Fortnightly Quiz-252

1 How many Grammys did the Irish rock band U2 win this year?

2 Which magical mark did the Sensex touch for the first time recently?

3 Which two airports in the country are planned to be modernised in a big way by the government?

4 Name Pakistan’s highest civilian award.

5 What is the full form of GNEP?

6 Name the four polio-endemic countries of the world.

7 Who holds the longest non-stop flying record around the globe in a lightweight aircraft?

8 Which Belgian port city is also known as the world’s rough diamond capital?

9 What is the capital of Denmark?

10 Where are the headquarters of the UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)?

11 Name the virus that recently affected more than 80,000 computers across the country.

12 Name the chairman of the National Commission of Minorities.

13 When is Anti Leprosy Day observed?

14 Who recently created a new world record by completing 14,000 one-day runs?

15 Where are the Winter Olympics being held this year?

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Winners of quiz 251: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Reshiv Nayar, 9th B, Sant Nischal Singh Public School, Yamunanagar-135001.

Second: Varun Sehgal, 9th, Montessorree Cambridge School, Raja ka Baag, Jassur, tehsil Nurpur, Kangra-176201.

Third: Akshay Kumar, IV-A, Our Lady of Fatima Convent Secondary School, Ajit Nagar, Patiala-147001.

Answers to quiz 251: Irfan Pathan; New Horizons; Jet Airways; Pakistan; IIM Bangalore; H.D. Kumaraswamy; Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission; 1933; Davos (Switzerland); Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan; Mahesh Bhupathi; Mumbai; Wasim Akram; Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy; Monty Panesar.

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