Questions and Answers 08 August 2016

Questions

1.Deodhar trophy is associated with Which sport/game?
  [A]Football
  [B]Hockey
  [C]Tennis
  [D]Cricket

2.Who amongst the following is NOT a famous author?
  [A]KiranDesai
  [B]Aravind Adiga
  [C]Kiran Shankar More
  [D]Chetan Bhagat 

3.First Earth Hour event was organized in which year?

  [A]2005 [B]2008 [C]2007 [D]2010
  

4.Which country has awarded highest number of death sentence in 2014?

    [A]Egypt [B]Nigeria [C]Iraq [D]Japan

5.Adoor Gopalakrishna is a famous filmmaker in which of the following languages?

   [A]Malayalam [B]Marathi [C]Telugu [D]Hindi

Answers

1.[D]Cricket.
   This trophy is named after Prof D.B.Deodhar.this trophy is established in early seventies.

2.[C]Kiran Shankar More

  Kiran Shankar More was the Wicket keeper for Indian Cricket team.More started the Kiran More-Alembic Cricket Academy.he was the chairman of selectors for the indian team from 2002-2006.

3.[C]2007.

   Earth Hour is a worldwide grassroots movement uniting people to protect the planet, and is organised by WWF. The first Earth Hour event was observed on March 31 2007, Sydney, Australia.
 

4.[B]Nigeria.

   Egypt and Nigeria accounted for well over 1,000 of the death sentences announced in year 2014, more than a third of the world’s total, as per Amnesty International annual report. Nigeria announced 659 death sentences, mostly for murder and armed robbery. Egypt announced at least 509 death sentences last year, many of them in the mass trials that have been held since the ouster of Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in 2013. The countries with the most recorded executions last year were Iran with at least 289, Saudi Arabia with at least 90, Iraq with at least 61 and the United States with at least 35.

5.[A]Malayalam.
   Moutatthu Gopalakrishnan is an Indian film director, script writer, and producer. He had a major role in revolutionizing Malayalam cinema and is regarded as one of the finest filmmakers of India. He was honoured the Bishwaratna Dr Bhupen Hazarika International Solidarity Award by Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.