QUIZ 08

Question 1

The Scientific name of which animal means “ Black and white cat footed animal”

Answer 1

Giant Panda

Question 2

Which comic stripCharacter started his adventure by taking a train from Brussels to Moscow on 10 january 1929

Answer 2

Tintin

Question 3

The Dalada Maligawa in Sri Lanka enshrines which part of Gautama Buddha

Answer 3

Tooth

Question 4

In which script is the South Indian Language TULU written

Answer 4

Kannada

Question 5

In which part of the body would you find the Hyoid bone

Answer 5

Mouth

Question 6

Which country was formerly known as South West Africa

Answer 6

Namibia

Question 7

Which Gupta Emperor changed his capital from Pataliputra to Ayodhya

Answer 7

Chandragupta II

Question 8

Dom Pedro or Pedro 1, The first Emperor of Brazil was also the king of which country

Answer 8

Portugal

Question 9

The oryx is a type of which creature living in herds on desserts and dry plains of Africa and Arabia

Answer 9

Antelope

Question 10

Jutland, Funen and Zealand form the main parts of which country

Answer 10

Denmark

Question 11

Apart from Shiva, Mount Kailash is also known as the abode of which Mythological Character

Answer 11

KUBER

He was the king of yakshas and the God of wealth

Question 12

Drift, Trammel and Surrounding are different types of

Answer 12

Nets

Question 13

Which comic strip character gets its name from a symbol used in text as a pointer to a footnote

Answer 13

Asterisk

Question 14

Which Indian PM was not born in Current India

Answer 14

Inder Kumar Gujral

He was born in Jhellum which is in Pakistan

Question 15

Which US Prseident was wounded in a duel as a young man

Answer 15

Andrew Jackson

Question 16

Icelandic, Hawaiian, Strombolian, Vulcanian, pelean and Plinian are major types of which geographical feature

Answer 16

Volcanoes

Question 17

Which element that is abundantly available in Seaweed can also be found in the thyroid gland in the human body

Answer 17

Iodine

Question 18

Where is the thyroid gland situated in the human body

Answer 18

Neck

Question 19

What does the PIN stand for in a PIN Code

Answer 19

Postal Index Number Code

Question 20

A PIN Code has how many digits

Answer 20

6 digits

Question 21

What is the PIN Code for Calangute

Answer 21

403516

Question 22

What do the last three numbers of the PIN Code refer to

Answer 22

Delivery Post Office

Question 23

Who captained India in the first Test series against Pakistan

Answer 23

Lala Amarnath

Question 24

Why was the Jaigarth Fort in Rajasthan Famous

Answer 24

It was the artillery production for the Rajputs

Question 25

Military weapons that shoot large projectiles is known as

Answer 25

Artillery

Question 26

The warrior castes in northern and western India were knownn as

Answer 26

Rajputs

Question 27

Which fort can be approached by the Doongar Gate, The Awami gate and the Sagri gate

Answer 27

Jaigarh Fort

Question 28

Chhetri and Gurung are two major Ethnic groups of which neighbouring country in India

Answer 28

Nepal

Question 29

The second smallest South American country is

Answer 29

Uruguay

Question 30

Which word in the Japanese language means " Those who serve"

Answer 30

Samurai

Question 31

An Inscription of King Yashovarman of the seventh century AD described what as " Rows of monastries with their series of turrets licking the clouds"

Answer 31

Nalanda University

Question 32

Which Indian Township was founded in 1968 when representatives of 124 countries, including all te states of India brought some soil from their homeland to be mixed in a white marble lotus shaped urn under a banyan tree

Answer 32

Auroville

Question 33

Where is the Township of Auroville located

Answer 33

Auroville is an experimental township in Viluppuram district, mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India, with some parts in the Union Territory of Pondicherry in India.

Question 34

Who wrote the books A Brief History of Time and Universe in a Nutshell

Answer 34

Stephen Hawking

Question 35

Which national park contains the worlds largest area of mangrove forests

Answer 35

Sunderbans

Question 36

Where is the Sunderbans located

Answer 36

West Bengal

Question 37

A vase, often with a cover, with a typically narrowed neck above a rounded body and a footed pedestal.

Answer 37

URN

Question 38

Who was born in MHOW on 14 April 1891

Answer 38

Bhimrao Ambedkar

Question 39

Naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite are known as

Answer 39

Lodestone

Question 40

The discovery of lodestone lead to the discovery of which instrument

Answer 40

Magnetic compass

Question 41

Name the four Scandinavian countries

Answer 41

1. Norway 2. Sweden 3. Finland 4. Denmark

Question 42

In which state are the Mange Festival and the Kurukshetra Festival held every year

Answer 42

Haryana

Question 43

What is the Capital of Haryana

Answer 43

Chandigargh

Question 44

Chandigargh is also the Capital of which other indian State

Answer 44

Punjab

Question 45

Who founded the AFSHAR DYNASTY in Persia in 1736 by overthrowing the safavid Dynasty

Answer 45

Nadir Shah

Question 46

The Monarch is the longest migrating species of which creature

Answer 46

Butterfly

Question 47

In 1911 the Delhi Durban decided to shift the Capital from Calcutta to Delhi. In the same year what did the Delhi Durban decide to Build

Answer 47

The Rastrapathi Bhavan

Question 48

The Prsesident of India lives in the

Answer 48

Rashtrapathi Bhavan

Question 49

The oonised form of which chemical element is used for street lighting and other forms of illumination

Answer 49

Sodium

Question 50

Which famous pass is situated in the Sulaiman Hills

Answer 50

Khyber Pass

Question 51

Name this rodent

Answer 51

Lemming

Question 52

Which creatures are widely believed to commit mass suicide

Answer 52

Lemmings

Question 53

Wood and collared are species of which creature

Answer 53

Lemmings

Question 54

Which is the largest Tribal group in India

Answer 54

GONDS

Question 55

Who spent his longest tenure in jail in the Ahmednagar Fort after he was arrested in August in 1942

Answer 55

Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 56

Besides South Korea ehich is the only Asian Country to have hosted both the Summer Olympics and the FIFA World Cup

Answer 56

Japan

Question 57

Which Indian author has been appointed a Trustee of the British Museum

Answer 57

Vikram Seth

Question 58

Which prince in the Ramayana had a wife called Mandavi

Answer 58

Bharata

Question 59

Name the two main tributaries of the River Nile

Answer 59

1. Blue Nile 2. White Nile

Question 60

From which country does the blue nile arise

Answer 60

Ethiopia

Question 61

This famous Statue of Athena was located where

Answer 61

PARTHENON

Question 62

Which animal product is believed to have been used in constructing the Statue of Athena at Parthenon

Answer 62

IVORY

Question 63

After which head of state is the cricket Stadium at Lahore named

Answer 63

Muammar Gaddafi

Question 64

Muammar Gaddafi was the leader from which country

Answer 64

Libya

Question 65

Libya is a country in which continent

Answer 65

Africa

Question 66

Which colonial power ruled Indonesia before 1945

Answer 66

Dutch

Question 67

In which month is Holi celebrated

Answer 67

Phalguna

Question 68

Which famous dance form derived its name from an earthern lamp

Answer 68

Garba

Question 69

The Dance of Garba originates from which Indian State

Answer 69

Gujarat

Question 70

Which marine creature has a species called Dogfish

Answer 70

Shark

Question 71

Which is the richest African Nation

Answer 71

Mauritius

Question 72

Name this famous Musician

Answer 72

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

Question 73

Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan is the father of which music legend

Answer 73

Amjad Ali Khan

Question 74

Who is being described by his assistant as " He was around five feet four inches but carried himself with great dignity. His head was exactly the shape of an egg and he always perched it a little on one side

Answer 74

Hercule Poirot

Question 75

A mixture of two metals is known as

Answer 75

Alloy

Question 76

Electrum is an alloy of which two metals

Answer 76

Gold and Silver

Question 77

This food item Doodh Pak is a speciality of which Indian state

Answer 77

Gujarat

Question 78

Antonio Salazar was the dictator of which country for 36 years

Answer 78

Portugal

Question 79

Which Indian devised the double Violin

Answer 79

L. Shankar

Question 80

What are the COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

Answer 80

Family of 54 countries from all over the world that was once a part of the British Empire

Question 81

Which continent has the most number of commonwealth members

Answer 81

Africa

Question 82

Which garden is a part of the Rashtrapati Garden

Answer 82

Mughal Garden

Question 83

The "Purdah Garden" and the "Sunken or Butterfly Garden" are a part of which Garden

Answer 83

The Mughal garden

Question 84

If you landed at Dabolim Airport where would you be

Answer 84

Goa

Question 85

Ranbir and Kernal are varieties of which food crop

Answer 85

Rice

Question 86

What is formed when Sulphur dioxide is mixed with Rain Water

Answer 86

Acid Rain

Question 87

What was the family name of the Maratha Rulers of the Princely state of Indore

Answer 87

HOLKARS

Question 88

Which country is the largest producer and exporter of Cashewnuts

Answer 88

India

Question 89

Name the famous School of Arts in Mumbai

Answer 89

J J School of Arts

Question 90

Which famous authors father taught modelling, painting and ironwork around 1866 in the J J School of Arts in Mumbai

Answer 90

Rudyard Kipling

Question 91

From which tree is Turpentine obtained naturally

Answer 91

Pine Tree

Question 92

Which Indian cricketer has scored the most test centuries in India

Answer 92

Sunil Gavaskar

Question 93

On which currency notes issued after 1996 would you not find the portrait of "The Father of The Nation"

Answer 93

Rs 1

Question 94

In Jaipur Jantar Mantar, what was Samrat Jantar used for

Answer 94

To tell the time

Question 95

The first machine to make what was designed by Nicholas Louis Robert in 1798

Answer 95

Paper

Question 96

Sonsagar is the highest peak in which state

Answer 96

Goa

Question 97

The Kodiak bear found in the Alaskan region is the largest of which type of Land animals

Answer 97

Carnivorous

Question 98

Kurnool was once the Capital of which State

Answer 98

Andra Pradesh

Question 99

The basic roman unit of weight was Libra. Its abbreviation ( Lb) is used to denote the weight of which British System

Answer 99

Pound

Question 100

A group of scientists believed that the dinosaurs probably declined because of constipation which was caused by eating which part of the plant

Answer 100

Flower