Fortnightly Quiz-295

IAF – PRIDE OF THE NATION

1 Name the Indian scientist whose organisation — Inter-governmental Panel on Climate — has won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.

2 Who recently became the oldest recipient of Nobel Prize?

3 At what age has Doris Lessing won the 2007 Nobel Prize in literature?

4 Name the two recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in physics who have revolutionised digital data storage.

5 How many years ago was the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, launched by the USSR?

6 Which jubilee is being celebrated by the Indian Air Force this year?

7 How many years of service have been completed by Vividh Bharti?

8 Name the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

9 At which place is the country’s biggest railway junction situated?

10 In which Indian city was noted author Rudyard Kipling born?

11 How many cricketers have played in more than 400 one-day international matches?

12 Who has scored maximum runs in Test cricket for Pakistan?

13 Which wicket-keeper holds the record for most dismissals in Test cricket?

14 Name the disgraced sprinter who recently returned the five medals she won at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

15 Who was recently crowned the undisputed World Chess Champion?

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Winners of quiz 294: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Ankur Arora, XI-A, non-medical, MGN Public School, The Mall, Kapurthala-144601. Second: Mandeep Singh, XII (commerce), Sri Guru Harkrishan Public School (CKD), GT Road, Amritsar-143001. Third: Lakshay Gupta, VIII-B, St Luke’s Sen Secondary School, Solan-173212.

Answers to quiz 294: Yuvraj Singh; Gary Sobers, Ravi Shastri, Herschelle Gibbs & Yuvraj Singh; Yuvraj Singh; 2037; Yasuo Fukuda; Bill Gates; Mukesh Ambani; National Rural Employment Guarantee Act; Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited; Mahmoud Ahmedinejad; 1907; 1959; Yangon; "Eklavya"; 145

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.