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(Current Affairs questions are from the period June 16th to 30th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)
1. What is the name assumed by the new King of Spain who ascended the throne on June 19th?
2. Name the veteran actor, famous for his role as Tuco aka Ugly in The Good, Bad and Ugly, who passed away recently.
3. Name the two Indian sites that are the latest to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
4. The lyrics for ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ recently set a record for a popular music manuscript when it sold at an auction for $2 million. Who wrote and sang this classic?
5. How did Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini create one of the biggest news items at the FIFA World Cup?
6. Name the noted Hindi poet who has been chosen for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for 2013.
7. Name the Islamic militant group which is at the centre of the ongoing crisis in Iraq, creating major global concern.
8. Which Indian actor was recently made an Officier de la Legion d'Honneur (Officer of the Legion of Honour), the highest Civilian and Military honour bestowed by France?
9. Google’s new design reference platform initiative, that will enable manufacturers to build ultra-cheap smartphones, is called the …?
10. Which bustling city has been declared the first kerosene-free city in the country?
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11. Pandit Subramania Sastri is credited with naming which respected ‘teaching’ institution of Chennai?
12. How is V. Kennedy, whose name is synonymous with a famous wall graffiti advertisement, better known?
13. Which famous chain of stores was founded by Muthuswami Mudaliar in 1905?
14. The bells of which Chennai church are called the ‘Belfry Six’?
15. Appointed in 1661, Edward Winter was the first ...?
16. What was the dimension of the land deeded by the Damarla Brothers to the East India Company in August 1639?
17. What natural feature is the word pattanam said to refer to?
18. Of the four main rivers crossing Greater Madras, two are the Cooum and the Adyar. Name the other two.
19. Which animal found in the metropolis is called maranai by the locals?
20. Which area was called Tiruvilithayam in the days of yore?
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1. King Felipe VI; 2. Eli Wallach; 3. Rani-ki-Vav in Gujarat and Great Himalayan National Park; 4. Bob Dylan; 5. He was the one bitten by Luis Suarez; 6. Kedarnath Singh; 7. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/S); 8. Shah Rukh Khan; 9. Project Android One; 10. Delhi.
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11. Kalakshetra; 12. P. James (of Magic Show fame); 13. Nilgiris; 14. Armenian Church; 15. President of Madras; 16. 5 km long and 2 km wide; 17. A port at a river mouth; 18. Araniar and Korataliyar; 19. Asian Palm Civet or Toddy Cat; 20. Padi.
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