Sunday, August 20, 2023

QUIZ - 2023/26

 

1) President Murmu launched INS Vindhyagiri in Kolkata. It was the 6th frigate under Project 17A of Indian Navy. What is the name of the class of these frigates?

2) A pioneer of public toilets in India, he came to be known as the "Toilet Man of India" long before the Swachch Bharat Mission made toilets a part of public discourse. Name the social entrepreneur and founder of Sulabh International who passed away at the age of 80.

3) A technical glitch in which bank led to free cash being given out by the ATMs to people who had no or little money in their accounts?

4) What is the popular name of the new Covid variant EG.5 which is stoking speculations about the return of the pandemic?

5) In which city/country is IIT’s first overseas campus being established?

6) Which country’s foreign minister had to face the embarrassment of cancelling visits to Australia and New Zealand because of repeated failures of the government plane?

7) What is the official nickname of the Australian women’s football team that lost to England in the semi-finals of the World Cup?

8) Tens of thousands have been evacuated from Canary Islands because of a raging wildfire. To which country do the islands belong?

9) Which city is hosting the World Athletics Championship?

10) Which country is witnessing the “Beach Towel Movement” to fight against privatisation of beaches?

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