Q.1. Article seventeen of the constitution of India provides for(a) equivalence prior to law.(b) equivalence of event in counts of open employment.(c) extermination of titles.(d) extermination of untouchability.Q.2. Article 370 of the constitution of India provides for(a) proxy supplies for Jammu & Kashmir.(b) special supplies in apply oneself of Nagaland.(c) special supplies in apply oneself of Manipur.(d) supplies in apply oneself of monetary emergency.Q.3. How many permanent members have been there in Security Council?(a) Three(b) Five(c) Six(d) FourQ.4. The United Kingdom is the classical e.g. of a/an(a) aristocracy(b) comprehensive monarchy(c) inherent monarchy(d) polity.Q.5. Social Contract Theory was advocated by(a) Hobbes, Locke as well as Rousseau.(b) Plato, Aristotle as well as Hegel.(c) Mill, Bentham as well as Plato.(d) Locke, Mill as well as Hegel.Q.6. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha is inaugurated by the(a) President(b) Prime Minister.(c) Members of both Houses of the Parliament.(d) Members of the Lok Sabha.Q.7. Who is called the ‘Father of History’?(a) Plutarch(b) Herodotus(c) Justin(d) PlinyQ.8. The Vedas have been well well known as(a) Smriti.(b) Sruti.(c) Jnana.(d) Siksha.Q.9. The members of Estimate Committee are(a) inaugurated from the Lok Sabha only.(b) inaugurated from the Rajya Sabha only.(c) inaugurated from both the Lok Sabha as well as the Rajya Sabha.(d) nominated by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha.Q.10. Who is the arch confidant to the Governor?

(a) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.(b) Chief Minister.(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha.(d) President.Q.11. Foreign banking that has the bent of discerning emigration is called(a) Scarce currency.(b) Soft currency.(c) Gold currency.(d) Hot currency.Q.12. Which of the following is the improved dimensions of Economic Development?(a) GDP(b) Disposable income(c) NNP(d) Per capita incomeQ.13. In India, sheltered stagnation is in all celebrated in(a) the civilised world sector.(b) the bureau sector.(c) the make make use of of sector.(d) All these sectors.Q.14. If the line made in Surat have been solitary in Mumbai or Delhi afterwards it is(a) Territorial trade.(b) Internal trade.(c) International trade.(d) Free trade.Q.15. The important aphorism “GARIBI HATAO” (Remove Poverty) was launched during the(a) First Five-Year Plan (1951-56)(b) Third Five-Year Plan (1961-66)(c) Fourth Five-Year Plan (1969-74)(d) Fifth Five-Year Plan (1974-79)Q.16. Bank Rate refers to the seductiveness rate during which(a) Commercial banks embrace deposits from the public.(b) Central bank gives loans to Commercial banks.(c) Government loans have been floated.(d) Commercial banks accede to loans to their customers.Q.17. All the products that have been shock as well as singular in supply have been called(a) Luxury goods.(b) Expensive goods.(c) Capital goods.(d) Economic goods.Q.18. The speculation of monopolistic foe is grown by(a) E.H.Chamberlin(b) P.A.Samuelson

(c) J.Robinson(d) A.MarshallQ.19. Smoke is shaped due to(a) plain diluted in gas.(b) plain diluted in liquid.(c) gas diluted in solid.(d) gas diluted in gas.Q.20. Which of the following containing alkali is used in photography?(a) Aluminum hydroxide(b) Silver bromide(c) Potassium nitrate(d) Sodium chloride.Q.21. Gober gas (Biogas) especially contains(a) Methane.(b) Ethane as well as butane.(c) propane as well as butane.(d) methane, ethane, propane as well as propylene.Q.22. Preparation of ‘Dalda or Vanaspati’ ghee from unfeeling oil utilises the following process(a) Hydrolysis(b) Oxidation(c) Hydrogenation(d) OzonoloysisQ.23. Which colour is the interrelated colour of yellow?(a) Blue(b) Green(c) Orange(d) RedQ.24. During soaking of cloths, you make make use of of sapphire due to its(a) improved cleaning action.(b) correct pigmental composition.(c) tall stately nature.(d) really low cost.Q.25. Of the following Indian satellites, that the single is dictated for prolonged stretch telecommunication as well as for transmitting TV programme?(a) INSAT-A(b) Aryabhata(c) Bhaskara(d) RohiniQ.26. What is the full form of ‘AM’ per air wave broadcasting?(a) Amplitude Movement(b) Anywhere Movement(c) Amplitude Matching(d) Amplitude Modulation.Q.27. Who is the writer of Gandhi’s the the single preferred Bhajan Vaishnava jana to tene kahiye?

(a) Purandar Das(b) Shyamal Bhatt(c) Narsi Mehta(d) Sant GyaneshwarQ.28. Which the single of the following is not the butterfly borne disease?(a) Dengu fever(b) Filariasis(c) Sleeping sickness(d) MalariaQ.29. What is the principal ore of aluminium?(a) Dolomite(b) Copper(c) Lignite(d) BauxiteQ.30. Which nation is the monitor for assent talks in in between the LTTE as well as the Sri Lankan Government?(a) The US(b) Norway(c) India(d) The UKQ.31. The top physique that approves the Five-Year Plan in India is the(a) Planning Commission(b) National Development Council(c) The Union Cabinet(d) Finance MinistryQ.32. Ceteris Paribus is Latin for(a) ” all alternative things non-static ”(b) “other things increasing”(c) “other things being equal”(d) “all alternative things decreasing”Q.33. Who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award (Ratna) for the year 2007?(a) Dev Anand(b) Rekha(c) Dilip Kumar(d) Shabana AzmiQ.34. Purchasing Power Parity speculation is compared with(a) Interest Rate.(b) Bank Rate.(c) Wage Rate.(d) Exchange Rate.Q.35. India’s greatest craving currently is(a) the Indian Railways.(b) the Indian Commercial Banking System.(c) the India Power Sector.(d) the India Telecommunication System.

Q.36. The central group obliged for calculating approximately National Income in India is(a) Indian Statistical Institute.(b) Reserve Bank of India.(c) Central Statistical Organisation.(d) National Council for Applied Economics as well as Research.Q.37. Which of the following has the solitary right of arising banking (except the single rupee coins as well as notes) in India?(a) The Governor of India(b) The Planning Commission(c) The State Bank of India(d) The Reserve Bank of IndiaQ.38. In the bill sum of the Government of India the disproportion in in between sum output as well as sum taking is called.(a) Fiscal deficit(b) Budget deficit(c) Revenue deficit(d) Current deficitQ.39. Excise avocation upon the commodity is upon credit with anxiety to its(a) production.(b) prolongation as well as sale.(c) Production as well as transportation.(d) Production, travel as well as sale.Q.40. In the US, the President is inaugurated by(a) The Senate.(b) Universal Adult Franchise.(c) The House of Representatives.(d) The Congress.Q.41. Fascism believes in(a) Peaceful change(b) Force(c) Tolerance(d) Basic Rights for the individualQ.42. Which is the many necessary duty of an entrepreneur?(a) Supervision(b) Management(c) Marketing(d) Risk bearingQ.43. Knowledge, technical skill, preparation ‘etc.’ in economics, have been regarded as(a) social-overhead capital.(b) tellurian capital.(c) discernible earthy capital.(d) operative capital.Q.44. What is the operation of Agni III, the long-range ballistic missile, test-fired by India recently?

(a) 2,250 km(b) 3,500 km(c) 5,000 km(d) 1,000 kmQ.45. Nathu Laa, the place where India-China limit traffic has been resumed after 44 years, is located upon the Indian limit in(a) Sikkim.(b) Arunachal Pradesh.(c) Himachal Pradesh(d) Jammu as well as Kashmir.Q.46. M. Damodaran is the(a) Chairman, Unit Trust of India.(b) Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India.(c) Chairman, Securities as well as Exchange Board of India.(d) Chairman, Life Insurance Corporation of India.Q.47. What is the name of the Light Combat Aircraft grown by India indigenously?(a) BrahMos(b) Chetak(c) Astra(d) TejasQ.48. Who is the Prime Minister of Great Britain?(a) Tony Blair(b) Jack Straw(c) Robin Cook(d) Gordon Brown.Q.49. The 2010 World Cup Football Tournament will be hold in(a) France.(b) China.(c) Germany.(d) South Africa.Q.50. Who is the benefaction Chief Election Commissioner of India?(a) Navin Chawla(b) N.Gopalswamy(c) T.S.krishnamoorty(d) B.B.TandonQ.51. The pretension of the book not long ago created by Jaswant Singh, former Minister of External Affair, is(a) A call of Honour – In the Service of Emergent Inida(b) Whither Secular India?(c) Ayodhya as well as Aftermath(d) Shining India as well as BJP.Q.52. What was the strange name of “Nurjahan”?(a) Jabunnisa(b) Fatima Begum(c) Mehrunnisa(d) Jahanara

Q.53. Which of the following pairs is not rightly suited ?(a) Lord Dallhousie- Doctrine of Lapse(b) Lord Minto- Indian Councils Act, 1909(c) Lord Wellesley- Subsidiary Alliance(d) Lord Curzon- Vernacular Press Act, 1878Q.54. The range of Bengal was partitioned in to dual tools in 1905 by(a) Lord Lytton.(b) Lord Ripon.(c) Lord Dufferin.(d) Lord Curzon.Q.55. The necessary facilities of the Indus Valley Civilization was(a) ceremony of forces of nature.(b) orderly city life.(c) rural farming.(d) standing society.Q.56. Name the collateral of Pallavas.(a) Kanchi.(b) Vattapi.(c) Trichnapalli.(d) Mahabalipuram.Q.57. The Home Rule League was due by(a) M.K.Gandhi(b) B.G.Tilak(c) Ranade(d) K.T.TelangQ.58. The Simon Commission was boycotted by the Indians because(a) it sought tocurb polite liberties.(b) it due to assign India.(c) it was an all-white elect Indian representation.(d) it due measures for nationalism.Q.59. Storm of gases have been manifest in the cover of the Sun during(a) Cyclones(b) Anti-cyclones(c) Lunar-eclipse(d) Solar eclipse.Q.60. The Indian Councils Act of 1990 is compared with(a) The Montagu Decleration.(b) The Montagu- Chelmsford Reforms.(c) The Morley-Minto Reforms.(d) The Rowlatt Act.Q.61. The age of tree can be dynamic some-more or reduction fairly by(a) counting the series of branches.(b) measuring the tallness ,of the tree.(c) measuring the hole of the trunk.(d) counting the series of rings in the trunk.Q.62. Of all micro-organisms, the many variable as well as versatile are

(a) Viruses(b) Bacteria(c) Algae d) FungiQ.63. What is an endoscope?(a) It is an visual instrument used to see inside the supplying nourishment canal(b) it is device that is propitious upon the chest of the studious to regularize the strange heart beats(c) It is an instrument used for examining ear disorders(d) It is an instrument for recording electrical signals constructed by the tellurian muscles.Q.64. The mildew in that the sugarine turn enlarge is well well known as(a) Diabetes mellitus(b) Diabetes insipidus(c) Diabetes imperfectus(d) Diabetes sugarensisQ.65. The President of India is inaugurated by(a) members of both Houses of the Parliament.(b) members of both houses of Parliament of State Legislatures.(c) members of both Houses of the State Legislative Assemblies.(d) Elected members of both Houses of the Parliament as well as members of Legislative Assemblies.Q.66. The nitrogen benefaction in the ambience is(a) of no make make use of of to plants.(b) damaging of plants.(c) without delay employed by plants.(d) employed by micro-organisms.Q.67. Diamond as well as Graphite are(a) allotropes(b) isomorphous(c) isomers(d) isobarsQ.68. Kayak is kind of(a) genealogical tool.(b) boat.(c) ship.(d) weapon.Q.69. Which of the following has the top calorific value?(a) Carbohydrates(b) fats(c) Proteins(d) Vitamins.Q.70. Rotation of crops means(a) flourishing of opposite crops in period to say dirt fertility.(b) the little crops have been flourishing again as well as again.(c) dual or some-more crops have been grown concurrently to enlarge productivity.(d) None of these.Q.71. Suez Canal connects

(a) Pacific Ocean as well as Atlantic Ocean.(b) Mediterranean Sea as well as Red Sea.(c) Lake Huron as well as Lake Erie.(d) Lake Erie as well as Lake Ontario.Q.72. Which of the following ports has the largest hinterland?(a) Kandla(b) Kochi(c) Mumbai(d) Vishkhapatnam.Q.73. “Slash as well as Burn agriculture” is the name since to(a) routine of potato cultivation.(b) routine of deforestation.(c) churned framing.(d) changeable cultivation.Q.74. The categorical reason for deforestation in Middle East is(a) extreme fuel timber collection.(b) extreme dirt erosion.(c) floods.(d) building the whole of roads.Q.75. Recharging of H2O list depends on(a) volume of rainfall.(b) service of the area.(c) foliage of the area.(d) volume of percolation.Answers Part :1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b) 11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (c) 16. (a) 17. (d) 18. (a) 19. (a) 20. (b) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (d) 26. (c) 27. (c) 28. (d) 29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (d) 37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (b) 41. (d) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (d) 49. (b) 50. (a) 51. (c) 52. (d) 53. (d) 54. (b) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (c) 58. (d) 59. (c) 60. (d) 61. (a) 62. (a) 63. (a) 64. (d) 65. (d) 66. (a) 67. (b) 68. (b) 69. (a) 70. (b) 71. (d) 72. (d) 73. (a) 74. (d) 75. (a)

1. In which type of account, banks generally don’t pay interest—(A) Saving Account(B) Current Account(C) Fixed Deposit Account(D) Interest is always payable in all types of account2. A bank standing order would be suitable for paying—(A) Telephone accounts(B) Electricity accounts(C) Grocery bills(D) Mortgage repayments

3. Payment of a cheque cannot be made on a cash counter of bank if the cheque is—(A) Bearer(B) Cross(C) Order(D) All of these4. Which of the following is not Commercial Bank ?(A) Reserve Bank of India(B) State Bank of India(C) Canra Bank(D) Oriental Bank of Commerce5. What is the Bank draft ?(A) Letter from the Bank(B) Cheque which a bank draws on itself(C) Instraction to a banker to collect a customer’s debt(D) Instruction not to honour a stop payment6. The essential characteristic of whatever serves as money is that it must—(A) Be issued by the State(B) Be generally acceptable(C) Not be wholly fiduciary(D) Have some instrinsic value7. One of the following is not an example of Near-Money, which ?(A) Bill of Exchange(B) Bonds and Debentures(C) Equity shares of Ranbaxy Company Ltd.(D) Treasury bills of the Government of India8. ‘Fiat Money’ is that which is—(A) Accepted by overseas banks only(B) Accepted temporarily in lieu of gold(C) Backed by gold or silver(D) Decreed as money by the government9. Money is—(A) Acceptable only when it has intrinsic value(B) Constant in purchasing power(C) The most liquid of all assets(D) All of the above10. Greshan’s law states that—(A) Bad money promotes good money in the system(B) Bad money drives good money out of circulation(C) Good money drives bad money out of circulation(D) Good money promotes bad money in the system11. Value of Money—(A) Is independent of the price level(B) Is directly related to the price level(C) Is inversely related to the price level(D) None of the above12. Demand pull inflation can be caused by money factors including—

(A) A fall in consumption expenditure(B) A sharp increase in unemployment(C) A steep reduction in direct taxation(D) An increase in Income Tax13. The process of deplation tends to favour—(A) Debtor and Creditiors a like(B) Debtor at the expense of Creditors(C) Creditors at the expense of Debtors(D) Profit receivers at the expense of fixed income receivers14. Which of the following statement is not completely true ?(A) An increase in the supply of money will result in inflation(B) Cost inflation occurs when prices rise to cover increased factor costs(C) Inflation occurs when the value of money declines(D) Inflation will have the effect of redistributing incomes within a country15. Which of the following people is most likely to benefit from an inflationary situation ?(A) A person who buys units from the Unit Trust(B) A person who keeps his savings under the floor at home(C) A person makes a large private loan to a friend(D) A person who takes out a mortgage with a building society16. The principal liability of a Joint Stock Bank relates to—(A) Its investment abroad(B) Its investment at home(C) Repayment of its customer’s deposits(D) Its requirements to make special deposits when requested17. Which of the following is not a function of the Commercial Banks ?(A) Acting as a lender of last resort(B) Lending to the private and public sectors(C) The provision of a cheque system for setting debts(D) The provision of safe deposit facilities18. When the Commercial Bank create credit areas which are in effect and increases—(A) The national debt(B) The supply of money(C) The purchasing power of the rupee(D) The real wealth of the country19. A customer does not require a bank account to obtain—(A) A Loan(B) A Cheque Card(C) A Banker’s Draft(D) An Overdraft20. Which of the following is not a liability of Commercial Banks—(A) Security Holdings(B) Treasury deposit at banks(C) Demand deposits and time deposits(D) Borrowing from Central Bank21. ‘Not negotiable’ written on a cheque crossing means—

(A) The cheque cannot be paid to any one but the payee(B) The cheque is valid only for payment of the transaction for which it is made out(C) An honest person receiving a stolen cheque is liable to repay the rightful owner(D) The cheque must be paid into a bank22. The Central Bank is not expected to perform the function of—(A) Acting as a clearing house(B) The banker to the government(C) Accepting deposit from Commercial Banks(D) Accepting deposits from general public23. Increase in bank rates generally is followed by—(A) An increase in market rate of interest(B) A fall in market rates of interest(C) A rise only in the deposits rates but not the lending rates(D) A rise only in the lending rates24. The major quantitative monetary tool available with the Central Bank is—(A) Retioning of credit(B) Regulation of consumer credit(C) Margin requirements(D) Reserve ratio requirements25. Bank must refuse payment of a cheque where—(A) Cheque is not dated(B) Where cheque is stale, i.e. date has expired(C) Payment has been stopped by customer(D) The cheque is not presented during working hours of Bank26. A ‘Stale’ cheque is one that is—(A) Over six months old(B) Converning an overdue payment(C) Cancelled by the drawer(D) Written on an account which is overdrawn27. When the Central Bank sells securities, as a result—(A) The cash resources at the disposal of the commercial banks increase(B) The cash resources of the commercial banks remain unchanged(C) The cash resources at the disposal of commercial banks get diminished(D) None of the above28. When a cheque is returned by the bank marked ‘Refer to Drawer’ this means the drawer—(A) Has instructed the bank not to pay the cheque(B) Whishes to be contacted before the cheque is cashed(C) Has improperly completed the cheque and must correct it before payment(D) Had insufficient funds in his account to pay the cheque29. The current Bank Rate is—(A) 6%(B) 8%(C) 9%(D) 9·5%30. It has been made compulsory for Non-Banking Financing Companies to get

themselves registered with … before July 8, 1997.(A) RBI(B) SEBI(C) Government of India(D) None of the above31. India ranks number … among the countries with the biggest growth potential in the world according to the latest report of world Economic Forum.(A) Six(B) Five(C) Four(D) Three32. Which is the ‘most competitive country’ of the world according to the latest report of world Economic Forum ?(A) Hong Kong(B) Singapore(C) United State of America(D) Netherlands33. The maximum permissible limit of interest on postshipment rupee credit on demand bills for transit period upto 90 days is—(A) 13%(B) 14%(C) 15%(D) 16%34. Which of the following statement is correct about India according to the World Bank’s latest calculations ?(A) India’s per capita national wealth is $ 25000(B) India’s per capita incomeis $ 360(C) India’s per capita income (according to purchasing power parity) is $ 2390(D) All of the above35. Scheduled commercial banks recorded nonperforming assets (NPAs) of … at the end of March 2006-07 against 1·8% during 2005-06.(A) 2·3%(B) 3·3%(C) 1·5%(D) 7·9%36. Which of the following is not a tool in the hands of RBI to control the inflationary pressure in the country ?(A) Bank Rate (BR)(B) Special Drawing Rights (SDR)(C) Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)(D) Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)37. Which of the following is/are included in Legal Tender Money in India ?(A) Coins and currency notes(B) Coins and bank drafts(C) Currency notes and SDRs(D) Currency notes issued by RBI

38. Which of the following is correctly matched?(A) CRR on FCNR (B) Scheme—12%(B) Bank Rate—6%(C) SLR on NRE deposits—31·5%(D) CRR on NRE—13%39. India’s First Financial Archive has been set up at—(A) Mumbai(B) New Delhi(C) Ahmedabad(D) Kolkata40. Which of the following Bank merged with Oriented Bank of Commerce ?(A) New Bank of India(B) Punjab Co-operative Bank(C) Bari Doab Bank(D) (B) and (C) both

Answers : 

1. (B) 2. (D) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (C) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (A) 20. (A) 21. (C) 22. (D) 23. (A) 24. (D) 25. (C) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (D) 29. (A) 30. (A) 31. (D) 32. (B) 33. (A) 34. (D) 35. (C) 36. (B) 37. (A) 38. (B) 39. (D) 40. (D)

1.What has come out of Ayodhya verdict?

Three Parts

Two Parts

0ne Part

2.Who is winner of recently held Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix?

Sebastian Vettel

Felipe Massa

Fernando Alonso

3.Which of the following software giants has designed "worldwide telescope" a computer programme, which enables you to study even the universe and zoom the outer space?

Google

Microsoft

Oracle

4."Your Place In The Sky" is the slogan of which of the following Airline company?

Air India

Air Sahara

Air Deccan

5.Who is the head of WTO

M. kamal nath

Nandita Devidayal

Pascal Lamy

6. How many member states are there in Commonwealth Nations?

59

54

62

7. Who is the author of recently published book "Aftertaste"?

Amitav Ghosh

Nandita Devidayal

Keith Rockwell

8.Among the following, who is the Union Minister of Mines?

Bijoy Krishna Handique

Prakash Jaiswal

Sartaj Singh

9.Who is director of the recently released famous hollywood movie "Inception"?

Christopher Nolan

Steven Spielberg

Francis Ford Coppola

10.Which of following country is named after a tree?

Brazil

Vietnam

Food security Bill

1). Where did the commonwealth 2010 games held in India?Answer:- Delhi

2).The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the ------------ Commonwealth Games?Answer:-XIX Commonwealth Games

3).Logo of Commonwealth games 2010?

Answer:-

4).The bottom of the Commonwealth games 2010 logo has a tagline of "--------------------"?Answer:-Come out and play

5).Commonwealth games 2010 was held in the month ofAnswer:-October,Between 3-14 October

6).Commonwealth Games are held in everyAnswer:- 4 year

7).Which stadium in Delhi was witness the opening ceremony of commonwealth games 2010?Answer:- Jawaharlal Nehru stadium

8).Who was the chairman of the organizing committee Delhi 2010 commonwealth games?

Answer:-Suresh Kalmadi

9).What is theme song for Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010?Answer:-"Oh yaaro, yeh India bula liya"

10).Where did theme song of Commonwealth Games Delhi launched?Answer:-launched at Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon

11).What is the mascot of commonwealth games 2010?Answer:-Tiger.Shera, a Royal Bengal Tiger.

12).How launches Delhi Commonwealth games 2010's theme song?Answer:-AR Rahman, Music maestro AR Rahman launches Delhi 2010's theme song.

13).Which state of India is the milestone of CWG (commonwealth games) 2010?Answer:-Haryana, haryana players won 15 gold medals.

14).How many artist took the part in Commonwealth Closing Ceremony in New Delhi? Answer:-Almost 7000 artist's

15).Commonwealth games 2014 will be held inAnswer:-Glasgow (Scotland). 1970 and 1986 Commonwealth games were also held in Scotland.

16).How was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games 2010 at Delhi?Answer:-Indian President Prathiba Patil was the chief guest at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.

17).CWG balloon show at opening ceremony to cost around Rs ---------cr?Answer:-50cr.

18).How many countries participate in CWG 2010 Delhi?Answer:-71 countries participate CWG 2010 Delhi.

19).How many Indian players participate in CWG 2010?Answer:-614 players.

20).How many sports events was there in CWG 2010?Answer:-17 sports events.

21).Which country won the first gold in the Commonwealth games 2010?Answer:-Nigeria.

22).Name of the Nigerian player who won the first gold in the Commonwealth games

2010?Answer:-Teenage Nigerian weightlifter won the gold medal in weight lifting in 48 KG (Women).

23).Commonwealth first gold medal from Indian side won by?Answer:-abhinav bindra and gagan narang

24).Indian got the first gold medal of commonwealth games 2010 on?Answer:-5 oct

25).Indian Player who won the 4 Gold medal in Commonwealth games 2010?Answer:-Gagan Narang, Indian Male Shooter Gagan Narang won 4 Gold medals in the CWG 2010

26).Name of Indian Player who won the 4 Gold medal in Commonwealth games 2010?Answer:-Shooter Gagan Narang won 4 Gold medalsShooter Omkar Singh won 3 Gold medalsShooter Vijay Kumar won 3 Gold medalsShooter Harpreet Singh won 2 Gold medals

27).What was the India position in the medal tally first day of CWG Delhi 2010?Answer:-India finished seventh in the medal tally first day with two silvers and two bronzes in CWG Delhi 2010.

28).From which Indian state Shooter Abhinav Bindra belong?Answer:-Punjab.

29).India is the -----------Ashian country to held Commonwealth games.Answer:-Second,It was the first time that the Commonwealth Games were held in India and the second time it was held in Asia after Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1998.

30).Top three country in Commonwealth games 2010 medal tally?Answer:-First position got Australia(Gold-74), second India(Gold-38) third England(Gold-37).

Q1. Identify the Flag of the Country's Football Team?

a)Cameroonb)Serbiac)Algeriad)Honduras

Q2. Identify the Flag of the Country's Football Team?

a)Englandb)Denmarkc)None of Thesed)GermanyQ3. Identify the Flag of the Country's Football Team?

a)Netherlandb)Francec)Spaind)SolvekiaQ4. Identify the Flag of the Country's Football Team?

a)Hondurasb)Solveniac)South Koread)North KoreaQ5. Identify the Flag and Choose the Belonging Country?

a)Hondurasb)Francec)Denmarkd)SerbiaAnswers1.c),2.b),3.a),4.d),5.d)

1. Fifa is (What is The Full Form of FIFA?)a. Fédération Internationale de Football Associationb. Fédération Internationale de Frameball Associationc. Fédération Internationale de Framebox Associationd. Fédération Internationale de Foot Association

2. Fifa is formed ina. 1903b. 1904c. 1905d. 1906

3. The motto of Fifa isa. for the gameb. for the worldc. for the game for the worldd. for the football

4. The head quarter of Fifa is in

a. Australiab. Japanc. Americad. Switzerland

5. The current president of Fifa isa. Sepp Blatterb. Smith Brulc. Sam Blimsd. none of these

6. Fifa held the international tournaments of football sincea. 1929b. 1930c. 1931d. 1932

7. FIFA has ____ member associationsa. 234b. 213c. 208d. 250

8. FIFA presided over its first international competition ina. 1902b. 1904c. 1905d. 1906

9. The football competition for the ____ Olympics in London was more successful for Fifaa. 1908b. 1907c. 1906d. 1905

10. Membership of FIFA expanded beyond Europe with the application of South Africa in 1909a. trueb. false

11. who won the 06 world cupa. franceb. argentinac. italyd. china

12. who lost the 06 world cupa. italyb. chinac. argentinad. france

13. whats the best ranked playera. ronaldob. diego maradonac. peled. kaka

14. who won the 02 world cupa. germanyb. brazilc. japand. australia

15. whos the goal keeper for australiaa. harry kewwelb. mark schwarcerc. mark vidukad. or no one on list

16. who does salidhamidic play fora. bosna-hercegovinab. switzerlandc. polandd. denmark

17. whos the chinese goal keepera. lin lan reb. ching chongc. marco wangd. jackie chan

18. why did zidane get a red card for in the 06 world cupa. he slide tackledb. he punchedc. he kickedd. or he head butted

19. who did pele play fora. argentinab. chile

c. americad. brazil

20. who is the richest soccer playera. ronaldob. david bekchamc. c.ronaldod. zidane

21. who won the fifa inaugration world cup in 1930a. brazilb. argentinac. uruguayd. italy

22. Which nation is the current FIFA World Cup holder?a. Brazilb. Italyc. Germanyd. Argentina

23. Which was the first country to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991?a. Japanb. South Koreac. Chinad. Russia

24. Which is the only champion nation that has not won a World Cup hosted by itself?a. Argentinab. Germanyc. Brazild. Uruguay

25. Who scored to knock Wales out of their only World Cup Run?a. Gordon Banksb. Diego Sanchezc. Peled. Diego Maradonna

26. Who was sent off for his last ever national game in 2006?a. Zinedin Zidanb. Wayne Rooneyc. Cristiano Ronaldod. Pele

27. wich team was eliminated by germany in quarter final 2006

a. italyb. portugalc. franced. argentina

28. in which place did portugal finish in the 2006 fifa world cupa. 1b. 3c. 4d. 2

29. WHO WON THE BARCLAYS PREMIAR league in2008a. mancHESTHeR cityb. MANCHESter unitedc. chelsead. bolton

30. where did england reach in the 2006 world cup?a. finalb. semi finalc. group staged. quarter finals

31. Which team defeated Argentina in the first ever world cup final in 1930?a. Uruguayb. Italyc. Hungaryd. Chile

32. Who scored more goals than any one else in the world cups?a. Blatinib. Maradonac. Mollerd. Lincker

33. Who are the current world champions(before 2010)?a. Italyb. Brazilc. Germanyd. Argentina 34. Who hosted the World Cup in 2010?a. Australiab. Englandc. North Africad. South Africa

35. What women's team is tied for first place in most World Cup victories?a. Brasilb. Germanyc. Norwayd. China

36. In 1972 Brasil was already a title holder, they defended there title and won. Pele was injured in what game?a. Playoff Gameb. Championshipc. Opening gamed. Last game before playoffs

37. In 1954 Hungary set the record for most goals scored in World Cup. What is the record?a. 26b. 29c. 27

38. From the years 1962 to 1994 one team set the record for most consecutive matches without a win. Who are they?a. Mexicob. Bulgariac. Belgiumd. Luxembourg

39. Who scored the most goals in overall qualifying?a. Cristiano Ronaldob. Ali Daeic. Just Fontained. Oleg Salenko

40. Bora Milutinovic had coached 5 countries which of the following is NOT one he has coached?a. Mexicob. Chinac. Nigeriad. Syria

41. In 2006 28 people were sent off by referees in how many games?a. 68b. 67c. 66d. 65

42. Who scored the most goals in the 2006 world cup?

a. T.Henryb. W.Rooneyc. M.Klosed. D.Villa

43. who hosted the 1982 world cup.a. italyb. germanyc. spaind. mexico

44. In which 2 years did Argentina win the world cupa. 1930 and 1978b. 1982 and 1986c. 1978 and 1986d. 1954 and 1990

45. What was the result of san marinos first ever international to switzerlanda. san marino 1-3 switzerlandb. san marino 0-4 switzerlandc. san marino 0-5 switzerlandd. san marino 1-0 switzerland

46. Which two neighboring countries fought a three day battle over a World Cup Qualifying match in 1969 ?a. Argentina and Englandb. Honduras and El Salvadorc. Mexico and Panamad. Israel and Egypt

47. What was the World Cup known as before 1970?a. Abel Lafluer Cupb. Silvio Gazzanigi Cupc. Kamari Stu Cupd. Jules Rimet Cup

48. what is lionel messi's nick name?a. michaelb. andrec. patrickd. rane

49. Which year did Ronaldo score 9 goals in teh World Cup Finals?a. 1998b. 1994c. 2006

d. 2002

50. who scored against germany?a. camilob. d.beckhamc. klaidid. twaine

51. which team has been knocked out in the group stages the most timesa. mexicob. republic of irelandc. scotlandd. yugoslavia

52. who did lucas neill foul in the penalty box and score against australia in the round of sixteen in the 2006 world cup.a. totti and cannavarob. grosso and tottic. adriano and ronaldod. gilardino and buffon

53. Which national royal interrupted a world cup match and ordered the referee to change his decision from allowing to disallowing an opponents goala. Zaireb. Luxembourgc. Swazilandd. Saudi Arabia

54. why did messi go to barcelona at the age of eleven?a. So they would pay to help fix his growth problemb. Because messi needed a home and moneyc. barcelona promised a safe and comfortabe life for his familyd. messi had nowhere else to go

55. which player got sent off ageinst portugal in 2006a. rooneyb. beckhamc. lampardd. owen

56. Who is playing against africa firsta. Englandb. germanyc. USAd. SWitzerland

57. who scored england's first world cup goal in 2010a. Rooneyb. Lampardc. Gerrardd. Heskey

58. What nation won the world cup with kicking a ball in the final gamea. Brazilb. Uruguayc. Englandd. Italy

59. What nation hosts another nation as a club team in their leaguea. Spainb. Peruc. Franced. Republic Ireland

60. Only one country has appeared in every World Cup, who are they?a. Germanyb. Italyc. Hondurasd. Brasil

1. Fifa is (What is The Full Form of FIFA?)?

Correct Answer: Fédération Internationale de Football Association

2. Fifa is formed in

Correct Answer: 1904

3. The motto of Fifa is

Correct Answer: for the game for the world

4. The head quarter of Fifa is in

Correct Answer: Switzerland

5. The current president of Fifa is

Correct Answer: Sepp Blatter

6. Fifa held the international tournaments of football since

Correct Answer: 1930

7. FIFA has ____ member associations

Correct Answer: 208

8. FIFA presided over its first international competition in

Correct Answer: 1906

9. The football competition for the ____ Olympics in London was more successful for Fifa

Correct Answer: 1908

10. Membership of FIFA expanded beyond Europe with the application of South Africa in 1909

Correct Answer: true

11. who won the 06 world cup

Correct Answer: italy

12. who lost the 06 world cup

Correct Answer: france

13. whats the best ranked player

Correct Answer: pele

14. who won the 02 world cup

Correct Answer: brazil

15. whos the goal keeper for australia

Correct Answer: mark schwarcer

16. who does salidhamidic play for

Correct Answer: bosna-hercegovina

17. whos the chinese goal keeper

Correct Answer: lin lan re

18. why did zidane get a red card for in the 06 world cup

Correct Answer: or he head butted

19. who did pele play for

Correct Answer: brazil

20. who is the richest soccer player

Correct Answer: c.ronaldo

21. who won the fifa inaugration world cup in 1930

Correct Answer: uruguay

22. Which nation is the current FIFA World Cup holder?

Correct Answer: Italy

23. Which was the first country to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 1991?

Correct Answer: China

24. Which is the only champion nation that has not won a World Cup hosted by itself?

Correct Answer: Brazil

25. Who scored to knock Wales out of their only World Cup Run?

Correct Answer: Pele

26. Who was sent off for his last ever national game in 2006?

Correct Answer: Zinedin Zidan

27. wich team was eliminated by germany in quarter final 2006

Correct Answer: argentina

28. in which place did portugal finish in the 2006 fifa world cup

Correct Answer: 4

29. WHO WON THE BARCLAYS PREMIAR league in2008

Correct Answer: MANCHESter united

30. where did england reach in the 2006 world cup?

Correct Answer: quarter finals

31. Which team defeated Argentina in the first ever world cup final in 1930?

Correct Answer: Uruguay

32. Who scored more goals than any one else in the world cups?

Correct Answer: Moller

33. Who are the current world champions(before 2010)?

Correct Answer: Italy

34. Who hosted the World Cup in 2010?

Correct Answer: South Africa

35. What women's team is tied for first place in most World Cup victories?

Correct Answer: Germany

36. In 1972 Brasil was already a title holder, they defended there title and won. Pele was injured in what game?

Correct Answer: Opening game

37. In 1954 Hungary set the record for most goals scored in World Cup. What is the record?

Correct Answer: 27

38. From the years 1962 to 1994 one team set the record for most consecutive matches without a win. Who are they?

Correct Answer: Bulgaria

39. Who scored the most goals in overall qualifying?

Correct Answer: Ali Daei

40. Bora Milutinovic had coached 5 countries which of the following is NOT one he has coached?

Correct Answer: Syria

41. In 2006 28 people were sent off by referees in how many games?

Correct Answer: 68

42. Who scored the most goals in the 2006 world cup?

Correct Answer: M.Klose

43. who hosted the 1982 world cup.

Correct Answer: spain

44. In which 2 years did Argentina win the world cup

Correct Answer: 1978 and 1986

45. What was the result of san marinos first ever international to switzerland

Correct Answer: san marino 0-4 switzerland

46. Which two neighboring countries fought a three day battle over a World Cup Qualifying match in 1969 ?

Correct Answer: Honduras and El Salvador

47. What was the World Cup known as before 1970?

Correct Answer: Jules Rimet Cup

48. what is lionel messi's nick name?

Correct Answer: andre

49. Which year did Ronaldo score 9 goals in teh World Cup Finals?

Correct Answer: 2002

50. who scored against germany?

Correct Answer: d.beckham

51. which team has been knocked out in the group stages the most times

Correct Answer: scotland

52. who did lucas neill foul in the penalty box and score against australia in the round of sixteen in the 2006 world cup.

Correct Answer: grosso and totti

53. Which national royal interrupted a world cup match and ordered the referee to change his decision from allowing to disallowing an opponents goal

Correct Answer: Saudi Arabia

54. why did messi go to barcelona at the age of eleven?

Correct Answer: So they would pay to help fix his growth problem

55. which player got sent off ageinst portugal in 2006

Correct Answer: rooney

56. Who is playing against africa first

Correct Answer: USA

57. who scored england's first world cup goal in 2010

Correct Answer: Gerrard

58. What nation won the world cup with kicking a ball in the final game

Correct Answer: Uruguay

59. What nation hosts another nation as a club team in their league

Correct Answer: France

60. Only one country has appeared in every World Cup, who are they?

Correct Answer: Brasil

Quiz-1 1. Who will play in first encounter of IPL season 2?a. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargersb. Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevilsc. Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjabd. Chennai Super Kings vsMumbai indians

2. who made first half century of ipl2009?a. sanath jaysuriyab. sachin tendulkarc. abhisek nayard. shikar dhawan

3. who had given the purple cap in i p l season 2008a. Glen mgrathb. shoail tanvirc. Irphan phathand. shoaib akhtar

4. who bowled the last ball in ipl season1a. manpreet gonyb. lakshmipati balajic. joginder sharmad. sohail tanvir

5. whose the captaim of ipl?a. gangulyb. dhoinc. sachind. yuv

6. first indian to hit century in ipla. rainab. pandeyc. yuvid. none

7. who among the following is the owner of rajathan royals?a. vijay mallyab. shahrukh khanc. preity zinta

d. shilpa shetty

8. wchich singer first come in IPL -2 ending serimonya. eddyb. akonc. michel jecsond. a.r rahman

9. Who scored the most runs in IPL 2a. Adam Gilchristb. Sachin Tendulkarc. Mathew Hadyend. Suresh Raina

10. Who was the captain of Delhi daredevils when Sehwag was injured???a. David Warnerb. T M Dilshanc. Daniel Vettorid. Gautam Gambhir

11. WHO IS THE FIRST BOWLER OF IPL-1 WERE TAKEN 4 WICKET IN A MATCHa. SOHAIL TANVEERb. SHOAIB AKHTARc. SHNE WATSONd. LASITH MALINGA

12. WHO MADE THE FAST FIFTY IN IPLa. YOUSUF PATHANb. ADAM GILCHRISTc. MATHEW HAYDENd. BRENDON MCCULAM

13. what was the name of kerala team in ipl ?a. kerala kingsb. kerala cobrasc. kerala winnerd. kerala tiger

14. who made his fastest hundred in ipl 3?a. ypathanb. gillyc. satchind. gyle

15. What is the highest score of sachin in IPL?

a. 76b. 129c. 89d. 65

16. Who got orange cap in IPL2?a. SACHINb. HAYDENc. GILICHRISTd. DHONI

17. who has got the present orange cap in ipl 3.a. jacques kallis[RCB]b. naman ojha[RR]c. murali vijay[CSK]d. sachin tendulkar[MI]

18. what is the best of adam gillchrist?a. 100b. 125c. 107d. 117

19. who won ipl 2010a. chennai super kingsb. rajasthan royalsc. deccan chargesd. mumbai indians

20. who got orange cap in ipl 1a. gilchristb. haydenc. sachind. Marsh

Quiz-2 1. Who Slaped Sreesanth?a. Sachin Tenddulkarb. Yuvraj Singhc. Harbhajan Singhd. Zaheer Khan

2. who took maximum wickets in ipl season 1a. mutthaiya murlidharanb. jaheer khanc. sohail tanveer

d. shaun pollak

3. what is the home ground of chennai super kings?a. Cape Townb. MA Chidambaram Stadiumc. Chinnaswamy Stadiumd. Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

4. Which Team is going to be least winner in 2009a. Royal challlengersb. Kolkatta knight ridersc. Rajasthan Royalsd. Delhi Dare Devils

5. Who is the hottest cricketer in the IPL?a. Yuvraj Singhb. M.S Dhonic. Brendon McCallumd. Harbhajan Singh

6. which pair is the best opening pair for deccan chargers?a. Gibbsy - Gillyb. Gilly - VVSc. Gibbsy - S Afridid. S Afridi - Gilly

7. who is the only english player,playing in the ipl, whose native place is south africa.?a. andrew flintoffb. dmitri mascarenusc. kevin petersond. paul collingwood

8. Who hit the maximum number of fours in 2008 IPL.a. Sanath Jaysuriyab. Gautam Gambhirc. Shaun Marshd. Yusuf Pathan

9. in 2009 transfer window mumbai,banglore,delhi cganged their players.total number by each team respectivly?a. 1,2,1b. 2,1,1c. 1,1,2d. 2,1,2

10. puma is sponsoring which ipl team?????

a. delhi daredevilsb. rajasthan royalsc. deccan chagersd. mumbai indians

11. Ho is the IPL winnera. Daccan Chargersb. DelhiDare Devilsc. Rajistan Royald. Chinai Super King

12. By how many runs did Mumbai indians won against KKR(the first match against them)???a. 27b. 81c. 92d. 10

13. who was the man of the series in ipl 1a. shaun marshb. shane watsonc. sohail tanveerd. yusuf pathan

Quiz-1 Answers1. Who will play in first encounter of IPL season 2?

Correct Answer: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils

2. who made first half century of ipl2009?

Correct Answer: sachin tendulkar

3. who had given the purple cap in i p l season 2008

Correct Answer: shoaib akhtar

4. who bowled the last ball in ipl season1

Correct Answer: lakshmipati balaji

5. whose the captaim of ipl?

Correct Answer: ganguly

6. first indian to hit century in ipl

Correct Answer: pandey

7. who among the following is the owner of rajathan royals?

Correct Answer: shilpa shetty

8. wchich singer first come in IPL -2 ending serimony

Correct Answer: akon

9. Who scored the most runs in IPL 2

Correct Answer: Mathew Hadyen

10. Who was the captain of Delhi daredevils when Sehwag was injured???

Correct Answer: Gautam Gambhir

11. WHO IS THE FIRST BOWLER OF IPL-1 WERE TAKEN 4 WICKET IN A MATCH

Correct Answer: SHOAIB AKHTAR

12. WHO MADE THE FAST FIFTY IN IPL

Correct Answer: ADAM GILCHRIST

13. what was the name of kerala team in ipl ?

Correct Answer: kerala cobras

14. who made his fastest hundred in ipl 3?

Correct Answer: ypathan

15. What is the highest score of sachin in IPL?

Correct Answer: 89

16. Who got orange cap in IPL2?

Correct Answer: HAYDEN

17. who has got the present orange cap in ipl 3.

Correct Answer: sachin tendulkar[MI]

18. what is the best of adam gillchrist?

Correct Answer: 107

19. who won ipl 2010

Correct Answer: chennai super kings

20. who got orange cap in ipl 1

Correct Answer: Marsh

Quiz-2 Answers1. Who Slaped Sreesanth?

Correct Answer: Harbhajan Singh

2. who took maximum wickets in ipl season 1

Correct Answer: sohail tanveer

3. what is the home ground of chennai super kings?

Correct Answer: MA Chidambaram Stadium

4. Which Team is going to be least winner in 2009

Correct Answer: Kolkatta knight riders

5. Who is the hottest cricketer in the IPL?

Correct Answer: Yuvraj Singh

6. which pair is the best opening pair for deccan chargers?

Correct Answer: S Afridi - Gilly

7. who is the only english player,playing in the ipl, whose native place is south africa.?

Correct Answer: kevin peterson

8. Who hit the maximum number of fours in 2008 IPL.

Correct Answer: Shaun Marsh

9. in 2009 transfer window mumbai,banglore,delhi cganged their players.total number by each team respectivly?

Correct Answer: 2,1,1

10. puma is sponsoring which ipl team?????

Correct Answer: deccan chagers

11. Ho is the IPL winner

Correct Answer: Daccan Chargers

12. By how many runs did Mumbai indians won against KKR(the first match against them)???

Correct Answer: 92

13. who was the man of the series in ipl 1

Correct Answer: shane Watson

1. Who is known as the father of Indian Cricket ?K.S.Renjith Singji

2. Who was the first Captain of Indian Cricket Team ?C.K.Naidu

3. “One More Over is a book” written byE.A.S.Prasanna

4. The Captain who lead India to her first test victory?Vijay Hazare

5. Where is “Chepauk Ground” situated ?Chennai

6. Who was the first batsman to score three centuries at Lord’s?Dilip Vengsarkar

7. The only team to be dismissed twice in a single day of test match.India

8. Who was the first Indian batsman to hit a century on debut against England in England?Abbas Ali Baig

9. The first Indian batsman to bat on all five days of a Test.M.L.Jaisimha

10. The only Indian cricketer who have won four successive Man of the Match awards in One-day Internationals.Sourav Ganguly

11. The only player in the history of Test cricket to score a century in each of his first three test matches.Mohammed Azharruddin

12. Who holds the unique distinction of being the only bowler to dismiss Don Bradman courtesy of a hit-wicket?Lala Amarnath

13. Who was sent back home from the tour of England in1936 due to disciplinary reasons.Lala Amarnath

14. The Indian Batsman who batted in all positions from 1-11.Vinoo Mankad

15. The first batsman declared run out by a third umpire decision in the history of cricket?Sachin Tendulkar

16. “Straight from the Heart” is a book written byKapil Dev

17. Green Park Cricket Stadium is inKanpur

18. The first Batsman to score a triple century for India ?Veerender Sehwag against Pakistan

19. The first Indian bowler to take Hatric in a World Cup Cricket Match ?Chethan Chauhan against New Zealand.

20. BCCI formed in the year?1928

21. Wankhede stadium is located in?Mumbay

22. Sachin played his first One day international against which Country?Pakistan on 18 December 1989

23. Which Indian cricketer is known as "Brown Bradman"Sunil Gavaskar

24. Who was the first Indian to take 16 wickets in a single test match?Narendra Hirwani

25. Who is the first Indian Batsman to cross 10000 runs in Tests?Sunil Gavaskar

26. Who was the captain of the Under-19 Cricket team who won the World Cup in March-2008?Virat Kohli

27. Yuvraj Singh smashed whom for six sixes in the first Twenty20 world championship?Stuart Broad

28. Which English player smashed Yuvraj Singh for 5 sixes in an over in the one day tournament held in England?Dimitri Mascarenhas

29. Kapil Dev Played his first test match in the year?1978 Against Pakistan at Faisalabad.

30. Against which team did Virender Sehwag make his one day international debut?Pakistan on Fool’s Day, 1999 at Chandigarh. He scored only 1 run and Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets.

31. Who was the 1st president of BCCI ( Board of Control for Cricket in India )?R.E. Grant Govan was president from 1928-29 to1932-33.

32. Tendulkar made his first One day century against?Australia on September 9, 1994 at Colombo in Sri Lanka

33. The 1984-85 seasons, 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot- India were 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why?That match was abandoned after hearing the news of Indira Gandhi being killed

34. The famous spinner who made his test debut against India at Sydney, in 1992 ?Shane Warne.

35. India’s Lowest Total in One Day International Cricket was against which country?India scored only 54 runs against Sri Lanka in Sharjah on the 29th of Oct 2000.

36. What is India’s highest ODI innings total against Sri Lanka?373 for 6 at Tauntan, England, on May 26, 1999.

37. What is Sri Lanka’s lowest ODI innings total against India?96 all out at Sharjah on April 8, 1984.

38. Who is the only cricketer to have played for England and India?The Nawab Of Pataudi (Senior)

39. The highest number of catches taken by a non-wicketkeeper in an entire Test for India?Yajurvindra Singh (India) at Bangalore, 1976-77

40.Which county did Sachin Tendulkar play for?Yorkshire

41.Which Indian bowler claimed his 300th one-day international wicket against Netherlands in a pool-a match of the 2003 world cup?Javagal Srinath

42.Where did India play its 1st one day international match?Headingley on 13/07/1974, India lost the match by four wickets.

43.Who was the 1st ODI captain for India?Ajit Wadekar

44.Where did the 1st ODI match was played in India?Ahmedabad

45.Who was the first captain of Indian Test team?C K Nayudu

46.What is the middle name of Sourav Ganguly?Chandidas

47.How many runs did Sachin Tendulkar was scored in his ODI debut?Master Blaster is out for a DUCK, against Pakisthan on 18 December 1989.

48.Who was the man of the match of the 1983 World Cup Final ?Mohinder Amarnath.

49.Who was named India's Cricketer of the Century by Wisden?Kapil Dev

50.Which Indian batsman was the first to hit 44 fours in a test match innings?V.V.S.Laxman

1. What is the Slogan of Modern Olympics?

Ans:- “Faster, Higher, Stronger” (In Latin Language, “Citius, Altius, Fortius”)

2. First Modern Olympics held in the year ?

Ans:-1896 in Athens (Greece)

3. How many medals India got in the First Olympic game in 1896?

Ans:- No medal

4. Which country bags the first place in medal list of the first Olympic game in Athens ?

Ans:-U.S.A

5 Only in one Olympics, Cricket was also included as a competition. Which year?

Ans:-In 1900 Olympics held in Paris. In that game England beat France by 156 Runs and won the gold medal.

6. In the last Olympics held in 2004, how many medals have India got?

Ans:-Only one Silver Medal (Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathod got silver for Double Trap Shooting)

7 In which Olympics, India got her first Olympic medal?

Ans:- Olympic Game held in 1900 in Paris , India got 2 Silver medals and bags the 17th spot

8. Who got maximum Olympic medals in the history of Olympics?

Ans:- Larissa Latynina of Soviet Union . She got 18 Medals (9 Golds, 5 siver, 4 Bronze) from three games from 1956 onwards.

9. Which Olympian got maximum Gold medals in the history of Olympic games?

Ans:- Michael Fred Phelps , an American swimmer got 14 gold medals and a total of 16 medals.(2 Bronze) He got 8 gold medals in the recent Beijing olympics in 2008.

9. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in the year ?

Ans:-1894

11. How many events and sports in the 2008 Beijing Olympics?

Ans: - 302 events in 28 sports.

12. What is the distance of the marathon race in the Olympics?

Ans: 26 miles 385 yards or 42.19 km.

13. The only olympian who dead because of the side effects of doping ?

Ans: - Danish cyclist Knud Enemark Jensen in 1960 Rome games

14.The Indian Olympic Association was formed in the year ?

Ans: - 1927

15.The current president of Indian Olympic Association ?

Ans: - Suresh Kalmadi

16.In Which Olympics Leander Paes got Bronze medal for Men’s Singles Tennis ?

Ans: - 1996 Atlanta

17. Who has won the maximum number of gold medals at a single Olympic Games in the history of the Olympics?

Ans: - Michael Fred Phelps of the USA won eight swimming gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

18. The mascots of Beijing Olympics 2008 are?

Ans: - The five Fuwa, each representing both a colour of the Olympic rings and a symbol

of Chinese culture.

19. The official logo of Beijing Olympics 2008 is ?

Ans: - "Dancing Beijing," features a stylised calligraphic character jīng, meaning capital, referring to the host city.

20. The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games, will be held in ?

Ans: - Beijing, China from September 6 - 17, 2008

21. First Youth Olympic Games will be held in

Ans: -Singapore in 2010

22. What is Olympic cup ?

Ans: - The Olympic Cup is an award given annually by the International Olympic Committee. It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin in 1906 and is awarded to an institution with a record of merit and integrity in developing the Olympic Movement.

23. Who was disqualified after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs at the men’s 100 meters in 1988?

Ans: -Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal later for the same event.

24. When were the winter and Summer Olympics last held in the same year?

Ans: -1992

25. What was awarded to Olympic champions during ancient times?

Ans: - Crown of wild olives.

25. How often were the ancient Olympic Games held?

Ans: - 4 years

26. In which Olympic the first Olympic Torch was lighted?

Ans: - Amsterdam

27. Who designed the Olympic Flag?

Ans: - Piere de Coubertin

28. Who was the Greek god honored by the Ancient Olympic Games?

Zeus29. In which Olympic the women first took part?

France in 1900

30. Where is the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee, the IOC?

Lausanne.

(GK,General Knowledge, Current affairs,quiz,competitive exams,preparation, objective type question answer)United Bank of India – General Awareness 20091. Very often we see in the advertisements published by Financing Institutes/Agencies stating that their products are given high or average Ratings. These Rating Agencies classify bonds/investments in how many categories ?1. Low Risk2. Average Risk3. High Risk(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (D)

2. As per the reports published in various newspapers/journals etc. the economic map of the world is being redesigned. What is/are the new emerging trends of this new economic map of the world ?1. With India and Asia at the forefront the centre of economic gravity has shifted to East.2. Emerging markets, with India among the leaders, are growing faster than old established markets.3. Central banks of the countries have recognized that case-by-case liquidity solutions are not the answers and a market wide and globally synchronized approach is needed to solve the present crisis.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (A)

3. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India, the exporters of which of the following products to USA and European countries will get an incentive of 2% on their exports ?1. Leather goods

2. Garments3. Software(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2 only(E) All 1, 2 and 3Ans : (D)

4. Which of the following is/are the key features of Indian Economy which were highlighted during the presentation of the Interim Budget 2009-10 ?1. Despite global financial crisis the GDP growth rate in current financial year has been 7•1 per cent.2. Indian economy was adjudged as second fastest growing economy in the world3. A provision of Rs. 100 crores is made in the annual plan 2009-10 for setting up Unique Identification Authority of India.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (D)

5. Many a times we read a term in financial news papers ‘SEPA’. What is the full form of the term ?(A) Single Exchange Processing Agency(B) Single Euro Payments Area(C) Single Electronic Processing Agency(D) Super Electronic Purchase Agency(E) None of theseAns : (B)

6. As per the newly launched ‘Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme’ a monthly pension will be given to the widows. What will be the amount of the pension ?(A) Rs. 200(B) Rs. 400(C) Rs. 600(D) Rs. 800(E) None of theseAns : (A)

7. As per the decision taken by the Govt. of India all the Public Sector Banks (PSBs) will be recapitalised over the next two years so that they can maintain a Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) of ……….(A) 9%(B) 12%

(C) 11%(D) 22%(E) None of theseAns : (B)

8. As per the Industrial Development Report 2009 India’s rank in Industrial Development was 54 on the Development Index. Which of the following organizations/agencies compiles Industrial Development Index of the world ?(A) International Labour Organisation(B) United Nations’ Industrial Development Organisation(C) World Bank(D) World Trade Organisation(E) The Economic and Social Council of UNOAns : (B)

9. As per the news published in major news papers/magazines the International Finance Corporation has offered a loan for providing clean drinking water to 30 lakhs people in rural India. What is the amount of the loan ?(A) 5 million US $(B) 10 million US $(C) 15 million US $(D) 20 million US $(E) None of theseAns : (C)

10. The merger of which of the following two Indian companies took place in recent past which is termed as “Largest ever merger in India’s Corporate History” ?(A) Nuclear Power Corporation and National Thermal Power Corporation(B) State Bank of India and its seven associate banks(C) Hind Aluminium Company and Century Mills(D) Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland(E) Reliance Industries and Reliance Petroleum Ltd.Ans : (E)

11. As per the agreements signed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCL) and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) a joint Venture will be launched for setting up various Nuclear Power Plants in India. If this is materialized all these establishments will be required to function necessarily under the framework of which of the following existing acts ?1. Industrial Disputes Act2. Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act3. Atomic Energy Act(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3

(E) None of theseAns : (C)

12. As we all know more and more countries/organizations are now going for Non-Cash Transactions and accordingly Banks have launched many new products in the market for the same. Which of the following products is a non-cash transaction product ?(A) Only ATM Card(B) Only Credit Card(C) Only Prepaid Card(D) Only Debit Card(E) All are non-cash transaction productsAns : (E)

13. The Prime Minister of India while addressing a meeting of top industrialists of India in March 2009 advised the RBI to further cut interest rates. Which of the following is/are the reasons owing to which the Prime Minister who himself is an economist gave this advise to RBI ?1. All major economies of the world are passing through a crisis situation. Prime Minister wants RBI to take preventive measures to save Indian economy.2. In India ample liquidity is available in the market but there are no takers.3. Inflation is at a comparatively low level at present in the country(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Both 2 and 3 only(D) Only 3(E) None of theseAns : (A)

14. As per the reports published in the newspapers India has signed an agreement to supply its Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) to ……….(A) Mauritius(B) Bangladesh(C) Nepal(D) Zimbabwe(E) VietnamAns : (A)

15. Which of the following is/are TRUE about the present situation of Sugar Market in India which has undergone a dramatic change in last 12 months ?1. From being a major exporter of sugar, India is desperately looking for imports today to meet its domestic needs.2. Domestic prices have spurted by 60-70 per cent with no sign of respite.3. The present situation is largely due to sharp contraction in cane acreage in the country.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3

(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (D)

16. As per the recent reports, the per capita Income of the country has gone up during 2008-09. What is the per capita income at present ?About ……….(A) Rs. 15,000(B) Rs. 33,000(C) Rs. 40,000(D) Rs. 23,000(E) Rs. 53,000Ans : (C)

17. A major Financial Newspaper while writing about the present status of economy in India wrote “the outlook in the agricultural sector gives room for optimism”. What does it really mean ?[Pick up most appropriate statement(s)]1. Agricultural Sector which was not playing any significant role in Indian economy is now growing very fast and significantly.2. Agricultural sector is not going to play any major role in economy as its progress is still very slow.3. Govt. will not require to provide any boost up package to agricultural sector as it is likely to be satisfactory this year.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Either 1 or 3(E) None of theseAns : (C)

18. While addressing a conference of Bankers and top Industrialists, the Prime Minister made a statement that “Domestic Credit Flow for Productive Needs had to be maintained at a reasonable Cost”. What does it really mean ?(Pick up the most appropriate statements).1. Banks should further raise their deposit base and provide very low cost credit to Industry which is badly in need of the same.2. Banks should neither reduce their lending rates further nor increase the rates on deposits as this may create a critical imbalance in the financial/money market of the country.3. Banks should see that ample credit is provided to the industries at an affordable cost without diluting the credit norms.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2 only

(E) None of theseAns : (C)

19. A major financial newspaper recently published a report wherein it is said that “the Govt. was aware of the problems in certain sectors, particularly where Export Dependence was High.’ Keepinggeneral trend of India’s present economic situation in mind how would you interpret the above statement ?[Pick up the most appropriate statement(s)].1. The industry which produces mainly for export purposes is not doing well at present and needs Govt. support.2. The industry which imports raw material and exports processed goods is in very bad shape these days. Govt. wishes to help them so that they can come out of it.3. Indian exports were never in comfortable situations and this year they are in their worst situation. Govt. knows it but cannot help.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 3 only(E) None of theseAns : (A)

20. Who amongst the following is an Economist of international fame and was in news recently ?(A) John Key(B) Paul Krugman(C) Nicolas Sarkozy(D) Mohamed Elbaradei(E) Mohamed NasheedAns : (B)

21. Which of the following taxes is not levied by the Union Govt. ?(A) Customs(B) Corporate Tax(C) Land Revenue(D) Income Tax(E) Surcharge on Income TaxAns : (C)

22. Service Tax was introduced in India for the first time in the year ……….(A) 1990-91(B) 1991-92(C) 1994-95(D) 1980-81(E) 2000-01Ans : (C)

23. Which of the following countries launched world’s first satellite for monitoring Greenhouse Gases ?(A) USA(B) Britain(C) Japan(D) China(E) IndiaAns : (C)

24. Which of the following countries launched its indigenous Satellite ‘Omid’ in February 2009 ?(A) Spain(B) Australia(C) Turkey(D) China(E) IranAns : (E)

25. The Govt. of India allowed the Income Tax Department to set up its centralized IT processing centre in ……….(A) Bangalore(B) Chennai(C) Mumbai(D) Kolkata(E) HyderabadAns : (A)

26. As per news reports MTNL recently launched it “3G Services” and became the first telecom operator to launch the same in India. What is the full form of ‘G’ in 3G ?(A) Global(B) Generation(C) Growth(D) Gravity(E) None of theseAns : (B)

27. India recently signed an agreement with which of the following countries so that it can import Uranium from it ?(A) China(B) Tunisia(C) Brazil(D) Taiwan(E) None of theseAns : (E)

28. The annual meeting of the world Economic Forum was organized in January–

February 2009 in ……(A) Davos(B) Brasilia(C) Washington DC(D) London(E) TokyoAns : (A)

29. What is the minimum support price announced by the Govt. of India for Rabi crops of wheat ?(A) Rs. 900 quintal(B) Rs. 950 quintal(C) Rs. 1,000 quintal(D) Rs. 1,080 quintal(E) Rs. 1,200 quintalAns : (D)

30. Which of the following is/are the highlights of the ‘project Snow Leopard’ launched in recent past ?1. It is launched to safeguard and conserve India’s unique natural heritage and high altitude wild life.2. The project is launched to make another hitech permanent Lab on South pole.3. It is nothing but a project to protect snow leopards found in Himalayan region which is facing the fear of extinction.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 3 only(E) None of theseAns : (A)

31. Which of the following has now became the Third Largest Economy of the World ?(A) Brazil(B) India(C) China(D) Japan(E) RussiaAns : (C)

32. Ms. Johanna Sigurdardottir has taken over as the first women Prime Minister of ……(A) Brazil(B) Iceland(C) Peru(D) New Zealand(E) TunisiaAns : (B)

33. Govt. of India has decided to set up two more All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) like institutes in near future. These new institutions would be established in ……….(A) West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh(B) Haryana & Punjab(C) Punjab & Tamil Nadu(D) Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh(E) Gujarat and MaharashtraAns : (A)

34. Duleep Trophy is associated with the game of ……….(A) Hockey(B) Badminton(C) Football(D) Lawn Tennis(E) CricketAns : (E)

35. Who amongst the following is the winner of Saraswati Samman 2008 ?(A) Gulzar(B) Nida Fazli(C) Srilal Shukla(D) Govind Mishra(E) Lakhmi Nandan BoraAns : (E)

36. Who amongst the following is the New Prime Minister of Israel after the general election held there in recent past ?(A) Lieberman(B) Tzipi Livini(C) Shimon Peres(D) Benjamin Netanyahu(E) None of theseAns : (D)

37. Who amongst the following is the highest Wicket taker in the history of cricket ?(Both ODI and Test Cricket)(A) Wasim Akram(B) Anil Kumble(C) Stephan Fleming(D) Shane Warne(E) Muttiah MuralidharanAns : (E)

38. Which of the following commissions set up by the President of India decides the

distribution of tax incomes between the Central and State Govts. ?(A) Central Law Commission(B) Pay Commission for Govt. Employees(C) Administrative Reforms Commission(D) Planning Commission(E) Finance CommissionAns : (E)

39. Who amongst the following became the first Indian to win ‘Golden Globe Award 2009’ ?(A) Shivkumar Sharma(B) Anu Malik(C) Zakir Hussain(D) A. R. Rahman(E) None of theseAns : (D)

40. Sania Mirza won the Mixed Doubles of which of the following tennis matches alongwith Mahesh Bhupati ?(A) US Open 2009(B) Australian Open 2009(C) South Africa Tennis Open 2009(D) ATP Challenger Tennis Championship 2009(E) None of theseAns : (B)

41. We very frequently read about the activities of the Foreign Exchange Market in newspapers/magazines. Which of the following is/are the major functions of the same ?1. Transfer of purchasing power from domestic to foreign market.2. Providing credit for financing foreign trade.3. Power to purchase gold from foreign countries as most of the nations still work on Gold Standards.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 2 only(E) Both 2 and 3 onlyAns : (D)

42. Who amongst the following players won the National Shooting Championship held in January 2009 ?(A) Abhinav Bindra(B) Omkar Singh(C) Gurpreet Singh(D) Anjali Bhagwat(E) None of these

Ans : (E)

43. Who amontst the following is the author of the book “Termites in the Trading system” ?(A) M. S. Swaminathan(B) Jagdish Bhagwati(C) Jaswant Singh(D) M. Chelapati Rao(E) None of theseAns : (B)

44. The Govt. of India recently introduced Money Laundering Bill 2009. Under the bill which of the following agencies is empowered to search the premises after the offence is committed and a case is filed ?(A) Income Tax Department(B) Vigilance Department of the Reserve Bank of India(C) Enforcement Directorate(D) Central Bureau of Investigation(E) None of theseAns : (C)

45. Which of the following is/are the components of the Fiscal Deficit ?1. Budgetary Deficit2. Market Borrowings3. Expenditure made from Pradhan Mantri Rahat Kosh(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) All 1, 2 and 3(E) None of theseAns : (A)

46. Which of the following is the Trophy/Cups associated with the game of Hockey ?(A) Derby(B) Agha Khan Cup(C) Merdeka(D) Vizzy Trophy(E) Rovers CupAns : (B)

47. Which of the following is not a Welfare scheme launched by the Govt. of India ?(A) Village Grain Bank Scheme(B) Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana(C) Annapurna Scheme(D) Midday Meal Scheme(E) Bharat Nirman Yojana

Ans : (E)

48. Which of the following are the instruments of Credit Control in the hands of the RBI ?1. Lowering or raising the discount and interest rates.2. Raising the minimum support price of the major agro products.3. Lowering or raising the minimum cash reserves maintained by the commercial banks.(A) Only 1(B) Only 2(C) Only 3(D) Both 1 and 3 only(E) Both 2 and 3 onlyAns : (C)

49. Who amongst the following is the author of the Book “Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance” ?(A) Barack Obama(B) John Evans Aatta Mills(C) Nelson Mandela(D) Danny Boyle(E) None of theseAns : (A)

50. Which of the following programmes was launched to further improve the facilities of irrigation in rural India ?(A) National Social Assistance programme(B) Construction of Kiosks for poors(C) Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana(D) Annapurna Scheme(E) National Watershed Development ProgrammeAns : (E)

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1.Recently two of Indian music maestros A R Rahman and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan have been nominated for Grammy awards. Ustad Amjad ali khan has been nominated for which of his work?(A)Abba- God’s Greatest Gift to us(B)Common Destination(C)Ancient Sounds(D)Testimony(E)None of them

Ans. (C) Ancient Sounds

2.Which among the following is correct about “Dastkar” which was recently in news as it

collaborates with Marie Claire magazine for Made in India Awards?(A)It is an NGO working for welfare of Crafts people(B)It is a magazine which publishes issues related to Indian handicrafts(C)It is a society for crafts and Craft People(D)It is a scheme of Ministry of Textiles, Government of India(E)None of them

Ans. (C) It is a society for crafts and Craft People

3.Recently where was inaugurated country’s first arbitration centre for the speedy disposal of cases?(A)Chennai(B)New Delhi(C)Mumbai(D)Kolkata(E)Jaipur

Ans. (B) New Delhi

4.NASSCOM has started a series of reports title as ”Opportunities for Indian IT Industry” which analyses the opportunities for IT BPO companies of India in Foreign Markets. While the earlier reports focused the China and Japan markets, the latest report which was published in November 2009 has focused on which of the following markets?(A)European Market(B)Far East Market(C)Nordic Countries(D)Latin American countries(E)Africa

Ans. (C) Nordic Countries

5.Where was held the World Scrabble Championship 2009 in November 2009?(A)Indonesia(B)Singapore(C)Malaysia(D)Canada(E)Philippines

Ans. (C) Malaysia

6.In how many cities the mega festival ” Bonjour India” organized by the Embassy of France in India and Culturesfrance in association with the Government of India, is being organized to boost friendship between India and France?(A)12 Cities(B)15 Cities(C)20 Cities

(D)25 Cities(E)18 Cities

Ans. (E) 18 Cities

7.The following options are abbreviations of Indian Council of Agricultural Research institutions / universities followed by the cities in brackets where they are located. Which among them is not correct?(A)CIRCOT (Mumbai)(B)IVRI (Izatnagar)(C)NIRJAFT (Bangalore)(D)CIFT (Cochin),(E)JNKVV (Jabalpur),

Ans. (C) NIRJAFT is wrong. National Institute Research Jute Allied Fibre Technology, Kolkata

8.What is the correct designation of V K Saraswat as of December 9, 2009?(A)Head DRDO(B)Chief of Strategic Command(C)Defense Secretary of India(D)Scientific Advisor to Defense Minister of India(E)A & D

Ans. A & D

9.In context with the Development of Defense in India, UCAV is a __?(A)Manned Vehicle(B)Unmanned Vehicle(C)Military Robot(D)Missile launcher(E)None of them

Ans. (B) Unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV)

10.In which of the following states the controversial India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) which is country’s biggest physics projects. was proposed to set up. The proposed site was recently rejected by the Government due to the proximity of the lab near a wild life sanctuary ?(A)Kerala(B)West Bengal(C)Tamil Nadu(D)Karnataka(E)Andhra Pradesh

Ans. (C) Tamil Nadu

11.Which among the following states in India has been worst affected of ” Japanese encephalitis ” in 2009?(A)Bihar(B)Uttar Pradesh(C)West Bengal(D)Chhattisgarh(E)Jharkhand

Ans. (B) Uttar Pradesh

12.In which of the following countries HINDRAF or Hindu Rights Action Force is active?(A)Malaysia(B)Indonesia(C)Maldives(D)Mauritius(E)Singapore

Ans. (A) Malaysia

13.Recently India has completed its first ever Human Genome Sequencing due to the efforts of CSIR scientists & Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology . Where is located Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology ?(A)Bangalore(B)Chennai(C)New Delhi(D)Hyderabad(E)None of them

Ans. (C) New Delhi

14.Recently we read in the newspapers that , a Committee has been constituted to look into the issues relating to National Permit system and rationalization of motor vehicle taxes. This committee has recommended a lump sum amount to be collected as a composite fee per annum. What is thisamount?(A)Rs. 10000(B)Rs. 15000(C)Rs. 20000(D)Rs. 25000(E)None of them

Ans. (B) Rs. 15000

15.In which month India Corporate Week is observed?

(A)November(B)December(C)January(D)February(E)March

Ans. (B) December. This year is 14 to 21.12.09

16.Which of the following teams was defeated by Indian Cricket team to mark its 100th test victory?(A)New Zealand(B)Australia(C)Pakistan(D)Sri Lanka(E)Bangladesh

Ans. (D) Sri Lanka

17.In which year the 12 member Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure was constituted ?(A)2005(B)2006(C)2007(D)2008(E)2009

Ans. (E) July 2009

18.Recently we read in the newspapers that the IAEA resolution to prevent Iran from developing a uranium-enrichment facility in secret was unanimously passed by a 25-3 vote with six abstentions. India Voted____?(A)In favor of Iran(B)In favor of IAEA(C)remain abstained(D)India did not vote(E)None of them

Ans. (B) In favor of IAEA

19.Recently Tom Joseph has been selected for the 21st Jimmy George Foundation award, 2009, for his contributions to sports. With which sports Tom Joseph has been associated with ?(A)Basket Ball(B)Foot ball(C)Hockey(D)Volleyball(E)Tennis

Ans. (D) He is Former Indian Volleyball team captain

20.As per the latest state of the forest report, what fraction of India’s area is covered by Forests?(A)17.92%(B)21.02 %(C)23.5%(D)25.9%(E)29.1%

Ans. (B) 21.02 %, high density forests covered only 2.54 percent of India’s land mass, the report said. Moderately dense forests covered 9.71 percent while 8.77 percent was scrub

21.The 2009 Strasbourg-Kehl Summit which was held in first half of 2009, marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of which of the following bodies?(A)United Nations(B)Non Alignment Movement(C)North Ataltic Treaty Organization(D)International Monetary Fund(E)None of them

Ans. (C) North Atlantic Treaty Organization

22.By what fraction Indian Economy grew as all major sectors — manufacturing, mining and electricity generation — showed higher growth in April -September 2009?(A)8.2(B)7.9(C)9.1(D)6.2(E)6.8

Ans. (B) 7.9

23.Which of the following country is introducing Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme , a cap-and-trade system of emissions trading for greenhouse gases in 2010. (recentlythe government outlined changes to its planned carbon trading scheme )?(A)China(B)India(C)Australia(D)United States(E)Russia

Ans. (C) Australia

24.Former President Charles Taylor of which of the following African countries was in news recently as he is the first African ruler to stand trial for war crimes ?(A)Sierra Leone,(B)Liberia(C)Guinea(D)Ghana(E)Kenya

Ans. (B) Liberia

25.In context with Korea what is DMZ which was recently in news ?(A)A Free Trade Zone in South Korea(B)A Military Zone of North Korea(C)A Satellite launch Center of North Korea(D)A No man’s land dividing the Korean peninsula(E)A Space Research Center of South Korea

Ans. (D) A No man’s land dividing the Korean peninsula

26.What are Cadillac health plans?(A)High-cost insurance plans that require little or no out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatment in USA(B)A type of therapy used to remedy a health problem related to Heart(C)Experimental treatment, the levels of treatment factor’s) (variables controlled by the experimenter) applied(D)A National treatment principle, the term related to USA(E)A Health Insurance Policy in India

Ans. (A) High-cost insurance plans that require little or no out-of-pocket expenses for medical treatment in USA

27.How many Indian businessmen have featured in Forbes magazine’s first-ever World’s Most Powerful People list? (November 30, 2009)(A)2(B)3(C)4(D)5(E)6

Ans. (B) 3, Ambani is at 44th spot, Mittal in 55th place and Tata is ranked as the 59th most powerful person in the world

28.We have reading in the newspapers that Global Internet giants Microsoft, Yahoo and Google have been approaching the government for a collaboration – cooperation in UID project. Which among them was the first to approach the government?(A)Google

(B)Microsoft(C)Yahoo(D)Yahoo followed by Microsoft and Google(E)Google followed by Microsoft and Yahoo

Ans. (B) Microsoft

29.After taking charge, Union transport Ministry had made it mandatory for the states to sign the State Support Agreement under which the states would have to acquire land for highway construction to get central funds. Till December 9, 2009, how many states have signed this pact?(A)5(B)6(C)8(D)9(E)10

Ans. (D) 9 States Rajasthan , Madhya Pradesh , Karnataka , Punjab , Haryana, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharastra and Orissa

30.In context with the capital markets , what is FPO?(A)First Public Offer(B)Final Public Offer(C)Follow on Public Offer(D)Fixed Public Offer(E)Full Public Offer

Ans. (C) Follow on Public Offer

31.Which among the following country is World Bank’s single largest borrower?(A)Pakistan(B)India(C)China(D)Russia(E)Israel

Ans. (B) India

32.As per a recent study made by CII (confederation of Indian Industry) which state has ranked No.1 with regard to the total number of investments made in textile projects in 2009?(A)Tamil Nadu(B)Maharastra(C)Andhra Pradesh(D)Gujarat(E)Uttar Pradesh

Ans. (C) Andhra Pradesh

33.Platts , a Global provider of energy and commodities information on November 16m, 2009 announced the 2009 Top 250 Global Energy Company Rankings which included 55 companies. How many companies from India were included this list?(A)3(B)4(C)5(D)8(E)12

Ans. (C) 5, Reliance Industries Ltd , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, Indian Oil Corporation , NTPC Ltd and Bharat Petroleum Corporation .Please note that China lags behind India with 3 companies and India has maximum number of companies among Asian nations

34.Tiger Woods is a well known personality in which of the following sports?(A)Polo(B)Golf(C)Chess(D)Horse Races(E)Formula One

Ans. (B) Golf , American Professional Golf Player

35.Which among the following Asian Country has raised the value of its currency in December 2009 for the first time in 17 years?(A)Japan(B)North Korea(C)South Korea(D)China(E)Thailand

Ans. (B) North Korea

36.Which among the following countries have opted out of the “Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union” part of Lisbon treaty?(A)United Kingdom(B)Poland(C)Czech Republic(D)All of Them(E)None of them

Ans. (D) All of Them. Please note that Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is effective from 1 December 2009.

37.Who among the following is the first permanent President of the European Council, who has taken charge recently?(A)Patrick Dewael(B)Fredrik Reinfeldt(C)Yves Leterme(D)Herman De Croo(E)Herman Van Rompuy

Ans. (E) Herman Van Rompuy, On 19 November 2009 Van Rompuy was designated the first permanent President of the European Council under the Treaty of Lisbon. He took up this position on 1 December 2009, and is elected to chair the institution until 31 May 2012.

38.Recently Thierry Henry handball incident was in controversial limelight which is related to a FIFA World Cup championship Qualification match. Which among the following were teams playing this match?(A)France vs. Ukraine(B)France vs. Slovenia(C)France vs. Republic of Ireland(D)Portugal vs. Republic of Ireland(E)None of them

Ans. (C) France vs. Republic of Ireland

39.In context with structure of FIFA, International Federation of Association Football, there are 6 confederations recognized by FIFA which oversee the game in the different continents and regions of the world. Which among them does this in South America?(A)CONMEBOL(B)OFC(C)UEFA(D)CAF(E)CONCACAF

Ans. (A) CONMEBOL (Confederación Sudamericana de Futbol in South America )

40.Who among the following players is associated with the infamous “Hand of God” goal in the history of Football?(A)Ronald de Boer(B)Maradona(C)Alberto Acosta(D)Ronaldo(E)Ronaldinho

Ans. (B) Maradona

41.Recently we remembered the Bhopal Gas tragedy , on 25th anniversary of the industrial disaster that took place in Bhopal. Which is that black day of 1984?(A)December 4,(B)December 3(C)December 5(D)December 6(E)December 7

Ans. (B) December 3 12.00 AM Bhopal killed 3787 people (Official sources) , more than 10000 people (unofficial sources) and over 5,00,00 people exposed and

42.In December 2009, after the US president announced more 30,000 troops to Afghanistan and Britain announced more 500 troops, NATO announced that 25 member countries will contribute how many troops?(A)6000(B)7000(C)8000(D)15000(E)12000

Ans. (B) 7000

43.Recently which among the two nations were in news for holding cabinet meetings at Unusual places to draw attention of the world towards problem of the climate change?(A)Seychelles and Mauritius(B)Seychelles and Maldives(C)Maldives & Australia(D)Maldives & Nepal(E)Maldives & Mauritius

Ans. (D) Maldives Under the sea and Nepal at the peak of the Everest

44.Which among the following dates is observed as International Day against Corruption ?(A)December 6(B)December 8(C)December 9(D)December 12(E)December 15

Ans. (C) December 9

45.Which among the following not matched correctly ?(A)December 2 – International Day for the Abolition of Slavery(B)December 3 – International Day of Persons with Disabilities(C)December 7 – International Civil Aviation Day

(D)December 10 – Human Rights Day(E)All correctly matched

Ans. (E) All correctly matched

46.Former world number one Amelie Mauresmo who announced her retirement was an ace player of ___?(A)Table Tennis(B)Tennis(C)Basket Ball(D)Squash(E)None of them

Ans. (B) Tennis

47.Recently World Antidoping Agency marked its 10th anniversary. Who is the current head of WADA?(A)John Fahey(B) Paul Wolfowitz(C)Ralph Backstrom(D)Louis Vipers(E) None of them

Ans. (A) John Fahey

48.Which of the following agency publishes “Global Tobacco Epidemic”?(A)World Health Organization(B)British Medical Association(C)National Safety Council(D)World Tobacco(E)None of them

Ans. (A) World Health Organization

49.Bhumibol Adulyadej who is world’s longest reigning monarch belongs to which of the following countries?(A)Cambodia(B)Thailand(C)Myanmar(D)philippines(E)Bhutan

Ans. (B) Thailand

50.Yukiya Amano who has recently taken office of the IAEA is a citizen of ___?(A)North Korea

(B)South Korea(C)Japan(D)USA(E)None of them

Ans. (C) Japan, Assumed Office on 1 December 2009 replacing Mohamed ElBaradei

1). Who choose Bhojpuri cinema a subject matter for research in Philadelphia UniversityAnswer: Katherine Hardy.

2). Who got Rajiv Gandhi sadbhawana puruskar in august?Answer: maulana vajihuddin

3). No more time for sorrow’ written by ——————. The author predict that terrorist will set off an atom bomb in the USA by 2013.Answer: Robert Beeman

4). Which Country emerges as Asia’s second largest beer producerAnswer: India

5). Who won the WTA Cincinnati Open tennis title defeating Maria Sharapova in final?Answer: Kim Clijsters.

6). Who bagged national-ranking table tennis titles ?Answer: Soumyadeep Roy, Poulomi bag national-ranking table tennis titles.

7). Who was the World’s oldest Test cricketer died on August 2, 2010 ?Answer: New Zealand sportsman Eric Tindill.

8). Which is the first Latin American country to legally permit same sex marriage? Answer: Argentina

9). The portrait named ‘8 horses’ was auctioned for 2 crore bucks. Who created this portrait?Answer: M.F.Hussain

10). Priyanka Chopra announced as ------- National Ambassador.Answer: UNICEF

11). Who is the union urban development minister who is in charge of themetro projects for states?Answer: S.Jaipal Reddy

12). In Leh Floods-------people have died?Answer: 185

13). Who received the Lokmanya Tilak Award in 2010 ?Answer: Sheila Dixit has been received the Lokmanya Tilak Award

14). The scientists of IIA (Indian Institute of Astrophysics) conducted experiments in Easter Island on the most recent solar eclipse day in order to unveil vital information about the solar corona. To which country does the Easter Island belong?Answer: Chile

15). Who become Australia’s first women Prime Minister replacing Kevin Rudd following a sudden revolt against him.Answer: Julia Gillard

16). Iran opened its first nuclear power plant on 21-08-2010 at?Answer: Bushehr.

17). Who became the first Indian to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics?Answer: Gagan Narang (Shooter) became the first Indian to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

18). Who won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics held in Singapore?Answer: Yuka Sato. (Japan).She won gold in the women’s triathlon event.

19). 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?Answer: Yash Chopra

20). Jagan to begin next phase of Odarpu yatra in __________Answer:in September 2, 2010

21). World largest watch have been started where it is ?Answer: Makkah

22). Delhi launches --------- rickshaw ahead of Games.Answer: eco-friendly

23). 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?Answer: Bangalore.

24). Who becomes the first Indian golfer to clinch a US PGA Tour title as he lifted the Wyndham Championship trophy?Answer: Arjun Atwal.

25). Which country becomes the first NATO member to withdraw its forces from

Afghanistan amid concerns over US-led alliance’s Afghan war strategy?Answer: - The Netherlands.

26). Supreme Court of which Latin American country recently rules in favor of recognizing same-sex marriage in all 31 states?Answer: - Mexico

27). Since 2004 Vatican has membership in UNO with a check on the right to vote. What is the terminology for their current status?Answer: Observer

28). On August 1, 2010 China has launched its fifth -------------into space?Answer: orbiter

29). The --------- Palace, Mumbai Magnificiently Restored and Joyfully Re-openedAnswer: Taj Mahal.Mumbai, August 13th, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — As the country brings in India’s 64th Independence Day, the iconic Taj Mahal Palace re-opens its doors to the magnificently restored Palace wing in Mumbai.

30). Which state becomes the overall champion of 50th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships held in Patiala?Answer: - Kerala.

31). Terrorist Osama Bin Laden’s former cook and driver who has been sentenced to 14 years in prison by a Guantanamo Bay tribunal?Answer: Ibrahim Ahmed Mahmoud al Qosi.

32). Off-spinner who has replaced Graeme Smith as South Africa's Twenty20 captain?Answer: Johan Botha.

33). Who won the Player of the series award in the triangular ODI cricket series(India, Sri Lanka, New Zealand) held in Sri Lanka?Answer: Virender Sehwag. (India)

34). Who won the WTA Cincinnati Open tennis title defeating Maria Sharapova in final?Answer: Kim Clijsters.Kim Clijsters showed off her mental toughness in Cincinnati after outlasting Maria Sharapova in an epic, three-set championship match at the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open.

35). Who won the WTA Cincinnati Open tennis title defeating Maria Sharapova in final?Answer: Kim Clijsters.

36). McLaren driver who won the Belgian Grand Prix?Answer: Lewis Hamilton

37). Which club beat Inter Milan 2-0 to win the European Super Cup for the first time?Answer: Atletico Madrid.

38). Which Indian Cricketer was conferred with the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) honorary rank of group captain on 3rd September 2010 ?Answer: Sachin Tendulkar

39). Which city will host the second edition of the summer Youth Olympic Games to be held in 2014?Answer: Nanjing, China.

40). Who became the most-capped Test cricketer in the world after taking field for his 169th match?Answer: - Sachin Tendulkar

41). Who is the winner of Miss Universe 2010?Answer: Jimena Navarrete, Miss Mexico.

42). Which club lifted the Spanish Super Cup beating Sevilla (4-0)?Answer: Barcelona.

43). The first domestically built un-manned or drone bomber which is unveiled by Iran recently?Answer: Karrar.

44). Peoples of which African country recently voted in a historic referendum for a new constitution?Answer: Kenya.

45). Chief information commissioner (CIC) of India who has been appointed as a member of World Bank’s access to information appeals board as on July 1, 2010?Answer: - Wajahat Habibullah.

46). Who resigned Commonwealth Games OC treasurer for CWG 3- 14, 2010 Ganes ?Answer: Anil Khanna quits from Commonwealth Games OC treasurer

47). Bull Formula One driver ------------ won the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix, held in Budapest.Answer: Mark Webber.

48). Off-spinner who has replaced Graeme Smith as South Africa’s Twenty20 captain?Answer: Johan Botha.

49). The Fake IPL Player whose blog posts hit the headlines during the Indian Premier League’s second season in 2009, revealed his identity on the Times Now news channel recently?

Answer: Anupam Mukerji.

50). Muttiah Muralitharan retired from internation cricket recently. Who are the first and last wickets of this legendary bowler? Answer: First wicket – Craig McDermott (Australia)Last wicket – Pragyan Ojha(India)

51). Which South American countries recently decided to restore diplomatic relations after a face-to-face meeting between the presidents of both countries?Answer: Columbia and Venezuela.

52). Who has been appointed by Reserve Bank of India as the managing director and chief executive officer of Federal Bank?Answer: - Shyam Srinivasan.

53). The father of black box passed away recently. Name him. Answer: David Warren born in Australia

54). 25-year-old Romanian woman who weighed 528 pounds (240 kilograms) when she gave birth to a baby girl more than 5 months ago has died recently?Answer: Victoria Lacatus.

55). ----------- is new Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court?Answer: PD Dinakaran sworn

56). Who has been selected as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in season 2009-10?Answer: Diego Milito.

57). Who won the first medal for India in the Youth Olympics by winning silver in the women’s 60kg freestyle?Answer: Pooja Dhand ,Wrestler

58). Media doyen and chief editor of Malayala Manorama daily who passed away recently.Answer: K M Mathew

59). Who became the second Indian shooter to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics after finishing sixth in the 50m rifle prone event at the ISSF World Championships in Munich, Germany?Answer: - Hariom Singh.

60). Who won the Toronto Masters tennis title after defeating Roger Federer in the final?Answer: Andy Murray.

61). ----------- beat Schalke in German Supercup?Answer: Bayern Munich

62). Vice president of International Cricket Council (ICC) for the period of 2010-2012?Answer: Alan Isaac

63). Who won the Toronto Masters tennis title after defeating Roger Federer in the final?Answer: Andy Murray.

64). Which famous Hindustani classical musician is awarded the Gangubai Hangal prize this year?Answer: Bhimsen Joshi

65). 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?Answer: Kim Tae-ho.

66). Which country won the 2nd Asian Men’s Cup Volleyball Championship held in Iran beating china in the final?Answer: Iran.Eight Asian teams took part in the competition. Iran won the first edition of the Asian Men’s Cup Volleyball Championship by beating South Korea in the final game in Thailand in September 2008.

67). 83-year old Vidya Stokes has been elected as-------------2010?Answer: HI president

68). The Commonwealth Games -2010 theme song “’Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto” is composed by?Answer: A.R.Rahman.

69). Who won the Toronto Masters tennis title after defeating Roger Federer in the final?Answer: Andy Murray.

70). Chief of Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary who was killed recently in suicide bomb attack in Peshawar?Answer: - Sifwat Ghayoor.

71). Chief Editor of the mass-circulation Malayalam newspaper Malayala Manorama, passed away recently at the age of 93?Answer: K.M. Mathew.

72). 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?Answer: Ravindra R. Kelekar.

73). Who won the first gold medal in the inaugural Youth Olympics held in Singapore?

Answer: Yuka Sato. (Japan).She won gold in the women’s triathlon event.

74). Who won the first medal for India in the Youth Olympics by winning silver in the women's 60kg freestyle?Answer: Pooja Dhand ,Wrestler

75). Which country won the Under-19 European Football Championship (UEFA) held in France?Answer: France.They won by beat Spain (2-1) in the final.

76). Which state won the 64th Santosh Trophy national football championship-2010?Answer: - West Bengal.

77). Which club won the 2010 Italian Supercup?Answer: Inter Milan.

78). Whom to lead Indian challenge in Commonwealth Games, Davis CupAnswer: Somdev Devvarman

79). Which club lifted the Spanish Super Cup beating Sevilla (4-0)?Answer: Barcelona.

80). FIFA Rankings ListAnswer: FIFA rankings released on Wednesday for August 11, 2010:1. Spain (1),2. Netherlands (2).3. Brazil (3) 44. Germany (4).5. Argentina (5).6. Uruguay (6).7. England (7).8. Portugal (8).9. Egypt (9).10. Chile (10).11. Italy (11).12. Greece (12).13. Serbia (13).14. Croatia (15).15. Paraguay (16).16. Russia (17).17. Switzerland (18).18. USA (13).19. Slovenia (19).20. Australia (20).

81). Presidents of which countries have adopted a joint declaration condemning terrorism and the regional drug trade as threats to peace and security?Answer: Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

82). 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?Answer: - U.S.A

83). 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?Answer: China.

84). Who is the winner of Miss Universe 2010?Answer: Jimena Navarrete, Miss Mexico.

85). UNO laid foundation to a new organization called UN women in order to strengthen the idea of gender equity. What is the official name of the organization?Answer: UN Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

86). What is the Maruti Suzuki another version of Brand Alto launched on August 4, 2010 ?Answer: Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 new model launched at Rs 3 lakh on

87). Who won the men's singles world badminton championship, beating Indonesia's Taufik Hidayat 21-13 21-15 in the final?

Answer: Chen Jin(China).

88). CricketMan 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 resultFifth 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 wicketsSixth 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 at Dambulla on Aug 28, 2010:Man of the Match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka). He scored 110 runsResult: Sri Lanka won Triangular Series beating India in the final by 74 runs.

89). Spokesperson and editor-in-chief of Wikileaks, website which released over 75,000 secret US military reports covering the war in Afghanistan?Answer: Julian Paul Assange.

90). Peoples of which African country recently voted in a historic referendum for a new constitution?Answer: - Kenya.

91). Pakistan’s Frontier Constabulary Chief ----------- was killed recently in suicide bomb attack in Peshawar.Answer: Sifwat Ghayoor.

92). 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?Answer: - Aditya

93). Barack Obama BirthDay is on ?Answer: Barack Obama born on August 4, 1961.

94). On which date Allahabad High Court Judgement (on Ram Janm Bhumi Babri Masjid Ayodhya) take place?Answer: Date of Judgment :- 30.9.2010,The Result of Ayodhya verdict in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute will decide whether the 2.7 acres of disputed land on which the Babri Masjid stood.This, after the Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a peion seeking that the verdict be deferred and said the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court could go ahead and deliver judgement on the property dispute.

31. By whom to lead India in women’s hockey World Cup after Veteran goalkeeper Deepika Murthy, who missed the Asian Champions Trophy due to illness

Answer: Surinder Kaur

Veteran goalkeeper Deepika Murthy, who missed the Asian Champions Trophy due to illness, has been included in the Indian women’s hockey team for the forthcoming World Cup, starting August 29 in Rosario ( Argentina) and the Commonwealth Games.

Following selection trials held at NIS, Patiala, the teams for both events were declared on Friday. Forward Surinder Kaur from Shahabad has been retained as captain.

30. Whom to lead Indian challenge in Commonwealth Games, Davis Cup

Answer: Somdev Devvarman

India  No.1 Somdev Devvarman will lead the country’s challenge in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games men’s tennis event and next month’s Davis Cup World Group play-off tie against Brazil in Chennai.

29. ———————— topped Forbes’ list of ‘Billionaire Universities’ in 2010.

Answer: Harvard

With 62 of its alumni now billionaires, Harvard tops Forbes’ list of ‘Billionaire Universities’ this year, followed by Stanford that boasts of 28 billionaire graduates. The number of Harvard alumni who are billionaires swelled to 62, up from 54 in 2009, “more than any other American university by a long shot,” Forbes said.

28. Maruti Suzuki India launched five CNG models on August 13, 2010. Name them

Answer: Alto, Estilo, WagonR, Eeco and mid-sized sedan SX4

The country’s largest car-maker, Maruti Suzuki India, today launched five of its models in CNG versions, including the best-selling Alto. The other four models introduced with the alternative fuel option are compact cars Estilo and WagonR, multi-purpose vehicle Eeco and mid-sized sedan SX4.

27. British insurer Aviva Plc has rejected a —————- takeover offer for its general insurance business from rival RSA Insurance Group Plc,

Answer: five billion pound

British insurer Aviva Plc has rejected a five billion pound takeover offer for its general insurance business from rival RSA Insurance Group Plc,

26. Jagan to begin next phase of Odarpu yatra in __________

Answer: Jagan to begin next phase of Odarpu yatra in September 2, 2010

August 12, 2010:

25. Ratan Tata refers to Taj as venerable old lady and scheduled to reopen formally on ————

Answer: Tata Group’s flagship property Taj Mahal Palace and Towers, that is scheduled to reopen formally on August 15, almost 2 years after the 26/11 attacks, was described as a venerable old lady by its Chairman Ratan Tata.

24. ________ and _______ are the Two Banks that RBI approves merger.

Answer: BoR with ICICI

The Reserve Bank of India on August 12, 2010 approved the merger of Bank of Rajasthan with ICICI Bank, the country’s largest private sector lender. The merger will come into effect from August 13, 2010.

August 11, 2010:

23. Spain top FIFA Rankings List

Answer: FIFA rankings released on Wednesday for August 11, 2010:

1. Spain (1),2. Netherlands (2).3. Brazil (3) 44. Germany (4).5. Argentina (5).6. Uruguay (6).7. England (7).8. Portugal (8).9. Egypt (9).10. Chile (10).11. Italy (11).12. Greece (12).13. Serbia (13).14. Croatia (15).15. Paraguay (16).16. Russia (17).17. Switzerland (18).18. USA (13).19. Slovenia (19).20. Australia (20).

22. Which Country emerges as Asia’s second largest beer producer

Answer: India

India’s beer production surged by 12.3 per cent last year, second only to Vietnam among Asian countries, even as the continent overtook Europe for the first time as the world’s biggest beer-producing area since 1974.

21.  Who didn’t get PadmaBhushan Award in 2002 because of CBI case pending against him ?

Answer: Former Union Carbide chairperson Keshub Mahindra

Former Union Carbide chairperson Keshub Mahindra’s name had been recommended for Padma Bhushan in 2002. The government also admitted that Mahindra had turned down the award ostensibly because there was a CBI case pending against him.

20. What is SuperBug ? where UK scientists warn of worldwide spread of Super bug.

Answer: Click here for Answer about SuperBug

August 10, 2010:

19. Who was the  Indian-American  CEO of an IT company has been sentenced to 20 months imprisonment and ordered to pay over USD 800,000 in restitution for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme.

Answer: Sushil Bansal, 43, President and CEO of Advanced Integrated Technology Corporation.

An Indian-American  CEO of an IT company has been sentenced to 20 months imprisonment and ordered to pay over USD 800,000 in restitution for his role in a bribery and kickback scheme.

August 9, 2010:

18. About Panama ship MSC Chitra

Answer: Panama ship MSC Chitra, which collided with MSC Khalijia off Mumbai harbour on Aug 7, 2010, tilted further, spilling oil for the third day today as Navy and Coast Guard made hectic efforts to contain the leak.

Click here for Panama ship MSC Chitra

17. Who was Darbari and why did CWG OC terminated Darbari’s services ?

Answer: CWG OC terminates Darbari’s services: Acting on the persistent plea of the sports ministry, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee on Monday terminated the services of its tainted Joint Director General TS Darbari in the wake of the corruption scandal that has rocked the event.

August 5, 2010:

16. Barack Obama BirthDay is on ?

Answer: Barack Obama born on August 4, 1961.

Barack Hussein Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.

15. ——————– has been elected as HI president 2010.

Answer: 83-year old Vidya Stokes elected HI president,

Stokes elected as Hockey India (HI) president and Narinder Batra as secretary general. A career politician, 83-year old Vidya Stokes was elected Hockey India president after defeating former national captain Pargat Singh in the much-awaited polls on August 5, 2010. Stokes, who is the interim HI president, won the straight contest by a big margin of 41-21 though the official results will be announced later as per Delhi High Court directives.

14. Who resigned Commonwealth Games OC treasurer for CWG 3- 14, 2010 Ganes ?

Answer: Anil Khanna quits from Commonwealth Games OC treasurer

Anil Khanna resigned from Commonwealth Games OC treasurer. Heads have begun to roll in the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee with the treasurer resigning in wake of allegations that his son’s firm secured contract for laying synthetic courts at tennis stadium.

August 4, 2010:

13. Media doyen and chief editor of Malayala Manorama daily who passed away recently.

Answer: K M Mathew

Media doyen and chief editor of Malayala Manorama daily, K M Mathew, affectionately known as ‘Mathukuttichayan’ among colleagues, passed away at his house in Kottayam district on Aug. 1, 2010 morning. He was 93.

12. Who was the Chief Minister undergone a complicated double heart surgery at the Asian Heart Institute recently ?

Answer: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

The chief minister is undergone a bypass surgery and another surgery to replace an aortic valve with 70-80 percent blocks in two blood vessels.

11. What was the Maruti Suzuki new model launched on August 4, 2010 ?

Answer: Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 new model launched at Rs 3 lakh on

August 2, 2010:

10. Who was the World’s oldest Test cricketer died on August 2, 2010 ?

Answer: New Zealand sportsman Eric Tindill.

New Zealand sportsman Eric Tindill, a double international who was the world’s oldest surviving Test cricketer and an All Black, has died aged 99

9. In Asian Cadet Wrestling Championship Indian wrestlers win nine medals including two golds at Bangkok/ Thailand, two silver and five bronze medals as out of the 10 medals

8. Who received the Lokmanya Tilak Award in 2010 ?

Answer: Sheila Dixit has been received the Lokmanya Tilak Award

7. Who bagged national-ranking table tennis titles ?

Answer: Soumyadeep Roy, Poulomi bag national-ranking table tennis titles.

The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board duo of Soumyadeep Roy and Poulomi Ghatak bagged top honours after dominating wins in the men’s and women’s final respectively at the Indian Oil Servo National-ranking table tennis tournament.

6. Why UAE, Saudi Arabia to block BlackBerry ?

Answer: The UAE will block key features on BlackBerry smart phones, citing national security concerns because the devices operate beyond the government’s ability to monitor their use. Officials in neighboring Saudi Arabia indicated it planned to follow suit. The decision could block email and Web access for hundred of thousands of users in the Mideast commercial hub starting in October. BlackBerry data is encrypted and routed overseas, and the measure could be motivated in part by government fears that the messaging system could be exploited by terrorists or other criminals who cannot be monitored by the local authorities.

August 1, 2010:

5. China launched its fifth orbiter into space on —————–

Answer: August 1, 2010 (Sunday)

China successfully launched its fifth orbiter into space as part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network.The satellite was launched from the Long March 3I carrier rocket. It was the 126th flight for the country’s Long March series of rockets. The satellite will join another four satellites in orbit to form a network that will eventually consist of 35 satellites

4. Who was the 14-year-old the youngest entrant into IIT-Kanpur’s prestigious MSc physics programme ?

Answer: Sahal Kaushik

3. Mirchi Music Awards Sponsorers which took place on August 1, 2010.

Answer: The title sponsor for the awards event was Uninor. The associate sponsors were TVS Tyres, LIC, Chennai Silks and Chaini-Chaini. While the strength partner was Bharti Cements, the financial partner was Margadarsi Chit Funds. The colour partner was Nippon Paints and the beverage partner was Royal Challenge. The event was supported by The Park. The TV partner of the event was Star Vijay and the print partner was The Times of India.

2. No more time for sorrow’ written by ——————. The author predict that terrorist will set off an atom bomb in the USA by 2013.

Answer: Robert Beeman

1. Who become Australia’s first women Prime Minister replacing Kevin Rudd following a sudden revolt against him.

Answer: Julia Gillard

uly 30, 2010:

49. Who  is the first Indian girl to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in Badminton?

Answer: Saina Nehwal

Badminton ace Saina Nehwal to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna. World No.2 Saina Nehwal has been chosen for Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award. Saina is the first Indian girl to reach the Olympics singles quarterfinals and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships.

48. Who took charge as Chief Eelection Commissioner on July 30, 2010 ?

Answer: S Y Quraishi

S Y Quraishi takes charge as Chief Eelection Commissioner

July 28, 2010:

47. —————– famous Hindi actor who died with heart attack on July 28, 2010

Answer: Ravi Baswani

46. ————- airliner from Karachi carrying 150 people crashed in a ball of flames densely wooded hills above Islamabad

Answer: Private airline Air Blue flight

Pakistani airliner carrying 150 people crashed in a ball of flames July 28, 2010 into densely wooded hills above Islamabad during heavy rain and poor visibility, leaving little hope of survivors.

July 26, 2010:

45. Who was accused in Koda scam

Answer: Diamond merchant Manoj Punamia

Manoj Punamia one of the key accused in the Koda scam, was arrested on Saturday night July 24, 2010 at the Mumbai airport when he was returning from a foreign trip.

44. ————— is the missile that India successfully test-fired on July 26, 2010 .

Answer: Interceptor

India successfully test-fires interceptor missile. The indigenously developed interceptor missile, capable of destroying any in-coming hostile ballistic missile, was test-fired from the Integrated Test Range at Wheeler Island off Odisha coast.

43. Who is the Former Goa tourism minister ———— granted bail in a death case on ————- ?

Answer: Former Goa tourism minister Mickky Pacheco, who was remanded to 14-day judicial custody in the Nadia Torrado death case, on July 26, 2010 Monday granted bail by a Goa court.

July 20, 2010:

42. Who is the Cricketer decided and wants to have his blood used on a page of his autobiography to be released in February next year (Feb 2011) ?

Answer: Batting star Sachin Tendulkar

41. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to former Satyam managing director Rama Raju, former chief financial officer Vadlamani Srinivas and three others accused in the multi-crore rupee accounting scam on —————–

Answer: July 20, 2010

40. Who is the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution’s history ?

Answer: Gita Gopinath

Noted academician Gita Gopinath has been named professor of economics at the prestigious Harvard University, becoming the first Indian-origin woman professor in the institution’s history.

39. Who was chargsheeted on July 20, 2010 for passing secret info to ISI ?

Answer: Madhuri Gupta

Delhi Police today chargesheeted disgraced diplomat Madhuri Gupta accusing her of passing secret information to Pakistan’s ISI during her posting in Islamabad. Gupta, who was arrested in April, has been accused of being in touch with two ISI officials, Mubshar Raza Rana and Jamshed.

38. ———————— seed extract has anti-diabetic properties says a pharmacology professor at the University of Montreal’s Faculty of Medicine.

Answer: Cashew seed

Cashew tree products have long been alleged to be effective anti-inflammatory agents, counter high blood sugar and prevent insulin resistance among diabetics.

July 19, 2010:

37. Who is the Former India hockey star attacked umpire ?

Answer: Sunil Ekka

Former India hockey player Sunil Ekka, playing for Army XI, lashed out with his hockey stick at veteran umpire RS Suriya Prakash, leaving the latter seriously injured.

36. Which are the two Trians rammed each other and met to Trian Accident which killed and injuried many people in West Bengal ?

Answer: Uttarbanga Express and Vananchal Express

60 people were killed and over 90 injured when a speeding Uttarbanga Express tore through the rear of Vananchal Express at the Sainthia station in Birbhum district of West Bengal. The train apparently overshot the signal.

35. Why did TDP made bandh on July 19, 2010 ?

Answer: TDP bandh was made to protest the arrest of party chief N Chandrababu Naidu, who began a hunger strike against Maharashtra stopping his visit to the Babhli barrage site.

July 15, 2010:

34.  New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol represents ?

Answer: A mix of the Devanagri ‘Ra’ and Roman ‘R’, to become the fifth currency in the world to have a distinct identity.

33. New Rupee Symbol of India or Indian Rupee Symbol designed by _______________

Answer: IIT post-graduate D Uday Kumar

32. New Indian Rupee symbol has been revealed by Cabinet on ?

Answer: July 15, 2010

31. Who was Daya Nayak ?

Answer: http://www.indiasummary.com/2010/07/15/daya-nayak-supreme-court-sc-drops-mcoca-case-against-daya-nayak/

30. What was The world’s only antivirus browser ?

Answer: Epic Browser

29. 2010 ESPY Award Winners (ESPN)

Answer: Click here for 2010 ESPY Award Winners – http://www.indiasummary.com/2010/07/15/arthur-ashe-espy-courage-award-2010-espy-nominations-2010-espy-award-winners/

28. Who recieved Arthur Ashe ESPY Courage Award in 2010 ?

Answer: Ed Thomas’s family

July 13, 2010:

27.  —————– is the youngest professor at IIT-B

Answer: Dr Tathagat Tulsi

Patna-born child prodigy Dr Tathagat Tulsi has taken up a job as professor at Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay at the age of 22.

26. Who was the Political leader recently booked in a Case/ scam?

Answer: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, his deputy S K Modi and several other ministers

A case has been filed against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, his deputy S K Modi and several other ministers in an alleged Rs 11,412 crore scam, involving irregularities related to fraudulent withdrawals and corruption.

July 12, 2010:

25. Who is the winner of the Best Young Player Award award in fifa 2010 ?

Answer: Thomas MUELLER

24. Who has been elected as Man of the Match in Fifa World Cup 2010 ?

Answer: Andres INIESTA

23. ——————— is the winner of the adidas Golden Glove award in Fifa World Cup 2010 ?

Answer: Iker CASILLAS

22. Who is the winner of the adidas Golden Shoe award in Fifa World Cup 2010 ?

Answer: Thomas MUELLER

21. ______________ is the winner of the adidas Golden Ball award in 2010 ?

Answer: Diego FORLAN

20.  who took places of Runner-Up, third and Fourth Places in Fifa World Cup 2010 ?

Answer: Runners-Up: Netherlands, Third: Germany, Fourth: Uruguay

19. Who won FIFA World Cup 2010 in final ?

Answer: Spain

Spain beat Holland 1-0 to win maiden FIFA World Cup 2010 Andres Iniesta secured the maiden World Cup for Spain by scoring the only goal of an enthralling final against the Netherlands four minutes from the end of extra-time.

18. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched ———- Vehicle with ———————- Satellites on July 12, 2010.

Answer: PSLV-C-15 Vehicle, 5 satellites

Isro launches PSLV-C-15 with 5 satellitesThe Indian Space Research Organization today launched the PSLV-C-15 carrying five satellites, including remote sensing Cartosat-2B, and Studsat, built by engineering students of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.

July 8, 2010:

17. Kadapa district named ———————-

Answer: YSR district

Andhra Pradesh government on July 8, 2010 renamed Kadapa district as YSR district on the birth anniversary of late chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, who was popularly known by his initials.

16. YS Rajeshekar Reddy birth anniversary is on  ——————————

Answer: July 8

15. Who is the Congress MP high command warning resumed his controversial ‘Odarpu yatra’ in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh on July 8, 2010 ?

Answer: Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy

July 7, 2010:

14. Recently, who was the politician charged in anti-Sikh riots case ?

Answer: Senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar

A Delhi court framed charges of murder and rioting against Senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and others in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which six persons were killed in Sultanpuri on july 7, 2010.

13. The holiday court concept was bring up by ?

Answer: Justice Eqbal

The holiday court concept was mooted by Justice Eqbal at the meeting of Union law minister M Veerappa Moily with Chief Justices and law secretaries from south India. Impressed, Moily said he would introduce it at the national level too.

12. As working couples are facing difficulties while fighting for divorce or child custody battles in family courts, the Madras High Court has announced ———————– will function in the city from ———————-  .

Answer: “holiday courts” will function in the city from July 10, 2010.

11.  Name the Jamaican triple Olympic champion who is going to retair on 2016 Olympics.

Answer: Usain Bolt

10. Who won World Cup final in 2010 ?

Answer: Netherlands

Netherlands beat Uruguay 3-2 to reach World Cup final. Netherlands pushed Uruguay aside with a 3-2 victory to reach their third World Cup final and set up an all-European clash with Spain or Germany.

July 5, 2010:

9. Who won Wimbledon mixed doubles title ?

Answer: Paes-Black

Paes-Black won Wimbledon mixed doubles titleLeander Paes notched up his 12th Grand Slam title after he and Cara Black beat Wesley Moodie and Lisa Raymond 6-4, 7-6(5) to win the Wimbledon mixed doubles title.

8. Who was the cricketer recently got maaried on July 4, 2010 with his childhood girlfriend ?

Answer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Dhoni ties knot with longtime friend Sakshi in Dehradun on Sunday July 4, 2010 in a private ceremony attended only by family members and close friends, including a few of his team-mates.

7. Recently Bharat bandh in 2010 took place on ? why Bharat bandh is observing ?

Answer: Bharat Bandh took place on July 5 called by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against price rise and announced for a 24-hour nationwide shutdown (Bharat Bandh).

July 3, 2010:

6. Who reached WorldCup Semi finals in 2010 ?

Answer: Uruguay

Uruguay reached the World Cup semifinals for the first time since 1970, beating Ghana 4-2 on penalties.

5. When was IGI’s swanky Terminal 3 inaugurated and by whom ?

Answer: On July 3, 2010 Prime Minister Manmohan Singh  inaugurated IGI’s swanky Terminal 3.

PM inaugurates IGI’s swanky Terminal 3The new terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, the 6th largest in the world, can cater to 34 million passengers annually.

4.  Who was the former minister surrenderd on July 3, 2010 in connection with the death case of Nadia Torrado (Friend) ?

Answer: Former Goa minister Pacheco surrenders on Nadia death case

Nadia death case: Former Goa minister Pacheco surrendersFormer Goa tourism minister Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco, charged with culpable homicide following the death of Nadia Torrado, was underground for nearly a month as the police began to look for him.

3. Which party demanded marriageable age of girls and boys to be lowered to 15 and 17 respectively in Haryana.

Answer: Jat Mahasabha, khap representative

According to Om Prakash Mann, Haryana president of All India Jat Mahasabha, the demand will be discussed at a sarv khap panchayat on July 17 at Meham Chaubisi Chabutara in Rohtak. The demand was raised at a meeting of khap representatives at Dhanana village.

2. Who was the IPL chief suspended and filed Rs 1200 crore fraud case by BCCI ?

Answer: Lalit Modi

1. One of the TRS MP arrested for alleged inflammatory speeches recently on July 2, 2010.

Answer: TRS MP Vijayashanthi arrested for alleged inflammatory speeches

une 22, 2010:

** Who awarded 13-time Grammy and two-times Oscar ?

Answer: Gustavo Santaolalla

** Which Government banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an “objectionable” illustration depicting about Prophet Mohammed ?

Answer: Nepal

The Nepal government banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an “objectionable” illustration depicting Prophet Mohammed as a woman-like figure and containing “erroneous interpretations” of Islam. Mohammad Nizamuddin, senior vice-president of the Muslim Association Nepal, said that the books gave wrong information about Prophet Mohammed, erroneously describing him as the “founder of Islam”.

** Who was the first matriculate from the tribe in forests Orissa ?

Answer: Baya Mankidia

Baya Mankidia (16) trekked 13kms daily and fought odds to do Orissa’s Mankidia nomadic tribe.

** In 2010 which was declared as the fourth best among the top 10 luxury trains of the world by the travel magazine Conde Nast.

Answer: Palace on Wheels

Palace on Wheels has been declared the fourth best among the top 10 luxury trains of the world by the travel magazine Conde Nast.

June 21, 2010:

** CEO of Deutsche Bank

Answer: Anshu Jain

** Which country is planning to build the world’s largest seawater desalination plant ?

Answer: Israel

** Recently Archaeologists have found a 3,500-year-old town buried under the earth in the country’s northeastern region

Answer: Egyptian town

Archaeologists have found a 3,500-year-old Egyptian town buried under the earth in the country’s northeastern region of the Nile delta.

June 19, 2010:

** Which Two Countries had started talks on N-Ties ?

Answer: India, S Korea

** Housing scheme Sahbhagita Awas Yojna was officially launched by ?

Answer: CM Ashok Gehlot

The public-private partnership module for affordable housing scheme Sahbhagita Awas Yojna’, was officially launched on June 19, 2010.

** AICC president Sonia Gandhi’ s Birthday is on ?

Answer: June 19

** Who was the PM want to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the end of the G20 summit

Answer: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Friday he will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the end of the G20 summit.

** Who are the persons have hands in Railway Recruitment Board 2010 Paper Leakage ?

Answer: The son of S M Sharma, chairman of the Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai, who allegedly used the funds acquired by leaking exam papers to buy a Mitsubishi Pajero. The other accused are A K Jagannathan, former assistant divisional rail manager, and his son Srujan.

June 18, 2010:

** Who was the Tollywood director recently married on June 18, 2010 ?

Answer: Tollywood director Surender Reddy

Recently Tollywood director Surender Reddy tied the knot with Deepa.

** Who was the Bollywood Actress married at the age of 41 years on June 18, 2010 ?

Answer: Manisha

The 41-year-old actress Manisha is set to tie the knot with businessman Samrat Dahal, 33.

** What was the World Cup song in 2010 ? and by whom it was sanged ?

Answer: World Cup song “Waka Waka,”

World Cup song “Waka Waka,” was sang by Columbian pop queen Shakira and is to sing for a Bollywood film in future.

** Which government has restricted access to the social networking site, Facebook, in Mantralaya.

Answer: The Maharashtra government has restricted access to the social networking site, Facebook, in Mantralaya.

** India on June 18, 2010 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from here off the Orissa coast.

June 17, 2010:

** Which are the countries supported Chinese for IPO

Answer: Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar

Three countries-Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar-have come forward with offers to buy huge quantities of shares in the Agriculture Bank of China to help it become the world’s biggest IPO. They have made it possible for the Chinese bank to send out a reassuring signal to investors by booking about 20% of the $23 billion offer in advance.

** Recent studies revealed that Neurological disorders and stunted growth in kids were improved or cured by Using Camel milk.

** Which country is against Pak-China nuclear deal ?

Answer: India

**  Which was the Mobile Company who took more than 600,000 orders ?

Answer: iPhone 4

Apple Inc said that it and its phone company partners took orders for more than 600,000 iPhone 4s in one day, the highest number it’s ever seen. The companies stopped taking orders for shipment by the June 24 launch day in the US.

** What was the campaign launched by CM Narendra Modi recently ?

Answer: Kanya Kelavni campaign from N Guj villages

The three-day long Swarnim Shala Pravesh Utsav began in the state on June 17, 2010 with chief minister Narendra Modi launching the Kanya Kelavni Abhiyan (campaign for educating girls) in the remote villages in Rupanivas Koreti and Mamana in Vav taluka in Banaskantha district.

June 15, 2010:

** Asia Cricket Cup 2010 was started on ?

Answer: June 15, 2010

The Asia Cup is an international One Day International cricket tournament. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years.

** Which Teams has been Participating in Asia Cup 2010 Cricket Matches?

Answer: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh

** On whom Complaint filed in Bhopal gas case.Answer: Arjun Singh

A complaint has been filed in a Bhopal court against ex-MP CM Arjun Singh for allegedly releasing Warren Anderson in a wrong manner after the gas tragedy.

June 14, 2010:

** Who won in Germany vs Australia fifa world cup 2010 ?

Answer: Germany won by 4-0 against Australia

June11, 2010:

** Who was the Former Goa tourism minister was booked/ suspected for a womans death recently?

Answer: Mickky Pacheco

Former Goa tourism minister Francisco “Mickky” Pacheco was booked by the police on Thursday as the main accused in the ‘unnatural death’ of Nadia Joelle Torrado.

** When did the Broadband spectrum auction ends and is the total revenue of the government from sale of spectrum for both 3G and BWA stands at ?

Answer: Broadband spectrum auction ended on June 11, 2010. Govt gets Rs 38,300 crore, The total revenue of the government from sale of spectrum for both 3G and BWA stands at over Rs 1.06 lakh crore, more than thrice the earlier projection of Rs 35,000 crore by the finance minister.

** Whose death took place on the opening day of the World Cup (June 11, 2010) ?Answer: Zenani Mandela,

The 13-year-old great grand daughter of South Africa’s iconic leader Nelson Mandela was killed in a car crash

June 10, 2010:

** Who has been presented the FIFA 2010 Song Waka Waka ?

Answer: The Colombian singer Shakira

** Which country announced new flexible policy on sex change in passports?

Answer: US (Beginning from June 10, when an applicant presents a certification from an attending medical physician that the applicant has undergone clinical treatment for gender transition, the passport will reflect the new gender.)

**  When will 19th FIFA World Cup, the premier international football tournament is scheduled to take place?

Answer: from 11 June to 11 July 2010 in South Africa

** What is the Official Song for FIFA world cup 2010 ?

Answer: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) in English and “Waka Waka (Esto es África)” in Spanish

June 6, 2010:

** Winners of the Micromax IIFA Awards 2010

Answer: Best Film : Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 3 Idiots

Best Performance in a Leading Role (Male)Amitabh Bachchan – Paa

Best Performance in a Leading Role (Female)Kareena Kapoor – 3 Idiots & Vidya Balan – Paa

Best Direction :Rajkumar Hirani – 3 Idiots

Best Performance in a Comic RoleSanjay Dutt – All The Best

Best Performance in a Negative RoleBoman Irani – 3 Idiots

Best Performance in Supporting Role (Male)Sharman Joshi – 3 Idiots

Best Performance in Supporting Role (Female)Divya Dutta – Delhi 6

Best Debut of the year (Male)Omi Vaidya – Jackie Bhagnani

Best Debut of the year (Female)Jacqueline Fernandez – Mahie Gill

Best Playback Singer (Female)Kavita Seth – Ek Tara (Wake Up Sid)

Best Playback Singer (Male)Shaan – Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh (3 Idiots)

Best Music DirectionPritam – Love Aaj Kal

Best LyricsSwanand Kirkire – 3 Idiots

Best StoryAbhijat Joshi, Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra – 3 Idiots

Habitat For Humanity AmbassadorshipSalman Khan

IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Male)J. Om Prakash

IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Female)Zeenat Aman

Outstanding Achievement by an Indian InternationallyAnil Kapoor

IIFA Green Global AwardVivek Oberoi

Technical Awards Winners

Best ScreenplayAbhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots)

Best CinematographyC.K. Muraleedharan (3 Idiots)

Best DialogueRajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (3 Idiots)

Best Background ScoreSanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga, Shantanu Moitra (3 Idiots)

Best EditingRajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots)

Best Sound RecordingBishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihal Ranjan Samel (3 Idiots)

Best Song RecordingBishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachi K Sanghvi (3 Idiots)

Best Sound Re-recordingAnup Dev (3 Idiots)

Best ChoreographyBosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves (Love Aaj Kal)

Best Costume DesigningAnahita Shroff Adajania, Dolly Ahluwalia (Love Aaj Kal)

Best Art DirectionSabu Cyril (Aladin)

Best Special Effects (Visual)Charles Darby – Eyecube Labs (Aladin)

Best ActionShyam Kaushal (Kaminey)

Best Make up ArtistChristien Tinsley, Domini Till (Paa)

June 2, 2010:

** Who is the Malayalam novelist died recently on June 2, 2010 ?

Answer: Kovilan

Kovilan won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1972 and 1977 and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award in 1998 besides Vayalar award in 1999. He was also a member of the Kendra Sahitha Akademi.

Kovilan had written 11 novels 12 collections of short stories besides articles and a play. His novels includes, Thakarnna Haridayangal (1946), A minus B(1959), Tharavadu (1963), Ezhamedangal (1965), Thazhvarakal (1969), Thottangal (1970) and Thattakam (1995) among others.

June 1, 2010:

3. Who won World Team Table Tennis Championship this year 2010?

a. Chinab. Moscowc. Singapored. None

Answer: C - Singapore end China’s 19-year reign in World Team Table Tennis Championship

2. Who was appointed as the officiating secretary of the Athletics Federation of India till the Commonwealth Games (October 30) ?

Answer: Ravinder Chaudhary

1. Name the singer who can sing in 11 languages!Answer: Anaida

67. Who was the famous Indian musician in charge of the opening music at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in 1996?

Answer: Ustad Zakir Hussain

66. Who was the first Indian to participate in the Olympic Games?

Answer: Norman G Pritchard

65. Which famous Indian actor was honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994?

Answer: Dilip Kumar

64. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?

Answer: Satyendranath Tagore

63. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?

Answer: Major Som Nath Sharma

May 30, 2010:

62. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.

Answer: Sucheta Kriplani

61. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?

Answer: Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora

60. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.

Answer: Bhanu Athaiya (Best Costume Designer for Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi in 1982)

59. Who was the first Indian to be honored by the Royal Society in the field of Science?

Answer: Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose

58. Who was the first woman Governor of India?

Answer: Sarojini Naidu

May 29, 2010:

57. Who was the first Indian musician to receive the Padma Bhusan?

Answer: MS Subbulakshmi

56. Name the living Indian legend who has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for having sung in almost 20 languages for over 1,825 ms and working with 165 composers.

Answer: Lata Mangeshkar

55. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.

Answer: Phu Dorji

54. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?

Answer: Arati Saha

May 28, 2010:

53. Who is the Indian sportsperson to have won the maximum number of international track and field medals?

Answer: P.T.Usha

52. Two Indians have received the Nobel Prize for Physics. Can you name them?

Answer: Chandrasekhar Venkata Raman (1930) and Subramanium Chandrasekhar (1983)

51. Who was the first Indian to get the Nobel Prize?

Answer: Rabindranath tagore (1913)

May 27, 2010:

50. Who is the only Indian to have won an Oscar for lifetime achievement in films?

Answer: Satyajit Ray

49. Name the first President of India.

Answer: Dr. Rajendra Prasad

48. Name the youngest grandmaster in India.

Answer: Parimarjan Negi

May 26, 2010:

47. Topper of prestigious IIT-Joint Entrance Examination 2010.

Answer: Anumula Jithendar Reddy from Madras zone

46. Which are the BRIC countries?

a. Brazil, Russia, India, and China

b. Botswana, Rwanda, Ivory Coast, and Croatia

c. Bangladesh, Romania, Indonesia, and Cambodia

Answer: a – Brazil, Russia, India, and China

May 20, 2010

45. Name the Cyclone that hit Bay of Bengal in May 2010 affecting coastal areas of Tamilnadu, AP and Orissa.

Answer: Cyclone Laila

44. Which Indian film-maker will be awarded with Jaeger-LeCoultre honour at venice Film Festival?

Answer: Mani Ratnam

43. Name the CEO of search company Google?

Answer: Eric Schmidt

42. ICICI Bank has announced merger of another Indian Bank with itself in an all swap deal- name the bank and its promoters.

Answer: Bank of Rajasthan / Promoters – Tayal family

41. Name the BBC Radio DJ who has been suspended for floating the rumor that Queen is dead.

Answer: Danny Kelly who has played the national anthem and declared that Queen Elizabeth has just now died

40. Which two countries have signed the Nuclear Swap deal with Iran?

Answer: Brazil and Turkey

39. Which country has blocked Facebook for holding an online competition to draw Prophet Mohammed

Answer: Pakistan – the Facebook in Pakistan has been blocked till 31 May as the competition is considered blasphamous

38. Which state among the northern Indian states spends most as a percentage of its GDP on Education?

Answer: Bihar (5.7%) followed by UP (3.67%)

37. Name the person of Indian origin (PIO) who has been nominated to become US Solicitor General?

Answer: Neal Kumar Katyal

36. The 3G telecom auctions by Government have earned Government much more than expected 35000 crore netting amount 67710 crore. Which company won auction in most of 22 circles? (a) RCom (b) Airtel (c) Vodaphone (d) Aircel (e) a,b,d (f) all above

Answer:  (e) a,b,d - RCom, Airtel and Aircel  won in 12 circles followd by Vodaphone in 9 circles

May 18, 2010:

35. Who is Miss USA 2010?

Answer: Rima Fakih, Arab-American a 24-year old Lebanese immigrant, is believed to be the first Muslim to win the pageant

May 17, 2010:

34. Name the child artist who has been nominated under ‘Best actor’ category in Film-fare awards giving competition to Shah Rukh Khan. His new movie Bumm Bumm Bole has been released recently.

Answer: Darsheel Safary

33. Which country won the Thomas Cup title for Badminton in 2010? – (a) Indonesia (b) Malaysia (c) China (d) India

Answer: China

China beat Indonesia 3-0 to win fourth consecutive Thomas Cup title at Kuala Lumpur.

32. Who won the Madrid Masters men’s tournament in 2010?

Answer: Rafael Nadal

Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open an ATP World Tour Masters with €2,835,000 prize money has been won by Rafael Nadal, who beat Roger Federer 6-2, 7-6 (7/5).

31. Which country won the World Twenty-20 cricket final?

Answer: England

England beat arch rivals Australia

30. Who is CEO of Yahoo?

Answer: Carol Bartz

61- year-old Carol Bartz  is one of the most successful female CEO ever in IT companies.

29. Which Indian IT company is associated with FIFA World Cup 2010 as one of the sponsors? (a) TCS (b) Infosys (c) CTS (d) Mahindra Satyam

Answer: (d) Mahindra Satyam

28. Name the  first Indian women who has been named as full professor at Harward University.

Answer: Gita Gopinath

Gita Gopinath, Indian-origin associate professor at Harvard University’s Department of Economics, has been appointed a full professor. She is first Indian women to do so and only third women in the whole world.

27. Name the Hindu right wing organisation against whom the charges have been filed by National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the 2009 Diwali-eve blast that killed two people in Goa’s Margao town.

Answer: Sanatan Sanstha

26. Which Indian actress / model has created controversy recently by sporting a Ek Onkar (God is one) tattoo on her nape. The tatto has been opposed by Sikh community leaders in India.

Answer: Mandira Bedi

25. Name the volcano whose dense cloud of drifting volcanic ash is causing many European airports to shut down for days and affecting air traffic worldwide.

Answer: Eyjafjallajokul

The April 14 eruption at Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokul volcano forced most countries in northern Europe to shut their airspace between April 15-20. More than 100,000 flights and an estimated 10 million travelers worldwide were affected costing airlines more than $2 billion.

It erupted in April for the first time in nearly two centuries. During its last eruption, starting in 1821, its emissions rumbled on for two years.

23. Who was India’s most wanted man suspected of having organized the 1993 Mumbai bombings, figures third on the Forbes’ Most Wanted Fugitives list topped?

Answer: Dawood Ibrahim

22. Name the countries which agree on a nuclear fuel swap aimed at easing concerns from the West that Iran might build a bomb.

Answer: Brazil, Iran and Turkey

21. Who is the new director of barc?

Answer: RK sinha appointed as new director of barc

May 15, 2010:

20. Who was the 11th Vice-President of India who passed away recently on May 15, 2010?

Answer: Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, 87-year-old Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was died suffering from lung and chest infection

May 14, 2010:

19. Popular South Indian actress who is willing to join DMK Party?

Answer: Khushboo

18. Who Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2010 Award Finalist for Northern California ?

Answer: Roamware CEO Bobby Srinivasan, Bobby Srinivasan was selected as a finalist for his extraordinary success in the areas of innovation, financial performance and

personal commitment to their businesses and communities from more than one hundred nominations by a panel of independent judges.  Award recipients will be announced at a special gala event on June 12, 2010 at the San Jose Fairmont Hotel.

May 13, 2010:

17. Who is the latest actress who refused to work with Shiney Ahuja the actor allegedly accused for raping his maid.

Answer: Vaishali Desai in film Shaunya a horror flick produced by Puja Bedi. Vaishali Desai is a former Miss India and has made her debut in Kal Kissne Dekha opposite Jackie Bhagnani.

16. Which Team won the Europa League Title?Answer: Atletico Madrid won the inaugural final of the Europa League on defeating Fulham at Hamburg. Diego Forlan struck an extra-time goal and secured a 2-1 win.15. Which Company has started up a BPO in Srinagar starting reverse migration of Kashmir?Answer: Essar Group-run Aegis has started a BPO in Srinagar14. Name the company from whose premises toxic leak happened in one of the worst industrial disasters called Bhopal gas tragedy.Answer: Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) (now defunct)13.Who received 27th Niwano Peace Foundation award on May 13, 2010?Answer: Ms. Ela Ramesh Bhatt of Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) India who has received a medal and twenty million yen.The Niwano Peace Foundation Japan established the Niwano Peace Prize to honor and encourage individuals and organizations that have contributed significantly to inter-religious cooperation, thereby furthering the cause of world peace, and to make their achievements known as widely as possible.12. Name the president of MCI – Medical Council of India who is facing graft charges and has to resign.Answer: Ketan DesaiKetan Desai was arrested on April 22 by CBI for allegedly accepting bribe to give permission to a Punjab medical college to recruit a fresh batch of students without having requisite infrastructure. MCI controlls Medical Education in India.

11. Who was the only surviving terrorist involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and is found guilty of murder, conspiracy, and waging war against India recently?

Answer: Ajmal Kasab of Pakistan

10. Who is the IAS Topper in UPSC Civil Services Exam 2010 which has been released by UPSC recently?

Answer: SHAH FAESAL

Dr Faesal 26-year-old MBBS graduate, who topped the list of 875 successful candidates, said that he was not only the first Kashmiri to achieve the milestone but also the second Muslim in the history to achieve this feat.

9. Who is the Union minister who has offered to resign for his controversial remarks against the home ministry for allegedly stalling some Chinese imports?

Answer: Jairam Ramesh

May 12, 2010:

8. What is the real name of character artiste ‘Sambha‘ from super hit film of all times ‘Sholey‘ who passed away recently.

Answer: Mac Mohan

Apart from Sholey Mac Mohan also acted in Amitabh starrers like “Zanjeer”, “Don”, “Shaan” and “Satte Pe Satta”. He was suffering from lung cancer.

7. What is the name of panel that is being setup to look into Telangana issue?

Answer: Srikrishna committee

Srikrishna committee or panel has been set up to study the demand for separate Telangana

6. Who has issued fatwa – saying that it is illegal for women to work?

Answer: Darul Uloom Deoband

Darul Uloom Deoband the Sunni Muslim seminary had this fatwa issued by a bench of three clerics

5. What is Khap Panchayat?

Answer: Khap panchayats or caste councils are the local Panchayat’s in Haryana villages which have come into lime light due to their diktats (or fatwa) prohibiting same ‘gotra’ marriages’. They are run as a separate courts or adalats where judgement are given by Khap Panchs. The Hindu Marriage Act however does not prohibits same caste marriage. Most political parties support Khap Panchayats.

4. Who is the new IPL Commissionaire?

Answer: Chirayu Amin

Chirayu Amin has joined as the new IPL commissioner after the removal of lalit Modi. Mr. Amin is Baroda Cricket Association president and he also heads a company known as Alembic Chemicals.

3. Who is the British Prime Minister after Gordon Brown?

Answer: David Cameron

The 43-year-old Cameron becomes Britain’s youngest prime minister in almost 200 years.  The last was Lord Liverpool at 42.

2. Who is the new Chief Justice of India?

Answer: Justice S H Kapadia,

Justice S H Kapadia (62-year-old), the most senior judge of the Supreme Court, was on Wednesday sworn in as the 38th Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Patil

1. Who won World Chess Championship against Veselin Topalov in 2010?

Answer: Viswanathan Anand

2010 FIFA World Cup official logo

2010 FIFA World Cup Host Country - South Africa2010 FIFA World Cup Openning Date - 11th June 20102010 FIFA World Cup Closing Date - 11th July 2010No. of Teams Playing 2010 FIFA World Cup - 32 Teams (1 Host Team + 31 Qualifiying Teams)No. of Venues Playing 2010 FIFA World Cup - 10 (in 9 host cities)

Official Mascot for 2010 FIFA World Cup - Zakumi

Commonwealth Games 2010

  Commonwealth Games 2010 Host City Delhi, India   Common Wealth Games 2010 Motto "COME OUT AND PLAY"  

No.of Nations participating in Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 72

Commonwealth Teams   No.of Events in Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi 17  

Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Opening ceremony 3rd October  

Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Closing ceremony 14th October  

Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010 Officially opened by President of India  

Common Wealth Games 2010 Delhi Shera

  Commonwealth Games 2010 Mascot Shera

Commonwealth Games 2010

Commonwealth Games also known as the ‘Friendly Games’, the Commonwealth Games is a multinational, multi-discipline sports event held once in four years and participants come from the Commonwealth of Nations - or former colonies of the British Empire. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) with its headquarters based in London is responsible for the direction and control of the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The motto of the Common Wealth Games 2010 is around three core values - Humanity, Equality and Destiny.

The XIX commonwealth games 2010 are barely 74 days away. It kick starts on the 3rd of October in New Delhi and the sports extravaganza go on till the 14th. It will be Delhi’s largest event to date which has to its credit big sports events like the 1951 and 1982 editions of the Asian Games. The Opening Ceremony will be at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. It is for the first time Delhi is hosting the Commonwealth Games 2010 and the only second Asian city after the Kuala Lumpur Games in 1988.

The credit of the look and design of the Commonwealth Games 2010 logo goes to Idiom Design and Consulting. Shera, the friendly tiger is the Commonwealth Games 2010 mascot.

India’s President Mrs. Pratibha Patil accepted the invitation from the Queen of England to grace the Queen’s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi which is a curtain raiser of the main event. India’s ace shooter Abhinav Bindra received the baton and became the first baton bearer. The Baton 2010 Delhi would take 240 days to touch the soil of all member nations and this epic journey would be more than 170,000 km plus another 100 days of touring India which makes it one of the longest relays in the history of Commonwealth Games. The Baton relay concludes with the final baton bearer entering the JN Stadium during the Opening Ceremony on the 3rd of October 2010.

A lot of sports complexes of international standards are being readied and inaugurated.

Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - Athletics, lawn bowls, weightlifting Dhyan Chand National Stadium - Hockey Indira Gandhi Arena - Archery, cycling, gymnastics, wrestling Delhi University Sports Complex - Rugby Sevens Thyagaraj Stadium - Netball Siri Fort Sports Complex - Badminton, Squash Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range - Shooting Talkatora Stadium - Boxing SPM Swimming Pool Complex - Aquatics RK Khanna Tennis Complex - Tennis Yamuna Sports Complex - Table Tennis

Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi is the biggest sports event in Delhi, India has ever organized. India created a new record at the just concluded Commonwealth games 2010. India not only remained at the second position in the medals tally but also won its largest haul of medals in the Commonwealth games. India won total 38 Gold Medals in CWG 2010. Australia on No. 1 with 78 Gold Medals & England on 3rd position with 37 Gold Medals, 27 Silver Medal , 36 Bronze Medal.Indian Bronze Medal winners in CWG 2010:-

1. Sandhya Rani Devi -Women's 48kg Category Weightlifting2. VS Rao- Men's 56kg Category Weightlifting3. Sunil Kumar- Men's 66kg - Repechage Wrestling-Greco-Roman4. Dharmender Dalal- Men's 120kg - Repechage Wrestling-Greco-Roman5. Prasanta Karmakar Para Sport - Men's 50m Freestyle S9 Aquatics-Swimming6. India Women's Compound - Team Bronze Medal Archery7. Ashish Kumar - Men's Floor Gymnastics-Artistic Gymnastics8. Sudhir Kumar - Men's 77kg Category Weightlifting9. Suman Kundu - Women's 63kg - Repechage Wrestling-Freestyle10. India Men's Recurve - Team Bronze Medal Match Archery11. Kavita Raut- Women's 10000m Athletics

12. SINGH Gurpreet Singh- Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol Shooting13. Harminder Singh- Men's 20 Km Race Walk Athletics14. India Women's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs) Shooting15. India Men's Team Event Bronze Medal Match Table Tennis16. India Men's Doubles - Bronze Medal Match Tennis17. Laishram Monika Devi - Women's 75kg Category Weightlifting18. Dola Banerjee- Women's Recurve - Individual Bronze Medal Archery19. Jayanta Talukdar- Men's Recurve - Individual Bronze Medal Match Archery20. Manavjit Singh Sandhu- Men's Trap (Singles) Shooting21. India Women's Doubles - Bronze Medal Match Tennis22. Anil Kumar Men's 55kg - Repechage Wrestling-Freestyle23. eema Antil- Women's Discus Throw Athletics24. SINGH Amandeep Singh- Lightflyweight (49kg) Boxing25. Jai Bhagwan- Lightweight (60kg) Boxing26. Dilbag Singh- Welterweight (69kg) Boxing27. Vijender Singh- Middleweight (75kg) Boxing28. India Women's team- 50m Prone Rifle (Pairs) Shooting29. Kashinath naik- Men's Javelin Throw Athletics30. Renjith Maheswary- Men's Triple Jump Athletics31. India Women's Team - 4 x 100m Relay Athletics32. India Men's 4 x 100m Relay Athletics33. Kashyap Parupali - Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match Badminton34. Samaresh Jung- Men's 25m Standard Pistol (Singles) Shooting35. India Women's Doubles Bronze Medal Match Table Tennis36. Sharath Kamal Achanta- Men's Singles Bronze Medal Match Table Tennis en's Singles Bronze Medal Match BadmintonHost of Commonwealth Games 2010: Delhi, IndiaTop countries in Commonwealth Games 2010: -

Commonwealth Games 2006

Host of Commonwealth Games 2006: Melbourne, AustraliaTop countries in Commonwealth Games 2006: -1. Australia - 221 medals2. England - 110 medals3. Canada - 86 medalsIndia in Commonwealth Games 2006: Rank:4 Medals:49

Commonwealth Games 2002

Host of Commonwealth Games 2002: Manchester, EnglandTop countries in Commonwealth Games 2002: -1. Australia - 207 medals2. England - 165 medals

3. Canada - 116 medalsIndia in Commonwealth Games 2002: Rank:4 Medals:69Athletics, Lawn bowls, Weightlifting, Netball,. Archery, Cycling, Gymnastics, Wrestling, Aquatics, Boxing, Badminton, Squash,hockey,shooting,tennis,tabletennis,

2010 Commonwealth Games Medal Table

Rank Country Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal Total

1 Australia 74 55 48 177

2 India 38 27 36 101

3 England 37 59 46 142

4 Canada 26 17 32 75

5 South Africa 12 11 10 33

6 Kenya 12 11 9 32

7 Malaysia 12 10 13 35

8 Singapore 11 11 9 31

9 Nigeria 11 10 14 35

10 Scotland 9 10 7 26

11 New Zealand 6 22 8 36

12 Cyprus 4 3 5 12

13 Northern Ireland 3 3 4 10

14 Samoa 3 0 1 4

15 Wales 2 7 10 19

16 Jamaica 2 4 1 7

17 Pakistan 2 1 2 5

18 Uganda 2 0 0 2

19 Bahamas 1 1 3 5

20 Sri Lanka 1 1 1 3

21 Nauru 1 1 0 2

22 Botswana 1 0 3 4

23= Cayman Islands 1 0 0 1

23= Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 0 0 1

25 Trinidad and Tobago 0 4 2 6

26 Cameroon 0 2 4 6

27 Ghana 0 1 3 4

28 Namibia 0 1 2 3

29= Papua New Guinea 0 1 0 1

29= Seychelles 0 1 0 1

31= Isle of Man 0 0 2 2

31= Mauritius 0 0 2 2

31= Tonga 0 0 2 2

34= Bangladesh 0 0 1 1

34= Guyana 0 0 1 1

34= Saint Lucia 0 0 1 1

- Anguilla 0 0 0 0

- Antigua and Barbuda 0 0 0 0

- Barbados 0 0 0 0

- Belize 0 0 0 0

- Bermuda 0 0 0 0

- British Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0

- Brunei 0 0 0 0

- Cook Islands 0 0 0 0

- Dominica 0 0 0 0

- Falkland Islands 0 0 0 0

- Gambia 0 0 0 0

- Gibraltar 0 0 0 0

- Grenada 0 0 0 0

- Guernsey 0 0 0 0

- Jersey 0 0 0 0

- Kiribati 0 0 0 0

- Lesotho 0 0 0 0

- Malawi 0 0 0 0

- Maldives 0 0 0 0

- Malta 0 0 0 0

- Montserrat 0 0 0 0

- Mozambique 0 0 0 0

- Niue 0 0 0 0

- Norfolk Island 0 0 0 0

- Rwanda 0 0 0 0

- Saint Helena 0 0 0 0

- Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0

- Solomon Islands 0 0 0 0

- Swaziland 0 0 0 0

- Tanzania 0 0 0 0

- Turks and Caicos Islands 0 0 0 0

- Tuvalu 0 0 0 0

- Vanuatu 0 0 0 0

- Zambia 0 0 0 0

Total 272 274 282 828

2010 Commonwealth Games Countries List Anguilla Guyana Saint Helena Antigua and Barbuda India Saint Kitts and Nevis Australia Isle of Man Saint Lucia Bahamas Jamaica St.Vincent & Grenadines Bangladesh Jersey Samoa Barbados Kenya Scotland Belize Kiribati Seychelles

Bermuda Lesotho Sierra Leone Botswana Malawi Singapore British Virgin Islands Malaysia Solomon Islands Brunei Maldives South Africa Cameroon Malta Sri Lanka Canada Mauritius Swaziland Cayman

Islands Montserrat Tanzania Cook Islands Mozambique Tokelau Cyprus Namibia Tonga Dominica

Nauru Trinidad and Tobago England New Zealand Turks and Caicos Islands Falkland Islands Nigeria Tuvalu Gambia

Niue Uganda Ghana Norfolk Island Vanuatu Gibraltar Northern Ireland Wales Grenada Pakistan Zambia Guernsey Papua New Guinea