QUIZ - 2024/41

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1) Prime Minister Modi visited Guyana for 3 days and was ceremonially presented with the key to the capital city. What is the capital of Guyana?

2) The G20 summit concluded in Brazil. To which country did Brazil hand over the presidency?

3) Under what water body were telecommunication cables cut in seemingly an act of sabotage?

4) Hundreds of illegal miners are holed up in an abandoned mine at Stilfontein in South Africa. What are they mining?

5) Rafael Nadal called curtains on his glorious career after an unexpected loss in a Davis Cup match against which country?

6) What state Bhawan in Delhi was attached by a court order to recover unpaid dues?

7) Which country scrapped an airport and power contract after news of Adani Group’s indictment by the US Department of Justice?

8) Which city is hosting the World Chess Championship beginning tomorrow?

9) Canada’s largest and most popular sports event for the Grey Cup was held last Sunday. What sporting event was it?

1) What lowest-ranked country in international football created history by winning a surprise promotion to the third tier of the Nations League?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/40

 

1. Poppy
2. Alibaba
3. Armenia
4. Orbital
5. Lima
6. Secretary of State
7. Shell
8. DOGE
9. New Zealand
10. Tennis

QUIZ - 2024/40

 

1)      Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day or Veterans Day was observed by many countries on 11^th November to mark the cessation of World War – I. What bright red flower with black seeds immortalised in the poem “In Flanders Fields” is the symbol of this day?

2)      11^th November is celebrated as Singles Day in China. A student initiative at Nanjing University in 1993, what e-commerce company transformed it into a 24-hour shopping extravaganza in 2009?

3)      Manufactured by Bharat Electronics Ltd, to which country did India export the Akash air defence missiles?

4)      What work of fiction featuring six astronauts aboard the International Space Station has won this year’s Booker Prize for Samantha Harvey?

5)      Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum of 21 Asia-Pacific countries, home to more than 2.9 billion people and accounts for over 60% of global GDP. Which city hosted the APEC summit this week attended by Joe Biden and Xi Jinping?

6)      To what powerful post, made famous by Henry Kissinger, has Donald Trump nominated Florida senator Marco Rubio?

7)      What oil company has won a landmark case overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cut its carbon emissions by 45%.?

8)      It was the title of the highest official of the Republic of Venice for more than 1,000 years from the 8th to the 18th century. It is now the acronym of a newly created department headed by Elon Musk to overhaul federal bureaucracy and streamline governance. What is this acronym?

9)      Prime Minister of which country delivered a historic apology in parliament to 200,000 victims of abuse in care homes between 1950 and 2019?

10)   Billie Jean King Cup currently underway in Malaga, Spain is the international women’s team competition in what sport?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/39

 

1. To allow a temple procession to cross the runway
2. Sanjiv Khanna
3. Best Album of the Year
4. Amsterdam
5. Australia
6. Baku
7. Germany
8. Quincy Jones
9. Grover Cleveland
10. Naresh Goyal             

QUIZ - 2024/39

 

1)      Why did Thiruvananthapuram aiport suspend operations for 4 hours?

2)      Who will be the new Chief Justice of India?

3)      Beyonce became the most nominated artist in the history of Grammy awards. Which category of award she is yet to win?

4)      What city witnessed a violent clash between Israeli and Palestinian supporters after a foorball match?

5)      Which country is planning social media ban for under-16?

6)      Which city is hosting this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, popularly known as COP?

7)      In which country did the coalition government collapse after the finance minister was fired?

8)      Frank Sinatra gave him the nickname Q. Buzz Aldrin carried his music to the Moon. Among his biggest achievements is getting 46 top artistes to sing “we are the world” in 1985 to raise money for famine relief in Africa. Name this accomplished musician and producer with 28 Grammys who passed away this week aged 91.

9)      Donald Trump became the 2^nd US President to be elected for non-consecutive terms. Who was the first?

10)   In 2005, he was named the 16^th richest person in India after the IPO of his company. This week the Supreme Court ordered the liquidation of the company. Who is this businessman?

Answers to Quiz - 2024/38

 

1. Georgia
2. Manchester City
3. Kodo Millet
4. BPL
5. Baalbek
6. MRF
7. Washington Post
8. Vadodara
9. Bibek Debroy
10. $20 Decillion

 

QUIZ - 2024/38

 

1)      In a bitterly fought and controversy-ridden election, the ruling party just managed to scrape through amidst allegations of fraud by the opposition. The founder of the ruling party is a reclusive billionaire who breeds sharks but is not part of the government. He has vowed to abolish the opposition if voted to power. What country are we referring to?

2)      Spanish footballer Rodrigo Hernández Cascante, known as Rodri, was presented the Ballon d'Or, an annual football award by French magazine France Football since 1956 to honour the player deemed to have performed the best over the previous season. For what club does Rodri play?

3)      Consumption of what poisoned grains is believed to be responsible for the tragic deaths of ten elephants in MP’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve?

4)      TPG Nambiar, who passed away at the age of 94, was a pioneer in India’s consumer electronics industry. What is the name of the group founded by him?

5)      What Lebanese city in Bekaa Valley that is home to a UNESCO World Heritage site of Roman ruins is being threatened by Israeli air strikes?

6)      A little-known smallcap stock turned into a sensation for investors on October 29. Elcid Investments saw an unprecedented surge in its share price, skyrocketing from a mere ₹ 3.53 to an mind-boggling ₹ 2,36,250 on the BSE in just one trading session. In the process it became India’s highest priced stock, overtaking what tyre company?

7)      What American newspaper lost 10% of its subscribers after it declined to endorse any candidate in the US Presidential election?

8)      India's first private facility to build military planes, the Final Assembly Line to manufacture the Airbus C295 aircraft, was inaugurated in which city?

9)      A polymath, a top economist, an Indologist who translated Mahabharata and Puranas, passed away at the age of 69. Who?

10)   What mind-boggling amount of money did Russia fine Google for restricting state media channels on YouTube?

 

Answers to Quiz - 2024/37

 

1. Kazan
2. Excel
3. Moldova
4. Switzerland
5. Colombia
6. Onions
7. Paddington Bear
8. Jensen Huang
9. Egypt
10. Brazil