SNAP GK Preparation: Part 4

SNAP GK Preparation: Part 4

1. Ace straw picture craftsman from India who has been invited to take part in the five day Mode Heim Handwerk fair at Munich from November 25?

Kiran Rajendran. This is the first time that straw pictures from India will get the opportunity to be displayed in an international gallery.

2. The 11th International Meeting of the Communist and Workers Parties jointly hosted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) took place in?

New Delhi.

Communist leaders from around the world met there on November 20-22, 2009 to discuss how to ‘intensify popular struggles’

3. One of Iraq’s vice presidents who vetoed the country’s new election law recently, throwing into fresh doubt the feasibility of holding crucial national balloting in January ?

Tariq Hashimi. Iraq has two vice Presidents: Adil Abd Al-Mahdi and Tariq Hashimi.

4. Sri Lankan player who scored a classy double century in the first test match against India in Ahmedabad?

Mahela Jayawardhene He scored 275 runs and it was his sixth double century.

He won the Man of the match Award of that match.

5. Who has been declared elected in the presidential elections of Afghanistan, which was held on 20th August, this year?

Hameed Karzai

6. Who has been chosen for the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize of 2009 for Peace, Disarmament and Development?

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister.

7. The 32 teams qualified for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Football:

South Africa (Host), Ghana, Ivory Coast, Japan, Australia, South Korea, North Korea, England, Netherlands, Spain, Serbia, Italy, Denmark, Germany, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, United States, Mexico , Switzerland, Slovakia, Argentina, Honduras , New Zealand, Nigeria, Cameroon, Algeria, Greece, Slovenia, Portugal, France, Uruguay.

8. Who won the first Maliyama Foundation Award?

Irom Sharmila The award will be given to her for her crusade against human rights violations and for repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.

9. The 1,500m champion of Beijing Olympics-2008, who has been stripped of his gold medal after a failed drugs test.

Rashid Ramzi. The Moroccan-born runner who competes internationally for Bahrain was the only gold medalist from Beijing caught using performance-enhancing drugs

10. Who is the richest man in India with USD 32 billion in net worth followed by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and Anil Ambani, according to the Forbes annual rich list for the country?

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries Chairman.

11. Which Indian film has bagged five awards at the South Asian International Film Festival held in New York?

‘Manjaadikkuru’. The Malayalam film bagged five awards including the ones for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Script, Best Cinematography and Best Debutante Talent. The film is directed by Anjali Menon

12. Who has chosen as first full-time president of European Union?

Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian Prime Minister

13. The cricketer who has reached the milestone in his career by completing a phenomenal 30,000 runs in international cricket during the Test against Sri Lanka?

Sachin Tendulkar. He became the first batsman to complete 30,000 international runs when he scored his 35th run in the second innings against Sri Lanka. He slammed his 43rd Test century in that match.

14. Which country won women’s team title in the 19th Asian Table Tennis Championships held in Lucknow?

China. The beat Singapore 3-1 in the final while host India finished seventh.

15. Who has been named as High Representative (Chief) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of European Union?

Catherine Ashton, Britain

16. Which team won their second successive Russian Premier League title?

Rubin Kazan

17. Two Pakistani men accused of providing logistical support for last year’s deadly terror attacks in Mumbai, India, were arrested in Italy. Name of that terrorists?

Mohammad Yaqub Janjua and Aamer Yaqub Janjua

18. Which state of India won the national Junior Athletics Championship held at Warangal for the 13th consecutive time?

Kerala.

19. Constitution bench to consider the Mullaperiyar dam dispute between Tamil Nadu and Kerala has been formed recently. The bench consists of?

The five-judge bench would be presided by Justice DK Jain. Justice Mukundakam Sharma, RM Lodha, D Sudharshan Reddy and Deepak Varma would be the other members.

20. Who has been named as the Secretary of the International Monetary Fund by its Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn?

Siddharth Tiwari, Indian economist.

21. Which is the inaugural film of the 40th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Panaji, Goa, on Nov 23, 2009?

“Wheat”, Chinese historical drama was the inaugural film.

22. Who is the Man of the match of the second ODI between South Africa and England at Super Sport Park, Centurion on 22-11-2009?

Paul Collingwood. He scored unbeaten 105 after took two wickets and held a superb catch as England beat South Africa by 7-wickets.

23. Which state crowned champions in the 55th National School Games held in Amritsar?

Kerala. Kerala won 76 medals, including 28 gold, 28 silver and 19 bronze.

Hosts Punjab came second in the medal tally with 24 gold medals and 10 bronze.

24. A long-running inquiry commissioned by the Indian government to investigate the destruction of the disputed structure Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992. In November 2009, a day after a newspaper published the allegedly leaked contents of the report, the report was tabled in the Indian parliament by the Home Minister, P. Chidambaram. Name of that commission?

Liberhan Commission

25. Who has been crowned Miss Earth 2009 which was held on November 22 at the Boracay beach resort in Aklan province, central Philippines?

Larissa Ramos, Nineteen-year-old Brazilian beauty.

26. Who is the Brand Ambassador of Kerala Hockey?

Suresh Gopi, Malyalam Superstar.

27. Which athletes were crowned as the Male and Female World Athletes of the Year 2009 by International Athletic Foundation (IAF)?

Usain Bolt, Jamaica

Sanya Richard, USA

28. India’s nuclear-capable intermediate range and surface-to-surface missile which was test—fired for the first time on 23rd of Novmber-2009?

Agni II

29. Who won the Artist of the Year Award at the 37th American Music Awards (AMAs) beating out Michael Jackson?

Taylor Swift. She won five awards while Jackson got 4 awards.

30. Who was the oldest person to ever climb Mt Everest?

Min Bahadur Sherchan, 78 years old became the oldest person to conquer the world’s highest peak

31. China executed two people recently for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick. Who are they?

Zhang Yujun and Geng Jinping.

Zhang Yujun was executed for endangering public safety and Geng Jinping was executed for producing and selling toxic food

32. Who has taken over as General Manager, Southern Railway on 21st November 2009?

Shri Deepak Krishan

33. Secretary Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs who is appointed as Secretary of Ministry of Shipping?

K Mohandas.

34. SEBI (Stock Exchange Board of India )has served an amended notice to a major Indian company asking why it shouldn’t be barred from accessing the stock markets under the rules on fraudulent and unfair trade practices and the gains it made of Rs.513 crore not be disgorged. Which is that company?

Reliance Industries (RIL). SEBI has issued an amended notice to Mukesh Ambani-led RIL on insider trading.

35. Who became the first woman president to fly in a fighter jet, the Sukhoi-30MKI of the Indian Air Force?

Pratibha Patil, Indian President

36. Prosecutors in the genocide trial of a former Khmer Rouge prison chief demanded a 40-year jail sentence recently for a man they described as responsible for snuffing out innocent lives and spreading terror across Cambodia. Name of that Jail Chief?

Kaing Guek Eav. He is also known as Duch (pronounced DOIK) oversaw the torture and execution of about 16,000 men, women and children during the Khmer Rouge’s 1975-79 rule. Some 1.7 million Cambodians died of torture, execution, disease and starvation under the Khmer Rouge.

The Khmer Rouge was the name given to the followers of the Communist Party of Kampuchea, the totalitarian ruling party in Cambodia from 1975 to 1979, led by Pol Pot, Ieng Sary, Son Sen and Khieu Samphan.

37. Iran’s best-selling newspaper, which has been banned for publishing a picture of a temple belonging to the outlawed Bahai sect.?

Hamshahri.

38. Who became the fourth highest run getter in Test cricket, surpassing former Australian captain, Allan Border?

Rahul Dravid. Border took 156 Tests to reach 11,174 Test runs at an average of 50.56. Dravid reached 11182 runs in 136 Tests at an average of 53.50,

Tendulkar – 161 matches – 12917 runs – average of 54.76

Lara -131 matches – 11953 runs – average of 52.88

Ponting – 136 matches – 11345 runs – average of 55.88

39. Who has been appointed as chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India?

Srikumar Banerjee. He is a leading expert in Materials and Technology in the country and director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

40. The son of a Philippines clan boss who was charged with murder recently after the massacre of at least 57 people in last week of November-2009?

Andal Ampatuan Jr, a local mayor in Maguindanao province.

41. The United States of America has reached an agreement to station an American antimissile defense system on a country in Central Europe recently. Which is that country?

Poland.

United States and Poland have agreed terms for stationing US troops in Poland so that the deployment of US Patriot missiles can start next year.

42. The search engine which apologized recently for results of image search of ‘Michelle Obama’, first lady of U.S.?

Google.

In November, when someone typed “Michelle Obama” in the popular search engine Google, one of the first images that came up was a picture of the American first lady altered to resemble a monkey.

43. Pakistan player who hits century on debut in the first test match against New Zealand in Dunedin?

Umar Akmal, a blistering 129 (160b, 21×4, 2×6) on debut. He won the Man of the Match award, but Pakistan lost that match by 32 runs.

44. The French Parliament has unanimously adopted the civil nuclear agreement with an Asian Country. Which is that country?

India.

45. Which car has been ranked No. 1 in the mid-size entry segment (228 PP/100), according to the 2009 J.D. Power Asia Pacific India Vehicle Dependability Study released recently?

Ford Ikon

46. Who was awarded the man of the match in the second test match between India and Sri Lanka played at Kanpur?

Sreesanth. He was declared Man of the Match for his 6 wicket haul.

India beat Sri Lanka by an innings and 144 runs in that match and it was India’s 100th test win in all, their first being way back in 1952 against England.

47. Former Indian Volleyball team captain who has been selected for the 21st Jimmy George Foundation award, 2009, for his contributions to sports?

Tom Joseph

48. Iranian authorities have confiscated the Nobel Peace Prize medal awarded to Iranian lawyer-activist in 2003 for her work as a lawyer and human rights activist. Name of that Nobel laureate?

Shirin Ebadi

49. The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), leaders from 51 Commonwealth countries began a three-day summit started on November 27, 2009, held in?

Port of Spain

50. Which country n launched its fifth spy satellite on 28th November 2009 in a bid to boost its ability to independently gather intelligence?

China

51. Which company has been awarded the 2009 CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) National Award for Energy Efficient Unit?

Piramal Healthcare’s Digwal, India, manufacturing division.

52. Who was awarded the man of the match in the first test match between Australia and West Indies played at Brisbane?

Ben Hilfenhaus. This Australian bowler took 3 wickets in the first innings and claimed two in the second innings. Australia beat West Indies by an innings and 65 runs.

53. Who becomes the youngest West Indian to score a Test century on debut?

Adrian Barath At just 19 years and 228 days, Barath became the seventh youngest batsman in Test history to post a century on debut. He had scored 104 of West Indies’ total of 154 in the second innings.

54. Who was adjudged Man of the Match in the third ODI between South Africa and England played at Cape Town on November 27, 2009?

AB de Villiers (South Africa). He scored 121 off 85 balls and South Africa won the match by 112 runs.

55. Which Indian city will be the venue of the 97th Indian Science Congress?

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

96th Indian Science Congress held at NEHU in Shillong, Meghalaya.

56. In November 2009, more than 50 employees of a nuclear plant of India were affected due to high radiation levels. A water cooler for supplying water for the employees was contaminated with tritiated water. Where is that nuclear plant?

Kaiga nuclear power station situated at Kaiga in Uttar Kannada district in Karnataka, India.

57. The African nation which has been admitted into the Commonwealth of Nations, becoming the 54th member of the organization of mostly former British colonies?

Rwanda

58. Who was adjudged Man of the Match in the fourth ODI between South Africa and England played at Port Elizabeth on November 29, 2009?

James Anderson (England). He took five wickets and England won the match by 7 wickets.

59. Which country decided to sign civil nuclear deal with India recently?

Canada. India and Canada have agreed on a civil nuclear deal that will enable New Delhi to access Canadian nuclear technology and uranium after a gap of 34 years. The deal is likely to be signed when Manmohan Singh goes to Canada to attend the G20 summit in June, 2010.

60. Chief of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) who was sent to jail for 14 days after his arrest in Andhra Pradesh’s Karimnagar district before he could begin his “fast unto death” for a separate Telangana state?

K Chandrasekhara Rao.

61. Who will be the new partner of Mahesh Bhupathi in doubles for the next tennis season?

Max Mirnyi of Belarus. Bhupathi and Mirnyi had enjoyed a successful partnership in the past when the two won the 2002 US Open and also reached the Wimbledon final in 2003. Mark Knowles was his earlier partner which ended in the semifinals of the ATP World Tour Finals