Current Affairs Quiz

What in India lasts for 52 seconds?
The National Anthem

What relation is R.K.Laxman(cartoonist) to R.K.Narayan(novelist)?
They are brothers

With which Indian state the (colourful) art form pipli?
Orissa

Which Mughul emperor issued gold and silver coins bearing the signs of the Zodiac?
Jahangir

The Sansakar Kendra(Museum) in Ahmedabad is the only one of its kind in India. What is it?
A kite museum

The Nathula Pass connects Tibet with which Indian state?
Sikkim

What is common to Uni, Broad, Metre and Narrow?
Railway track(gauges) sizes

What fruit comes in the following varieties: Ratna, Neelam, Sindhu, Fernandin and Enugu Dutta?
Mangoes

During Worldwar II, which was the only part of India to be occupied by Japanese troops?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Which late Indian Prime Minister's birthday is celebrated on December 23 as Kisan Diwas?
Charan Singh

The largest fair in the world for the sale of which animal is held in Pushkar, Rajasthan?
Camel

EVENT NAMEMONTH & DATE
ICC Under - 19 World Cup 2009/10
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XIX Commonwealth Games 2010October 3rd to October 14th

Slumdog Millionaire wins 8(eight) Oscars

Satyam scam surfaces amounting to Rs.7,136 crore

Tech Mahindra acquires Satyam for $578million, renames Mahindra Satyam

Barack Obama becomes US President

India born V.Ramakrishnan shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Homosexuality is legalized in India

Tendulkar completes 20 years of international cricket

World leaders pledge $1.1 trillion help for emerging economies at the G20 London summit

CBI raids the Department of Telecom, alleging a Rs.20,000 crore fraud in spectrum allocation

Suzlon Energy acquires Hansen Group for $565 million

Bharti Wal-Mart opens its first Indian cash and carry outlet in Amritsar

Bandra-Worli sea link, a 5.6km road across the Arabian Sea opens in Mumbai

Telecom subscriber base crosses 500 million mark

Facebook becomes the biggest social networking site with more than 300 million users

H1N1 flu makes its ground in March in Mexico, (WHO)World Health Organisation declares it as a pandemic

Parliament gets largest collection of young MP's…

One who looks up the world as his - Cognomen

Not bearing upon the matter in hand - Irrelevant

Murder of one man by another - Homicide

Incapable of being heard - Illegible

Incapable of being read - Inaudible

A decision upon which one cannot go back - Irrevocable

A speech delivered on the spur of the moment - Somnambulist

A round-about way of expressing oneself - Circumlocution

Words having the opposite meaning - Antonyms

A general pardon granted to criminals - Amnesty

Chinese scholar who studied in Nalanda University - Hiuen Tsang

First President of the Indian National Congress - W.C.Banerjee

Author of Gitanjali - Rabindranath Tagore

First Indian woman to cross the English Channel - Arati (Saha) Gupta

First person to be awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously - Lal Bahadur Shastri

First recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalike Award - Devika Rani Roerich

India's first cosmonaut - Rakesh Sharma

Sarvodaya leader popularly known as Loknayak - Jayaprakash Narayan

First lady of the Indian screen - Nargis Dutt

Nghtingale of India - Sarojini Naidu

A Passage to India
E.M.Foster
A Week with Gandhi
Louis Fischer
Ain-i-Akbari
Abdul Fazal
Anand Math
Bankin Chandra
Arthashastra
Kautilya
Bhagvad Gita
Ved Vyas
Broken Wing
Sarojini Naidu
Coolie
Mulk Raj Anand
Discovery of India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Ganadevata
Tara Shanker Bandopodhyaya

M.S.Subbulakshmi
Carnatic Vocalist who won Magassassy Award 1974
Dr.Salim Ali
Ornithologist
Swami Vivekananda
Established Ramakrishna Mission
Hargobind Khurana
Indian-born scientist, winner of Nobel Prize
JagdishChandraBose
Scientist who worked on the responses of plants
Baba Amte
Created 'Anandvan' for lepers
Bachendri Pal
First Indian woman to climb Mt.Everest
Vijayapat Singhania
Broke a world record in flying microlight aircraft
Sir Jamsetji Tata
Built the first modern steel plant
Rakesh Sharma
India's only astronaut
M.N.Roy
Great Revolutionary and a Leninist
Todar Mal
One of the 'nine gems' of Akbar's court
MaqboolFidaHussain
Painter of world repute
AcharyaVinodaBhave
Social Crusader

Dogs sweat through their paws

Cat gut comes from sheep

Ants and termites have been known to burrow to a depth of 80 feet in search of water

Turtles have no teeth

The African elephant always sleeps standing up

The gestation period of a rhinoceros is 560 days

There are more than 600 muscles in our muscular system

The complete skin covering of our body measures about 20 square feet

There is no soda in soda water

There are atleast 100,000 stars in the milky way

The entire contents of the first gramophone record was : Mary had a little lamb

Subramaniam RamadoraiTCSDeepak ParekhHDFC (will be stepping down Jan 2010)Ramani AyerHartford Financial ServicesRick WagonerGeneral MotorsAlvaro de MolinaGMACEdward LiddyAIGDavid MoffetFreddie MacHerbert Allison FreddieMac's partnering company Fannie MaeBernard PoussotWyethFred HassanMerck and CoJohn ThainMerril LynchHarry StyliSequenom

If 12 girls can earn Rs.2,400 in 5 days, then how many girls can earn Rs.4,200 in 21 days?

i) 105 girls
ii) 101 girls
iii) 12 girls
iv) 5 girls

The least perfect square number which is divisible by 3,4,5,6 and 8 is

i) 700
ii) 1100
iii) 3600
iv) 1500

A woman has Rs.480 in the denomination of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and ten-rupee notes. The number of notes are equal. What is the total number of notes?

i) 50
ii) 70
iii) 90
iv) 60

In an organisation, 40% of the employees are matriculates, 50% of the remaining are graduates and remaining 180 are post-graduates. How many employees are graduates?

i) 360
ii) 120
iii) 180
iv) 240

By selling an article for Rs.240, a woman incurs a loss of 10%. At what price should she sell it so as to make a profit of 20%

i) 320
ii) 288
iii) 262
iv) 310

The cost price of two dozen bananas is Rs.32. After selling 18 bananas at the rate of Rs.12 per dozen, the shopkeeper reduced the rate as Rs.4 per dozen. The percentage loss is

i) 21.2%
ii) 33.4%
iii) 37.5%
iv) 35.5%

If the cost pr…

A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out

A snail can sleep for three years

All polar bears are left handed

Butterflies taste with their feet

Elephants are the only animals that can't jump

In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated

On average, people fear spiders more than they do death

The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated

Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants

It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky

Horse Statue in a Park

If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history

Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great
Hearts – Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius Caesar

Shakespeare invented the word 'assassination' and 'bump'

The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with

The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language

The most common name in the world is Mohammed

Q: What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
A: All invented by women

The electric chair was invented by a dentist
Coca-Cola was originally green


The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue

Women blink nearly twice as much as men!!

You can't kill yourself by holding your breath

It is impossible to lick your elbow

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet

Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in one's ear by 700 times

Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different

Most lipstick contains fish scales

People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond

Sneezing too hard could result a rib fracture. If one tries to suppress a sneeze it can rupture a blood vessel in the head or neck and die

MOPED is the short term for 'Motorized Pedaling'

POP MUSIC is 'Popular Music' shortened

BUS is the short term for 'Omnibus' that means everybody

FORTNIGHT comes from 'Fourteen Nights' (Two Weeks)

DRAWING ROOM was actually a 'withdrawing room' where people withdrew after Dinner. Later the prefix 'with' was dropped

NEWS refers to information from Four directions N, E, W and S

AG-MARK, which some products bear, stems from 'Agricultural Marketing'

JOURNAL is a diary that tells about 'Journey for a day' during each Day's business

QUEUE comes from 'Queen's Quest'. Long back a long row of people as waiting to see the Queen. Someone made the comment Queen's Quest

TIPS come from 'To Insure Prompt Service'. In olden days to get Prompt service from servants in an inn, travelers used to drop coins in a Box on which was written 'To Insure Prompt Service'. This gave rise to the custom of Tips

JEEP is a vehicle…

AliasA name taken by a person, which is not his/her real name VersatileEasily able to tackle new tasks or occupations
RecipeDirections for preparing certain dishes, sweetmeats, etc.
MemoriseTo commit to memory
SinecureA job for which one is paid, but which has no duties attached to it
PlaywrightOne who writes plays or dramas
DialogueA conversation between two persons or a piece of written work in conversational form
InimitableThat which cannot be imitated
InaudibleThat which cannot be heard
PatriotismLove of one's own country
InvigilatorOne who watches over students taking an examination
Post-mortem The examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
Panacea A cure for all diseases
PlutocracyA government by the wealthy
PoliticsThe science and art of government
TeetotallerOne who abstains from alcoholic drinks
AmbidexterousOne who can use both hands equally well
SomnambulistOne who walks in sleep
NoviceOne new to anything
PhilanthropistOne who devotes one's services or wealth f…

AIIMS - All India Institute of Medical Sciences
APPLE - Ariane Paasenger Payload Experiment
B.Com - Bachelor of Commerce
BDO - Block Development Officer
B.Pharm - Bachelor of Pharmacy
C-in-C - Commander-in-Chief
EEC - European Economic Community
etc. - et cetera (and the rest)
SPCA - Society for Prevention of Cruelty of Animals
IAEA - International Atomic Energy Agency
SAI - Sports Authority of India
NSS - National Service Scheme
OIGS - On India Government Service
SSC - Staff Selection Commission
VCR - Video Cassette Recorder

Ag
Silver
Al
Aluminium
Ar
Argon
Au
Gold
B
Boron
Br
Bromine
C
Carbon
Ca
Calcium
Cl
Chlorine
Co
Cobalt
Cu
Copper
F
Fluorine
Fe
Iron
He
Helium
Hg
Mercury
I
Iodine
K
Potassium
Mg
Magnesium
N
Nitrogen
Na
Sodium
Ne
Neon
O
Oxygen
P
Phosphorus
Pb
Lead
S
Sulphur

Bombay Province
Maharashtra
Conjeevaram
Kanchipuram
Cocanada
Kakinada
Darjeeling
Darjiling
Gulf of Cambay
Gulf of Khambat
Gulf of Manar
Gulf of Mannar
Kistna River
Krishna River
Laccadive Islands
Lakshadweep
Masulipatnam
MachiliptnamNander
Nanded
Pygmalion Point
Indria Point
River Jumna
River Jamuna
Tanjore
Thanjavur
Travancore (State)
Kerala
The Rann of Cutch
The Rann of Kachchh
United Provinces
Uttar Pradesh

ASEAN - Association of Souteast Asian NationsECGC - Export Credit Guarantee CorporationDFSA - Dubai Financial Services Authority
FTA - Free Trade Agreement
IMD - India Meteorological Department
IPL - Indian Premier League
RINL - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited
AMFI - Association of Mutual Funds in India
ITIR - Information Technology Investment Region
SIMA - Southern India Mills Association
KIADB - Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board
DGCA - Directorate-General of Civil Aviation
BPO - Business Process Outsourcing
KPO - Knowledge Process Outsourcing
LPO - Legal Process outsourcing
RPO - Recruitment Process Outsourcing
CCEA - Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs
KSITI - Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure
STPI - Software Technology Park of India
FIEO - Federation of Indian Export Organisations
CII - Confederation of Indian Industry
APEC - Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
IICT - Indian Institute of Chemical Technology
FCI - Food Corporation of India



CII - Confederation of Indian Industry
…

AAPSO - Afro-Asian People's Solidarity OrganizationACC - Associated Cement CompaniesAHQ - Air Headquarters or Army HeadquartersARC - Administrative Reforms CommissionARDC - Agricultural Refinance and Development CorporationASCI - Administrative Staff College of IndiaBCG - Bacillus Calmette GuerineBIFR - Board for Industrial and Financial ReconstructionCARE - Co-operative for American Relief EverywhereCDP - Community Development ProgrammeCORE - Congress of Racial EqualityESIS - Employees State Insurance SchemeFRCP - Fellow of the Royal College of PhysiciansFRCS - Fellow of the Royal College of SurgeonsFRS - Fellow of the Royal SocietyGMT - Greenwich Mean TimeHMI - Himalayan Mountaineering InstituteIARI - Indian Agricultural Research InstituteIAMC - Indian Army Medical CorpsIATA - International Air Transport AssociationLPG - Liquid Petroleum GasNRSA - National Remote Sensing AgencyNIRD - National Institute of Rural DevelopmentOIGS - On Indian Government ServiceOCS - Overseas Commun…

Rearest of Indian birds
Megapodes
Largest Indian birdSarus CraneFastest Flying birdAlpine Spine Tailed SwiftSmallest bird of allBee Humming birdFastest running birdOstrichHeaviest flying birdKori BustardBird making the largest nestBald EagleLiving bird with largest wing-soan
measurementWandering Albatross Largest domesticated birdPlumed GuineafowlBird with longest feathersLong Tailed FowlLargest bird of prey in the world
Andean CondorLongest living birdEuropean Eagle owl

KurseongWest Bengal
Matheran
Maharastra
Nandi Hills
Karnataka
Horsley Hill
Andra Pradesh
Panchmarhi
Madhya Pradesh
Mount Abu
Rajasthan
Chakrata
Uttar Pradesh
Manali
Himachal Pradesh
Yercaud
Tamil Nadu
Haflong
Assam

1. Where is Lake Chilka?

i) near bhopal in madhya pradesh
ii) near pune in maharashtra
iii) near srinagar in kashmir
iv) near puri in orissa

2. Around which lake is the famous hill station Nainital built?

i) Naina
ii) Bhimtal
iii) Naini
iv) Naukuchiatal

3. Which is the famous fresh water lake formed by the river Jhelum?

i) Wular
ii) Dal
iii) Fateh Sagar
iv) Mool Sagar

4. In which state is the famous Loktak Lake?

i) Nagaland
ii) Tripura
iii) Manipur
iv) West Bengal

5. Name the lake which the Bakra Dam has created.

i) Gobind Sagar
ii) Badhkal
iii) Koilana
iv) Nakki

6. Where is the famous Pichola Lake situated?

i) Jaipur
ii) Imphal
iii) Udaipur
iv) Simla

7. Which is the largest artifical lake in India?

i) Rajamanda
ii) Anna Sagar
iii) Nagarjunasagar
iv) Chilka

8. Which lake in India is famous for its floating island?

i) Loktak Lake
ii) Siliserh
iii) Karnal Lake
iv) Sukhna Lake

9. Where is the ward Lake?

i) Kodaikanal
ii) Udagamangalam
iii) Dalhousie
iv) Shillong

10. What is the lake lin…

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seaweedsCartology
mapsColepterology
beetlesDesmology
ligamentsExobiology
life on other planetsHerpotology
reptilesKtenology
putting to deathPedology
soilsPomology
fruitsOology
birds eggsNephology
cloudsNephrology
kidneysOtology
earsMetrology
weights&measuresXylology
structure of wood

1. What is 40% of 1800

i) 720 ii) 810 iii) 900 iv) 780

2. 2/3 of 270 is

i) 50 ii) 70 iii) 120 iv) 180

3. How is 1/3 expressed in percentage

i) 33.33% ii) 53.33% iii) 33.35% iv) 35.66%

4. Square root of 729 is

i) 25 ii) 27 iii) 28 iv) 29

5. 16% of 6000 is

i) 880 ii) 930 iii) 960 iv) 941

6. 5/8 of 720 is

i) 440 ii) 400 iii) 500 iv) 450

7. 7.5% of Rs.40.00 is

i) 2.35 ii) 2.75 iii) 3.00 iv) 2.85

8. 3/18 of 900 is

i) 100 ii) 75 iii) 145 iv) 150

9. If 3*2=94; 5*3=259 then wht will 5*5 be equal to

i) 2520 ii) 2526 iii) 2525 iv) none of these

10. If a+b=12; a-b=6 what is a*b?

i) 25 ii) 27 iii) value unknown iv) 21

Fruit and Vegetable provide

i) mineral salts and vitamins
ii) protiens and carbohydrates
iii) protien, minerals salts and vitamins
iv) carbohydrates, minerals and vitamins

Which of the following has the highest percentage of carbohydrates?

i) sugar
ii) rice
iii) wheat flour
iv) green gram

Which one of the following dals is the most nutritious?

i) mash
ii) moong
iii) massur
iv) chana

Tetanus is caused by

i) a parasite
ii) a virus
iii) bacillus
iv) microbes

Leukaemia is

i) whitening of skin
ii) a form of leprosy
iii) turnour in intestines
iv) blood cancer

What generally is the duration of smallpox?

i) 21 days
ii) 17 days
iii) 11 days
iv) 6 days

How does bread become spongy?

i) escape of water vapour
ii) escape of carbon dioxide
iii) decomposition of flour
iv) fermentation of yeast

Pasteurization of milk is done to

i) increase the fat content
ii) decrease the fat content
iii) detect adulteration
iv) destroy micro-organism

To correct myopic vision, one should use

i) concave lens
ii) convex lens
iii) plane glass
iv) none of these

Sta…

1. If hair on the human head is not kept clean and dry, one of the following can occur:

i) Pimples
ii) Boils
iii) Ring Worm
iv) Eczema

2. Which vitamin is found in green chillies?

i) Vitamin A
ii) Vitamin B
iii) Vitamin C
iv) Vitamin D

3. Common Cold is caused by

i) bacteria
ii) a virus
iii) rhino viruses and those which cause influenza and infect glands
iv) 30 different viruses called rhino viruses

4. Which vitamin is useful for healthy gums?

i) Vitamin K
ii) Vitamin C
iii) Vitamin B1
iv) Vitamin B2

5. Deficiency of iron in the human diet causes

i) goitre
ii) rickets
iii) scurvy
iv) anaemia

6. Which vitamin is known as 'Sunshine' Vitamin?

i) Vitamin A
ii) Vitamin B
iii) Vitamin C
iv) Vitamin D

7. Which is most harmful to human life?

i) Worms
ii) Parasites
iii) Virus
iv) Fungi

8. The most important item in our diet is

i) Proteins
ii) Vitamins
iii) Carbohydrates
iv) Water

9. The food for building tissues in the body is

i) Carbohydrates
ii) Proteins
iii) Fat
iv) Vitamins

10. Which one is not water-borne disease?

i) Cholera
i…

RankCompanyDividend Paid
(Rs. Cr)
1ONGC6,8442
NTPC
2,968
3
Reliance Industries
1,897
4
State Bank of India
1,841
5
Hindustan Unilever
1,6356
ITC1,397
7
TCS
1,370
8
Infosys Technologies
1,346
9
ICICI Bank
1,225
10Tata Steel
1,169

Rank '09Rank '08Company/CityRevenuesIndustry
11Indian Oil, Delhi/NCR290,946Oil&Gas2
2
Reliance Industries Mumbai153,138
Oil&Gas3
3
Tata Steel, Kolkata
147,595Steel
4
4
BPCL, Mumbai
137,993
Oil&Gas5
5
HPCL, Mumbai
129,979
Oil&Gas6
7
State Bank of India, Mumbai
113,093Banking7
6
ONGC, Delhi/NCR109,669
Oil&Gas8
12Tata Motors, Mumbai
71,738Automobile9
8
Hindalco Industries, Mumbai
63,313
Non-ferrous metals
109
ICICI Bank, Mumbai
64,153
Banking

Affidavit - A statement on oath for use as evidence in judicial proceedings

Power of Attorney - A document under seal authorising the person to whom it is given to act in all respects as the agent of the granter of the power in relation to matters specified in the documents

Bail - The security given to affect the release of one arrested or imprisoned, on the understanding that he/she shall appear for trail at a fixed time and place.

Certiorari - A writ to transfer a law suit from lower court to a higher court

Code - A body of classified laws of regulations

Court Martial - A military court to try persons under military laws

Copyright - The exclusive right of an author on his literary or artistic work. It is vested with the author for a specific period of time

Decree - The award or decision of court

Exhibit - A legal document or an object presented as proof

Forgery - The act of falsely making or materially altering any writing with the intention to defraud. Also the act of counterfeiting coins o…

Sector-wise Contributions
Agriculture0.9%
Mining and quarrying9%
Manufacturing9.2%
Finance7.7%

Overall growth rate of Indian Economy for the quarter ending July-September is 7.9%