QUIZ - 2026/13

 

1) Four years after being diagnosed with a rare and incurable condition that affected her singing voice and her ability to walk, who announced her return to stage?

2) What tech company laid off nearly 30,000 employees through an e-mail at 6 am on 31st March?

3) Which Indian artist broke M F Husain's record for the most expensive Indian painting to be sold at an auction?

4) Following a public backlash, what leading confectioner decided to abandon the use of substitute ingredients and use real chocolate?

5) Which state in India became the first to enforce financial support to dependent parents?

6) What is the name of the spacecraft carried by the Artemis II lunar mission?

7) The AI-powered instant review system of an Indian company, Stupa Sports Analytics, has been approved in which sports?

8) A town in which country has earned the dubious distinction of being officially ranked as most polluted place in the world?

9) On which railway station did A H Wheeler, the iconic book chain, make its debut in 1877?

10) Which country is currently hosting the Candidates Tournament to decide the challengers for the World Chess Championship titles?

Answers to Quiz - 2026/12

 

1. The Philippines
2. New York
3. Ghana
4. Belarus
5. IIT-Delhi
6. Amul
7. Badminton
8. Rs 16700 Crores
9. Absenteeism of airport security staff
10. Designing addictive Social Media

QUIZ - 2026/12

 

1) Which country became the first to declare an energy emergency in the face of fuel shortage following the Iran - US war?

2) In which city did an Air Canada plane collide with a firefighting vehicle while landing, killing both the pilots?

3) Which African country successfully spearheaded a resolution at the UN General Assembly designating the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the "gravest crime against humanity."?

4) Which country's President paid a state visit to North Korea and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty?

5) Which Indian institution has secured the highest position in the 2026 QS World University Rankings?

6) Which company did The Indian Railways summon over charges of quality violations in onboard catering?

7) Carolina Marin, 3 times world champion, announced her retirement from what sport?

8) For approximately what sum of money did the IPL franchise RCB change hands?

9) Why did airports across USA experience chaos this week?

10) What did a Los Angeles court find Meta and Google guilty of?

Answers to Quiz - 2026/11

 

1. Computer Science
2. Rs 11 Lakhs
3. HDFC Bank
4. Costa Rica
5. Dr B R Ambedkar
6. Cinematography
7. Industry
8. Morocco
9. England
10. Spy Fiction

QUIZ - 2026/11

1) Achievement in what domain is honoured by the Turing Award, which was announced this week?

2) What is the prize money for Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, which was announced this week?

3) Chairman of which bank resigned suddenly triggering a loss of Rs one lakh crore in investor wealth in a matter of few hours?

4) What Latin American nation has broken into the top five of the world's happiest countries?

5) Thousands gathered to commemorate the centenary of Chavdar Lake Satyagraha. Who led this historic event in 1927?

6) Autumn Arkapaw became the first woman to win an Oscar in which category?

7) A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India is currently reconsidering the definition of what term?

8) Who has been declared the winner of the African Cup of Nations after overturning the result of the final played 2 months ago?

9) Where in the world was the longest walking route covering the entire coastline of a country inaugurated?

10) Acclaimed British writer Len Deighton, who passed away this week, was a master of what genre?

Answers to Quiz - 2026/10

 

1. Joint military exercise between South Korea and USA
2. Chocolate
3. Meteorite fragments
4. Allegations of abusing staff
5. Mario
6. Jerusalem
7. Albert Einstein
8. 400 million
9. Australia
10. Adam Smith

QUIZ - 2026/10

 

1) What is the "Freedom Shield" operation witnessed during the week?

2) Users of GLP-1 weight loss drug are increasing their consumption of what product?

3) What unusual object landed in an empty bedroom in the German city of Koblenz?

4) Why did René Redzepi, the co-founder and head chef of the world-renowned Danish restaurant Noma step down?

5) 10th March is dedicated to the celebration of what fictional character?

6) Al Quds Day is traditionally observed on the last Friday of the Ramadan month every year through protest marches and rallies in different parts of the world. What place does Al Quds refer to?

7) 14th March celebrated as Pi Day coincides with the birthday of which renowned scientist?

8) The International Energy Agency announced the largest release of oil in history from the emergency stockpile. How many million barrels of crude would be released?

9) Which country granted asylum to some players of the Iranian women's football team?

10) During the week, we celebrated the 250th anniversary of one of the most iconic books - The Wealth of Nations. Who wrote it?