1) An annual international naval exercise, called Sea Breeze, is currently underway. Started in 1997, this year’s exercise involves a record number of 32 countries. Where is it taking place?
2) Why
was this kid in news this week?
3) The
Chinese Communist Party celebrated its centenary this week. Who was the first
General Secretary of the party, a position currently held by XI Jinping?
4) Donald
Rumsfeld, the unrepentant architect of the American invasion of Iraq in 2003,
had the distinction of being the Defence Secretary in 2 non-consecutive terms.
Under which President was he the youngest defence chief?
5) A
newly discovered species of spider was named after a policeman martyred in Mumbai
26/11 attack. Name this heroic cop.
6) India’s
oldest continuously published newspaper, Mumbai Samachar, entered its 200th
year this week. Who was its founder-editor?
7) China
commissioned world’s 2nd biggest hydroelectric power plant at
Baihetan this week. On what river is the dam built?
8) What
is this item which was auctioned at Sotheby’s for $5.4 million this week?
9) Scientists
announced this week that they have detected gravitational waves resulting from
collisions of what two cosmic bodies.
10) In
whose honour is National Doctors Day celebrated on 1st July in
India?
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