(Current Affairs questions are from the period January 16th to 31th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)

1. Who was Leander Paes’ partner at the Australian Open where he completed a career Grand Slam in doubles?

2. With which of its neighbours has India signed a deal to build a $1.5 billion power plant?

3. Name the French company that has bagged a $11-billion order to supply 126 fighter jets to the Indian Air Force.

4. Why did the writers Ruchir Joshi, Jeet Thayil, Hari Kunzru and Amitava Kumar make the news recently?

5. Name the controversial anti-piracy bills that have been postponed indefinitely by the U.S. after widespread protests in cyberspace, including suspension of services by Wikipedia for a day.

6. Name the 130-year-old iconic company synonymous with photography that has filed for bankruptcy protection.

7. Which renowned business group is bringing the globally popular Starbucks coffee brand to India?

8. India is to provide a grant of $1.5 million to the University of Chicago to establish a Chair for Indian Studies after which 19th Century’s luminary’s name?

9. In a study by Yale and Columbia varsities about the terms of air quality with regard to its effect on human health in 132 countries, where does India rank?

10. Name the artist and the music composer who died in 2011 and who were awarded the Padma Vibhushan.

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11. Name thee historic part of the Chepauk Palace that was gutted in a devastating fire recently.

12. The first instance of three Tamil Nadu cricketers figuring in the national XI was when two siblings and a spinner were part of 1961-62 team. Name the trio.

13. Which traditional sport in Tamil Nadu was recently conducted with guidelines supplied by the Courts?

14. Umblachery, Burghur and Alambadi are types of which common herbivore?

15. Which pioneering artiste’s memoir is titled Natakamedai Ninaivugal?

16. Which respected publication was founded in 1891 by Salem Ramaswami Mudaliar, C. Sankaran Nair, Krishnaswami Iyer and P.R. Sundara Iyer?

17. Who penned George Deva Shatakam on King George V for the Delhi Durbar of 1911?

18. The Tamil language board- game, played over a 21x21-grid board with 272 tiles is called…?

19. Which street is called the ‘electronics street’ of Chennai?

20. What is the contribution Abel Joshua made for the benefit of bibliophiles in Chennai?