Stay Connected. Stay Informed.
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…
File image used for representative purpose only. Q: What was the purpose of this march? A: The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. Q: African Americans were legally freed from slavery under which amendment of the U.S. Constitution? A: Thirteenth Amendment Q: This author was…
Sir Donald Bradman. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Q: Though he was born in Cootamundra, his family moved to a town 265 miles away and that is where he grew up. Because of this he was called ‘The Boy from _____’. Fill in the blank. A: Bowral Q: Of the 52 Tests he…
Daily Quiz | On U.S. vice presidential candidates John Adams, the first Vice President of the United States START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Only two other politicians (since World War II) were elected as Vice Presidents of the U.S. and were from the state of Minnesota before Tim Walz was added to the…
Read More “Daily Quiz | On U.S. vice presidential candidates” »
Daily Quiz | On Pakistan’s Independence Day Attendees perform Pakistan’s national anthem during Independence Day celebrations, at the mausoleum of Pakistan’s founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, in Karachi, Pakistan August 14, 2024. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | This was a political movement in the first half of the 20th century that aimed for the…
Updated – August 13, 2024 05:25 pm IST Published – August 12, 2024 05:00 pm IST Daily Quiz: On Vikram Sarabhai’s life beyond ISRO A view of the Halcyon Castle, the place where Vikram Sarabhai died. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | Name the national research institute Sarabhai founded in November 1947. In its…
Read More “Daily Quiz, August 12, 2024: On Vikram Sarabhai’s life beyond ISRO” »
Daily Quiz: On Bangladesh 1 / 7 | What is the name of the highest civilian award in Bangladesh, equivalent to the Bharat Ratna in India? Answer : Swadhinata Padak (Independence Day Award) DID YOU KNOW THE ANSWER? YES NO SHOW ANSWER 2 / 7 | Which UNESCO World Heritage Site (Image attached) in Bangladesh…
Daily Quiz | On Switzerland’s National Day Swiss humanitarian Henri Dunant, the co-founder of the Red Cross, whose work earned him the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. File START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | What term is used for the 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation? 2 / 7 | Which famous…
This is “Retroreflector”, 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 moon’s surface between the craters X…
Daily Quiz | On leaders who have survived assassination attempts Four decades ago, a bomb at Brighton Hotel nearly claimed the lives of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and other Ministers. START THE QUIZ 1 / 5 | This leader once alleged that the U.S. wanted to topple his government. He was the first…
Read More “Daily Quiz: On leaders who have survived assassination attempts” »