GENERAL QUIZ

GENERAL QUIZREMYA ROSHNI

Round:1WHO

1.S. Venkataramanan,_______,Raju Narayana Swami, Haritha V Kumar.Identify the more famous missing person.

T N SESHAN.ALL ARE IAS FIRST RANKERS FROM KERALA.

2 Guru Padmasambhava is believed to be the Indian monk who introduced Budhism in Tibet. The Budhist in Tibet worship him in this form. How do we better know him?

RIMPOCHE

3. Samuel evans stoke He is the only American to have a membership in Indian National Congress during freedom movement. However, his major contribution to India was something else. What is it?

SIMLA APPLE

He introduced apple cultivation in Simla

4.Her grandmother was a karnatic musician and her mother was a national badminton champion.Identify this national award winning actor.

Priya mani

KAMALA KAILASANATHAN WAS HER GRANDMOTHERHER MOTHER IS.LATHA KAILAS

5. Studied as an architect.Earlier jobs include selling cakes in Goan beeches.A national film award winner for best screenplay.Identify the person who no longer pursue the above three careers.

Arundathi Roy

6. CONNECT

All have parents who were national level players in another sports.

7.In 1940, Gandhiji chose him to be the first Individual Satyagrahi.He is the first recepient of Magsasay award.Known as the National teacher of India.Identify him.

Acharya Vinoba Bhave

8.Who designed this Flag which can be considered as the earliest flag for India?

Sister/ Bhagini Nivedita

9. Identify this Political leader who was president of theIndian National Congress and theMuslim Leagueduring theIndian Independence Movement. He was one of the founders of theJamia Millia Islamia University where he remained its Chancellor from 1928 to 1936.

Dr. M .A Ansari

10.Who was the first non-Indian to be awardedBharat Ratna in 1987?

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

11.Apart from winning national award for best film,what was special about the movies Adi Shankaracharya and Bhagavat gita directed by G. V. Iyer?

They were in Sanskrit

12.Who is the author of these books?

Mark Tully

13. The Light of Asia is a poetic narrative of the life of _________.

BUDDHA

14.Who is the only Indian Olympic medal winner who never received a Padma award and who received Arjuna award only postumousely?

K D JADAV .1952 wrestling bronze.

15.He was anIndiansocial worker andsocial activist known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering fromleprosy. He is the only non-medical person in the world who has received maximum medicine related awards. Identify him.

BABA AMTE/ MURALIDHAR DEVIDAS AMTE

Round2Where?

Name the only surviving Danish settlement in India16

Tranquebar/ Tarangabadi

17This was originally a mud fort founded by the Kakatiya Kings of Warangal during the 13th century, and later attained glory under the Qutubshahi Dynasty.Dynasty . One of the most interesting look of this Fort is its system of acoustics. The sounds of hands clapped at the entry gate can be heard clearly at the highest point, a kilometre away. Identify the fort.

Golconda Fort

18.Where in India you can see the Calico Museum of Textiles?

Ahmedabad

19.Which states in India fields three teams in Ranji Trophy?

Gujarat and Maharashtra

20. This emblem belong to a country in Europe where the monarch still play an active role in administration.Identify the Country.

Monaco.

21.Identify this heritage site in Indonesia constructed in the 9th century and abandoned following the 14th century decline ofHindukingdoms in Java.

BOROBUDUR

22.Name this place which became famous after an AmericanCIA-sponsored attempt to overthrow the new government of Cuban Prime MinisterFidel Castroin April 1961.

Bay of Pigs

23.Which present country was the home of Phoenician Civilisation ?

LEBANON

24.Name this island which is divided among three countries:Brunei,Indonesiaand Malaysia

Borneo

25.Which is Indias firstportin the private sector?

Pipavav, Gujarat

26.Name this province in Uzbekistan which was an important city in the silk route.The following dish made of dal got its name from this place.

BUKHARA

27.Karni Mata is worshiped as the official deity of the royal families ofJodhpur andBikaner. According to a legend she reincarnated her followers as _______ so the temple dedicated to her near Bikaner is famous for ___________.

RATS

28. Name the present name of this place in Kerala where the first Mosque in India was built and also has connections with the establishment of Christianity in Kerala.

Kodungalloor

29. Which modern sporting event got its name from a battle waged between Greeks and Persians in 490 B C?

MARATHON; Instituted in commemoration of the fabled run of theGreeksoldierPheidippides, a messenger from theBattle of Marathonto Athens

30. The name of this place is derived from the Palash tree with red flowers. A place where a battle was held which established the British rule in India.Name the place.

Plassey

Round 3What?

31Identify this dance form . It is one of the 8 classical dance forms of India.

Satriya from Assam.

32.In how many languages does thecentral Sahitya acaemy gives awards?

24

33.Identify the logo of this Sporting Event?

Deaflympics

34.Identify the logo.

Election Comission of India.

35. Orange Ribbon is associated with

Child cancer

36.Identify the award.

Param Vir Chakra

37. Name the Air India plane which fell victim to a terrorist bombing on 24 June 1985while operating a flight from Canada to London. All 22 crew and 327 passengers aboard were killed.

Emperor Kanishka

38.There are eight species of this tree ; six native toMadagascar, and one each to mainlandAfrica andAustralia. It is the national tree of Madagascar. It is known as the tree of life because it can provide shelter, clothing, food, and water for the animal and human inhabitants of the Africansavannah regions.Identify the tree.

BAOBAB TREE

39. TheDeccan Gymkhanaof Pune, so named and baptised by the great Indian leaderLokmanya Tilak drafted the first ever rules and regulations which symbolised the metamorphosis of the game.Which Game?

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KHO KHO

40. This award is given to contemporary creative writing in modern Indian languages; It could be given to any living authorwriting in any of the languages enlisted in the VIIIthSchedule of Indian Constitution including English, which underlines and expresses Indian philosophy and cultural heritage based on wider ideals and human values. Bharatiya Jnanpith, a research and cultural trust founded in 1944 by Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain constituted this award.Name it

Moortidevi Award

41.Sudha is a Milk Cooperative of

BIHAR

42.Identify the tribe.

Pygmies

What is the popular name for this rebellion in China began at the last part of 19th Century by a group of peasants known as Righteous and Harmonious Fists against the foreigners?

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BOXER REBELLION

44. Identify the Organistion.

Theosophical society of India

45.What is checkpoint Charlie?

Berlin Wallcrossing point betweenEast BerlinandWest Berlin during theCold War

Round 4.WHY?

46.The radio Ceylons Hindi film song shows were very popular throughout India since 1950s.What was the reason for its popularity?

46. B V Keskar , the first minister of broadcasting had banned Hindi film songs to be aired through Akashvani.

47.CONNECT

Started as the birth centenary tribute to Gandhiji and Nehru respectively

48. Moulana abul kalam Azad is the only person who rejected the bharatratna. What was the reason?

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad refused it in 1960s because he felt that those in the committee that chose the recipients of the Bharat Ratna should not receive it.He was awarded Bharatratna postumousely.

49.It's made from a blend of exotic fruits and other plant derivatives believed to have age-defying properties . Why was this drink originally made?

It was formulated by NASA scientists to protect astronauts from the sun's radiation.

50. Why is the vegetation of a place is called flora?

Named after the Roman goddessof flowers and spring.