Daily Quiz: On Soviet Unionâs history This Soviet biologist led a movement as part of which he had thousands of biologists jailed or executed, destroying biological research at the time. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | In a bid to overturn what he called the âera of stagnationâ of the Soviet Union beginning from…
Daily Quiz | On idioms Juggernaut — Phrase/idiom that originated — after the rath yatra of lord Jagannath of Puri. Meaning: A force that cannot be resisted or controlled START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | An idiom that means to endure pain with determination, this originated from soldiers in the 19th century given something…
Daily Quiz | On Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Sir Anerood Jugnauth of Mauritius, former President and Premier of an African nation who was the first chief guest in 2003. START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | Why was January 9 chosen as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas and in which year was the inaugural event held? 2 /…
Former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau with the lettering âArbeit macht freiâ (âWork makes you freeâ) in Oswiecim, Poland. File. | Photo Credit: AFP Q: Zyklon B was originally âCyclone Bâ. While the âBâ distinguished the product from Zyklon A, it was also the first letter of the German name for the substance. How did this…
A still from the new Netflix show IC814 | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Q: In 1981, five people hijacked an Indian Airlines flight and were later captured by Pakistan. Following the incident, the Indian government banned this religious symbol, which the hijackers had threatened ti use as a weapon, on flights. Name it.  A: Kirpans…
Daily Quiz: On rationalists 6 / 1 | Founder of the Committee for the Eradication of Blind Faith (Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti, or MANS) after leaving his medical practice, he was also the editor of the Marathi weekly magazine Sadhana, which promoted scientific temperament and liberal thought. Name this rationalist who took up cudgels against…
This is âRetroreflectorâ, the device that Pragyaan rovers on both Chandrayaan 2 and Chandrayaan 3 carried. It reflects light incident on it in a specific direction. | Photo Credit: NASA Q: The landers of the Chandrayaan 2 and the Chandrayaan 3 missions both aimed for a patch on the moonâs surface between the craters X…
Daily Quiz | On Olympics firsts This photograph shows the Olympic Rings on the Eiffel Tower ahead of the traditional fireworks marking the annual Bastille Day in Paris, on July 14, 2024. START THE QUIZ 1 / 10 | Which was the first Olympic Games to be held on a non-leap year? Answer : 2nd…
Daily Quiz | On places that were renamed This image is of a celebration in one of the States in India. START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | One of the reasons for this activity was to rename States and cities in their regional languages. A prime example of this is Madhya Pradesh, in 1959….
