CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JULY 2011 FIRST EDITION | COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA| TREASURE TEMPLE| DELHI BELLY| CRICKET

MARKING THE 90th ANNIVERSARY

1. The communist party of China (CPC) is celebrating the 90^th anniversary of its inception. Mao Zedong is considered to be the greatest leader in the making of China after the Second World War. After the death of Mao Zedong which successor introduced market reforms which helped turn China into the world's second-largest economy?

2. Which dish prepared by the Mumbai-born Chef Floyd Cardoz won the first price in “Top Chef Masters Contest” held in Los Angeles?

3. Which material was officially declared a good bye on 30^th June 2011 in India?

4. Which Indian writer’s latest book is ‘River of Smoke’?

5. Which Indian priest is nominated for the Nobel Prize for peace in recognition of his initiatives to bring harmony among ethnic communities of North East?

6. Which temple of South India has emerged the richest temple in India in view of the recent inventory of thousands of crores of wealth concealed during the age of foreign colonization to prevent massive robbery?

7. Who is the newly elected Charge d’Affaires of the U.S.Embassy after the resignation of Tomithy Roemer?
8. Aamir Khan’s new film ‘Delhi Belly’ is humorously criticized as India’s first X-rated film. Who is the music director of the movie?

9. Name the newly elected coach of Indian hockey team?
10. Identify the duo and what is their new post in cricket?

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ January 2011 FIRST EDITION

The new decade has sprouted out and there is no dearth for events in the world. Wish you all a happy new decade and as usual I have a new set of Questions for you. Have them.

1. Which famous European river is under the threat of highly toxic red sludge that ruptured from a dam 165 km south west of Budapest?

2. Which Australian opera legend was hailed as ‘La stupenda’ and ‘voice of the century’ after her death following an illness at the age of 83?

3. HP launched the industry’s first ePrint-enabled and web-connected printers for business. The customers can print from mobile device using HP’s ePrint technology. What does HP stand for?

4. Y.M. Deosthalee is the whole-time director and Chief Financial officer of which Engineering and Construction major?

5. Australia is envisaging a dire situation as the floods triggered by tropic cyclone forced the evacuation of a major town of Queensland. What is the name given to the cyclone which caused a disaster whose damage bill running into several billions of dollars?

6. In which channel did you see Richard Madly recently and related to what occasion?

7. Who is the first Muslim to play for Australia in test cricket?

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8. Which Urdu poet waspenalised by the Gujarat Urdu Sahitya Academy for including a defamatory paragraph on Narendra Modi in the foreword to his book of poems ‘Abhi Zinda Hoon Main’ ( I am still alive)?

9. Which country became the first former soviet republic to adopt the euro from January, 2011?

10. Who directed the recently released 3 dimentional movie Gulliver’s travels?

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ DECEMBER 2010 FIRST EDITION

1. Which Guinness world record was handed over from Ken Chaplin of Canada to the Pakistani soldier Muhammad Yousuf Jamil with a single day effort? 
    
2. What is common to Guadalupe Fur Seal, the bridled nail tail wallaby and the Banyan tree rat?
   
   
3. What is special about the number 782474317884? The clue you can take before clicking the answer link is that this number belongs to ‘Ranjana Sonawne’.
   
   
4. Google’s instant search technology helps netizen know the best possible search results. Which string should prefix the first term to prevent Google from guessing the search results?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. After 60 years of litigation an interim verdict has come for the Ayodhya title suit case. Which general of the Mughal emperor Zahir-ud-Din Babar built the mosque in Ayodhya and in which year? 
    
6. The Nepal government appointed Khagendra Thapamagar, a seventeen year old Guinness world record winner as the goodwill ambassador to promote tourism in the country. What is the peculiarity of the record? 
    
7. Name the lady, the once brilliant scientist dubbed ‘Lady Qaeda’ by the US tabloids, guilty of the attempted murder of US military officers in Afghanistan in 2008? She got 80 year jail term.
   
   
8. Which commonwealth country has introduced Wi-Fi facility for its entire area?
   
   
9. How did Louise Pattern’s latest novel ‘Good as gold’ attract the media?
   
   
10. Which is the first Indian newspaper to introduce a “speaking advertisement”?

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ AUGUST 2010 SECOND EDITION

1. The British petroleum company is on the hook in the wake of the hazardous oil spill took place in the Gulf of Mexico. Who is the CEO of BP?

2. These two famous characters’ 70th anniversary was celebrated in 2010. They were earlier called Jasper and Jinx. Their debut was through “Puss gets the boot” in 1940. Who are they and name their founders?

3. Sonia Gandhi laid the foundation stone of the 8.8 km long Rohtang tunnel that would be the longest tunnel in the world at its altitude. Near which tourist resort is it located?

4. Which lady is the president of Kyrgyzstan who also holds the record of the first woman president from central Asia?

5. Indira Gandhi International airport at Delhi is the 6th largest airport in the world. The first four in the list of largest airports are located in Asia viz., Dubai, Beijing, Singapore and Bangkok. Where is the fifth largest on located? As a matter of fact, it’s outside Asia.

6. Name the author of the book “The birthday boys” who passed away on 2nd July 2010 in the age of 77. She was nominated for the booker prize for a record 5 times but destined to lose.

7. The eminent Russian mathematician who proved the Poincare conjecture rejected a $ 1 million prize considered equivalent to the Nobel Prize stating that he got the flame from the US math whiz Richard Hamilton who first suggested a program for the solution. Name him.

8. A strong 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific nation of Vanuatu last July. Fortunately the chance of Tsunami was ruled out. What is the name of its capital city?

9. Who has the kudos of compiling the book ‘The Agronomy and economy of important tree crops of developing world’ which is the first e-book on agriculture in the world?

10. Which island observed 30th of March as Indian Arrival day since Indian servants were transported to that place in 1845 following the abolition of slavery in the British Empire?

Answers

1. Tony Hayward

2. Tom & Jerry.

Founders William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

7 Oscars- first 1943 for the yanker doodle mouse.

3. Manali in Himachal Pradesh

4. Roza Otunbayeva

5. Mexico city

6. Beryl Bainbridge

7. Grigory Perelman

8. Port Villa

9. K.P. Prabhakaran Nair

10. Trinidad and Tobago

Readers Quiz

1.Paul the world cup fame octopus foreteller has set to retire from his “experiments with fortune”. In which aquarium does this mollusk live?

2. India’s first Pico satellite (weighing less than 1 kg) designed, developed and tested by students was launched with PSLV-C15. What is the name of the satellite?


3. ‘Spind Pigmi’ as its second name indicates is the smallest species of a family in the marine animals’ kingdom. To which family of species do they belong?


4. “The face of the world would have changed, if the nose of ____________ were a bit smaller”. Renowned French mathematician and philosopher Blais Pascal made this comment about which personality?


5. Drug watch was a TV show aimed at discouraging the youth of the consumption and sale of drugs. In which channel was this broadcasted?


6. Identify the country from the clues:


a. drunk tea first


b. grant channel connects its two rivers


c. ‘divine threshold of peace’


d. Marco Polo has visited this country.


7. What is actual name of this series whose Indian version is called “Chooha billi chor police”?

Readers Quiz Answers
1. Sealife Aquarium,Oberhausen,Germany
2.STUDSAT
3.Shark,25 cm length
4.Cleopatra
5.BBC
6.China
7.Tom & Jerry

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.
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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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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ JUNE LAST WEEK 2010

1. We all know that the FIFA World Cup theme song was sung by Shakira. In which country was she born?

Ans: Colombia

2. What is the official name of the ball used in FIFA world Cup 2010?

Ans: Jabulani

3. What is the theme of the year of biodiversity?

Ans: “Many Species,One planet , One future”

4. In which country would you find the musical instrument Vuvuzela?

Ans: South Africa

5. India has been ranked as a “Tier II watch list” country in the 2010 Trafficking in Persons(TIP) report stating that the country do not fully comply with the TVPA minimum standards. What does TVPA stand for?

Ans: Trafficking Victims Protection Act

6. Who is re-elected to the post of president of Swimming Federation of India (SFI)?
Ans: Digamber V. Kamat (Goa Chief Minister)

7. Recent researches suggest that the AIDS fighting antiretroviral drug combination given to pregnant and breastfeeding women can prevent vertical HIV transmission (Transmission to infants). HAART is a term very much related in this context. Expand HAART.
Ans: Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy

8. Which part of the body is used by Harbour Seal to track fishes?
Ans: Whiskers

9. The Portuguese Nobel laureate who wrote the famous book ‘The Blind’ passed away recently. He was a member of the Portuguese Communist Party. He was honoured with the pinnacle of literature ‘The Nobel prize’ in 1998. Name him.
Ans: Jose Saramago

10. Japanese researchers created a baby robot with 600 sensors attached around its body to stimulate the behaviour and development of a real infant. Name it.
Ans: Noby (Nine month Old Baby)

11. In which place would you find the ‘Jawara’ people
ans: Andaman

12. Who was honoured with the inaugural Classical Tamil Award instituted by the Tamil Nadu government?
Ans: Asko Parpola

Works: Corpus of Indus Seals and Inscriptions, his magnum opus is Deciphering the Indus Script.

13. Which single celled organism has the major role in causing deaths due to malarial infection?
Ans: Plasmodium Falciparum

14. Who wrote the controversial The Gospel according to Jesus Christ which was denied the acknowledgement for an award in Portugal? This incident led to the exile of the author.

Ans: Jose Saramago

15. June 20 is celebrated as?
Ans:World Refugees Day across the globe.

16. Who wrote the book Jewish Portraits, Indian frames
ans: Joel Silliman

17.The year 2010 is declared as what by UNO?

Ans: Year of Biodiversity

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ MAY 2010

1.Laila is the cyclone that caused destruction in the coasts of Andhra Pradesh.What is the name proposed for the next cyclone?
ans: Bandhu

2. Britain elected its new head and it is David Cameroon the new prime minister of Britain. To which party does he belong?
ans: Conservative party

3.Who is the new prime minister of Nigeria?
ans: Goodluck Jonathan

4. ATM founder John Sheperd Baren dead, but the controversy never ends. Which person claims the credit of inventing ATM
ans:James Goodfellow

5.Who was awarded with the lost booker prize and for which work?
ans:J.G.Farrel for the book ‘troubles’

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6.How are green point,nelson Mandela bay, royal bofokeng and ellis park famous?

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7. Which famous game celebrates its 30th birthday?
Ans: Pac-Man

8. Which person from Korea is dignified with securing the topmost IQ in the world?
ans:Kim Yung Yong (IQ=210)

9. Who wrote the book ‘The God delusion’
Ans: Richard Dawkins

10. Present CM of chhatisgarh
ans: Dr. Raman Singh

11. Jessie Jackson was an inspirational SPEAKER who spoke for which politician?
ans: Obama

12. Which famous footballer holds the record of lifting the FIFA world cup both as a captain and as a coach for the first and only time?
Ans: France Beckerboven

13. The president of Germany says he quits repenting on his controversial comment to a media person’s question. Name this leader who is a strong support of the chancellor Angela Marchel?
Ans: Host Choler

14. From which constituency was former Indian cricket captain Mohammed Azzarudeen elected as an MP?
ans: Moradabad,UP

CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ APRIL 2010

1..com celebrates its 25th anniversary. Which is the first dot com domain name to be registered?

Ans: symbolics.com

2.SEBI stands for what?

Ans: Securities and Exchange Board of India

3.Who are elected as the prestigious sportspersons of the year 2010 in Laureus World Sports Awards?
Ans: Usain Bolt and Serena Williams

4.USA and Russia concluded a treaty that was a positive step in disarmament movement. It is called START. Expand it.

Ans: Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

5.Nobel Peace Laureate Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi decided not to take part in the general elections. What is the name of her political party?

Ans: National League for Democracy

6.CRPF stands for what?
Ans: Central Reserve Police Force

7.Who won the Vyas Samman for 2009?

Ans: Amar Kant for ‘Inhin Hathiyaron Se’

8.Who won the Moorthidevi award of Bharathiya Jnanapith in the function presided over the President of India, Smt. Prathibha Patil?

Ans: Veerappa Moily for ‘Sree Ramayana Mahanveshanam’

9.Who won the Pritzker prize 2010?This award is known as the nobel prize for architecture.

Ans: Japanese duo Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa

10.Who won the Abel prize 2010 which is awarded in the field of Mathematics? Ans: The famous American number theorist John Torrence Tate