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QUESTIONS:

1. The new federal agency approved by the Indian Government to combat terror in India which will be empowered to deal with terror related crimes across states without special permission from the state ?


2. Who is appointed as Director General of the newly established National Investigation Agency (NIA).?


3.Who became the country’s youngest international referee, after passing the world body FIBA’s exam ?


4. The first Indian to win the prestigious Golden Globe Award for Best Original Music Score ?


5.Which Malayalam Writer won the “Odakkuzhal Award ” ?


6.Who became the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in one-day internationals ?


7.Who has been appointed as the General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Management and Budget in the upcoming administration of U.S.President Barack Obama?


8.Name the Indo-Russian supersonic cruise missile with speeds of Mach 2.5 to 2.8, which is world's fastest cruise missile and is about three and a half times faster than the U.S.A's subsonic Harpoon cruise missile?


9.11. The first Bangladesh player to top one of the International Cricket Council's player rankings?


10.15. Which film won most number of Oscar Nominations in 2008?


ANSWERS:

1.National Investigation Agency.


2.Radha Vinod Raju, Special Director General of Police in Jammu and Kashmir


3.Zanim Mohammed Hashim from Thalassery, Kerala


4.A.R.Rahman for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire.
Rahman’s song ‘Jai Ho,’ penned by lyricist Gulzar, was nominated for Best Original Music Score.


5.K.G.Sankara Pillai


6.Ajantha Mendis , completed his 50-wicket haul in his 19th one-day international. He surpassed the record of India's Ajit Agarkar who took 23 matches to reach the milestone.


7.Preeta Bansal, Leading Indian-American lawyer


8.Brahmos, The acronym 'BrahMos' is perceived as the confluence of the two nations represented by two great rivers, the Brahmaputra of India and the Moskva of Russia.


9.Shakib Al Hasan He tops the ICC ODI Rankings for all-rounders

10.“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” with 13 Oscar nominations.