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15851. Who won the 7th Crocodile Challenge Cup squash tournament held in Hong Kong on Dec 18,2011?
Answer: Dipika Pallikal. (India).
15852. Which country won the four-nation Women’s Hockey tournament held in Parana, Argentina?
Answer: Argentina.
15853. Which country won the bronze medal in the four-nation Women’s Hockey tournament held in Parana, Argentina?
Answer: India.
15854. Who has been named the African Footballer of the Year-2011 by the Confederation of African Football?
Answer: Yaya Toure.
15855. Chinese writer who has been sentenced to 9 years in prison on 23 December 2011 for ‘inciting subversion of state power’?
Answer: Chen Wei.
15856. Noted Malayalam playwright and the author of controversial book ‘Christhuvinte Aaram Thirumurivu’ who died on December 22, 2011?
Answer: P.M.Antony.
15857. Who became the Highest –run getter in the Renji Trophy surpassing the record of Amol Muzumdar?
Answer: Wasim Jaffer.
15858. Who became the youngest player to make 300 English Premiere League appearances in the history of EPL?
Answer: Wayne Rooney.
15859. Renowned Malayalam writer and literary critic who has been selected for the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award-2011?
Answer: M.K.Sanu
15860. Noted nuclear scientist who played a key role in India’s first atomic test in 1974 and pioneered experiments in cold fusion, died on December 21, 2011?
Answer: Dr.P.K.Iyengar.
15861. Two time Olympian and goal keeper of the 1951 Asian Games football gold medal winning team, died on December 20, 2011?
Answer: K.V.Varadaraj.
15862. Who has been named the All Indian Football Federation ‘Player of the Year-2011’?
Answer: Sunil Chetri.
15863. Who became the first Bangladesh player to score a hundred and take five wickets in an innings during a Test?
Answer: Shakib Al Hasan.
15864. National anthem of which country completed 100 years on December 27, 2011?
Answer: India.
15865. Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and Janata Dal (Secular) leader who died on 26 December 2011 in Bangalore due to kidney failure?
Answer: Sarekoppa Bangarappa
15866. Who has won the Commonwealth International Open Chess title-2012?
Answer: Sergei Tiviakov.
15867. Who became the first Indian batsman and only the eighth in the first-class history to hit three triple-centuries?
Answer: Ravindra Jadeja.
15868. Who has won the 2012 London Chess Classic title?
Answer: Magnus Carlsen.
15869. Who was crowned the Commonwealth Chess Champion 2012?
Answer: Lalith Babu.
15870. SMS (Short Message Service) celebrated its 21st Birth Day on?
Answer: December 3, 2012.
15871. Who is the new President of Mexico?
Answer: Enrique Pena Nieto.
15872. Which American professional soccer team won the Major League Soccer Cup-2012?
Answer: The Los Angeles Galaxy.
15873. Former Australia captain who announced his retirement from International Cricket on 3 December 2012?
Answer: Ricky Ponting.
15874. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned the Olympic Association of an Asian Country on December4, 2012 over elections that could result in a tainted official taking over as the only candidate for Secretary-general. Which is that country?
Answer: India.
15875. Which country has sentenced an Indian couple to jail on December 4, 2012 for abusing their seven-year-old son?
Answer: Norway.
15876. Which city was rated as the world"s best city to live in, according to Mercer’s 2012 Quality of Living Survey?
Answer: Vienna. (Austria).
15877. Which city has been ranked the best Indian city to live in according to a latest worldwide survey of cities by global HR consultancy Mercer?
Answer: Bangalore.
15878. Name the woman who was listed as the world"s oldest person, died on December 4, 2012 in a Georgia nursing home?
Answer: Besse Cooper.
15879. Name the powerful Typhoon which hit the southern Philippines on December 4, 2012, killing more than 500 people and ruined many houses?
Answer: Typhoon Bopha.
15880. Who is the new Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra?
Answer: Ajit Pawar.
15881. Who tops the 2012 Forbes list of the world"s most powerful people?
Answer: Barack Obama.
15882. Indians who have been named among the top 20 most powerful persons in the world by Forbes magazine in its annual power rankings of 2012?
Answer: Manmohan Singh(Prime Minister of India) and Sonia Gandhi (Congress President).
15883. Name the Indian-origin mother who was sentenced to life for beating her 7-year-old son to death "like a dog" for failing to memorise the Quran ?
Answer: Sara Ege.
15884. Amateur Boxing Federation of which country has been suspended on 6 December 2012 by the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) for possible manipulation during elections?
Answer: India.
15885. Who won the Player of the series award in the 3 Test cricket matches played between India and England held in India in 2012?
Answer: Alastair Cook (England).
15886. Parliament of which country has allowed 51% Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in the country"s multi-brand retail sector on December 7, 2012?
Answer: India.
15887. The 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in?
Answer: Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha.
15888. Name the Indian origin nurse who committed suicide after a hoax call from two Australian DJs about the condition of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, while she was being treated at King Edward VII Hospital?
Answer: Jacintha Saldanha
15889. Which country opposed a renewal of Kyoto Treaty beyond its 2012 end date?
Answer: Russia.
15890. Which footballer holds the World record for most number of goals in a calendar year?
Answer: Lionel Messi.
15891. Interim Prime Minister of Mali who has resigned, just hours after he was arrested by soldiers as he was allegedly trying to leave the country?
Answer: Cheikh Modibo Diarra.
15892. The cricketer who created history in 1948-49 by scoring the highest individual score in the Ranji Trophy (443 not out), died on December 11,2012?
Answer: Bhausaheb Babasaheb Nimbalkar.
15893. The master sitar player from India who earned three Grammys, died on December 11, 2012?
Answer: Ravi Sa
15894. Pakistani microbiologist who was serving a life sentence in an Ajmer jail in connection with a 1992 murder case has been released recently after he was granted bail by the Supreme Court of India on humanitarian grounds. Name that microbiologist?
Answer: Mohammad Khalil Chisti.
15895. The speaker of Singapore Parliament who has resigned over an extramarital affair with a staff member of the People"s Association, a statutory body leading efforts to reach out to members of the public.?
Answer: Michael Palmer.
15896. Name the long-range rocket which is successfully launched by North Korea on December 12, 2012?
Answer: Unha-3.
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