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(Current Affairs questions are from the period August 1st to 15th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)
1. Name the American whistleblower who got political asylum in Russia for one year, straining its relations with USA.
2. Hassan Rouhani was officially inaugurated as President of which news-making Islamic nation on August 4th?
3. Name the Internet pioneer and billionaire who, in his personal capacity, has purchased The Washington Post.
4. In a week of mixed emotions for the Indian Navy, name the first indigenous aircraft carrier that was launched and also the submarine that sank after an explosion.
5. What is Olinguito that created a buzz among naturalists on August 15th?
6. In a move that has surprised many, a recent Grand Slam tennis champion has decided to call it quits. Who?
7. On August 13th, who emulated Prakash Padukone, G. Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa?
8. What is the name of NASA’s next Mars mission set to take off in November?
9. Who recently became the first Indian bowler since Kumble to top ICC ODI Bowlers’ Rankings?
10. The Diamond Jubilee of the liberation of which UT was observed on August 2nd?
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11. Which vocalist, a disciple of MLV, has been chosen for this year’s Sangita Kalanidhi award given by the Music Academy?
12. Who is the only cricketer from the State to score a century in his Test debut?
13. Which eminent dancer is the new director of Kalakshetra?
14. What political first did Sir P. Rajagopala Acharya (aka Rajagopalachari) achieve in 1921?
15. Name the bridge that connected Black Town and Peddanaikpetta and which, according to H.D. Love, is said to have been built around 1677.
16. Which Divyadesam town has had names like Varaga Kshetram, Vadesupuram and Vikrama Chola Mangalam in the past?
17. Name the queen whose palace in Madurai was partly demolished recently. She is considered the first to lay an extensive road network in the whole of south Tamil Nadu.
18. The first structure of its kind in Madras came up on the roof of the Exchange Building (present- day Fort Museum) in 1796, while the latest one is on the Marina. What?
19. Which famous institution in Adyar was started by Dr. Malcolm S. Adiseshiah and Mrs. Elizabeth Adiseshiah in January 1971?
20. Which much-loved literary character’s wife was called Vembu and had a son called Sundhu?
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1. Edward Snowden; 2. Iran; 3. Jeff Bezos; 4. INS Vikrant and INS Sindhurakshak; 5. It is a newly discovered mammal and the first new species of carnivore to be identified in the Western hemisphere in 35 years; 6. Marion Bartoli, the 2013 Wimbledon Ladies Singles champion; 7. P.V. Sindhu, by winning a bronze at a World Badminton Championships; 8. MAVEN; 9. Ravindra Jadeja; 10. Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
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11. Sudha Raghunathan; 12. A.G. Kripal Singh; 13. Priyadarshini Govind; 14. First President (Speaker) of the Madras Legislative Council; 15. Armenian Gate Bridge; 16. Srivilliputhur; 17. Rani Mangammal; 18. Lighthouse; 19. Madras Institute of Development Studies; 20. Thuppariyum Sambu.
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