1. Al-Fatihah (the Opening)
2. Al-Baqarah (the Cow)
3. Aali Imran (the Family of Imran)
4. An-Nisa’ (the Women)
5. Al-Ma’idah (the Table)
6. Al-An’am (the Cattle)
7. Al-A’raf (the Heights)
8. Al-Anfal (the Spoils of War)
9. At-Taubah (the Repentance)
10. Yunus (Yunus)
Author: Nelson D'Souza
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Cape Town Test (November 2011) Quiz
Cape Town Test (November 2011) Quiz Questions
1. How many runs did Australia score in first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) 302
b) 284
c) 419
d) 365
2. How many runs did South Africa score in first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) 100
b) 324
c) 96
d) 218
3. Who conceded 17 runs and took five wickets in South Africa’s first Innings in Cape Town Test (November 2011)?
a) Ryan Harris
b) Shane Watson
c) Peter Siddle
d) Nathan Lyon
List of “The Nobel Prize in Chemistry” Winners
2010 – Richard F. Heck
2010 – Ei-ichi Negishi
2010 – Akira Suzuki
2009 – Venkatraman Ramakrishnan
2009 – Thomas A. Steitz
2009 – Ada E. Yonath
2008 – Osamu Shimomura
2008 – Martin Chalfie
2008 – Roger Y. Tsien
2007 – Gerhard Ertl
2006 – Roger D. Kornberg
2005 – Yves Chauvin
2005 – Robert H. Grubbs
2005 – Richard R. Schrock
2004 – Aaron Ciechanover
2004 – Avram Hershko
2004 – Irwin Rose
2003 – Peter Agre
2003 – Roderick MacKinnon
2002 – John B. Fenn
2002 – Koichi Tanaka
2002 – Kurt Wüthrich
2001 – William S. Knowles
2001 – Ryoji Noyori
2001 – K. Barry Sharpless
2000 – Alan J. Heeger
2000 – Alan G. MacDiarmid
2000 – Hideki Shirakawa
List of “The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine” Winners
2010 – Robert G. Edwards
2009 – Elizabeth H. Blackburn
2009 – Carol W. Greider
2009 – Jack W. Szostak
2008 – Harald zur Hausen
2008 – Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
2008 – Luc Montagnier
2007 – Mario R. Capecchi
2007 – Sir Martin J. Evans
2007 – Oliver Smithies
2006 – Andrew Z. Fire
2006 – Craig C. Mello
2005 – Barry J. Marshall
2005 – J. Robin Warren
2004 – Richard Axel
2004 – Linda B. Buck
2003 – Paul C. Lauterbur
2003 – Sir Peter Mansfield
2002 – Sydney Brenner
2002 – H. Robert Horvitz
2002 – John E. Sulston
2001 – Leland H. Hartwell
2001 – Tim Hunt
2001 – Sir Paul M. Nurse
2000 – Arvid Carlsson
2000 – Paul Greengard
2000 – Eric R. Kandel
List of Dadasaheb Phalke Award Recipients
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award is an annual award given by the Indian government for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema. The award is named after Dadasaheb Phalke (Dhundiraj Govind Phalke). He is known as the father of Indian cinema. The award was instituted in the annual National Awards in 1969, the birth centenary year of Dadasaheb Phalke, to honour his invaluable contribution to Indian cinema.
List of “The Nobel Prize in Literature” Winners
The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded by the Swedish Academy.
2010 – Mario Vargas Llosa
2009 – Herta Müller
2008 – Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio
2007 – Doris Lessing
2006 – Orhan Pamuk
2005 – Harold Pinter
2004 – Elfriede Jelinek
2003 – John M. Coetzee
2002 – Imre Kertész
2001 – Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
2000 – Gao Xingjian
List of India’s Cabinet Ministers | Council of Ministers
Who’s Who in Government of India President: Ram Nath Kovind Vice President: Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu Prime Minister: Narendra Damodardas Modi Narendra Modi is also in-charge of: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space All important policy issues and all other portfolios not allocated to any Minister Cabinet Ministers Ministry Minister…
List of “The Nobel Peace Prize” Winners
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded by a committee of five persons who are chosen by the Norwegian Storting.
2010 – Liu Xiaobo
2009 – Barack H. Obama
2008 – Martti Ahtisaari
2007 – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
2007 – Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.
2006 – Muhammad Yunus
2006 – Grameen Bank
2005 – International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
2005 – Mohamed ElBaradei
2004 – Wangari Muta Maathai
2003 – Shirin Ebadi
2002 – Jimmy Carter
2001 – United Nations (U.N.)
2001 – Kofi Annan
2000 – Kim Dae-jung
One Day International (ODI) Cricket Quiz
1. Which player has maximum number of one day ducks?
a. Wasim Akram
b. Romesh Kaluwitharana
c. Inzamam-ul-Haq
d. Sanath Jayasuriya
2. Which player has scored the fastest century?
a. Shahid Afridi
b. Mark Boucher
c. Brian Lara
d. Mohammad Azharuddin
3. Who is having the best one day bowling figures?
a. Muttiah Muralitharan
b. Anil Kumble
c. Chaminda Vaas
d. Glenn McGrath