1) One of the
biggest stories this week was small retail investors banding together on social
network platforms and squeezing out big hedge funds. As a result, the share
price of GameStop, a video game retailer, rose almost 2000%. What is the Internet
slang for such dizzying stocks, made famous by Elon Musk in a tweet?
2) Petrol
price crossed the 100 mark for the first time this week. In which state was
this history created?
3) A very
compelling and topical film titled “76 Days” was released on OTT platforms this
week. What are these 76 days referring to?
4) Two IIT
alumni and former Google executives, Sridhar Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan,
announced that they have developed a new search engine. What is the name of
this ad-free search engine that is expected to be rolled out later this year?
5) The ski
resort of Davos in Switzerland hosts the summit of World Economic Forum in the
last week of January every year. This year it was held online because of the
pandemic, but in which city is a special physical meeting planned in May?
6) Risa, a
traditional handwoven cloth, used as a headgear or as stole, was recently
promoted on social media by a state chief minister. Which state in the North
East does Risa belong to?
7) During the
week a major row broke out between EU and AstraZeneca, regarding the latter’s
delay in the supply of vaccines from one of its production sites in Europe. In
which country is this disputed manufacturing facility located?
8) This year’s
Republic Day parade did not have a chief guest because Boris Johnson withdrew
for pandemic reasons. When was the last time that there was no chief guest at
the Republic Day parade?
9) Which top
oil and gas company has taken a 20% stake in Adani Green Energy?
10) A 17x105
foot mural of a guitarist was unveiled in Hollywood this week on what would
have been his 66th birthday. Name the musician who passed away last
October due to cancer.
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