Sunday, July 31, 2022

QUIZ - 2022/30

 

                                        

1) With what tribal greeting did President Murmu begin her maiden address to the nation?

2) Neeraj Chopra became the second Indian to win a medal at the World Athletics Championships when he picked up a silver in the Javelin. Who was the first to win a medal in 2003 at Paris?

3) The British scientist who proposed the controversial Gaia Hypothesis passed away exactly on his 103rd birthday. Name him.









4) Which American politician’s proposed visit to Taiwan is infuriating China?

5) What is the name of the mascot for the Chess Olympiad that got underway in Chennai?











6) Name the notorious Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death” who is being proposed in a prisoner swap with the American basketball player Brittney Griner.












7) The James Webb Space Telescope keeps surprising us. This week it captured images of the oldest galaxy ever seen. What is its name?










8) Which country executed four political prisoners sending shockwaves through the civilised world?

9) Which state became the first in the country to procure cow’s urine at Rs 4 per litre to make organic fertilisers?

10) What beverage is retiring its iconic green plastic bottles after 60 years in favour of clear bottles to promote recycling?

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