THE WEEKLY QUIZ - 1

30th DECEMBER - 5th JANUARY

(1) A controversy erupted in the country over the visa application of a former Pakistani player to visit the country for the India- Pakistan series in this week. Name him.

Zahir Abbas

Javed Miandad

Saqlain Mushtaq

Imran Khan

(2) Kailash Vijaywargiya is the Industrial Minister of which state?

Madhya Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Jharkhand

Rajasthan

(3) In which of the following hospitals in Gurgaon did India's first successful intestinal transplant take place?

Fortis

Apollo

Kanshi Ram Medical Centre

Medanta Medicity

(4) Stalin and Alagiri are the sons of which regional leader?

M Karunanidhi

H D Devegowda

N T Rama Rao

Y S Rajashekara Reddy

(5) Which former Supreme Court judge has been appointed by the Supreme Court to look into cases of alleged fake killings in the North-eastern state of Manipur?

Markand Katju

Fali Nariman

Santosh Hegde

Soli Sorabjee

(6) What is the name of the device invented by two Dutch brothers of Afghan origin to clear personnel mines?

Mine Tracer

Mine Sweeper

Mine Detector

Mine Kafon

(7) Name the French actor who has threatened to give up her French nationality if two elephants suffering from TB in a zoo in the country are put down.

Anne Belle

Clovis Cornillac

Brigitte Bardot

Elodie Bouchez

(8) Who is the first US lawmaker to take oath on the Bhagavat Gita - the sacred book of Hinduism?

Ami Bera

Tulasi Gabbard

Bobby Jindal

Nikki Randhawa

(9) Name the Chairman of an Internet major who has recently been asked by the US to cancel his private trip to North Korea.

Eric Schmidt

Carol Bartz

Jeffery P. Bazos

Timothy Cook

(10) Which former Aussie pacer became the latest inductee in the ICC Hall of Fame?

Michael Kasprowicz

Andy Bickel

Damien Fleming

Glenn McGrath

(11) Who tweeted the following

"Wondering what interest is served by continuing anonymity of #DelhiGangRape victim. Why not name and honour her as a real person with own identity?... Unless her parents object..."?

Digvijaya Singh

Mani Shankar Iyer

Shashi Tharoor

Ram Jethmalani

(12) The Chief Minister of which state has passed a 13 point resolution to provide better protection to women?

Gujarat

West Bengal

Delhi

Tamil Nadu

(13) Who is the new Chief of the Intelligence Bureau?

Nechal Sandhu

Alok Joshi

Syed Asif Ibrahim

Sanjeev Tripathia

(14) Gopal Kanda is an accused in the murder of which of the following person?

Geetika Sharma

Arushri Talwar

Jessica Lal

Priyadarshani Matto

(15) Which colour has been chosen as the official colour of the year 2013 by Pantone?
Orange

Emerald

Pink

Grey

(16) Name the current US Secretary of State.

Condoleeza Rice

Colin Powell

John Kerry

Hillary Clinton

(17) Which African country witnessed the tragic death of over 60 people on New Year's Eve?
Ghana

Sierra Leone

Ivory Coast

Liberia

(18) Facebook based games like Mafia Wars and Farmsville belong to which company?

EA Sports

Sierra Leone

Zygna

Compile Heart

(19) Who is the title sponsor of the Hockey India League>

DLF

Hero Moto Corp

Pepsi

Sahara

(20) Which of the following teams did not win its Premiere League match this week on Tuesday?
Aston Villa

Manchester United

Manchester City

West Ham United

(21) How many years of existence did the Internet complete this Tuesday?
25 years

40 years

30 years

35 years

(22) Who heads the committee appointed by the government to look into changes that need to be done in the law dealing with rape?
Justice Verma

Justice Nanavati

Justice Swaminathan

Justice Balakrishna

(23) According to reports, terrorist group Al Qaeda has occupied large parts of this country. Which country are we referring to here?
Somalia

Mali

Sudan

Ethiopia

(24) Name the Indian carrier whose flying license expired on 31st Decemeber, 2012.
Kingfisher

Jet Airways

Indigo

Go Air

(25) Who will lead the Indian Women's Cricket Team in the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup to be held in India?

Jhulan Goswami

Neetu David

Anjum Chopra

Mithali Raj

(26) Which English club does Luis Suarez represent?

Arsenal

Liverpool

Chelsea

Newcastle United

(27) Which two Indian cricketers who have represented the national side on few occasions, announced their retirement this week?

Ashish Kapoor and Nilesh Kulakarni

Shiv Sundar Das and Wasim Jaffer

Sunil Joshi and Abey Kuruvila

Sanjay Bangar and Sairaj Bhautule

(28) Abkaruddin Owaisi belongs to which political party?

Jammat-e-Islami

Democratic Secular Party

All India Muslim League

Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen

(29) With which musical instrument is M G Gopalakrishnan associated?

Violin

Sitar

Piano

Santoor

(30) Which right wing Hindu organization does Mohan Bhagwat head?

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)

Bajrang Dal

Rashtra Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

(31) Which of the following State Road Transport Undertakings has not made any profits in the year 2011-2012?

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC)

Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC)

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC)

Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC)

(32) Which of the following mid-air refueling aircraft will be inducted into the Indian Air Force in 2014?

Illyushin-78

Airbus 330 MRTT

F-11 Aardvark

Boeing KC-747

(33) Which South American country claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands which is a part of the British Overseas Territory?

Argentina

Brazil

Ecuador

Chile

(34) Vanitha Narayanan has been appointed as the Managing Director of which multinational company's India unit?

IBM

SAP

Oracle

Lenovo

(35) With which of the following aviation company is Jet Airways in talks to sell a stake in the company?

Cathay Pacific

Qatar Airlines

Emirates

Etihad

(36) Name the Pakistani opener who scored back to back centuries against India in the ODI series this week.

Imran Nazir

Mohammed Hafeez

Nasir Jamshed

Younis Khan