Daily Quiz Time / Test Your GK Knowledge 24 September 2023
Question 1 of 5:
Which author's latest book is titled 'Smoke and Ashes'?
The answer is- Amitav Ghosh
Smoke and Ashes: A Writer’s Journey Through Opium’s Hidden Histories is a combination of a memoir, a travelogue, and a deep dive into the economic and cultural history of opium.
Kolkata-born Ghosh grew up in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. His other acclaimed works include “The Shadow Lines”, “The Glass Palace”, “The Hungry Tide”, “Gun Island”, “The Great Derangement”, “The Nutmeg’s Curse”, “Jungle Nama” and “The Living Mountain”. In 2019, he became the first English-language writer to receive India’s highest literary honour – the Jnanpith Award.
Question 2 of 5:
BYD Auto started selling their vehicles in India. Expand BYD.
The answer is- Build Your Dreams
BYD Auto Co., Ltd. is the automotive subsidiary of the publicly listed Chinese multinational manufacturing company BYD Co. Ltd.,headquartered in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. It was founded in January 2003 by Wang Chuanfu.
Question 3 of 5:
What name is given to the faceless AI villain, the chief antagonist in Mission: Impossible 7?
The answer is- Entity
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One is a 2023 American spy action film directed by Christopher McQuarrie, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Erik Jendresen. It is the sequel to Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) and the seventh installment in the Mission: Impossible film series.
In the film, Hunt and his IMF team face off against "the Entity", a powerful rogue AI, and fight to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands.
Question 4 of 5:
Name this marine animal which can mimic human speech.
The answer is- Beluga Whale
The beluga whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/;[4] Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. It is also known as the white whale. Male belugas in captivity can mimic the pattern of human speech.
Question 5 of 5:
What is the name of this pokemon's custom Z-move?
The answer is- Pulverizing Pancake
Snorlax (/ˈsnɔːrlæks/), known in Japan as Kabigon (カビゴン), is a Pokémon species, a type of Pocket Monster, in Nintendo and Game Freak's Pokémon franchise. Created by Ken Sugimori, Snorlax first appeared in the Game Boy video game Pokémon Red and Blue.
Snorlax has hidden potential to unleash tremendous power when holding the Snorlium Z item, however, which gives access to its signature Z-Move Pulverizing Pancake.
