QUIZ 2021 twtw-1

1.       Who became the world’s richest person, displacing Jeff Bezos, in the first week of the new year because the shares of his company rallied?

2.       On the first day of the new year, 5 Indian cricketers eating at a restaurant in Melbourne were alleged to have breached the COVID19 protocol. What is the name of the restaurant where this alleged breach took place?

3.       This week, the regulator approved the use of an indigenously designed and developed non-invasive ventilator. What is the name of this device developed by National Aerospace Laboratory in collaboration with 6 private companies?

4.       Even as different countries are making plans to vaccinate its citizens, which small country has raced ahead by vaccinating as many as 13% of its population, the highest so far?

5.       The event of the week was the horrific rioting in the US Capitol, allegedly instigated by President Trump. Subsequently there have been calls to invoke the 25^th Amendment and declare Trump unfit to rule. In whose presidency was the amendment last invoked and why?

6.       The first vaccinations using the Oxford – AstraZeneca vaccine happened during the week. The vaccine uses a genetically modified version of a virus that causes infections in chimpanzees. What infection does it produce in chimpanzees?

7.       Failure to appear on a TV show has triggered concerns about the Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, the co-founder of Alibaba. What is the name of this TV show he was judging?

8.       On Monday, Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot decided to merge and create the world’s 4^th largest automaker. What is the name of the new company?

9.       Leading fashion designer, Satya Paul, who created the designer saree, passed away this week at the age of 79. Who owns the Satya Paul label now?

10.   Tomas Soucek scored the first Premier League goal of the new year. What club does he play for?