the week that was

The Week That Was

By : Amritendu DeyMechanical

3rd year

Q1. Which city has become the first city to get all its power from

Renewable Energy?

Vermont

Q2. On Sept. 10, President Obama authorized a major expansion of

the military campaign against rampaging _________ militants in

the Middle East, including American airstrikes in Syria and the deployment of 475 more military

advisers to Iraq.

SunniIn a speech to the nation from the State

Floor of the White House, Mr. Obama said the United States was recruiting a global

coalition to “degrade and ultimately destroy” the militants, known as the Islamic

State in Iraq and Syria. He warned that “eradicating a cancer” like ISIS was a long-

term challenge that would put some American troops at risk. Nearly 40 countries have agreed to be in the coalition, including

10 Arab states.

Not For Pro’s :Q3. Apple on Sept. 9 introduced a highly anticipated product which

combines health and fitness monitoring with mobile computer

capabilities like maps. The company also introduced two iPhones with larger screens.

Apple Watch

Q4. Nasdaq listed information technology (IT) company X on

Monday announced its decision to acquire TriZetto Corporation for

$2.7 billion in cash.ID X

All hail Ent Gawd!Cognizant

Q5. The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria released a video on Sept. 13 of the third

beheading of a foreign hostage, a _________ aid worker.

BritishThe execution was a clear message to Britain, a vital ally of the United States as it builds an international coalition to target the militant group, which has made stunning advances

across Syria and northern Iraq in recent months. The video shows the aid worker,

David Cawthorne Haines, kneeling on a bare hill under the open sky, in a landscape that appears identical to where two American

journalists were killed by the group in back-to-back-executions in the past month.

Q6. Described in her Times obituary as a “raspy loudmouth

who pounced on America’s obsessions with flab, face-lifts,

body hair and other blemishes of neurotic life, including her own,”

X died on Sept. 4.

Hint :

Joan RiversMs. Rivers was one of America’s first successful female stand-up comics in an aggressive tradition that had been

almost exclusively the province of men, from Don Rickles to Lenny

Bruce. She was a role model and an inspiration for tough-talking

comedians like Roseanne Barr, Sarah Silverman and countless others.

Q7. The Baltimore Ravens terminated running back X’s

contract Sept. 8 after a graphic video emerged of him punching his

former fiancée, who is now his wife, in a hotel elevator in Atlantic

City in February.

Ray Rice

Q8. He has became only the second man in Premier League

history to achieve a fit of scoring a hat-trick within 4 games.

Who is he?

Diego Costa.Gracias Fabregas

Q9. A wave on Internet Was created by a tweet of Leading Newspaper.

The after affect is what caught the eye of all audience. Whose tweets we are talking about?Twitter: "YES! I am a Woman. I have breasts AND a cleavage! You got a 

problem!!??“"Don't talk about Woman's 

Empowerment when YOU don't know how to RESPECT Women!"she added.

Deepika Padukone – OMG: Deepika Padukone's

cleavage show".

Q10. IndiGo has signed a $2.6 billion deal with a leading bank for the lender to finance more than 30

new aircraft.Name the bank?

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)

Q11. Who is the newest addition to this list of the U.N. as Messengers

of Peace including Stevie Wonder,

Michael Douglas, George Clooney,

Brazilian author Paulo Coelho, Primatologist Jane Goodall and Conductor Daniel Barenboim.

As if you need another reason to loveLeo

Leonardo Di Caprio

Q12. Players like Makhaya Ntini, Ashley Giles, Heather Knight and Clare Connor are heading up

to 5,785m to play a proper T20 match, which will be the highest altitude a cricket game has

been played, ever. Along with them, four qualified ECB umpires to ensure the game meets

the requirements of the Guinness Book of Records. The project is raising money for three charities – Cancer Research UK, Tusk (an anti-poaching charity), and the Rwandan Cricket Stadium Foundation. What is the location?

Mount Kilimanjaro

Q13. X is the first club in the history of European football to achieve this fit of scoring 1000

goals. Y scored thousandth goal for his club.

X- Real MadridY- Karim Benzema.

Q 14. This is Coco- Cola Zero. Why is it recently in the news?

Coca-Cola India launches sugar free beverage Coca-Cola Zero

Q15. New Apple Inc phones include something that

enables users to lock their devices and wipe them clean of data if

stolen, a victory for regulators who have long pushed the

telecommunications industry to do more to stem theft.

What is being talked about here?

Default kill switch.

Q16. This is Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder, celebrated his company's initial public offering at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. It’s recently in news as it looks to enter India’s blooming online

market with collaboration with which Company?

Snapdeal.

Amateur question: Q17. Jack thought he was living every dork's

dream. After sleeping outside of an Apple Store in Perth, Australia, he was the first to purchase an iPhone 6 landing him an unboxing interview

on Today. The dream turned to nightmare, though, when the poor old Jack did something

that made it go viral!Throw some light on the incident?

Immediately dropped that thing on the ground

Q18. “Asia is getting stronger and I have not come here to be a passanger. I have come here to be a part of the development of the game in

India.” The above quote was stated by a brazilian legend after he recently joined ISL. Who is he?

Zico - "White Pelé"

Q19. X made its debut Friday on the New York Stock Exchange as

the largest initial public offering in U.S history. And Y(founder) who owns 7.8% of the company--now

stands as the richest man in China, with an estimated net worth of

$21.9 billion. ID X and Y

X : AlibabaY: Jack Ma

Q20. Identify

the company

.

Syndicate Bank.

The End.