QUIZ - 2023/8

 

1) What festival was celebrated during this week in different parts of the world to mark the beginning of 40 days of Lent?

2) The Moon appeared to come close to two planets to create a spectacle in the evening sky. One of them was Venus. Name the other.

3) What island nation in the Indian Ocean was slammed by Cyclone Freddy after originating in Australia and travelling across the entire ocean for 17 days?

4) Name the IIT/IIM alumnus and Indian-American who has been nominated to lead the World Bank.

5) The renowned danseuse Dr Kanak Rele passed away at the age of 85. What dance form did she revive and redefine and eventually became synonymous with?

6) What surprising ingredient is Starbucks infusing into its newly launched line of coffee?

7) Which country is hosting the Women’s T20 World Cup?

8) What is the name of the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival that concludes today?

9) Who won the Ranji Trophy for the second time in the last four years?

10) “Vigilante” is back in the news and on the front page almost daily. From which language, where it meant watchman or guard, did it enter English in the 19^th Century?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/7

 

1. Tripura
2. Canada
3. New Zealand
4. Smriti Mandhana
5. Roald Dahl
6. Dayanand Saraswati
7. France
8. Munich
9. Super Bowl
10. Melba Roy Mouton

QUIZ - 2023/7

 

1) Which state went to polls this week, registering a high voter turnout close to 90%?

2) Rideau Canal Skateway, a UNESCO heritage site and the largest outdoor skating rink in the world, has stayed closed all winter for the first time in five decades because there isn’t sufficient ice. In which country is it located?

3) Which country declared a national emergency for only the third time in its history after unprecedented flooding caused by Cyclone Gabrielle, which is being described as “storm of the century”?

4) At Rs 3.4 crores, who was the most expensive player at the inaugural Women’s Premier League auction?

5) Whose books for children are being rewritten to remove language now deemed offensive?

6) Year-long celebrations of which social reformer’s bicentenary was kicked off during this week?

7) 2023 CX1, a metre-sized asteroid entered the earth’s atmosphere. Over the coast of which country did it disintegrate creating a spectacular light show?

8) Which city is hosting an annual conference on international security policy this week?

9) What sporting event at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona became the third most-watched programme in US television history?

10) After which female black mathematician has NASA named a huge mountain on the Moon?

Answers to QUIZ - 2023/6

 

1. 34
2. Bard
3. Victory City
4. 7.8
5. White Helmets
6. Beyonce
7. Basketball
8. Jupiter
9. IPhone
10. Spain

QUIZ - 2023/6

 

1) With the appointment of 2 more judges, the Supreme Court is now at its full sanctioned strength? What is the maximum number of judges the Supreme Court can have?

2) What is the name of Google’s AI Chatbot that is currently under testing?

3) Salman Rushdie’s latest book is a fictionalised telling of the story of Vijaynagar Kingdom. What is the name of the novel?

4) What was the magnitude of the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria causing terrible devastation?

5) What is the name of the volunteer organisation that is carrying out extraordinary rescue and relief operations in opposition-controlled areas of Syria?

6) Who now holds the record for the most Grammy awards?

7) In the premier competition of which sports was a 39-year old record broken?

8) With the announcement of 12 new Moons, which planet in our solar system has now the most Moons - 92?

9) The official logo of King Charles III’s coronation has been designed by Sir Jony Ive. For the design of what iconic product is he famous?

10) In which country did a court uphold the right of a person to walk naked in public places?

Answers to QUIZ - 2023/5

1. Shafali Verma
2. Montana
3. Amrit Udyan
4. Odisha
5. Paris Club
6. Madhya Pradesh
7. Australia
8. Pen
9. Australia
10. Memphis 

QUIZ - 2023/5

 

1) Indian U-19 women’s cricket team won the World Cup defeating England in South Africa. Who captained the team?

2) Over which American state bordering Canada was a Chinese spy balloon spotted?

3) What is the new name of the iconic Mughal Gardens at Rashtrapati Bhavan?

4) In which Indian state was a minister shot dead by a cop?

5) What is the name of the informal group of 22 creditor nations that meet every month in the French capital to discuss debt-relief solutions for countries that are unable to repay their bilateral loans?

6) Which state is hosting the Khelo India youth games?

7) In which country was a tiny radioactive capsule lost while being transported and eventually recovered?

8) Tamil Nadu government proposing to build a 137-foot tall monument in memory of former chief minister Karunanidhi. What object would be depicted in the monument?

9) Which country has decided to feature its indigenous people and culture instead of royalty on its currency?

10) In which American city was a special police force dubbed “Scorpion” disbanded after 5 black police officers fatally beat up a 29-year-old black man.

Answers to QUIZ - 2023/4

 

1. BharOS
2. Leopard 2
3. Awadhi
4. Six
5. Raveena Tandon
6. Babar Azam
7. Pakistan
8. Hindenburg Research
9. The Elephant Whisperers
10. Cycle race from Delhi to Pune