1. In which place of Kerala, one of the worst boat tragedies in its history occurred, after Kerala Tourism Development Corporation’s new double-decker boat ‘Jalakanyaka’ carrying 74 tourists capsized that claimed 45 lives on September 30,2009?Periyar Reservoir at Thekkady
2. Name the place where a powerful Pacific Ocean earthquake spawned towering tsunami waves which hit on September 29 that killing more than 113 people and leaving dozens of workers missing?Samoa Islands in the central South Pacific
3. Name of the Tropical Storm that hits Philippines on September 26, 2009 killing 246 people and causing massive flooding in the region?Ketsana
4. Name the top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan who has been ordered out of the country after he disagreed with superiors over how to deal with widespread fraud charges from the presidential election in Afghanistan?Peter Galbraith
5. Former Haryana chief minister (from March to November 1967), who was also a former cabinet minister in 1980-84 and held various portfolios including agriculture, rural development as well as food and supplies died recently ?Rao Birender Singh
6. Former 100 meter world champion who has announced his retirement recently from international competition.Kim Collins
7. Eminent singer who has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2007 which carries a Cash Prize of Rs. 10 lakh, a Swaran Kamal and a Shawl?Shri Manna Dey
8. Which company has agreed to arrange 2.2 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year that NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation) Ltd will use to fuel its southern India plant at Kayamkulam, Kerala which is currently running on naphtha?Petronet LNG
9. A rare 507 carat white diamond, considered being among the top 20 largest high quality rough diamonds ever found worldwide was discovered recently from which place?The Cullinan Mine near Pretoria in South Africa. The diamond is discovered by the Mining group Petra Diamond, London-listed Company.
10. Which country celebrated 60years of Communist rule with a spectacular military and civilian parade through the centre of its capital city?China
11. In which place of India, geologists recently have found a cluster of dinosaur eggs, said to be about 65 million years old?A village in Ariyalur District of Tamil Nadu.
12. Nick name of the oldest known fossil skeleton of a human ancestor—a female Ardipithecus ramidus specimen which has been found recently?"Ardi"Picture courtesy J. H. Matternes via Science/AAAS
13. Turkish journalist who threw a shoe at IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Istanbul ahead of key meetings on the economic crisis, as rallies set to bring thousands into the streets got underway?Selcuk Ozbek
14. Legendary Film director who was arrested in Switzerland for the rape of then 13-year-old Samantha Geimer on a 31-year-old international arrest warrant as he arrived to attend the Zurich Film Festival?Roman Polanski
15. Who became the third batsman to reach 12,000 one-day international (ODI) runs?Ricky PontingOther two are Sachin Tendulkar and Sanath Jayasuriya.
16. Who won Pan Pacific Open tennis title-2009?Maria SharapovaShe won the Toray Pan Pacific Open title when Jelena Jankovic retired because of an arm injury in the first set.
17. Marking the International Day of Non-Violence, which organization has recently released a stamp of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary?The United Nations
18. Which country will host the 2016 Olympics?Brazil.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.Brazil will also host the World Cup Football-2014
19. The last surviving leader of the ill-fated 1943 Warsaw ghetto revolt against the Nazis, died at the age of 90?Photo by KubikMarek EdelmanDuring the World War II, he co-founded the Jewish Combat Organization. He took part in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, becoming its leader after the death of Mordechaj Anielewicz. He also took part in the city-wide 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
20. Expelled BJP leader Jaswant Singh is leading a non-BJP, non-Congress group of MPs in Parliament, which seeks to play the role of a “critical opposition”. Name that group of Independent MPs who have come together due to ‘commonality of issues’.The Lok Morcha
21. The doyen of Indian rationalist movement, a vocal atheist, skeptic and caustic critic of Sathya Sai Baba, died on October 4th 2009 at the Abhirami Hospital in Coimbatore?Basava Premanand
22. Who has won Formula One’s Japanese Grand Prix 2009 title?Sebastian Vettel
23. Who has won the European Golden Shoe for the second time after scoring 32 goals for Atletico Madrid in the Spanish league this season? Diego Forlan
24. Who won Nobel Prize for physics in 2009?The Nobel Prize in physics will be awarded to Americans.1. Charles K. Kao,2. Willard S. Boyle and 3. George E. Smith. Kao was honored for discovering how to transmit light signals long distance through hair-thin glass fibers. Boyle and Smith received the prize for opening the door to digital cameras by inventing a sensor that turns light into electrical signals
25. Who was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece after his party PASOK won recent Parliamentary Elections?George Papandreou. His party, i.e. the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) has won 160 out of 300 seats
26. Which country won the Champions Trophy Cricket title-2009 held in South Africa?Australia. They beat New Zealand in the final by 6 wicketsMan of the Match in the Final: Shane Watson (For his match-winning innings of unbeaten 105 of 129 balls)Man of the Series: Ricky Ponting
27. List the name of scientists who are selected for 2009 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award for Science and Technology which is given to scientists below 45 years of age, for their outstanding scientific contributions made primarily in India during the last 5 years proceeding the year of the Prize?Biological Sciences:1. Dr Amitabh Joshi, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Banglore and 2. Dr Bhaskar Saha, National Centre for Cell Science, Pune.Chemical Sciences: 3. Dr Charusita chakravarty, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi and 4.Dr Narayanaswamy Jayaraman, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean & Planetary Sciences:5. Dr S K Satheesh, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Engineering Sciences: 6. Dr Giridhar Madras, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and7.Dr Jayant Ramaswamy Haritsa, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Mathematical Sciences: 8. Dr Venapally Suresh, University of Hyderabad, HyderabadMedical Sciences:9. Dr Santosh Gajanan Honavar, L V Prasad Eye Institute, HyderabadPhysical Sciences:10. Dr Rajesh Gopakumar, Harish-Chandra research Institute, Allahabad and 11. Dr Abhishek Dhar, Raman Research Institute, BangaloreShri Prithviraj Chavan also gave away CSIR Young Scientist Award 2009
28. One of the main orchestrators of the Rwandan 1994 genocide who has been arrested in Kampala, the Ugandan capita?Idelphonse NizeyimanaKnown as the Butcher of Butare, Nizeyimana is accused of being one of the "top four" men who directed the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. He is believed to have ordered the execution of Rosalie Gicanda, the Queen of Rwanda and the head of the Tutsi tribe.
29. Who has been appointed as the Advisor to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Infrastructure, Innovation and Information?Sam Pitroda. He is now the Chairman National Knowledge Commission.
30. Who won Nobel Prize for Chemistry-2009?1. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (USA) 2. Thomas Steitz (USA)3. Ada Yonath (Israel)Ada is the first woman to receive it since 1964 Award is given for creating detailed blueprints of ribosomes, the protein-making machinery within cells, research that’s being used to develop new antibiotics.
31. Who won Man Booker Prize Award-2009?Hilary Mantel. This British novelist won the award for her gripping 16th century tale titled “Wolf Hall”
32. Name the French Tourism Company which bought Mahatma Gandhi's house in South Africa for an amount of $377,029 outbidding other bidders including Indians?Voyageurs du Monde. The company plans to turn the property into a Gandhi museum in line with its philosophy of investing in heritage properties worldwide and Gandhiji lived in the house from 1908 to 1910.
33. Which animal has been declared as ‘National Aquatic Animal’ by Government of India?‘DolphinGANGA DOLPHIN, locally known as ‘Sauns’ has been declared as ‘National Aquatic Animal’. In India, they live more in Ganga River.
34. The former head of Interpol and South Africa's national police chief who went on trial accused of corruption.Photo:AFPJackie SelebiMr Selebi is accused of taking money and gifts from a notorious alleged gangster, Glenn Agliotti,
35. Who won National Snooker Championship title-2009?Pankaj Adwani. He defeated Saurabh Kothari in final.Pankaj Adwani also won the National Billiards Title-2009 defeating Geet Sethi in a nerve-wracking final.
36. National women's billiards title-2009 is won by?Meenal Thakur. She defeated her younger sister Anuja Chandra in the final.
37. Who won Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine -2009?1. Elizabeth H. Blackburn (U.S.A)2. Carol W. Greider (U.S.A)3. Jack W. Szostak (U.S.A)They got this award for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging.
38. Which team won the Irani Trophy Cricket title for 2009-10?Rest of India. They won the title on the basis of their first innings lead against Renji Trophy Champions Mumbai as a wet outfield ruled out any play on the last day of the match
39. Who has been selected for the 24th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2008?Balraj Puri.He is a leading political commentator and eminent journalist.
40. Which country tops the list of the countries with the highest quality of life according to the annual Human Development Index, unveiled by the U. N. Development Program?Norway. According to this index, Norway is the best country in the world in which to live.Niger comes in last position and India ranks 134th out of 182 countries in the world.
41. Who won Nobel Prize-in literature of this year?The award is given to Germany’s Herta Mueller, a Romanian-born writer honored for work that “with the concentration of poetry and the frankness of prose, depicts the landscape of the dispossessed.”
42. Which state won IBN 7 Diamond state award for “India’s best big state” for their overall performance and significant contribution to the development of the state?Kerala.“India’s best small state award” is won by Goa.The award is given by IBN 7 network in partnership with Outlook magazine.
43. Winner of The Wisden Cricketer magazine's World Test Player of the Year 2009 award?Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh all rounder
44. The tropical storm that hits Japan on October 8 killing two people and shuttering factories, closing schools and stranding commuters and travelers at airports and train stations?Typhoon Melor
45. According to the QS/Times Higher Education rankings, which university retained the top position among the top 100 varsities of the world?Harvard University (U.S.A). None of the Indian universities figure among the top 100 varsities of the worldSecond spot-Cambridge University (Britain)
46. Which team won the NKP Salve Challenger Trophy of 2009?India RedIndia Red, under the captaincy of S Badrinath defeated Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led India Blues by 7 wickets in the final.
47. One of the greatest writers of Gothic fiction who has given funeral 160 years after his mysterious death?Edgar Allan Poe He has been honoured with a second funeral service on October 10, 2009.
48. Boyzone singer, who has been found dead at the age of 33 while on holiday with his partner Andrew in Mallorca. Stephen Gately
49. Indian sound engineer who was recently inducted into the Motion pictures Academy, the members of which can cast their votes for the list of Oscar nominees?Rasool Pookutty
50. Pope Benedict XVI canonized five new saints on 11th of October-2009. Name the five saints.1. Jozef De Veuster, better known as Father Damien was a Roman Catholic priest from Belgium and he won recognition for his ministry to people with leprosy2. Zygmunt Szczesny Felinski, a Polish bishop who kept championing Catholicism after Russia shut down Polish churches in retaliation for the Polish uprising against Russia in Warsaw in 1861.3. Jeanne Jugan, a French nun who set up an order that runs homes for destitute around the world.4. Francisco Coll y Guitart, a Spaniard who founded an order of Dominicans in the 19th century.5. Rafael Arnaiz Baron, a Spaniard, who wrote extensively about spirituality before his death at age 27.
51. Countries which have signed a historic peace agreement recently ending a century of hostility – hostility that stemmed from the World War One mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman forces?Turkey and Armenia
52. A former TV crime show host and state legislator accused of commissioning killings to boost ratings turned him in to authorities and was jailed on homicide and drug trafficking charges?Wallace Souza
53. Who has been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize?Barack Obama, US President.
54. Canada's first space tourist and also the world's first Space Clown who returned from International Space station on October 11, 2009?Guy Laliberte
55. Who is the new President of International Academy of Astronautics?G Madhavan Nair. (Former ISRO Chairman)
56. Who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences?Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson for their work in economic governance.Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences since it was founded in 1968.
57. The Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal?Sujata Koirala
58. Name of the previously unreleased song by Michael Jackson which was unveiled to the world almost four months after the star's death?"This Is It"
59. Sweden striker who announced his retirement from International Football recently?Henrik Larsson. Larsson retired in 2002 but returned to international action two years later.
60. Who are the co-winners of the 2009 Right Livelihood Award, known as "Alternative Nobel", for their work in campaigning against nuclear weapons, protecting the rain forests of Congo and raising awareness about climate change?1. Alyn Ware of New Zealand2. Rene Ngongo of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) 3. David Suzuki of Canada4. Catherine Hamlin of Australia who won the award for treating women in Ethiopia suffering from obstetric fistula.
61. Who has received the 2009 Golden Foot award?Ronaldinho, Brazilian Striker
62. New Zealand all-rounder who retired from Test cricket to prolong his career in the shorter formats of the game?Jacob Oram
63. Who is the new director of National Cricket Academy of India?Sandeep Patel
64. Indian footballer who was a part of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics squad that finished fourth, which is India's best finish in Olympic football, died recently?Keshto Pal
65. India has signed a civil nuclear pact with which country that encourages and support scientific technical and commercial co-operation for mutual benefit in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy?Argentina. Argentina has become the seventh country, following US, France, Russia, Kazakhstan, Namibia and Mongolia, with which India has signed a civil nuclear agreement.
66. Argentina qualified for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa following a 1-0 away victory over arch rival Uruguay in Montevideo. Who scored that goal for Argentina?Mario Bolatti.He scored the goal in the 84th minute.
67. Who is appointed as the new member of the Supreme Court Collegium after retirement of the second senior most apex court judge Justice B N Agarwal?Justice R V Raveendran. Supreme Court Collegium, headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, has Justices H S Kapadia, Tarun Chatterjee and Altamas Kabir as the members.
68. India recently signed the Military Technical Cooperation Agreement with which country?Russia.India and Russia signed two defence deals at the conclusion of the Sixth Meeting of the India - Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC). The first agreement would be on extending the military technical cooperation for ten years from 2011 to 2020 and the second relates to after-sales product support for defence equipment of Russian origin.
69. Countries which are qualified for World Cup-Football 2010 as the 20th and 21st nations for the 32-team World Cup, scheduled for next June in South Africa?Switzerland and Slovakia.This is Slovakia’s first World Cup. They achieved the landmark by beating Poland 1-0
70. Who has been appointed as the captain of the Australia Twenty20 team?Michael ClarkVice Captain: Cameron White
71. Indian-American billionaire who has been featured in Forbes annual list of America's 200 Best Small Companies among "eight self-made stars who have built tidy empires in an array of industries"?Bharat Desai
72. The Country which decided to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s telescope and the U.N.-designated International Year of Astronomy recently?Vatican
73. The first African country to win the under-20 World Cup Football after beating four-time champions Brazil 4-3 in a penalty shoot out in the final held in Cairo.Ghana
74. Veteran Journalist, publisher social activist and a pioneer in bringing out evening dailies in Malayalam died at a private hospital in Kozhikode in Kerala.Theruvath Raman
75. Who has been named as the AIFF (All India Football Federation) Player of the Year-2009?Subrata Paul. Paul has thus become the first goalkeeper to win this award which started in 1992.
76. Who is elected as the new president of the All India Football Federation?Prafool PatelGeneral Secretary of AIFF: Alberto Colaco
77. Who is the new world champion in Formula One?Jenson Button
78. Russian gymnast, who won a bronze medal at world championships in London, died y in a car crash recently?Yury Ryazanov
79. Who becomes the youngest ever recipient of the Order of Jamaica, one of the country's highest honours, at a ceremony in the capital Kingston?Usain Bolt
80. Who was re-elected as President of Indonesia securing nearly 61 per cent of the vote, ahead of his nearest rival and ex-president Megawati Sukarnoputri?Susilo Bambang Yudhoyon
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