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15951. Who won the Player of the series award in the two T20 cricket series played between India and Pakistan held in India in December 2012?
Answer: Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan).
15953. Iran"s Minister of Health and Medical Education who was sacked by the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on December 27, 2012?
Answer: Marzieh Vahid-Dastjerdi.
15954. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill banning people of which country from adopting Russian children?
Answer: U.S.A.
15955. United States Army general who commanded coalition forces during the Gulf War, died on December 27, 2012?
Answer: H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
15956. Former England captain and cricket commentator who died on 29 December 2012?
Answer: Tony Greig.
15957. Who became the first batsman to pass the 9000-run mark in the history of the Ranji Trophy?
Answer: Amol Muzumdar.
15958. Australian cricketer who announced his retirement from international cricket on 29 December 2012, motivated by the desire to spend more time with his family?
Answer: Michael Hussey.
15959. Iconic football club which was handed a two-year ban from the I-League by the All India Football Federation for abandoning the violence-marred derby match against East Bengal on December 9?
Answer: Mohun Bagan.
15960. Which country has recently passed a new law stipulating that family members should pay regular visits to their elderly relatives?
Answer: China.
15961. Career diplomat who has been appointed on 30 December 2012 as Australia"s next High Commissioner to India?
Answer: Patrick Suckling.
15963. A prehistoric town unearthed in a country located in Europe which is considered as the oldest prehistoric town ever found in Europe. In which country the town unearthed?
Answer: Bulgaria.
15964. Bollywood actress who has received the second highest French civilian award "Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters" for her contribution to cinema and promoting Indo-French cooperation in Mumbai?
Answer: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
15965. Senior TDP leader and former Union minister who died in a road accident in his native district Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh on November 2, 2012?
Answer: Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu.
15966. Cartoonist known as the ‘father of Indian box cartoon’ who passed away on November 2, 2012?
Answer: Cartoonist T. Samuel.
15967. Which country has been admitted at the 20th member of the Indian Ocean Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC)?
Answer: The Union of Comoros.
15968. Which country has been admitted as the 6th Dialogue Partner of the Indian Ocean Association for Regional Cooperation (IORARC)?
Answer: U.S.A.
15969. Eminent Literary Critic who has been chosen for the “Mathrubhumi Sahitya Puraskaram 2012” for her invaluable contribution to literature?
Answer: Prof M Leelavathi.
15970. Which pair won the Paris Masters doubles title-2012?
Answer: Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna (India).
15971. Who has been chosen as the new pope of Egypt"s Coptic Christians, becoming leader of the largest Christian minority in the Middle East?
Answer: Bishop Tawadros.
15972. Disgraced Communist Party aristocrat who had been expelled from Chinese Communist Party recently?
Answer: Bo Xilai
15973. Name of the Asian elephant who has astounded scientists with his Korean language skills?
Answer: Koshik.
15974. The bronze bust of British Indian spy tortured and killed by the Nazis is unveiled by Princess Anne on 8 November 2012 in Gordon Square Gardens, London. Name that British Indian Spy?
Answer: Noor Inayat Khan.
15975. Who won the Player of the series award in the 5 ODI cricket series played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand held in Sri Lanka in November 2012?
Answer: Bradley-John Watling. (New Zealand).
15977. Who has been sacked as Russia"s defense minister, amid allegations of corruption at a state-controlled firm?
Answer: Anatoly Serdyukov.
15978. Which country won the 2nd Asia Cup Kabaddi title held in Lahore in November 2012?
Answer: Pakistan.
15979. Who has been elected to a second term as President of the United States of America?
Answer: Barack Obama.
15980. On 8 November 2012, the Andhra Pradesh High Court lifted the life ban on an Indian Cricketer, implicated in the match-fixing scandal of. Who is that cricketer?
Answer: Mohammad Azharuddin.
15981. Who won the Player of the Series award in the 3 Test cricket matches played between Australia and South Africa held in Australia in November 2012?
Answer: Michael Clarke (Australia).
15982. World discus champion and Olympic silver medalist who has been suspended by the sport"s world governing body (IAAF) after failing a drugs test?
Answer: Darya Pishchalnikova.
15984. Russia’s army chief of staff who has been expelled by President Vladimir Putin?
Answer: General Nikolai Makarov.
15986. Who has taken charge as the fourth chief justice of Supreme Court of Singapore?
Answer: Sundaresh Menon.
15987. CIA Director who resigned recently after admitting to an extramarital affair?
Answer: David Petraeus.
15988. 187-year-old Indian state carriage is auctioned in the auction organized by Historic, at Brookland museum in London. The chariot belongs to which royal family?
Answer: Mysore.
15989. The director-general of the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) who stepped down from the post on November 10, 2012 after a news program falsely accused a politician of child abuse?
Answer: George Entwistle.
15990. Jordan"s former intelligence chief who has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for corruption?
Answer: Mohammed al-Dahabi.
15991. A great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi who has been elected to a state Assembly in the United States during the general elections held on November 6, 2012?
Answer: Shanti Gandhi.
15992. Which countries signed four agreements on November 12, 2012 to cooperate in areas of social welfare, fertilizer, coal mining and youth affairs?
Answer: India and Afghanistan.
15993. West Indies opener who became the first player to hit a six from the first ball of a test match when he launched his big-hit against Bangladesh?
Answer: Chris Gayle.
15994. Who won Barclays ATP World Tour Finals trophy-2012 (The 2012 ATP World Tour Finals) defeating Roger Federer?
Answer: Novak Djokovic.
15995. Which pair won the 2012 ATP World Tour Double Finals?
Answer: Marcel Granollers (Spain) and Marc Lopez (Spain).
15996. The president of Microsoft"s Windows Division who resigned his post on November 12, 2012?
Answer: Steven Sinofsky
15997. Who is appointed as the president of Microsoft"s Windows Division?
Answer: Julie Larson-Green.
15998. Who was appointed as the new General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party?
Answer: Xi Jinping.
16000. India"s former defence minister and Planning Commission deputy chairman who died on 15 November 2012?
Answer: K.C. Pant.
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