1. Who has been appointed the Acting Chief Justice of Kerala High Court by the President of India?
Justice. C.N.Ramachandran Nair.
2. The Supreme Court of India on 30 September 2011 allowed the export of more than one million tons of controversial insecticide subject to strict monitoring and supervision by the Customs and Environment Ministry officials. Name of that pesticide?
Endosulfan.
However the Supreme Court made it clear that the ban imposed on May 13, 2011 on production of Endosulfan would continue.
3. US-born radical Islamist cleric and a key al-Qaeda leader, who has been killed in Yemen by a CIA-led U.S. drone strike?
Anwar al-Awlaki.
Al-Awlaki was a prominent figure with Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the network's most active branch. He was involved in several terror plots in the United States in recent years. Samir Khan, who edited the slick Jihadi Internet magazine, was also killed in that air strike. Awlaki was near the top of the U.S. terror hit list and his death is another major setback for al Qaeda.
4. Who has been elected President of The Indian Newspaper Society for the year 2011-12 at its 72nd Annual General Meeting held in Bangalore on 30th September, 2011?
Ashish Bagga.
Bagga, the CEO of India Today Group, succeeds Kundan R Vyas of Janmabhoomi Group.
K. N. Tilak Kumar (Prajavani) was elected Deputy President while Ravindra Kumar (The Statesman) was elected Vice President and Rakesh Sharma (Aaj Samaj) was elected Honorary Treasurer of the Society for the year 2011-12. V. Shankaran has been elected the Secretary General of the Society.
5. Name of the nuclear capable surface-to-surface missile which is successfully test fired by India on September 30, 2011?
Agni II missile.
Agni II missile.
India had on May 17, 2010 test fired intermediate range Agni II missile, with a range of over 2,000 km after two successive failures in 2009.
6. Renowned Malayalam writer and film director who bagged the Vallathol Award for 2011?
C Radhakrishnan.
He has been honoured by both the National Sahitya Academy of India in 1989 and the Kerala Sahithya Akademi of Kerala in 1962. He had bagged the Vayalar award, Mooloor Award. Vallathol award includes a memento and a prize money amount of Rs 1, 11, 111.
7. Who has been selected for the Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Reconciliation and Peace by South Africa-based Gandhi Development Trust?
Dalai Lama.
Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader has twice found it hard to travel to South Africa in 2011, with the authorities not giving him travel visa, the Gandhi trust may nominate Gandhi's granddaughter to present him the award in India.
8. Who won Thailand Open Tennis title 2011 with straight sets victory over Donald Young of U.S.A? Andy Murray (Britain).
9. List of Nobel Prize Winners-2011:
Nobel Prize 2011 for Medicine/Physiology:
Bruce A. Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann and Ralph M. Steinman.
The Nobel Prize for Medicine is given jointly to Bruce A. Beutler and Jules A. Hoffmann”for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity” .The award is given to Ralph M. Steinman”for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity“. While Beutler and Hoffman received half the prize, while Steinmen received the other half.
Nobel Prize 2011 for Physics:
Saul Perlmutter, Prof. Brian Schmidt, Prof. Adam Reiss.
The Physics Nobel goes to Cosmology Team for their observation of the accelerating expansion of the Universe. This led to the hypothesis of Dark Energy.
Nobel Prize 2011 for Chemistry:
Daniel Schechtman (Israel).He won the award for the discovery of quasi crystals, which was his Nobel citation. He is the sole winner for this year’s prize.
Nobel Prize 2011 for Economics:
Thomas Sargent and Christopher A Sims.
2011 Economics Nobel, called the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences was jointly awarded to Thomas Sargent and Christopher A Sims for their empirical research on cause and effect in the macro economy.
Nobel Prize 2011 for Peace:
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman.
The award is given for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.
Nobel Prize 2011 for Literature:
Tomas Transtromer.
The award is given to the Swedish poet "because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives fresh access to reality."
10. Who took charge as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh on October 3, 2011?
Pulok Chatterjee
11. President Barack Obama recently honored three “extraordinary” India American scientists and nine other recipients of the National Medals for Science, Technology and Innovation at the White House. Name of those Indian American Scientists?
Srinivasa S.R.Vardhan, Rakesh Agarwal and B. Jayant Baliga.
12. Name of the three Indian Americans who were named by President Barack Obama as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honour bestowed by the US government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers?
Dr Kartik A Srinivasan, Sumita Pennathur and Hari Shroff.
94 researchers were selected for the prestigious honour.
13. Name of the Israeli writer who has won a historic court victory granting his request to be officially registered as "without religion" rather than "Jewish"?
Yoram Kaniuk.
14. Which tiny Pacific nation has declared a state of emergency recently due to severe water shortages?
Tuvalu.
15. Who has been named the new captain of the South African side for the ODIs and the T20 game against Australia?
Hashim Amla.
South Africa will host Australia in two T20Is, three ODIs and two Test matches.
16. Renowned critic, writer & orator who has been chosen for Mathrubhumi Literary Award-2011 instituted by the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi?
Dr. Sukumar Azhikode.
17. Which National park has been declared by the Union Government as 'Ecologically Sensitive Area.'?
Bandipur National Park.
18. Who has been chosen for the V M Korath award instituted by Thapasya Art and Literary Forum?
T.V.R.Shenoy.
He had served as the Editor of the weekly news magazine The Week and Sunday Mail and held various posts in Indian Express and Malayala Manorama.
19. Who has been appointed as the chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the country biggest energy explorer?
Sudhir Vasudeva.
20. Who became the first Indian shooter to successfully defend his World Cup title at Al Ain in United Arab Emirates (UAE)?
Ronjan Sodhi.
The Ace double trap shooter from India defeated China’s Hu Binyuan in a nail-biting tie after both the competitors shot 187 out of 200 in the final.
21. Who has been appointed as interim coach of Pakistan for series against Sri Lanka in the UAE?
Mohsin Khan.
22. Former chief minister of Bihar who died in New Delhi on October4, 2011 after a prolonged illness?
Bhagwat Jha Azad.
A veteran Congressman, Azad was the chief minister of Bihar from 14 Feb. 1988 to 10 March 1989. He represented Bhagalpur in the Lok Sabha for six terms. He also served as the Union minister of state from 1967 to 1983 in the ministries of agriculture, education, labour and employment, supply and rehabilitation, civil aviation and food and civil supplies. He had joined the BJP recently but was hardly active due to ill health.
He was father of Kirti Azad, a Lok Sabha member of (BJP) and a former cricketer.
23. Co-founder and former chief executive of Apple, who died on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56 in California due to pancreatic cancer?
Steven P. Jobs.
He was an American businessman and visionary widely recognized as a charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs was co-founder and previously served as chief executive of Pixar Animation Studios.
24. Who has been re-appointed as Kerala Regional Committee Chairman of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS)?
P.V.Chandran.
He is the Managing Editor of ‘Mathrubhumi’, a leading daily in Malayalam.
25. Who has been appointed as the Director (Marketing) of oil major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC)?
Makarand Nene.
26. The former England Fast Bowler who played 41 Tests and 36 one-day internationals for England (including two Ashes), died at the age of 52?
Graham Dilley.
27. Which team won the Irani Trophy-2011 beating Rajasthan by 404 runs in final?
The Rest of India.
28. Which countries have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters?
Russia and China.
The resolution had nine votes in favor, but four countries abstained - India, Brazil, South Africa and Lebanon.
29. Indian boxing sensation who won bronze medal in 2011 AIBA World Championships?
Vikas Krishan.
30. Which team won the Champions League T-20 2011 by thrashing Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs in the Final?
Mumbai Indians.
Harbhajan Singh is the man of the Match. He took 3 wickets conceding 20 runs.
31. Who won the Japan Open Tennis Title 2011 defeating Rafael Nadal in the final?
Andy Murray.
32.
Sebastian Vettel.
33. Renowned Indian singer, known as much for his ghazals and bhajans as for his work in Hindi cinema, died in Mumbai due to brain hemorrhage?
Jagjit Singh.
34. Environmentalist, lawyer and former Union Minister, who has been selected as the winner of the 26th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration?
Mohan Dharia.
35. Name of the nano satellite, built by students of SRM University, near Chennai in collaboration with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) which is launched by ISRO on October 12, 2011?
SRMSAT
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C18) put SRMSAT along with three other satellites in orbit. The other three satellites were: Megha-Tropiques, an Indo-French mission to study the weather and climate in the tropical regions of the world. Jugnu, put together by Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur students; and VesselSat from Luxembourg.
36. Indian off-spinner who was selected ‘Sikh Sportsperson of the Year’ at the World Sikh Awards 2011?
Harbhajan Singh
The award is given for his great contribution to the Indian cricket team’s World Cup victory.
37. Renowned Malayalam writer and literary critic who has been chosen for Padmaprabha Literary Award-2011?
M. K. Sanu.
38. Who becomes first Sikh High Court judge of England?
Rabinder Singh QC.
Singh was appointed as a High Court Judge in October 2011.
39. The former Ukrainian prime minister who has been sentenced to seven years in prison on charges of abuse of office in signing a gas deal with Russia?
Yulia Tymoshenko.
According to the court, she had exceeded her powers when she signed a 2009 deal with Moscow that left Ukraine paying a high price for Russian gas.
40. Who won the Player of the Match award in the only T20 Cricket played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh on October 11, 2011?
Mushfiqur Rahim. (Bangladesh).
He scored unbeaten 41 runs from 26 balls.
Result: Bangladesh beat West Indies by 3 wickets.
41. Man of the match winners of 3 ODI cricket series played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011:
First ODI played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 13-10-11:
Man of the Match: Lendl Simmons. (West Indies). He scored 122 runs.
Result: West Indies beat Bangladesh by 40 runs.
Second ODI played at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur on 15-10-11:
Man of the Match: Marlon Samuels (West Indies). He scored unbeaten 88 runs.
Result: West Indies beat Bangladesh by 8 wickets.
Third ODI played at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong on 18-10-11:
Man of the Match: Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh). He took 4 wickets conceding 16 runs.
Result: Bangladesh beat West Indies by 8 wickets.
Series Status: West Indies wins the 3 ODI series 2-1.
42. Who won the Player of the series award in the 3 ODI Cricket series between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011?
Marlon Samuels.(West Indies).
43. Who has been selected for the 2011 GV Raja award, the most prestigious sports award in Kerala?
Joseph G. Abraham.
He was gold medalist in 400m hurdles in Asian Games-2010.The award instituted by the Kerala State Sports Council carries cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a plaque and a certificate.
44. Who is the new Queen of Bhutan?
Jetsun Pema.
Bhutan's 31-year-old king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema, a student ten years his junior.
45. Who has been awarded the 50th anniversary Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA)?
Dawit Isaak.
He is an imprisoned Eritrean journalist. Isaak fled to Sweden, where he obtained citizenship, in 1987 during Eritrea's struggle against Ethiopia which eventually led to independence in 1993. He returned in 2001 and co-founded a newspaper, Setit. But the same year, the government closed Setit, along with all of the country's independent press, suspended civil liberties and jailed numerous journalists, including Isaak.
46. An American computer scientist who is the .co-creator of UNIX Operating System and considered as the father of the C programming language, died on October 12, 2011?
Dennis M. Ritchie.
Ritchie was best known as the creator of the C programming language, a key developer of the UNIX operating system, and co-author of The C Programming Language, and was the 'R' in K&R (a common reference to the book's authors Kernighan and Ritchie). Ritchie worked together with Ken Thompson, the scientist credited with writing the original UNIX; one of Ritchie's most important contributions to UNIX was its porting to different machines and platforms.
47. Who has been named the contemporary art world's most powerful player" in 2011, according to a poll compiled by ArtReview magazine?
Ai Weiwei.
Ai is best known for his spectacular conceptual art, including China's Bird Nest stadium. He has spoken out against human rights abuses in China.
48. Man of the Match winners of two T20 Cricket matches played between South Africa and Australia held in South Africa in October 2011.
First T20 played at Cape Town on October 13, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.
Man of the Match: Shane Watson. (Australia) He scored 52 runs and took one wicket.
Result: Australia beat South Africa by 5 wickets.
Second T20 played at Cape Town on October 13, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.
Man of the Match: Juan Theron. (South Africa).He scored 31 runs and took 2 wickets.
Result: South Africa beat Australia by 3 wickets
Series Result: 2 T20 International series level 1-1.
49. Man of the Match winners of 3 ODI Cricket series played between South Africa and Australia held in South Africa in October 2011.
First ODI played at Centurion on October 19, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.
Man of the Match: Ricky Ponting. (Australia) He scored 63 runs.
Result: Australia beat South Africa by 93 runs (D/L method).
Second ODI played at Port Elizabeth on October 23, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.
Man of the Match: Morne Morkel. (South Africa) He took 4 wickets conceding 22 runs.
Result: South Africa beat Australia by 80 runs.
Third ODI played at Durban on October 28, 2011 between South Africa and Australia.
Man of the Match: Shane Watson. (Australia) He scored 49 runs.
Result: Australia beat South Africa by 3 wickets
Series Status: Australia wins the 3 ODI series 2-1.
50. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 3 ODI Cricket series played between South Africa and Australia held in South Africa in October 2011?
Michael Hussey.
51. Britain's Defense Secretary who has resigned from his post on October 14, 2011 amid allegations he granted access to classified information to his close friend Adam Werrity?
Liam Fox.
52. A 1939 letter from German-born scientist warning of the "calamitous peril" to Jews posed by the Nazis has been sold at auction on October 11, 2011for nearly $14,000? Name of that scientist?
Albert Einstein.
53. Who has been appointed as the new chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)?
Zaka Ashraf.
54. Former chief minister of Karnataka who was jailed in two corruption cases, on October 15, 2011?
55. Which club won the 2011 Durand Cup at the Ambedkar Stadium with a 5-4 tie-break win over Prayag United?
Churchill Brothers.
The 2011 Durand Cup is the 124th edition of the Durand Cup, the third oldest association football competition in the world. The 2010 Durand Cup Champions were Prayag United.
56. The well-known Cuban dissident and the founder of the opposition movement "Women in White" who has died in Havana on October 15, 2011?
Laura Pollan.
Pollan founded the dissident group, Ladies in White, which holds pacific protest marches with the wives and spouses of political prisoners in Cuba to demand their release. The Ladies in White are routinely and violently repressed by the Cuban government.
57. Indian scientist and educator who was awarded the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award (2011) for excellence in public administration, academics and management?
Prof Yash Pal.
58. Who has been named as the new defense secretary by Britain's government following the resignation of Liam Fox?
Philip Hammond.
59. Man of the Match winners of two T20 Cricket matches played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe held in Zimbabwe in October 2011.
First T20 played at Harare on October 15, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
Man of the Match: Brendon McCullum. (New Zealand) He scored unbeaten 81 runs.
Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 10 wickets.
Second T20 played at Harare on October 17, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
Man of the Match: Martin Guptill. (New Zealand) He scored 67 runs.
Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 34 runs (D/L method).
60. Man of the Match winners of three ODI Cricket matches played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe held in Zimbabwe in October 2011.
First ODI played at Harare on October 20, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
Man of the Match: Rob Nicol. (New Zealand) He scored unbeaten 108 runs.
Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 9 wickets
Second ODI played at Harare on October 22, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
Man of the Match: Martin Guptill (New Zealand). He scored 105 runs.
Result: New Zealand beat Zimbabwe by 4 wickets.
Third ODI played at Bulawayo on October 25, 2011 between New Zealand and Zimbabwe.
Man of the Match: Malcolm Waller (Zimbabwe). He scored unbeaten 99 runs and took one wicket.
Result: Zimbabwe beat New Zealand by 1 wicket.
Series Status: New Zealand wins the 3 ODI series 2-1.
61. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 3 ODI Cricket series played between New Zealand and Zimbabwe held in Zimbabwe in October 2011?
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe).
62. Who has won the Shanghai Masters title-2011 by beating Spain's David Ferrer in the final?
Andy Murray.
63. Who defeated US Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia to win the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament-2011?
Marion Bartoli. (France)
64. Who won the Korean Formula One Grand Prix title-2011?
Sebastian Vettel. (Red Bull Driver).
65. Name of the biography of Vincent Van Gogh, which claims that the Dutch painter did not commit suicide but died in a shooting accident?
“Van Gogh: The Life”.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning writers Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith in their book present evidence that raises doubts about the source of the gunshot wound van Gogh sustained in or near the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, France, in July 1890. The authors claim that it was more likely that he was fatally wounded by two local boys who had “a malfunctioning gun.”
66. British racing driver who died from injuries shortly after a collision at the 2011 IZOD IndyCar World Championship at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on 16 October 2011?
Dan Wheldon.
67. Man of the Match winners of Five ODI Cricket matches played between India and England held in India in October 2011.
First ODI played at Hyderabad on October 14, 2011 between India and England.
Man of the Match: M.S.Dhoni (India) .He scored unbeaten 87 runs.
Result: India beat England by 126 runs.
Second ODI played at Delhi on October 17, 2011 between India and England.
Man of the Match: Virat Kohli (India) .He scored unbeaten 112 runs.
Result: India beat England by 8 wickets.
Third ODI played at Mohali on October 20, 2011 between India and England.
Man of the Match: Ajinkya Rahane (India) .He scored 91 runs.
Result: India beat England by 5 wickets.
Fourth ODI played at Mumbai on October 23, 2011 between India and England.
Man of the Match: Suresh Raina (India) .He scored 80 runs.
Result: India beat England by 6 wickets.
Fifth ODI played at Kolkata on October 25, 2011 between India and England.
Man of the Match: Ravindra Jadeja (India) .He scored 21 runs and took 4 wickets.
Result: India beat England by 95 runs.
Series Status: India wins the 5 ODI series 5-0.
68. Who won the Player of the Series Award in the 5 ODI Cricket series played between India and England held in India in October 2011?
M.S. Dhoni. (India)
69. Who became the first 100 year old to complete a marathon, running the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in 8 hours, 11 minutes?
Fauja Singh.
Guinness World Records refused to include Singh in its record book due to the fact that he could not produce his birth certificate to prove his age. His biography is titled "Turbaned Tornado".
70. Which country hosted the IBSA summit -2011 in October 2011?
South Africa.
The fifth India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) Summit held in Pretoria.
71. Which club won the 2011 Indian Super Cup football title?
East Bengal.
Indian Super Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's I-League and Federation Cup competitions. The match was between Salgaocar and East Bengal with East Bengal winning 9-8 on penalties. The match played at Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, on October 18, 2011.
72. Man of the Match winners of 2 Test Cricket matches played between Pakistan and Sri Lanka held in October 2011.
First Test played at Abu Dhabi from October 18, 2011 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka:
Man of the Match: Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) .He scored 211 runs.
Result: Pakistan drew with Sri Lanka.
Second Test played at Dubai from October 26, 2011 between Pakistan and Sri Lanka:
Man of the Match: Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan). He took 3 wickets in first innings and 5 wickets in second innings.
Result: Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 9 wickets.
73. Who won the first Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix title held at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh?
Sebastian Vettel.
The first Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix took place on 30 October 2011 as the 17th race of the 2011 Formula one season. The only Indian F1 driver Narain Karthikeyan of HRT F1 finished 17th position. The only Indian F1 Team Sahara Force India driver Adrian Sutil finished at 9th position.
74. Pearls Kabaddi World Cup 2011 which was the second edition of the circle style Kabaddi World Cup played in?
Punjab.
It was played in various cities of the province from 1 to 20 November 2011 with teams from 14 countries.
75. Which Russian rocket has launched two European space navigation satellites into orbit from a European base in Kourou, French Guiana on October 21, 2011?
Soyuz rocket.
This was the first launch of a Soyuz outside the former Soviet Union.
76. Name of the Tibetan nun who committed suicide to protest the Chinese occupation of Tibet?
Tenzin Wangmo.
77. Famous Malayalam Novelist and short story writer who is often credited with laying the foundation of modernism in Malayalam literature, died on October 19, 2011?
George Varghese Kakkanadan.
He, commonly known as Kakkanadan, had won the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Award for his novel Orodha in 1984. In 2005 he won the Kendra Sahithya Akademi Award and in 2008 he was bestowed with the Kerala Sahithya Akademi Fellowship. His other major works: Ushnamekhala, Vasoori, Japana Pukayila, Kakkanadante Priyakathakal, Saakshi, Kambolam, Parangimala.
78. Which country signed a free-trade agreement with seven other former Soviet Republics that would remove export and import tariffs on a number of goods traded among themselves?
Russia.
The agreement signed on October 19, 2011 and the seven former Soviet Republics signed in the agreement are Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova and Tajikistan.
79. Who has won the 2011 Man Booker Prize for his novel “The Sense of an Ending”?
Julian Barnes.
His fiction novel 'The Sense of an Ending' is about a middle-aged man looking back on his younger days.
80. The official ruler of the Libyan Arab Republic from 1969 to 1977 who was captured and then killed by NLA (Libyan National Liberation Army) fighters on 20 October 2011?
Muammar Gaddafi.
He was the "Brother Leader" of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from 1977 to 2011. He seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1969 and served as the country's head of state until 1977. After seizing power in 1969, he abolished the Libyan Constitution of 1951. He established laws based on the political ideology he had formulated, called the Third International Theory and published in The Green Book. In February 2011, protests against Gaddafi's rule began. These escalated into an uprising that spread across the country, with the forces opposing Gaddafi establishing a government based in Benghazi named the National Transitional Council (NTC). This led to the 2011 Libyan civil war, which included a military intervention by a NATO-led coalition to enforce a UN Security Council Resolution 1973 calling for a no-fly zone and protection of civilians in Libya. Although Gaddafi's forces initially held out in the battle for Sirte against NATO's bombing attacks, Gaddafi was captured alive in Sirte by members of the Libyan National Liberation Army after his convoy was attacked by NATO warplanes as Sirte fell on 20 October 2011.
81. Man of the match winners of 2 Test cricket series played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011:
First Test played at Chittagong from October 21, 2011:
Man of the Match: Elias Sunny (Bangladesh). He took 6 wickets in first innings and one wicket in second innings.
Result: Bangladesh drew with West Indies
Second Test played at Mirpur from October 29, 2011:
Man of the Match: Kirk Edwards (West Indies). He scored 121 runs in first innings and 86 runs in second innings.
Result: West Indies beat Bangladesh by 229 runs.
Series Status: West Indies wins the 2 Test series 1-0.
82. Who won the Player of the series award in the 2 Test cricket series played between West Indies and Bangladesh held in Bangladesh in October 2011?
Shakib Al Hasan. (Bangladesh).
83.
Cartoonist Kutty.
His first cartoon to appear in a daily newspaper was published in the National Herald January 15, 1941. Kutty’s work was also syndicated for publication in various newspapers such as Hindustan Times (1961–1962) and The Indian Express (1962–1969). From 1987 to 1997, Kutty worked for another Bengali daily, Aaj Kaal.
84. A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck a Eurasian country on 23-10-11, killing more than 1000 people. Which is that country?
Turkey.
85. Which country has claimed both the men's and women's titles in the Super Series nine-a-side international hockey tournament in Perth?
Australia.
Australian women beat India 4-1 in the final of the Lanco International Super Series Hockey 9s tournament. Australian men beat traditional rival New Zealand 5-3 to win the Men’s final.
86. Which pair won the Stockholm Open men's doubles title-2011 after comprehensively outplaying Marcelo Melo and Bruno Soares in the final?
Rohan Bopanna (India) and Aisam-ul-haq Qureshi (Pakistan).
87. Which palace of India listed 2nd in the list of 31 must-see places in world according to the New York Times?
Mysore Palace.
88. Who was elected to a second term as governor of Louisiana on October 22, 2011?
Bobby Jindal
On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana and he became the youngest serving governor in the United States. He is the first Indian-American governor in the country.
89. Italian rider who died in a fatal crash at Malaysian MotoGP motorcycle race on October 23, 2011?
Marco Simoncelli.
90. Who won the women's singles title at the Swiss International 2011 Open badminton tournament that was held in Switzerland from the 20-Oct-2011 to 23-Oct-2011?
P.V. Sindhu (India).
91. Name of the defunct German research satellite which crashed into Earth in an uncontrolled free-fall on The Bay of Bengal?
ROSAT satellite. (Roentgen Satellite)
On 23 October 2011, the German research satellite ROSAT re-entered the atmosphere over the Bay of Bengal.
92. Former India coach Greg Chappell, in his new book claims batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has occasionally been mentally fragile. The book is titled as?
'Fierce Focus'.
93. Scriptwriter and director of the critically acclaimed Malayalam film “T. D. Dasan Std. VI B” died on October 25, 2011 at the age of 47. Name of that Director?
Mohan Raghavan.
He won the State film award for the best director in 2010 for the film “T. D. Dasan Std. VI B”. It was screened at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), The Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF), Pune International Film Festival (PIFF) and the New York’s Indian Film Festival.
94. How many countries are elected as new members of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)?
18.
The new members are India, Belarus, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Lesotho, Libya, Nigeria, Spain and Turkey. They will begin their three-year terms beginning Jan 1, 2012.ECOSOC is the coordinating body for economic and social work of the UN agencies. It serves as a forum for discussing policy matters as well as making recommendations.
95. Who becomes the first female chief executive officer of IBM(International Business Machines)?
Virginia M. Rometty.
96. Who has retained his position as the world's richest Indian with a net worth of $22.6 billion, as per the Forbes India annual rich list?
Mukesh Ambani.
He is the head of Reliance Industries.
97. Which country plans to impose 'green tax' as it struggles to meet its commitments to reduce emission targets by 2015?
China.
98. Who has been elected as mayor of Seoul by winning 53.4 percent of the 4 million votes cast?
Park Won-soon.
99. On which date, the Union Cabinet gave its approval to the National Manufacturing Policy (NMP), which seeks to set up mega industrial zones, create 100 million jobs by 2022 and put India at par with manufacturing powers like China and Japan?
October 25, 2011.
100. Who has been appointed as the new head coach of the Indian football team?
Savio Medeira.
101. Saudi Arabia's interior minister who has been named crown prince of Saudi Arabia after the death of his brother Sultan?
Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz.
102. The 21st Commonwealth heads of government meeting(Commonwealth Summit) held in?
Perth, Australia.
The heads of government of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations meeting was declared open on October 28, 2011 by Queen Elizabeth II. The body's present concerns include climate change and the global recession, both of which affect Commonwealth members disproportionately.
103. Who won the Player of the match Award in the only T20 International played between India and England held in India in October 2011?
Kevin Pietersen.(England). He scored 53 runs from 39 balls.
Result: England beat India by 6 wickets.
104. Food and Civil Supplies Minister of Kerala and Kerala Congress (Jacob) leader who passed away at the age of 61?
T. M .Jacob.
Jacob was a former Education minister and had also held the Irrigation and Water Supply portfolio in the A K Antony Government, which came to power in 2001. He penned two books “Ente China Paryadanam” and “My China Diary”.
105. Veteran Indian diplomat who has been reappointed as the Secretary General of Commonwealth for a four-year term beginning April 2012?
Kamalesh Sharma
Sharma was first elected to the position of Secretary General during the biennial summit of the 54-nation grouping in Kampala, Uganda, in 2007. He took over from Sir Don McKinnon of New Zealand on April 1, 2008.
106. Who is the new president of Ireland?
Michael D Higgins.
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