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Vol. XXVI No. 24, April 1-15, 2017
Quizzin with Ramanan
(Quizmaster V.V. Ramanan’s questions are from March 1st to 15th. Questions 11 to 20 relate to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)
1. What is special about the polka dot tree frog (Hypsiboas punctatus) discovered recently in Argentina?
2. Name the world’s longest serving warship that was decommissioned on March 6th after nearly six decades of service.
3. Who were awarded the coveted C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award at the BCCI’s annual awards function recently?
4. How did Nongthomban Biren Singh make news on March 15th?
5. Which Indian stepped down as the chairman of the International Cricket Council, the governing body for the sport?
6. Where, close to Pakistan, was India’s largest flag, on the tallest flag post, hoisted recently?
7. After whom have the Vijayawada and Tirupati airports been renamed?
8. Which online giant has recently launched the initiative ‘SheLeadsTech’ to support women-founded or co-founded start-ups in India?
9. Across which river is India’s longest ‘extradosed’ cable-stayed bridge that was dedicated to the nation recently?
10. Who retained the Indian Open golf title, the country’s premier golf tournament?
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11. Who recently took over as Chennai’s Police Commissioner?
12. Brick by Brick by V. Sriram and Karthik Bhatt chronicles the history of which Chennai school?
13. M.V.S. Subba Naidu of Vadakkampatti started which popular hotel chain synonymous with non-vegetarian fares?
14. Which once-popular cinema theatre in Chennai, that was brought down recently, started operations in November 1968 with the screening of The Ballad of Cable Hogue?
15. Name the bank founded by Governor Gifford in Fort St. George in 1682/3 that is considered as the first bank in India as we know banking.
16. Name the artefact, a symbol of office, which was adapted by the Law Courts in Madras, which precedes the Mayor always.
17. The HQ of which company in Chennai is the first commercial building in India to win a Green Gold rating?
18. What came into being on March 10th, 1948 at a national Muslim leaders’ convention at Rajaji Hall in Chennai?
19. Which film personality is the BJP candidate for the forthcoming bypoll to the R.K. Nagar constituency in Chennai?
20. The shortest classified river, about 72 km in length, draining into the Bay of Bengal, is the…?
1. It is the world’s first fluorescent frog; 2. INS Viraat; 3. Padmakar Shivalkar and Rajinder Goel; 4. He is the new Chief Minister of Manipur; 5. Shashank Manohar; 6. Indo-Pak Attari border; 7. N.T. Rama Rao and Lord Venkateswara; 8. Facebook; 9. Narmada; 10. S.S.P. Chawrasia.
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11. Karan Singha; 12. Vidya Mandir; 13. Madurai Muniyandi Vilas; 14. Pilot; 15. Madras Bank; 16. A silver mace; 17. Grundfos; 18. Indian Union Muslim League; 19. Gangai Amaran; 20. Cooum.
