QUIZ 2021 twtw-23

 

1)    What is the name of the American biopharmaceutical company that is partnering with Bharat Biotech to market Covaxin in USA and Canada? The company was denied Emergency Use Authorisation for the vaccine by US FDA this week.

2)   Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian terrorist outfit, Boko Haram, is believed to have killed himself in a fight with a rival group. Boko Haram loosely translates into “Western education is forbidden”. While Haram comes from Arabic, what widely spoken language of Central and West Africa does “Boko” come from?

3)    Every year, the Economist Intelligence Unit publishes the Global Liveability Ranking. In the 2021 list released this week, Auckland has displaced Vienna from the pinnacle. What unfortunate city continues to languish right at the bottom?

4)  Another much awaited annual global ranking released this week was by Quacquarelli Symonds on universities. IIT-Bombay continues to retain the highest ranking by an Indian institution though slipping 5 places to 177. Which Asian country has 2 universities among the top 20?

5)  With which Chinese apparel maker did the Indian Olympic Association end the contract for Tokyo Olympics following public backlash on social media?

6)      National Geographic officially announced earth’s fifth ocean this week. What is its name?

7)      Which country this week became the first in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender?

8)   Jeff Bezos has announced his spaceflight along with 5 others next month. After which legendary American astronaut is the spacecraft named?

9)      Euro2020 will kick off in Rome today. Which city will host the final exactly a month from today?

10) US FDA’s approval of a drug for Alzheimer’s has kicked off a raging controversy with 3 advisors resigning in protest. What is the name of the company that has developed this drug, aducanumab?