Q: ‘Joseph Anton’ the alias adopted by Salman Rushdie while in hiding following a ”fatwa’ was derived from the first names of which two writers?
A. Joseph Brodsky & Anton Delvig
B. Joseph Gilbert & Anton Myrer
C. Joseph Campbell & Anton Kuh
D. Joseph Conrad & Anton Chekhov
Ans: D) Joseph Conrad & Anton Chekhov
By - Arun Singh
Full Form Of Some technical Words
16. 3GP = 3rd Generation Project
17. MP3 = MPEG player lll
18. MP4 = MPEG-4 video file
19. AAC = Advanced Audio Coding
20. GIF= Graphic Interchangeable Format
By : Meena Mishra
IPL Records : 7 Apr 2013
65: Number of runs added by Kieron Pollard and Harbhajan Singh – highest seventh wicket partnership in IPL history. The pair obliterated the previous record stand of 60 between Ravindra Jadeja and Shane Warne for Rajasthan Royals against Kings XI Punjab at Cape Town in 2009.
Q. During which of these legendary events did Lord Vishnu take the form of Kurma?
A. Hiranyakashipu Sanhar
B. Kaliya Naag Mardan
C. Samudra Manthan
D. Kurukshetra Yudh
Ans. C. Samudra Manthan
By : Meena Mishra
Q : Which of these pairs is the ‘taiji-tauji’ of film actress Sonam Kapoor ?
A. Babita & Ranbir Kapoor
B. Supriya & Pankaj Kapur
C. Sridevi & Boney Kapoor
D. Jennifer & Shashi kapoor
Ans : C. Sridevi & Boney Kapoor
By : Arun Singh
IPL Records : 7 Apr 2013
8: The number of ducks made byManish Pandey in the IPL – most for any batsman. He was earlier on level with Shane Warne, Parthiv Patel and Amit Mishra with seven ducks.
Q: Which Bharat Ratna was affectioanally (affectionately) called Rajarshi?
A: Purushottam Das Tandon
B: Bhagwan Das
C: Pandurang VamanKane
D: Dhondo Keshav Karve
Ans: A: Purushottam Das Tandon
Q : After undergoing which of these processes would you find a glow on the skin of your face ?
A. Manicure
B. Facial
C. Pedicure
D.Rebonding
Ans : B. Facial
By : Arun Singh