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16001. The Indian woman dentist who died in Ireland from blood poisoning after doctors allegedly refused to terminate her 17-week-long pregnancy despite a miscarriage, telling her that "this is a Catholic country"?
Answer: Savita Halappanavar.
16002. Name of the rogue planet which has been discovered by the Canada-France Brown Dwarfs Survey, a near infrared sky survey?
Answer: CFBDSIR2149.
16003. What is the new name of Shadman Chowk located in the Eastern City of Lahore (Pakistan)?
Answer: Bhagat Singh Chowk.
16004. BBC recently decided to pay £185,000 in damages to which former Conservative party treasurer following the Newsnight broadcast on 2 November that wrongly linked him to historic allegations child sexual abuse?
Answer: Lord McAlpine.
16005. Indian-American Congressmen from California who has been appointed to two key Congressional committees that would help him play key role shaping America"s foreign and science policies?
Answer: Dr Ami Bera.
16006. Hindu fundamentalist politician and the founder of the right-wing Shiv Sena party who has died in Mumbai on November 17, 2012?
Answer: Bal Thackeray.
16009. Which country won the Sultan of Johor Cup Hockey title -2012 defeating India in the final?
Answer: Germany.
16013. Which footballer breaks Gerd Muller"s record for most number of goals in a calendar year?
Answer: Lionel Messi.
16014. Blasphemy charges against a Christian girl in Pakistan have been officially dropped by the country"s Supreme Court recently. Name that Christian girl?
Answer: Rimsha Masih.
16015. Pakistani Girl who has been awarded by World Peace and Prosperity Foundation for her bravery and advocation of education for girls in adverse conditions in Swat, Pakistan?
Answer: Malala Yousufzai.
16016. Which actor has signed a £31m ($49 million) deal to act in two more Bond films, making him the highest paid British actor?
Answer: Daniel Craig.
16017. The Lashkar-e-Toiba operative who was hanged at the Yerwada Jail in Pune on November 21, 2012?
Answer: Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab.
16018. Who became the ninth Indian cricketer to complete a century of Test appearances when he took the field in Mumbai in the second cricket test match against England?
Answer: Virender Sehwag.
16019. Soft drink giants who become the new title sponsors of the Indian Premier League with a whopping winning bid of Rs 8 crores for the next five seasons, starting 2013?
Answer: Pepsy.
16020. Bangladesh batsman who has become only the second man in 135 years of Test cricket to hit a debut hundred while batting at No. 10?
Answer: Abul Hasan.
16021. Who became the first cricketer in Test history to score four double centuries in a calendar year?
Answer: Michael Clarke. (Australia).
16022. Who has been selected for Ezhuthachan Puraskaram for the year-2012?
Answer: Attoor Ravi Varma.
16025. Who has won the Infosys Prize-2012 for Physical Sciences for his pioneering development of methods for the construction of supramolecular functional materials?
Answer: Dr. A. Ajayaghosh.
16026. Which country successfully test-fired an indigenously developed supersonic interceptor missile on November 23, 2012?
Answer: India.
16027. A village in Bihar celebrated "lathi festival" on November 23, 2012 to commemorate the gifting of a bamboo stick to Mahatma Gandhi in.What is the name of that village?
Answer: Ghorghat.
16030. Name the political party formed by Sri. Arvind Kejriwal, the Anti-corruption activist?
Answer: “Aam Aadmi Party” (AAP).
16031. The American actor who played the nefarious oilman J.R. Ewing in popular TV series “Dallas”, died on November 23, 2012?
Answer: Larry Hagman.
16032. Senior leader and Rajya Sabha member who has been suspended from B.J.P for indiscipline?
Answer: Ram Jethmalani.
16033. Who has been appointed chief of India"s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)?
Answer: Alok Joshi.
16034. Who has been appointed as the chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) of India?
Answer: Syed Asif Ibrahim.
16035. Who has been elected as the President of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA)?
Answer: Abhay Singh Chautala.
16036. Name the cult hit by Korean hip-hop star Psy which has become the most viewed YouTube video of all time, beating the previous record-holder, Justin Bieber"s "Baby."?
Answer: "Gangnam Style."
16040. Name the Nobel laureate who conducted the world’s first successful organ transplant, died on November 26, 2012?
Answer: Dr. Joseph E. Murray.
16041. Name of the mid-range nuclear capable ballistic missile which was successfully test fired by Pakistan on 28 November 2012?
Answer: Hatf-V Ghauri.
16042. According to the report published by union home ministry, which Indian State recorded largest number incidents of communal riots and crime against dalit women and children in 2012?
Answer: Uttar Pradesh.
16043. The Republican leader who is appointed as the chairman of U.S. House Foreign affairs committee?
Answer: Ed Royce.
16044. Who won the Player of the Series award in the 2 Test cricket series played between Sri Lanka and New Zealand held in Sri Lanka in November 2012?
Answer: Rangana Herath (Sri Lanka).
16046. Which countries ranked as the happiest countries on earth, based on a Gallup 2011 survey?
Answer: Panama and Paraguay.
16047. Name the Pakistani school pupil and education activist who was shot in the head and neck on 9 October 2012 in an assassination attempt by Taliban gunmen while returning home on a school bus?
Answer: Malala Yousafzai.
16048. Name the 100-year-old Frenchman who has set a record for the fastest centenarian to cycle 100km?
Answer: Robert Marchand.
16049. Which team won the Federation Cup football -2012 title defeating Dempo (3-2) in the final?
Answer: East Bengal.
16050. Eminent British historian, who chronicled extremes of the 19th and 20th centuries from a Marxist perspective, died on October 1, 2012?
Answer: Eric J. Hobsbawm
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