Saturday, March 12, 2011

Answers to Quiz - 112

1) What is common to Ela Bhatt, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Mahasweta Devi and Aruna Roy?

All are Magsaysay award winners. Ela Bhatt (1977) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay (1966), Mahasweta Devi (1997) and Aruna Roy (2000)

2) What is the title of P T Usha’s autobiography?

Golden Girl

3) The first lady governor of a state in India was Sarojini Naidu, in Uttar Pradesh (1947-48). Who was the first lady Chief Minister of an Indian state?

Sucheta Kriplani (Uttar Pradesh from 1963-1967)

4) What is common to the film stars – Nargis, Nutan, Meenakumari and Madhubala?

Postage stamps have been issued on them

5) Koneru Humpy once held the record for becoming the youngest woman ever to become a Grandmaster in chess. At what age did she achieve this distinction?

15 years, 1 month and 27 days

6) Jnanpith Award, India’s highest literary award was awarded to Indira Goswami for the year
2000. In what language does she write?

Assamese

7) India’s first test tube baby is a girl nicknamed Durga. What is her real name?

Kanupriya

8) Name the social activist who is known for her work among orphan children and whose life has inspired a recent acclaimed Marathi film?

Sindhutai Sapkal

9) She is believed to be the first woman doctor of India and also the first Indian woman to leave the country for education abroad. Name this amazing woman who died in 1887 at the age of 22.

Dr. Anandibai Joshi

10) Name the only woman CEO of Indian origin who figured in last year’s Fortune 500 list?

Indira Nooyi

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