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VOL. XXIV NO. 8, August 1-15, 2014
Quizzin' with Ram'nan

(Current Affairs questions are from the period July 1st to 15th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)

1. Who won the Golden Ball and Golden Boot at the recently-concluded FIFA World Cup?

2. What is the name given to the latest offensive launched by Israel on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip?

3. Which country recently benefited from a UN Tribunal awarding it four-fifths of an area sprawling over 25,000 sq km (9,700 sq miles) in the Bay of Bengal, which ended a dispute over a sea border with India?

4. Name India’s first indigenous anti-submarine warship (ASW) that was handed over to the Indian Navy recently.

5. Name the much feted and loved veteran actress and grand old lady of Bollywood who passed away recently at the age of 102.

6. According to the C. Rangarajan report on poverty, what is the daily per capita expenditure for the rural poor and the urban poor?

7. The President of India joined Twitter on July 1st. What is his handle?

8. India has become the first country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty. What does it deal with?

9. What is Google’s new initiative, ‘Project Zero’, all about?

10. On July 15th, who was awarded the International Gandhi Peace Prize by the President of India?

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11. What was the previous name of the Muslim Higher Secondary School in Triplicane?

12. The foundation stone to which once iconic symbol of Madras was laid on April 20, 1898 and inaugurated on November 30, 1900?

13. What was the name of the Madras residence of Naganatha Setupathi, the Rajah of Ramnad? It was in Royapettah.

14. How has the wedding of one Rukmini and Rajagoplan on April 29, 1963 been made famous in literature?

15. What is said to have come up on a property of Simpson’s (earlier, Thomas Waller’s stables) on Mount Road?

16. Which Chennai-based racer founded ‘Wallace Sports & Research Foundation’ to train drivers interested in participating in races and rallies?

17. Which famous Madras statue was sculpted by Sir Francis Chantrey using a portrait by Sir Martin Archer Shee?

18. Which bustling area in Chennai gets its name from the Flame of the Forest tree?

19. Which Rajini-starrer holds the distinction of being the first 70mm Tamil film?

20. What is the name of Shiva at the Thirukazhukundram temple?

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1. Lionel Messi and James Rodriguez respectively; 2. ‘Operation Protective Edge’; 3. Bangladesh; 4. INS Kamorta; 5. Zohra Sehgal; 6. Rs. 32 and Rs. 47 respectively; 7. @RashtrapatiBhvn; 8. Facilitating access to published works for persons who are blind and visually impaired; 9. It is team of elite hackers designated to check internet security holes and secure users from cyber-attacks; 10. Social activist and pioneer of the Chipko movement Chandi Prasad Bhatt.

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11. Harris High School for Muslims; 12. Moore Market; 13. Woodlands; 14. In Saavi’s Washingtonil Tirumanam 15. Cosmopolitan Club; 16. Vicky Chandhok; 17. Sir Thomas Munro; 18. Pursawakam; 19. Maveeran 20. Vedagiriswarar.

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