Saturday, August 21, 2021

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) 19th 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?



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