Current Affairs Questions-Answers for August 2011–One-liners

Update your general knowledge & knowledge in the current affairs segment with the crisp one-liner question-answer for August 2011 designed to further your preparation process for competitive examination. Aspirants for Bank Po, Civil Services and other other candidates preparing for UPSC exams can refer to the questions-answers for thorough and detailed study.

•    Champion double-trap shooter and Asian Games gold medalist ranked No.1 in the world, as per the latest rankings released by the International Shooting Sport Federation on 1 August 2011. - Ronjan Sodhi

•    This Veteran fighter pilot took over as the Vice Chief of the Air Staff (VCAS).- Air Marshal Kishan Kumar Nohwar

•    Union government accorded a two-year extension to Reserve Bank of India Governor beyond his term ending September 2011.- D. Subbarao

•    Veteran actor and leading star of Bollywood of the 1960s died on 14 August 2011.- Shammi Kapoor

•    Chairman & MD of Mathrubhoomi group of newspapers elected chairman of the Board of Directors of Press Trust of India (PTI).- M.P. Veerendrakumar

•    Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister was appointed as the new Governor of Tamil Nadu on 26 August 2011.- K Rosaiah

•    Exponent of Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana (school of music), passed away on 23 August 2011. - Ustad Azizuddin Khan.

•    This Indian state government declared the constitution of State Innovation Council headed by State Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati for promotion of innovations.- Haryana Government

•    This Union Territory in India celebrated its 58th liberation day on 2 August 2011.- Dadar & Nagar Haveli

•    Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PMEAC) scaled down its projection for the growth rate of the economy in 2011-12 to this percent.- 8.2%

•    Sexual-assault case against this former IMF chief was dismissed by Justice Michael J. Obus of State Supreme Court in Manhattan. - Dominique Strauss-Kahn

•    He was reelected unopposed as president of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) on 24 August 2011. - Lamine Diack from Senegal

•    Prime Minister of Japan announced his resignation after almost 15 months in office.- Naoto Kan

•    Red Bull member returned to the highest step of the podium for the first time in four races after he won the Belgian Grand Prix on 28 August 2011. – Sebastian Vettel

•    He defeated American Mardy Fish to win the Montreal Masters. - Novak Djokovic

•    The European country won the tenth edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship title in Romania.- Spain

•    U.N. declared three regions in this African nation to be famine hit. –Somalia

•    Former Egyptian President’s trial was televised on 3 August 2011.- Hosni Mubarak

•    He headed the parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance that presented its  recommendations on the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill, 2011.- Yashwant Sinha

•    This former director general of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), was selected to head the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)- Ranjit Sinha

•    The first gold index in India with a base date of 2 January 2007 was launched on 29 August 2011 by this body.- CRISIL

•    The foreign minister of Libya visited India on 22 July 2011 to brief about latest developments- Abdel Aati Al Obeidi

•    India –Japan comprehensive economic partnership agreement entered into force on the date- 1 August 2011

•    The First woman foreign minister of Pakistan to visit India from 26 to 28 July 2011- Hina Rabbani Khar

•    The food safety and standards Act of 2006 became effective from the date- 5 August 2011

•    The oldest known fossil of an African Ape discovered in the African country- Uganda

•    The fossil of an African Ape was discovered in Uganda, which is considered to be- 20 million years old

•    Foreign direct investment into India grew to the amount in June 2011- 5.65 billion US dollar

•    The person who took oath as the Kalon Tripa( Prime Minister) of Tibetans in exile- Lobsang Sangay

•    US credit rating downgraded to AA+ from AAA by a United States-based financial services company- Standard and Poor’s

•    In Nepal, ban on smoking in public places comes into effect from the date- 7 August 2011

•    The Indian Government Set up NATGRID to Access all Intelligence Data. NATGRID stands for- National Intelligence Grid

•    In Afghanistan, a probe was launched to determine the exact cause of the chopper crash by the security agency called- International Security Assistance Force, ISAF

•    To cure influenza US scientists found an antibody called- CH65

•    To cure diabetes British scientists developed a new device called- EndoBarrier

•    The Indian state, which launched Dal Bhat scheme on Independence day- Jharkhand

•    Google to buy Motorola Cell unit for the amount- 12.5 Billion Dollars

•    Fossils of largest cheetah was found in the country- Georgia

•    The Ace Indian discus thrower who won the gold medal in the Annual Athletic Meet at Portland in USA- Krishna Poonia

•    Scientists recently estimated that the age of the moon is- 4.36 billion years

•    Scientists discovered a natural preservative called- Basin

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