1) Monkeypox has now spread to more than
20 countries. The virus was first discovered in 1958 in Denmark in colonies of
monkeys kept for research. In which country was the first human case of the
disease recorded in 1970?
2) Violence has rocked Andhra Pradesh
over the proposal to rename a district after Ambedkar. What district?
3) Manchester City won this year’s
Premier League title by scoring in the dying minutes of the game. Which 2
players shared the Golden Boot for scoring the most goals (23) this season?
4) What is the name of the town in Texas
where 21 people, including 19 children were gunned down in an elementary
school?
5) India’s one million women healthcare
volunteers, who are referred to as ASHA workers, were honoured with the WHO
Director-General’s Global Health Leaders’ Award. Expand the acronym ASHA, a
programme which was established in 2005.
6) After a 2-year Covid induced break,
World Economic Forum, the annual jamboree of global CEOs returned to Davos, a
popular ski resort in Switzerland. Name the German engineer and economist who
founded this movement in 1971.
7) Margaret Atwood, the famous Canadian
writer, announced an “unburnable” edition of her most famous book as a mark of
protest against censorship and book bans. What is the title of this book?
8) The Akal Takht has issued a directive
to phase out the Harmonium during kirtan at the Golden Temple and replace it
with traditional string instruments. The criticism levelled against the
Harmonium is that it was imported by the British. In which country was it
patented in 1842?
9) Geetanjali Shree became the first Indian
to win the International Booker Prize which is awarded to a work of fiction
that has been translated into English. What is the title of her original Hindi
novel?
10) What is the name of the senior civil servant whose report on Downing Street parties during lockdown is rocking British politics?
