Current Affairs
When was Pi Approximation Day recently celebrated?
22 July (2023)
Which Indian singer sang Chunar from ABCD 2 and Hawayein from Jab Harry Met Sejal?
Arijit Singh
What is the name of the elephant which serves as the mount of Lord Indra?
Airavat
In which city is the Louvre located?
Paris
Which scientist suggested the theory of evolution and natural selection?
(Charles) Darwin
North Korea recently fired an unspecified ballistic missile from the capital city area. What is the name of North Korea's capital city?
Pyongyang
What did Mandalorian fans name The Child in the Disney+ series?
Baby Yoda
Which Indian saint, after whom a present-day ayurveda brand is named, is also known as the author of the yoga philosophy?
(Maharishi) Patanjali
What did the Grinch steal from Whoville?
Christmas
What metal is a light bulb's filament made up of?
Tungsten
With which western European country has the Indian government signed an agreement to operationalise UPI?
France
James Earl Jones voiced which major character in The Lion King?
Mufasa
What was the name of the series of programs and projects President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted during the Great Depression? [Hint: _ _ _ _ _ _ _]
New Deal
Maya Angelou's autobiography is named I Know Why The _____ ____ Sings. Fill in the blanks.
Caged Bird
Which international organisation develops nomenclature for chemical sciences?
IUPAC or International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
Which former Indian cricketer will serve as the Head Coach for the Indian team at Asian Games 2023?
(VVS) Laxman
Which singer's last two albums were named 25 and 30? [Hint: _ _ _ _ _]
Adele
Who wrote the Sanskrit grammatical treatise Astadhyayi? [Hint: The author's name is similar to that of a popular sandwich.]
Panini
"Ask no questions, and you’ll be told no lies" is a line from which classic novel by Charles Dickens? [Hint: The characters include Pip, Estella and Miss Havisham.]
Great Expectations
Fill in the blanks: ___(Name)___'s gold foil experiment involved measuring the scattering of __(Type of particles)__ when they strike a thin metal foil.
(Ernest) Rutherford and alpha (particles)
S. Jaishankar recently filed his Rajya Sabha nomination from which state?
Gujarat
In which year is the first epidode of Attack on Titan set?
845 (±55)
Armenia and which other country have been engaged in a territorial and ethnic conflict since 1988?
Azerbaijan
Which Spanish painter, who painted Girl Before a Mirror and The Weeping Woman, is associated with Francoise Gilot?
(Pablo) Picasso
Alkylbenzenes are constituents of which fraction obtained from petroleum?
Kerosene