Nobel Prize Winners 2009 (General Knowledge)

Physics : Charles Kao, Willard Boyle & George Smith

Chemistry : Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas Steitz & Ada Yonath

Medicine : Blackburn, Greider & Szostak

Literature : Herta Muller

Peace : Barack Obama

Economics : Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson

Nobel Prize Winners 2008 (General Knowledge)

Physics : Yoichiro Nambu, Makoto kobayashi and Toshihide Maskawa

Chemistry : Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie and Roger Y.Tsien

Medicine : Harald zur Hausen, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier

Literature : Jean –Marie Gustave Le Clezio

Peace : Martti Ahtisaari

Economics : Paul Krugman

Nobel Prize Winners 2007 (General Knowledge)

Physics : Albert Fert and Peter Grunberg

Chemistry : Gerhard Ertl

Medicine : Mario R.Capecchi, Sir Martin J.Evans and Oliver Smithies

Literature : Dorris Lessing

Peace : Albert Arnold Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Economics : Leonid Hurwicz, Eric S.Maskin and Roger B.Myerson

Nobel Prize Winners 2006 (General Knowledge)

Physics : John C.Mather and George F.Smoot

Chemistry : Roger D.kornberg

Medicine : Andrew Z.Fire and Craig C. Mello

Literature : Orhan Pamuk

Peace : Muhammud Yunus and Grameen Bank

Economics : Edmund S.Phelps

Nobel Prize Winners 2005 (General Knowledge)

Physics : Roy J.Glauber, John L.Hall and TheodorW.Hansch

Chemistry : Yves Chauvin, Robert H.Grubbs and Richard R. Schrock

Medicine: Barry J.Marshall and J.Robin Warren

Literature : Harold Pinter

Peace : Mohamed ElBaradei and International Atomic Energy Agency

Economics : Robert J.Aumann and Thomas C.Schelling

Nobel Prize Winners 2004 (General Knowledge)

Physics : David J.Gross, H.David Politzer, Frank Wilczek

Chemistry : Aaron Ciechanover,Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose

Medicine : Richard Axel and Linda B.Buck

Literature : Elfriede Jelinek

Peace : Wangari Muta Maathai

Economics : Finn E.Kydland and Edward C.Prescott

Nobel Prize Winners 2003 (General Knowledge)

Physics : Alexei A.Abrikosov, Vitaly L.Ginzburg and Anthony J.Leggett

Chemistry : Peter Agre, Roderick Mackinnon

Medicine : Paul C. Lauterber and Sir Peter Mansfield

Literature : John M.Coetzee, Shireen Ebadi

Economics : Robert F.Eagle III, Clive W.J.Granger

Nobel Prize Winners 2002 (General Knowledge)

Physics : Raymond Davis Junior, Masatoshi Koshiba and Riccardo Giacconi

Chemistry : John B.Fenn, Koichi Tanaka, Kurt Wiithrich

Medicine : Sydney Brenner, H Robert Horvitz and John E Sulston

Literature : Imre kerttesz

Peace : Jimmy Carter

Economics : Daniel Kahneman and Vernon L.Smith

Nobel Prize Winners 2001 (General Knowledge)

Physics : Eric A. Cornell, Wolfgang Ketterle and Carl E.wieman

Chemistry : Ryoji Noyori, William S Knowles and K.Barry Sharpless

Medicine : Leland H. Hartwell, Tim Hunt and Sir Paul M.Nurse

Literature : Sir V.S.Naipaul

Peace : Kofi Annan

Economics : George A. Akerlof, Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz

Punchlines of Companies - Business Quiz 2009

Honda - The Power of Dreams.
NSE - An Investment called India
HDFC Bank - We understand your world
Lufthansa - There's no better way to fly
Louis Philippe - The upper crest
Business Line - The white paper on Business
Dell - Yours is here
State bank of India - With you-all the way
Syndicate Bank - Your faithful and friendly financial partner
Maruti Suzuki - Count on us
Skoda - Obsessed with Quality
Toyota - Quality Revolution
LG - Life's Good
Philips - Sense and Simplicity

Current Affairs October 2009 - Questions and Answers 2009 October 2009

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 which country was High-quality 507 carat white diamond found?

Answer : SouthAfrica

9.Who will be receiving Billboard's Rising Star ?

Answer : Gaga

10. Which Tennis player won the Pan Pacific Tennis Tournament in Tokyo?

Answer : Maria Sharapova

11. Which team won the second semifinal match between NewZealand and Pakistan in the ICC Champions Trophy 2009?

Answer : NewZealand

12. Who is Karnataka High Court Chief Justice?

Answer : P.D.Dinakaran

13. Which Premier Institute is assisting KSRTC in recruiting Officers?

Answer : IIM Bangalore

14. Who is the Managing Director of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation?

Answer : Gaurav Gupta

15. Who recently visited Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar?

Answer : Nguyen Thi Doan (Vietnamese Vice-President)

16. Who has won the Miss World Malaysia 2009 crown?

Answer : Thanuja Ananthan

17. Which famous Hollywood star is facing a $2 million lawsuit by a bank for breaching a contract

Answer : Nicolas Cage

18. Which city will host the 2016 Olympic Games?

Answer : Rio De Janiero

19. Which American Singer has come to India to record an International Album
with Adnan Sami?

Answer : Jermaine Jackson (Elder Brother of Michael Jackson)

20. In which country was Indonesia’s Komodo dragon originated?

Answer : Australia

21. Which Indian consumer durables company has decided to buy Elcoteq,Finnish firm for $73 million?

Answer : Videocon Industries

22. Who is the president of CommonWealth Games Federation?

Answer : Michael Fennell

23. Which Formula One Champion has joined Ferrari Team for the 2010 Season?

Answer : Fernando Alonso

24. Which Australian Cricketer became the 3rd batsman to pass 12,000 ODI runs?

Answer : Ricky Ponting

25. Which pharma company has bought anticholestral rights for$39 million?

Answer : Lupin Laboratories

26. Which company will be raising $20 million through Qualified Institutional Placement?

Answer : Gammon

27. Which metal company has plans to raise $1.25 billion?

Answer : Sesagoa

28. Which two Indian companies are in the Forbes Asia's fabulous 50 list?

Answer : Reliance Industries and Infosys

29. Which automobile company is planning to launch elictric cars in India?

Answer : General Motors

30. According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) at what percentage does the Lankan Economy grow?

Answer : 3.5 percent

31. Which Indian Public Sector company is planning to invest Rs.25000 crore despite a dip in the profit?

Answer : National Aluminium Company (NALCO)

32 . Who is the current chairman of Telecom RegulatOry Authority of India?

Answer : J.S. Sharma

33 . Who is the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission?

Answer : Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

34 . Who has succeeded has Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister after the sad demise of Y.S.Rjashekar Reddy?

Answer : K.Rosaiah

35 . Who is the current Managing director of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited?

Answer : Kuldeep Goyal

36 . Which Healthcare company has annnounced a five year outsourcing deal with HCL Infosystems for implementing software solutions?

Answer : Fortis Healthcare

37 . Who is the current minister for Corporate Afairs?

Answer : Salman Khurshid

38 . Who is the executive chairman of Mindtree company?

Answer : Ashok Soota

39 . Which company has been acquired by Mindtree recently?

Answer : Kyocera Wireless India.

40 . Who is the Manaing Director of Kyocera Wireless India?

Answer : Raghava Nagabhushanam


41 . which two teams entered the final of the ICC Champions Trophy 2009?

Answer : Australia and NewZealand

42 . Who won the final match of ICC Champions Trophy 2009?


Answer : Australia


43 . Which Formula One driver is all set to drive the Red Bull racing car on Bandra-Worli sea link on 11th october,2009?

Answer : David Coulthard

44 . Who is the current CFO of Grasim Industries?

Answer : Adesh Gupta

45 . Which South Indian Cement manufacturing company has raised Rs.3100 crore in debt through consortium of bankers

Answer : Dalmia Cements

46 . Who is the managing director of Dalmia Cements?

Answer : Puneet Dalmia

47 . Which cement manufaturing company has raised Rs.300 crore through issue of Non-Convertible Debentures?

Answer : ACC

48 . Which company has acquired 80% stake in Ismart-Timex, a leading Srilankan BPo firm?

Answer : Aegis BPO (Essar group)

49 . Which Indian software company has secured a $50 million deal from Saudi Telecom?

Answer : Tech Mahindra

50 . Which Indian BPO firm has bagged a 600 crore deal from Idea Cellular?

Answer : Aditya Birla Minacs (Subsidiary of Aditya Birla Nuvo)

51 . Who is current CEO of Microsoft

Answer : Steve Ballmer

52 . Which three Americans won the Nobel Prize for discovering Telomerase and Theenzyme for the year 2009?

Answer : Elizabeth Blackburn (USA),Jack Szostak (USA),Carol Greider (USA)

53 . Who won the Nobel Prize in the field of Literature for the year 2009?

Answer : Herta Muller (Romania)

54 . Who won the Nobel Prize for the year 2009 for their studies of the structure of the Ribosomes?

Answer : Venkataraman Ramakrishnan (India), Thomas steitz (USA), Ada Yonath (Israel)

55. Who won the Nobel Prize for the year 2009 for inventing the first imaging technology using a digital sensor?

Answer : Charles Kao (British-American), Willard Boyle (Canadian), George Smith (US)

56. Which day is celebrated as World Post Day?

Answer : 9th October

57. who won the 2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament which was recently held in India?

Answer : India

58. Who captained Indian team in the 2009 Nehru Cup International Tournament?

Answer : Baichung Bhutia

59. Who is the chief of Indian Army?

Answer : General Deepak Kapoor

60. Which company has announced a 1:1 bonus after a long time?

Answer : Reliance Industries Limited

61 . who is the chief of Indian Navy?

Answer : Admiral Nirmal Kumar Verma

62. Who is the chief of Indian Air Force?

Answer : Air Chief Marshal P.V.Naik

63. Which country's economy is the largest economy in Asia?

Answer : China

64. Which country's economy is the second largest economy in Asia?

Answer : Japan

65. Which country's economy is the third largest economy in Asia?

Answer : India

66. Which largest engineering company has raised $600 million through Qualified Institutional Placement(QIP) and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds?

Answer : Larsen & Toubro

67. Who has been appointed as the new Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA)?

Answer : Ashok Desai

68 . Who is the CEO of Edserv, a Chennai based Education and placement firm?

Answer : S.Giridharanmpleton

69. Which company has tied up with McAfee to provide integrated security solutions?

Answer : Verizon

70. Who is appointed as the Managing Director of SAB Miller?


Answer : Paolo Lanzarotti

71. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of Jet Airways?

Answer : Nikos Kardassis

72. Who has been appointed as the CEO of British Midland International?

Answer : Wolfgang Prock-Schauer

73. Which Indian cricketer has been apoointed by World Sport Group (WSG) to its player management division?

Answer : Gautam Gambhir

74. Which chinese mobile handset manufacturer has tied up with Reliance Communications to sell high-end and Dual Sim handsets in India?

Answer : China WirelessTechnologies

75. Who is the chairman of Templeton Asset Management?
Answer : Mark Mobius

76. Who is the CEO of Reliance Capital Limited?

Answer : Sam Ghosh

77. Which shipyard company has got the nod from CoastGuard and Indian Navy to bid for orders worth $1.2 billion?

Answer : Pipavav Shipyard

78. Who is the Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers?

Answer : M.K.Alagiri

79. Who is the chairman and Managing Director of National Fertilizers Limited?

Answer : V.K.Sharma

80. Which bank received the Tamilnadu state award for meritorious service in the SME sector?

Answer : Indian Bank

81. Who is the Deputy Chief Minister of Tamilnadu?

Answer : M.K.Stalin

82. who is the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian Bank?

Answer: M.S. Sundara Rajan

83. Who is the COO of Godrej?

Answer : Bobby Agarwal

84. Which UAE based handset manufacturer is planning to enter Indian Market?

Answer : Spark Mobiles

85. Which real estate player is planning to raise Rs.900 crore through Initial Public Offer(IPO)?

Answer : Prestige Estates

86. what is the name of insurance company which is a joint venture between Allahabad Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Karnataka Bank,Dabur Investment Corp,Sompo Japan Insurance?

Answer : Universal Sompo General Insurance Company Limited

87. Who is the president of Russia?

Answer : Dmitry Medvedev

88. Who is the first woman recive the Nobel Prize in the field of Economics?

Answer : Elinor Ostrom

89. Which company has launched sportscar named as Z4 Roadster?

Answer : BMW India

90. What is the name of the car which was recently launched by General motors ?

Answer : Chevrolet Cruze

91. Which company has bagged the contract from Unitech Wireless to supply GSM network?

Answer : Nokia Siemens Network

92. Which Global IT and Consultancy firm has bagged the cotract from postal department to moernise the post offices across the country?

Answer : Accenture

93. Who is the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Bank?

Answer : Shikha Sharma

94. Who is the chairman of 13th Finance Commission?

Answer : Vijay Kelkar

95. Who is the CEO of Oracle?

Answer : Larry Ellison

96. Who is the chairman and Managing Director of Central bank of India?

Answer : S.Sridhar

97. Which public sector bank has launched a pre-paid gift card?

Answer : Central Bank of India.

98. Which foreign bank has recently got nod from RBI to list on Stock Exchanges?

Answer : Standard Chartered Bank

99. Who is the president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry?

Answer : Harsh Pati Singhania

100. Who has been recently appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal?

Answer : Sujata Koirala

101. Which tennis star has got a wild card entry to the Australian Open Tournament?

Answer : Justin Henin

102. Which pakistani diplomat died of electric shock recently?

Answer : M.K.Afridi

103. Who has won the Nobel Peace Prize award for the year 2009?

Answer - Barack Obama (US President)

Champions League Quiz - CLT20 Quiz, Cricket Quiz

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 Royal Challengers Bangalore and Cape Cobras?

Ross Taylor

11 . Who scored blistering knock of 99 Runs from just 52 Balls in the inaugural match played
between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Cape Cobras?

Jean Paul Duminy

12 . Who is the Brand Ambassador of Royal Challengers Bangalore Team?

Katrina Kaif

13 . Who is the captain of Royal Challengers Bangalore team?

Anil Kumble

14 . Who is the captain of Cape Cobras team?

Andrew Puttick

15 . Who is the coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore team?

Ray Jennings

16 . Who is the captain of Victoria Bushrangers team?

Cameron White

17 . Who is the captain of Delhi Daredevils team?

Gautam Gambhir

18 . who is the captain of Diamond Eagles team?

Boeta Dippenar

19 . Who is the captain of New South Wales Blue team?

Simon Katich

20 . Who is the Brand Ambassador of Delhi Daredevils team?

Akshay Kumar

21 . Who is the owner of Delhi Daredevils team?

GMR Industries

22 . Who won the match between New South Wales Blue team and Diamond Eagles?

New South Wales Blue

Bharat Ratna Awardees - List

• 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. Dhondo Keshav Karve was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1958 for his contribution towards Social Work.

• Shri Purushottam Das Tandon was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1961 for his contribution towards Public Affairs.

• Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1961 for his work in the field of Public Affairs.

• Dr. Rajendra Prasad was rewarded with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1962 for his contribution towards Public Affairs.

• Dr. Zakir Hussain was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1963 for his contribution towards Public Affairs.

• Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1963 for his contribution towards Social Work.

• Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri was rewarded with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1966for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Smt. Indira Gandhi was awarded Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1971 for her work in the field of Public Affairs.

• Shri V.V. Giri was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1975 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj was honoured with Bharat Ratna Award j in the year 1976 for work towards Public Affairs.

• Mother Teresa was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year1980 for her contribution towards Social Work.

• Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1983 for his contribution towards Social Work.

• Abdul Ghaffar Khan was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year1987 for his contribution towards Social Work.

• Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1988 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1990 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1990 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1991 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Shri Rajiv Gandhi was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1991 for his contribution towards Public Affairs.

• Shri Morarji Desai was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year1991 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Shri Satyajit Ray was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1992 for his work in field of Arts.

• Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Shri Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year1992 for his work in the field of Trade and Industry.

• Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1997 for his work in the field of Public Affairs.

• Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1997 for his work towards in the field of Public Affairs.

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1997 for his contribution in the field of Science and Engineering.

• Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1998 for her work towards Arts.

• Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1998 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Pandit Ravi Shankar was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1999 for his work towards Arts.

• Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1999 for his work towards Pubic Affairs.

• Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1999 for his work towards Public Affairs.

• Prof. Amartya Sen was awarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 1999 for his work towards Literature and education.

• Late. Ustad Bismillah Khan was rewarded with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2001 for his contribution towards Arts.

• Kumari Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2001 for her contribution in the field of Arts.

• Pandit Bhismen Gururaj Joshi was honoured with the Bharat Ratna Award in the year 2008 for his contribution in th field of Arts


Note: Nobody was given country's highest civilian award - Bharat Ratna during the year 2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2009 and 2010

Source: http://india.gov.in/myindia/bharatratna_awards_list1.php

US Open 2009

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

Wimbledon 2009

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

French Open 2009

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

Australian Open 2009

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

Seven Wonders of Modern World - General Knowledge (GK)

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

Seven Wonders of Medieval World - General Knowledge (GK)

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

Seven Wonders of Ancient World - General Knowledge (GK)

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

ICC ODI Team of the Year(in batting order)

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)

ICC Test Team of the year(in batting order)

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)

ICC CHAMPIONS TROPHY 2009 - Facts and Figures

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 economy in 3 matches

9. Which cricketer hit the most number of Sixes in Champions Trophy 2009?
Shane Watson(Australia) total of 11 sixes in 5 matches

10. Which wicket kepper has most Dismissal in Champs Trophy 2009?
Paine(Australia) 9 (8 catches and 1 stumping) in 5 matches

11. Who holds the record for highest partnership by wickets in Champs Trophy 2009?
For 1st Wicket - 125, McCullum and Ryder against Sri Lanka

12. Who holds the record for highest partnership by runs in Champs Trophy 2009?
252n.o Watson and Ponting against England

13. Who holds the record for most catches in ICC Champions Trophy 2009 Tournament?
Taylor(New Zealand) 9 in 5 matches

ICC Awards 2009 Quiz - LG ICC Awards 2009

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 : Tilakaratne Dilshan (Srilanka)

9. Who has been awarded with Associate and Affiliate player of the award in the ICC Awards 2009?

Answer : William Porterfield (Ireland)