Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Questions on Current Affairs

See, if you can post the answers to us :::

1) A : Mallassurance 1: Kishore Biyani
B : Genovate Solutions 2: Anton Ravindran
C : Barclays Wealth 3: Deepak Rattan
D : G. Narayanan 4 : Indian Overseas Bank
a) A – 2, B-3, C-4, D-1 b) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 c) A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
d) A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

2) Baer’s Pochard and Spoon-billed Sandpiper are species of
a) frogs b) birds c) leopards d) fishes

3) 1 barrel (bbl) of petroleum or related products = X gallons. “X” is
a) 40 b) 52 c) 50 d) 42

4) What is common in : car body panels, tennis rackets, yacht masts and bike frames ?
a) Buckminsterfullerene b) Graphite c) Carbon Nanotubes d) none of these

5) Which country topped the Global Peace Index survey in May, 2008 ?
a) Angola b) Norway c) Greenland d) Iceland

1 comment:

Abhilash Mohapatra said...

answers
1.b
2.b birds
3.d 42
4.a fullerene
5.d iceland

Sir according to material science the carbon products are in one class even graphite and nanotubes belong to same class...buckminserfullerene is another stable structure of carbon and even used in PSLV XL and motor casing to reduce weight.