CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JUNE 2011 FIRST EDITION | M.F.HUSAIN | STRAUSS-KAHN | NIIRA RADIA | AIRTEL

Master of colours

1.     Eminent Indian M.F.Husain passed away while in exile in London. Some of his paintings have been criticized as anti-Hindu. Which movie directed by M.F.Husain, for which A.R.Rahman played score and soundtrack received widespread protests from Muslim organizations alleging the presence of blasphemous contents?



Identify the movie



2.     Who won the Man booker International prize for the year 2011?

3.     What is ANNA 4?

4.     Christine Lagarde announced her candidature for the post of Director General of International Monetary Fund to succeed Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Hopes to succeed

    

Which post is she having at present?

5.     Name the Indian lady residing in USA who was arrested on suspicion of sending obscene emails to her teacher but was later found not guilty?

6.     Which mobile software maker entered into a 5 year deal with  

       Airtel for providing value added service in African countries?

7.     What is so haunting about Grimsvoth?

8.     The Delhi high court stayed the release and circulation of ‘Close Encounter with Niira Radia’,

Behind the bars?

    

       the book on the corporate lobbyist. Name the author?

9.     Which website is seeking a world heritage site tag on the view that it is predestined to become the first ever digital world heritage site carrying the ancient idea of common and free knowledge into the third millennium?

    10. Connect:

        (a) TGV     (b) ICE 3     (c) Shinkansen    (d) Siemens Velaro     (e)   CRH380A


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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ AUGUST 2010 FIRST EDITION

1. Which American novelist won the Orange prize for her work ‘The Lacuna’ this year?

Ans:Barbara Kingsolver,her famous work is The Poisonwood Bible

2. Wikileaks reached the headlines by publishing the thousands of classified data on Afghanistan war that were believed to be undisclosed by USA security agencies. Who is the 39 year old founder of Wikileaks who has got into rape and molestation allegations recently?

Ans. Julian Assange, He is an Australian internet activist

3. Which monument of India has been approved as a World heritage site to be the 28th from India and second from Rajasthan after Keoladev National Park?

Ans: Jantar Mantar

4. In the 3G mobile license spectrum auction that fetched thegoverment Rs 67,710 crore which company bagged the highest number of circles?

Ans. Reliance Communications, 13 circles

5. MSC Chitra that careened near the Mumbai coast became a shocking news recently. What does MSC stand for?

Ans: Mediterranean Shipping Company, the owners of the ship.
refer this article for confirmation
(para 2-first sentence)
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/mumbai-ship-collision-msc-chitra-owners-told-to-pay-up-45273

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picture courtsey: Internet

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JULY REVIEW

1. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) USA’s report which year has been chosen as the warmest ever in recorded history?

2. In which place the first ever ATM that dispenses gold has been built?

3. Which day is observed as World Zoo noses day?

4. Who wrote the novel ‘The monochrome madonna’ which has a murder mystery unraveling thread?

5. Which country got the first Arabic Domain name “.misr” written using Arabic letters?

6. Which country won the Twenty 20 world cup for women in the year 2010?

7. Who is the author of the book Orientalism, Empire and National Culture?

8.GAGAN is the most advanced technology aiding navigation. Expand it?

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Answers

1. 2010

2. Abu Dhabi, Dubai

3. July 6

4. Kalpana Swaminathan

5. Egypt

6. Australia,England bagged the same for men.

7.Michael S Dodson

8.GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation

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