Current affairs: 1. Indian Hockey team won the inaugural Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Pakistan in the final. 2. Who is the author of books "The White Tiger" & "Last Man in Tower"? Answer: Arvind Adiga. 3. Who owns the copyright for "Happy Birthday to you" song? Answer: Warner Chappell. 4. Who is the new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand? Answer: Bhuvan Chand Khanduri (BJP). 5. Which company is the title sponsor of 2011 Champions League T20 Cricket tournament? Answer: Nokia. 6. Who is the new IPL Chairman? Answer: Rajiv Shukla. N. Srinivasan will be the new BCCI chairman. History quiz: 1. National anthem was (Jana Gana Mana) first sung at? Answer: Calcutta session of Indian National Congress on December 27, 1911. 2. Jana Gana Mana was officially adopted as the Indian National anthem on? Answer: January 24, 1950. 3. Who translated National anthem into Hindi? Answer: Abid Ali. 4. Who translated National anthem (from Bengali) into English? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore. 5. Who composed the music for present Indian National anthem? Answer: Captain Ramsingh Thakur. 6. Vande Mataram poem was taken from which novel? Answer: Anandamath – written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1882. 7. Which Indian won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore - first Asian to win Nobel prize. 8. Who was the first Municipal Commissioner of Bombay? Answer: Arthur … [Read more...]
Sports and general knowledge quiz
Sports quiz: 1. Who won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award? Answer: Lionel Messi (Barcelona). 2. Which soccer club won the 2011 UEFA Super Cup? Answer: Barcelona (2011). This Spanish football club defeated Porto (Portugal). 3. Who is the only bowler to take hat-trick thrice in International One day cricket? Answer: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka). He took hat-trick against South Africa in 2007 (4/4), Kenya in 2011 & against Australia in 2011. General Knowledge questions & answers: 4. 25 paise coin was first introduced in? Answer: 1957. RBI stopped minting of 25 paise coin in 2002. 5. Who was the first sitting Judge to face an impeachment motion in Parliament? Answer: V. Ramaswami. He faced the motion against him in 1991 but it failed. Soumitra Sen is the second Judge to face an impeachment motion against him in Parliament. 6. Brahmagiri & Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuaries are located in which state? Answer: Karnataka (Kodagu district). Kundremukh National park is situated in Chikmagalur district. 7. Name the High court Judge who gave that historical verdict (her Rai Bareilly election is invalid) against Indira Gandhi on June 12, 1975? Answer: Allahabad High Court single bench Judge Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha. 8. Who was the first President of India to die in office? Answer: Zakir Hussain. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed is the second Indian President to die in office. 9. Satyajit Ray's famous movie "Sonar Kella" ((The Golden Fortress) is based on which fort? Answer: Jaisalmer … [Read more...]
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