1. who won 1st gold medal in Rowing for India in Asian games 2010 ?
- Bajrang Lal Takhar in rowing event
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.
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.
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
15. Nobel Prize 2010 Winners List:
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:
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.
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.
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?
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 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.
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.
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.
Brazil.
47. Name of the longest railway tunnel in the world which is completed recently?
Gotthard Base Tunnel (Switzerland)
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.
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.
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?
Saud Bin Abdulaziz Bin Nasir Al Saud.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
- 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.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 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.
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
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 1978.16. Which city will host the 98th edition of Indian Science Congress to be held for five days from January 3, 2011?
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”.
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, 2010:21. Who won the player of the series award in the two test cricket matches between India and Australia held in India on October 2010?
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.
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-201025. Name of the famous South African smoking chimpanzee dies of old age recently?
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)
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 628. Who has been elected as the new Chairman of the Association of Natural Rubber Producing Countries (ANRPC)?
Shikha Sharma, Axis Bank CEO came in at No.89
Chanda Kochhar, ICICI Bank Managing Director & CEO came in at No.92.
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, 2010:44. 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?
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.
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, 2010:55. Man of the Match winners of One Day international Cricket Series between South Africa and Zimbabwe held in South Africa in October 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).
First ODI played at Bloemfontein on October 15, 2010:56. 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?
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).
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).61. Man of the Match winners of One Day International cricket series between India and Australia held in India in October 2010.
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.
First ODI abandoned.62. Saudi prince who has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Britain for murdering his servant in a hotel in London?
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).
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.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?
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.
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, 2010:83. Man of the match winners of 5match ODI Cricket series between South Africa and Pakistan held in Abu Dhabi in October 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.
1st ODI played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on October 29, 2010:84. 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?
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
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.
