Richest Persons in the World - 2010

Forbes is an American publishing and media company. On 10^th March 2010 Forbes released the Richest Persons in the world.

The List of Richest Persons in the World at present:

1. Carlos Slim

Citizenship – Mexican

Net Worth - $53.5 billion

Source - Telecom

Age – 70.

2.  Bill Gates

Citizenship – American

Net Worth – $53 billion

Source – Microsoft

Age- 54

3. Warren Buffet

 Citizenship - American

Net Worth - $47 billion

Source – Berkshire Hathaway

Age – 79

4. Muhkhesh Ambani

Citizenship –Indian

Net Worth – $29 billion

Source – Petrochemical, oil & Gas

Age – 52

5. Lakshmi Mittal

Citizenship – Indian

Net Worth - $28.7 billion

Source – Steel

Age – 59.

6. Lawrence Ellison (US) - $28 billion

7. Bernard Arnault (France) - $27.5 billion

8. Eike Batista (Brazil) - $27 billion

9. Amancio Ortega (Spain) - $25 billion

10. Karl Albrecht (Germany) - $23.5 billion

There are 1,011 billionaires in the world now, up from 793 a year ago. There are two Indians in the list of top 10 richest persons across the world. The United States has 403 billionaires, the most in the world, followed by China that beat out Russia to grab the second spot. Although China has more billionaires than India (which has 23 billionaires), ten of Asia's top 25 are Indian, while one is Chinese. The only woman to be on the top ten list, at number ten, is German entrepreneur Karl Albrecht.

For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.

In 2008 Release, Warren Buffet Occupies No.1 Position.

In 2009 Release, Bill Gates Occupies No.1 Position.

In 2010 Release, Carlos Slim Occupies No.1 Position.

General Knowledge Quiz 2009 - 38

1. Who has been awarded the Koya National Journalism Award 2009?

a)A.G Noornani   b) Arvind Goswami    c)Barkha Dutt   d)both a & b   e)both a & c

2. Who is the Richest Person in India?

a)Anil Ambani(3)     b)Lakshmi Mittal(2)    c)Mukhesh Ambani    d)K P Singh(5)   e)Azim Premji(4)

3. Which of the following Newspapers have largest circulation (daily) in India ?

a)Dainik Jagran(2)    b)The Hindu(4)    c)Malayala Manorama(3)    d)Times of India    e)none of these.
4. Bilal Nazki is the new Chief Justice of which High Court?

a)Orissa    b)Madhya Pradesh   c)Gujarat    d)Uttaranchal   e)none of these

5. Which Indian Bank(PSB) has decided to open branch in Belgium and Offices in Uk & Canda?

a)SBI   b)Union Bank of India    c)PNB    d)Canara Bank   e)Bank of Baroda

6. Who has been declared the winner of the prestigious Moortidevi award 2007?

a)Krishna Mishra    b)Satyavarat  Shastri    c)Prathiba Ray     d)Veerappa Moily   e)Ravindra Kalia

7. Human Development Index is published annually by _________?

a)WHO    b)UNDP    c)UNCTAD    d)UNESCO   e)none of these

8. Recently which country tested the Shahab 3 missile?

a)North Korea    b)Pakistan    c)Iran    d)Kuwait   e)UAE

9. What is the full form of BMD which is news recently?

a)Business Management Development

b)Ballistic Manufacturing Defence

c)Bombay Missile Defence

d)Ballistic Missile Defence

e)Body Mass Development

10. Irani Cup is associated with?

a)Hockey   b)Football   c)Chess    d)Badminton    e)Cricket

11. Swati Piramal is associated with?

a)ASSOCHAM   b)NASSCOM    c)RBI    d)DRDO   e)ISRO

12. Which Country is planning to build world’s third largest mosque?

a)Kuwait    b)Algeria     c)Dubai    d)Iran   e)none of these

13. Which Organization has released a stamp on Mahatma Gandhi?

a)World Bank    b)IMF   c)UN   d)UNESCO    e)ADB

14. Which Country has recently launched Defence Satellites?

a)Germany    b)Canda    c)US    d)Russia    e)none of these

15. National Income in India is estimated by _________?

a)Planning Commission    b)Finance Commission    c)Survey of India   d)Central Statistical Organization   e)Indian Statistical Organization

16. How much is allocated by government for strengthening basic science research in institutions in higher learning’s?

a)800 crore   b)500 crore    c)1200 crore   d)1000 crore   e)none of these

17. Who has been elected as the Chairman of ABC(Audit Bureau of Circulations)?

a)Vijay Drada    b)Subroto Chattopadhyay   c)Shobana Bhartiya    d)Kurush Grant   e)Shailesh Seth

18. Pradeep Shinde has recently passed away. He was the famous ________?

a)Journalist     b)writer    c)Singer     d)Photographer    e)Actor

19. Which of the following countries is not a member of G-5 a group of emerging countries?

a)India   b)China    c)Brazil   d)Mexico   e)All are members(South Africa -5th member)

20. Late YS Rajasekhar Reddy the former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh belongs to which national party?

a)INC    b)TDP    c)PRP    d)BJP   e)TRS