(Current Affairs questions are from the period November 16th to 30th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)

1. Name the former President of the Philippines who was recently arrested for electoral fraud.

2. Which country recently tested a new hypersonic weapon system, capable of striking targets 3,700 km away in under 30 minutes?

3. What is unique about the orchid Bulbophyllum nocturnum, discovered recently off the coast of Papua New Guinea?

4. The most capable machine ever built to land on Mars was launched recently. It is called…?

5. Name the world’s fourth largest airlines that has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

6. Name the footballer, Wales’ coach and the first player to make 500 Premier League appearances, who committed suicide recently, shocking fans and fellow-players.

7. Dr. Conrad Murray, who received four years prison sentence for involuntary manslaughter, was the personal physician of which deceased super entertainer?

8. Which popular actor has been appointed UNICEF Ambassador for promoting child rights and nutrition?

9. According to a list by global consultancy firm Mercer, which is the best Indian city to live in?

10. Name the 1967 documentary shot by the late painter M.F. Husian that was showcased at the 42nd International Film Festival of India after many a protest.

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11. Who is the new Commissioner of Chennai Corporation?

12. What is the title of the 3D film that is to be superstar Rajinikanth’s next release?

13. Where are the head offices of the proposed three regions in the expanded Chennai Corporation planned to be located?

14. Name the Hyderabad-based company that has been given the conservancy work contract in three zones (Teynampet, Kodambakkam and Adyar), replacing Neel Metal Fanalca.

15. What is the language, a blend of Tamil and Arabic, that is spoken in the Pulicat area?

16. Name the Italian confectioner to whom Giacomo D’Angelis sold Hotel D’Angelis and what was its new name?

17. Which place did Thanjavur’s King Raghunatha grant to the Danes in 1620 to establish a trading settlement?

18. What was established by Dr. Alexander Hunter on Poonamallee High Road in the 1850s?

19. What trophy does the 2nd Division cricket league champion get from the TNCA?

20. What first in Tamil cinema was introduced in Padma Jyoti, made by T.R. Sundaram’s Modern Theatres in 1937?