Friday, September 9, 2011

Quiz 148 Current Affairs Questions

1.Toxic red sludge, a waste product from making which metal, burst out of a Hungarian factory’s reservoir reached Danube River of Europe?

A. Copper
B. Aluminum
C. Lithium
D. Rubidium



2.Which number is called 'sifar' in Arabic?

A. Sixty
B. Seven
C. Zero



3.Which of these is as type of traditional embroidery which primarily uses gold and silver?

A. Kalamlari
B. Zardoji
C. Chikankari



4.In 1953,along with Edmund Hillary,who reached the summit of Mt.Everest?

A. Ang Kami
B. Tenzing Norgay
C. Phu Dorjee



5.Which country assisted India to establish the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Station in Tamil Nadu?

A. Russia
B. Canada
C. Germany



6.Which of the following Himalayan peaks is situated in Assam?

A. Nanda Devi
B. Dhaulagiri
C. Namche Barwa



7.Name the famous battle that Rana Pratap fought against Akbar's forces

A. Panipat
B. Plassey
C. Haldighat



8.Exactly how many plays did Shakespeare write?

A. 29
B. 37
C. 40



9.At which place Guru Gobind Singh Ji wrote most of his Bani ?

A. Anand Pur Sahib
B. Paonta Sahib (H.P)
C. Darbar Sahib,Amritsar



10."The Woman of the Millennium" selected by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is

A. Margaret Thacher
B. Hillary Clinton
C. Indira Gandhi



11.Which business group in India has signed a franchise agreement for “The Luxury Collection” premium brand of Starwood Hotels?

A. Taj Group
B. ITC Welcome
C. Oberoi



12."Gerald Frank Groove” is the C.O.O. of

A. Tata Motors
B. Hindustan Motors
C. Tata Powers



13.Where are the headquarters of Indian Patent Office?

A. Mumbai
B. Kolkata
C. Hyderabad



14.The DILWARA TEMPLES at Mount Abu are dedicated to...?

A. Gautama Buddha
B. Bahubali
C. Adinath



15.Who invented Fountain Pen?

A. John J. Loud
B. Sir Frank Whittle
C. Lewis E. Waterman
D. Kirkpatrick Macmillan



16.Where is Fort William located ?

A. Chennai
B. Goa
C. Kolkata
D. Mysore



17.Which medicine is used for the treatment of cough?

A. Timozolomide
B. Minoxidil
C. Levopromazine
D. Ciprofloxacin



18.‘Next’ is the name of the retail chain of stores in India. It specialises in

A. FMCG products
B. Electronics goods
C. Vegetables and domestic goods



19.Which Italian word do we use to describe journalists who follow famous people around and take their photograph as often as possible?

A. tutti frutti
B. paparazzi
C. confetti



20.Magic is the brand name of which Mobile pre-paid card?

A. AirTel
B. BSNL
C. MTNL
D. Idea



21.The term "white coal" sometimes referred to which of the following?

A. Geothermal Electricity
B. Wind Energy
C. Hydroelectricity



22.The name of which social networking website is said to stand for 'I build, I bond':

A. Facebook
B. Bigadda
C. Orkut
D. Ibibo



23.The secret society of revolutionaries which was organized by V D Savarkar in 1904 was:

A. Sandhya
B. Yugantar
C. Abhinav Bharat
D. Ghadar



24.What popular bite-sized chocolate candy comes wrapped in red and green foil at Christmas?

A. Rudolph
B. Hershey's Kisses
C. Don`t Know



25.While E-mailing we use a shortcut key "TTYL". What does it denote?

A. To to You Later
B. Talk to You Leave
C. Talk to You Later

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