Current Affairs August 2010, Quiz 6

1.Who among the following Mathematicians was recently making news for his claim of solving the Pvs NP, one of the famous 7-mellennium problem?
(A)Vinay Deolaliakr
(B)D. Uday Kumar
(C)Prof. P Trimurthy
(D)Timothy Gowers

2.Which among the following is the bill, that significantly increases visa fees of H1-B and L1 categories, after US President Barack Obama signed it into law?
(A)Wall street reform bill
(B)Food and health security Bill
(C)Border security Bill
(D)None of the above

3.Out of the 71 teams which participate in the Commonwealth Games, how many teams have participated in all games?
(A)2
(B)4
(C)6
(D)8

4.Which among the following country was suspended from the membership of Commonwealth in later half of 2009?
(A)Zimbabwe
(B)Zambia
(C)Malaya
(D)Fiji

5.15 August 1945, is a famous date in World History. Which among the following events took place on 15 August 1945?
(A)End of World War II
(B)End of Japanese Colonial Rule in Taiwan
(C)End of Japanese Colonial Rule in Korea
(D)Dropping of Atomic Bombs on Japan

6.According to the new International Multi Dimensional poverty Index (MPI), about how much of India’s population are poor?
(A)645 Million
(B)435 Million
(C)770 Million
(D)850 Million

7.Which Indian company (mainly) has been called a ‘Chop Shop’ by US Senator New York Charles E Schumer while criticizing companies outsourcing highly paid American jobs ?
(A)Mahindra Satyam
(B)TCS
(C)Infosys
(D)Wipro

8.Who among the following directors is working on the forthcoming film “Midnight’s Children” and is collaborating on the screenplay with Salman Rushdie, the author of the only Indian novel on Time’s list of the 100 best English-language novels ?
(A)Prakash Jha
(B)Deepa Mehta
(C)Gauhar Raza
(D)Nandita Das

9.Which among the following is the venue of the 17th SAARC summit ?
(A)Maldives
(B)Pakistan
(C)India
(D)Sri Lanka

10.Which among the following is the first of India’s four planned Anti Submarine Warfare(ASW) Ships?
(A)INS Kamorta
(B)INS Dhruva
(C)INS Dwarka
(D)INS Kolkata

11.From which of the following countries belonged , John Peters Humphrey , the principal drafter of Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
(A)United States
(B)Canada
(C)England
(D)Australia

12.HUMANITY- EQUALITY – DESTINY is the motto of which of the following organizations?
(A)Commonwealth Games Federation
(B)International Olympic Committee
(C)Olympic Council of Asia
(D)International World Games Association

13.Project Hope is related to which of the following countries?
(A)China
(B)Japan
(C)South Korea
(D)Thailand

14.Which among the following Indian Cities is a Sister city of Manila?
(A)Kolkata
(B)Chennai
(C)Bangalore
(D)New Delhi

15.Where are the headquarters of International Rice Research Institute?
(A)Manila
(B)Kua La lumpur
(C)Singapore
(D)Seoul

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