FORTNIGHTLY QUIZ-215

1. Name the Indian Army's first woman Lieut-General to take over as the Commandant of the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune.

2. Name India's space scientist who has been ranked among the top 10 international personalities for making a difference in civil, commerce and military utilisation of space since 1989.

3. Who is the new Chief Minister of Kerala?

4. Name the Pan Am staffer, killed by terrorists during a hijacking bid in 1986, in whose memory a postage stamp is planned to be released.

5. Which city in India has proposed to set up a health city to provide healthcare facilities to around 80 crore patients from South Asia and West Asia?

6. Who has been appointed Pakistan's Prime Minister?

7. Expand the term DRDO.

8. How many medals did the USA win at the Athens Olympics?

9. What is the national record in the women's long jump event?

10. Which country won the men's hockey gold for the first time at the Athens Olympics?

11. Who won the men's 100m athletics event at the Athens Olympics?

12. Name the winner of the men's 200m athletics event at the Athens Olympics.

13. With which sport is Iran's Hossein Reza Zadeh associated?

14. Name the first Indian woman to qualify for umpiring at the US Open Tennis Tournament.

15. Which club has England football teenage sensation Wayne Rooney signed for a six-year contract worth 27 million pounds?

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Winners of quiz 214: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Karan Kaura, XI commerce, DAV Public School, C-Block, Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar, Ludhiana - 141001.

Second: Arjun Verma, VII-A, Delhi Public School, Sector 40, Chandigarh -160036.

Third: Aneesh Bhatt, 8th C, Dayanand Public School, the Mall , Shimla - 171003.

Answers to quiz 214: Major Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore; Athena, Phevos; 8; Ian Thorpe; Alexi Grewal, Mini Bhardwaj; Two; Beijing; Tadahiro Nomura; Weightlifting; Federation Internationale de Football Association; South Africa; 2050; India; Lawrence of Arabia; Condoleeza Rice, Wu Yi, Sonia Gandhi

Cash awards of Rs 400, 300 and 200 are given to the first, second and third prize winners, respectively. These are sent at the school address.

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