Daily Current Affairs Quiz - 27 July 2012

1. The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics will be held on 27 July 2012 where Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is the artistic director and is co-ordinating and designing the opening ceremony. This ceremony is also called by which other name?
[A]The Isles of Wonder
[B]The Isles of Olympics
[C]Gamers' Extravaganza
[D]The Isles of Games


2. Japanese businessman Kenichi Watanabe resigns on 26 July 2012 as the CEO of which financial company following a series of insider trading scandals?
[A]Toyota Financial Services
[B]Nomura Holdings
[C]Matsui Securities
[D]Nikko Citigroup


3. In Pakistan Supreme Court verdict on 26 July 2012, Pakistanis will have to shell out more for which food item following a Supreme Court ruling?
[A]Biryani
[B]Kabab
[C]Samosa
[D]Pizza


4. Indian Congress leader ND Tiwari's DNA test result to decide the paternity suit, will be opened in Delhi High Court on 27 July 2012 and could be made public. Who has filed this Paternity suit claiming Tiwari to be his biological father?
[A]Raj Shekhar
[B]Sumeet Shekhar
[C]Sushil Sanwal
[D]Rohit Shekhar


5. Which Indian bank successfully raised USD 1.25 billion from an overseas dollar-denominated bond sale on 26 July 2012, making it the single largest issue from the domestic banking in recent years?
[A]Canara Bank
[B]State Bank of India
[C]Bank of India
[D]ICICI Bank