Fortnightly Quiz-245

1 Who was the first woman recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the first Punjabi woman to receive the Padma Shri?

2 Name the virus that has resulted in cases of bird flu in some countries of Asia and Europe.

3 Who recently became the first Congress Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in three decades?

4 Name Hindi cinema’s first full-fledged animation film.

5 Which famous civil rights icon, who refused to give her seat to a white man in a bus in the USA, died recently?

6 Which city is believed to be the most expensive in Europe with costliest range of goods and services?

7 Who is the Prime Minister of Mauritius?

8 What is the full form of BRO?

9 Where is Sardar Vallabhai Patel National Police Academy situated?

10 Which Australian ex-cricketer’s autobiography is titled "Out of my zone"?

11 What is the nationality of cricket umpire Billy Bowden?

12 Name the Sri Lankan player who recently set a limited-overs record by scoring 50 runs off 12 balls.

13 Name the first cricketer from Jharkhand to play in the Indian team.

14 Name the Indian to have hit the maximum number of sixes in a one day international match.

15 What is the highest score in a one day international match by a wicketkeeper?

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Winners of quiz 244: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Manisha Digra, VIII, St Thomas Sr Sec School, Mission Road, Pathankot-145001.

Second: Gurbinder Singh Gill, X-A, DAV Public School, Lawrence Road, Amritsar -143001.

Third: Ramandeep Kaur Dhuna, class IX, Unique School of Studies, VPO Smalsar, district Moga, via GT Bgarh Rode, pin-142049.

Answers to quiz 244: Y.K. Sabharwal; Vikram Seth; China; Daniel Craig; Iceland; Saif Ali Khan; Capitol Hill; John Banville; Goitre; Air Rescue One; October 15; Modadugu V Gupta; Veselin Topalov; Australia; Golf.

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