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16101. Name the American weekly news magazine which ends print edition at the end of 2012 after 80 years of publication?
Answer: Newsweek.
16102. Who were qualified as commissioners in the FIBA (International Basketball Federation), Asia referees’ clinic?
Answer: Mohd. Hasam Khan, Dr. Prince K. Mattam and Sunil Ratan.
16103. Veteran Hindi filmmaker came to be known as the "King of romance" of the Indian cinema who died on October 21, 2012?
Answer: Yash Chopra.
16104. Indian badminton player who has won the Denmark Open Super Series Premier trophy-2012?
Answer: Saina Nehwal.
16105. India-born astronomer who discovered the Diamond Planet “55 Cancri e”?
Answer: Nikku Madhusudhan
16106. Who has been appointed as the first Vice-Chancellor of Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University?
Answer: K.Jayakumar.
16107. Former professional road racing cyclist who is banned from competitive cycling for life and stripped of the seven Tour de France titles he won between 1999 and 2005?
Answer: Lance Armstrong.
16108. Who won the WTA Kremlin Cup -2012 Tennis title held in Moscow?
Answer: Caroline Wozniacki. (Denmark).
16109. Colorado State University chemical and biological engineering professor who was recently awarded a $400,000, five-year National Science Foundation CAREER grant?
Answer: Dr.Ashok Prasad.
16110. Eminent writer and Sahitya Akademi President, who authored over 200 books, died on 23 October 2012?
Answer: Sunil Gangopadhyay.
16111. Young model-turned Tamil actress who died on 22 October 2012 after battling a prolonged kidney ailment?
Answer: Shubha Phutela.
16112. Youngest son of the former Libyan dictator Muhammad Gaddafi, who has been killed during fighting in the town of Bani Walid?
Answer: Khamis Gaddafi.
16113. The United States senator who won the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination in 1972 as an opponent of the war in Vietnam, died on October 21, 2012?
Answer: George McGovern.
16114. Former Miss Chennai and south Indian actress who was found dead in her Andheri (West) apartment on October 22, 2012?
Answer: Bidushi Dash Barde.
16115. Former Goldman Sachs director who was sentenced to two years in federal prison for leaking corporate secrets about the bank to a hedge fund at the height of the financial crisis?
Answer: Rajat Gupta.
16116. Popular satirist, filmmaker and the man behind hit comedy shows like "Ulta Pulta" and "Flop Show", died in a road accident recently?
Answer: Jaspal Bhatti
16117. Which former cricketer was conferred with BCCI"s prestigious Col C K Nayudu Lifetime Achievement award-2012?
Answer: Sunil Gavaskar.
16118. Indian Cricketer who won the "Polly Umrigar Award" for the being the best Indian cricketer of the 2011-12 season in international cricket?
Answer: Virat Kohli.
16119. Which team won the Duleep Trophy -2012 defeating Central Zone in the final?
Answer: East Zone.
16120. Reliance Industries chairman who is the richest Indian for the fifth year in a row with a net worth of $21 billion, according to the Forbes India rich list?
Answer: Mukesh Ambani.
16122. The painting of which Indian Chief Minister has been auctioned in New York for 3000 dollars?
Answer: Mamata Banerjee.
16124. Which countries signed five agreements on October 26, 2012 that will enhance bilateral cooperation between the two countries?
Answer: India and Spain.
16126. Germany"s foremost contemporary composer who is best known for "his consistent cultivation of music for the theatre throughout his life", died on 27 October 2012?
Answer: Hans Werner Henze.
16127. Former Italian prime minister who has been convicted and sentenced to a year in prison over an illegal wiretap published in a newspaper owned by his media empire?
Answer: Silvio Berlusconi.
16129. Which team won the Champions League Twenty20 2012 title held in South Africa?
Answer: The Sydney Sixers.
16130. Who won the World Billiards Title-2012 defeating defending champion Mike Russell in the final in the UK?
Answer: Pankaj Advani. (India)
16131. A major airport in which Asian Country was closed on October 30, 2012 after construction workers found an unexploded bomb believed to be from World War II?
Answer: Japan.
16133. Danish legend Badminton Player who retired from international badminton on 30 October 2012?
Answer: Peter Gade.
16134. Which state became the overall champion in the 28th National Junior Athletics Championship held in Uttar Pradesh?
Answer: Kerala.
16135. Name the deadliest tropical cyclone which hit South Indian states (Tamil Nadu & Andra Pradesh) on October 2012?
Answer: Cyclone Nilam.
16138. The first open jail for women in Kerala is opened in?
Answer: Poojappura, (Thiruvananthapuram District).
16139. Sri Lanka"s ruling coalition recently decided to impeach the country"s first woman chief justice on the charges of "improper conduct". Name that first women chief justice of Sri Lanka?
Answer: Shirani Bandaranayake.
16140. Which country won the inaugural Women’s Twenty20 Asia Cup, beating Pakistan by 18 runs in the final?
Answer: India.
16141. The founder of Tehelka who has been arrested on charges of raping a junior colleague after a court in Goa rejected his anticipatory bail plea?
Answer: Tarun Tejpal.
16142. Who won the Player of the series award in the ODI cricket series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka held in UAE in December-2013?
Answer: Mohammad Hafeez (Pakistan).
16143. Which film won the prestigious Golden Peacock award at the 44th international Film Festival of India held in Goa?
Answer: "Beatriz"s War".
16144. American actor and the star of the ‘Fast and Furious” movie series who died in a car crash on November13, 2013?
Answer: Paul Walker.
16145. Indian shuttler who won the women’s singles title at the $120,000 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold by defeating Canada’s Li Michelle in the final?
Answer: P.V.Sindhu.
16147. Which state won the overall champion title of 29th National Junior Athletics Championships held in Bangalore?
Answer: Kerala.
16148. What is the name of the lunar exploration mission operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), incorporating a robotic lander and China"s first lunar rover?
Answer: Chang"e 3.
16149. Which country has banned Same-sex marriage after passing of a referendum to amend the constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman?
Answer: Croatia.
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