- IIT-Kharagpur
- $40 trillion
- Belgium and Netherlands
- Peacko
- Convict
- Skin Cancer (Melanoma)
- Real Estate
- Sonia Gandhi
- 16
- France
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1) Which is the oldest Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) that celebrated its 75th Foundation Day during this
week?
2) National debt of USA reached what value
after doubling in less than a decade?
3) Which two countries are co-hosting the
Hockey World Cup currently?
4) What is the name of the mascot of the
Badminton World Championships currently underway in New Delhi?
5) The “Birdman of Osborn” passed away this
week at the age of 101. Who was he?
6) A new mRNA vaccine has shown promising
results in clinical trials against the recurrence of which type of cancer?
7) The founder of China’s Evergrande Group was
sentenced to life imprisonment and all his personal wealth was confiscated
after pleading guilty to fraud and misuse of funds. What was the business of
the Evergrande Group?
8) Whose memoir expected to be released in
November is titled “Belonging – A Journey of Love”
9) How many feathers are there in a
shuttlecock?
10) August 19 is celebrated as World Photography
Day. In which country was photography invented?
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1) In which English football club did Amazon
founder, Jeff Bezos, acquire a significant minority stake?
2) What two seas are connected by the Kerch
Strait?
3) What triggered an emergency shutdown at
France’s largest nuclear power plant?
4) Putin’s visit to Kuril Islands triggered a
protest from which country?
5) What vehicle was used to hide President
Trump as he secretly swapped planes while returning after the NATO summit in
Turkey?
6) Which city is currently hosting the Esports
World Cup?
7) For what sum of money did Tata Steel
transfer Jamshedpur FC to Churchill Brothers in the Indian Super League?
8) Which Arab country became the first to
abolish capital punishment?
9) The Dirac Medal is awarded every year to
recognise work in which field?
10) The annual meteor shower which peaks around
August 12-13 is named after which constellation?
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1) Which country in Oceania changed its name
this week?
2) In which city did Pakistan, Saudi Arabia
and Turkiye sign a trilateral defence pact?
3) Air India’s newly chosen CEO has spent more
than 3 decades with which airlines?
4) What Russian retailer’s warehouses are
being systematically targeted by Ukraine for drone attacks?
5) What pop star announced an extended break
from public appearances starting next month?
6) Sophie Woods, a 42-yo ultra-runner from New
Zealand, broke the record for completing Via Alpina, one of the world’s
toughest endurance challenges, in only 29 days. How long is the trail that runs
through 8 countries?
7) Which European country celebrates a one-day
annual festival in August to preserve the distinct Seto language and culture?
8) What was the weight of the upper stage of
the SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket that crashed into the Moon?
9) What is the name of the project that was
launched with the objective of bringing 100 most threatened species back from
the brink?
10) What historic event is commemorated by the
National Handloom Day celebrated annually on 7th August?