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The Post’s Weekly News Quiz: New government, Omicron sub-variant, electricity export, Pele
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Published at : December 31, 2022
Updated at : December 31, 2022 18:30
Kathmandu
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Who was the first elected mayor of Kathmandu City after the re-establishment of democracy in the country in 1990?
PL Singh
Gehendra Shamsher
Keshav Sthapit
Ganesh Man Shrestha
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Which Omicron sub-variant has been wreaking havoc in China, Japan and South Korea?
BA.2.75
BJ.1
BF.7
XBB
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How much did Nepal earn from electricity exports to India in this year’s wet season starting in early June?
Rs12 billion
Rs11.16 billion
Rs13.25 billion
Rs10.05 billion
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Police arrested a person of which nation on the charge of obtaining Nepali citizenship and a passport through forged documents?
India
China
Bangladesh
Myanmar
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Who is the founder of Buddha Air?
Surendra Bahadur Basnet
Ang Tshiring Sherpa
Captain RP Pradhan
Banwari Lal Mittal
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So far what percentage of the population has received Covid-19 booster shots?
50.2 percent
27.3 percent
33.36 percent
15.6 percent
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The oldest archaeological evidence of cacao, possibly as old as 3,500 BCE, was found in which country?
Mexico
Cuba
El Salvador
Ecuador
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Deputy Superintendent of Police Thag Bahadur KC at the Area Police Office in Butwal has been arrested on what charge?
Corruption
Murder
Extortion
Kidnapping
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India's federal police arrested the chairman of which Indian multinational conglomerate in a loan fraud case?
Aditya Birla Group
Videocon Group
Bajaj Group
Reliance Group
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Nepal will be able to sell what amount of electricity generated from 10 hydropower projects to India?
452.6MW
408.6MW
400.6MW
520.6MW
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When will the Nepal section of the Asian Highway open?
January 25
January 1
February 14
March 15
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Who formed Aam Janata Party, a new political party in Nepal?
Prabhu Shah
Mahanta Thakaur
Hridayesh Tripathi
Upendra Yadav
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How many tonnes of paddy is likely to be harvested this year?
5.48 million tonnes
48.5 million tonnes
34 million tonnes
10 million tonnes
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Who won Surya Nepal Eastern Open?
Ram Kumar Rai
Sukra Bahadur Rai
Keshav Bahadur Rai
Rajesh Rai
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At what age did the world-renowned footballer Pele die?
76
82
97
66
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Who became the minister for physical infrastructure and transport minister in the new government?
Rajendra Rai
Narayan Kaji Shrestha
Rabi Lamichhane
Abdul Khan
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