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1. Ayurveda Brand Ambassador of Kerala?

Steffi Graf

2. Who is the only Tennis Player (both men and Women) to have won all the four Grand Slam titles in one year?

Steffi Graf

3. Which disease is referred to as 'the Saudi SARS'?

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

4. Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has ranked which state as having the highest installed capacity for Solar Energy?

Rajasthan

5. Who is the author of the book 'The Kite Runner'?

Khaled Hosseini

6. Which country honoured Sri Sri Ravi Shankar with its highest civilian award named Orden De la Democratica Simon Bolivar en el grando de Cruz caballero?

Colombia

7. Which Indian cultural activist founded National Craft Museum and National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi?

Pupul Jayakar

8. First Indian to enter in NBA?

Satnam Singh Bhamara for Dallas Mavericks Team

9. Which eminent Indian biologist has been elected as Fellow to Royal Society London?

Kamal Bawa

10. Who won this year World Food Prize?

Prof. Sanjeev Galande