GK 2009

This question asks about a country that transitioned from monarchy to democratic federal republic. Nepal underwent this political transformation in 2008 when the monarchy was abolished and the country became a federal democratic republic. Option D correctly identifies Nepal as having made this significant political change.

Ban Ki-moon served as the 8th UN Secretary-General from 2007 to 2016, succeeding Kofi Annan. Pascal Lamy was Director-General of the World Trade Organization, not the UN.

Dr. Ramesh Babu received the B.C. Roy National Award in 2006, presented on July 1, 2008. Yalavarthy Nayudamma was a renowned scientist who died in 1985. Tapan Sinha and Dilip Kumar are noted film personalities.

Jagminder Singh was the only person among the options NOT selected for the Arjuna Awards in 2007. Dronavalli Harika (chess, 2012), Amritpal Singh Atwal (golf, 2007), and U.S. Basha (kabbadi, 2007) all received Arjuna Awards, though Harika's came later.

Mr. V. Venkateswara Rao, an IFO officer, was posthumously honored with the Kirti Chakra for gallantry. The Kirti Chakra is India's second highest peacetime gallantry award after the Ashoka Chakra.

Asif Ali Zardari became President of Pakistan in September 2008 after Pervez Musharraf's resignation. Gilani served as Prime Minister, not President. Said Uz Zaman Siddiqui is a fictional or incorrect name.

Gaziantep, Turkey hosted the World U-20 Chess Championship in 2008. Kochi has hosted major chess events but not the 2008 U-20 World Championship. Istanbul and Zagan are incorrect.

VVS Laxman and Gautam Gambhir both scored double centuries during the 2008 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Laxman made an unbeaten 200 in Sydney, while Gambhir scored 206 in Delhi. Neither Tendulkar nor Sehwag scored a double century in that series.

Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia won the Women's World Chess Championship in 2008. Koneru Humpy has been a top contender but did not win in 2008. Xu Yuhua won in 2006.

The Agni-3 ballistic missile, successfully test-fired by DRDO on May 7, 2008, has a range of 3,000 km. It is a medium-range ballistic missile designed for strategic deterrence.

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist and a descendant of the Kirana Gharana (stream), he is particularly renowned for the khayal form of singing, and for his bhajans. 

Sergei Dvortsevoy director of Tulpan,' a film from Kazakhstan which was receved Golden Pea Cock had received Silver Pea Cock with a prize money of Rs.15 lakhs 

At the end of the 20th century Life listed Oprah Gail Winfrey as both the most influential woman and the most influential black person of her generation, and in a cover story profile the magazine called her "America's most powerful woman".

Sharook Khan was honored with Malaysia's highest honor: Malaysia government honored Bollywood Star Sharook Khan with “Dhathuk” Title, the country highest honor which is equivalently considered with British Night Hood.

Charlotte Edwards of England was named ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year in 2008. Jhulan Goswami is an Indian cricket legend and has won this award, but not in 2008.

Viswanathan Anand of India won the World Chess Championship in 2008, defeating Vladimir Kramnik in a match. This was Anand's second World Championship title. P. Harikrishna is an Indian grandmaster but not the 2008 champion.

It will send the information from the moon. 

Nawanshahar district in Punjab was renamed Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar in memory of the freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. Bhagat Singh was a revolutionary socialist from Punjab executed in 1931.

The question asks about a port inaugurated by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Option C (Krishna Patnam) is marked correct. This is a factual question about a specific political event - the inauguration of Krishnapatnam Port in Andhra Pradesh.

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