1. ONGC, on December 23, 2009, announced to have made two gas discoveries in the well --- drilled in the Kutch offshore block-1 in western coast.

2. On which date in 2009 did the pass a Hose of Representatives pass a House bill the aims to impose sanctions on those foreign companies which export refined petroleum to Iran?

3. In the worst fire in Russian history, more than 100 people were killed and still more wounded in a nightclub in the Ural city of - in December 2009.

4. The government of -, on December 8, 2009, unveiled $81 billion of new stimulus spending to keep the world's second-biggest economy from lurching back into recession.

5. ---, on December 27, 2009, won the 38th senior National men's handball championship, dethroning Services in the final in Kolkata.

6. The Nepali government, on December 4, 2009, held a Cabinet meeting at - in the Everest region, at an altitude of 17, 192 ft, endorsing a declaration on climate issues.

7. When in 2009 did U.S. President Obama lay out an aggressive strategy to end the war in Afghanistan by rapidly deploying 30,000 new troops to quell the Taliban insurgency?

8. India, on December 3, 2009, announced 20-25 per cent carbon emission intensity cuts on the 2005 levels by-

9. The Central Government on December 22, 2009, inked loan agreements with ADB for funding the country's infrastructure projects and development of the -- industry.

10. Three varieties of rice produced in - Pokkali, Navara and Palakkadan Matta-were registered as Geographical Indications (GI) in December 2009.