Who was elected chairman of the African Union on January 31, 2010? - India

1. What is the name of the chief of the Pakistan Army who stated on February 4, 2010, that Pakistan and its army are India-centric due to unresolved issues New Delhi has with Islamabad.

General Ehsan ul Haq
General Nadeem Taj
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani is a Pakistani general and the current chief of Army staff of Pakistan. He replaced Pervez Musharraf as army chief on November 29, 2007. Kayani is the former director of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, and director general of military operations.

2. Name the Congress party spokesperson who stated on February 4, 2010, that Shiv Sena leaders are not above the law, nor do they make the law.

Abhishek Singhvi
Shakeel Ahmed
Shivraj Patil

Abhishek Manu Singhvi is presently a member of Parliament, representing Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha.

3. Name Britain's business secretary who stated on February 4, 2010, that India and the UK have agreed on the text of a landmark civil nuclear deal and a formal pact may be signed within a week.

Lord Peter Mandelson
Lord John Smith
Lord Geoffrey Robinson

Peter Benjamin Mandelson is a British Labour politician who is the current first secretary of state, secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, president of the Board of Trade and Lord president of the Council.

4. Who was elected chairman of the African Union on January 31, 2010?

Muammar Gaddafi
Bingu wa Mutharika
Robert Mugabe

Bingu wa Mutharika is a Malawian economist, politician, and the current president of Malawi. He first took office on May 24, 2004, after winning a disputed presidential election.

5. Name the Janata Dal (S) chief and former prime minister who recently warned the BJP-ruled government in Karnataka against allotting agricultural land for industrial and other purposes, ignoring the existing laws and rules.

Inder Kumar Gujral
Chandra Shekhar
HD Deve Gowda

Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowdaaliyas was the 14th prime minister of the Republic of India (1996–1997) and the 14th chief minister of the state of Karnataka (1994–1996). He is the president of the Janata Dal (Secular) party and currently a member of Parliament (MP) from Hassan district in Karnataka.

6. Name the Indian minister of overseas affairs who was involved in a car accident in Liberia on February 5, 2010?

Vayalar Ravi
Mahesh Sachdev
Rajesh Vyas

Vayalar Ravi is currently the Union cabinet minister of overseas affairs and a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the founder president of the Kerala Students Union, the students' wing of Indian National Congress in Kerala.

7. Name the Congress general secretary who was shown black flags by members of the Ulema Council as he arrived in Azamgarh on February 3, 2010.

Digvijay Singh
Rahul Gandhi
Rita Bahuguna Joshi

Digvijay Singh is a former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and a senior Congress politician. He has been the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh state for two terms. He is currently a general secretary of the All India Congress Committee.

8. Name the leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha who stated on February 3, 2010, that the Centre is unable to take political decisions regarding the creation of a separate Telangana, and on the Jammu & Kashmir issue.

Shushma Swaraj
Gopinath Munde
Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, currently the largest opposition party in India. He is the leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha and previously served as a Union minister for commerce, industry, law and justice.

9. Name the defence minister of India who said on February 2, 2010, that the government wants to provide a level playing field to both public and private undertakings in the defence sector.9Name the defence minister of India who said on February 2, 2010, that the government wants to provide a level playing field to both public and private undertakings in the defence sector.

Natwar Singh
AK Antony
M Veerappa Moily

Arackaparambil Kurian Antony is the defence minister of India, a former chief minister of Kerala and Congress party working committee member. He was a member of Parliament between 1985 and 1995 and was the minister for civil supplies, consumer affairs and public distribution in Narasimha Rao government.

10. Name the frontal outfit of the Lashkar-e-Taiba that has stepped up its activities and unveiled plans to hold major conferences of Pakistani jehadi groups in Kashmir this week.

Jamaat-ud-Dawah
Majalla Tud Dawaa
Zarb e Taiba

Jamaat-ud-Dawah is an alias of the banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Claiming to be an Islamic charity organisation, it was launched in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1985. Previously called Markaz Daw'a wal Irshad, the organisation changed its name after the United States Department of State declared Lashkar-e-Taiba a terrorist organisation. It also publicly denied any association with the LeT.


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