Here are today’s questions. Answers will be published tomorrow. The theme runs from Mon-Thu:

1. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in India was first setup in 1942 and now comprises over three dozen research centers. The National Metallurgical Laboratory was first set up in 1950 in which industrial city?
2. The Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI) was established under the CSIR in 1953 in which town, best known for a private university set up in 1964?
3. The National Institute of Oceanography was set up in 1966 to primarily study the northern Indian Ocean, in what location?
4. What Himachali hill station that is known for its tea estates and usually mild weather was the site for the Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, set up under CSIR, in 1983?
5. [Theme: 3 of 4] What period in human prehistory, dating from 3.3mn years ago to about 11,650 years before present, is distinguished by the original development of stone tools?

Here are the answers to 2026: Week 43, Quiz 2:

1. Espada
2. Huracan
3. Murcielago
4. Centenario
5. Theme – will be revealed on Friday