QUIZ - 2026/11

1) Achievement in what domain is honoured by the Turing Award, which was announced this week?

2) What is the prize money for Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, which was announced this week?

3) Chairman of which bank resigned suddenly triggering a loss of Rs one lakh crore in investor wealth in a matter of few hours?

4) What Latin American nation has broken into the top five of the world's happiest countries?

5) Thousands gathered to commemorate the centenary of Chavdar Lake Satyagraha. Who led this historic event in 1927?

6) Autumn Arkapaw became the first woman to win an Oscar in which category?

7) A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India is currently reconsidering the definition of what term?

8) Who has been declared the winner of the African Cup of Nations after overturning the result of the final played 2 months ago?

9) Where in the world was the longest walking route covering the entire coastline of a country inaugurated?

10) Acclaimed British writer Len Deighton, who passed away this week, was a master of what genre?

QUIZ 2021 twtw-49

 

1)      The cause of the helicopter crash in Nilgiris that killed General Bipin Rawat and 12 others is being technically described as CFIT. What does this acronym stand for?

2)      Germany has a new Chancellor – Olaf Scholz. What was his role during the last 3 years in Angela Merkel’s government?

3)      Name the American mortgage company and its CEO who fired 900 employees in a 3-minute zoom call.

4)      Name the Konkani writer who has been conferred with the Jnanpith Award, the country’s highest literary award, for 2021.

5)      Whom did Russia beat to win this year’s Davis Cup in Madrid?

6)      5 lakh assault rifles are proposed to be manufactured in Amethi under a collaboration with Russia. What is the name of this rifle?

7)      Which country has announced a unique plan of a lifetime ban on tobacco for those born after 2008?

8)      Who has been accused of prioritising the evacuation of dogs and cats over people from Afghanistan?

9)      Ranjan Gogoi, the former Chief Justice, released his autobiography during the week. What is its ironic title?

10)   Following the botched up counter-insurgency operation in Nagaland, the clamour for repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) grew louder. Under which viceroy’s reign was this draconian act promulgated on 15^th August 1942 to suppress the Quit India movement?