Quiz Master- Prateek Kumar The Prelims section of the General Quiz of the Prometheans Club for July 2018 term organised on 27/08/2018.

2. GENERAL QUIZ
PRELIMS

3. RULES
1. The Quiz shall consists of total 20 questions. Each
question carries one mark.
2. Write in BLOCK LETTERS only.
3. Six teams will qualify for the FINALS.
4. Don’t use mobile phone or any kind of electronic
gadgets. If found, it will result in disqualification.
5. Four, six, eighteen and twenty are tie- breaking
questions.
6. Decision of the Quiz Master is final and binding.

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5. Answers

6. (1) Which rescue operation was launched by
Indian Navy in the rain battered state of
Kerala that led to evacuation & rescue of
more than 16,000 people?

7. Answer-
Operation Madad

8. (2) Complete the list:
2014- South Korea
2018- Indonesia
2022- ?
2026- Japan

9. Answer-
China

10. (3) In 2018, X did something that invited these
restrictions:
-No more selfies
-No autographs
-No social media
-No voting
This is an inexhaustible list.
Who is ‘X’ & what did this particular person do?

11. Answer-
Meghan Markle

12. (4)* The term ‘X’ refers to the radiation in the
atmosphere after a nuclear explosion has taken
place. Used in the title of a recently released
Hollywood film, what is this term?

13. Answer-
Fallout

14. 5.

15. Answer-
pH Scale

16. (6)* Which Bollywood movie directed by
Sanjay Leela Bhansali holds the record for
winning the most Filmfare Awards till date?

17. Answer-
Black

18. (7) Boka saul is variety of rice, also referred as
‘magic rice’, as it doesn’t require cooking. All
one needs to do is soak the rice in cold
water for about an hour to swell & it is
ready to be eaten. Which Indian state has
recently received the GI tag for boka saul?

19. Answer-
Assam

20. 8.

21. Answer-
Ajit Wadekar

22. (9) Built in 1156 CE by Rawal Jaisal, it is the
second oldest fort in Rajasthan. A UNESCO
World Heritage Site, it has massive yellow
sandstone walls which fade to honey-gold as
the sun sets earning it the nickname ‘Golden
Fort’. Which fort?

23. Answer-
Jaisalmer Fort

24. (10) ‘Gayatri Mantra’, also known as the ‘Savitri
Mantra’, is a highly revered mantra from Rig Veda
dedicated to Lord Surya. Which sage is said to
have created Gayatri Mantra?

25. Answer-
Sage Vishwamitra

26. (11) This app was pulled down
from the Google Play Store
within a day.
Identify it.

27. Answer-
Kimbho

28. (12) On which TV channel did the famous
American sitcom ‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S.’ air?

29. Answer-
NBC

30. (13) In 2018, Russia announced a new 100 ruble
banknote to mark the FIFA World Cup. While
most of the notes are horizontally oriented, this
one is vertically oriented & features ‘X’,
considered one of the greatest goal-keeper.
Who is X?

31. Answer-
Lev Yashin

32. (14) Whose other works?
Contd. to next slide

34. Answer-
V.S. Naipaul

35. (15) Originating in the foothills of Western
Ghats (Kodagu in Karnataka) & flowing
into the Bay of Bengal, this south Indian
river is also referred as ‘Ponni’.
Name it.

36. Answer-
Kaveri

37. (16) Which multimedia messaging app did Bobby
Murphy & Reggie Brown create?

38. Answer-
Snapchat

39. (17) ‘Chala Murari Hero Banne’ is a 1977 Bollywood
movie directed by G. Asrani. The movie had many
superstars such as Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan,
Hema Malini doing guest appearances. In this movie,
a former PM of India played himself.
Who?

40. Answer-
Atal Bihari Vajpayee

41. (18)* Which Constitutional Amendment in
1989 reduced the voting age from 21 to 18
years?

42. Answer-
61st Amendment

43. (19) ‘Pandharpur Ka Ek Ladka’ is the autobiography
of which famous Indian personality?

44. Answer-
M.F. Hussain

45. (20)* [Audio]

46. Answer-
Harshdeep Kaur