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(Current Affairs questions are from the period September 16th to 30th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)
1. On September 16th, which Central American nation celebrated the bi-centennial of its independence from Spain?
2. Recently, the Indian Government lifted the ban on which documentary film made by the legendary Satyajit Ray?
3. Frenchman Philippe Croizon recently became the first limbless man to successfully complete what physical feat?
4. Inderjit Singh Reyat, the sole person convicted in world’s deadliest airline bombing that took place 25 years ago, has now been found guilty of perjury. For bombing which plane was he convicted?
5. In the world of astronomy, what is Gliese 581 g that made news recently?
6. Which communist country is to cut one million state jobs in an effort to embrace capitalism?
7. Name the village in Maharashtra where the ambitious UID programme ‘Aadhaar’ was launched recently.
8. How did the Brazilian government-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA make news in the global financial markets recently?
9. On September 20th, which giant planet made its pass much more nearer to Earth than at any time between 1963 and 2009?
10. How did the legal personalities S.U. Khan, Sudhir Agarwal and D.V. Sharma hit the headlines on September 30th?
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11. How did one late Dr. Rajasekhar Sham make news recently, thanks to his philanthropic gesture?
12. Which former Governor-General of India and one-time Freemason founded Lodge Salem 100 years ago?
13. What name did the drainage channel Attapallam (Aallapallam meaning deep ditch) in Chennai take after it was filled up to connect Peddanaickenpet and Muthialpet?
14. What was founded by Kothari & Sons, Paterson’s, Dalal & Co., India Brokers and Maconochie in 1937?
15. Name the districts in Tamil Nadu starting with the 14th letter of the English alphabet.
16. Who is playing Rajinikanth’s role in the new version of Murattu Kaalai?
17. The only Tamil writer to be given awards by both Sahitya and Sangeet Natak Akademis is…?
18. Actor Vijay’s uncle has also been the voice of yesteryear actor Mohan and has sung many a playback song. Identify.
19. Who is the Chief Electoral Officer for Tamil Nadu?
20. In which hill station can one do boating on the Punganur Lake?
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1. Mexico; 2. Sikkim; 3. Swim the English channel; 4. Air India flight 182 ‘Kanishka;’ 5. It is the first ‘habitable zone’ planet found outside our solar system; 6. Cuba; 7. Tembhili; 8. It raises $67 billion in the world’s largest share offer;
9. Jupiter; 10. They delivered the Allahabad High Court judgement in the long-pending, much-awaited Babri Masjid- Rasm Janmabhoomi title suit dispute.
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11. He bequeathed half of his property worth over Rs.18 crore to his alma mater, the University of Madras; 12. C. Rajagopalachari; 13. Popham’s Broadway; 14. The Madras Stock Exchange; 15. Nagapattinam and Namakkal; 16. C. Sundar; 17. Indira Parthasarathy; 18. S.N. Surender; 19. Praveen Kumar, IAS; 20. Yelagiri
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