CUREENT AFFAIRS JULY 2008 FOR FORTHCOMMING UPSC / MBA / BANK PO / CAT /B.ED / BANK CLERK

CUREENT AFFAIRS JULY 2008

Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for the Year 2008-09:

RBI Governor presented the First Quarter Review of Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for the Year 2008-09 on 29th July, 2008. The highlights of the policy are; Bank Rate kept unchanged, Reverse Repo Rate under LAF kept unchanged, Repo Rate increased by 50 basis points from 8.5 per cent to 9.00 per cent, Cash Reserve Ratio to be increased by 25 basis points to 9.0 per cent with effect from the fortnight beginning August 30, 2008. GDP growth projection for 2008-09 revised from the range of 8.0-8.5 per cent to around. While the policy actions would aim to bring down the current intolerable level of inflation to a tolerable level of below 5.0 per cent as soon as possible and around 3.0 per cent over the medium-term, at this juncture a realistic policy endeavour would be to bring down inflation from the current level of about 11.0-12.0 per cent to a level close to 7.0 per cent by March 31, 2009.

Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2006:

Directorate of Film Festivals of India (DFFI) announced the name of Bengali Director Tapan Sinha for the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2006. Shri Tapan Sinha aged 84 years received 19 National Film Awards so far. Recently he received “One Time Award for Life Time Achievement” on the occasion of 60 years of Independence.

Shri Ram Bharan Yadav is the first President of Nepal:

Indian origin Shri Ram Bharan Yadav has been elected as the first President of Nepal. He won 308 votes of 590 votes in parliament. His rival Ramaraj Prasad supported by Maoist Party has got 282 votes. Four members who are supporters of former King Gnanendra abstained from polling. Shri Ram Bharan Yadav is the leader of Nepali Congress and supported by CPN-UML and MPRF.

UPA Chairperson Mrs. Sonia Gandhi inaugurated the largest port in India:

Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, Chairperson of UPA, inaugurated the largest port in India at Krishna Patnam Village, in Potti Sri Ramulu Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh. The port will have the capacity of 125 million tons of goods after completion three phases of construction.

Ministry of defence proposes Kirti Chakra for Kabul embassy martyrs:

Ministry of defence has recommended Kirti Chakra, the second highest peace time gallantry award, for four victims of a suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul on July 7. Brigadier R.D. Mehta, Indian Foreign Service Officer Mr. V.Venkateswara Rao, Indo Tibetan Border Police Personnel Mr. Roop Singh and Mr. Ajai Prathania are the names selected for the top honour. Shri V. Venkateswara Rao would be the first IFS officer to be decorated with the honour of bravery. There have been instances when some civilians and Jammu and Kashmir Policemen have been honoured with the Chakra for exceptional courage. Foreign secretary Shiva Kumar Menon had described the deceased as “martyrs” whose contributions could not be ignored.

55th Film Fare Awards announced for the 2007:

“Parutthi Veeran” has been selected as the “Best Tamil Movie” and “Happy Days” as the “Best Telugu Movie”. The Best Tamil Movie “Parutthi Veran” has got six awards. Telugu Best Movie "Happy Days" has also got six awards. Mr. Sivakumar and Telugu actress Jaya Prada (M.P.) have been honored with life time achievement awards.

Miss Dayana Mendoza crowned as Miss Universe 2008:
Miss Dayana Mendoza of Venezula crowned as Miss Unverse by last year’s Miss Universe Rio Morry, at Convention Center - Diamond Bay NhaTrang City in Vietnam. 22 years of Miss Dayana Mendoza is selected among the 80 contestants from various countries. Miss Columbia Taliana Vargas was the first runner up followed by Miss Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz second runner up, Russia Vera Krasova third runner up and Miss Mexico Elisa Najera fourth runner up. Miss India Simron Kour disappointed the Indians. Miss Venezuela answered for a question, “Men always go to the straight point while women choose another way. Women should do like man do as some are not daring to express their thoughts for many reasons”.

UAA Dhirubhai Ambani award to Prof Robert H Grubs:

Nobel laureate Professor Robert H Grubbs was awarded the prestigious UAA Dhirubhai Ambani Lifetime Achievement Award by Reliance Industries Executive Director Nikhil R Meswani, at the University Institute of Chemical technology. Professor Grubbs is the Victor and Elizabeth Atkins professor of Chemistry at California Institute of Technology, USA. More

Booker Prize for Salman Rashdi’s “Midnights Children”:

Salman Rashdi’s writing “Midnights Children” was selected by SMS voters for prestigious “Best of the Booker” prize. 7801 readers participated in the voting. 36% voters voted for “Midnights Children”. Mr. Salman Rashdi had already won the Booker Prize in 1993.

Jampa Lahiri won the Franc Ocaner Prize:

Indian origin American Author Ms. Jampa Lahiri won the prestigious Franc Ocaner Prize for her writing “Un accustom Earth”. It is the highest prize for small stories. She will be awarded 27000 pounds (Rs.2.31 Lakhs). Her writing was unanimously elected for prize.

Left parties withdrawn support to UPA Government:

As the Prime Minister, Man Mohan Sing attended G8 Summit at Tokyo, Left parties withdrawn support to UPA Government. They oppose the nuclear agreement. Mr. Man Mohan has expressed to win the confidence of the Lok Saba. The Congress Party has only 153 members in Lok Sabha and his group UPA has 226 members. The required strength is 272. The UPA is consulting the small parties for their support.

Gulam Nabi Ajad, Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir resigned:

Mr. Gulam Nabi Azad handed over his resignation letter to the Governor at Raj Bhavan on 7th July, 2008 as he had no hopes winning the majority in assembly, consequently withdrawing the support by P.D.P. Mr. Narendra Nath Vohra, Governor of Jammu & Kashmir requested the chief minister to continue until the new C.M. is elected. As the no other party has sufficient majority in the assembly, president’s rule may be imposed in Jammu & Kashmir.

India failed to chase Asia Cup 2008:

Sri Lanka won the Asia Cup fourth time by lead of 100 runs on India. First batted Sri Lanka scored 273 in 49.5 over loosing all wickets. Sanat Jaya Scored 125 in 114 deliveries (9X4, 5X6). Later India failed to chase the target and scored 173 in 39.3 over loosing all wickets. Sehwag 60 and Dhoni 49 are the highest scores of India. Mr. Ajanta Mendis (8-1-13-16) shown the ever time performance in the history of Asia Cup.

Nadal clinches first Wimbledon title (2008):

Nadal bagged the first Wimbledon title with his victory 6-4, 6-4, 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (8-10), 9-7 on Roger Federer(Switzerland). Nadal was the first man of Spain to win the Wimbledon title after 1966 and also he was the first man to win both French and Wimbledon titles in one calendar year. He checked the Federer from creating record of winning six Wimbledon Titles successively.
Vinus Williums wins Wimbledon (Women) Title 2008: Vinus Williams (U.S.A) bagged the Wimbledon (Women) Title 2008 by defeating her sister Serena (7-5, 6-4). Serena (U.S.A.) defeated Vinus Williams in the last year final. It is the fifth Wimbledon Title for Vinus Williams (28years). Ms. Martina Navrati lova (Check/America) was the winner of highest number of Wimbledon Titles (Women) (9). Helen wills Moodi was the winner of second highest number of Wimbledon Titles (8).

One Time Life Time Awards Announced by the Central Government of India:

To commemorate the 60th Anniversary of India’s Independence, the Government of India has decided to confer the ” One Time Award for Life Time Achievement ” to four eminent film personalities - Dilip Kumar(Actor), Tapan Sinha(Director), Lata Mangeshkar(Singer) and Saroja Devi(Actress).
Three new earth like planets were discovered: European scientists discovered three earth like planets and they were named “Super Earth”. They are 4.2, 6.7 and 9.4 times bigger than the earth.

Nepal former King Gyanendra quits Narayanahithi:

Former King of Nepal Shri Gyanendra vacated official Raj Bhavan Narayathi Hithi and shifted to Nagarjuna Palace. It was effect of the decision taken by the newly elected united government headed by Grija Prasad Koirala, Prime Minister of Nepal. The new government has ended the Nepal’s 239-year-old monarchy.

Narendra Nath Vohra has been appointed as the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir:

Ex Secretary of Central Home Department and senior IAS officer Shri Narendra Nath Vohra has been appointed as the Governor of Jammu & Kashmir replacing Lt. Gen. (Retd.) S. K. Sinha, PVSM.
Rafael Nadal wins French Men's Title fourth time: Rafael Nadal crushed Roger Federer in French Open Men’s Final on 9th May, 2008 by winning 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 on red clay court. It is the fourth time for Rafael Nadal to win French Men’s Title. Unfortunately Roger Federer was the rival for third time (2006, 07 and 08). Rafael Nadal won it for the first time against Mariano Puerta in 2005.

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic bagged her first grand slam:

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic bagged her first grand slam by beating Russian 13th seed Dinara Safina 6-4, 6-3 in the French Open final on 7th June, 2008. The 20-year-old second seed became the first woman representing Serbia to win a major title.
Mr. Yadurappa elected as the Chief Minister of the first B.J.P. Government in south India : Mr. Yadurappa elected as the leader of the first B.J.P. Government in south India by winning 110 seats of total 224 seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly. He is supported by six Independent members to show the majority. Mr. Yadurappa sworn in as chief minister of Karnata at 1.50 p.m. on 30th May, 2008.

New Scheme “Yashoda” launched:

With the inspiration of Yashoda in Mahabharata who cared and brought up lord Krishna, the Central Government with the help of Norway (Norway India Partnership Initiative (NIPI)) has launched “Yashoda Scheme” at Sambalpur for the first time in country. NIPI wouldl contribute Rs.1.5 core for Orissa for implementation of the scheme. The Scheme was launched in the country after the success of 'Janani Surakshya Yojana with an objective to bring a change in the post natal care. NIPI Director and former union Health Secretary P K Hota informed about the scheme. Under the schemes the ''Yoshodas'' would be recruited to look after the ''Bal Krishnas'' on a monthly honorium of Rs 3000. Yashodas'' would stay in hospitals for 48 hours and take care of the new born children. The 'Yashodas' would also look after the mothers of the new born children. Jharsuguda and Angul will be covered under the scheme very shortly.

Prithvi Successfully launched :

On 24th May, 2008 India successfully launched : Prithvi Successfully launched: On 24th May, 2008 India successfully launched Prithvi Missile Chandipur Integrated Test Range in Orissa. It can chase the targets in range of 150 to 250 kilometers by carrying payloads of one ton. Prithvi was developed with sole technology of D.R.D.O. Liquid fuel is used in Prithvi and also can be used with solid fuels. It can be easily transported by vehicles to the borders.

CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR FORTHCOMMING EXAM

CURRENT AFFAIRS FOR FORTHCOMMING EXAM

1. UNESCO’ recognizes Kalka-Shimla Railway as world heritage site .

2. Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza crowned Miss Universe 2008.

3.NREGA workers in rural poor category are to be included under Janashree Bima Yojana

4. Nalanda, one of the world's oldest universities, is being revived by the Bihar government. Ancient Nalanda's pre-eminence in Buddhist studies has got the governments of Japan, China and Singapore interested in the project. Nalanda University was an ancient seat of Buddhist learning, set up around 450 AD. It was one of the world's first residential universities, accommodating 10,000 students and 2000 teachers in its heyday. It was destroyed in 1193 by invaders led by Bakhtiar Khilji.

5. The Union Cabinet has allowed steel tycoon L.N. Mittal to acquire a 49 per cent stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corporation's (HPCL's) nine million tonne Guru Gobind Singh refinery in Bathinda, Punjab. The project also involves a 1000 km pipeline from the Mundra port in Gujarat to Bathinda and a crude oil terminal at Mundra.

6. Cherrapunjee, the old colonial name by which this quaint Meghalaya town attained international fame as the place with the highest recorded rainfall, will now be known as Sohra.

7. The Red Fort, Delhi's defining monument and a symbol of India's sovereign nationhood, is now a world heritage site. Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar complex are two Delhi sites that made it to the list in 1993. There are 24 other UNESCO World Heritage sites in India, among them being the Taj, The Ajanta, Ellora and Elephanta caves, the Kaziranga, Keoladeo and Sundarban National Parks, the Darjeeling mountain railway, and Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

8. The new seven wonders of the World: Taj Mahal (1630 A.D.) Agra, India; Pyramid At Chichen Itza, Mexico; Machu Picchu (1460-1470), Peru; Christ Redeemer (1931), Brazil; Great Wall of China; Petra (9 B.C.-40 A.D.), Jordan.

9. Vice President of India, Shri Mohd. Hamid Ansari on 04 July, 2008 released a book I Believe: A Philosophy for the Global Society¡¦ written by Dr. Karan Singh

10. On June 22, 2007, Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams back to earth after a record I95-day stay in space. She surpassed the 188-day four-hour mark set by US astronaut Shannon Lucid in 1996.

11. National Film Awards, 2005:Best feature Film: Kaalpurush (Bengali), directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta. Best Director: Rahul Dholakia, Parzania (English). Best Actor: Amitabh Bachchan, Black.Best Actress: Sarika, Parzania.Best Playback singer (Male): Naresh Iyer, Roo ba roo, (Rang De Basanti). Best Playback singer (Female) Shreya Ghoshal, Apne aansoo peene ke liye, (Paheli).Best Music Direction: Lalgudi Jayaraman, Sringaram. Best Popular Film: Rang De Basanti (Hindi).

12. Filmmaker Shyam Benegal has won the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award for 2005.

13. Everybody Loves a Good Drought is written by renowned journalist P. Sainath, winner of the 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, in the category for Journalism, Literature and Communication.

14. The Union government has cleared a gigantic Rs 10,000 crore project with Israel to develop an advanced medium-range surface-to-air (MR-SAM) missile system capable of detecting and destroying hostile aircraft, missiles and spy drones at a range of 70 km.

15. Gen Deepak Kapoor is the Army Chief of India.

16. Phoenix is a robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission to Mars. The scientists will use instruments aboard the Phoenix lander to search for environments suitable for microbial life on Mars, and to research the history of water there.Phoenix landed on Mars in May 2008.

17. An Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV is an unmanned re-supply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). ATVs are designed to supply the International Space Station with propellant, water, air, payload and experiments.

18. Ashoka Chakra, 2007 award, the country's highest peacetime award, has beenposthumously awarded to Col Vasanth Venugopal of 9 Maratha Light Infantry, Capt Harshan R. of 2 Para (Special Forces) and Naib Subedar Chunni Lal of 8 Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry.

19. Ace shooter Manavjit Singh Sandhu is the recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, 2006, India's highest sporting honour.

20. Guru Nanak Dev University has won Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy, 2005-06—the highest award for excellence in university sports.

21. The 15th century Maitreya Temple in Ladakh has won the Award of Excellence at the 2007 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage awards. Mumbai University's 132—year old grand Cowasjee Jehangir Convocation Hall has been conferred an Award of Distinction.

22. Scientists have for the first time found uranium in "exceptionally high concentration" in Ladakh, the icy Himalayan region in J&K that has strategic significance for India.

23. Wing Commanders Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar of Indian Air Force covered in 80 days record time a distance of 40,497 km over 19 countries—from the lofty Rockies in the western North America to the frozen waters of the North Atlantic, with dense forests and arid deserts thrown in between. They beat the world record of 99 days set by Colin Bodil of UK in 2001.

24. The ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project would include six mega investment regions of 200 square kilometres each and will run through Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Maharashtra. The investment regions are: Dadri-Noida-Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh; ManesarBawal in Haryana, Khushkhera-Bhiwadi-Neemra in Rajasthan, Pitampura-Dhar-Mhow in Madhya Pradesh, Bharuch-Dahej in Gujarat and Igatpuri-Nashik-Sinnar in Maharashtra.

25. The first individual genome ever sequenced—a complete DNA blueprint of celebrity scientist Craig Venter—has revealed genetic variation among humans far richer than previously magined. The 2.8 billion contiguous bits of genetic code will also hasten advances in preventative medicine.

26. On September 2, 2007, India successfully placed into orbit its latest communication satellite, INSAT-4CR, using the GSLV-F04 rocket.

27. Central Bank of India has been awarded the Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield for excellent implementation of official language policy of government of India for in 2005-06.

28. The Tale of Genjt : The Sacred Tree is the second of the six volumes of the first novel written in human history—and by a woman.

29. Two of India's big money minting sites—Vapi in Gujarat and Sukinda in Orissa—are among the world's top 10 most polluted areas, according to a report prepared by a US environmental group. The top ten in the list are: Sumgayit, Azerbaijan; Linfen, China; Tianying, China; Sukinda, India; Vapi, India; La Oroya, Peru; Dzerzhinsk, Russia; Norilsk, Russia; Chernobyl, Ukraine; and Kabwe, Zambia.

30. Russia has tested the world's most powerful non-nuclear bomb—an air delivered thermobaric bomb to use the technical jargon. The Russian designers dubbed it as the "father of all bombs" because it is four times more powerful than the US-built Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), which is also known as the "mother of all bombs".

31. Twenty five years ago, Carnegie Mellon University 'professor Scott E. Fahiman was the first to use three keystrokes— a colon followed by a hyphen and a parenthesis—as a horizontal "smiley face" in a computer message.

32. Burj Dubai is the world's tallest building since July 2007, and has also become the tallest free standing structure on earth, reaching 1,822 feet. Still under construction, the Burj Dubai has surpassed Canada's Toronto-based CN Tower, which at 1822 feet had been the world's tallest free standing structure since 1976. In July 2007, the Dubai Tower as it is known in English, moved past Taiwan's 1667 foot Taipei 101, the highest skyscraper in the world since 2004.

33. Tamll Nadu will, as of now, is the only State to have two Ultra-Mega Power Projects (UMPP) of 4,000 megawatts capacity each. Cheyur district in Tamil Nadu has been identified as place for setting up of the first project. The Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu is likely to be chosen for the second UMPP in the State. Sasan in Madhya Pradesh and Mundra in Rajasthan are two of the ten UMPPs that have already been awarded to the winning bidders.

34. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing an India-specific navigation system in the lines of the Global Positioning System (GPS). The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), comprising seven satellites, will be ready in 2011-12. At present, the Global Positioning System (GPS) is controlled by the US defence department. Russia is also in the process of restoring its own navigation system of 24 satellites, Glossnass, by 2009. Besides, Europe is building a satellite navigation system, Galileo, which would be ready in 2012-13.

35. UK is the first country in the world to allow human-animal embryos for research. The embryos or 'cybrids' as they are known, are banned elsewhere, including in the US, Australia and Canada. The cybrids will be more than 90% human and less than 1% animal.

36. Japan launched its first lunar probe on September 14, 2007. The probe is nicknamed Kaguya after a fairy tale princess.

37. Nobel Prize for Peace, 2007, has been won by IPCC, UN climate panel, headed by Indian environmental warrior Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, and former Vice-President of USA and climate campaigner Al Gore.

38. Anne Enright'sThe Gathering has won the Booker Prize, 2007. She became only the second Irish woman to win the Booker in its 38 years.

39. The Golden Notebook was the breakthrough novel written by Doris Lessing, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for literature. Published in 1962, the book tracked the story of Anna Wulf, a woman who wanted to live freely and was in some ways Lessing's alter ego. Lessing inspired a generation of feminists with this novel.

40. On October 24, 2007, China launched its first moon orbiter, Chang'e one, named after a mythical Chinese goddess who flew to the moon.Chang'e 1's goal was to analyze the chemical and mineral composition of the lunar surface.

41. Carbon trading is part of the larger emission trading, which is a method worked out to control pollution by using economic incentives.

42. Participatory Notes (PNs) are instruments used by foreign funds not registered in India, for
trading in the domestic market. They are a derivative instrument issued against an underlying security that permits the holder to get a share in the income from the underlying security.

43. The first two Hawks, the Advanced Jet Trainer (AJT) aircraft, landed at the Bidar Air force station in Karnataka in November 2007, paving the way for the gradual replacement of the MiG 21s. Of the 66 Hawks to be inducted into the IAF, 24 are being built and supplied by BAE systems, while Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bangalore, will manufacture the remaining 42 aircraft in India.

44. On December 6, 2007, India unleashed a new "interceptor" missile to "kill" an incoming "hostile" missile over the Bay of Bengal. During the test, a Prithvi missile, modified to "mimic" a hostile ballistic missile with a 300-1,000 km range, was first fired from the Balasore interim test range in Orissa. The incoming missile was then tracked by Long-Range Tracking Radars (LRTRs) developed with Israeli help and is a part of the automated command and control network. LRTRs in turn conveyed the "threat" to the "endo" (taking the "enemy" missile at an 15-20 km altitude above the earth) missile battery in far away Wheeler Island. Finally, the interceptor missile blasted off to eventually destroy the "enemy" missile in fireworks over the Bay of Bengal.

45. Indian Railways has signed an agreement with NTPC for setting up a 1,000 mw power plant in Nabinagar (Bihar) with a total investment of about Rs 4,000 crore. The project will be implemented by a joint venture company-Bharatiya Rail Bijlee. The project will primarily be a captive power plant for the Railways.

46. Tata Motors and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have teamed-up to launch a vehicle that will run on hydrogen, leaving behind only water vapour as exhaust. While Indian Space Research Organisation will handle the technological aspects, like storage and handling of fuels, Tata will manufacture the cars.

47. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, a brainchild of MIT professor Nicholas Negroponte, is in talks with several State governments to provide these laptops, which cost around $180 or Rs 7,160 in schools. The OLPC Foundation, along with Reliance Communications
(RCom), did a pilot project with a school in Khairat village in Raigadh, Maharashtra in the month of October 2007.

48. Indians have joined an exclusive league of scientists—from the US, Russia and Europe—who have the capability to design and build cryogenic engines which are critical for hoisting communication satellites as well as manned missions to space.

49. National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) will now combat possible chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear casualties and pandemics in the country. Eight battalions, each consisting of 1158 personnel on deputation for five years from CRPF, ITBP, BSF and CISF have been trained to counter any emergency, be it a poisonous gas leak or damage due to radiation, in any
part of the country. While one battalion each has already been put in position at Guwahati, Kolkata, Bhubaneswar, Anakonam (Chennai), Pune, Baroda and Chandigarh, the eighth battalion will be stationed at Greater Noida.

50. The breath-taking Akshardham Temple in Delhi has earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the 'World's Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple'.

51. President appointed New Governors in the follwing States of India in the month of July 2008 is as following :

Assam - Shiv Charan Mathur

Sikkim - Balmimiki Prasad Singh

Meghalaya - .R.S.Mushahari

Manipur - Gurbachan Singh Jagat

Himachal Pradesh - Prabha Rau

Maharashtra- S.C.Jamir

Goa- S.S.Sidhu

Kerala - R.S.Gavai

Bihar- R.L.Bhatia

52. 34th G-8 summit concluded between 7-9 July ,2008 at Toyako (Japan).

53. Tendulkar honoured with best Asian ODI batsman award by ACC

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 QUESTIONS

CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 QUESTIONS

1.WHO IS THE WINNER OF MEN'S SINGLE TITLE OF WIMBLEDON OPEN TENNIS 2008 ?
ANS- RAFAEL NADAL
2. WHO IS THE WINNER OF ASIA CUP CRICKET TOURNAMENT 2008 ?
ANS- SRI LANKA
3. WHO IS THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF Goa ?
ANS- SHIVINDER SINGH SIDHU
4. WHO IS THE INDIAN HOCKEY COACH ?
ANS- JOKIM KARVALO
5. WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST FILM AWARD FOR THE YEAR 2006 IN 54TH NATIONAL FILM AWARD ?
ANS- PULIJANMAM
6. WHO IS THE WINNERof BEST ACTOR AWARD IN THE 54TH NATIONAL FILM AWARD ?

ANS- SOUMITRA CHATTERJEE(PODOKKHEP)
7. WHO IS THE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE ?
ANS- FALI HOMI MAJOR
8. WHO IS THE MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2008 ?
ANS- SIMARAN KAUR MUNDI
9. WHO IS THE MISS INDIA WORLD 2008 ?
ANS- PARVATHY OMNAKUTTAN
10. VENUE OF 15TH SAARC SUMMIT 2008?
ANS- COLOMBO (SRI LANKA)
11. WHO GOT DADA SAHEB PHALKE RATNA AWARD 2008?
ANS- B.R.CHOPRA
12. WHO IS THE WINNER OF WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 ?
ANS- AUSTRALIA
13. WHO IS THE WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 RUNNER UP ?
ANS- SRI LANKA
14. WHO IS THE WINNER OF WIMBLEDON OPEN 2008 WOMENS SINGLE TITLE ?
ANS- VENUS WILLIAMS
15. WHO COMPLETED 16000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY ?
ANS- SACHIN TENDULKAR
16. THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CENSUS WAS CONDUCTED IN -
ANS - 2005
17. WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA ?
ANS- VLADIMIR PUTIN
18. WHO IS THE PRESENT GOVERNOR OF MAHARASHTRA ?
ANS- S.C.JAMIR
19. ACCORDING TO THE GLOBAL PEACE INDEX RELEASED IN MAY 2008 , THE MOST PEACEFUL COUNTRY ON THE EARTH IS -
ANS - ICELAND
20. THE COUNTRY WHICH ANNOUNCED TO HAVE ITS OWN VERSION OF STAR WARS IN 2008 IS -
ANS - JAPAN
21. WOMEN RESERVATION BILL IS ALSO KNOWN AS -
ANS - 108TH (CONSTITUTION) AMENDMENT BILL
22. WORLD BANK HAS MADE A FORECAST FOR INDIA'S GDP GROWTH FOR 2008 TO BE - ANS - 7.0 %
23. WORLD COMMUNICATION DAY IS OBSERVED ON -
ANS - MAY 17
24. UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD SUMMIT WAS HELD ON JUNE 3-5,2008 IN -
ANS - ROME
25. IN WHICH CITY, THE MAXIMUM FOREIGN COMPANIES ARE REGISTERED ?
ANS - NEW DELHI

SBI CURRENT AFFAIRS 2008 QUESTIONS ANSWERS

1. WHO IS THE PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF CII ?

ANS- K.V.KAMATH
2. WHAT IS THE FULLFORM OF "BRIC" ?
ANS- BRAZIL,RUSSIA ,INDIA,CHINA
3. WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST MOVIE AWARDS IN IIFA AWARDS WHICH WAS HELD IN BANGKOK ?
ANS- CHAK DE INDIA (YASH CHOPRA)
4. WHO IS THE WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN 2008 MEN'S TITLE ?
ANS- RAFAEL NADAL
5. WHO IS THE WINNER OF DLF IPL CRICKET TOUNAMENT 2008 ?
ANS- RAJASTHAN ROYALS
6. NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN?
ANS- JUSTICE RAJENDRA BABU
7. WHO IS THE INDIAN HOCKEY COACH ?
ANS- JOKIM KARVALO
8. WHICH FILM HAS BAGGED THE BEST FILM OF GOLDEN PALM AWARD IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2008 ?
ANS- ENTRE LES MURS (THE CLASS)
9. WHO IS THE winner of IIFA Best Actor award 2008 ?
ANS- SHAHRUKH KHAN (CHAK DE INDIA)
10.WHO IS THE CHIEF OF INDIAN AIR FORCE ?
ANS- FALI HOMI MAJOR
11.WHO IS THE MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2008 ?
ANS- SIMARAN KAUR MUNDI
12.WHO IS THE Miss INDIA WORLD 2008
ANS- PARVATHY OMNAKUTTAN
13.VENUE OF 15TH SAARC SUMMIT 2008?
ANS- COLOMBO (SRI LANKA)
14.WHO GOT DADA SAHEB PHALKE RATNA AWARD 2008?
ANS- B.R.CHOPRA
15.WHO IS THE WINNER OF WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 ?
ANS- AUSTRALIA
16.WHO IS THE WORLD CUP CRICKET 2007 RUNNER UP ?
ANS- SRI LANKA
17.WHO IS THE WINNER OF FRENCH OPEN 2008 WOMENS TITLE ?
ANS- Ana Ivanovic
18.WHO COMPLETED 16000 RUNS IN ODI RECENTLY ?
ANS- SACHIN TENDULKAR
19.WHO IS THE PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA ?
ANS-DMITRI MEDWEDEV
20.WHO IS THE PRIME MINISTER OF RUSSIA ?
ANS- VLADIMIR PUTIN
21.WHO IS THE WORLD BANK PRESIDENT ?
ANS- ROBERT ZOELLICK
22.INDIA HAS SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED AGNI III IN THE MONTH OF MAY 2008. WHICH TYPE OF MISSILE BELONGS TO AGNI III -
ANS - SURFACE TO SURFACE INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILE

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6 Estonia 99.8
7 Barbados 99.7
8 Poland 99.7
9 Samoa 99.7
10 Lithuania 99.6

Top 10 Countries by HIV/AIDS - deaths

Rank/Country/HIV/AIDS - deaths
1 South Africa 370,000
2 Nigeria 310,000
3 India 310,000
4 Zimbabwe 170,000
5 Tanzania 160,000
6 Kenya 150,000
7 Ethiopia 120,000
8 Mozambique 110,000
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 100,000 10 Zambia 89,000

Top 10 Countries by HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

Rank /Country/ HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
1 South Africa 5,300,000
2 India 5,100,000
3 Nigeria 3,600,000
4 Zimbabwe 1,800,000
5 Tanzania 1,600,000
6 Ethiopia 1,500,000
7 Mozambique 1,300,000
8 Kenya 1,200,000
9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1,100,000
10 United States 950,000

Rank Country Infant mortality rate (deaths/1,000 live births)
1 Angola 184.44
2 Sierra Leone 158.27
3 Afghanis an 157.43
4 Liberia 149.73
5 Niger 116.83
6 Somalia 113.08
7 Mozambique 109.93
8 Mali 105.65
9 Guinea-Bissau 103.5
10 Chad 102.07

Top 10 Countries by Population

Rank Country Population
1 China 1,321,851,888
2 India 1,129,866,154
3 United States 301,139,947
4 Indonesia 234,693,997
5 Brazil 190,010,647
6 Pakistan 164,741,924
7 Bangladesh 150,448,339
8 Russia 141,377,752
9 Nigeria 135,031,164
10 Japan 127,433,494