Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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.

1 comment:

gunny said...

6. Steven Spielberg
7. Charles Darwin