This is the prelims of General Quiz - ( Quizophile ) conducted by Epistemophilic in July 2020 . It was a Online Quiz . Hope you like the Questions Thank You , Happy Quizzing

1. QUIZOPHILE - THE
GENERAL QUIZ
ARE YOU READY FOR THE EAGER OF KNOWLEDGE

2. Q.NO.1
What ‘spectacular’ job was carried out by Edifice
Engineering, Mumbai during the 2nd week of
January?

3. ANS.NO.1
MARADU FLAT DEMOLITION IN JANUARY 11 2020

5. Q.NO.2
The person shown in the picture is Digvijay
Deshmukh who was recently bought by the Mumbai
Indians in the IPL auction . He was prominently in the
news due to his ‘cricketing exploits’ in 2013.
So my question is why was he in news in 2013 ?
Or tell me where we have seen him in 2013 ?

6. ANS.NO.2
HE IS THE CHILD KID IN THE MOVIE KAI PO CHE

7. Q.NO.3
In the final of Champions League T20, on 4th October, 2014,
when KKR’s Kuldeep Yadav came to bowl his first over, CSK’s
Brendon McCullum hit five sweep shots off his deliveries.
This made the commentator Arun Lal joke that McCullum
might have taken X’s initiative Y a little bit too seriously.
Identify X and Y.

8. ANS.NO.3
X - NARENDRA MODI
Y - SWACHH BHARAT ABHIYAN

9. Q.NO.4
Granity Studios is an award winning multimedia original
content company focused on creating new ways to tell
stories around sports. Stories that are crafted to
entertain, by bringing education and inspiration
together.
Who is the founder of Granity studios?

10. ANS.NO.4
KOBE BRYANT

11. Q.NO.5
Gary Gilmore was a notorious murderer and
committed two gruesome murders. He was
executed by a firing squad on January 17,
1977 in Utah. His last three words have made
him a legend in the world of Business and
Branding. What did his last words lead to?
.

12. ANS.NO.5
HIS LAST WORDS WERE - “Let's do it.’’
WHICH IS THE INSPIRATION OF NIKE’S SLOGAN
“ Just Do It ”

13. Q.NO.6
Tshering Tashi, an author of several books on
Bhutan talks of a legend behind the annoying
habit of eating X. He says, “Earlier the country was
filled with savages who ate each other until Guru
Rinpoche weaned them off”. This practice led to
the guru advising them to eat X whose juice
symbolised blood.
Identify X .

14. ANS.NO.6
Only the answer PAAN will be acceptable .

15. Q.NO.7
In December 12, 2003, which Bank inaugurated its
ATM at Thegu, near the Nathu-la Pass. It was also
India's first high altitude ATM at 13,200 ft.

16. ANS.NO.7
Axis Bank , older name was UTI Bank .

17. Q.NO.8
According to Hindu Mythology, once when the
Devtas organised the Matri Divas on the honour of
their mother Aditi, Lord Vishnu
specially came to congratulate her. Lord Vishnu
promised her to fulfill one of her wishes. She asked
Lord Vishnu to take birth as her son in the upcoming
future. So, how do we better know the birth of Lord
Vishnu from Aditi's womb ?

18. ANS.NO.8
VAMAN AVATAR

19. Q.NO.9
What is so special about the Post office of
India whose Pincode is 172114 ?

20. ANS.NO.9
World's highest altitude post office
located in Hikkim , Himachal Pradesh .

21. Q.NO.10
LOGO OF ??
HINT - SHOES AND ACCESSORIES

22. Ans.No.10
MOCHI

23. Q.NO.11
Uttarakhand forest department has developed
India’s first "X" park in Kumaon’s Munsiyari,
Pithoragarh district. "X" are found in the
Himalayas up to 5000 metres are important
species as they are the best bioindicators of the
pollution levels.
Which unique park has been developed by
Uttarakhand govt. ?

24. ANS.NO.11
INDIA’S FIRST LICHEN PARK

25. Q.NO.12
Jung Il-woo is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in
the sitcom Unstoppable High Kick (2006), and the television dramas
The Return of Iljimae (2009), 49 Days (2011), Cool Guys etc.
Once he visited an eatery in Macau, where he was served with a food
item which reminded him of another food item "X" , which is
considered to a nostalgic Korean delicacy. He was so impressed with
"X" that he eventually posted it on social media and it became very
popular. This resulted in serving of the dish on a South Korean TV show
called "Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant".
Which famous food item which came into news few months back
during the starting days of nation wide lockdown?

26. ANS.NO.12
DALGONA COFFEE

27. Q.NO.13
This company based in Puerto Rico had its origins in
Spain during the in a distillery named Santiago de Cuba,
which was bought by its founder Facundo X. But when
he bought the old distillery in Spain he had to clear large
numbers of a certain organism, which made its home in
the old distillery. The wine merchant felt bad about his
actions and late chose the logo of the company to pay
tribute to these organisms.
Which company or give me X?

28. ANS.NO.13
Bacardi

29. Q.NO.14
The concept was introduced in 1958 by the Mobil
Travel Guide and published by Simon & Schuster to
promote American road trips. Today, the Forbes
Travel Guide employs 60 incognito inspectors to
cover 900 standards before giving X. The American
Automobile Association uses diamonds instead of X
in their affiliated bodies.
What is being talked about?

30. ANS.NO.14
Stars given to hotels (eg:5 star, 4 star etc.)

31. Q.NO.15
Who is this person and why is he in news?

32. ANS.NO.15
Ghulam Rasool Galwan, Discoverer of Galwan
valley

33. Q.NO.16
Two bengali drama now have waged a war
against each other because of the release of
their drama against the same topic.
While one is named "Kadambini" another is
named "Prothoma Kadambini". Who is this
Kadambini, who is a matter of proud for all
Indians?

34. ANS.NO.16
First woman doctor of India

35. Q.NO.17
Thomas Young was a very a notable scientist of the 20th
century and mainly worked with the wave nature of light or
specifically Wave optics . But his one experiment is
considered to be the path breaking experiment in the field of
wave optics. Although his experiment is an important one for
the science studying students, but why the general public is
now interested with this experiment especially in India?

36. ANS.NO.17
Sushant Singh Rajput twitter handle

38. Q.NO.18
In Carnatic music, we usually can hear this
raga namely X raga. Basically X refers to one
of the flower of South India which is both auspicious
and rare because of a certain phenomenon.
Identify X .

39. ANS.NO.18
Kurinji or Nila Kurinji Raga

40. Q.NO.19
For India if it is Satyajit Ray, then who is for
America?
Hint:No literature connection

41. ANS.NO.19
Arthur Conan Doyle and Covid testing kit.
Satyajit Ray-Feluda ( covid testing kit of India )
Arthur Conan Doyle-Sherlock Holmes, ( covid
testing kit of America )

42. Q.NO.2O
Dismas and Gestas were two criminals bandits.
They were to be punished in the cruelest manner
so they were decided to be done something along
with X, who is known to all of us. The manner of
punishment is symbolised rather than the death
of X.
Identify X or where are you expecting to see
Dismas and Gestas ?

43. ANS.NO.20
X - JESUS CHRIST
THEY CAN BE SEEN NEAR JESUS CHRIST
CRUCIFICATION

46. Top 10 will be selected
Thank You for participating !