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QUIZ 05 Flashcards

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In 1590 when the portuguese first sighted the Island of Taiwan, what did they name it

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Formosa which means beautiful

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Which East African Capital lies closest to the equator

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Kampala capital of Uganda

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In which European city would you find St Peters Square

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Vatican City in Rome

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Easter Island in the South East Pacific ocean is famous for its statues shaped like human heads. If you wanted to take one of these statues home which countrys permission would you need

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Chile

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In 1962 which other West Indian Country did Trinidad join to form a seperate state

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Tobago

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In AD 79 three cities of the Roman Empire were devasted by an eruption of the Volcano Vesuvius. Two of them were Herculaneum and Stabiae, which was the other

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Pompeii

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The artistic emblem of the 1996 Miss World pageant held in Bangalore was an APSARA. From which historical site in India was it borrowed

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Ajanta Caves

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Two South American countries are bounded by both the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans. One of them is Columbia. The other is

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Chile

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Of the four countries USA, Great Britain, Mexico and France which ones does not have the colours white and blue in its National Flag

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Mexico

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Singapore lies to the South of which peninsula

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Malay Peninsula

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Sir Creek is known demarcated sea border that India shares with which of its neighbours

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Pakistan. Its a small strip of water along the Rann of Kutch in India and Sindh in Pakistan

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In December 2003 The Supreme Court of India made this subject compulsary in School ?

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Environment

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With which two words did Jawaharlal Nehru conclude his FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT speech

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Jai Hind

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The City of Mumbai got its name from which local Goddess

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Goddess MUMBA who is a form of PARVATI

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Which English Scientist gave the name of electricity

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William Gilbert

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In Indian history who was the famous son of Maha Singh

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Ranjit Singh, The ruler of Punjab

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Which popular animal fair takes place in Rajasthan

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Pushkar Mela

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If you are headaed for Ulall Beach, in which city would you be

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Mangalore

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Which is the largest Marsupial and has a normal gestation of 33 days

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Red Kangaroo

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What is also called The SCIENCE of LIFE

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Ayurveda

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21
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The Feminine Version of Sir is

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Dame

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22
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The Capital of South Korea is

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Seoul

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A flowing water body is known as a

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Stream

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A whitish mineral used to purify water or to stop bleeding of cuts

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Alum

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A whitish mineral used to purify water or to stop bleeding of cuts
Alum
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The sound a sheep makes is
Bleat
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A magician sometimes uses a
Wand
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A palce where horses are bred is a
STUD
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A Hard rough growth on the surface of the skin
Wart
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A town in Holland and a hard cheese
Edam
30
The Kauravas and Pandavas were princes of which city
Hastinapur
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At what age are women allowed to vote in India
18
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What breed of dog is Scamper in the Enid Blyton Secret Seven Series
Spaniel
33
Besides Wimbledom which is the only other Grand Slam Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won together
French Open
34
Atal Behari Vajpayee first became Prime Minister in
1996
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Which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere
21 June
36
Who slept at the Sleeping Krishnas Feet
Arjuna
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Which famous Indians first name is Pullela
Gopichand
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The name of Bijapurs largest historical monument
Gol Gumbaz
39
Giorgio Armani is a famous
Italian Fashion Designer
40
Horatio Nelson lost which part of his body
Right arm
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In computing, which alphabet key would you use along with the control key to paste any matter
V
42
Which zodiac sign has the least number of letters in its name
LEO
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What did Worrell. Walcott and Weekes do for a living
Play Cricket for west Indies
44
The Merchant of Venice was written by
William Shakespeare
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What is the Capital of the Pallava Dynasty from 3rd to the 9th Century BC
Kanchipuram
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How many sisters did the Kauravas have
One
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Which former planet was named after the Roman God of the Underworld
Pluto
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The name of which Indian state ends with the word Hand
JHARKHAND
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Shiv Kumar Sharma is an expert at playing which instrument
Santoor
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Which Indian PMs Grandfather, Ganghadhar was a police officer in Delhi in 1857, when it was engulfed by the mutiny
Jawaharlal Nehru
51
In Cricket which is the least common form of dismissal
Timed out
52
The baby elephants are known as
Calf
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The dominant elephant in a herd is always a
Female
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The largest living animal on Land is the
Elephant
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The Second tallest animal on land is the
Elephant
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What is caused by a Rhinovirus
Common Cold
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What is common to these well known Indians Tipu Sultan MAK Pataudi Vishwanathan Anand
They were all nicknamed Tiger. Tipu Sultan was called the Tiger of Mysore. MAK Pataudi was called Tiger pataudi. Vishwanathan anand was called Vishy the Tiger
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The opening Scene of which of these Shakespearean Comedies takes place in Padua
The Taming of The Shrew
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Rosetta and Damietta are the two main distributaries of which river
Nile
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Rosetta and Damietta are the two main distributaries of which river
Nile
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Name the longest river in Africa
River Nile
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Name the longest river in the world
River Nile
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Name a Dam which is built across the River Nile
Aswan Dam
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Name the large artificial Lake created because of The Aswan Dam across the river Nile
Lake Nasser
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What is the mouth of the river
The mouth of a river is where the river flows into a larger body of water
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What is the mouth of the River Nile
The Mediterranean Sea
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A Fresh water stream that feed into a larger stream or river is known as a
TRIBUTARY
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The Two main tributaries of the River Nile are
The White Nile and the Blue Nile
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A River Branch flowing away from the main river is called a
Distributary
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The place where the river begins is called
The Source of the River
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Which is the Niles Largest Source
Lake Victoria
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With regards to Mohammed Bin Tughlaq, which place did he rename that literally means " Abode of Good Fortune"
Daulatabad
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Daulatabad is located in which Indian state
Maharastra
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What was Daulatabad previously known as
DEOGIRI " Hills of the Gods"
74
Which day is celebrated as World Environment day
June 5
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Name three serious Envivornmental concerns
Global warming Acid Rain Greenhouse Effect
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In Kathakali, which colour is used in facial make up to depict heroic characters
Green
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Kathakali is the renowned Dance Drama from which Indian state
Kerala
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The Kathakali Dance Drama is based on
The Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata
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Bombay Green and Langra are varieties of
Mango
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Which of these sports uses a larger ball. Volley ball or Basketball
Basketball
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Who is credited to have invented the Basketball
James Naismith. Canadian teacher who invented this game so that it could be played indoors during long cold winter months
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The first time Basketball was played, what ball was used
Football
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Basketball was introduced into the olympic Games in which year
1936
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Which team has won the maximum number of olympic medals in Basketball
Americans
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Which of these colours has a darker shade. Lemon or Chrome
Chrome
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Which monument is taller Qutb Minar or Alai Minar
Qutb Minar has a height of 72.5 mts
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Which of these dogs is taller Cocker Spaniel or Afghan Hound
Afghan Hound
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With which sportsman do you associate the phrase " Floats like a butterfly, Stings like a bee"
Mohammed Ali
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Which sportsperson threw his olympic gold medal in the river as a sign of protest against Racism
Mohammed Ali
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Who gave the city of Allahabad its name
Akbar
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The IST ( Indian Standard Time) is calculated from which Indian city
Allahabad as the longitude 82 1/2 passes through it
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The city of Allahabad is located at the confluence of three rivers. Name them
Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati
93
how many hours do adult lions rest or sleep in a day?
about 20 hours
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Name the only member of the cat family with a mane?
Male lion
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among the male and female lion who is known as the better hunter?
female lion -
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lions live in groups called
pride
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name the two main weapons possessed by a lion
1.Long sharp teeth 2.paws
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an adult human has how many teeth?
32
99
how many teeth does an adult lion have?
30
100
how many teeth does an adult lion have?
30
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Name the Indian city founded in 1599 whose name means "City of the rising"
Udaipur (Rajasthan)
102
Name the Indian city known as" the city of lakes?
Udaipur (Rajasthan)
103
which of these sports requires a larger area to compete on? A.Football B.Hockey
A. Football
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The game of football is known by which other name?
soccer
105
who were the co- founders of the search engine Google?
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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a series of words entered in a search engine is known as______________
string
107
between the woodpecker and the falcon who has a longer tongue?
woodpecker
108
Between the woodpecker and the falcon who has a longer tongue?
woodpecker
109
Between the American bison and the polar bear which animal is heavier?
American bison
110
In cricket who is known as "the little master"?
Sunil Gavaskar
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Which of these Roman numerals has a higher value? C or D
D C=100 D=500
112
the Roman numeral M stands for?
1000
113
The roman numeral L stands for
50
114
Who is the author of the book "A Suitable boy"?
Vikram Seth
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In 1997 Arundhati Roy won the booker prize for which novel?
Arundhati Roy
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Which is the longest Indian novel till date?
Vikram Seths -A Suitable boy 1349 pages

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