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16151. South Africa"s first black president and anti-apartheid icon who led South Africa"s transition from white-minority rule in the 1990s, died on December 5, 2013?
Answer: Nelson Mandela
16153. Who won the Player of the series in the 3 ODI cricket matches between India and South Africa held in South Africa held in December-2013?
Answer: Quinton de Kock (South Africa).
16154. The Ninth World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference was held in?
Answer: Bali, Indonesia.
16155. What is the name given to the trade agreement resulting from the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization held in Bali, Indonesia?
Answer: Bali Package.
16156. Art form of Manipur which has entered Unesco"s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity?
Answer: The Manipuri Nat-Sankirtana.
16157. Who became the fastest batsman to surpass 4,000 ODI runs (81 innings)?
Answer: Hashim Amla. (South Africa).
16158. Who was awarded the Indian cricket side’s ‘Team Sponsorship’ rights for the period January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017?
Answer: Star India (The television network).
16159. Who was named French Player of the Year (2013) by France Football magazine?
Answer: Franck Ribery.
16160. The prince of Mysore Kingdom and head of the Wadiyar dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore between 1399 and 1950 who passed away on December 10, 2013?
Answer: Srikanta Wadiyar.
16163. Who has been appointed as UNICEF"s first brand ambassador for South Asia?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
16164. Cricket team of which country became the highest run scoring team in ODI history?
Answer: India.
16165. Who has become the first wicket-keeper and only the fifth player in one-day international history, to score centuries in three consecutive matches?
Answer: Quinton de Kock. (South Africa).
16167. Who has been named the regional brand ambassador by the UNICEF to promote its Total Sanitation Campaign in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal?
Answer: Sachin Tendulkar.
16168. Bangladeshi Islamist leader and politician of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, who was hanged for war crimes on 12 December 2013?
Answer: Abdul Quader Molla.
16169. Top Indian diplomat who was arrested in New York on December 12, 2013 for human rights violations and visa fraud?
Answer: Devyani Khobragade.
16170. Iranian film which won the Golden Crow Pheasant Award at the 18th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which concluded in Thiruvananthapuram?
Answer: ‘Parviz’
16171. Who won the Silver Crow Pheasant Award for the best director at the 18th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) which concluded in Thiruvananthapuram?
Answer: Kamaleswar Mukherjee.
16172. Who won the Player of the series award in the T20 cricket series between Pakistan and Sri Lanka held in UAE in December-2013?
Answer: Shahid Afridi (Pakistan).
16174. Which country won the Men’s 4th Kabaddi World Cup defeating Pakistan in the final?
Answer: India.
16175. Name the bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on 17 December 2013 which provides for creation of an anti-corruption ombudsman?
Answer: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill.
16177. What is the name of Fast Patrol Vessels (FPV) designed and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Coast Guard, which was commissioned on December 13, 2013?
Answer: Aadesh.
16178. Former India captain who has been nominated for the CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) by the Board of Control for Cricket in India?
Answer: Kapil Dev.
16179. British criminal who took part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, died on December 18, 2013?
Answer: Ronnie Biggs.
16180. Career diplomat who has been appointed as Pakistan’s new high commissioner to India?
Answer: Abdul Basit.
16181. British rock singer who was jailed for 35 years on Wednesday for the attempted rape of a baby and several other "incomprehensible" child sex offences?
Answer: Ian Watkins.
16182. Who won the Player of the series award in the two test matches played between India and South Africa held in South Africa held in December-2013?
Answer: AB de Villiers (South Africa).
16183. Head of the royal family of the erstwhile Kingdom of Travancore (Kerala) who passed away on December 16, 2013?
Answer: Uthradom Thirunal Marthanda Varma.
16184. West Indies off-spinner who has been suspended from bowling in international cricket by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in December 2013?
Answer: Shane Shillingford.
16186. New Zealand-based ultra marathoner who has broken the women"s world record for the longest run without sleeping?
Answer: Kim Allan.
16187. Which club became the first German club to win the FIFA Club World Cup(2013) after defeating Raja Casablanca 2-0 in the final?
Answer: FC Bayern Munich.
16188. The England offspinner who has retired from all international cricket and first-class cricket on December 21, 2013?
Answer: Graeme Swann.
16189. Who became the fourth Indian bowler and only the second pacer to take 300 wickets in Test matches?
Answer: Saheer Khan.
16190. Who has been appointed Head Coach of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. with a contract to the end of the 2014/15 season?
Answer: Tim Sherwood.
16191. Egypt"s military-backed interim government has declared Islamic political organization as a terrorist group. What is the name of that organization?
Answer: Muslim Brotherhood.
16192. Who won the women’s and Men’s titles of the 78th Senior National Badminton championship held in New Delhi?
Answer: P.V.Sindhu (Women’s Title).
16193. The South African all rounder who retired from Test and first-class cricket after playing in the second Test against India at Durban in December 2013?
Answer: Jacques Kallis.
16194. Who is appointed as the first woman director of the Hyderabad-based National Police Academy?
Answer: Aruna Bahuguna.
16195. The Russian gun designer whose AK-47 rifle became the weapon of choice for many national armies and guerrillas around the world, who died on December 23, 2013?
Answer: Mikhail Kalashnikov.
16197. Who has taken charge as the Consul General of India in Dubai and Northern Emirates in the UAE?
Answer: Anurag Bhushan.
16198. Which country has banned its officials from smoking in public places in December 2013, according to an official government circular?
Answer: China.
16199. Labour and employment minister of India who passed away on December 15, 2013?
Answer: Sis Ram Ola
16200. Bollywood actor and a popular television presenter who won the 2010 National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for “Lahore”, died on December 27, 2013?
Answer: Farooq Sheikh.
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