CURRENT AFFAIRS OCTOER 2009 WITH A SALUTE TO THE FATHER OF MY NATION "Mahatma Gandhi"

1.How are Charles Kao, Willard Boyle & George Smith famous in current affairs?

Ans: They won the nobel prize for physics 2009

2.Which country became the runners-up in the champions trophy 2009 and who were the winners?

Ans: New Zealand ans Australia

3.Which organization introduced a new stamp of Gandhiji in remembrance to his birthday on 2nd October?

Ans: UNO

3.Dan Brown’s new book gets mixed reactions. The reactions range from loud praise to angry criticism. Name this book?

Ans: The lost symbol
Other books from Dan Brown
Digital Fortress
Deception Point
Angels and Demons
Da Vinci Code

4.Which is the only state in South India that does not have Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalas?

ans: Tamil Nadu,

This is a current affair because this fact was repeated by Kapil Sibel during his visit to Tamil Nadu. He requested Karunanidhi to look into this scheme.

*5.Which top class institute’s technical fest and arts fest are known as ‘Shaastra’ and ‘Saarang’ respectively?

answer to previous question

Byalalu is the place in Karnataka where the Rf antenna for the reception of signals from Chandrayaan was established.