QUIZ - 2023/4

 

1) What is the name of the mobile operating system developed indigenously by an IIT-Madras incubated start-up?

2) What is the name of the German made tank that Poland has pledged to supply to Ukraine?

3) A controversy has flared up over the 16^th C epic poem Ramcharitmanas. In what dialect did Goswami Tulsidas write it?

4) Sania Mirza bid adieu to Grand Slam tennis after losing out in the Mixed Doubles finals of Australian Open. How many doubles Grand Slam titles did she win in her 18-year career?

5) Which Bollywood actor was honoured with Padma Shri on the eve of Republic Day?

6) Who won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year 2022?

7) Belgium and Germany will fight it out today for the World Hockey championship. Which country has won the championship the most number of times?

8) What is the name of the US based investment firm that is targeting Adani Group of companies causing their shares to plunge by more than 20% and wiping out the marketcap by 4 lakh crore?

9) Two Indian documentaries have been shortlisted for the Oscars. One of them is “All that Breathes”. Name the other which is about a couple devoting their lives to care for an orphaned animal?

10) Government has given the go ahead for HindAyan. What exactly is it?

Answers to QUIZ - 2023/3

 

1. Rabbit
2. Yeti Airlines
3. Estonia
4. New Orleans
5. France
6. IndiGo
7. Cosa Nostra
8. Margaret Court
9. Switzerland
10. Jacinda Ardern

QUIZ - 2023/3

 

1) Chinese New Year begins today. After what animal would it be known as?

2) 72 people perished in one of the deadliest plane crashes in Nepal. What airlines operated the ATR-72 plane?

3) In which country did representatives from 11 nations gather at an army base to pledge weapons to Ukraine?

4) Which city hosted the Miss Universe pageant that was won by Miss USA, R'Bonney Gabriel?

5) In which country did hundreds of thousands gather on streets to protest against raising of retirement age to 64?

6) A BJP MP apologised after “inadvertently” opening the emergency exit on a flight. What was the carrier?

7) Matteo Denaro, a top leader of the Sicilian mafia, was arrested after 30 years on the run, at a clinic where he was receiving treatment for cancer. What is the traditional Italian term used by the mafia members to refer to their organisation?

8) Australian Open is currently underway in Melbourne. Two of the courts are named after legendary Australian tennis players. One of them is Rod Laver. Who is the other?

9) The annual jamboree of global business leaders returned to its customary format in Davos after missing 2 years due to Covid. Where is Davos?

10) Who is Chris Hipkins replacing as Prime Minister after a sudden and surprising announcement to step down from power?

Answers to QUIZ - 2023/2

1. Dibrugarh
2. Indore
3. British Airways
4. Cosmic Girl
5. Atmospheric River
6. Chandrabose
7. Soledar
8. Rourkela
9. Jyotirmath
10. Eric Clapton

QUIZ - 2023/2

 

1) The world’s longest river cruise has been flagged off. Starting from Varanasi, MV Ganga Vilas will sail 3200 kms along the Ganga and the Brahmaputra in India and Bangladesh for 51 days before terminating in which town?

2) Which city hosted the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas this year?

3) What airline has included hijab and jumpsuits in the new uniform for its female cabin crew?

4) Virgin Orbit’s satellite launch using a Boeing 747 failed. What is the name given to the modified airliner?

5) What natural phenomenon is responsible for repeatedly transporting large quantities of moist air from the tropics to parts of California causing intense rain and flooding?

6) Who has written the lyrics for “Naatu Naatu”, which won the Golden Globes award for the Best Original Song?

7) What town in eastern Ukraine was captured by Russian troops after weeks of fierce fighting, marking the first notable Russian victory in months?

8) Odisha is hosting the Hockey World Cup. The matches are being played in Bhubaneshwar and which other city?

9) The Himalayan town of Joshimath has been garnering lots of attention after the discovery of cracks in many buildings and structures. What is the new name of the town after its renaming in December 2021?

10) Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time passed away at the age of 78. He rose to fame when he replaced which other legendary guitarist in the band “The Yardbirds” in 1965?

Answers to QUIZ - 2023/1

 

1. Kuna
2. Miniskirt
3. Al Nassr
4. Nagarathna
5. Kevin McCarthy
6. XBB 1.5
7. 7^th January
8. Polo
9. Haldwani
10. France

QUIZ - 2023/1

 

1) Croatia adopted Euro as its currency on New Year’s day. What is the name of its former currency?

2) 92-year-old Mary Quant was among those who were included in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List. What apparel did she popularise in the 1960s?

3) What is the name of the Saudi Arabian club that signed up Cristiano Ronaldo in a record breaking deal worth more than 200 million Euros?

4) Whose was the lone dissenting voice in the Supreme Court verdict on the demonetisation case?

5) Who has failed to be elected as speaker of the US House of Representatives even after 11 rounds of voting over 3 days?

6) What is the new variant of Coronavirus that is extremely transmissible and is spreading rapidly in USA?

7) The Gregorian calendar of 1582 placed Christmas on 25^th December. But Orthodox Christians refused to adopt Pope Gregory’s new calendar and continue to adhere to the earlier Julian calendar. When is orthodox Christmas celebrated?

8) 122-foot tall statue of a sportsman engaged in Sagol Kangjei was unveiled in Imphal. How do we know this game today, which is believed to have originated in Manipur?

9) Supreme Court stayed the eviction of 50,000 people from railway-owned land in which town in North India?

10) In which country did a town by the name of Pantin decide to rename itself to the more feminine sounding Pantine for one year to promote gender equality?

Answers to Best of 2022

 

1. Pig
2. Endurance
3. CODA
4. Tarantula
5. Vogue
6. Hans Island
7. Shyam Saran Negi
8. Murder Hornet
9. Dimorphos
10. Santos

Best of 2022

 How well do you recall the events of 2022?

1) In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a 57-year-old terminally ill man received the heart from a genetically modified animal in Maryland, USA, on 7^th January. Sadly, he died 2 months later. What was the animal?

2) 107 years after it sank, the wreckage of the ship of the Arctic Explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton was located at the bottom of the Weddell Sea on 5^th March. What is the name of the ship?

3) What film with a largely deaf cast won the Best Picture at Oscars 2022?

4) James Webb Space Telescope revealed a series of stunning images from deep space throughout the year. In September, it captured the images of thousands of never seen before young stars. What is the name of the nebula in which these stars were seen?

5) What is the name of the leading fashion magazine that threatened to sue a British pub because it carried the same name as theirs? The pub owners wrote back that they were older than the magazine and take their name from the tiny hamlet in which they are located. Subsequently, the publishers bought peace by sending a framed letter of apology.

6) For 50 years, Canada and Denmark fought a friendly war with each other, planting liquor bottles on a in the Arctic Sea. Finally, on 14^th June, they resolved the dispute by agreeing to split the 1.3 square km island equally. What is the name of this island?

7) Name India’s first voter who passed away at the age of 106, on 5^th November, 3 days after casting his vote for the 34^th time in the elections to Himachal Pradesh assembly.

8) Entomologists have decided to give a new common name - Northern Giant Hornet - to the world’s largest wasp. What was its previous common name which evoked much fear?

9) NASA successfully carried out the DART mission to veer an asteroid off its trajectory. What is the name of the asteroid that collided with the spacecraft on 26^th September?

10) The legendary Pele passed away this year. For what Brazilian club did he play scoring 643 goals in 659 games?