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QUIZ

Questions And Answer

1)Arts and Music

a)This is a famous statue in volgograd,russia,which commemorates the battle of Stalingrad.

Ans) the mother Russia statue

b)These sculptures are located on a small greek island. These statues were dedicated to the god Apollo by the people of Naxos.

Ans) lions of Delos

c)This dancing forms of lord shiva gained prominence in india during the chola period.

Ans) nataraj

d)These monolithic statues are located on Easter Island,one of  the  most isolated islands on earth.

Ans) reclining figure

e)This colombian singer ,whose songs include loca,has set up a foundation to help school children with their education in her homeland.

Ans) Shakira

f)He is the lead singer for the band U2 and has also been a nominee for the Nobel peace prize. He has been actively involved with campaigns to reduce debt for developing countries as well as campaigns for AIDS awareness.

Ans) bono

g)He is one of the most talented singers of India. He has received numerous awards for his singing in Hindi films. His album ‘deewana’ released in 1999,remains one of the most successful albums ever.

Ans) sonu nigam

h)she is an Indian playback singer .she has won 5 National Awards, which is a record as no female singer has achieved this feat.

Ans) k.s chithra

2)Science and Technology

a.  who drew maps stars and constellations.

Ans) Chinese

b.  who declared that the earth is round.

Ans) Pythagoras

c) who calculated the size of the earth using geometry.

Ans) Erastothenes

d. who is the founder of Google.

Ans) Larry page and Sergey brin

e.  He is an India- born American physicist known for his work in fiber optics.

Ans) Karinder Singh Kapany

f. He is an inventor, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is popularly known as the Father   of the Pentium chip.

Ans) vinod dham

g. He is a computer scientist .He has made contributions to cryptography ,neural networks and quantum information.

Ans) subhash kak

h. what is the domain name of Air-transport industry.

Ans).aero

3)Animals and plants

a)A small mammal ,covered with spikes and comes out at night.

Ans) hedgehog

b)Which lizard is the biggest lizard in the world.

Ans) komodo dragon

c)A small animal that looks like a mouse .it has no tail.

Ans) hamster

d)It is the first cloned goat in the world.

Ans) noori

e)This famous rainforest in Thailand is said to be over 160 million years old.

Ans) khao sok

f)These huge trees have green,glossy,and elliptical leaves.

Ans) banyan trees

g)Name the states in which they are located.

i)The sundarbans is located in.

Ans) West Bengal

ii)gir national park is located in.

Ans) Gujarat

iii)kanha national park is located in.

Ans) Madhya Pradesh

iv)Corbett national park is located in.

Ans) Uttarakhand

h) which tree is also known as the Bodhi tree.

Ans)pipal

4)Sports

a)Answer the following cricket questions:

i)who made the first world cup hat-trick against Bangladesh?

Ans) Brett Lee

ii)the 2012 twenty20 world cup was won by:

Ans)West Indies

iii)which team won the 2012 ICC Women’s world twenty20?

Ans)Australia

b)what was the official mascot of the 2010 Delhi commonwealth games.

Ans)shera(tiger)

c)people of which Indian state play the game-atya patya?

Ans)Maharashtra

d)It is very famous snake boat race . It is organized during the festival of onam in Kerala.

Ans) Vallamkali

e)It is an indigenous game of the Andaman and nicobar island. And it is also known as canoe race.

Ans) Asol Aap

f)It is  a very popular sport of rural India. it is similar to cricket and baseball.it is played with two wooden sticks.

Ans) Gilli Danda

g)It is a form of martial art. It is very popular in Indian state of Kerala. And similar to karate.

Ans)Kalaripayattu

h) Name the sport in which men compete for the Davis cup.

Ans) Tennis

Current Affairs

a)who is the newly appointed chief minister of Nagaland?

Ans) T R Zeliang

b)who wrote not just an accountant?

Ans) Vinod Rai,former CAG

c)who was sworn in as the 42nd chief justice of India?

Ans) Justice Handyalayanaswamy dattu

d)who won two gold medals at InterShoot Tri Series shooting at the Hague, Netherlands?

Ans) Abhinav Bindra

e)Name the only goal scorer of 2014 FIFA World cup final.

Ans) Mario Gotze of Germany

f)Name the national security advisor of India.

Ans)Ajit Doval

g)who won the 101st edition of the tour de France in cycling?

Ans)Vincenzo Nibali (first Italian in 16 years)

h) who won her third consecutive US Open trophy?

Ans) Serena Williams

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