Fortnightly Quiz-285

1 Which project envisages the dredging of a ship channel to connect the Gulf of Mannar and Bay of Bengal?

2 Which veteran Nepalese mountaineer recently broke his own world record by scaling Mount Everest for a record 17th time?

3 In which district of Haryana will be a 1200-mw thermal power plant set up?

4 Name the visa issued by the USA every year to enable highly skilled international workers to legally live and work there.

5 Which country is the largest market for tiger-end products?

6 At what time of the day is the human eye exposed to the largest amount of harmful ultraviolet light?

7 Which world-famous temples in Cambodia (listed by Unesco as monuments of universal value) were discovered by archaeologists in 1908 while clearing jungle growth?

8 What is the new name of Reuters?

9 Which Kenyan Nobel laureate launched the ‘Billion Tree’ campaign, aimed to roll back deforestation, a major contributor to carbon emissions blamed for global warming?

10What is the full form of FIPB?

11In which Indian city is the office of the World Trade Center situated?

12What is the full form of GSI?

13Which Pakistan player recently smashed Sri Lankan bowler Malinga Bandara for 32 runs in an over?

14Which country’s cricket team recently created history when its first four batsmen scored centuries in an innings in a Test match?

15Which Indian cricketer figures in the latest issue of the Wisden Cricketer magazine “who will define cricket in the next decade”?

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Winners of quiz 284: The first prize by draw of lots goes to Pragya Deshwal, X-A, Dyal Singh Public School, Sctor 7, Karnal-132001. Second: Amrita Sawhney, VII-D, DPS, Sector 40-C, Chandigarh-160036. Third: Ankush, VI, St Carmel School, Katli, Ropar-140001.

Answers to quiz 284: Bahujan Samaj Party; Nicolas Sarkozy; Meerut; Sonia Gandhi, Lakshmi Mittal & Indra Nooyi; Spiderman 3; A-380; Arvind Kejriwal; INS Viraat; Dr Muhammad Yunus; Chennai; Paul Wolfowitz (resigned on May 19); Millau Viaduct; Bobby Moore; Hockey; Australia

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