Wednesday, January 26, 2011

May 2010

*Country code top-level domain or ccTLD is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country. The first countries to have non-Latin ccTLD:
Egypt, Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates

*New deadline given to auto makers of the country to upgrade their two-wheelers to Bharat Stage (BS) 3 from BS 2 norms for sale in 13 major cities of the country:
July 1, 2010

In context with the Industrial Infrastructure Upgradation Scheme (IIUS), Ispatbhoomi Cluster is being developed in:
Chhattisgarh

*Government/Public Sector Undertakings registered with both BSE & NSE:
31

*Commonwealth Health Ministers Conference in May 2010:
Geneva

*"Transforming Lives" is the new tagline of:
NTPC Limited

*Tourism Ministry is developing Theme Parks such as Garden of Palms, Garden of Conifers, Valley of Animals etc. in:
Chandigarh

*The Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies is being set up in:
Arunachal Pradesh

*Sport been included for the first time as a medal sport in the Commonwealth Games 2010:
Tennis

*What is the name of 'rickshaw man from Bihar'?
Irfan Aalam

*The first country in the world to initiate a new law which proposes the tobacco companies to sell their cigarette packs 'plain' without display of logo or imagery on the cover by January 1, 2012:
Australia

*As per the fifth annual Millward Brown Optimor BrandZ Top100 Most Valuable Global Brands of 2010, the value of Google, the number 1 brand of the world is:
$114 billion

*As per the latest rankings done by FinanceAsia magazine, India's best CEO is:
Natarajan Chandrasekaran -TCS

*The theme of "International Day of Families" a UN observance celebrated on May 15, 2010:
The impact of migration on families around the world

*The business personality of India been selected for American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellowships:
Ratan Tata

*In United Kingdom general election, 2010, held recently in May 2010, None of the party could achieve the target of 326 seats required for majority and thus there is a hung parliament

*In United Kingdom general election, 2010, held recently in May 2010, Largest Number of Seats have been won by:
Conservative Party

*In United Kingdom general election, 2010, held recently in May 2010, Since world war II, UK has seen hung Parliaments for:
Only two times

*In United Kingdom general election, 2010, held recently in May 2010, A coalition between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats, led to appointment of PM:
David Cameron

*In United Kingdom general election, 2010, held recently in May 2010, The above election ended the 13 years regime of the:
Labor Party

*Venue to the world's first Convention of Women Magicians to be held in May 2010:
Kerala

*Chairman of the Expert Committee on National Film Awards:
Shyam Benegal

*First Indian airport operator in the world to receive the ISO 27001 certification, recognized internationally as an Information Security Management System (ISMS) Standard:
Bangalore

*Circles attracting maximum bid in the latest 3G auction in India:
Delhi

*"Tireless voice- Relentless Journey" is the autobiography of BJP leader:
Venkaiah Naidu

*In the recently held general elections, Navinchandra Ramgoolam has been reappointed as Prime Minister of:
Mauritius

*The official carrier of Unique Identity Numbers to deliver the UID communication to the citizens of India:
India Post

*The current president of Olympic Council of Asia:
Sheikh Fahad Al-Sabah

*Renewable electricity certificate (REC) are Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) initiative which are a type of environmental commodity intended to provide an economic incentive for electricity generation from renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar power. The 1st state to notify the final regulations on REC mechanism:
Gujarat

*Prior to the recently prohibition on FDI in manufacturing of 'Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes, of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes' in India, the ceiling on FDI in the said products was:
100%

*The noted filmaker Jafar Panahi, is in prison and notable Hollywood personalities, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Robert Redford and Francis Ford Coppola, signed a petition asking the government to release him, He is from:
Iran

*The American also the first non-African to break the 27-minute barrier in the 10,000 meters:
Chris Solinsky

*John Higgins, world's number 1 snooker player was suspended by World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association in May 2010 due to an investigation into match fixing allegations pending against him, he is:
Scottish

*Nuclear Security Summit:
Washington DC

*International Conference on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation, 2010:
Tehran

*NĂ©stor Kirchner, was unanimously elected the first Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) is a former president of:
Argentina

*A landmark judgment declaring the use of narco tests, brain mapping tests and lie detector tests by investigative agencies unconstitutional was given by Supreme Court of:
India

*The 2010 winner countries of the Thomas & Uber Cup respectively are:
China, South Korea