1) Indian Antarctic Bill
introduced in Parliament aims to lay down a set of rules to regulate a range of
activities on territories in Antarctica, where India has set up research stations.
54 nations are currently the signatories to the Antarctic Treaty which cover
the area south of 60 degrees S latitude. When did the treaty come into force?
2) What album with relatively
modest commercial and critical success pip many hot favourites to take the top
prize at this year’s Grammys?
3) What former employee of Amazon
is emerging as the face of the revival of labour union movement in USA?
4) Among 3 additions from India to
UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage sites this year is a 16th
C Shiva temple. What is the name of the village in the district of Anantapur,
where this temple is located?
5) Russia was suspended from the
47-member United Nations Human Rights Council, following allegations of war
crime in Bucha. Where is the headquarters of this UN body?
6) Kansas won this year’s
collegiate level tournament, popularly known as March Madness, which concluded
this week. What is the sport involved?
7) The first all-commercial mission
to the International Space Station is scheduled for take-off today. What is the
name of Houston based company that is behind this endeavour with ambitions of
space tourism?
8) Vestas, the Danish company, has
unveiled the world’s largest onshore wind turbine. What is its nameplate
capacity?
9) Even as bigoted voices are
calling for removal of Ganesha idols from Delhi’s Qutub Complex, in which
leading metropolis of the world was a street named after Ganesha Temple?
10) What is the name of the fossil
site, where scientists have found the perfectly preserved leg of a dinosaur
believed to have been killed on the exact day an asteroid crashed in to earth
66 million years ago?
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