Friday, June 24, 2011

17th JUNE

1-What is Naveen Jindal also asociated with?

2-Ralph Martins,Australian of the year 2010,is an Indian Origin Researcher of ?

3-Who is the highest Grossing actor in the Guniess Book with assets of 7.42 billion

4-Name the famous ship which was discovered 1872 with no crew on board?

5-What is the name of the Flag of the US?

6-The town Gjhatsk has been renamed after a cosmonaut? Name him?

7-Name the race famous in UAE for which they have 15 race tracks?

Thursday, June 23, 2011

16th JUNE

1-Who holds the record of recording the most number of songs in a Day

2-Name the book whose author is a Cannadian Booker prize Winner which has been published in 40 countries and translated in 30 languages and sold more than 7 million copies?

3-Name the National Day in USA celebrated to honour those who have fought  in past wars?

4-Name the largest Sugar producer in India.

5-Name the world's largest Non Capital City?

6-Name the sole Indian Electrical vehicle?

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

15th JUNE

1-Name the footballer named " Flea" ?

2-What is the new height of the Everest as accepted by  US national Geographic society?

3-The Governor who caused a flutter by removing his Black robes at the Indian Science congress session in 1993?Name the Minister who recently emulated him at the Convocation of Students at the Indian Institute of Forest Management?

4-Name Africa's Oldest Republic?

5-Name the firsst group to broadcast their concert on the Internet?

6-What is Vicerine?

7-The Senior political leader who is called" Babuji"?Name his daughter?

8-Name the two Marathi Films that have been sent as official entries for Oscars from India till date?



Monday, June 20, 2011

14th JUNE

1-Name the IIT -Harward Business school graduate whom Warren buffet called a superstar?

2-Name the first country to be removed from UN?

3-Name the first country to hold their election on Internet?

4-An Equinox occurs how many times a year?

5-The youngest woman to climb Mount Everest?

6-Which is popularly known as the Big bang machine?

7-Name the Regiment from which the First Army Chief was elected?


Sunday, June 19, 2011

13th JUNE

1-Name the school made famous by Rabindranath Tagore?

2-What is Philately?Who is considered as the father of Philately?

3-When was the first Postage Stamp issued in the World and in India?

4-Between which two places was the first Airmail flown?

5-Before becoming the president , Pratibha Patil had been the Governor of which state?

6-Name the first Woman Governor of India? Also name the first Woman Chief Minister of India?

7-Name the President of FICCI?

8-Name the President of NASSCOM?

9-Name the Chairman of Bombay Stock Exchange?


12th JUNE

1-Name the Indian Boy who holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest Filmmaker at the age of 9? Name the Movie?

2-What was special about the Oscar won by Sydney howard in 1940?

3-The Poorest state in the Arab world?

4-The country with the worlds second largest Muslim Population?

5-The world's most consumed drink after water?

6-Name the Indian State where the chief minister was elected by lottery?Name Him

7-Name the richest Individual Sport in India?

8-Name the country whose national Rugby team is called the Springboats?

9-Name the only known snake that builds nest to lay eggs?

10-Name the state which has the world's largest population of One-Horned Rhinos?

11th JUNE

1-The World's largest concentration of elephants in the wild is in?

2-When is the next Annular Solar Eclipse due?

3-Amylum is the technical name for?

4-Name A.R rehman's first Hollywood film?

5-Name the first Cinematographer to win Phalke award?

6-What does Project Arrow relate to?

7-Name India's first National Security Adviser and what was he honoured with in 2011?

8-Name the fifth currency in the world to get its own symbol?Name the other currencies to have a symbol of their own?

9-Name the historic discovery made on Jan 28,1820?

10-If Spaniards are known for their discovery of America,what are the Dutch known for?

10th JUNE

1-In how many years a blue moon appears?

2-Name the small public transportation vehicle introduced by TATA?

3-Name Britain's longest serving M.P of Indian origin?

4-Name the country where no one is born?

5-Name the world's first Billion Dollar Athlete?

6-Name the World's Leading Provider of Security and Services?

7-Name the African Leader referred to as KK?

8-Name the Author of Kite Runner?

9-Ugyen Wangchuck was the first king of which country?

10-Name the Award referred to as Green Oscar Award?


Thursday, June 9, 2011

9th June

1-Name the scientific study of drug doses?

2-Name the Greek Goddess of victory?

3-Name the World's Fashion Capital?

4-'Bank of Sweden Prize's another for?

5-Name the author of 'The Scope of happiness'?

6-Name the oldest man to climb Mountain Everest?

7-Name the most abundant mineral on earth?

8-Name the World's last Hindu Monarch?

9-What is a unit for measuring illumination called?

10-The city with the world's largest fleet of helicopters and private jets?

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

8th JUNE

1-Name the first woman head of state to fly in a fighter jet?

2-Name the renowned NewYork based cellist whose father is a nobel laureate?

3-What is known as 'Golden Spice'?

4-Name the company which produces the largest bulldozers and excavators?

5-Name the inventor of "Sixth Sense"?

6-Name the major brahma temple in India?

7-Name the longest flyover in India?

8-What is the duration of our national Anthem?

9-Name America's longest running children's TV Series?

10-Name the largest distance educational institution in the world?

Thursday, May 5, 2011

7th May

1-When was the Indian Post Office Established?

2-Name Asia's first postal stamp.When and by whom was it introduced?

3-Why is Sir Bartle Frere famous?

4-What did the first Postal stamp of Independent India have on it?What was its cost?How many

annas equal to 1 rupee?

5-Name the two countries for which Gurudev penned down their National Anthems?Name them.

6-Name the corpus for which Gurudev won the Nobel prize for Literature?

7-Name the famous poet who has written  a exhilarating preface in Geetanjali's English

translation ?

6th May

1-When was the Supreme Court inaugrated and where?When was it shifted to its present premises?

2-Name the judicial body which was established in 1937 under the Government of India act 1935 and

functioned at the "Chamber of princes"till the inaugration of the Supreme Court?

3-Who was the first Chief Justice of the Federal Court of India?

4-Name the current President and Honorary Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar association?

5-Name the chief architect of Supreme court of India.

6-Name the first Woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court in 1987?

7-Name the first and Present chief Justice of India.

8-Why was 3rd may 1976 observed as "bar Solidarity Day"?

9-Name the only female judge presently in Supreme Court?

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

5th may

1-Name the religion founded by Akbar.

2-Name the last king of Jaipur?Who succeeded him?

3-Name the code name used for Osama Bin laden?Where and when was he killed?

Saturday, April 16, 2011

13th April

1-Between was the battle of Khanwa fought?Which famous city and fort was established in honour of this win and by

whom?

2-Connect Abul Fazl,Faizi,Tansen,Raja Todar Mal,Birbal,Raja Man Singh,Mullah Do Piaza,Fakir Azio Din and Abdul

Rahim.

3-Name the biography of Akbar.Who wrote it?How many volumes does it have?What is the third volume called?

4-Name the Dargah of Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti which  came under terrorist attacks in 2007?Who succeeded him?What has been built in his honour?

5-Name the five sultanates of Delhi Sultanate?Who founded it?

6-Name the Famous Mosque built by Babur in?

12th April

1-Highest Dam in India is the _____________on _____________ river.

2-Largest Reservoir in India is the _________________ on ______________river.

3-Longest dam in India is the ___________________ on ________________ river.

4-Longest river in India is the ___________.

5-Largest state of India and smallest statein India.

6-Largest district in India is _______ in __________ and smallest district in India is___________ in

_____________.

7-Longest Beach in India is  ____________________ in Chennai

8-Largest city in India is ________________.

9-India's longest flyover is ______________ at Hyderabad.

10-World's longest bridge is ____________________ over ________________  river.

11-India's longest railway bridge is ___________________ near _____________ river.

Friday, April 15, 2011

11th April

1-Name the Wisden Cricketer of the year 2010?

2-What were the reasons for assembly at the Jallianwagh  on April 13 1919?

3-Who ordered the firing of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?Why did Rabindranath

Tagore returned his knighthood?Who had the honour of assasinating Dyer?

4-Name the captain of Titanic who sank down with the ship?

5-Name the autobiography of Babur.Name his Son and Grandson.Also name the

caretaker of his Grandson.

6-When the First Battle of Panipat was fought and between whom?Who won?How

many soldiers did each have?What was the reason of victory?

7-Name the last sultan of Delhi Sultanate?Who did he succeed?How did he die?

8-When the Second Battle of Panipat was fought and between whom?Who won?

9-When the Third Battle of Panipat was fought and between whom?Who won?The winner founded a nation.Name the Nation.

10-Name the Emperor who attacked Chittor on hearing about the beauty of Rani Padmini?Name the epic poem written on this.Who was the author?

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

10th april

1-Name this verstaile,great writer who passed away on 12th April 2011

leaving works like Koi Mil Gaya,Krishh,karan Arjun,Koyla,Main Khiladi Tu

Anadi,Aradhna and several other master pieces?

2-Name this great director who has some of the best films to his credit

like Chupke chupke,anand,gol maal,bawarchi,khoobsurat?

3-From which constitution was the concept of five year plan inducted in the

Indian Constitution?

4-When was the constituent assembly contituted to draft the constitution of

India and when was it finally adopted?

5-Who was elected as the President of the constituent assembly and drafting

commitee?

6-Connect Uttar Pradesh,Maharashtra,Bihar,Karnataka

7-Name the British prime minister who formulated a cabinet mission to india

to finalize the transfer of powers to the country?

8-Why was 26th January 1950 chosen as the day of adoption of Constitution

of India?

9-Who hosted the tricolo flag of India on Purna Swaraj?Along which river

was it hosted?

10-During emergency in 1976 what all changes were prompted in the 42nd Amendment which affected the preamble?Who was the head of that commitee?What is he known for?

Monday, April 11, 2011

9th April



1-Name the civil rights activist who has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites?

2-Name the India's first double decker train.

3-Name the new CEO of Google.

4-Name India's highest waterfall.Name the place it is located.Name the river which forms it.

5-Secunderabad is the headquarters of which railway division?

6-Name the state which has won the highest number of Ranji trophy Championships.

7-Name the two freedom fighters who threw bombs in the assembly hall on April 8,1929.

8-Connect the following
  a-Rajendra Lahiri,Roshan Singh,Ashfaqullah Khan,RamPrasad Bismil
  b-Bhagat Singh,Rajguru,Sukhdev
  c-Bhagat Singh,Batukeshwar Dutt

9-Why was Saunders assasinated by Hindustan Socialist republican Association members?

10-Name the first President of Indian National Congress.

Sunday, April 10, 2011

8th April


1-Name the headquarter of Indian Railways in these directions.
  a-Northern           :________________
  b-Southern           :________________
  c-Eastern            :________________
  d-Western            :________________
  e-North-Eastern      :________________
  f-North-Western      :________________
  g-South-Eastern      :________________
  h-South-Western      :________________

2-Why is Paush Dashami famous for?

3-Name the 12 month of Hindu Calender.

4-Name the path on which these luxurious trains run
  a-Deccan Odyssey       :_________________
  b-Fairy Queen          :_________________
  c-Golden Chariot       :_________________
  d-Palace on Wheels     :_________________
 
5-What are the kitchens of Palace on Wheels called?

6-Name the oldest operational locomotive ?

7-Name the places where these belong.
  a-Rail Coach Factory          :__________________
  b-Integral Coach factory      :__________________
  c-Rail Wheel factory          :__________________
  d-Diesel Locomotives Works    :__________________
  e-Chittranjan Locomotive works:__________________

Saturday, April 9, 2011

7th April

1-Name the coach of Ireland and Srilankan cricket team?

2-Name the Biography of AR rehman launched in April 2011?Also name the author.

3-Name the new CMD of BSNL who took over charge in March 2011?

4-Name the originationof Indus river?What five tributaries does it branch into in India?

5-Name the birth place of River Cauvery?

6-Name the river referred to as Vriddha Ganga or Dakshin Ganga?Also name its two distributaries?

7-Name the important rivers originating from Mansarovar lake?One of these is named "Tsang-po" in China.Name that and also name its name in Arunachal Pradesh?

8-Name the two important tributaries of Ganga.Where do they unite?What is it called in Bangladesh?

9-Krishna-Ganga is the important tributary of which river?

10-Name the two tributaries of Chenab?What is it known in Himachal Pradesh?

11-Name the rivers originating from the following places.
   a-Amarkantak          :_____________________
   b-Trimbakeshwar(Nasik):_____________________
   c-Mahabaleshwar       :_____________________

Thursday, April 7, 2011

6th April

1-Name the gene named after New Delhi which makes all bugs highly resistant to all the antibiotics available?

2-Name the Military Organisation which recently attacked Libya?Expand it.Who is the current Secretary General?   

3-Name the author of the book "Greek Nation:How Indian Science is Taking over the world"?

4-Name the youngest Governor?Also name the state?Who did he supercede

5-Name the famous author who was awarded the Lifetime Achievment Award at India'first ever Comic Convention in New Delhi?Name the two comics he penned down which became legends?

6-Name the famous Indian Writer who wrote "Train To Pakistan" and also has a joke book?

7-Name the Author of documentation documented on the assasination of Benazir Bhutoo?Also name the documentation?

8-Who are these?
  a-Lakshmi Mittal   :________________________
  b-Ratan Tata       :________________________
  c-Mukesh Ambani    :________________________
  d-Nandan Nilekani  :________________________
  e-Aziz Premji      :________________________
  f-Anil Ambani      :________________________
  g-Sunil Mittal     :________________________
  h-KV Kamath        :________________________
  i-Kumar Birla      :________________________
  j-Rahul Bajaj      :________________________

9-Name the founder of India's NASSCOM?Also the book written by him?

10-Who is the current CEO of Infosys?Who did he succede?Whom did the latter succed?

11-Name the Chairperson of "Unique Identification Authority of India"?Which year did Forbes name him the "Businessman Of the Year"?

12Name the CEo of Pepsi co,CEO of ICICI bank and Chairman of Biocon India?Connect them.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

5th April

1-Name the Prime accused in the Bofors case who has been on hunt over the past two decades ?Reported how mush has been spent on his investigation?

2-Which of the following awards have not been won by A.R.Rehman?
  a-Oscar
  b-Golden Globe
  c-Grammy

3-Name the Napster co-founder and Founding President of  Facebook who was portrayed in the film "The Spocial Networking"?Who played his character in the film?

4-Name the defense and law minister of India?

5-Name the FIFA president?Who would contest elections for the presidency of FIFA against him?How many votes will be cast for the election?

6-Name the Satrical website which parodies Wikipedia?Name its founder and logo?

7-Name the 2006 Bangladeshi Nobel Laureate who has been removed from the post of MD of the bank he established?Also name the bank?

8-Expand SAARC.Name its founding members.Name the Country given membership of SAARC in 2005.Name the place where its secretariat is located?When is SAARC day celebrated?

Monday, April 4, 2011

4th April

1-Name the book and its author which became the centre of controversy for allegedly making derogatory statements about Gandhi's sexuality?

2-Who is popularly known for the his contribution to the development to "Ralegan Siddhi"?What is the name of the parliamentary bill for which he is fighting very hard?

3-Name the authors of these famous books.
a-Raghuvamsha :_________________
b-Kumarsambhava :_________________
c-Ashtaadhyayi :_________________
d-GitaGovind :_________________
e-Kamasutra :_________________
f-Chnadrakanta :_________________

4-Connect the following: Mahadevi Verma,Nirala,Pant,Jaishankar Prasad.

5-What are these?
a-Gudhi Padwa :_________________
b-Ugadi :_________________
c-Cheti Chand :_________________
d-Navreh :_________________
e-Bihu :_________________
f-Vishu :_________________
g-Pohela Boishakh :_________________

6-Which award has been instituted by SriSaiBaba Trust to felicitate Sachin Tendulkar?

7-Name the close aide of A.Raja who reportedly commited suicide owing to high tensions from CBI Investigations?

8-Who heads the Parliamentary Accounts Commitee responsible for investigating the 2G spectrum?

Sunday, April 3, 2011

3rd April

1-Name the Attorney general of India?

2-Who is considered as the "Father of Endocrine Surgery" and what was he awarded by the President recently?Also name the "Father of Surgery"?

3-Who is the Present Army Chief of India?Who was th First Army Chief?When is Army Day and why is it celebrated?

4-Who is the Present Navy Chief of India?Who was th First NavyChief?When is Navy Day and why is it celebrated?

5-Who is the Present Air Chief of India?Who was th First Air Chief?When is AirForce Day and why is it celebrated?

6-Name the following:
  a-Highest Bridge in the World:__________________
  b-Tallest Statue in India    :__________________
  c-Tallest Indian             :__________________
  d-Tallest Waterfalls in India:__________________
  e-Tallest Mountain in India(entirely)  :__________________
  f-Tallsest Monument in India :__________________
  g-Tallest Mountain in India  :__________________

7-Connect the following:1992 World Cup Final,1996 World Cup Final,1999 World Cup Final,2003 World Cup Final,2007 World Cup Final,2011 World Cup Final

8-Identify the state of these hill stations:
  a-Haflong     :______________
  b-HazariBagh  :______________
  c-PachMarhi   :______________
  d-Darinbadi   :______________
Also Connect them.

9-Where are the following located?
  a-Integral Coach Factory  :_________________
          
10-Name the following:
   a-India Pakistan Border      :___________________
   b-Afghanistan Pakistan Border:___________________
   c-India China Border         :___________________

Saturday, April 2, 2011

2nd April

1-Name the "Most Downloadable Model on the Internet" who pledged to go nude for team India if they win the 2011   ICC World Cup?

2-Name the first recepient of "The Hindu SAREGAMA M.S.Subbulakshmi Award"?

3-Why was an unofficial ban put over playing songs of Kishore Kumar in All India Radio?

4-Name the newly appointed chief of Censor Board who succeeded Sharmila Tagore's six year term ?

5-Name the trophy which was awarded to the winners of the Cricket World Cup until 1983?

6-From which World Cup did ICC start awarding its own trophy?

7-Name the only person to have played both Cricket World Cup and World Cup Football?

8-Name the three languages which were used to compose the official song of 2011 CWC "De Ghuma Ke" by Shankar   Ehsaan Loy?

9-Fill in the blanks
  a-Highest Wicket Taker in Cricket World Cups is _________________.
  b-First Cricketer to take a World Cup Hatrick is ________________.
  c-____________ and _______________ hold the record for playing most number of World Cups.
  d-______________ is the only team to win a World Cup being a host

10-Name Sunil Gavaskar's only test victim and against which team did he score his maiden ODI century?

11-Name the shots popularised by the following players
   a-Sehwag  __________
   b-Dilshan __________
   c-Dhoni   __________

12-____________  won the 2011 CWC.

Friday, April 1, 2011

1st April

1-Name the Presidents of Egypt,Yemen and Libya who are facing strong opposition from the people?

2-Name the capital city of Libya,Egypt and Yemen?

3-What did Microsoft do formally against Google on this very day?

4-Name the Nuclear Plant which started leaking radiations after the country was hit by Tsunami?

5-How did Google fool in 2011?

6-What was the first hoax introduced on the eve of April fool in 2000?

7-Name the comic book to be brought out on Arnold Schwarzenneger ?Also name the author and why is the author famous?

8-How many national awards have been won by Rituparno Ghosh?For which film she got her first national award ?

9-Which film has won the most number of national Awards?

10-Who were the first recepients of NAtional Filmfare award in 1954?

11-Who refused Filmfare Best Supporting Actress award because she beleived she was the main lead in the film?

12-What was the first name of Filmfare awards?

Thursday, March 31, 2011

31st March 2011

1-Name the two member commitee constituted to probe the CWG scam?Also name the head of the commitee.

2-Name the BJP MLA who recently accused Sharad Pawar and Praful Patel to have links with Shahid Usman Balwa,an accused in the 2G scam?

3-What is the population of India according to provisional census report 2011 and how much has the literacy rate increased?

4-Name the portfolio's of Sharad Pawar,Praful Patel and Ambika Soni?

5-Who is the latest personality to become a part of the comic series "Female Force" and name the author?

6-What is the latest feature introduced by google to take on Facebooks like button?

7-Which Bollywood actor has been sentenced to 7 year imprisonment on account of charges of rape?

8-Who would umpire the world cup final 2011?

9-Which method would be replacing the Duckworth Lewis method in the forth coming IPL 2011?