11 exam-relevant headlines, written simply. Read the bold fact in each — that's what exams ask.
The Coromandel Express derailed near Bahanaga Bazar station in Balasore district, Odisha on June 2, 2023, colliding with a freight train and hitting another passenger train - India's deadliest rail disaster in decades, killing over 280 people.
The Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper in Russian-occupied Kherson Oblast was breached in the early hours of June 6, 2023, submerging about 600 sq km and flooding 24 villages; tens of thousands were affected and dozens died. Ukraine blamed Russia, which denied it.
Australia beat India by 209 runs in the World Test Championship final at The Oval (June 7-11, 2023), with Travis Head's 163 earning him Player of the Match. It was Australia's maiden WTC title, making them the first team to win all ICC titles in all three formats.
Novak Djokovic beat Casper Ruud in the French Open final on June 11, 2023, claiming the all-time record of 23 men's Grand Slam titles and passing Rafael Nadal's 22. Iga Swiatek won the women's title, beating Karolina Muchova.
At least 96 deaths were linked to the June 17, 2023 heat wave in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, part of a brutal early-summer across northern India.
The OceanGate submersible Titan lost contact 1 hour 33 minutes into a dive to the Titanic wreck on June 18, 2023; debris found on June 22 confirmed an implosion that killed all five aboard, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush.
Hardeep Singh Nijjar - whom India accused of leading the Khalistan Tiger Force - was shot dead by masked gunmen in the parking lot of a Surrey, British Columbia gurdwara on June 18, 2023, an event that later triggered a major India-Canada row.
Beijing recorded 41 degrees Celsius on June 22, 2023 - its hottest June day since 1961 - while a heat wave in northern India killed at least 170 people with temperatures near 46 degrees.
French prodigy Victor Wembanyama was selected first overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Draft on June 22, 2023.
Zambia agreed with the Export-Import Bank of China and other creditors to restructure US$6.3 billion of debt on June 22, 2023, a French-facilitated deal unlocking a $1.3 billion IMF bailout.
Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin seized Rostov-on-Don on June 23, 2023 and sent an armoured column toward Moscow in a 'march of justice' against Russia's military leadership. Belarusian President Lukashenko brokered a stand-down on June 24; rebellion charges were dropped on June 27.
From exactly the headlines above. If you read the month, you should score 8+.
Suggested time 3 min · wrong answers go to your mistake notebook automatically.