1. Which renowned sportsperson, born on this date in 1973, is named after a music director?
2. What ambitious plan was launched nationally on April 19 at Anand, a place synonymous with a natural product processing?
3. What is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1916 commonly called?
4. Jim Yong Kim, a Korean-American physician, is to be the next head of which global financial institution?
5. Snuppy was the name given to the first ever clone of which common animal?
6. Which former England cricket captain has announced that he would now compete as professional boxer and cage-fighter?
7. Banjul is the Capital of which African nation?
8. At which U.S. airport was Shah Rukh Khan detained by authorities recently, leading to a diplomatic issue?
9. If the informal NATO name for this Russian fighter is Fulcrum, then what does the IAF call it?
10. Tishani Doshi will represent India at which global congregation of literary personalities in late June?
11. In Tintin comics, what feature can be used to distinguish between Thomson and Thompson?
12. On this date in 2005, which religious leader was elected and became the 265th to hold a revered title?
13. Fill in the blanks with the more popular names in this WWII leader's full name: ___ Amilcare Andrea ____.
14. What is the State bird of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka and Orissa?
15. Which type of coffee gets its name from a port in Yemen?
Answers:
1. Sachin Tendulkar; 2. ‘Mission Milk', the National Dairy Plan; 3. General theory of relativity; 4. World Bank. 5. Dog; 6. Adam Hollioake; 7. The Gambia; 8. White Plains airport near New York; 9. ‘Baaz' (for the MiG-29); 10. The ‘Poetry Parnassus' as part of the Cultural Olympiad event in London prior to the Olympic Games; 11. Moustache; 12. Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI; 13. Benito Mussolini; 14. Indian Roller (Blue Jay); 15. Mocha.
