Thursday, December 8, 2011

gk updates

Which actor was recently in India to promote his movie Mission Impossible-4?
Tom Cruise
Who has been named captain of the IPL team Rajasthan Royals for the 5th Edition?
Rahul Dravid
Which 2 teams have decided to withdraw from F1 teams associations?
Ferrari and Red Bull
Name the Iranian teenager who won World Snooker title recently.
Hossein Vafaei Ayouri
Which Colombian film bagged Golden Peacock award at the 42nd International Film Festival in India?
Porfirio
Which company introduced disabled-friendly tools for application in software of common use as the world observed World Disability Day on December 3rd 2011?
Microsoft India
Which bank picked up 51% stake in Bharti Axa Mutual Fund?
Bank of India .

New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Category Winner
Best Picture The Artist
Best Director Michel Hazanavicius(The Artist)
Best Screenplay Steven Zaillian,Aaron Sorkin(Moneyball)
Best Actress Meryl Streep(The Iron Lady
Best Actor Brat pit(Moneyball,The Tree of Life)
Best Supporting Actress Jessica Chastain(The Tree of Life,The Help,Take Shelter)
Best Supporting Actor Albert Brooks(Drive)
Best Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki(The Tree of Life)
Best Non-Fiction Film(Documentary) Cave of Forgotten Dreams
Best Foreign Film A Seperation
Best First Film J.C.Chandor(Margin Call)
Special Award Raoul Ruiz

R.Ashwin - Dilip Sardesai Award
HDFC BANK launched special cards for women Solitare Premium and Solitare
2012 Republic's Day chief guest Thailand's P.M Yinglak Shivnatra
first K.Karunakaran ( ex cong. chief minister who passed away few months ago)- Mr. Pranb Mukherjee
Siddhartha Mukherjee bagged First Guardian Book Award for The Emperor of all melodies

1) India successfully test fired Agni IV on 15th Nov. 2011.It is capable to carrying warhead.
2) PPP stands for Purchasing Power Parity.
3) Jnanpith Award for 2009 winner Shrilal Shukla died on 28th of October 2011.
4) IMF recently projected growth rate during 2011-12 for India at.....7.5-7.75%.
5) India and Myanmar have agreed to double the bilateral trade to $3 billion by the year 2015

The UN General Assembly has re-elected Narinder Singh of India as a member of the International Law Commission (ILC) for a five-year term beginning Jan 1, 2012. 

South Africa-born former England all-rounder Basil D'Oliveira, once the subject of one of cricket's biggest controversies, has died at 80.
Social activist Ela Bhatt selected for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development 2011 for her lifetime achievements in empowering women through grassroot enterpreneurship.
1)Mickey Arthur(a former South Africa head coach) named new Australia coach.
2)Haryana's Anisa Sayyed won the 25m sports pistol for women at the 55th National Shooting Championships.
3)Abhinav Bindra, after topping the qualifier, struck gold with steady shooting in the men's 10m air rifle final at the 55th National shooting championships .
4) Mr S.S. Mohanty, CEO of SAIL's Bokaro Steel Plant, has been awarded the SMS – DEMAG Excellence Award 2011 for his outstanding contribution in the steel industry.
5)In Johannesburg a hotel has been officially converted to museum as “Satyagraha House” in South Africa, where Mahatma Gandhi once resided.
Use of which notes is to be treated as terror act?
Fake Notes
When is the National Telecom Policy is set to be rolled out?
2012
Which bank is set to buy more than half of Barclays Indian credit card portfolio?
Standard Chartered Bank
Who has been appointed as Manufacturers Association for Information Technology's executive director?
Sabyasachi Patra
Which company recently got NOC from ONGC to sell major stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources?
Carin India
Name the mobile app company which Facebook acquired recently.
Gowalla
What is the new interface launched by Microsoft for Xbox gamers?
Kinect sensor (Kinect for Xbox)
Name the US scriptwriter who debuted with Bollywood kid books.
Nico Raposo
Who has been appointed as Managing Director for India by Research in Motion?
Sunil Dutt
Which 3 countries are set to hold Trilateral meet in Washington?
India, US and Japan

Which bank was fined 10.5 million pounds for mis-selling to elderly?
HSBC
Which state's chief minister has surpassed other politicians to emerge as the most popular politico on social media?
Gujarat Chief Minister. Narendra Modi
Which country has over taken India as 'Diabetes Capital'?
China
When is the inaugural 3-day global conference on 'Tax and Inequality' scheduled to begin in India?
7th December to 9th December 2011
Who have been nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year award?
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Xavi Hernandez
Which legendary bollywood actor passed away recently?
Dev Anand
Name the Former Brazil soccer captain who died recently.
Socrates
Where has Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is set to open an office to boost economic ties between the 2 countries?
Kathmandu, Nepal
Who won the Golf Hong Kong Open?
Rory McIlroy
Who is set to receive Humanitarian award which is to be presented by Harvard Foundation?
Lionel Richie
Which tamil song has been treated as classic example of viral marketing as per Indian Institute of Management?
Why this Kolaveri Di?
Who got the winning point as Spain won the fifth Davis Cup title?
Rafael Nadal
Name the debut Marathi movie of Helen which is set to release on December 16th 2011.
One Room Kitchen

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