Sunday, February 20, 2011

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ FEBRUARY 2011 SECOND EDITION | PROTESTS IN ARAB WORLD| HOTTEST CHILLI | GRAMMY AWARDS | WIKILEAKS

1. World is witnessing a sequnce of revolutionary clampdowns in the
    Arab world. The pearl square of Bahrain has been renamed as
    'Tahrir square' by the protesters since this place was the cradle of
   unrest against monopoly in the Arab world. What does the word 'Tahrir'
   mean?

2. NASA said that a powerful solar eruption that triggered a huge geomagnetic storm has disturbed radio communication and could disrupt electric power grids, radio and satellite communiction in the next days. It has already disrupted radio communication in Southern China. Under which category of solar flares does this disastrous solar effect fall?

3. Protests have begun in Yemen to oust the US allied president Ali Abdullah
   Saleh. Which is the capital city of Yemen?

4. What is the name of the hottest chilli in the world?
   This one is marked 11.7 lakh points in the Scoville scale ( Measure of hotness of chilli) and was invented recently at Grantham in England. It overtook the Indian chilli 'Bhut Jolokia' found in Assam, Nagaland and Manipur in terms of hotness. 



5. What is the name of the German minister in power who has been accused   of copying a thesis in order to achieve his doctorate? 



6. Where is the oldest edible cake in the world located?

7. Who is the new nuclear department head of Iran?

8. Which album won 5 Grammy awards (best country album, best record, best song, best country performance, best country song)?

9. Which Hindu festival of Kerala (South India) achieved a guiness world record as the
   'Largest annual gathering of women' where more than 2.5 million women gather in a single place
   on a particular day? Which temple organises this sacred ceremony? 



10. Who wrote the book ' Inside Wikileaks' which talks about Julian Assange's hobbies and other unrevealed facts in building and developing Wikileaks?
 

 

click here for answers

No comments: