QUIZ 2021 twtw-34

 

1) The 4 Quad countries – India, USA, Australia and Japan - are currently engaged in a joint naval exercise. What is the name of this exercise and where is it taking place?

2) With the Government approving all the 9 judges recommended by the collegium, the Supreme Court will soon have 33 judges. What is the sanctioned strength of the court?

3) Government of India has relaxed rules for flying drones. However, the commercially important BVLOS operation is still not permitted. What does the acronym BVLOS stand for in the world of drones?

4) Jewellers across the country went on a day’s strike to protest against the implementation of the Hallmarking Unique ID system. Who issued a charter in 1327 in England to set up the practice of hallmarking?

5) Name the renowned Jnanpith Award winning writer whose short story was removed from the syllabus by Delhi University for gruesome sexuality and portraying Indian Army in poor light?

6) What is the new name for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine?

7) GM is recalling Chevrolet Bolt electric cars due to fire risk from batteries. Whose batteries are behind this recall that is estimated to cost more than one billion dollars?

8) Name the iconic drummer of Rolling Stones who’s passing away is being mourned with glowing tributes by rock music aficionados. 

9) What military-transport aircraft set a record of evacuating 823 Afghan refugees in a single flight?

10) In which remote archipelago in the Indian Ocean has the Universal Postal Union banned the use of British stamps?

twtw-33 Answers

 

1. 1986, Kapil Dev
2. Students
3. Maki Kaji
4. French Government
5. Sagittarius Arm
6. Nairobi
7. Kigali, Rwanda
8. Der Bomber
9. Justice Nagarathna
10. Haryana

QUIZ 2021 twtw-33

 

1) India’s incredulous victory at Lord’s this week was the third at the Mecca of cricket. When was the first and who was the captain?

2) This week’s news has been saturated with Taliban. What does Taliban mean in Pashto?

3) Name the developer of the Sudoku puzzle who passed away this week.

4) 19^th of August is observed as World Photography Day to commemorate the day in 1839 when the patent for daguerreotype, the first commercially successful photographic process, was purchased and made freely available to the world. Who purchased the patent?

5) In which arm of the Milky way have astronomers spotted a hitherto unnoticed break?

6) India won a bronze medal in the 4x400 m mixed relay event at the Under-20 World Athletics Championships. Where is it being held currently?

7) India ratified this week an amendment to the 1989 Montreal Protocol for phasing out refrigerant gases which have a global warming potential. After which African capital city is this amendment named?

8) Gerd Müller, one of football’s most prolific goal scorers, passed away this week. What was his nickname?

9) Who is likely to become the first woman Chief Justice of India if the government appoints nine new judges as per the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium?

10) Which state government has banned the use of a colloquial expression to appease the members of the Gorakhnath community?

twtw-32 Answers

1. Henley Regatta
2. 30
3. Bascule
4. Justice S M Sikri
5. Bill Gates
6. Evia
7. 127
8. Copper, Chile
9. Bennu
10. Named after the road where it started on 14^th July

QUIZ 2021 twtw-32

 

1) What prestigious annual sporting event updated its 182-year-old draconian dress code to allow women to wear trousers? Previously they had to wear a dress or a skirt with hemline below the knee.

2) After officially joining PSG, Lionel Messi’s new jersey was sold out on the club’s online store in 30 minutes. What is his new jersey number?

3) The iconic London Tower Bridge was stuck open disrupting traffic for about 12 hours. What term, derived from the French word for seesaw, is used for describing such bridges?

4) Supreme Court judge Justice R F Nariman who retired this week was the 5^th “Bar Judge”, a term used for judges who are directly elevated from their legal practice. Who was the first such “Bar Judge”, who eventually went on the become the 13^th Chief Justice of India?

5) Who is the largest shareholder of US based energy storage start-up Ambri, in which Reliance is investing $144 million?

6) What Greek island is being ravaged by wildfires of an unprecedented magnitude forcing thousands of people to flee their homes?

7) Despite the logjam in parliament, there was a rare unity between government and opposition to pass a constitution amendment bill to restore the powers of states to have their own lists of OBCs for job reservations. What is the number of this amendment to the constitution?

8) World’s largest producer of a crucial commodity is plagued with labour troubles and the markets are keenly awaiting the outcome of nearly 40 trade union negotiations. What is this commodity and country?

9) NASA has upgraded the risk of an asteroid colliding with earth in the next 300 years. What is the name of this asteroid?

10) California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history, which began a month ago, still continues to wreak havoc. Why is it called Dixie Fire?

twtw-31 Answers

1. Dame Sarah Gilbert, developer of the Oxford vaccine
2. Gianmarco Tamberi and Mutaz Barshim
3. It violated the guidelines of International Olympic Committee, which owns the copyright
4. Fenty Beauty
5. Akasa Air
6. Thirty
7. e-Rupi
8. 1972, Munich
9. Emma McKeon
10. Illegal immigrants from the Pacific islands

QUIZ 2021 twtw-31

 1) Who is being honoured by this Barbie doll?

2) This picture from Tokyo Olympics captures the Olympic spirit like no other. Who are the two athletes involved?

3) Jamaican sprinter, Elaine Thompson-Herah became the first woman to win the “double-double” by winning both 100m and 200m sprints at consecutive Olympics. Why did Instagram block her when she shared the videos of her races?

4) Popstar Rihanna has been named by Forbes as the wealthiest female musician valued at $1.7 billion. What makeup and skincare brand accounts for much of her fortune?

5) What is the name of the proposed Ultra Low-Cost Carrier promoted by the stock trader Rakesh Jhunjhunwala?

6) How many aircrafts can be carried by INS Vikrant, India’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier that began sea trials this week?

7) What is the name of the newly launched digital platform through which the benefits are proposed to be directly transferred in the form of a digital voucher to the mobile phone of the beneficiary?

8) The entire nation went into raptures when the men’s hockey team captured the bronze 41 years after the last Olympic medal in 1980 at Moscow. When did India last win the hockey bronze at the Olympics?

9) Who won 7 medals at Tokyo Olympics to equal the record of the Russian gymnast Maria Gorokhovskaya in 1952 at Helsinki for the most medals in any sport at one games?

10) New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern offered an elaborate ceremonial apology for carrying out “Dawn Raids” in the 1970s. Who were being targeted in these raids?

twtw-30 Answers

 

1. Flyweight. Because she will cross the age limit of 40
2. 40
3. Nauka
4. Morini
5. Article 356
6. Persecuting LGBT community
7. Lushai
8. Germany
9. Ramsar
10. To avoid facing an Israeli in the next round