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Vol. XXVI No. 15, November 16-30, 2016

Quizzin with Ramanan

(Current Affairs questions are from the period October 16th to 30th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)

1. In a first of its kind, how did the United Nations celebrate Deepavali recently?
2. In the latest ‘Forbes Fab 40 2016’ who is at 10th spot and remains the most valued Indian athlete in 2016?
3. Which space in the Southern Ocean have the EU and 24 countries signed a long-awaited agreement to protect 1.1 m sq km of water and create the world’s largest marine park?
4. Paul Beatty recently became the first US author to win which prestigious literary prize for racial satire; The Sellout?
5. India quietly completed its nuclear triad by inducting which indigenously built strategic nuclear submarine into service?
6. In a rare honour for an Indian sportsperson, which Olympic medallist has been appointed a member of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Athletes’ Commission?
7. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is going to declare the Kashmiri Red Stag as a Critically Endangered Species. What is its common name?
8. For which mission in 2017 or 2018, has ISRO started landing and aerial tests at a new site in Challakere in Chitradurga District, 400 km from Bengaluru?
9. Fill in the blank: The first National ________ Day was observed on October 28th, by the Union Ministry of AYUSH, on the occasion of Dhanwantari Jayanti.
10. On October 21st, how did a Russian wolf ‘Zabikava’ make sports headlines?

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11. On February 10, 1693, what was handed over by Asad Khan, the Mughal faujdar of the Carnatic, to Governor Nathaniel Higginson through a perwanna?
12. Which sporting facility is named after the person who was the Mayor of Madras in 1944-45?
13. Where in the outskirts of Chennai is the ‘Huan De Temple’ (Temple of Universal Virtues), a centre for the propagation of a philosophy called Tao?
14. Why did the South Indian Liberal Federation come to be known as the Justice Party?
15. What institution came into being on May 8, 1917, at the -Pantheon Gardens?
16. What do the initials in A.V. Thomas of the famous A.V. Thomas group of companies stand for?
17. Which popular temple in Mylapore is dedicated to Shiva as he is the ‘Reason for all reasons’?
18. What is special about the pizza joint run by N.S.S. Ramanathan at 5th Avenue, Besant Nagar Beach?
19. What is the alternative name, suggested by Rajaji, for the big painting ‘Blessed are the Peacemakers’ by K.C.S Panicker that is found in the Raj Bhavan?
20. Which freedom fighter had a drama troupe ‘Sri Bharata Vilasa Sabha’ that promoted nationalism with inspirational plays?

Answers to Quiz

1. The UN HQ in New York was lit up and displayed a lamp with the message ‘Happy Diwali’ written in blue light to celebrate the spirit of the festival; 2. M.S. Dhoni; 3. Ross Sea in Antarctica; 4. Man Booker Prize; 5. INS Arihant; 6. Saina Nehwal; 7. Hangul; 8. Chandrayaan II; 9. Ayurveda; 10. It was unveiled as the Official Mascot for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

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11. Tandur, Persewacca and Yegmore (or Tondiarpet, Pursai-walkam and Egmore); 12. Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium; 13. Uthandi off the ECR; 14. Because of the English daily Justice that it published; 15. The Women’s -India Association (WIA) initiated by Margaret Cousins and Annie Besant; 16. Alfred Vedham; 17. Karaneeswarar; 18. It’s all things Super Star with the theme being Rajinikanth; 19. ‘Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti’; 20. Subramania Siva.

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