Monday, October 3, 2011

current g.k

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 

ICC's new changes or amendments for Test,ODI and Twenty-20 Cricket from October 1st 2011
Two balls in one-day match
Two balls, instead of one will be used in each innings of a match in One-day International

Obstructing the field
'Obstructing the field', on appeal from the fielding team while a batsman is running between the wickets could be given out provided he has not significantly changed his direction of running and also umpire feels that by some other actions it is clear that the batsman has intended to obstruct the field. To decide this, the on-field umpires could consult the third umpire.

Powerplays in 50-over format
Total number of powerplay overs remain at 20 per innings with first 10 mandatory, second and third to be taken between 16th and 40th Over

Runner for a batsman
Runner for a batsman shall not be permitted in any formats of the game

Retiring hurt or Returning
Unless 9 wickets are down, injured or ill batsman has the option of retiring hurt and returning to bat at a later stage as per the need

Injured or Ill player
Calculation of the period for which an injured or ill player who is absent from field shall not be permitted to bowl or bat i.e.penalty time in all forms of game

Bowler Attempt run-out non-striker
Bowler is permitted to attempt run-out before releasing the ball and has not completed his usual delivery swing. Whether the attempt is successful or not, the shall not count. If the bowler fails in an attempt to runout the non-striker the umpire shall call and signal Dead ball

Extra 15 minutes at the scheduled lunch or tea interval
Umpires could decide to allow 15 minutes (minimum 4 overs) extra time at the scheduled lunch or tea interval of any day upon captain's request only when umpire's believe it would bring a definite result in that session. If umpires do not believe a result can a be achieved no extra time shall be allowed

Interval delay by a maximum of 30 minutes
In Test cricket, if nine wickets are down at the time of scheduled lunch interval, the interval shall be delayed by 30 minutes as it is with tea interval

ODI minimum interval
Minimum interval for an uninterrupted One-Day match has been increased from 20 minutes to 30 minutes 

Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday announced the creation of three more districts — Prabuddhanagar, Panchsheel Nagar and Bhimnagar. After these additions, UP will have 75 districts.

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