General Knowledge Questions And Answers :: Current Affairs 2009: part1



General Knowledge : Current Affairs 2009 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part1 : 56 to 60

Following General Knowledge Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in TRB, SSC and UPSC 2024 examinations :

56.Who among the folloiwng has become the first Indian to score a triple century in Tests ?

Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar
V.V.S Laxman
Virender Sehwag

57.200 One Dollar Bills - a painting by which artiste was sold for a record $43.8 million in an auction at New York recently?

Salvadore Dali
Andy Warhol
Hermann Nitsch
Gilbert George

58.Why was Kogelo in Kenya recently?

It was the only place in the world where the solar eclipse was observed with naked eyes safely
It hosted the first ever International Film Festival organised on the African continent
Worlds largest diamond was discovered there by Cullinan Mines
It is the birthplace of Barack Obamas father that was given the status of a protected area by the Kenyan government

59.The United Nations General Assembly has declared 18 July as which of the following recently?

Darwin Day
Mandela Day
Einstein Day
Gandhi Day

60.The Emmy Awards for TV programmes were given away in Los Angeles recently. Which of the following combinations of winners and their categories is not correctly matched?

Mad Men - Best Drama
30 Rock - Best Comedy
Hugh Laurie - Best Actor in a Comedy
Glenn Close - Best Actress in a Drama

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