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

1. Which 125-year-old healthcare giant made its biggest purchase ever by buying Synthes Inc. for $21.3 billion?

2. Name the influential, mass religious leader, born Sathyanarayana Raju, who passed away on April 24th.

3. Which African country’s President, who was re-elected recently, is called Goodluck Jonathan?

4. Which Eurasian capital city of 17 million may be split into two in order to make it easier to govern?

5. Which business communication scandal has been dubbed ‘location-gate’?

6. Following which famous business tycoon’s ‘doubts’ did the U.S. President made public his birth certificate to show that he was indeed born in the United States?

7. The 25th year commemoration of which catastrophic man-made disaster was observed on April 26th?

8. The new coach of the Indian cricket team, Duncan Fletcher, was captain of which international team?

9. Which company’s online network recently achieved the dubious distinction of being the largest breach of personal information in history?

10. What royal title did Kate Middleton get after her wedding on April 28th?

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11. Which centre of learning in Chennai that is to celebrate its centenary in 2015 was housed for a year at Hyde Park in Kilpauk before moving to the present precincts?

12. The origin of which Chennai locality’s name is said to be from ‘Mahabilva Kshetra’?

13. Which institution in Chennai is named after a prolific essayist and critic of Spectator and The Tatler?

14. How do we better know Richard Plantagenet Campbell Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville (1823–1889)?

15. Under what pen name did the well-known cricket columnist N.S. Ramaswami write?

16. What building is now located on the Nawab’s Artlllery Park near the Marina?

17. The building of which church in Armenian Street led to creation of the Diocese of Madras in 1775?

18. Whose shrine near the Kapaleeswarar Temple flagmast commemorates a miracle performed by the person for whom the shrine is intended?

19. Where in Madras was the first automatic traffic signal installed?

20. If you went to Venkatachala (Mudali) Street and Anderson Street in George Town, what products are you likely to buy in bulk?