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Who was awarded a lifetime achievement award at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland? Roman Polanski Name the typhoon that left about 31 people dead and displacing over 60,000 families in Philippines. Nesat Which company has launched its enterprise business unit in India? Huawei Who will play host to the IBSF World Snooker Championship tournament? Karnataka State Billiards Association What is the Indian railway ministry planning to setup on the lines of Airport Authority of India? Station Authority of India What is the food inflation for the week ended September 17th 2011? 9.13% Who won the Bilbao Final Masters against Vishwanathan Anand? Vassily Ivanchuk Who has been named as director general of the Border Security Force? U.K.Bansal Which manufacturing facility has nokia set to shut down? Romania factory Who has been appointed executive director (corporate affairs) at Indian Oil Corporation? Vijay Gupta When is the Karnataka Badminton League set to start? November 5th 2011 Who is set to lead an 18-member Indian women's hockey team to Australia for a Test and International Super Series Tournament? Saba Anjum Who bought a Caribbean island worth $16 million recently? Shakira
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Who has been named captain of the Indian hockey team's 3-week tour of Australia? Bharat Chetri Which plant of Bosch has been shut due to strike? Bangalore plant Which Reliance company got RBI nod to sell stake in Reliance Life Reliance Capital Which Rajya Sabha member passed away recently? Ramdayal Munda
Who broke the world record to win the Berlin Men's Marathon? Patrick Makau, 27 kilometers in 2 hours, 3 minutes and 38 seconds Which middle-east country has given women the right to vote and run in municipal elections? Saudi Arabia Which state's Chief Minister has announced laptop for students securing 50% marks? Assam Who won the Singapore GP 2011? Sebastian Vettel Who won silver medal in the Archery World Cup final held in Istanbul? Deepika Kumari Which Indian movie finds 14th place in the all-time 25 best sports movies list of Time? Lagaan Which Kenyan Nobel laureate died battling against cancer? Wangari Maathai Which European country's Prime Minister announced dissolution of parliament? Spanish Prime Minister - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Name the head of Swiss banking giant UBS who resigned recently. Oswald J. Gruebel Which US oil and gas group has approved A$29 billion Australian LNG project? Chevron Who has been appointed as Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia? Hamid Ali Rao Which company is set to launch Microsoft Mango phone in October 2011? Samsung Which technology major entered teens by celebrating 13th birthday? Google Which country unveiled its first military panel recently? South Africa Which festival is set to begin at Karnataka's cultural capital, Mysore? 401st Dasara festival (September 28th to October 6th 2011) Which country inaugurated global innovation network, 'FinNode' in India offering green technology, education, information and communication technology? Finland Against which banks were maximum complaints received as per Banking Ombudsman? State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank Who performed a stunt picking up and throwing a 150-kg bike on the sets of his upcoming action film 'Force'? John Abraham
Which wildlife sanctuary has been expanded to 1.41 lakh hectares recently? Sathyamangalam What trade target value has been agreed by India and Myanmar to be achieved by 2015? $3 billion Which Ex-Indian captain passed away recently? Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
Who has won Zambia's presidential elections? Michael Sata What is the value of Rupee against dollar as on 22nd September 2011? 49.57 Who has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer of Nokia? Richard Green Which Asian country is planning to set up National Cyder security centre? Singapore Where does food inflation stand as on September 10th 2011? 8.84% Which Malayalam film has been chosen as India's entry for Oscars? Adaminte Makan Abu Who has been named CEO of HP? Meg Whitman
Which festival is to be celebrated over the next 15 months as part of the 60th anniversary of the bilateral relations with Germany? Germany in India Which country has opened innovation network centre to foster collaboration with India in all aspects relating to R&D, innovation and business? Finland Name the cricketer who announced retirement from first class cricket recently. Vinod Kambli List the banks which were downgraded to CAA2 from B3 National Bank of Greece, EFG Eurobank Ergasias, Alpha Bank, Piraeus Bank, Agricultural Bank of Greece and Attica Bank List the banks which were downgraded to B3 from B1 Emporiki Bank of Greece and General Bank of Greece Where is the International music festival being held? Rio De Janerio Who is set to return as Russian President? Valdimir Putin Which country's football league is set to start in India? America - American Football League Name the Chief Executive of UBS who resigned recently. Oswald Gruebel Who won the woman's 3-match international football series held in New Delhi? India Where is the 66th session of United Nations General Assembly being held? UN Headquarters, New York
Who has been elected as president of BCCI? N.Srinivasan Who has been appointed as IPL Chief? Rajiv Shukla Which UAE college has Birla Institure of Technology is set to operate? Royal College of Applied Science and Technology Which sandalwood female actor is set to contest for Youth Congress chief post? Ramya Which kannada poet has been selected for Knanpith Award, India's highest literary honour? Chandrashekhara Kambar Which two Hindi authors have been chosen for India's highest literary honour Jnanpith Award for 2009? Shrilal Shukla and Amar Kant What and which European nation credit rating has been downgraded by S&P? From A+/A-1+ to A/A-1, Italy Which service has Google opened to all taking fight to Facebook? Google Plus In order to help farmers and push retail prices ban on which product export has been lifted recently? Onion Who has bee re-elected as chief of Karnataka Milk Federation? G.Somashekara Reddy
In which country the Indian Council for Cultural Relations is set to inaugurate the Gandhi Centre on October 2nd? Netherlands Which part of India has been hit by bird flu recently? West Bengal and Assam Who won his maiden World Championship cycle tournament? 6-time Russian champion Peter Svidler Which group has bagged the Network of the Year trophy at the Spikes Asia Advertising Festival in Singapore? DDB Group Which Dubai-based company has picked up 12% stake in Everonn Education? Varkey Group's education firm Gems education Name the company which divided its business into operating and network division recently. Maxis-owned Aircel Which 2 teams have been qualified for Champions League Twenty 20 cricket main draw? Kolkata Knight Riders and Somerset Which 2 players were handed lifeline after Hockey India lifted two-year ban imposed on them for indiscipline? Sandeep Singh and Sardara Singh Name the board which is to be setup for all policy and certification related issues of the automobile industry. National Automotive board When is the World Twenty 20 cricket scheduled to begin? September 18th 2012
Whose proposal of ODI format change was rejected by ICC recently? Sachin Tendulkar Which country's UN membership bid was rejected by US President Barack Obama recently? Palestine How long is the Emergency law valid in Egypt as the military council? Until June 2012 Which city is the first to introduce all-electric cabs? Mexico city(Mexico) Which is the Latest tablet launched by Amazon.com? Kindle Fire Which company has produced the first glasses-free 3-D TV? Toshiba Which is the new hollywood sports movie in which Brad pitt is in lead role? Money ball
What is the percentage of Dearness Allowance hike announced by Government and it is effective from which date? 7% and 1st July 2011 Which Country now allows transgender option in passports? Australia Expand ICBC. Which bank from Mainland, China has set up shop in India? Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Which 3 technology major are planning advertisement sale? Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft Who has been appointed as British Deputy Commissioner representing United Kingdom in Karnataka? Ian Felton What is the CRR, Repo and Reverse Repo Rate as on 16th September 2011? CRR - 6.00%, Repo - 8.25% and Reverse Repo - 7.25% Which company bagged two awards for Jaguar and Land Rover from Autoweek at the Frankfurt Motor Show? Tata Motors In which part of India has new species of frog found? Western ghats What is the limitation on SMSes have TRAI imposed per day per sim from 27th of September 2011? 100 per day from per SIM Who took over as CEO and MD of ONGC Videsh Ltd.? Dinesh K.Sarraf What rank did Rahul Dravid hold as he retired from One-Day International cricket? 118 Name the Board launched by Indian Medical Association to give doctor community a say in formulation of major policies in the health sector. Hospital Board of India Which Bollywood diva is set to relocate to India after living in America for almost a decade? Madhuri Dixit
Who has raised USD 57,600 for the ongoing efforts in Japan following the devastating earthquake and tsunami? Heavy rockers Iron Maiden Where is the (NSG) National Security Guard hub setup in India and due for inauguration? Kolkata When and Where is the 64th Auto Show being held? 15th September to 25th September 2011 Frankfurt, Germany
Which cricketer was conferred the Spirit of Cricket Award? Mahinder Singh Dhoni What has Chief Minister Narendra Modi launched to promote entrepreneurship under the guidance of N.R.Narayan Murthy? International Centre for Enterpreneurship and Technology (iCreate) At what percent does Industrial Growth stand as on July 2011? 3.3 per cent Which IPO proposal was cleared by SEBI recently? Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX) Which award was O.P.Munjal conferred by Ludhiana Management Association (LMA) recently? Life Time Achievement Award for 2010 Name the processor launched by AMD which has created the Guinness World Record for the Highest Frequency of a Computer Processor. AMD FX CPU, 8.429GHz Where is the Hockey Champions Trophy re-scheduled for 2011? New Zealand
Who won the men's singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011? Novak Djokovic Which entrance examination system is all set to go online from next year in India as decided by the Central Board of Secondary Education? All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) Which two Indian sports personality has been conferred with the rank of honourary Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Army by President Pratibha Patil? Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Olympic gold medalist shooter Abhinav Bindra At what percentage does inflation stand as on August 2011? 9.78% Which company show-cased a computer with a processor running on a postage stampsize cell powered by solar energy? Intel Which state in India has bought IPL matches and DTH service under entertainment tax? Tamil Nadu Which microblogging site launched a Hindi language version on the occasion of Hindi Divas? Twitter Which Singapore-based business unit of Capital Land opened 2 serviced residences in India, Bangalore? The Ascott Limited, wholly-owned serviced residence
Name the CEO of Tata Motors who quit recently. Carl-Peter Forster Which country has lifted ban on gays to donate blood? UK Who is in race to become CEO of Yahoo? Rapper Snoop Dogg When and where India's First Film Museum is set to be ready for inauguration? 2013 in Mumbai Name the diesel versions of Etios launched by Toyota. Entry-level Etios sedan and Compact car Etios Liva Who is all set to be Chief Minister of Uttarakhand? B.C.Khanduri Name the economy, trade and industry minister who resigned in Japan's 8-day old Government. Yoshio Hachiro India's finance ministry has launched its page on which social networking site? Facebook Which mode of exam has Delhi University is set to scarp instead adopt Common Admission Test(CAT)? Faculty of Management Studies Name the weather satellite ISRO is set to launch with Indo-French collaboration on 12th October 2011. Megha Tropiques Who won the hockey Asian Champions Trophy against Pakistan? India
Who won the Italian Grand Prix 2011? Sebastian Vettel Who won the women's singles Tennis tournament US Open 2011? Samantha Stosur Who won the women's mixed doubles Tennis tournament US Open 2011? Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber Name the mobile phone from Vodafone with dedicated Facebook button on it. Vodafone Blue
Which middle-east country is set to invest in Indian markets? Iran Which country's court has banned Samsung tablet computer? Germany Which hockey tournament has been moved out of India as FIH is unhappy with the sport being run by 2 bodies - Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation? Champions Trophy Hockey tournament Which country-men and who won the men's 5000 metre world title at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu? Britian's Mo Farah Name the architect who designed 133-foot Thiruvalluvar statue in Kanyakumari passed away recently. V.Ganapati Sthapati Which Indian-American elected as the governor of a US state filed his re-election papers? Bobby Jindal
Which ERP platform has IBM decided to implement at Automotive Axles? SAP Which country has qualified for Euro 2012 finals after winning over Liechtenstein? Spain How many items has been announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as duty free from Bangladesh? 61 items Which 2 Hockey teams matches were drawn in Asian Championship Trophy? India and Malaysia Name the CDMA based Android 2.1 handset launched by Reliance Communications. Coolpad CDMA Four year-old ban on which export product was lifted at the same time prohibition on another product laid by Government? Wheat and Onion Which legendary singer turned 78 and debuts dubbing for her Bollywood film, 'Maaee'? Asha Bhonsle Who took charge as Chief General Manager of State Bank of India for Bangalore Circle, covering Karnataka? Ashwini Mehra Which TV show of Actor Madhavan is set to turn as a film? Ghar Jamai
Which cricketer has been ruled out of ODI series against England due to fracture? Rohit Sharma
Name the Calcutta High Court judge who resigned recently. Justice Soumitra Sen Which Golf League is scheduled to start on 4th September 2011? Touche Golf League (TCL) Name the cable TV service recently launched in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation Which country is all set to hold Nobel Quiz in Bangalore on 10th September 2011? Sweden (Sweden-India Nobel Memorial Quiz 2011) Which country has approved for a 3-month extension of a state of emergency? Trinidad and Tobago Who has set a world record of 37.04 seconds for the men's 4*100 meter relay title? Usain Bolt Which automobile major is eying to regain No.1 rank in India by 2015? Mercedes Benz Who won the Golf European Masters title 2011? Thomas Bjorn Which hollywood-based Indian filmmaker died of cardiac arrest recently? Jarmohan Mundhra Which major bill was cleared by the Union Cabinet on 5th September 2011 in India? Land acquisition bill
Which Global Mobile Virtual Network operator has planned to enter the Indian mobile communications space? Lycamobile Name the Indigo model launched by Tata Motors recently. Indigo e-CS VX Who has been appointed as Senior President and COO of Yes Bank? Asit Oberoi Who has been appointed as India region head by Nokia Siemens Networks? Sandeep Girotra
Expand ITBP. (Hint: Police) Indo-Tibetan Border Police Who has been appointed as chief of ITBP? Ranjit Sinha Which country showcased Central Asia's high-speed train (254km per hour)? Uzbekistan Which three Japanese electronics giant are set to merge small and medium- sized display businesses for smartphones and tablet computers? Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi Who was awarded with German's top honour, silver laurel leaf? Dirk Nowitzi What is the food inflation for the week ended August 20th 2011? 10.05% Which Korean consumer electronics re-entered Indian notebook market after a gap of 2 and half years?
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Name the version of Windows Operating System that Microsoft is about to launch. Windows 8 Which K.K.Birla company is temporarily closed due to shortage of naptha, a raw material needed to manufacture agricultural fertilizers? Zuari Industries Limited Mention the value of exports and imports as on July 2011. Exports: USD 29.3 billion Imports: USD 40.4 billion Who was conferred with IIT(Kharagpur) alumnus award for his contribution to innovation in transport infrastructure development? B.B.Pandey, a Bihar Professor Which Asian country is all set open up Nuclear Business with India? Japan Which automobile major is planning to launch SUV in India and South Africa by end of 2011? Mahindra and Mahindra Who has joined Sundaram-Clayton board as Additional Director? Sudarshan Venu Who won the FIFA International friendly football match? Argentina

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