DPS QUIZ

Which Formula 1 driver won his first ever race

at the 2020 Italian Grand Prix in Monza?

• (A) Carlos Sainz Jr

• (B) Alex Albon

• (C) Pierre Gasly

Which sage donated his bones so that Indra could get his

weapon, the Vajra?

• (A) Angiras

• (B) Dadhichi

• (C) Parashar

Which now-ubiquitous device, when first demonstrated by John F. Mitchell & Martin Cooper in 1973, weighed 2 kg?

• (A) CD Player

• (B) Laptop

• (C) Mobile Phone

Which ancient Indian explained Pythagoras’ Theorem

centuries before the Greek for whom it is named?

• (A) Baudhayana

• (B) Aryabhatta

• (C) Varahamihira

Which Asian Prime Minister has recently declared his intent to step down because of ill health?

• (A) Lee Hsien Loong

• (B) Nguyn Xuân Phúc

• (C) Shinzo Abe

In 1991-92, who became the first person to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, India’s highest honour in the field of sports?

Radhika Lakhani and Vaidehi Vekariya are Class 10 students from Surat. In July 2020, what did they discover and name HLV2514?

Northrop Grumman has announced that its new Cygnus capsule will be named for an Indian-born American. Who?

What term is used for a pedestrian who walks on to, or crosses, a road at a place that is not a pedestrian crossing?

If the Indian cruise missile BrahMos gets its name partially from the Brahmaputra, which other river gives its name to it?