1) The cause of the helicopter crash in
Nilgiris that killed General Bipin Rawat and 12 others is being technically
described as CFIT. What does this acronym stand for?
2) Germany has a new Chancellor – Olaf
Scholz. What was his role during the last 3 years in Angela Merkel’s
government?
3) Name the American mortgage company
and its CEO who fired 900 employees in a 3-minute zoom call.
4) Name the Konkani writer who has been
conferred with the Jnanpith Award, the country’s highest literary award, for
2021.
5) Whom did Russia beat to win this
year’s Davis Cup in Madrid?
6) 5 lakh assault rifles are proposed
to be manufactured in Amethi under a collaboration with Russia. What is the
name of this rifle?
7) Which country has announced a unique
plan of a lifetime ban on tobacco for those born after 2008?
8) Who has been accused of prioritising
the evacuation of dogs and cats over people from Afghanistan?
9) Ranjan Gogoi, the former Chief
Justice, released his autobiography during the week. What is its ironic title?
10) Following the botched up
counter-insurgency operation in Nagaland, the clamour for repeal of Armed
Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) grew louder. Under which viceroy’s reign was
this draconian act promulgated on 15th August 1942 to suppress the
Quit India movement?
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