QUIZ - 2024/11

 

1) For the 7^th consecutive year Finland was declared as the happiest country in the world. Which country is the least happy as per the index?

2) Which country ended its negative interest rate policy by increasing the rate for the first time in 17 years?

3) Which country’s Prime Minister of Indian-origin unexpectedly announced his resignation?

4) Which US tech company will receive a federal grant of $8.5 billion under the CHIPS Act?

5) Michel Talagrand was awarded the Abel Prize for his work on randomness. For which discipline of science, is this prize regarded as the equivalent of Nobel Prize awarded?

6) 17^th edition of the IPL got underway this week. Who is the chairman of this edition?

7) Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections. Who is the Chief Election Commissioner?

8) Against what company did the US government file a landmark antitrust lawsuit?

9) Which country hosted a 3-day summit for democracy attended by representatives from more than 100 countries?

10) Which African country is witnessing a wave of mass kidnapping of school children for ransom?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/10

 

1. Union Law Minister
2. Emma Jones
3. Birmingham
4. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj
5. Vidarbha
6. Future Gaming
7. Boeing
8. Ramnath Kovind
9. ByteDance
10. Iran

QUIZ - 2024/10

 

1) A 3-member committee headed by the Prime Minister chose 2 election commissioners during this week to fill in the vacancies. One of the other 2 committee members was the opposition leader. Who was the the third member?

2) While Oppenheimer swept the Oscars, it did not bag the Best Actress award for its female lead. Who won it?

3) Which city is hosting the prestigious All-England Open Badminton Championships?

4) After whom is the newly opened 13000 crore Mumbai Coastal Road named?

5) Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy for the 42nd time. Whom did they defeat in the final?

6) Which company was the biggest donor in the electoral bond scheme as per the list revealed by the Election Commission?

7) A former quality manager and a whistleblower of which company was found dead after raising concerns about the manufacturing practices?

8) Who headed the high-powered committee that recommended simultaneous elections to the central and state governments?

9) US Congress passed the bill to ban Tik Tok unless its Chinese owner sells it. Who owns the company?

10) World's oldest lipstick, believed to be 5000 years old, was discovered in which country?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/09

 

1. Basketball
2. Germany
3. Namibia
4. Kenya
5. Texas
6. New Zealand
7. Emmanuel Macron
8. Tripura
9. Titan
10. Wendy’s

QUIZ - 2024/09

 

1) Which country officially joined NATO during the week?

2) Which country became the first to enshrine the right to abortion in the constitution?

3) In which city was Tesla’s Gigafactory attacked by arsonists?

4) Riken Yamamoto was declared as the winner of the Pritzker Prize for 2024. In what field is this highest recognition accorded every year?

5) The proposal to declare the start of a new geological epoch was shot down by a panel of experts. What geological epoch are we currently living in?

6) What Danish pharmaceutical company overtook Tesla in market capitalization after releasing clinical trial data of its weight-loss drug?

7) In which country did people vote on International Women’s Day in two referendums to amend the constitution to remove language about women’s duties being in the home and broaden the definition of family beyond marriage?

8) Which city hosted the Miss World pageant?        

9) “Caitlin Clark Effect” is sweeping what sport across USA?

10) Which company was slapped by an antitrust fine of 1.8 billion Euros by EU?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/08

1. Basketball
2. Germany
3. Namibia
4. Kenya
5. Texas
6. New Zealand
7. Emmanuel Macron
8. Tripura
9. Titan
10. Wendy’s

QUIZ - 2024/08

 

1) With which sport is March Madness associated in the USA?

2) Which European country legalised Cannabis?

3) Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton scored the fastest century in T20 cricket in 33 balls. What country does he play for?

4) Which African country is deploying police officers to Haiti in a bid to combat gang violence?

5) Which state in the US is currently witnessing the largest wildfire in its history, so large that it can be seen from space?

6) Petrol Pumps across which country experienced technical glitch on Leap Day?

7) Which world leader suggested deployment of NATO troops on the ground in Ukraine?

8) Government of India signed an agreement with a tribal party of which state?

9) Apple pulled the plug on its EV project. What was its codename?

10) What fast food chain angered customers by it plan of “surge pricing’?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/07

 

1. Kenyan
2. Estonia
3. Indonesia
4. Odysseus
5. Greece
6. Naughty Boy
7. Eiffel Tower
8. Joe Biden
9. Rafah
10. USA