Lohit Quiz -2013

Round 1

• Clockwise

Rules

• Each question carry 10 marks

• If the question is in two parts. Half answer carry half marks

• No passing in this round

Ques. 1 Round 1 Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the fifth ruler of the Qutb Shahi

dynasty, around 17th century, commissioned bricks to be made from the soil brought from Mecca, the holiest site of Islam, and used them in the construction of the central arch of the mosque

Ans

• Makkah masjid , Hyderabad

Ques.2 Round 1 Name of this knot?

Ans

• Anchor knot

• Khunta Ganth

Ques. 3 Round 1 Tomb of a writer and poet

Ans

• Oscar Wilde

Ques. 4 Round 1 Name the fonts used here?

Ans

• Comic sans

Question 5 Round 1 Identify the title and the poet

Weavers, weaving at fall of night,

Why do you weave a garment so bright?

Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and

green,

We weave the marriage-veils of a queen

Ans

• Indian Weavers

• Sarojini Naidu

Question 6 Round 1 (extra) Which physical or astronomical law is

this?

Ans

• Keplar’s Second law of Planetary motion

Round 2 counter-clockwise

Rules

• Each question carry 10 marks

• if the question is in two parts. Half right answer carry half marks

• No passing in this round

Question 1 Round2 Painter and Painting name

Ans

• M.F. Hussain

• Nadaswaram

Question 2 Round2 ID the personality.

•

Ans.

• Leela Naidu

Question 3 Round2 Id the name or Brand

…………..was originally an Italian company created by Signor Felice……….. who first brought the idea of selling bottled water in India. First introduced in Mumbai in glass bottles in two varieties. Parle bought over this in 1969 and started bottling it in glass bottles under the brand name ………... Later Parle switched over to PVC non-returnable bottles & finally advanced to PET containers. In 2003 ……….. announced its venture to Europe. All shares are held by Mr. Ramesh J. Chauhan and his family.

Ans.

• Bisleri

Question 4 Round2 What shape of a rainbow u will find if

you view it from a helicopter

• 1) circular

• 2) semi-circle

• 4) straight line

• 5) scattered.

Ans.

• Circular

Question 5 Round2 Which dance performance?

Ans

• Lavni, Maharashtra

Question 6 Round2 (extra) Which democracy has this flag and

currency?

Ans.

• Cook Island

Round 3

• Clockwise

Rules

• Each question carry 10 marks

• if the question is in two parts. Half right answer carry half marks

• You can pass the question if u don’t know. But later contestant will get only half marks

Question 1 Round3 ID the tree name or place?

Ans.

• Palash, Dhak or Tesu

• Palasi

Question 2 Round3 What is this? And what is it’s use

Ans.

• German Beer Boot Glass

Question 3 Round3 Name of this Veena

Ans.

• Rudra Veena

Question 4 Round3 This geographical phenomena like a natural light display in the sky

particularly in the high latitude mainly Arctic and Antarctic regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere Thermosphere.

What is the name for this phenomena.

Ans.

• Aurora Borealis when in Antarctica

• Aurora Australis when in arctic

Question 5 Round3 Who was honored by on his 125th

birthday by this Google Doodle on 22 Dec. 12 .

Ans.

• Ramanujan, famous india mathematician

Question 6 Round3 (extra) ID the place or Goddess

• She is a manifestation of goddess Parvati, revered as the Blessed Mountain Mother Goddess, who resides in the holiest mountains of Himalayan chains, the name literally means the bliss giving goddess

• Who or which place?

Ans

• Nanda Devi

Round 4

• Counter-clockwise

Rules

• Each question carry 10 marks

• if the question is in two parts. Half right answer carry half marks

• You can pass the question if u don’t know. But later contestant will get only half marks

Question 1 Round4 Name the temple situated at the bank

of Baghmati river.

Ans.

• Pashupati Nath temple , Nepal

Question 2 Round4 What do they remind you?

Ans.

• Life of Pie

Question 3 Round4 This logo was used by a company in

1904. ID the brand?

Ans

• Shell Remula

Question 4 Round4 What are these pictures ?

Ans.

• Snow flakes under microscope

Question 5 Round4 Which city?

Ans

• Lucknow

• Clockwise Charbagh railway station, Bada Imambada, Roomy gate, Residency

Round 5 (Audio Round)

• This is a French song recently taken in a Hollywood super hit movie. Id the Movie

• Ans Non rien De rien, Edith Piaf

• Movie Inception (pre kick Song)

ID The Tune

• Ans. Godfather

This is the song which is used as intro song in beginning of a

Movie/Tv Series/event

• Mr. Bean intro song (hold the man whose name is Bean)

ID the movie of this Theme Music

• Ans. Mission impossible