Fortnightly Quiz-287

1 Which day has been declared as International Day of Non-violence by the United Nations?

2 Which costliest-ever film made in India was released recently?

3 Who was the only President of India to have been elected unopposed?

4 What is the name of Mount Everest in Chinese?

5 Which political party in India has created a record by remaining in power in a state for 30 years at a stretch?

6 Which Indian city has been ranked 10th among the world’s biggest centres of commerce in terms of financial flow volumes?

7 Which India-born writer was recently awarded knighthood?

8 Name the woman who holds the record for the longest uninterrupted space flight.

9 What is the capital of Albania?

10 Which state in the North-East recently witnessed protests against uranium mining due to the fear of degradation of environment?

11 How many manuscripts of the ancient Hindu text Rig Veda have been added to the United Nations heritage list to help preserve them for posterity?

12 Which country lifted the Sudirman Cup for a record sixth time recently?

13 Which Indian city has plans to host Formula One (F-1) World Championship in 2009?

14 Name the Indian rower who recently became the first person to row across the Atlantic Ocean unassisted.

15 Which country is celebrating its 75th anniversary of Test cricket this year?

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School address……….……

Winners of quiz 286: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Ashish Vij, XII (non-med), Sant Isher Singh Public School, Phase VII, Mohali-160061. Second: Mangal Singh, 10-A, CRC Govt Sen Sec School, Rehan, VPO Rehan, tehsil Nurpur, dist Kangra- 176022. Third: Atul, 9th, DAV Public School, Siwan (Kaithal)-136033.

Answers to quiz 286: Rafal Nadal; 9.4 per cent; June 26; USA, China and India; 2020; Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; Sunita Williams; Sushma Verma; Google; Kotkapura; 865 km; Qantas Boeing 707-136B; Uttarakhand; Wushu; Justin Henin

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