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QUIZ

2. Round 1–10 question
10 marks for each question
10 seconds
Round 2–10 question
10 marks for each question
10 seconds
Round 3–10 question
10 marks for each question
10 seconds
Round 4–10 question
10 marks for each question
10 seconds

3. ROUND 1

4. Question #1
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Locally called as
‘SAIRANHRI VANAM’, this forest is
said to be the place where
Pandavas lived during Vanavasa.
By what name it is well known?

5. ANSWER Silent Valley.

6. Question #2
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This car needs no reverse gear
because it can pivot 360 degrees
on its wheels. Name the
car/make.

7. ANSWER
Nissan Pivo2

8. Question #3
Which of the following has the
highest melting point?
a. Ice
b. Copper
c. Butter
d. Iron
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9. ANSWER
Iron – 1,535°C
Ice - 0°C
Copper – 1,083°C
Iron Butter - 32°C

10. Question #4
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Thierry Henry defied soccer
geometry and physics,
highlighting another tremendous
effort with an improbable
bending goal directly off a corner
kick for NY Red Bulls
against Columbus Crew
What is this type of a goal
called?

11. ANSWER
Olympic Goal

12. Question #5
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He has invented
something which
has been
used by both
terrorists and
police. It was
first officially used
in 1949. What?

13. ANSWER
.
AK-47 or Automatic Kalashnikov

14. Question #6
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Which research centre announced that
it was developing the largest magnet of
the world? This largest magnet would
weigh 50000 tons.
a) CERN, Geneva
b) Bhabha Atomic Research
Centre, India
c) NASA, US
d) Neutrino Observatory, India

15. ANSWER
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre,
India

16. Question #7
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Which telecom company in the month of March 2013
launched high quality voice service for its subscribers
in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African
sub-continent?
a) Vodafone
b) Reliance
c) Idea Cellular
d) BhartiAirtel

17. ANSWER
BhartiAirtel

18. Question #8
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This youngster had to frequently change
schools, from Bahai School in Gangtok to
Bethany's in Darjeeling, and from Loyola
School in
Kolkata to the Army Public School, Dhaula
Kuan in New Delhi
After starting his career for the Delhi-
based City Club he transferred to Mohun
Bagan and remained there for three seasons.
On February 2013, it was announced that
I-League side
Churchill Brothers have taken him on
temporary loan for the remainder of the
ongoing 2012–13 season from Sporting.
Identify

19. ANSWER
Sunil Chettri

20. Question #9
Having an altitude of -2.2mtrs, this
is India's lowest elevated place.
Which place is referred here?
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21. ANSWER
Kuttanadu

22. Question #10
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Who’s the guy on the right ?

23. ANSWER
Daniel Lyons (born 1960) is an
American writer. He was a senior
editor at Forbes magazine and a
writer at Newsweek, before
becoming editor of ReadWrite. In
March, 2013 he left ReadWrite to
accept a position at HubSpot.
Dan Lyons, fake Steve Jobs

24. ROUND 2

25. Question #11
Which of the following mineral is the
hardest?
a. Talc
b. Quartz
c. Topaz
d. Diamond
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26. ANSWER
Diamond

27. Question #12
Al-Khwarizmi was a 16th
century Arab mathematician.
He wrote a very famous book.
A mathematical term X is
derived from his work. What
is X?
(Bonus-Another mathematical
term is derived from his name.
What?)
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28. ANSWER
Algebra
(Bonus- Algorithm)

29. Question #13
Which Stadium is the second
largest stadium in
the world by capacity with a
total capacity of
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30. ANSWER

31. Question #14
Microsoft launched the new version of
which software for the businesses
running in India? This software will
facilitate sharing the data seamlessly
across the computers and mobiles
with the help of cloud computing
technology
a) MS Office 2009
b) MS Office 365
c) MS Office 2013
d) MS Office 2010
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32. ANSWER
MS Office 365

33. Question #15
Name the winner of Nobel Prize for literature,
2012 and the movie star who were given a
political role in China by being selected as
members of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference, one of the houses
of Chinese parliament.
a) Mo Yan and Jackie Chan
b) Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Jackie Chan
c)Mo Yan and Tony Leung Chiu Wai
d) Zhang Ziyi and Mo Yan
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34. ANSWER
.
Mo Yan and Jackie Chan

35. Question #16
Which of the following became the 28th
nation to join the European Union in July
2013?
(a) Bulgaria (b) Croatia
(c) Romania (d) Slovakia
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36. ANSWER
Croatia

37. Question #17
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The Western Ghats form a
wall of mountains in our
east, functioning as our rain
shadow. This wall is
interrupted to break only at
one place. Where?

38. ANSWER
The Palakkad Gap

39. Question #18
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David J. Bradley of IBM took just 5
minutes to code a chunk of program
called the “Three Fingered Salute"
in 1981 . Millions use it today. What
am I talking about??

40. ANSWER
Ctrl+alt+del

41. Question #19
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India’s national animal is Tiger. Our
national heritage animal is Elephant.
We’ve got a national aquatic animal too.
Which one is that?

42. ANSWER
Ganges River Dolphin

43. Question #20
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Which is the only Asian country
to reach the
semi-finals of the FIFA World
Cup?

44. ANSWER
South Korea

45. ROUND 3

46. Question #21
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47. ANSWER
It is a Renewable Biofuel

48. Question #22
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49. ANSWER
Earth Day 2013

50. Question #23
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There are 3 kinds of deserts. The sand
desert, the salt desert and the cold
desert. India has got few cold deserts.
Where is the largest one located?

51. ANSWER
Ladak, Jammu and Kashmir

52. Question #24
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Who of the following won the
Wimbledon
Ladies Singles title 2013?
(a)Sabine Lisicki
(b) Maria Sharapova
(c) Marion Bartoli
(d) Victoria Azarenka

53. ANSWER
Marion Bartoli

54. Question #25
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• Which country has passed a
Nitaqat programme which is likely
to affect Indian’s working abroad
in that particular country ?

55. ANSWER
Saudi Arabia

56. Question #26
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57. ANSWER
Sir Alex Ferguson bids
farewell to
Manchester United
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58. Question #27
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Who is the sports ambassador
of Dubai

59. ANSWER
• Cigarette smoking is injurious to health

60. Question #28
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61. ANSWER
Chinese intrusion into Indian
territory

62. Question #29
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World cancer day was observed on 4
February 2013 in order to raise awareness
about this illness as well as to promote the
measures, early detection, prevention and
treatment of the disease. What was the
theme for World Cancer Day, 2013?
a) Global burden of cancer
b) Cancer - Did you know?
c) Together it is possible
d) Teach children and teenagers to avoid
UV exposure by being "sun smart"

63. ANSWER
Cancer – Did You Know?

64. Question #30
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Name the state that made it
mandatory to have an Aadhaar Card
to withdraw salary from August for
teaching and non-teaching staffs?
a) Gujarat
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Maharashtra

65. ANSWER
Maharashtra

66. ROUND 4

67. Question #31
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World Environment Day
was observed on 5 June
2013.
What was the theme this
year?

68. ANSWER
Note: It aims at an anti-food wastage and loss campaign to encourage
people to reduce their foodprint. It also calls for more awareness about
the environmental impact of the food choices people make and
empowers them to make informed decisions.
World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General
Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on
the Human Environment
Think, Eat, Save Reduce
Your Foodprint.
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69. Question #32
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Name the sports channel to whom
on 7 June 2013 the High Court of
Delhi directed to provide live signals
of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in
England to Doordarshan without any
commercials till its further orders?

70. ANSWER
Note: ICC Champions Trophy tournament
started in England on 6 June 2013 and will
continue till 23 June 2013.
ESPN

71. Question #33
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Who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1
June 2013 in the wake of the raging
spot-fixing scandal?

72. ANSWER
Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) was the
chairman of Indian Premier League, an Indian journalist,
political commentator, television host and the Minister of
State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning,
Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament
since 2000. He serves as secretary of the All India
Congress Committee, the central governing body of
India's largest political party. Following the scandal over
alleged corruption and spot-fixing in the IPL, Shukla
resigned as its chairman on 1st of June 2013.[1][2]
Rajeev Shukla

73. Question #34
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Which team lifted the ICC
Champions Trophy 2013 on
23 June 2013?

74. ANSWER
Note: India beat England by 05 runs in the
final. Final was held at at Edgbaston in
Birmingham, England.
Man of the Match- RavindraJadeja
Man of the Series- ShikharDhawan
India

75. Question #35
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Name the Secretary of State of the United
States who completed his India visit on 25
June 2013?

76. ANSWER
He was on three-day visit to
India from 23 June 2013 to 25
June 2013.
John Kerry

77. Question #36
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Largest as well as the brightest moon of
the year 2013, called the Supermoon
was observed on 23 June 2013. What
was special about Super moon?

78. ANSWER
Supermoon is said to be that
situation when the moon is closer to
Earth in the orbit than every other day

79. Question #37
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Recently BSNL decided to put an end to
one of the communication system being
offered by it, which 160 years old. Name
it?

80. ANSWER
is the long-distance transmission of textual (as
opposed to verbal or audio) messages without
the physical exchange of an object bearing
the message. Thus semaphore is a method of
telegraphy whereas pigeon post is not.
Telegram Services

81. Question #38
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Who on 10 June 2013 won the
Canadian Grand Prix racing?

82. ANSWER
Sebastian Vettel

83. Question #39
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Name the new feature announced by
Facebook on 12 June 2013 which are
basically the number signs used on services
such as Instagram and Twitter for
identification of topics for discussions?

84. ANSWER
Hashtags

85. Question #40
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Who announced American Model
constitution for Travancore?
[A] C P RamaswamiIyer
[B] C Rajagopalachari
[C] Pazhassi Raja
[D] Kelappa Nair

86. ANSWER
C P RamaswamiIyer