2016-17 Quiz 2 - Answers

1. Who is the World bank’s new Chief Economist?   Paul Romer
2.  What in the Indian economy is suuti?Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India
3.  Why  will Governor Rajan’s successor not have sole control over lending rates form October 2016?From October, a new six-member monetary policy committee will take over that task. 
4. Where in the world did IMG Worlds of Adventure, the world's largest indoor theme park, open this week? Spanning 1.5m square feet, it is the first global theme park to feature Marvel and Cartoon Network brands as well as "Lost Valley", which is populated with 69 animatronic dinosaurs.   Dubai, UAE
5. Bunol, Spain this week held its world-renowned food-fight featuring what commonly loved food ???   Tomatoes
6. Which company is reportedly experimenting with a 30-hour work week for teams of technical workers. The teams will receive the same benefits as full-time employees and 75% of a 40-hour worker's pay.    Amazon
7. What is Africa’s “Great Green Wall”?   It is the building of a wall of trees across the width of Africa, at the edge of the Sahara desert to solve the twin problems of land degradation and desertification.    See the link http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/2016/09/economist-explains?fsrc=permar|text3