Sunday, July 30, 2023

QUIZ - 2023/23

 

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.

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