General quiz hosted by me for the inter class in MES Degree College, Malleshwaram.
Finalists :-
Dual Scorgasms
The Classics
Partners in Crime
Blitzkrieg(Gator Bators)
Supreme Knights
Homo Erectus.
4. Q.1
It was Leander Paes in 2000.
Anju Bobby George in 2004.
Rajvardhan Singh Rathore in
2008. Which athlete was
bestowed this honour in 2012?
5. A.1
Sushil Kumar.
All the flag bearers of the
Olympics for the Indian
contingent.
6. Q.2
What is the next date in the
sequence?
1st January 2000,
20th November 2009,
21st May 2011,
________
7. A.2
December 21st, 2012.
All are predicted Doomsdays.
8. Q.3
In medieval times, in Europe,
1/3 of taxes went to the King,
1/3 to the nobility and 1/3 to
the common man. This is
immortalized in a nursery
rhyme. Which one?
14. Q.6
„X‟s Cat‟ is a thought experiment,
sometimes described as a paradox, devised
by Austrian physicist Erwin X in 1935. It
illustrates what he saw as the problem of
the Copenhagen
interpretation of quantum mechanics
applied to everyday objects, resulting in a
contradiction with common sense.
16. Q.7
Vijayalakshmi Vadlapati was born on 2nd December
1960 in a poor family in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh. She
left school after her fourth standard due to the
family's financial constraints. Her striking looks
burdened her with uninvited attention, and her
family married her off at a very young age. When she
was ill-treated by her husband and in-laws, she ran
away to Madras and started living with an aunt. How
do we know her better?
36. Q.1
Parliament - Giv e Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker).mp3
37. Parliament.
Back of a 50 rupee note
Afzal Guru tried bombing
Parliament
Edward Lutyens, the architect
A group of owls is called a
parliament
The band, Parliament
51. Q.1 „X‟ is an Austrian village in the municipality of
Tarsdorf, in the Innviertel region of western
Upper Austria. The village is 33 kilometres north
of Salzburg, 4 kilometres east of the German
border.
Despite having a population of only 104, the
village has become famous for its name in the
English-speaking world. Its road signs are a
popular visitor attraction, and were often stolen
by souvenir-hunting tourists until 2005, when
they were modified to be theft-resistant.
Just give me the name of the village.
57. Q.4
This waterproof, elastic and durable
material is used for a variety of
purposes like creating waterproof
microphones and protecting rifle
barrels from clogging. Some
engineers use this to keep the soil dry
during soil tests as well. What is the
actual use of this product as we all
know it today?
63. Q.7
This company had the
ticker symbol as HDI on the
NYSE before. But, was
formally changed to HOG
in 2006. Which iconic
company am I talking
about?
73. Q.12
Born on 16 August 1968, he is an Indian
politician and a social activist. He was an
Indian Revenue Service official before
joining social and political activities. This
IIT Kharagpur alumnus worked in Tata
Steel plant of Jamshedpur till 1992.He
helped found a movement known as
„Parivarthan‟
Which social activist are we talking about?
78. This musical instrument‟s name is derived
from the two Sanskrit words meaning
“clay or earth” and “body”. Early
instruments were indeed made of
hardened clay. However, nowadays the
innermost layer is made of a mixture of
iron ore and manganese laced with starch.
The middle layer is made of goatskin
while the outermost layer is made of
cowhide. Which musical instrument is
made thus?