SMS Language quiz
10 Quiz questions:
1. What is the de-abbreviated form of SMS?
2. If your friend replies to your joke as ROFL what does your friend mean?
3. The abbreviation ROFL has replaced a previously used term LOL. What is LOL?
4. If someone interrupts you by messaging ?4U, what does the person intends to do?
5. When you come to know that your wife is busy OTP, your blood pressure starts to rise. What is OTP?
6. To express their desires, guys generally use a common term called QT to address a girl. What is QT?
7. When your friend suddenly stops messaging you, the last message generally includes PAW. What does your friend mean by PAW?
8. While in between a conversation, your boss might message you HOAS. How will you interpret it?
9. If after spending a long time on the internet you message your friend as ZZZ, what do you want to convey?
10. If you want to draw the attention of your fiancée towards you, you will generally type her MIHAP. What do you want to say?
Quiz answers:
1. Short Message Service
2. Roll On Floor Laughing
3. Laugh Out Loud
4. He want to ask as ?4U means I have a question for you
5. On The Phone
6. QT is the way to refer a girl cutie by a boy!
7. Parents Are Watching
8. Hold On A Second (HOAS)
9. Tired, bored and sleepy
10. May I Have Your Attention Please!
Author: Geetanav Ojha, NIT, Kozhikode
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1. What is the de-abbreviated form of SMS?
2. If your friend replies to your joke as ROFL what does your friend mean?
3. The abbreviation ROFL has replaced a previously used term LOL. What is LOL?
4. If someone interrupts you by messaging ?4U, what does the person intends to do?
5. When you come to know that your wife is busy OTP, your blood pressure starts to rise. What is OTP?
6. To express their desires, guys generally use a common term called QT to address a girl. What is QT?
7. When your friend suddenly stops messaging you, the last message generally includes PAW. What does your friend mean by PAW?
8. While in between a conversation, your boss might message you HOAS. How will you interpret it?
9. If after spending a long time on the internet you message your friend as ZZZ, what do you want to convey?
10. If you want to draw the attention of your fiancée towards you, you will generally type her MIHAP. What do you want to say?
Quiz answers:
1. Short Message Service
2. Roll On Floor Laughing
3. Laugh Out Loud
4. He want to ask as ?4U means I have a question for you
5. On The Phone
6. QT is the way to refer a girl cutie by a boy!
7. Parents Are Watching
8. Hold On A Second (HOAS)
9. Tired, bored and sleepy
10. May I Have Your Attention Please!
Author: Geetanav Ojha, NIT, Kozhikode
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October 16, 2009
Quiz on IT and Software
1. Which Operating system has the free and open source software?
2. What is the first release version of Windows?
3. How many people originally setup Infosys foundation and who are they?
4. Who is the original author of Java sotware?
5. Who is considered the father of computers and why?
2. What is the first release version of Windows?
3. How many people originally setup Infosys foundation and who are they?
4. Who is the original author of Java sotware?
5. Who is considered the father of computers and why?
Quiz on Indian Economy
1. India’s position in world E-commerce activities?
2. Which Sector contributes highest percentage in GDP?
3. Which country has second largest area of arable land in world?
4. India registered a GDP growth of ____% in 2008.
5. India is a world’s largest producer of ___?
6. In Textile India is ranked ____, incase of Electrical Machinery and apparatus it is ranked ___, Basic Metals Category it is ranked _____?
2. Which Sector contributes highest percentage in GDP?
3. Which country has second largest area of arable land in world?
4. India registered a GDP growth of ____% in 2008.
5. India is a world’s largest producer of ___?
6. In Textile India is ranked ____, incase of Electrical Machinery and apparatus it is ranked ___, Basic Metals Category it is ranked _____?
October 15, 2009
World Nation Capitals Quiz
General Knowledge quiz:
1. Before New Delhi was made the capital of India in 1912, which city served as the capital of India?
2. South Africa has three capitals. Which city is the administrative capital?
3. Which city serves as the capital of Australia?
4. Wellington is the capital of which nation in the Southern Hemisphere?
5. In terms of population, which city is the largest in the world?
6. What is unique about the Bolivian capital, La Paz?
1. Before New Delhi was made the capital of India in 1912, which city served as the capital of India?
2. South Africa has three capitals. Which city is the administrative capital?
3. Which city serves as the capital of Australia?
4. Wellington is the capital of which nation in the Southern Hemisphere?
5. In terms of population, which city is the largest in the world?
6. What is unique about the Bolivian capital, La Paz?
October 14, 2009
Stock market quiz: 25 Basic Quiz questions
1. Demat is the acronym for ___________
2. A faster way of buying / selling the same number of shares that you earlier had sold / bought, on the same day, in the same exchange, at the market value is known as _______
3. If you’ve bought shares in an intraday mode, what should you do before the intraday time ends?
4. To buy / sell shares, you should have a ________ account
5. What do IPO and FPO mean?
6. A growing stock market is referred to as a _______ market and a falling stock market is called as a _______ market
7. What is the name of the two share depositories in India?
8. What is the name for selling shares in an intraday mode, even though you don’t have the same shares in your demat account?
9. The shares you buy are credited to your demat account, usually, in how many days?
10. What does it mean if a company announces bonus shares in the ratio of 5:1?
2. A faster way of buying / selling the same number of shares that you earlier had sold / bought, on the same day, in the same exchange, at the market value is known as _______
3. If you’ve bought shares in an intraday mode, what should you do before the intraday time ends?
4. To buy / sell shares, you should have a ________ account
5. What do IPO and FPO mean?
6. A growing stock market is referred to as a _______ market and a falling stock market is called as a _______ market
7. What is the name of the two share depositories in India?
8. What is the name for selling shares in an intraday mode, even though you don’t have the same shares in your demat account?
9. The shares you buy are credited to your demat account, usually, in how many days?
10. What does it mean if a company announces bonus shares in the ratio of 5:1?
20 Quiz questions on famous Indians
1. Who was the first Indian woman to swim across the English Channel?
2. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.
3. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.
4. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?
5. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?
6. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.
7. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
2. Name the first man to climb Mt. Everest without oxygen.
3. Name the first Indian who got an Oscar.
4. Who was the first Indian to be honored with the Param Vir Chakra?
5. Who was the first woman to become the Lt. General of the Indian Army?
6. Name the first woman Chief Minister of India.
7. Who was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Services?
15 quiz questions on flags
1. What flags were raised above the summit of Mount Everest by Hillary and Tensing in 1953?
Ans: The flag of the United Nations, of Great Britain, Nepal and India in that order.
2. We all know the Stars and Stripes, but what were the Stripes and Bars?
Ans: This was the first emblem of the Confederate State in the American Civil War. It was superseded by the Southern Cross Flag because of its resemblance to the Stars and Stripes proved confusing in battle.
3. What emblems are used, and where, for the Red Cross Flag?
Ans: The Moselm region uses a Red Crescent Flag, and Iran uses a variant of its National emblem, a Red Lion grasping a sword. All three emblems are borne on a while field.
4. What is the translation of the Arabic script on the flag of Saudi Arabia?
Ans: ‘There is no god but God and Mohammed is the Prophet of God’ – the Moslem declaration of faith.
5. How many stripes appear on the National Flag of Greece, and why?
Ans: There are nine horizontal stripes, alternately blue and white, to represent the
Nine symbols of the Greek slogan Eleutheria a thanatos’, Freedom or death’.
Ans: The flag of the United Nations, of Great Britain, Nepal and India in that order.
2. We all know the Stars and Stripes, but what were the Stripes and Bars?
Ans: This was the first emblem of the Confederate State in the American Civil War. It was superseded by the Southern Cross Flag because of its resemblance to the Stars and Stripes proved confusing in battle.
3. What emblems are used, and where, for the Red Cross Flag?
Ans: The Moselm region uses a Red Crescent Flag, and Iran uses a variant of its National emblem, a Red Lion grasping a sword. All three emblems are borne on a while field.
4. What is the translation of the Arabic script on the flag of Saudi Arabia?
Ans: ‘There is no god but God and Mohammed is the Prophet of God’ – the Moslem declaration of faith.
5. How many stripes appear on the National Flag of Greece, and why?
Ans: There are nine horizontal stripes, alternately blue and white, to represent the
Nine symbols of the Greek slogan Eleutheria a thanatos’, Freedom or death’.
Quiz on Nobel Prize: Part I
1. In which year was the first Nobel Prize awarded?
2. Which Nobel Prize category was established in 1968 by the Central Bank of Sweden and is known as The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Memory of Alfred Nobel?
3. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?
4. Since its conception in 1901 till date, 765 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to men. Do you know how many times women have received this honour?
5. Who is the youngest Nobel Laureate?
2. Which Nobel Prize category was established in 1968 by the Central Bank of Sweden and is known as The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Memory of Alfred Nobel?
3. Who was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize?
4. Since its conception in 1901 till date, 765 Nobel Prizes have been awarded to men. Do you know how many times women have received this honour?
5. Who is the youngest Nobel Laureate?
October 05, 2009
Indian banking quiz
10 quiz questions on Indian banks:
1. What was established in Kolkata on 1st April 1935 in accordance with the provision of an act of the same name passed in 1934?
2. The Reserve Bank of India was established on the recommendations of a report submitted in 1926 by which commission?
3. What unique distinction do the General Bank of India and the Bank of Hindustan founded in and around 1786 posses in the context of Indian banking history?
4. The Imperial Bank of India was renamed on 30th April 1955 as what?
5. Which bank operates on behalf of the SBI in Nigeria and was established in 1981?
1. What was established in Kolkata on 1st April 1935 in accordance with the provision of an act of the same name passed in 1934?
2. The Reserve Bank of India was established on the recommendations of a report submitted in 1926 by which commission?
3. What unique distinction do the General Bank of India and the Bank of Hindustan founded in and around 1786 posses in the context of Indian banking history?
4. The Imperial Bank of India was renamed on 30th April 1955 as what?
5. Which bank operates on behalf of the SBI in Nigeria and was established in 1981?
September 02, 2009
10 General Knowledge questions
10 quiz questions and answers:
Author: Geetanav Ojha, Kochi
1. Pravda is a famous Russian newspaper published from all the major centres of Russia. What does Pravda mean in Russian?
2. The famous word inscription on the Ashoka pillar is the phrase ‘Satyameva Jayate’. The question is which Hindu scripture is the phrase taken from?
3. In Hindu mythology, who is the famous husband of Riddhi and Siddhi?
Author: Geetanav Ojha, Kochi
1. Pravda is a famous Russian newspaper published from all the major centres of Russia. What does Pravda mean in Russian?
2. The famous word inscription on the Ashoka pillar is the phrase ‘Satyameva Jayate’. The question is which Hindu scripture is the phrase taken from?
3. In Hindu mythology, who is the famous husband of Riddhi and Siddhi?
September 01, 2009
Human body: 18 facts
18 facts about human body:
Author: Pitchaiah Naidu
1. The gland which is in the shape of a pistol is:
Pancreas
2. Calcium requirement for the adult humans:
1200 mg daily
3. The test used to know the color blindness is:
Ishihara
4. Man can see with his two eyes:
Maximum angle of 108 degrees. But, the rat can see with its two eyes, the width of 162 degrees.
5. Vitamin “P” is:
Niacin (one of the vitamin B-complex group)
6. Vitamin “M”:
Folic acid
7. Vitamin “K”:
The letter “K” is taken from the word-Kgulation or Coagulation.
8. Vitamin B12:
One of the B-complex group and our body can synthesize it in the intestine itself and it is the only vitamin containing a metal –Cynocobalamine.
9. Bile juice:
Around one liter of bile is produced in the liver.
10. Heart beats:
Human heart beats more than one lakh (0.1million) times in a day.
11. Muscles activity and strength:
Magnesium and potassium are necessary for the muscles, to discharge their functions properly and effectively.
12. Food pipe:
Esophagus, the first part of the intestine is called food pipe.
13. Water requirement:
Man should take at least 3-4 liters of water in a day.
14. Human brain:
Answer: It contains 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) in it and if you want to count all these neurons, it takes 3000 years.
The weight of the human’s brain is 1350 to 1400 grams, on an average.
The neurons are meant for passing the information and messages. The messages are passed between the neurons with a speed of 241 kilometers per hour in sensory neurons and 322 kilometers per hour in motor neurons (meant for movements).
15. Water in the human-brain:
It contains 80% of water in it.
16. Bacteria on the human’s skin:
There are more than twenty million bacteria present on each square inch of the man’s skin.
17. Falling of lightning thunder-bolts on human-beings:
Thunder-bolts fell seven times more on men than women, as, on average men are more in height than women.
18. Kissing –time of man:
It is reported in a survey that, on an average, man spares 20,160 minutes for kissing, in his life-span.
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Author: Pitchaiah Naidu
1. The gland which is in the shape of a pistol is:
Pancreas
2. Calcium requirement for the adult humans:
1200 mg daily
3. The test used to know the color blindness is:
Ishihara
4. Man can see with his two eyes:
Maximum angle of 108 degrees. But, the rat can see with its two eyes, the width of 162 degrees.
5. Vitamin “P” is:
Niacin (one of the vitamin B-complex group)
6. Vitamin “M”:
Folic acid
7. Vitamin “K”:
The letter “K” is taken from the word-Kgulation or Coagulation.
8. Vitamin B12:
One of the B-complex group and our body can synthesize it in the intestine itself and it is the only vitamin containing a metal –Cynocobalamine.
9. Bile juice:
Around one liter of bile is produced in the liver.
10. Heart beats:
Human heart beats more than one lakh (0.1million) times in a day.
11. Muscles activity and strength:
Magnesium and potassium are necessary for the muscles, to discharge their functions properly and effectively.
12. Food pipe:
Esophagus, the first part of the intestine is called food pipe.
13. Water requirement:
Man should take at least 3-4 liters of water in a day.
14. Human brain:
Answer: It contains 100 billion neurons (nerve cells) in it and if you want to count all these neurons, it takes 3000 years.
The weight of the human’s brain is 1350 to 1400 grams, on an average.
The neurons are meant for passing the information and messages. The messages are passed between the neurons with a speed of 241 kilometers per hour in sensory neurons and 322 kilometers per hour in motor neurons (meant for movements).
15. Water in the human-brain:
It contains 80% of water in it.
16. Bacteria on the human’s skin:
There are more than twenty million bacteria present on each square inch of the man’s skin.
17. Falling of lightning thunder-bolts on human-beings:
Thunder-bolts fell seven times more on men than women, as, on average men are more in height than women.
18. Kissing –time of man:
It is reported in a survey that, on an average, man spares 20,160 minutes for kissing, in his life-span.
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August 29, 2009
40 Geography quiz bits
40 Quiz Questions on Geography:
Compiled by: K.R. Saritha, Kozhikode
1. Which is the country with longest coastline in the world?
Ans Canada.
2. Which is the smallest of the 50 states in the US?
Ans Rhode Island
3. Which is the capital of Finland?
Ans Helsinki
4. Which are the countries known as ABC countries?
Ans Argentina, Brazil, Chile
5. What is the world’s oldest surviving republic?
Ans San Marino
6. Which country holds the lowest infant mortality rate?
Ans Singapore (2.3 deaths/1000 births - 2008)
7. When is the Independence Day of Argentina?
Ans 9 July
8. Which are the countries called BRIC nations?
Ans Brazil, Russia, India, China
9. Which country holds the highest infant mortality rate?
Ans Angola (182.3 deaths/1000 births – 2008)
10. Which is the smallest country in the world?
Ans Vatican city (0.44 sq km)
11. Which is the currency of Malaysia?
Ans Ringgit
12. What you mean by “Ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim” ?
This is the full name of “Mossad”(Israel), one of the most active intelligence agency in the world. The meaning is “Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks”
13. Who is the first woman elected as the President of Argentina?
Ans Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
14. Which country holds highest population density?
Ans Monaco (42,143 per sq mi- 2008)
15. Which country holds lowest population density?
Ans Western Sahara 2.7 per sq mi - 2008
16. Which country have the highest GDP per Capita?
Ans Qatar ($87,600 – 2008)
17. Which country have the lowest GDP per Capita ?
Ans Zimbabwe ( $200 – 2008)
18. Which country holds the highest inflation rate?
Ans Zimbabwe (12,563% - 2008)
19. Which country holds the lowest inflation rate?
Ans Nauru ( 3.6% - 2008)
20. Which is the only US state which borders one other state only?
Ans Maine
21. Which country belongs to highest life expectancy?
Ans Andorra (82.7 years– 2007)
22. Which country belongs to lowest life expectancy?
Ans Swaziland (32 years – 2007)
23. Which stretch of water separates Alaska from Russia?
Ans The Bering Strait.
24. Which country holds lowest literacy rate?
Ans Burkina Faso (23.6% - 2008)
25. Which country holds the smallest population in the world ?
Ans Vatican City (920 – Feb 2006)
26. What is the name of scottish flag
Ans The Saltire
27. By area, after Russia, which is the largest country in Europe?
Ans Ukraine
28. What is the name of the stretch of water between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight?
Ans Solent
29. What is nicknamed 'The Coathanger' in Australia?
Ans The Sydney Harbour Bridge
30. What is the modern-day name for Mesopotamia?
Ans Iraq
31. What is the world’s oldest-surviving republic?
Ans San marino
32. Which English town has waterways called The Backs?
Ans Cambridge
33. In which country is the Aswan Dam?
Ans Egypt
34. What mountain is known as The Tiger of the Alps?
Ans The Matterhorn
35. Rabat is the capital of which country?
Ans Morocco
36. Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
Ans Republic of South Africa
37. Which US state contains Yosemite National Park?
Ans California.
38. Which river flows through Baghdad?
Ans Tigris
39. In which country is the Serengeti National Park?
Ans Tanzania.
40. Which Italian city is built around the base of Mount Vesuvius?
Ans Naples.
Compiled by: K.R. Saritha, Kozhikode
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Compiled by: K.R. Saritha, Kozhikode
1. Which is the country with longest coastline in the world?
Ans Canada.
2. Which is the smallest of the 50 states in the US?
Ans Rhode Island
3. Which is the capital of Finland?
Ans Helsinki
4. Which are the countries known as ABC countries?
Ans Argentina, Brazil, Chile
5. What is the world’s oldest surviving republic?
Ans San Marino
6. Which country holds the lowest infant mortality rate?
Ans Singapore (2.3 deaths/1000 births - 2008)
7. When is the Independence Day of Argentina?
Ans 9 July
8. Which are the countries called BRIC nations?
Ans Brazil, Russia, India, China
9. Which country holds the highest infant mortality rate?
Ans Angola (182.3 deaths/1000 births – 2008)
10. Which is the smallest country in the world?
Ans Vatican city (0.44 sq km)
11. Which is the currency of Malaysia?
Ans Ringgit
12. What you mean by “Ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim” ?
This is the full name of “Mossad”(Israel), one of the most active intelligence agency in the world. The meaning is “Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks”
13. Who is the first woman elected as the President of Argentina?
Ans Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
14. Which country holds highest population density?
Ans Monaco (42,143 per sq mi- 2008)
15. Which country holds lowest population density?
Ans Western Sahara 2.7 per sq mi - 2008
16. Which country have the highest GDP per Capita?
Ans Qatar ($87,600 – 2008)
17. Which country have the lowest GDP per Capita ?
Ans Zimbabwe ( $200 – 2008)
18. Which country holds the highest inflation rate?
Ans Zimbabwe (12,563% - 2008)
19. Which country holds the lowest inflation rate?
Ans Nauru ( 3.6% - 2008)
20. Which is the only US state which borders one other state only?
Ans Maine
21. Which country belongs to highest life expectancy?
Ans Andorra (82.7 years– 2007)
22. Which country belongs to lowest life expectancy?
Ans Swaziland (32 years – 2007)
23. Which stretch of water separates Alaska from Russia?
Ans The Bering Strait.
24. Which country holds lowest literacy rate?
Ans Burkina Faso (23.6% - 2008)
25. Which country holds the smallest population in the world ?
Ans Vatican City (920 – Feb 2006)
26. What is the name of scottish flag
Ans The Saltire
27. By area, after Russia, which is the largest country in Europe?
Ans Ukraine
28. What is the name of the stretch of water between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight?
Ans Solent
29. What is nicknamed 'The Coathanger' in Australia?
Ans The Sydney Harbour Bridge
30. What is the modern-day name for Mesopotamia?
Ans Iraq
31. What is the world’s oldest-surviving republic?
Ans San marino
32. Which English town has waterways called The Backs?
Ans Cambridge
33. In which country is the Aswan Dam?
Ans Egypt
34. What mountain is known as The Tiger of the Alps?
Ans The Matterhorn
35. Rabat is the capital of which country?
Ans Morocco
36. Which country is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
Ans Republic of South Africa
37. Which US state contains Yosemite National Park?
Ans California.
38. Which river flows through Baghdad?
Ans Tigris
39. In which country is the Serengeti National Park?
Ans Tanzania.
40. Which Italian city is built around the base of Mount Vesuvius?
Ans Naples.
Compiled by: K.R. Saritha, Kozhikode
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August 23, 2009
Facts about animals and birds
Author: Dr. N. Pitchaiah Naidu
1. The disease, that occurred to the humans, due to the excretory waste of the birds is:
Answer: Psittacosis disease
2. Deaths of the most of the chickens occur:
Answer: During the summer season
3. The number of off springs that the pig gives birth at the time of delivery is:
Answer: 8-10 in number (at a time).
4. The animal that can see it’s image in the mirror is:
Answer: Chimpanzee
5. “ZOONOTIC DAY” is celebrated every year on:
Answer: July 6th.
6. The bird that can fly equally either to front side or towards back is:
Humming Bird
7. The bacteria that causes “Anthrax “disease, lives in the form of spores(able to cause infection):
Answer: for 30—40 years.
8. The vitamin which helps the animals for early recovery from the wounds is:
Answer: Vitamin “A”.
9. The thing that is prohibited to be included in the preparation of dog’s food is:
Answer: Fish products.
10. “Emu” birds lives for:
Answer: 60 years.
10. Black tongue in dogs:
Answer: The tongues color of “Chou” and “Chinese sharpie” dogs is black in color, which is peculiar to the dogs as a whole.
11. Loosing the hair:
Answer: The male monkeys also loose the hair on their heads, just like men and become bald headed.
12. Cats:
There are 60 types of domestic cats. If, a pair of cats, left alone in a place, it is estimated in a survey that, the off springs produced by them in seven years, will be around 4,20.000. In the year 1952, in Texas, a cat by name “Dusty” gave birth to 420 off springs in a year.
A cat in “Argentina” lived on a tree for seven years, without climbing down. In “Scotland” a cat, namely “Trouzar” ate 28,899 rats, in 21years and it is on the record.
13. Snails:
Answer: It contains four noses.
14. Camel’s milk:
Answer: This milk never forms into curd.
15. The only animal and leprosy:
Answer: Armadillos-the only animal (like man), suffers from this dreadful disease-‘leprosy”. No other animal gets this disease.
16. The nose of the sword builds humming bird:
Answer: Its nose is four inches more bigly in size than the body.
17. Cats and sweets:
Cats usually do not show much interest in sweets.
18. Chameleon:
Even though, it is blind, still it can change its colors and bodily appearance and also adopts itself to the surroundings.
19. Eyes of the snail:
If we cut the eye of a snail, a new eye will be regenerated in that cut-area.
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1. The disease, that occurred to the humans, due to the excretory waste of the birds is:
Answer: Psittacosis disease
2. Deaths of the most of the chickens occur:
Answer: During the summer season
3. The number of off springs that the pig gives birth at the time of delivery is:
Answer: 8-10 in number (at a time).
4. The animal that can see it’s image in the mirror is:
Answer: Chimpanzee
5. “ZOONOTIC DAY” is celebrated every year on:
Answer: July 6th.
6. The bird that can fly equally either to front side or towards back is:
Humming Bird
7. The bacteria that causes “Anthrax “disease, lives in the form of spores(able to cause infection):
Answer: for 30—40 years.
8. The vitamin which helps the animals for early recovery from the wounds is:
Answer: Vitamin “A”.
9. The thing that is prohibited to be included in the preparation of dog’s food is:
Answer: Fish products.
10. “Emu” birds lives for:
Answer: 60 years.
10. Black tongue in dogs:
Answer: The tongues color of “Chou” and “Chinese sharpie” dogs is black in color, which is peculiar to the dogs as a whole.
11. Loosing the hair:
Answer: The male monkeys also loose the hair on their heads, just like men and become bald headed.
12. Cats:
There are 60 types of domestic cats. If, a pair of cats, left alone in a place, it is estimated in a survey that, the off springs produced by them in seven years, will be around 4,20.000. In the year 1952, in Texas, a cat by name “Dusty” gave birth to 420 off springs in a year.
A cat in “Argentina” lived on a tree for seven years, without climbing down. In “Scotland” a cat, namely “Trouzar” ate 28,899 rats, in 21years and it is on the record.
13. Snails:
Answer: It contains four noses.
14. Camel’s milk:
Answer: This milk never forms into curd.
15. The only animal and leprosy:
Answer: Armadillos-the only animal (like man), suffers from this dreadful disease-‘leprosy”. No other animal gets this disease.
16. The nose of the sword builds humming bird:
Answer: Its nose is four inches more bigly in size than the body.
17. Cats and sweets:
Cats usually do not show much interest in sweets.
18. Chameleon:
Even though, it is blind, still it can change its colors and bodily appearance and also adopts itself to the surroundings.
19. Eyes of the snail:
If we cut the eye of a snail, a new eye will be regenerated in that cut-area.
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August 22, 2009
15 general knowledge questions and answers
Compiled by: S.Umadevi.
1. How many minutes does it take for the suns rays to reach earth?
8.4
2. On what river is Rome built on?
The Tiber
3. What is the longest river in North America?
The Mississippi-Missouri
4. Which is the capital city of Zimbabwe?
Harare
5. How many toes do most reptiles have on each foot?
3
6. What does the term I.M.F means?
International Monetary Fund
7. Which is the longest river of the world?
Nile
8. Who invented television?
John baird
9. How many bones are there in a new born baby?
300
10. What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Sofia
11. Author of & quot "God of Small Things"
Arundathi Roy
12 What’s the scientific name for fingers and toes?
Falange
13. What comes to your mind when you see the word & quot XYLOGRAPHY"?
Engraving in wood
14. What does Tauromachy indicate?
Art of Bull fighting
15. Which city is called silver platter city in India
Bangalore
Compiled by Umadevi, Chennai.
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1. How many minutes does it take for the suns rays to reach earth?
8.4
2. On what river is Rome built on?
The Tiber
3. What is the longest river in North America?
The Mississippi-Missouri
4. Which is the capital city of Zimbabwe?
Harare
5. How many toes do most reptiles have on each foot?
3
6. What does the term I.M.F means?
International Monetary Fund
7. Which is the longest river of the world?
Nile
8. Who invented television?
John baird
9. How many bones are there in a new born baby?
300
10. What is the capital of Bulgaria?
Sofia
11. Author of & quot "God of Small Things"
Arundathi Roy
12 What’s the scientific name for fingers and toes?
Falange
13. What comes to your mind when you see the word & quot XYLOGRAPHY"?
Engraving in wood
14. What does Tauromachy indicate?
Art of Bull fighting
15. Which city is called silver platter city in India
Bangalore
Compiled by Umadevi, Chennai.
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August 17, 2009
Literature Quiz questions
10 Quiz Questions on Literature:
Compiled by: Ankita Chakraborty
1. Who is the Nobel laureate writer of the legendary book "MY NAME IS RED"?
2. Akakii Akakievich is the central character from which short story?
3. Who is the creator of the magical nanny "Mary poppins"?
4. "Here lies one whose name was writ in water"-this epitaph belongs to which legendary poet?
5. Which famous play writer led the theatre of the absurd movement?
6. According to the natyadarpan how many "sarga" or part there should be in an Epic?
7. "Kafan" is a famous short story by which Indian writer?
8. Who was the first Indian to receive Pulitzer Prize in 1937?
9. The famous film "guide" by Dev Anand is an adoption from which Indian writer's novel?
10. Who was the first women writer to win Nobel peace prize for literature?
Answers to Literature quiz:
1. Omar Pamuk
2. The Overcoat by Nicolai Gogol
3. P.L.Travers
4. John Keats
5. Samuel Beckett
6. Eight
7. Premchand Munshi
8. Govind Behari Lal
9. R.K.Narayan
10. Pearl.S.Buck
By: Ankita Chakraborty
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Compiled by: Ankita Chakraborty
1. Who is the Nobel laureate writer of the legendary book "MY NAME IS RED"?
2. Akakii Akakievich is the central character from which short story?
3. Who is the creator of the magical nanny "Mary poppins"?
4. "Here lies one whose name was writ in water"-this epitaph belongs to which legendary poet?
5. Which famous play writer led the theatre of the absurd movement?
6. According to the natyadarpan how many "sarga" or part there should be in an Epic?
7. "Kafan" is a famous short story by which Indian writer?
8. Who was the first Indian to receive Pulitzer Prize in 1937?
9. The famous film "guide" by Dev Anand is an adoption from which Indian writer's novel?
10. Who was the first women writer to win Nobel peace prize for literature?
Answers to Literature quiz:
1. Omar Pamuk
2. The Overcoat by Nicolai Gogol
3. P.L.Travers
4. John Keats
5. Samuel Beckett
6. Eight
7. Premchand Munshi
8. Govind Behari Lal
9. R.K.Narayan
10. Pearl.S.Buck
By: Ankita Chakraborty
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Cricket quiz questions and answers
Cricket quiz:
Compiled by Geetanav Ojha (Kerala)
1. Which Indian batsman has the highest individual score in the finals of the Cricket World Cup?
2. What distinction does John Hugh Edrich of England was the first to earn in the limited overs cricket?
3. Who, on 23rd July 2009, hit a four off Matt Mason to go past Don Bradman’s 28,067 runs and in the process become Australia’s leading scorer in first-class cricket?
4. If Shane Warne is credited with bowling the ball of the century, who was the batsman facing it?
5. Farooq Engineer is the first Indian to win a man of the match award in a limited over’s cricket match. Against which country did he win it?
6. Cricket has been played only once at the Olympics (1900 Paris Olympics). Great Britain won the gold, which country won the silver?
7. Pakistan won the men’s T20 world cup in England. Who is the current women’s T20 champion?
8. What unique feat was achieved by an Indian bowler in Test cricket on 8th February 1994?
9. Who was the first batsman to be dismissed by Anil Kumble during his 10 wicket haul at Feroz Shah Kotla against Pakistan?
10. Tatenda Taibu of Zimbabwe became the youngest cricket captain to lead his country against Sri Lanka at Harare. Whose longstanding record did he break?
Answers to cricket quiz:
1. Virender Sehwag (against Australia in 2003)
2. First person to win a man of the match (on 5 Jan1971 against Australia)
3. Justin Langer
4. Mike Gatting
5. East Africa (11 June 1975)
6. France
7. England (they are also the ODI champion)
8. Kapil Dev took his 432nd wicket in test cricket to become the highest wicket taker (at that time)
9. Shahid Afridi
10. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
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Compiled by Geetanav Ojha (Kerala)
1. Which Indian batsman has the highest individual score in the finals of the Cricket World Cup?
2. What distinction does John Hugh Edrich of England was the first to earn in the limited overs cricket?
3. Who, on 23rd July 2009, hit a four off Matt Mason to go past Don Bradman’s 28,067 runs and in the process become Australia’s leading scorer in first-class cricket?
4. If Shane Warne is credited with bowling the ball of the century, who was the batsman facing it?
5. Farooq Engineer is the first Indian to win a man of the match award in a limited over’s cricket match. Against which country did he win it?
6. Cricket has been played only once at the Olympics (1900 Paris Olympics). Great Britain won the gold, which country won the silver?
7. Pakistan won the men’s T20 world cup in England. Who is the current women’s T20 champion?
8. What unique feat was achieved by an Indian bowler in Test cricket on 8th February 1994?
9. Who was the first batsman to be dismissed by Anil Kumble during his 10 wicket haul at Feroz Shah Kotla against Pakistan?
10. Tatenda Taibu of Zimbabwe became the youngest cricket captain to lead his country against Sri Lanka at Harare. Whose longstanding record did he break?
Answers to cricket quiz:
1. Virender Sehwag (against Australia in 2003)
2. First person to win a man of the match (on 5 Jan1971 against Australia)
3. Justin Langer
4. Mike Gatting
5. East Africa (11 June 1975)
6. France
7. England (they are also the ODI champion)
8. Kapil Dev took his 432nd wicket in test cricket to become the highest wicket taker (at that time)
9. Shahid Afridi
10. Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi
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July 28, 2009
25 quiz questions on Indian national moment
Compiler: G. Pavan Kumar, Teacher, Andhra Pradesh
1. ‘First War of Indian Independence’, who said this of the first time, regarding the revolt of 1857?
2. Who played a leading role in the founding of the Indian National Congress?
3. Who came to be know as the grand old may of India?
4. Who was the chairman of the British committee of the Indian national congress started in 1889?
5. “The congress is in reality a civil war without arms” who said this?
6. Why were Tilak and others imprisoned in 1897?
7. From where was the word “Congress” borrowed?
8. Who was the first Englishmen to preside over the Congress session at Allahabad in 1908?
9. What was the object of the Rowlatt Acts passed by the government in 1919?
10. When was the non-cooperation movement suspended?
11. Which movement was launched along with the Khilafat movement?
12. What was the aim of the Swarajists’ new policy of ‘Council entry’?
13. Why did B.K.Dutt and Bhagat singh throw a bomb on the Central Legislative assembly on April 8, 1929?
14. Who led the Chittagong armoury raid?
15. What was the significance of the ‘Quit India’ movement of 1942?
16. Which I.N.A. Officer was not tried by a British Court Martial in 1945-46?
17. Who presided over the Cabinet Mission?
18. Why was the Repubilc Day of India fixed on 26th January, 1950?
19. Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got Independence?
20. Who were called the “Liberators of the Indian Press”?
21. By whom was Aurobindo Ghosh defended in the Alipur bomb case?
22. Who were involved in throwing bomb at Lord Hardinge in 1912?
23. Who was the first Muslim president of the INC?
24. What was the notable feature of the Civil Disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi?
25. In which year the Muslim League demanded separate Pakistan for the first time?
Answers to Quiz questions:
1. V.D.Savarkar
2. A.O. Hume
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. W.Wedderburn
5. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
6. Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British Government.
7. North American History, to connote an assembly of people.
8. George Yule.
9. Dispense with the ordinary procedure for the prial of accused persons and to secure arbitrary confinement.
10. 1922
11. non-cooperation Movement
12. to break the reforms from within by ‘uniform, consistent and continuous obstruction.
13. to protest against the passage of the public Safety Bill which would have reduced civil liberties.
14. Surya Sen
15. It demonstrated the intensity of Nationalist sentiment and the grate capacity of the Indians to struggle and sacrifice.
16. Mohan Singh.
17. Sir P.Lawrence
18. The National Flag was displayed prominently, for the first time, on 26th January 1930.
19. Lord Attlee
20. Lord Macaulay and Sir Charles Metcalfe.
21. C.R.Das
22. Ball Mukand, Amir Chand and Avadh Behari.
23. Badruddin Tayabjee
24. Wide Participation of Women
25. 1940.
Compiled by: G. Pavan Kumar, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh.
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1. ‘First War of Indian Independence’, who said this of the first time, regarding the revolt of 1857?
2. Who played a leading role in the founding of the Indian National Congress?
3. Who came to be know as the grand old may of India?
4. Who was the chairman of the British committee of the Indian national congress started in 1889?
5. “The congress is in reality a civil war without arms” who said this?
6. Why were Tilak and others imprisoned in 1897?
7. From where was the word “Congress” borrowed?
8. Who was the first Englishmen to preside over the Congress session at Allahabad in 1908?
9. What was the object of the Rowlatt Acts passed by the government in 1919?
10. When was the non-cooperation movement suspended?
11. Which movement was launched along with the Khilafat movement?
12. What was the aim of the Swarajists’ new policy of ‘Council entry’?
13. Why did B.K.Dutt and Bhagat singh throw a bomb on the Central Legislative assembly on April 8, 1929?
14. Who led the Chittagong armoury raid?
15. What was the significance of the ‘Quit India’ movement of 1942?
16. Which I.N.A. Officer was not tried by a British Court Martial in 1945-46?
17. Who presided over the Cabinet Mission?
18. Why was the Repubilc Day of India fixed on 26th January, 1950?
19. Who was the Prime Minister of England when India got Independence?
20. Who were called the “Liberators of the Indian Press”?
21. By whom was Aurobindo Ghosh defended in the Alipur bomb case?
22. Who were involved in throwing bomb at Lord Hardinge in 1912?
23. Who was the first Muslim president of the INC?
24. What was the notable feature of the Civil Disobedience movement of Mahatma Gandhi?
25. In which year the Muslim League demanded separate Pakistan for the first time?
Answers to Quiz questions:
1. V.D.Savarkar
2. A.O. Hume
3. Dadabhai Naoroji
4. W.Wedderburn
5. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan
6. Their speeches and writings were directed towards creating hostile feelings towards the British Government.
7. North American History, to connote an assembly of people.
8. George Yule.
9. Dispense with the ordinary procedure for the prial of accused persons and to secure arbitrary confinement.
10. 1922
11. non-cooperation Movement
12. to break the reforms from within by ‘uniform, consistent and continuous obstruction.
13. to protest against the passage of the public Safety Bill which would have reduced civil liberties.
14. Surya Sen
15. It demonstrated the intensity of Nationalist sentiment and the grate capacity of the Indians to struggle and sacrifice.
16. Mohan Singh.
17. Sir P.Lawrence
18. The National Flag was displayed prominently, for the first time, on 26th January 1930.
19. Lord Attlee
20. Lord Macaulay and Sir Charles Metcalfe.
21. C.R.Das
22. Ball Mukand, Amir Chand and Avadh Behari.
23. Badruddin Tayabjee
24. Wide Participation of Women
25. 1940.
Compiled by: G. Pavan Kumar, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh.
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July 27, 2009
25 Quiz questions on Modern India
Compiled by: G. Pavan Kumar, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
1. Who was regarded as the Nana Sahib?
2. What was saranjam of the Marathas?
3. Next to shivaji who was the greatest exponent ofguerilla tactics of warfare?
4. When and where was Shivaji born?
5. Shivaji signed the Treaty of purandhar in which year and with whom?
6. Who was Dadaji Kondadeva?
7. Who was the founder of the autonomous Kingdom of awadh?
8. Who founded the state of Hyderabad?
9. Who was the first Europeans to set up trading settlements in India?
10. Who captured Goa for the Portuguese in 1510?
11. Which were the two headquaters of the French East India company on the eastern coast of India?
12. What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?
13. Who were the first to be allowed to make war, conclude treaties, acquire territories and build fortresses?
14. What was the commercial aim of the Portuguese in India?
15. When did the Danes arrive in India and formed an East India Company?
16. When and by whom were the Portuguese driven out of Hughli in Bengal?
17. Total how many wars were fought between the Marathas and the East India Company?
18. Who abolished the system of Dual Government in Bengal?
19. What was the objective of the Vaikom Satyagraha launched in Kerala?
20. Who said “If it was proved to me that it (untouchability) is an essential part of Hinduism I for one would declare myself an open rebel against Hinduism itself”?
21. Who founded the “Bhil Seva Mandal” in 1922 to elevate the condition of the Bhils and other aboriginals in India?
22. “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India” – Whose utterance is this?
23. Where did Vivekananda attend the World’s Parliament of Religion in 1893?
24. Brahma Samaj was founded in which year?
25. Who was called the saint of Dakshineshwar?
Answers:
1. Balaji Bhajirao
2. In lieu of salaries, the military commanders and the big officials were assigned lands
3. Baji Rao – 1
4. Shivnagar in the year 1627
5. 1665 – Raja Jai Singh
6. ¬Shivaji’s Guardian Tutor
7. Saadat Khan
8. Chin Qalich Khan
9. Portuguese
10. Albuquerque
11. French and British
12. The marriage of Charles – II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza
13. The Netherlanders
14. Capture pepper and other superior prices trade
15. 1616
16. 1631 – Qasim Khan
17. 4
18. Warren Hastings
19. Open the temples for the entry of the lower castes avarnas
20. M.K.Gandhi
21. Amritlal Vittal Das Thakkar
22. Bankim Chandra Chattarjee
23. Chikago
24. 1828
25. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Compiled by: G. Pavan Kumar, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
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1. Who was regarded as the Nana Sahib?
2. What was saranjam of the Marathas?
3. Next to shivaji who was the greatest exponent ofguerilla tactics of warfare?
4. When and where was Shivaji born?
5. Shivaji signed the Treaty of purandhar in which year and with whom?
6. Who was Dadaji Kondadeva?
7. Who was the founder of the autonomous Kingdom of awadh?
8. Who founded the state of Hyderabad?
9. Who was the first Europeans to set up trading settlements in India?
10. Who captured Goa for the Portuguese in 1510?
11. Which were the two headquaters of the French East India company on the eastern coast of India?
12. What was the occasion for the Portuguese to hand over Bombay to the British?
13. Who were the first to be allowed to make war, conclude treaties, acquire territories and build fortresses?
14. What was the commercial aim of the Portuguese in India?
15. When did the Danes arrive in India and formed an East India Company?
16. When and by whom were the Portuguese driven out of Hughli in Bengal?
17. Total how many wars were fought between the Marathas and the East India Company?
18. Who abolished the system of Dual Government in Bengal?
19. What was the objective of the Vaikom Satyagraha launched in Kerala?
20. Who said “If it was proved to me that it (untouchability) is an essential part of Hinduism I for one would declare myself an open rebel against Hinduism itself”?
21. Who founded the “Bhil Seva Mandal” in 1922 to elevate the condition of the Bhils and other aboriginals in India?
22. “Patriotism is religion and religion is love for India” – Whose utterance is this?
23. Where did Vivekananda attend the World’s Parliament of Religion in 1893?
24. Brahma Samaj was founded in which year?
25. Who was called the saint of Dakshineshwar?
Answers:
1. Balaji Bhajirao
2. In lieu of salaries, the military commanders and the big officials were assigned lands
3. Baji Rao – 1
4. Shivnagar in the year 1627
5. 1665 – Raja Jai Singh
6. ¬Shivaji’s Guardian Tutor
7. Saadat Khan
8. Chin Qalich Khan
9. Portuguese
10. Albuquerque
11. French and British
12. The marriage of Charles – II with the Portuguese princess Catherine of Braganza
13. The Netherlanders
14. Capture pepper and other superior prices trade
15. 1616
16. 1631 – Qasim Khan
17. 4
18. Warren Hastings
19. Open the temples for the entry of the lower castes avarnas
20. M.K.Gandhi
21. Amritlal Vittal Das Thakkar
22. Bankim Chandra Chattarjee
23. Chikago
24. 1828
25. Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Compiled by: G. Pavan Kumar, Karimnagar, Andhra Pradesh
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10 Quiz questions on Indian politics
Political quiz questions are compiled by: Geetanav Ojha.
1. This economics graduate from Madras Christian College was the first Railway Minister of independent India. His nephew, Vergheese Kurien is considered as the father of Indian White Revolution. Identify this Padma Vibhushan Awardee.
2. He is elected to the lower house of the parliament (Lok Sabha) from Pilibhit constituency defeating his nearest rival V.M. Singh of the INC. He is the son of another famous political figure of the country who was killed in an airplane crash. Identify this young M.P. who drove the nation and the media crazy with his controversial speeches.
3. In the first general elections held in 1951, the INC won claiming 364 seats. Can you tell which party or section won the second highest number of seats?
4. Which court on 12th June 1975 charged Indira Gandhi of following electoral malpractices for seeking election to the Lok Sabha?
5. Who founded the Heritage Foods India Ltd. In 1992 (one of the largest diary farms in South India) with the objective of "bringing prosperity to the rural families through co-operative efforts”?
6. Which Congressman founded his own party called the Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress after being sidelined from the INC but later remerged into the parent party after settlement with Rajiv Gandhi?
7. Lalji Tandon wrested the Lucknow constituency beating his nearest rival Rita Bahuguna Joshi of the INC in the 2009 General Elections. Who was the sitting M.P. until the 2009 election?
8. If the official state car used by the Prime Minister of India is a BMW 7-Series then who uses a Mercedes-Benz S-Class W140?
9. Sanjay Nirupam of INC (previously a staunch Shiv Sainik) won the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency in the 2009 General Elections defeating Ram Naik of BJP. Can you tell who was the sitting MP of Mumbai North before Sanjay Nirupam?
10. Who won the Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh defeating his nearest BJP rival Sarvesh Kumar Singh with a margin exceeding 50,000 votes in the 2009 General Elections?
Answers to quiz questions:
1. John Mathai
2. Varun Gandhi
3. Independents (37)
4. The Allahabad High Court
5. N. Chandrababu Naidu (former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)
6. Pranab Mukherjee (Presently the Finance Minister of India)
7. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
8. The President of India
9. Govinda (the popular Bollywood Actor)
10. Mohammed Azharuddin
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1. This economics graduate from Madras Christian College was the first Railway Minister of independent India. His nephew, Vergheese Kurien is considered as the father of Indian White Revolution. Identify this Padma Vibhushan Awardee.
2. He is elected to the lower house of the parliament (Lok Sabha) from Pilibhit constituency defeating his nearest rival V.M. Singh of the INC. He is the son of another famous political figure of the country who was killed in an airplane crash. Identify this young M.P. who drove the nation and the media crazy with his controversial speeches.
3. In the first general elections held in 1951, the INC won claiming 364 seats. Can you tell which party or section won the second highest number of seats?
4. Which court on 12th June 1975 charged Indira Gandhi of following electoral malpractices for seeking election to the Lok Sabha?
5. Who founded the Heritage Foods India Ltd. In 1992 (one of the largest diary farms in South India) with the objective of "bringing prosperity to the rural families through co-operative efforts”?
6. Which Congressman founded his own party called the Rashtriya Samajwadi Congress after being sidelined from the INC but later remerged into the parent party after settlement with Rajiv Gandhi?
7. Lalji Tandon wrested the Lucknow constituency beating his nearest rival Rita Bahuguna Joshi of the INC in the 2009 General Elections. Who was the sitting M.P. until the 2009 election?
8. If the official state car used by the Prime Minister of India is a BMW 7-Series then who uses a Mercedes-Benz S-Class W140?
9. Sanjay Nirupam of INC (previously a staunch Shiv Sainik) won the Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency in the 2009 General Elections defeating Ram Naik of BJP. Can you tell who was the sitting MP of Mumbai North before Sanjay Nirupam?
10. Who won the Moradabad Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh defeating his nearest BJP rival Sarvesh Kumar Singh with a margin exceeding 50,000 votes in the 2009 General Elections?
Answers to quiz questions:
1. John Mathai
2. Varun Gandhi
3. Independents (37)
4. The Allahabad High Court
5. N. Chandrababu Naidu (former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh)
6. Pranab Mukherjee (Presently the Finance Minister of India)
7. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
8. The President of India
9. Govinda (the popular Bollywood Actor)
10. Mohammed Azharuddin
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July 25, 2009
25 questions on medieval India
Quiz questions on Medieval India:
Compiled by: Gollapalli Pavan Kumar, Teacher, Karimnagar.
1. Which pala ruler founded the famous Vikramasila University for the Buddhists?
2. Which Prathihara ruler had the famous poet , Rajasekhara, at his court?
3. Who wrote KATHASARITSAGARA?
4. Which saint was greatly influenced by Tantricism?
5. Name the temple built in Nagara style and located at Kajuraho?
6. Who founded the Lingayat Movement?
7. Which is the tallest of all medieval Indian Temples?
8. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
9. What was “Abwab”?
10. Which of the contemporary historians was appointed as the chief quazi of Delhi by Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq?
11. What was the term used for measurement of land in the Sultanate period?
12. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
13. Which Bahmani Sultan shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar?
14. Name the temple built by Krishnadeva Raya at Hampi-Vijayanagara?
15. Who was the Rajaguru or the great royal teacher of KrishnadevaRaya?
16. Why did Mahmud Begarha attack Dwarka?
17. Who founded the fortress city Mandu-the capital of Malwa?
18. Name the Persian version of the Mahabharat, translated during Akbar’s reign?
19. Whose reign has been called the “Golden Age of the Mughals’?
20. Who was the last royal patron of the Mughal School of painting?
21. What was the original name of Tansen?
22. In which language did Babur write his memories ,called Tuzuk-i-Baburi?
23. What was the “Tanab”in the Mughal Period?
24. Who were the earliest Vaishnava Bhakti saints from the South?
25. Who founded the Varkari sect in Maharashtra?
Answers:
1. Dharmapala
2. Mahipala
3. Somadeva
4. Vrajayana
5. Nilakanteshwara
6. BasvaRaja
7. Brihadeswara at Tanjore
8. Qutbuddin Aibak
9. Miscellaneous kinds of taxes like the house taxes, grazing tax, irrigation taz etc
10. Ibn-Batutah
11. Masahat
12. Sikander Lodi
13. Ahmed Shah Wali
14. Vittalswamy temple, Krishnaswamy temple and hazaraRamaswamy temple
15. Vyasaraja
16. To suppress the pirates who preyed on the pilgrim traffic to Mecca
17. Hushang-Shah
18. Razm-namah
19. Shah-Jahan
20. Aurangzeb
21. Ramtanu Pande
22. Turkish
23. A measuring instrument made of Bamboo sticks joined by iron rings
24. Alvars
25. Tukaram.
Compiled by: Gollapalli Pavan Kumar, Teacher, Karimnagar.
1. Which pala ruler founded the famous Vikramasila University for the Buddhists?
2. Which Prathihara ruler had the famous poet , Rajasekhara, at his court?
3. Who wrote KATHASARITSAGARA?
4. Which saint was greatly influenced by Tantricism?
5. Name the temple built in Nagara style and located at Kajuraho?
6. Who founded the Lingayat Movement?
7. Which is the tallest of all medieval Indian Temples?
8. Who was the first Muslim ruler of Delhi?
9. What was “Abwab”?
10. Which of the contemporary historians was appointed as the chief quazi of Delhi by Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq?
11. What was the term used for measurement of land in the Sultanate period?
12. Who was the founder of the city of Agra?
13. Which Bahmani Sultan shifted the capital from Gulbarga to Bidar?
14. Name the temple built by Krishnadeva Raya at Hampi-Vijayanagara?
15. Who was the Rajaguru or the great royal teacher of KrishnadevaRaya?
16. Why did Mahmud Begarha attack Dwarka?
17. Who founded the fortress city Mandu-the capital of Malwa?
18. Name the Persian version of the Mahabharat, translated during Akbar’s reign?
19. Whose reign has been called the “Golden Age of the Mughals’?
20. Who was the last royal patron of the Mughal School of painting?
21. What was the original name of Tansen?
22. In which language did Babur write his memories ,called Tuzuk-i-Baburi?
23. What was the “Tanab”in the Mughal Period?
24. Who were the earliest Vaishnava Bhakti saints from the South?
25. Who founded the Varkari sect in Maharashtra?
Answers:
1. Dharmapala
2. Mahipala
3. Somadeva
4. Vrajayana
5. Nilakanteshwara
6. BasvaRaja
7. Brihadeswara at Tanjore
8. Qutbuddin Aibak
9. Miscellaneous kinds of taxes like the house taxes, grazing tax, irrigation taz etc
10. Ibn-Batutah
11. Masahat
12. Sikander Lodi
13. Ahmed Shah Wali
14. Vittalswamy temple, Krishnaswamy temple and hazaraRamaswamy temple
15. Vyasaraja
16. To suppress the pirates who preyed on the pilgrim traffic to Mecca
17. Hushang-Shah
18. Razm-namah
19. Shah-Jahan
20. Aurangzeb
21. Ramtanu Pande
22. Turkish
23. A measuring instrument made of Bamboo sticks joined by iron rings
24. Alvars
25. Tukaram.
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