Current affairs of august 2011

Who has been ranked world No.1 in double trap shooting as per the ISSF world rankings?

Ronjan Sodhi

Iscom along with Elmwood College, St.Andrew's UK has launched a Post-Graduate course for which

sporting event?

Post-graduate programme in golf management

Which is Apple's latest Operating System?

OS X Lion

Who won the Citi Open WTA doubles title held in USA?

Sania Mirza and Yaroslava Shvedova

Which UK-listed miner gets formal approval from the Indian government for its acquisition of stake in

Cairn India?

Vedanta Resources or Vedanta

Which Tata group firm is set to open online consumer durables and electronics store?

Tata Croma

Which company has launched its first Financial Technology Grid to offer services in banking domain?

Polaris software

Which computer manufacturer has introduced rupee symbol on desktop computer keyboard, compatible with Microsoft softwares?

LenovoIndia

Which country has approved plans to setup first Tibetian bank?

China

Who has been appointed as consulting head for India at Capgemini?

Anish Sarkar

Name the sedan unveiled by Nissan India.

Sunny

Who has been sworn in a Karnataka's Chief Minister?

D.V.Sadananda Gowda

Which molecule has been found in Orion constellation of stars?

1 molecule of Oxygen was found for every million hydrogen molecules

Name the version of Media Reader launched by Kingston.

USB 3.0 Media Reader

Which bank has launched a service of accepting income tax payment through ATMs?

HDFC Bank

On which planet has Nasa found the first evidence of flowing water recently?

Mars

Which two industries of Japan are set to merge?

Hitachi and Mitsubishi

Which Legendary singer's 81st birth anniversary was celebrated on 4th August 2011?

Kishore Kumar

Parts of which African country is hit by Famine according to United Nations?

Somalia

Which model has Harley-Davidson launched in India priced at Rs.19.7 lakh?

Fat Boy Special

Which service did Vodafone roll out in Bangalore recently?

3G services

Where is the Hockey Asian Champions Trophy is to be held?

Ordos, China

Name the ex-PM of Ukraine who was arrested recently.

Yulia Tymoshenko

Who has become first female prime minister of Thailand?

Yingluck Shinawatra

Where is the Folksam Grand Prix meet being held?

Karlstad, Sweden

What is the downgraded credit rating given by S&P to USA?

AA+

Which cricketer has been recalled to One-Day match against England after 2 years?

Rahul Dravid

Whose maiden century in Twenty20 cricket against Australia set Sri Lanka a 35 run victory?

Tilakaratne Dilshan

Which South African fast bowler cricketer celebrated his 100th birthday recently?

Norman Gordon

Which Taiwan company has recently launched tablet PCs priced at Rs.15,000?

Micro-Star International (MSI)

Who won his first World Golf Championship title?

Adam Scott

Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket?

Ajantha Mendis

What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per transaction?

Rs.10,000

Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney?

Anna University

For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of

Fundamental Research chosen?

SciFinder Academic Exchange Program

Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India?

RCom

What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao?

2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013)

Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion?

AIG (American International Group Inc)

Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloudbased

IT solutions?

TCS

Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit? Name the card.

IDBI Bank. IDBI Magic Card

Who has been appointed as CEO for Bharti Airtel's broadband and DTH services?

Rajiv Rajagopal for Broadband and data services and Shashi Arora for DTH and media services

Who has entered the 2nd round of the World Badminton Championships defeating Germany's Domke

Dieter?

P.Kashyap

Which Indian women cricketer has been suspended from bowling in international cricket for illegal action?

Snehal Pradhan

Name the project under which all post offices in India are to be provided with Internet connectivity.

India Post Technology Project 2012

Which two districts in Karnataka is set to get RAHI airports?

Shimoga and Gulbarga

What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011?

9.90 per cent

Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)?

Karna Gupta

Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market?

Maruti 800cc

Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia?

Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank

Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief?

Rohit Nandan

Which bollywood actor passed away recently?

Shammi Kapoor

Which Bank's net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings?

State Bank of India

Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title?

Novak Djokovic

Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years?

Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa

Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider trading scheme.

Donald Johnson

Which country's President has called for national government by August 21st 2011?

Nepal, President Dr.Ram Baran

Which telecom company increased call tariffs by 20% recently?

Reliance Communications

Which section of education is to be made Universal unlike elementary education in India?

Secondary Education

What is the West Bengal government planning to setup for medical benefits to remote corner people?

Health Bank