QUIZ - 2022/25

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1) Droupadi Murmu is most likely to become the next President of India. What is her home state?

2) Which country is currently witnessing crippling railway strikes, its biggest in 30 years, involving tens of thousands of workers?

3) Every year The Economist magazine ranks the world’s cities by their liveability. Which European city has climbed 12 positions this year to dislodge Auckland and become the most-liveable city?

4) It is heart-warming to see wild life flourish in a world teeming with manmade problems. A giant stingray, 4 metres long and weighing 300 kgs, has recently entered the record books as the world’s largest freshwater fish. In which river/country was it captured?

5) There is a naming convention for hurricanes and cyclones. But now it is proposed to be extended to heatwaves which are becoming increasingly common. Which city in Spain is undertaking the world’s first programme to name and categorise heatwaves?

6) Many sports bodies have started to review the policy of allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s category. The decision of which sport’s apex body opened the floodgates?

7) What Telugu movie has beaten “The Batman” and “Top Gun Maverick” to emerge as the number one movie of the year in USA Today’s list?

8) Which country will host the forthcoming G-7 summit?

9) Which country began limiting Russian transit to its exclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic coast?

10) Name the 2 teams that are contesting the Ranji Trophy final currently underway in Bengaluru

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1)      On 9^th January, a Boeing 737-524 plane crashed in Indonesia killing all 62 on board. Name the carrier that operated this flight from Jakarta to Pontianak.

2)      Also on 9^th January, Madhavsinh Solanki, a tall Congress Party leader and three-time CM of Gujarat passed away. Among his many achievements was forging an electoral coalition that was popularly known by the acronym KHAM. Who were the 4 constituents of KHAM?

3)      Which airline sacked one of its senior pilots for allegedly tweeting against PM Modi?

4)      A famous magazine got lot of flak for portraying Kamala Harris in a casual attire on its cover. Name the magazine.

5)      The world of Badminton was rocked by match fixing allegations. The word used to describe such matches was “Nyabon”, which means sink. Name the language of Western Java from where this word originates.

6)      Following the tumultuous events at the US Capitol, a social media platform was taken down by Apple and Google from its play stores for allowing it to be used for inciting violence. Name this social media network widely used by Trump supporters.

7)      Agnes Keleti, the oldest living Olympic champion and medallist celebrated her 100^th birthday during the week. In which discipline did she win 6 medals at the Melbourne Olympics in 1956?

8)      Students and faculty from a foreign university have sent a video appeal to Prime Minister Modi, seeking his help to prevent Hindi language course being scrapped in the Department of Indian Studies. Where is this foreign university?

9)      A 2-time Olympic gold medallist was among the rioters at the US Capitol. What is the name of this swimmer who won gold medals at the Athens and Beijing Olympics?

10)   The discovery of the world’s oldest cave painting was announced during this week. What is the animal portrayed in this cave painting in a remote Indonesian island?