current affairs june 2011

1. The famous Indian painter who died recently on June 9, 2011 at the age of 95 years ?

- M.F. Husain    Read More

2. Who has been appointed as new Finance Secretary ?

- Sunil Mitra

Revenue Secretary Sunil Mitra on 1 June took charge as the Finance Secretary in place of Sushama Nath, who superannuated on May 31 following the completion of her extended tenure.
A 1975-batch IAS officer (West Bengal cadre), Mr. Mitra will continue to hold charge as the Revenue Secretary as well, a Finance Ministry statement said here. Read More

3. Former Haryana Chief Minister who died recently on June 03 with a massive heart attack in Hisar?

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Read more:

4.  Who launched the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) ?

- Sonia Gandhi

National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM), one of the major new initiatives under the Ministry of Rural Development to bring the poorest of the poor above the poverty line by ensuring viable livelihood opportunities to them was launched by the UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi at a function in Banswara, Rajasthan at June 03. Union Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Vilasrao Deshmukh and Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sh. Ashok Gehlot were present on this occasion.

5. Who has been appointed as first ever woman Executive Editor of New York Times ?

- Jill Abramson

The New York Times broke with its 160-year history on June 01 when it appointed, for the first time ever, a woman Executive Editor, Jill Abramson.
Ms. Abramson is currently the Managing Editor of the venerable voice of liberal America

6. Who won the First grand slam for China & creates a history ?

- Li Na

China’s long wait for a Grand Slam champion ended June 04, when Li Na beat Francesca Schiavone 6—4, 7—6 (0) in the French Open final.

7. Who won a record-equalling sixth French Open title ?

- Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal of Spain won a record-equalling sixth French Open title when he beat Roger Federer of Switzerland 7-5, 7-6(3), 5-7, 6-1 at the Rolland Garros

8. Who appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)

- Sunil Vasudeva

9. Which country’s parliament has approved nuclear shutdown by 2022?

- Germany

10. What rank does Saina Nehwal hold after the recently concluded Indonesian Open?

- 6th

11. Who is to take charge of Union home secretary role after GK Pillai’s retirement?

- RK Singh

12. Who has been elected as chief coach for Indian men’s hockey team?

- Michael Jack Nobbs

13. Which country’s stock exchange is to scrap 90-minute lunch break for trading from August 1st 2011?

- Singapore Exchange (SGX)

14. Who knocked out Roger Federer from Wimbledon 2011?

- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

15. Which airlines has banned babies from first-class cabins?

- Malaysian Airlines

16. Which country jailed 13 people for demanding for better pay?
- Oman

17. Name the co-founder of twitter who quit recently?

- Biz Stone

18. Which google feature is likely to over take Facebook?

- Google +

19. Who has been named 1st woman IMF chief?

- France’s Christine Lagarde

20. Who has been appointed as Indian ambassador to Kuwait?

- Satish C Mehta

21. Winners List of 12th IIFA Awards 2011

List of other winners of the 12th IIFA Awards 2011 Winners:

Best Film – Dabangg
Best Debut – Sonakshi Sinha – Dabangg
Best screenply – Abhinav Kashyap & Dilip Shukla – Dabangg
Best Playback Female Singar – Mamta sarma – Dabangg(Munni)
Best Playback Male Singar – rahat fateh ali khan – Dabangg(tere mast mast do nain)
Best performance in Negative role – Sonu sood – dabangg
Best music director – Sajid-Wajid and Lalit Pandit – Dabangg
Best Costume Designing – Niharika Khan – Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Action – S. Vijayan – Dabangg
Best Makeup – Banu (For Rajnikant) – Robot
Best Background Score – Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy – My Name Is Khan
Best Song Recording – Vijay Dayal and Ainvayi Ainvayi – Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Choreography Award – Farah Khan – Munni Badnam for Dabangg
Best Editing – Namrata Rao – Band Baaja Baaraat
Best Sound Recording – Pritam Das – Love, Sex Aur Dhokha
Best Sound Re-recording – Leslie Fernandes – Dabangg
Best Cinematography – Sudeep Chatterjee – Guzaarish
Best Art Direction – Sabu Cyril – Robot
Best Special Effects -Indian Artists – Robot

22. Which mobile operator has launched 3G International video calling service in India?

- Airtel

23. Which USB version of portable hard drive has been launched by Buffalo Technology?

- USB 3.0

24. Which French player won over Serena Williams at the Wimbledon tennis tournament?

- Marion Bartoli

25. When is IPL5 scheduled to begin in 2012?

- April 4th 2012

26. Which is the latest mobile phone model launched by HTC in India?

- Flyer

27. Who is all set to take over as foreign secretary from August 1st 2011?

- Ranjan Mathai

28. Which Housing Finance Group recently launched its operation in Bangalore?

- Edelweiss Housing Finance

29. Who won the European Grand Prix 2011?

- Sebastian Vettel

30. Who has been named as COO of Unilever?

- Harish Manwani

31. Who won the Indonesian Open 2011?

- Wang Yihan

32. Which west part of India is all set to be inscribed in World Heritage List next year?

- Western Ghats

33. Who has joined as Advisor of Spime, a California based social location technology company?

- Vinod Dham

34. Who clinched his maiden Wimbledon 2011 title?

- Novak Djokovic

35. At what value has Maruti Suzuki donated its engine and powertrain for educational institutions?

- Rs.1.5 crore

36. Which Indian cricket bowler joined the 100 test wicket taker club?

- Ishant Sharma

37. Who has been elected as first woman Prime Minister of Thailand?

- Yingluck Shinawatra Read More

38. Where is the 3-day International Leather Fair 2011 scheduled on July 28th is to be held?

- Delhi

39. Which former Union minister passed away recently?

- Chaturanan Mishra

40. Who becomes the first left-hander woman Wimbledon title winner since Martina Navratilova in 1990?

- Petra Kvitova

41. What is the public offer made by Zynga Inc?

- $1 billion

42. BSE is all set to halt trade if Sensex moves at what percent in a day during July-September?

- 20%

43. What is the name of interim committee framed by Sri Lanka?

- SriLanka Cricket

44. Which state in India is all set to give Bhagwt Gita as lessons starting July?

- Madhya Pradesh

45. Which former IMF chief was released without bail in New York?

- Strauss-Khan

46. Which state Chief Minister’s office went 24×7 live on the Internet?

- Kerala

47. Which technology celebrated its 20th anniversary on 1st July?

- GSM (launched on 1st July 1991)

48. What is named after Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit?

- Mango

49. Which ID is now valid ID proof for LPG gas connection in India?

- Aadhaar

50. Which grammy award nominee is all set to perform at IIFA?

- Jermaine Jackson

51. Who has been promoted as VP of Wipro?

- Rishad Premji

52. Under which category India won gold at Cannes Lions?

- Design category

53. With which country India inked pact to boost apparel, textile industry?

- Russia

54. Which award did Sunil Mittal receive recently?

- INSEAD award

55. Which is the latest launch from Research In Motion (RIM) in India?

- BlackBerry Playbook

56. Which software training major has decided to setup 100 One World centres in a year’s time?

- NIIT

57. Who has been unanimously re-elected as UN chief?

- Ban Ki-moon

58. Toyota is all set to launch its latest model in India. Which is it?

- Etios Liva

59. Who has been elected as Captain of New Zealand Cricket for all 3 formats of game?

- Ross Taylor

60. Which airbus was grounded for clipping a wing at the Paris Air Show recently?

- A380

61. Which actor of Jackass movie was killed in car accident in Pennsylvania?

- Ryan Dunn

62. Country’s largest 2 wheeler maker Hero Honda’s board have approved the changing of the company name to?

- Hero MotoCorp Ltd

63. Which 2 dual sim models have Nokia unveiled in India recently?

- C2-00 dual sim Internet and X1-01 dual sim