(Current Affairs questions are from the period February 16th to 28th. Questions 11 to 20 pertain to Chennai and Tamil Nadu.)
1. Which two Sri Lankan cricketers were involved in a world record stand of 437 while playing against Pakistan recently?
2. The documentary Smile Pinkie that won an Oscar tells the
tale of a U.P. girl’s fight against a social stigma caused by which
anatomical defect?
3. More than 140 countries agreed recently in Nairobi to negotiate a legally binding treaty aimed at slashing the use of which metal?
4. Which Asian country is building 59 reservoirs to capture melted water from its warming glaciers?
5. According to recently found documents, which seaside town in Britain did Adolf Hitler want to use as his playground as Chancellor of a conquered Britain?
6. The finding of ‘Zed’ in La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles is interesting scientists because his is the complete fossilised specimen of which animal from the last Ice Age?
7. Which famous bank will pay the United States $780 million in
fines and restitution after admitting to helping American clients
avoid taxes?
8. Which entity recently announced the largest annual loss in UK corporate history, a staggering £24.1 billion?
9. In which of India’s neighbouring countries did an armed mutiny take place recently?
10. In which area did Pakistan agree to a permanent cease-fire
with the Taliban, leading to worldwide concern?
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11. In which temple in Chennai is the moolavar called ‘Ezhuthariyum Peruman’ (He who chose to write)?
12. Name the new Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
13. Name the latest and 32nd district of Tamil Nadu, inaugurated in February by Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin.
14. With which famous Chennaiite would you associate Panchathan Record Inn & AM Studios?
15. Which company is behind the popular ‘Sunday Kutcheri in the Park’ at Nageswara Park in Mylapore?
16. The first ‘event’ of this kind in the country was in Madras in
1923 and led by Comrade Singaravelar. What was it?
17. How many stops does TNSTC’s day-long hop-on-hop-off service in Chennai cover and what is the pricing?
18. In the context of temples, if it is 108 for Divyadesams, what
is it for Paadal Petra Stalams?
19. What important educational institution in Chennai came up
because of a Public Petition dated 11-11-1839?
20. Who broke a list of 157 British to become the first Indian Sheriff of Madras?
Click here to view answers for the quiz
1. Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera; 2. Cleft lip; 3. Mercury; 4. China; 5. Blackpool; 6. Columbian mammoth; 7. UBS AG; 8. Royal Bank of Scotland; 9. Bangladesh; 10. The volatile Swat Valley.
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11. Thiagarajaswamy temple in Tiruvottriyur; 12. H.L. Gokhale; 13. Tirupur; 14. A.R. Rahman; 15. Sundaram Finance; 16. May Day Rally; 17. 16 stops and Rs. 250 per ticket; 18. 275; 19. The University of Madras; 20. Raja Sir Ramasamy Mudaliar.
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