FORTNIGHTLY QUIZ-220

1. Name the maker of the film Mughal-e-Azam.

2. Who was the first woman ICS officer?

3. Name the Indian who is among Time magazine's Asian heroes under the age of 40 for the year 2004.

4. Which helicopter of the IAF recently set a world record by landing at a density altitude of 25,150 feet?

5. Who recently became the second person of Indian origin to be elected to the US Congress?

6. Which religious community in the country has the lowest child sex ratio?

7. Which Indian film director was recently selected a member of the prestigious Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science, the body that instituted the Oscars?

8. Which biosphere reserve in the Himalayas was recently included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves?

9. Where was the National Agriculture Science Museum inaugurated recently?

10. Name the Indian doctor who was recently named the World's Outstanding Young Person for 2004 by a top US NGO for his exemplary service to medical care and education.

11. What is the name of the world's first train hospital of Indian Railways that was launched in 1990 ?

12. What is the capital of Ivory Coast?

13. How many Indians have scored more than 7,000 Test runs?

14. Which Indian player ( other than wicketkeeper) has taken the maximum number of catches in Test cricket?

15. What is Australia's lowest-ever score in a Test cricket innings in India?

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Winners of quiz 219: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Yuvraj Sachdev, X-D, OSDAV Public School, Kaithal-136027.

Second: Sumit Chawla, VIII Dahlia, Baba Farid Public School, Harindra Nagar, Faridkot-151203.

Third: Girish Sharma, XI (non- medical), Delhi Public School, Jhakri, district Shimla-172201.

Answers to quiz 219: K. Vijaykumar; Mittal Steel Corporation; Dalhousie; Hamid Karzai; Alan Hollinghurst; Finland, New Zealand and Denmark; Himachal Pradesh; Vilasrao Deshmukh; Ministry of External Affairs; Brandon Routh; Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry; SHFJ Manekshaw; Motorsport racing; Stephen Fleming; 35

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