Current Affairs One Liners----

1. Youngest ever Microsoft Certified Professional who died recently at the age of 16 ?
Arfa Karim Randhawa 

2. What is the total number of districts in Chhattisgarh as on 1st January 2012?
27

3. Where the Coastal Business Development Summit is is held?
Mangalore,Karnataka

4. Name the DGP replacing outgoing chief Sankar Baruah for Assam.
Jayanta Narayan Choudhury

5. Where National Kannada conference is is set to be held in the month of April?
Delhi

6. Which country recently joined UNSC as non-permanent member?
Pakistan

7. Who are now allowed to invest in Indian stock market directly?
QFI’s – Qualified foreign investors

8. How much of share can a QFI company and QFI’s put together hold a stake in Indian companies?
5% and 10%

9. Which two countries have strengthened business ties to start trading electricity and petroleum products?
India and Pakistan

10. What is SEBI toll free helpline number launched to support 14 languages?
1800 227 575

11. Who has been named male player of the year by Golf writers Association of America?
Luke Donald

12. Name the Argentinean bike rider who died after being involved in an accident on the first day of the Dakar Rally.
Jorge Martinez Boero

13. Name Afghan’s first team of female boxers set to aim for Olympics 2012.
Shabnam and Sadaf Rahimi

14. Which country test launched first 3D television broadcast?
China

15. What rank does Vishwanathan Anand holds as he prepares for 2012 World chess championship?
4th

16. Name the former Macedoninan President who passed away recently.
Kiro Gligorov

17. Which Indian ace tennis star withdrew out of Aircel Chennai Open 2012 because of recurring shoulder injury?
Somdev Devvarman

18. Where the 5-day 99th Indian Science Congress science event is is set to start on 3rd January 2012?
Kalinga Institute of industrial Technology, Bhuvaneshwar, Orrisa

19. What bank account facility is set to be launched in India?
Bank Number Portability

20. Name the new education tablet launched by Classteacher Learning Systems, a Delhi based Educational Solutions Provider.
Classpad

21. Who has been appointed as chief coach of Kolkata Knight Riders?
Trevor Bayliss

22. Where in India is Literary Festival 2012 is scheduled to be held?
Jaipur

23. What is the concept introduced by Indian Postal Department (Bihar Postal Circle) to get a personalized stamp with photograph on it?
My Stamp

24. Who takes over as Wipro Technologies Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer?
Manoj Jaiswal

25. Who has been considered for first Gates Innovation Award?
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

26. Which auto major is set to invest USD142 million at its Chennai plant in India to manufacture a compact sports utility vehicle named EcoSport?
Ford India

27. Name the Government policy introduced by Karnataka to boost animation industry.
Karnataka Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (KAVGC) Policy 2011

28. Name the ace woman tennis player who withdrew from Australian Open due to left ankle injury.
Serena Williams

29. Who has been named as CEO of Yahoo?
Scott Thompson

30. Who has been appointed as Senior Vice President in India by CIBER?
Vivek.K.Marla

31. Name the interactive presentation tool launched by HP in India.
Pocket whiteboard

32. Name the Australian cricket captain who joined the triple-century club recently.
Michael Clarke scored 329* against India at SCG

33. Where the national and international theater festival, the Bharat Rang Mahotsav set to be held?
National School of Drama, Amritsar

34. Who won gold for triple jump at the all India inter-university athletics meet held in Mangalore, Karnataka?
Arpinder Singh

35. Who has been named Chief Information Officer of WildCard Systems?
Shahi Kapur

36. Who has been appointed as VP, Chief Information Officer of Qwest Communications?
Girish Varma

37. Name the Indian doctor who became famous for his selfless work in China during the Sino-Japan war whose memorial was dedicated to India.
Dr.Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis

38. Where has Union Government planned to build 11 tunnels to connect important roads?
Pakistan and China borders

39. Which version of Internet Explorer is dead as per Microsoft?
Internet Explorer 6

40. Name the website launched by Jammu and Kashmir government for the state’s school education department.
www.jkeducation.gov.in

41. Who was given the first S.K.Singh award for negotiating Indo-US nuclear deal?
D.Bala Venkatesh Varma

42. Where is the world’s largest solar telescope set to be built?
Merak on Pangong Tso lake in the cold desert Ladakh region

43. Who has been appointed as President of Federation of Indian Export Organisations?
Rafeeq Ahmed

44. Which state has planned to teach Bhagavad Gita in schools?
Karnataka

45. Which automobile maker has re-entered Indian markets after 13 years?
Vespa

46. Who won the doubles title at the Chennai Open 2012?
Leander Peas and Janko Tipsarevic

47. Which country has called for Indian investments and sought partnership in oil and gas exploration?
Trinidad and Tobago

48. Who has been appointed as Managing Director, President and CEO of Samsung’s South- West Asia operations?
B.D.Park

49. Name the world’s first hydrogen powered 3-wheeler which was launched by Mahindra and Mahindra at the 11th Auto Expo 2012.
HyAlfa

50. Who won the FIFA women’s World player of the year?
Homare Sawa of Japan

51. Who won the FIFA men’s world player of the year 3rd time in a row?
Lionel Messi of Argentina

52. Name the car which won the 2012 North American Car of the year award.
Hyundai Elantra

53. Name the Guinea Bissau President who died recently.
Malam Bacai Sanha

54. Name the chairman of Swiss National Bank who stepped down recently.
Philipp Hildebrand

55. Which company has acquired Bangalore-based event and entertainment guide Buzzintown?
Yatra online

56. Which country’s Prime Minister is to be chief guest at Indian Republic Day parade?
Thailand Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra

57. How many banks are now allowed to import bullion or precious metals?
35

58. Name the recently added banks to import precious metals.
Yes Bank, Bank of Maharashtra, City Union Bank and ING Vysya Bank

59. Which bollywood actor is campaigning for clean voting?
Aamir Khan

60. Who took over as Director General Military Operations succeeding Lt Gen Anand Mohan Verma?
Lt Gen Ashok Kumar Chaudhary

61. Name the Chinese dancer who took Bharatanatyam and Kathak to Mao’s China died recently.
Zhang Jun

62. Where the Quick service cum mobile medical dispensary was inaugurated recently?
Bodh Gaya Temple premises

63. What is the lowest one-day score by Sri Lanka in the recently held match against South Africa?
43 all out

64. What is the worth of total Private equity investment made in India in 2011?
$10.11 billion

65. Which country has been ranked first on nuclear safety?
Australia

66. What has Kerala hospital introduced to diagnose small bowel bleeding sites, tumours and ulcers?
Wireless Capsule Endoscopy

67. Where does the industrial output stand as of November 2011 in India?
5.9%

68. When did India complete one polio-free year?
13th January 2012

69. What is the cost of cheapest electric car unveiled by Tata in Detroit?
$20,000

70. Which legendary singer is set to be honoured with lifetime achievement award at the 18th Annual Colors Screen Awards?

Asha Bhosle

71. Who has been appointed to google board recently?
Diane Greene, VMware co-founder

72. Which service the Indian Government has planned to launch for farmers?
Interactive medium of spoken web service

73. Who won gold in Asian shooting championship?
Abhinav Bindra

74.Which airways bagged best airline award?
Ethad Airways

75. Which Indian city is set to host psychiatry conclaves?
Kochi

76. Which country reported rare decline of foreign reserves?
China

77. Name India’s first woman journalist who died recently.
Homai Vyarawalla

78. Who won the Mumbai marathon title recently?
Laban Moiben

79. Where does inflation stand as on 16th January 2012?
7.47%

80. Name the scheme launched by Arunachal Pradesh government for the treatment of Multi Drug Resistant TB patients.
Directly Observed Treatment Plus Service (DOTS)

81. Who took charge as Kerala governor?
H.R.Bharadwaj

82. Who won the trust of vote in Parliament of Pakistan?
Yousuf Raza Gilani

83. Which currency is world’s most undervalued currency as per Big Mac Index?
Indian rupee

84. Who has been appointed as Director Enterprise Business (India and South Asia) by Adobe?
Kulmeet Bawa

85. What is the amount received by India in venture capital funding in the solar energy sector?
Rs.500 crore

86. Which Government has bought 1.09% worth stake in Reliance Industries?
Singapore Government

87. Which bank is likely to increase their presence in Karnataka from the present 71 to 100 branches?
Bank of Baroda

88. Name the boxer who turned 70 recently.
Mohammad Ali

89. What is the export growth as of December 2011?
6.7% at $25billion

90. Which website is to be shut for 24hrs to stop anti-piracy act?
Wikipedia

91. Name the Indian-origin Sikh who has been unanimously elected as the mayor of Charlottesville, a historic American city in Virginia.
Satyendra Singh Huja

92. What fund has India planned to launch by July 2012?
$1 billion innovation fund

93. Where is the India-Burma talks scheduled on January 19th 2012?
Myanmar capital, Naypyitaw

94. Name the Yahoo co-founder who resigned recently.
Jerry Yang

95. Which global consulting and IT service provider is set to participate in World Economic Forum?
Mahindra Satyam

96. Which card has BSNL launched to facilitate making utility bill payments like electricity and telephone bills?
Itz Cash Card (Trust Card)

97. Name the media advisor to Prime Minister who resigned recently.
Harish Khare

98. Where India’s first Startup Village is to be setup?
KINFRA Park, Kalamassery, Kochi

99. Expand SOPA & PIPA
Stop Online Piracy Act & Protect IP Act

100. Which photo pioneer company filed bankruptcy recently?
Kodak

101. Which online video streaming site has launched a film festival?
YouTube

102. Name the Indian wicketkeeper who is set to debut in place of MS Dhoni in test cricket against Australia.
Wriddhiman Saha

103. Where is the Jaipur Literature Festival held in India?
Diggi Palace, Jaipur

104. Which file-sharing website has US shut down recently?
Megaupload

105. Petroleum ministry recently allowed import of?
ATF – Aviation Turbine Fuel

106. Name the new kind of train launched by China.
Magnetic train

107. Which auto-maker regained its title as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2011?
General Motors

108. Who is appointed as COO of Intel?
Brain Krzanich

109. Who is appointed as Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal?
Raju Narisetti

110. Where did India open its 5th Consulate in US?
Atlanta

111. Which country is set to join European Union in 2013?
Coratia

112. Name the year that is been celebrated across China?
Dragon year

113. Who won the Ranji Trophy 2011-12?
Rajasthan

114. What rank does India hold to have a nuclear submarine?
6th position

115. Which parliament passed Armenian gernocide bill?
French Parliament

116. What is the prevailing CRR as on 25th January 2012?
5.5%

117. Which state’s theme has been set in 26th Surajkund Crafts Mela in Faridabad, Haryana?
Assam

118. Who won Grand slam title in men’s Australian Open 2012?
Djokovic

119. What rank does India hold as steel maker in 2011 as per World Steel Association?
4th rank

120. What sum of capital has been approved to be infused in SBI and PNB?
Rs.7,900 crore and Rs.1,285 crore

General Awareness

Current Affairs One Liners-----

This Jammu & Kashmir High Court Chief Justice was sworn in as Supreme Court judge on 2 April 2012-F. M. Ibrahim Kalifulla

•    On 3 April 2012 Indian Navy formally inducted this nuclear-powered submarine into its fleet-INS Chakra

•    First Spices Park for processing of seed spices like cumin, coriander and fennel was commissioned in this state on 7 April 2012–Rajasthan

•    This Indian squash player won a 3-2 victory over Robbie Temple of England at the $120000 El Gouna International Open in El Gouna, Egypt on 9 April 2012-Saurav Ghosal

•    Former Tamil Nadu State secretary of the CPI (M) and three-time MLA died in Chennai on 10 April 2012-N. Varadarajan

•    This international monetary body in its flagship annual publication Asian Development Outlook (ADO) projected moderate increase in growth rate for India to 7 percent in 2012-13–Asian Development Bank

•    Union government made it mandatory for individuals with income above this amount to file their tax returns 2011-12 onwards electronically-Rs 10 lakh

•    Union government approved Rs 30000 crore bailout for this national carrier-Air India

•    Union Cabinet approved the extension of funding support for implementing the Swavalamban Scheme existing under this system from three years to five years-New Pension System (NPS)

•    This Samajwadi Party MLA from Itwa in Sidhhartnagar district was unanimously elected Speaker of the 16th Uttar Pradesh Assembly-Mata Prasad Pandey

•    Powerful earthquake of 8.7 magnitude on the Richter scale on 11 April 2012 hit Aceh province of this South Asian country giving rise to tsunami scare–Indonesia

•    This Kannada poet was chosen for the Basavashree Award on 28 April 2012-Chennaveera Kanavi

•    This country announced to strengthen the defences of its Gulf allies along with the commencement of nuclear talks that could ease tensions with Tehran–United States of America

•    National League for Democracy (NLD) led by this pro-democracy leader in Myanmar won 43 of the 45 seats in by-polls held on 1 April 2012–Aung Saan Suu Kyi

•    Recep Tayyip Erdogan who held talks with the leaders of western countries on Iran issue is the Prime Minister of this country– Turkey

•    Bingu Mutharika the president of this African nation died after a heart attack–Malavi

•    Israel barred this German author from entering the Jewish state, citing a poem in which he accuses Israel of plotting Iran's annihilation and threatening world peace–Gunter Grass

•    More than 100 Pakistani soldiers died in an avalanche at this place-Siachen sector close to the border with India

•    Asif Ali Zardari the President of this Asian nation visited India–Pakistan

•    Bo Xilai, a high-ranking Communist Party official, was stripped of his most powerful posts. Bo Xilai was the high-ranking communist party leader of this country–China

•    This American leader won the Republican Party candidature to challenge President Barack Obama in November elections–Mitt Romney

•    The government of this Asian nation faced yet another rights abuse allegation as two senior members of a breakaway faction of the JVP accused the security forces of abducting them–Sri Lanka

•    This Pakistani foreign service officer was appointed the High Commissioner to India–Salman Basheer

•    This middle-east country deployed hundreds of police at its main airport to detain activists flying in to protest the country's occupation of Palestinian areas–Israel

•    This country forgave Myanmar's 3.7-billion dollar debt and resumed development aid as a way to support the country's democratic and economic reforms-Japan

•    Islamic radical groups attacked the church services in this African nation–Nigeria

•    Afghanistan reached on an agreement with this country to define their relationship after most foreign troops leave Afghanistan at the end of 2014-United States of America

Noted Hindi writer on 13 February 2012 was selected for the 21st Vyas Samman for his poetry collection Aam Ke Patte published in 2004- Professor Ramdarash Mishra

•    This Indian state government on 13 February 2012 announced medical benefits, financial support & higher compensation packages for various other categories of workers covered by the Industrial Workers Act– Delhi Government

•    This Indian state government suspended the scheme of distribution of social benefits under Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT)– Haryana Government

•    The railways safety review committee, headed by a former Atomic Energy Commission chairman submitted its report to the Union government on 17 February 2012- Anil Kakodkar

•    International Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries inaugurated by the Union Minister for Shipping- G K Vasan

•    New York Times’ foreign correspondent and a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner died in eastern Syria on 16 February 2012- Anthony Shadid

•    As a part of this campaign Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit launched a major State-wide de-worming campaign- Chacha Nehru Sehat Yojna (CNSY)

•    RBI panel on priority sector lending proposed increment in the target (priority sector) for foreign banks to this per cent of net bank credit from the current level of 32 per cent- 40%

•    Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on 23 February 2012 inaugurated the fourth and final regional hub of the National Security Guard (NSG) here–Marol, Mumbai

•    Indian hockey team on 26 February 2012 defeated this country 8-1 to enter London Olympics–France

•    This Indian soccer legend popularly known as Sailen Manna, died in Kolkata on 27 February 2012- Sailendra Nath Manna

•    1977 batch IAS officer and additional chief secretary (finance) on 28 February 2012 was named the Chief Secretary of Rajasthan- CK Mathew

•    Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure approved the upgradation of Railway Infrastructure for introduction of multi-modal transport system (Phase - II) in the twin cities– Hyderabad & Secunderabad

•    The Bollywood actor received a Green Globe Award for his efforts toward a greener future at the fourth edition of the Panasonic Green Globe Foundation Awards– Abhishek Bachhan

•    This veteran environmental filmmaker was on 3 February 2012 honoured with the prestigious V. Shantaram Life Time Achievement Award at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2012- Mike Pandey

•    India lost to this country2-1 in the final of the SDAT-WSF Under-21 Squash World Cup on 5 February 2012- Egypt

•     The state to contribute more than 50 percent of India’s total tea production in 2011- Assam

•    The observation satellite launched by Iran- navid satellite

•    India signed  13th TIEA with the country-Guernsey  

•    Hungarian mission inked deal  with the company to ease visas- VFS Global

•    India, Japan and China entered into a pact  which is known as- Shade

•    India and USA signed a MoU with India on-Labour and Employment Issues

•    The fifth edition of the world future energy summit was held in UAE capital-Abu Dhabi

•    India’s NTPC signed an agreement with Bangladesh Power Development Board to set up a joint venture 1320 MW thermal power plant at- Rampal

•    The country became the 157th Country to adopt the CTBT( Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty)- Indonesia

•    Al- Queda’s Chief in Pakistan, was killed in US drone attack-Badar Mansoor

•    The 12th India-EU summit was held in- New Delhi

•    Yingluck Shinawatra who visited India on 24-26 January 2012 is the Prime Minister of- Thailand

•    NDSAP which is approved by Union cabinet of India stands for- National Data Sharing and Accessibility

•     A two-day International Conference on cooperatives for social and economic change took place in the city-Bhopal

•    The biggest coordinated mock drills were carried out in the city-New Delhi 

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Who’s next? The race for the first person has begun. After 62 years of self reliance we are again ready to handle another president 14^th this time. President is the prestigious most post an Indian can achieve leaving in Indian, so the choice is tough. It needs many calibers to be the same. All political parties are in queue, launching one or the other option for candidate, if not then idealizing their views. Some says he/s should be a tribal, or a minority or young face then some say let’s try with another woman; at least one who will reside in India for 3-4 consecutive days. It’s all going against the ruling UPA govt. as many fellows have taken out their long tongues from their buckles. There is a distinction between UPA & Congress all knows that’s why Congress has it’s own candidates; first in the list is Hard Working, Over burdened, & Ever ready “Pranab da”, so called the busiest Congress leader on earth, a man who works for 15 hours a day & currently ‘Finance Minister’ of India. He is the strongest contender as he holds the respect even from the NDA & other parties. There is another reason of him winning the trust of opposition parties is that he has a reputation of Saver of govt(Mr. Dependable), if he goes out of the cabinet, Opposition can find it’s path clear to shout on Government. The next in the catalog is “Barbie Doll in Beards” means our Prime Minister Mr. MMS (Man Mohan Singh). If anyone who is the most desirable & strongest claimant then he is our running Vice President Mr. Hameed Ansari. If everything goes well for INC then he is the plaintiff of desires. The history of Indian Presidents is well diversified, right from Rajendra Babu to Pratibha Amma, all have been succeed to establish their own identity. Rajendra Prasad made even Nehruji to bend on his issues, then Gyani Zail Singh, the speaking Puppet who proclaimed even to sweep if it is ordered from Indira Gandhi as she has chosen him to be the president. Then came Venkatraman, K.R.Narayanan & A. P. J. Kalam, 3 of the best presidents India ever had, all 3 of them tried to rewrite the government-public relationship, definition of President & informality of the post. A.P.J. the most informal president of India, who did many a things by standing among the people, it can be said he graced system by not making “Rashtrapati Bhawan” a public spot, open for all.

                                                                                                 Then  came Pratibha Tai, the so called Outgoing President of India. It has been found that she hasn’t been in India for 10 consecutive days. She was the first woman president in Indian Republican but she failed to create her identity. In the way she tried to handle the various problems & issues from 26/11 to Anna Movement & Ongoing Scams by saying “Main Chup Rahungi”…………

So we are ready for another Clash Bash who will be our next prezzzz, another Rubber Stamp or this time he/s will be a President with a Hunter in Hand..........

                                       

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---The BAN & BANDH Story---

Sorry Bapu! Sorry to disturb you, it might be your contemplating time, isn’t that? The same here but I contemplate with the pen in my hand. Are you free because I have something cogitable to talk of? If yes, then please say me that how much time does it take to create a catchphrase like you created- ‘ Do or Die.’                                                                                                                                           “What, are you sure?” “It is created of its own, really & the issues?                  That is manmade, means that is created. Oh! I see.                                                  Thanks Bapu, Loads of acknowledges….enjoy your after life with sir ji  sorry that’s 3G …

                        We have crossed 6 decades losing all our freedom strugglers & the leaders but one thing hasn’t been tainted yet. That’s ‘Objections, defiance & Demolishes.’ Any voice of protest can brilliantly be demolished without just a simple utterance. It has been our custom to defiance the good things or say something new possessed. From B.C. to A.J. {now what’s A.J. After Jawahar Lal Nehru} we haven’t changed our mind yet. The best way anyone finds to insolence is by declaring a “BANDH”, the so called ‘Satyagraha’ or ‘Dharana’ & most voilantely or publicly “Andolan”. Then what about the rulers, sorry administrators; what do they do? It’s simple they remove ‘dh’. Means, they vanish ‘dh’ from the word Bandh & they declare that a BAN. Anyone who infringes or sacrileges, they swirl a hunter & just say ‘BAN’. Not only administrators or bureaucrats but also MPs & MLAs also shouts in support. Currently Shahrukh Khan (Co-owner of IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders & famous actor) in so called drunk fought with MCA officials & used abusive language, even for MCA chief Vilas Rao  Deshmukh, as aresult he has been banned. I am not SRK’s prosecutor but speaking of a simple just, can anyone imagine MCA officials would be so polite & he would be so rude. If abusive languages are the measure of a ban then why aren’t MPs & MLAs banned from entering Parliament & Assembly of Legislations for the breaks, fusses, fights & hustle they create therein. Now a days it has become a fashion of Party in rule to censor the objects; as to ban obscene notes on Social Networking sites, ban cartoons from NCERT books, to ban anti-government magazines, ban on the entrance of independent personality if he uses his independence & so many BANS. ………..                                                                                                                              When public utters ‘Bandh’ like Air India Pilots, then government scolds ‘Ban’ like they didn’t care of their strikes. Get well soon Bros …………..

                   It’s a long going story of Ban & Bandh & it will be going on the till the public & government exist, means till the end of the earth.