Current Affairs Quiz

Where was the first Life Insurance company was setup in India?

Calcutta

In which year was the first life insurance company was setup in India?

1818

Which was the first life insurance company to be setup in India?

Oriental Life Insurance company

In which year Government of India started publishing returns of Insurance companies in India?

1914

What was the statutory measure been taken to regulate the life business?

Indian Life Insurance Act was passed

Which act was passed to protect the interest of the investors who invest in Insurance?

Insurance Act in 1938

In which year an ordinance was passed to nationalise the Life Insurance sector?

1956

In which year Life Insurance Corporation came into existence?

1956

Which was the first general insurance company to be setup in India?

Triton Insurance Company private limited

In which year Nationalisation of General insurance took place?

1973

Which former RBI governor was heading the committee being setup in the year 1993?

RN Malhotra

In which year IRDA was constituted…

Where did the Inca Empire rule?
They ruled along the Andes mountain in south American from Ecuador to central Chile

What was the name given to the Gold and Silver by the Incas?
Gold as "The sweat of the sun" and Silver as "The tears of the Moon"

Who were called as K'ul ahau?
The kings of Maya civilizations were called as k'ul ahau

What is Chocolatl?
Chocolatl is a bitter spicy drink made from the beans of the cocoa trees drank by the Aztecs

Who was the last Aztec Ruler?
King Montezuma II

Who won the Test series against India by an Innings and 8 runs, termed to be as worst performance since 1959?
England

Who became the first bowler to take three hatricks in one-day cricket?
Latish Malinga

Who was honoured with Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) from IIT - Kharagpur?
Sunil Bharti Mittal

Who won the woman's Cincinnati WTA Title?
Maria Sharapova

Who won the mens doubles Cincinnati WTA Title?
Leander Peas and Mahesh Bhupathi

Name the President of Standard and Poor chief who quit recently.
Deven Sharma

Who becomes the first woman to conquer 14,800 metre summit (K2) without artificial oxygen?
Austrian climber Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner

Which Hollywood studio has made some of its film available online as rentals at social networking site Facebook?
Miramax

Name the new variant car launched by Tata motors.
Tata Vista

Name the mouse launched by LG recently. Mention its additional feature.
Mouse Scanner

Who has been named as CEO of Apple post Steve Jobs resignation?
Tim Cook

Name the USB 3…

In advertising for Liquor and Cigarettes are not allowed on T.V

In E-Commerce C2B means Consumer-to-Business

The Balance of payments is the difference in value between a nation's Exports and its Imports

Philip Kotler gave the famous Consumer buying Model

In a market, the kings are Consumers

Protection is directly proportional to Packaging

Actual product comprises of Brand name

Who is all set to introduce Jan Lokpall Bill as a private member's bill in LokSabha?
BJP MP Varun Gandhi

Who has been appointed as joint Managing Director of Hero MotoCorp (formerly Hero Honda)?
Sunil Kant Munjal

Which film director eyes for stake in Indian Premier League team Kochi Tuskers?
Priyadarshan

Expand Infosys. Who logged out as Chief Mentor and Chairman from the IT giant Infosys on Friday 19th August 2011?
INFOrmation SYStem. N.R.Narayana Murthy

Which company has launched Android tablet priced at Rs.6,250?
LACS (Lakshmi Access Communications Systems)

Which consumer major has launched online game and mobile app to promote corporate awareness?
Reckitt Benckiser

Who won the Cincinnati Masters title held at Ohio recently?
Andy Murray

Who won his first US PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship?
Webb Simpson

Which Bank has sought support of Rs.300 crore from the Government to fund business growth?
Corporation Bank

Who surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 hundreds in Test Cricket re…

His _____ remarks are often embarrassing because of their frankness
i) sadistic ii) subtle iii) ingenuous iv) only (i)

Over indulgence _______ character as well as stamina.
i) maintains ii) stimulates iii) debilitates iv) none of these

He was not ______ and preferred to be alone most of the time.
i) cordial ii) gracious iii) antisocial iv) gregarious

By the time is is 5 p.m. I _______ 12km today.
i) shall be walking ii) shall have walked iii) shall walk iv) all of these

I dont have many ________ but have many friends who are not gentlemen.
i) gentlemen-friends ii) gentlemen-friend iii) gentlemen-friendly iv)only (iii)

Can you speak French? Yes, I have learnt ________ in France
i) speaking it ii) how to speak it iii) it to speak iv) none of these

It has been raining since morning, I wish it _______
i) would stop raining ii) stopped raining iii) stopped to rain iv) stops raining

I ________ trouble with my bike these days.
i) have experienced ii) am experiencing iii) had been experienci…

India's foreign exchange reserves as on 20th May 2011 is?
$308 billion

Which country is set to host the annual IMF-World Bank meet in 2012?
Japan

In which year was Indian Partnership Act launched?
1932

Expand ARS.
Automatic Refinance Scheme

When was SIDBI set up in India?
1990

How well do we know Raghuram Rajan?
Raghuram Rajan has served as Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund

NABARD holds one percent shareholding of?
RBI

RBI has sole right to issue __________ in India.
Paper currency

Repo Rate is a rate at which RBI lends ________ to the banks.
Short-term money

What is reviewed by RBI every 6 weeks?
Monetary Policy

Which service has Yahoo launched to allow users to enjoy full-length movies for free?
Movieplex

Who has taken charge as HAL's Director Corporate Planning and Marketing?
Baldev Singh

Who has been named captain for Women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament?
Saba Anjum

Which former cricketer also secretary of Bihar Jharkhand Cricket Association passed away due to brain hemorrhage?
Ramesh Saxena

Which Indian oil gaints are allowed to dig oil at the Gulf of Mannar?
ONGC and Cairn India

Name the tablet model launched by Beetel in India.
Beetel Magiq, priced at 9,999

Who has been renamed as Indian hockey team's captain for inaugural Asian Champions Trophy in Ordos, China?
Rajpal Singh

Who has been appointed as director for Whirlpool Corporation?
Harish Manwani

Which Bill in India is set to be tabled in Winter Parliament session?
Food bill

What position does India hold in Golf after Nomura Cup?
3rd place

Which Academy Award winner for Best Original Song (for Jai Ho) and the Padma Bhushan re…

Which Indian Scientist won the noble prize for genetic code?
H.G.Khorana

Who discovered Kala Azar fever?
U.N.Brahmachari

Who made the first Heart transplant in India?
P.Venugopal

What is the other name for Mendel's first law?
Law of Segregation

Which book was written by Lamarck?
Philosophie Zoologique

What is the Scientific name of Cobra?
Naja-Naja

Which layer of the skin contains Living Cell?
Dermis

Who proposed the theory of population?
Thomas Robert Malthus

Which Indian Scientist won the noble prize for genetic code?
H.G.Khorana

Who discovered Kala Azar fever?
U.N.Brahmachari

Who made the first Heart transplant in India?
Dr.P.K.Sen

What is the other name for Mendel's first law?
Law of Segregation

Which book was written by Lamarck?
Philosophie Zoologique

What is the Scientific name of Cobra?
Naja-Naja

Which layer of the skin contains Living Cell?
Dermis

Who proposed the theory of population?
Thomas Robert Malthus

Which Electrolyte is used it Copper Voltameter?
Copper Sulphate

Who invented adding machine?
Blaise Pascal

What is the unit used to measure illumination?
LUX

What is odometer?
Odometer is an instrument used to indicate the distance traveled by an automobile

Who is the first Indian to go into the space?
Rakesh Sharma

Which is the nearest star to the sun?
Proxima Centauri

What is Atmometer?
Atmometer is a scientific instrument used to measure to rate of evaporation of water

What is the other name for Methane?
Marsh Gas

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1. Who is the author of 'Edge of Time'
Kalpana Chawla

2. Who released the book 'Black, Brown and The Bule'?
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya

3. Who is the author of 'Great Indians - Surendranath Banarjee to Gandhi'?
Balraj Krishna

4. Who is the author of 'Civil Disobedience - Two Freedom Struggles, One Life'?
L.C.Jain

5. Who is the author of 'Grit Guts and Gallantary - Officers and Gentleman of the Indian Army'?
Mahip Chadha

6. Who recently launched a book 'Cricket World Cup'?
Kamal Jhulka

7. Who released the book 'Matters of Discretion' recently?
Former Prime Minister Inder Kumar Gujral

8. Who is the author of 'Shangai Cooperation Organisation'?
L.C.Kumar

9. Who is the author of 'Democracy and Democratization in the Gulf'?
Gulshan Dietl

10. Who is the author of 'India's New Foreign Policy in the New Millennium'?
Raj Kumar Kothari

Hays Award for Employer of Choice Google Hudson Award for Champion of HR Tan Ser Kiat - Group CEO, 
Singapore Health Services Robert Walters Award for Best HR Leader Geraldine Lee, CHRO, 
NTUC First Campus Co-Operative Outstanding Contribution to HR Roger Collantes, CEO, 
Global Learning Solutions Innovation in Recruitment Resorts World Sentosa Best HR Young Gun Khushi Marfatia, HR Business Partner, 
Categories SEAA, 
Unilever Asia and Wendy Seah, 
HR Analyst, Deutsche Bank Randstad Award for Best HR Manager Liew Hui Mian, Manager - Training & Development, Marina Bay Sands Centre for Creative Leadership Award for Best Leadership Development Deutsche Bank Best Performance and Productivity Practices Ministry of Manpower Grass Roots Asia Pacific Award for Best Reward and Recognition Strategies Olam International ST701 Award for Best Employer Branding McDonald's Restaurants Best Graduate Development Practices A*Star Best Use of Technology Hewlett-Packard Singapore Best Retention Strateg…

What is the food inflation as on July 30th 2011?
9.90 per cent

Name the Indo-Canadian who has been appointed the president and CEO of the Information Technology Association of Canada (ITAC)?
Karna Gupta

Which car model has Maruti Suzuki set to unveil in the Indian market?
Maruti 800cc

Which three banks are planning a Joint Venture commercial bank in Malaysia?
Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Indian Overseas Bank

Who is to replace Arvind Jadhav as Air India chief?
Rohit Nandan

Which bollywood actor passed away recently?
Shammi Kapoor

Which Bank's net profit dip to about 45% as it disclosed its Q1 earnings?
State Bank of India

Who won the ATP Montreal Masters title?
Novak Djokovic

Who won the bronze medal at the World Badminton Championship after a gap of 28 years?
Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponappa

Name the former NASDAQ MD who has been sentenced to 42 months in prison and has been ordered to forfeit over $700,000 illegal profits made during his role in an insider trading scheme.
Donald Johnson

Which c…

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Which is the world's First international town to be sponsored by UNESCO?
Auroville in Pondicherry

Who is the architect of the city of Chandigarh?
Charles Edouard Jeanneret

Which British Prime Minister was nick named as "Iron Butterfly"?
Margaret Thatcher

Name the new religion formed by Mughal Emperor Akbar.
Din-I-Ilahi

Which State is called as "Spice Garden of India"?
Kerala

What is the autobiography of Kapil Dev called?
By God's Decree

Who is the founder of The Branch of Geology?
James Hutton

Who was the first film star to appear on a postal stamp?
Grace Kelly

Who won his first World Golf Championship title?
Adam Scott

Who became the first bowler to clinch 6 wickets in a Twenty20 International Cricket?
Ajantha Mendis

What is the maximum amount that can be withdrawn from a third-party ATM per transaction?
Rs.10,000

Which Indian University recently signed pact with university of Sydney?
Anna University

For which programme an Indian student pursuing her Ph.D in chemical biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research chosen?
SciFinder Academic Exchange Program

Which company has launched 3G Tablet priced at Rs.12,999 with special data plans in India?
RCom

What is the extension period given to RBI Governor D.Subbarao?
2 years (untill Spetember 4th 2013)

Which Insurance company is set to sue Bank of America to recover about $10 billion?
AIG (American International Group Inc)

Which company has collaborated with Singapore Management University for a R&D facility for cloud-based IT solutions?
TCS

Which Bank has launced Debit Card with credit limit? …

In which year all three presidency banks were merged and called as Imperial Bank of India?
1921
Which bank was the first bank to be established by Indian Merchants?
Union Bank
Which reputed bank was being setup in Lahore and which is still functioning?
Punjab National Bank
Which was the first Indian Joint stock bank and when was it setup?
Oudh Commercial Bank established in1881
Which is called as Cardle of Indian Banking?
Dakshin Kannada district in Karnataka
For what purpose the Banking Regulation Act was passed in 1949?
To regulate, control and inspect the Banks in India
In which year 14 Commercial Banks were Nationalised?
19th July,1969
In which year another 6 banks were Nationalised?
1980
Which Indian Prime minister gave green signal for Liberalisation inturn leading to setting up of Private Banks in India?
P.V.Narasimha Rao
Which bank was the first private bank to be setup after Liberalisation?
Global Trust Bank
Which bank was established to promote the investment in the property market?
N…