The Post's Weekly News Quiz: Saarc leadership video conference, suspension of climbing permits, travel restrictions
How closely did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz and find out. Nepal has so far reported only one case of Covid-19 in late January. Anish Regmi/TKP
SAARC members coming together to pledge cooperation and collaboration to fight the effects of the global outbreak of Covid-19, suspension of climbing permits and on-arrival tourist visas to all countries and more. How closely did you follow the news this week? Take our quiz and find out.
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The government has stopped issuing on-arrival visas to all countries until what date?
March 25
March 30
April 15
April 30
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2 of 25
Gymkhana Fight Night, a privately organised combat sports event, features Muay Thai and which other sport?
Kung fu
Taekwondo
Boxing
Karate
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3 of 25
A couple from which country returned to India after they were suspected to have been infected with coronavirus during a checkup at the Kakadbhitta border in Jhapa on Thursday?
Malaysia
Philippines
Italy
Ukraine
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4 of 25
When was the 18th SAARC summit held?
2013
2014
2015
2016
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5 of 25
When did the stampede occur at Dashrath Stadium that killed at least 70 football fans?
March 10, 1987
March 12, 1987
March 10, 1988
March 12, 1988
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6 of 25
Where is Sunchhahari waterfall located?
Pyuthan
Palpa
Rolpa
Dang
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7 of 25
India has allowed the movement of people through how many border points with Nepal for a temporary period?
4
6
8
10
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8 of 25
Birendra Bahadur Basnet is the Managing Director of which airlines?
Yeti Airlines
Nepal Airlines
Buddha Air
Shree Airlines
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9 of 25
When did litterateur DP Bhandari die?
March 10, 2020
March 14, 2020
March 14, 2019
March 10, 2019
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10 of 25
Which city has decided to manufacture its own hand sanitisers?
Kathmandu
Bharatpur
Bhaktapur
Lalitpur
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11 of 25
What amount of money did India offer for the proposed Covid-19 Emergency Fund for SAARC member states on Sunday?
$5 million
$10 million
$15 million
$20 million
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12 of 25
The Nepal Nursing Council requires that the country’s colleges reserve 15 percent of seats under which quota?
Men
Indigenous
Women
Dalit
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How much did the Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection collect in fines in the first seven months of the current fiscal year?
Rs15.88 million
Rs10.47 million
Rs7.85 million
Rs 3.33 million
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Who among the following is the former director of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Department of Health Services?
Dr Bhagwan Koirala
Dr Phanindra Prasad Baral
Dr Baburam Marasini
Dr Basu Dev Pandey
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Where was the 19th SAARC summit scheduled to take place in November 2016?
Islamabad
New Delhi
Dhaka
Colombo
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16 of 25
A company from which country has been picked for supplying excise duty stickers?
India
China
Lithuania
Indonesia
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17 of 25
Where did nine people die after consuming hooch during Holi celebrations last week?
Dhanusha
Jhapa
Surkhet
Kanchanpur
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18 of 25
When did the European Commission ban flights from Nepal to the 28-nation bloc?
December 2010
December 2012
December 2013
December 2006
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19 of 25
Who holds the world record for climbing the Everest for 24 times?
Kami Rita Sherpa
Apa Sherpa
Aang Rita Sherpa
Babu Chiri Sherpa
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20 of 25
Which city is planning to build a temporary treatment facility for Covid-19 patients?
Kathmandu
Pokhara
Biratnagar
Bharatpur
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21 of 25
Gadhilek, a strategic fort built by Chaubise kingdom, is located in which district?
Palpa
Rukum
Rolpa
Doti
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22 of 25
How much money, according to a World Bank report, did Nepali migrant workers send home as remittance in 2018?
$9.1 billion
$8.1 billion
$7.1 billion
$6.1 billion
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23 of 25
What are the people of Helambu known as?
Lhomi
Chhantyal
Hyolmo
Yakkha
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24 of 25
Where is Chhipridaha lake located?
Rukum (East)
Rolpa
Rukum (West)
Rautahat
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25 of 25
Which of the following numbers is the Covid-19 helpline?
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