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16451. Who has been appointed as new Director General of CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) on December 22, 2014?
Answer: Prakash Mishra.
16453. Which country won the Blind Cricket World Cup (BCWC)-2014 defeating Pakistan in the final?
Answer: India.
16454. As per recently released Global Financial Integrity’s (GFI’s) 2014 Annual Global Update on Illicit Financial Flows report, which country has placed third rank on black money list?
Answer: India.
16455. 2014 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in?
Answer: Lima, Peru, from December 1 to 12, 2014.
16456. Former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from football in December 2014?
Answer: Thierry Henry.
16457. Sri Lankan batsman who became the 15th player in ODI history and the fifth from his nation to go past 9000 runs in the limited overs game?
Answer: Tillakaratne Dilshan.
16459. Indian-American Amit who has been confirmed by the US Senate as a federal judge in the District of Columbia, becoming the first Asian Pacific American to occupy this important position?
Answer: Priyavadan Mehta
16460. India’s most powerful and heaviest rocket which is successfully launched from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh in December 18, 2014?
Answer: GSLV Mk-III.
16461. Well-known Malayalam writer who bagged this year’s (2014) Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel "Manushyanu Oru Aamukham"?
Answer: Subhash Chandran.
16462. Former Barcelona and France defender who has retired from international football on December 17, 2014?
Answer: Eric Abidal.
16464. Which country tested an indigenously developed 1,000-kg glide bomb on December 19, 2014?
Answer: India.
16465. Which club clinched the inaugural Indian Super League (ISL) crown with a 1-0 win over Kerala Blasters?
Answer: Atletico de Kolkata.
16466. Which state has withdrawn the Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Protection Bill in December 2014?
Answer: Karnataka.
16468. Who has been chosen for the Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR) National Award 2014, instituted by the Akkineni International Foundation?
Answer: Amitabh Bachchan.
16469. Name the first warship exported by India to Mauritius on December 20, 2014?
Answer: CGS Barracuda.
16470. Who has been appointed as the new chief of Research and Analysis Wing, the external intelligence agency of India?
Answer: Rajinder Khanna.
16471. Which cricketer has been named as the brand ambassador for the 2015 Cricket World Cup by the international Cricket Council (ICC)?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
16472. Who won the inaugural $500,000 Dubai Open Golf Championship title?
Answer: Arjun Atwal(India).
16474. Legendary Tamil movie and drama director, screen writer and producer who was instrumental in bringing talents like Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Prakash Raj to the film industry, passed away on December 23, 2014?
Answer: K. Balachander.
16475. Which film won the Suvarna Chakoram (Golden Crow Pheasant) award at the 19th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) held in December 2014?
Answer: ‘Refugiado’.
16477. Former cabinet minister of Bangladesh who has been sentenced to death by a Bangladeshi war-crimes tribunal, after convicting him of crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence from Pakistan?
Answer: Syed Mohammad Qaisar.
16478. The Joint-Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Hung Kai properties, the largest property developer in Hong Kong who has been sentenced to five years in jail for corruption?
Answer: Thomas Kwok.
16480. The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), a multilateral treaty that regulates the international trade in conventional weapons entered into force on ?
Answer: December 24, 2014.
16481. Malayalam film actor and still-photographer who was an integral part in projects of ace directors such as Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Aravindan and John Abraham, passed away on December 25, 2014?
Answer: N.L.Balakrishnan.
16482. Which cricketer smashed New Zealand’s fastest test century in the match against Sri Lanka?
Answer: Brendon McCullum (100 from 74 balls).
16483. Left-arm spinner of India who has been barred By ICC from bowling in competitive cricket after his action was found to be illegal?
Answer: Pragyan Ojha
16485. Who holds the world record for effecting the most number of stumpings in One Day international cricket?
Answer: M.S.Dhoni.
16486. Imam of Red Mosque and Islamic cleric who has been issued an arrest warrant by a Pakistani court for allegedly justifying the heinous Peshawar school attack by Taliban?
Answer: Abdul Aziz.
16487. Indian cricketer who has retired from Test cricket after the third Test between India and Australia concluded in a draw at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 30, 3014?
Answer: M.S.Dhoni.
16488. Which country clinched the title of the inaugural South Asian Women"s Invitational Volleyball Championships after thrashing Bangladesh?
Answer: India.
16490. Who was sworn in as the 10th chief minister of Jharkhand state on 28 December 2014?
Answer: Raghubar Das.
16491. Senior IAS officer who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of Coal India Ltd (CIL)?
Answer: S Bhattacharya.
16492. Former al-Badr leader who has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War?
Answer: ATM Azharul Islam.
16493. Who won the Man of the Match award in the first test cricket between New Zealand and Sri Lanka held in Christchurch from December 26-29, 2014?
Answer: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand).
16494. Real Madrid midfielder who has been named 2014 Sportsman of the Year by the AIPS (International Association of Latin American Sports Journalists) for his performances with Colombia in the 2014 World Cup and with Real Madrid?
Answer: James Rodriguez.
16495. Who has been appointed as the head coach of the national football team of India?
Answer: Stephen Constantine.
16496. Name the actress who became the first winner of consecutive Oscars in the 1930s, passed away on December 30, 2014?
Answer: Luise Rainer .
16497. Who has been appointed as the new coach of Zimbabwe cricket team ahead of the 2015 World Cup?
Answer: Dav Whatmore.
16498. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) who retired on December 31, 2014?
Answer: K. Radhakrishnan.
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