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NO HANDS-ON APPROACH, HERE
1 Name the committee appointed by the Prime Minister to evaluate Muslim’s social, economic and educational status in the country. 2 With which Indian enterprise has global retail giant Wal-Mart tied up for the latter’s entry into the country? 3 Name the rare and highly toxic radioactive material that recently took the life of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko in London. 4 Name the Indian American astronaut set to go into space on December 7, courtesy NASA. 5 Which country tops in providing equality of the sexes in the key areas of education, health, employment and politics? 6 Who has been named “Businessman of the Year” for 2006 by Forbes Asia for his nimble stewardship in keeping the company ahead of peers in the global outsourcing phenomenon? 7 Which sport is considered as Afghanistan’s wild national game? 8 Who will be the new host of the KBC? 9 Name the learning disorder whereby a person is unable to work with letters and numbers. 10Name the Indian doctor who was dispatched to China by the Indian Communist Party in the 1930s during the Sino-Japanese war. 11Which Australian swimming great, popularly known as Torpedo, with 11 world titles, five Olympic gold medals and 13 individual long-course world records, announced his retirement from the game recently? 12In which country did the game sepak takraw originate? 13With which sport is Mary Kom associated? 14Which city hosted the first Asian Games? 15Which Pakistan batsman recently broke Vivian Richards’ record of scoring maximum Test runs in a calendar year? Name……………………… Class………………………. School address…………….. Winners of quiz 272: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Sahil Ahuja, 10th, Sant Isher Singh Model School, phase VII, Mohali-160062. Second: Uday Pal, XI (arts), JNV Mahian Wala Kalan, Zira, Ferozpur-142047. Third: Akshaye Kumar, V-A, Our Lady of Fatima Convent Secondary School, Ajit Nagar, Patiala-147001. Answers to quiz 272: Manoj Kumar and Mohammad Shaibaz; Hu Jintao; ‘Lage Raho Munnabhai’; Wangari Maathai; House of Representatives and Senate; Daniel Craig; Gerald Ford; Jammu & Kashmir; A-380; Walmart; ‘A Mighty Heart’; Jonas Edward Salk; 36; Dumas; Polly Umrigar. 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. Answers can also be sent at
quiz@tribunemail.com — Tarun Sharma
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