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July 1&2: 1. New Chief Vigilance Commissioner of India is? a. Madan Kumar b. Pradeep Kumar c. Manoj Joshi d. Chaturanan Narang 2. A veteran leader Chaturanan Mishra passed away on July 2. He was associated with? a. Communist b. Congress c. BJP d. BSP 3. What was the name of ship which was stranded at Juhu beach for several days, Mumbai, and now re-floated safely to Gujarat? a. MV Wisdom b. ST Panks c. Lumba d. Water Babay 4. The World Bank will provide a loan assistance of $648 million for the construction of the Vishnugad Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Plant on river a. Ganga b. Alaknanda c. Yamuna d. Bhagrithi 5. 201 1 Wimbledon Womens' Singles winner is a. Maria Sharapova b. Petra Kvitov a c. Serena Willams d. Sania Mirza Ans: 1 .b 2.a 3.a 4.b 5.b July 3&4: 1. Thailand's first woman Prime Minister is... a. Yingluck Shinawatra Butterflys b. Thaksin Jiaozu c. Wine Jaebo d. Djokovic Murray 2. 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Men's singles winner is... a. Novak Djokovic b. Jurgen Melzerand c. Rafal Nadal d. Andre Agassi 3. Sree Padmanabhaswami temple, where huge treasure unearthed from the historical temple is in a. Kerala b. Karnataka c. Tamil Nadu d. Assam 4. On black money issue SC has appointed Special Investigation Team that would be headed... a. Justice B P Jeevan Reddy b. Justice S.K. Nair c. Justice M.N. Kumar d. Justice Y.B. Chaudhary 5. What is the length of world's longest cross-sea bridge, across the mouth of the Jiaozhou Bay in China's eastern Shandong province? a. 36.48 kilometers b. 64 kilometers c. 30.28 kilometers d. 26.25 kilometers Ans : 1.a 2. a 3.a 4.a 5.a July 5: 1. Stereo Digital Aerial Photography, which has been launched in India, will help in a. Coastal Hazard Line Mapping b. protecting forest cover c. marine life d. traffic management during
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2. Which state government has launched the facility of e-registration for contractors to bid for construction projects of the state government. a. Madhya Pradesh b. UP c. Assam d. Delhi 3. which state ales Tax Department recently conducted raids on 37 companies in its capital and unearthed Hawala transaction worth 6,500 crore rupees? a. UP b. Punjab c. Karnataka d. Maharashtra Ans: 1 .a 2. a 3.d July 6: 1 . Supreme Court has allowed cement maker Lafarge to mine in Meghalaya. Lafarge is from a. USA b. France c. UK d. Australia 2. India's first floating library launched in a. Mana b. Sunderbans c. A ndaman Islands d. Lakshdeep 3. 'Kisan Sandesh Padyatra' is associated with a. Mayawati b. Rahul Gandhi c. Sonia Gandhi d. J.N Nehru 4. 201 2 Olympics will held in... a. Sydney b. London c. Frankfurt Butterflys d. Amsterdam 5. 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games held at a. Athens b. Perth c. Wellington d. Canberra Ans: 1 .b 2. b 3.b 4.b 5.a July 7 & 8: 1 . Asian Development Bank will provide a $400-million loan to which Indian state for promoting rural development and creation of business and employment opportunities? a. UP b. Madhya Pradesh c. Punjab d. Sikkim 2. UN report on Millennium Development Goals (MDG) say s that India's poverty rate is projected to fall to 22 per cent by ... a. 2015 b. 2020 c. 2016 d. 2024 e. 2018 3. Space shuttle Atlantis took its final flight into space on July 8, 2011. It is Atlantis' __flight. a. 100th b. 120th c. 135th d. 75th 4. As per government claims India's ex ports will double to $400 billion by the y ear... a. 201 4 b. 2020 c. 201 2 d. 201 5

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5. 1 9th Asian Championships held at a. Kobe b. Kiev c. Jamshedpur d. Dhaka 6. During third phase expansion of private FM Radio network in the country how many new cities will get FM Radio service? a. 227 b. 75 c. 78 d. 173 Ans: 1 .b 2. a 3.c 4.a 5.a, 6 a July 9 & 10: 1 . On July 1 0, 201 1 , which of the following train recently derailed and claimed 50 people lives? a. Howrah Kalka Ex press b. Howrah Delhi Ex press c. Doon Shatabhdi d. Kolkata Rajdhani 2. What is the capital of newly formed country South Sudan? a. Juba b. Malakal c. Riek d. Nabre 3. Indian govt. is committed to provide clean electricity to common man by the y ear? a. 2020 b. 201 2 c. 201 4 d. 201 3 4. NADA stands for... a. National Anti Doping Agency b. National Anti-dumping Agency c. National Army Dev eloping Agency d. National Anti Dollar Association Ans: 1 .a 2. a 3.b 4.a 5.b, 6 a July 11: 1 . World Population Day is observed on... a. July 10 b. July 11 c. July 9 d. June 30 2. The US has suspended how much military aid to Pakistan? a. $800 million b. $7 00 million c. $600 million d. $500 million 3. Qantas Airlines has decided to cut international services. This Airlines is from? a. USA b. Australia c. Netherlands d. Japan 4. India has sought help from__-for resolving trade obstacles for Indian agri ex ports to 27 European Union countries? a. England b. Poland c. Iceland d. Germany 5. What is the name of British 1 68-y ear-old tabloid that has closed in the wake of phonehacking allegations? a. A round the world b. News of the World c. Morning News d. London Herald 6. Which state has launched caravan services in order to promote tourism? a. MP c. TN c. HP d. Uttarakhand

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Ans: 1 .b 2. a 3.b 4.b July 12: CABINET MINISTERS : Shri V. Kishore Chandra Deo : Tribal Affairs and Panchayati Raj. Shri Beni Prasad Verma : Steel. Shri Dinesh Trivedi : Railways. Shri Jairam Ramesh : Rural Development. MINIST ERS OF ST AT E (INDEPENDENT CHARGE): Shri Srikant Jena: Statistics and Programme Implementation and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan: Environment and Forests. Shri Paban Singh Ghatowar: Development of North Eastern Region. Shri Gurudas Kamat: Drinking Water and Sanitation. MINIST ERS OF STATE: Shri Sudip Bandopadhyaya : Health and Family Welfare. Shri Charan Das Mahant : Agriculture and Food Processing Industries. Shri Jitendra Singh : Home Affairs. Shri Milind Deora: Communications and Information Technology. Shri Rajiv Shukla : Parliamentary Affairs. July 13: 1 . Who is heading the committee set up to suggest way s and means for reforms in the power sector? a. S.K. Das b. B.N Sridhar c. V .K. Shunglu d. Jyotia Gupta 2. The Indian Navy has commissioned indigenously built Fast Attack Craft (FAC) to keep an eye on illegal activities in the Andaman seas? its name is a. Koswari b. Godavari c. Ganga Butterflys d. Arjun 3. India has imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of a chemical used in industrial cleaning processes and ceramics manufacture to protect domestic players from cheap Chinese shipments. The name of this chemical is... a. Sodium Tripoly Phosphate b. Calcuim Tripoly Phosphate c. Baking Soda d. Sodium Tripoly Sulphar 4. What is the name of The first ultra longhaul passenger jet with a capacity to fly about 250 passengers up to 1 6,000 km nonstop touched down at the Indhira Gandhi International airport in Delhi on July 13? a. Boeing 787 b. Boeing 707 c. Jet 711 d. Air Bus 707 5. France has decided to withdraw its 1 000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of... a. 2013 b. 2012 c. 2015 d. 2014 Ans: 1 . c, 2. a, 3. a,4. a, 5. b July 14: 1. India is all set to sign Aviation Safety Agreement in July 201 1 with a. USA b. China C. Germany d. Italy 2. How many states will be honoured states, including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, for achieving high food grain production in 201 0-1 1 fiscal? a. 6 b. 5 c. 11 d. 4
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3. Which Naval ship has been decommissioned on July 1 4 201 1 by Indian Navy a. INS Sharabh b. INS Virat c. INS Bheem d. INS Vikrant 4. Women's football World Cup final 201 1 was played between: a. Japan and the United States b. Germany and the United States c. Japan and Netherlands d. New Zealand and Australia A ns: 1 . a, 2. b, 3. a 4. a July 15: 1. The Lokon volcano which erupted on July 1 5, 2011 is in... a. Brazil b. Chile c. Indonesia d. Uganda 2. When Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-17 successfully placed Indias latest communication satellite GSA T-12 in its orbit, then it was PSLV flight no... a. 21 b. 18 c. 20 d. 16 3. The government has approved creation of additional storage capacity of about 152 lakh tone food grains. These storage will be formed in how many states a. 19 b. 12 c. 25 d. 9 4. In census 2011 child sex ratio in rural areas is a. 1000: 914 Butterflys
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b. 1000: 927 c. 1000: 916 d. 1000: 925 5. Common Service Centre Common Service Centre is observed on... a. July 15 b. July 16 c. July 14 d. July 13 6. Gov. of India has raised ex port price of onion by ___on July 15 2011 a. $30 b. $40 c. $50 d. $45 A ns: 1 . c 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. b 6. a July 16, 17, 18, 19: 1. The Lokon volcano which erupted on July 15, 2011 is in... a. Brazil b. Chile c. Indonesia d. Uganda e. India 2. The winner of 2011 Women Football is... a. USA b. Japan c. India d. South Korea e. Brazil 3. How many Indians have found place in ICC dream team for Test Cricket? a. 3 b. 4 c. 5 d. 2 e. none of these

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4. Who is Ruper Murdoch? a. Business tycoon b. Media tycoon c. New Foreign secretary of state d. Rebel leader in Libya e. none of these 5. which country has decided to conduct elephants census after almost a century ? a. Singapore b. Thailand c. South Africa d. Sri Lanka e. Zimbabwe 6. In which state Uranium Corporation of India has found huge deposits Uranium? a. TN b. Assam c. Andhra Pradesh d. Kerela e. none of these 7. Signing of the tripartite agreement for the creation of Gorkhaland Territorial Administration held at a. Kolkata b. Darjeeling c. Siliguri d. Hoogly e. none of these Ans: 1. c, 2. b, 3. b, 4. b, 5. d, 6. c, 7. b July 20-23: 1. The Committee of Secretaries has recommended how much per cent FDI in the multi-brand retail? a. 71 b. 51 c. 61 d. 44 e. 50 2. On July 22 India opened its first Border Haat with a. Sri Lanka b. Pakistan c. Bangladesh d. Nepal e. Bhutan 3. In July President Pratibha Devisingh Patil visited which of the following countries? a. South Korea and Mongolia b. South Korea and China c. Japan and Mongolia d. Malaysia and North Korea e. Vietnam and South Korea 4. Delhi gov. has decided to improve green cover in national capital by a.33% b. 23% c. 27 % d. 18% e. 24% 5. Amy Winehouse, who was found dead at her flat in London on July 23rd was a... a. Writer b. Poet c. Dancer d. Player e. Singer 6. Recently at least 84 people died when the gunman opened fire at the youth camp organised by the ruling Labour Party on Utoeya island. This island is in... a. Norway b. China c. Germany d. Austria e. Japan 7. Gagan Narang, who has been selected for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, is related with... a. Wrestling b. archery c. shooting d. short put e. 400 relay race 8. The Centre has fix ed a target of___ dollars for investment in the North-East within next five y ears. a. 1 trillion b. 10 billion c. 20 billion d. 5 trillion e. none of these Ans: 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. e 6. a 7 . c 8. A July 24: 1 . Indias coal stocks touched all time high at.. a. 70 million tonnes b. 170 million tonnes c. 90 million tonnes d. 100 million tonnes e. none of these
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2. The government aims to set up how many new mega food parks across the country in the 12th Plan? a. 100 b. 50 c. 75 d. 60 e. none of these 3. Indian Railway s is planning anti-collision devices in trains for better safety. This will cost railway s nearly a. 70,000-crore rupee b. 50,000-crore rupee c. 100,000-crore rupee d. 25,000-crore rupee e. none of these answers: 1 . a 2. B 3. a July 24-25: 1. Hina Rabbani Khar, who recently visited India, is the first woman Foreign Minister of... a. Bangladesh b. Pakistan c. Afghanistan d. UAE e. none of these 2. with which country India, recently signed double taxation avoidance agreement with first Baltic country ? a. Latvia b. Lithuania c. Sweden d. Estonia e. none of these 3. 5th India steel Summit held at a. Delhi b. Indore c. Bhopal d. Bokaro e. none of these 4. which state constituted a state level Security Committee to ensure security in six districts during Kanwar Yatra 2011 ? a. Delhi b. Uttarakhand c. UP d. Haryana e. none of these 5. Nock-ten a tropical recently hit? Butterflys
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a. Philippines b. Finland c. Japan d. Thailand e. none of these 6. New President of Vietnam is a. Truong Tan Sang b. Nguyen Tan Dung c. Tan ding d. WiChe Fang e. none of these answers: 1 . b 2. b 3. a 4. d 5. a 6. a July 27-28: 1. To which country India will give $20 million Line of Credit for setting up a Joint Information Technology, Education and Outsourcing Center? a. Mongolia b. Vietnam c. Cambodia d. Holland e. none of these 2. World Hepatitis Day was observed on a. July 28 b. July 27 c. July 29 d. July 25 e. none of these 3. New Solicitor General of India is? a. Rohinton Fali Nariman b. C.K.Daphtary c. H.N.Sanyal d. Mohan Parasaran e. none of these 4. Prasar Bharati is conducting e-auction for available slots on DTH platform. The exercise would fetch... a. 70 crore rupees b. 50 crore rupees c. 46 crore rupees d. 30 crore rupees e. none of these 5. New Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India would be from Oct.3 2011 onward a. Jay ant Bhatt b. Puluck Chatterjee c. S.K. Khanna d. Viveksuri e. none of these

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6. The author of "Ross Masaud" is... a. Hakim Syed Zillur Rehman b. Syed Ahmed Khan Jr. c. Hamid Ansari d. Jubin Mehta e. none of these Answers: 1 . a 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. a July 29: 1. General Motors India launched the diesel version of which car with a starting price of Rs 4.29 lakh on 25 July 2011? a. Spark b. Chevrolet Beat c. Chevrolet Optra d. Chevrolet Cruze Answer: (b) 2. Name the leading education company which launched the master resource centre (MRC) in Chennai on 25 July 2011. a. Everonn b. Educomp Solutions c. Piron Education d. Curion Education Answer: (a) 3. Which telecom unit in a circular issued on 24 July 2011, announced its decision to combine two divisions offering services based on CDMA and GSM, two rival technologies? a. Tata Teleservices b. Bharti Airtel c. MTNL d. Idea Cellular Answer: (a) 4. Which company announced on 27 July 2011 that secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract worth $320 million from Jurong Aromatics Corp a. Glencore b. SK Engineering Butterflys c. Sanhai and Vinmar d. Essar Projects Ltd Answer: (d) 5. Name the public sector lender that selected Metlife as its partner for a proposed foray into the life insurance segment. a. Syndicate Bank b. Punjab National Bank c. Corporation Bank d. United Bank of India Answer: (b) July 30-31 1. British singer and song writer Amy Winehouse whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent was found dead on 23 July 2011 in London. For which of her albums did she win 5 Grammy awards? a. Back to Black b. Stronger Than Me c. Rehab d. Love Is a Losing Game Answer: (a) 2. Name the Former Indian Prime Minister who was honoured with the highest Bangladesh award the Bangladesh Swadhinata Sammanona (Bangladesh Freedom Honour ) on 25 July 2011? a. P. V Narasimha Rao b. Indira Gandhi c. Rajiv Gandhi d. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Answer: (b) 3. Which of the following days is celebrated as the Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) was formed in 2006? a. 25 July b. 26 July c. 27 July d. 31 July Answer: (c)
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4. Which day was celebrated as first official World Health Organization-supported World Hepatitis Day in July? a. 20 July b. 25 July c. 27 July d. 28 July Answer: (d) 5. Which one of the following nations Germany thus became the first European nation since 1995 to allow its citizens to visit Kashmir after it revised an advisory that had cautioned against trips to Kashmir? a) Germany b) France c) UK d) Spain Answer: (a) Germany 6. Which one of the following became the first Baltic nation to Sign a double taxation avoidance agreement with India? a) Lithuania b) Spain c) Estonia d) Poland Answer: (a) Lithuania 1. The Annual Plan Outlay for Kerala for the Year 2011-12 Finalised at __ Crores. a) 12010 crores b) 13010 crores c) 11110 crores d) 14010 crores Answer: (a) 12010 crores 2. The Union Cabinet of India on 28 July 2011 approved the proposal for the enactment of a new legislation in the form of the Lokpal Bill, 2011. Consider the following statements regarding Lok Pal bill. i) The Lokpal will consist of a Chairperson and 8 members. Half of the members shall be judicial members. ii) The Chairperson would be from the Butterflys judiciary and only a serving or retired Chief Justice of India or a Judge of the Supreme Court would be eligible for being appointed as Chairperson. Which of the above statements is/are correct? a) Both i and ii are correct. b) Only i is correct. c) Only ii is correct. d) Neither i nor ii is correct. Answer: (a) Both i and ii are correct. 3. The Union Cabinet Approved National Social Security Fund for Un-organised Sectors. The fund is likely to benefit __crore workers in the unorganized sector. a) 43.3 b) 35.6 c) 34 d) 20.5 Answer: (a) 43.3 4. The President of India, Pratibha Devisingh Patil on 21 July 2011 released a commemorative postage stamp on Vitthal Sakharam Page. Which of the following facts related to Page are not true? 1. His integrated Area Development Scheme for the integrated development of village areas and the amelioration of small land holders, traditional artisans and agricultural labourers. 2. His persuasion to the Maharashtra Government to implement Employment Guarantee Scheme on a pilot basis finally led to enactment of Employment Guarantee Act in the Maharashtra in 1970. 3. As Chairman of the Maharashtra Cottage Industries Board, he implemented the Employment Guarantee Scheme for rejuvenating the age-old traditional village industries. 4. He was elected to the Bombay Legislative Council successively in 1952 and 1954 and to the Maharashtra Legislative Council in 1960, 1966 and 1972.
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a. Only 1 b. Only 3 c. 1 & 3 d. Only 4 Answer: (c) 5. Who did the Union government appoint on 23 July 2011 as the Solicitor-General, the second senior most law officer of India? a. Fali S Nariman b. Rohinton Nariman c. Gopal Subramanium d. Harish Salve Answer: (b) 6. According to World Health Organizationsponsored study on Major Depressive Episode (MDE) published in the BMC Medicine journal what percentage of Indians suffer from what is called Major Depressive Episode (MDE)? a. 36% b. 27% c. 13% d. 42% Answer: (a) 7. Two Indians -Nileema Mishra and Harish Hande were chosen Ramon Magsaysay Award for 2011.Which of the facts regarding them are false? 1. Harish Hande established the company SELCO India in Bangalore in 1995. His company provides affordable renewable energy services to poor villagers along with doorstep financing and services. 2. Harish Hande runs a solar electricity firm that has lit up over 125000 households to emerge as India's leading solar technology firm. 3. Nileema Mishra was recognized for her purpose-driven zeal to work tirelessly with villagers. 4. She founded the Farmers Association in Bahadarpur village of Madhya Pradesh which has a population of around 10000 to Butterflys
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provide rotating interest- free loans to farmers. a. 2 & 4 b. Only 1 c. Only 4 d. 1 & 3 Answer: (c)

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