Current Affairs Quiz

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Chemistry : Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz & Ada Yonath

Medicine :Blackburn, Greider & Szostak

Literature :Herta Muller

Peace :Barack Obama

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1.Which four teams had qualified for the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009 being held at South Africa?

Answer: Pakistan, Australia, New Zealand and England

2. Which Indian Wicket Keeper took his first One Day International Wicket in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?

Answer : Mahendra Singh Dhoni

3. Which renowned singer has been nominated for Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2007 for his contribution in the field of Indian Cinema?

Answer : Manna Dey

4. Who has been selected for Wildlife Photographer Award 2009?

Answer : Vivek R Sinha

5. Who will be succeeding Lt Gen Noble Thamburaj as Army Vice Chief
after his retirement?

Answer : Lieutenant General P C Bhardwaj

6. Which company has launched a set of premium pens costing Rs 11.3 lakh 241 miles travelled by Mahatma Gandhi during the Salt March?

Answer : Mont Blanc

7. Who recently received the Indira Gandhi National Award for Peace from President Pratibha Patil?

Answer : Mohamed ElBaradei ( Director General, International Atomic Energy Agency)

8. In whi…

1 . Where was the inaugural of Champions League T20 cricket match (CLT20) being held?

Bangalore (Chinnaswamy stadium)


2 . Which two teams played the first match of the inaugural Champions League T20 (CLT20)
Cricket match?

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) vs Capecobras

3 . Who won the inaugural match of the Champions League T20 Cricket Match (CLT20)?

Cape Cobras

4 . Who is the chairman of the Champions League Cricket Tournament (CLT20)

Mr.Lalit Modi

5 . Who is the owner of the team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)?

Dr.Vijay Mallaya

6 . Who is the sponsor for Champions League Cricket Tournament?

Airtel

7 . Who was declared Man of the Match in the inaugural match between Royal Challengers
Bangalore and Cape Cobras?

Jean Paul Duminy

8 . Name the three places where the Chmapions League Tournament Matches will be held

Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad

9 . Who is the owner of the team Deccan Chargers?

Deccan Chronicle

10 . Who scored thunderous knock of 53 Runs in just 24 Balls in the inaugural match played
between …

• Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan was honoured with Bharat Ratna award in the year 1954 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs.

• Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was rewarded with Bharat Ratna award in the year 1954 for his contribution in the field of Science and Engineering.

• Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari was honoured with Bharat Ratna award in the year 1954 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs.

• Dr. M. Vishweshwariah was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1955 for his contribution towards Civil service.

• Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was honoured with Bharat Ratna award in the year 1955 for his contribution in the field of Public affairs.

• Dr. Bhagwan Das was rewarded with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1955 for his contribution towards Literature and Education.

• Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant w was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1957 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs.

• Dr. Dhon…

Who won the US Open 2009 Men's Singles Title?

Juan Martin Del Potro


Who won the US Open 2009 Women's Singles Title?

Kim Clijsters


Who won the US Open 2009 Men's Doubles Title?

Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes


Who won the US Open 2009 Women's Doubles Title?

Serena Williams and Venus Williams


Who won the US Open 2009 Mixed Doubles Title?

Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott

Who won the Wimbledon 2009 Men's Singles Title?

Roger Fedrer


Who won the Wimbledon 2009 Women's Singles Title?

Serena Williams


Who won the Wimbledon 2009 Men's Doubles Title?

Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic


Who won the Wimbledon 2009 Women's Doubles Title?

Serena Williams and Venus Williams


Who won the Wimbledon 2009 Mixed Doubles Title?

Mark Knowles and Anna-Lena Groenefeld

Who won the French Open 2009 Men's Singles Title?

Roger Fedrer

Who won the French Open 2009 Women's Singles Title?

Svetlana Kuznetsova

Who won the French Open 2009 Men's Doubles Title?

Lukas Dlouhy and Leander Paes

Who won the French Open 2009 Women's Doubles Title?

Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual

Who won the French Open 2009 Mixed Doubles Title?

Liezel Huber and Bob Bryan

Who won the Australian Open 2009 Men's Singles Title?

Rafal Nadal

Who won the Australian Open 2009 Women's Singles Title?

Serena Williams

Who won the Australian Open 2009 Men's Doubles Title?

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan

Who won the Australian Open 2009 Women's Doubles Title?

Serena Williams and Venus Williams

Who won the Australian Open 2009 Mixed Doubles Title?

Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi

Great Wall of China

Ancient Mayan City of Chichen Itza in Mexico

Pink Ruins of Petra in Jordan

Statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janerio

Colosseum in Rome

Taj Mahal in India

Incan Ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru

Colosseum of Rome

Great wall of China

Porcelain Tower of Nanking

Mosque of St.Sophia(Constantinople)

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Catacombs of Alexandria

Stonehenge of England

Pyramids of Egypt

Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Temple of Arternis at Ephesus

Statue of Zeus at Olympia

Pharos of Alexandria

Colossus of Rhodes

Mausoleum of Halicarnassus

Virender Sehwag (India)

Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Kevin Pietersen (England)

Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka)

Yuvraj Singh (India)

Martin Guptill (New Zealand)

MS Dhoni (India) Wicket Keeper and Captain

Andrew Flintoff (England)

Nuwan Kulasekara (Sri Lanka)

Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka)

Umar Gul (Pakistan)

12th man: Thilan Thushara (Sri Lanka)

Gautam Gambhir (India)

Andrew Strauss (England)

AB de Villiers (South Africa)

Sachin Tendulkar (India)

Thilan Samaraweera (Sri Lanka)

Michael Clarke (Australia)

MS Dhoni (Inda) Wicket Keeper and Captain

Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh)

Mitchell Johnson (Australia)

Stuart Broad (England)

Dale Steyn (South Africa)

12th man: Harbhajan Singh (India)

1 . Who is the Highest Wicket Taker in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Parnell(South Africa) 11/196 in 3 matches

2. Who is the Highest Run Scorer in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Ponting(Australia) 288 in 5 matches

3. Which cricketer scored the Highest Individual runs in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Smith(South Africa) 141 runs in 134 balls against England comprising 16 four's

4. Which Bowler has the Best Bowling figures in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Parnell(South Africa) 8 overs 5/57 against New Zealand

5. Which country scored the Highest Team Total in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
England, 323/8 in 50 overs at 6.46 runs per over against South Africa

6. Who is the Youngest player in Champions Trophy 2009?
Mohammed Aamer, 17 years(Left-hand Batsman and Left-arm fast-medium)

7. Who is the Oldest Player in Icc Champions Trophy 2009?
Sanath Jayasuriya, 40 years(Left-hand Batsman and Slow left-arm orthodox)

8. Which bowler had the Best Economy Rate in ICC Champions Trophy 2009?
Kandamby - 1 over, 2 runs, 2.00 ec…

1. Who has been honoured with the Cricketer of the year award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : Mitchell Johnson (Australia)


2. Which cricketer has been awarded with the ODI player of the year award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : Mahendra Singh Dhoni (India)

3. Which cricketer has been awarded with the Test player of the year award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : Gautam Gambhir (India)

4. Which umpire has been honoured with the Umpire of the year award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : Aleem Dar (Pakistan)

5. Which country has been awarded with the Spirit of Cricket Award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : New Zealand

6. Which cricketer has been awarded with the Emerging player of the year award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : Peter Siddle (Australia)

7. Who has been awarded with the Women's cricketer of the year award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : Claire Taylor (England)

8.Which cricketer has been honoured with T20 International Performance of the year award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : …