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16301. Renowned medical scientist and cardiac surgeon who has been chosen for Kerala Sasthra Puraskaram-2013, the highest science award of Kerala?
Answer: Dr M S Valiathan.
16302. Young innovator from India who has been selected for a prestigious United Nations award in recognition of his "Open Curriculum", an online platform for local educational material for standard, primary and secondary schooling?
Answer: Varun Arora.
16303. Which countries signed six Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) in Jakarta on 11 October 2013 in various fields to strengthen the cooperation between the two nations?
Answer: India and Indonesia.
16304. Olympians who have been picked for the 2012 G.V. Raja award — .the highest sporting honour of the State instituted by the Kerala State Sports Council?
Answer: V. Diju (badminton) and Tintu Luka (athletics).
16305. Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s 200th Test match was played against which country?
Answer: West Indies.
16306. Name the deadly typhoon that made landfall in the Philippines and Vietnam in October 2013?
Answer: Typhoon Nari.
16307. At least 115 people have been killed and several injured in a stampede at a Temple in Datia district, Madhya Pradesh on October 13.Which is that temple?
Answer: Ratangarh Temple.
16308. Platform of which railway station of India has entered into the Limca Book of Records as the longest rail platform in the world?
Answer: Gorakhpur railway station. (Uttar Pradesh)
16309. Former Union Minister and deputy chairman of Planning Commission who passed away on October 14, 2013?
Answer: Mohan Dharia.
16310. Name the debut novel of Fatima Bhutto, the granddaughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto?
Answer: The Shadow of the Crescent Moon.
16311. Who is the first ever recipient of the $1 million Genesis Prize, an award popularly dubbed the “Jewish Nobel Prize.”?
Answer: Michael Bloomberg.
16312. Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, who announced his resignation from the newspaper on Twitter on October 18, 2013?
Answer: SiddharthVaradarajan.
16313. Who won the Player of the series award in the two test cricket matches played between South Africa and Pakistan held in UAE in October 2013?
Answer: AB de Villiers (South Africa).
16314. The former India seamer who has announced his retirement from all competitive cricket on October 16, 2013?
Answer: Ajit Agarkar
16316. Who has been appointed as the Chairman of the Railway Board (Ministry of Railways)?
Answer: Arunendra Kumar.
16317. Singapore-based Pakistani model who was found murdered in the Pakistan capital of Islamabad on October 14, 2013?
Answer: Fehmina Chaudhry.
16318. Indian batsman who hit the fastest century by an Indian in one-day internationals surpassing Virender Sehwag"s four-year old record in the second one-dayer against Australia in Jaipur on October 16, 2013?
Answer: Virat Kohli.
16319. Malayalam music composer who was the pioneer in contributing Malayalam film songs with its own tunes and styles, passed away on October 19, 2013?
Answer: K. Raghavan.
16320. Which teams were declared joint winners of the Duleep Trophy-2013?
Answer: North Zone and South Zone.
16321. Who won the player of the series award in the two test cricket matches played between New Zealand and Bangladesh held in October 2013?
Answer: Mominul Haque (Bangladesh).
16322. Who was appointed the chief coach of Indian men"s hockey team?
Answer: Terry Walsh. (Australia).
16323. Which documentary has won the Best Film Award (for documentary under 45 minutes) at the 11th International Festival Signes de Nuit, Paris?
Answer: Vishaparvam (Venomous Folds). The documentary is directed by Vipinvijay.
16324. LokSabha Secretary-General S. BalShekar, issued orders on October 21, 2013 disqualifying two MP’s who represented Saran and Jahanabad respectively, from the LokSabha in view of their conviction in the Chaibasa treasury case. Who are they?
Answer: Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJD) and Jagadish Sharma JD (U)
16325. Myanmar militant and parliamentary opposition leader who received Sakharov Prize on 22 October, 23 years after it was awarded by the European Parliament?
Answer: Aung San SuuKyi.
16326. Which countries have signed an agreement on October 23, 2013 on border defence co-operation after a stand-off between their armies in disputed territory earlier this year?
Answer: India and China.
16327. Pope Francis has suspended a German bishop caught in a furor over a $42 million renovation to his residence that features lavish fixtures and artwork and a reported $20,000 bathtub. What is the name of that bishop?
Answer: Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (Bishop of Limburg)
16328. Former Italian Prime Minister who has reportedly been banned from holding public office for two years by a court, following his conviction for tax fraud?
Answer: Silvio Berlusconi.
16329. Which documentary won the Ram Bahadur Tamang Best Film Trophy at the 9th Film South Asia (FSA) festival in Kathmandu?
Answer: Algorithms.
16330. Indian squash player who won he Macau Open title-2013 defeating former World number one Rachael Grinham of Australia ?
Answer: Dipika Pallikal.
16331. Name the galaxy discovered in October 2013 which is the oldest and most distant known galaxies at approximately 1 giga light-years from Earth?
Answer: z8_GND_5296.
16332. Playback singer who sang more than 3,500 songs in 16 languages, including Kannada, died on October 24, 2013?
Answer: Manna Dey.
16333. World Bank economist who derived Lorenzo’s Oil to treat his son, died on October 24, 2013?
Answer: Augusto Odone.
16334. Which IPL team has been terminated by the BCCI after they defaulted on the payment of the franchise fee?
Answer: Pune Warriors India.
16336. Who is the current Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force?
Answer: Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha.
16337. Facebook founder who was the highest paid CEO in 2012 with a corporate compensation package worth more than $ 278 billion, according to a survey by corporate governance firm GMI Ratings?
Answer: Mark Zuckerberg.
16338. Who has the world"s longest mustache, 14 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records?
Answer: Ram Singh Chauhan (India).
16341. Who has been selected as the world"s most powerful person in 2013 by Forbes magazine?
Answer: Vladimir Putin (Russian President).
16343. Who won the Player of the match award in the first ODI cricket match played between South Africa and Pakistan held in Sharja on October 30, 2013?
Answer: Wayne Parnell (South Africa).
16345. Which football club won the 2013 UEFA Super Cup beating Chelsea on penalties after extra time?
Answer: Bayern Munich.
16347. Name of the bill aims to provide subsidized food grains to approximately two thirds of India"s 2 billion people which was signed into law on September 12, 2013?
Answer: The Indian National Food Security Act, 2013 (also Right to Food Act).
16348. Who has been appointed as chief coach of the Delhi Daredevils for the seventh season of the Indian Premier League (IPL-2014)?
Answer: Gary Kirsten.
16349. Who won the player of the series award in the two test cricket series played between Zimbabwe and Pakistan held in Zimbabwe in September 2013?
Answer: Younis Khan (Pakistan).
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