1) Croatia adopted Euro as its currency on New
Year’s day. What is the name of its former currency?
2) 92-year-old Mary Quant was among those who
were included in King Charles’ first New Year’s Honours List. What apparel did
she popularise in the 1960s?
3) What is the name of the Saudi Arabian club
that signed up Cristiano Ronaldo in a record breaking deal worth more than 200
million Euros?
4) Whose was the lone dissenting voice in the
Supreme Court verdict on the demonetisation case?
5) Who has failed to be elected as speaker of
the US House of Representatives even after 11 rounds of voting over 3 days?
6) What is the new variant of Coronavirus that
is extremely transmissible and is spreading rapidly in USA?
7) The Gregorian calendar of 1582 placed
Christmas on 25th December. But Orthodox Christians refused to adopt
Pope Gregory’s new calendar and continue to adhere to the earlier Julian
calendar. When is orthodox Christmas celebrated?
8) 122-foot tall statue of a sportsman engaged
in Sagol Kangjei was unveiled in Imphal. How do we know this game today, which
is believed to have originated in Manipur?
9) Supreme Court stayed the eviction of 50,000
people from railway-owned land in which town in North India?
10) In which country did a town by the name of
Pantin decide to rename itself to the more feminine sounding Pantine for one
year to promote gender equality?
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