Current Affairs Quiz

Table Tennis
Qatar Open
DohaFeb 17-21Kuwait OpenKuwait CityFeb 23-27German OpenBerlinMar 18-21Indian OpenNew DelhiApr 1-5World Team Championship
MoscowMay 23-30China Open(venue undecided)June 23-27

Tennis
Australian Open
AustraliaJan 18-31French OpenFranceMay 23-June 6Wimbledon
UKJune 21-July 7US OpenUS
Aug 30-Sep 12ATP World Tour FinalsLondonNov 21-29WTA ChampionshipDohaOct 25-30Tournament of ChampionsBaliNov 1-5

Common Wealth GamesNew DelhiOct 3-14

Mumbai Marathon Jan 17 2010

Whom did Vishwanathan Anand defended to win World Chess Championship 2012?
Boris Gelfand

iTV is the concept of which company?
Apple

Which company is set to announce water-resistant Xperia phones?
Sony

Where in Middle East Facebook opened its office?
Dubai

Name the ex-COO of Aircel who has been appointed as president and CEO of RCom's wireless business.
Gurdeep Singh

Which US-based bank got banking license in India?
Morgan Stanley

Name the Ex-Liberian president who is sentenced 50 years in prison.
Charles Taylor

India recently declined to sell nuclear technology to which 3 countries?
Iran, Iraq and Libya

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would invest in which 2 sectors of Uttar Pradesh state?
Health and Agriculture sectors

Expand ICO. (Hint: Coffee)
International Coffee Organisation

Expand TFSI. (Hint: Toyota)
Toyota Financial Services India

Golf
Asian Tour International
BangkokFeb 4-7Avantha ChampionshipDelhiFeb 11-14Pro-Am ChampionshipNew DelhiFeb 18-21Augusta Masters

Apr 8-11US OpenCaliforniaJune 17-20British OpenScotlandJuly 15-18PGA ChampionshipWisconsinAug 12-15European MastersSwitzerlandSept 2-5World Golf ChampionshipShanghaiNov 4-7


Hockey
FHI Hockey World CupNew DelhiFeb 28-March 13Women's Champions TrophyNottingham(England)July 10-18Men's Champions TrophyMonchengladbach(Germany)July 31-August 8Women's World CupRosario(Argentina)Aug 30-Sep 12

Formula One
Bahrain GP
SakhirMarch 12-14Australian GP
MelbourneMarch 26-28Malaysian GP
Kuala LumpurApril 2-4Chinese GP
ShangaiApril 16-18Spanish GP
CatlunyaMay 7-9Monaco GP
Monte CarloMay 13-16Turkish GP
IstanbulMay 28-30Canadian GP
MontrealJune 11-13European GP
ValenciaJune 25-27British GP
SilverstoneJuly 9-11German GP
HockenheimJuly 23-25Hungarian GP
BudapestJuly 30-Aug 1Belgian GP
Spa-FrancorchampsAug 27-29Italian GP
MonzaSep 10-12Singapore GPSingaporeSep 24-26Korean GP
YeongamOctober 22-24Brazialian GP
Sao PauloNov 5-7Abu Dhabi GP
MarinaNov 12-14

Football
World Cup
South AfricaJune 11- July 11Europa CupHamburgMay 12Champions LeagueMadridMay 22

Who has been appointed as director general of Jammu and Kashmir police?
Ashok Prasad

Which football team has been identified as the world's most popular football club by a survey carried out by market research agency, Kantar?
Manchester United

Expand SFIO.
Serious Fraud Investigation Office

Which Northeast state got Software Technology Park recently?
Tripura

Ritesh Idnani was Chief Operating Officer of which BPO company?
Infosys

Which company launched Music Hub as iTunes rival?
Samsung

For which company did Karima Bawa worked as Chief Legal Officer?
Research In Motion

Kanshiram Nagar : Aligarh :: Maharajganj : ___________
Gorakhpur

Cricket
ICC Under-19 World CupNew ZealandJan 15-31Indian Premier League - IPL3IndiaMarch-AprilICC World T20
West IndiesApril-May

Cycling
Tour de FranceFranceJuly 3-25

Top Run Scorers



Player
Matches
Runs
Average


Chris Gayle(RCB)
15
733
61.08


Gautam Gambhir(KKR)
17
590
36.87


Shikhar Dhawan(DC)
15
569
40.64





Top Wicket Takers



Player
Matches
Wickets
Average


Morne Morkel
16
25
18.12


Sunil Narine
15
24
13.50


Lasith Malinga
14
22
15.90

Company
Product

Apple
IPhone 3G S
Google Chrome OS
Predicted launch second half of 2010
Microsoft
Windows 7
Amazon
Kindle 2, an e-book reader
Microsoft
Bing, a decision engine
Apple
Updated iMac launched
Samsung
Net Book, N140 powered by Windows 7
Nokia
Net book - Booklet 3G
Indian Space Research Organisation
Bhuvan, India's mapping application website
Samsung
LED TV with a resolution of 1920x1080
Reliance India Mobile
Blackberry Storm 9530
Sony
Vaio X, an ultra-slim laptop
Creative
Zen X-FI 2, 3-inch touch screen media player
Transcend
PF810 touch-sensitive digital photo frame
Dell
Studio One 19, desktop PC with multi-touch LCD display

Who won the 2012 Indian Premier League?
Kolkata Knight Riders

Name the Indian who became the first Prime Minister to visit Myanmar after 25 years.
Dr.Manmohan Singh

Who won the 66th Santosh Trophy?
Services against Tamil Nadu (3-2)

Which company has warned of internet blackout on July 9th 2012?
Google

Which company has invested Rs.21,000 crore to setup railway wagon and component factory in West Bengal?
SAIL

Name the tennis player who played his 50th Grand Slam tournament at the French Open 2012.
Roger Federer

Who won the Monaco Grand Prix 2012?
Mark Webber

Who won the Chennai Open 2012 at the Indian Squash Academy?
Joshna Chinappa (6th title of her career)

Who won the Thomas Cup 2012 title?
Lin Dan

Which countries recently signed 12 agreements, including a $500 million credit line, border area development and air services?
India and Mayanmar

Where in India 3-day international student's film festival will be held from 1st June 2012?
Kolkata

Which film of Raj Kapoor has been added to All-Time 100 list o…

Who invented the first process of mass production of steel inexpensively in 1850?
i) William Jelly ii) Robert William iii) Sir Henry Bessemer iv) Henry David

Who invented safety razor?
i) King Camp Gillette ii) King Camp Gillette II iii) King Camp Razor iv) None of these

Who was the inventor of modern computer?
i) Ada Lovelace ii) Bill Gates iii) Steve Jobs iv) Charles Babbage

Who invented computer mouse?
i) Paul Allen ii) Naryan Murthy iii) Bill Gates iv) Douglas Engelbart

Who invented modern electronic pocket calculator?
i) Mike Calc ii) James Puckle iii) Jack Kilby iv) None of these

Which scientist is the greatest of all time having over 1000 patents to his credit?
i) Albert Einstein ii) Vishveshwaraiah iii) Thomas Alva Edison iv) Issac Newton

Who invented the pencil sharpener in 1847?
i) Micheal Sharpener ii) Judson iii) Therry Des Estwaux iv) None of these

Who made the first Atom bomb in the world?
i) James Atom ii) Neils Bhor iii) Max Planck iv) Otto Hahn

Who invented the logarithmic table?
i) J…

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…

LatinWords

erratum
errata
index
indices, indexes
datum
data
radius
radii
formula
formulae or formulas
memorandum
memoranda
terminus
termini or terminuses


GreekWords

axis
axes
crisis
crises
basis
bases
analysis
analyses
parenthesis
parentheses
hypothesis
hypotheses
phenomenon
phenomena
criterion
criteria

Where would one be if he/she were a pillion rider?
On the backseat of a Cycle or Two-wheeler

Which is the most common word used in the English Language?
The

How many winks one is said to have if taken a short sleep or a doze?
Forty winks

What on road is a 'sleeping policeman'?
A speed breaker

What does the expression, 'My stomach thinks my throat is cut', mean?
It means 'I am hungry'

What kind of person is made to wear a strait jacket?
A violent prisoner/A mental patient

Which part of a dog might one see in a book?
Dog ears(when pages are folded in the corners)

The word 'chit' is derived from a word in an Indian Language. Which word?
Chiti (a letter)

How did the saucer get its name?
It was originally used for keeping sauce

In a standard dictionary, which letter has the least number of words listed under it?
X

When were the official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled?
19th May 2010

When was the first time both Olympic and Paralympic mascots were unveiled at the same time?
At the Vancouver Olympics (2010)

Name the two mascots of London Olympics 2012.
Wenlock and Mandeville

What does the two animated mascots depict?
Two drops of steel from a steelworks in Bolton

How is the name Wenlock derived for a mascot of summer olympics 2012?
It is named after the Shropshire town of Much Wenlock which held a forerunner of the current Olympic Games

How is the name Mandeville derived for a mascot of summer olympics 2012?
It is named after Stoke Mandeville, a village in Buckinghamshire where a forerunner to the Paralympic Games were first held

Who wrote the story concepts to the mascots?
Michael Morpurgo

Name the 2 stories created about the mascots.
Out Of A Rainbow and Adventures On A Rainbow

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
January15th to 30thVancouver 2010 Olympic GamesFebruary12th to 28thIndian Premier League
March 12th to April 25thVancouver 2010 ParalympicMarch 12th to 21stFIFA World Cup at South AfricaJune 11th to July 11thWimbledon 2010June 21st to July 4th
XIX Commonwealth Games 2010October 3rd to October 14th

Which 2 teams qualify for finals of Indian Premier League 2012 to be held on 27th May 2012?
Kolkata Kinght Riders and Chennai Super Kings

As stated in Railway Budget which train from Rajasthan will help huge flow of pilgrims to reach the shrine of Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti?
Ajmer-Delhi Duronto train

Which tourism has joined hands with IRCTC in India to improve their tourism services by making use of each other's expertise and facilities?
Indian Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC)

Expand ADaRSH.
Associationfor Development and Research of Sustainable

Expand GRIHA.
Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment

Name the former chief minister of Meghalaya who passed away recently.
Flinder Anderson Khonglam

Which state Government in India announced a pension of Rs.1,000 per month post retirement and housing scheme for homeless journalists?
Tripura

Name the deputy Prime Minister who quit from Nepal cabinet recently.
Krishna Sitaula

Expand PAC.
Public Accounts Committee

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…

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

Give one word for the following:

1. Science or study of sound - Acoustics

2. Mental and physical states of mankind - Anthropology

3. Study of heredity - Genetics

4. Study of epidemics - Epidemiology

5. Study of rainfall - Hyetology

6. Study of health - Hygiene

7. Study of living bodies - Biology

8. The study of plant life - Botany

9. Study of shells - Conchology

10. Study of teeth - Odontography

To which country did India lose in Azlan Shah Cup?
New Zealand

Who will receive the honorary doctorate in civil law nearly after 20 years after Oxford University awarded?
Aung Saan Suu Kyi

Indian Air Force signed a deal worth Rs.2,800 crore for acquisition of which planes?
Pilatus planes

Name the new system that is introduced to get information of foreigners visiting India.
Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT)

Which 2 Indian companies have been included in the 'BrandZ list' of the top 100 most-valuable global brands of 2012 by research firm Millward Brown?
Bharti Airtel and ICICI Bank

Subramaniam Ramadorai
TCS


Deepak Parekh
HDFC (will be stepping down Jan 2010)


Ramani Ayer
Hartford Financial Services


Rick Wagoner
General Motors


Alvaro de Molina
GMAC


Edward Liddy
AIG


David Moffet
Freddie Mac


Herbert Allison Freddie
Mac's partnering company Fannie Mae


Bernard Poussot
Wyeth


Fred Hassan
Merck and Co


John Thain
Merril Lynch


Harry Styli
Sequenom

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

Which team was eliminated to qualify in the IPL 2012 by Chennai Super Kings?
Mumbai Indians

Which commodity's price had steepest price increase recently in India?
Petrol (increase by Rs.7.50per litre)

Which country tested a missile just 4 days after NATO summit?
Russia

Name the 5 books released by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Bihar's glory.
Bihar from birth to centenary, Bihar Gaurav, Bihar Vibhooti, Women's role in Bihar development and Role of Bihar in development of Urdu literature

Name the book to be released by Sumedha Kamat-Desai on traditional Goan culture.
Palav Paan

Which city in Rajasthan will be made smoking free?
Jaipur

Name the Australian world's richest woman as per an annual index by Business Review Weekly.
Gina Rineheart

Which country would infuse 30 billion euros into businesses to repay debts?
Italy

Who has been appointed as CEO of Motorola Mobility post Google's acquisition?
Dennis Woodside

Name the social network launched for the people who are on death bed.
My …