QUIZ ON 28jan

Which Major Tech Company announced 10,000 job cuts recently ?

• APPLE

• TWITTER

• MICROSOFT

• UBER

Answer explanation

Microsoft on Wednesday said it would cut 10,000 jobs — nearly 5% of its workforce — by the end of third quarter of fiscal 2023, becoming the latest global giant to fire employees en masse as companies brace for an economic downturn

Which INDIAN city is the host of the ‘G-20 Working Group on Environment and Climate Sustainability’ meeting?

• VARANASI

• CHENNAI

• KOCHI

• BENGALURU

Which seed did the FDA recently add to its list of major food allergens?

• CHIA SEEDS

• SESAME SEEDS

• PUMPKIN SEEDS

• POPPY SEEDS

Answer explanation

Effective January 1, 2023, sesame has been added to the list of major food allergens according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The change is a result of the FASTER Act (Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research), which became law in April 2021.

Which company is behind the world’s first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, iNCOVACC launched on 26 January 2023?

• Pfizer

• BHARAT BIOTECH

• MODERNA

• SERUM INSTITUTE OF INDIA

Answer explanation

The world's first COVID-19 intranasal vaccine, iNCOVACC. developed by India's Bharat Biotech was launched on Republic day by Union Health Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh

Which was the first private sector company of independent India to be inaugurated by its first Prime Minister?

• TATA MOTORS

• AMUL

• JAICO PUBLISHING

• ATUL LTD.

Answer explanation

Atul Ltd is India's first private sector company to be inaugurated by the country's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

Which company's first bookstore at Mount Road, Chennai, is India's oldest bookshop in existence?

• Giggles

• Strand Book Stall

• Bahrisons Booksellers

• Higginbotham's

Answer explanation

One of India's oldest and most iconic bookstores, Higginbothams in Mount Road, Chennai is still killing it! Founded in 1844 (that’s right, the bookstore is 178 years old!) by an English librarian called Abel Joshua Higginbotham, till date Higginbothams sees hundreds of bibliophiles every day, flocking down to lose themselves in a world of words and the rich history of this place. 

Which of the following is the oldest business group in India dating back to 1736?

• BIRLA GROUP

• TATA GROUP

• RPG GROUP

• WADIA GROUP

Answer explanation

The oldest company in India is the Wadia Group whose origins are traceable to 1736, with its subsidiary The Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation Limited, established in 1863, being the oldest publicly traded company in India.

The theme for 2023 World Economic Forum  in Davos  meeting is:

• ‘History at a Turning Point’ 

• ‘Cooperation in a Fragmented World’

• ‘The Great Reset’ 

• ‘Recover Together, Recover Stronger’

Answer explanation

Job search portal Monster.com announced it would transform into a full-fledged talent management platform in India. What will be its new name?

• foundit

• Gotit

• Talented

• IndiaTalent

Answer explanation

Monster.com, India's second-largest job search portal, has rebranded itself as foundit and will become a deep-tech powered talent management. Under the new platform, the candidates will receive results and recommendations that are curated to their educational background, employment experience and skills

Rahul Bajaj took over the Bajaj Group in 1965. One of its most successful products, Bajaj Chetak, was based on which model?

• VESPA SPRINT

• VESPA PAPERINO

• VESPA LIBERTY

• VESPA RALLY