The General Quiz held in Tata Institute of Social Sciences TULJAPUR

1. Sports

2. (1)First cricketer who scored
double century in ODI

3. (2)Since X used to practise a lot during the
night after his duty hours, he used to wait
for the moon to come out so that the
visibility in the field (during his era there
were no flood lights) improved. He was
hence called Y by his fellow players, as his
practice sessions at night invariably
coincided with the coming out of the
moon.
Identify X

4. (3) It is widely argued that it could be art, science or
sport, or perhaps a combination of all three. The
argument continues to this day because it does
not always start as a fair fight, and hence it can’t
be considered a sport. There are plenty of
arguments about its origins. Sir William Jones
essay published in the 18th Century volume of
Asiatic Researches argues that it came from India.
The name as we know it today is from Arabic, and
is a corruption of the original, and came about
because the Arabs had neither the initial nor the
final letter of the original word in their alphabet.
What “art” are we talking about?

5. (4) Speaking to PTI, Ceman (Vice President of X)
said: “I was happy to meet with him. This
clearly is a guy who commands respect. He is
a national icon. But it was hard for us to
convince him, from being a national icon of
India to come to America where there are no
guarantees that he is going to make it through
this very competitive system” What is being
talked about here?

6. • (5) Afghanistan’s national women cycling team
has been nominated for the 2016__ ___ __.
The women are credited with challenging
gender barriers in Afghanistan and among
very few women who cycle socially in their
country where it is considered taboo.
Following an online campaign, 118 Italian
ministers voted to nominate them for ___ ___
__. Fill in the blanks

7. Answers

8. (1)First cricketer who scored
double century in ODI

9. Belinda Clark

10. (2)Since X used to practise a lot during the
night after his duty hours, he used to wait
for the moon to come out so that the
visibility in the field (during his era there
were no flood lights) improved. He was
hence called Y by his fellow players, as his
practice sessions at night invariably
coincided with the coming out of the
moon.
Identify X

11. Dhyan Chand

12. (3) It is widely argued that it could be art, science or
sport, or perhaps a combination of all three. The
argument continues to this day because it does
not always start as a fair fight, and hence it can’t
be considered a sport. There are plenty of
arguments about its origins. Sir William Jones
essay published in the 18th Century volume of
Asiatic Researches argues that it came from India.
The name as we know it today is from Arabic, and
is a corruption of the original, and came about
because the Arabs had neither the initial nor the
final letter of the original word in their alphabet.
What “art” are we talking about?

13. Chess

14. (4) Speaking to PTI, Ceman (Vice President of X)
said: “I was happy to meet with him. This
clearly is a guy who commands respect. He is
a national icon. But it was hard for us to
convince him, from being a national icon of
India to come to America where there are no
guarantees that he is going to make it through
this very competitive system” What is being
talked about here?

15. Sushil Kumar refusing to wrestle in
WWE

16. • (5) Afghanistan’s national women cycling team
has been nominated for the 2016__ ___ __.
The women are credited with challenging
gender barriers in Afghanistan and among
very few women who cycle socially in their
country where it is considered taboo.
Following an online campaign, 118 Italian
ministers voted to nominate them for ___ ___
__. Fill in the blanks

17. Nobel Peace Prize