Tuesday, June 08, 2010

QUIZ - 101

Now that I have crossed the 100 mark, I can afford to shirk off my discipline and post randomly. This is the first such attempt. The answers to the following 10 questions can be found in today’s newspapers. Test yourself how sharply you read the morning papers.


1) Who is the new Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission?

2) Where is the International Tattoo Convention currently underway?

3) The Fragile X Syndrome is the most common genetic cause of what condition?

4) Government is currently auctioning BWA spectrum. What is BWA?

5) What distinction has been conferred on the 160 m tall Capital Gate Tower in Abu Dhabi?

6) Name the trumpet that is expected to be heard frequently during the World Cup Football matches in South Africa?

7) Which company’s steel plant is threatening to cause damage to Bapu Kuti, a heritage site associated with Mahatma Gandhi in Wardha District?

8) The President of which African country is planning to fund a UNESCO sponsored prize for Life Sciences?

9) What rare blood group is named after an Indian city?

10) Where is Warren Anderson, CEO of Union Carbide at the time of Bhopal Tragedy, living now?

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