Current GK 2009

Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka holds the record for most wickets in ODI cricket with 534 wickets. He surpassed the previous record and remained the highest wicket-taker throughout his career. Shane Warne and Anil Kumble were also great bowlers but didn't reach Muralitharan's ODI wicket count.

Giles Clarke served as Chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) from 2008 to 2015. This question appears to reference that era. Note that cricket board leadership changes over time, so the 'current' chairman depends on when this quiz was originally written.

Shilpa Shetty did purchase a 12% stake in the Rajasthan Royals IPL team in 2009, making her a co-owner. Rajasthan Royals was the winner of the inaugural IPL season in 2008.

Sania Mirza is the first Indian woman to win a Grand Slam title, though it was in women's doubles (Australian Open 2009 with Mahesh Bhupathi, Wimbledon 2012, French Open 2012, US Open 2014 with Martina Hingis). She never won a Grand Slam singles title, but is the only Indian woman to win any Grand Slam championship.

The World Social Forum 2012 was actually held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, returning to its founding city. However, the forum has been hosted in multiple cities globally including Porto Alegre (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2012), Mumbai (2004), Nairobi (2007), Belem (2009), Dakar (2011), and Tunis (2013, 2015).

Pramod Muthalik is indeed the founder and chief of the Sri Ram Sena, a right-wing Hindu nationalist group known for its moral policing activities in Karnataka, particularly the 2009 Mangalore pub attack.

Omid (meaning 'hope' in Persian) was Iran's first domestically manufactured satellite, launched on February 2, 2009, aboard an Iranian-built Safir-2 rocket. This marked a significant milestone in Iran's space program.

The 'Ambikatanayadatta' National Award is a Kannada literary award named after the pen name of Kannada poet D.R. Bendre. Sunil Gangopadhyay, the renowned Bengali writer, was honored with this award in 2009 for his contributions to literature.

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was sworn in as President of Somalia in January 2009 after the previous president resigned. He served until 2012. However, the question's 'new' terminology is temporally dependent without a specific year reference.

Johanna Sigurdardottir became Iceland's Prime Minister in February 2009, making her the country's first female head of government. She was also the world's first openly gay head of government. Her appointment came after Iceland's financial crisis and government collapse.

Abhinav Bindra won the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2008 award in the sports category after his historic gold medal victory at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He became the first individual Indian Olympic gold medalist in shooting (10m air rifle), marking a milestone in Indian sports history.

Dayamani Barla, a tribal activist from Jharkhand, received the Chingari Award in 2008 for her courageous resistance against corporate crime and displacement of indigenous communities. She has been fighting against destructive mining projects and corporate acquisition of tribal land, making her an iconic figure in the movement against corporate exploitation.

Sanmar Group won the Steel Authority of India Limited's Golden Jubilee business and management quiz competition, a prestigious corporate knowledge contest organized to mark SAIL's 50th anniversary. The event tested participants on business management, steel industry knowledge, and general corporate awareness.

M.S. Jayanth was appointed as the General Manager of Integral Coach Factory (ICF), which is a premier railway coach manufacturing unit under the Indian Railways. ICF, located in Chennai, produces railway coaches for both passenger and freight trains and plays a crucial role in India's rail transportation infrastructure.

Salah al-Rekhais was given the nickname 'Iraqi Obama' by media commentators due to his perceived leadership qualities and potential for bringing positive change to Iraq's political landscape. The comparison referenced his youth, educational background, and vision for reform during a hopeful period in Iraqi politics.