QUIZ - 2023/2

 

1) The world’s longest river cruise has been flagged off. Starting from Varanasi, MV Ganga Vilas will sail 3200 kms along the Ganga and the Brahmaputra in India and Bangladesh for 51 days before terminating in which town?

2) Which city hosted the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas this year?

3) What airline has included hijab and jumpsuits in the new uniform for its female cabin crew?

4) Virgin Orbit’s satellite launch using a Boeing 747 failed. What is the name given to the modified airliner?

5) What natural phenomenon is responsible for repeatedly transporting large quantities of moist air from the tropics to parts of California causing intense rain and flooding?

6) Who has written the lyrics for “Naatu Naatu”, which won the Golden Globes award for the Best Original Song?

7) What town in eastern Ukraine was captured by Russian troops after weeks of fierce fighting, marking the first notable Russian victory in months?

8) Odisha is hosting the Hockey World Cup. The matches are being played in Bhubaneshwar and which other city?

9) The Himalayan town of Joshimath has been garnering lots of attention after the discovery of cracks in many buildings and structures. What is the new name of the town after its renaming in December 2021?

10) Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time passed away at the age of 78. He rose to fame when he replaced which other legendary guitarist in the band “The Yardbirds” in 1965?