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November 3 Q Which Hollywood film studios has filed for bankruptcy protection? Metro Goldwyn Mayer November 6 Q Which beauty contest becomes the first to allow unmarried mothers and divorcees to compete? The Miss Great Britain beauty contest RETURN TO ENTERTAINMENT GK

November 3 Q Who has been appointed the interim president of the Hockey India in place of octagenarian Vidya Stokes, who resigned a few days back? Mariamma Koshy November 5 Q Sri Lanka got their first ever series victory in cricket against Aussies in Australia. Who was named the man of the match in the match? Upul Tharanga of Srilanka November 10 Q Who is the director of the opening ceremony of Asian Games in Guangzhou? Chen Weiya November 11 Q Who has been announced as the event ambassador of World Cup 2011 cricket tournament? Sachin Tendulkar Q How many flame symbols can be seen in the Guangzhou Asian Games logo? Seven Q Who carried the national flag for India in the opening ceremony of Guanzhou Asian Games? Gagan Narang Q Who is the President of Olympic Council of Asia? Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah November 12 Q What is the name of the ground in Melbourne which will be named after the famous Australian Cricketer Shane Warne as the Shane Warne Oval? Junction Oval Q In Tenni...

GK student special now introduces to you the famous fathers of the world. Personalities whose names were associated with important things that matters in the world. These persons are said to have made their stamp in these things, or they are supposed to discover or invent these things, or they have made these things popular. A short list is given as follows: Father of Biology-Aristottle Father of Bangladesh-Sheikh Mujibur Rehman ~ of Cloning-Ian Wilmut ~ of Co-operation-John Locke ~ of Atom Bomb-Otto Hahn ~ of Genetics-Gregor Mendel ~ of Motor Car-Henry Ford ~ Renaissance-Petrarch ~ Reformation-Martin Luther ~ Surgery-Susruta ~ Greek Democracy-Clesthenes ~ Pakistan-Muhammed Ali Jinnah ~ Tanzania-Julius Nyrere ~ Computer-Charles Babbage ~ Nuclear Physics-Ernest Rutherford ~ Mathematics-Pythogorus ~ Modern Cartoon-William Hogarth ~ Scientific Socialism-Karl Marx ~ Socialism-Robert Owen ~ Medicine-Hippocrates ~ Essay-Montaigne ~ English Poetry-...

November 1 Q Who has been nominated for the famous World Chopard Young Entrepreneur Award? Pritam Panda He becomes the first from Orissa and the youngest from India to be nominated for WCYEA. November 2 The Law ministry has initiated the drafting of a new constitutional amendment in order to give transparency to the selection of judges to the higher judiciary.The present collegium is headed by CJI and four seniormost judges. November 3 The government has relaxed the rules for NGOs and charitable institutions by doing away with the practice of renewal of tax concession status to them every three years.  November 4 Q Where is the tallest idol of Hanuman situated? High idol of Hanuman statue is at Shimla.Rs 1.5 crores has been spent to construct the statue which is having 108 feet. It is constructed by Naresh Kumar Verma of Pilani. Q Which state has planned to implement pre-marital blood test? Jharkhand Q  Who is the lady politician who found a place in the five Indians named amo...

November 2 Q The Reserve Bank of India has rised the base points in repo rate. To what extent the RBI rised it? Increase of 25 basis points in repo rate. The repo rate is now 6.25% while reverse repo is 5.25%. Cash Reserve Ration is at 6% Q A lunch date with a billionaire investor has surpassed the earlier bids of Sachin Tendulkar and Amitabh Bachan on ebay. Who is it? Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Q As per the stringent home loans from Reserve Bank of India, the banks should not lend beyond the cut-off rate.How much is it? 80 percentage of value of house. Q Reserve Bank of India has increased the risk weight for housing loans. What is the new rate? Rs 125 per cent. The previous rate was Rs.75. Loans above it may become expensive. November 6 Q  Securities and Exchange Board of India has increased the maximum limit for individual investors from one lakh to how many lakhs in public issues? Two Lakhs November 9 Q  In order to ease liquidity p...

November 1 , 2010 -Monday World Current Affairs Q .  A book from Jane Austen has amassed 139,250 pounds at an auction held in Britain. This is calculated to be 150,000 times more than its original price. Which is the book? Pride and Prejudice Q In a survey conducted by YouGov and AOL UK who emerged as the highly influential and role model in the world? Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Former British prime minister Q. Several christians were killed and wounded in a rescue attempt to end a hostage drama at a church in Iraq. US and Iraq forces cooperated to the rescue. What is the name of the church? Sayidat al-Nejat Q .What is the name of the rocket launched by China which is its sixth orbiter? Beidou Q. What is the name of the emergency planning committee meeting chaired by UK Prime Minister for a review of security at airport? Cobra committee Q . Which country has planned a national census after 10 years in which number of child's in the nation will be a prime aspect in view ...