Current affairs quiz

Rahul Dravid -carry the bat

 Best wishes to all Chennai readers on the occasion of 372 birth anniversary of Chennai city. General Knowledge (GK) Questions: 1. Who was the first Indian Chairman of the Imperial Bank of India? Answer: Badridas Goenka. 2. Who was the first batsman to "Carry the bat" in Test cricket history? Answer: South African batsman A.B. Tencred Vs England 1888-89. Carry the bat: An opening batsman who remains not out when all the team members get out in an innings. 3. Name the 3 Indian batsmen who recorded "carry the bat" in Test cricket history?  Answer: Sunil Gavaskar (1983), Virender Sehwag (2008) & Rahul Dravid (2011). 4. Which scientist published the first web page? Answer: Tim Berners-Lee at CERN in August 1991. 5. Which Company manufactured first Motor Cycle? Answer: Maybach and Daimler. 6. Who is the Thailand's first female Prime Minister? Answer: Yingluck Shinawatra 7. Only National flag in the World that is not in rectangular shape? Answer: Nepal Fag.  Chennai quiz: 1. Which Indian city is celebrating its 372 birth anniversary on August 22, 2011? Answer: Chennai. This city came into existence on August 22, 1639. British administrators Francis Day and Andrew Cogan played crucial role in acquiring the land to build Fort St. George. 2. Who were the first Europeans to reach Madras? Answer: Portuguese in 1522. 3. In which year, Madras was renamed as Chennai? Answer: In 1996 by Karunanidhi Government. 4. What was the first name of … [Read more...]

15 Quiz bits on current affairs and history

  1. Which journalist unearthed 2G Telecom spectrum scam?  Ans: J. Gopalakrishnan (Pioneer newspaper)  2. Where can you read recent leaked documents by Wkileaks?  Answer: http://wikileaks.ch/cablegate  3. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was created in?  Answer: 1963  4. India's first double-decker train will run between?  Answer: Howrah-Dhanbad   5. The Green Apple award to reward and promote best environmental practices in the world was launched in?  Answer: 1994  6. Who built Babri Masjid in Ayodhya?  Answer: Mughal emperor Babur genral Mir Baqi  7. Which state has the highest number of pending cases in courts?  Answer: Maharashtra  8. Which state has best road infrastructure in India?  Answer: Punjab  9. Who won India's first ever medal in rowing in Asian games?  Answer: Bajrang Lal Thakar in 2010 Guangzhou games.  10. Which IPC section deals with Sedition?  Answer: 124 (A)  11. Sachin Tendulkar's best ever bowling performance in One-day matches?  Answer: 5 wickets for 32 runs against Australia in Kochi One day International  12. Wikileaks website was unveiled in?  Answer: 2006  13. First weekly newspaper was published in?  Answer: Antwerp (Belgium)  14. What is the India's first and only tri-command (Army, Navy and Air Force serve under one commander)?  Answer: Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC)  15. Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was produced … [Read more...]