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1 Who is the owner of the world’s largest steel company? 2 Name the railway line, billed as the world’s highest, which became operational recently. 3 Who recently became the oldest Indian to scale Mount Everest? 4 In which state did the Prime Minister recently lay the foundation stone of a Rs 756-crore 10-lane expressway? 5 Name the Hindu deities whose annual Rath Yatra is taken out in Puri (Orissa). 6 What is the name of the German Parliament? 7 Where is the dargah of Moinuddin Chisti situated? 8 Name the world’s three costliest cities as per a survey by Mercer Human Resource Consulting. 9 Which country is the second largest exporter of leather in the world? 10 When is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed? 11 Which German player holds the record of 25 appearances in Football World Cups from 1982 to 1998? 12 Who is the all-time highest Football World Cup scorer with 15 goals? 13 Who was the first bowler to take 300 Test wickets? 14 Name the Sri Lankan batsmen who recently set a record of 286 runs for the first wicket in one-day international cricket. 15 Who recently broke tennis legend Bjorn Borg’s record of 41 consecutive wins on grasscourt? Name…………………… Class……………………... School address………........ Winners of quiz 261: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Pragya Deshwal, IX-A, Dyal Singh Public School, Sector 7, Karnal-132001. Second: Shikhar Sharma, 8th-C, St Luke’s Sen Sec School, Solan-173212. Third: Jaspreet Kaur Romana, XI (med), Dasmesh Public School, Talwandi Road, Faridkot-151203. Answers to quiz 261: Shashi Tharoor; Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam; Guru Arjan Dev; Nathu la; China; Appa Sherpa; Chandrayan I; Hubo; Surinder Kaur; Hyderabad; N. Gopalaswami; Sudarsan Patnaik; Sialkot; Rafael Nadal; Vikash Dhorasoo. 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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