QUIZ - 2023/27

1) Russian mercenary Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash? What make of plane was it?

2) Which city hosted the Chess World Cup won by Magnus Carlsen?

3) What popular musical genre celebrated its 50^th anniversary during the week?

4) What creature has reportedly died in thousands on the Smyley Island?

5) What is the name of the town in Wyoming, where the US Federal Reserve holds an annual symposium for central bankers, economists and policy makers?

6) Who was declared the Best Actor (male) at the 69^th National Film Awards?

7) What beer maker sold off its Russian operations for a token one Euro?

8) Which city hosted the 3-day BRICS summit?

9) Where is the World Badminton Championships being played?

10) What does Pragyan mean in Sanskrit?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/26

 

1. Nilgiri Class
2. Bindeshwar Pathak
3. Bank of Ireland
4. Eris
5. Zanzibar / Tanzania
6. Germany
7. Matildas
8. Spain
9. Budapest
10. Greece

QUIZ - 2023/26

 

1) President Murmu launched INS Vindhyagiri in Kolkata. It was the 6^th frigate under Project 17A of Indian Navy. What is the name of the class of these frigates?

2) A pioneer of public toilets in India, he came to be known as the "Toilet Man of India" long before the Swachch Bharat Mission made toilets a part of public discourse. Name the social entrepreneur and founder of Sulabh International who passed away at the age of 80.

3) A technical glitch in which bank led to free cash being given out by the ATMs to people who had no or little money in their accounts?

4) What is the popular name of the new Covid variant EG.5 which is stoking speculations about the return of the pandemic?

5) In which city/country is IIT’s first overseas campus being established?

6) Which country’s foreign minister had to face the embarrassment of cancelling visits to Australia and New Zealand because of repeated failures of the government plane?

7) What is the official nickname of the Australian women’s football team that lost to England in the semi-finals of the World Cup?

8) Tens of thousands have been evacuated from Canary Islands because of a raging wildfire. To which country do the islands belong?

9) Which city is hosting the World Athletics Championship?

10) Which country is witnessing the “Beach Towel Movement” to fight against privatisation of beaches?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/25

 

1. Bibby Stockholm
2. Luna-25
3. ECOWAS
4. Maui
5. South Korea
6. Yusuf Meher Ali
7. Gaddar
8. 6.5%
9. VSS Unity
10. Lincoln Lawyer

QUIZ - 2023/25

 

1) What is the name of the barge from which UK asylum seekers were evacuated following the detection of Legionellla bacteria in the on-board water system? The bacteria cause a type of pneumonia called Legionnaires disease.

2) Russia launched its first mission to moon in 47 years. What is the name of the spacecraft?

3) The 15-nation bloc of West African nations is gearing up for military intervention in Niger following a coup. By what acronym is this bloc known as?

4) What island of the Hawaiian archipelago was ravaged by fast-moving wildfires?

5) From which country were 37000 scouts participating in a global jamboree evacuated following a typhoon warning?

6) The country observed the 81^st anniversary of the Quit India Movement launched on 8^th August 19423333. Who coined the term “Quit India”?

7) Gummadi Vittal Rao, a poet and folk singer who sang about revolution and human rights, passed away at the age of 77. By what name was he popularly known among people?

8) The monetary policy announced by RBI kept the Repo Rate unchanged at what value?

9) What is the name of the rocket-powered plane in which Virgin Galactic flew tourists to space for the first time?

10) Justice Muralidhar, widely regarded as one of the most upright judges, retired as Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court. What term variously attributed to an iconic American President and an iconic American car was used to describe him?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/24

 

1. Taylor Swift
2. Fitch
3. Canada
4. Somalia
5. Superconductivity
6. Iceland
7. Doksuri
8. Aditi Swami
9. Iran
10. Sam Altman

Quiz - 2023/24

 

1) What rock star’s concert at Seattle generated a seismic activity of 2.3 magnitude?

2) What credit rating firm downgraded US sovereign rating from AAA to AA+?

3) Which country’s Prime Minister announced separation from his wife after 18 years of marriage?

4) Nasra Abubakar Ali took almost twice as long as the winner to finish the 100m sprint at the World University Games in China creating a nepotism scandal. What country does she hail from?

5) A material dubbed LK-99, discovered by a team of Korean researchers, is creating a buzz for what property?

6) Which country became the first in Europe to close its embassy in Moscow?

7) What is the name of the typhoon that brought the heaviest rainfall in 140 years to parts of China?

8) Who became the youngest World Archery Champion at the age of 17?

9) Which country declared a nationwide closure of offices and schools because of an unprecedented heatwave?

10) Who is the founder of Worldcoin, a start-up that offers digital coins to people in exchange for a scan of their eyeballs?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/23

 

1. Niamey
2. Larry
3. St Petersburg
4. Warner Bros
5. Golf
6. Hopman Cup
7. Air Asia
8. 5.5%
9. War
10. Gaurav Gogoi