General Quiz 2013Dr. NSAM English Medium School, Nitte

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The quiz consists of 7 rounds. A direct question carries 10 points and you have 10 seconds to answer it.A passed question if answered correctly fetches you 5 points. No extra time is given for passed questions.Only the first answer given by the team will be taken into consideration.The team which presses the buzzer first gets the opportunity to answer the question; but a wrong answer entails a deduction of 5/10 marks so dont be trigger happy.Questions in the buzzer round do not pass.It goes without saying that my decision is final and no questions will be entertained during the course of the quiz.

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Round IGeneral round

Buzzer round10 questionsNo pass

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Before Bhubaneswar, which city was the capital of Orissa?Cuttack

Who was the first recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award?Vishwanathan Anand

In which city are the headquarters of European Union (EU) located?

Brussels

Who wrote Bangladesh's national anthem 'Amar Shonar Bangla'?Rabindranath Tagore

Jataka Tales, written in Pali language, are the previous birth stories of which religious Guru?Gautam Buddha

`Dreams from My Father' and `The Audacity of Hope' books are authored by which American President?Barack Obama

Under National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), how many minimum no. of days guaranteed wage employment is provided in every financial year to a rural household?100 days

Which country has minted a currency honouring Harry Potter?Isle of Man

According to Hindu mythology, who is the Guru of Devas (Gods)?Brihaspati

What is Mahatma Gandhi's samadhi in Delhi Called?Raj Ghat

Audience Question

The worlds first underground railway was opened on August 2nd 1870. Where?London

Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor? Shahjahan

Round IIOption Round

No passPoints diminish after every wrong choice

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How do we better know playback singer Kedarnath Bhattacharya ?(A) Shaan(B) Lucky Ali(C) Kumar Sanu(D) Kishore Kumar

Kumar Sanu

Which co-founder of Infosys, wrote the book `Imagining India : Ideas for the New Century' ?(A) N.R.Narayan Murthy(B) N.S.Raghavan(C) Nandan Nilekani(D) Kris Gopalakrishnan

Nandan Nilekani

Who was the first person to address the United Nations in Hindi ? (A) Morarji Desai(B) Atal Behari Vajpayee(C) V.P.Singh(D) P.V.Narasimha Rao

Atal Behari Vajpayee

Which blood group is universal donor ?(A) A(B) B(C) AB(D) O

O

Who has won the Golden Bat in Champions Trophy 2013? 1 Ravindra Jadeja 2 Shikhar Dhawan 3 Virat Kohli 4 M. S. Dhoni

Shikhar Dhawan

Which Malaysian budget carrier is set to launch a new airline along with Tata Group and Telestra Tradeplace? 1 Jet Star 2 Tiger Airways 3 Air Asia 4 Cebu Pacific

Air Asia

Audience Question

In 1916, who founded Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi ?(A) Annie Besant(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya(C) Syed Ahmed Khan(D) S.Radhakrishnan

Madan Mohan Malaviya

Which renowned vocalist was awarded Bharat Ratna in 2008 ? (A) Lata Mangeshkar(B) Pt. Bhimsen Joshi(C) Gangubai Hangal(D) Pt. Ravi Shankar

Pt. Bhimsen Joshi

Round III Visual Round10 for direct5 for a pass

Hagia Sophia, Turkey

San Andreas fault

Jain Flag

Maha Kumbh, Allahabad

Karni Mata Temple, Bikaner

Indian Badminton League

Audience Question

Rakesh Sharma

Round IV Who am I ????Jumbled puzzleVisual roundBuzzer Round+10 or -10

Rajendra Prasad

Lal Bahadur Shastri

Sarojini Naidu

Sarvapalli Radhakrishna

Audience Question

Vallabh bhai Patel

Round V Current EventsBuzzer round+10 or -5

Robert Galbraith a.k.a J.K RowlingWho is the author of the Novel The Cuckoos Calling

Amar Gopal BoseThe name of the head of Bose corporation who passed away recently

DetroitWhich US city filed for bankruptcy recently?

Jane AustenWhich British author is set to appear on 10 currency notes in 2017?

WikiLeaks PartyJulian Assange launched his new political party. Name it

Son of Prince William & KateHow do we better know George Alexander Louis?

Audience Question

INSAT 3DName the satellite launched by India recently.

Round VI Sports10 for direct5 for a pass

Michael Phelps, who won the highest number of gold medals in Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012, broke the record of Mark Spitz

'Fianchetto' is a strategy in the game of Chess

'Green Park', where test cricket is played, is located in Kanpur

Agha Khan Cup is associated with which game? Hockey

2018 FIFA World Cup would be held in Russia

Name the only tennis player to compete at six Olympic GamesLeander Paes 1992 to 2012

Audience Question

Which Indian test cricketer is referred to as 'The Colonel' ? Dilip Vengsarkar

Round VII Mixed BagBuzzer Round10 Questions+10 or -5

Aurora Borealis

Nobel Prize medals

7No. of players in a team of Water Polo is

Vatican City

PistilWhat is the namegiven to the female part of a flower?

Zarathustra

World Food Program

Anne Frank

GeminiWhich star sign is represented by the twins?

Baroness Margaret ThatcherWhich famous woman was nicknamed 'The Iron Lady'?

Options provided2 questions eachNo passPoints diminish after every wrong choice

Round VScience & Technology

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Round VISPORTS

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Round IVVisual

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Round VICurrent Events Round

Buzzer round10 questionsNo passOption to double-10 or -5 if wrong

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Round VIILogo RoundBuzzer Round+ 10 or -58 questions

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Fort Aguada, Goa

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Guru Nanak

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Find the connectRound VI

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Which was the first country to give women the right to vote ?New Zealand

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In the world of Entertainment which famous duo get their names from WW II? Tom & Jerry.

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The first underground railway was constructed in :London

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The first satellite to help telecast TV network programmes all over India was:a) Apple b) Rohini c) INSAT-IB d) AryabhattaINSAT- 1B

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The purest form of iron is :a) Steel b) Pig iron c) Cast iron d) Wrought ironWrought Iron

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The first Indian to win an Oscar Award is :Bhanu Athaiya

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Postage stamps were first used in :Great Britain

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Which famous actress founded the Spastic Society of India? Nargis Dutt

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Mario Miranda

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Handball

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