Current Affairs Quiz

Who is set to start two free schools in every district across India? Azim Premji(Azim Premji Foundation) Who won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix? Sebatian Vettel Who becomes the first monk to win the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for mathematics? Mahan Maharaj

Award Winner Category Aravinda Malagatti (Bijapur) Literature Veeranna Dande (Gulbarga) Literature Mandira Jaya Appanna (Kodagu) Literature K Nagaraj (Chitradurga) Theater Renuka Durgappa Maalaapura (Bagalkot) Theater Shantinath Dibbada (Belgaum) Kannada Language Research/Development K S Ambale Rajeshwari (Hassan) Dance H Phalguna (Chamarajnagar) Music Balachandra Nakod (Dharwad) Music Ganesh Puttur (Dakshina Kannada) Music Shankara Binnala (Koppal) Music K S Vyashali (Shimoga) Music Ramegowda (Mandya) Folklore Mahalingaiah B Ganachari (Bagalkot) Folklore Virupakshappa Sudugaadusidda (Bellary) Folklore Parvatavva Hongal (Dharwad) Folklore Maheshwarappa Honalli (Davanagere) Folklore Vitoba Hammanna Nayak (Uttara Kannada) Yakshagana Kunjalu Ramakrishna Nayak (Udupi) Yakshagana Anilkumar T (Bangalore) Arts Nagaraj Veerabhadrappa Shilpi (Gadag) Arts Mohan Nagammanavar (Haveri) Cultural Organisation K Shivarudraiah (Bangalore) Film/Television A R Raju (Bengalore) F

Name the Asian Games gold medalist shooter who holds 2nd rank after World Cup triumph. Ronjan Sodhi Who has appeared most in T20 Internationals cricket for India? Dhoni (27) Name the former minister and wildlife photographer who passed away recently. M.Y.Ghorpade Where is the G20 Summit scheduled? Cannes in the French Riviera Name the female actor who has been inducted into the Hall of Fame by the International Women's Forum. Nandita Das Name the Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister who quit recently. Jarbom Gamblin Name the chairman of Xinjiang who is set to visit India. Nur Berki Which computer virus could be a next big cyber threat? Duqu Which bollywood female actors wax statue was revealed at Madame Tussauds wax museum? Kareena Kapoor

Name the Asian Games gold medalist shooter who holds 2nd rank after World Cup triumph. Ronjan Sodhi Who has appeared most in T20 Internationals cricket for India? Dhoni (27) Name the former minister and wildlife photographer who passed away recently. M.Y.Ghorpade Where is the G20 Summit scheduled? Cannes in the French Riviera

Who took the pole position in the first ever Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit? Sebastian Vettel Who created history by winning the first ever Indian GP in the year 2011? Sebastian Vettel Which Indian F1 driver created history by driving the F1 car in Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011? Narain Karthikeyan Who secured the second place in Airtel Indian Grand Prix? Jenson Button Who took third place at Indian GP at Buddh International Circuit? Fernando Alonso Which Indian cricket legend has created history by waving the chequered flag at Buddh International Circuit in the first ever Indian GP 2011? Sachin Tendulkar Which 2 drivers from Sahara Force Indian team participated in Airtel Indian GP? Adrian Sutil and Di Resta Who drove the fastest lap in inaugural Airtel Indian GP at Buddh International Circuit? Sebasitan Vettel Who presented the trophy to the winner of Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit? Mayawati - Honourable Chief Minister of U

Who declared Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting open? Queen Elizabeth II Name the all-electric car launched by china recently. BYD e6 Name the statue which celebrated 125 years in New York, United States. Statue of Liberty Who has been appointed as Indian football coach? Savio Medeira

Who has been named heir to the Saudi throne? Nayef bin Abdel-Aziz Al Saud Name the 5 Arab activists who won European freedom prize, 'Sakharov'. Mohammed Bouazizi of Tunisia, Egyptian militant Asmaa Mahfouz, Libyan dissident Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed al-Sanusi, Syrian lawyer Razan Zeitouneh and Syrian cartoonist Ali Farza Name the social gaming company which is planning to file IPO in November 2011. Zynga Name the person who won Rs.5 crore prize money on television show Kaun Banega Crorepati. Sushil Kumar, computer operator from Bihar

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Inaugural flight Boeing 787 landed in Hong Kong recently. What is its specialty? It is built of lightweight materials that promise to improve fuel efficiency Which spot has Darjeeling tea occupied amidst getting European Union's protected tag? Seventh non-EU product Which women tennis player is set to finish No.1 on the WTA Championships rankings? Caroline Wozniacki Who is all set to take over as president of the centre for American Progress, a major Washington-based think-tank? Neera Tanden

I.T.Officer 70 posts Agriculture Finance Officer 400 posts Rajbhasha Adhikari 20 posts Law Officer 34 posts Security Officer 33 posts More Information : www.centralbankofindia.co.in Last date of online registration - 25/11/2011

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What is the current repo and reverse repo rate(as on 25th October 2011)? Repo - 8.50% and Reverse repo - 7.50% Who won the series between India and England ODI cricket recently? India(5-0) Which country has been elected to serve on the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of UNO recently? India Which country's track is the additionally added to Formula 1 from 2013 season? New Jersey

Which Indian city is India's first smoke free tourist spot? Ernakulam Which pipeline gas company is eyeing trading in Singapore? GAIL Headquartered in Bangalore, which IT major is set to open branch company in China? Infosys at Dalian High-tech Zone Which BPO major has opened global delivery centre in Dubai, UAE to serve clients in the Middle East and North Africa recently? Genpact Who has been rated top batsman in inaugural ICC T20 rankings? Morgan Who has been rated top bowler in inaugural ICC T20 rankings? Mendis Who has been appointed as business head for India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by Rolls-Royce? Herfried Hasenoehrl Who drew the highest bid of Rs.2.5 lakhs for Karnataka Badminton League? Ashwini Ponnappa Which player quit the Serbian national team after their failure to qualify for the Euro 2012 finals? Nemanja Vidic

Who has been re-elected as Governor of Louisiana? Bobby Jindal Who won the PGA Tour money list title? Luke Donald Who won the women's single Kremlin Cup? Dominika Cibulkova Who won the men's single Kremlin Cup? Janko Tipsarevic

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Who would inaugurate the second edition of Goa Art Literary Festival? Gulzar Name the New Zealander who scored 108 not out on his debut in ODI cricket. Rob Nicol What is the number to be made functional by the Central Vigilance Commission to lodge complaints related to corruption? 1964

Name the Sarod maestro who is set to teach at the Stanford University. Amjad Ali Khan Which country won the UNSC Security Council seat joining India as a 2year non-permanent member? Pakistan At what price did rupee trade ended against dollar as on 21st October 2011? 50.02 per dollar Which professional social networking site recently launched its Japanese language version? LinkedIn Corp

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Who is set to be next Delhi Metro's chief? Mangu Singh Which Libyan long-serving ruler was killed recently? Muammar Gaddafi What is the food inflation for week ended October 8th 2011? 10.60%

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Name the Malayalam novelist who passed away recently. Varghese Kakkanadan In which country has Infosys recently opened development centre? Singapore Name the largest conference in Asia which is scheduled in Bangalore on 15 to 16th of December 2011. TiE Entrepreneurial Summit 2011 Name the world's thinnest smart phone launched by Motorola. Droid RAZR: Impossibly thin

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Namma metro (Our metro) also known as Bangalore Metro Agency : Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. ( BMRCL ) 1st reach of 1st Phase : Baiyappanahalli to M.G.Road is scheduled to open on 20th October 2011 Number of Stations : 6 Stations Name of Stations : M.G.Road, Trinity Cricle, Ulsoor, Indiranager, Swami Vivekananda Road and Byappahalli Number of Kilometers : 7km Fare or Ticket cost of Metro : Minimum Rs.10 and Maximum Rs.15 Smart Cards Varshik : Priced at Rs.100 and the smart card can be recharged from Rs.50 to upto Rs.1,500 with 1 year validity at 15% discount on travel fares Sanchar : Based on number of trips and is available in denominations of Rs.10, Rs.40, Rs.50 and Rs.100 Saral : Priced at Rs.70 and allows a day's travel in non-A/C buses of BMTC and the metro Saraag : Priced at Rs.110 and allows a day's travel in BMTC A/C buses and the metro Buy ONLINE Metro Card

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Which is the number IRCTC is set to allot for call and book service? 138 What is the current UK inflation which is said to be 3 year high? 5.2% Which edition of IT.biz opened in Bangalore on 18th October 2011? 14th edition Name India's F1 circuit which was inaugurated ahead of F1 race on 30th October 2011. Buddh International Circuit

Which card has HDFC Bank set to bring back? Diner's Card Name the summit that is scheduled at Pretoria, South Africa. India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit Name the 100 year old Indian who set a Guinness record of being oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon in Toronto. Fauja Singh Which tennis player is out of top three ranks for the first time since 2003? Roger Federer

Indian of the Year Anna Hazare and Arind Kejriwal India's Heroes Cricket Team India, World Champions Entertainer of the Year Team Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara  (Hrithik Roshan, Katrina Kaif,  Farhan Akhtar, Kalki Koechlin,  Abhay Deol, Zoya Akhtar  and Ritesh Sidhwani) Entertainer of the Year (Music) Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy Lifetime Achievement Award Dev Anand and Rahul Dravid LIC Unsung Hero of the Year RTI activists Amit Jethwa, Dattareya Patil, Vishram Dodiya, Satish Shetty and Vitthal Gite Transformational Idea of the Year Award Nandan Nilekani Icon of India N.R.Narayana Murthy

Which software's updated version has been launched by Infosys? Finacle e-Banking solution Who won the Shanghai Masters title? Andy Murray Which day has been declared as 'Steve Jobs Day'? 16th October

In which city the first ever formula one race will be held in India? Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh Who is the title sponsor for the Indian Grand Prix? Airtel What is the name given to the race which will be held? Airtel Indian Grand Prix On which date Airtel Indian Grand Prix will be held? 30th October,2011 What is the race track for the Indian Grand Prix called? Buddh International Circuit Who has designed Buddh International Circuit? Mr.Hermann Tike What is the length of Buddh International Circuit? 5.137 kms What is the total number of laps in Airtel Indian Grand Prix? 60 Which Indian infrastructure company has got the contract of building the infrastructure of the event? Jaiprakash Associates contract for 10 years Which race director gave the nod related to race track for Indian Grand Prix? Mr.Charlie Whiting Who was initially appointed to head the Indian Grand Prix 2011? Mr.Mark Hughes Who replaced Mark Hughes as chief of Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2

Name the Ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka who was arrested recently. B.S.Yeddyurappa Name the 3D animation film Shemaroo Entertainment which is set to release online. Super K Who is set to head special purpose vehicle called the GST Network? Nandan Nilekani Which business has NIIT sold to Skillsoft for $110 million? Element K

Name India's longest tunnel opened in Jammu and Kashmir recently. Pir Panjal railway tunnel (10.96km) When is the IPL 5 scheduled for 2012? April 4th to May 27th 2012 What is the degraded debt rating of Spain as per Standard and Poor's? AA- from AA

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Who has been appointed as chairman of HAL? R.K.Tyagi Name the HCL tablet launched in India, priced at Rs.10,490. X1 Name the first tennis player other than Federer or Nadal to finish a year as No.1 since Andy Roddick of USA in 2003. Novak Djokovic

Which Gazal maestro passed away recently? Jagjit Singh What is the name of weather satellite launched in india on 12th Oct 2011? PSLV-C18 carrying Megha-Trophiques Name the Indo-French tropical satellite carried by PSLV-c18? Megha-Trophiques Which two Indian sports persons is given the Lieutenant Colonel rank by the Army? M S Dhoni and Abhinav Bindra

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Who won the Japanese Grand Prix? Jenson Button Who became Formula One's youngest double world champion after finishing third at Japanese Grand Prix? Sebastian Vettel What is the new movie and also the 100th film of Jackie Chan? 1911

Which is the new web programming language launched by Google? Dart Which company is the first to sell a Ultrabook less than $1000? Acer S3 Ultrabook priced at $899 Which software was officially stopped by Microsoft Recently? Zune HD What is the new feature announced by Research In Motion(RIM) which allow users of some blackberry phones to share contact information,documents and multimedia content? Tag What is the new feature released by Google in Chrome browser which allows any two computer to connect each other using chrome browser? Chrome Remote new Desktop What is the name of the Microsoft's new Mobile OS? Mango

Where did Google open its new data center recently? Dublin Which company produces bladeless fans and heaters? Dyson What is the name of the new Toshiba tablet which will be launched in November? Thrive 7" What is the name of the speech recognition feature introduced by Apple in iPhone's? Siri

Who is set to play against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Champions League Twenty 20 finals? Mumbai Indians Which company is in talks to buy out Ericsson's mobile phone venture? Sony Coporation Which company has Research In Motion, maker of Blackberry phones planning to buy to provide photo, video and social-network tools for smartphones and computers? Ireland's NewBay

When did Champions League T20 Kick started? October 2009 Who is the chairperson of the CLT20 tournament? Mr.Shashank Manohar How many countries are part of CLT20 tournament? Seven Who won the title sponsor rights for CLT20 tournament for first 2 years? Airtel Which company suceeded Airtel as the title sponsor for CLT20 tournament for the next four years? Nokia Which team won the first ever CLT20 title? New South Wales (NSW) New South Wales defeated which team in the finals of 2009? Trinidad & Tobago Who clinched the CLT20 title in the year 2010? Chennai Super Kings Who has composed the theme song for CLt20? A.R.Rahman Which spanish singer proposed a new song for the second edition of CLT20 tournament(CLT20 2010)? Enrique Iglesias In which country was the inaugural CLT20 tournament held? India In which country was the second edition of CLT20 tournament held? South Africa In which country 2011 CLT20 tournament was held? India

In which country 2011 CLT20 tournament was held? India In which cities 2011 CLT20 matches were played? Bangalore,Hyderabad and Chennai Which 3 Indian teams qualified for the main tournament? Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings Which Indian team was knocked out in the Robin Round format of 2011 CLt20? Kolkata Knight Riders

When did Champions League T20 Kick started? October 2009 Who is the chairperson of the CLT20 tournament? Mr.Shashank Manohar How many countries are part of CLT20 tournament? Seven Who won the title sponsor rights for CLT20 tournament for first 2 years? Airtel

Name the three Indian boxers who have qualified for London Olympics 2012? Jai Bhagwan, L.Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar Name the Afghan President who was in India for a two-day visit. Hamid Karzai Who has been appointed as Chairman of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation? Sudhir Vasudeva Name the MD and VP, Nokia India, who has been assigned global role to head India, Middle East and Africa region. D.Shivakumar

Who is the founder of Canara Bank? Shri Ammembal Subba RaoPai In which city of Karnataka Canara Bank was setup? Mangalore In which year Canara Bank started its operations? 1906 July What was the earlier name for Canara Bank? Canara Hindu Permanent Fund

Who is the founder of Andhra Bank? Dr.Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya When did Andhra Bank commenced its operations? 28th November,1923 Where is the headquarter of Andhra Bank located Hyderabad What does the Blue and Red colour denotes in the Bank logo? Blue denotes solidity and Red denotes dynamism

In which year Allahabad Bank commenced its operations? 1865 April 24th Who founded Allahabad Bank? Group of Europeans Where is Allahabad Bank's headquarters located? Kolkata Who acquired Allahabad Bank at a price of Rs0.436 per share in the year 1920? P and O Corporation

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The Music of Black Origin(MOBO) Awards were established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffel to recognise and celebrate artists who create black or urban music.The MOBO Awards is the first black awards show in Europe Catergory Winner Best UK Act Jessie J Best Newcomer Jessie J Best UK Hip Hop/Grime Act Tinie Tempah Best Video Tinchy Stryder & Dappy 'Spaceship' Best International Act Rihanna Best Song Jessie J - 'Do it like a dude' Best Album Who You Are(Jessie J) Best UK RandB/Soul Act Adele Best Reggae Alborosie Best Jazz Act Kairos 4tet Best African Act Wizkid Best Gospel Act Triple O Outstanding Contribution to music Boyz II Men

Literature Mr.Tomas Transtromer, through his condensed, translucent images, he has given fresh access to reality Chemistry Mr. Dan Shechtman has been honoured with Nobel Prize in the category of chemistry for his work in  "Discovery of Quasicrystals" Physics Mr. Saul Perlmutter, Mr.Brian P Schmidt and Mr.Adam G Riess has been awarded the prize for their work towards  "Discovery of the accelrating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae" Physiology or Medicine Mr. Bruce A Beutler and Mr.Jules A Hoffmann  has been honoured for their  "Discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" Mr.Ralph M Steinman has been awarded for "Discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity. Peace Prize Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,  Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and  Tawakkul Karman of Yemen for work on women's rights

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Which former Ranji Player died after falling from train at Vaikom in Kottayam? K.R.Krishna Varma Name the 69-year-old who collapsed and died minutes after fulfilling his life-long ambition of climbing Africa's highest mountain peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. Alistair Cook Which Bollywood movie have been watched by over 1.3 lakh Chinese since its Mandarin version release? Aamir Khan's 3 Idiots Which Asian Advertising congress is coming back to India after 8 years? Ad Asia (October 31st to November 3rd 2011)

CSIR - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research Chemical Sciences Dr.Bikash Kumar Jena Dr.Dattatraya Hanumant Dethe Engineering Sciences Dr.Amol Aravindrao Kulkarni Dr.Kaushik Biswas Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences Dr.Arun Singh Dr.Rajeev Saraswat CSIR Diamond Jubilee Invention Award for School Children 2010 Fourth Price(Rs.10,000/-): Master Shantanu Gangwar , Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram, New Delhi Invention - An infra-red based path guidance system (smart stick) for Blind persons Fifth Price(Rs.5,000/-): Master Ankit Kumar Mittal , Dr.Raghubir Prakash S D sen Secondary School, Barnala, Punjab Invention - Modified Zip

When and where was Steve jobs born? Steve jobs was born on February 24th 1955 in San Fransisco To which video game company jobs worked as technician in 1974? Atari Who is the first employee of the Apple corporation, who is also a close friend of steve jobs? Daniel Kottke In which year was Apple Inc. founded? On April 1st 1976 Who are the founders of Apple inc.? Steve jobs, Steve wozniak and Ronald Wayne When did Steve jobs die? October 5th 2011 What is the middle name of Steve Jobs? Paul In which animation company Steve Jobs worked as Chief Executive Officer before taking the lead role in Apple Inc? Pixar Animation Studios

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Who was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland? Roman Polanski Name the typhoon that left about 31 people dead and displacing over 60,000 families in Philippines. Nesat Which company has launched its enterprise business unit in India? Huawei Who will play host to the IBSF World Snooker Championship tournament? Karnataka State Billiards Association What is the Indian railway ministry planning to setup on the lines of Airport Authority of India? Station Authority of India What is the food inflation for the week ended September 17th 2011? 9.13% Who won the Bilbao Final Masters against Vishwanathan Anand? Vassily Ivanchuk Who has been named as director general of the Border Security Force? U.K.Bansal Which manufacturing facility has nokia set to shut down? Romania factory Who has been appointed executive director (corporate affairs) at Indian Oil Corporation? Vijay Gupta When is the Karnataka Badminton League set to start? November 5th 2011 Who i

Business Leader of the year Chanda Kochhar Company of the year Bajaj Auto Global Indian of the year Vikram Pandit, CEO Citigroup Corporate Citizen of the year Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Policy change agent of the year Nandan Nilekani, Chairman UIDAI Lifetime Achievement Award Y.V.Reddy, Former RBI Governor Entrepreneur of the year Rahul Bhatia, Owner Indigo Emerging company of the year Shree Renuka Sugars

Who broke the world record to win the Berlin Men's Marathon? Patrick Makau, 27 kilometers in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 38 seconds Which middle-east country has given women the right to vote and run in municipal elections? Saudi Arabia Which state's Chief Minister has announced laptop for students securing 50% marks? Assam Who won the Singapore GP 2011? Sebastian Vettel Who won silver medal in the Archery World Cup final held in Istanbul? Deepika Kumari Which Indian movie finds 14th place in the all-time 25 best sports movies list of Time? Lagaan Which Kenyan Nobel laureate died battling against cancer? Wangari Maathai Which European country's Prime Minister announced dissolution of parliament? Spanish Prime Minister - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Name the head of Swiss banking giant UBS who resigned recently. Oswald J. Gruebel Which US oil and gas group has approved A$29 billion Australian LNG project? Chevron Who has been appointed as Indian env

Who are the founders of Apple Incorporation? Steve Jobs, Ronald Wayne and Steve Wozniak In which year Apple incorporation started its operations? 1976 (April 1st) Where is the headquarters of Apple Inc located? California, USA In which stock exchange Apple Inc is been listed? Nasdaq What is the symbol of Apple Inc which is been traded in Nasdaq? AAPL Who is the current CEO of Apple Inc? Tim Cook Which is Apple's famous Brand in the Mobile phone segment? Iphone By what name Apple's first product was known as? Apple 1 On which date Apple 2 was launched? April 16,1977 What are the different hardware brands which Apple owns? Desktop computers, Laptops, Ipods, Iphone and Ipad What are the different softwares owned by Apple? Mac Operating system,Safari web browser and Itunes In which year Apple introduced Macintosh Portable? 1989

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Which Ex-Indian captain passed away recently? Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Who has won Zambia's presidential elections? Michael Sata What is the value of Rupee against dollar as on 22nd September 2011? 49.57 Who has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer of Nokia? Richard Green Which Asian country is planning to set up National Cyder security centre? Singapore Where does food inflation stand as on September 10th 2011? 8.84% Which Malayalam film has been chosen as India's entry for Oscars? Adaminte Makan Abu Who has been named CEO of HP? Meg Whitman Which festival is to be celebrated over the next 15 months as part of the 60th anniversary of the bilateral relations with Germany? Germany in India Which country has opened innovation network centre to foster collaboration with India in all aspects relating to R&D, innovation and business? Finland Name the cricketer who announced retirement from first class cricket recently. Vinod Kambli List the banks which were downgraded to