Quiz 09

Question 1

In the Mahabharata who was given the nickname “ Sabyasachi” because he was ambidextrous

Answer 1

Arjuna

Question 2

The town of KOTTARAKKARA is in which state of India

Answer 2

Kerala

Question 3

Which Indian Classical dance was developed by a Raja of Kottarakkara

Answer 3

Kathakali

Question 4

Which word originated from the Tamil word meaning “Sauce”

Answer 4

Curry

Question 5

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The first ever Test match was played in Melbourne, Australia. Where was the first ODI Played

Answer 5

Melbourne

Question 6

Which Indian City’s pin code is used for the post offices at Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri Stations based in Antartica

Answer 6

Panaji

Question 7

Theoretically, how many time zones are there in the world

Answer 7

24

Question 8

Which animal has the largest ears among mammals

Answer 8

African Elephant

Question 9

What is the medical name of the human windpipe

Answer 9

Trachea

Question 10

Who is the only Nobel Laureate to study at Lady Shri Ram College in New Delhi

Answer 10

Aung San Suu Kyi

Question 11

Which city did the Greeks call Karchedon

Answer 11

Carthage

Question 12

Where is present day Carthage located

Answer 12

Tunisia

a seaside suburb of Tunisia’s capital, Tunis

Question 13

According to legend, the juice of which tree was used by hanuman to save Lakshmans life in the Lanka war

Answer 13

Sanjeevani Tree

Question 14

Who was the first European Explorer to reach the Pacific ocean through the Atlantic

Answer 14

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 15

Name the famous French Mathematician who is credited with the invention of the worlds first fully functional Mechanical calculator

Answer 15

Blaise Pascal

Question 16

Who is the firts person often credited to have worn the wrist watch

Answer 16

Blaise Pascal

Question 17

Day-trains and mostly return to their origin station the same day.

Answer 17

Shatabdi Express

Question 18

The first Shatabdi Express ran between delhi and ….

Answer 18

Jhansi

Question 19

Which is the most Vocal among all whales

Answer 19

The humpback whales

Question 20

A narrow area of water that connects two larger areas of water is called a

Answer 20

STRAIT

Question 21

The Denmark Strait seperates Greenland from

Answer 21

ICELAND

Question 22

On the US Flag what do the 13 Stripes signify

Answer 22

The original states

Question 23

Who added 67 days to 46 BC so that the new year in 45 BC started from January 1 instead of March

Answer 23

Julius Caesar

Question 24

Is Nepali one of the 18 languages recognised by the Indian constituition

Answer 24

Yes

Question 25

Which member of the Cat Family has claws which partly retract and lack protective sheaths

Answer 25

Cheetah

Question 26

Inwhich Indian state are you most likely to find the KURINJI Flowers that bloom once in 12 years

Answer 26

Tamil Nadu

Question 27

A male servant who takes care of a man's clothes and does personal services

Answer 27

Valet

Question 28

How was the personal Valet of an Officer in the British armed forces known as

Answer 28

Batman

Question 29

Among the two legged creatures, which one runs the fastest

Answer 29

Ostrich

Question 30

In April 1930, who led the 15 day long salt Satyagraha March in Tamil Nadu from trichy to Vedaranyam

Answer 30

C. Rajgopalachari

Question 31

A pair of Bermuda shorts will reach your

Answer 31

Knees

Question 32

In Mahabharata who was cursed for killing Parikshit while he was still in the womb

Answer 32

ASHWATTHAMA

Question 33

The stone covering which leaders tomb bore no name, only the words "Here Lies"

Answer 33

Napoleon Bonapatre

Question 34

Name two element named after Scientists

Answer 34

Curium Einsteinium

Question 35

Which is a widely known bookworm

Answer 35

Silverfish

Question 36

Which was the novel described as " The epic of the sea such as no man has equalled

Answer 36

MOBY DICK

Question 37

Acoording to Hindu Mythology, Lord krishna was born when Vishnu sent a black hair into Devakis womb. Who was born when he sent a white hair into Rohinis womb

Answer 37

Balarama

Question 38

Which word is derived from the Greek word meaning Kitchen

Answer 38

Culinary

Question 39

Who was the oldest Indian cricketer to score a Test Century

Answer 39

Vijay Merchant

Question 40

How many Concentric circles would you see on the United Nations (UN) emblem

Answer 40

Five

Question 41

Which is the highest mountain peak outside Asia

Answer 41

Mount Aconcagua

Question 42

Mount Aconcagua is in which country

Answer 42

Argentina

Question 43

The Indian national calendar, sometimes called the ?

Answer 43

Saka Calender

Question 44

The calender used in most parts of the world is the

Answer 44

Gregorian Calender

Question 45

According to teh Saka calender, which is the first month

Answer 45

Chaitra

Question 46

Who introduced the Gregorian Calender in October 1582

Answer 46

Pope Gregory XIII

Question 47

Before the Gregorian calender, the world was following which calender

Answer 47

Julian calender

Question 48

This colarless, hip length jacket is called a

Answer 48

Nehru Jacket ## Footnote Name giver by Jawaharlal Nehru

Question 49

What is the chemical symbol for the element Mercury

Answer 49

Hg

Question 50

What is the chemical symbol for the elemnt Lead

Answer 50

Pb

Question 51

What is the chemical symbol for the element Iron

Answer 51

Fe

Question 52

Which Festival marks the onset of spring in India

Answer 52

Baisakhi

Question 53

Which festival generally falls on April 13, though once in 36 years it occurs on April 14

Answer 53

Baisakhi

Question 54

A scripture that tells what happened in ancient times is called

Answer 54

PURANA

Question 55

According to the Puranas, which continent is India in

Answer 55

Jambudvipa

Question 56

In which state did the dish "ROGAN GOSH" originate

Answer 56

Jammu and Kashmir

Question 57

On the handle of which household item are witches said to fly

Answer 57

Broomstick

Question 58

According to the state Emblem of India, which animal is the guardian of the East

Answer 58

Elephant

Question 59

Which practice was first recorded by James cook during his expedition to Tahiti in 1769

Answer 59

Tatooing

Question 60

Yamunanagar is a district in which Indian State

Answer 60

Haryana

Question 61

In 2004 Saurav Ghoshal of India was ranked junior world number 1 in which sport

Answer 61

Squash

Question 62

The first Asian space traveller was from which country

Answer 62

Vietnam

Question 63

THE LOHTAK LAKE IS FOUND IN WHICH INDIAN CITY

Answer 63

Manipur

Question 64

Which childrens writer wrote his memoirs" The fairy tale of My Life"

Answer 64

Hans Christian Andersen

Question 65

Which species of Deer is found in the Lohtak lake in Manipur

Answer 65

Sangai

Question 66

According to the Mahabharata who was born from Sacrificial Fire

Answer 66

Draupadi

Question 67

Which tree brought to India by the Arabs gets its name from Arabic for " date of India"

Answer 67

Tamarind

Question 68

The " Carpenters Claw" is the best known variety of which tool

Answer 68

Hammer

Question 69

Narain Dutt Tiwari holds the distinction of heading the Government in Two states. If one was Uttar Pradesh, which was the other

Answer 69

Uttaranchal

Question 70

Which is the highest continuously active volcano in the world

Answer 70

Cotopaxi

Question 71

Who played "The King of Bollywood" in the film of the same name

Answer 71

Om Puri

Question 72

Before Independence it was called The Crowns Representatives Police. How do we know it today

Answer 72

CRPF ## Footnote Central Reserve Police Force

Question 73

Who was the famous father of Harilal, Manilal, Ramlal and Devdas

Answer 73

Mahatma Gandhi

Question 74

Which function would you be performing if you pressed Ctrl+V

Answer 74

Pasting

Question 75

Which creature is thought to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates

Answer 75

Octopus

Question 76

Which gemstone is the mineral form of Aluminium oxide

Answer 76

Ruby

Question 77

Oscar Wilde said " anybody can make .......... Only a great man can write it. What was he referring to

Answer 77

History

Question 78

In which Indian state would you eat Ranipet Biryani and Dindigul Curry Biryani

Answer 78

tamil Nadu

Question 79

According to Hindu mythology what did the Sun God Surya gift the angry sage Jamadagni to protect him from the heat

Answer 79

Umbrella

Question 80

The male, not the female carries the fertilised egg. Which marine creature am i referring too

Answer 80

Sea horse

Question 81

Which God inspired Valmiki to write the Ramayana

Answer 81

Brahma

Question 82

What is defined as a mild indian curry of meat or fish marinaded in yoghurt or curds

Answer 82

Korma

Question 83

Name the Global movement working towards ending of human rights abuse

Answer 83

Amnesty International

Question 84

What is wrapped in a barbed wire in the logo of Amnesty International

Answer 84

Candle

Question 85

What would you usually use a beanbag for

Answer 85

Sitting

Question 86

Besides creating the comic strip character Phantom, which other famous comic strip character did Lee Falk create

Answer 86

Mandrake

Question 87

Which is the most visited mountain in the world

Answer 87

Mount Fuji

Question 88

What kind of a hat did Charlie the tramp wear

Answer 88

Bowler hat

Question 89

In Medicine who was known as the LIVER QUEEN because she studied the liver in a lot of detail

Answer 89

Sheila Sherlock

Question 90

Which Greek Mythologicals liver was pecked by an Eagle

Answer 90

Prometheus

Question 91

Who discovered the circulation of blood

Answer 91

William Harvey

Question 92

Which doctor worked out that alcohol could damage the liver

Answer 92

Mathew Bailie in 1793

Question 93

What is the real name of the disease Diabetes

Answer 93

Diabetes mellitus

Question 94

The malfunction of which organ in the hman body causes Diabetes

Answer 94

Pancreas

Question 95

Pancreas produces and secretes a very important hormone, name it

Answer 95

Insulin

Question 96

The machine that helps us clean the blood when our kidneys fail is the

Answer 96

Dialysis Machine

Question 97

Who invented the Dialysis machine using the washing machine, a few empty cans and a sausage skin

Answer 97

Willem Kolff

Question 98

Who invented the X rays

Answer 98

Wilhelm Rontgen

Question 99

Cutting up the dead bodies for studying purpose is known as

Answer 99

Dissection

Question 100

The first successful hip replacement in 1938 was done by

Answer 100

Philip Wiles

Question 101

the condition where people suffer from severe swollen multiple joint is known as

Answer 101

Rheumatoid arthritis