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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