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    Following are the Current Affairs/General Knowledge Questions June 2010:

    June 22, 2010:

    ** Who awarded 13-time Grammy and two-times Oscar ?

    Answer: Gustavo Santaolalla

    ** Which Government banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an objectionable illustration

    depicting about Prophet Mohammed ?

    Answer: Nepal

    The Nepal government banned a school textbook after growing outcry by Muslims over an objectionable illustration depicting

    Prophet Mohammed as a woman-like figure and containing erroneous interpretations of Islam. Mohammad Nizamuddin, senior

    vice-president of the Muslim Association Nepal, said that the books gave wrong information about Prophet Mohammed,

    erroneously describing him as the founder of Islam.

    ** Who was the first matriculate from the tribe in forests Orissa ?

    Answer: Baya Mankidia

    Baya Mankidia (16) trekked 13kms daily and fought odds to do Orissas Mankidia nomadic tribe.

    ** In 2010 which was declared as the fourth best among the top 10 luxury trains of the world by the travel magazine

    Conde Nast.

    Answer: Palace on Wheels

    Palace on Wheels has been declared the fourth best among the top 10 luxury trains of the world by the travel magazine Conde

    Nast.

    June 21, 2010:

    ** CEO of Deutsche Bank

    Answer: Anshu Jain

    ** Which country is planning to build the worlds largest seawater desalination plant ?

    Answer: Israel

    ** Recently Archaeologists have found a 3,500-year-old town buried under the earth in the countrys northeastern region

    Answer: Egyptian town

    Archaeologists have found a 3,500-year-old Egyptian town buried under the earth in the countrys northeastern region of the Nile

    delta.

    June 19, 2010:

    ** Which Two Countries had started talks on N-Ties ?

    Answer: India, S Korea

    ** Housing scheme Sahbhagita Awas Yojna was officially launched by ?

    Answer: CM Ashok Gehlot

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    The public-private partnership module for affordable housing scheme Sahbhagita Awas Yojna, was officially launched on June

    19, 2010.

    ** AICC president Sonia Gandhi s Birthday is on ?

    Answer: June 19

    ** Who was the PM want to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after the end of the G20 summit

    Answer: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Friday he will hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Manmohan

    Singh after the end of the G20 summit.

    ** Who are the persons have hands in Railway Recruitment Board 2010 Paper Leakage ?

    Answer: The son of S M Sharma, chairman of the Railway Recruitment Board, Mumbai, who allegedly used the funds acquired

    by leaking exam papers to buy a Mitsubishi Pajero. The other accused are A K Jagannathan, former assistant divisional rail

    manager, and his son Srujan.

    June 18, 2010:

    ** Who was the Tollywood director recently married on June 18, 2010 ?

    Answer: Tollywood director Surender Reddy

    Recently Tollywood director Surender Reddy tied the knot with Deepa.

    ** Who was the Bollywood Actress married at the age of 41 years on June 18, 2010 ?

    Answer: Manisha

    The 41-year-old actress Manisha is set to tie the knot with businessman Samrat Dahal, 33.

    ** What was the World Cup song in 2010 ? and by whom it was sanged ?

    Answer: World Cup song Waka Waka,

    World Cup song Waka Waka, was sang by Columbian pop queen Shakira and is to sing for a Bollywood film in future.

    ** Which government has restricted access to the social networking site, Facebook, in Mantralaya.

    Answer: The Maharashtra government has restricted access to the social networking site, Facebook, in Mantralaya.

    ** India on June 18, 2010 successfully test-fired its indigenously developed, nuclear-capable, ballistic missile Prithvi-II from the

    Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, about 15 km from here off the Orissa coast.

    June 17, 2010:

    ** Which are the countries supported Chinese for IPO

    Answer: Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar

    Three countries-Singapore, Kuwait and Qatar-have come forward with offers to buy huge quantities of shares in the Agriculture

    Bank of China to help it become the worlds biggest IPO. They have made it possible for the Chinese bank to send out a

    reassuring signal to investors by booking about 20% of the $23 billion offer in advance.

    ** Recent studies revealed that Neurological disorders and stunted growth in kids were improved or cured by Using

    Camel milk.

    ** Which country is against Pak-China nuclear deal ?

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    Answer: India

    ** Which was the Mobile Company who took more than 600,000 orders ?

    Answer: iPhone 4

    Apple Inc said that it and its phone company partners took orders for more than 600,000 iPhone 4s in one day, the highest

    number its ever seen. The companies stopped taking orders for shipment by the June 24 launch day in the US.

    ** What was the campaign launched by CM Narendra Modi recently ?

    Answer: Kanya Kelavni campaign from N Guj villages

    The three-day long Swarnim Shala Pravesh Utsav began in the state on June 17, 2010 with chief minister Narendra Modi

    launching the Kanya Kelavni Abhiyan (campaign for educating girls) in the remote villages in Rupanivas Koreti and Mamana in

    Vav taluka in Banaskantha district.

    June 15, 2010:

    ** Asia Cricket Cup 2010 was started on ?

    Answer: June 15, 2010

    The Asia Cup is an international One Day International cricket tournament. It was originally scheduled to be held every two years.

    ** Which Teams has been Participating in Asia Cup 2010 Cricket Matches?

    Answer: India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh

    ** On whom Complaint filed in Bhopal gas case.

    Answer: Arjun Singh

    A complaint has been filed in a Bhopal court against ex-MP CM Arjun Singh for allegedly releasing Warren Anderson in a wrong

    manner after the gas tragedy.

    June 14, 2010:

    ** Who won in Germany vs Australia fifa world cup 2010 ?

    Answer: Germany won by 4-0 against Australia

    June11, 2010:

    ** Who was the Former Goa tourism minister was booked/ suspected for a womans death recently?

    Answer: Mickky Pacheco

    Former Goa tourism minister Francisco Mickky Pacheco was booked by the police on Thursday as the main accused in the

    unnatural death of Nadia Joelle Torrado.

    ** When did the Broadband spectrum auction ends and is the total revenue of the government from sale of spectrum for

    both 3G and BWA stands at ?

    Answer: Broadband spectrum auction ended on June 11, 2010. Govt gets Rs 38,300 crore, The total revenue of the government

    from sale of spectrum for both 3G and BWA stands at over Rs 1.06 lakh crore, more than thrice the earlier projection of Rs 35,000

    crore by the finance minister.

    ** Whose death took place on the opening day of the World Cup (June 11, 2010) ?

    Answer: Zenani Mandela,

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    Best Playback Singer (Male)

    Shaan Behti Hawa Sa Tha Woh (3 Idiots)

    Best Music Direction

    Pritam Love Aaj Kal

    Best Lyrics

    Swanand Kirkire 3 Idiots

    Best Story

    Abhijat Joshi, Raj Kumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra 3 Idiots

    Habitat For Humanity Ambassadorship

    Salman Khan

    IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Male)

    J. Om Prakash

    IIFA outstanding contribution to Hindi Cinema (Female)

    Zeenat Aman

    Outstanding Achievement by an Indian Internationally

    Anil Kapoor

    IIFA Green Global Award

    Vivek Oberoi

    Technical Awards Winners

    Best Screenplay

    Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra (3 Idiots)

    Best Cinematography

    C.K. Muraleedharan (3 Idiots)

    Best Dialogue

    Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (3 Idiots)

    Best Background Score

    Sanjay Wandrekar, Atul Raninga, Shantanu Moitra (3 Idiots)

    Best Editing

    Rajkumar Hirani (3 Idiots)

    Best Sound Recording

    Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Nihal Ranjan Samel (3 Idiots)

    Best Song Recording

    Bishwadeep Chatterjee, Sachi K Sanghvi (3 Idiots)

    Best Sound Re-recording

    Anup Dev (3 Idiots)

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    Best Choreography

    Bosco Martis, Caesar Gonsalves (Love Aaj Kal)

    Best Costume Designing

    Anahita Shroff Adajania, Dolly Ahluwalia (Love Aaj Kal)

    Best Art Direction

    Sabu Cyril (Aladin)

    Best Special Effects (Visual)

    Charles Darby Eyecube Labs (Aladin)

    Best Action

    Shyam Kaushal (Kaminey)

    Best Make up Artist

    Christien Tinsley, Domini Till (Paa)

    June 2, 2010:

    ** Who is the Malayalam novelist died recently on June 2, 2010 ?

    Answer: Kovilan

    Kovilan won the Kerala Sahitya Akademi award in 1972 and 1977 and the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award in 1998 besides

    Vayalar award in 1999. He was also a member of the Kendra Sahitha Akademi.

    Kovilan had written 11 novels 12 collections of short stories besides articles and a play. His novels includes, Thakarnna

    Haridayangal (1946), A minus B(1959), Tharavadu (1963), Ezhamedangal (1965), Thazhvarakal (1969), Thottangal (1970) and

    Thattakam (1995) among others.

    June 1, 2010:

    3. Who won World Team Table Tennis Championship this year 2010?

    a. China

    b. Moscow

    c. Singapore

    d. None

    Answer: C - Singapore end Chinas 19-year reign in World Team Table Tennis Championship

    2. Who was appointed as the officiating secretary of the Athletics Federation of India till the Commonwealth Games

    (October 30) ?

    Answer: Ravinder Chaudhary

    1. Name the singer who can sing in 11 languages!

    Answer: Anaida