Events of March 2011

Events of March 2011

 

Question	Answer
1)The controversial book "Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India" has been written by	Joseph Lelyveld
2)The renowned Bharatanatyam danseuse who has been appointed the new Chairperson of Central Board of Film Censors	Leela Samson
3)The airport which has bagged the ''Best Airport India'' award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards in Copenhagen, Denmark	Bangalore International Airport (BIAL)
4)By commissioning its UP based 600 MW Lanco Anpara Power, this company has become the largest independent power producer in the country	Lanco Infratech
5)Rajiv Trivedi, the police officer, who became the fastest person to swin the Palk Strait on Mar 25 belongs to	Andhra Pradesh
6)The comet-hunting spacecraft which was finally shut down after 12 years of operation	Stardust
7)The country which switched to permanent summer-time from daylight saving time providing for different standards of time for winter and summer	Russia
8)Baselworld Fair being held in Switzerland is premiere fair in	Watches, gems and jewellery
9)The decade 2011-20 has been declared by UN General Assembly as the decade for	Road Safety
10)Odisha and Odia are the new names given to erstwhile names of Orissa (state) and Oriya (language) by this amendment bill	113th Amendment Bill
11)SIMBEX-2011, joint naval exercise being held from 18 to 25 Mar 2011 involve India and	Singapore
12)The new drug for Tuberculosis manufactured by Cadilla, released by the Government on World Tuberculosis Day, Mar 24	Risorine
13)Nirmal Gram Puraskars which were awarded recently, have been instituted by Ministry of Rural Development, for villages which achieve	100% sanitation i.e they are 100% open defecation free (ODF)
14)Two drugs which have been banned with effect from 18 Mar 2011.	Gatifloxacin and Tegaserod
15)Kavoshgar-4 rocket launched recently with a test capsule designed to house an animal belongs to this country	Iran
16)The recruitment agency which has become the first ever ISO-9001:2008 certified recruiting agency in the Government sector	Staff Selection Commission (Northern Region)
17)The Kraal, which was once Mahatma Gandhi’s house recently in news for Coal India Ltd's effort to acquire it and convert it into a memorial is in	Johannesburg, South Africa
18)The Chowmohalla Palace which has been given the prestigious UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Merit Award for Culture Heritage Conservation is located in	Hyderabad
19)The sports disciplines which were a part of Beijing Olympics, but have been removed from XXX London Olympics	Baseball and Softball
20)The Exhibition of Innovations being held simultaneously with the Udyanotsav is held at	Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi
21)The committee constituted to review aspects of the agreement between Antrix (Arm of ISRO) and M/s Devas Multimedia Pvt. in the S Band Spectrum allotment was headed by	B.K. Chaturvedi
22)The MPLAD fund available for Members of Parliament has been increased from Rs. 2 crores to	5 crores
23)Arjun, the Main Battle Tank developed by DRDO and finally inducted into the India Army in Mar 2011 is manufactured at	Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi
24)The place where World Kannada Convention is being held	Belgaum
25)The per capita availability of water in India as per the latest reports is	1,625 cubic meters
26)The person who has been selected for the Chameli Devi Jain award 2010 for outstanding woman mediaperson	KK Shahina
27)The state where Hyderabad based Atomic Minerals Directorate has discovered uranium reserves (Nalgonda and Tummalapalle)	Andhra Pradesh
28)Bru refugees who were in news for being repatriated from Tripura to their homeland recently, originally belong to	Mizoram
29)The book "Matters of Discretion: An Autobiography" has been written by	I K Gujral
30)Bhuvan, a satellite mapping tool similar to Google Earth has been developed by	Indian Space Research Organisation
31)The state in which a case of illegal courts functioning by entertaining suits and issuing notices and summons has come to light	Tamilnadu
32)As per the latest report the state which has the highest number of wild elephants in India is	Kerala (6068), Assam (5281) Manipur (Nil)
33)Hinduastan Aeronautics Limited has tied up with Rosoboronexport to develop fifth generation aircraft. Rosoboronexport is a company from	Russia
34)As per the latest report the state which has the highest rate of both urban and rural youth	Tripura
35)As per the latest government release the state which has the highest area of forest land under encroachment	Assam
36)The drugs which have been banned by the Government of India due to their side effects	Nimesulide, Cisapride and Phenylpropanolamine
37)The new scheme launched by Dept of Telecommunications for jawans of Central Para Military Forces which would allow them to talk to their families at nominal cost	Rakshak
38)Pakistani leader who said, "The religious fanaticism behind our assassinations is a tinderbox poised to explode across Pakistan. The embers are fanned by the opportunism of those who seek advantages in domestic politics by violently polarizing society."	President Asif Ali Zardari
39)Chutak Hydro-electric Power Project which is expected to be commissioned by Aug 2011 is located at	Kargil
40)The country which is the latest to join International Renewable Energy Agency	U.S.A.
41)The cricket player who refused a honorary doctorate from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences citing professional reasons	Sachin Tendulkar
42)The 2006 Noble Peace prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, who was removed from his position as head of microlender Grameen Bank	Muhammad Yunus
43)The commonwealth country which has decided to remove the image of Queen of England from its currency notes and coins	Fiji
44)The person who has been picked by the military rulers to be the new Prime Minister of Egypt replacing Ahmed Shafiq	Essam Sharaf
45)The places at which the Government is setting up underground oil storage facility to ensure availability of oil in case of abrupt disruptions	Visakhapatnam, Mangalore and Padur.
46)The road-map launched by Ministry of Sports to train and prepare Indian sportsmen for the London Olympics 2012 has been named	Operation Excellence or OPEX 2012
47)The world's highest tower which has overtaken Canton Tower in China is	Tokyo Sky Tree
48)The cricketer Kevin O'Brien who scored the fastest ever century in a World Cup match off 50 balls belongs to	Ireland
49)The film actor who has been chosen for Mother Teresa Award for his humanitarian work	Prem Chopra
50)The place which has been chosen to set up a National Centre for Marine Bio-Diversity	Jamnagar
51)The Indian origin doctor, who has been conferred the Order of the British Empire Award for his medical services	Dr. Satya Vrat Sharma
52)The states and UT in which the assembly term is expiring in May-Jun 2011	Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry