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QUIZ 08 Flashcards

1
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The Scientific name of which animal means “ Black and white cat footed animal”

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Giant Panda

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2
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Which comic stripCharacter started his adventure by taking a train from Brussels to Moscow on 10 january 1929

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Tintin

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3
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The Dalada Maligawa in Sri Lanka enshrines which part of Gautama Buddha

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Tooth

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4
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In which script is the South Indian Language TULU written

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Kannada

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5
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In which part of the body would you find the Hyoid bone

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Mouth

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6
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Which country was formerly known as South West Africa

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Namibia

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7
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Which Gupta Emperor changed his capital from Pataliputra to Ayodhya

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Chandragupta II

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8
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Dom Pedro or Pedro 1, The first Emperor of Brazil was also the king of which country

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Portugal

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9
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The oryx is a type of which creature living in herds on desserts and dry plains of Africa and Arabia

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Antelope

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10
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Jutland, Funen and Zealand form the main parts of which country

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Denmark

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11
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Apart from Shiva, Mount Kailash is also known as the abode of which Mythological Character

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KUBER

He was the king of yakshas and the God of wealth

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12
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Drift, Trammel and Surrounding are different types of

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Nets

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13
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Which comic strip character gets its name from a symbol used in text as a pointer to a footnote

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Asterisk

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14
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Which Indian PM was not born in Current India

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Inder Kumar Gujral

He was born in Jhellum which is in Pakistan

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15
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Which US Prseident was wounded in a duel as a young man

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Andrew Jackson

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16
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Icelandic, Hawaiian, Strombolian, Vulcanian, pelean and Plinian are major types of which geographical feature

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Volcanoes

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17
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Which element that is abundantly available in Seaweed can also be found in the thyroid gland in the human body

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Iodine

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18
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Where is the thyroid gland situated in the human body

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Neck

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19
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What does the PIN stand for in a PIN Code

A

Postal Index Number Code

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20
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A PIN Code has how many digits

A

6 digits

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21
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What is the PIN Code for Calangute

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403516

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22
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What do the last three numbers of the PIN Code refer to

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Delivery Post Office

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23
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Who captained India in the first Test series against Pakistan

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Lala Amarnath

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24
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Why was the Jaigarth Fort in Rajasthan Famous

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It was the artillery production for the Rajputs

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25
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Military weapons that shoot large projectiles is known as

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Artillery

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26
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The warrior castes in northern and western India were knownn as

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Rajputs

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27
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Which fort can be approached by the Doongar Gate, The Awami gate and the Sagri gate

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Jaigarh Fort

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28
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Chhetri and Gurung are two major Ethnic groups of which neighbouring country in India

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Nepal

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29
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The second smallest South American country is

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Uruguay

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30
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Which word in the Japanese language means “ Those who serve”

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Samurai

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31
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An Inscription of King Yashovarman of the seventh century AD described what as “ Rows of monastries with their series of turrets licking the clouds”

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Nalanda University

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32
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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

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Auroville

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33
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Where is the Township of Auroville located

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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.

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34
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Who wrote the books A Brief History of Time and Universe in a Nutshell

A

Stephen Hawking

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35
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Which national park contains the worlds largest area of mangrove forests

A

Sunderbans

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36
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Where is the Sunderbans located

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West Bengal

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37
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A vase, often with a cover, with a typically narrowed neck above a rounded body and a footed pedestal.

A

URN

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38
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Who was born in MHOW on 14 April 1891

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Bhimrao Ambedkar

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39
Q

Naturally magnetized pieces of the mineral magnetite are known as

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Lodestone

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40
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The discovery of lodestone lead to the discovery of which instrument

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Magnetic compass

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41
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Name the four Scandinavian countries

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  1. Norway
  2. Sweden
  3. Finland
  4. Denmark
42
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In which state are the Mange Festival and the Kurukshetra Festival held every year

A

Haryana

43
Q

What is the Capital of Haryana

A

Chandigargh

44
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Chandigargh is also the Capital of which other indian State

A

Punjab

45
Q

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

A

Nadir Shah

46
Q

The Monarch is the longest migrating species of which creature

A

Butterfly

47
Q

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

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The Rastrapathi Bhavan

48
Q

The Prsesident of India lives in the

A

Rashtrapathi Bhavan

49
Q

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

A

Sodium

50
Q

Which famous pass is situated in the Sulaiman Hills

A

Khyber Pass

51
Q

Name this rodent

A

Lemming

52
Q

Which creatures are widely believed to commit mass suicide

A

Lemmings

53
Q

Wood and collared are species of which creature

A

Lemmings

54
Q

Which is the largest Tribal group in India

A

GONDS

55
Q

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

A

Jawaharlal Nehru

56
Q

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

A

Japan

57
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Which Indian author has been appointed a Trustee of the British Museum

A

Vikram Seth

58
Q

Which prince in the Ramayana had a wife called Mandavi

A

Bharata

59
Q

Name the two main tributaries of the River Nile

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  1. Blue Nile
  2. White Nile
60
Q

From which country does the blue nile arise

A

Ethiopia

61
Q

This famous Statue of Athena was located where

A

PARTHENON

62
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Which animal product is believed to have been used in constructing the Statue of Athena at Parthenon

A

IVORY

63
Q

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

A

Muammar Gaddafi

64
Q

Muammar Gaddafi was the leader from which country

A

Libya

65
Q

Libya is a country in which continent

A

Africa

66
Q

Which colonial power ruled Indonesia before 1945

A

Dutch

67
Q

In which month is Holi celebrated

A

Phalguna

68
Q

Which famous dance form derived its name from an earthern lamp

A

Garba

69
Q

The Dance of Garba originates from which Indian State

A

Gujarat

70
Q

Which marine creature has a species called Dogfish

A

Shark

71
Q

Which is the richest African Nation

A

Mauritius

72
Q

Name this famous Musician

A

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

73
Q

Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan is the father of which music legend

A

Amjad Ali Khan

74
Q

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

A

Hercule Poirot

75
Q

A mixture of two metals is known as

A

Alloy

76
Q

Electrum is an alloy of which two metals

A

Gold and Silver

77
Q

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

A

Gujarat

78
Q

Antonio Salazar was the dictator of which country for 36 years

A

Portugal

79
Q

Which Indian devised the double Violin

A

L. Shankar

80
Q

What are the COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES

A

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

81
Q

Which continent has the most number of commonwealth members

A

Africa

82
Q

Which garden is a part of the Rashtrapati Garden

A

Mughal Garden

83
Q

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

A

The Mughal garden

84
Q

If you landed at Dabolim Airport where would you be

A

Goa

85
Q

Ranbir and Kernal are varieties of which food crop

A

Rice

86
Q

What is formed when Sulphur dioxide is mixed with Rain Water

A

Acid Rain

87
Q

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

A

HOLKARS

88
Q

Which country is the largest producer and exporter of Cashewnuts

A

India

89
Q

Name the famous School of Arts in Mumbai

A

J J School of Arts

90
Q

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

A

Rudyard Kipling

91
Q

From which tree is Turpentine obtained naturally

A

Pine Tree

92
Q

Which Indian cricketer has scored the most test centuries in India

A

Sunil Gavaskar

93
Q

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

A

Rs 1

94
Q

In Jaipur Jantar Mantar, what was Samrat Jantar used for

A

To tell the time

95
Q

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

A

Paper

96
Q

Sonsagar is the highest peak in which state

A

Goa

97
Q

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

A

Carnivorous

98
Q

Kurnool was once the Capital of which State

A

Andra Pradesh

99
Q

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

A

Pound

100
Q

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

A

Flower

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