Quiz on 21-4-2023

1. What is the slogan of the 2024 Paris olympics?

Games Wide Open

2. Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport was formerly known as  'Borjhar Airport' is at which place?

Assam

3. This 9 km long high altitude horseshoe shaped single tube two lane tunnel is the world's longest motorable tunnel. Name it.

ATAL Tunnel

4. This mystical sacred lake sits at the foot of Mount Kailash in western Tibet, is considered as the highest fresh water body in the world. Which lake?

Manasarovar

5. Which is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard?

TYPEWRITER

6. When is ‘National Start-up Day’ celebrated ?

Answer- January 16.

7. Which part of the brain is responsible for the reflex and stimuli actions that cause a response of fear and panic?

Amygdala 

8. Which state is called as a "Peninsula State" as it is surrounded by international borders on three sides

Mizoram

9. Name the Padma Bhushan award winner who brought glory to our country by winning the first Olympic Gold for India 

Abhinav Bindra

10. Which vitamin is essential for a healthy brain, to improve memory and focus?

Vitamin B

11. Sargakshetra 89.6, a community radio launched recently in Kottayam  introduces a technological icon for the listeners. What is it?  

RJ Gregory, the AI powered radio jockey

12. An event which describes the sliding of a mass of snow, ice and rock rapidly down the side of a mountain

Avalanche

13. What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

stamp

14. Forward I am heavy, but backward I am not. What am I?

TON. Forward I am ton, backwards I am not.

15. What invention lets you look right through a wall?

A window

Quiz on 12-4-2023

1. In which state will the world’s first Asian King Vulture conservation and breeding centre be inaugurated?

Uttar Pradesh- The world’s first conservation and breeding center for the critically endangered Asian king vulture is set to open in Uttar Pradesh’s Maharajganj district. The center, named this as Jatayu Conservation and Breeding Centre (JCBC).

2. In which state is Kibithoo, a border village where the ‘Vibrant Villages Programme’ was launched recently?

Arunachal Pradesh. It will cover the border areas of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Ladakh. Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah launched the 'Vibrant Villages Programme' 

3.India has decided to establish ‘Education and Skills Development Working Group’ with which country?

USA. India and the US have decided to establish a new ‘India-US Education and Skills Development Working Group’.

It aims to further strengthen cooperation in the field of education and skill development through joint collaborations.

4. Which institution conducts ‘Abhyaas’ programme to guide students in Competitive Examination?

All India Radio News. ll India Radio News has launched a weekly interactive programme, Abhyaas for Competitive Examinations.

It aims to guide students and job seekers preparing for competitive examinations.

5. ‘Katalin Novak’ was elected recently as the first female and youngest President of which country?

Hungary. The Hungarian Parliament has elected Katalin Novak as the country’s first-ever female president. The 44-year-old Minister is also Hungary’s youngest-ever head of state

6. Where would you be if you were standing on the Spanish Steps?

Rome. The 'Spanish steps' in Rome, built in Rococo style between 1723 and 1726, are the steps that lead from the Piazza di Spagna square to the French monastery  church Trinita dei Monti .

7. This company was originally called "Cadabra". Name it

Amazon

8. What is the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet? 

Delta

9. The earliest evidence of Banking transactions in India comes from which period?

Vedic Period. Earliest evidence of Banking in India is found from the period of Vedic Civilization. During those days, loan deeds called rnapatra or rnalekhya were prevalent.  These contained details such as the name of the debtor and the creditor, the amount of loan, the rate of interest, the condition of repayment and the time of repayment.

10. When is the ‘International Day of Zero Wastes’ observed?

March 30. he theme for this year is ‘Achieving sustainable and environmentally sound practices of minimizing and managing waste’

11. There are four floors in the building.

The higher the floor, the more people live there. Which floor does the elevator go to most often?

Ground floor (Floor 0)

12. What common English verb becomes its own past tence by rearranging its letters?

Eat

13. It occurs once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in an hour.

The letter M

14. What word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

Short

15. What breaks yet never falls, and what falls yet never breaks?

Morning and Night

Quiz on 10-12-2022

1. Rujain 2. Soorya

1.Atal tunnel in Himachal Pradesh is named after which former Prime

Minister of India?

Answer: The Atal tunnel also known as Rohtang tunnel.

2.Name India's largest botanical garden.

Answer: Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden.

3.Who won the Param Vishisht Seva Medal 2022?

Answer: Neeraj Chopra.

4.Name the first woman officer in the Indian Army to receive a gallantry

award.

Answer: Mitali Madhumita.

5.Who received the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2022?

Answer: Table tennis player Sharath Kamal.

6.Name India's first privately developed rocket.

Answer: Vikram- S.

7.Name the creator of Indro.

Answer: Indro was created by Santosh Vasudeo Hulawale and is the

tallest robot in India.

8.Name the Fifa mascot 2022.

Answer: La'eeb.

11.Which sportsperson's birthday-on August 29-is designated as

national sports day in India?

Answer: Dhyan Chand.

12. Which cartoon character has a sister called Dumbella?

Answer: Donald Duck.

13.Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to USA ?

Answer: France.

14.Whose autobiography is titled "Freedom in Exile"?

Answer: Dalai Lama.

14.Who won the Ezhuthachan puraskaram 2022?

Answer: Sethu.

15.Kiran Desai won the man booker prize for which book?

Answer: The Inheritance of Loss.

16.What 5-letter word typed in all capital letters can be read the same

upside down?

Answer: SWIMS.

Quiz of October 2022

1.Samrata. 2.Aaron. 3.Rehan.

1.When did India enact the Wildlife Protection Act?

Answer : 1972

2. What is the name of ISRO’s new humanoid robot that will

go to space next?

Answer : Vyommitra.

3. The first railway line in Kerala was opened for traffic in

1861 between Beypore and ?

Answer : Tirur.

4. At which age Gautham Buddha got Nirvana?

Answer : 35.

5. What is the full form of Wi-Fi?

Answer : Wireless Fidelity.

6. Zawar mines are located in which Indian state?

Answer : Rajasthan.

7. Which is the most spoken language in the world?

Answer : Mandarin Chinese.

8. Which country is known as the Pearl of the Orient Seas?

Answer : Philippines.

9. A man describes his daughters, saying, “They are all blonde, but two; all brunette but two; and all redheaded but

two.” How many daughters does he have?

Answer: 3.

10. What is a saddest fruit?

Answer : Blueberry.

Explanation: Blueberries are the saddest fruits. In English some colours are associated with feelings. Blue is associated

with sadness.

11. He was known as the radical voice behind French Revolution. Who is he?

Answer : Jean Paul Marat

12. What car manufacturer had the highest revenue in 2020?

Answer : Volkswagen.

13.What Netflix show had the most streaming views in 2021?

Answer : Squid game.

14. Who discovered that the earth revolves around the sun?

Answer : Nicolaus Copernicus.

15. What country has won the most World Cups?

Answer : Brazil.

16 .Which game studio makes the Red Dead Redemption series?

Answer: Rockstar Games.

17. Luna 24 was a robotic probe of the Soviet Union's Luna programme. The last of the Luna series of spacecraft, the

mission of the Luna 24 probe was the third Soviet mission to return lunar soil samples from the Moon. Which year was

this mission on

Answer : 1976.

18. This belongs to you, but everyone else uses it.

Answer : Your Name.

19. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month?

Answer : The letter "R".

20. Which is the world's fastest aircraft?

Answer : X-15.

21.Who is the father of history?

Answer : Herodotus.

22.Who is current prime minister of Switzerland

Answer : Ignazio Cassis.

23.Which country will be hosting 2026 commonwealth

games?

Answer : Victoria.

24. Which company was originally called Cadabra?

Answer : Amazon.

25. What is a group of pandas known as?

Answer : An embarrassment.

26. Who performed sheep to human transfusion?

Answer : Jean Baptiste Denys.

27. The biological memoir of A O Hume was written by?

Answer : William Wedderburn.

28. Which of the following kingdoms granted the “Golden

Farman” to British to trade freely in the state?

Answer : Sultan of Golconda.

29. Who is declared as richest man in the world

Answer : Elon Musk.

Quiz 13.8.20221

By Ganga & Sarah

1. I am a seed with three letters in my name. Take away two letters and I still sound the same. Who am I?

Answer: Pea.

2. Where is the FIFA World Cup 2022 going to be held?

1.Ganga.

2.Serah.

Answer: Qatar.

3. Name the first robot which got citizen ship in a country.

Answer: Sophia.

4. Which metal is called ‘the metal of the future'?

Answer: Titanium.

5. Which is the capital of Venezuela?

Answer: Caracas.

6. Which is the language widely spoken in Finland?

Answer: Finnish.

7. What is the name of India's first women humanoid robot?

Answer: Shalu.

8. Name the founders of Microsoft?

Answer: Bill gates and Paul G Allen.

10. I can fly but I have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. Who am I?

Answer: clouds.

11.Who was the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest?

Answer: Bachendri Pal. She was born on 24th May ,1954 in Uttarakhand.

12. Who was awarded for the Booker prize in 2019?

Answer: Margaret Atwood.

13. Which state is known as Orchard Paradise in India?

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh.

14. Which is the national game of USA?

Answer: Baseball.

15. ..................... was the first woman to go to space

Answer: Valentina Tereshkova. She was born on 6 March, 1937.

16. Name the Highest dam in India

Answer: Tehri dam.

17. The study of birds is called .....................

Answer: Ornithology.

18. Who gave the slogan 'Do or Die'?

Answer: Mahatma Gandhi.

19. Where is the 'Great Bear lake' found?

Answer: Canada.

20. What is the name of ISRO's new humanoid robot that will go to space next?

Answer: Vyom Mithra. She is being developed by ISRO to function on board on the Gaganyan.