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Name the Foreing Secretary of Pakistan?        Salman Bashir Who is the president of Nepal?        Ram Baran Yadav Who is the new Pakistani Taliban leader?        Mullah Toofan Which nation's mint general manager has been fired for misspelting the nation's name in coins?        Chile Which nation has decided to reopen a murder case 450 years after the crime?        Italy RETURN TO LIST OF WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS

India has agreed to cooperate with which nation on security for forth coming sporting events like Hockey World cup and Commonwealth Games?        UK In ICC World Twenty20 qualifier USA has been defeated by__________        Afghanistan        Ireland defeated Scotland        Netherlands defeated Kenya Who captains Arsenal team?        Cesc Fabregas The game of Cricket is on the verge of making Olympics entry again. In which Olympics did it was as part earlier?        1900 Olympics in Paris Which place hosts Winter Olympics?        Vancouver Who is reelected as president of Delhi Olympic Association?        Raj Chopra Who is the manager of Chelsea team?        Carlo Ancelotti Who is the Chief Executive of England and Wales Cricket Board?        David Collier RETURN TO LIST OF SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS

Who is the Chairman of commodity market regulator Forward Markets Commission?        B C Khatua RBI has asked which online money transfer service provider to stop its operations in India?        PayPal Which Norms did RBI eased of late?        Infrastructure lending norms Toyota Motor Corp will recall about 8,000 model-year 2010 Tacoma pickup trucks in the United States due to a potential defect in front propeller shafts. RETURN TO LIST OF CURRENT AFFAIRS IN BUSINESS

A game played between two persons or pair of two with a racket and a rubber ball and hitting it with the racket to either side in a rectangular court. Played With Racquet Ball Old Name Lawn Tennis Originated In Late 19th century in UK First Tennis Club Leamington Spa-formed in 1872 formed by Major Henry Gem and Augurio Pereira Founder of modern tennis Major Walter Clopton Wingfield Governing Body International Tennis Federation (ITF) is the governing body of world tennis1913 Played In   Court of grass, clay, carpet Associated Terms serve-shot of game advantage-stage of game deuce-stage of game volley-shot of game lob-shot of game drop shot-shot of game overhead smash-shot of game return-shot of game fault-stage of game double fault-stage of game ace-stage of game match point-stage of game game-stage of game Highly Paid Tournament US Open RETURN TO LIST OF SPORTS MINI ENCYCLOPEDIA RETURN TO MINI ENCYCLOPEDIA-ALL CATEGORY

What happened in first test cricket match between India and South Africa?        Tendulkar hit career's 46th Test Ton        Dale Steyn took 10 wickets in match        Mahendra Singh Dhoni's first defeat as captain in Test Cricket How many gold medals did India get in the South Asian Games?        90        It was the 11th South Asian Games        India got 55 silver and 30 bronze medals        India is at the top of SAG In the recent International Boxing Association rankings which boxer is at the top in the middleweight category?        Vijender Singh Essendon Football Club in Australia has suspended which member for assaulting an Indian cabbie?        Michael Hurley RETURN TO LIST OF SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS GK

What is the name of new sports car launched by Force India for the 2010 Formula One season?        VJMO3 Who is the Chairman of Force India?        Vijay Mallya Which are the two variants of E class launched by Mercedez?        E250 V6 and E 250 CDI BE Which South Korean Steel Giant company has agreed to joint hands with SAIL to set up a company in India?        Posco For a smooth administrative functioning Reliance Industries may change its Headquarters from Mumbai to _____        Gujarat Who is the president of Toyota?        Akio Toyoda Who is the MD of Reebok India?        Subhinder Singh Prem Who is the CEO of Tata Consultancy Services?        N Chandrasekaran Who will be the new CEO of Motorola's handset and home businesses?        Sanjay Jha Who has been appointed by Telcordia Technologies India as its new head of research and development unit in India?        Anil Pandey What is the name of new category of non-banking finance companies introduced by Rese

In Radio Times poll which film has been voted by over 3500 people as best Valentine Day film?        Pretty Woman Which film got the second spot?        "Four Weddings And A Funeral" Which hotel's chairman has sent a legal notice to Bipasha Basu alleging breach of contract at a party?        Ramada Plaza, Ashok Mittal What is the name of Katrina Kaif's sister who is in news due to resemblance to a porn star?        Isabel Kaif  RETURN TO LIST OF ENTERTAINMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK

Which Airways suspended 15 of its cabin crew members alleging that they posted inappropriate facebook comments?        British Airways Name the American who was detained by CISF suspected for terror links?        Winston Marshall Who is the head of Atomic Energy Organisation in Iran?        Ali Akbar Salehi Who has been declared 'connector of the day' by CNN?        Pervez Musharaff Who is the Vice President of US?        Joe Biden RETURN TO LIST OF WORLD GK AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

In Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district at least 10 children were burned dead after a fire occured. Which school's children are hostelled in it?        Don Bosco In which cricket association president's residence did the CBI conduct raid of late?        Rajasthan Cricket association, Sanjay Dixit Which State Government has started a training programme in connection with WWF to carry out a census of tigers in the state?        Uttar Pradesh Indian Government appointed which person as the interlocutor for Naga talks and carry forward peace proces with the insurgent group NSCN(IM)?        R S Pandey. He was former petroleum secretary Students are protesting in Bihar against coaching institutions. Who is the Human Resources Development Minister?        Hari Narayan Singh Who is the chairman of Atomic Energy Commission who recently signed a pact with British High Commissioner Richard Stagg on civil nuclear cooperation?        Srikumar Banerjee Who is the BSF constab

Which nation tightened rules for student visas of late?         UK Who is British Home Secretary?         Alan Johnson Who is the Secretary General of NATO?         Anders Fogh Rasmussen Who is the President of Iran?         Mahmoud Ahmadinehad Where in did China the footprints of dinosaurs find?         Zhucheng in Shandong province         It is known as 'dinosaur city'. Nepal's Vice President Paramananda Jha took oath in Hindi while assuming office. Supreme Court ordered him to take oath in Nepali. Which is his mother tongue?         Maithili Four MPs in London will face criminal charges of false accounting. Who are they?         Elliot Morley, Jim Devine, David Chaytor, Lord Hamingfiels RETURN TO LIST OF WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK

Chief Minister of which Indian State is in news because of cutting a cake with colours of National Flag on it?            Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogri Who is the Scientific Advicer to Defence Minister?             V.K.Saraswat     He is the Director General of Defence Research and Development Organisation Who is the Chairperson of Prasar Bharti?           Mrinal Pande Which judge is hearing the appeal filed by Rathore against conviction in Ruchika case?           Raj Shekhar Attri  Which State today announced reservation for Muslims at 10% in government jobs?          West Bengal Which US company is keen to supply India defence materials?           Lockheed Martin Corp      Roger Rose is the chief executive of Lockheed's Indian operations RETURN TO LIST OF INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK

Which Insurance company launched in its website 'click easy insurance' to help its customers buy and renew insurance policies online?        Cholamandalam MS General Insurance 'Figo' is the small car by ___________        Ford Who is the President and MD of Ford India?        Michael Boneham Who is the Vice President of Ford Motor(Asia Pacific and Africa operation)?        Raj Nair RETURN TO LIST OF BUSINESS/ECONOMY/MARKET GK

Who will be the captain of Indian Hockey team for the world cup?        Rajpal Singh Manchester United beat Portsmouth by how many goals?        5 Dale Steyn took seven wickets which helped South Africa to enforce a follow-on against India. How much runs did he give to claim these wickets?        51 Which striker helped Chelsea to seal a win over Arsenal?        Didier Drogba Who is the Manager of Inter Milan who has been fined for insulting a sports journalist?        Jose Mourinho RETURN TO LIST OF SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS

Crest Animation Studios has completed the production of its first 3D animated stereoscopic film Alpha and Omega (A&O). The movie will be released through Lionsgate Family Entertainment "Dear John" is on the race much ahead of Avatar in North America. It is directed by Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallstrom and based on "The Notebook," a novel by Nicholas Sparks.  Students at Indian School of Business at Hyderabad making a short film inspired by Chetan Bhagat. Name of short film is Double Standards. What is the book's name?        Two States Hrithik Roshan is set to cast in Shekhar Kapoor's next film named_____        Pani RETURN TO LIST OF ENTERTAINMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS

An Eleven member European team visited Kandhamal riot victims in Orissa. Who led the team?      Christophe Manet Who is the Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies?      Bekele Geleta In London A bronze sculpture of a man by Alberto Giacometti has sold for 65 million pounds ($104.3 million) making it the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. What is its name?      `L'Homme Qui Marche I'' (Walking Man I) A neuroscientist of Pakistan named Aafia Siddiqui was found guilty of attempted murder of American soldiers and FBI agents. Which court gave the verdict?      Federal court in Manhattan Name the Indian who faked attack on him in Australia to claim insurance?      Jaspreet Singh A 19-year old female in NewZealand offered her virginity to pay university fee. What was her name in the ad inviting customers?      Unigirl Unnikrishnan.V.P won the 'Australian Day' Award by Queensland Government in Aust

Commerce minister Anand Sharma's plane made an emergency landing due to some engine defects. Where was he heading?        India-UK Joint Economic Trade Committee meeting 4 MLA's in Meghalaya has been raised to the status of Chief Minister. JD Rymbai was one among them. Who is he?        Chairman Meghalaya Economic Development Council Ayodhya Prasad Pal, a minister in Uttar Pradesh has been booked under the Dowry Act? Which department was headed by him?        Sports Name the NGO who prepared report on nutritional crisis in Maharashtra which shown that 45000 child malnutritional deaths happens in Maharashtra every year?      Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiatives (SATHI) In the Committee formed for talks in Telengana issue Rtd. Supreme Court of India Justice B.N.Srikrishna will be the head. Who are the other members in the 5-member panel?         Prof.Ranbir Singh-National Law University, Delhi     Dr.Abdu Saley Sheriff-Senior Research Fellow, Internat

Which porn star is claiming damages from convicts who possessed her porn images?        Amy Johnny Depp has planned to make a documentary on rock legend. Who is he?        Keith Richards Jackie Chan set to make Bollywood debut with SRK's 'Ra 1' In Oscar nomination a Hindi short film 'Kavi' directed by American found a place. Who is the director?        Greg Helvi In survey conducted by Empire Magazine which film has been noted as the worst ever film made?        Batman and Robin Mallika Sherawat is set to cast in a hollywood film named Love Bark. Who is the director?        Doug MacHenry RETURN TO LIST OF ENTERTAINMENT CURRENT AFFAIRS AND GK

In the I-league football match Mumbai Air India defeated JCT by two goals? Who scored the first goal?       Ravinder Singh In South Indian games Volleyball, India and Pakistan will meet in the finals? Which team did India defeat to reach the finals?       Maledweep NewZealand defeated Bangladesh in the first T20 cricket match. How many wickets did Daniel Vettori of NewZealand take?       3 In Duleep Trophy cricket final how many sixes did Yusuf Pathan hit in his knock of 108 runs?       5 RETURN TO LIST OF SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS GK

In which market did the Rupee depreciated to USD by 8 paise?        Interbank Foreign Exchange market In which car did Toyota acknowledg complaints about braking problems?        Prius Who is the CEO of iGate?        Phaneesh Murthy Hun Kim has been appointed as ADB's new country director for India. He is from which nation?        Republic of Korea        He succeeded Tadashi Kondo        Kondo is now Head of the Office of Co-financing Operations Who has been appointed by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch as new India head of global wealth and investment management?        Pradeep Dokania RETURN TO LIST OF BUSINESS/MARKET/ECONOMY CURRENT AFFAIRS GK

Who is the Managing Director and CEO of ICICI Bank?        Chanda Kochhar  Who is the Chairman of Canara Bank?        AC Mahajan Who is the GM of foods division of ITC?        V L Rajesh Who is RBI governor?        D Subbarao Who is COO of Van Heusen?        Shital Kumar Mehta 20 Indian banks found a place in the Brand Finance Global Banking 500 ranking by UK-based Brand Finance Plc. Which Indian bank topped the list?        State Bank of India        Brand value: $ 4,551 million Who is Videocon Industries President & Vice Chairman?        Pradeepkumar N Dhoot told.  Who is ONGC Chairman and Managing Director?        R S Sharma What is RBI's repo rate?        4.75        Reverse Repo-3.25        Cash Reserve Ratio-5.75%        Bank Rate-6% RETURN TO LIST OF BUSINESS/ECONOMY/MARKET CURRENT AFFAIRS

Name the 14-year-old girl of Indian-origin who is crowned as Australia's brainiest student of neuroscience knowledge in Sydney.        Uma Jha        Name of the competition:  The 2010 Australian Brain Bee Challenge        Name of college which she represented: Perth's Shenton College Name the New York governor who is involved in a sex scandal with a woman, in a utility closet of his mansion?        David Paterson In the blast at Baghdad about 41 persons died. The blast occured among the pilgrims. Where were they going?        For the yearly meeting at the Shiya Pilgrim Centre Karbala World Wet Land Day falls on _____        Feb 2 RETURN TO LIST OF WORLD CURRENT AFFAIRS

Which pop star was honoured with the Lifetime Grammy award posthumously?        Michael Jackson Bachchan had endorsed one of the first satellite Asian TV channels in Britain in early 1990s named TV Asia. Which television network had taken over it?        ZEE Network.  Where is 52nd Grammy Awards held?        Los Angeles Taylor Swift with 20 years became the youngest singer to grab the Grammy Award. Which Award has been won by her?        Album of the Year Who has the record of most number of Grammy in a year?        Beyonce Noels Which album grabbed the Record of the Year?        Kings of Leon RETURN TO LIST OF ENTERTAINMENT GK

Who was expelled along with Jayaprada from Samajwadi Party?        Amar Singh Who has resigned from Samajwadi Party?        Manoj Tiwari Who was arrested in UP in accusation of Delhi Serial Blasts in 2008 involvement?        Sharad alias Pappu Which committee recommended Central Government to form a National Electronics Mission in order to boost the electronics business in the country?        Ajay Chowdhary Committee Lt.Gen.G.M.Nair assumed office of Military Secretary. Who is his predecessor in the post?        Lt.Gen.Avadhesh Prakash RETURN TO LIST OF INDIA CURRENT AFFAIRS

Which State stadium has banned spectators in the Duleep Trophy Final match?        Hyderabad, due to Telengana issue. Who will lead Pakistan in the T20 cricket matches against Australia?        Shoaib Malik Mahendra Singh has been replaced by which batsman in the top ODI rankings?        Mike Hussey Manchester United beat Arsenal in EPL. How much goals did the winning team score?        3 Egypt won the African Nations Football Tournament by defeating Ghana. How many goals did the losing team score?        0 World famous Tennis player Raefel Nadal slipped to which spot in the rankings?        4 Shahid Afridi, who was slapped two T20I ban for ball tampering in the final ODI against Australia, was booked under article _____ of ICC Code of Conduct.        2.2.9 Which Sri Lankan player is at 10th spot in the ICC cricket ratings?        Kumar Sangakkara In ATP ranking, Sania slipped to which spot?        59 RETURN TO LIST OF SPORTS GK 2010