Current Affairs January 2011 - TheOnlineGK

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1. Bharat Ratna Classical Singer who died recently at the age of 88 ?

- Pandit Bhinsen Joshi Click Here to Read more

2. Italian Film director ,screenwriter and one of the masters of the Commedia all'Italiana(Comedy Italian style) who died on November 29, 2010 at the age of 95, after comittingsuicide by jumping from a window of the San Giovanni hospital in Rome, where he wasadmitted a few days earlier for prostate cancer? - Mario Monicelli.

3. who has been selected for the National Communal Harmony Award ?

- Acharya Lokesh MuniRead more: http://allcurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2011/01/acharya-lokesh-muni-to-get-national.html

4. The 26th sub-junior and junior National athletics championships held in? Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore.

5. which Indian honoured with the Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum (WEF)


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A.R. Rahman Internationally renowned music composer A.R. Rahman was on 26-01-2011 honoured with theCrystal Award of the World Economic Forum (WEF) at the opening ceremony of its annual meet here being attended by 2,500 global leaders from the fields of business, government, art, cultureand religion.

Mr. Rahman, 44, received the award, given to outstanding artists who use their talent for socialand charitable work. The WEF took note of his work for the welfare of children. He said he got motivation from socialwork.

6. Who has taken charge as the fourth deputy governor at the Reserve Bank

Anand Sinha

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7. Who won the Player of the series award in the ODI cricket series between India and NewZealand held in India in 2010? - Gautam Gambhir. (India).

8. List of Padma Awardees 2011 - Click Here:- http://theonlinegk.wordpress.com/2011/01/26/list-of-padma-awardees-2011/

9. who has appointed as the SEBI's next Chairman ? - Mr U.K. Sinha

10. Who is appointed as the new director of the Central Bureau of Investigation for twoyears succeeding Ashwani Kumar? Amar Pratap Singh.He is a 1974 batch IPS officer from Jharkhand cadre.


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11. Former President of which Asian country who wanted to visit India for attending aseminar on December 4, 2010, was denied a visa on December 2, 2010? PakistanIndia has decided not to grant a visa to former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf who had

expressed his wish to visit India to attend a seminar. The decision was taken after the homeministry expressed reservations over the visit of the former Pakistani military ruler due to hisrecent anti-India statements.

12. The 290-km range supersonic cruise missile successfully test-fired by India onDecember 2, 2010 from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur off the Orissa coast? BrahMos

13. Which country will host the 2018 FIFA World Cup Football? RussiaQatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup Football.

14. Who has been appointed as an Advisor to Prime Minister on Skill Development ?

S Ramadorai, former chief of IT giant firm TCS Click Here to Read More

15. Who has been voted women's tennis Player of the Year -2010? Kim Clijsters.

She earned her the Player of the Year award of WTA for the second time in her career (the firsttime she won it in 2005) Clijsters was also given the Player Service award, which recognizes theplayer who has done the most to support her fellow players through the WTA Players' Council orother initiatives.Other award winners:Newcomer of the Year Petra KvitovaComeback Player of the Year Justine HeninKaren Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award Elena DementievaHumanitarian of the Year Maria Sharapova

Most Improved Player Francesca SchiavoneThe doubles award went to Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy.

16. Information Technology Minister of Karnataka who resigned on December 3, 2010,following a police complaint against him in a multicrore land deal? Katta Subramanya Naidu.


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17. Regulators in which country have okayed the agreement between Yahoo Japan andGoogle Inc.), which enables the former to use Google technology to power its searchservices in the country? Japan.

18. Which Indian Sportsperson has signed a 26-crore deal with world's 3rd largest andIndia's largest spirit maker UB group? Mahendra Singh Dhoni.Sachin Tendulkar has refused an endorsement deal offer to promote an alcohol brand of UBgroup which was worth 20 crore. Earlier, Tendulkar also refused Vijay Mallya when he came toTendulkar for Kingfisher advertisement during IPL time in which many cricket players took part.

19. Who is appointed as Director General of Civil Aviation? E. K. Bharat Bhushan.He is an IAS officer of the 1979 batch from Kerala cadre.

20. On Every year January 25 will be celebrated as the which day? - National Voters Day Click here to read more

21. Who has been crowned Miss Earth 2010 in Vietnam?

Nicole Faria. (India).The 10th edition of the Miss Earth beauty pageant was held in Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang,Vietnam on December 11, 2010.

22. Which countries signed seven agreements including five in the area of nuclear energy,to pave the way for more intensive cooperation in this sector on 6th December, 2010? India and France.

23. Which country won the Davis Cup tennis for the first time in its history beating Francein the final on December 5, 2010? Serbia.Serbia won its first Davis Cup title, rallying for a 3-2 victory over France when Viktor Troickibeat Michael Llodra 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in the final singles match.

24. Which American airline was convicted for the crash of Air France Concorde in 2000occurred when the plane took off from Charles de Gaulle airport? Continental Airlines.On 25 July 2000, Air France Flight 4590 crashed in Gonesse, France, killing all 100 passengersand nine crew members on board the flight, and four people on the ground. It was the only fatalincident involving Concorde. The tragedy of Air France Flight AF4590 which covered Paris-


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New York, was the beginning of the end of the legendary Concorde, which in 2003 stoppedworking definitely.

25. According to the nuclear pact signed between France and India on December 5, 2010,France will construct two 1650 MW nuclear power reactors in India. The nuclear reactors

are to be constructed in which Indian state? Jaitapur in MaharashtraFrance became the first country to sign agreements to set up nuclear reactors in India. TheNuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and French company Areva signed anagreement for building two European pressure reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra after talksbetween Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French President Ncolas Sarkozy.

26. The world's most expensive illustrated book, which has been sold for a record price of 7.3 million pounds ($11.5 million) at an auction in London?

"Birds of America".A rare copy of John James Audubons Birds of America, billed as the worlds most expensivebook, has sold for more than 7 million (Rs 50 crore) at auction. Only 119 complete copies of the 19th-century book are known to exist, and 108 are owned by museums and libraries.

27. The Confucius Peace Prize which was created in 2010 by an organization in the People'sRepublic of China as a move to counter the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to? Lien Chan. Former Taiwanese Vice President.China deemed Nobel Committee's decision to honour the imprisoned "criminal" Liu Xiaobo asan attack on its political and legal system.

28. An upgraded version of nuclear-capable intermediate- range ballistic missile of Indiafailed in its maiden test from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island off Orissacoast on December 10, 2010. Name of that missile? Agni II Plus.

29. Which country is leading the list of corrupt countries according to survey report of Transparency International, a global body that works as a civil society organization? Somalia.The Transparency International has released its survey 2010 called CPI (Corruption PerceptionIndex) in which Somalia is leading the list of corrupt countries followed by Afghanistan,Myanmar and Iraq.The main objective of Transparency International is to identify the corrupt sectors in the world


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through the world wide survey and to do the efforts in making a change towards a corruption freeworld.

30. Facebook founder who has joined the league of Warren Buffett and Bill Gates inpledging to give away a majority of their fortune for charitable causes?

Mark Zuckerberg.Zuckerberg, one of the world's youngest billionaires with an estimated wealth of over $6 billion.Warren Buffett is an American investor, industrialist and philanthropist. He is currently the thirdwealthiest person in the world as of 2010.Bill Gates is an American business magnate, philanthropist, author and chairman of Microsoft,the software company he founded with Paul Allen.

31. Who won gold in the over 81kg weight category of the Monnet 11th senior women'sboxing championship at the Lulu International Convention Centre? K.C. Lekha.Haryana won the overall title with 32 points. Kerala and Delhi shared the second spot with 17

points each.32. Indian who has been chosen for the Laureus Media International Selection Panel for11th consecutive term? V Rajagopal. Deputy Editor of Mathrubhumi, a leading newspaper in Malayalam.He would be among panelists elected from across 150 countries to decide who should be thewinners of the coveted Laureus sports awards in 2011.

33. Which country has been awarded the rights to host the 2012 Asia Cup Cricket? Bangladesh.Asia Cup-2012 will be held at the Shere Bangla National stadium in Mirpur from March 1 to

March 12. The last time Bangladesh hosted the Asia Cup was in 2000.34. U.S. special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan who died on December 13, 2010 at theage of 69 after undergoing heart surgery? Richard Holbrooke.He was the only person to have held the position of Assistant Secretary of State for two differentregions of the world (Asia from 1977 to 1981 and Europe from 1994 to 1996). Later, Holbrookewas the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration.

35. Who has become the second youngest person ever to win Time Magazines Person of the Year 2010?


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Mark Zuckerberg.He is an American computer scientist, software developer and philanthropist best known forcreating the social networking site Facebook, of which he is CEO and president.

36. Who is appointed as the head of planning for military operations of Al-Qaeda against

the West? Ilyas Kashmiri.Al-Qaeda has made jihadi commander Ilyas Kashmiri as its chief military strategist for theregion to plan and spearhead terrorist attacks against the West.

37. Corporate lobbyist who was questioned by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) teamon 21-12-2010 for her firms alleged role in the 2G spectrum allocation case? Nira Radia.

38. Which PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) has been conferred with the MOU ExcellenceAward to facilitate the PSUs performance during 2008-09? Cochin Shipyard Ltd.

39. Who was crowned the winner of The Biggest Loser Asia 2, a popular weight-loss realityTV series which was conducted in an IOI Resort City mansion in Malaysias Putrajaya? Viveganandam Deveraj.The 24-year-old walked away with the prize money of US$100,000 after losing 67kg from hisstarting weight of 144kg making him the contestant with the highest percentage of weight loss(46.53%) over a six-month period.

40. Who has won the London Chess Classic for the second time after a smooth victory overNigel Short in the seventh and last round? Magnus Carlsen.

41. Which countries signed six agreements on December 16, 2010 in the fields of greentechnology, hydrological data of common rivers, media exchanges, cultural exchanges,banking sectors? India and China.


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42. Which Bank is India's most popular bank for 2010 ? HDFC Bank click here for detail

43. Noted Malayalam writer who has won Kendra Sahithya Academy Award-2010 for histravelogue book 'Haimavathabhoovil'?

M.P. Veerendrakumar.He is the Chairman and Managing Director of Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi. . He got theaward for his book ` Haimavathabhoovil ', which narrates his travels to the Himalayas. Theaward comprises of Rs 1 lakh and a certificate.

44. Man of the Match Winners of test Cricket series between South Africa and India heldin South Africa in December 2010: First test played from December 16, 2010 at SuperSport Park, Centurion:Man of the Match: Jacques Kallis (South Africa).He scored unbeaten 201 runs in first innings and took 2 wickets.Result: South Africa beat India by an innings and 25 runsSecond test played from December 26, 2010 at Kingsmead, Durban:Man of the Match: VVS Laxman (India).He scored 38 runs in first innings and 96 runs in second innings.

Result: India beat South Africa by 87 runs.

45. Which countries signed 30 agreements on December 21, 2010, including on oil and gassector and pacts on nuclear energy, defence and space cooperation? India and Russia.

46. Which country recently banned newspapers, publishers and website-owners from usingforeign words - particularly English ones? China.

47. Noted Iranian filmmaker who has been sentenced for six years in jail and barred from

directing and producing movies for the next 20-years?


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Jafar Panahi.The filmmaker was convicted of colluding in gathering and making propaganda against theregime. He is the director of films such as Crimson Gold ,The White Balloon and 'TheMirror,Another Iranian film-maker, Mohammad Rasulov, also received a six-year sentence on similarcharges.

48. Which country conducted successful experiment of fastest Train of World on 4December, 2010? China.The train traveled from Beijing to Shingai in 5 hrs at the speed of 486 Km per hour. Chinaalready has the world fastest railway track which it intends to double by 2020.

49. Which day is observed as International Widows Day? June 23.In order to address the plight of widows worldwide, the United Nations General Assembly hasdeclared June 23 as International Widows Day.

50. Which country trained an elite police force in Bangladesh accused of extra-judicialkillings and human rights violations, according to the latest diplomatic cables revealed byWikiLeaks? Britain

51. Who are the three Indians to figure in the all-time ODI dream team chosen by fans in apoll conducted by the International Cricket Council (ICC)? Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Kapil Dev.Other Members:Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting and Glen McGrath (Australia)Brian Lara, Viv Richards (West Indies)Wasim Akram (Pakistan)Allan Donald (South Africa)Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka)Michael Bevan - 12th Man

52. Thirteen year old boy who made a history in school cricket on December 22, 2010 whenhe scored mammoth 498 runs in Harris Shield tournament in Mumbai? Arman Jaffer.


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He is the nephew of Mumbai skipper Wasim Jaffer. Arman took 490 balls, hit 77 boundariesbefore getting out in the slips. He bettered his teammate Sarfaraz Khans record of 439 runs inHarris Shield tournament in 2009.

53. Who is named African player of the year-2010?

Samuel Eto.The 29-year-old Cameroon and Inter Milan striker won this award for a record fourth time

54. Which film has won the Golden Crow Pheasant Award at the 15th International FilmFestival of Kerala (IFFK)? Portraits in a Sea of Lies. It is a Colombian film directed by Carlos Gaviria and the awardcarries a cash prize of Rs.15 lakh.Other Awards:The Silver Crow Pheasant Award for the best director was awarded to Argentinean director JuliaSolomonoff for her film The Last Summer of La Boyita. The Silver Crow Pheasant Award anda cash prize of Rs.3 lakhs for the best debut film went to Belma Bas, director of the film

Zephire from Turkey.Veettilekkulla Vazhi (The Way to Home), directed by Dr. Biju, was adjudged the bestMalayalam film at the festival. Tunisian film Buried Secrets, directed by Raja Amari, won theaward instituted by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) for the best film inthe competition. The FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film went to Makaramanju,directed by Lenin Rajendran. The Hassankutty Award for the best Indian Debut Film, institutedby filmmaker Meera Nair, was bagged by Chithra Suthram directed by Vipin Vijay.

55. Former Chief Minister of Kerala and Veteran Congress leader died at a privatehospital in Thiruvananthapuram recently? K.Karunakaran.

Karunakaran has been the Chief Minister of Kerala four times .He took charge as Chief Ministerof Kerala for the first time on March 25, 1977. He was the home minister of Kerala during theemergency period. He was also served as Minister for Industries of Government of India.

56. Human Rights activist who was sentenced to life imprisonment on December 24, 2010after being held guilty of sedition and conspiracy by a Chhattisgarh court for his allegedlinks with Maoists?Binayak Sen.

57. Mobs of which Caribbean country killed more than 45 Voodoo priests, accusing themfor using black magic to spread cholera? Haiti.

58. Who was the lone Indian to win a title in the Tata Open India International badmintonchallenge held at the Cricket Club of India on December 25, 2010? PC Thulasi.This is her first ever senior international title.

59. who has been elected as new party leader of Vietnam?


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Nguyen Phu Trong

60. Who is named as the new coach of European and Italian champions Inter Milan? Leonardo.The 41-year-old Leonardo, who played in Brazils 1994 World Cup winning squad, was thecoach of AC Milan from 2009-2010.

61. Former Venezuelan president, who nationalised the oil industry and then survived acoup attempt by future leader Hugo Chavez, died recently in Miami? Carlos Andres Perez.

62. The launch of which advanced communication satellite failed as the geosynchronous

satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) exploded mid-air moments after it took off from theSriharikota rocket launch centre on December 25,2010? GSAT-5P.

63. Who became the first cricketer, other than wicket-keepers, to take 200 catches in Testcricket? Rahul Dravid.He became the first cricketer to take 200 Catches in Test cricket during the 2nd India-SouthAfrica Test at Durban when he took a stunning catch at slip of Dale Steyn.

64. Name of the new species of gummy shark which was found 500mts deep off the

Mangalore coast recently? Mustelus manglorensis.Only 19 such gummy sharks are known worldwide, and this is the second gummy shark spottedin the Indian Ocean.

65. Which committee has submitted its report on Telangana separate state issue to theHome Minister P. Chidambaram on December 30, 2010? The SriKrishna Committee.


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The SriKrishna Committee consisting of five members and headed by retired Judge B. N.Krishna was formed on 5 February, 2010 and the committees term was to end on December 31,2010.

66. Who is appointed as the first woman secretary general of SAARC?

Fathimath Dhiyana Saeed.She will be appointed South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) secretarygeneral on March 1, 2011.

67. Former Israel President who was convicted on December 30, 2010 for raping anemployee when he was a Cabinet minister, the most serious criminal charges ever broughtagainst a high-ranking official and a case that shocked the nation? Moshe Katsav.

68. Who has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Jyoti Award ?

K.V. Raman A gricultural scientist K.V. Raman has been awarded the prestigious Bharat Jyoti Award of the India International Friendship Society for his contributions to science, technology and development.

A former Chairman of the Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Dr. Raman was also Director of the B.V. Rao Centre for SustainableFood Security at the Chennai-based M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation.

69 . 17th Annual Star Screen Awards 2011

- http://allcurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2011/01/17th-annual-star-screen-awards-2011.html 70. Who is winner of TV Reality show Big Boss session 4 ?

Television Actress Shweta TiwariShe became the first women to win the title of the Bigg Boss

71. Galantry Awardee List 2011 -http://allcurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2011/01/2011-galantry-awardee-list-republic-day.html


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72. List of Manmohan Singh's 'reshuffled' council of ministers - http://allcurrentaffairs.blogspot.com/2011/01/list-of-manmohan-singhs-reshuffled.html

73. The 68th Annual Golden Globe awards.

68th Annual Golden Globe Awards Celeb !! Living up to its hype, sci-fi movie Avatar, one of the biggest blockbusters of the season, baggedthe top honours at the 67th Golden Globe awards, walking away with the Best Picture and BestDirector trophies.Check below More images from the event.

Pic 1: Producer Jon Landau and director James Cameron pose with the award f or best motionpicture drama for "Avatar" at the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010,in Beverly Hills, California

Pic 2: The award for Best Performance by an actress in a Motion Picture went to Sandra Bullock for 'The Blind Side' .

Pic 3: Meryl Streep poses with the award for best actress for "Julie and Julia"

Pic 4: Robert Downey Jr. walked away with best actor award in a motion picture, comedy ormusical for "Sherlock Holmes"

Pic 5: Chloe Sevigny poses with the award for best supporting actress for "Big Love".

Pic 6: Jeff Bridges won the best actor award for his performance in "Crazy Heart.


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74. who won Australian Open mixed doubles title 2011 ?

Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia and Daniel Nestor of Canada won the mixed doubleschampionship at the Australian Open, beating Chan Yung-jan of Taiwan and Paul Hanley of Australia 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 in final.

75. Who wins Australian Open woman's Single 2011 ?

Kim Clijsters won her second straight Grand Slam title and the fourth of her career, strugglingearly before beating Li Na 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the Australian Open final. The result ended theoutstanding run of Li, who became the first Chinese player to reach a Grand Slam singles final.

76. Who won Australian Open mens Single 2011?

Novak Djokovic claimed his second title at the Australian Open in dominating style on when hehammered Andy Murray 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.


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77. Which film has won the prestigious Golden Peacock award for the best film in the 41stInternational film festival (IFFI) in Goa? Moner Manush.The Bengali movie Moner Manush is directed by Gautam Ghose.

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