Friday, April 23, 2021

QUIZ 2021 twtw-16

 

1)   KRI-Nangalla, a submarine with 53 sailors on board, went missing this week while on a military exercise. To which country does it belong?

2)    NASSCOM, the apex body of Indian IT industry, will have a woman chairperson for the first time in its 30-year old history. Name her.

3)    What pharmaceutical company claimed trademark rights over Covishield and filed a case against Serum Institute?

4)      Name the developer of PDF and the co-founder of Adobe who passed away this week at the age of 81.

5)    Name the chairman of the Italian football club Juventus, who was the main architect of the breakaway European Super league, which proved to be a nonstarter after arousing popular anger.

6)    Idris Deby, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders, died after being injured in clashes with rebels, just days after being elected President for the 6th term. Which country did he rule?

7)  Remdesivir was constantly in demand and news this week as covid cases surged in India. Name the American pharmaceutical company that developed this antiviral drug.

8)      Where in Europe is a scale model of Suez Canal to train sailors and mariners?

9)      NASA created history this week with a controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.  What is this helicopter that flew on Mars known as?

10)   The US House of Representatives passed the bill to make Washington D C as the 51st state. What is its proposed name?

1 comment:

Vijay Venkatachalam said...

1. Indonesia
2. Rekha Menon
8. France (not sure, but remember reading this)