IPL QUIZ 2011

Quiz #2

Q1: Who is the owner of Chennai Super Kings?
AI: India Cements

Q2: Which team won 7 of their home matches this IPL
A2: Chennai Super Kings

Q3: Who captained Kochi Tuskers Kerala in Mahela Jayawardene's absence?
A3: Parthiv Patel

Q4: Which team scored the fastest 50 in IPL 2011?
A4: Royal Challengers Bangalore (50 in 2.5 overs)

Q5: What is the highest score in an over this IPL?
A5: 37. Chris Gayle versus Kochi Tuskers

Q6: Who set the record for highest partnership?
A6: Gilchrist and Shaun Marsh

Q7: Which team does Vridhhiman Saha play for?
A7: Chennai super kings

Q8: Who played the first match this IPL
A8: CSK versus KKR

Q9: How many runs did Ganguly score in his first match?
A9: 30 runs off 32 balls

Q10: Which is the venue for IPL final?
A10: Chennai

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Online General Knowledge Quiz (India)

Quiz #1

Q1.	Which Indian state is the largest producer in the world of the golden coloured 'Muga' silk ? (A) Assam (B) Orissa (C) West Bengal (D) Karnataka Answer : A
Q2.	Which Indian freedom fighter was popularly called 'Mahamana' ? (A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) Jai Prakash Narain (C) Gopal Hari Deshmukh (D) Madan Mohan Malaviya Answer : D
Q3.	Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ? (A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh Answer : A
Q4.	'Anandmath', 'Durgeshnondini' and 'Kapalkundala' novels were authored by which Bengali writer ? (A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Sharat Chandra Chatterjee (C) Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (D) Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay Answer : C
Q5.	Baglihar Dam, also known as Baglihar Hydroelectric Power Project, in Jammu & Kashmir is built across which river ? (A) Beas (B) Chenab (C) Jhelum (D) Sutlej Answer : B
Q6.	Where was the first Indian Institute of Management (IIM) established in 1961 ? (A) Kolkata (B) Bengaluru (C) Ahmedabad (D) Lucknow Answer : A
Q7.	What line connects the points on a map that receive equal amounts of rainfall ? (A) Isobar (B) Isohel (C) Isotherm (D) Isohyet Answer : D
Q8.	On 28 May 2008, the Indian Air Force attained the Airborne Warning And Control System (AWACS) capability by procuring the Phalcon radar (mounted on Russian plane IL-76) from which country ? (A) France (B) Israel (C) Russia (D) Germany Answer : B
Q9.	Which India born physicist invented the 'Optical Fibre' ? (A) C.V. Raman (B) Satyendra Nath Bose (C) Homi J. Bhabha (D) Narinder Singh Kapany Answer : D
Q10.	Which Australian state was formerly known as "Van Diemen's Land" ? (A) Victoria (B) Queensland (C) Tasmania (D) New South Wales Answer : C

Tamil Nadu tops Civil Service Rankings

Chennai-based girl tops Civil Services Exam Result 2010-2011

By shankar on May 11th, 2011

Chennai-based girl tops Civil Service Exam Result 2010-2011

Chennai-based law graduate S Divyadharshini has topped the Civil Services Examination 2010 for which the results were announced on Wednesday.

The second position was also secured by a woman, Sweta Mohanty, a computer engineer, while R. V. Varun Kumar, a dentist from Chennai, got the third rank.

A total of 920 candidates, including 203 women, have been selected for the Civil Services, which attracts the largest number of candidates from the entire length and breadth of the country.

Divyadharshini, who has done BA BL (Hons) from Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, cleared the exam in her second attempt. Mohanty cleared the exam in her third attempt.

Kumar, the topper among men, has done his BDS from Ragas Dental College in Chennai. This is his third attempt. Divyadharshini said she was surprised to find herself topping the exam as she was not expecting it. "I was expecting some result but not as a topper," she said.

As congratulatory messages poured in, she said the achievement was the result of "tedious" exercise and hard work of one year coupled with luck.

The top 25 candidates consist of 20 men and five women — 15 of whom are engineers, five belonging to Commerce, Management, Humanities, Science and Social Sciences; and five belonging to medical science background.

Of the top 25, eight have made to the merit list in their first attempt while four made it in their second attempt, nine in third attempt, three in fourth attempt and one in fifth attempt.

Among those selected, 28 are physically challenged candidates while 14 are orthopaedically challenged, five visually impaired and nine hearing impaired.

A total number of 5,47,698 candidates applied for this examination and 2,69,036 candidates appeared for Preliminary examination, which was conducted on May 23, 2010.

12,491 candidates qualified for the main written examination held in October- November 2010.

2,589 candidates were shortlisted for the personality test conducted in March-April 2011 out of which 920 were selected.

They have been recommended for appointment including 428 General (including 19 Physically Challenged), 270 OBCs (including 8 Physically Challenged candidates), 148 Scheduled Castes (including one Physically Challenged candidate) and 74 Scheduled Tribes candidates.

There are 151 vacancies in IAS, 35 vacancies in IFS and 150 in IPS.

The results are available on PIB website — www.pib.nic.in and also on the U.P.S.C. website — www.upsc.gov.in.

Source: PTI 

 Courtesy: 

http://www.resultupdate.com/10109-chennai-based-girl-tops-civil-services-exam-result-2010-2011/

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