Saturday, April 03, 2021

QUIZ 2021 twtw-13

 

1)      UAE launched a new global benchmark for crude oil to compete against Brent and WTI. What is it called?

2)      Name the unrepentant mastermind of the Watergate scandal and former FBI agent who passed away this week.

3)      In a major break from convention, government appointed a private sector executive as the chairperson of the Public Enterprises Selection Board. Name this woman, who is currently the CMD of TAFE, the second largest tractor manufacturer in the country.

4)      Which automobile manufacturer’s rebranding announcement turned out to be an April Fool’s Day joke?

5)      What is the name of the lake off the Suez Canal where the refloated container ship Ever Given is currently anchored for inspection?

6)      What New York based fund that handles investments of wealthy families resorted to a distress sale of its stocks causing mayhem on the Wall Street and huge losses to banks?

7)      Name the port town in North Eastern Mozambique that was seized by militants triggering gruesome violence.

8)      The world is watching with great interest a courtroom trial unfolding in Minneapolis, USA. Who is being tried?

9)      Name the BJP candidate in Assam, in whose car an EVM was discovered, leading to a repoll being ordered.

10)   AstraZeneca has changed the name of its vaccine in Europe. What is its new name?

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