Sample Quiz 4 1 / 10 An erstwhile chief minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, Balwantrai Mehta, suffered an unnatural death? How did he die? He was mauled to death by lions while on a visit to Gir. He suffered a fall at home, in which he suffered fatal injuries to his head. He was shot dead by a sniper while on a visit to Nadabet in the Rann of Kutch; the identity of the sniper has never been established. The helicopter he was travelling in was shot down by Pakistani aircraft. 2 / 10 The _____ National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held from October 16-22, 2022, in Beijing: 17th 18th 19th 20th 3 / 10 Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka won the Booker prize for 2022 for his satirical novel set in the Sri Lankan Civil War. What is the name of this novel? The Seven Suns of Maali Almeida The Seven Months of Maali Almeida The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida The Seven Sins of Maali Almeida 4 / 10 The Nobel Prize in Physics for 2022 was awarded for work in quantum physics in the area of quantum entanglement. Which of the following scientists had once described this phenomenon as “spooky action at a distance”, and tried to prove it wrong? Erwin Schrodinger Niels Bohr Albert Einstein Werner Heisenberg 5 / 10 What is meant by the term “fracking”? Electronically hacking French government networks to steal data and collect intelligence. The art of “stealing” friends from others. Deriving nuclear energy from the highly radioactive element Francium. Extracting oil and gas from shale rock 6 / 10 Prior to being elected President of Ukraine on May 20, 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy played the central character in which TV series? The Kievan Chronicles Russian Nightmare Servant of the People Whom the Gods would destroy 7 / 10 Which of the following pairs of major tennis championships and the courts on which they are played is correctly matched? Wimbledon : Grass Court French Open : Clay Court Australian Open : Hard Court All are correctly matched 8 / 10 In the context of tennis, what does achieving a "Grand Slam" mean? Winning a match by delivering all aces Returning a serve so powerfully that it breaks the opponent's racket Hitting the ball in such a manner that after the first bounce on the opponent's side, the ball disappears out of the stadium The feat of winning all four major championships (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and the US open) by a player in the same year or calendar season. 9 / 10 The Booker Prize 2023 was awarded to: Paul Lynch Paul Murray Jonathan Escoffery Chetna Maroo 10 / 10 Who among the following was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2023? Haruki Murakami Jon Fosse Kazuo Ishiguro Paul Harding Your score isThe average score is 40% 0% Restart quiz