[Avanthikajanaki]

My answers were in bold

What are the five countries that were new entrants in Beijing Olympics

Afghanistan, Bahrain, Sudan, Tajikistan & Togo

2. Who is the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Navneetham Pillay

3. What in India is the recent addition of UNESCO's World Heritage List
Kalka Shimal Railway Line
4. Where is the core library of minerals located(state)
Rajasthan[/quote]

[study_hard]

1. Venezuela's new currency is? Bolívar Fuerte
2. Name the 14th and 15th countries to adopt euro as their currency. Cyprus and Malta
3.Name the Olympic champion banned for 4 years for a 2006 doping violation. Justin Gatlin
4. Who was elected as the President of Marshall Islands? Litokwa Tomeing
5. President of Maldives? Mohammad Nashed
6. Which movie won the Golden Globe award for Best motion picture? Atonement
7. President of Guatemala? Álvaro Colom Caballeros
8. 56th governer of Lousiana? Bobby Jindal
9. Name NASAs 2nd spacecraft to Mars. Phoenix
10. Presidentof Venezuela? Hugo Chavez
11. NYSE Euronext, the holding company for NYSE bought which stock exchange for $260 million in stocks? AMEX/American Stock Exchange
12. Italian PM? Silvio Berlusconi
13.Who defeated whom in the Australian Open womens title this year? Maria Sharapova beat Ana Ivanović
14. Same for men's. Novak Djokovic beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Good work puys

[study_hard]

Next set for FEBRUARY:

1. President of Serbia (re-elected).
2.Name the Iranian rocket launched to inaugrate it's recently built space center.
3. Newest member of WTO.
4. President of Italy.
5. Name the mission code of space shuttle Atlantis.
6. Name the largest observation wheel in the world.
7. Name the interrogation method which the Senate forbade the CIA to use.
8. First Youth Olympic Games will be hosted by?
9. Name the successor of Fidel Castro.
10. Name the aircraft and the company 1st to fly on bio-fuel.
11. Who won the Academy Awards for
a)Best Direction b)Best Actor/Actress
12.Which company was fined a record 899 million euros by the EU anti-trust commission?
13. Who is known as Chemical Ali?

[redsand123]

Originally Posted by study_hard

next set for february:

1. President of serbia (re-elected).boris tadie
2.name the iranian rocket launched to inaugrate it's recently built space center.
3. Newest member of wto.viatnam
4. President of italy.
5. Name the mission code of space shuttle atlantis.
6. Name the largest observation wheel in the world.
7. Name the interrogation method which the senate forbade the cia to use.
8. First youth olympic games will be hosted by? singapore
9. Name the successor of fidel castro.raul castro
10. Name the aircraft and the company 1st to fly on bio-fuel.vargin atlantic
11. Who won the academy awards for
a)best direction b)best actor/actress
12.which company was fined a record 899 million euros by the eu anti-trust commission?microsoft
13. Who is known as chemical ali?

waiting for others

[jigar_p_civil]

Originally Posted by redsand123

waiting for others

1. President of serbia (re-elected).boris tadie
2.name the iranian rocket launched to inaugrate it's recently built space center.
3. Newest member of wto.viatnam
4. President of italy.Giorgio napolitano
5. Name the mission code of space shuttle atlantis.STA-122 not sure
6. Name the largest observation wheel in the world.Beijing Great wheel(china)
7. Name the interrogation method which the senate forbade the cia to use.
8. First youth olympic games will be hosted by? singapore
9. Name the successor of fidel castro.raul castro
10. Name the aircraft and the company 1st to fly on bio-fuel.vargin atlantic
11. Who won the academy awards for
a)best direction b)best actor/actress
12.which company was fined a record 899 million euros by the eu anti-trust commission?microsoft
13. Who is known as chemical ali?Ali Hassan al-Majid

[ankit88kejriwal]

Answers for the set posted by me

Originally Posted by ankit88kejriwal

Following the Study_hard's initiatives , here is the next set on current GK updates:

1.Where wasAravind Adiga,Man Booker Prize winner 2008, born?

Chennai
Mangalore
Mumbai
Bangalore

2.wHICH company acquired the assets of Kinetic Motor Co. earlier this year?

Tata Motors
LML Motors
Mahindra &Mahindra
TVS Motor Vehicles

3.Who alongwith Bill gates co-founded MicroSoft?

1.Steve Ballmer
2.Paul Allen
3.Jerry Yang
4.Steve Jobs

4.Who is the ISRO chief?
1.G Madhavan Nair
2.APJ ABDUL KALAM
3.L AIyyanga Nair
4.Ramakrishna Sharan


5.Who is the Chairperson of IIM Ahmedabad?

1.Vijaypat Singhania
2.NR NarayamMurthy
3.Bakul Dholakia
4.Arjun Kumar

Good show has been put up by puys

[ankit88kejriwal]

Originally Posted by study_hard

Good going puys. Continuing the efforts put by every one here, I'll put another type of questionnaire. Each day I'll put a set of questions about the important happenings of 2008 starting from the month of January.

Reference - Yearbook 2009

Let's get going for January:

1. Venezuela's new currency is?
2. Name the 14th and 15th countries to adopt euro as their currency.
3.Name the Olympic champion banned for 4 years for a 2006 doping violation.
4. Who was elected as the President of Marshall Islands?
5. President of Maldives?
6. Which movie won the Golden Globe award for Best motion picture?
7. President of Guatemala?
8. 56th governer of Lousiana?
9. Name NASAs 2nd spacecraft to Mars.
10. Presidentof Venezuela?Hugo chavej
11. NYSE Euronext, the holding company for NYSE bought which stock exchange for $260 million in stocks?
12. Italian PM?
13.Who defeated whom in the Australian Open womens title this year?
14. Same for men's.

Well, i knw only one answer.
Seriously need to go through the year book

[ankit88kejriwal]

Originally Posted by study_hard

Next set for FEBRUARY:

1. President of Serbia (re-elected).
2.Name the Iranian rocket launched to inaugrate it's recently built space center.
3. Newest member of WTO.Vietnam
4. President of Italy.
5. Name the mission code of space shuttle Atlantis.
6. Name the largest observation wheel in the world.
7. Name the interrogation method which the Senate forbade the CIA to use.
8. First Youth Olympic Games will be hosted by?New Delhi
9. Name the successor of Fidel Castro.Raul castro
10. Name the aircraft and the company 1st to fly on bio-fuel.CAthay Pacific(guessing based on the punchline" fly greener"
11. Who won the Academy Awards for
a)Best Direction b)Best Actor/Actress
12.Which company was fined a record 899 million euros by the EU anti-trust commission?
13. Who is known as Chemical Ali?

Seems better to me this time

[Shommo]

Originally Posted by anand_449

I thought A. But your Answer lead me to some Research on it.

It's both A & C [ sources Pakistan Peoples Party - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

However I will go for A. Because Father comes First.

In case you dont know, The president of any country has first to resign from any other political or administrative post before assuming the highest one. Hence, Bilawal and not Asif Ali is the answer.

[jigar_p_civil]

Originally Posted by Shommo

In case you dont know, The president of any country has first to resign from any other political or administrative post before assuming the highest one. Hence, Bilawal and not Asif Ali is the answer.

any one plz upload material of IMS

i didnt have log in for IMS

tnx in advance