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2011 CLT20 Quiz - Sports Quiz 2011

In which country 2011 CLT20 tournament was held?
India

In which cities 2011 CLT20 matches were played?
Bangalore,Hyderabad and Chennai

Which 3 Indian teams qualified for the main tournament?
Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings

Which Indian team was knocked out in the Robin Round format of 2011 CLt20?
Kolkata Knight Riders

Who is leading Mumbai Indian team in CLT20 2011?
Harbhajan Singh

Which team were the defending champions?
Chennai Super Kings

Which team had scored the fastest hundred in 2011 CLT20 tournament?
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

In how many overs RCB team scored the fastest hundred of the tournament?
8.4 overs

Which cricketer holds the record for most runs scored in a CLT20 tournament?
David Warner

Which cricketer had hit six on the last ball of the match to make team RCB qualify for 2011 CLT20 semifinal?
Arun Kartik

In which city the first semi final of 2011 CLT20 was played?
Bengaluru

Which two teams played the first semifinal of 2011 CLT20 at Bangalore?
RCB and New South Wales

Which team won the first semifinal played at Bengaluru to qualify for 2011 CLT20 final?
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Which cricketer had hit 11 sixes in the first semifinal match against RCB?
David Warner

Who was awarded Man of the Match in first semifinal match played between RCB and NSW?
Virat Kohli for his knock of 84 runs in just 49 balls

In which city was CLT20 second semifinal played?
Chennai

Which two teams played the second semifinal match of CLT20 2011?
Mumbai Indians and Somerset

Which team won the second semifinal match played at Chennai?
Mumbai Indians

Who was awarded the Man of the match in the second semifinal of 2011 CLT20?
Lasith Malinga for claiming 4 wickets

Which two Indian teams played the 2011 CLT20 final match?
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)

On which date was 2011 CLT20 final match played?
9th October,2011

In which city was the CLT20 2011 final match held?
Chennai

Who won the CLT20 2011 title?
Mumbai Indians

Who was awarded man of the match in CLT20 2011 finals?
Habhajan Singh

Who was awarded man of the series in CLT20 2011?
Malinga

Techonolgy Quiz 10th October 2011

Where did Google open its new data center recently?
Dublin

Which company produces bladeless fans and heaters?
Dyson

What is the name of the new Toshiba tablet which will be launched in November?
Thrive 7"

What is the name of the speech recognition feature introduced by Apple in iPhone's?
Siri

What is the name of the new version of android operating system?
Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

What is the name given to the google's smartphone payment?
Google wallet

Which company acquired assets like InfiniVault Tiered storage system and other related technologies from prostor Systems?
Imation Corp

Which venture has been started by co-founder of Sun Microsystems Mr.Scott McNealy?
WayIn.com(A social gaming service)

Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011 - Glimpse on Indian GP 2011

In which city the first ever formula one race will be held in India?
Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

Who is the title sponsor for the Indian Grand Prix?
Airtel

What is the name given to the race which will be held?
Airtel Indian Grand Prix

On which date Airtel Indian Grand Prix will be held?
30th October,2011

What is the race track for the Indian Grand Prix called?
Buddh International Circuit

Who has designed Buddh International Circuit?
Mr.Hermann Tike

What is the length of Buddh International Circuit?
5.137 kms

What is the total number of laps in Airtel Indian Grand Prix?
60

Which Indian infrastructure company has got the contract of building the infrastructure of the event?
Jaiprakash Associates contract for 10 years

Which race director gave the nod related to race track for Indian Grand Prix?
Mr.Charlie Whiting

Who was initially appointed to head the Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Mr.Mark Hughes

Who replaced Mark Hughes as chief of Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Mr.Azhar Rehman

Which Indian company is sponsoring Mr.Narain Karthikeyan in Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Hero Motocorp

Who is the owner of Force India F1 team?
Mr.Vijay Mallya

What is the official website link for F1 Indian Grand Prix 2011?
formula1.com/races/in_detail/india_863

Which automobile company has signed an agreement to be the automotive partner for Airtel Indian Grand Prix 2011?
Mercedez Benz

Which company has planned to setup a driving academy at Buddh International Circuit?
Jaypee Sports International

Who is the CEO of Airtel?
Sunil Mittal

Who is the CEO of Jaypee Sports International?
Mr.Samir Gaur

Who is the President and CEO of Formula One?
Bernie Ecclestone

New finance secretary SUNIL MITRA (x revenue secrt)

Revenue secr R S GUJRAL.

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011

Thomas J. Sargent,USA
Christopher A. Sims,USA

for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macroeconomy

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2011
Saul Perlmutter, USA
Brian P. Schmidt, USA
Adam G. Riess, USA
for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the Universe through observations of distant supernovae

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011
Dan Shechtman, Israel
for the discovery of quasicrystals

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011
Tomas Tranströmer, Sweden
because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011
Bruce A. Beutler, USA
Jules A. Hoffmann, Luxembourg
Ralph M. Steinman, Canada

Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann "for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity" and the other to Ralph M. Steinman "for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity

THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2011

ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF, President of Liberia
LEYMAH GBOWEE, Liberia
TAWAKKUL KARMAN, Yemen

for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work

Chief Minister Mayawati on Wednesday, Sept 06,11 announced the creation of three more districts — Prabuddhanagar, Panchsheel Nagar and Bhimnagar. After these additions, UP will have 75 districts.

 

IBPS General Awareness
1. New Chief minister of Uttarakhand is.......?
1) Nitish Kumar 2) Mayawathi
3) Ramesh Pokhriyal 4) B.C. Khanduri
5) None

2. South Sudan is in ......?
1) Asia 2) Europe
3) North America 4) Africa 5) Australia

3 . G-SAT -12 is a .......?
1) Rocket 2) Satellite 3) Space Shuttle
4) Missile 5) Aircraft

4. From 10 November 2011, the SAARC summit to be held in Male (capital of Maldives). Select one nation not a member of this International summit?
1) Myanmar 2) Bangladesh 3) India
4) Sri Lanka 5)Pakistan

5. Housing scheme is........?
1) MGNREGS 2) JSSY 3) RAY
4) ANNAPURNA 5) LAF

6. National Drinking Water Mission named after.......?
1) Indira Gandhi 2) Mahatma Gandhi
3) Jawahar Lal Nehru 4) Rajiv Gandhi
5) Vajpayee

7. Pick up a filed in which Ramon Magsaysay award is not given?
1) Sports
2) Emergent Leadership
3) Government Service
4) Peace and International Understanding
5) journalism

8. 12th Five year plan period is.......?
1) 2012-2017 2) 2010-2015
3) 2009-2014 4) 2012-2018
5) 2011-2016

9. Five year plans finally approved by.......?
1) National Development Council
2) Planning Commission
3) National knowledge Commission
4) Ministry of Finance
5) Finance Secretary

10. Father of Indian Green Revolution is.......?
1) M.S.Swaminathan 2) Harish Handey
3) J.M.Keynes 4) Amartya Sen
5) Indira Gandhi

11. As part of Look East policy, Prathibha Patil, the president of India recently visited.......?
1) South korea 2) North Korea 3) Vietnam
4) Malaysia 5) Hongkong

12. India's national aquatic animal is.......?
1) Fish 2) Prawn 3) Whale
4) Dolphin 5) Shrimp

13. National Children day is........?
1) 14 January 2) 14 December
3) 14 October 4) 14 November
5) 14 August

14. 80th anniversary completed by.......?
1) Central Bank of India
2) Planning Commission
3) Rastrapathi Bhavan
4) Income Tax Department
5) Reserve Bank of India

15. Indian stock markets run under the control of..............?
1) RBI 2) TRAI 3) SBI
4) SEBI 5) NABARD

16. Standard & Poor is a .......?
1) Bank
2) Non-banking finance company
3) Stock market index
4) Credit Rating Agency
5) RBI advisory body

17. MARPOL is the International Convention ?.......
1) to prevent the amalgamation of money laundering agencies
2) to control pollution from motor vehicles
3) to prevent the pollution from Ships
4) to stop the usage of pesticides
5) to encourage the people not to buy plastic

18. Fazilka and Pathankot are the new two districts of.......?
1) Punjab 2) Andhra Pradesh
3) Rajasthan 4) Odisha
5) Jammu & Kashmir

19. Union Government declared price stabilization fund for.......?
1) Tobacco, Coffee, Tea and Rubber
2) Coffee, Tea, Rice and Sugar
3) Wheat, Computers, Chemicals and Tea
4) Coffee, Rice, Wheat and Crude
5) Petrol, Gas and Rice

20. ........not written by Sarojini Naidu?
1) The Golden Threshold
2) The Feather of the Dawn
3) Muhammad Jinnah
4) Swamy and his friends
5) The Bird of Time: Songs of Life, Death & the spring

21. .......is a player/ umpire/ coach not belong to
Cricket?
1) Duncan Fletcher
2) Clyde Duncan
3) Gautam Gambhir
4) Lionel Andres Messi
5) Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi

22. Olympic games 2012 will be held in.......?
1)Mexico 2)Argentina 3)Brazil
4)India 5) Britain

23. Novak Djokovic is not the winner of........?
1) Australian Open 2) US Open
3) Wimbeldon 4) French Open
5) Rogers cup

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