QUIZ MASTER KEY

QUIZ ROUND 1
1. Where is the permanent secretariat of the SAARC?
A. Kathmandu
B. New Delhi
C. Islamabad
D. Colombo
2. Which of the following UN agencies has its headquarters at Paris?
A. ILO
B. FAO
C. UNESCO
D. IMO
3. Which body of UNO carries on the function of the UNO with regard to international,
economic, social, cultural, education, wealth and related matters?
A. General Assembly
B. Security Council
C. The Economic and Social Council
D. Trusteeship Council
4. Which is the state with largest urban population?
A. West Bengal
B. Maharashtra
C. Kerala
D. Goa
5. Which is the highest literary award in the world?
A. Nobel Prize
B. Booker Prize
C. Pulitzer Prize
D. Magsaysay Award
6. The major minerals found in Uttar Pradesh are-
A. limestone and dolomite
B. rock phosphate and dolomite
C. copper and graphite

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 D. None of the above
7. In which country Veena Nair has received the Prime Minister’s Award?
A. Australia
B. Sudan
C. Poland
D. America

ROUND 2
1. India won its first Olympic hockey gold in...?
A. 1928
B. 1932
C. 1936
D. 1948
2. Who among the following is NOT associated with billiards in India?
A. Subash Agrawal
B. Ashok Shandilya
C. Manoj Kothari
D. Mihir Sen
3. Which country will host U-19 Men’s T-20 World Cup 2024?
A. Nepal
B. Thailand
C. Srilanka
D. Bangladesh

4. In which Indian state did the game of Polo originate?

A. Meghalaya
B. Rajasthan
C. Manipur

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 D. West Bengal
5. Which among the following countries has won FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup 2022?
A. India
B. Spain
C. Nigeria
D. Colombia

6. What is the middle name of Rahul Dravid?

A. Naren
B. Sharad
C. Srivatsav
D. Shyam

7. Third blind T-20 Cricket World Cup-2022 to be held in which country?

A. India
B. Canada
C. Hong Kong
D. Germany

ROUND 3

1. The theory of the economic drain of India during British imperialism was propounded by:
A. Jawaharlal Nehru
B. Dadabhai Naoroji
C. R.C. Dutt
D. M.K. Gandhi
2. Todar Mal, one of the Navaratnas in Akbar's durbar was associated with-
A. Music
B. Literature
C. Finance
D. Law

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3. The language of discourses of Gautama Buddha was
A. Bhojpuri
B. Magadhi
C. Pali
D. Sanskrit
4. The term 'Yavanapriya’ यवनप्रिय mentioned in Ancient Sanskrit texts denoted -
A. Ivory
B. Pepper
C. A fine variety of Indian muslin
D. Damsels sent to the greek court for dance performance
5. Tipu Sultan was the ruler of
A. Hyderabad
B. Madurai
C. Mysore
D. Vijayanagar
6. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
A. Akbar
B. Humayun
C. Shahjahan
D. Sher Shah Suri
7. The title of “Viceroy” was added to the office of the Governor – General of India for the first
time in
A. 1848 AD
B. 1856 AD
C. 1858 AD
4. 1862 AD

ROUND 4
1. Development expenditure of the Central government does not include-
A. Defence expenditure

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 B. Expenditure on economic services
C. Expenditure on social and community services
D. Grant to states
2. Which of the following of the members of OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)?
A. Algeria, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait
B. Libya, United Arab Emirates, Nigeria
C. Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela
D. All of the above
3. Depreciation means:
A. Closure of a plant due to lock out
B. Closure of a plant due to labour trouble
C. Loss of equipment over time due to wear and tear
D. Destruction of a plant in a fire accident
4. Deficit Financing means that the government borrows money from the-
A. World Bank
B. Reserve Bank of India
C. Stock Market
D. International Monetary Fund
5. If the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) is lowered by the RBI, its impact on credit creation will be to-
A. Increase it
B. Decrease it
C. No impact
D. None of the above
6. Which organization releases the Ease of doing business Index?
A. World Bank
B. World Economic forum
C. UNCTAD
D. NITI Aayog

7. From Dec 1,2022, all the GST anti-profiteering complaints would be dealt with by whom

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 A. Consumer court
B. Competition Commission of India
C. National Anti-Profiteering Authority
D. Anti – Profiteering Tribunal

Tie-Breaker Qus
1. Which Indian company has joined hands with the 'Africa50 investment platform to develop
the 'Kenya Transmission Project'?
A. Power Grid Corporation
B. ONGC
C. Power Finance Corporation
D. Rural Electrification Corporation

2. The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are

A. latitudes
B. longitudes
C. geographic grids
D. None of the above
3. The temperature increases rapidly after
A. Ionosphere
B. Exosphere
C. Stratosphere
D. Troposphere

4. The largest gold producing country in the world is

A. China
B. Canada
C. South Africa
D. USA

5. The island of Sri Lanka formerly known as

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 A. Madagascar
B. Tasmania
C. Ceylon
D. None of the above

6. Who among the following is the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover who tendered his resignation in
November 2022?

A. Michael S Dell

B. Larry Fink

C. Bernard Arnault

D. Thierry Bollore