THE WEEKLY QUIZ - 3

13TH JANUARY - 19TH JANUARY

NATION & POLITICS

(1) Who is the Chief of the Indian army?

Joginder Jaswant Singh

Bikram Singh

Vijay Kumar Singh

Deepak Kapoor

(2) Swami Nirmalanandanatha, an IIT alumnus was recently appointed as the pontiff of which mutt?

Gokarna

Kashi

Shrengeri

Adichunchanagiri

(3) What is the venue of Maha Kumbh Mela held this week?

Allahabad

Ujjain

Nashik

Hardwar

(4) Who is the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir?

Ghulam Nabi Azad

Mufti Mohammed Saeed

Omar Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah

(5) Name the martyred jawan whose mother and wife were on a four day hunger strike protesting against the brutal manner in which he was killed by the Pakistani troops along the LoC.

Lance Naik Hemraj Singh

Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh

Lance Naik Suryakiran Singh

Lance Naik Harkishan Singh

(6) Which of the following historic bridges was damaged when a naval ship rammed into it this week?

Howrah bridge

Vidya Sagar Setu

Naranarayan Setu

Pamban rail bridge

(7) Vice President Hamid Ansari is on a state visit to this South East Asian country to boost trade and other ties. Which country are we referring to?

Laos

Cambodia

Vietnam

Indonesia

(8) Members of which political party interrupted the practice session of the Mumbai Magicians to protests against Pakistani players being allowed to take part in the Hockey India League?

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Shiv Sena

Indian National Congress (INC)

(9) Which of the following cities witnessed a hospital fire that injured atleast three new born babies on Sunday?

Bikaner

Jodhpur

Udaipur

Jaisalmer

(10) A Chief Minister of an Indian state said the following - "We showed how a kite can draw the world to X." Which state does X stand for?

Bihar

Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh

Gujarat

(11) Which former Gujarat minister has been named by the CBI in the Tulsiram Prajapati case?

Kesubhai Patel

Maya Kodnani

Hiren Pandya

Amit Shah

(12) Who is the architect of the Rashtrapati Bhavan?

Gertrude Jekyll

Edwin Lutyens

Herbert Baker

Charles Voysey

(13) Which city hosted the Chintan Shivir of the Congress?

Jaipur

Chandigarh

Shimla

Mumbai

(14) Lt General K T Parnaik heads which command of the Indian army?

Southern Command

Western Command

Northern Command

Eastern Command

(15) Which party does former Haryana CM Omprakash Chautala belong to?

Lok Janshakthi Party (LJP)

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD)

Indian National Lok Dal (INLD)

People's Party of Punjab (PPP)

(16) Give the full form of DMRC.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation

Delhi Mahanagar Rail Corporation

Delhi Mono Rail Corporation

Delhi Multiline Rail Corporation

(17) A 58 year old Kolkata businessman underwent a surgery worth Rs. 1.5 crore to place a ventricular assist device (VAD) to the left ventricle.Where did the surgery take place?

Berlin

New York

Singapore

London

(18) Which Team Anna member is associated with the NGOs - Navjyoti Indian Foundation and Indian Vision Foundation?

Manish Sisodia

Arvind Kejriwal

Kiran Bedi

Bharat Bhushan

(19) Name the Indian painter who is furious with the government over the deterioration of a painting which she had gifted to the Kolkata Metro.

Anjolie Ela Menon

Arpita Singh

Bharati Kher

Rooma Mehera

(20) The Renkoji Temple in Japan is associated with which Indian leader?

Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

Chandrasekhar Azad

Lala Lajpat Rai

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

(21) For how many years has a US District Court sentenced terror accused Tahawwur Rana this Thursday?

Twenty One

Seven

Fourteen

Twenty Eight

(22) Which of the following civilian planes have been grounded in many countires across the world including India over safety concerns?

Boeing 747

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Air Bus A318

Air Bus A380

(23) From when will the fast track court start its hearing in the Delhi Rape and Murder case?

January 21

January 22

January 23

January 24

(24) Who is the Pakistani envoy to India?

Shahid Malik

Shamshad Ahmad

Salman Bashir

Raiz Khokkar

(25) Which of the following Indian states is under President's rule?

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Rajasthan

Jharkhand

(26) Name the leader form Bihar who has said that the 2014 General elections will be bipolar contest between the 'Secular' and the 'Communal' block.

Ram Vilas Paswan

Nitesh Kumar

Sharad Yadav

Lalu Prasad Yadav

(27) Who amongst the following has bagged 31 degrees during his six year imprisonment term?

Devang Patel

Sohan Patel

Bhanu Patel

Manoj Patel

(28) Recently, naxals in Chhattisgarh fired upon an army helicopter which was on a rescue mission. In which district did this incident occur?

Dantewada

Sukma

Bastar

Narayanpur

(29) Two marines of which country are under trail for the killings of 2 fishermen from Kerala in the Arabian Sea?

United Kingdom

France

Spain

Italy

INTERNATIONAL

(1) Which country hosted the second largest Islamic congregation - World Muslim Conference this week?

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Indonesia

Saudi Arabia

(2) Name the Pakistan province which was placed under Governor's rule this Monday.

Baluchistan

Sindh

Punjab

North West Frontier Province

(3) Which former Egyptian leader's appeal for retrial has been accepted by a court?

Muammar al-Gadaffi

Saddam Hussein

Hosni Mubarak

Bashar al-Assad

(4) Who is the President of France?

Jacques Chirac

Nicolas Sarkozy

Francois Mitterrand

Francois Hollande

(5) In a map made available this week China has claimed several contentious islands in the South China Sea. Which of the following countries does not have any territorial dispute with China regarding islands in the South China Sea?

Brunei

Philippines

Vietnam

North Korea

(6) In which country has France sent it troops to prevent seizure of power by Al-Qaeda backed militants?

Ethiopia

Sudan

Mali

Tunisia

(7) Which Pakistani cleric led a march to Islamabad to protest against corruption and criminalizaion of politics?

Hafeez Saeed

Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri

Tarik Jamil

Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri

(8) The White House has rejected the petition of the people of this US state to secede from the American Union. Which state are we referring to?

California

Alaska

Hawaii

Texas

(9) Who is the chief of the Red Cross?

Peter Maurer

Emil Sandstrom

Jose Barosso Chavez

Enrique de la Mata

(10) Which of the following Carribean country will hold its General Elections on February 19th?

Barbados

St Vincent and the Grenadines

Grenada

Trinadad and Tobago

(11) Which country is planning to build a series of dams on the Mekong River?

Malaysia

Cambodia

Laos

Vietnam

(12) Earlier this week, protesters in Moscow took to the streets to raise their voice against a bill passed by the legislators. Which bill are we referring to?

Income Tax Law

Law curtailing Freedom of Expression

Adoption Law

Right to Vote Law

(13) Name the the Greek political party whose headquarters in Athens was fired upon by protesters on 14th January?

Golden Dawn

New Democracy Party

Syriza

Independent Greeks

(14) Which Syrian city witnessed bombing in its university campus this Tuesday?

Damascus

Aleppo

Darra

Hama

(15) Which city does the Narita International Airport serve?

Tokyo

Kyoto

Hokkaido

Osaka

(16) Name the European city which saw one of its bank robbed by burglars who dug a 100 feet tunnel into the safe deposit section.

Rome

Lisbon

Warsaw

Berlin

(17) Who has been named as the new Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament?

Mohan Peires

Sir Albert Peires

Chamal Rajapakshe

K B Ratnayake

(18) Name the PM of Pakistan who arrest has been ordered by the Supreme Cout this Tuesday.

Yousuf Raza Gilani

Muhammad Mian Sumroo

Shaukat Aziz

Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

(19) Al Qaeda backed militant outfit Katibat Moulathamine or the Masked Ones attacked and took hostage about 50 foreigners at a BP gas compound in North Africa. In which country did this incident occur?

Libya

Mali

Algeria

Tunisia

(20) Which Iraqi MP was killed in a suicide attack in Fallujah on 15th January?

Khaled al-Fahdawi

Ayad Jamal al-Din

Rafi al-Assawi

Ayfan al-Essawi

(21) The US Senate has approved $ 50.7 billion in aid for relief of victims of which natural disaster?

Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Issac

Hurricane Irene

(22) Which European Head of State has termed the discovery of horse meat and pork in beef burgers sold by TESCO as 'unacceptable'?

Francois Hollande

Enda Kerry

David Cameroon

Mariano Rajoy

(23) The National Directorate of Security is the spy agency of which country?

Pakistan

Iran

Iraq

Afghanistan

(24) Who is the half-brother of Barrack Obama?

Salim Obama

Farooq Obama

Malik Obama

Hussain Obama

(25) Which of the following cities experienced flooding this week?

Kuala Lumpur

Jakarta

Singapore City

Bangkok

(26) A novice has found a 5.5 kg of gold in an Australian town of Ballart. In which state is Ballart located?

Victoria

Queensland

New South Wales

Tasmania

(27) Who is the leader of the terror outfit that carried out the kidnapping of foreign nationals at the BP compound in Algeria?

Mullah Omar

Mawlawi Jalaluddin Haqqani

Mokhtar Belmokthar

Zakhi-ur Rehman Lakhwi

(28) Seif al-Islam is the son of which dictator?

Muammar Gaddafi

Saddam Hussein

Pervez Musharaff

Adi Amin

(29) Name the Iranian director who was freed by the authorities for three days.

Shadi Sadr

Nasrin Sotoudeh

Mohammed Ali Dhadkah

Amir Karbasi Milani

(30) Which country's top bureaucrat has said that his country plans to release all Taliban fighters in its custody?

Afghanistan

United States

United Kingdom

Pakistan

(31) Giorgos Papaconstantinou is a former Finance Minister of which European country?

Greece

Slovakia

Macedonia

Estonia

(32) Which of the following countries is not a member of the six member group that is speaking to Iran to stop its nuclear weapons programme?

Germany

Japan

Russia

China

SPORTS

(1) Which has won the maximum number of awards in the first Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) annual awards?

Nasir Jamshed

Mohammed Hafiz

Azhar Ali

Saeed Ajmal

(2) Who will partner Leander Paes in the 2013 Australian Open?

Radaek Stepanek

Lukas Rasol

Thomas Berdych

David Skoch

(3) Which of the following players scored a ton in the second ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka?

Kushal Perera

Laheru Thirimanne

Dinesh Chandimal

Dimuth Karunaratne

(4) Which team beat Liverpool in the Barclay's Premiere League on Sunday?

Manchester City

Arsenal

Chelsea

Manchester United

(5) Who was Vishwananthan Anand's opponent in the opening match of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament?

Ansih Giri

Ivan Sokolo

Hikaru Nakamura

Sergey Karjakin

(6) With which sport is Nikhat Zareen associated?

Boxing

Swimming

Taekwando

Archery

(7) Where was the second South Africa - New Zealand Test match held?

Bloemfontien

Port Elizabeth

Cape Town

Johannesburg

(8) Which of the following is not an Australian player who was recalled into the ODI squad for the last three games against Sri Lanka?

Matthew Wade

Usman Khwaja

Michael Clarke

David Warner

(9) Who is the top seed in the Women's singles competition at the Malaysia Open Super Series Tournament?

Ashwini Ponappa

Saina Nehwal

Jwala Gutta

Kim Ming-jung

(10) Who beat Punjab Warriors in the inaugural match of the first Hockey India League?

Mumbai Magicians

Ranchi Rhinos

Delhi Waveriders

Uttar Pradesh Wizards

(11) Which Indian tennis player beat German Bjorn Phau in his opening match at the Australian Open?

Prakash Amritraj

Somdev Devvarman

Vishnu Vardhan

Rohan Bopanna

(12) Who was declared as the Man of the Match in the Kochi ODI between India and England?

Ravindra Jadeja

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Bhuvaneshwar Kumar

Ravichandran Ashwin

(13) Pedro De la Rosa has joined which F1 team in development role for the 2013 season?

McLaren

Sahara Force India

Ferrari

Mercedes

(14) Who has been appointed as the coach of the German club Bayern Munich for the next season?

Pep Guardiola

Roberto Mancini

Jose Mourinho

Sir Alex Fergusen

(15) Name the English woman cricketer who has been approached by sussex County team for a contract?

Holly Colvin

Beth Morgan

Laura Marsh

Sarah Taylor

(16) Who amongst the following did not score a goal in the HIL match between Ranchi Rhinos and Punjab Warriors on Wednesday?

Kieran Govers

Ashley Jackson

Sandeep Singh

Mandeep Singh

(17) Give the full form of AIBA.

International Amateur Baseball Association

International Amateur Bunjee Jumping Association

International Amateur Bowling Association

International Amateur Boxing Association

(18) Which HIL team lost its third consecutive game this Thursday?

Uttar Pradesh Wizards

Punjab Warriors

Mumbai Magicians

Delhi Wave Riders

(19) Who was appointed as the high performance director for the national hockey team by Hockey India?

Roelant Oltemans

Ric Charlesworth

Paul Van Aas

Maximiliano Caldas

(20) On Thurday, the Indian Women's football team lost to which country in an international freindly at home?

Italy

Germany

Holland

Spain

(21) Name the cyclist who has admitted to taking drugs in an interview to Oprah Winfrey.

Alberto Contador

Flyod Landis

Tommy Simpson

Lance Armstrong

(22) Which Indian football club has protested against the lifting of a two yar ban on Mohan Bagan by the AIFF?

Churchill Brothers

Dempo

Sporting Club de Goa

Shillong Lajong

(23) Whom did Laura Robson beat in the second round of the Australian Open?

Venus Williams

Maria Sharapova

Petra Kvitova

Dinara Safina

(24) Who is Sania Mirza's partner in the Mixed Doubles in the Australian Open?

Mahesh Bhupathi

Bob Bryan

Leander Paes

Mike Bryan

(25) Against which club did Chelsea draw its BPL match this week?

Swansea

Queens Park Rangers

Everton

South Hampton

(26) Who took his first five wicket haul in ODIs to help Sri Lanka beat the Australians in the 3rd game of the series?

Lasitha Malinga

Nuwan Kulashekara

Ajantha Mendis

Angelo Matthews

(27) Which city will host all ties of the Pakistani Cricket team in the Women's World Cup?

Ahmedabad

Kochi

Cuttack

Indore

BUSINESS

(1) Give the full form of GST.

Games and Sports Tax

Gas and Steel Tax

Gold and Silver Tax

Goods and Service Tax

(2) Which of the following companies is considering starting a new chilly powder brand under its I-Shakti brand?

Tata

Reliance

Sahara

Aditya Birla

(3) Which company is the new leader in the Personal Computers (PC) market?

Lenovo

HP

Toshiba

Dell

(4) Which is India's largest software exporter?

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Infosys

Wipro

Congnizant Technologies Limited (CTS)

(5) Which social website launched a new search engine this Tuesday?

Twitter

Orkut

LinkedIn

Facebook

(6) Name the foreign retailer who will partner Arvind mills to set up $ 1 billion in India.

Zara

Gap

Uniqlo

H&M

(7) Vineet Nayar has stepped down as the Chairman of which Indian IT company?

Infosys

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Wipro

HCL

(8) Stephen Elop is the head of which mobile manufacturer?

Nokia

Sony

Karbonn

Samsung

(9) Which is set to be India's first FMCG firm with 50% overseas revenues?

Godrej

Dabur

Wipro Consumer Care and Lighting (WCCL)

Marico

ENTERTAINMENT

(1) Which Chinese actor has termed the US as the most corrupt country in the world?

Jet Li

Jackie Chan

Chow Yun Fat

Russell Wong

(2) Which Hollywood actress has come out in the open about her sexuality while accepting the Golden Globes award?

Jodie Foster

Nicole Kidman

Courtney Cox

Eva Longoria

(3) In which city does the theatre group Bolshoi Ballet perform?

Athens

Moscow

Budapest

Rome

(4) Who is the lead actor in the Hollywood movie The Last Stand?

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Sylvester Stallone

Brandon Frazer

Jean-Claude Van Damme

MISCELLANEOUS

(1) An archaeological treasure dating to 2,000 years has been found in Artezian, Crimea. In which country is Crimea located?

Romania

Ukraine

Poland

Bulgaria

(2) On which World War II leader is the fictional book 'Er Ist Wieder Da' (He's Back) based on?

Winston Churchill

Charles de Gaule

Stalin

Adolph Hitler

(3) What is HD 140283?

A planet

An asteroid

A star

A universe

(4) London based Indian researcher Mahaveer Golechha has received an award for his research in a drug to cure which of the following disease?

AIDS

Cancer

Alzheimer

Malaria

(5) Which iconic painting was beamed to Nasa's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) from Earth this week?

The Last Supper

Mona Lisa

Salvator Mundi

The Baptism of Christ