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15601. Who is appointed as the chef-de-mission of India’s contingent for Asian Games in China?
Answer: Abhay Singh Chautala
15602. Which countries have signed six pacts on October 27, 2010, with the accord for implementing the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) from July 1, 2011 being the centrepiece?
Answer: India and Malaysia.
15603. Former president of Argentina who arguably remained the most potent political force in the country from 2003-2007, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack?
Answer: Nestor Kirchner.
15604. Name of the IPL-style Twenty20 Cricket tournament announced by Cricket Australia?
Answer: Big Bash Bash Twenty20 League(BBL).
15605. Which Indian Cricketer’s bat fetched the highest bid of Rs. 42 lakh at a glittering sports auction in Mumbai?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
15607. On September 5, 2010, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 44-cent stamp commemorating a Roman Catholic nun who served the sick and destitute of India for nearly 50 years. Name of that nun?
Answer: Mother Teresa.
15608. Which animal will soon be declared a national heritage animal of India in order to step up measures for its protection?
Answer: Elephant.
15609. Former Argentine football star and the last surviving player from the first World Cup in 1930, died recently at the age of 100?
Answer: Francisco Varallo.
15610. Name of the new book written by famous Physicist Stephen Hawking in which he says that God did not create the universe, because gravity means it would have happened on its own?
Answer: The Grand Design.
15612. The University of Alberta based in Edmonton, Canada will honor an Indian agriculture scientist with an honorary doctorate to recognize his contribution to food security in the world. Name of that Indian Scientist?
Answer: M. S. Swaminathan.
15613. Who is the first sportsperson who was conferred an Indian Air Force (IAF) Honorary Group Captain?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
15614. The 18-year-old fast bowler from Pakistan who is removed from the list of nominees for the ICC"s emerging player of the year 2010 award due to spot-fixing allegations against him?
Answer: Mohammad Amir.
15615. Which country approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on September 3, 2010 after the United Nations asked that country to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program?
Answer: Japan.
15616. Name of the 2-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day, recently quit his habit after a month-long rehabilitation?
Answer: Ardi Rizal
15617. Name of the 15 year boy who has been offered a place at Britain"s prestigious Cambridge University?
Answer: Arran Fernandez.
15618. Name of the three Pakistan Cricket players who have been suspended by International Cricket Council (ICC) due to Lord’s spot-fixing outrage, under the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Code?
Answer: Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif.
15619. Name of the apex body constituted by Indian Government for the welfare of tribals in the country?
Answer: National Council for Tribal Welfare (NCTW).
15621. Eggs and shoes were hurled at Tony Blair (former British Prime Minister) by anti-war activists, in Dublin (Ireland) where he was signing copies of his new book. What is the name of that book?
Answer: ""A Journey""
15622. The Basque separatist group which has declared a permanent ceasefire in Spain recently?
Answer: Eta
15623. Name of the cruise missile which was successfully test-fired recently as part of trials by the Indian Army from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Orissa coast?
Answer: BrahMos
15624. Indian athlete who smashed Shiny Wilson’s 15-year-old national record en route to fifth place in the 800 metres at the Continental Cup athletics meet in Split, Croatia?
Answer: Tintu Luka.
15625. Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed, who played with the Pakistan team in the Test series against England, allegedly told a British tabloid newspaper that some of his teammates were cheats. Name of that news paper which came out with the sting operation on Pakistan cricketers?
Answer: “News of the World”
15626. Indian nuclear scientist and a chemical engineer, who remained the head of Atomic Energy Commission of India during India"s first nuclear test in Pokhran in 1974 died recently at the age of 86?
Answer: Homi N. Sethna
15628. Which country has decided to extend the life spans of the country’s 17 nuclear plants by an average of 12 years while alternative energy sources are developed?
Answer: Germany
15630. All India trade unions called for general strike on September 7, 2010 against the “anti-people policies of the Indian Government.” On the same day itself, a public sector nationwide general strike took place in a European country to protest the government"s efforts to reform the pension system. Which is that country?
Answer: France.
15631. Who has been officially declared as the shortest living man by Guinness World Records?
Answer: Edward Nino Hernandez (Columbia)
15632. South Indian actor who died at Chennai on 8th September 2010 due to massive heart attack?
Answer: Murali.
15633. Who is named as the Chairman of Hotel Leela Venture Ltd, an Indian hotel company based in Mumbai?
Answer: Vivek Nair.
15634. Which country’s parliament has recently approved constitutional reforms which will enable its President to seek a third term and will give him sweeping powers over formerly independent institutions?
Answer: Sri Lanka.
15635. The state of U.S.A which has banned foreign outsourcing to countries like India in a wave of protectionism in the economic crisis?
Answer: Ohio State.
15636. One of the most successful woman weightlifters in India who has tested positive a second time in the doping test during the trials for the Delhi Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Sanamacha Chanu
15637. Legendary veteran film producer from Andhra Pradesh who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2009?
Answer: Dr. D. Rama Naidu.
15638. Malayalam film actor, screenwriter and director who has acted in around 50 films and directed a dozen of Malayalam movies, passed away recently due to kidney-related diseases?
Answer: Venu Nagavally.
15639. Bharatiya Janata Party leader who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time at the Raj Bhavan on 11-09-2010?
Answer: Arjun Munda.
15640. Who won the US Open men"s doubles title-2010 beating India"s Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan in final(7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4))?
Answer: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
15641. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the ODI cricket series between Pakistan and England held in England?
Answer: Andrew Strauss
15642. Who became the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the World Wrestling Championship in Moscow by beating Russia"s Gogaev Alan in the final match?
Answer: Sushil Kumar.
15643. The renowned South Indian playback singer who had rendered nearly 7000 songs in many languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam…etc, died recently due to cardiac arrest followed by intestinal lung infection?
Answer: Swarnalatha.
15644. The celebrated French film director and a founding father of the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) movement who died recently at the age of 80?
Answer: Claude Chabrol.
15645. Which country won Women’s Hockey World Cup 2010 defeating Netherlands in final?
Answer: Argentina.
15646. Who won U.S. open 2010 Women singles title defeating Russian Tennis star Vera Zvonareva in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in final?
Answer: Kim Clijsters.
15647. Spanish Ferrari driver and two-time world champion who won the Italian Grand Prix (Formula One title)?
Answer: Fernando Alonso.
15648. Who has been selected as the Best Indian Footballer of the Year-2010 by the Football Players Association of India?
Answer: Muhammed Rafi (Kerala).
15649. Which country won their first world championship basketball title since 1994 with a 81-64 victory over Turkey in Istanbul?
Answer: U.S.A.
15650. The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) was held at?
Answer: The Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh
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