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Current Affairs is a major section in most of the competitive exams.In IBPS clerk exam current affairs questions are covered under General Awareness Section.Students must prepare this section thoroughly as it is not only high scoring but as well as time saving.We are publishing in this article 15 Current affairs Questions under Current Affairs quiz.So you must study these questions and accordingly memorize them as it is useful for the upcoming bank as well as other competitive exam

1). Global Warrior and Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who recently to

(A) Angola

(B) Kenya

(C) Zambia

(D) Liberia

2). Which state of India has now 75 districts ?

(A) Madhya Pradesh

(B) Tamil Nadu

(C) Uttar Pradesh

(D) Karnataka

3). Who recently become the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand for the second time ?

(A) Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank

(B) Narayan Dutt Tiwari

(C) Bhagat Singh Koshiyari

(D) Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri

4). Justice J.S Shekher has been appointed as the recently appointed as-

(A) The Judge of Supreme court

(B) Chief Justice of Karnataka High court

(C) The Chief Justice of of Gujarat High court

(D)Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court

5). Leila Lopes who has been crowned with Miss Universe 2011 title is the national citizen of

(A) Zambia

(B) Columbia

(C) Angola

(D) Portugal

6). Who among the following has been honored with 45th Jananipath Award 2009 ?

(A) Amarkant

(B) Shrilal Shukl

(C) Both of the above

(D) None of the above

7). Who among the following has been honoured with 46th Jananipath Award 2010 ?

(A) Shaharyar Khan

(B) Chandrashekher Kambar

(C) Rejendra Shah

(D) O.N.V Kurup

8). Under the 63rd Prime time Emmy Awards who among the following has been adjudged best actress in the category of Movies ?

(A) Maggie Smith

(B) Kate Winslet

(C) Juliana Margulies

(D) Margo Martindale

9). Who has been honoured with Appan Menon Award ?

(A) Amir Prakash

(B) Amar Kant

(C) Lata Mangreshkar

(D) Srinivas Ramani

10). Which among the following is incorporated recently matched with respect to ICC Award 2011 ?

            Awardee                                                       Award

(A)  Alastair cook                                                  Test Player of the year

(B)  Devendra Bishoo                                             Emerging Player of the year

(C)  Tim Southee                                                    Best T-20 Performance of the year

(D)  Sachin Tendulkar                                             Spirit of the cricket award

11). Who among the following has been honoured with Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2011 in Mathematical sciences?

(A) Dr,Sirshendu

(B) Dr. Mahan Mj

(C) Dr. K.Narayanswamy Balaji

(D) Dr. Shiraj Minwalla

12). Who among the following has figured in the list of World`s 50 most influential people in UK`s Left wing magazine 'New Statesman' ?

(A) Sonia Gandhi

(B) Ratan Tata

(C) Both of the above

(D) None of the above

13). Which country has emerged as thee most competitive country at global level in the annual global Competitiveness Report (CGR) of the world economic forum ?

(A) United Kingdom

(B) Norway

(C) Switzerland

(D) Canada

14). India`s Rank in the Global Competitiveness Report of World Economic forum is ?

(A) 61st

(B) 71st

(C) 56th

(D) 41st

15). As per the global Livability Survey,which Australian city has ranked as most livable city in the world

(A) Sydney

(B) Canberra

(C) Melbourne

(D) None of the above

In the previous two post we have published Latest questions on Banking Awareness.Now this time we would like to cover some Current Affairs Questions.So Check here 15 latest Current Affairs Question 2011 for Month of November

1).NICRA which was recently in news stands for--

(A) National Initiative on climatic Resolution Agreement

(B) National Initiative on climate Resilient Agriculture

(C) National Initiative on capacity building of Resilient Agriculture

(D) None of the above.

2).Food Safety and standards Act 2001 came into force on

(A) August 10,2011

(B) August 20,2011

(C) August 5,2011

(D)August 23,2011

3). T-50 stealth fighter is being jointly developed by India and

(A) Russia

(B) France

(C) Japan

(D) South Africa

4). How many Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have recently been granted Maharatna Status

(A) Five

(B) Eight

(C) Nine

(D) Seven

5). Recently India signed joint Border map with

(A) Pakistan

(B) Nepal

(C) Myanmar

(D) Bangladesh

6). INS Kaurava is India`s

(A) Patrol Vessel

(B) Water jet fast attack craft

(C) Aircraft Carrier

(D) None of the above

7). Anna Hazare ended his fast on August 28 2011 after parliament adopted resolution backing his three demands.Which is not one of them ?

(A) Lowered Bureaucracy be covered under the ambit of Jan Lokpal Bill

(B) Citizen`s Charter be approved by parliament

(C) President of India should also be covered under the ambit of Jan Lokpal bill

(D) Appointment of Lokayuktas in states under the Jan Lokpal Bill

8). The New Prime Minister of Nepal is

(A) Ram Baran Yadav

(B) Kamal dahl Prachanda

(C) Baburam Bhattarai

(D) Jhalanath Khanal

9). Tony Tan is the new President of

(A) Malaysia

(B) Singapore

(C) Indonesia

(D) Australia

10). Aisa Pacific Parliamentarians conference was recently held in

(A) Chiang Mai

(B) Delhi

(C) Jakarta

(D) Manila

11). Which country recently listed emergency imposed 28 years ago ?

(A) Sri Lanka

(B) Thailand

(C) Indonesia

(D) Myanmar

12). Who is the Chief Minister of Karanataka  ?

(A) B.S Yeddyurappa

(B) Sadananda Gowda

(C) Nishank Pokhriyal

(D) K.Rosaiah

13). Which among the following is not correctly matched ?

        Governor                                                                               State

(A) Ram Naresh Yadav                                                             (A) Rajasthan

(B) Syed Ahmed                                                                       (B) Jharkhand

(C) K.Rosaiah                                                                           (C) Tamil Nadu

(D) K.Sanaranarayan                                                                 (D) Goa

14). Devan Sharma recently resigned from the post of President of

(A) Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)

(B) Standard and Poor`s

(C) World Trade Organization

(D) None of the above

15). Naota Kan recently resigned from the post of the Prime Minister of

(A) Poland

(B) Japan

(C) England

(D)Australia

Current Affairs is one of the important and toughest section in most of the competitive exams today.Students must prepare thoroughly this section as most students fail to attempt questions in this section.So Keeping this trend we are publishing in this article some of the Current Affairs Questions with answers for the month of November 2011.Here are some of the important Current Affairs Questions along with Answers:

The Winners for Jananipath Awards for 2010 and 2011 are:

  The Indian State which was recently affected by a powerful earthquake is:

        Sikkim

  IMF recently projected growth rate during 2011-2012 for India at:

  7.5-7.75 %

  By the end of 2012,India will test fire:

  BrahMos airborne Launcher Prototype

China recently Objected to India`s Oil Exploration Project in :

 The New chief Minister of Uttarakhand is:

  Shri B.C Khanduri

  India recently defeated Pakistan to which Trophy:

  Asian Champion Trophy Hockey Tournament

  Jaipur recently hosted the meetings of health ministers of

 WHO`s South-East Asia Region

The country with which India signed a new Land Border Agreement is

 Bangladesh

India and Sri Lanka recently conducted biggest ever naval exercise called:

 SLINEX II

This year India`s Official entry for OSCAR Awards 2012 is:

 Adaminte Makan Abu (National Award Winning Malayam  Movie)

Recently in September 2011, a triparite agreement with the objective of bringing peace in Assam was signed between

      Union Govt,Assam Govt and ULFA  

The Union Government recently approved

The Union Government in September 2011 Approved

1). Kashang Power Project,being set up in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh,will have the production capacity of

(a) 100 MW
(b) 110 MW
(c) 120 MW
(d) 130 MW



2). A Leading Business School,INSEAD conferred "Business Leader for the World Award" in June 2011 on

(a) Ratan Tata
(b) Sunil B. Mittal
(c) Azim H. Premji
(d) Adi Godrej



3). According to the data released by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO),India`s unemployment rate fell in 2009-10 to

(a) 1 percent
(b) 1.5 percent
(c) 2 percent
(d) 2.5 percent



4). As Per rankings released by the magazine Foreign Policy in June 2011,Pakistan`s position among "Most failed states" is 

(a) 7th
(b) 12th
(c) 25th
(d) 30th



5). Accoding to the recent statistical Review of world Energy 2011report released by British Petroleum, between 2009 and 2010, China`s energy consumptiom grew at the highest rate is the world by

(a) 10 percent
(b) 10.2 percent
(c) 11 percent
(d) 11.2 percent



6). which of the following is the tide produced as a consequence of moon and sun pulling the earth in the same direction

(a) Spring tide
(b) Neap tide
(c) High tide
(d) Low tide



7). The Red data book containing information on wild plants and animals in danger of extinction has been published by which one of the following ?

(a) International Union for conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
(b) World Wildlife fund
(c) World Conservation Union
(d) United Nations Environment Programme



8). Who was the first recipient of Nehru Award for International Understanding ?

(a) Martin Luther King
(b) Mother Teresa
(c) U. Thant
(d) Dr. Jonas Salk



9). Who has been appointed as the governor of RBI after the retirement of Sh. Y.V Reddy ?

(a) Dr. Indra Rangarajan
(b) Dr. Dilip Sanghvi
(c) Dr. Vijay L Kelkar
(d) Mr D. Subarao



10). Who is the first Indian sports person to win Individual gold medal in the Olympic Games ?

(a) Leander Paes
(b) Vijender Kumar
(c) Abhinav bindra
(d) Vikram Rathore




11). The curreny of bhutan is

(a) Lote
(b) Rupiah
(c) Ngultrum
(d) Shekel



12). Who presented the first Union budget of free India ?

(a) Rejendra Prasad - 1949
(b) John Mathai - 1950
(c) R.K Shanmukham Chetty - 1947
(d) C.D Deshmukh - 1952




13). The Capital of Austria is:

(a) Canberra
(b) Vienna
(c) Jakarta
(d) Tokyo




14). The Classical Dance Kathakali Originated in which Indian State

(a) Orissa
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) West Bengal
(d) Kerala



15). Which among the following was a journal brought out by Abul Kalam Azad

(a) Al-Hilal
(b) Comrade
(c) The Indian sociologist
(d Zamindar

In this article on current affairs,we are posting the Major Appointments of 2011 in India and the World.The appointments mentioned below are from January 2011 to July 2011.We will continue to update this page as we will have some fresh Appointments in 2011.Students preparing for IBPS Exams and other competitive exams must have to memorize these appointments as we can expect some of the Questions may be asked on Appointments in 2011.

Dilma Rousseff: She has been elected as the first woman Presidents of Brazil.

Marouf Bakshit :He has been elected as PM of Jordan by king Abdullah.

Jhalanth Khanai: He has been elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal.

U.K Sinha: He has taken over as the Chief of SEBI.

Thein Sein: Presidents of Myanmar.

Lobsang Sangay: PM of Tibetan Govt in exile

Afitete Jahgaga: President of Kosovo.

Jarbom Gamlin: CM of Aronachal Pradesh:

Mamta Banerjee: CM of West Bengal.

J.Jayalalitha: CM of Tamil Nadu.

Tarun Gogoi: Re-elected as CM of Assam.

N Rangaswamy: CM of Pudducherry

N.A.K Browne:  Chief of Indian Air Force.

Oomen Chandy: CM of Kerala.

Rajiv Kumar: Secretary -General of FICCI.

Ajit Seth: He has been appointed as Union Cabinet Secretary.

Ban-Ki-Moon: Re-elected as UN Secretary General for another 5 year term

Chritine Lagarde: She has been elected as Managing Director of IMF.

Ashok Chawla: Chairman of Anti-trust watchdog,Competition Commission of India (CCI)

Prakash Bakshi:New Chairman of NABARD.

Raj Kumar Singh: He has been appointed as Union Home Secretary.

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