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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ FEBRUARY 2010 -POLITICS,KUMBHA MELA,SHARUKH KHAN,RAHIL GANGJEE in readers quiz.

1. Costa Rica has elected its first woman president, marking another political milestone for women in Latin America. What's her name?

Ans:Laura Chinchilla

2. The Obama goverment has a lot of Indians in their venerable offices. The US President has appointed an Indian American Pulitzer-winning author to his Committee on Arts and Humanities.Name her.

ans:Jhumpa Lahiri

3. Former Netherlands captain has been appointed president of the joint Netherlands-Belgium. Who is he?

ans:Ruud Gullit

4. Nigeria's Vice President took over as acting President in place of ailing president Umaru Musa Yar'Adua recently. Name the current person in power.

ans:Goodluck Jonathan

5.An Eminent economist who helped set the country on its post-independence path of a planned economy passed away recently. Who is that famous reformist economist?

ans:Kakkadan Nandanath Raj, known as K.N.Raj

READERS QUESTIONS
6. Kumbha Mela is described as the world’s largest religious gathering with almost 10 million people offering their prayers near the Ganges. Once in how many years is it celebrated and at which place does it commence?

7. Sharukh Khan’s new film ‘My Name Is Khan’ has been released despite the impediments in Mumbai. After a long time Khan-Kajol-Karan team joins hands together at silver screen for MNIK. Who is the screenplay writer of this film?

8. To which game Rahil Gangjee is associated with?

COMMENT DOWN YOUR ANSWERS.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JANUARY 2010

1.Who was awarded the Indira Gandhi peace prize of the year 2010?
Ans: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hazina 


2.The whole world directs sympathetic eyes to Haithi, the earthquake-hit country. Who is the president of Haithi?
Ans:Rene Preval


3. Teddy Pendergrass, the R&B legend lost his fight with cancer and sought the kingdom of heaven this Wednesday. Which was his famous singles released in 1976 that ia considered as his best contribution to the musical world?
Ans: ‘If you don’t know me by now’


4. The Indian embassy in Kuwait celebrated jan 15 as the ‘world hindi day’ giving reverence to the national language of India. What is the ordinal status of Hindi among the most spoken languages of the world?
Ans:3


5. Croatia's newly elected president is a "silver-haired, bespectacled law expert and classical music composer”. Name him and his party.
Ans: Ivo Josipovic from Social Democratic Party


6. Who is the newly elected bowling coach of Indian team? ans: Eric Simons116. Who is selected as the captain of Kings XI Punjab for the next IPL season?
Ans: Kumar Sangakkara


7. The Chinese managed to hack Google accounts of human activists and many businesses as they took advantage of vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet explorer browser. Reports explain that 'phishers' fooled users into clicking on a link to a website. This website then secretly downloaded malicious software onto their computers. The spyware allowed the hackers to take remote control of the computers. What is this gruesome operation called?
Ans: READERS' QUESTION

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ DECEMBER 2009

1.Chairman of the United Liberation Front of Asom was brought to the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Guwahati on Saturday. Name him?

Ans: Asom Arabinda Rajkhowa

2. An assassination attempt occurred against the Hurriyath conference leader on Friday. Name him.

Ans: Fazal Haq Qureshi

3. A 48-hour shutdown called by the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) demanding a separate state of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh crippled normal life. Who is the president of this party?

Ans: K Chandrasekhar Rao

4. In a nod to efficiency, youtube on Thursday began testing a more lightweight version of its video player pages called what?

Ans: Feather

5. Mount Everest recently hosted a cabinet meeting. To which country does this cabinet belong?

Ans: Nepal

VISITORS' QUESTION

6*. Who was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh when the Babri Masjid incident took place?

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ NOVEMBER 2009--try to solve the STARRED QUESTIONS

1.Which cricketer holds the record of “the highest score by any ODI captain against Australia”?
Ans: M S Dhoni

2. Who produced the documentary movie ‘Inconvenient Truth’?
ans: Al Gore

3. The book ‘Towards a Socialist Order’ was written by which Indian prime minister? Ans: Jawaharlal Nehru

4.Who won the first Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding?
Ans: U Thant-
He is the first General Secretary of United Nations Organization fron Asia

*5. This famous person was born on November 12. He took charge as the leader of BNHS when the British left India. Name him and what does BNHS stand for?

*6. In 1999, at Budapest the world science congress was organized. The idea of World Science day took its birth there. Which day in November is honoured with this idea?

7. This famous freedom fighter was born on November 11. He was the first Educational Minister of Independent India. Who is he?
Ans: Moulana Abdul Kalam Azad

8. The national football team goalkeeper of Germany committed suicide by leaping onto a train. Name that person.
Ans: Robert Enke

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1. Reserve Bank Governor
ά:Dr.D.Subbarao

2.Bhupindar Singh Hooda
ά:CM Arunachal Pradesh

3.Lee Hsien Loong is currently the Prime Minister of Singapore

4.Lee Myung-Bak-
ά:South Africa president

5.Australian prime minister
ά:Kevin Rudd

6. Prime Minister of Thailand
ά:Abhisit Vejjajiva

7. Japan's Prime Minister
ά:Yukio Hatoyama

8. Zimbabwean Prime Minister
ά:Morgan Tsvangirai

9. Argentine President
ά:Ms Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner

10. Palestinian Prime Minister
ά:Salam Fayyad

11. Brazilian President
ά:Lula da Silva

12. Prime Minister Trinidad and Tobago
ά: Patrick Manning

*STARRED QUESTION OF PREVIOUS QUIZ (IDENTIFY THE PERSON)*

Dorji Khandu
=CM Arunachal Pradesh

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ OCTOBER 2009

1.Who is the newly elected chairman of ISRO? Which post was he holding?

ans: K.Radhakrishnan, He was the chairman of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)


2.A website has its name WWITV excluding the prefix and extensions. What is abbreviated in them?
ANS: World Wide Internet Television

3.Who is set to take over as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Ans: Ashok Chavan

4.Which famous cricketer’s wife died here at Chennai on her way to Singapore?
Ans: Wasim Akram’s wife Huma Akram

5.Melinda is the part of a renowned foundation with her husband. Identify the person.
Ans: Bill Gates

6.Queen’s batten relay is associated with which ceremony?
Ans: Commonwealth Games



*REAEDERS' QUESTION*

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ OCTOBER (plenty of awards...october rocks for G.K collectors)

1.Who bagged the Man Booker Prize for the current year and for which book?

Ans: Hilary Mantle for ‘Wolf Hall’

2.IPI award for excellence in journalism was awarded to which lady?

Ans: Bidisha Ghoshal, The Week(Mumbai)

3.This person was the chairman of National Knowledge Commission. Now he holds the post of advisor to PM (IT,communication, basic facilities etc.). Name this person(with white foolscap HAIR and black bulgan)

ans: Sam Pitroda

4.Who is the first Israeli woman to get a Nobel prize?

ANS: Ada Yonath ,

She is the fourth woman in the world to get a nobel prize for Chemistry

5.Which marine being is chosen as the National Aquatic Animal of India?

Ans: Dolphin

6.Who was the awarded the Nobel prize for literature 2009?

Ans: Hertha Mueller

ATTEMPT THIS QUESTION. iF u aRE a rEGULAR gOOGLE vISTOR u wILL dEFINITELY cRACK iT!

The logos of Google are relevant and fantastic.

Hats off to Mr.Dennis Google....

On what occasion google introduced this logo?

MAHATMA GANDHI QUIZ -a tribute to the great "GANDHIJI"

1. The prime minister of which country has decided to write a book on Gandhi?
Ans: Britain

2.Who many days did Gandhi spend in prison?
ANS:2338

3.Gandhi had to witness the death of two dearest companions while he was in prisoned in Aga Khan Palace. Who were they?
Ans: Mahadev Desai ans Kasturba

4.“Do or Die” was the slogan for which movement?
Ans: Quit India

5.Which were the ‘words’ in consideration for the 1942 movement before Quit was coined?
Ans: Get out and Retreat , Because of the disrespect in the word ‘get out’ it was rejected by Gandhi.

6.Gandhi went to South Africa in order to appear in court as an advocate in favour of a company. Name it.
ans: Dada Abdullah and company

7.Who compelled Gandhi in having the non-vegetarian food?
Ans: Shek Methab

8.Porbander was named as Sudamapuri in remembrance to which character in the Hindu epic? Ans: Kuchelan

9.“Gandhi is the lightning of truth to India given by the God”. Who said this?
Ans: Rabindranath Tagore

10.Gandhi was forced out of the train for traveling in first class compartment. This is the incident of racial discrimination that Gandhi had to face in South Africa. What is the name of the railway station after which this incident was named?
Ans: Maritsberg

11.The person who assisted Gandhi in Champaran Sathyagraha later became the president of India. Name him
ans:Dr. Rajendra Prasad

12.What is the name of the newspaper published by Gandhi in South Africa?
Ans:Indian Opinion

13.Gandhi began an Ashram in South Africa as a tribute to a renowned writer. What was its name?
Ans: Tolstoy Farm

14.Who gave Gandhi the idea of Charka as a symbol of the struggle for Independence?
Ans: Gangabahan Majumdar

15.How did Mountbatten describe Gandhi?
Ans: On man peace brigade

16.The first biography of Gandhi in any Indian language was in Malayalam. Name the author? Ans: Ramakrishnapillai

17.Where was Gandhi when India was declared Independent?
Ans: Navakhali

18.Dandi yathra began from which location?
ans: Sabarmathi Ashram, Ahmedabad

19.On which day Gandhi was assassinated?
Ans: Friday

20.Who was the Grand Father of Gandhi and in what name he is known?
Ans: Uttam Chand Gandhi, known as Otha Gandhi

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.

CURRENT AFFAIRS SEPTEMBER 2009 AND ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS QUIZ

1. Who is the currently elected Anglo-Indian representative of Lok Sabha ?
ans: Charles Dias

2.Which experimental equipment in Chandrayaan-1 gave the evidence for the presence of water molecules in moon?
Ans: M3(moon mineralogy mapper)

3.In the volcanic lava excavated from moon 46 ppm water content was found out.
What does ppm stand for?
Ans: Parts per Million

4. Ramesh Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the World Wrestling Championship(free style) after 42 years. Who was his predecessor to achieve a silver medal in the same 42 years ago?
Ans: Viswambhar Singh

5.Who is elected as the new president of Indian Newspaper Society?
Ans: Venkataram Reddy

answer to previous quiz
*1.The person in which status is referred to as ‘First Civil Servant In The World’?
ans: UNO general secretary

*2. Shreya Ghoshal won the national award 2007 for the best female singer.
Which state was she born in?
ans: She was born in Rajastan

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ SEPTEMBER 2009- 3RD EDITION

1.From which station was the Oceansat-2 launched on 23rd September?
Ans: Satish Dhavan Space Centre

2.Which ground station receives the signals from Oceansat-2?
Ans: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) Banglore

3.Soudi Arabia opened the first mixed gender university in the country. It is named as KAUST. What is its expansion?
Ans: King Abdulla University of Science and Technology

4.Shashi Tharoor made a contraversal ‘tweet’ last week. Who is the founder of this social community, microblogging network which is also called the ‘SMS in internet?
Ans: Jack Dorsey

*5.World / India / Karnataka / Ramanagaram, 5 km from center, Coordinates: 12°44'41"N 77°18'42"E. Byalalu . What is the importance of this location?

GIVE THE ANSWER TO STARRED QUESTION

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ SEPTEMBER 2009 WITH LATEST UPDATES AND ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS QUIZ

1. Who is the new chairperson of the children’s film society of India?

ans: Nanditha Das

2.Leon wrote the biography “The man who fed the world” about which famous Nobel laureate? Ans: Norman Borlaug

3.Who is the director of the film ‘Kancheevaram’ which won the national award 2007 for the best film?

Ans: Priyadarsan

4.Who is the author of the book ‘ In the line of fire: A Memoir’ ?

ans: Parvez Musharaf

5. The newly released movie in Tamil ‘unnaippol oruvan’ is remade from which Bollywood movie?

ans: ‘A Wednesday’

ANSWERS TO QUIZ ON SEPTEMBER 18,2009

*6.What do H and N stand for in the H1N1 virus?

H-Hemaglutinin

N-Neuraminidase

*7. C.B.I recently decided to terminate a case of theft of the memorial materials and a prize due to lack of evidence. Which is that case and related to which famous personality?

ans: Rabindranath Tagore. His nobel medal and some memorial collections were stolen from Culcutta years ago.

Try these

*1.The person in which status is referred to as ‘First Civil Servant In The World’?

*2. Shreya Ghoshal won the national award 2007 for the best female singer. Which state was she born in?

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ SEPTEMBER 2009 and AUGUST review

1. September 15 is observed as Engineer’s day in memory of which famous Indian?
Ans: Dr.M.Viswesharayya

2. Pakistan’s cricket star had a love affair with Benazir Bhutto whilst she was in London. Who wrote the biography of Imran which revealed this ‘gossip’?
Ans: Chistopher Stanford

3. Who is known as the “lion Of Senet” in the US, who passed away on August 26?
Ans: Edward Kennedy

4. The renowned American novelist Elmor Kelton was 83 years old when he slipped off to death recently. Which is his first work?
ans: Hot Iron

5.Forbes magazine declared the list of the strongest women in the world. Who holds the position in the crest?
ans: Angela Marchel

*6.What do H and N stand for in the H1N1 virus?

*7. C.B.I recently decided to terminate a case of theft of the memorial materials and a prize due to lack of evidence. Which is that case and related to which famous personality?

CURRENT AFFAIRS "STAR OF AUGUST"

INTRODUCED Bhuvan WHICH IS A GREAT LANDMARK AMONG THE
ACHIEVEMENTS OF ISRO.

SWINE FLU WAS A HEADLINE IN THE NEWSPAPERS LAST MONTH WITH A RED ALERT FROM W.H.O DECLARING IT A GLOBAL DISEASE

JASWANT,ONE OF THE SENIOR POLITICIANS OF BJP, HAD TO QUIT THE PARTY FOR HIS NEW BOOK WHICH HAS A SOFT CORNER TO JINNAH

SHARUKH KHAN ONE OF THE FAMOUS BOLLYWOOD STARS

WAS RIDICULED AT AMERICA

ACHIEVEMENT CAME TO GAUTHAM AS ARJUNA AWARD

AND TEST RANKING.1 LAST MONTH

VOTE FOR THE NEWS STAR OF LAST MONTH and add your comments about them

and those significant figures whom you think is missed out from the list.

VOTE FOR THE STAR OF THIS MONTH.

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ- ANSWERS TO PREVIOUS QUIZS

1. Who was crowned the Miss Universe 2009 title?
ans: Stefania Fernandes

2. How is August 22 observed?
ans: World Folklore Day

ANSWERS TO STARRED QUESTIONS

QUIZ 1
*4. GREANPEACE

QUIZ 2

*5. Syed Sibty Razi ,governor of Arunachal Pradesh
*6. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg
*7. Charles Darwin's birthday anniversary

CURRENT AFFAIRS (Rajiv Gandhi 66th birthday anniversary)

1.Who is the famous filmmaker of USA who passed away this month?
He is commended for the screenplay of “Home Alone”.
Ans: John Hughes

2. Who is the present governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana?
He is an Indian-American to be elected as the youngest governor of the nation.
Ans: Bobby Jindal

3. Which placed is renowned as the grave-yard of Rajiv Gandhi?

ans: Veerbhumi

*4. Identify this emblem.To which organisation does it belong?

I expect its answer form the readers.

CURRENT AFFAIRS - "MUST KNOW" INFORMATION

1. In which country did the disease H1N1 influenza (swine flu) outbreak?
Ans: Mexico

2.Swine flu is the informal name for the disease caused by H1N1 influenza A virus.
What is H2N2 influenza called?
Ans: Asian flu

3.Book controversy is not new to Jaswant Singh.
In the previous book he alleged that there was a mole in the Prime Minister's Office in the nineties during the tenure of PV Narasimha Rao of the Congress who leaked information to American sources. Name the book.
Ans: "A Call to Honour: In Service of Emergent India in 2006"

4. Who is the present finance secretary of India?
Ans: Ashok Chawla







*5.Identify this personality (below)who was recently accused for corruption but rubbished the allegations against him. What is his official status?












*6. Who was awarded Philadelphia's 2009 Liberty Medal for artistic and humanitarian achievements?

*7. On whose birthday google introduces this logo on the home page?

I EXPECT THE ANSWERS OF THE STARRED QUESTIONS FROM THE READERS.

CURRENT AFFAIRS AUGUST(3RD EDITION)

1. Which is the new book written by the BJP party senior Jaswant Singh that secured profuse attention of media and party cofrares for blaming Nehru of the partition of India?
ANS: 'Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence'

2.Usain Bolt is an athlete who often make amendments in 100 m race records.
What is the new timing he has set?
ANS: 9.58sec

3. The leader of opposition of Rajasthan Vasundhara raje Sindhia is the sister of which Gwalior ruler?
ANS: Madhavraj Sindhia

4. Charles Coventry is recorded the highest ODI individual innings score getter in parallel with whom?
ans: Saeed Anwar

*5. Which is web tool launched by Indian Space Research Organization last week which has soon obtained the nick name "Google Earth Killer"?

GIVE ITS ANSWER AS A COMMENT

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ august

1. What is the name given to the typhoon that wrecks destruction in Taiwan?

ans: Typhoon Morakot

2.Who is the present FIFA president?

ans: Sepp Blatter

3.Who is the "man of the match" in the test match between Australia and England?

ans: Marques North

4.Where is this statue that has close resemblence to Jackson located?ans: Chicago Museum

**5.

GOOGLE EARTH has admitted that it has made few mistakes by

adding some parts of a state in India to another country's territory.

Which is the state and to which country its parts were joined?

try this and get me your answer as a comment.