Fortnightly Quiz-290

Set for makeover

1 In which Indian city is Asia’s largest slum situated?

2 Which two countries in Asia have a series of sand bars — known as Adams Bridge — beneath them?

3 How many schools in India don’t have blackboards?

4 Name the Indian carrier that recently started non-stop Mumbai-New York flight?

5 In which state was the country’s first mobile court inaugurated recently?

6 Which Indian journalist was recently named the winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award?

7 In which district of Punjab did a “meteorite” fall recently?

8 Which country recently planted its flag 4 km below the North Pole as part of a mission to claim the region’s mineral riches?

9 Who has been appointed the next Chief of the Army staff?

10 Which is Europe’s largest car-making company?

11 What is India’s latest FIFA ranking?

12 Name the top three teams in FIFA rankings.

13 Name the three batsmen who have scored more than 11,000 runs in Test cricket.

14 How many cricket Test matches have been won by India in England?

15 Which country recently completed one of football’s greatest fairytale victories by beating Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the Asia Cup final?

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Winners of quiz 289: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Visha Sehgal, VIII-C, Riverside, DAV Public School, Jagadhari Road, Ambala Cantt-133001. Second: Riya Abrol, 7th, DAV Public School, Khurara mohalla (Chontra), Chamba-176310. Third: Manmeet Singh, IX-E, Yadavindra Public School, Sector 51, Mohali-160062.

Answers to quiz 289: 123 agreement; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows; Pratibha Patil; Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhary; Chandigarh; Burj Dubai; English, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish and Arabic; Hindi; Knowledge Process Outsourcing; Africa; Cycling; Three; Muttiah Muralitharan; Brazil; Pete Sampras

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.

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— Tarun Sharma