Fortnightly Quiz-291

1 Name the IAF pilots who recently created a record by flying round the world in a microlight in 80 days.

2 Who was recently named to get the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award?

3 Which city of Punjab is likely to get metro rail within next four-five years?

4 Name the Nokia phone battery which has reported incidents of overheating globally.

5 Name the head of the rightist Likud Party in Israel.

6 Which two IT majors of the country have emerged as the most reputed corporates as per a recent reputation index study?

7 Which bird has replaced monal as the state bird of Himachal Pradesh?

8 Which Indian university’s researchers have developed an ultra lightweight aerogel material that can nearly support five lakh times its own weight?

9 Where is Changi International Airport situated?

10By what name is the major council of Afghanistan known?

11In which year is the Big Ben celebrating its 150th anniversary?

12How many Test hundreds have been scored by Anil Kumble?

13After how many years did India record a cricket Test series win in England recently?

14Who was the Indian hockey team’s goalkeeper in the final of the 1982 Asian Games?

15Expand ICL.

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Winners of quiz 290: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Simran Kaur Jagdena, VI-C, Saupins School, Sector 32, Chandigarh-160047. Second: Tejasvi, VIII-A, Sat Paul Mittal School, Urban Estate, Phase 2, Dugri, Ludhiana-141002. Third: Vikram Vij, Bhavan Vidyalaya, Sector 15, Panchkula-134113.

Answers to quiz 290: Mumbai; India and Sri Lanka; 90,000; Air India; Haryana; Palagummi Sainath; Sangrur; Russia; Deepak Kapoor; Volkswagen; 124; Brazil, Argentina, Italy; Brian Lara, Allan Border & Sachin Tendulkar; Five; Iraq

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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