International Current Affairs 2010

Current Affairs – November 2010

• Pakistan’s Initiative against Terrorism
  Pakistan has been the victim of international terrorism in the past few months. As a result of this, a top US official recently said that Islamabad should begin to crack down on terrorists and terrorist groups operational within the country immediately. Barrack Obama, President of the United States of America has also agreed to this statement and feels that Pakistan has been one of the major victims of international terrorism lately. President Obama also said that Pakistan needs to take strong and immediate steps against all terrorist groups operating on Pakistani soil. Furthermore, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake said that a number of terrorist groups are operating in a syndicate and working together against American interests, not just in the US but in other nations such as Afghanistan and India as well. Mr. Blake also stated that the US has welcomed every step take by Pakistan so far and that it is in full support of Pakistan as always.
• UN’s terrorism sanctions list
  In a recent and sudden move, a US committee took down several names of al-Qaida and Taliban terrorists off its terrorism sanction lists. The committee said that the reason for such an action was that several of the names on the sanctions list were probably dead. The committee Chairman Thomas Mayr Harting said that following this step, the committee had started investigations into how many terrorists put on the list were actually dead. This committee was set up in 1999.
• New Government in Iraq
  Prolonged warring and quarrels between rival political factions in Iraq had caused over an eight month deadlock over the issue of forming the next government. Recently, the Iraqi Prime Minister appealed to these political factions to work together and unite following his acceptance of the President’s request to form the next government. Senior officials admitted that a Herculean task now lay before them, that of forming a government comprising of members of all possible political factions. The task has been made harder by the month long deadline to form the government which will preside over the country’s affair as US troops move out and power is handed back to the Iraqi people. The new government is expected to have members from all the political factions such as the Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis. Prime Minister Designate al-Maliki called upon al Iraqi citizens and politicians to help him in this difficult task.
• Friendly neighbor China
  Rising concerns over China’s assertive and aggressive attitude in the Asian continent has prompted China’s President Hu Jintao to assure all nations that China is committed to being a friendly and helpful neighbor. China has been in the news recently over its spats with neighboring nations over international borders and territories. The reason for this has been said to be China’s interests in a group of potentially resource rich islands in the Asian Pacific. Speaking to leaders at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Japan, President Hu said that China was committed to the regional policy of building good neighborliness and friendship.
• Rolls Royce sued by Qantas
  Australian flight safety officials have recently warned that manufacturing defects have been found in the Rolls Royce Trent 900 engines. Officials further urged airlines using these engines to carry extensive checks before using them because defects present in them could lead to catastrophic failures. In the meanwhile, Qantas began court proceedings against Rolls Royce and was granted an injunction by the federal court of Australia which ensured that the airline could pursue legal action against the engine manufacturing giants.
• Myanmar polls called fake
  The first democratic polls in Myanmar after several years of military rule were held among complaints of threats, intimidation and accusations of the polls being a charade. In most constituencies, the poll was a competition between the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) and the National Unity Party (NUS). Several accusations were made by opposition parties against the USDP, claiming that they illegally collected advanced ballots. USA and UK officials also voiced their concerns about the transparency and fairness of these polls.
• China’s slowest growth
  China had its slowest rate of economic growth in a year during the September quarter. In addition to this, a World Bank report hinted at a further decrease in its economic growth. One of the reasons for this has been the long term inflation that China has faced for almost two years. China’s industrial growth has also fallen considerably in recent times. This slow growth in China’s economy has gotten many people to believe that India might be the next economic superpower to rise because of its high levels of industrial and economic growth in recent times. Though not immediately, but experts predicted India’s rate of growth to exceed that of China’s by a considerable margin in the next five years.

Current Affairs – October 2010

• India gets UNSC non-permanent seat:
  The biggest news on the international front for India has been its inclusion into the UNSC as a non-permanent member after a gap of 19 years. Even as India’s acclamation for a non-permanent bench on the body that includes fifteen members in total was an inevitable cessation afterwards Kazakhstan back out of the chase for the Asian bench beforehand in early January. India got an unbelievable 187 of the 191 votes in the UN General Assembly ballot on October 14th 2010. India’s previous spell in the Security Council was way back in 1992. Almost immediately afterwards India’s appointment, Indian agent to the United Nations Hardeep Singh Puri put it straight that New Delhi would make use of this couple of year valid span to build assurance and accord a feeling of aplomb to the five non changing associates (famously known as the P-5) – the United States of America, Russia, Britain, France and China. Considering that Brazil, a running affiliate of the United Nation Security Council, and South Africa and Germany, which got appointed with India, on October 14th were as well in contention for a permanent membership, he stated: ‘Of course everybody of us will attempt to bring into play the two years we need to render our allies a feeling of aplomb and formulate trust and faith so that they are at ease with our role playing in the United Nation Security Council on a continued period of time’.
• India and Mozambique sign 3 agreements:
  India and Mozambique came together and signed three agreements and a credit band of 500 million United States dollars has been advanced to that nation state for works regarding the infrastructure, agronomics and power during a convention that featured President of Mozambique Armando Guebuza and Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh. Guebuza and Singh, who captivated entrustment level converses, resolved to actualize an affiliation following the lines of superior political meeting, deepening of bread-and-butter collaboration, deepening of defense and aegis collaboration, distinctively to get hold of sea lanes in opposition to piracy and, cooperation in competence building and human resource (or workforce) development. “Both of us together accord to the aforementioned Indian Ocean association and we carve up familiar issues. It is in our alternate absorption to ensure the assurance and aegis of sea lanes of communication in the Indian Ocean,” Dr. Manmohan Singh said in a collective journalist statement. India will back the enactment in preparation and setting up organizations in Mozambique to back capacity building in the coal business and will as well back the ability formation for the defense and patrolling personnel of that nation state, the Prime Minister alleged. Conveying worry over the assurance and aegis of sea lanes in Indian Ocean, Guebuza promised India it will accommodate all practical aid to safeguard them.

Current Affairs - September 2010

• Indians freed from Malay traffickers:Not less than 24 Indian men who were discovered bound up in a residence in a Malaysian boondocks were successfully freed from the arrest and two Pakistani men supposedly engaged in a human trafficking guild were detained with immediate effect. “Inquiries into the matter exposed that those people, age-old amid 20 and 30, were from Uttar Pradesh. If the reports of the media are to be trusted, the victims landed on to the capital’s intl. airport four months back, afore getting picked by the accused people who were apparently looking for workers in an industrial unit in Johor,” he said. He further stated that the two men promised the Indian workers appealing wages as the bait. It is once again proved that Malaysia is a magnet for wide spread drug peddling and human trafficking. Unemployed workforce looking out for jobs is brought for added transfers to other Southeast Asian countries and to Australia.
• Indian to lead FIDE:Indians have already proved their metal in various sports at the international level. Tennis, Cricket, Shooting, Boxing and also Chess. After Vishwanathan Anand, another lot of Indians are about to triumph on the World Chess Podium. D.V. Sundar has been elected has the President of the world body for the sport of chess, FIDE at Russia. Apart from that, the president for the Asian Continent was Mr. Dongre and Commonwealth Chess Federation President was revealed in the name of Mr. B.S. Chahuhan, a press statement by the All India Chess Federation revealed.
• Make way for the new breed:The new world power calendar for 2010 has once again predicted that New Delhi’s dominance in the world will see acceleration by 2025. Among the able coalition, the country has been placed at the fourth position afterwards the US, China and the European Union. ‘The Global Governance 2025’ was together brought out by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) of the US and the European Union’s Institutes for Security Studies (EUISS). In the current year, the US leads the lot of able countries/regions, cumulatively for about 22 percent of the worldwide supremacy. The US is chased by China at 12 percent, European Union at 16 percent and India at eight percent. India comes next to Japan, Russia and Brazil with beneath than 5 percent apiece. Following these global statistics, by 2025 the ability of the US, EU, Japan and Russia will cut down although that of China, India and Brazil will boost but this surge will see the positions unchanged. By 2025, the United States of America will continue to be the most dominating nation, but it will be possessing just a bit above 18 percent of the global authority. The US will be carefully trailed by China with 16 percent, European Union with 14 percent and India with 10 percent looking to overleap.

Current Affairs - August 2010

• Mission AccomplishedThe United States have finally started pulling its troops out of Iraq. President Barack Obama has confirmed that the US plans to withdraw significant number of combat troops from Iraq stating that the war was nearing an end. The remaining force of 50,000 soldiers will train Iraqi security forces and provide security for ongoing US Diplomatic efforts.
• Australia with a hung parliamentAustralians failed to elect a new government in the polls held in August and were left with a hung parliament. The non-result elections between Julia Gillard’s Labor and Abbott’s Liberal party led to the first hung parliament in Australia since World War II. Three key Independents are now in the process of deciding which party to support to form a government.
• Pakistani cricketers taintedThe Game of cricket gets murkier with alleged match-fixer Mazhar Majeed’s claim of having rigged games played by Pakistan for three years. The British Police recovered cash from hotel rooms of Pakistani players involved in spot fixing. Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammed Asif were interviewed and their mobiles confiscated after Majeed’s confession. The Anti-Corruption Unit of the ICC will probe all 82 international matches played by Pakistan during this time. The news came as a bolt for the flood-stricken and violence-plagued country where cricket is the national sport.
• Pakistan FloodsAnnual monsoons rains have led to flooding in Pakistan leading to the death of 1500 people and rendering thousands homeless. In the worst flooding disaster in 80 years the floodwaters have affected about one-fifth of the country washing away millions of hectares of crops, submerging villages and destroying roads, bridges, schools, electricity and communication setting back the infrastructure by many years. Disease is fast spreading in these flood affected areas and there have been warnings that dams in the south may burst. It is estimated that the floods in Pakistan have displaced people thrice the number displaced during partition.
• Hike in Visa feeThe Obama Regime has raised H-1B and L1 visa fees to protect its borders from illegal Mexican immigrants. This additional fee would be used to build operating bases and deploy unmanned aerial surveillance to beef up U.S.-Mexico border security. The impact of this hike will be substantial on Indian IT companies that account for approximately 50,000 H1 and L1 visas per year.
• Mosque near ground ZeroA New York city panel has cleared the way for the construction of a mosque near ground zero that has been causing a political uproar over religious freedom. The proposed construction of the mosque near ground zero has sparked debate all around the country. President Barack Obama, however, supported the right of having a mosque by asserting that Muslims have the same right to freedom of religion as everyone else in America.
• China to launch space station Having finished the first module of a planned space station and testing its electronics and other systems China is all set to launch it into orbit next year. Changes were being made to the rocket that will carry the 8.5ton Tiangong 1 module into a set orbit. No finishing or manning dates have been given for the space station. The official Xinhua news agency said that The Shenzhou 8 spacecraft and Shenzhou 9 and 10 spacecraft would dock with it in the second half of 2011 and 2012 respectively.
• Online routeOxford English Dictionary that has been in print for over a century may never appear in print for the future generations. The word reference Bible is likely to loose its existence to its online version. With the digital books becoming popular, the format that the 3rd edition, currently being worked upon, will take is anybody’s guess.

Current Affairs - July 2010

• Japan ElectionsDemocratic Party of Japan suffered a heavy blow in the elections for the upper house of Japan’s Diet (parliament) when it won ten seats fewer than expected thus loosing its majority. DPJ will now have to look for new coalition partners to restore its majority in the upper house and enable it to easily pass laws through the Diet legislature. After breaking the 55 year period of dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party and naming Naoto Kan the new prime minister just a month back the results have baffled the DJP.
• July 15th Summit, IslamabadFailed talks between Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna and the Pakistani counterpart Mr. Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s have once again proved that whenever efforts were initiated by India to improve the relations between the two countries. The Pak leaders and officials took deliberate steps to derail the process conveying a clear message to India that the talks can continue only on its terms.
• Gulf of SpillMore than three months after the April 20 explosion aboard the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon oil platform, which killed 11 workers and sank the rig gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the most severe US environmental disaster ever is close to coming to an end. In an operation called “static kill” 2,300 barrels of mud was forced down into the well’s opening overnight pushing the crude back down to its source. A cap over the wellhead has shut in leaking oil since July 15 and the static kill — also known as bull heading — probably would not have worked without the cap in place.
• GenocideOmar-al-Bashir, President of Sudan has been charged with three counts of genocide over the Darfur Conflict, he was convicted by the International Criminal Court at The Hague. It is for the first time that a court has accused anyone of genocide.
• Jacob Lew the new Budget DirectorPresident Barack Obama has chosen Mr. Jacob Lew as his new budget director. This is Mr. Lews second stint with the federal budget.

Current Affairs - June 2010

• Julia Gillard become Australia’s first women Prime Minister replacing Kevin Rudd following a sudden revolt against him.
• No more time for sorrow’ written by Robert Beeman. The author predict that terrorist will set off an atom bomb in the USA by 2013.
• Tuvalu become 187th member of IMF (International Monetary Fund). The island is located in the Pacific Ocean.
• Kyrgyzstan voted for a new constitution in a referendum. It is Central Asia’s first parliament democracy.
• G-20 summit held at Toronto, Canada.

Current Affairs - May 2010

• G-15 summit was held at Tehran on 16-17 May.
• Bangladesh handed over Ranjan Daimary of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland to India. The group was responsible for serial bombing in Assam in 2008.
• National League for Democracy (NLD) party of Myannmar’s democracy leader Aung San Sui Kyi was abolished after deadline to re-register as a political party was over.
• EU-IMF provide a $ 1 trillion rescue package to the Greece to resolve its debt crises.
• Pakistan successfully test fired two short range ballistic missiles, Shaheen I( range 650 Km) and Ghazani (range 290 Km) capable of carrying nuclear war heads and striking Indian cities.

Current Affairs - April 2010

• Belgium became the Europe’s first country to ban burqa.
• Pakistan’s National assembly passed a bill that takes away the President’s power to dissolve parliament, dismiss a elected government and appoint the three services Chiefs. Pakistan’s parliament passes 18th amendment which was later signed by Presient cutting President’s powers.
• USA and Russia signed Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty(START) that allowed a maximum of 1550 deployed overheads, about 30% lower than a limit set in 2002. The treaty was signed in the Progue Castle.
• Emergency was imposed in Thailand.
• Nuclear Security Summit held at Washington.It was a 47 nation summit wherein P.M. announced setting up of a global nuclear energy centre for conducting research & development of design systems that are secure, proliferation resistant & sustainable.
• PM visit USA & Brazil, a two nation tour. He attended Nuclear Security Summit in USA & India- Brazil-S.Africa(IBSA) and Brazil-Russia-India-China(BRIC) summit in Brasilia (Brazil).
• 16th SAARC Summit held in Bhutan in 28-29 April. The summit was held in Bhutan for the first time. It is the silver jubilee summit as SAARC has completed 25 years. The summit central theme was ‘Climate Change’. The summit recommended to declare 2010-2020 as the “Decade of Intra-regional Connectivity in SAARC”. The 17th SAARC summit will be held in Maldives in 2011.

Current Affairs - March 2010

• China will launch in 2011 unmammed space mode ‘ Tiangong I’ for its future space laboratory.
• US internet giant Google close its business in China.
• India’s largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel buy Zain’s Africa operations for an enterprise value of $ 10.7 billion (Rs 49000 crore). Currently Bharti’s non-India operations include Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.
• Russia abolished two of its eleven time Zones.

Current Affairs - February 2010

• NATO forces carried out Marjah operation (dubbed Moshtarak) against Taliban forces in Afghanistan.
• European Union summit was held in Brussels. EU & IMF decided to giving support to Greece in its struggle to bring its ballooning budget deficit under control. EU President is Herman Van Rompuy.
• Iran’s President Mahmood Ahmedinejad declared that Iran had produced first batch of 20 % enriched uranium and now Iran became a nuclear state.
• Iran launched ‘Kavoshger -3 rocket’ capable of carrying a satellite. It carried a mouse, worms & two turtles.

Current Affairs - January 2010

• Gilgit Baltistan region elected its first Chief Minister Mehdi Shah on the basis of Gilgit Baltistan Empowerment & Self Governance Order 2009. The new appointed CM declare the Gilgit Baltistan region as 5th province of Pakistan. The Indian Govt has, however, of the view that the region was part of J & K, and thus objected to the remarks of CM.
• Venezuela devalued it currency ‘Bolivar’.
• A massive earthquake strike Haiti, the Carribbean nation. Capital of Haiti is Port-au-Prince.
• Mahinda Rajapaksa won a second term as Sri Lanka’s President. He belongs to Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

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1. who won 1st gold medal in Rowing for India in Asian games 2010 ?

- Bajrang Lal Takhar  in rowing event

India’s Bajrang Lal Thakkar created history when he clinched the first ever gold in rowing for India in the men’s single sculls event.
The Indian Army officer, starting in lane 3, led the 2000m race right from the start and went on to take gold with a timing of 7:04.78. Chinese Taipei’s Wang Ming Hui (7:07.33) took the silver while Iraq’s Haeider Hamarasheid (7:10.10) won the bronze with a third place finish in the event.
Bajrang Lal Thakkar had also won the gold medal at the Asian Championships in Korea last year. He had also become the first Indian to win a silver medal at the Doha Asian Games in 2006.

Click Here :- Medals won by India in Asian Games 2010

2. Sixty years after it first went to court, which high court has recently pronounced judgment in the Ayodhya dispute, a political, historical and socio-religious debate in India?
The Allahabad High Court.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has pronounced judgment in the Ayodhya title suit.
3. What is the Ayodhya Verdict?
The Allahabad High Court ruled that the 2.77 acres (1.12 ha) of Ayodhya land be divided into 3 parts, with 1/3 going to construction of the Ram temple, 1/3 going to the Islamic Sunni Waqf Board and the remaining 1/3 going to the Hindu religious denomination Nirmohi Akhara.
4. The spokesperson of the Congress party who represented the Lottery Mafia (Megha Distributors) in Kerala High court while his party was engaged in a strong political campaign against the Lottery mafia?
Abhishek Manu Singhvi.

Kerala congress leaders lodged a complaint against him to the Congress high command and the issue was handed over to disciplinary committee for action. In the latest developments, Singhvi has been barred from briefing media as Congress spokesperson till the decision on him comes.

5. The Pakistan Cricket Board chairman who has recently apologised to the England and Wales Cricket Board as well as the England cricketers over comments made regarding the third ODI Cricket at the Oval?
Ijaz Butt.
On September 19 he attacked the England cricket team during a press conference, accusing them of a conspiracy to “defraud Pakistan cricket” by accepting their own bribes.
6. Who has been appointed as Kerala regional chairman of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS)?
P V Chandran.
Managing Editor of Mathrubhumi (A leading Malayalam language newspaper in Kerala).
7. Which country successfully launched their second robotic mission, Chang’E-2, to the Moon?
China.

China launched its second unmanned Moon mission on October 1, 2010, sending the Chang’E II probe on a five-day journey to reach lunar orbit. Chang’E-1 launched in 2007, and orbited the Moon for 16 months before being intentionally crashed on to the lunar surface.

8. Who has been appointed as Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)?
K. Vijay Kumar.
9. Who is appointed as Chief Executive Officer and President of HP (Hewlett-Packard)?
Leo Apotheker.
10. Which team won the 32nd Federation Cup defeating Mohun Bagan by 1-0 in the final?
East Bengal.
11. Name of the new political party formed by Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former president and military chief?
All Pakistan Muslim League.
12. The commander of Ecuador’s police force who has resigned in the wake of a police rebellion that took the country’s president hostage for 12 hours?
General Freddy Martinez.
13. Which country recently apologized for a 1946-1948 research study in which people in Guatemala were intentionally infected with sexually transmitted diseases?
United States.
The U.S. government apologized to Guatemala on October 1, 2010 for a study 60 years ago in which American scientists deliberately infected Prisoners in that country with syphilis.
14. Who 1st gold medal for India in Asian Games 2010

- Pankaj Advani wins 1st gold medal for India in Asian Games 2010 in Mens Billiards. Click Here :- Medals won by India in Asian Games 2010
15. Nobel Prize 2010 Winners List:

Physiology or Medicine: Robert G Edwards was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for his work ‘in vitro fertilization (IVF)’. Due to his efforts, world’s first test tube baby (Louise Brown) was born during 1978.
Physics: Nobel Prize in Physics 2010 was awarded jointly to Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov “for groundbreaking experiments regarding the two-dimensional material graphene”
Chemistry: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2010 was awarded jointly to Richard F. Heck, Ei-ichi Negishi and Akira Suzuki “for palladium-catalyzed cross couplings in organic synthesis”.
Literature: Nobel Prize 2010 in Literature was awarded to Mario Vargas Llosa. As an author, he became internationally popular through his novel La ciudad y los perros (1963; The Time of the Hero, 1966
Peace: Nobel Peace Prize 2010 was awarded to Liu Xiaobo “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”.
Economics: Nobel Prize for economics -2010 was awarded jointly to Peter A. Diamond, Dale T. Mortensen and Christopher A. Pissarides “for their analysis of markets with search frictions”.

More Detail :-Nobel Prize Winners 2010

16. Which city will host the 98th edition of Indian Science Congress to be held for five days from January 3, 2011?
Chennai.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will inaugurate the Congress, hosted by the SRM University. The theme of the Congress would be ‘Quality Education and Excellence in Scientific Research in Indian Universities’.
17. Which country has hosted a UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting?
China.
The meeting held in Tianjin, China from 4 October 2010.
18. Who has won the first gold medal of 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi?
Augustina Nkem Nwaokolo. (Nigeria)
The weightlifter won gold medal in the women’s 48kg division.
19. Who won the first gold medal for India in the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010?
Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang (Shooters).
20. Man of the match winners of the two test cricket series between India and Australia:

First Test match between Australia and India held in Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali–Chandigarh from October 1, 2010:
Man of the Match: Zaheer Khan. He took 5 wickets in first innings and 3 wickets in second innings.
Result: India beat Australia by 1 wicket.
Second Test match between Australia and India held in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore – Karnataka from October 9, 2010:
Man of the Match: Sachin Tendulkar. He scored 214 runs in the first innings and unbeaten 53 runs in the second innings.

21. Who won the player of the series award in the two test cricket matches between India and Australia held in India on October 2010?
Sachin Tendulkar.
22. German auto-maker Volkswagen has started a new media innovation with talking newspaper advertisements in two mainstream newspapers of India to launch of its new Vento sedan. Name that news papers which carried the speaking advertisement?
The Times of India, The Hindu.

The back page of the newspaper carried an advertisement of their new luxury sedan, Vento. The Back page ad on the side was fitted with a black box which when light falls on it starts speaking about the car. The estimated cost of this ad is around 6 Crore.

23. Who has been selected for “Vallathol Puraskaram-2010”, an award given to the Malayalam writers for their contribution to the language?
Vishnu Narayanan Nampoothiri. He is one of the most famous poets of contemporary Malayalam literature.
The award comprises of a cash prize of Rs. 1, 11,011 and a citation.
24. Who won the ICC Cricketer of the year- 2010 award?
Sachin Tendulkar.

Here is the List of ICC Award winners-2010
Test player of the year: Virender Sehwag (India)
Test team of the year: India
ODI player of the year: AB de Villiers (South Africa)
ODI team of the year: Australia
ICC Emerging player of the year: Steven Finn (England)
Best T20 performance of the year: Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)
Spirit of Cricket award: New Zealand
ICC Associate player of the year: Ryan ten Doeschate
Umpire of the year: Aleem Dar (Pakistan)
Women’s Cricketer of the Year: Shelley Nitschke (Australia)
LG people’s choice award: Sachin Tendulkar (India)

25. Name of the famous South African smoking chimpanzee dies of old age recently?
Charlie.
He picked up his smoking habit from watching the people who had come to watch him at a small zoo in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
26. Who is named as the world’s most powerful woman-2010 according to an index put together by business magazine Forbes?
Michelle Obama. (Wife of U.S.President Barack Obama)
27. Name of the three Indian women who find a spot on the Forbes list of 100 most powerful women in the world?

Indra Nooyi, Chennai-born PepsiCo CEO came in at No 6
Shikha Sharma, Axis Bank CEO came in at No.89
Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank Managing Director & CEO came in at No.92.

28. Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)?
Sajen Peter.
29. The United Nations has declared year 2010 as?
The international year of biodiversity (IYB).
30. Which city will host the first Indian Biodiversity Congress (IBC-2010) and exhibition to be held form December 27 to 31, 2010?
Thiruvananthapuram.
The congress will be held at Kerala University Campus, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram on December 27 to 31.
31. Who has bagged the Vayalar award for the year 2010?
Prof. Vishnu Narayanan Namboothiri.

The award comprising of a cash award of Rs 25,000 and plaque went to ‘Charulatha’, an anthology of poems authored by him. He recently bagged the Vallathol award instituted by the Vallathol Sahitya Samiti.

32. Name of the first 3D stereoscopy documentary about planets which was released recently at Kozhikkode, Kerala?
“The Universe”
It is a 50-minute 3D stereoscopy documentary directed by Sathish Gopal.
33. Name of the two franchises which have been thrown out of the Indian Premier League by BCCI over ownership issues?
Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab.
34. Who became the first cricketer to complete 14,000 runs in Test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar.
He had taken 171 tests to achieve this record.
35. Controversial New Zealand television journalist, whose racist remarks about Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit caused outrage in India, resigned recently from TVNZ?
Paul Henry.
36. Who became India’s first woman in 52 years to win a gold medal in athletics in the Commonwealth Games?
Krishna Pooniya. (Haryana)
She is the second Indian athlete after Milkha Singh (1958, Cardiff) to garner a gold in track and field events.
37. Who has been appointed as the new director of Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Rothak, Haryana?
Dr P Rameshan.
38. On October 12 2010, the United Nations General Assembly elected five countries to two-year seats on the Security Council. Name those countries?
Colombia, India, Germany, Portugal, and South Africa.

These countries will begin their terms on January 1, 2011. The new non-permanent members will replace Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, and Uganda, whose terms end on December 31, 2010.

39. An Afghan woman whose nose was cut off by her husband under the Taliban’s authoritarian rule was honored recently at an event in California, where she unveiled her new prosthetic nose for the first time. Name of that woman?

Aisha.
She received the Enduring Heart award at a benefit for the Grossman Burn Foundation – the Los Angeles-based organisation that paid for her surgery.
40. British author and journalist who has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize 2010?
Howard Jacobson.
He has been bestowed with the prize for his book, ‘The Finkler Question’.
41. Who has been presented with the 2010 Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award by Hindu Foundation of Australia for bringing the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR) to Melbourne in 2009?
John Brumby.
He is Australian Labor Party politician, and the 45th Premier of Victoria.
42. Nepalese teenager who has been named the world’s smallest man according to Guinness Book of World Records?

Khagendra Thapa Magar
He is the shortest man in the world, measuring 0.67 m (2 ft 2 1⁄2 in).
43. Man of the match winners of ODI cricket series between New Zealand and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October-2010.

First One Day International Cricket held in Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on October 5, 2010:
Player of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh). He scored 58 runs and took 4 wickets.
Result: Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 9 runs (D/L method)
Second ODI-Match abandoned
Third ODI held in Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on October 11, 2010.
Player of the match: Suhrawadi Shuvo (Bangladesh).He took 3 wickets for 14 runs.
Result: Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 7 wickets.
Fourth ODI Cricket held in Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on October 14, 2010:
Player of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh). He scored 106 runs and took 3 wickets.
Result: Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 9 runs.
Fifth ODI Cricket held in Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka on October 17, 2010:
Player of the match: Rubel Hossain. He took 4 wickets for 25 runs.
Result: Bangladesh beat New Zealand by 3 runs.
SERIES RESULT: Bangladesh wins the 5 ODI series 4-0.

44. Who won the Player of the series award in the 5 ODI cricket series between New Zealand and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2010?
Shakib Al Hasan(Bangladesh).
45. Who is appointed as the head of the two-member high-level committee set up to probe the alleged financial irregularities in the Commonwealth Games (CWG)-2010 held at Delhi?
VK Shunglu.

He was the Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India. VK Shunglu committee has been entrusted with the task of probing the entire Commonwealth Games Scam. Shantanu Consul, Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training, has been appointed as the second member of the high-level committee (HLC).

46. Which country won 2010 FIVB Men’s World Volleyball Championships beating Cuba in final?
Brazil.
47. Name of the longest railway tunnel in the world which is completed recently?
Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland)

It is a 57 km (35.4 mi) railway tunnel located in Swiss Alps with a total of 151.84 km (94.3 mi) of tunnels, shafts and passages. Its construction begun in 1996 and is expected to be operational by the end of 2017. Previously the longest railway tunnel in the world was the Seikan rail tunnel in Japan, which is 53.9 km long, but the Gotthard Base Tunnel beats that record.

48. A shoe was thrown at a Hurriyat leader in October 21, 2010 at a function where Kashmiri separatists as well as Naxal and Khalistan sympathisers came together under one platform to air their grievances. Name of that leader who is the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat (freedom) Conference (G)?
Syed Ali Shah Geelani
49. The medium altitude long endurance Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV) which successfully test fired on 15/10/2010 in Hosur (Tamil Nadu), being developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment, a premier Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) lab?
Rustom.
50. French-American mathematician who explored a new class of mathematical shapes known as “fractals,” died recently at the age of 85 in Cambridge?
Benoit Mandelbrot.
He is known as the father of fractal geometry. His seminal book, “The Fractal Geometry of Nature,” published in 1982. The fractal geometry he developed would be used to measure natural phenomena like clouds or coastlines that once were believed to be unmeasurable.
51. Contrasting with the jubilation of rescue of 33 miners in Chile, an explosion in a coal mine in an Asian country on October 16, 2010 killed 37 miners. Which is that country?
China.
52. Who won Shanghai Masters tennis men’s doubles beating Poland’s Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski in the final?
Leander Paes (India) and Jurgen Melzer (Austria)
53. Who won the Shanghai Masters Tennis Title-2010 beating Roger Federer (6-3, 6-2) in final?
Andy Murray.
54. Man of the Match winners of T20 international Cricket between South Africa and Zimbabwe held in South Africa in October 2010.

First T20 played at Bloemfontein on October 8, 2010:
Man of the Match: Graeme Smith. (South Africa) He scored 58 runs from 29 balls.
Result: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 7 wickets.
Second T20 played at Kimberley on October 10, 2010:
Man of the Match: JP Duminy (South Africa). He scored 96 runs from 54 balls.
Result: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 8 runs.
Series Result. South Africa won the T20 Series (2-0).

55. Man of the Match winners of One Day international Cricket Series between South Africa and Zimbabwe held in South Africa in October 2010:

First ODI played at Bloemfontein on October 15, 2010:
Man of the Match: Colin Ingram (South Africa). He scored 124 runs.
Result: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 64 runs.
Second ODI played at Potchefstroom on October 17, 2010:
Man of the Match: Juan Theron (South Africa). He took 5 wickets for 44 runs.
Result: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 8 wickets.
Third ODI played at Benoni on October 22, 2010:
Man of the Match: JP Duminy (South Africa). He scored 129 runs.
Result: South Africa beat Zimbabwe by 272 runs.
Series Result: South Africa won the ODI series (3-0).

56. Who won the Man of the Series Award in the 3ODI cricket series between South Africa and Zimbabwe held in South Africa in October 2010?
AB de Villiers. (South Africa).
57. Who has been appointed vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Communist Party of China (CPC)?
Xi Jinping, Vice President of China.
58. Name of the “super typhoon” which has struck the northern Philippines with heavy rain and winds of up to 260km/h (162mph) on October 18, 2010?
Typhoon Megi.

The name “Megi” means “catfish” in the Korean language. It was the first typhoon of 2010 in the Pacific Basin to achieve “Super typhoon” status, and the first in the Western Pacific since Nida in 2009. It made landfall early on October 18 in northeastern Luzon (the largest and most economically and politically important island in the Philippines). After passing Luzon Island, Megi quickly regained strength in the South China Sea, before weakening and losing its eyewall structure.

59. Who has been selected as new captain of West Indies Cricket Team until the end of the Digicel Series 2011?

Darren Sammy.
Brendan Nash has been appointed be Sammy’s Test vice Captain. Chris Gayle was the former captain of West Indies Cricket team.
60. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on October 20, 2010 approved the implementation of a scheme for women on pilot basis in selected 52 districts during the remaining period of 11th Five Year Plan at a total cost of Rs 1000 crore. Name of that scheme?

Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahyog Yojana (IGMSY).
Under the scheme, each of the pregnant and lactating women will receive a total cash incentive of Rs. 4,000 in three installments. This will be between the periods from the second trimester of pregnancy till the infant attains the age of six months.

61. Man of the Match winners of One Day International cricket series between India and Australia held in India in October 2010.

First ODI abandoned.
Second ODI played at Visakhapatnam on October 20, 2010:
Man of the Match: Virat Kohli. He scored 118 runs from 121 balls.
Third ODI abandoned.
Series Result: India won the 3 ODI cricket Series (1-0).

62. Saudi prince who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Britain for murdering his servant in a hotel in London?

Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Al Saud.

He is the grandson of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah.The court convicted the prince of beating and strangling his servant Bandar Abdullah Abdulaziz at the Landmark Hotel on February 15, after having reportedly abused the victim for weeks.

63. Pakistan`s former president who died in Rawalpindi’s Combined Military Hospital on Oct 20, 2010 following a long illness?
Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari.
He was the eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997.
64. Motor Company which will recall about 1.53 million vehicles, especially in the U.S. and Japan, to resolve problems on the braking system and fuel injection pump?
Toyota Motor Corporation.
65. The founder of Penthouse magazine, a magazine containing nude photos of beautiful women, died in Texas recently due to complications related to cancer?
Bob Guccione.
The magazine was founded in 1965 in the United Kingdom. At the height of his success he was considered to be one of the richest men in the United States. He was once listed in the Forbes 400 ranking of wealthiest people.
66. United States has announced one of the largest weapons sales in its history, worth nearly $60 billion, to an Arab country of the Middle East recently. Which is that country?
Saudi Arabia.
67. Which country has announced two billion dollars security assistance for Pakistan to help it plan for its defence needs?
United States of America.
68. According to a survey conducted by digitalmarket measurement service ComScore Media Metrix, which country has the most active users of social networking websites?
Russia.

Israel ranked second with an average of 9.2 hours per visitor, followed by Turkey with 7.6 hours. The most popular sites for Russians are VKontakte, which has 27.8 million visitors each month, followed by Odnoklassniki with 16.7 million visitors.

69. Which global telecommunications company has been imposed with hefty fine of INR 11,218 crore by the Indian Income Tax department recently?
Vodafone.
As per the CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes), the tax imposition is due to Vodafone’s takeover of Hutchinson Essar in 2007.
70. At least 200 people have died in a cholera outbreak in earthquake-shattered Caribbean country recently. Which is that country?
Haiti.
71. Name of the 46 year old school teacher who was banned for life by The General Teaching Council of England citing his incompetence as a teacher?
Nisar Ahmed

Nisar Ahmed had been the head of studies at the Hungerford, John O’Gaunt Community Technology College Berkshire for almost two years, from September 2007 to January 2009.Past records reveal that 13 teachers had been banned before on incompetency issues but they had all been barred from teaching for a fixed period of time. Nisar Ahmed is the very first to be banned without a time limit.

72. Who is the only Indian batsman and current cricketer named in ESPN-Cricinfo’s all-time Test World XI?
Sachin Tendulkar.
Tendulkar has been chosen at number four batting position along with legends like Don Bradman, Vivian Richards, Garry Sobers and Shane Warne. Others in the World XI were Jack Hobbs, Len Hutton, Adam Gilchrist, Malcolm Marshall, Wasim Akram and Dennis Lillee.
73. The Supreme Court on October 25, 2010 dismissed the petition of international tennis star challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict refusing his claim for Rs 28.5 lakh tax exemption, which he maintained was paid to his father in return for training him. Name of that tennis player?
Mahesh Bhupathi
74. India has signed an agreement with an Asian country on October 25, 2010 to boost trade and investment, marking the end of trade negotiations that began in early 2007. Which is that country?
Japan.
75. Nine million Pound lottery winner of Britain who became bored after he gave up his job following his lottery win has drunk himself to death recently. Name of that lottery winner?
Keith Gough.
Mr. Gough and his wife Louise won £9million in 2005 and splashed out on a top-of-the-range BMW, racehorses and an executive box at Aston Villa Football Club.
76. At least 113 people were killed and leaving more than 500 missing after a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake slammed on a country in Southeast Asia on October 26, 2010. Which is that country?
Indonesia.
77. Which is the most corrupt country according to the ranking of global corruption index, a Transparency International report?
Somalia.

Afghanistan remains the world’s second most corrupt country and Pakistan dropped to 34th from 42nd in the ranking of global corruption index.
Denmark, New Zealand and Singapore tied for first place as the most principled nations. India, recently hit by the Commonwealth Games scam, has fared poorly. It has slipped from 84th position to 87th.

78. Former Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq who has been sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Tribunal for playing a prominent role in eliminating religious parties during the time of Saddam Hussain’s regime?
Tariq Aziz
79. The octopus, who shot to fame during this year’s football World Cup in South Africa for his flawless record in predicting game outcomes died recently in Germany?
Paul.
80. Which will be the first state in India to introduce Mobile Number Portability?
Haryana.

The launch of MNP will be made on 25th of November. With the help of Mobile Number portability (MNP), subscriber will have the facility to change their mobile operator without changing the current number.

81. Hockey India president who resigned from her post on October 27,2010 as per her commitment made to the Union Sports Minister to step down after the Commonwealth Games.?
Vidya Stokes.
82. Man of the match winners of two Twenty 20 Cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan held in Abu Dhabi in October 2010.

1st Twenty20 International played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on October 26, 2010:
Man of the match: JP Duminy (South Africa). He scored 41 runs.
Result: South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
2nd Twenty20 International played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on October 27, 2010:
Man of the Match: Juan Theron(South Africa). He took 4 wickets for 27 runs.
Result: South Africa beat Pakistan by 6 wickets
Series Result: South Africa wins the 2 T20I series 2-0.

83. Man of the match winners of 5match ODI Cricket series between South Africa and Pakistan held in Abu Dhabi in October 2010.

1st ODI played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on October 29, 2010:
Man of the match: Lonwabo Tsotsobe (South Africa). He took 4 wickets for 27 runs.
Result: South Africa beat Pakistan by 8 wickets
2nd ODI played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on October 31, 2010:
Man of the match: Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan). He scored 109 runs from 72 balls (7 fours, 10 sixes) and took 1 wicket.
Result: Pakistan beat South Africa by 1 wicket

84. Who won Man of the match award in the Only T20 International Cricket between Australia and Sri Lanka held in Perth (Australia) on October 31, 2010?
Suraj Randiv (Sri Lanka). He took 3 wickets for 25 runs.
Result: Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets.
85. Who is appointed as the chef-de-mission of India’s contingent for Asian Games in China?
Abhay Singh Chautala. He is the Vice-President of the Indian Olympic Association and President of the Indian Boxing Federation. Asian Games are scheduled to be held from November 12 to 27 in the city of Guangzhou, China.
86. Which countries have signed six pacts on October 27, 2010, with the accord for implementing the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) from July 1, 2011 being the centrepiece?
India and Malaysia.
87. Former president of Argentina who arguably remained the most potent political force in the country from 2003-2007, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack?
Nestor Kirchner.
He was the husband of current President Cristina Fernandez.
88. Name of the IPL-style Twenty20 Cricket tournament announced by Cricket Australia?
Big Bash Bash Twenty20 League(BBL).
89. Which Indian Cricketer’s bat fetched the highest bid of Rs. 42 lakh at a glittering sports auction in Mumbai?
Sachin Tendulkar.
90. Who is the Miss World 2010 winner?
Alexandria Mills (U.S.A).
He became the first woman in US who won this title after long 20 years.
91. Name of the three judges who has pronounced judgment in the Ayodhya Dispute between Hindus and Muslims?
- Justice S U Khan, Justice Sudhir Agarwal and Justice D V Sharma.
92. A book from Jane Austen has amassed 139,250 pounds at an auction held in Britain. This is calculated to be 150,000 times more than its original price. Which is the book?
-Pride and Prejudice
93. In a survey conducted by YouGov and AOL UK who emerged as the highly influential and role model in the world?
-Baroness Margaret Thatcher, Former British prime minister
94. Several christians were killed and wounded in a rescue attempt to end a hostage drama at a church in Iraq. US and Iraq forces cooperated to the rescue. What is the name of the church?
- Sayidat al-Nejat
95.What is the name of the rocket launched by China which is its sixth orbiter?
Beidou
96.What is the name of the emergency planning committee meeting chaired by UK Prime Minister for a review of security at airport?
-Cobra committee
97. Which country has planned a national census after 10 years in which number of child’s in the nation will be a prime aspect in view of the nation’s One child policy?
-China.
98. Kyrgyzstan will form a new parliament comprising of five political parties. Which political party had the most number of votes?
-Ata Zhurt
99. Who was elected the new president of Brazil?
-Dilma Rousseff
100.Name the person who created history by becoming the first woman Governor of South Carolina?
-Nikki Haley
101. Name the successor of Paul the Octopus?
-Paul
102.Who has topped the 2010 Forbes list of the ‘World’s Most Powerful People’?
-China’s President Hu Jintao
103. Which stateperson has received 60000 fans on Facebook debut?
-UK Queen Elizabeth
104. G20 summit is being held at____?
Seoul, South Korea
105. A law was passed by a nation by which the retiring age of employees was increased from 60 to 62 despite massive strikes and protests against same. Which is the nation?
- France
106. Which nation has drafted a new law which will mandate household with dog as pet to limit its number to one?
- China
107. Who has been renamed French Prime Minister?
- Francois Fillon
108. Who is the new head of Britain’s Armed Forces?
- General Sir David Richards
109. Which court has made a landmark ruling which orders divorced couple to split their assets equally?
- Hong Kong
110. President of which nation became the top names of the world in an Annual Global Language Monitor Survey?
- China
111. Who is the chief of WTO?
- Pascal Lamy
112. who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Nexus Venture Partners ?
- K.G.Subramanian
113. Who won the Thailand Open Tennis title 2010 beating Finland’s world number 60 Jarkko Nieminen in the final?
Guillermo Garcia-Lopez.

CURRENT AFFAIRS Quiz SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2010

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1.Which Indian won four gold medals in Commonwealth Games 2010 ?

- Shooter Gagan Narang
Click Here Indian Gold Medal winners in CWG 2010
2.who is Man of the Series between India – Australia cricket Series recently held in India ?

- Sachin Tendulkar (403) runs in 2 test match.
3. Former Argentine football star and the last surviving player from the first World Cup in 1930, died recently at the age of 100?
Francisco Varallo.
4. Name of the new book written by famous Physicist Stephen Hawking in which he says that God did not create the universe, because gravity means it would have happened on its own?
The Grand Design.
5. French scientists recently revealed the secret behind the “best free kick” ever in international football which resulted in a stunning goal against France in 1997. The free kick was taken by a Brazilian Player. Who is he?

Roberto Carlos.

Carlos’ free kick from 115ft in the Tournai de France, which seemingly headed for the corner flag but suddenly curved like a banana to land in the net, has been written off by many as only an incredible lucky chance. Even the French goalkeeper Fabien Barthez made no move thinking it would go safely clear. The physicists computed the trajectory and decided it was all down to a phenomenon known as the ‘spinning ball spiral’.

6. The University of Alberta based in Edmonton, Canada will honor an Indian agriculture scientist with an honorary doctorate to recognize his contribution to food security in the world. Name of that Indian Scientist?
M. S. Swaminathan.
7. Who is the first sportsperson who was conferred an Indian Air Force (IAF) Honorary Group Captain?

Sachin Tendulkar.

He is also the first individual to receive the Indian Air Force (IAF) Honorary Group Captain from a non-aviation background. He was taken into the Indian Air Force as the brand ambassador of Indian Air Force by the IAF Air Chief Marshal PV Naik.

8. The 18-year-old fast bowler from Pakistan who is removed from the list of nominees for the ICC’s emerging player of the year 2010 award due to spot-fixing allegations against him?
Mohammad Amir.
Another Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif is also removed from the list of nominees for the ICC’s test player of the year due to spot-fixing allegations against him.
9. Which country approved fresh economic sanctions against Iran on September 3, 2010 after the United Nations asked Tokyo to tighten restrictions against Tehran over its controversial nuclear enrichment program?
Japan.
10. Name of the 2-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked up to 40 cigarettes a day, recently quit his habit after a month-long rehabilitation?
Ardi Rizal

The child’s parents allowed the boy to smoke because he throws tantrums and hits his head against the wall when they refuse to give him a cigarette. After a month of rehabilitation, Ardi Rizal is now free from his addicting habit. Kak Seto, the psychologist, used childhood play therapy to bring the boy back to health.

11. Name of the 15 year boy who has been offered a place at Britain’s prestigious Cambridge University?

Arran Fernandez.

He was educated at home by his father, Neil. He was offered an undergraduate place at Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam College after passing the university’s entrance exam. He would be the youngest Cambridge undergraduate since William Pitt the Younger, who became prime minister, attended at the same age in 1773.

12. Name of the three Pakistan Cricket players who have been suspended by International Cricket Council (ICC) due to Lord’s spot-fixing outrage, under the provisions of the Anti-Corruption Code?
Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif.
13. Name of the apex body constituted by Indian Government for the welfare of tribals in the country?
National Council for Tribal Welfare (NCTW).

NCTW headed by Prime Minister, would have 18 members, including the Ministers of Tribal Affairs; Finance; Agriculture; Home Affairs; Health & Family Welfare; Environment & Forests; Human Resource Development (HRD); Rural Development; Woman and Child Development; Culture; Mines; Coal and Power; the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission; Chief Ministers of Schedule V and Schedule VI States; two experts to be nominated by the Prime Minister for a period of two years and Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, as Member Secretary.

14. Who is appointed as India’s 14th Central Vigilance Commissioner?
P.J.Thomas.
He is the former secretary of telecom.
15. Eggs and shoes were hurled at Tony Blair (former British Prime Minister) by anti-war activists, in Dublin (Ireland) where he was signing copies of his new book. What is the name of that book?
”A Journey”
His autobiography ”A Journey” details his accounts of life in the Downing Street, including the Iraq war and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
16. The Basque separatist group which has declared a permanent ceasefire in Spain recently?
Eta
Eta is blamed for killing more than 800 people in its four-decade fight for independence for the Basque region of northern Spain and south-west France.
17. Name of the cruise missile which was successfully test-fired recently as part of trials by the Indian Army from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur off Orissa coast?
BrahMos

The missile can fly at 2.8 times the speed of sound carrying conventional warheads up to 300 kg for a range of 290 km and can effectively engage ground targets from an altitude as low as 10 metres. Developed in a joint venture with Russia, the sophisticated BrahMos cruise missile is capable of being launched from submarines, ships, aircraft and land based Mobile Autonomous Launchers (MAL).

18. Indian athlete who smashed Shiny Wilson’s 15-year-old national record en route to fifth place in the 800 metres at the Continental Cup athletics meet in Split, Croatia?
Tintu Luka.
19. Pakistan batsman Yasir Hameed, who played with the Pakistan team in the Test series against England, allegedly told a British tabloid newspaper that some of his teammates were cheats. Name of that news paper which came out with the sting operation on Pakistan cricketers?
“News of the World”
20. Indian nuclear scientist and a chemical engineer, who remained the head of Atomic Energy Commission of India during India’s first nuclear test in Pokhran in 1974 died recently at the age of 86?
Homi N. Sethna

Sethna was the director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) during 1966-72, when the plan for the construction of India’s largest research reactor, Dhruva was conceived.

21. Name of the planned robotic spacecraft by NASA to probe the outer corona of the sun which will approach to within 8.5 solar radii (5.9 million kilometers) to the surface of the sun?
Solar Probe Plus.

With a proposed launch date of 2018, Solar Probe Plus will carry a variety of scientific instruments to measure the solar wind and the Sun’s magnetic field. The space craft will also sport a new carbon-composite heat shield capable of withstanding over 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit. The new shield will protect the probe from both heat and radiation as it makes the closest-ever approach to our Sun.

22. Which country has decided to extend the life spans of the country’s 17 nuclear plants by an average of 12 years while alternative energy sources are developed?
Germany
23. About 26 persons were killed in the twin-illicit toddy tragedy (Hooch Tragedy) in a district in Kerala on September 2010. Which is that district?
Malappuram.
24. All India trade unions called for general strike on September 7, 2010 against the “anti-people policies of the Indian Government.” On the same day itself, a public sector nationwide general strike took place in a European country to protest the government’s efforts to reform the pension system. Which is that country?
France.
25. Who has been officially declared as the shortest living man by Guinness World Records?

Edward Nino Hernandez (Columbia)
This 24-year old man is only 68.6 cm tall and weighs 10 kg.
26. South Indian actor who died at Chennai on 8th September 2010 due to massive heart attack?
Murali.

Murali, son of Kannada film director G.Siddalingiah, started his acting career in Kannada films. His first Tamil film was “Poovilangu.” directed by Amirjan. After the success of the film he did “Pagal Nilavu” which was the first Tamil film of director Mani Rathnam. Some of his hit films are “Puthu Vasantham”, “Porkalam”, “Vetri Kodi Kattu”, “Poomani”, “En Asai Machan”, “Anandam” and “Samuthiram.” He got an award from the State government for his acting in director Bharathiraja’s “Kadal Pookkal”.

27. Who is named as the Chairman of Hotel Leela Venture Ltd, an Indian hotel company based in Mumbai?
Vivek Nair.

Dinesh Nair is likely to take over as vice chairman.
The hotel company which has six deluxe hotels, located in Mumbai, Bangalore, Kovalam, Udaipur, Goa and Gurgaon was founded by C. P. Krishnan Nair. Vivek Nair is the eldest son of Captain Nair,

28. Man of the Match winners of 20-20 Cricket series between Pakistan and England held in England.

Man of the match of First 20-20 Cricket International played on 5th September 2010:
Michael Yardy (England). He scored 35 runs (26 balls) and took 1 wicket.
Result: England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets.
Man of the match of Second 20-20 Cricket International played on 7th September 2010:
Tim Bresnan. (England) He took 3 wickets for 10 runs.
Result: England beat Pakistan by 6 wickets.
England won the series 2-0.

29. Which country’s parliament has recently approved constitutional reforms which will enable its President to seek a third term and will give him sweeping powers over formerly independent institutions?
Sri Lanka.
30. The state of U.S.A which has banned foreign outsourcing to countries like India in a wave of protectionism in the economic crisis?
Ohio State.
31. One of the most successful woman weightlifters in India who has tested positive a second time in the doping test during the trials for the Delhi Commonwealth Games?
Sanamacha Chanu

Chanu, who won three gold at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester gets life ban after testing positive during the trials for the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Chanu had earlier tested positive, for a diuretic, at the Athens Olympics in 2004.

32. Legendary veteran film producer from Andhra Pradesh who has been conferred the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2009?
Dr. D. Rama Naidu.
The award consists of a Swarna Kamal, a cash prize of Rs. 10 lakhs and a shawl.
33. Malayalam film actor, screenwriter and director who has acted in around 50 films and directed a dozen of Malayalam movies, passed away recently due to kidney-related diseases?

Venu Nagavally.

Venu’s first movie as a director was Sukhamo Devi (1986). Later he directed the super hit movies Lal Salam, Aey Auto, Aayirappara etc. Venu has also written scripts for a few movies including the Priyadarshan directed blockbuster movie Kilukkam. His first movie as a script writer was “Ee Ganam Marakkumo”.

34. Bharatiya Janata Party leader who was sworn in as Chief Minister of Jharkhand for the third time at the Raj Bhavan on 11-09-2010?
Arjun Munda.
Hemant Soren and Sudesh Mahto were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers.
35. Who won the US Open men’s doubles title-2010 beating India’s Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan in final(7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-4) ?
Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
36. Man of the Match winners of ODI cricket Series (5 matches) between England and Pakistan held in England.

Man of the match of First ODI Cricket played on Sep 10, 2010:
Steve Davies (England). He scored 87 runs (67 balls)
Result: England beat Pakistan by 24 runs
Man of the match of Second ODI Cricket played at Leeds on Sep 12, 2010:
Andrew Strauss (England). He scored 126 runs (134 balls)
Result: England beat Pakistan by 4 wickets.
Man of the match of Third ODI Cricket played at Kennington Oval, London on Sep 17, 2010:
Umar Gul (Pakistan). He took 6 wickets for 42 runs.
Result: Pakistan beat England by 23 runs
Man of the match of Fourth ODI Cricket played at Lord’s, London on Sep 20, 2010:
Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan). He scored 44 runs from 20 balls.
Result: Pakistan beat England by 38 runs.
Man of the match of Fifth ODI Cricket played at Southampton on Sep 22, 2010:
Eoin Morgan (England). He scored 107 runs from 101 balls.
Result: England beat Pakistan by 121 runs.
Series Result: England won the series 3-2.

37. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the ODI cricket series between Pakistan and England held in England?
Andrew Strauss
38. Who became the first Indian wrestler to win a gold medal in the World Wrestling Championship in Moscow by beating Russia’s Gogaev Alan in the final match?

Sushil Kumar.
39. On September 5, 2010, the U.S. Postal Service issued a 44-cent stamp commemorating a Roman Catholic nun who served the sick and destitute of India for nearly 50 years. Name of that nun?

Mother Teresa.

The U.S. Postal Service’s Mother Teresa stamp was released on September 5, 2010, the 13th anniversary of Mother Teresa’s death, designed by award-winning artist Thomas Blackshear II. Mother Teresa was made an honorary U.S. citizen in 1996. She founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950 and won Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

40. The celebrated French film director and a founding father of the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) movement who died recently at the age of 80?
Claude Chabrol.
Chabrol is best known for 1960s and 70s thrillers such as ‘The Unfaithful Wife’, ‘The Butcher’ and ‘This Man Must Die’.
41. Which country won Women’s Hockey World Cup 2010 defeating Netherlands in final?
Argentina.

Argentina beat Netherlands by 3-1 in the final. Carla Rebecchi scored well in both halves and Noel Barrionuevo converted Argentina’s first penalty corner into goal. England won the third place, defeating Germany by 2-0. India scored ninth position in the women world cup championship.

42. Who won U.S. open 2010 Women singles title defeating Russian Tennis star Vera Zvonareva in straight sets 6-2, 6-1 in final?
Kim Clijsters.
She became the first ever woman to clinch the two consecutive title since Venus Williams.
43. Spanish Ferrari driver and two-time world champion who won the Italian Grand Prix (Formula One title)?
Fernando Alonso.
This is his third Formula One title of the season.
44. Who has been selected as the Best Indian Footballer of the Year-2010 by the Football Players Association of India?

Muhammed Rafi (Kerala).

Odafe Onyeka Okolie of Nigeria was crowned the best foreign footballer.
Jaoquim Abranches was named to the young player’s award and his coach Armando Colaco was the best coach. National team goalkeeper Subrata Paul, who plays for Pune FC, won the fans’ player award.

45. Which country won their first world championship basketball title since 1994 with a 81-64 victory over Turkey in Istanbul?
U.S.A.
It was America’s fourth world crown and comes two years after they won the Olympic title in Beijing.
46. The second round of direct peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) was held at?
The Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt) on 14 September, 2010.
47. Who became the 3rd person to complete a Career Golden Slam and the 16th Person to complete the Career Grand Slam with the U.S .Open Men’s title 2010 win?
Rafael Nadal.

He won the U.S .Open Men’s title 2010 beating Novak Djokovic in final. Nadal now holds 9 Grand Slam titles winning 5 French Opens, 2 Wimbledons, 1 Australian Open and 1 US Open.
Career Golden Slam Winners: Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf.
Key: Winning all four Grand Slam tournaments during a career is termed a Career Grand Slam, while winning all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Olympic Gold in Tennis during a career is termed as a Career Golden Slam.

48. Who won U.S. Open women’s doubles title defeating American Liezel Huber and Nadia Petrova of Russia (2-6 6-4 7-6) in the final?
Vania King (U.S.A) and Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan).
49. Voters of which country recently approved constitutional reforms which will help its candidacy for the European Union?
Turkey.
50. Winners of 57th National Film Awards:

National Film Awards-2010 which is presented to the best of Indian Cinema released during the year 2009 was announced on 15th September-2010
Amitabh Bachchan won the award for Best Actor for his outstanding performance in the film “Paa”. This is his third national award. Actress Anannya Chatterjee won the best actress award for her role in the Bengali film “Abohoman”. Malayalam film “Kutty Srank” directed by Shaji. N.Karun won 6 awards.
The full list of the Winners at the 57th National Film Awards is given below.

Best Actor – Amitabh Bachchan (Paa)
Best Actress – Ananya Chatterjee (Abohoman)
Best Director – Rituparno Ghosh (Abohoman)
Best Film – Kutty Srank (Malayalam)
Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment – 3 Idiots
Nargis Dutt award for Best Film with Social Message – Delhi-6
Best Children’s Film – Putaani Party (kannada) Keshu(Malayalam)
Best Screen Play: Harikrishnan, PF Mathews(Kutty Srank-Malayalam)
Best Music – Amit Trivedi (Dev D)
Best Playback Singer (Male) – Rupam Islam (Mahanagar)
Best Playback Singer (Female) – Nilanjana Sarkar (Housefull)
Best Background Score – Illayaraja(Film-Pazhassiraja)
Best Lyrics Award – Swanand Kirkere (Behti Hawa Sa -3 Idiots)
Best Supporting Actor – Farooque Sheikh (Lahore)
Best Supporting Actress – Arundhati Naag (Paa)
Best Film on Social Awareness – Well Done Abba
Best Cinematography – Anjali Shukla (Kutty Srank)
Best Choreography – K Shivashankar (Magadheera)
Best Audiography – Resul Pookutty (Pazhassi Raja (film))
Best Special Effects – Kamal Kannan (Magadheera)(Telugu)

51. After weeks of widespread protests and national strikes, which country has voted to pass a new bill that will increase the retirement age from 60 to 62, and the pension age from 65 to 67?
France.
52. Name of the book written for children by U.S.President Barack Obama before he took office in January, 2009 which will be released on November 16, 2010?
“Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters”

Obama, who has written two bestselling books, “Dreams from My Father,” and “The Audacity of Hope,” was inspired to do the book through his experience as the father of two daughters.

53. Who becomes the first woman to receive the Sword of Honour, a rare honour awarded to the best trainee at the Officers’ Training Academy, ever since they started commissioning lady officers in 1992?
Divya Ajithkumar. (Tamil Nadu)
54. England all-rounder who announced his retirement from all forms of cricket recently after years of battling injury?
Andrew Flintoff.
He played 79 Tests and compiled 3845 runs (ave 31.77) and claimed 226 wickets. In 141 one-dayers, Flintoff scored 3394 runs (ave 32.01) and took 169 wickets.
Flintoff is only the seventh player to have batted on all five days of a Test match, achieving this feat at Mohali against India.
55. Pratibha Patil, President of India, recently laid the foundation for the Asian Textiles Museum in a country in Southeast Asia. Which is that country?
Cambodia.

The museum, to be constructed by December 2011, is being funded by the Indian Council of Cultural Relations. The museum will display fabric and textiles from the member countries of the Mekong Ganga Cooperation: India, Thailand, Burma, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, in one place for the first time.

56. Bollywood Super Star who is appointed as Brand Ambassador of Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd, India’s leading paint manufacturer?
Shahrukh Khan.
57. A country in North America has celebrated the country’s 200th anniversary of independence from Spain on September 16, 2010. Which is that country?
Mexico.
58. Prominent Pakistani politician and Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) leader, who was stabbed to death outside his home in London recently?
Imran Farooq.
59. Name of the three Indian-Americans who are appointed by President Barack Obama to the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders?
Farooq Kathwari, Amardeep Singh and Sunil Puri.
60. Who is the new Foreign minister of Japan?
Seiji Maehara.
61. The International Atomic Energy Agency has given its approval for the first nuclear reactor in a country mainly in North Africa. Which is that country?
Egypt
62. The prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper case, who has been sentenced to seven years of rigorous imprisonment in a 2001 case by a special court on September 18, 2010?
Abdul Karim Telgi.
63. Veteran playback singer and Indian classical musician who has been chosen for the prestigious Sree Chithira Thirunal Award for 2010?
KJ Yesudas.
64. China suspended ministerial-level exchanges with an Asian Country following a number of disagreements that include the detainment of a fisherman two weeks ago by that country. Which is that country?
Japan.
65. Indian woman boxer who won the World Boxing Championship title in Bridgetown beating Steluta Duta of Romania 16-6 in the final?

M C Mary Kom.
Mary Kom is the only boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six World Championships and she is the First women boxer from India to have won Five World Titles consecutively.
66. Who has been convicted of committing perjury in the June 1985 bombing of the Air India Kanishka flight 182 from Montreal to Delhi in which all 329 people on board were killed?
Inderjit Singh Reyat.
67. 16-year-old Indian origin teenager has been crowned “America’s Perfect Teen”?
Anysha Panesar
America’s Perfect Teen is a beauty pageant for young women and teens who pursue a career in modeling or acting.
68. The ace Indian shooter who won a Gold medal in the final of Double Trap event at World Cup in Izmir, Turkey?
Ronjan Sodhi.
69. England pace bowler who retired from international cricket on 20-09-10 after a nine-year international career that included 22 Test appearances?
Ryan Sidebottom.
70. Who has been unanimously elected as the chairman of Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) for the year 2010-11?
Vijay Jawaharlal Darda.
He is Rajya Sabha MP and chairman and MD of the Lokmat Group of newspapers.
71. Prime Minister of Somalia who announced his resignation on September 21, 2010 after a weeks-long dispute with President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed?
Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke.
72. Which country is listed as the third most powerful country in the world after USA and China according to “Global Governance 2025″ jointly issued by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) of USA and the European Union’s Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).?
India.
73. Which country has emerged as the richest country in the world with per capita income of U.S. $ 90,149 in 2010, according to figures posted on the website of the prestigious US business publication, Global Finance?
Qatar.
Luxembourg occupies the second spot. The third spot went to Norway followed by Singapore ($52,840) and Brunei.
74. An American company, which had launched designer shoes carrying pictures of Hindu deities recently apologised to the Hindu community and immediately withdrew shoes from the market. Name of that shoe company?
The Converse shoe company.
The shoes named after guitar legend late Jimi Hendrix carried images of Hindu Gods and Goddesses.
75. The first Indian-origin provincial minister in Canada, who died in Calgary on September 21, 2010 after a prolonged battle with leukemia?
Sindi Hawkins (earlier Satinder Kaur Ahluwalia).
76. Who has been honoured with the 2010 World Statesman Award by the Appeal of Conscience Foundation, an interfaith coalition which promotes mutual understanding, tolerance and peace?
Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India.
77. Name of the strongest tropical storm which hit in China & Taiwan on September, 2010 killing many people?
Typhoon Fanapi.
78. Famous Malayalam poet and lyricist from Kerala who won Jnanpith Award, the highest literary award in India for the year 2007?

O.N.V.Kurup.
He is the fifth Keralite to win this award. Earlier awardees were G Shankara Kurup, SK Pottakkadu, Thakazhi Siva Sankara Pillai and M.T. Vasudevan Nair.
79. Who has been elected President of The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2010-11 at its 71st Annual General Meeting?
Kundan R. Vyas. (Janmabhoomi Group).

Hashish Bagger (India Today) is the Deputy President, K. N. Talk Kumar (Prajavani) is the Vice President and Rakesh Sharma (Hindustan Times, Patna) is the Honorary Treasurer of the Society for the year 2010-11.V. Shankaran is the Officiating Secretary General of the Society.

80. India’s indigenously developed nuclear capable ballistic missile which failed to take off during a user trial on September 24, 2010?
Prithvi-II.
“Manufacturing defect” is being suspected for the aborted launch.
81. Pakistani neuroscientist who was sentenced to 86 years of imprisonment by a US federal court in Manhattan after she was convicted of trying to kill U.S. Army soldiers and FBI agents in Afghanistan two years ago?
Aafia Siddiqui.
82. Who is the 12th woman to be executed in the United States since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976?
Teresa Lewis.
She plotted with her young lover to kill her husband and stepson for insurance money, became the first woman executed in Virginia in nearly 100 years.
The last woman to be executed in the Virginia state was Virginia Christian, who died in the electric chair in 1912. Lewis was also the first woman to be executed in the U.S. since Frances Newton in 2005 in the state of Texas.
83. Google’s social networking website Orkut has been attacked by a virus on September 25, 2010. Name that virus?
“Bom Sabado”
“Bom Sabado” is a Portuguese world it means “Good Saturday” in English.
84. Pakistan Federal Minister for Defence Production who has resigned after his controversial anti-army and judiciary remarks?
Abdul Qayyum Jatoi.
85. Name the Nine scientists who were chosen for the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize 2010 for their achievement in the field of science and technology?

Biological Sciences:
1. Sanjeev Galande of National Centre for Cell Science, Pune (Presently at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune)
2. Shubha Tole of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
3. Dr.Swapan K Pati: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore,
4. Dr.Sandeep Verma, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
Physical Sciences:
5. Dr Umesh Vasudeo Wagmare: Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
6. Dr Kalobaran Maiti: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai.
Engineering Sciences:
7. Dr.G K Ananthasuresh, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.
8. Dr.Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
Medical Sciences:
9. Dr.Mitali Mukerji, Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi
The Prize was instituted in 1957 by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in honour of its founder Director.

86. Which firm won the award for Science &Technology Innovations for Rural Development 2009?
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd’s Research and Development Centre, Faridabad.
The award is given by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
87. Name of the rescue capsule which has been prepared in Chile for the thirty three miners who remain trapped underground?
Phoenix“.

The Fénix (Phoenix) capsules were three metallic containers that were used for the rescue of 33 trapped miners after the 2010 Copiapó mining accident.
The steel capsule is 54 centimeters in diameter and 2.5 meters long. It is equipped with communication system and a supply of oxygen. The capsule is designed to carry 1 person at a time and will take about 15-20 minutes to reach the surface.
The 2010 Copiapo mining accident occurred on 5 August 2010, when part of the San Jose copper-gold mine in the Atacama Desert near Copiapó, Chile, collapsed, leaving 33 men trapped 700 metres (2,300 ft) below ground. The miners survived underground for a record 69 days.

88. Which countries have signed a series of agreements to boost energy co-operation during a ceremony to open an oil pipeline between the countries
On September 27, 2010?
China and Russia.
89. Who has been appointed as Secretary General of the Lok Sabha?
T K Viswanathan.
90. Rajya Sabha MP and a well-known developmental economist who served as Indian ambassador to Belgium and the European Union in the early 1990s, died recently at the age of 73?
Arjun Kumar Sengupta.

He was the executive director and special advisor of the International Monetary Fund from 1985 to 1990, and went on to become the ambassador of India to Belgium and the European Union 1990-1993. He was a member and member-secretary of the Planning Commission 1993-1998.

91. Who has won the Singapore Grand Prix Formula one motor race?
Fernando Alonso
He is currently racing for Ferrari alongside Felipe Massa.
92. Which team won the Airtel Champions League T20 tournament 2010 held at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa?
Chennai Super Kings. They defeated Warriors by eight wickets in the final.

Ravichandran Ashwin (Chennai Super Kings) won the Man of the series and Golden Ball award. He picked 13 wickets in the tournament. Murali Vijay (Chennai Super Kings) won Golden Bat award. He was the highest run-getter of the Champions League T20 tournament. He scored 294 runs in the tournament.

93. Who has been elected as Chairman of the International Atomic Energy Board of Governors for the term 2010-2011?
Ansar Parvez.
He is currently the Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. This is for the third time Pakistan is bestowing the chairman’s post of IAEA. It held this office in 1962-63 and 1986-87.
94. Which state’s police women helpline has won the award from the International Association of Women Police?
Kerala.

The round-the-clock helpline introduced by the Kerala police for giving timely assistance and guidance for women and children in distress has won international award. Inspector General of Police B. Sandhya received the award at the Annual IAWP Training Conference held at Minneapolis in the United States.

95. who won first gold medal for India in Commonwealth Games 2010 ?

- Shooter – Abhinav Bindra, Gagan Narang
96. Actress who played an elderly shipwreck survivor in the film Titanic, died recently at the age of 100?
Gloria Stuart.
97. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s president, recently sacked the Moscow mayor, who had become the target of corruption allegations in state-controlled media after he criticised the president this month. Name of that Mayor?
Yuri Luzhkov.
98. Who has been appointed as the Convener for South Zone by the Board of Control for Cricket in India?
TC Mathew.
He is currently the Secretary of Kerala Cricket Association (KCA). He is the first Malayali who has been appointed as the Convener for South Zone by BCCI.
99. Which counter’s  Supreme Court orders the country’s parliament back to work, ruling that the self-declared absence of politicians is unconstitutional.
- The Supreme Court of Iraq
100. who bans Sayeeda Warsi, Baroness Warsi, Britain’s first female Muslim cabinet minister, from attending Global Peace and Unity, Europe’s largest multicultural gathering. Nick Clegg takes the side of Baroness Warsi ?
- David Cameron
101. The Prime Minister of Barbados, who dies of pancreatic cancer recently ?
-David Thompson,  ( Freundel Stuart being sworn in as the new Prime Minister. )
102. Who sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Barbados ?
- Freundel Stuart
103. The 17^th ASEAN Summit opens in ?
- Hanoi, Vietnam
104. Who becomes Mayor of Piran (Slovenia) ?
- Ghana-born doctor Peter Bossman ,the first black mayor of a town in the so-called former Eastern Bloc of Europe.
105. The National Olympic Committee of Sri Lanka announces that Commonwealth gold medal winning boxer _______ has failed a drugs test taken during the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
- Manju Wanniarachchi
106. which country announces to withdraw some of its troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
-France
107. Who is winner of recently held Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix?
- Fernando Alonso
108. Which of the following software giants has designed ”worldwide telescope” a computer programme, which enables you to study even the universe and zoom the outer space?
- Microsoft
109. “Your Place In The Sky” is the slogan of which of the following Airline company?
- Air India
110. How many member states are there in Commonwealth Nations?
- 54
111. Who is the author of recently published book “Aftertaste”?
- Nandita Devidayal
112. who is the Union Minister of Mines?
- Bijoy Krishna Handique
113. Who is director of the recently released famous hollywood movie “Inception”?
- Christopher Nolan
114. Which of following country is named after a tree?
- Brazil
115. Who is the Chief Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister?
- Kaushik Basu, C. Rangrajan is the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Counsil
116.  President Pratibha Patil will give a National Award to the Headmaster of a madarsa (Orgram Chatuspalli High Madarasa) in West Bengal’s Bardhaman district. The madarsa has distinguished itself in being secular. Who is the headmaster of this Madarsa?
- Anwar Hossain
117. Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu is the birth name of which of the following great personality?
- Mother Teresa
118. Commonwealth Games are going to be held in New Delhi from this October 2010. In which year, the first commonwealth games took place?
- 1930
119. Which animal will soon be declared a national heritage animal of India in order to step up measures for its protection?
Elephant.
120.Who has been elected as the chairman of The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)?
Rajiv Dube.