Name change: Parliament of India passed the Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill to change the name of state of ‘Orissa’ to ‘Odisha’ and the Constitution (113th Amendment) Bill to change the ‘Oriya’ language name to ‘Odia’ (8th schedule).
Kaun Banega Crorepati questions & answers:
1. In 1858, which freedom fighter attained martyrdom in Gwalior while fighting the British?
Answer: Rani Lakshmi Bai.
2. Which Pakistani leader came to Mohali to watch India-Pakistan Semi-final (2011 World Cup) on invitation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh?
Answer: Yousuf Raza Gilani.
3. Which leader has been Chief Minister of two states and also Governor of another state?
Answer: N.D. Tiwari (Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand and Governor of Andhra Pradesh).
4. Which South-American country is a founding member of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
Answer: Venezuela.
5. What was the name of the NSG action which dealt with perpetrators of 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks?
Answer: Operation Black Tornado. This question value is 25 lakh in KBC 2011.
6. According to the Mahabharata, into which river Kunti float her son (Karna) by Surya?
Answer: River Ashwanadi (Tributary of Ganga) – 50 lakh question in KBC 2011.
7. Who is the only cricketer to score more than 50 centuries in Test cricket?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
Quiz questions & Current affairs:
1. Which bank is celebrating 106th foundation day in 2011?
Answer: Bank of India. BOI was founded in 1906.
2. Only state in India to have a floating post office?
Answer: Jammu & Kashmir. This post office is located within a house boat in Dal Lake.
3. Name the RTI activist who was shot dead in Bhopal in August 2011?
Answer: Shehla Masood.
4. Which sportsperson’s nickname is “Sikkimese Sniper”?
Answer: Baichung Bhutia – legendary footballer from Sikkim.
5. Debut movie of Bollywood legend Shammi Kapoor?
Answer: Jeevan Jyoti (1953). His wife and famous actress Geeta Bali died of Small Pox in 1965. Shammi Kapoor passed away in August, 2011.
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