QUIZ - 2023/31

 

1) What is the name of the Italian island where more than ten thousand migrants arrived last week?

2) Which country brokered the US-Iran prisoner swap?

3) What catchphrase of Anil Kapoor was protected from unauthorised use by Delhi High Court?

4) Abhay Karandikar, the brain behind 5G roll out was appointed as Science and Technology Secretary. Which IIT did he head?

5) What investment banking firm announced that it will include Indian government bonds to its emerging markets bond index from June 2024?

6) Who was the first MP to table a Private Member's Bill demanding 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliamentary and Legislative berths in September 1996?

7) Half a million migrants from which country received permission to legally live and work in USA for 18 months?

8) Which city is hosting the Asian Games currently?

9) What make fighter jet went missing for more than 24 hours after crashing in USA?

10) The killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, an Indian-born Canadian Sikh separatist leader has created a diplomatic furore between the 2 countries. What was Nijjar’s original profession?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/30

 

1. Margaret Court
2. Derna
3. Germany
4. K2-18b
5. Portugal
6. Google
7. China
8. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
9. Addis Ababa
10. Bats

QUIZ - 2023/30

 

1) Whose record of most Grand Slam titles did Novak Djokovic equal when he won the US Open Championship?

2) What port city in eastern Libya witnessed catastrophic flooding that has reportedly killed more than 11000 people?

3) Who won the World Cup for men’s basketball defeating Serbia?

4) Scientists using the Webb Space Telescope have identified a molecule in the atmosphere of another planet that could potentially be a sign of life. What is the name of this planet located 120 light years away?

5) In which country was a town flooded with red wine enough to fill 3 million bottles following a tank burst?

6) Landmark anti-trust trial began in US against what tech company?

7) Which country became the first to appoint an ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021?

8) 12 winners of India’s highest science award were announced after a year’s delay. Who was the founder and first director of CSIR after whom the awards are named?

9) Admission of the 55-nation African Union was the highlight of the Delhi G20 summit. In which city is the headquarters of AU located?

10) Kerala is gripped by a fresh outbreak of Nipah. What animals are considered as the natural carriers of the Nipah virus?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/29

 

1. Washington DC
2. France
3. Walter Isaacson
4. Marrakech
5. UNESCO
6. Indonesia
7. Montenegro
8. West Bengal
9. Pachuca
10. Moon Sniper

QUIZ 2023/29

 

1) Which city hosted the first G20 summit held in 2008?

2) Which country is currently hosting the Rugby World Cup?

3) A new biography of Elon Musk has confirmed his 3^rd child named Techno Mechanicus. Who is the celebrated biographer?

4) What historic city in Morocco has been worst hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake killing more than 2000 people?

5) What global body has issued a guideline on use of AI in education

6) Which country hosted the 3-day ASEAN summit?

7) In which country is currently the annual “Laziest Citizen” contest underway during which 7 competitors have been lying on a mat for more than 20 days?

8) Which state assembly passed a resolution adopting a new state anthem and a new Foundation Day?

9) What Mexican club does Jenni Hermoso, the Spanish footballer involved in the kissing scandal, play for?

10) Japan launched a rocket to put a lander on the Moon. What is the name of the mission?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/28

 

1. India
2. Burger King
3. Libreville
4. John Isner
5. South Korea
6. Toyota
7. Tripura
8. Australia
9. Austria
10. Eminem

QUIZ - 2023/28

 

1) Central bankers from Switzerland, Vietnam and which other country were rated A+ for inflation control and interest rate management in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Card for 2023.

2) What fast food chain is being sued for serving burgers smaller than advertised?

3) What is the capital of Gabon, the latest African country to experience a military coup?

4) The man who holds the record for the longest tennis match lasting 11 hours and 5 minutes spread over 3 days has bid adieu to tennis. Name him.

5) Which country hosted the annual military exercise known as Ulchi Freedom Shield?

6) What automaker had to suspend production for 24 hours due to a mysterious system malfunction?

7) In which state did students protest to demand Roman script for Kokborok language?

8) What country announced a referendum to decide on granting rights to its indigenous people for advising parliament?

9) Which country is offering free public transport for a year to those who are willing to get the travel pass tattoed on their body?

10) Who asked the Republican presidential candidate, Vivek Ramaswamy, to stop using his music during the campaign?

Answers to Quiz - 2023/27

 

1. Embraer
2. Baku
3. Hip Hop
4. Emperor Penguin
5. Jackson Hole
6. Allu Arjun
7. Heineken
8. Johannesburg
9. Copenhagen
10. Wisdom