Showing posts with label Andy Murray. Show all posts
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Current Affairs Quiz 2010-11

1.      Who is the head of the committee constituted by Prime Minister to probe corruption in 2010 Commonwealth Games?
a)Sam Pitroda     b)Shantanu Consul    c)Pargat Singh    d)V K Shunglu  e)none
2.      2010 United Nations Climate Conference was held in ______?
a)Washington     b)Geneva     c)Cancun     d)New York    e)none
3.      Which Country has launched the World’s first Synthetic jet fuel?
a)US    b)France    c)South Africa     d)Japan   e)India
4.      Who won the 2010 ATP World Tour Title?
a)Rafael Nadal      b)Andy Murray    c)Andy Roddick    d)Roger Federer   e)none
5.      Tertiary sector contributes maximum to Indian GDP. Tertiary sector is also known as _________ sector?
a)Banking Sector     b)Primary Sector    c)Secondary Sector    d)Agriculture Sector    e)Service Sector
6.      Armando Emilio Guebuza recently visited India. He is the _______?
a)Prime Minister of Mozambique  
b)President of Madagascar
c)President of Mozambique
d)Prime Minister of Madagascar
e)none
7.      Who won the 2010 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award?
a)John Brumby    b)Aund San Suu Kyi     c)Sheikh Hasina    d)Barack Obama   e)none
8.      Who is the author of the book ‘The Masque of Africa’?
a)V S Naipaul     b)Salman Rushdie     c)K R Narayanan     d)Nelson Mandela    e)none
9.      Which two countries have agreed to resume direct flights between their capitals for the first time in three decades?
a)India and Iran    b)Egypt and Iran     c)Cuba and US     d)US and Iran    e)none
10. Recently Shimla has been declared the fourth ‘smoking free’ city in India after Chandigarh, Kottayam and Sikkim?

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Current Affairs PTR II - 2010

Australia Open 2010:
§  Men’s Single: Roger Federer(Swiz) bt Andy Murray(Britian).
§  Women’s Single: Serena Williams(US) bt Justin Henin(Bel).
§  Men’s Doubles: B. Bryan, M.Bryan(US) bt D Nestor(Can), N zemonjic(Serb).
§  Women’s Doubles: Serena, Venus(US) bt C Black(Zim) bt L Huber(US).
§  Mixed Doubles: L.Paes(Ind), Cara Black(Zim) bt E Makarova(Rus), J Levinsky(Czech).
US Open 2009:
§  Men’s Single: J M Del Potro(Arg) bt Roger Federer(Swiz).
§  Women’s Single: Kim Clijsters(Bel) bt Caroline Wozniacki(Den).
§  Men’s Doubles: L Paes(Ind), L Dlouhy(Czech) bt M Bhupathi(Ind), M Knowles(Bah).
§  Women’s Doubles: Serena, Venus(US) bt C Black(Zim) bt L Huber(US).
§  Mixed Doubles: C Gullikson(US), T Parrott(US) bt  L.Paes(Ind), Cara Black(Zim).
Grammy Awards 2010:
§  The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards took place on January 31, 2010, at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
§  A R Rahman won two Grammy Awards, for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album (Slumdog Millionare) and Best Song (Jai Ho) Written for a Visual Media.
§  He shares the first award with Lyricist Gulzar and Tanvi Shah.
§  "Jai Ho" has been sung by Sukhvinder Singh, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Tanvi Shah, Vijay Prakash and Rahman himself.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Quiz on General Awareness 9

1.Which of the following is not a welfare scheme launched by  Govt. of India ?
a)Annapurna Scheme  b)Bharat Nirman Yojana  c)Midday Meal Scheme  d)Village Grain Bank Scheme  e)none

2.Recently which insurance company has decided to cover its policy holders for hospitalization expenses of Swine flu patients in India & abroad ?
a)LIC  b)New India Assurance  c)Aviva Life Insurance  d)ICICI Lombard  e)Reliance Life Insurance.

3.The European Commission(EC) has provided _______ million for emergency rehabilitation activities for nearly 3 lakh war displaced in Srilanka ?
a)€60  b)€65  c)€62  d)€68  e)none.

4.Which Country has overtaken China as a car exporter for the year 2008-09 ?
a)Korea  b)India  c)Japan  d)US  e)Germany

5.In which year Service Tax was introduced in India ?
a)1990-91  b)1991-92  c)1992-93  d)1993-94  e)1994-95

6.Which Country will host the World Tiger Summit 2010 ?
a)India  b)South Africa  c)Brazil  d)Russia e)Indonesia

7.Recently which country has decide to issue citizenship certificates to over 400 children who were born in India when they returned to their country?
a)Pakistan  b)Bangladesh  c)Srilanka  d)Nepal  e)none.

8.Suppose Mr.X has borrowed a loan from a bank and failed to make interest or principal payment for 90 days,then the loan is considered as ________________ ?
a)Bank debt  b)Credit loan  c)Sub-prime lending  d)Non-perfoming assets  e)none

9.According to the Sixth Central Pay Commission report, Dearness allowance(DA) for central govt. employees has been increased to ___ % ?
a)16  b)22  c)18  d)20  e)none

10.The Special Drawing Right(SDR) is an international Reserve Asset, created by _______?
a)World Bank  b)IMF  c)ADB  d)WTO  e)RBI

11.Who among the following is the highest tax payer politician in India ?
a)Mayawati  b)Rahul Gandhi  c)Sonia Gandhi  d)Y S Rajeshekar Reddy  e)none.

12.Recently 'Mogadishu' is in news, is the capital of ___________ ?
a)Sudan  b)Somalia  c)Fiji  d)Ethiopia  e)none.

13.Which country has told the UN that it does not want any more Indian Troops ?
a)Tajikistan  b)Afghanistan  c)Bangladesh  d)Lebanon  e)Congo

14.Who is the new media adviser to prime minister ?
a)Deepak Sandhu  b)Sanjay Baru  c)Uma Kant Mishra  d)Harish Kare  e)none.

15.SEBI is a ___________ ?
a)Statutory body  b)Advisory body  c)Constituional body  d)Non-Statutory body  e)none.

16.All BPL families will come under _______________ ?
a)Rashtriya Arogya Yojana
b)Aam Admi Swasthya Bima Yojana
c)Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana
d)Jan Swasthya Bima Yojana
e)Pradam Mantri Adarsh Gram Yojana

17. Who is the winner of Men's Single in French open 2009?
a)Rafael Nadal  b)Del potro  c)Roger Federer  d)Andy Murray  e)Soderling

18.NABARD is established on the recommendations of ?
a)Public account Committee
b)Narashimhan Committee
c)Chelliah Committe
d)Shome Committee
e)Shivaraman Committee

19)According to a report by parliamentary panel, how many _____ sq km area are under Naxals in different state where govt. has no control on it ?
a)38,000  b)40,000  c)36,000  d)44,0000  e)33,000

20)Who penned the book "India's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth"  ?
a)Pranab Mukherji  b)Narasimha Rao  c)R K Narayanan  d)Jaswant Singh  e)none.

Note:For 20 Q, answers is Manmohan Singh.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Tennis Grand Slams Scorecards 2009








AUSTRALIAN OPEN




Men's Singles - Finals
Rafael Nadal ESP (1)
Winner
7
3
77
3
6
Roger Federer SUI (2)
5
6
63
6
2


Women's Singles - Finals
Dinara Safina RUS (3)
0
3
Serena Williams USA (2)

6
6


Men's Doubles - Finals
Mahesh Bhupathi IND (3)
Mark Knowles BAH (3)
6
5
0

Bob Bryan USA (2)
Mike Bryan USA (2)
Winner
2
7
6


Women's Doubles - Finals
3
3

Serena Williams USA (10)
Venus Williams USA (10)
Winner
6
6


Mixed Doubles - Finals
3
1

Winner
6
6






Junior Boys' Singles - Finals
Yuki Bhambri IND (1)
Winner
6
6

3
1


                                                       FRENCH OPEN 2009




Men's Singles - Finals Men's Singles - Finals




Robin Soderling SWE (23)



1
61
4

Roger Federer SUI (2)

6
77
6


Women's Singles - Finals




Dinara Safina RUS (1)
4
2



6
6


Men's Doubles - Finals




Lukas Dlouhy CZE (3)
Leander Paes IND (3)

3
6
6

6
3
2




Mixed Doubles - Finals




Liezel Huber USA (1)
Bob Bryan USA (1)


5
77
110

7
65
07

                                                    WIMBELDON OPEN



Gentlemen's Singles - Finals

Andy Roddick USA (6)
7
66
65
6
14

Roger Federer SUI (2)
Winner
5
78
77
3
16



Ladies' Singles - Finals

Venus Williams USA (3)
63
2

Serena Williams USA (2)
Winner
77
6




Gentlemen's Doubles - Finals

Bob Bryan USA (1)/
Mike Bryan USA (1)
67
77
63
3

Daniel Nestor CAN (2)/
Nenad Zimonjic SRB (2)
Winner
79
63
77
6





Ladies' Doubles - Finals

Serena Williams USA (4)/
Venus Williams USA (4)
Winner
77
6

Samantha Stosur AUS (3)/
Rennae Stubbs AUS (3)
64
4





Mixed Doubles - Finals

Leander Paes IND (1)/
Cara Black ZIM (1)
5
3

Winner
7
6









                                                                   US OPEN





Men's Singles - Finals
  Roger Federer SUI (1)

6
65
6
64
2

  Juan Martin Del Potro ARG (6)
Winner

3
77
4
77
6




Women's Singles - Finals
  Caroline Wozniacki DEN (9)

5
3

  Kim Clijsters BEL 
Winner

7
6

Men's Doubles - Finals
  Lukas Dlouhy CZE (4)
  
Leander Paes IND (4)
Winner
3
6
6

  Mahesh Bhupathi IND (3)
  
Mark Knowles BAH (3)
6
3
2

Women's Doubles - Finals
  Cara Black ZIM (1)
  
Liezel Huber USA (1)
2
2

  Serena Williams USA (4)
  
Venus Williams USA (4)
Winner
6
6
Mixed Doubles - Finals
  Carly Gullickson USA
  
Travis Parrott USA 
Winner
6
6

  Cara Black ZIM (2)
  
Leander Paes IND (2)
2
4