Thursday, November 26, 2015

Current Affairs based on "The Hindu"

1. Who won the inaugural Pirelli Malaysia Superbike championship (MSC) at the Sepang International circuit, Kuala Lumpur?
Answer. Rajini Krishnan

2. Who has been named as the ‘Newcomer of the Year’ at South Africa’s annual Sports Awards?
Answer. Kagiso Rabada

3. Who has been awarded the SA Sports Star of the Year?
Answer. Wayde Van Niekerk

4. Who won the ATP World Tour 2015 Finals?
Answer. Novak Djokovic

5. Which country may be emerged as the likely venue for the much-awaited Indo-Pak bilateral cricket series?
Answer.  Sri Lanka

6. Who won the Argentina’s presidential election, marking an end to the left-leaning and often combative era of President Cristina Fernandez?
Answer. Mauricio Macri

7. Name the Russian Prime Minister who privately toured Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat complex, beginning a state visit protected with heavy security.
Answer. Dmitry Medvedev

8. A memorial plaque honouring a 41-year-old Indian woman who was stabbed to death in Australia was unveiled recently during a memorial service. Name the Indian woman to whom the memorial is dedicated.
Answer.  Prabha Arun Kumar

9. Name the U.S. Secretary of State who was set to hold talks with senior Emirati and Saudi officials in Abu Dhabi to find ways to bring Syrian opposition groups together at a conference that will be hosted by Saudi Arabia next month.
Answer. John Kerry

10. Name the French President who will meet President Barack Obama in Washington and then travel to Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin in an effort to draw Russia closer to the 65-nation coalition against the Islamic State.
Answer. Francoise Hollande


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