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?

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CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ AND UPDATES NOVEMBER 2009

1.The Transparency International Organization conducted a survey in 180 countries to find out the least corrupted beurocracy. Which country was the least corrupted according to their survey?
Ans: Newzealand

2. Who is the first accused in the Sheikh Mujib-ur Rahman Murder case whose verdict is about to declare,34 years after the incident?
Ans: Syed Farooq Rahman

3. Who is the present prime minister of Bangladesh?
Ans: Sheikh Hazina

*4. The first submarine cabinet meeting in the world was conducted by the Maldives to convey the necessity of curbing the aftermaths of global warming. Who is the president of Maldives?

5. Which is the native place of Father Damien who was canonized recently by Pope Benedict XVI?
Ans: Belgium

6. The book ‘Growing up Bin Laden’ is written by whom?
Ans: Osama Bin Laden’s wife Navja and his son Umar

*7.The white house used not to celebrate this Indian festival in their East room of historic importance. This year during the presidency of Obama this festival was celebrated with gaiety. Which is that festival?

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