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2 How many countries feature in the trillion-dollar economy club (with GDP above $1 trillion)? 3 Name the first truly earth-like planet to have been found outside our solar system by astronomers recently. 4 Name the renowned astrophysicist who floated in a zero-gravity jet recently. 5 Who was Russia’s first democratically elected President? 6 Which has been the hottest year in the past 100 years across the country? 7 What percentage of the UK’s millionaires are women? 8 When is Panchayat Diwas observed? 9 Which country will observe Bihar Day in June this year? 10
Name the world’s highest plateau. 11 In which year will cricket make its debut in Asian Games? 12
Which umpire recently stood in his fifth consecutive Cricket World Cup final? 13
Which country has won the Cricket World Cup four times? 14
Which bowler claimed the maximum number of wickets in the recently concluded Cricket World Cup? 15
Who was declared the player of the tournament in the 2007 Cricket World Cup? Name…........................…… Class….........................…… School address…..........…… Winners of quiz 282:
The first prize by draw of lots goes to Prateek Sharma, XII C-2, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 27, Chandigarh-160027. Second: Sarthak, 8-B, CL Kapoor Memorial School, Kahan Niwas, Kapoor Compex, The Mall, Solan-173212. Third: Sonali Malhotra, 9-C, Budha Dal Public School, Lower Mall, Patiala-147001. Answers to quiz 282:
Vishwanathan Anand; Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai & Shah Rukh Khan; Jammu & Kashmir; Garuda; Afghanistan; Pacific; A, B, AB & O; Sydney; Laurie Baker; Sepp Blatter; Glenn McGrath; Ranjan Madugalle; John Wright; Ravi Shastri, Venkatesh Prasad & Robin Singh; Billy Bowden 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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1 Which country’s satellite was recently put into orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in the first commercial satellite launch by the latter? 
