Current Affairs Quiz

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Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets?
Iran

Which country's court has banned Samsung tablet computer?
Germany

Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies - Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation?
Champions Trophy Hockey tournament

Which country-men and who won the men's 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu?
Britian's Mo Farah

Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently.
V.Ganapati Sthapati

Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers?
Bobby Jindal

Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles?
SAP

Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein?
Spain

How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh?
61 items

Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Tr…

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Which cricketer has been ruled out of ODI series against England due to fracture?
Rohit Sharma

Name the Calcutta High Court judge who resigned recently.
Justice Soumitra Sen

Which Golf League is scheduled to start on 4th September 2011?
Touche Golf League (TCL)

Name the cable TV service recently launched in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation

Which country is all set to hold Nobel Quiz in Bangalore on 10th September 2011?
Sweden (Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2011)

Which country has approved for a 3-month extension of a state of emergency?
Trinidad and Tobago

Who has set a world record of 37.04 seconds for the men's 4*100 meter relay title?
Usain Bolt

Which automobile major is eying to regain No.1 rank in India by 2015?
Mercedes Benz

Who won the Golf European Masters title 2011?
Thomas Bjorn

Which hollywood-based Indian filmmaker died of cardiac arrest recently?
Jarmohan Mundhra

Which major bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 5th September 2011 in India?
Land acquisition bill

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A fertile land in the midst of a desert is called
Oasis

A large mass of ice floating in the sea is called
Iceberg

Snow storms are also called
Blizzards

A group of islands is called
Archipelago

A triangular shaped alluvial tract formed at the mouth of the river is called
Delta

The vast layer of air which surrounds the earth on which we live is called
Atmosphere

The molten material which exists below the solid rock is called
Magma

The alluvial tract of land between two adjacent rivers is called a
Doab

I wish I _____ her, now.
i) will meet ii) met iii) have met iv) meet

None are watched but by ______ fault.
i) one's ii) his iii) our iv) their

Let us have some tea now, _____ we?
i) shall ii) do iii) aren't iv) will

If he ____ honest, we could appoint him.
i) were ii) was iii) is iv) will be

He was wrongly charged ____ murder.
i) of ii) about iii) with iv) for

I was fed up ____ eating the same bread and butter.
i) of ii) in iii) at iv) with

He ____ in life by dint of hard work.
i) came up ii) came in iii) came out iv) came off

Why do you worry ____ such small things?
i) about ii) in iii) of iv) at

Expand ITBP. (Hint: Police)
Indo-Tibetan Border Police

Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP?
Ranjit Sinha

Which country showcased Central Asia's high-speed train (254km per hour)?
Uzbekistan

Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers?
Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi

Who was awarded with German's top honour, silver laurel leaf?
Dirk Nowitzi

What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011?
10.05%

Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
LG Electronics

Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch.
Windows 8

Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers?
Zuari Industries Limited

Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011.
Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion

Who was conferred wi…

HR Excellence Gold Award The Royal College of Nursing HR Director of the Year Catherine Taylor, HR director, Mercedes-Benz UK Joint Best HR Teams Private Sector: 
Royal College of Nursing and ATS Euromaster Best HR Team Public/Voluntary Sector: 
Broadway Homelessness and Support Rising Star Jo Sims, group head of HR, Access Most People Focused CEO Private Sector: 
Ian Powell, chairman, PwC Most People Focused CEO Public/Voluntary Sector: 
Marius Frank, CEO, Asdan Outstanding Employee Engagement Strategy McDonald's Best Talent Management Strategy Capgemini Best Learning and Development Strategy Wates Group Most Successful Change Management Programme Amey Health and Wellbeing Award Royal College of Nursing Most Innovative Use of Technology River Island Most Effective Use of Internal Communications ATS Euromaster Most Effective Benefits Strategy RS Components Most Effective Recruitment and Retention LV= Best Workforce Diversity Strategy Heart of England 
NHS Foundation Trust Best use of C…

Who has been appointed as Nepal Prime Minister?
Dr.Baburam Bhattarai

Which sector has given the go signal by RBI to open banks?
Corporate sectors like Tata, Adithya Brila Group Mahindra and Mahindra etc.

Which Index launched by Magicbricks.com has been rated No.1 property portal?
PropIndex, the India Apartment Index

Which ace hockey wizard's birth anniversary is celebrated as World Sports Day on 29th August?
Dhyan Chand

What was the traded value of derivative contracts on S&P 500 futures, S&P options and DJIA futures on its launch date(28th August 2011)?
Rs.122 crore

Who won the Belgian Grand Prix?
Sebastian Vettel

Which hollywood movie is set to be shot in Sarojini Nagar, Delhi and Navagam town near Ahmedabad in India?
James Bond movie - Bond 23

Which National website has changed its url after a suspected hacking attempt?
National Security Gaurd -nwg.gov.in

Which university conferred M.S.Dhoni with an honorary doctorate for his exemplary leadership quality?
De Montfort Universit…