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Questions: 1. What programming language is GOOGLE developed in? 2. What is the expansion of YAHOO? 3. What is the expansion of ADIDAS? 4. Expansion of Star as in Star TV Network? 5. What is expansion of "ICICI?" 6. What does "baker's dozen" signify? 7. The 1984-85 season. 2nd ODI between India and Pakistan at Sialkot - India 210/3 with Vengsarkar 94*. Match abandoned. Why? 8. Who is the only man to have written the National Anthems for two different countries? 9. From what four word expression does the word `goodbye` derive? 10. How was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu better known? 11. Name the only other country to have got independence on Aug 15th? 12. Why was James Bond Associated with the Number 007? 13. Who faced the first ball in the first ever One day match? 14. Which cricketer played for South Africa before it was banned from international cricket and later represented Zimbabwe ? 15. The faces of which four Presidents are carved at Mt.Rushmore? 16. Which is the only country that is surrounded from all sides by only one country (other than Vatican )? 17. Which is the only sport which is not allowed to play left handed? -------------------------------- ---------------- -------------------------

Answers:

1. Google is written in Asynchronous java-script and XML, or its acronym Ajax . 2. Yet Another Hierarchy of Officious Oracle 3. ADIDAS- All Day I Dream About Sports 4. Satellite Television Asian Region 5. Industrial credit and Investments Corporation of India 6. A baker's dozen consists of 13 items - 1 more than the items in a normal dozen 7. That match was abandoned after people heard the news of Indira Gandhi being killed. 8. Rabindranath Tagore who wrote national anthem for two different countries one is our 's National anthem and another one is for Bangladesh- (Amar Sonar* *Bangla) 9. Goodbye comes from the ex-pression: 'god be with you'. 10. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is none other Mother Teresa. 11. South Korea . 12. Because 007 is the ISD code for Russia (or the USSR , as it was known during the cold war) 13. Geoffrey Boycott 14. John Traicos 15. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln 16. Lesotho surrounded from all sides by South Africa . 17. Polo.

India has signed an agreement to procure Advanced Jet Trainer (Hawk) from which of the following countries ? (a) USA (b) UK (c) France (d) Russia Ans: ( b ) UK 2. The United States has granted the status of ?major non-NATO ally? to which of the following countries recently ? (a) Pakistan (b) India (c) Afghanistan (d) Myanmar Ans: ( a ) Pakistan 3. Who among the following persons bought the sword of Tipu Sultan in London and brought it back to India ? (a) Ratan Tata (b) Mukesh Ambani (c) Vijay Mallya (d) Aditya Birla Ans: ( c ) Vijay Mallya 4. Which of the following companies became India?s first listed IT firm to have crossed $1 billion turnover ? (a) Satyam (b) HCL (c) Wipro (d) Infosys Technologies Ans: ( d ) Infosys Technologies 5. Who among the following women has become the highest individual scorer in an innings in Tests ? (a) Mithali Raj (b) Kiran Baloch (c) Diana Eduljee

(d) None of these Ans: ( b ) Kiran Baloch 6. Who is the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ? (a) Chandrika Kumaratunga (b) Ranil Wickremesinghe (c) Mahinda Rajapakse (d) None of these Ans: ( c ) Mahinda Rajapakse

7. Hamas is a militant organization fighting against which of the following countries ? (a) Sudan (b) Israel (c) Brazil (d) Syria Ans: ( b ) Israel 8. Who among the following has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ? (a) Rahul Dravid (b) Sachin Tendulkar (c) V.V.S. Laxman (d) Virender Sehwag Ans: ( d ) Virender Sehwag 9. Who among the following has won the Femina Miss India Universe 2004 title ? (a) Lakshmi Pandit (b) Sayali Bhagat (c) Tanushree Dutta (d) Jyoti Brahmin Ans: ( c ) Tanushree Dutta 10. The 9th South Asian Federation Games were held recently in which of the following cities ? (a) Islamabad (b) Hyderabad (c) Kathmandu (d) Colombo Ans: ( a ) Islamabad

11. Which of the following parts of the poppy plant is used for the extraction of opium ? (a) Capsules (b) Flowers (c) Leaves (d) Roots Ans: ( b ) Flowers 12. Who is the Chairman of the Twelfth Finance Commission ? (a) C. Rangarajan (b) N. N. Vohra (c) Bimal Jalan (d) Vijay Kelkar Ans: ( a ) C. Rangarajan 13. was The first feature film (talkie) produced in India (a) (b) (c) (d) Ans: Hatimtai Alamm Ara Pundalik Raja Harishchandra ( b ) Alamm Ara

14. During the Indian freedom struggle, ?The Deccan Educational Society? was founded by (a) B.G. Tilak (b) Dadabhai Naoroji (c) G.K. Gokhale (d) M.G. Ranade Ans: ( d ) M.G. Ranade 15. A ?black hole? is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its (a) Very small size (b) Very large size (c) Very high density (d) Very low density Ans: ( c ) Very high density

16. The ?Chilka Lake region? lies in between the deltas of (a) Ganga and Mahanadi (b) Godavari and Krishna (c) Mahanadi and Godavari (d) Krishna and Kaveri Ans: ( c ) Mahanadi and Godavari 17. The 44th Amendment of the Indian Constitution withdrew the Fundamental Right (a) To freedom of religion (b) To constitutional remedies (c) To property (d) Against exploitation Ans: ( c ) To property 18. The Legislative Council of a State in India can be abolished or created by (a) The President of India in consultation with the Council of Ministers of the State concerned (b) The Legislative Assembly of the State concerned (c) The Parliament at a joint sitting of both the Houses (d) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative Assembly passes a resolution to that effect Ans: ( d ) The Parliament, provided the State Legislative Assembly passes a resolution to that effect 19. At which stage in its life cycle does the silk work yield the fibre of commerce ? (a) Egg (b) Larva (c) Pupa (d) Imago Ans: ( c ) Pupa 20. Persons below the poverty line in India are classified as such based on whether

(a) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket (b) They get work for a prescribed minimum number of days in a year (c) They belong to agricultural labourer household and the scheduled caste /tribe social group (d) Their daily wages fall below the prescribed minimum wages Ans: ( a ) They are entitled to a minimum prescribed food basket 21. As per 1991 Census, which one of the following groups of Union Territories had the highest literacy rate ? (a) Chandigarh and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (b) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands (c) Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Pondicherry (d) Pondicherry and Delhi Ans: ( b ) Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands 22. In order to win the Grand Slam in Tennis, a player must win which one of the following groups of tournaments ? (a) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open (b) Wimbledon, French Open, U.S. Open, Swedish Open (c) Wimbledon, French Open, Paegas Czec Open, U.S. Open (d) Davis Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, Australian Open Ans: ( a ) Australian Open, Wimbeldon, French Open, U.S. Open 23. ?Abhinava Bharat?, a secret society of revolutionaries, was organized by (a) Khudiram Bose (b) V.D. Savarkar (c) Prafulla Chaki (d) Bhagat Singh Ans: ( b ) V.D. Savarkar

24. Endoscopy, a technique used to explore the stomach or other inner parts of the body, is based on the phenomenon of (a) Total internal reflection (b) Interference (c) Diffraction (d) Polarisation Ans: ( a ) Total internal reflection 25. Which one of the following lakes forms and international boundary between Tanzania and Uganda ? (a) Chad (b) Malawi (c) Victoria (d) Zambezi Ans: ( c ) Victoria

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