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ERUDITE 1.0GENERAL QUIZ
PRELIMS• There are 20 questions.• Each correct answer carry 2 marks.• Each wrong answer will cost 1 mark.• * Questions carry +4/-2 marks.• Write in BLOCK letters to avoid confusions.
ALL THE BEST GUYS !
*Q.1
Recently X got trapped in a controversy by an alleged tweet targeting the Anti Romeo Squads. His tweet allegedly said, “ Y can be seen as a legendary eve teaser.”
Identify X and Y.
Q.2
Identify the Logo.
Q.3
Which Doordarshan Channel can be seen promoting by the legendary Mr. Amitabh Bachchan?
Q.4
Fields Medal is given in which field, where it is also referred as the Nobel Prize of that field?
Q.5 Connect
Q.6
On the day of Ram Navami in April 2002, Ajay Kumar Bisht, founded a religious group. The group was charged by police in Mau Riots, 2005.Name the infamous group which recently has been witnessing a massive 5000 registrations per day and recognised by Guinness book of world records.
Q.7
Rawalpindi Express: Shoaib AkhtarMultan Ka Sultan: Virender SehwagLittle Master: XHaryana Hurricane: Kapil Dev
Q.8
Tell me the founder and owner of this Film Production House.
Q.9
__________: “The weaving of a National Tapestry”, is a book written by BibekDebroy, Sanjay Chadha & Ms. Vidya Krishna Moorti. The introduction of this book is given by Gurcharan Das.
Q.10
In an exceptional gesture, Russia gave this tower – ‘Tear of Grief’ to USA. The 10 foot structure was given to honour X. Tell me X.
Q.11
Name this popular celebrity’s family.
Q.12
Recently, Kaasav, a marathi movie bagged the best feature film award in the 64th National Film Awards. Which subject the movie dealt with?
*Q.13
This is Sharada Script. Language of which community in India?
Q.14
Aditya Prateek Singh Sisodia is popularly known as?
*Q.15
Identify the voice.
Q.16
The Rajasthan Government has imposed a cess of 10% as stamp duty on all the stamp papers. What unique name have they given to this cess?
Q.17
Identify this famous personality.
Q.18
The Fearless girl, is seen challenging whom?
Q.19.
EXPAND DHFL
*Q.20
E Maxwell Fry, a colleague of Le Corbusier is credited to give Chandigarh a famous structure. Name the structure.
ROUND I
Direct/Pounce +20/-20Pass +10
Q.1
Q.2
Reza Aslan is a CNN journalist who came underthe fire from American Hindus for allegedlyshowing an obscure sect X in bad light. X is afringe group which is only a few thousands ofthe world’s billion hindus. Soon after the release offirst episode of the series, Believers, he posted onFB, “ Want to know what a dead guy’s brain tasteslike? Charcoal !”Identify X.
Q.3
Who is the author of this book?
Q.4
Thai contestant Jiratchaya was crowned as Miss International Queen 2016. What was so special about this beauty pageant which is the world’s largest and the most popular of its kind?
Q.5
Connect.
Q.6
Sampooran Singh is a farmer from Katana village, Ludhiana. His land was acquired for some purpose and was promised 1.5 million rupees as compensation. Unfortunately, he received only Rs 42000. He moved to the court and received something unique as the compensation? What did he get that made people look at the Indian Judiciary system in a whole new light?
ROUND II
SAME RULES
Q.1
Recently, Bangladesh PM honored Col. Ashok Tara on her India visit. In 2012, she conferred the “Friend of Bangladesh” award on Col. Tara. What contribution did he make?
Q.2
Raised by Warren Hastings in 1773, X is the oldest mounted regiment of Indian Army. The first commander of the regiment was Captain Sweeny Tone. The regiment’s name has changed over time: Governor’s Troop of Mughals 1773, 44 D R Squadron, X 1950. IDENTIFY X
Q.3
Q.4
Identify this List.
Q.5
El Diablo Restaurant in Spanish Island Lanzarote, is one of its kind with a unique distinction where the chefs have an access to something?
Q.6All Bengal Minority Youth Federation (ABMYF) has demanded the removal of the statue of X from Baker hostel in Kolkata. Terming it unethical and anti-Islamic, ABMYF has further quoted that the hostel is meant for muslim students and it has a mosque inside it. Identify X who was a resident of this hostel from 1945 to 1946 and was a student of erstwhile Islamia College, Calcutta.
Round III
PICTURE ROUNDCorrect +10/-10
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Mohd. Ghaus Tomb?
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ROUND IV
Direct/Pounce +30/-30Pass +10
Q.1
X is the supreme of Gelug or Yellow Hat School, founded by Je TsongKhapa. X is a title created by Altan Khan in 1578. The first title of X was conferred in 1391 and the present one is 14th in the lineage. X in Mongolic means an ocean and a mentor.Identify X who is considered to be the successor in the line of tulkus, an incarnations of Avalokiteshwara.
Q.2
The famous 1988 coup was an attempt by a group of people of X (country) led by Abdullah Luthufi and assisted by armed mercenaries of a tamil secessionist organisation from Srilanka, The People’s Liberation Organization of Tamil E-elam (PLOT) to overthrow the Government of X. However, it was failed due to the bravery of X’s soldiers and intervention of India Army whose operation efforts were code named “Operation Cactus”. Tell me X.
Q.3
The term X is a western construct, while other natives and local press use other descriptions like Revolution, Awakening, Renaissance etc. X first appeared in 2003 in a NY Times magazine article, “Dreaming of Democracy” by George Packer. X was a revolutionary wave of both violent and non violent demonstrations, protests etc. in North Africa and the Middle East that began on 17th December 2010 in Tunisia with the Tunisian Revolution. It soon spread strongly to five other countries Libya, Egypt, Yemen, Syria and Iraq. Identify X
Q.4
Major Rohit Suri has recently been awarded Kirti Chakra and all his team members received gallantry awards. For what act have they been awarded?
Q.5
X was born in a middle class, African-American family in St. Louis, Missouri & picked up the Guitar at an early age playing at parties, high school and neighborhoods. X was primarily influenced by legendary singer-songwriter Louis Jordan. X became a huge sensation in mid fifties with his greatest hits like “Maybellene, Roll over Beethoven etc. X was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Once Bob Dylan called X the Shakespeare of Rock n Roll. Identify X.
Q.6
Recently X (country) in its few cities unveiled female traffic light signals. A non profit organization which is behind this move said, “Having men only symbols is a sign of unconscious bias” and it is a push for gender equality.
Tell me X.
Round V
DIRECT/POUNCE +30/-30Pass +10
Q.1
X is an Indian Entertainment company founded in 1995. X came into limelight when it brought Miss World Pageant to India in 1996 but was then mired with controversy when it was not able to pay the dues. The company nearly shut down and the main reason was the gross miss management by the then CEO Sanjiv Gupta who later became CEO of Coca Cola India. X produced Dekh Bhai Dekh, a hindi Sitcom. The first movie produced by X was a tamil film Gulabi and the latest being Sarkar 3. Tell me X.
Q.2
He is Mr. A R Shivkumar,a scientist at the Karnataka State Council of Science and Technology. What is his claim to fame? Hint: He has not paid water bill for past 23 years.
Q.3 X is Afghanistan’s first and only All Female Orchestra, trying to
change attitudes in a deeply conservative country where music is considered immoral, especially for women. More than 30 girls aged 12 to 20 yrs play in X which is named after a goddess of music in persian literature. Identify X which was recently in news as it had its first International tour appearing at WEF in Davos and four other cities in Switzerland and Germany.
*Q.4
This is a Canadian gold coin named X, which bears the image of Queen Elizabeth II was stolen recently from Berlin’s Bode museum. It weighs 100 Kg and values worth I mn CAD. Tell me X, which are total six in numbers.
Q.5
#NotForSale is the campaign of which commercial website?
Q.6Teejan Bai is an exponent of Pandavani, an art form of Chattisgarh, in which she enacts the tales of Mahabharatha. She has won Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. She uses only one prop, X during her performance. Sometimes she uses it as gada or mace, chariot of Arjuna. Name this prop, X.
ROUND VI
DIRECT/POUNCE +20/-20PASS +10
Q.1
Tell me the personality who debuted in singing very recently.
Q.2
Q.3
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Q.6
Round VII
No PassNo DirectPounce +40/-40
Q.1
X religiously avoided the Mosque every Friday and did not even read a single verse of Quran. X was very fond of bacon and good claret. All of this however did not stop him from single handedly founding an Islamic Republic. Who is X?
Q.2
Ganga IndiaYamuna IndiaWhanganui ?
Q.3 After the attainment of independence in 1947,
Gandhiji felt that the X as a propaganda vehicle and a parliamentary machine, had outlived its usefulness. So, to keep the X away from unhealthy competition with political parties and communal bodies, Gandhiji, towards the end of January 1948 sketched a draft constitution for the X to transform itself into Lok Sewak Sangh. Identify X.
Q.4
This Indian city ruled by Sashanka found its mention in the account of The travels of Hieun Tsang. Its modern name seems to have been derived from the local name for the ‘paddy lands’. Name the city.
Q.5
What was founded by Allen Lane, Richard Lane, John Lane and the former Indian diplomat and Minister of Defence, V K Krishna Menon, which you will still find on many books?
Q.6
As per the legends, once Sage Valmiki was doing daily chores near Ganga when he spotted two chirping birds mating. Valmiki was delighted to see the serenity of the scene. Suddenly, one of the bird cried in pain as it was hit by an arrow. Valmiki felt terrible grief at the sight and plight of the word. The very next moment, he did something which became the very first of its kind. What did he do?
ROUND VIII
SAME RULES
Q.1
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has approved a government run reality programme on the lines of a popular American Show to promote start up culture in India. Name the American Show which became its inspiration.
Q.2
In K M Nanavati v State of Maharashtra case, initially the former was not declared guilty but later convicted under section 302. However the Bombay High Court dismissed the verdict and the case retired as a bench trial. This led to a major change in the Indian Judiciary. What Change am I talking about?
Q.3
Recently an untitled painting of Damayanti painted by X was sold for about Rs 11 Crores at a museum in New York. In the artwork X drew the inspiration from photos of theatrical performance of The Feast of Roses, to re-imagine a scene from the Sanskrit play, “Nala and Damayanti” written by Unnayivaryar. Name X.
Q.4
Besides political reasons the pic(on next slide) showing US Vice Prez Mike Pence & EU Prez Donald Tusk was in news because of an incident that happened during their meeting. This incident made the headlines globally. Which interesting incident am I talking about?
Q.5
Recently X unveiled athletic headscarf called Pro hijab for muslim women. X said that its inspiration came from Sarah Attar, an olympic runner from Saudi Arabia who competed while wearing a hijab. Identify X which is a famous brand.
Q.6
Gomteshvara, a much revered figure, was the son of Adinath, the first Tirthankara of Jains. He is said to have meditated continuously for one year. He is called Gomteshvara because of the Gomteshwara Statue dedicated to him in Shravanabelagola, Karnataka. Tell me his other much popular name?
Round IX
BETTING100/70/50; Negative of same value.Pounce: +Half of the bet put by Team having Direct/- Same Value.
Q.1
X was originally a Yaksha. In Rajasthan he is worshipped as Khatushyamji & in Gujarat as Baliyadev. He was bound by his principle of always fighting on the losing side. Once when Krishna asked him about how much time would he take to end the battle of Mahabharatha, he replied, ‘1 minute.’ He is also famous for having only three arrows in his quiver. Tell me X.
Q.2
Why is this maze being built related to some important happening in the country?
Q.3
C6H14N2O2 · 2H2O is a structural formula of a chemical substance developed by Ivars Kalvins. Since, 1st January 2016 it has been banned by WADA as it is used as performance enhancer. Tell me its common name whose consumption attracted a 2 year ban on a famous tennis player.
Q.4
Connect.
Q.5
X’s constitution of 1947 is popularly known as the Peace constitution. The preamble of X states that –
“ We, the X people desire peace for all time and are deeply conscious of the high ideals controlling human relationship.” The Philosophy of the X constitution is thus based on the ideal of peace. Identify X.
Q.6
Recently the legal department of SBI alerted mrs. Arundhati Bhattacharya for some reason. State the reason.
AUDIENCEWhat common & unique feat have they achieved?
THANK YOU
Researched & Compiled byQM Daizmin &QM NeerajCHANAKYA QUIZ CLUBPGGC 11, CHANDIGARH
