Current Affairs Questions and Answers Dated on 4-11-10

1)U.S.President Barack Obama suffers Setback as republicans wrest House of Representatives.

2) Which Indian minister and ministery has blamed fans of Harry Potter for the decline of wild owls in the country?

A)Jairam Ramesh, Environment Minister.

3)Which city has hosted the Global Community policing Conclave 2010?

A)Kochi, Kerala state.

4)Who is the first Indo-American to win the election for Attorney-General of California?

A)Kamala Harris

5) Who is elected as the Governor of South Carolina?

A)Ms.Nikki Randhawa haley has become the first Indian Origin Woman.

6)Who is the former Russian Prime minister who died recently

A)Viktor Chernomyrdin

7)Who is appointed to head the Russian part of the Indo-Russian Inter-Governmental Commission(IRIGC)?

A)Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov to head IRIGC for trade, economic,scientific-technological and cultural.

8) In which planet Scientist have found a volcanic deposit recently?

A) Mars, (The silica deposit formed when Mars' climate was dry and chilly, clearly shown the presence of water and heat).

9)For the first time a high performance 'metal-insulator-metal' diode has been created.

10)Who was appointed as the CEO of Future Capital Holdings?

A)Apul Nayyar.

11)Global cargo firm FedEx announced that it will acquire Indian logistics company AFL and its affiliate Unifreight India.

12)The Finance Minister released paper on government debt.