Fortnightly Quiz-266

Pluto: Dwarfed by the Big Eight

1 Name the man responsible for cleansing the Kali Bein, a rivulet with historical and religious significance.

2 Who played the shehnai at the Red Fort on August 15, 1947?

3 In which year was Pluto given the planetary status?

4 Who tops the list of the world’s 10 richest tech titans compiled by the Forbes business magazine?

5 Name Pepsi Co’s new global CEO.

6 Who penned the National Song Vande Matram?

7 Which disease, according to the WHO, poses a potential threat to crush the world’s efforts to fight to AIDS?

8 How many years ago was Guru Granth Sahib compiled?

9 Which is the longest nerve in the human body?

10 Which astronaut uttered the famous words "one small step for man, one giant leap for the mankind"?

11 Name the writer of the book "Train to Pakistan".

12 Who recently bagged the country’s highest sporting honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna - for the year 2005?

13 With which sport is Mithali Raj associated?

14 Who occupies the top spot among the trap shooters in the latest world rankings?

15 Which country, for the first time in the history of cricket, recently forfeited a Test match over ball-tampering allegations?

Name…………………….

Class……………………

School address................

Winners of quiz 265: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Dron Awasthi, XII, APJ School, Jalandhar City-144001. Second: Jyotsana Arora, IX, Bawa Lalwani Public School, Guru Kirpa Complex 1, Jalandhar Road, Kapurthala-144601.

Third: Payal Kapahi, X-C, Shishu Niketan Model Senior Secondary School, Sector 22-D, Chandigarh-160022.

Answers to quiz 265: Arvind Kejriwal; Kyoto; Gujarat; Centre for Science and Environment; Chhari Mubarak; Vinda Karandikar; Vikram Akula; Gujarat; H-racer; Infosys; Havana; Squash; Mohammad Yousuf and Yousuf Khan; Wayne Rooney; Tiger Woods.

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