Saturday, March 20, 2021

QUIZ 2021 twtw-11

 

1)      News of a proposal to appoint Nita Ambani as visiting professor triggered protests by students. In which famous university did this happen?

2)      Sahitya Akademi Awards were announced at the beginning of this week. Name the Marathi writer who declined to accept it saying “I have got what I had to…”

3)      What distinction did the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift achieve at the Grammy Awards that put her on par with Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder and Paul Simon?

4)      Which state assembly evicted a MLA, Vimal Chudasama, for attending the house wearing a t-shirt?

5)      Two time champion Fernando Alonso announced his return to Formula One. For which team is he racing?

6)      Israeli archaeologists announced the discovery of new fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls from a site known as Cave of Horror. In which year, were these ancient biblical texts first discovered by a Bedouin Shepherd?

7)      Which American city has the voluntary initiative of dimming lights in skyscrapers to ensure safe passage for millions of migrating birds?

8)      The Dutch engineer, Lou Ottens, who passed away recently was one of those inventors who have the misfortune of seeing their inventions becoming obsolete during their lifetime. What did he invent in 1962?

9)      Which painter set a new record for an Indian artist when his 1961 painting was sold for 39.98 crores?

10)   With which Israeli company has Indian Oil formed a JV to manufacture batteries?

1 comment:

Vijay Venkatachalam said...

1 BHU
2 N khare
4 Gujarat
5 Alpine
9 Gaitonde
10 Phinergy