(TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE)

QUIZ

PRELIMINARIES (Maximum Timings=20 minutes)

PART A

1. How many member states are there in commonwealth nations? Ans-54

2. Which software giant has designed ‘worldwide telescope’ a computer program, which
enables you to study even the universe and zoom the outer space? Ans-Microsoft
3. ‘Your place in the sky’ is the slogan of which airline company of India? Ans -Air India
4. Panda is the symbol for which international organization? Ans-WWF(World Wildlife Fund
for nature)
5. In which area is Ampa Skywalk located in Chennai? Ans-Amainthakarai(Aminjikarai)
6. What does A.P.J. stand for in Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s name? Ans-Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen

PART B

7. What is the name of the satellite by ISRO which will be launched in 2012 to study the
solar corona- the outermost layer of the sun? Ans-Aditya
8. What is the chemical name of dry ice? Ans-Solid Carbon dioxide
9. Which branch of botany deals with the naming and classifying of plants? Ans-Plant
Taxonomy
10.Which vitamin helps in hair growth? (it is also known as Biotin) Ans-Vitamin H/Vitamin B7
11.The people of which country invented negative numbers? Ans-India
12.For which book did Arundhati Roy win the Booker Prize in 1997? Ans-The God of Small
Things
13.Where is Fort William located in India? Ans-Kolkata/Calcutta
14.Which is the oldest mountain range in India? Ans-The Aravalli range

PART C

15.Who won the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna’ award for the year 2009-2010? Ans-Saina Nehwal
16.Who was the last wicket of Muttiah Muralidharan? Ans-Pragyan Ohja
17.Who is the winner of Miss Universe 2010? Ans-Jimena Naverette, Miss Mexico
18. Which Indian city manufactured balls for the World Cup football 2010? Ans-Jalandhar
19.What has come out of Ayodhya verdict? Ans-Three parts
20.When is the ‘International Day of Non-Violence observed? Ans-On October 2nd
PART D
21.Which Tamil actor had received the ‘Dada Saheb Phalke Award’ in 1996 for lifetime
contribution to Indian cinema? Ans-Sivaji Ganesan
22.Which Indian actress has been announced as the national ambassador of UNICEF? Ans-
Priyanka Chopra
23.Who is the director of the recently released famous Hollywood movie ‘Inception’? Ans-
Christopher Nolan
24.Who has been awarded the ‘Bharat Ratna’ in the year 2008? Ans- Bhimsen Joshi
25.From which country did the dance form ‘salsa’ originate? Ans-Cuba