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Score More With Soumya, Episode # 18, Weekly Quiz Contest for WBCS And IAS Exam on Weekly Current Affairs and various General Studies Topics from NCERT books.
It is basically a FREE quiz contest, open to all, on weekly current affairs of The Hindu, Indian Express and Times of India along with Basic NCERT keeping in mind the IAS and WBCS and other Exams. Anyone can join the contest by just clicking on YouTube and Facebook Live at 8 pm and entering the Game number which will be shown on the screen. We will allow 2 minutes to join ONLY Host – Sri Soumya Mukherjee, WBCS Gr A, Joint Commissioner of Revenue
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Here were the questions & answers:
| Question Number | Question | Correct Answers |
| 1 | The Reserve Bank was set up on April 1, 1935 in which city? | Calcutta |
| 2 | What intergovernmental organisation was founded by 7 nations in Paris in 1989 to tackle the problem of money laundering? | FATF |
| 3 | Who among the following singer-songwriters also has a Nobel Prize in literature? | Bob Dylan |
| 4 | Katchatheevu island was ceded to which country? | Sri Lanka |
| 5 | The Northeast has a total of how many Lok Sabha seats from the seven States? | 25 |
| 6 | The Pani Meteka craft has been given the GI tag. This is from which State? | Assam |
| 7 | Hardik Singh and Salima Tete were named Players of the Year for 2023 in the sport they play. They play which sport? | Hockey |
| 8 | The term ‘green baize’ is associated with which sport? | Snooker |
| 9 | The Saffir-Simpson scale is the most widely used for which of the following disasters? | Tropical cyclones |
| 10 | Which container vessel ran into the pillar of a bridge on the Patapsco River in Baltimore, recently? | Dali |
| 11 | What is the average daily minimum wage prescribed for unskilled workers? | ₹480 per day |
| 12 | In which country is the Ujungkulon National Park situated? | Indonesia |
| 13 | The Fine Gael is a political party in which country? | Ireland |
| 14 | What distinction does Carlos Sainz Sr, father of the Spanish Formula One driver, hold in the world of sport? | Oldest to win the Dakar rally<br> |
| 15 | What is the chatbot soon to be launched by Elon Musk’s xAI called? | Grok-1.5 |
| 16 | Name the Iranian fishing vessel that was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Yemen and rescued by Indian Navy. | Al-Kambar |
| 17 | The External Affairs Ministry on Thursday reiterated India’s objection to the back-to-back remarks from which country? | U.S. |
| 18 | Which bollywood actor has joined the Shiv Sena in presence of CM Eknath Shinde? | Govinda |
| 19 | In a latest study by the Food Waste Index Report 2024, How many meals a day were wasted globally in 2022? | One billion50 billion |
| 20 | What is the helpline number launched by the Indian government on the Citizenship Amendment Act? | 1032 |
| 21 | Who is the author of Swami and Friends, whose brother is a noted cartoonist? | R.K Narayan |
| 22 | Tata Group has partnered with which of the following firms to build India’s first semiconductor fabrication plant? | Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation, Taiwan |
| 23 | Which of the following States offers the best wages under the MNREGS, at ₹374 per day? | Haryana |
| 24 | Which of the following nations does Socotra Island belong to? | Yemen<br> |
| 25 | Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected as the President of which country? | Senegal |
| 26 | Name the Central government scheme that aims to provide free LPG connections to households below the poverty line? | Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana |
| 27 | What is the name of the content law released by the EU that aims to tackle risks to elections, including disinformation? | Digital Services Act |
| 28 | Who is India’s Chief Economic Advisor? | V. Anantha Nageswaran |
| 29 | Who is the President of Philippines? | Bongbong Marcos |
| 30 | The India Employment Report 2024 was released by the ILO and which other institution/organisation? | Institute of Human Development |
