QuizWiz Daily Newspaper Quiz 18/08/2025

The first Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) was inaugurated in India on 18th August 1951. Which IIT was it?

• A) IIT Bombay
  

• B) IIT Delhi
  

• C) IIT Kharagpur
  

• D) IIT Madras

Answer explanation

IIT Kharagpur was the first IIT in India, inaugurated on 18th August 1951 by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (the then Minister of Education).

Which Indian javelin thrower has qualified for the Diamond League 2025 Final in Zurich, according to the latest news, despite skipping the Silesia leg?

• A) Rohit Chopra
  

• B) Neeraj Chopra

• C) Annu Rani

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  D) Dutee Chand

Which European leader was specifically mentioned as standing with Zelenskyy at the meeting with Trump?

• A) Emmanuel Macron
  

• B) Ursula von der Leyen
  

• C) Pedro Sánchez
  

• D) Viktor Orbán

Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) became the first in India to shift to compostable bioplastic bed-roll bags on trains. NFR collaborated with which institute to develop biodegradable alternatives to plastic?

• A) IIT Delhi
  

• B) IIT Guwahati
  

• C) IIT Kharagpur
  

• D) IISc Bangalore

Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, known for its feral horses, is located in which Indian state?

• A) Arunachal Pradesh
  

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  B) Nagaland

• C) Meghalaya

• D) Assam

The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025, introduced in the Lok Sabha, aims to:

• A) Increase jail terms for economic offences and replace them with monetary penalties
  

• B) Decriminalize minor offences and replace them with monetary penalties
  

• C) Merge the Indian Penal Code and CrPC and replace them with monetary penalties
  

• D) Provide free legal aid to all citizens and replace them with monetary penalties

Which natural event triggered the landslide and flash floods in Kathua?

• A) Earthquake
  

• B) Cloudburst
  

• C) Cyclone
  

• D) Glacier lake outburst