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GENERAL QUIZ By Naman Quintessence

1.ZAKIR HUSAIN DELHI COLLEGE
FOOTBALL TEAM WINS ________
__________ YOUTH SPORTS FOOTBALL
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP HELD AT
MUMBAI FROM 28TH DEC- 07TH JAN.

ANSWER:
RELIANCE FOUNDATION YOUTH
SPORTS FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

2.X, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH, ZAKIR
HUSAIN DELHI COLLEGE HAS BEEN
APPOINTED AS THE PRINCIPAL OF
KIRORI MAL COLLEGE, A CONSTITUENT
COLLEGE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
DELHI, LOCATED IN THE NORTH
CAMPUS OF DU. ID X.

ANSWER: DR. VIBHA SINGH
CHAUHAN

3.The man credited with designing the current X
was Robert G. Heft. He was 17 years old at the
time and created the X design in 1958 as a high
school class project while living with his
grandparents in Ohio. He received a B− on the
project. According to heft, his history teacher
honored their agreement to change his grade to
an A after his design was selected.
Give X.

4.'Sharīramādyam khalu dharmasādhanam'
(Dharma is achieved through body)is the motto of
AIIMS New Delhi. It is taken from a famous book
about the 'Birth of a son'.
Name the author and the book.

ANSWER:
KUMARASAMBHAVAM BY KALIDASA

5.If Shakti sthal in delhi is the memorial of
indira gandhi, what is Shakti sthala in
Pavagada Taluk of tumkur district of
Karnataka?

ANSWER:
Largest solar plant
13000 hectare

6.Till recently the reason for their special ability
was not known. Now it is known that it is because
of the EPAS1 gene the tribe possesses that they are
so good at it. Who am I talking about and what
special ability do people with EPAS1 gene have?

It improves the oxygen transport due to which these
tribes are well adopted to high altitude living.

7.If the first daughter of Stefano and Paola is
Anushka and last one is Nadia, who is the middle?
Hint: look closely at the right photo

8.Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor, son of Dewan
Keshavmal Kapoor. Father of Bollywood actor and
director Prithviraj Kapoor. Grandfather of actors
and directors Raj Kapoor, Shammi
Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor.
He played a cameo role in his grandson Raj
Kapoor's film.
Name the film.

9.This is one of the oldest websites on the Internet. It
started in 1990 as a fun group project for listing ‘actresses
with beautiful eyes’. Currently, 250 million visitors visit it
every month. It is renowned for its rating, which is done
using a complex formula based on ‘weighted average’
mean. It also has an incredibly advanced search function,
which can break down the content by pretty much any
desired parameter. The name of the website is an
abbreviation of three words, with the last letter not
capitalised, as it is a part of the third word. What website
is this?

10.The Trojan Room coffee pot was a coffee machine in
the old Computer Laboratory of the University of
Cambridge. Researchers Quentin Stafford-Fraser and Paul
Jardetzky wanted to save people working in the building
the disappointment of finding the coffee machine empty
after making the trip to the room. So they wrote a
software called ‘XCoffee’ and used an Acorn
Archimedes computer fitted with a tiny greyscale camera
focussed on the coffee pot. This was in operation from
1991 till 2001. What now common technology came
about from this coffee-based situation?

11.This country’s currency notes were first
printed on April 1, 1948. They were printed by
the Reserve Bank of India for use only in that
country.
These were Indian note plates engraved (not
overprinted) with the words ‘GOVERNMENT OF
_________’ on the top and the same in the
country’s official language at the bottom. The
signatures on the notes remained that of
Indian officials. Which country’s currency
started in such a manner?

13.The company _____ was founded in 1937 by Edwin
Land, and operates in the field of consumer electronics
and eye-wear. Their primary invention was so popular
that the invention took the name of the company,
much like Xerox. The old logo of a popular social
media company featured, and was inspired by their
invention.
Identify the invention or the company.

14.BASE jumping is an extreme sport which
started in the 1980s, where thrill seekers jump off
really high places and then open their parachutes
and try to land safely and escape before being
arrested. BASE stands for the four possible types
of places you can jump off. E stands for ‘Earth’,
which is any natural formation like cliffs or
waterfalls. S stands for ‘Span’, which is any
bridge.
What do ‘B’ and ‘A’ stand for?

15.____ _____ is the first Indian singer to have a
figurine in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum.
June 26 has been declared as ____ _____ Day in
USA, because of this singer’s popularity there.
Who is this singer?

16.During the younger days of his father, his father
was a poor person and it was difficult for him to
carry on with his favorite sport. At that time a
retired army man who had great interest in that
sport took interest in him and provided the facilities
to him to carry on his favorite activity. The
Godfather died one day. The next year this boy was
born. As a gratitude to his mentor and Godfather he
named his son after his mentor. Though it
appears to be an American connection, it is more
to do with India.

17.The information that you routinely come across
is known as the ‘surface web’. A huge chunk of
information is not accessible to most, which
contains medical records, scientific reports and
government resources amongst other things. This is
known as the ‘Deep Web’. A small portion contains
very sensitive and sometimes strange information
which is mostly illegal and cannot be accessed by
most people.
What is this part of the internet known as?

18.Who are Miaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru.
Hint:

19.When King Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq was
returning to Delhi from Deva Giri, after looting
the treasure there. He sent a message to Hazrat
Nizamuddin to leave Delhi before his arrival.
When the message was delivered to him, Hazrat
Nizamuddin said to his desciple to write
something on the letter in Persian. It is said
when the King Tughlaq and his men entered
into the pavilion built for them, the main central
pole of the great pavilion tent gave away and it
fell on the King and he died instantly along with
his commanders. So it was the curse of Hazrat
Nizamuddin on the king.
Story behind what?

20.X is credited with popularising the term
'Satyameva Jayate' (Truth alone triumphs) -
India's national motto. In 1918, when he was
serving as president of INC, he argued about
adopting the mantra Satyameva Jayate from the
Mundaka Upanishad.X as a lawyer at Allahabad
High Court, defended most of the accused in the
1922 Chauri Chaura riots in Gorakhpur in UP and
is said to have saved 153 accused from getting
death penalty.
ID X

21.Which website, founded in 2005 by Jack
Herrick, has a slogan: “We’re trying to help
everyone on the planet learn how to do anything.
Join us.”?

22.WHICH COMPANY OWN THIS
BRAND?

23.The Archaelogical Survey of India has declared this a
protected monument. There is no confirmed record as to
who built this amazing architectural monument, or who
__ was. But, its construction is believed to date back to
the Mahabharat epic era, after which it was rebuilt by the
Agrawal community of the 14th century. The unique
structure has 103 steps that once led to the black waters
which were allegedly hexed. The water hypnotized
visitors by talking to them, and persuaded them to commit
suicide.

27.Inaugurated in 2011, Post Office 191202 is one
of a kind. Found in Srinagar, it even has a
distinctive stamp that depicts a man rowing a
shikara (Kashmiri boat). The heritage post office
houses a philately museum and a souvenir shop as
well. Considered a fitting tribute to the beauty of
the surroundings, where is PO 191202 found and
why is it unique?

30. Chaprah is a pungent chutney that is made of red ants and
their eggs. The pungent chutney is made of ants that bite and
sting.
The chutney is relished whole-heartedly by a particular tribal
community of India and forms an indispensable part of all
their grand feasts.
Name the state to which this delicacy belongs to.

Answer: Chattisgarh
Extra information
Deep into the wild jungles of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, these sharp red ants are
found in abundance. Since many years, local tribe has been using these ants
as part of their daily diet. The chutney is quite popular across many tribal
villages of Chhattisgarh.
The name of the dish 'Chaprah' literally translates means 'a leaf basket' and
refers to the nests that these ants make with the leaves of the sal tree and
where they reside.

31. Legend has it that, a cousin of the Maratha ruler
Shahuji Bhonsle, Sambhaji was extremely fond
of amti, a thin, spicy dal made with a handful of the
sour kokum thrown in. Once when the kokum imported
from the coast did not reach the king’s kitchen,
Sambhaji (a great cook himself) decided to experiment
by using tamarind pulp instead. The dish he made was
served to the court, which declared the dish an
outstanding preparation. Sambhaji loved his own
concoction too, and gradually the dish came to be
referred to as X.

32.Who?
• Theme song”make my dreams come true”
• Anime Ambassador of japan.
• Special bid for Olympic 2020,japan
• Created by Hiroshi Fujimoto and Motoo Abiko.

33. Kedgeree is a dish consisting of cooked, flaked fish,
boiled rice, parsley, hard-boiled eggs, curry powder, butter or cream,
and occasionally sultanas.
It is thought to have originated with the Indian rice-and-bean or rice-and-
lentil dish X, traced back to 1340 or earlier.It is widely believed that
the dish was brought to the United Kingdom by returning British
colonials who had enjoyed it in India and introduced it to the UK as
a breakfast dish in Victorian times. Give X.

Answer: Battle of Saragarhi
• A TV series, Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897, is in the works, starring Mohit Raina.
• Battle of Saragarhi. In August 2016, Randeep Hooda shared the first look on his Twitter page.
• In October 2017, Karan Johar announced a film titled Kesari, based on the Battle of Saragarhi,
starring Akshay Kumar, due to be released at Holi 2019.

Answer: Mera Naam Joker & LOC: Kargil both with a run time of
255 minutes are the longest films ever made in India.

36.ID X
The three tuning forks of the X represent the
cooperative relationship that links the three
pillars of our business -- technology,
production, and sales. They also evoke the
robust vitality that has forged our reputation
for sound and music the world over, a territory
signified by the enclosing circle.

37.ID HIM
(BORN AUGUST 9, 1892, SHIYALI,
MADRAS, INDIA—DIED
SEPTEMBER 27, 1972,
BANGALORE, MYSORE).HE TOOK
B.A. AND M.A. DEGREES IN
MATHEMATICS.
HE IS FATHER OF LIBRARY
SCIENCE IN INDIA

38.CONNECT
Mirza Mahmood Begg
Sri Narain Nigam
Ved Kumar Gupta
Kumar Shubham
Mrs. Harjinder Grover
S.P. Suri Memorial
M.K. Gupta
Gopa Dey
Vidya Devi

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Mirza Mahmood Begg Memorial Scholarship
Sri Narain Nigam Memorial Scholarship
Ved Kumar Gupta Memorial Scholarship
Kumar Shubham Memorial Scholarship
Mrs. Harjinder Grover Memorial Award
S.P. Suri Memorial Award
M.K. Gupta Proficiency Award
Gopa Dey Memorial Award
Vidya Devi Education Fund

39.PUT FUNDA
Member Category No. of Books
Undergraduates 04
Postgraduates 05
Non-Teaching Staff 05
Permanent Teachers 20
Adhoc Teachers 10

NUMBER OF BOOKS CAN BE
ISSUED
Member Category No. of Books
Undergraduates 04
Postgraduates 05
Non-Teaching Staff 05
Permanent Teachers 20
Adhoc Teachers 10

40.NAME MYTHOLOGICAL
CREATURE
according to Greek mythology, a monstrous fire-breathing hybrid
creature of Lycia in Asia Minor, composed of the parts of more than
one animal.
Or
a thing which is hoped for but is illusory or impossible to achieve

41.CONNECT
Kapil sharma
Ajay devgn
Remo D'Souza

SHARES SAME BIRTHDATE, 2
APRIL
Kapil Sharma turns 37, dancer Remo D'Souza turns 44 and actor Ajay
Devgn turns 49.

42.THIS IS THE LIST OF WORLD’S
TOP
SCORERS IN INTERNATIONAL
FOOTBALL FOR COUNTRY.
WHO IS NUMBER 4?

43.In 1941 Willys-Overland’s newly designed
small trucks were pressed into military service.
These were given the classification ‘G.P’. This was
thought to stand for ‘General Purpose’, but actually
‘G’ stood for Government and ‘P’ for 80-inch
wheelbase recon vehicles. This acronym was soon
being used as one word. What word did it become
which is now a popular type of vehicle?

44.CONNECT
Diego Maradona
Salatore Schillaci
Romario
Ronaldo
Oliver Kahn
Zidane
Diego Forlan
Lionel Messi

RONALD VIVIAN SMITH,POPULARLY KNOWN AS
R.V.SMITH AND MUCH FAMILIAR TO READERS OF "THE
STATESMAN" STARTED WRITING IN 1954,WHEN I WAS
BORN.HE HAS DEDICATED HIS RECENT BOOK TO MY
COLLEGE,ZAKIR HUSAIN DELHI COLLEGE.HAPPY TO
SHARE.

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