GENERAL QUIZ CONDUCTED BY BODHI LBSITW,TRIVANDRUM

2.  This nursery rhyme has been banned in
some countries after it’s original meaning
was known. The rhyme actually sung about
the slaves in the middle ages who had to
contribute one-third of what they earn to the
King and the Nobility and had to take care of
his poor family using the remaining money.
Which famous rhyme am I talking about ?

8. Who is the only Indian politician to
have his signature printed on a
currency note and why?

11.  The Great Wall of China is huge, but it
cannot be seen from space. There is,
however, a natural structure which covers
344,400 sq.km. and pictures have been
taken of it from the International Space
Station. This huge system though, is formed
by marine invertebrates that are hardly an
inch across. What magnificent natural
wonder is this?

14. Great Barrier Reef

15. 5.If it is
Five in 2004
One in 2005
 Three in 2008
Two in 2009
2020 in 2011
One in 2016
What is it in 20145

20. Tashkent, the capital and largest
city of Uzbekistan

21.  7.‘Bibliosmia’ happens because of hundreds
of volatile organic compounds: acetic acid,
butanol, furfural, octanal,
methoxyphenyloxime, and other chemicals
with funny-sounding names. Hints of
almond are created by benzaldehyde, while
vanillin emits notes of vanilla. Sweet smells
come from toluene and ethyl benzene, and
2-ethyl hexanol produces a light floral
fragrance. What is Bibliosmia?

26. Ramlila

27. On being asked about the future capital
needs of Paytm, the digital payments
platform's Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma
said, "Mere paas ma hai, __X__ ." Sharma
was referring to __X__ , the Founder of
__Y__ which is an investor in Paytm.
Identify X and Y

30.  In 1801, the Royal Woolwich Arsenal started a
military rocket R&D programme based on
incendiary rockets they had found after a war
with a South Indian ruler. Following their study,
the first Congreve rockets were made, which the
British used in the Napoleonic wars. In 1814,
these rockets were used in the Battle of
Baltimore against American defenders. The
American National Anthem was written as a
direct consequence of this battle and the line
“And the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting
in air” is in reference to these rockets. Which
Indian rulers pioneering use of this technology
inspired all this?

32. Tipu Sultan and his Mysorean Rockets

33.  April 7 is World Health Day and the World
Health Organization chooses a particular
health issue every year to focus on. With the
tagline ‘Let’s talk’, what preventable and
treatable issue did they highlight this year?

36.  According to Greek mythology, Athena and
Poseidon agreed that whoever gave the city
the best gift would become guardian over the
city. Though Poseidon gave the gift of water,
Athena’s gift was deemed by the other gods
to be more valuable (apparently that’s why
the capital is named after her). What gift did
she give that plays an important role in Greek
culture, economy, cuisine and history for
more than 10,000 years?

38. The Olive Tree

39.  Marimba is a percussion instrument
consisting of a set of wooden bars arranged
like piano keys and struck with mallets to
produce musical tones. A well known person
commissioned a study and found out that
the sound produced by Marimba is perfect
for his requirement if it is in the audio range
that is central to human hearing, from about
2 to 4 KHz. So where would you most likely
hear it nowadays?

42. The default ringtone for iPhone

43.  Sir Cyril Radcliffe, while drawing the
border between India and Pakistan, first
allotted this city to India, he had said in an
interview. He allotted it to Pakistan after
his assistant pointed out that Pakistan
didn't have any large city. He also said, "the
time at my disposal was so short that I
could not do a better job". Which city?

46.  The Preamble to the Constitution of India is
a brief introductory statement that sets out
the guiding purpose and principles of the
document, and it indicates the source from
which the document derives its authority,
meaning the people. The ideals of liberty,
equality and fraternity in our Preamble are
taken from the tripartite national motto of
which country?

49. 2002- Fevernova
2006 - Teamgeist
2010 - Jabulani
2014 - Brazuka
2018 - Telstar

51. Telstar 18

52.  On 23 January 1992, a press release was published
by the President's Secretariat to confer the award
posthumously on this legendry personality. The
decision triggered much criticism and a PIL was
filed in the Calcutta High Court to revoke the
award. The petitioner took objection to the
conferral of the award and its posthumous
mention of the person, saying that honoring a
personality higher than the award is "ridiculous",
and it was an act of "carelessness" to classify such a
person with past and future recipients.

57. suicide

64.  The name __X__ means "inland" or "in the middle of
land“ as it is between the continents
of Africa, Asia and Europe. There are 21
countries which border __X__. Id X

66. Mediterranean Sea

70. Which animal is responsible for the
most number of human fatalities in
the history of Earth, accounting for
almost a billion deaths since records
were maintained?

73.  X is an event held periodically at one of the following
places by rotation: Haridwar, Allahabad (Prayaga), Nashik
district(Nashik and Trimbak), and Ujjain. it was also visited
by top tech innovators like MIT, Nokia, Wikipedia, the Tata
Center for Technology and Design, the IITs, Xerox – along
with a whole host of startups. Viewing it as a unique
opportunity to work with a very large test group, they
intended to study the stresses of rapid urbanization and
create innovative solutions in the domains of health,
housing, food, payments and transportation. Some of the
products created cater to prevention of stampedes, curbing
the spread of epidemics, instantly alerting medical
personnel – among others. Which is the event being
referred to?

75. Kumbh Mela