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Back with another quiz on Current affairs. All these questions are based on today's newspapers, so I don't think you guys need to Google for answers this time. ;-)
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1. What is common to: Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W Greider and Jack W. Szostak? Ans. This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was given to these three scientists who have solved a major problem in biology: how the chromosomes can be copied in a complete way during cell divisions and how they are protected against degradation. The Nobel Laureates have shown that the solution is to be found in the ends of the chromosomes – the telomeres – and in an enzyme that forms them – telomerase.
2. Identify the politburo member of the banned CPI(Maoist) who was arrested recently. Ans. Kobad Ghandy
3. What is the connection between: Richard Goldstone, Mahmoud Abbas and Gaza? Ans. Mahmoud Abbas is the President of the Palestinian National Authority. Richard Goldstone is a former South African judge who authored the the Goldstone report calling for an investigation into possible war crimes during Israel's winter war in Gaza.
4. Why are the towns of Jiafeng and Nanchenpu in the Sanxi province of China in the news? Ans. China’s first privately funded rail project which began on their 60th anniversary will link the towns of Jiafeng and Nanchenpu over a stretch of 64.29 kilometers
5. The Aditya Birla Group is de-merging the cement business of flagship Grasim Industries into another company. Name the company. Ans. 'Samruddhi'
Ciao
Back with another quiz on Current affairs. All these questions are based on today's newspapers, so I don't think you guys need to Google for answers this time. ;-)
Happy Quizzing.
1. What is common to: Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W Greider and Jack W. Szostak? Ans. This year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was given to these three scientists who have solved a major problem in biology: how the chromosomes can be copied in a complete way during cell divisions and how they are protected against degradation. The Nobel Laureates have shown that the solution is to be found in the ends of the chromosomes – the telomeres – and in an enzyme that forms them – telomerase.
2. Identify the politburo member of the banned CPI(Maoist) who was arrested recently. Ans. Kobad Ghandy
3. What is the connection between: Richard Goldstone, Mahmoud Abbas and Gaza? Ans. Mahmoud Abbas is the President of the Palestinian National Authority. Richard Goldstone is a former South African judge who authored the the Goldstone report calling for an investigation into possible war crimes during Israel's winter war in Gaza.
4. Why are the towns of Jiafeng and Nanchenpu in the Sanxi province of China in the news? Ans. China’s first privately funded rail project which began on their 60th anniversary will link the towns of Jiafeng and Nanchenpu over a stretch of 64.29 kilometers
5. The Aditya Birla Group is de-merging the cement business of flagship Grasim Industries into another company. Name the company. Ans. 'Samruddhi'
Ciao
2.K Ghandy
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2. k.Ghandy
ReplyDelete1. nobel prize shared by them for science this year. (today's newspaper headline)
ReplyDelete2. some " mahato " from lalgarh and kobad gandhy
3. israel for mamoud abbas and gaza Not sure about goldstone.
4. they are first ever private railways in china.
(i hope india gets one too for mumbai locals)
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5. samruddhi cements
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