QUIZ - 2026/12

 

1) Which country became the first to declare an energy emergency in the face of fuel shortage following the Iran - US war?

2) In which city did an Air Canada plane collide with a firefighting vehicle while landing, killing both the pilots?

3) Which African country successfully spearheaded a resolution at the UN General Assembly designating the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the "gravest crime against humanity."?

4) Which country's President paid a state visit to North Korea and signed a friendship and cooperation treaty?

5) Which Indian institution has secured the highest position in the 2026 QS World University Rankings?

6) Which company did The Indian Railways summon over charges of quality violations in onboard catering?

7) Carolina Marin, 3 times world champion, announced her retirement from what sport?

8) For approximately what sum of money did the IPL franchise RCB change hands?

9) Why did airports across USA experience chaos this week?

10) What did a Los Angeles court find Meta and Google guilty of?

QUIZ 2021 twtw-47

1) What is the name of the 4^th French-designed Scorpene class submarine that was commissioned by Indian Navy during this week to join Kalvari, Khanderi and Karanj?

2) NASA launched a spacecraft called DART to test a technology for steering an asteroid off a collision course with earth. What is the name of the asteroid into which the spacecraft will slam in September 2022?

3) In which American state did a nearly all-white jury find 3 white men guilty of murdering a black jogger?

4) Which country got its first woman Prime Minister, but for less than 12 hours, because a junior coalition partner decided to leave the government?

5) In a major victory for the concept of “music album”, Spotify agreed to delete the shuffle button for the latest album of which British songwriter and singer? Also name the album.

6) The traditional Thanksgiving Day parade, believed to be the world’s largest parade, returned to New York city after missing last year due to pandemic. After what department store chain is the 97-year-old parade named?

7) Indore was adjudged the cleanest city for the 5^th consecutive year in the latest annual GOI cleanliness survey. Which state retained its position as the cleanest?

8) Name the train whose waiting staff’s dress code was changed by Indian Railways following protests by Hindu religious leaders.

9) To whom did the Swiss football team send 9.3 kg of chocolates for helping them to qualify for the Qatar World Cup?

10) El Salvador announced an ambitious project to build a “Bitcoin City”. In what unique way will this city derive its power?