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QUIZ 05 Flashcards

1
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In 1590 when the portuguese first sighted the Island of Taiwan, what did they name it

A

Formosa which means beautiful

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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

A

Chile

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5
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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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7
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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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8
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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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9
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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

A

Mexico

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10
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Singapore lies to the South of which peninsula

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Malay Peninsula

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11
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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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12
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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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13
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With which two words did Jawaharlal Nehru conclude his FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT speech

A

Jai Hind

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14
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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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15
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Which English Scientist gave the name of electricity

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William Gilbert

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16
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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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17
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Which popular animal fair takes place in Rajasthan

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Pushkar Mela

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18
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If you are headaed for Ulall Beach, in which city would you be

A

Mangalore

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19
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Which is the largest Marsupial and has a normal gestation of 33 days

A

Red Kangaroo

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20
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What is also called The SCIENCE of LIFE

A

Ayurveda

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21
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The Feminine Version of Sir is

A

Dame

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22
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The Capital of South Korea is

A

Seoul

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23
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A flowing water body is known as a

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Stream

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24
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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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24
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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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25
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The sound a sheep makes is

A

Bleat

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26
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A magician sometimes uses a

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Wand

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27
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A palce where horses are bred is a

A

STUD

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28
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A Hard rough growth on the surface of the skin

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Wart

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29
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A town in Holland and a hard cheese

A

Edam

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30
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The Kauravas and Pandavas were princes of which city

A

Hastinapur

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31
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At what age are women allowed to vote in India

A

18

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32
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What breed of dog is Scamper in the Enid Blyton Secret Seven Series

A

Spaniel

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33
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Besides Wimbledom which is the only other Grand Slam Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi have won together

A

French Open

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34
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Atal Behari Vajpayee first became Prime Minister in

A

1996

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35
Q

Which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere

A

21 June

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36
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Who slept at the Sleeping Krishnas Feet

A

Arjuna

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37
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Which famous Indians first name is Pullela

A

Gopichand

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38
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The name of Bijapurs largest historical monument

A

Gol Gumbaz

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39
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Giorgio Armani is a famous

A

Italian Fashion Designer

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40
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Horatio Nelson lost which part of his body

A

Right arm

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41
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In computing, which alphabet key would you use along with the control key to paste any matter

A

V

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42
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Which zodiac sign has the least number of letters in its name

A

LEO

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43
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What did Worrell. Walcott and Weekes do for a living

A

Play Cricket for west Indies

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44
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The Merchant of Venice was written by

A

William Shakespeare

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45
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What is the Capital of the Pallava Dynasty from 3rd to the 9th Century BC

A

Kanchipuram

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46
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How many sisters did the Kauravas have

A

One

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47
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Which former planet was named after the Roman God of the Underworld

A

Pluto

48
Q

The name of which Indian state ends with the word Hand

A

JHARKHAND

49
Q

Shiv Kumar Sharma is an expert at playing which instrument

A

Santoor

50
Q

Which Indian PMs Grandfather, Ganghadhar was a police officer in Delhi in 1857, when it was engulfed by the mutiny

A

Jawaharlal Nehru

51
Q

In Cricket which is the least common form of dismissal

A

Timed out

52
Q

The baby elephants are known as

A

Calf

53
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The dominant elephant in a herd is always a

A

Female

54
Q

The largest living animal on Land is the

A

Elephant

55
Q

The Second tallest animal on land is the

A

Elephant

56
Q

What is caused by a Rhinovirus

A

Common Cold

57
Q

What is common to these well known Indians
Tipu Sultan
MAK Pataudi
Vishwanathan Anand

A

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

58
Q

The opening Scene of which of these Shakespearean Comedies takes place in Padua

A

The Taming of The Shrew

59
Q

Rosetta and Damietta are the two main distributaries of which river

A

Nile

59
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Rosetta and Damietta are the two main distributaries of which river

A

Nile

60
Q

Name the longest river in Africa

A

River Nile

61
Q

Name the longest river in the world

A

River Nile

62
Q

Name a Dam which is built across the River Nile

A

Aswan Dam

63
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Name the large artificial Lake created because of The Aswan Dam across the river Nile

A

Lake Nasser

64
Q

What is the mouth of the river

A

The mouth of a river is where the river flows into a larger body of water

65
Q

What is the mouth of the River Nile

A

The Mediterranean Sea

66
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A Fresh water stream that feed into a larger stream or river is known as a

A

TRIBUTARY

67
Q

The Two main tributaries of the River Nile are

A

The White Nile and the Blue Nile

68
Q

A River Branch flowing away from the main river is called a

A

Distributary

69
Q

The place where the river begins is called

A

The Source of the River

70
Q

Which is the Niles Largest Source

A

Lake Victoria

71
Q

With regards to Mohammed Bin Tughlaq, which place did he rename that literally means “ Abode of Good Fortune”

A

Daulatabad

72
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Daulatabad is located in which Indian state

A

Maharastra

73
Q

What was Daulatabad previously known as

A

DEOGIRI “ Hills of the Gods”

74
Q

Which day is celebrated as World Environment day

A

June 5

75
Q

Name three serious Envivornmental concerns

A

Global warming
Acid Rain
Greenhouse Effect

76
Q

In Kathakali, which colour is used in facial make up to depict heroic characters

A

Green

77
Q

Kathakali is the renowned Dance Drama from which Indian state

A

Kerala

78
Q

The Kathakali Dance Drama is based on

A

The Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata

79
Q

Bombay Green and Langra are varieties of

A

Mango

80
Q

Which of these sports uses a larger ball. Volley ball or Basketball

A

Basketball

81
Q

Who is credited to have invented the Basketball

A

James Naismith.
Canadian teacher who invented this game so that it could be played indoors during long cold winter months

82
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The first time Basketball was played, what ball was used

A

Football

83
Q

Basketball was introduced into the olympic Games in which year

A

1936

84
Q

Which team has won the maximum number of olympic medals in Basketball

A

Americans

85
Q

Which of these colours has a darker shade. Lemon or Chrome

A

Chrome

86
Q

Which monument is taller
Qutb Minar or Alai Minar

A

Qutb Minar has a height of 72.5 mts

87
Q

Which of these dogs is taller
Cocker Spaniel or Afghan Hound

A

Afghan Hound

88
Q

With which sportsman do you associate the phrase “ Floats like a butterfly, Stings like a bee”

A

Mohammed Ali

89
Q

Which sportsperson threw his olympic gold medal in the river as a sign of protest against Racism

A

Mohammed Ali

90
Q

Who gave the city of Allahabad its name

A

Akbar

91
Q

The IST ( Indian Standard Time) is calculated from which Indian city

A

Allahabad as the longitude 82 1/2 passes through it

92
Q

The city of Allahabad is located at the confluence of three rivers. Name them

A

Ganga, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati

93
Q

how many hours do adult lions rest or sleep in a day?

A

about 20 hours

94
Q

Name the only member of the cat family with a mane?

A

Male lion

95
Q

among the male and female lion who is known as the better hunter?

A

female lion -

96
Q

lions live in groups called

A

pride

97
Q

name the two main weapons possessed by a lion

A

1.Long sharp teeth
2.paws

98
Q

an adult human has how many teeth?

A

32

99
Q

how many teeth does an adult lion have?

A

30

100
Q

how many teeth does an adult lion have?

A

30

101
Q

Name the Indian city founded in 1599 whose name means “City of the rising”

A

Udaipur (Rajasthan)

102
Q

Name the Indian city known as” the city of lakes?

A

Udaipur (Rajasthan)

103
Q

which of these sports requires a larger area to compete on?
A.Football
B.Hockey

A

A. Football

104
Q

The game of football is known by which other name?

A

soccer

105
Q

who were the co- founders of the search engine Google?

A

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

106
Q

a series of words entered in a search engine is known as______________

A

string

107
Q

between the woodpecker and the falcon who has a longer tongue?

A

woodpecker

108
Q

Between the woodpecker and the falcon who has a longer tongue?

A

woodpecker

109
Q

Between the American bison and the polar bear which animal is heavier?

A

American bison

110
Q

In cricket who is known as “the little master”?

A

Sunil Gavaskar

111
Q

Which of these Roman numerals has a higher value?
C or D

A

D

C=100
D=500

112
Q

the Roman numeral M stands for?

A

1000

113
Q

The roman numeral L stands for

A

50

114
Q

Who is the author of the book “A Suitable boy”?

A

Vikram Seth

115
Q

In 1997 Arundhati Roy won the booker prize for which novel?

A

Arundhati Roy

116
Q

Which is the longest Indian novel till date?

A

Vikram Seths -A Suitable boy
1349 pages

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