Chandrayaan 1-India's mission to moon Quiz

1.What is Chandrayaan 1 ?

Chandrayaan I is an unmanned lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)

2. Who is the project chief of Chandrayaan 1?

Mylswamy Annadurai

3.What is the estimated project cost for Chandrayaan 1 ?

Rs 380 crores.(US$ 83 million)

4.Launch date of Chandrayaan 1

22nd October 2008 from Sriharikota, India

5.Who is the Chairman of ISRO?

G Madhavan Nair

6. Explain about Chandrayaan space craft ?

The space craft of Chandrayaan 1 is cuboid in shape. It’s side is 1.50 metres. It accommodates 11 scientific instruments. It weighs 1304 kilograms at it’s launch and 590 kilograms when it enters the lunar orbit. It is a 3-axis stabilized spacecraft using two star sensors, gyros and four reaction wheels.

7.What are the mission objectives for Chandrayaan 1?

1.To launch and orbit a spacecraft in lunar polar orbit and conduct scientific studies.

2.To carry out high resolution mapping of topographic features in 3D, distribution of various minerals and elemental chemical species including radio active nuclides covering the entire lunar surface using a set of remote sensing payloads. The new set of data would help in unraveling mysteries about the origin and evolution of solar system in general and that of the moon in particular or on its composition and mineralogy.

3.Realize the mission goal of harnessing the science payloads, lunar craft and the launch vehicle with suitable ground support system including DSN station, integration and testing, launching and achieving lunar orbit of ~100 km, in-orbit operation of experiments, communication/telecommand, telemetry data reception, quick look data and archival for scientific utilization by identified group of scientists.

List of Booker prize winners from India Quiz

The Booker prize which was constituted in 1969 is given to all authors from the commonwealth countries. Since it's inception, Six Indians have been awarded the prize, Although the first two winners are of Indian origin-V S Naipaul and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. This list will be useful for all Quizzes and competitive exams like PSC and Bank tests



1971-V S Naipaul--In a Free State

1975-Ruth Prawer Jhabvala--Heat and Dust

1981-Salman Rushdie--Midnight`s Children

1997-Arundhati Roy--The God of Small Things

2005-Kiran Desai--The Inheritance of Loss

2008-Aravind Adiga--The White Tiger

Major crops(agricultural commodities)-- Top producing countries

Below given is a list of top producing countries of major agricultural commodities. This will be useful for Quizzes and other Competitive exams. The top three producing countries of each crop is given in that order


Almonds--United States, Spain, Syria
Apples----China,United States,Turkey
Apricots--Turkey,Iran,Italy
Banana---India,Brazil,China
Barley---Russia,Canada,Germany
Dry beans--Brazil,India,China
Buffalo milk--India, Pakistan,China
Cabbages--China, India,Russia
Camel milk-Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Mali
Carrots---China, Russia, United States
Cashew nuts--Vietnam,India,Brazil
Cassava--Nigeria,Brazil,Indonesia
Cauli flower-China,India,Italy
Cherries--Turkey,United states,Iran
Chillies--China,Mexico,Turkey
Cinnamon--Indonesia,China,Sri Lanka
Cocoa beans--Ivory coast,Ghana,Indonesia
Coconuts--Indonesia,Philippines,India
Coffee--Brazil,Vietnam,Indonesia
Cow milk--United states,India,Russia
Eggs---China,Thailand,Indonesia
Garlic--China,India,North Korea
Ginger--China,India,Indonesia
Goat milk--India,Bangladesh,Sudan
Grapes--Italy,Frances,United States
Honey--China,United States,Argentina
Jute--India,Bangladesh,China
Lettuce--China,United States,Spain
Maize--United States,China,Brazil
Mangoes--India,China,Thailand
Mushrooms--China,United States,Netherlands
Rubber--Thailand,Indonesia,Malaysia
Oats--Russia,Canada,United States
Olives--Italy,Spain,Greece
Onions--China,India,United States
Oranges--Brazil,United States,Mexico
Pineapples--Thailand,Philippines,China
Plums--China,Serbia,Germany
Potatoes--China,Russia,India
Pumpkins--China,India,Ukraine
Rice--China,India,Indonesia
Soyabeans--United States,Brazil,Argentina
Sugar cane--Brazil,India,China
Sun flower--Russia,Ukraine,Argentina
Tea--China,India,Sri Lanka
Tobacco--China,Brazil,India
Tomato--China,United States,Turkey
Wheat--China,India,United States

Current affairs October first week

Another eventful week has gone and the update is here. Hope this will be useful for your Bank, PSC tests and Quiz competitions.


1.India signs nuclear deal with France

2.US Senate passes bailout package to rescue collapsing banks.

Key facts: With the credit crunch worsening, Bush administration had introduced a bailout package to buy subprime assets from banks. US house of representatives had rejecte d the package earlier leading to a fall in stock markets.

3. Europe also suffering worst economic crisis in decades.

Key facts: Banks bailed out in Europe

Fortis, Bradley and Bingley, hyporeal estate

4. Iceland become the first country to become totally bankrupt.

Key facts: With all major banks in the country going bankrupt. The country became virtually bankrupt.

5.Private news broadcasters’ association—News Broadcasters Association (NBA)—formally launched the News Broadcasting Standards (Disputes Redressal) Authority on Thursday- a self regulating body.

6.Tatas decide to pull out of Singur and finds a new location for making Nano car at Sanand at Gujarat.

7.Communal clashes between Bodos and Muslims claim at least 55 lives in Assam.

8. All global markets see their worst trading weeks in decades.

9. Nobel prize winners announced.

Nobel Prize winners 2008 Quiz

The Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine 2008

1.Harald zur Hausen--Germany--for his discovery of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer--- will receive 1/2 of the total prize money.
2.Françoise Barré-Sinoussi--France--for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus--will receive 1/4 of the total prize money.
3.Luc Montagnier--France--for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus--will receive 1/4 of the total prize money.

The Nobel Prize winners in Physics 2008

1.Yoichiro Nambu--USA--for the discovery of the mechanism of spontaneous broken symmetry in subatomic physics--will receive 1/2 of the total prize money.

2.Makoto Kobayashi--Japan--for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature--will receive 1/4 of the total prize money.

3.Toshihide Maskawa--Japan--for the discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature--will receive 1/4 of the total prize money.

The Nobel Prize winners in Chemistry 2008

1.Osamu Shimomura--Japan--for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP--will receive 1/3 of the total prize money.

2.Martin Chalfie--USA--for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP--will receive 1/3 of the total prize money.

3.Roger Y. Tsien--USA--for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein, GFP--will receive 1/3 of the total prize money.

The Nobel Prize winner in Literature 2008

1.Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio--France--author of new departures, poetic adventure and sensual ecstasy, explorer of a humanity beyond and below the reigning civilization.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner 2008

1.Martti Ahtisaari--Finland--for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.

The Nobel Prize winner in Economics 2008

1.Paul Kruggmann--USA