Sunday, November 13, 2022

QUIZ - 2022/45

 

1) Biggest news this week is the US midterm elections. How many seats are there in the House of Representatives? It is the same number since 1913!

2) Supreme Court gave a 3-2 verdict that the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections does not violate basic structure of the constitution. What is the number of this amendment enacted in 2019?

3) Mumbai won the domestic T20 championship for the first time. After which legendary cricketer is the trophy for this championship named?

4) One of the 8 stadia for Qatar World Cup is called 974 after the number of shipping containers that have been recycled and reused for its construction. But why did Qatar choose the number 974?

5) Elon Musk has plunged twitter into turmoil after sacking almost half the staff and introducing a charge for verified accounts. Who is the most followed person on twitter with more than 133 million followers?

6) What is special about Robert Laidlow’s composition “Silicon” recently performed by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra?

7) Which Hollywood actor loaned his Oscar statuette to Volodymyr Zelenskyy asking it to be returned when the war is won?

8) Climate finance is the dominant theme of the ongoing COP27 and the acronym buzzing around is NCQG. What does it stand for?

9) In which country did a princess give up her royal prvileges to pursue alternative medicine with her fiance?

10) What are Gomi and Songgang?


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