QUIZ 06 Flashcards
1
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The Famous Indian Epics the Ramayan and The Mahabharata are written in which language
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Sanskrit
2
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Which famous Indian Epic consists of 24000 couplets and written in 7 chapters
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Ramayana
3
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The first set of teeth that human get are known as
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Primary teeth
4
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The Primary teeth of humans are aslo known as
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Deciduous teeth
5
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How many Primary teeth do human have
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20
6
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How many tteth do the dult humans have
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32
7
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The source of the river is known as the
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Headstream
8
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Name the five headstreams of the river Ganga
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- Alkananda
- Bhagirathi.
- Dhauliganga
- Mandakini
- Pindar
9
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A temporary stoppage of war is known as
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Ceasefire
10
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In 1966 which two Asian countries signed an agreement for a ceasefire at TASHKENT
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India and Pakistan
11
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Which Indian PM died at Tashkent after signing the TASHKENT agreement
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Lal Bahadur Shastri
12
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he was the PM of India
Which famous Indians wife is Shrimati Gursharan Kaur
A
Manmohan Singh
13
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The female of which animal lays the eggs in a pouch below the males tail where they remain till they hatch
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Seahorse
14
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Alphabetically which is the first country liested in the United Nations
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Afghanistan
15
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In Greek Mythology who killed Priams Son HECTOR
A
ACHILLES
16
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With which country does India share the longest border
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Bangladesh
17
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which Indian Nawab was assassinated at a place called Namak Haram Deori
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Siraj ud daulah
18
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If you wre listing the months alphabetically, which month would be at the botteom of the list
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September
19
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Which is the upper house of parliament in India
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Rajya Sabha
20
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Which is the Lower house of Parliament in India
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Lok Sabha
21
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According to the constituition who is the chairman of the Rajya Sabha
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Vice President
22
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Which city in Pakistan was once the Capital of Akbar
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Lahore
23
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Which International organization was once founded by Swami Prabhupada in 1966
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ISKCON
24
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Who wrote the famous books like THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO and THE THREE MUSKETEERS
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Alexandre Dumas
25
The sequel to which novel by Alexandre Dumas was TWENTY YEARS AFTER
THE THREE MUSKETERS
## Footnote
The three muskeeteers were PORTHOS, ATHOS and ARAMIS
26
In the Ramayana, which dynasty does Rama belong to
Raghuvansha
## Footnote
It ruled over the state of Ayodhya
27
Which Indian Batsman has scored the fastest 1000 runs in the least number of innings
Vinod Kambli
## Footnote
Ha and Sachin Tendulkar were school friends
28
Which small segment of discontinous mountains chain forms part of nine European Countries
Alps
29
A series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground
Mountain Range
30
Who conceived the rocket that took Tinitin to te moon
Professor Calculus
31
Krishnadeva Raya was the greatest ruler of which Southern Empire
Vijayanagar Empire
32
Which Primates eyes are larger than its brain
Tarsier
33
Animals closely related to humans are known as
Primates
34
A class of naturally occurring organic nitrogen-containing compounds that are frequently found in the plant kingdom
Alkaloid
35
Which poisonous Alakloid is found in toboacco
Nicotine
## Footnote
It constitues five percent of the Tobacco plants weight
36
Who was introduced in a book called THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIRS AT STYLES and died in the book CURTAIN
Hercule Poirot
37
Which is the first element in the periodic table
Hydrogen
38
The system of arranging Chemical elements is
Periodic table
39
Which Scripture forms the book 6 of the Mahabharata
The Bhagavad Gita
40
Which snake is considered the favourite of snake charmers
Cobras
41
The Capital of Assam is
Dispur
42
Before Guwahati and Dispur , which city served as the capital of Assam
Shillong
43
Where in Andra Pardesh is the most famous temple dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara Located
Tirupati
44
Which gas comprises 91 percent of the atmosphere of saturn
Hydrogen
45
What was first recited at the Great Snake Sacrifice of King Janmejaya of Taxila
The Bhagavad Gita
46
The male of which marine animal has an arm called HECTOCOTYLUS
Octopus
47
Which city's Eastern and Western parts were once connected by the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
48
Which novel is the inspiration for the disney film TREASURE PLANET
Treasure island
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49
Which is the only finger of your hand to contain two bones instead of three
Thumb
50
Which species of Rhinoceros is endangered
White Rhinoceros
51
The Greeks called this river HYPHASIS. By what name is this river known in India
BEAS
52
[](http://)Which is Africas Largest country in terms of area[](http://)Which is Africas Largest country in terms of area
Sudan
53
Which was the first cricket ground to host a 100 test matches
Lords Cricket ground in England
54
With which flower does Harry Potter's mother share her name
Lily
55
In the Mahabharata, Arjuna was the grandfather of Parikshit. True or False
True
56
Which Folk Theatre gets its name from Persian for Fun Play
Tamasha
57
Which planet spins on its axis once every 24 hours and 37 minutes
Mars
58
There are three Indian national languages that start with K, name them
Kannada
Konkanni
Kashmiri
59
Which famous American Novel was originally titled The Whale
Moby Dick
## Footnote
written by Herman Melville
60
Which is the most easily digestible food of the Bean family
Soyabean
61
Which month has the longest name
September
62
The smallest member of the bear family is named after which celestial body
Sun Bear
63
The Capital of South Korea is
Seoul
64
Besides Seoul which is the only city to host the Asian Games and the Olympic games
Tokyo
65
Which present day State Capital was built by the British on Land they reclaimed after the GURKHA WAR of 1814-1816
Shimla
66
Which art form was Max Ernst one of the founders
Dadaism
## Footnote
The human forms in this art form were often represented in a mutilated form
67
Prior to 1894, the Namgyal Dynasty ruled which modern Indian State from their Capital at TUMLONG
Sikkim
68
Which is the worlds most commonly used herb
Coriander
69
Who is the head of the navy of Nepal
Nepal has no Navy
70
How many atoms are there in one molecule of water
Three
71
Who lives in a Town called River Heights
Nancy Drew
72
In which country did the martial art form Kung Fu Originate
China
## Footnote
In chinese Kung Fu means skill
73
In India in which month does the financial year start
April
74
Which Indian states Boundary with china is also called the MCMohan Line
Arunachal Pradesh
75
Which armed unit in India is priviledged to carry the Presidents Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner
The Presidents Bodyguards
76
Which was the famous war that took place in the Mahabharata
Kurukshetra
77
Who was the Blind King in the Mahabharata
Dhritarashtra
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In the Mahabharata who narrated the story of the Kurukshetra War to the blind king Dhritarasthra
Sanjay
79
Which is the largest Island of the Mediterranean Sea
Sicily
80
Which chinese monk was the founder of the Buddhist Consciousness School of Philosophy in China
Hiuen Tsang
81
For how many days was the battle of Kurukshetra fought
18
82
Who was the first spin bowler to take 500 test wickets
Shane Warne
83
If you were drinking Mocha, what would you be drinking
Coffee
84
The highest Court in India is
The Supreme court
85
The main judge of the Supreme Court of India is known as
The Chief Justice of India
86
Who was the first Chief Justice of India to also becaome the acting President of India
M Hidayatullah
87
If you are making an ISD call from a landline, which two digits you have to first dial
00
88
Which writer left the medical profession and went on to create the famous detective Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
89
What is the process of making milk safe by heating it to destro most of the micro-organisms
Pasteurization
90
The Gravitational pull of the moon causes which natural phenomenon on earth
Tides
91
Which wife of Mark Anthony commited suicide in Alexandria after his death
Cleopatra
92
An expert in the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere is called a ?
Geographer
93
Which river did the Greek Geographer Ptolemy call Namade
River Narmada
94
Which planet has an element named after it
Neptune. The element is named Neptunian
95
A former dacoit named Ratnakara composed a famous epic
Ramayana.
The dacoit was later known as Valmiki
96
Which river begins from the UCAYALI-APURIMAC river system in Peru
Amazon
97
Who was the Mughal Emperor when Lakshmibai was the ruler of Jhansi
Bahadur Shah Zafar
98
In which novel by Walter Scott would you meet another Robinhood
Ivanhoe
99
According to the ABO system, which is the most common blood group in the world
O
100
If the domain name of an id is au, which country does it have its origin in
Australia
