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#74 #2015 Q) Recently in news. Id ? Ans: He is Conservationist Goutam Narayan who recently become the first Indian to get Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership in recognition of his pivotal role in leading the Pygmy Hog Conservation programme in the North-East with his wife Nandita Hazarika.

#73 #2015 Q) Connect Ans:  "Dove of Peace" Its was created by Pablo Picasso, chosen as the symbol for the World Peace Congress in Paris in April 1949. The dove in question was actually a Milanese pigeon - presented to Picasso as a gift from his contemporary Henri Matisse (2nd Image) Picasso's youngest daughter is named Paloma which means "dove" in Spanish who was born a day before that Peace Congress. She is Paloma Picasso (1st image)

#72 #2015 Q) Known as "Painless Dr Z" among his Patients but how did we know him ? Ans: He is Edward Zukerberg, father of Mark Zukerberg.

#71 #2015 Q) This word is defined as "A type of ashtanga yoga focusing on the correct alignment of the body, making use of straps, wooden blocks, and other objects as aids to achieving the correct postures." in the Oxford dictionary. Which Word ? Ans: Iyenger. Named after B. K. S. Iyengar (1918–2014), the Indian yoga teacher who devised this method.

#70 #2015 Q) He was the inspiration behind what ? Ans: Salvador Dalí's moustache style is influenced by 17th-century Spanish master painter Diego Velázquez (image).

#69 #2015 Q) He bought X for £6,000 in an auction but later gifted it to the government in the year 1918 with the condition that those who live near X should receive free admission to it. Who and Id X ? Ans:  He is Sir Cecil Chubb and X is Stonehenge

SOME OLD QUIZZES FROM MY COLLECTION 1Q) Identify her and why she became famous? Ans:-   RJ Malishka, of Red FM. Her   Takiya Kalaam   'Good Morrrnniiiinggg Mumbaiiiii' was used in Lage Raho Munna Bhai by Vidya Balan. She trained Vidya Balan for the role of the RJ. 2Q.) Mr. X is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. He   lived in the fictional town of Puddleby-on-the-Marsh (commonly referred to as Puddleby) with his many animals. He first saw light in the author's illustrated letters to children, written from the trenches during World War I when actual news, he later said, was either too horrible or too dull. He has a few close human friends, including Tommy Stubbins and Matthew Mugg. The animal team includes Polynesia ,Gub-Gub ,Jip , Dab-Dab, Chee-Chee, Too-Too , the Pushmi-pullyu, and Whitey.Identify X ? Ans:--   Doctor Dolittle. 3Q)   When he was 12 his ...