QUIZ 03 Flashcards
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A Country that is entirely surrounded by land on all sides is known as a
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LANDLOCKED COUNTRY
2
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Is India a land locked country
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No
3
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What is the Capital Of Bhutan
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THIMPU
4
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Name the two houses of Parliament in India
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Lower House ‘’’'’LOK SABHA
Upper House””"”RAJYA SABHA
5
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Members of the LOK SABHA are elected after how many years
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Five
6
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How many members are there in the Lok Sabha
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552
7
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What is the member of the Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha also known as
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MP ( Member of Parliament )
8
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The upper house of Parliament is known as the
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Rajya Sabha
9
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How many members are there in the Rajya Sabha
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250
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Which two word term is used to describe the first hour of every sitting of the Lok Sabha
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Question hour
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Which daughter of PTOLEMY XII married Mark Anthony
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CLEOPATRA
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Which endangered animal is the state animal of Andhra Pradesh
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Black Buck
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What is the Capital of Andhra Pradesh
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AMRAVATI
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Which Chinese traveller mentioned the Name Maharastra in his travelogues
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HIUEN TSANG
15
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DUNA is the Hungarian term for which European River
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DANUBE
16
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What is the Capital of Hungary
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BUDAPEST
17
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If you are listing the Indian State capitals alphabetically, which capital will come first
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Agartala
18
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What is the Capital of the Indian State of Tripura
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AGARTALA
19
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Name the most famous domestic cricket tournament in India
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RANJI Trophy
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Which was the first team to win the RANJI TROPHY after India became independent
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HOLKARS
21
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Who are the three major Gods of the Hindus
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BRAHMA the creator
VISHNU the preserver
SHIVA the destroyer
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Brahma originally had how many heads
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FIVE
23
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Who cut one of Brahmas Heads and why
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SHIVA. Because Brahma lied to him
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Name the very important Hindu Scriptures
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VEDAS
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The four divisions of time in Hinduism is known as
YUGAS
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Name the four Vedas
Rigveda
Yajurveda
Samaveda
Atharvaveda
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According to legend, which lake was formed from one of the petals that fell from Brahmas hand when he was flying over Rajasthan on his swan
PUSHKAR LAKE
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What was the capital of Korea before it was divided in 1948
SEOUL
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The Line that divides the two koreas after world War II, into North Korea and South Korea is
38th Parallel
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What is the Capital of South Korea
SEOUL
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What is the Capital of North korea
PYONGYANG
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In India we drive on the left side of the road, on which side do the people in England Drive
Left Side
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Which fables are collectively referred to as " FIVE CHAPTERS' in Sanskrit
PANCHANTANTRA
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The oldest Fables in the world are the
PANCHANTANTRA
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To whom is the work of PANCHANTANTRA attributed to
VISHNU SHARMA
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Who was the first bowler to take 500 test wickets
Courtney Walsh
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What is the Indian National Emblem
The Lion Capital of Ashoka
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How many Lions can you see on the Indian National Emblem
Three. The fourth is hidden
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Which famous temple in Madurai is dedicated to the sun God Sundareshwara
Meenakshi temple
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In which state of India is Madurai located
Tamil Nadu
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What is the language spoken in China
Mandarin
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What is the second most common language spoken in China
Cantonese
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What is the name of Tea known in the Cantonese dialect
CH'a
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Which Nineteenth century French Science Fiction writer wrote the story" FIVE WEEKS IN A BALOON" in 1863
JULES VERNE
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Two of the most famous stories written by Jules Verne were
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) Around the World in Eighty Days (1873).
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In the name of which God is the folk dance drama RASLILA based
KRISHNA
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Of which food varieties are Arabia and Liberian varieties
COFFEE
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If your salt is lacking in I, which mineral would it be lacking
Iodine
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In which language did Mahatma Gandhi write his autobiography
Gujrati
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In India what does P stand for in POTA
Prevention
| Prevention of Terrorism Act
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P wave, S wave, Love wave and Rayleigh wave occurs during which natural disaster
EARTHQUAKE
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The ancestors of which landlocked Asian country were the HUNS
MONGOLIA
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Name this famous building in Malaysia
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS
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Which building was built to house the National Petroleum Company of Malaysia
PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS
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Which is the last national bird of a country to be removed from its endangered list
Bald eagle of the USA
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How is HARIMANDIR in India better known as
The GOLDEN TEMPLE
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In computer parlance what does the term AI stand for
Artificial Intelligence
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A word puzzle of a grid of squares and blanks is called a
CROSSWORD
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What is the London address of the British Prime Minister
10 Downing street
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What is the London address of the British Chancellor of Exchequer ( Finance Minister )
11 Downing street
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Name the muscle that bends the elbow
BICEPS
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Who was the author of the James Bond stories
Ian Fleming
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Name Ina Flemings only Children Story
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG
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who invented the electric Razor
Jacob Schich
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What caused the BUBONIC PLAGUE
It was caused by Fleas on Rats
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The BUBONIC PLAGUE was also known as
BLACK DEATH
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Where did the Wright brothers first successful flight take place
KITTYHAWK
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MAHE is a part of which union territory
PONDICHERRY
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Which island is a part of Andaman and Nicober Islands. ROSS or CROSS
ROSS
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The name of which Indian State Capital begins and ends with the letter R
RAIPUR, Capital of Chattisgargh
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What is the capital of the country Zimbabwe
HARARE
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The country ZIMBABWE lies in which continent
AFRICA
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What was HARARE, the capital of Zimbabwe, formerly known as
SALISBURY
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Which first name was common among English Kings and was shared by 8 of them
EDWARD
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In which ASIAN country was the first ever book printed in the sixth century
CHINA
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Who invented the LOGARITH TABLES
JOHN NAPIER
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Which city in New Zealand shares the name with the inventor of the LOGARITHM TABLE
NAPIER
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In the Ramayana who was the brother of RAM
LAKSHMAN
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In the Ramayana who was Lakshmans Wife
URMILA
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What kind of ropes are used to catch cattle
LASSO
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When it is winter in India, what season is it in ICELAND
WINTER
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The great war of the MAHABHARATA took place where
KURUKSHETRA
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Where in India is KURUKSHETRA
In HARYANA
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The first India Feature Film heroine was a man. Serious or Joking?
SERIOUS
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Which was Indias First Feature Film
Raja Harishchandra
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Who played the role of the heroine taramati in the movie Raja Harischandra
Anna Salunke
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In cricket why was TREVOR CHAPPEL Infamous
For bowling underarm
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Name a tribe from North America
OMAHA
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A person who conducts auctions by accepting bids and declaring goods sold.
AUCTIONEER
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A public sale at which things are sold to those who offer to pay the most.
AUCTION
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What does an Auctioneer use during an auction
Gavel
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The outer shell of a tortoise is known as a
CARAPACE
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According to popular legend, which famous traveller brought ice cream to Italy
MARCO POLO
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Who was the third Mughal Emperor
Akbar
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Akbar became King at what age, after his father death
13
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Since Akbar was only 13 when he bacame King, who was his Regent
BAIRAM KHAN
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The famous musician in Akbars court was
TANSEN
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In which city did AKBAR build a platform for TANSEN to perform
AGRA
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Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India
Bahadur Shah II
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A person who sends news stories or comment to a newspaper, magazine, or broadcasting company especially from a distant place.
CORRESPONDENT
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Who is referred to as BANG BANG CORRESPONDENT
A journalist who reports on wars and battles
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Which Indian Rulers father and son shared the same name
SAMUDRAGUPTA
| Samidraguptas fathers name was Chandragupta I and Samudraguptas sons name was Chandragupta II
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Which food has a name literally meaning " Baked twice"
BISCUIT
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Her parents were William and Fanny, She spent her childhood in a house called Lea Hurst in Derbyshire England. Her parents name her after an Italian Town
Florence Nightingale
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When TIMUR invaded India during the late fourteenth century, which dynasty formed the Sultanate at Delhi
TUGHLAQ Dynasty
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Name this world famous Naval officer
Horatio Nelson
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What precious object did Admiral Nelson lose in 1797
ARM
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Who is a COUCH COMMANDER
The person who wields the TV REMOTE
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I am a Mathematician speaking 15 languages, I was a world champion in my field of expertise
Gary Kasparov
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The basic unit of a memory size in a computer is known as a
BYTE
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In computer jargon what is a NIBBLE
Half a byte is a nibble
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The olympic gold medal contains 5.2% of which metal
GOLD
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Which is the single longest poem in world literature
THE MAHABHARATA
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What is sometimes referred to as the " CRICKETERS COFFIN"
The Kit Bag
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KHATAMBAND is what kind of work from Kashmir
WOODWORK
art of making ceiling, by fitting small pieces of wood (preferably walnut or deodar wood) into each other in geometrical patterns.
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What is BYTE BONDING
A gathering of computer wizards who discuss matters on computers which no one else understands
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In which state do you find the MANAS NATIONAL PARK
ASSAM
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When and Why did the OJIBA Indians shoot Flaming arrows at the Sun
During the Solar Eclipse they thought the sun was extinguishing
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Which sign of the Zodiac represents the BULL
TAURUS
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What is the police vehicle used to transport prisoners sometimes called
BLACK MARIA
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According to the Ramayana, Lakshman cut off whose nose
suparnakha, Ravanas sister
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In Hinduism the 10 headed king of Demons who was the king in Sri Lanka was
RAVANA
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The sister of RAVANA was
SUPARNAKHA
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Of which ship was it boastfully said " Even God cannot sink this ship"
TITANIC
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Name this famous Indian female singer
Asha Bhosle
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This is a well known Bollywood music director, Name him
RD BURMAN
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Asha Bhosle, the well known Indian female singer, also had a famous sister
Lata Mangeshkar
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Asha Bhosle was once married to this well known Bollywood music director, Name him
RD BURMAN
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Which instrument can be associated with the elephant
Trumpet
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What is this skull cap worn by the Jews known as
KIPPA
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Which planet did Galileo describe when he first observed it in 1610, as a triple planet, a central globe with smaller bodies in contact on either side
SATURN
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In which state of India does the TAJ MAHOTSAV take place every year
UTTAR PRADESH
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Which is the Capital of Uttar Pradesh
LUCKNOW
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Apart from the Lion, which other animals are found on the National Emblem
Horse and Bull
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Where on the body does an Indian woman wear a BAJUBAND
ARM
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Which part of the body does MIGRAINE primarily affect
Head
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Who invented the vaccine for RABIES
LOUIS PASTEUR
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What sort of creatures are the SAMBAR and CHEETAL
Types of DEER
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Which was the last Asian city to host the Olympic games
SEOUL
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Which instrument did BALUSWAMY DIKSHITAR introduce to India in the nineteenth century
VIOLIN
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Which was the first Indian film to get a nomination for best foreign film
Mother India
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Who directed the famous movie MOTHER INDIA
MEHBOOB KHAN
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If you wanted to see the Koh-i-Noor diamond today, which country would you have to go
ENGLAND
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Which is the oldest wildlife sanctuary in India
CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
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Who was the famous son of Fatima and Hyder Ali
TIPU SULTAN
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Where did Swami Vivekananda go to attend The Parliament of Religions
CHICAGO
147
With what would you associate the FINIX Award
Magic
148
Where in India would you find the Asiatic Wild Ass
Little Rann of Kutch in Gujrat
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This Indian instrument comes in sizes called MAGZI
SARANGI
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The literal meaning of this instrument means " Waves of Water "
JALATARANGA
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Who was the first Indian actress to win an award at an International Film Festival
Nargis
| She won it in Karlovy Vary in Czech Republic
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What was the original name of Table Tennis
It was first called GOSSIMA and Then PING PONG
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A comic strip character whoe car is registered with the number 313
Donald Duck
154
Name the actors who played James Bond
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Sean Connery
Roger Moore
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan
David Niven
George Lazenby
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The Spiritual leader in Tibetan Buddhism is known as
Lama
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The Highest Spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism is known as
DALAI LAMA
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In Tibetan Buddhism what is the most important role of the PANCHEAN LAMA
He determines who is the true incarnation of the Dalai Lama
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What are chinese snacks called as
DIM SUM
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Who are the agents of the TV Serial X FILES
MULDER and SCULLY
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Name the Christian Saints who visited India
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St Thomas
St Francis Xavier
St John De Britto
St John Paul II
St Jose VAZ
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Name the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe
ALPS
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What is the Southerly wind on the Northern slopes of the ALPS Known as
FOHN
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What is the term used to describe the application of gold or silver on a surface in a fine pattern
FILIGREE
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What is the original name of Volleyball
MINTONETTE
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In roman mythology who is the God of love
CUPID
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How is the God of love CUPID depicted
A naked winged boy with a bow and arrow
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Name the four organisations responsible for awarding the NOBEL PRIZE
SWEDISH ACADEMY
NORWEGIAN COMMITTEE
THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
CAROLINE MEDICAL CHIRUGICAL INSTITUTE
168
Where did Gandhi give his QUIT INDIA Call during the Freedom movement
GOWLIA TANK MAIDAN currently known as AUGUST KRANTI MAIDAN in MUMBAI
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What is this logo of NIKE called
SWOOSH
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What is the currency of the UAE
DIRHAM
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In which other country is the Currency in DIRHAMS
MOROCCO
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What is the French National Anthem called
Le Marseillaise
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Name this navigator who helped to build up England’s power during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
FRANCIS DRAKE
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In which ship did Francis Drake sail around the world
GOLDEN HIND
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What is the French equivalent of THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MERCI BEAUCOUP
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Name the theory that explains that the universe began with a big explosion
BIG BANG
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Name one of Spidermans Enemies
Green Goblin
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What is the human equivalent of the MAD COW DISEASE
CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE
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What is the Sport of BMX
BICYCLE MOTO CROSS
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What is the popular column written by Kushwant Singh
With Malice to One and ALL
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What is the name of this sign used as a substitute for AND
AMPERSAND
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Name this former Prime Minister of India
HARADANAHALLI DEVE GOWDA
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What is the full name of the Club that owns and governs WIMBLEDOM
The ALL England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
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Who played the role of Dennis the Menace in the 1993 film of the same name
The seven year old Mason Gamble
185
What was Bret " The Hitman" Harts favourite expression
You're in my sights
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Name this friendly Ghost
CASPER
187
Casper the friendly Ghost has three uncles, Name them
STRETCH
STINKIE
FATSO
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What are these crescent shaped Sand dunes known as
BARKHAN
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Name this famous Indian Pop Singer
ALISHA CHINAI
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What character does Alisha Chinai portray in the music video " MADE IN INDIA"
Princess of yashaba
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In the book of the same name, who were the LAST OF THE MOHICANS
CHINGACHOOK and his son UNCAS
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What are the first and the last letters of the Greek Alphabet
Alpha
| Omega
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Who gave Koh-i-Noor diamond its name
Nadir Shah
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What was unusual of the OSCAR presented to Walt Disney for SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
It comprised of one big Oscar and seven little ones
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What is the title of Michael Jacksons autobiography
Moonwalk
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What is the name of Amsterdams Airport
SCHIPOL
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What was the name of Charles Lindbergs aircraft in which he made the first solo Transatlantic flight
The Spirit of St Louis
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Which flag is green, white and red vertically with an eagle grasping the snake in the white portion
Flag of Mexico
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What is the name of Singapores airport
CHANGI
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Who defeated whom in the Battle of Hastings
William the conqueror defeated King Harold of England
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Who created the Character DRACULA
BRAM STOKER
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Name this explosive weapon typically thrown by hand
GRENADE
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How did the Grenade get its name
From the French word meaning Pomergrante
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When did World war I end
11 Nov 1918
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In the asterix comic, what special quality does the magic potion have
After drinking it the drinkers strength increases by ten fold
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The thirteenth sign of the zodiac is sometime called
OPHIUCUS
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What is Frozen Carbon Dioxide known as
DRY ICE
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Of what use is the dry ice in the entertainment industry
To produce o smoky or cloudy effect on stage
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What is the currency of Thailand
BAHTS
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How are Hurricanes named
From 1978 they are named alphabetically by year and alternately male and female
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What does the UN stand for
UNITED NATIONS
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This Flag belongs to which organisation
UN ( United Nations )
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When is the UN Flag flown all over the world
24 October
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Which is the only flag with a map on it
Flag of Cyprus
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What is the capital of the country CYPRUS
NICOSIA
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What is the currency of Malaysia
RINGITTS
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Who is the official who calls muslims to prayer
MUEZZIN
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Who fought the CRIMEAN WAR
England, France, Turkey and Sardinia defeated Russia in 1850
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Name the Two important airports in New York
JFK ( John F kennedy)
| La Guardia
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What is the currency of Myanmar
KYATS
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Name this race of one eyed Giants ruled by Polyphemus
CYCLOPES
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What was the currency of Netherlands before it was changed to EURO
Guilders
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According to Roman Mythology who was known for his great strength
HERCULES
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As part of his punishment, Hercules had to perform how many Labours
12
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What was Hercules first labour
Killing the Nemean Lion
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What was Hercules second labour
Killing the nine headed HYDRA
