FORTNIGHTLY QUIZ-219

1. Name the chief of the special task force (STF) who killed forest brigand Veerappan and his three accomplices.

2. Name the company owned by NRI business tycoon Lakshmi N Mittal that recently became the world's largest steelmaker.

3. Which famous hill station in Himachal Pradesh recently marked its sesquicentennial celebrations?

4.Who recently won Afghanistan's first presidential election?

5. Name the winner of this year's Man Booker Prize.

6. Which are the three least corrupt countries of the world, as per the latest Corruption Perception Index of the Transparency International?

7. Which is the second most literate state in the country with a literacy rate of 77.13 per cent?

8. Who was recently elected the Chief Minister of Maharashtra?

9. What is the full form of MEA?

10. Name the US actor who has been chosen to act in Superman movies, due to hit screens in 2006.

11. What is the full form of Assocham?

12. Name the first Field Marshal of the Indian Army.

13. With which sport is Narain Karthikeyan associated?

14. Who recently became the highest run-getter in Test cricket for New Zealand?

15. After how many years did Australia recently win a cricket Test series in India?

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Winners of quiz 218: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Aneesh Bhatt, VIII-C, Dayanand Public School, The Mall, Shimla-171003.

Second: Ramon Jindal, 8th-B, MGM Sr Sec School(boys), near Ram Bagh, Faridkot-151203.

Third: Harjot Kaur, 5th-E, Dashmesh Public School, Faridkot-151203.

Answers to quiz 218: Wangari Maathai; Christopher Reeve; Sohail Abbas; Six; Anil Kumble; Five; Chenab; 64; Nana Patekar; Monal; United Nations Relief and Work Agency; The Great Wall of China; Sharmila Tagore; October 8; Vidya Chhabria.

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.

Note: Kindly mention the pin code of your place to facilitate the delivery of the prize money.