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Indian air force events
Hello sir I am going to appear in Indian air force recruitment exam and for preparation my GK paper looking for current event which held in Indian air force , so can you tell me about the same ???
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14th September 2015, 11:29 AM
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Re: Indian air force events
As you are looking for current event info held in Indian air force to do preparation of Indian air force recruitment exam, so I am sharing best information Indian air force latest events HAL To Make Light Utility Choppers Modi to flag off air show in Bengaluru HAL gets IAF order for 14 Dornier aircraft Airbus-Tatas bid for Rs.20,000 crore IAF transport aircraft order Indian Air Force received 6th C-17 Globemaster III aircraft Brahmos missile test-fired from new warship World’s highest polling station is a buzz of activity Indian Air Force gets fourth airlifter Defining Moment’ As IAF Inducts C-17 Heavy-Lift Transporter Tejas handed over to IAF First time in the world IAF to use overhauled Sukhoi Here I am also providing AFCAT Current Affairs Current Affairs ECONOMY paper 1. India's leading corporate houses have kept the sale of crore rupees worth of Carbon Credits on hold. (1) 500 (2) 1000 (Ans) (3) 1500 (4) 2000 2. Consider the following statements about indirect tax : (a) The finance ministry is sure that it will meet indirect tax collections target of 3.98 lakh crore rupees this fiscal. (b) Despite industrial growth slowing down to 5.8 per cent in the first four months against 9.7 per cent in the corresponding period of last fiscal. (c) The indirect tax mop-up in the April-August period rose by 23.9 per cent to 1,57,725 crore rupees. Which of the above statements are true ? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above (Ans) 3. India Factoring, a joint venture between Punjab National Bank and Malta-based FIM Bank, is set to recieve.... crore rupees by December 2011 (1) 50 (2) 100 (Ans) (3) 150 (4) 200 4. launched its second 'made-in-India' car in the domestic market, midsize Sedan 'Sunny'. (1) Hunda i (2) Tata (3) Honda (4) Nissan (Ans) 5. According to IMF, the Indian economy would grow by a slower per cent in 2011. (1) 5.8 (2) 6.8 (3) 7.8 (Ans) (4) 8.8 6. Consider the following statements : (a) 3.3% growth in India's factory output in July 2011, the lowest in 2 years (b) 7.7% GDP growth in Apriljune 2011—the lowest in six quarters (c) 9.2% annualised WPI inflation rate at the end of July 2011 Which of the above statements are true ? (1) O n l y (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above (Ans) 7. Consider the following statements about RBI : (a) 0.25%, the increas e in Repo rate, the rate at which banks borrow from RBI, to 8.25% (b) 0.25%, the rise in Reverse Repo rate, the rate at which RBI absorbs cash from the banking system to 7.25% (c) 45 banks have raised lending rates since July 2011, by 0.25 to 1.0 per centage points Which of the above statements are true ? (1) O n l y (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above (Ans) 8. Government of India and the Asia n Development Bank (ADB) signed a $ 315 million loal agreement for the State Highway Improvement Project (1) Karnataka (Ans) (2) Bihar (3) Rajasthan (4) Goa 9. Total revenue of the Indian telecome sector grew by for financial year 2010-11 (1) 7 per cent (Ans) (2) 11 per cent (3) 14 per cent (4) 15 per cent 10.Cochin Shipyard Limited a Mini Ratna PSU under the Ministry of shipping has declared and paid a dividend of .... for the year2010-11. (1) Rs. 14.86 crore (2) Rs. 16.86 crore (Ans) (3) Rs. 15.86 crore (4) Rs. 18.86 crore 11. Who are considered Super Senior Citizen as per Budget 2011-12 ? Those who have completed a minimum age of. (1) 65 years (2) 75 years (3) 80 years (Ans) (4) 90 years 12. The Cabinet Committee on Economy Affairs approved an upward revision of the cost estimates for the on going centrally sponsored scheme of Project Tiger during the Xlth plan period from Rs. 650 crore to of central assistance. (1) Rs. 1216.86 crore (Ans) (2) Rs. 1316.86 crore (3) Rs. 1416.86 crore (4) Rs. 1616.86 crore 13. Pohang Iron and Steel Company (POSCO) is a company originally based in (1) China (2) USA (3) South Korea (Ans) (4) Italy 14 Which of the following periods indicate 12th Five Year Plan period in India ? (1) 1997-2002 (2) 2002-2007 (3) 2007-2012 (4) 2012-2017 (Ans) 15. M.S. Rana, Chairman & Managing Director, Security Printing & Minting Corporation of India Limited presented the maiden dividend Cheque for.... to the union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee for the financial year 2010-11. (1) R s. 115.43 crore (Ans) (2) Rs. 215.43 crore (3) Rs. 315.43 crore (4) Rs. 415.43 crore 16. Which of the following countries is maker of 'Chevrolet Beat' car ? (1) France (2) Japan (3) U.K. (4) U.S.A (Ans) 17. According to Swiss National Bank (SNB) the quantum deposits held in various Swiss Banks by Indian stands at about at the end of 2010. (1) $ 1.5 billion (2) $ 2.0 billion (3) $ 2.5 billion (Ans) (4) None of these 18. Diagnostic chain.... will set up fifteen laboratories in tier-II and tier-Ill cities across the country through an investment of Rs. 15 crore in the current fiscal (1) Metropolies Healthcare (Ans) (2) Thyrocare (3) Religare (4) None of these 19. Kingdom Holding Company has planned to build the world's tallest (more than 1000m high) Kingdom Tower in (1) Tabuk (Ans) (2) Baghdad (3)Jeddah (4) None of these 20. Which company is at the top among Indian IT companies ? (1) T CS (Ans) (2) Infosys (3) HP (4) Wipro 21.The Indian Entertainment and Media Outlook predicts that media and entertainment sector in India will grow at a CAGR of between 2011 and 2015. (1) 8.2 per (2) 10.2 per (3) 13.2 per (Ans) (4) None of these 22. Which company has bagged on order worth $ 320 million for an engineering procurement, and construction project from Singapore's Jurong Aromatics Corporation ? (1) L & T P r o j e c ts (2) GMR Projects (3) JP Projects (4) Essar Projects (Ans) 23. With which of the following African countries the Export. • Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has entered into an agreement for extending a USD 20 million soft loan ? (1) Swaziland (Ans) (2) Botswana (3) Ethiopia (4) None of these 24. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 was started recently. Which of the following statements is /are correct ? I. The hand-held data collection divice used in the census has been manufactured by public sector company Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. (ECIL) II. Wipro Ltd. will develop the Management of the data base of the census III. It will be conducted by State Governments/Union Territory Administrations with the technical and financial support of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) (1) 1 only (2) I and II only (3) II and III only (4) III only (Ans) 25. Which Indian mobile services company is owned by Malaysia based businessman T. Ananda Krishna ? (1) Spice Communications (2) Aircel (Ans) (3) Uninor (4) Loop Mobile 26. Which consulting firm, in its report titled 'Banking in 2050", has forecast India to become the third largest banking sector by 2050 ? (1) K P MG (2) Deloitte (3) Mckinsey (4) Pricewater house Coopers (Ans) 27. Which of the following have been disallowed from opening branches abroad by the RBI recently ? (1) Private sector banks (2) Pension Funds (3) Cooperative banks (4) Non-bank financial companies (Ans) 28. Which qf the following is the power exchange being set up by NTPC ? (1) Bharat t Power Exchange Ltd. (2) National Power Exchange Ltd. (Ans) (3) Power Exchange India Ltd. (4) None of the above 29. Which consulting firm has ranked. India 5th in its '9th Annual European Attractiveness Survey' as the preferred destinations for FDI due to the country's high economic growth recently ? (1) K P MG (2) Deloitte (3) Ernst & Yound (Ans) (4) Mc Kinsey 30. Which Company is the supplier of coaches to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation ? (1) RCF Kapurthala (2) Scomi of France (3) Bombardier of Canada (Ans) (4) Siemens of Germany 31. The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 was started rei cently. Which of the following is not among the five highest priority categories for inclusion in the BPL (below poverty line) list ? (1) Households without shelter (2) Desututes/living on alms (3) Primitive Tribal Groups (4) S C / ST household (Ans) 32 IRDA is associated with— (1) Railways (2) Insurance sector (Ans) (3) Telecommunication (4) Banking 33. As per 2011 census data, what percentage of Indian population resides in villages ? (1) 58.5% (2) 62.6% (3) 68.8% (Ans) (4) 71.3% 34. Which minimum value coin in India is now a legal tender money ? (1) 25 Paise (2) 50 Paise (Ans) (3) i 1 (4) None of the above 35. As per data released by World Steel Organisation, India's rank in world steel production in 2010 is— (1) First (2) Second (3) Third (4) Fourth (Ans) 36. PMEAC in its Economic Outlook 2011-12 has revised India's GDP growth projection for 2011-12 form— (1) 9.0% to 8.5% (2) 8.5% to 8.2% (Ans) (3) 8.5% to 8.0% (4) 8.4% to 7.8% 37. As per the fourth advance estimates of food grains for the yea r 2 0 1 0 - 1 1 , the total food grain production stands at— (1) 232.07 MT (2) 235.88 MT (3) 239.63 MT (4) 241.56 MT (Ans) 38. The trade deficit in India during the first quarter of 2011-12 (i.e., April-June 2011) stood at— (1) $ 29.6 billion (2) $ 31.6 billion (Ans) (3) $ 33.1 billion (4) $ 36.2 billion 39. The new name of Hero Honda is— (1) Hero Corp (2) Hero India Corp (3) Hero Moto Corp (Ans) (4) Hero Motors 40.According to W T O 's World Trade Report 2011, India's rank in service exports during 2010 stood— (1) 20th in the world (2) 18th in the world (3) 16th in the world (Ans) (4) 14th in the world 41. Foreign tourists arrival in India during 2010 registered growth of about— (1) 16% (2) 20% (3) 22% (4) 24% (Ans) 42. The centre of Monitoring Indian Economic (CMIE) has revised its real GDP forecast for 2011-12 form— (1) 9.0% to 8.6% (2) 8.6% to 8.5% (3) 8.6% to 8.1% (Ans) (4) 8.5% to 8.0% 43. As per offical announcement India's average GDP growth during 1990-2010 stood at— (1) 6.6% (Ans) (2) 6.8% (3) 7.0% (4) 7.2% 44. Consider the following statements about export import : (a) India's August 2011 exports rose 44.2% to 24.3 billion dollar year on year, (b) While import rose 41.8% to 38.4 billion dollar, (c) Leaving a deficit of 14.1 billion dollar. Which of the above statements are true ? (1) Only (a) (2) Only (b) (3) Only (c) (4) All of the above (Ans) 45. The Parliament on missed its date with history after the Lok Sabha dropped the impeachment motion against Calcutta High Court judgeJustice Soumitra Sen. Sen's resignation was accepted by the president on 4 September, 2011. (1) 5 September, 2011 (Ans) (2) 6 September, 2011 (3) 7 September, 2011 (4) 8 September, 2011 46. Shares of auto major Tata Motors fell 4.1% to Rs. 146 on the Bombay stock Exchange on.. (1) 12 September, 2011 (Ans) (2) 13 September, 2011 (3) 14 September, 2011 (4) 15 September, 2011 AFCAT Current Affairs- SPORTS 47. The first FIFA international friendly on Indian soil at the 1,20,000-capacity Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata ended on 2 September, 2011 with crowd favourite Argentina beatinig Venezuela (1) 1 - 0 (Ans) (2) 2 - 0 (3) 2 - 1 (4) 3 - 1 48. Jamaica's Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake , Nest a Carte r and Michae l Frater ended the world Championships in style, smashing new world record in the 4 x 100 relay, at the world Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea on (1) 4 September, 2011 (Ans) (2) 5 September, 2011 (3) 6 September, 2011 (4) 7 September, 2011 49 Match the List-I with List-II List-I (Tennis players) (a) Karoline Wozniacki (b) Serena Villiams (c) Angelique Kerber (d) Samantha Stosur List-II (Country) 1. Denmark 2. USA 3. Germany 4. Australia Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (Ans) (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 50. Who is the head of IPL Governing Council ? (1) N. Srinivasan (2) Lalit Modi (3) Rajiv Shukla (Ans) (4) M.P. Pandove 51. Which of the following is not golfer ? (1) S.S.P. Chowrasia (2) Gaganjeet Bhular (3) Shiv Kapur (4) Deepak Verma (Ans) 52. Which country won the Asian Champions Trophy (Hockey, 2011)? (1) Pakistan (2) India (Ans) (3) Malaysia (4) China 53. Who won the Men's singles US open Tennis (2011) ? (1) Novak Djokovic (Ans) (2) Rafeal Nadal (3) Roger Federer (4) None of these 54. Who won the Women's Singles US Open Tennis (2011) ? (1) Samantha Stosur (Ans) (2) Venus Williams (3) Sarena Williams (4) Mariya Sarapova 55. Match the List-I with List-II List-I (ICC Annual Awards (2011)) (a) Cricketer of the year (b) ODI Cricketer of the year (c) Emerging player of the year (d) Woman Cricketer of the year List-II 1. Jonathan Trott 2. Kumar Sangakkara 3. Devendra Bishoo 4. Stafanie Taylor Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (Ans) (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 56. Who won the Test Cricket of the year (2011) award of ICC Annual Award ? (1) Alastair Cook (Ans) (2) Rahul Dravid (3) Jonathan Trott (4) M.S. Dhoni 57. Match the List-I with List-II List-I (BCCI Member) (a) N. Srinivasan (b) Sanjay Jagdale (c) Anurag Thakur (d) Treasurer List-II (Post) 1. President 2. Secretary 3. Joint Secretary 4. AjayShirke Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (Ans) (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 58. Who is the Chairman of Senior Selection Panel of BCCI ? (1) Mohinder Amarnath (Ans) (2) K. Srikkanth (3) Yashpal Sharma (4) Kapil Dev 59. Match the List-I with List-II List-I (Senior Selection Panel of BCCI) (a) Surendra Bhave (b) Narendra Hirwani (c) Raja Venkat (d) Mohinder Amarnath List-II (Zone) 1. West Zone 2. Central 3. East 4. North Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d) (1) 1 2 3 4 (Ans) (2) 2 3 4 1 (3) 3 4 1 2 (4) 4 3 2 1 60. The winner of women's World Cup of football 2011 is— (1) Japan (Ans) (2) Colombia (3) Argentina (4) Canada 61 Navak Djokovic won the Wimbledon 2011, Men's Singles title after defeating— (1) Andy Murray (2) Rafael Nadal (Ans) (3) Roger Federer (4) None of the above 62 The Winner of Wimbledon 2011 Women's Singles title is— (1) Maria Sharapova (2) Petra Kvitova (Ans) (3) Serena Williams (4) Venus Williams 63. The Winner of British open Golf Open Championship 2011 is— (1) Darren Clarke (Ans) (2) Arjun Atwal (3) Tiger Woods (4) None of the above 64. Who recently won the Indonesian International Challenge Badminton Championship 2011 is ? (1) SameerVerma (2) P. V. Sindhu (Ans) (3) F. R. Harasiputra (4) None of the above 65. The winner of the Hash-10 National Championship (women's billiards title) 2011 is— (1) Uma Devi (Ans) (2) I. Lahiri (3) Meenal Thakur (4) None of the above 66. W h o recently won German Grand Prix Championship 2011? (1) Lewis Hamilton (2) Fernando Alonso (Ans) (3) Mark Webber (4) Sebastian Vettel 67 Prerna Bhambri is India's leading women's player in which sport ? (1) Tennis (Ans) (2) Squash (3) Golf (4) Snooker 68. Australia's Michael Nobbs was appointed as coach of India's national team in which sport recently ? (1) Hockey (Ans) (2) Volleyball (3) Basketball (4) Football 69 In which one of the following countrie s county cricket Ground is located ? (1) Australia (2) India (3) England (Ans) (4) Iraq 70. Ranjan Sodhi is associated with which of the following games sports ? , (1) Cricket (2) Shooting (Ans) (3) Badminton (4) None of these 71. The next FIH-Champions Trophy for women will be held at (Argentina) from January 28 to February 5, 2012. (1) Rosario (Ans) (2) Moreno (3) San Juan (4) None of these 72. Which country will host the ICC Under-19 Cricket World cup in 2012? (1) Australia (Ans) (2) England (3) India (4) None of these " 73. The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be jointly hosted by Australia and (1) England (2) West Indies (3) New Zeland (Ans) (4) India 74. With which one of the following games, Uruguay's Diego Forlan is associated ? (1) Hockey (2) Football (Ans) (3) Snooker (4) Volley ball 75. Who won the Hungarian Formula One Ground Prix 2011? (1) Sebastian Vettel (2) Lewis Hamilton (3) Jenson Button (Ans) (4) None of these 76. Who won the German Formula 1 Grand Prix ? (1) Lewis Hamilton (Ans) (2) Fernadon Vettel (3) Mark Webber (4) None of these 77. Who won the sprit of Cricket Award of ICC Annual Awards (2011)? (1) Alastair Cook (2) Rahul Dravid (3) M.S. Dhoni (Ans) (4) Kumar Sangakkara AFCAT Current Affairs SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 78.'Rani Rashmoni' which recently came into news is India's— (1) Patrol vessel (Ans) (2) Missile (3) Satellite vechicle (4) Fast Attack craft 79. The oldest ship of Navy which was recently decommissioned is— (l) Sharabh (Ans) (2) INS Virat (3) INS Vikrant (4) None of the above 80. Recently scientists decoded the full DNA sequence genome of— (1) Potato (Ans) (2)Brinjal (3) Orange (4) Mango 81. Which Public sector metals company is picking up a 49% stake in Kakrapar nuclear power plant in Gujarat ? (1) MIDHANI (2) SAIL (3) Rare Earth Ltd. (4) NALCO (Ans) 82. How many of the global biodivesity hostspots fall in Indian Territory as per conservation International ? (1) one (2) Two (3) Three (Ans) (4) Four 83. Which multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation developed the genetically modified disease-resistant crop varieties such as Bt cotton and at brinjal introduced in India? (1) Cargill (2) Monsanto (Ans) (3) Bayer (4) Syngenta 84. Bureau of Energy Efficiency's Star-Rating scheme for promoting energy efficiency in Electrical gadgets is not compulsory for. (1) Frost free refrigerator (2) Tubular fluorescent lamp (3) Air-conditioner (4) Washing machine (Ans) 85. Male Declaration refers to regional co-operation in the field of: (1) Safeguarding Shipping routes (2) Higher education (3) Immunisation programmes (4) Air-pollution prevention (Ans) 86. Oxygen is the most abundant element in the universe. (1) Second (2) Third (Ans) (3) Fifth (4) None of these 87. NASA scientists had found the first evidence of following water on which one of the following planets ? (1) Mars (Ans) (2) jupiter (3) Mercury (4) Venus 88.The first Trojan Asteriod of earth discovered by the scientists. What is its name ?-• (1) 2010 TK7 (Ans) (2) 2010 KY7 (3) 2010 YX7 (4) 2010 KT7 89. Consider the following statements (A) T-50 is a fourth generation fighter plane (B) T-50 is a subsonic stealth fighter which is has been jointly developed by Russia and India. (C) T-50 made its first international public appearance in August 2011 at the MAKS air show in Moscow. Which of the statements given above is/are true ? (1) Only A (2) Only B (3) Only C (Ans) (4) All A, B and C 90 Consider the following statements (A) Brah Mos Block-Ill has ability to engage inaccessible targets inside hillocks (B) BrahMos Block-Ill has a range of 500 km. (C) BrahMos Block-Ill has a single-stage liquid propulsion system. Which of the statements given above is/are true ? (1) Only A (Ans) (2) Only B (3) Only C (4) All A, B and C |
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