QUIZ 2021 twtw-38

 

1) WHO has tightened the air quality guidelines for the first time since 2005 and reduced the recommended limits for PM2.5 and PM10. What does PM stand for?

2) Which software company started in a Chennai warehouse by Girish Matrubootham made a fabulous debut on NASDAQ with a market valuation of $13 billion?

3) With 44 Emmys, Netflix equalled a record set in 1974 by a television channel, that interestingly aired this year’s Emmy award ceremony. Name the TV channel.

4) Which country topped last year’s “ease of doing business” rankings, which has now been scrapped by World Bank following irregularities?

5) Name the eight-time world boxing champion who announced his plan to contest for President next year in the Philippines.

6) Who will be the CEO of India’s 2^nd largest entertainment network following the proposed merger between Sony and Zee?

7) Which company has announced that its Covid vaccine is effective for children in 5-11 age group?

8) One of the most intense competition in sporting history is currently underway in Wisconsin, USA. What is the trophy for which the two teams will be vying?

9) A special football game is being played in Durham, UK on 26^th September. What will be special about this match organised by the charity “Head for Change”?

10) Evergrande, the biggest real estate developer in China is on the verge of bankruptcy after defaulting on interest payments. The company also owns China’s most successful football team. What is the name of the team?

 

twtw-37 Answers

 

1. Prosperity
2. Sudha Reddy
3. National Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd
4. AUKUS
5. USA
6. Germany
7. Adjusted Gross Revenue
8. Spikevax
9. Dolphins
10. Prince William

QUIZ 2021 twtw-37

 

1) The 4 crew members of the first all-civilian space flight “Inspiration 4” of SpaceX represent 4 mission pillars. Three of these are Leadership, Hope and Generosity. What is the 4^th pillar?

2) Who was the only Indian participant in this year’s Met Gala, the annual fundraising event of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York city?

3) What is the name of the government-backed “Bad Bank” established with the aim of reducing the non-performing assets of public sector banks?

4) What is the name of the controversial new defence pact announced during this week between USA, UK and Australia?

5) Russia won the online Chess Olympiad, most predictably. Whom did they defeat in the final?

6) Which country is trying to toilet train cows in an attempt to combat climate change?

7) In the much awaited telecom relief cum reforms package, the government has redefined AGR, which has been a bone of contention for long. What is AGR?

8) What is the new name for the Moderna vaccine?

9) More than 1400 animals were slaughtered on a single day in the remote Faroe Islands triggering a public outrage. What animals were they?

10) 15 finalists have been picked from more than 750 nominations for The Earthshot Prize for solutions to world’s environmental problems. Who has established this prize of one million pound sterling?

twtw-36 Answers

1. Oodaaq
2. Bhabanipur
3. Thamirabharani
4. Nayib Bukele
5. Reilly Opelka
6. Stargazing
7. Rotating cycle of quadrennial Russian military drills
8. Golf
9. 150
10. NH-925 in Barmer

QUIZ 2021 twtw-36

1) A scientific expedition may have discovered the world’s most northerly island off the coast of Greenland. What is the name of the Earth’s northernmost piece of landmass prior to this discovery?

2) Name the constituency from where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will contest the by-election to be held later this month.

3) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin announced the discovery of a 3200-year old civilisation. After what river is it named?

4) Name the President of El Salvador who is personally steering his country’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender.

5) Reilly Opelka was handed down the biggest fine ever at the US Open of $10000. What was his offence?

6) What is the name of Ravi Shastri’s book whose launch was at the centre of the Covid19 infection that ultimately led to the cancellation of the 5^th test match between India and England?

7) What are Zapad, Kavkaz, Tsentr and Vostok the names of?

8) The Solheim Cup, a biennial tournament contested by players representing Europe and USA, concluded during this week and was won by Europe. What is the sport involved?

9) Emma Raducanu became the first qualifier in tennis history to reach a Grand Slam final. What is her current ranking?

10) On what national highway was an emergency landing strip inaugurated for Indian Airforce Planes as part of a project to strengthen the security infrastructure?

twtw-35 Answers

 

1. US Open Stadiums named after them - Louis Armstrong and Arthur Ashe
2. Indian Oil
3. Geronimo
4. Visitors
5. Mukherjee Family
6. Edison
7. Archery
8. Major Genral Chris Donahue
9. Trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
10. Texas

QUIZ 2021 twtw-35

 

1) A bit of a trick question to begin with. What is the connection between these 2 gentlemen?

2) Which Indian company has adopted the rhino as the brand mascot?

3) An alpaca imported from New Zealand was put to death in England after a 4-year legal wrangle about his bovine tuberculosis infection. What was he called?

4) The Swedish pop band ABBA came together after 40 years to announce their new album Voyage. What was their last album released in 1981?

5) Jallianwala Bagh was much in the news this week because of its controversial renovation. What Bengali family has been taking care of the memorial since 1920?

6) Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the tech start-up Theranos is standing trial for the fraudulent claim of having developed a machine that can screen a tiny drop of blood for a variety of medical conditions. What was the name of the machine?

7) India has won 17 medals, as of writing this, at the Tokyo Paralympics. The origin of the Paralympic movement can be traced to the 1948, when on the opening day of the London Olympics, a competition was organised for 16 wheelchair-bound WWII veterans. What was the sport in which they competed?

8) Who was the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan on 30^th August?

9) Winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, regarded as Asia’s Nobel Prize, were announced during this week. Who established the prize in April 1957?

10) Where did an extreme anti-abortion law come into effect this week, banning termination of pregnancy after 6 weeks?

twtw-34 Answers

 

1. Malabar Exercise, off the coast of Guam
2. 35
3. Beyond Visual Line of Sight
4. King Edward III
5. Mahasweta Devi
6. Comirnaty
7. LG
8. Charlie Watts
9. C-17 Globemaster III
10. Chagos Islands