Monday, May 30, 2011

* On which day of 2011, the moon made its closest approach to Earth in almost 20 years?
March 19.

The phenomenon is called lunar perigee Supermoon .

* Which University has been ranked as top university in world for 6th consecutive year according to "TimesHigher Education"?
Harvard University

* Name the Space shuttle of U.S.A which ended its career on March 9, 2011 as the world's most flown spaceship?
Discovery.
* Which country has frozen assets of Libyan Central Bank&other state-run agencies in an attempt to cut off funding to Moammar Gadhafi's regime?
Germany
* Mexican billionaire who remained the richest person in the world with USD 74 billion in assets according to the US magazine Forbes?
Carlos Slim.
* Which countries signed a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) on 18-02-11?
India and Malaysia.
* * Which team has lifted the Deodhar Trophy Cricket title(2011) after defeating West Zone by 5 wickets?
North Zone.
* Arunachal Pradesh Power Minister Jarbom Gamlin was sworn in as Chief Minister after Dorjee Khandu (who died in a helicopter crash).
* American working for CIA who was released in Pakistan after compensating families of people he killed in in self-defense?
Raymond Allen Davis.
* Which country has surpassed China to become world's largest importer of conventional weapons during 2006 to 2010 period ?
India.

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