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Which of these top leaders has joined the likes of A Raja and Kanimozhi as parties to the 2G scam?

Published: Tuesday, Sep 27, 2011, 19:55 IST
Place: Mumbai | Agency: DNA

1. Which of these top leaders has joined the likes of A Raja and Kanimozhi as parties to the 2G scam?
P Chidambaram
Kapil Sibal
Pranab Mukherjee
 
Chidambaram got embroiled in the 2G controversy after the Finance Ministry note to the Prime Minister’s Office saying that scam could have been avoided if Chidambaram had intervened in the matter. According to the note, made public after an RTI query, then Finance Minister Chidambaram had “stuck to his stand” to auction airwaves at 2008 rates.
2. hat is the name of the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for her campaigns to save Kenyan forests?
Eva Daoukia
Adimu Adini
Wangari Maathai
 
Wangari Maathai, who became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died in a hospital on September 25, 2011 after battling ovarian cancer for a long time. The 71-year-old founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977 and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for her campaigns to save Kenyan forests
3. . A truck driver was beaten to death in Uttar Pradesh by Road Transport Office staffers. What was his crime?
He did not have toll money
He refused to pay a bribe
He misbehaved with a woman officer
 
Anant Lal Gupta, 50, was allegedly beaten to death Road Transport Office staffers as he refused to pay an extra Rs500 they demanded as bribe. Following the incident, angry locals jammed the National Highway 2 and pelted stones (at?). Police had to lathi-charge and fire in the air to control the situation.
4. What is the name of the woman who breathed her last on September 26 after getting injured seriously in the June 4 crackdown on Ramlila Maidan?
Madhubala
Rajbala
Sarojini
 
Rajbala, 51, was battling for her life for the past 4 months since the crackdown on Ramlila Maidan in Delhi where Yoga guru Ramdev and his followers were protesting against the lack of action in the black money case. She had sustained serious spinal injuries and was critical for about 114 days.
5. What is the full form of TRAI?
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
The Railway Authority of India
Telecommunication and Railway Authority of India
 
The TRAI is the independent body that regulates the telecommunication business in India. In its latest recommendations, TRAI has ordered that no telecom operator shall permit transmission of more than 100 SMSes per day per SIM. Subscribers have the option of choosing to be under the 'Fully Blocked' category or the 'Partially Blocked' category.

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