HISTORY QUIZ

1.

a. b. c. d.

Which of the following was described as the "Oxford University of Mahayana Buddhism"? Nalanda Vallabhi Taxila Vikramashila

2. The 'Satyagraha Ashram' was founded in 1921 at Wardha in Maharashtra by ? a. Mother Teresa b. Acharya Vinoba Bhave c. Jamnalal Bajaj d. Mahatma Gandhi

3. Hooghly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by a. Danes b. Portuguese c. British d. French

4. Which of the following rivers is most mentioned in the early Vedic literature? a. Sindhu b. Ganga c. Yamuna d. Saraswati

5. Rabindranath Tagore composed the National Anthem of .? a. Bangladesh b. India and Bangladesh c. India d. India, Bangladesh and Nepal

6. Who among the following was killed during 'Operation Bluestar' of 1984? Haji Mastan Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale Baba Santa Singh Homi Jehangir Bhabha

7. Which was the largest and richest among the princely states of pre-Independent India? Gwalior Jaipur Hyderabad Bhopal

8. The 'Taragarh Fortress' in Rajasthan is in which city? a. Jaipur b. Ajmer c. Udaipur d. Jodhpur

9. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928 against the British? a. Mahatma Gandhi b. Bal Gangadhar Tilak c. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel d. Motilal Nehru

10. Where did Vasco da Gama landed first in ? a. Mumbai b. Calcutta c. Calicut d. Goa

Q1 WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES WON THE FINAL OF THE TRIANGULAR CRICKET SERIES HELD IN DURBAN IN FEBRUARRY 1997 ?

1) India 2) New zealand 3) South africa 4) Zimbabwe

Q2 IN WHICH YEAR DID MILKHA SINGH WIN THE FIRST NATIONAL TITLE IN THE 400 M RACE?

1) 1955 2) 1956 3) 1957 4) 1970

Q3 WHEN WAS AMATEUR ATHLETICS FEDERATION OF INDIA ESTABLISHED?

1) 1936 2) 1946 3) 1956 4) 1966

Q4 HOW MANY GOLD MEDALS DID P.T.USHA WIN IN THE 1986 SEOUL ASIAN GAMES?

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

Q5 INDIA REACHED THE FINAL OF THE DAVIS CUP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN...?

1) 1964 2) 1966 3) 1970 4) 1974

Q6 WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO REACH THE SEMI FINAL IN WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP? 1) Ramanathan Krishnan 2) Ramesh Krishnan 3) Laender Paes 4) Mahesh Bhupati

Q7 INDIA WON ITS FIRST OLYMPIC HOCKEY GOLD IN...?

1) 1928 2) 1932 3) 1936 4) 1948

Q8 WHO WAS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN AN INDIVIDUAL MEDAL IN OLYMPICS?

1) Milkha Singh 2) P.T.Usha 3) Karnam Malleshwari 4) K.D.Jadav

Q9 THE INDIAN FOOTBALL TEAM MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE AT OLYMPICS IN...?

1) 1936 2) 1948 3) 1952 4) 1956

Q10 WHERE DID INDIA PLAY ITS 1ST ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL MATCH? 1) Lords 2) Headingley 3) Taunton 4) The Oval

LOGOS AND VISUALS

ROUND 1

Identify the given logos..???

ANSWERS

Samsung. Twitter. McDonalds. Reebok. Toyota.

Identify the given logos.???

ANSWERS

HP Harley Davidson. Loreal. Tommy Hilfiger. Marlboro.

Identify the given logos???

ANSWERS

Panasonic. Mercedes. Lays. Adobe. IBM.

Identify the given logos???

ANSWERS

Red Bull. Calvin Klein. Volvo. UNICEF. Whirlpool.

Identify the given logos????

ANSWERS

Bacardi. AUDI. Intel. American Tourister. Lotto.

ROUND 2

Identify This Product

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QUIZ ON CURRENT AFFAIRS

AUTOMOBILE

1. WHICH AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURER DEVELOPED THE FIRST AUTOMOBILE? a. Ford b. Oldsmobile c. Volkswagen d. Daimler-Benz

2.WHAT WAS THE FIRST PRODUCT PRODUCED BY BMW?

a. Aircraft Engines b. Vacuum Cleaner Motors c. Motorcycle Engines d. Automobile Engines

3.IT WAS THE FIRST PRODUCTION CAR WITH AWD AND ABS.

a. Audi Quattro b. Mercedes-Benz E300 4MATIC c. Porsche 959 d. Jensen FF Interceptor

4.THIS PERFORMANCE CAR COMPANY FIRST BUILT TRACTORS.

a. Ferrari b. Porsche c. Lamborghini d. Aston Martin

5. IT IS THE BEST SELLING CAR OF ALL TIME.

a. Volkswagen Beetle
b. Ford Model T c. Toyota Corolla d. Honda Civic

6. IT IS THE FASTEST PRODUCTION SEDAN ON EARTH.

a. Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG

b. Jaguar XJR c. BMW M5 d. Bentley Continental Flying Spur

7.WHO WAS ENZO FERRARI EMPLOYED BY, BEFORE HE FOUND FERRARI IN 1946?

a. Alpha Romeo b. Rolls Royce c. Renault d. FIAT

8. WITH A DEVELOPMENT COST OF OVER $6 BILLION, THIS FORD VEHICLE WAS ONE OF THE MOST EXPENSIVE NEW CAR PROGRAMS EVER.

a. Ford Taurus b. Ford Contour c. Ford Escort d. Ford Mustang

9.HE IS REFERRED TO AS THE FATHER OF THE MUSTANG. HE WAS LATER FIRED FROM FORD AND WAS HIRED BY THE CHRYSLER CORPORATION. a. John Delorean b. Roger Smith c. Lee Iacocca d. Robert Lutz

10.THE FAMILY NAME OF THE FOUNDER OF TOYOTAMOTOR CO. IS TOYODA a. True b. False

LITERATURE QUIZ

QUESTIONS
Q1. How many lines does a sonnet have? A. 10 B. 12 C. 14 D. THEY VARY

QUESTIONS
Q2. Name the book which opens with the line 'All children, except one grew up'? A.THE RAILWAY CHILDREN B.WINNIE THE POO C. JUNGLE BOOK D. PETER PAN

QUESTIONS
Q3. Which is the first Harry Potter book? A. HP AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE B. HP AND THE PHILOSPHERS STONE C. HP AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

QUESTIONS
Q4. What nationality was Robert Louis Stevenson, writer of 'Treasure Island'? A.SCOTTISH B.WELSH C.ENGLISH D.IRISH E.FRENCH

QUESTIONS
Q5. The following taboo phrases were used by which writer? "I fart at thee", "shit on your head', "dirty bastard" A. BEN JOHNSON B.WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE C. HENRY JAMES D. ERNEST HEMINGWAY

QUESTIONS
Q6. Who wrote the crime novel "Ten Little Niggers"? A. SIR ARTHUR B. IRVINE WELSH C. AGATHA CHRISTIE D. EMILE ZOLA

QUESTIONS
Q7. In the book' The Lord of the Rings', who or what is Bilbo? A. DWARF B. WIZARD C.TROLL D. HOBBIT

QUESTIONS
Q8. What is the female term equating to a phallic symbol?

QUESTIONS
Q9.What was the original title of the book on which the film Schindler's List was based?

QUESTIONS
Q10. Which novel begins "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."?

ENTERTAINMENT

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I was born on 17th January 1962 and I am an American actor, comedian and producer . The first movie I did was The Copper Mountain in 1983. Some of my critically acclaimed movies include The Truman Show (1998) and The Man on the Moon (1999). I played lead roles in movies like Ace Ventura, Dumb and Dumber and Liar Liar.

Jim Carrey

WHO AM I

I am an American game show which started on 23rd January 2008 and I have had two seasons. It is hosted by Mark L Walberg and is aired on FOX network. Each contestant is asked 21 questions and the prize money won is $500,000. Prior to the show , the contestant is administered a polygraph test.

WHO AM I

I am an American musical film directed by Robert Wise, released on 2nd march 1965. It was culturally, historically and aesthetically most acclaimed film and surpassed Gone with the Wind (1939) and became the no.1 box office hits of all time. It won academy award for Best picture, Best director, Best sound, Best editing and two golden globe awards. Its cast included Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn.

WHO AM I
I was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary Indiana, US and has made contributions to music , dance and even fashion. I was inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame as the first dancer(currently the only) from the world of Pop and Rock n Roll. My first solo album Got to Be There released on 24th January 1972 when I was 14 years old. I am the KING OF POP

Michel Jackson

WHO AM I

I am an American rock band formed in 1996. I have sold over 50 million albums worldwide and won 2 Grammy awards. I was invited by Metallica to play at the summer sanatarium tour in 2003. I rose to international fame with my debut album Hybrid Theory in 2000. Some of my hits include In the end , Numb , New Divide and One Step Closer.

Q. IN WHICH AMERICAN COMEDY T.V. SHOW I FOUND A WAY WAS PERFORMED AS THE THEME SONG BY ONE OF ITS LEADS? (A) FRIENDS (B) DRAKE AND JOSH (C) FALCON CREST (D) THATS SO RAVEN

Q. IN THE NDTV BUSINESS LEADERSHIP AWARD , WHO RECEIVED THE AWARD OF THE CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR ?

(A) AMITABH BACHCHAN (B) SHAH RUKH KHAN (C) SALMAN KHAN (D) AAMIR KHAN

Q. WHICH IS THE FIRST INDIAN SOUND FILM? (A) RAJA HARISHCHANDRA (B) ZUBEIDA (C) ALAM ARA (D) PUSHPAK

Q. WHO WAS FEATURED IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS FROM 1974 TO 1991 FOR HAVING MADE THE MOST RECORDINGS IN THE WORLD ? (A) KISHORE KUMAR (B) ASHA BHOSLE (C) LATA MANGESHKAR (D) R.D. BURMAN

Q. DANCE INDIA DANCE SEASON 2 WINNER SHAKTI MOHAN HAS APPEARED IN WHICH TV SHOW ?
(A) THE BUDDY PROJECT (B) BOOGIE WOOGIE (C) D3 DIL DOSTI DANCE (D) JHALAK DIKHLA JAA

Q. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DANCE CREW WON THE FIRST SEASON OF AMERICAS BEST DANCE CREW ??

(A) QUEST CREW (B) BEAT FREAKS (C) JABBAWOCKEEZ (D) FANNY PAK

Q. WHO WAS AWARDED THE ORDER OF CANADA AND THE ORDER OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO POPULAR MUSIC AND PHILANTHROPIC WORK VIA HIS OWN FOUNDATION ?
(A) ENRIQUE IGLESIAS (B) BRYAN ADAMS (C) GREEN DAY (D) EMINEM

Q. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHOREOGRAPHER WAS NOT A JUDGE IN DANCE INDIA DANCE ?

(A) REMO DSOUZA (B) SHIAMAK DAVAR (C) TERENCE LEWIS (D) GEETA KAPOOR

Q. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MOVIE IS NOT DIRECTED BY STEVEN SPIELBERG ? (A) JAWS (B) JOHNNY ENGLISH (C) THE ADVENTURE OF TINTIN (D) THE LEGEND OF ZORRO

Symbols , Mythology and US History

Q1. What is the Dot on d letters I and J called ? 1) Subscript Dot 2) Super Script Dot 3) Ellipsis Dot 4) Vector Notifier Dot

Q2. The UPANISHAD which explains the true meaning of the theological symbol OM () is stratified into which VEDA ? 1) RIG VEDA 2) SAMA VEDA 3) ATHARVA VEDA 4) YAJUR VEDA

Q3. The term occult theology literally translates to 1) Study of supernatural beings 2) Subliminal verses of the divine 3) Study of hidden symbols 4) Study of Pagan symbols

1)

2) 3)

4)

Q4. What is the belief of Conspiracy theorists about what actually happened during the 9/11 attacks ? Collapse of the twin towers was due to the pancake theory of demolition and ballistics NORAD was late respond to the eminent threat The building collapsed due to the execution of a standard demolition procedure using Thermite FBI ignored warnings that were issued by security agencies worldwide

Q5. Which of these is not a US intelligence agency ? 1) CIA 2) FBI 3) NASA 4) NSA

Q6. The NAZI party came into power promising Rise of nationalism by tolalitarian regime. Declaration of christianity as the supreme religion and ensuring a pure ARYAN race. Slaughtering Slavic community, taking over the VATICAN as well as Military Mobilisation Ethnic cleansing

1) 2)

3)

4)

Q7 Which idol is worshiped in the name of SATAN 1) The RAM 2) The SERPENT 3) The BAPHOMET(Goat) 4) The POISONOUS LIZARD

Q8 Which is the oldest and most influential family associated with US Banking. 1) The Rutherfords 2) The Rocafellers 3) The Rosenbergs 4) The Rothchilds

Q9 How many people were evacuated fro them the twin towers after their collapse 1) 5 2) 18 3) 20 4) 23

Q10 According to the Patriot Act in the US which of the following options are true? 1) Detention of suspects without just cause 2) Invasion of domestic privacy 3) Access to wireless and wired survaillance all over the world 4) Access to all electronic media within US Domestic soil