Fortnightly Quiz-274

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1 Who has been appointed the new king of Bhutan?

2 Which five rivers are proposed to be declared as national heritage by the Centre?

3 Name the country’s first six-time woman Member of Parliament who died recently.

4 What is the name of Parliament of Japan?

5 Name the first Indian firm to enter the prestigious Nasdaq 100 index, joining the elite group like Google, Yahoo and Oracle.

6 Name the first person of Indian-origin to have done space walk.

7 At which place in West Bengal does Tata Motors plan to establish a project for small cars?

8 Who will be the first Indian and first woman to head the world’s largest broadcasting corporation, BBC?

9 What is the capital of Fiji?

10 Which former Chilean dictator, known for human rights violations, tax frauds and embezzlement in his country, died recently?

11 What has been South Africa’s lowest-ever score in a Test cricket innings since 1957?

12 How many cricket Test matches has India won in South Africa?

13 Name the Australian batsman who recently scored the second fastest hundred (from 57 balls) in Test history.

14 How many medals were won by India in the recently concluded Asian Games at Doha?

15 Where will be the next Asian Games held?

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Winners of quiz 273: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Keshav Sharma, XII, Dayanand Public School, near Artrac headquarters, Shimla-171001

Second: Lakshay Mundeja, VII-C, St Theresa’s Convent School, Kunjpura Road, Karnal-132001

Third: Ankita Taneja, IX-A, Aggarsain Public School, Sector 13, Urban Estate, Kurukshetra-136118.

Answers to quiz 273: Rajinder Sachar Committee; Bharati Enterprises; Polonium-210; Sunita Williams; Sweden; Nandan M Nilekani; Buzkashi; Shahrukh Khan; Dyslexia; Dr Dwarkanath Kotnis; Ian Thorpe; Malaysia; Women boxing; New Delhi; Mohammad Younis.

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.