Union Telecom Minister ) against whom
accusations have been made by CBI pertaining to 2-G scam
3. Nalanda University – Bihar
4. Rajasthan has been ranked no.1 in the production of pulses through “qualitative progress”
during 2010-11
5. NRLM – National Rural Livelihood Mission – seeks to improve livelihood prospects in
India’s rural economy – World Bank has granted 1 Billion Dollar credit for the mission.
6. Boeing 787 – also known as “Dreamliner” – developed by United States – India to acquire
these planes from USA. Boeing India President – Dinesh A. Keskar
July -8
1. Solicitor General Of India – Gopal Subramaniam
2. Maharashtra -“Braille” method to be used in EVMs
3. Registrar General Of India/ Census Commissioner of India – C. Chandramouli
4. “Koya Commandos” – Youth appointed as Special Police Officers/Salwa Judam in the state of
Chhatisgarh
5. Yahoo to offer its content in “Tamil” language in association with Tamil Daily Dinamalar
6. Chairman and Managing Director, Bharti Airtel – Sunil Mittal
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7. “Maxis Group” – Malaysian Company – the company to whom alleged shared has been sold
by Aircel under pressure of Union Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran ( Former Telecom Minister
)
8. Justice Mukul Mudgal – Chairman, one member committee appointed by Union Sports
Ministry to enquire into all aspects of the issues relating to prevalence of “Doping”
9. A.Q. Khan – Founder of Pakistan’s Nuclear Bomb Programme.
10. N.D. Tiwari – Veteran Cogress Leader and Former Karanataka Governor who has been order
by Delhi High Court to undergo DNA test to decide a claim filed by Rohit Sekhar that he was
Tiwari’s Biological Son.
July -9
1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 – Last edition of Harry Potter Series – Daniel
Radcliffe – acted as “Harry Potter” in this series of movies.
2. GJM – Gorkha Janmukti Morcha
3. National School Sanitation Ratings Programme – will rate schools on the basis of their
contribution towards efficient sanitation.
4. NADA – National Anti-Doping Agency – looking into the matter relating to doping – Director
General – Rahul Bhatnagar
5. “Republic of South Sudan” – World’s Newest Country and Africa’s 54th State
6. “Atlantis” – last space shuttle launch for NASA – launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Cape
Canaveral, Florida
7. Prime Minister, Britain – David Cameron
8. NoW – News of the World (Britain) – it has been closed following the controversy relating to
hacking of phones
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9. GSLV Mark-II – launch vehicle for Chandrayaan -2 ( using Russian-built lander “Luna
Resource” )
10. “M-Ticket” – Mobile phone based Railway ticket booking facility – Indian Railways –
launched by Mamta Banerjee – in Kolkata – MRM -Mobile Reservation Message
11. SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
12. Conference of Speakers of SAARC Countries 2012 – New Delhi – conference was
established in 1992 – 1st Conference – 1995 (India)
13. Chairman, Joint Parliamentary Committee, 2-G scam – P.C. Chacko
14. “Cho-Lhamu Lake” – declared as the Highest Lake in the Country
15. “Wetland Atlas” – prepared by Union Ministry of Environment and Forest
16. “Gujjar” – a community in the state of Rajasthan demanding reservation for the community.
17. MPLADS – Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme – amount has been
increased to 5 crore from 2 crore.
July -10
1. President, South Sudan – Salva kiir , President, North Sudan – Omar-al-Bashir
2. India’s GDP growth in 2010-11 – 8.5%
3. 19th Asian Athletics Championship – Kobe, Japan
4. News of the World – 168 year Old News Paper – to be closed this month following phone
tapping allegations.
5. Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research – Dhanbad, Jharkhand
6. Mercedes-Benz – German Automobile Company – 1st overseas engine plant – Beijing (China)
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7. SAARC Convention on Cooperation in Environment – 2010 (Thimpu SAARC meet in
Bhutan)
8. Union Environment Minister – Jairam Ramesh
9. Antrix Corporation Limited – Commercial Wing of Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO)
Chairman and Managing Director – V.S. Hegde – 1st person to hold this post other than ISRO
chairman in last 20 years.
July -11
1. Kalka Mail – Train which has been derailed recently leading to loss of 25 lives.
2. British Grand Prix Winner 2011 – Fernando Alonso – hails from Spain – represented Ferrari
Team
3. Neptune – 8th planet of the Solar System – would complete its first revolution of the Sun in
July 2011
4. C-17 Globemaster III – Largest strategic heavy lift Aircraft of Indian Air Force
5. Minister of State for Railways – Mukul Roy – Currently, charge of Union Railway Ministry is
with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
6. General K.M. Cariappa – 1st Indian Army Chief
July -12
1. Chairman, Public Health Foundation of India – N.R. Narayana Murthy
2. Man of the Series, India – West Indies Test Series 2011 – Ishant Sharma
3. News International – Rubert Murdoch’s British Media Group – News of the World was also
under him.
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4. SIAM – Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturer
5. Largest Carmaker in India – Maruti Suzuki – Main plant located at Manesar (Haryana)
6. Eight Indian Companies have been placed in world’s 500 largest Companies by Fortune
Magazine – topped by Indian Oil Corporation (98th) , Reliance Industries (134th),
Bharat Petroleum (271),
State Bank of India (291),
Hindustan Petroleum (335),
Tata Motors (358),
ONGC (360) and
Tata Steel (369).
7. July 11 – World Population Day
8. Head, task force on direct Transfer of cash subsidies on Kerosene, LPG and Fertilizer –
Nandan Nilkeni (Chairman, UIDAI) – Following the report submitted by this task force, pilot
project would be launched in SEVEN states.
9. MCOCA – Maharashtra Control Of Organised Crime Act
10. Union Sports Minister – Ajay Makem (Important because of the recent Doping Issue)
11. AIBA – All India Bar Association – Chairman – Adish C. Aggarwala
12. IRCTC – Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited -Managing Director –
Rajesh Kumar Tandon.
July -13
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1. List of New Cabinet Ministers (Important)
Railway Minister – Dinesh Trivedi
Corporate Affairs -Veerappa Moily
Salman Kursheed – Law and Justice ( Additional charge of Minority Affairs)
2. OECD – Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
3. INS Koswari – 9th indigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) of Indian Navy – commissioned
recently at Eastern Command, Vishakapatnam
4. Niira Radia – Corporate lobbyist who had alleged conversation with A.Raja , MP Kanimozhi –
2G scam
6. Attorney General Of India – G.E. Vanhavati
7. “Archaeology after Excavation” – Book authored by Shereen Farshostar Ratnagar – has been
punished for Contempt of Court by Allahabad High Court in relation to Babri Mosque Verdict.
8. Rajasthan – chosen by The National Resource Centre for Women’s Empowerment for a pilot
national programme for Women Empowerment.
9. BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
10. NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
11. Founder, Wikileaks – Julian Assange – alleged to have done sexual assault against two
women – Court in UK has ordered to extradite him to Sweden.
12. “Getting Away with Torture: The Bush Administration and Mistreatment of Detainees”–
Human Rights Watch’s report – allegations against former US President George W. Bush for
using torture techniques to extract information from prisoners
13. IAAF – International Association of Athletics Federation
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14. Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Air India – Arvind Jhadav
15. Suresh Tedulkar Committee Report – used for 2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census –
Below Poverty Line Estimates of the report.
16. ULFA – United Liberation Front of Assam – Chairman – Arbindha Rajkohwa – formed in
the year 1979
July -14
1. Google Transit – the search giant application of Google that gives users access to public
transport system – Available in Delhi, Mumbai, Ahemdabad, Pune, Bangalore – Recently
launched in Hyderabad and Chennai.
2. Most Dangerous Countries to be born as woman – Pakistan, Afganistan, Republic of Congo,
India – in the report published by Reuters Foundation.
3. FIDE – International Chess Organisation
4. Chairman, SAIL – C.S. Verma
5. Cabinet Secretary – Ajit Kumar Seth
6. Commerce and Industry Minister – Anand Sharma
7. CII – Confederation of Indian Industries – President – B. Muthuraman
8. Talmiz Ahmad – 1st Indian diplomat to be conferred the Kind Abdualziz Medal of First Class
for his contribution towards elevating Indo-Saudi ties.
9. “Juno” – NASA’s second mission in the space under its New Frontiers Programme – in-depth
study of Jupiter.
10. VSSC – Viram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram – Director – P.S. Veeraraghavan
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11. PSLV-C17 – 19th PSLV mission to put GSAT-12 in space – GSAT-12 is a communication
satellite.
12. P.J. Thomas – former Central Vigilance Commissioner whose appointment was quashed by
the Supreme Court – moves Delhi High Court against the appointment of new CVC Pradeep
Kumar.
13. Captial, Republic of South Sudan – Juba – newest nation of the world.
14. Tamil Nadu – State having highest number of Ministers in Union Cabinet.
15. Jangalmahal – Maoist affected region of West Bengal
July 15
1. Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha – Sushma Swaraj
2. New CVC – Pradeep Kumar
3. Sriharihkota – Space Launching Centre
4. Agreement 123 – “Cooperation With Other Nations" – Nuclear Agreement between USA and
other Nations – also covers the agreement of USA with India
5. Vice – President, FICCI – Naina Lal Kidwai –HSBC India Head
6. Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone – joined hand to use each other networks to provide
seamless 3G services to their customers.
7. Chief Executive Officer, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) – N. Chandrasehkaran
8. Gopal Subramaniam – Former Solicitor general of India – resignation accepted by the Prime
Minister
9. Ishrat Jahan Case – 2004
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10. Y.S. Sachan – former deputy chief medical officer who died in Jail – Allahabad High Court
has ordered CBI Inquiry into the matter
July 16
1. CCTV – Closed Circuit Television
2. ATS – Anti-Terrorism Squad – Chief -Rakesh Maria
3. Nearly 70% of India’s population live in Rural areas – according to latest Census figures
4. 1st Test Match – Australia – England – 1877
5. SAT – Securities Appellate Tribunal -head -Justice N.K. Sodhi
6. Chief Executive, News of the World – Rebekah Brooks
7. ISI Chief – Lt. Gen. Ahmad Shuja Pasha
8. Chief, CIA – Central Investigating Agency – Michael Morell
9. PSLV C17 – 18th successful flight of PSLV in a row.
10. Head, committee on Telanga – Justice B. N. Srikrishna
11. Sarabh – Oldest Commissioned Ship of Indian Navy – decommissioned recently
12. ABILITYFEST 2011 – India International Disability Film Festival, Chennai
13. Sajjan Kumar – Congress Leader accused in 1984 Anit-Sikh Riots
July 17
1. Chairman, National Knowledge Commission – Sam Pitroda – will act as an advisor to create a
resurgent Bengal.
2. Nahargarh Biological Park – Rajasthan
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3. ADR – Alternative Dispute Resolution
4. Executive Chairman, National Legal Services Authority – Justice Altmas Kabir, Supreme
Court Judge
5. “Special Development Zone” – Asia Pacific Exchange and Cooperation Foundation plans to
build it in Nepal – A foundation supported by the Chinese government
6. G-4 Nations – India, Japan, Germany and Brazil
7. Dalai Lama – Tibetan leader demanding independence of Tibet from China
July -18
1. Nandurbar (Maharashtra)-1st Aadhaar (UIDIA) card was distributed in this place.
2. National Population Register – maintained by Union Home Ministry – created in the year
3. Journal of Clinical Rheumatology – reported in June 2011 efficacy of Ayurvedic interventions
in arthritis cure.
4. World Team Chess Championship 2011 – Ningbo, China
5. England – India played its 1st overseas match in this country.
6. Greece – Country whose runaway debt, as reported by IMF recently, is on “knife’s edge” .
7. 2014 – Year when all the foreign combat troops are expected to leave Afghanistan.
8. FSR – Financial Stability Report – released by Reserve Bank of India
9. Royal Air Force – Air force of United Kingdom.
10. MSP – Minimum Support Price – Minimum price fixed to be paid to the farmers for their
production by the government.
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11. Constumerpain.in – website launched to help those consumers who are in pain because of the
raw deal.
12. Chief Minister, Andhra Pradesh – N. Kiran Kumar Reddy (Important because of the
Telangana Issue)
13. SIMI – Students Islamic Movement of India
14. Chief Minister, Maharashtra – Prithviraj Chavan ( Important because of the recent Mumbai
Attacks)
July 19
1. Committee probing for removal proceedings against Sikkim High Court Chief Justice, Justice
P.D. Dinakaran – Justice Aftab Alam(Chairman), Justice J.S. Khekar, Prof. G. Mohan Gopal.
2. Sabjeev Saxena – One of the prime accused of Cash-for-vote scam in the year 2008 – arrested
recently.
3. Hilary Clinton – U.S. Secretary of State
4. Tummalapalle – Located in Andhra Pradesh – place which may have one of the largest
uranium reserve in the world – according to Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission Srikumar
Banerjee
5. Nirvachan Sadan – Election Commission Headquarters, New Delhi – Chief Election
Commissioner –S.Y. Quraishi
6. Chairman and Managing Director, BSNL – R.K. Upadhyay
7. Nelson Mandela International Day – 18th July – Declared by United Nations in the year 2009
8. Indian players in All Time Test XI – Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag,
Kapil Dev – according to a poll on ICC’s official website.
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9. Women’s Football World Cup 2011 – Frankfurt, Germay – winner – Japan.
11. Xinjiang – China’s West Frontier Region – ethnic violence between Uighur ethnic grouo and
Han Chinese, majority ethnic group
12. President, Afghanistan – Hamid Karzai
13. Dow Jones – One of the Share indexes of USA Share market (Wall Street)
14. NIA – National Investigating Agency – Director General – S.C. Sinha
July -20
1. NOIDA -New Okhla Industrial Development Area
2. Bangladesh – Country with whom India is conducting Joint Census Exercise in 162 enclaves.
3. Miss India, 2011 – Vasuki Suknavalli
4. “Swadhinata Sammanona” – Highest State honour of Bangladesh – to be conferred on Late
Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi – for her outstanding contribution to the Bangladesh’s war
of liberation in the year 1971.
5. “Timeless Test” – a test match that only ends when one team wins – could be held to decide
World Championship in the year 2013 – CEO, ICC – Haroon Logart
6. Oval Test, 1971 – India’s 1st Test Win – against England – Test Match no. 2000 – to be played
between India and England.
7. 1989 – Year when Sachin Tendulkar started playing cricket for Indian Team.
8. Chairman, India Smart Grid Task Force – Sam Pitroda – group formed to improve power
sector efficiencies – Sam Pitroda is also Scientific Advisor to PM on Public Information
infrastructure and Innovations.
9. China – Country where officials are sentenced to death for the corruption practices.
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10. Hina Rabbani – First Woman Foreign Minister of Pakistan – India’s High Commissioner to
Pakistan – Sharat Shabharwal
11. Aisa Pacific Group on Money Laundering – an international organisation with membership
of 40 countries to prevent money laundering – meeting held in Kochi recently.
12. Chairman, Parliamentary Committee which probed the 2008 cash-for-vote Scam – Kishore
Chandra Deo
13. N.R. Narayana Murthy – Founder Chairman of Infosys.
14. Munak Canal – canal related to water dispute between New Delhi and Haryana – Union
Water Resources Minister – Pawan Kumar Bansal
July 21
1. KAC – Kashmir American Council – Director – Ghulam Nabi Fai
2. INS Vikramaditya – also known as Admiral Gorshkov – to be delivered to India by Russia by
the end of 2012 – Chief of Naval Staff – Admiral Nirmal Verma
3. India played its debut Test Match in the year 1932 at Lords – Anil Kumble is the highest
wicket taker from India in Test Matches.
4. Mandeep Kaur and Jauna Murmu – athletes charged with anti-doping rules violation in the
recent Doping Controversy – NADA – National Anti Doping Agency
5. Goran Hadzic – wanted for stemming conflict when he fought against Croatian Independence
from former Yugoslavia – absconder wanted by U.N. Balkan War Crimes Tribunal, The Hague,
Netherlands.
6. Wipro – Third Biggest Indian Software Exporter – Chairman – Azim Premji
7. Montreal Protocol -Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer – Entered into force in the year
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8. SIT – Special Investigating Team – one of such SITs has been appointed by Gujarat High
Court to probe into Ishrat Jahan fake encounter case (2004) – New Head – Rajiv Ranjan Verma –
4th person to hold this post.
July -22
1. Benami Transaction – Prohibits purchase of property on pseudo name. – Benami Transaction
Act, 1988
2. “Prahar” – Surface-to-Surface missile – successfully tested from Integrated Test Range,
Chandipur – Prahar means “to strike” – Developed by Defence Research and Development
Organisation – DRDO
3. Atlantis – NASA’s Space shuttle returned from International Space Station after 30 years
4. Nicole Tamang – Red Corner Notice has been issued against him by Interpol – prime accused
in the murder of Akhil Bhartiya Gorkha League leader Madam Tamang.
5. Record of Usian Bolt in 100 m race – 9.58 sec
6. Brylcreem and 30 plus – Codes used by Pakistan’s spy agency ISI.
7. “Kankesanthurai Port” – port to be developed by India and Sri Lanka jointly
8. India’s rank in export of services – 10th – USA holds 1st position
9. India’s rank in the list of Merchandise exporters – 20th – China holds 1st Position.
10. Stapled Visa Policy – used by China for Indian Nationals belonging to J&K and Arunachal
Pradesh – reported for the first time in the year 2009 for J&K.
11. Chairman and Managing Director, BNSL – R.K. Upadhyay
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12. “Action-to-be-taken Report” – report by Karanatak Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde – on
illegal Obulapuram mining issue by Reddy Brothers in the state of Karnataka – involvement of
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa alleged.
13. BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited – International agencies like JM Financial and
Merrill Lynch rated its equipment more efficient as compared to that of Chinese companies.
14. Harsh Mander – Head, Working Committee which drafted National Advisory Council’s Food
and Security Bill, 2011
July 23
1. Oslo – Capital of Norway – A deadly blast slashed over here recently.
2. Singur – Place where disputed plant of Tata’s Nano car is located in the state of West Bengal.
3. 17th Asian Junior Table Tennis Championship 2011 – New Delhi
4. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, 2010 – Gagan Narang – Rifle Shooter
5. Arjuna Award – Currently presented to 15 persons – proposal has been made to increase its
strength to 19.
6. BP (British Petroleum) Exploration – to acquire 30% stake in Reliance Industries Limited’s oil
and gas block
7. Chancellor, Germany – Angela Merkel
8. Goran Hadzic – last ethnic Serbian wanted by the U.N. War Criminal Tribunal for the former
Yugoslavia in relation to Balkan war crimes.
9. International Management Group – company with had alleged disputed transaction of 90crore
with Board of Cricket Control in India – issue under Foreign Exchange Management Act
(FEMA) pending in Enforcement Directorate.
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10. 14th Annual Meeting of Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering 2011 – Kochi
11. Comptroller and Auditor General of India – Vinod Ra