IP: 220.*.*.* India

A. Name the Burmese leader who – after many years under house arrest – recently became the leader of the Opposition party in that country’s parliament.
Ans: Aung San Suu Kyi(Reffered)

B. Vishwanathan Anand recently became the World Chess Champion for the fifth time. Whom did he defeat in Moscow recently?
Ans: Boris Gelfand of Israel(Reffered)

C. Nursery rhyme time: Jack and Jill went up the hill, to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his _____________. Complete the rhyme.
Ans: Crown(Reffered)

D. In Cricket, what method is used to determine results in a weather affected match?
Ans: Duckworth Lewis(Own)

E. Name the Scientist who said ‘Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration’.
Ans: Edison(Own) - Edison's Full name is Thomas Alwa Edison

F. Name the company – founded by Mark Zuckerberg – offering a popular Internet Service – that recently entered the Stock Market in the US this year.
Ans: Facebook(Own)

G. In GMT, as used in time system (like IST), what does G stand for?
Ans: Greenwich(Own) - Greenwhich is a place in UK where the time has been calculated all over world.

H. What is half of a sphere?
Ans: Hemisphere(Own)

I. Venice, Florence and Milan are cities in which country?
Ans: Italy(Own)

J. Our Chief Minister is known as J.Jayalalitha. What does the initial J stand for?
Ans: Jeyaraman(Own)

K. Which company started in Calcutta as a small venture, now has a turnover of 100 crore rupees, owns lungie brands such as Chand, Lock, 999 etc.
Ans: KAS Jainulabdeen & CO(Own)

L. What is the capital of Luxembourg?
Ans: Luxembourg(Own)

M. In November, America will go for Presidential Election. The Current president Barack Obama will be facing a candidate from Republican Party. Who is the opposition candidate?
Ans: Mitt Roomney(Reffered)

N. What is the study of the function and diseases of Kidney called?
Ans: Nephrology(Own)

O. This is the last letter of Greek Alphabet. It is also the name of a watch company. What is it?
Ans: Omega(Own)

P. Name the Assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu which recently went for a bye election.
Ans: Pudukottai(Reffered)

Q. It means direction in Arabic. How do we better know it?
Ans: Qiblat(Own)

R. Residence of the Governors of States in India are called _________
Ans: Raj Bhawan(Own)

S. The movie actor Aamir Khan recently started hosting a social issues program on Television. It has become very popular. What is it called?
Ans: Satyameve Jayate(Reffered)

T. Recently an astronomical event happened involving the planet Venus. It was called ___________ of Venus. Fill in the blank.
Ans: Transit(Reffered)

U. This organization has 6 official languages namely Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. Identify the organization.
Ans: UN(Own)

V. DCW Ltd manufactures PVC using a very dangerous chemical. On the road from Tuticorin to Kayalpatnam, you would have seen lorries transporting this chemical. What is it called? [0.5 points for abbreviation. 1 point for full expansion.]
Ans: Vinyl Chloride Monomer(Own)

W. This part of London hosts a famous tennis event. Identify the location.
Ans: Wimbledon(Own)

X. What did the German Scientist Wilhelm Roentgen discover in 1895?
Ans: X-Ray(Own) - And his full name is Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen who got Nobel Prize for his invention and it can be also called as Roentgen Rays.

Y. In Spanish it's "si", in French it's "oui", in Japanese it's "hai" what is it in English?
Ans: Yes(Own)

Z. What is the study of animals called?
Ans: Zoology(Own)

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