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1. Who is the new President of the Indian Youth Congress?

Rajiv Satav, Maharashtra Youth Congress President.

2.Who became the first man ever to score a double century in the 39 years of one-day international cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar.

He remains unbeaten on 200 from 147 balls, which include 25 fours and 3 sixes against South Africa.

3. South African player who scored his 34th Test hundred in the recent test match against India?

Jacques Kallis

Kallis, moves level with Sunil Gavaskar and Brian Lara on 34 Test hundreds – only Ricky Ponting (39) and Sachin Tendulkar (45) have more.

4. Who smashed an unbeaten belligerent 210 as West Zone created a world record by successfully chasing down 536 against South Zone to win the Duleep Trophy?

Yusuf Pathan

It was the biggest run chase in the history of first class cricket.

5. Name of the four-year medical course proposed by the Indian Health Ministry and Medical Council of India (MCI) which is aimed at meeting the public health challenges in rural areas?

Bachelor of Rural Health Care (BHRC). Earlier it is named as Bachelor of Rural Medicine and Surgery (BRMS).

The BRMS training will be given in three phases – the first two phases will have the duration of one year each and the final one will have 18 months. The internship will have six month duration.

6. Who won the man of the match award in the 20-20 Cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh held on 3rd February 2010 at Hamilton?

Daniel Vettori (New Zealand).

New Zealand won by 10 wickets

7. In a country in East Asia., a nine-year-old school girl gave birth by Caesarean section to a healthy baby boy. Which is that country?

China

8. Name of the 10-foot-long research rocket carrying a mouse, two turtles and worms into space launched by Iran on 02-02-2010?

Kavoshgar-3

Kavoshgar-3, which means Explorer-3 in Farsi.

9. Which country has refused to grant citizenship to a man who forced his wife to wear the full Islamic veil or niqab?

France

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