2. RULES
• There are 25 questions , eachis in a subjective form.
• No negative marking , guess is allowed.
• Please put off your mobile in silence mode.
• Quiz master decisionis final and overall .
• Top three team will be declared winners.
3. Cheating on a quiz show?
That's sort of like
plagiarizing a comic strip.-
Paul Scofield
5. It is a variety of folk dance of Gujarat. It carries the sentiments of
heroism in the Dandiya Raas of Maher community in Gujarat. In
Gujarat and especially in Saurashtra region ,generally Men wear
traditional costumes, having preset sized wooden sticks in this dance.
Lyrics of the songs that are being sung in this dance are sometimes
flowing enjoyment ,at times expressing the feeling of separation and
sometimes inspiring heroism . This is usually being played with the
ancient instruments like Drum , Flute and RAVAN Hattho etc.
(1)
6. The traffic police authorities of Pune are planning to introduce a a robot
named ___________ which would move around city roads
,functioning as a quasi –traffic policeman and cautioning
commuters about traffic rules and offences . It is a first of its kind
initiative in the entire country . If this pilot project turns out to be
successful it would go a long way in easing the traffic management
burden and reducing the workload of overburdened policemen .
(2)
7. ________________ is the tallest flying bird in the world .
It is also India’s only resident breeding crane .
IUCN status – vulnerable
It has three disjunct populations in the Indian sub-continent ,south - east
Asia and Northern Australia.
(3)
8.
9. • India’s first indigenously built engineless semi-high speed train ,has
been named_________.
• The train is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed
of 160 kmph.
• ________ is a flagship train set; the first prototype has been built by the
Integral Coach Factory ,Chennai, in a record time of 20 months.
• The train is a 100% ‘Make in India’ project and the cost of the similar
train set that is imported.
• It is a self -propelled engineless train and is energy efficient as its
coaches will be fitted with LED lights. Coaches will have automatic
doors and retractable footsteps.
(4)
10. • _________is a unified script for nine Indian
languages which is being proposed as a common
script for India. It is developed by an IIT Madras
team.
• It aims to bring down the communication
barriers in India with a common script.
• The scripts that have been integrated
include Devnagari, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Gujarati,
Oriya, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil.
English and Urdu have not been integrated so far.
(5)
11. o (Strobilanthes kunthianus) is a shrub
that is found in the shola forests of the
Western Ghats in south india .
o Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue
mountains, got their name from the purplish
blue flowers of ___________ that blossoms
only once in 12 years
o Some _____ flowers bloom once every
seven years, and then die .Their seeds
subsequently sprout and continue the cycle
of life and death.
o The Paliyan tribal people living in Tamil
Nadu used it as a reference to calculate
their age.
(6)
12. 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: Ugadi.
2. Karnataka: ____________
3. Maharashtra: Gudi Padwa.
4. Sindhis: Cheti Chand.
5. Manipuris: Sajibu Cheiraoba.
6. Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as
Nyepi.
7. Kashmir : ____________
(7)
13. • __________ is an important festival for the Tripuri tribal community of the state.
The ____________ dance is very popular among the Tripuris and the Reangs.
Symbolic of the worship of deities as well as of the socioeconomic activities of the
households, these dances represent hunting, fishing, food-gathering and various
other activities.
• The ________ Puja is usually held from the beginning of the last day of the
month of Chaitra till the seventh day of the month of April (Vaishakha).
• They offer prayers to a bamboo pole whom they considered as their Lord
_________ and sought His blessings for
a good and prosperous life.
• The devotees sacrifice roosters as part of the rituals during the puja.
• The puja is followed by traditional dance derived from the _________ dance or
the dance of Shiva and other cultural activities.
(8)
14. Odisha’s_________________, famous for its healing properties, has received GI tag.
• The golden yellow spice, named after the district where it is produced, has been
cultivated since time
immemorial and is known for its medicinal value.
• Turmeric is the main cash crop of tribal people in________. Apart from domestic use,
turmeric is also used
for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
• More than 60,000 families (nearly 50% of ___________ population) are engaged in
growing the variety. The
crop is sustainable in adverse climatic conditions.
(9)
15. _____________ is a colloquial term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rainfall. They are notable
across much of South and Southeast Asia, including India, and Cambodia.
These rains normally occur from March to April, although their arrival is often difficult to predict. Their
intensity can range from light showers to heavy and persistent thunderstorms.
In India, ___________________ occurs as the result of thunderstorm development over the Bay of Bengal. They
are also known as ‘Kaal Baishali’ in Bengal, as Bordoisila in Assam and as Cherry Blossom shower or
Coffee shower in kerala.
(10)
16. ___________ an indigenous earthen drum will soon be notified as a heritage instrument of
Goa.
____________ is an indigenous earthen drum fashioned as a designed clay pot, with the skin
of the monitor lizard stretched taut across the pot’s mouth, forming a drumhead. It is a
percussion instrument widely played during Ganesh Chaturthi Aarties. The instrument was
banned due to the use of the skin of the endangered monitor lizard for the drum membrane.
In recent years, ___________ makers have started using goat skin instead.
(11)
17.
18. • The ______________ is a method that provides feedback to voters.
• It is an independent verification printer machine and is attached to
electronic voting machines.
• It allows voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended
candidate .
(12)
19. The Prime Minister recently inaugurated the world’s largest and
heaviest Bhagavad Gita at the ________________.
(13)
20. It is a dedicated 24×7 Satellite channel for Arunachal Pradesh
launched recently. It is the 24th satellite channel operated by
Doordarshan.
_______________ is the Doordarshan’s second channel for the
northeastern region; DD Northeast was the first one. The
channel will familiarise people across India with the beauty and
the culture of the State.
(14)
21. ____________ is a 30% tax that is levied on the funding received by startups from an
external investor. However, this 30% tax is levied when startups receive ______ funding at
a valuation higher than its ‘fair market value’. It is counted as income to the company and
is taxed.
The tax, under section 56(2)(viib), was introduced by in 2012 to fight money laundering.
The stated rationale was that bribes and commissions could be disguised as ________
investments to escape taxes. But given the possibility of this section being used to harass
genuine startups, it was rarely invoked.
(15)
22. It is the annual international theatre festival of India organized by the National School of
Drama (NSD).
It was established two decades ago to stimulate the growth and development of theatre
across India.
Originally a national festival showcasing the work of the most creative theatre workers in
India, it has evolved to international scope, hosting theatre groups from around the world,
and is now the largest theatre festival of Asia.
(16)
23. The __________ are a negrito tribe who live on the North ________ Island of the
Andamans. The inhabitants are connected to the Jarawa on the basis of physical, as well
as linguistic similarities. Their numbers are believed to be less than 150 and as low as
40.
Based on carbon dating of kitchen middens by the Anthropological Survey of India,
____________ presence was confirmed in the islands to 2,000 years ago. Genome
studies indicate that the Andaman tribes could have been on the islands even 30,000
years ago.
(17)
24. It was to be the largest planned operation by the Indian Army to end cross-LoC
infiltration by capturing at least 25 selected Pakistani post along the line of
control (LoC)in September 2001.However owing to some issues it was not
carried out.
______________would include a “wide spectrum of evolving punitive
operations such as the execution of deliberate fire assaults to destroy military
and terrorist points , and area targets across the LoC: ambushes , battalion and
brigade –sized deliberate offensive attacks to capture objectives of tactical
importance across the LoC that would improve the Indian Army’s counter –
insurgency (CI) posture”.
(18)
26. o Khurja Super Thermal Power
Project- _____________
o Buxar Thermal Power Project- Bihar.
o Teesta Hydro Power project- Sikkim.
o Kiru Hydro Electric (HE) Project-
_____________
(20)
28. The portal was launched in November to provide credit of up to Rs 1
crore to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in just 59
minutes.
It is one of its kind platforms in MSME segment which integrates
advanced fintech to ensure seamless loan approval and management.
The loans are undertaken without human intervention till sanction and
or disbursement stage .
(22)
29. ________ a small Himachal Pradesh village has
got the distinction of the highest polling
station in the world.
(23)
30. ___________ a group of art enthusiasts who uses
social media to identify stolen religious artefacts
from Indian temples and secure their return.
(24)
31. _____________ has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, to
provide free legal services to weaker sections of society. The aim is to ensure that
opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reasons of economic or
other disabilities.
As per section 3(2) of Legal Service Authorities Act, the Chief Justice of India shall be the
Patron-in-Chief. and a serving or retired Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the
President, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, shall be the Executive Chairman.
(25)
33. It is a variety of folk dance of Gujarat. It carries the sentiments of
heroism in the Dandiya Raas of Maher community in Gujarat. In
Gujarat and especially in Saurashtra region ,generally Men wear
traditional costumes, having preset sized wooden sticks in this dance.
Lyrics of the songs that are being sung in this dance are sometimes
flowing enjoyment ,at times expressing the feeling of separation and
sometimes inspiring heroism . This is usually being played with the
ancient instruments like Drum , Flute and RAVAN Hattho etc.
(1)
35. The traffic police authorities of Pune are planning to introduce a a robot
named ___________ which would move around city roads
,functioning as a quasi –traffic policeman and cautioning
commuters about traffic rules and offences . It is a first of its kind
initiative in the entire country . If this pilot project turns out to be
successful it would go a long way in easing the traffic management
burden and reducing the workload of overburdened policemen .
(2)
37. ________________ is the tallest flying bird in the world .
It is also India’s only resident breeding crane .
IUCN status – vulnerable
It has three disjunct populations in the Indian sub-continent ,south- east
Asia and Northern Australia.
(3)
40. • India’s first indigenously built engineless semi-high speed train ,has
been named_________.
• The train is set to run between Delhi and Varanasi at a maximum speed
of 160 kmph.
• ________ is a flagship train set; the first prototype has been built by the
Integral Coach Factory ,Chennai, in a record time of 20 months.
• The train is a 100% ‘Make in India’ project and the cost of the similar
train set that is imported.
• It is a self -propelled engineless train and is energy efficient as its
coaches will be fitted with LED lights. Coaches will have automatic
doors and retractable footsteps.
(4)
42. • _________is a unified script for nine Indian
languages which is being proposed as a common
script for India. It is developed by an IIT Madras
team.
• It aims to bring down the communication
barriers in India with a common script.
• The scripts that have been integrated
include Devnagari, Bengali, Gurmukhi, Gujarati,
Oriya, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil.
English and Urdu have not been integrated so far.
(5)
44. o (Strobilanthes kunthianus) is a shrub
that is found in the shola forests of the
Western Ghats in south india .
o Nilgiri Hills, which literally means the blue
mountains, got their name from the purplish
blue flowers of ___________ that blossoms
only once in 12 years
o Some _____ flowers bloom once every
seven years, and then die .Their seeds
subsequently sprout and continue the cycle
of life and death.
o The Paliyan tribal people living in Tamil
Nadu used it as a reference to calculate
their age.
(6)
46. 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: Ugadi.
2. Karnataka: ____________
3. Maharashtra: Gudi Padwa.
4. Sindhis: Cheti Chand.
5. Manipuris: Sajibu Cheiraoba.
6. Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as
Nyepi.
7. Kashmir : ____________
(7)
47. 1. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana: Ugadi.
2. Karnataka: _Yugadi/Ugadi
3. Maharashtra: Gudi Padwa.
4. Sindhis: Cheti Chand.
5. Manipuris: Sajibu Cheiraoba.
6. Hindus of Bali and Indonesia also celebrate their new year on the same day as
Nyepi.
7. Kashmir : Navreh
(7)
48. • __________ is an important festival for the Tripuri tribal community of the state. The ____________ dance
is very popular among the Tripuris and the Reangs. Symbolic of the worship of deities as well as of the
socioeconomic activities of the households, these dances represent hunting, fishing, food-gathering and various
other activities.
• The ________ Puja is usually held from the beginning of the last day of the month of Chaitra till the
seventh day of the month of April (Vaishakha).
• They offer prayers to a bamboo pole whom they considered as their Lord _________ and sought His blessings for
a good and prosperous life.
• The devotees sacrifice roosters as part of the rituals during the puja.
• The puja is followed by traditional dance derived from the _________ dance or the dance of Shiva and
other cultural activities.
(8)
50. Odisha’s_________________, famous for its healing properties, has received GI tag.
• The golden yellow spice, named after the district where it is produced, has been cultivated since time
immemorial and is known for its medicinal value.
• Turmeric is the main cash crop of tribal people in________. Apart from domestic use, turmeric is also used
for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.
• More than 60,000 families (nearly 50% of ___________ population) are engaged in growing the variety. The
crop is sustainable in adverse climatic conditions.
(9)
52. _____________ is a colloquial term to describe the occurrence of pre-monsoon rainfall. They are notable
across much of South and Southeast Asia, including India, and Cambodia.
These rains normally occur from March to April, although their arrival is often difficult to predict. Their
intensity can range from light showers to heavy and persistent thunderstorms.
In India, ___________________ occurs as the result of thunderstorm development over the Bay of Bengal. They
are also known as ‘Kaal Baishali’ in Bengal, as Bordoisila in Assam and as Cherry Blossom shower or
Coffee shower in kerala.
(10)
54. ___________ an indigenous earthen drum will soon be notified as a heritage instrument of
Goa.
____________ is an indigenous earthen drum fashioned as a designed clay pot, with the skin
of the monitor lizard stretched taut across the pot’s mouth, forming a drumhead. It is a
percussion instrument widely played during Ganesh Chaturthi Aarties. The instrument was
banned due to the use of the skin of the endangered monitor lizard for the drum membrane.
In recent years, ___________ makers have started using goat skin instead.
(11)
57. • The ______________ is a method that provides feedback to voters.
• It is an independent verification printer machine and is attached to electronic voting machines.
• It allows voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate .
(12)
61. It is a dedicated 24×7 Satellite channel for Arunachal Pradesh launched recently. It is
the 24th satellite channel operated by Doordarshan.
_______________ is the Doordarshan’s second channel for the northeastern region;
DD Northeast was the first one. The channel will familiarise people across India with
the beauty and the culture of the State.
(14)
63. ____________ is a 30% tax that is levied on the funding received by startups from an
external investor. However, this 30% tax is levied when startups receive ______ funding at
a valuation higher than its ‘fair market value’. It is counted as income to the company and
is taxed.
The tax, under section 56(2)(viib), was introduced by in 2012 to fight money laundering.
The stated rationale was that bribes and commissions could be disguised as
_______investments to escape taxes. But given the possibility of this section being used to
harass genuine startups, it was rarely invoked.
(15)
65. It is the annual international theatre festival of India organized by the National School of
Drama (NSD).
It was established two decades ago to stimulate the growth and development of theatre
across India.
Originally a national festival showcasing the work of the most creative theatre workers in
India, it has evolved to international scope, hosting theatre groups from around the
world, and is now the largest theatre festival of Asia.
(16)
67. The __________ are a negrito tribe who live on the North ________ Island of the
Andamans. The inhabitants are connected to the Jarawa on the basis of physical, as well
as linguistic similarities. Their numbers are believed to be less than 150 and as low as
40.
Based on carbon dating of kitchen middens by the Anthropological Survey of India,
____________ presence was confirmed in the islands to 2,000 years ago. Genome
studies indicate that the Andaman tribes could have been on the islands even 30,000
years ago.
(17)
69. It was to be the largest planned operation by the Indian Army to end cross-LoC infiltration by capturing at
least 25 selected Pakistani post along the line of control (LoC)in September 2001.However owing to some
issues it was not carried out.
______________would include a “wide spectrum of evolving punitive operations such as the execution
of deliberate fire assaults to destroy military and terrorist points , and area targets across the LoC: ambushes
, battalion and brigade –sized deliberate offensive attacks to capture objectives of tactical importance across
the LoC that would improve the Indian Army’s counter –insurgency (CI) posture”.
(18)
73. o Khurja Super Thermal Power Project-
_____________
o Buxar Thermal Power Project- Bihar.
o Teesta Hydro Power project- Sikkim.
o Kiru Hydro Electric (HE) Project-
_____________
(20)
74. o Khurja Super Thermal Power Project- U.P
o Buxar Thermal Power Project- Bihar.
o Teesta Hydro Power project- Sikkim.
o Kiru Hydro Electric (HE) Project- J&K
(20)
76. RBI CATEGORISES THIS BANKS AS “(D-SIBs)”(DOMESTIC SYSTEMATICALLY IMPORTANT BANK)
77. The portal was launched in November to provide credit of up to Rs 1 crore to micro, small and medium enterprises
(MSMEs) in just 59 minutes.
It is one of its kind platforms in MSME segment which integrates advanced fintech to ensure seamless loan
approval and management. The loans are undertaken without human intervention till sanction and or
disbursement stage .
(22)
81. ___________ a group of art enthusiasts who uses social media to identify stolen religious artefacts
from Indian temples and secure their return.
(24)
83. _____________ has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987, to provide free legal services to
weaker sections of society. The aim is to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by
reasons of economic or other disabilities.
As per section 3(2) of Legal Service Authorities Act, the Chief Justice of India shall be the Patron-in-Chief. and a serving or
retired Judge of the Supreme Court nominated by the President, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, shall be
the Executive Chairman.
(25)
