Fortnightly Quiz-235

1 Which community in Haryana and Rajasthan villages strongly favours the protection of forests and wildlife, especially black buck?

2 Who is the Chief Minister of Goa?

3 Who is known as Quaid-i-Azam in Pakistan?

4 Name the writer of the book 'Soul and Structure of Governance in India'.

5 Who is the only Prime Minister to have visited the Siachen glacier?

6 On which archipelago did Charles Darwin study unique animal species which formed the basis for his theory of evolution?

7 In which city is renowned heritage monument Hawa Mahal situated?

8 Name the mascot for the 2006 Football World Cup.

9 Name the world's oldest marathon runner who completed the Edinburgh Marathon recently.

10 When did Australia last lose the Ashes series?

11 How many times have Lakpa Sherpa and Appa Sherpa of Nepal scaled Mount Everest, respectively?

12 Who was the youngest player — at the age of 21— to lead the Indian cricket team?

13 Name the first Indian to score a Test century on foreign soil.

14Who recently became the first woman to win a World Boxing Council(WBC) title?

15Name the Jamaican who recently set a new 100m world record by clocking 9.77 seconds.

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Winners of quiz 234: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Nikita, X-A, Our Lady of Fatima Convent School, Patiala-147001.

Second: Pooja Sharma, X-A, Doon International School, 32 Curzon Road, Pari Mahal, Dehradun-248001.

Third: Girish Sharma, XII(non-med), Delhi Public School, dist Shimla-172201.

Answers to quiz 234: Nathpa Jhakri; Jammu and Kashmir; Richard Nixon; INS Kadamba; Dhruv; Ismail Merchant; Railway Platform; Canada; Reykjavik; Big Ben; 1799; May 31; Wg Cdr Amit Choudhary; Rafael Nadal; Australia.

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 pincode of your place to facilitate the delivery of the prize money.

— Tarun Sharma