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?
