Fortnightly Quiz-259

1 Which neighbouring country of India recently turned into a secular state and ceased to be the only Hindu kingdom in the world?

2 By how many maximum points has the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) sensex fallen in a single day in history?

3 On whose best-selling novel is the controversial film "The Da Vinci Code" based?

4 Which New Zealander, who lost his both legs to frost bite, recently reached the summit of Mount Everest?

5 Which Norwegian ship is reportedly heading for breaking at Alagh on the Gujarat coast?

6 Which company is South Korea’s largest automaker?

7 Who was the founder of the Patiala Gharana of classical music?

8 Name the world’s largest commercial passenger helicopter.

9 Which country produces 86 per cent of the world’s heroin?

10 What is the length of the Srinagar-Leh highway?

11 What is the full form of NMDC?

12 Name the Chief Minister of Kerala.

13 With which sport is Jayant Talukdar associated?

14 What time was recorded by Justin Gatlin in men’s 100m race recently to equal Asafa Powell’s record?

15Name the Spaniard who recently scored his 53rd successive tennis win on clay, equalling the 29-yr-old record set by Guillermo Vilas.

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Winners of quiz 258: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Ruchi Gupta, VIII, Our Lady of Fatima Convent School, Patiala-147003. Second: Manmeet Singh, VIII-E, Yadavindra Public School, Sector 51, SAS Nagar-160062.

Third: Megha Taneja, IV-B, Adarsh Public School, C-Block, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

Answers to quiz 258: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; Vikram Akula; Gen V.P. Malik; Sir Henry Dunant; G.P. Koirala; Diclofenac; Economics; Volkswagen; India; Snuppy; Ehud Olmert; Sudan; Ehsan Mani; Buddhia Singh; Stephen Fleming.

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