Current Affairs- July 2011
Q.1. Who has been elected as first woman Prime Minister of Thailand?
Ans.- Yingluck Shinawatra
Q.2. Which state in India is all set to give Bhagwt Gita as lessons starting July?
Ans.- Madhya Pradesh
Q.3. In which Indian city will the Nano Science and Technology be setup?
Ans.- Bangalore (Devanahalli)
Q.4. World's Newest Country ?
Ans.- South Sudan (gained independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011)
Q.5. Which company is eyeing to open its IT centre in Gujarat?
Ans.- Infosys
Q.6. Which 3 telecom companies have shared their networks and rolled out Plan India 3G services?
Ans.- Bharti, Vodafone and Idea
Q.7. Who has been appointed as RBI Deputy Governor?
Ans.- Harun Rashid Khan
Q.8. Which spiritual leader celebrated his 76th Birthday recently?
Ans.- Dalai Lama
Q.9. Where has Posco planned Rs.52,000 crore project in India?
Ans.- Orrisa, Jagatsinghpur
Q.10. Who has been appointed as CEO of Aditya Brila Finance?
Ans.- Rakesh Singh
Q.11. Which latest communication satellite has been launched by ISRO?
Ans.- GSAT-12
Q.12. Which shuttle undocked for the final time from International Space station, NASA?
Ans.- Atlantis
Q.13. Who is New CVC of India ?
Ans.- Pradeep Kumar
Q.14. Who clinched his maiden Wimbledon 2011 title?
Ans.- Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
Q.15. Which Indian cricket bowler joined the 100 test wicket taker club?
Ans.- Ishant Sharma
Q.16. Who becomes the first left-hander woman Wimbledon title winner since Martina Navratilova in 1990?
Ans.- Petra Kvitova
Q.17. Who recently joined 400 wicket elite club in Test Cricket?
Ans.- Harbhajan Singh
Q.18. Who won gold in 19th Asian Athletics Championship?
Ans.- Mayookha
Q.19. Who won the British Grand Prix 2011?
Ans.- Alonso
Q.20. Which 2 Indian cricketers are nominated for all-time greatest Test team?
Ans.- Sachin and Sehwag
Q.21. Who has been named as coach for Sri Lankan cricket team ahead of Australia's tour?
Ans.- Rumesh Ratnayake
Q.22. Which country won the FIFA Women's soccer World Cup 2011 ?
Ans.- Japan
Q.23. Which 2 countries are set to participate in the 2000th test in the history of Test Cricket?
Ans.- India and England
Q.24. Which Indian cricketer Completed the 400 International Catches (July, 2011) ?
Ans.- Rahul Dravid (401 catches, 494 matches, 72 as a keeper, 329 as a fielder)
