Orkut Series 1

In which country in March 2006, more than 600 followers of slain Shia cleric Hussein al-Houthi who were captured following a rebellion he led in 2004 were released under an amnesty ?
A: Yemen

what were the names of the Argentinian and Indonesian Satellites that PSLV -C7 took yesterday?
A: Pehunsat-1 and LAPAN-TUBSAT of Indonesia with the Jv of Technical University of Berlin

Where is the XXX Antarctic Treaty Consultataive Meeting (ATCM) 2007 being held ?
A: Government of India will be hosting the 30th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) at New Delhi.

India is 25 years old in this treaty. This treaty is going to be held first time in India and the previous one was held in Eidenburg. The Antarctic Treaty Secretariat is at Buenos Aires

What is Year 2007 termed?
A: International Polar Year

Which country became the 150th member of the World Trade Organization this January ?
A: Vietnam

name a major country which is not a member of wto
A: Russia

In an effort to curb greenhouse gases and global warming, the installation of world's biggest offshore wind farm has been approved at ______________
A: London Array

In which country was the world's biggest solar power project approved at..?
A: Portugal

which countries inflation rate is the highest in the world
A: Zimbabwe

Scientists have discovered at least 52 new species of animals and plants ...where in the world ?
A: in the rainforests of Borneo which is shared by three countries...Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei Darussalam

who is the deputy secretary general of UN?
A: It is Tanzanian Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro

what is the previous position of BAN KI MOON in the UN?
A: Cheif of Staff of the president of the General Assembly

what is the position of shashi tharoor before contesting the election in the UN?
A: Under Secretary General for Communications and Public Information

from which country the film WATER had been selected for the oscars under forgein films category........?
A: Canada

what is africom
A: ...africom is the newly created pentagon command covering Africa

What is GUAM in EUROPE?
A: Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - a regional org of 4 CIS countries - Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Maldova. Uzbekistan joined and again moved out of it. Turkey has observer status
Started in 1997 in Strauborg. HQ in Ukrainian capital and the president of Azerbaijan Illham Aliyev will be the first secretart general. Backed by US to check the prominence of Russia

What is Armenian Genocide?
A: armenian genocide is allegedely commited by turks during the first world war and is termed as the first genocide of the last century. 2006 Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk has written books supporting the alligations.

What is Western Sahara Movement?
A: Western Sahara movement is we can say a self-determination movement by the Polisario group which tries to overthrow the Morocco goverment's rule over the Sahara territory. Saudi Arabia, USA are at the back of Morocco.Algeria has also a part to play, but the problem is put in the hands of the international players

What is Saraswati Samman ...who got this for 2006?
A: Saraswati Samman - For outstanding Literary work(Poetry and Prose)...Monetary Award : 5lakhs ...Instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation. Work(for which the award is meant) should have been published in the past ten years in an Indian Language acc. to the Constitution. Panel includes former Award winners and Scholars

• Jagannath Prasad Das (Orissa)-Parikrama - 2006
• 1991 - Harivanshrai 'Bachchan' for his autobiography in four volumes (UP)
• Ramakanta Rath (orissa) - Sri Radha- 1992
• 1993 - Vijay Tendulkar
• 1994 - Harbhajan Singh
• 1995 - Balamani Amma for poetry collection Nivedyam
• 1996 - Shamsur Rahman Faruqi for She`r-e Shor-Angez
• 1997 - Manubhai Pancholi
• 1998 - Sankar Ghosh
• 1999 - Indira Parthasarathy
• Manoj Das (Orissa) - Amruta Phala - 2000
• 2001 - Dalip Kaur Tiwana for her novel Katha Kaho Urvashi
• 2002 - Mahesh Elkunchwar for his play Yugant
• 2003 - Govind Chandra Pande for his collection of 163 Sanskrit poems entitled Bhagirathi
• 2004 - Sunil Gangopadhyay for his novel Pratham Alo
• 2005 - K. Ayyappa Panicker for his collection of poems Ayyappa Panikarude Kritikal

Where is the doomsday vault coming?
A: Norway

What is 29th june going to be celebrated as in India?
A: In the memory of prasanta chandra mahalanobis, this day will be the National Statastics Day

What are the latest additions to the EU?
A: 1 July 2007 The Caribbean islands of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius will become part of the Netherlands as the Kingdom Islands, and will thereby also become part of the European Union. This enlargement will be the first enlargement that happens entirely outside Europe.....

List European countries who are not members of eu ?
A: Ukraine, Belarus, Norway, Switzerland

What is INTERPAT?
A: INTERPAT is an international registration of marks by some pharmaceutical companies of US, Swiss, Japan etc ..and so is the madrid protocol related with TRIPS.
India has decided to join the Madrid Protocol very recently

who is the speaker of commonwealth parlimentry committee?
A: HA.Halim-speaker of west bengal

What is ITER?
A: International Thermo Nuclear Experimental Reactor to test the Fusion Reactions
Seven Participants joined in 2006 with US $ 12 Billion and is the third most expensive project after the Manhattan project and the International Space Station project.
Based in Cadarache, France and expected to start in 2016
USA, EU, Russia, China, Korea, India and Japan.

which country is constructing one million kw nuclear power plan and where is the plant comming?
A: China is constructing it.

What are scramjets ?
A: supersonic combustion ram jet ....the combustor being a supersonic one to give a very high efficiency... and ramjets are nothing but jets at supersonic speeds

What is ECGC and what is its function?
A: Exports Credit Gaurantee Corporation of India Ltd, established in 1957 to strengthen the export promotion drive by covering the risk of exporting on creditunder the control of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Commerce, Government of India

Answers to the questions of Feb 18 2007

To which country does GRIPEN belong ?
A: this belongs to the Swedish Company SAAB - A fighter air craft and has been in service to the Swedish Air Force, Czech Republic Air Force and has been ordered by Hungary Air Force and South Africa

Does India have a license to manufacture SUkhoi?If yes where is the factory?
A: Yes, India has a license to manufacture 140+ Sukhoi aircrafts. its by HAL, Bangalore.

What is Bhishma?
A: T-90S Tanks for the Indian Army called Main Battle Tank - MBT

What is the Intermediate rockets ban treaty?Who signed it?What is its implication now?
A: To stop the manufacture and use of Intermediate range ballistic missiles signed by US and Russia (the then USSR)

Where does the Aravalli range start and where does it end?
A: over 300 miles, it starts in the Northeast of Rajasthan near Delhi and ends in the South west near the Gujarat border almost making Mount Abu, the highest of Aravalli range the ending point

What is a shale?
A: it is a fine grained sedimentary rock made of clay or muds with fissility

What is a lateral moraine?
A: Lateral moraine is formed from debris derived from frost shattering on the valley sides, and is carried along the sides of the glacier

What are oxbow lakes?
A: it is a single from the album orbus terranum by ambient house artist the Orb

Which is India's biggest lake?
A: Wular lake is the biggest fresh water lake and chilika lake is the biggest coastal lake in India

Which is India's oldest dam?And which is India's first Hydroelectric project?
A: Along the Kaveri river in tamil Nadu built by Cholas (King Karikala Chola) - it is the world's oldest dam. Shivanasamudra in Mysore division has the oldest hydroelectric power project in India built in 1902

Answers to the questions of Feb 15 2007

Where did Sonath Chatterjee visit in the near past(middle east)?
A:

Which country is making tougher rules doctors of Indian Origin?
A: Britan

Which three countries are having a meet in India(right now)?
A: India, Russia and China - all the foreign ministers of these countries are having a high level meet

Who submitted the Baghlighar report?
A: Ramond Lafitte of Switzerland of World Bank has submitted this report

What is the present CRR?
A:6.0

Who is the head of national institute of advanced studies?
A: K Kasturirangan

Where is the KORBA power statyion located?
A: 12 km from the main city of Korba

How many kilometer of road has been laid in India?
A: 65,700 KM approximately

When was NTPC formed?
A: 1975

Who is the head of national scheduled tribes commission?
A: Kunwar Singh

What is ARC in India?
A: Administrative Reforms Council in India

Who is heading the second ARC?
A: Veerappa Moily is the head of the Second ARC which has submitted its report to the central government very recently

Where is the Bay of Biscay?
A: on the west coast of France and the north coast of spain....the gulf of the atlantic ocean

Answers to the questions of Feb 05 2007

Why is Ganderbal in the news?
A: Fake encounter case in Jammu and Kashmir leaving the army and the local police the prime accused.

What is ECGC?
A: Export Credit Gaurantee Corporation of India Limited

Who is the head of RAW?
A: Ashok Chaturvedi (the former chief is PKH Thaparan)

Who is the field medal winner for mathematics for the last year?
A:

What is the percentage of Shia muslims in the total population of muslims?
A: 10 to 15 % of the total world muslim population is Shias. 20% of muslims in India are shias.

Are "Jains" a minority community?
A: Jains are a minotity community in India.

Answers to the questions of Feb 02 2007

Which is the largest oil company in Russia?
A: Lukoil is the private largest oil company, and rosneft is the state owned largest oil company

How many heavy water plant are there in India?
A:

What is SLR in economic terms?
A: Statuory Liquidity Ratio - it is the amount that a bank has to maintain in the form of gold, cash or securities with the RBI and the RBI decides the value of the SLR

What is money laundering?
A: it is the main operation of the underground money transactions for tax evasion and other purposes.

What is third party insurance?
A: insurance provided by a third party like the auto insurance etc.

What is Balkanisation?
A: the process of divison of a region into hostile parts

Which is the largest province in Pakistan?
A: Balochisthan

Which is the largets mountain range in the world?
A:

What is a Graben and Horst?
A: geological terms referring to regions that lie between the faults

Who was the 2nd Sarsanghachalak of RSS?
A: MS Gowalkar - Shri Guruji

Who is Asma Jahangir?
A: Human rights activist and a lawyer in pakistan and the founder of a law practise there

Who was the first foreigner to lead an Indian unit for the republic day parade?
A: Ismail Tunk from Malaysia. he lead the 62 cavalry of Jaipur

Who is Ajeet Bajaj?
A: the Indian to reach both the north pole and the south pole this year

Who is the head of BHAVINI?
A: BHAVINI - Also called NPCIL - Nuclear Power Corporation of Indis Ltd. Shri SK Jain Chief
Managing Director.

Who heads the Economic Advisory committee of the Indian Govt?
A: C. Rangarajan

What is sea floor spreading?
A: the theory of continental drift by the tectonic theory

What are the fundamental duties?
A: the Part IV A of the constitution of India forming the article 51A which prescribes some 10 fundamental duties to all the citizens of India.

Answers to the questions of Jan 31 2007

Who is S K Poddar?
A: Indian Industrialist, Former FICCI president and Gillette Chairman.

Write about Winter games?
A: Olympic games held every four years on Ice or Snow... Last held in Italy, 2006, and the next one in 2010 in British Columbia

Which Padma award winner has created a controversy saying that giving Padma awards is unconstitutional?
A: - Sukumar Azhikode

Who is PC Haldar?
A: New Director, Intelligence Bureau after ESL Narasimham

Who is the new head FICCI?
A: Habil Khorakiwala

What is Muharram?
A: the first month in the Islamic Calendar and a month of sadness and mourning

Which is the land of lakes?
A: Nainital

Who was VD Savarkar?
A: Hinduvata propagandist and the prime alleged in the killing of Mahatma Gandhi

What is Magna Carta?
A: Limiting King's power and gauranteeing basic Fundamental and constitutional rights

What is Truth Serum test?
A: Some process of narco - analytical test used for investigations

What is brain mapping?
A: Neuroscience technique of mapping the brain into neuromappings

Who is the head of coast guard?
A: - farmooze contractor

Who is the head of backward class commission?
A: - k.singh

When was IIT Kharagpur sestablished?
A: 1951. It was the first IIT to be established

Where is the Indian Institute of Horticulture located?
A: Benguluru

Who is ECG Sudarshan?
A: Indo Americal Physist from Kerala.

Whos is the present head of Muslim personal law board?
A: Hazrat Maulana Syed Mohammad Rabe Hasani Nadwi

Whos is the head of minorities commission?
A: - Hamid Ansari

Which committee enquired the oil controversy related to Natwar Singh?
A: Volcker Committee

Which committee enquired the MPLADS scam and the cash for question scam?
A: Parliamentary committee headed by V. Kishore Chandra S. Dev

Who is the CM of Sikkim?
A: pawan chamling

Which is India’s 17th state?
A: Haryana

What is the capital of Kazhakstan?
A: Astana

What is GUAM?
A: US Territory in the southern most tip of the Marina islands on the Western Pacific Ocean

What is the capital of Armenia?
A: Yerevan

Answers to the questions of Jan 30 2007

What is ETA in Spain?
A: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna or ETA

Who is the Israeli president who is facing charges on rape?
A: Moshe Katzav

What is Indo Russian trade volume?
A: around 3 Billion Dollors

What is Sinopec?
A: The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation

Who is Jagdish Khattar?
A: MD, Maruti Udyog Limited. and former IAS officer

What is IRDA in insurance terms?
A: Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority

Write the full form of TRAI?
A: Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India

Who has the major stake in VSNL?
A: Tatas

What is MIDHANI?
A: Mishra Dhatu Nigam limited, DOD agency, Hyderabad

How many sites in India are there in the world heritage list?
A: 26

Who is the head of SBI?
A: Om Prakash Bhatt - Chairman. SBI is under RBI as of now and may go into the hands of the government.

Which Indian bank is having the largest number of foreign branches?
A: SBI - the largest bank in the world in terms of manpower and branches

What is the institute started in Chennai testing on newsprint and inks?
A: Ifra India and the Research Institute of Newspaper Development Institute, Chennai

Who are the largest producers of gas?
A: Saudi Arabia, Canada and Iran

Which country is supporting the Koodankulam reactors?
A: Russia

Who is the guest for this years Republic day celebrations?
A: Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia

What is FBTR?
A: Fast Breed Test Reactor under IGCAR and BARC

What is bio dynamic farming?
A:Biodynamics is a method of agriculture which seeks to actively work with the health-giving forces of nature. It is the oldest non-chemical agricultural movement in the world

What are the different types of diabetes?
A: Insulin - Dependent Diabetes Mallitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetis Mallitus and Gestational Diabetis

Which company produces the Flexcube banking software?
A: I-Flex

What is OVL’s stake in Sakhalin 1?
A: 20%

Who was the Armenian journalist shot dead recently for condemning the Armenian genocide by Turkey?
A: Dink

Where is Karwar naval base?
A: Karnataka - a Blue water project of the Navy exclusively, code named Seabird - INS Kadamba - Binaga Point to the Anjadip Island is the exact place.

What is a bogoslof?
A: Bogoslof Island is the summit of a largely submarine stratovolcano located in the Bering Sea

When was the Secretary of State post established in India?
A: Pitt's India Act 1784

Who is the head of Tata steels?
A: Ratan Tata, MD of Tata Steel is Muthuraman

What is POSCO famous for?
A: Pohang Iron and Steel Company, third largest steel company in the world, South Korea

Who is the head of HAMAS?
A: Khaled Mashaal and Ismail Haniya

Who is the PM of PoK?
A: Attitque Khan

Where was Vijay Nambiar selected?
A: Chief of Staff of the New Secretary General, UN

Answers to the questions of Feb 06 2007

What is IPCC?and what is its recent conclusions on the world cliamte
A: Intergovernmental panel for climate change - it said the globe is heating at an alarming rate of 3 degrees per millennium

What is isostasy?
A: it is something similar to the archimedis principle relating to the tectonic movement inside the earth between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere owing due to the pressure of the heavy lithosphere on the other!

Where is proposed space command of India coming?
A: At Akkulam near Thiuruvananthapuram in Kerala and mostly it will be under the control of IAF

Where is INS Zamorin located?
A:Ezhimala in Kerala a depo base for coordinating administrative matters under Western Naval Command (HQ: Mumbai)

Which country has the highest cashewnut production?
A:India

Between whom was the third battle of Panipat fought?
A:Between the Marathas and the Afghan Emperor Ahmed Shah Abdali in 1761

Where is Isfahan located?
A: Old Persia - it is near to Tehran and has some World Heritage sites in this beatuful Islamic city

Where is the river Irawady located?
A:Myanmar near the city Mandalay which is the old capital city of Burma

Who is the military general of Myanmar?
A: Sr Gen Shan Thwe

Against whom did Che and Castro wage the war?
A: Against the incumbent government of Batista

Who are the Sandinistas?
A: The FSLN - the members of this party in Nicargua are called as Sandinistas and are in power again in 2006 under Daniel Ortega

Which is the second highest gallantry award in India?
A: Maha Vir Chakra