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Vol. XXVI No. 08, August 1-15, 2016
Quizzin with Ramanan
(Current Affairs questions are from the period July 1st to 15th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)
1. According to the Union Ministry of Tourism’s latest report on domestic and foreign tourist visits to States and Union Territories for the year 2015, which State is on top?
2. Apart from Chandigarh, which two Indian ‘properties’ were inscribed this year as World Heritage Sites by the UNESCO?
3. After whom is the Mhow Railway Station in Madhya Pradesh going to be re-named? (Hint: A Bharat Ratna awardee.)
4. Where in the capital did BJP President Amit Shah unveil the world’s largest charkha (spinning wheel) recently?
5. Which Rio-bound gymnast becomes the first Indian to secure the World Class Gymnast award, ‘Gymnaste de Classe Mondaile’ awarded by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG)?
6. Which former RBI Governor’s recently released memoirs Who moved my interest rate? has created a stir?
7. Operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ initiated recently rescued more than 150 stranded Indians from which country in Africa because of a civil war there?
8. In a first-of-its-kind move in the country, which State has decided to impose ‘fat tax’ of 14.5% on ‘junk’ food such as burgers, pizzas etc. sold through branded restaurants?
9. By winning her 22nd Grand Slam singles Wimbledon title, whose record did Serena Williams equal?
10. Name the spacecraft that became the first to enter Jupiter’s orbit and circle the giant planet on July 5th.
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11. Where in the State will the first squadron of the indigenous LCA Tejas, that was inducted recently into the IAF, have its base?
12. Why was Enayam, near Colachel, in the news recently?
13. Which temple in the State is among the 10 iconic places that will enjoy a cleaning drive under a new initiative by the Swachh Bharat Mission?
14. Name the ‘Sister City’ of Chennai in China.
15. Which Governor was responsible for introducing the Blackbuck to the Guindy National Park in 1924?
16. Which now bustling area in Chennai was once called ‘Dinachintamani-Chaturvedimangalam’ during the reign of Kulothunga I (1070–1120 A.D.)?
17. Which educational institution began as the Madras Trades School, set up by the Department of Industries, in 1912?
18. What was the profession of Roja Muthiah Chettiar after whom a library is named?
19. What is at present located on the site of Popham’s Market set up in the 1780s?
20. What is the claim to fame of Nathamuni and Govindu after whom there are streets named in T’Nagar?
1. Tamil Nadu; 2. Khangchendzonga National Park, and the Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara; 3. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar; 4. Indira Gandhi International Airport; 5. Dipa Karmakar; 6. Duvvuri Subbarao; 7. South Sudan; 8. Kerala; 9. Steffi Graf; 10. Juno.
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11. Sulur; 12. The Union Cabinet has given its ‘in-principle’ approval for setting up a Major port there; 13. Meenkashi Temple, Madurai; 14. Chongqing; 15. Lord Willingdon; 16. Velachery; 17. Central Polytechnic (CPT); 18. A signboard painter from Kottaiyur in Chettinad, the logo of his firm was a rose (roja); 19. Sriramulu Naidu Park; 20. They were workers who were killed while digging to lay the underground drains in T’Nagar.
