2009 Nobel Prize :
*The Nobel Prize in Physics : Charles K. Kao, Willard S. Boyle, George E. Smith
*The Nobel Prize in Chemistry : Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz, Ada E. Yonath
*The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine : Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, Jack W. Szostak
*The Nobel Prize in Literature : Herta Müller
*The Nobel Peace Prize : Barack H. Obama
*The Prize in Economic Sciences : Elinor Ostrom, Oliver E. Williamson .
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
2010 Nobel Prize :
2010 Nobel Prize :
*The Nobel Prize in Physics : Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov
*The Nobel Prize in Chemistry : Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, Akira Suzuki
*The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine :
Robert G. Edwards
*The Nobel Prize in Literature : Mario Vargas Llosa
*The Nobel Peace Prize : Liu Xiaobo
*The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences : Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides
*The Nobel Prize in Physics : Andre Geim, Konstantin Novoselov
*The Nobel Prize in Chemistry : Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi, Akira Suzuki
*The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine :
Robert G. Edwards
*The Nobel Prize in Literature : Mario Vargas Llosa
*The Nobel Peace Prize : Liu Xiaobo
*The Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences : Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen, Christopher A. Pissarides
Monday, October 25, 2010
Current Affair
*New York is the America's largest city
*Which country is higest consumer of heroine in South Asia ?
Ans : India
*France will host G8 summit in 2011
*Maple Leaf 2007 is the worlds largest gold coin sold in Vienna
*Russia is building the world's largest telescope in Antartica .
*Britain has launched a new Google Earth Map.
*Russia will establish a new space center .
*US retailer Wal-Mart Stores has topped the Fortune 500 list.
*India has topped in World Bank's Loan List.
*RIL discovered 7th Oil Well in Gujarat block
*Tata has proposed to set up the country's largest solar photo voltaic plant in Gujarat.
*India is the 2nd largest wireless market in the world after China.
*DTC bill tabled in LS; proposes exemption limit of Rs 2 Lakh The Government on Monday tabled the much-awaited Direct Taxes Code bill (DTC) in the Lok Sabha which proposed to raise the exemption limit on income tax from the current Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs two lakh.
*NAC to consult Agri ministry on food security bill
*US to release stamp on Mother Teresa on 5th Sept : TheUS has decided to release a postage stamp in the honour of India's Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa on 5th September, the US Postal Service has announced.
*NASA tests most powerful booster rocket ever : NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully have tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt
*Sonia elected Congress President for 4th term
*Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain
*India elected as Secretary of Interpol : Wildlife crime group India has been elected for the post of Secretary in the Wildlife Crime Working Group of the Interpol for thefirst time
*US Report listsIndia as third most powerful nation in world : A US official report on global governance has declared Indiaas the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China
*'Peepli Live' India's official entry for Oscars 2011
*'World Statesman Award' for PMA top US official described PM Manmohan Singh as "a man of uncommon decency and grace" who has led the way in building the Indo-US partnership, as he presented the Indian leader 'The World Statesman Award
*Mukesh tops Forbes list ofIndia'srichest : RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani hastopped Forbes magazine's list of the 100 richest Indians for the third year in-a-row, pipping billionaires like L N Mittal and Azim Premji with a net worth of USD 27 billion
*Chennai Super Kings beat Warriors to win CL T20 :
Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings thrashed South African home favourites Warriors by 8 wickets to win the Champions League Twenty20 final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday
* SBI employees rank bottom among PSBs in bringing business: RBI
* Country's first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' inaugurated : India on Sunday got its first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' as it braces to host the 19th Commonwealth Games at New Delhi
*Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri remembered on birth anniversaryIndia is observing the 141st anniversary of the father of the nation Mahatama Gandhi and 106th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on Saturday
*Aruna Roy honoured with Lal Bahadur Shastri AwardAruna Roy, social and political activist and member of the National Advisory Council, was on Friday honoured with the coveted Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her "arduous journey" and dedication towards the issues of the common man.
*India Post brings out Special CWG Opening ceremony stampThe Indian postal department has brought out a special stamp to commemorate the opening ceremony of the19th edition of the Commonwealth Games that kick started in the capital on Sunday.
*Geim and Novoselov win Nobel Prize in Physics : Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the Nobel Prize in physics
*Indian shooters open gold medal chest on day two : Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang shot down the country's first gold medal in the Commonwealth Games on the second day ofcompetitions on Tuesday before Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed added the second one at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
*Test-tube baby pioneer Edwards wins medicine Nobel : Robert Edwards of Britain won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for developing in-vitro fertilisation, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples worldwide have children
* American Richard Heck & Japanese researchers Elichi Negishi & Akira Suzuki won the 2010 Nobel prize in Chemistry.
* Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace PrizeChinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize"for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights inChina.
* MARIO VARGAS LLOSA OF PERU HAS WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE.Andrei Geim & Konstantin Novoselov, RUSSIA have WON the Nobel prize 2010 for PHYSICS
*India elected to UNSC as non-permanent member? .
*British author Howard Jacobson wins Booker Prize
*Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI) is a new index being included in Human Development Index.
*Green Banking Channel has been launched by SBI
*Miss world 2010 will be held in Sanya,China.
*Miss Earth 2010 will be held in Nha Trang,Vietnam.
*Miss Universe 2010 is Ximena Navarrete of Mexico .
*World's longest tunnel breaks down Swiss Alpine barrier
*Which country is higest consumer of heroine in South Asia ?
Ans : India
*France will host G8 summit in 2011
*Maple Leaf 2007 is the worlds largest gold coin sold in Vienna
*Russia is building the world's largest telescope in Antartica .
*Britain has launched a new Google Earth Map.
*Russia will establish a new space center .
*US retailer Wal-Mart Stores has topped the Fortune 500 list.
*India has topped in World Bank's Loan List.
*RIL discovered 7th Oil Well in Gujarat block
*Tata has proposed to set up the country's largest solar photo voltaic plant in Gujarat.
*India is the 2nd largest wireless market in the world after China.
*DTC bill tabled in LS; proposes exemption limit of Rs 2 Lakh The Government on Monday tabled the much-awaited Direct Taxes Code bill (DTC) in the Lok Sabha which proposed to raise the exemption limit on income tax from the current Rs 1.6 lakh to Rs two lakh.
*NAC to consult Agri ministry on food security bill
*US to release stamp on Mother Teresa on 5th Sept : TheUS has decided to release a postage stamp in the honour of India's Nobel prize winner Mother Teresa on 5th September, the US Postal Service has announced.
*NASA tests most powerful booster rocket ever : NASA and aerospace company ATK Aerospace Systems successfully have tested the most powerful solid-fuel rocket engine ever, even though its future in the space program remains in doubt
*Sonia elected Congress President for 4th term
*Sachin becomes IAF's honorary Group Captain
*India elected as Secretary of Interpol : Wildlife crime group India has been elected for the post of Secretary in the Wildlife Crime Working Group of the Interpol for thefirst time
*US Report listsIndia as third most powerful nation in world : A US official report on global governance has declared Indiaas the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China
*'Peepli Live' India's official entry for Oscars 2011
*'World Statesman Award' for PMA top US official described PM Manmohan Singh as "a man of uncommon decency and grace" who has led the way in building the Indo-US partnership, as he presented the Indian leader 'The World Statesman Award
*Mukesh tops Forbes list ofIndia'srichest : RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani hastopped Forbes magazine's list of the 100 richest Indians for the third year in-a-row, pipping billionaires like L N Mittal and Azim Premji with a net worth of USD 27 billion
*Chennai Super Kings beat Warriors to win CL T20 :
Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings thrashed South African home favourites Warriors by 8 wickets to win the Champions League Twenty20 final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday
* SBI employees rank bottom among PSBs in bringing business: RBI
* Country's first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' inaugurated : India on Sunday got its first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' as it braces to host the 19th Commonwealth Games at New Delhi
*Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri remembered on birth anniversaryIndia is observing the 141st anniversary of the father of the nation Mahatama Gandhi and 106th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on Saturday
*Aruna Roy honoured with Lal Bahadur Shastri AwardAruna Roy, social and political activist and member of the National Advisory Council, was on Friday honoured with the coveted Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her "arduous journey" and dedication towards the issues of the common man.
*India Post brings out Special CWG Opening ceremony stampThe Indian postal department has brought out a special stamp to commemorate the opening ceremony of the19th edition of the Commonwealth Games that kick started in the capital on Sunday.
*Geim and Novoselov win Nobel Prize in Physics : Russian-born scientists Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov shared the Nobel Prize in physics
*Indian shooters open gold medal chest on day two : Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang shot down the country's first gold medal in the Commonwealth Games on the second day ofcompetitions on Tuesday before Rahi Sarnobat and Anisa Sayyed added the second one at the Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range.
*Test-tube baby pioneer Edwards wins medicine Nobel : Robert Edwards of Britain won the 2010 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for developing in-vitro fertilisation, a breakthrough that has helped millions of infertile couples worldwide have children
* American Richard Heck & Japanese researchers Elichi Negishi & Akira Suzuki won the 2010 Nobel prize in Chemistry.
* Chinese dissident Liu wins Nobel Peace PrizeChinese dissident Liu Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize"for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights inChina.
* MARIO VARGAS LLOSA OF PERU HAS WON THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE.Andrei Geim & Konstantin Novoselov, RUSSIA have WON the Nobel prize 2010 for PHYSICS
*India elected to UNSC as non-permanent member? .
*British author Howard Jacobson wins Booker Prize
*Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI) is a new index being included in Human Development Index.
*Green Banking Channel has been launched by SBI
*Miss world 2010 will be held in Sanya,China.
*Miss Earth 2010 will be held in Nha Trang,Vietnam.
*Miss Universe 2010 is Ximena Navarrete of Mexico .
*World's longest tunnel breaks down Swiss Alpine barrier
Current Affair
*Archery coach Lenin dies in accident, CWG medallist unhurt
*Group of 20 finance leaders agree to give 6% more IMF votes to developing countries, though the U.S. retains its veto power, in a meeting in Gyeongju,South Korea.
*The government of Burma announces the adoption of a new national flag.
*Milan Kumar Baneerjee- former Attorney General passed away.
*China banned peoplebelow 18 years to climb Mount Everest.
*France to host next G8 Summit
*Global Competitive Index prepared by World Economic Forum
*INDIA:49th
*Switzerland : 1st
*US: 2nd.
*Singapore :3rd.
*China : 29th
*Rome hosted "Hunger Conference " under the aegis of UN.
*J Hari Narayan : Chairman, IRDA.
*Largest trading partner of Japan is China(replaced USA)
*INDIA signed MoU with Argentina to develop technical & professional cooperation in agriculture.
*Cloned buffalo Garima 2 born in Haryana.
*Elections have been declared recently in an Asian country after a gap of 20 years.Which is that country?Myanmar
*Obama announces $ 3.3 million aid for Pakistan Flood.
*US released postal stamp on Mother Teressa on her 13th death Anniversary
*Fernando Alonso won Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari
*INDIA : 1st country to implement a biometric-based unique ID system for its residents .
*October is national vegetarian awareness month
*krishna poonia won indias first CWG athletics gold since 1958
*Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is relesed by United Nations.
*Bhopal Gas Tragedy occured in 1985 due to leaking of Uranium Carbide .
*The ministry of defence has signed a MoU with Doordarshan to produce programmes on Ex-servicemen's lives .
*Sonia Gandhi laid foundation stone of Rohtang Tunnel .
*Ecofriendly sensitive regions of Lakshwadeep Islands will be the first to have biological toilets in the country .
*Biological Toilets use a bacteria called Psychrophilic found in Antartica region
*Indira Gandhi International Airport's new terminal 3 is the 6th largest terminal in the world. It was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh.
*Astra missile tested at Chandipur in Odisha ia an Air to Air missile.
*India has signed a new air service agreement with Iran.
*Which country has launched a spying satellite named Ofek 9 ?
Ans : Israel
*Which country has banned the use of the Veil and the burqa in public ?
Ans : Spain.
*Group of 20 finance leaders agree to give 6% more IMF votes to developing countries, though the U.S. retains its veto power, in a meeting in Gyeongju,South Korea.
*The government of Burma announces the adoption of a new national flag.
*Milan Kumar Baneerjee- former Attorney General passed away.
*China banned peoplebelow 18 years to climb Mount Everest.
*France to host next G8 Summit
*Global Competitive Index prepared by World Economic Forum
*INDIA:49th
*Switzerland : 1st
*US: 2nd.
*Singapore :3rd.
*China : 29th
*Rome hosted "Hunger Conference " under the aegis of UN.
*J Hari Narayan : Chairman, IRDA.
*Largest trading partner of Japan is China(replaced USA)
*INDIA signed MoU with Argentina to develop technical & professional cooperation in agriculture.
*Cloned buffalo Garima 2 born in Haryana.
*Elections have been declared recently in an Asian country after a gap of 20 years.Which is that country?Myanmar
*Obama announces $ 3.3 million aid for Pakistan Flood.
*US released postal stamp on Mother Teressa on her 13th death Anniversary
*Fernando Alonso won Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari
*INDIA : 1st country to implement a biometric-based unique ID system for its residents .
*October is national vegetarian awareness month
*krishna poonia won indias first CWG athletics gold since 1958
*Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is relesed by United Nations.
*Bhopal Gas Tragedy occured in 1985 due to leaking of Uranium Carbide .
*The ministry of defence has signed a MoU with Doordarshan to produce programmes on Ex-servicemen's lives .
*Sonia Gandhi laid foundation stone of Rohtang Tunnel .
*Ecofriendly sensitive regions of Lakshwadeep Islands will be the first to have biological toilets in the country .
*Biological Toilets use a bacteria called Psychrophilic found in Antartica region
*Indira Gandhi International Airport's new terminal 3 is the 6th largest terminal in the world. It was inaugurated by Manmohan Singh.
*Astra missile tested at Chandipur in Odisha ia an Air to Air missile.
*India has signed a new air service agreement with Iran.
*Which country has launched a spying satellite named Ofek 9 ?
Ans : Israel
*Which country has banned the use of the Veil and the burqa in public ?
Ans : Spain.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
1. Renowned Kannada writer and critic who has been appointed the Honourary Chair of Tagore Chair in Indian Literature at IGNOU?
Dr U.R. Ananthamurthy
2. Man of the Match winners of Test Cricket series between England and fourth held in England.
First test match played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham from July 29 to August1.
Man of the Match: James Anderson (England). He took 5 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in second innings.
Result: England won the match by 354 runs.
Second test match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from August 6 to August 9.
Man of the Match: Graeme Swann (England) He took 6 wickets in the second innings.
Result: England won the match by 9 wickets.
Third test match played at Kennington Oval,London from August 18 to August 21.
Man of the Match: Mohammad Amir (Pakistan).He took 5 wickets in the second innings.
Result: Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.
Fourth test match played at Played at Lord's, London from August 26 to August 29.
Man of the Match: Stuart Broad (Pakistan).He scored 169 runs in first innings took 2 wickets in the second innings.
Result: England won by an innings and 225 runs.
Series Result: England won the series 3-1.
3. Who won the Man of the series award in the 4 test cricket series between Pakistan and England held in England in 2010?
Jonathan Leonard Trott (England) and Mohammad Amir (Pakistan).
4. Reserve Bank recently imposed a penalty of Rs. five lakh on two private sector banks for violating banking regulations. Name of that banks.
ICICI and Standard Chartered Bank.
ICICI Bank, the country largest private sector lender, was penalised for violating Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) norms. Standard Chartered Bank, which is a leading foreign bank in India, was fined for not providing information, within the stipulated time, ona foreign currency loan it had arranged for an offshore special purpose vehicle.
5. Which country won the Under-19 European Football Championship (UEFA) held in France?
France.
They beat Spain (2-1) in the final.
6. Who became the first Indian to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics?
Gagan Narang (Shooter).
7. Chief Editor of the mass-circulation Malayalam newspaper Malayala Manorama, passed away recently at the age of 93?
K.M. Mathew.
He was a former Chairman of Press Trust of India. Mathew launched many publications such as the women magazine Vanitha in Malayalam and Hindi, the English magazine The Week, the farmer magazine Karshakasree, children magazines Balarama, Amar Chitra Katha and Kalikudukka in Malayalam and Magic Pot in English and encyclopedic Manorama Yearbook in Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil and Bengali.
8. Bollywood film director and producer who was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at a ceremony in London recently?
Yash Chopra
9. Chief information commissioner (CIC) of India who has been appointed as a memberof World Bank's access to information appeals board as on July 1, 2010?
Wajahat Habibullah.
10. Red Bull Formula One driver who won the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, heldin Budapest?
Mark Webber.
11. Who won the Man of the Match award in the third Cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka held in Sri Lanka from August 3, 2010?
VVS Laxman (India). He scored 56 runs in the first innings and scored unbeaten 103runs in second innings.
Result: India won the match by 5 wickets.
12. Who won the Man of the Series award in the Cricket Test series between India andSri Lanka held in Sri Lanka?
Virender Sehwag
13. Who is nominated as the ICC (International Cricket Council) Vice-President for the period 2010-12?
Alan Isaac.
He is currently the chairman of New Zealand Cricket.
14. Which country becomes the first NATO member to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan amid concerns over US-led alliance Afghan war strategy?
The Netherlands.
15. Who became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after taking field for his 169th match?
Sachin Tendulkar
He overtakes former Australian captain Steve Waugh as Most-capped Test Cricketer in the World.
16. Winners of Raman Magsaysay Award -2010
The seven awardees that come from Bangladesh, China, Japan, and the Philippines are:
1. Tadatoshi Akiba (Japan): He is being recognized for his principled and determined leadership in a sustained globalcampaign to mobilize citizens, pressure governments, and build the political will to create a world free from the perils of nuclear war. He received Ramon Magsaysay Award for his advocacy for nuclear disarmament.
2. Christopher Bernido and Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido (Philippines): They are being recognized for their purposeful commitment to both science and nation, ensuring innovative, low-cost, and effectivebasic education even under Philippine conditions of great scarcity and daunting poverty.
3. Huo Daishan (China): He is being recognized for his selfless and unrelenting efforts, despite formidable odds, to save China great river Huai and the numerous communities who draw life from it.
4. A.H.M. Noman Khan (Bangladesh): He is being recognized for his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of Bangladesh
5. Pan Yue and Fu Qiping (China): They are being recognized for their exemplary vision and zeal, as public servants at two levels of the state bureaucracy, in advocating the inseparability of development and the environment in uplifting the lives of the Chinese people.
17. Which club beat celtic 3-2 in the final tolift the emirates cup for the third time?
Arsenal
18. Who became the second Indian shooterto qualify for the 2012 London Olympics after finishing sixth in the 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF World Championships in Munich, Germany?
Hariom Singh.
19. Malaysia recently tightened visa requirements for tourists from 6 countries after many foreigners took advantage of easy entry procedures by overstaying. The countries are?
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan
20. Who has been appointed by Reserve Bank of India as the managing director andchief executive officer of Federal Bank?
Shyam Srinivasan.
21. Chief of Pakistan Frontier Constabulary who was killed recently in suicide bomb attack in Peshawar?
Sifwat Ghayoor.
22. Peoples of which African country recently voted in a historic referendum for a new constitution?
Kenya.
23. States of India recently rejected a draft bill proposed by Central Government to amend the Constitution. The bill is concerned with?
Goods and Services Tax (GST).
States rejected a draft bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) over a clause giving the Centre power to veto their decision. States feared that giving veto power to the Union Finance Minister on state GST would dilute their fiscal autonomy.
24. Which country blacklisted 21 state-owned Iranian companies as part of a growing and coordinated international effort to undercut Tehran's ability to use units in Europe and Asia to facilitate financial transactions and weapons development?
U.S.A
25. Who is elected as president of Hockey India at its maiden elections?
Vidya Stokes
Narinder Batra is elected as Secretary-General of Hockey India (HI). Vidya Stokes defeated Pargat Singh in the election.
26. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan, has been accused that he had given a helping hand to steal paintings of an internationally famous Pakistani artist. Name of that artist?
Laila Shahzada
Shaheen, daughter of Laila, has filed a petition to the Pakistan court stating that, Mr.Zardari and her own Brother together stole 93 of her mother paintings and sent them to London.
27. Supreme Court of which Latin American country recently rules in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage in all 31 states?
Mexico
Mexico Supreme Court ruled in favor of recognizing gay marriage countrywide on August 9, 2010.
28. 25-year-old Romanian woman who weighed 528 pounds (240 kilograms) whenshe gave birth to a baby girl more than 5 months ago has died recently?
Victoria Lacatus.
Victoria Lacatus, shown arriving by ambulance on Feb. 17, 2010 at a hospital inBucharest to deliver her first baby, has diedof a heart attack.(Photo: Florin Ardelean /ASSOCIATED PRESS)
29. Name of the Two Panamanian cargo ships which collided on August 7, 2010off the Mumbai coast causing oil spill from oneof the vessels?
MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia-III.
Chitra, heading towards Mundra port in Gujarat, was loaded with dry cargo containers while Khalijia had 30,000 tons of steel coils.
30. Who is the new president Columbia?
Juan Manuel Santos
31. President of which country had shoes thrown at him as he attended a political rally in Birmingham, Britain on August 7, 2010?
Pakistan.
Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan insulted in Britain when an unidentified man threw shoes pointing towards him during a public meeting.
32. The satellite by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which will be launched in 2012 to study the solar corona the outermost region of the Sun?
Aditya
After the successful launch of the moon mission, Chandrayaan-1 (ISRO) is gearing up for a mission to the sun called Mission Aditya".
33. Which state becomes the overall champion of 50th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships held in Patiala?
Kerala.
Kerala state retained the team championships with 8 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals, closely followed by hosts Punjab (7-4-5) and Haryana (7-3-5).
34. Which state won the 64th Santosh Trophy national football championship-2010?
West Bengal.
Bengal defeated Punjab 2-1 to win the 64thSantosh Trophy national football championship after 11 years and it was a record 30th win for Bengal.
35. Which country won the 2nd Asian Men Cup Volleyball Championship held in Iran beating china in the final?
Iran.
Eight Asian teams took part in the competition. Iran won the first edition of the Asian Men Cup Volleyball Championship by beating South Korea in the final game in Thailand in September 2008.
36. Which club beat Chelsea 3-1 to win the Community Shield, 2010?
Manchester United.
The Community Shield is usually contested by the winners of the previous season Premier League and the F.A. Cup and raises money for charities and community groups.
37. Who becomes the first Indian woman to clinch gold at the World Shooting Championships when she won the 50m rifle prone event on August 8, 2010 equaling the world record in the process?
Tejaswini Sawant.
Ewa Joanna Nowakowska (Poland) won thesilver medal and Olga Dovgun (Kazakhstan) secured the bronze medal. The championship held in Munich, Germany.
38. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak nominated 47-year-old former governor of South Gyeongsang, as the new prime minister of South Korea. His name is?
Kim Tae-ho.
39. Which club won the German Super Cup beating Schalke (2-0)?
Bayern Munich.
Bayern also claimed the Super Cup trophy in 1987 and 1990.
40. Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court?
P.D. Dinakaran
41. Vice president of International Cricket Council (ICC) for the period of 2010-2012?
Alan Isaac
Isaac was the nomination of Cricket Australia (CA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) (NZC). He is currently the chairman of New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
42. A radical Muslim cleric, who has been arrested on charges of terrorism by Indonesian anti-terror police from West Java in August 9, 2010?
Abu Bakar Bashir.
According to Indonesian police,71-year-old,Abu Bakar Bashir was actively involved in a terrorist training camp uncovered in the Indonesian province of Aceh this year and appointed the notorious terrorist Dulmatin as field commander. He planned for killing the Indonesia president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and foreign embassies.
43. Man of the Match winners of Triangular ODI Cricket series(India,Sri Lanka, New Zealand) held in Sri Lanka.
First ODI between India and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 10, 2010:
Man of the Match: Ross Taylor. (New Zealand). He scored 95 runs.
Result: New Zealand won the match by 200 runs.
Second ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 13, 2010:
Man of the Match: Upul Tharanga. (Sri Lanka) He scored 70 runs.
Result: Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.
Third ODI between Sri Lanka and India played at Dambulla on Aug 16, 2010:
Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag. (India) He scored unbeaten 99 runs.
Result: India won by 6 wickets.
Forth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 19, 2010:
Man of the Match: No match played.
Result: No result
Fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and India played at Dambulla on Aug 22, 2010:
Man of the Match: Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka).He took 5 wickets.
Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Sixth ODI between India and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 25, 2010:
Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag. (India) He scored 110 runs.
Result: India won by 105 runs.
Final between Sri Lanka and India played atDambulla on Aug 28, 2010:
Man of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka). He scored 110 runs
Result: Sri Lanka won Triangular Series beating India in the final by 74 runs.
44. Who won the Player of the series awardin the triangular ODI cricket series(India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand) held in Sri Lanka?
Virender Sehwag. (India)
45. Indian-American and a former B-52 stealth bomber engineer who faces life imprisonment after a US federal jury convicted him of selling sensitive cruise missile technology and other classified information to China for $110,000?
Noshir S Gowadia.
He was found guilty of five criminal offences of providing China the design of a cruise missile exhaust system enabling a Chinese cruise missile to prevent detection by infrared missiles.
46. Which country has beaten England 4-0 to win the Champions Trophy field hockey tournament for the third straight year?
Australia.
This is Australia third successive hockey Champions Trophy and 11th in all.
47. Which South American countries recently decided to restore diplomatic relations after a face-to-face meeting between the presidents of both countries?
Columbia and Venezuela.
48. Terrorist Osama Bin Laden's former cook and driver who has been sentenced to14 years in prison by a Guantanamo Bay tribunal?
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi.
Qosi, who served as cook, bodyguard and driver to Osama bin Laden from 1996 to 2001, was captured in December 2001 in the Tora Bora Mountains in Afghanistan. He had admitted conspiracy and providing support for terrorism.
49. Elections have been declared recently inan Asian country after a gap of 20 years. Which is that country?
Myanmar.
The last democratic election in Myanmar was held in 1990, but the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was not allowed to take over. Military Junta is heading the country for the last 50 years. According to the Military Government election rule, Aung San Suu Kyi and other arrested leaders will not be allowed to contest the elections.
50. Inaugural Summer Youth Olympics started from August 14 to August 26, 2010 held in?
Singapore.
The games are planned to be held every four years in staggered summer and winterevents consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The Youth Olympic Games will feature athletes between the ages of 14and 18.
51. Who has been awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award of India on the eve of 64th Independence Day?
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh.
He sacrificed his life in the February terror attack in Kabul this year.
Other Awards:
President awarded two Kirti Chakras (Posthumous) to Capt Davinder Singh Jass and Shri Vinod Kumar Choubey, Superintendent of Police, Chhattisgarh.
52. A shoe was hurled at Chief Minister of an Indian state by a suspended police officer, during the Independence Day function, 2010. Who is that chief Minister?
Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
53. Who won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics held in Singapore?
Yuka Sato. (Japan).
She won gold in the women's triathlon event.
54. Who won the Toronto Masters tennis title after defeating Roger Federer in the final?
Andy Murray.
55. Who won the WTA Cincinnati Open tennis title defeating Maria Sharapova in final?
Kim Clijsters.
56. The Commonwealth Games -2010 theme song Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto is composed by?
A.R.Rahman.
57. Spokesperson and editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, website which released over 75,000 secret US military reports covering the war in Afghanistan?
Julian Paul Assange.
He is an Australian internet activist best known for his involvement with Wikileaks website. He is considered as the owner and founder of WikiLeaks.
58. Who is the chairman and managing director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India's second largest state refiner?
S. Radhakrishnan.
59. Which country topped the medal chart with a total of 51 medals -- 30 gold, 16 silver and five bronze in the inaugural youth Olympics held in Singapore?
China.
Russia (18-14-11) and South Korea (11-4-4) were placed second and third, respectively, in the medals tally.
60. Number of medals won by India in the recently concluded inaugural youth Olympics?
8 Medals. (Six silver and two bronze.)
India finished 58th among the 84 countriesthat won medals.
61. Who won the first medal for India in the Youth Olympics by winning silver in thewomen's 60kg freestyle?
Pooja Dhand ,Wrestler
62. List of Medal Winners from India in the inaugural Youth Olympics held in Singapore.
Silver Medalists:
1. Pooja Dhand (Wrestler) in women's 60kgfreestyle.
2. Arjun (Discus Throw)
3. Prannoy Sunil Kumar(Badminton-Singles)
4. Shiva Thapa (Boxing-54Kg)
5. Yuki Bhambri (Tennis-Singles)
6. Pooja Dhanda (Wrestling- 60 Kg. female)
Bronze Medalists:
1. Vikas Krishnan (Boxing-60Kg).
2. Satyawart Kadian((Wrestling- 100 Kg. freestyle)
63. Presidents of which countries have adopted a joint declaration condemning terrorism and the regional drug trade as threats to peace and security?
Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
64. Suspected Russian arms dealer who willbe sent from Thailand to the United States, where he faces federal charges of conspiring to sell weapons to a terrorist organization?
Viktor Bout.
He sometimes called the Merchant of Death, is alleged to be one of the world most active black market arms traders, with an international network of 30 front companies, a fleet of cargo planes, and ready access to stockpiles of Russian arms.
65. India's parliament on 30-08-2010 approved a bill to open up the country's$150 billion nuclear power market, sealing legislation crucial for the entry of U.S. firms. Name of that bill?
The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill.
It is also known as Nuclear Liability Bill.
66. Iran opened its first nuclear power plant on 21-08-2010 at?
Bushehr.
Despite UN sanctions, Iranian and Russian engineers have begun loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow has promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production.
67. Off-spinner who has replaced Graeme Smith as South Africa's Twenty20 captain?
Johan Botha.
68. Indian Origin British actress who won Emmy awards for Best Supporting Actress trophy for her role of Kalinda Sharma, a bisexual private investigator in The Good wife ?
Archie panjabi.
The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place on August 29, 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards were presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Here is the complete list of the winners of Emmy awards- 2010.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family, ABC.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox.
Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, Glee, Fox.
Miniseries: The Pacific, HBO.
Made-for-TV Movie: Temple Grandin, HBO.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul,Breaking Bad, AMC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife, CBS.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, You Don Know Jack, HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Directing, Drama Series: Steve Shill, Dexter, Showtime.
Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special:Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Opening Ceremony, NBC.
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show, Comedy Central.
Reality Competition Program: Top Chef, Bravo.
Writing for Comedy Series: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family, ABC.
Writing, Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men, AMC.
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, You Don Know Jack, HBO.
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS.
Drama Series: Mad Men, AMC.
Comedy Series: Modern Family, ABC.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC.
Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer, TNT.
69. Which club lifted the Spanish Super Cupbeating Sevilla (4-0)?
Barcelona.
70. Which club won the 2010 Italian Supercup?
Inter Milan.
They defeated AS Roma (3-1) and lifted the Italian Supercup.
71. Kenyan runner who made history, setting a new world record in the 800-meters
in the event at an international meet in Berlin, Germany?
David Rudisha.
He broke the men's 800m world record in atime of one minute 41.09 seconds at an IAAF World Challenge meeting in Berlin. Theprevious record of 1:41:11 set by another Kenyan-born athlete, Wilson Kipketer - had stood since 1997.
72. The first domestically built un-manned or drone bomber which is unveiled by Iran recently?
Karrar.
UCAV Karrar is said to be having the capacity of carrying four cruise missiles.
UCAV-Unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV).
73. Who becomes the first Indian golfer to clinch a US PGA Tour title as he lifted the Wyndham Championship trophy?
Arjun Atwal.
74. Who is the winner of Miss Universe 2010?
Jimena Navarrete, Miss Mexico.
75. Which city becomes the second city in India to have a World Trade Centre and joins the global network of World Trade Centres currently located in 100 countries?
Bangalore.
Mumbai is the first Indian city to have a World Trade centre.
76. Which city will host the second edition of the summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in 2014?
Nanjing, China.
77. Name of the three Indian writers who have been selected as fellow of the prestigious cultural institution Sahitya Akademi?
Khushwant Singh (Veteran journalist)
Kedarnath Singh(Hindi writer)
Chandra Nath Mishra 'Amar'(Maithili writer).
78. Who won the child literary award of Sahitya Akademy -2010?
Sippy Pallippuram.
He won the Kendra Sahitya Akademy award for his book Oridathoru Kunjunni.
79. Who has been selected as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in the season 2009-10?
Diego Milito.
80. English batsmen who set a world recordeighth wicket partnership in the fourth testcricket match against Pakistan held in Lords ?
Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad.
Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad scored 184runs and 169 runs respectively.
The pair broke the previous mark of 313 set by Pakistan's Wasim Akram and SaqlainMushtaq against Zimbabwe in 1996.
81. Which club beat Inter Milan 2-0 to win the European Super Cup for the first time?
Atletico Madrid.
82. Konkani litterateur and Jnanpith Award winner who played a key role in the founding of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, which lead the literary campaign for the recognition for Konkani as a full-fledged language, died at the age of 85?
Ravindra R. Kelekar.
He has authored nearly 100 books in the Konkani language, including Amchi Bhas Konkaneech, Shalent Konkani Kityak, Bahu-bhashik Bharatant Bhashenche Samajshastra and Himalayant. He has been awarded with the Padma Bhushan (2008), the Gomant Sharada Award of Kala Academy, the Sahitya Akademi Award (1976), and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship(2007), the highest award of the Sahitya Akademi. He has also been awarded with the Jnanpith Award for the year 2006, the first ever in Konkani language.
83. Former WWE(World Wrestling Entertainment)Superstar who died on August 27, 2010 at her mother home in Florida at the age of 48?
Luna Vachon.
Her real name is Gertrude Vachon and she wrestled for the WWE from 1993 to 2000.
84. Pakistani Cricket players who have been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council charging themwith match fixing?
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer.
Test captain of Pakistan, Salman Butt and fast bowlers Aamer and Asif were all namedin a News of the World report which alleged they were involved in a "spot-fixing" scam by bowling deliberate no-ballsin the Test match with England in exchangefor cash.
85. McLaren driver who won the Belgian Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton
The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship.
86. Who won the men's singles world badminton championship, beating Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat 21-13 21-15 in the final?
Chen Jin(China).
87. Who won the women's singles world badminton championship beating compatriot third seeded Wang Xin 21-11, 19-21, 21-13 in the final?
Lin Wang(China)
Other Winners of World Badminton Title-2010
Men Doubles: Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng (China)
Women Doubles: Du Jing, Yu Yang (China)
Mixed Doubles:Zheng Bo, Ma Jin (China)
88. Name of the Volcano which erupted for the very first time after 400 years in the island North Sumatra of Indonesia?
Mount Sinabung Volcano ( Gunung Sinabung).
The volcano situated in the Karo Plateau and has been considered dead since the 1600s. But after Mount Sinabung showed the first signs of activity, the government of Indonesia coordinated an immediate evacuation to ensure the safety of more than 12,000 villagers.
89. Who is elected as Chairman of the board of directors of the Press Trust of India (PTI)?Vineet Jain, Managing Director of the Timesof India Group.M.P. Veerendrakumar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Mathrubhumi Group, was elected Vice-Chairman.
90. The Fake IPL Player whose blog posts hit the headlines during the Indian PremierLeague's second season in 2009, revealed his identity on the Times Now news channel recently.
Dr U.R. Ananthamurthy
2. Man of the Match winners of Test Cricket series between England and fourth held in England.
First test match played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham from July 29 to August1.
Man of the Match: James Anderson (England). He took 5 wickets in the first innings and 6 wickets in second innings.
Result: England won the match by 354 runs.
Second test match played at Edgbaston, Birmingham from August 6 to August 9.
Man of the Match: Graeme Swann (England) He took 6 wickets in the second innings.
Result: England won the match by 9 wickets.
Third test match played at Kennington Oval,London from August 18 to August 21.
Man of the Match: Mohammad Amir (Pakistan).He took 5 wickets in the second innings.
Result: Pakistan won the match by 4 wickets.
Fourth test match played at Played at Lord's, London from August 26 to August 29.
Man of the Match: Stuart Broad (Pakistan).He scored 169 runs in first innings took 2 wickets in the second innings.
Result: England won by an innings and 225 runs.
Series Result: England won the series 3-1.
3. Who won the Man of the series award in the 4 test cricket series between Pakistan and England held in England in 2010?
Jonathan Leonard Trott (England) and Mohammad Amir (Pakistan).
4. Reserve Bank recently imposed a penalty of Rs. five lakh on two private sector banks for violating banking regulations. Name of that banks.
ICICI and Standard Chartered Bank.
ICICI Bank, the country largest private sector lender, was penalised for violating Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti Money Laundering (AML) norms. Standard Chartered Bank, which is a leading foreign bank in India, was fined for not providing information, within the stipulated time, ona foreign currency loan it had arranged for an offshore special purpose vehicle.
5. Which country won the Under-19 European Football Championship (UEFA) held in France?
France.
They beat Spain (2-1) in the final.
6. Who became the first Indian to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics?
Gagan Narang (Shooter).
7. Chief Editor of the mass-circulation Malayalam newspaper Malayala Manorama, passed away recently at the age of 93?
K.M. Mathew.
He was a former Chairman of Press Trust of India. Mathew launched many publications such as the women magazine Vanitha in Malayalam and Hindi, the English magazine The Week, the farmer magazine Karshakasree, children magazines Balarama, Amar Chitra Katha and Kalikudukka in Malayalam and Magic Pot in English and encyclopedic Manorama Yearbook in Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil and Bengali.
8. Bollywood film director and producer who was conferred an Honorary Doctorate Degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at a ceremony in London recently?
Yash Chopra
9. Chief information commissioner (CIC) of India who has been appointed as a memberof World Bank's access to information appeals board as on July 1, 2010?
Wajahat Habibullah.
10. Red Bull Formula One driver who won the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, heldin Budapest?
Mark Webber.
11. Who won the Man of the Match award in the third Cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka held in Sri Lanka from August 3, 2010?
VVS Laxman (India). He scored 56 runs in the first innings and scored unbeaten 103runs in second innings.
Result: India won the match by 5 wickets.
12. Who won the Man of the Series award in the Cricket Test series between India andSri Lanka held in Sri Lanka?
Virender Sehwag
13. Who is nominated as the ICC (International Cricket Council) Vice-President for the period 2010-12?
Alan Isaac.
He is currently the chairman of New Zealand Cricket.
14. Which country becomes the first NATO member to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan amid concerns over US-led alliance Afghan war strategy?
The Netherlands.
15. Who became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after taking field for his 169th match?
Sachin Tendulkar
He overtakes former Australian captain Steve Waugh as Most-capped Test Cricketer in the World.
16. Winners of Raman Magsaysay Award -2010
The seven awardees that come from Bangladesh, China, Japan, and the Philippines are:
1. Tadatoshi Akiba (Japan): He is being recognized for his principled and determined leadership in a sustained globalcampaign to mobilize citizens, pressure governments, and build the political will to create a world free from the perils of nuclear war. He received Ramon Magsaysay Award for his advocacy for nuclear disarmament.
2. Christopher Bernido and Ma. Victoria Carpio-Bernido (Philippines): They are being recognized for their purposeful commitment to both science and nation, ensuring innovative, low-cost, and effectivebasic education even under Philippine conditions of great scarcity and daunting poverty.
3. Huo Daishan (China): He is being recognized for his selfless and unrelenting efforts, despite formidable odds, to save China great river Huai and the numerous communities who draw life from it.
4. A.H.M. Noman Khan (Bangladesh): He is being recognized for his pioneering leadership in mainstreaming persons with disabilities in the development process of Bangladesh
5. Pan Yue and Fu Qiping (China): They are being recognized for their exemplary vision and zeal, as public servants at two levels of the state bureaucracy, in advocating the inseparability of development and the environment in uplifting the lives of the Chinese people.
17. Which club beat celtic 3-2 in the final tolift the emirates cup for the third time?
Arsenal
18. Who became the second Indian shooterto qualify for the 2012 London Olympics after finishing sixth in the 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF World Championships in Munich, Germany?
Hariom Singh.
19. Malaysia recently tightened visa requirements for tourists from 6 countries after many foreigners took advantage of easy entry procedures by overstaying. The countries are?
Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan
20. Who has been appointed by Reserve Bank of India as the managing director andchief executive officer of Federal Bank?
Shyam Srinivasan.
21. Chief of Pakistan Frontier Constabulary who was killed recently in suicide bomb attack in Peshawar?
Sifwat Ghayoor.
22. Peoples of which African country recently voted in a historic referendum for a new constitution?
Kenya.
23. States of India recently rejected a draft bill proposed by Central Government to amend the Constitution. The bill is concerned with?
Goods and Services Tax (GST).
States rejected a draft bill on Goods and Services Tax (GST) over a clause giving the Centre power to veto their decision. States feared that giving veto power to the Union Finance Minister on state GST would dilute their fiscal autonomy.
24. Which country blacklisted 21 state-owned Iranian companies as part of a growing and coordinated international effort to undercut Tehran's ability to use units in Europe and Asia to facilitate financial transactions and weapons development?
U.S.A
25. Who is elected as president of Hockey India at its maiden elections?
Vidya Stokes
Narinder Batra is elected as Secretary-General of Hockey India (HI). Vidya Stokes defeated Pargat Singh in the election.
26. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan, has been accused that he had given a helping hand to steal paintings of an internationally famous Pakistani artist. Name of that artist?
Laila Shahzada
Shaheen, daughter of Laila, has filed a petition to the Pakistan court stating that, Mr.Zardari and her own Brother together stole 93 of her mother paintings and sent them to London.
27. Supreme Court of which Latin American country recently rules in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage in all 31 states?
Mexico
Mexico Supreme Court ruled in favor of recognizing gay marriage countrywide on August 9, 2010.
28. 25-year-old Romanian woman who weighed 528 pounds (240 kilograms) whenshe gave birth to a baby girl more than 5 months ago has died recently?
Victoria Lacatus.
Victoria Lacatus, shown arriving by ambulance on Feb. 17, 2010 at a hospital inBucharest to deliver her first baby, has diedof a heart attack.(Photo: Florin Ardelean /ASSOCIATED PRESS)
29. Name of the Two Panamanian cargo ships which collided on August 7, 2010off the Mumbai coast causing oil spill from oneof the vessels?
MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia-III.
Chitra, heading towards Mundra port in Gujarat, was loaded with dry cargo containers while Khalijia had 30,000 tons of steel coils.
30. Who is the new president Columbia?
Juan Manuel Santos
31. President of which country had shoes thrown at him as he attended a political rally in Birmingham, Britain on August 7, 2010?
Pakistan.
Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan insulted in Britain when an unidentified man threw shoes pointing towards him during a public meeting.
32. The satellite by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which will be launched in 2012 to study the solar corona the outermost region of the Sun?
Aditya
After the successful launch of the moon mission, Chandrayaan-1 (ISRO) is gearing up for a mission to the sun called Mission Aditya".
33. Which state becomes the overall champion of 50th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships held in Patiala?
Kerala.
Kerala state retained the team championships with 8 gold, 7 silver and 3 bronze medals, closely followed by hosts Punjab (7-4-5) and Haryana (7-3-5).
34. Which state won the 64th Santosh Trophy national football championship-2010?
West Bengal.
Bengal defeated Punjab 2-1 to win the 64thSantosh Trophy national football championship after 11 years and it was a record 30th win for Bengal.
35. Which country won the 2nd Asian Men Cup Volleyball Championship held in Iran beating china in the final?
Iran.
Eight Asian teams took part in the competition. Iran won the first edition of the Asian Men Cup Volleyball Championship by beating South Korea in the final game in Thailand in September 2008.
36. Which club beat Chelsea 3-1 to win the Community Shield, 2010?
Manchester United.
The Community Shield is usually contested by the winners of the previous season Premier League and the F.A. Cup and raises money for charities and community groups.
37. Who becomes the first Indian woman to clinch gold at the World Shooting Championships when she won the 50m rifle prone event on August 8, 2010 equaling the world record in the process?
Tejaswini Sawant.
Ewa Joanna Nowakowska (Poland) won thesilver medal and Olga Dovgun (Kazakhstan) secured the bronze medal. The championship held in Munich, Germany.
38. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak nominated 47-year-old former governor of South Gyeongsang, as the new prime minister of South Korea. His name is?
Kim Tae-ho.
39. Which club won the German Super Cup beating Schalke (2-0)?
Bayern Munich.
Bayern also claimed the Super Cup trophy in 1987 and 1990.
40. Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court?
P.D. Dinakaran
41. Vice president of International Cricket Council (ICC) for the period of 2010-2012?
Alan Isaac
Isaac was the nomination of Cricket Australia (CA) and New Zealand Cricket (NZC) (NZC). He is currently the chairman of New Zealand Cricket (NZC).
42. A radical Muslim cleric, who has been arrested on charges of terrorism by Indonesian anti-terror police from West Java in August 9, 2010?
Abu Bakar Bashir.
According to Indonesian police,71-year-old,Abu Bakar Bashir was actively involved in a terrorist training camp uncovered in the Indonesian province of Aceh this year and appointed the notorious terrorist Dulmatin as field commander. He planned for killing the Indonesia president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and foreign embassies.
43. Man of the Match winners of Triangular ODI Cricket series(India,Sri Lanka, New Zealand) held in Sri Lanka.
First ODI between India and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 10, 2010:
Man of the Match: Ross Taylor. (New Zealand). He scored 95 runs.
Result: New Zealand won the match by 200 runs.
Second ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 13, 2010:
Man of the Match: Upul Tharanga. (Sri Lanka) He scored 70 runs.
Result: Sri Lanka won by 3 wickets.
Third ODI between Sri Lanka and India played at Dambulla on Aug 16, 2010:
Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag. (India) He scored unbeaten 99 runs.
Result: India won by 6 wickets.
Forth ODI between Sri Lanka and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 19, 2010:
Man of the Match: No match played.
Result: No result
Fifth ODI between Sri Lanka and India played at Dambulla on Aug 22, 2010:
Man of the Match: Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka).He took 5 wickets.
Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Sixth ODI between India and New Zealand played at Dambulla on Aug 25, 2010:
Man of the Match: Virender Sehwag. (India) He scored 110 runs.
Result: India won by 105 runs.
Final between Sri Lanka and India played atDambulla on Aug 28, 2010:
Man of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka). He scored 110 runs
Result: Sri Lanka won Triangular Series beating India in the final by 74 runs.
44. Who won the Player of the series awardin the triangular ODI cricket series(India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand) held in Sri Lanka?
Virender Sehwag. (India)
45. Indian-American and a former B-52 stealth bomber engineer who faces life imprisonment after a US federal jury convicted him of selling sensitive cruise missile technology and other classified information to China for $110,000?
Noshir S Gowadia.
He was found guilty of five criminal offences of providing China the design of a cruise missile exhaust system enabling a Chinese cruise missile to prevent detection by infrared missiles.
46. Which country has beaten England 4-0 to win the Champions Trophy field hockey tournament for the third straight year?
Australia.
This is Australia third successive hockey Champions Trophy and 11th in all.
47. Which South American countries recently decided to restore diplomatic relations after a face-to-face meeting between the presidents of both countries?
Columbia and Venezuela.
48. Terrorist Osama Bin Laden's former cook and driver who has been sentenced to14 years in prison by a Guantanamo Bay tribunal?
Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi.
Qosi, who served as cook, bodyguard and driver to Osama bin Laden from 1996 to 2001, was captured in December 2001 in the Tora Bora Mountains in Afghanistan. He had admitted conspiracy and providing support for terrorism.
49. Elections have been declared recently inan Asian country after a gap of 20 years. Which is that country?
Myanmar.
The last democratic election in Myanmar was held in 1990, but the elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi was not allowed to take over. Military Junta is heading the country for the last 50 years. According to the Military Government election rule, Aung San Suu Kyi and other arrested leaders will not be allowed to contest the elections.
50. Inaugural Summer Youth Olympics started from August 14 to August 26, 2010 held in?
Singapore.
The games are planned to be held every four years in staggered summer and winterevents consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The Youth Olympic Games will feature athletes between the ages of 14and 18.
51. Who has been awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest peacetime gallantry award of India on the eve of 64th Independence Day?
Major Laishram Jyotin Singh.
He sacrificed his life in the February terror attack in Kabul this year.
Other Awards:
President awarded two Kirti Chakras (Posthumous) to Capt Davinder Singh Jass and Shri Vinod Kumar Choubey, Superintendent of Police, Chhattisgarh.
52. A shoe was hurled at Chief Minister of an Indian state by a suspended police officer, during the Independence Day function, 2010. Who is that chief Minister?
Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
53. Who won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics held in Singapore?
Yuka Sato. (Japan).
She won gold in the women's triathlon event.
54. Who won the Toronto Masters tennis title after defeating Roger Federer in the final?
Andy Murray.
55. Who won the WTA Cincinnati Open tennis title defeating Maria Sharapova in final?
Kim Clijsters.
56. The Commonwealth Games -2010 theme song Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto is composed by?
A.R.Rahman.
57. Spokesperson and editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, website which released over 75,000 secret US military reports covering the war in Afghanistan?
Julian Paul Assange.
He is an Australian internet activist best known for his involvement with Wikileaks website. He is considered as the owner and founder of WikiLeaks.
58. Who is the chairman and managing director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), India's second largest state refiner?
S. Radhakrishnan.
59. Which country topped the medal chart with a total of 51 medals -- 30 gold, 16 silver and five bronze in the inaugural youth Olympics held in Singapore?
China.
Russia (18-14-11) and South Korea (11-4-4) were placed second and third, respectively, in the medals tally.
60. Number of medals won by India in the recently concluded inaugural youth Olympics?
8 Medals. (Six silver and two bronze.)
India finished 58th among the 84 countriesthat won medals.
61. Who won the first medal for India in the Youth Olympics by winning silver in thewomen's 60kg freestyle?
Pooja Dhand ,Wrestler
62. List of Medal Winners from India in the inaugural Youth Olympics held in Singapore.
Silver Medalists:
1. Pooja Dhand (Wrestler) in women's 60kgfreestyle.
2. Arjun (Discus Throw)
3. Prannoy Sunil Kumar(Badminton-Singles)
4. Shiva Thapa (Boxing-54Kg)
5. Yuki Bhambri (Tennis-Singles)
6. Pooja Dhanda (Wrestling- 60 Kg. female)
Bronze Medalists:
1. Vikas Krishnan (Boxing-60Kg).
2. Satyawart Kadian((Wrestling- 100 Kg. freestyle)
63. Presidents of which countries have adopted a joint declaration condemning terrorism and the regional drug trade as threats to peace and security?
Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
64. Suspected Russian arms dealer who willbe sent from Thailand to the United States, where he faces federal charges of conspiring to sell weapons to a terrorist organization?
Viktor Bout.
He sometimes called the Merchant of Death, is alleged to be one of the world most active black market arms traders, with an international network of 30 front companies, a fleet of cargo planes, and ready access to stockpiles of Russian arms.
65. India's parliament on 30-08-2010 approved a bill to open up the country's$150 billion nuclear power market, sealing legislation crucial for the entry of U.S. firms. Name of that bill?
The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill.
It is also known as Nuclear Liability Bill.
66. Iran opened its first nuclear power plant on 21-08-2010 at?
Bushehr.
Despite UN sanctions, Iranian and Russian engineers have begun loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant, which Moscow has promised to safeguard to prevent material at the site from being used in any potential weapons production.
67. Off-spinner who has replaced Graeme Smith as South Africa's Twenty20 captain?
Johan Botha.
68. Indian Origin British actress who won Emmy awards for Best Supporting Actress trophy for her role of Kalinda Sharma, a bisexual private investigator in The Good wife ?
Archie panjabi.
The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards took place on August 29, 2010 at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards were presented by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
Here is the complete list of the winners of Emmy awards- 2010.
Actor, Comedy Series: Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory, CBS.
Actress, Comedy Series: Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie, Showtime.
Supporting Actor, Comedy Series: Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family, ABC.
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series: Jane Lynch, Glee, Fox.
Directing for a Comedy Series: Ryan Murphy, Glee, Fox.
Miniseries: The Pacific, HBO.
Made-for-TV Movie: Temple Grandin, HBO.
Supporting Actor, Drama Series: Aaron Paul,Breaking Bad, AMC.
Supporting Actress, Drama Series: Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife, CBS.
Actor, Miniseries or Movie: Al Pacino, You Don Know Jack, HBO.
Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Claire Danes, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Directing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Supporting Actor, Miniseries or Movie: David Strathairn, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Supporting Actress, Miniseries or Movie: Julia Ormond, Temple Grandin, HBO.
Directing, Drama Series: Steve Shill, Dexter, Showtime.
Directing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special:Bucky Gunts, Vancouver 2010 Winter Games Opening Ceremony, NBC.
Variety, Music or Comedy Series: The Daily Show, Comedy Central.
Reality Competition Program: Top Chef, Bravo.
Writing for Comedy Series: Steven Levitan, Christopher Lloyd, Modern Family, ABC.
Writing, Drama Series: Matthew Weiner and Erin Levy, Mad Men, AMC.
Writing, Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special: Adam Mazer, You Don Know Jack, HBO.
Writing, Variety, Music or Comedy Special: 63rd Annual Tony Awards, CBS.
Drama Series: Mad Men, AMC.
Comedy Series: Modern Family, ABC.
Actor, Drama Series: Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, AMC.
Actress, Drama Series: Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer, TNT.
69. Which club lifted the Spanish Super Cupbeating Sevilla (4-0)?
Barcelona.
70. Which club won the 2010 Italian Supercup?
Inter Milan.
They defeated AS Roma (3-1) and lifted the Italian Supercup.
71. Kenyan runner who made history, setting a new world record in the 800-meters
in the event at an international meet in Berlin, Germany?
David Rudisha.
He broke the men's 800m world record in atime of one minute 41.09 seconds at an IAAF World Challenge meeting in Berlin. Theprevious record of 1:41:11 set by another Kenyan-born athlete, Wilson Kipketer - had stood since 1997.
72. The first domestically built un-manned or drone bomber which is unveiled by Iran recently?
Karrar.
UCAV Karrar is said to be having the capacity of carrying four cruise missiles.
UCAV-Unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV).
73. Who becomes the first Indian golfer to clinch a US PGA Tour title as he lifted the Wyndham Championship trophy?
Arjun Atwal.
74. Who is the winner of Miss Universe 2010?
Jimena Navarrete, Miss Mexico.
75. Which city becomes the second city in India to have a World Trade Centre and joins the global network of World Trade Centres currently located in 100 countries?
Bangalore.
Mumbai is the first Indian city to have a World Trade centre.
76. Which city will host the second edition of the summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in 2014?
Nanjing, China.
77. Name of the three Indian writers who have been selected as fellow of the prestigious cultural institution Sahitya Akademi?
Khushwant Singh (Veteran journalist)
Kedarnath Singh(Hindi writer)
Chandra Nath Mishra 'Amar'(Maithili writer).
78. Who won the child literary award of Sahitya Akademy -2010?
Sippy Pallippuram.
He won the Kendra Sahitya Akademy award for his book Oridathoru Kunjunni.
79. Who has been selected as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in the season 2009-10?
Diego Milito.
80. English batsmen who set a world recordeighth wicket partnership in the fourth testcricket match against Pakistan held in Lords ?
Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad.
Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad scored 184runs and 169 runs respectively.
The pair broke the previous mark of 313 set by Pakistan's Wasim Akram and SaqlainMushtaq against Zimbabwe in 1996.
81. Which club beat Inter Milan 2-0 to win the European Super Cup for the first time?
Atletico Madrid.
82. Konkani litterateur and Jnanpith Award winner who played a key role in the founding of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, which lead the literary campaign for the recognition for Konkani as a full-fledged language, died at the age of 85?
Ravindra R. Kelekar.
He has authored nearly 100 books in the Konkani language, including Amchi Bhas Konkaneech, Shalent Konkani Kityak, Bahu-bhashik Bharatant Bhashenche Samajshastra and Himalayant. He has been awarded with the Padma Bhushan (2008), the Gomant Sharada Award of Kala Academy, the Sahitya Akademi Award (1976), and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship(2007), the highest award of the Sahitya Akademi. He has also been awarded with the Jnanpith Award for the year 2006, the first ever in Konkani language.
83. Former WWE(World Wrestling Entertainment)Superstar who died on August 27, 2010 at her mother home in Florida at the age of 48?
Luna Vachon.
Her real name is Gertrude Vachon and she wrestled for the WWE from 1993 to 2000.
84. Pakistani Cricket players who have been provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council charging themwith match fixing?
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Aamer.
Test captain of Pakistan, Salman Butt and fast bowlers Aamer and Asif were all namedin a News of the World report which alleged they were involved in a "spot-fixing" scam by bowling deliberate no-ballsin the Test match with England in exchangefor cash.
85. McLaren driver who won the Belgian Grand Prix?
Lewis Hamilton
The Belgian Grand Prix is an automobile race, part of the Formula One World Championship.
86. Who won the men's singles world badminton championship, beating Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat 21-13 21-15 in the final?
Chen Jin(China).
87. Who won the women's singles world badminton championship beating compatriot third seeded Wang Xin 21-11, 19-21, 21-13 in the final?
Lin Wang(China)
Other Winners of World Badminton Title-2010
Men Doubles: Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng (China)
Women Doubles: Du Jing, Yu Yang (China)
Mixed Doubles:Zheng Bo, Ma Jin (China)
88. Name of the Volcano which erupted for the very first time after 400 years in the island North Sumatra of Indonesia?
Mount Sinabung Volcano ( Gunung Sinabung).
The volcano situated in the Karo Plateau and has been considered dead since the 1600s. But after Mount Sinabung showed the first signs of activity, the government of Indonesia coordinated an immediate evacuation to ensure the safety of more than 12,000 villagers.
89. Who is elected as Chairman of the board of directors of the Press Trust of India (PTI)?Vineet Jain, Managing Director of the Timesof India Group.M.P. Veerendrakumar, Chairman and Managing Director of the Mathrubhumi Group, was elected Vice-Chairman.
90. The Fake IPL Player whose blog posts hit the headlines during the Indian PremierLeague's second season in 2009, revealed his identity on the Times Now news channel recently.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Computer Part 5
1.Which among the following is not a security / privacy risk?
*(A)Spam
(B)Hacking
(C)Virus
(D)Phishing
(E)Vishing
Answer
2.Now a days Vishing has become a criminal practice of using social engineering over which of the following?
(A)Social networking sites
(B)Telephones
(C)E-mails
(D)Cyber cafAcs
(E)All of the above
Answer : Mobile Phones.
3.When some unidentified / unknown person / firm sends you mail in a trustworthy /lucrative way asking for sensitive banks and online payment information, this is a case of __?
(A)spam
(B)hacking
*(C)Phishing
(D)Vishing
(E)Simulation
Answer
4.Which among the following is a correct definition of "Digital Divide"?
(A) gap between people having access to mobile and internet access
*(B) gap between people having access to internet /IT and no internet/IT
(C) gap between people having access to broadband and narrowband internet
(D) gap between people having access to internet banking and normal banking
(E)Gap between the people having an email account and no email account
Answer
5.Which among the following is the most common source of Viruses to the hard disk of your computer?
*(A)Incoming Email
(B)Outgoing Email
(C)CD Roms
(D)Websites
(E)Mobile
Answer
6.What is the fullform of W3C?
*(A)World Wide Web Consortium
(B)World Wide Web Company
(C)World Wide Web Center
(D)World Wide Web Command
(E)None of them
Answer
7.Which among the following is used for removing a software bug / defect which is available for free of cost from the software provider?
(A)Version
(B)Update
(C)Help
*(D)Patch
(E)Syntax
Answer
8.What is the name of the proposed software application that would allow users of automated teller machines (ATMs) to alert the police of a forced cash withdrawal by entering their personal identification number (PIN) in reverse order?
*(A)ATM SafetyPIN
(B)ATM SafetyPro
(C)ATM SafetyCode
(D)ATM SafetySign
(E)ATM SafetyDigit
Answer
9.In the MICR Code Line Structure what do represent the first three digits of Sort field number consisting of nine digits?
(A)City
(B)Bank
(C)Branch
(D)Account Type
(E)None of the above
Answer : 1st three represents City,next three represents Bank and the next three Branch.
10.Most of the internet banking sites provide which of the following feature to reduce the risk of keystroke logging for the password entry?
*(A)Virtual keyboard
(B)Finger Touching
(C)Touchscreen
(D)ShapeWriter
(E)Dasher
Answer
11.ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster data transmission ?
(A)Voiceband modem
(B)Wireless Modem
*(C)Copper telephone Lines
(D)Sockets
(E)None of the above
Answer
12.While working on Microsoft World , which among the following is the command for "Undo"?
(A)Cntrl +A
*(B)Cntrl +Z
(C)Cntrl +Y
(D)Cntrl +C
(E)Cntrl +V
Answer
13.While browsing the internet , which of the following key is used for full screen view?
(A)F3
(B)F5
*(C)F11
(D)F9
(E)F10
Answer
14.Which of the following is a suitable term for any programmable content of a hardware device configurations and data for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices, etc.?
(A)Hardware
(B)Software
*(C)Firmware
(D)Malware
(E)Liveware
Answer
15.Most of the internet sites now a days use CSS primarily to enable the separation of document content (written in HTML or a similar markup language) from document presentation, including elements such as the layout, colors, and fonts. What is full form?
(A)Cascading Style Software
(B)Clear Style Sheet
*(C)Cascading Style Sheet
(D)Common Style Sheet
(E)Conditional Style Sheet
Answer
16.What is the purpose of keeping electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices on Sleep mode?
*(A)Reduce Power consumption
(B)Back Up
(C)To write contents of RAM to hard disc
(D)To improve download speed
(E)None of the above
Answer
17.Which of the following device is a volatile storage?
*(A)RAM
(B)Hard Disc
(C)Magnetic Tape
(D)Floppy Disc
(E)ROM
Answer
18.Which of the following company owns/ uses the Virtual Hard Disk (.vhd) format for Virtual PC?
(A)IBM
*(B)Microsoft
(C)Intel
(D)Google
(E)Apple
Answer
19.What is Office Open XML?
*(A)A file format
(B)A software
(C)A electronic device
(D)An international standard
(E)None of the above
Answer
20.What is the ultimate purpose of Defragmentation?
(A)Make the PC faster
*(B)Create More Free Space
(C)Delete temporary files
(D)Reduce Power consumption
(E)All of the above
*(A)Spam
(B)Hacking
(C)Virus
(D)Phishing
(E)Vishing
Answer
2.Now a days Vishing has become a criminal practice of using social engineering over which of the following?
(A)Social networking sites
(B)Telephones
(C)E-mails
(D)Cyber cafAcs
(E)All of the above
Answer : Mobile Phones.
3.When some unidentified / unknown person / firm sends you mail in a trustworthy /lucrative way asking for sensitive banks and online payment information, this is a case of __?
(A)spam
(B)hacking
*(C)Phishing
(D)Vishing
(E)Simulation
Answer
4.Which among the following is a correct definition of "Digital Divide"?
(A) gap between people having access to mobile and internet access
*(B) gap between people having access to internet /IT and no internet/IT
(C) gap between people having access to broadband and narrowband internet
(D) gap between people having access to internet banking and normal banking
(E)Gap between the people having an email account and no email account
Answer
5.Which among the following is the most common source of Viruses to the hard disk of your computer?
*(A)Incoming Email
(B)Outgoing Email
(C)CD Roms
(D)Websites
(E)Mobile
Answer
6.What is the fullform of W3C?
*(A)World Wide Web Consortium
(B)World Wide Web Company
(C)World Wide Web Center
(D)World Wide Web Command
(E)None of them
Answer
7.Which among the following is used for removing a software bug / defect which is available for free of cost from the software provider?
(A)Version
(B)Update
(C)Help
*(D)Patch
(E)Syntax
Answer
8.What is the name of the proposed software application that would allow users of automated teller machines (ATMs) to alert the police of a forced cash withdrawal by entering their personal identification number (PIN) in reverse order?
*(A)ATM SafetyPIN
(B)ATM SafetyPro
(C)ATM SafetyCode
(D)ATM SafetySign
(E)ATM SafetyDigit
Answer
9.In the MICR Code Line Structure what do represent the first three digits of Sort field number consisting of nine digits?
(A)City
(B)Bank
(C)Branch
(D)Account Type
(E)None of the above
Answer : 1st three represents City,next three represents Bank and the next three Branch.
10.Most of the internet banking sites provide which of the following feature to reduce the risk of keystroke logging for the password entry?
*(A)Virtual keyboard
(B)Finger Touching
(C)Touchscreen
(D)ShapeWriter
(E)Dasher
Answer
11.ADSL data communications technology uses which of the following for faster data transmission ?
(A)Voiceband modem
(B)Wireless Modem
*(C)Copper telephone Lines
(D)Sockets
(E)None of the above
Answer
12.While working on Microsoft World , which among the following is the command for "Undo"?
(A)Cntrl +A
*(B)Cntrl +Z
(C)Cntrl +Y
(D)Cntrl +C
(E)Cntrl +V
Answer
13.While browsing the internet , which of the following key is used for full screen view?
(A)F3
(B)F5
*(C)F11
(D)F9
(E)F10
Answer
14.Which of the following is a suitable term for any programmable content of a hardware device configurations and data for application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), programmable logic devices, etc.?
(A)Hardware
(B)Software
*(C)Firmware
(D)Malware
(E)Liveware
Answer
15.Most of the internet sites now a days use CSS primarily to enable the separation of document content (written in HTML or a similar markup language) from document presentation, including elements such as the layout, colors, and fonts. What is full form?
(A)Cascading Style Software
(B)Clear Style Sheet
*(C)Cascading Style Sheet
(D)Common Style Sheet
(E)Conditional Style Sheet
Answer
16.What is the purpose of keeping electronic devices such as computers, televisions, and remote controlled devices on Sleep mode?
*(A)Reduce Power consumption
(B)Back Up
(C)To write contents of RAM to hard disc
(D)To improve download speed
(E)None of the above
Answer
17.Which of the following device is a volatile storage?
*(A)RAM
(B)Hard Disc
(C)Magnetic Tape
(D)Floppy Disc
(E)ROM
Answer
18.Which of the following company owns/ uses the Virtual Hard Disk (.vhd) format for Virtual PC?
(A)IBM
*(B)Microsoft
(C)Intel
(D)Google
(E)Apple
Answer
19.What is Office Open XML?
*(A)A file format
(B)A software
(C)A electronic device
(D)An international standard
(E)None of the above
Answer
20.What is the ultimate purpose of Defragmentation?
(A)Make the PC faster
*(B)Create More Free Space
(C)Delete temporary files
(D)Reduce Power consumption
(E)All of the above
Computer Part 4
1.Which of the following was used in programming the first computers?
(A)Object code
(B)Source Code
*(C)Machine Language
(D)Assembly Language
(E)None of the above
Answer
2.Any piece of data can be returned in a constant time, regardless of its physical location and whether or not it is related to the previous piece of data using which of the following ?
(A)CPU
*(B)RAM
(C)ROM
(D)Network Interface Card
(E)None of the above
Answer
3.Which among the following are not Objects in Access Database?
(A)Table
(B)Form
(C)Query
(D)Report
(E)Pivot Table
Answer : pivot table
4.Which of the following Key is not found in normal computers / laptops?
*(A)turn key
(B)alt key
(C)del key
(D)shift key
(E)pause/ break key
Answer
5.A hybrid computer exhibits the features of ______?
(A)analog computer
(B)digital computer
*(C)both analog and digital computer
(D)mainframe computer
(E)none of the above
Answer
6.Structured programming languages such as C, COBOL and FORTRAN were used in which of the following computers?
(A)First Generation Computers
(B)Second Generation Computers
*(C)Third Generation Computers
(D)Fourth Generation Computers
(E)Fifth Generation Computers
Answer
7.Which among the following statement is correct ? (More than one options are correct )
*(A)Machine Language was developed prior to Assembly Language
(B)Assembly Language Was developed prior to Machine Language
(C)Both Assembly and machine languages were developed together
*(D)First generation computers used machine language and second generation computers used assembly language
(E)First generation computers used assembly language and second generation computers used machine language
Answer
8.Which of the following are called Knowledge Information processing System?
(A)Fourth Generation Computers
*(B)Fifth Generation Computers
(C)Laptops
(D)Servers
(E)Super computers
Answer
9.What is the correct full form of VLSI?
*(A)Very Large Scale Integration
(B)Very large Software Integration
(C)Very large Scale Implementation
(D)Very Large Software Implementation
(E)Very Large System Integration
Answer
10.Which of the following generation of computers is associated with artificial intelligence?
(A)First
(B)Second
(C)Third
(D)Fourth
*(E)Fifth
Answer
11.The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era) refers to which of the following?
(A)Sixth generation Computers
(B)Laptops
(C)Super computers
*(D)Video game Consoles
(E)None of the above
Answer
12.BSNL, Reliance, Shaw cable, AOL, Tata Indicom all can be kept in which one of the following groups?
(A)ISDN
(B)IRC
*(C)ISP
(D)Icons
(E)Host
Answer
13.One kilobyte has _____?
(A)1000 bytes
(B)128 bytes
*(C)1024 bytes
(D)1036 bytes
(E)1528 bytes
Answer
14.Which among the following is correct about 4GL?
(A)A computer brand
(B)A software brand
(C)A software program
*(D)A programming language
(E)A type of graphic card
Answer
15.First microprocessors were used in which of the following?
(A)Computers
*(B)Calculators
(C)Telephones
(D)Printers
(E)None of above
Answer
16.Which of the following transforms input data into output data?
(A)Peripherals
(B)RAM
(C)ROM
*(D)CPU
(E)printer
Answer
17.In a computer file systems which among the following is top or first in hierarchy?
*(A)root directory
(B)parent directory
(C)home directory
(D)working directory
(E)none of the above
Answer
18.What is HTTP 404?
*(A)An error message indicating server not found
(B)An error message indicating moved permanently
(C)An error message indicating forbidden
(D)An error message indicating server found
(E)An error message indicating server busy
Answer
19.Core Banking Solutions are developed to perform__?
(A)recording of transactions
(B) passbook maintenance
(C)interest calculations
(D)customer records
*(E)All of the above
(A)Object code
(B)Source Code
*(C)Machine Language
(D)Assembly Language
(E)None of the above
Answer
2.Any piece of data can be returned in a constant time, regardless of its physical location and whether or not it is related to the previous piece of data using which of the following ?
(A)CPU
*(B)RAM
(C)ROM
(D)Network Interface Card
(E)None of the above
Answer
3.Which among the following are not Objects in Access Database?
(A)Table
(B)Form
(C)Query
(D)Report
(E)Pivot Table
Answer : pivot table
4.Which of the following Key is not found in normal computers / laptops?
*(A)turn key
(B)alt key
(C)del key
(D)shift key
(E)pause/ break key
Answer
5.A hybrid computer exhibits the features of ______?
(A)analog computer
(B)digital computer
*(C)both analog and digital computer
(D)mainframe computer
(E)none of the above
Answer
6.Structured programming languages such as C, COBOL and FORTRAN were used in which of the following computers?
(A)First Generation Computers
(B)Second Generation Computers
*(C)Third Generation Computers
(D)Fourth Generation Computers
(E)Fifth Generation Computers
Answer
7.Which among the following statement is correct ? (More than one options are correct )
*(A)Machine Language was developed prior to Assembly Language
(B)Assembly Language Was developed prior to Machine Language
(C)Both Assembly and machine languages were developed together
*(D)First generation computers used machine language and second generation computers used assembly language
(E)First generation computers used assembly language and second generation computers used machine language
Answer
8.Which of the following are called Knowledge Information processing System?
(A)Fourth Generation Computers
*(B)Fifth Generation Computers
(C)Laptops
(D)Servers
(E)Super computers
Answer
9.What is the correct full form of VLSI?
*(A)Very Large Scale Integration
(B)Very large Software Integration
(C)Very large Scale Implementation
(D)Very Large Software Implementation
(E)Very Large System Integration
Answer
10.Which of the following generation of computers is associated with artificial intelligence?
(A)First
(B)Second
(C)Third
(D)Fourth
*(E)Fifth
Answer
11.The sixth-generation era (sometimes referred to as the 128-bit era) refers to which of the following?
(A)Sixth generation Computers
(B)Laptops
(C)Super computers
*(D)Video game Consoles
(E)None of the above
Answer
12.BSNL, Reliance, Shaw cable, AOL, Tata Indicom all can be kept in which one of the following groups?
(A)ISDN
(B)IRC
*(C)ISP
(D)Icons
(E)Host
Answer
13.One kilobyte has _____?
(A)1000 bytes
(B)128 bytes
*(C)1024 bytes
(D)1036 bytes
(E)1528 bytes
Answer
14.Which among the following is correct about 4GL?
(A)A computer brand
(B)A software brand
(C)A software program
*(D)A programming language
(E)A type of graphic card
Answer
15.First microprocessors were used in which of the following?
(A)Computers
*(B)Calculators
(C)Telephones
(D)Printers
(E)None of above
Answer
16.Which of the following transforms input data into output data?
(A)Peripherals
(B)RAM
(C)ROM
*(D)CPU
(E)printer
Answer
17.In a computer file systems which among the following is top or first in hierarchy?
*(A)root directory
(B)parent directory
(C)home directory
(D)working directory
(E)none of the above
Answer
18.What is HTTP 404?
*(A)An error message indicating server not found
(B)An error message indicating moved permanently
(C)An error message indicating forbidden
(D)An error message indicating server found
(E)An error message indicating server busy
Answer
19.Core Banking Solutions are developed to perform__?
(A)recording of transactions
(B) passbook maintenance
(C)interest calculations
(D)customer records
*(E)All of the above
Computer Part 3
1.The performance of a hard drive or other storage device , meaning how long it takes to locate a file is called ?
(A)Response Time
*(B)Access Time
(C)Quick Time
Answer
2.Alerts are mostly appear in ______?
(A)Check Box
(B)Combo Box
*(C)Dialog Box
Answer
3.Which of the following was used in first generation computers?
*(A)Machine Language
(B)High Language
(C)Assembly Language
Answer
4.A unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 70th power is called?
*(A)Zebibyte
(B)Yottabite
(C)Yobibite
Answer
5.What is used in most programs that is a part of a program and guides the user through certain steps?
(A)Software
*(B)Wizard
(C)Wiki
Answer
6.A generic name for Intel processors released after the original 8086 processor is ______ ?
(A)Pentium
*(B)x86
(C)Pentium 286
Answer
7.A network that is connected to the Internet, but uses encryption to scramble all the data sent through the Internet is called ?
(A)My network
*(B)Virtual private Network
(C)Social Network
Answer
8.V-RAM is used for access of the following ?
*(A)Video & Graphics
(B)Text & Images
(C)programs
Answer
9.Panther (10.3), Jaguar (10.2), Puma (10.1), and Cheetah (10.0) are examples of _______?
(A)Windows OS
*(B)Mac OS
(C)Open Operating Systems
Answer
10.Structured Query Language (SQL) is used in the following ?
(A)Create Databases
(B)Create & Modify Databases
*(C)Create, Modify & Query Databases
Answer
11.A file which has not been altered, compressed, or manipulated in any way by the computer is called?
(A)temp file
*(B)raw file
(C)permanent file
Answer
12.The word bandwidth is also used to mean ________?
(A)width of the data cable
*(B)amount of data transferred
(C)number of the computers on a particular network
Answer
13.NetBIOS was introduced in 1983 by which company as an improvement to the standard BIOS used by Windows-based computers?
(A)Dell
*(B)IBM
(C)Compaq
Answer
14.Which among the following is not a payment card technology?
(A)Magnetic Stripe Card
(B)Smart Card
*(C)Fleet Card
Answer
15.Which among the following can be called an electronic check ?
*(A)Debit Card
(B)Smart Card
(C)Credit Card
(A)Response Time
*(B)Access Time
(C)Quick Time
Answer
2.Alerts are mostly appear in ______?
(A)Check Box
(B)Combo Box
*(C)Dialog Box
Answer
3.Which of the following was used in first generation computers?
*(A)Machine Language
(B)High Language
(C)Assembly Language
Answer
4.A unit of data storage that equals 2 to the 70th power is called?
*(A)Zebibyte
(B)Yottabite
(C)Yobibite
Answer
5.What is used in most programs that is a part of a program and guides the user through certain steps?
(A)Software
*(B)Wizard
(C)Wiki
Answer
6.A generic name for Intel processors released after the original 8086 processor is ______ ?
(A)Pentium
*(B)x86
(C)Pentium 286
Answer
7.A network that is connected to the Internet, but uses encryption to scramble all the data sent through the Internet is called ?
(A)My network
*(B)Virtual private Network
(C)Social Network
Answer
8.V-RAM is used for access of the following ?
*(A)Video & Graphics
(B)Text & Images
(C)programs
Answer
9.Panther (10.3), Jaguar (10.2), Puma (10.1), and Cheetah (10.0) are examples of _______?
(A)Windows OS
*(B)Mac OS
(C)Open Operating Systems
Answer
10.Structured Query Language (SQL) is used in the following ?
(A)Create Databases
(B)Create & Modify Databases
*(C)Create, Modify & Query Databases
Answer
11.A file which has not been altered, compressed, or manipulated in any way by the computer is called?
(A)temp file
*(B)raw file
(C)permanent file
Answer
12.The word bandwidth is also used to mean ________?
(A)width of the data cable
*(B)amount of data transferred
(C)number of the computers on a particular network
Answer
13.NetBIOS was introduced in 1983 by which company as an improvement to the standard BIOS used by Windows-based computers?
(A)Dell
*(B)IBM
(C)Compaq
Answer
14.Which among the following is not a payment card technology?
(A)Magnetic Stripe Card
(B)Smart Card
*(C)Fleet Card
Answer
15.Which among the following can be called an electronic check ?
*(A)Debit Card
(B)Smart Card
(C)Credit Card
Computer Part 2
1.In context with the Core Banking System, what does CORE stands for ________?
(A)Centralized Online Records Exchange
(B)Centralized Office Real-time Exchange
*(C)Centralized Online Real-time Exchange
(D)Central Online Real-time Exchange
Answer
2.Firewall technology is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. Which among the following is the most advanced in firewall technology?
(A)packet filters
(B)application layer
*(C)stateful filters
(D)None of Them
Answer
3.Which of the following term is used for the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge?
(A)deciphering
*(B)encryption
(C)decryption
(D)coding
Answer
4.Which among the following is the correct definition of "Computer Audit" used many times in Banking Industry?
(A)Practice of using computers to automate or simplify the audit process
(B)Practice of testing the computer security procedures and identification lapses before the banking operation is put to risk
(C)software designed to read, process and write data with the help of functions performing specific audit routines
(D)Practice of financial statement audit with the help of Computers
Answer : B
5.In which year was UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce adopted by the United Nations following which India passed the Information Technology Act 2000 in May 2000?
(A)1995
(B)1996
*(C)1997
(D)1998
Answer
6.In 1995, the Reserve Bank had set up the Committee for Proposing Legislation on Electronic Funds Transfer and other ElectronicPayments. What this committee was called?
(A)Rangrajan Committee
*(B)Shere Committee
(C)Saraf Committee
(D)Narsimham Committee
Answer
7.In context with the use of Information technology in Banks, what is the meaning of Cheque Truncating?
(A)illegal act of taking advantage of the float to make use of non-existent funds in a cheque
*(B)creating digital version of the original cheque
(C)crossing of cheque
(D)None of Them
Answer
8.Which of the following parts of a computer makes use of primary memory?
(A)Storage Unit
*(B)CPU
(C)Computer Output devices
(D)Mass Storage Devices
Answer
9.While browsing internet , a keyboard shortcut is used to place a www to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar. Which among the following shortcuts?
(A)ALT + ENTER
*(B)CNTRL + ENTER
(C)ALT + SHIFT
(D)CNTRL + SHIFT
Answer
10.How many kilohertz are in 1 terahertz ?
(A)1 000 000 000
(B)1 000 000 00
(C)1 000 000
(D)1 000 000 000 00
Answer
11.Access control which enables an authority to control access to areas and resources in a given physical facility or computer-based information system has two important processes. These processes are ___?
(A)Encryption & Decryption
(B)Locking and Unlocking
*(C)Authorization and authentication
(D)Tunneling and Switching
Answer
12.Most of the ATM cards, credit cards, debit cards, etc all over the world are of ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 size, an international standard format that defines the physical characteristics for identity or identification cards. What are the approx. dimensions of these cards?
(A)93 x 53 mm
(B)90 x 49 mm
*(C)86 A- 54 mm
(D)74 x 44 mm
Answer
13.The first 6 digits of the credit card number are known as ___?
*(A)Issuer Identification Number
(B)Major Industry Identifier
(C)account number
(D)Check sum
Answer
14.Which among the following is official registrar of International Bank Account Number (IBAN)?
*(A)SWIFT
(B)Euro Banking Association
(C)Banking, Insurance and Finance Union
(D)None of them
Answer
15.What is the full form of SDRAM?
(A)Shift dynamic random access memory
*(B)Synchronous dynamic random access memory
(C)System dynamic random access memory
(D)Serial dynamic random access memory
(A)Centralized Online Records Exchange
(B)Centralized Office Real-time Exchange
*(C)Centralized Online Real-time Exchange
(D)Central Online Real-time Exchange
Answer
2.Firewall technology is designed to block unauthorized access while permitting authorized communications. Which among the following is the most advanced in firewall technology?
(A)packet filters
(B)application layer
*(C)stateful filters
(D)None of Them
Answer
3.Which of the following term is used for the process of transforming information using an algorithm to make it unreadable to anyone except those possessing special knowledge?
(A)deciphering
*(B)encryption
(C)decryption
(D)coding
Answer
4.Which among the following is the correct definition of "Computer Audit" used many times in Banking Industry?
(A)Practice of using computers to automate or simplify the audit process
(B)Practice of testing the computer security procedures and identification lapses before the banking operation is put to risk
(C)software designed to read, process and write data with the help of functions performing specific audit routines
(D)Practice of financial statement audit with the help of Computers
Answer : B
5.In which year was UNCITRAL Model Law on E-Commerce adopted by the United Nations following which India passed the Information Technology Act 2000 in May 2000?
(A)1995
(B)1996
*(C)1997
(D)1998
Answer
6.In 1995, the Reserve Bank had set up the Committee for Proposing Legislation on Electronic Funds Transfer and other ElectronicPayments. What this committee was called?
(A)Rangrajan Committee
*(B)Shere Committee
(C)Saraf Committee
(D)Narsimham Committee
Answer
7.In context with the use of Information technology in Banks, what is the meaning of Cheque Truncating?
(A)illegal act of taking advantage of the float to make use of non-existent funds in a cheque
*(B)creating digital version of the original cheque
(C)crossing of cheque
(D)None of Them
Answer
8.Which of the following parts of a computer makes use of primary memory?
(A)Storage Unit
*(B)CPU
(C)Computer Output devices
(D)Mass Storage Devices
Answer
9.While browsing internet , a keyboard shortcut is used to place a www to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar. Which among the following shortcuts?
(A)ALT + ENTER
*(B)CNTRL + ENTER
(C)ALT + SHIFT
(D)CNTRL + SHIFT
Answer
10.How many kilohertz are in 1 terahertz ?
(A)1 000 000 000
(B)1 000 000 00
(C)1 000 000
(D)1 000 000 000 00
Answer
11.Access control which enables an authority to control access to areas and resources in a given physical facility or computer-based information system has two important processes. These processes are ___?
(A)Encryption & Decryption
(B)Locking and Unlocking
*(C)Authorization and authentication
(D)Tunneling and Switching
Answer
12.Most of the ATM cards, credit cards, debit cards, etc all over the world are of ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1 size, an international standard format that defines the physical characteristics for identity or identification cards. What are the approx. dimensions of these cards?
(A)93 x 53 mm
(B)90 x 49 mm
*(C)86 A- 54 mm
(D)74 x 44 mm
Answer
13.The first 6 digits of the credit card number are known as ___?
*(A)Issuer Identification Number
(B)Major Industry Identifier
(C)account number
(D)Check sum
Answer
14.Which among the following is official registrar of International Bank Account Number (IBAN)?
*(A)SWIFT
(B)Euro Banking Association
(C)Banking, Insurance and Finance Union
(D)None of them
Answer
15.What is the full form of SDRAM?
(A)Shift dynamic random access memory
*(B)Synchronous dynamic random access memory
(C)System dynamic random access memory
(D)Serial dynamic random access memory
Computer
1.Which Microsoft-based technology was built to link desktop applications to the World Wide Web?
(A)Active Channel
(B)Active Desktop
*(C)ActiveX
Answer
2.What is the name of the digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations in computers?
*(A)Arithmetic Logic Unit
(B)Digital comparator
(C)Multiplexer
Answer
3.What is the full form of ADSL ?
(A)Automatic Digital Subscriber Line
(B)Asymmetric Direct Subscriber Line
*(C)Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Answer
4.What is the difference between ADSL & DSL?
Answer :DSL uploads and downloads at same speed. ADSL at different speed.
5.What is the full form of ANSI ?
Answer : American National Standard Institute.
6.Which among the following key is used for checking grammar and spelling?
(A)F3
(B)F5
*(C)F7
Answer
7.An Autoresponder is a_______on mail server that automatically replies to e-mails.
(A)command
(B)software
*(C)program
Answer
8.DDL is used to define the structure of a database, including the tables, columns, and data types that it contains. Its full form is ?
*(A)Data Definition Language.
(B)Data Definition Link
(C)Data Determination Language.
Answer
9.A DSLAM is a device used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to route incoming DSL connections to the Internet. What is its correct full form ?
(A)Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
(B)Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplier
*(C)Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer
Answer
10.RUP Stands for "Rational Unified Process." RUP is a software development process from Rational, a division of _______?
(A)Microsoft
*(B)IBM
(C)Compaq
Answer
11.Which among the following defines web2.0 most precisely ?
(A)A New version of Internet
*(B)A Series of technological improvements in World Wide Web
(C)A New labeling of old Softwares improved
Answer
12.Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in which year?
(A)1977
*(B)1985
(C)1988
Answer
13.32 bit operations were introduced for the first time by Microsoft in ________?
(A)windows 95
(B)Windows 3.0
*(C)Windows 3.11
Answer
14.A GUID is a 128-bit (16 byte) number used by software programs to uniquely identify the location of a data object. What is correct full form?
(A)Graphical User Identifier
*(B)Globally Unique Identifier
(C)Globally Unique Internet
Answer
15.Which among the following is responsible for allocating IP addresses and managing the domain name system.?
(A)Domain name warehousing
*(B)Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
(C)Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Answer
(A)Active Channel
(B)Active Desktop
*(C)ActiveX
Answer
2.What is the name of the digital circuit that performs arithmetic and logical operations in computers?
*(A)Arithmetic Logic Unit
(B)Digital comparator
(C)Multiplexer
Answer
3.What is the full form of ADSL ?
(A)Automatic Digital Subscriber Line
(B)Asymmetric Direct Subscriber Line
*(C)Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Answer
4.What is the difference between ADSL & DSL?
Answer :DSL uploads and downloads at same speed. ADSL at different speed.
5.What is the full form of ANSI ?
Answer : American National Standard Institute.
6.Which among the following key is used for checking grammar and spelling?
(A)F3
(B)F5
*(C)F7
Answer
7.An Autoresponder is a_______on mail server that automatically replies to e-mails.
(A)command
(B)software
*(C)program
Answer
8.DDL is used to define the structure of a database, including the tables, columns, and data types that it contains. Its full form is ?
*(A)Data Definition Language.
(B)Data Definition Link
(C)Data Determination Language.
Answer
9.A DSLAM is a device used by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to route incoming DSL connections to the Internet. What is its correct full form ?
(A)Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer
(B)Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplier
*(C)Digital Service Line Access Multiplexer
Answer
10.RUP Stands for "Rational Unified Process." RUP is a software development process from Rational, a division of _______?
(A)Microsoft
*(B)IBM
(C)Compaq
Answer
11.Which among the following defines web2.0 most precisely ?
(A)A New version of Internet
*(B)A Series of technological improvements in World Wide Web
(C)A New labeling of old Softwares improved
Answer
12.Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in which year?
(A)1977
*(B)1985
(C)1988
Answer
13.32 bit operations were introduced for the first time by Microsoft in ________?
(A)windows 95
(B)Windows 3.0
*(C)Windows 3.11
Answer
14.A GUID is a 128-bit (16 byte) number used by software programs to uniquely identify the location of a data object. What is correct full form?
(A)Graphical User Identifier
*(B)Globally Unique Identifier
(C)Globally Unique Internet
Answer
15.Which among the following is responsible for allocating IP addresses and managing the domain name system.?
(A)Domain name warehousing
*(B)Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers
(C)Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
Answer
Sunday, October 3, 2010
*India elected as Secretary of Interpol : Wildlife crime group India has been elected for the post of Secretary in the Wildlife Crime Working Group of the Interpol for thefirst time
*US Report listsIndia as third most powerful nation in world : A US official report on global governance has declared Indiaas the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China
*'Peepli Live' India's official entry for Oscars 2011
*'World Statesman Award' for PMA top US official described PM Manmohan Singh as "a man of uncommon decency and grace" who has led the way in building the Indo-US partnership, as he presented the Indian leader 'The World Statesman Award
*Mukesh tops Forbes list ofIndia'srichest : RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani hastopped Forbes magazine's list of the 100 richest Indians for the third year in-a-row, pipping billionaires like L N Mittal and Azim Premji with a net worth of USD 27 billion
*Chennai Super Kings beat Warriors to win CL T20 :
Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings thrashed South African home favourites Warriors by 8 wickets to win the Champions League Twenty20 final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday
* SBI employees rank bottom among PSBs in bringing business: RBI
* Country's first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' inaugurated : India on Sunday got its first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' as it braces to host the 19th Commonwealth Games at New Delhi
*Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri remembered on birth anniversaryIndia is observing the 141st anniversary of the father of the nation Mahatama Gandhi and 106th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on Saturday
*Aruna Roy honoured with Lal Bahadur Shastri AwardAruna Roy, social and political activist and member of the National Advisory Council, was on Friday honoured with the coveted Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her "arduous journey" and dedication towards the issues of the common man.
*US Report listsIndia as third most powerful nation in world : A US official report on global governance has declared Indiaas the third most powerful country in the world after the US and China
*'Peepli Live' India's official entry for Oscars 2011
*'World Statesman Award' for PMA top US official described PM Manmohan Singh as "a man of uncommon decency and grace" who has led the way in building the Indo-US partnership, as he presented the Indian leader 'The World Statesman Award
*Mukesh tops Forbes list ofIndia'srichest : RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani hastopped Forbes magazine's list of the 100 richest Indians for the third year in-a-row, pipping billionaires like L N Mittal and Azim Premji with a net worth of USD 27 billion
*Chennai Super Kings beat Warriors to win CL T20 :
Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings thrashed South African home favourites Warriors by 8 wickets to win the Champions League Twenty20 final at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Sunday
* SBI employees rank bottom among PSBs in bringing business: RBI
* Country's first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' inaugurated : India on Sunday got its first ever dedicated 'Sports Injury Centre' as it braces to host the 19th Commonwealth Games at New Delhi
*Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri remembered on birth anniversaryIndia is observing the 141st anniversary of the father of the nation Mahatama Gandhi and 106th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on Saturday
*Aruna Roy honoured with Lal Bahadur Shastri AwardAruna Roy, social and political activist and member of the National Advisory Council, was on Friday honoured with the coveted Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her "arduous journey" and dedication towards the issues of the common man.
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