1) The West African nation of
Niger witnessed a military coup. What is the capital of the country?
2) In one of the biggest
rebranding exercises in recent years, the bird logo of twitter was replaced by
a stylised rendering of the alphabet X. What was the name of the bird in the
previous logo?
3) Which city hosted the
Russia - Africa summit?
4) Who is the distributor of
Barbie, which has already grossed $ 500 million at the box office in the first
week of its release?
5) In which sport did Brian
Harman receive the Claret Jug for winning one of the major championships?
6) What mixed-gender team tennis
event returned after a 4-year absence and was won by Croatia?
7) What airline is being
probed for leaving behind the Governor of Karnataka?
8) US Federal Reserve raised
its benchmark lending rate by 25 bps to its highest level since 2001. What is
the upper limit (in %) of the current interest range?
9) The celebrated Irish
singer, Sinead O’Connor, who passed away this week courted controversies. What
song of Bob Marley was she rendering when she tore up the photograph of the
Pope in 1992?
10) Name the Congress MP who
moved the No-Confidence motion against the government.