This document contains a general quiz with 26 multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions covering topics like famous politicians from Indian history, movies, video games, Harry Potter courses, technology company logos, traditions on New Year's Eve, and more. It includes instructions that there is no negative marking and some questions marked with an asterisk will be used as tie-breakers.

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GENERAL QUIZ – PRELIMS (JUNIOR)
TIME: 35 mins
INSTRUCTIONS
 There are 26 questions in all
 There is NO negative marking in any question
 Questions marked (*) will be used for tie-breakers, if required
1. Abul Fazal
Faizi
Todarmal
Man Singh
Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana
Fakir Aziao-Din
Mullah Do Piaza
_________
_________
Which Indian Ruler did the above mentioned ministers serve?
2. Which Bollywood movie, released last year, does the following poster depict?
*3. ID

2. 4. In this system, all the people of a state are involved in making decisions about its affairs,
typically by voting to elect representatives to a parliament or similar assembly.
Give a single term for such kind of system.
5. Mihir Sen and Arati Saha were the first Indian man and woman respectively to cross
which water body?
6. Which social networking giant has been tremendously advertising to its users to support
Internet.org and Free Basics?
7. These are the versions of which popular video game?
 Vice City
 San Andreas
 Liberty City Stories
 Vice City Stories
 Lost and Damned
 Chinatown Wars
8. Where are the following courses taught?
 Transfiguration
 Potions
 Defense against the Dark Arts
 Herbology
9. Which famous scientist featured in the first ever logo of the tech company Apple?
*10. Which novelist's most recent publications include Career of Evil, The Silkworm, The
Cuckoo's Calling and The Casual Vacancy whom we famously know for a completely
different series of novels?
11. In the movie Bajirao Mastani, name the character played by Priyanka Chopra.
12. As a young kid, he was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency. Nevertheless he
has become one of the best footballers of all time, earning many awards which include FIFA
Ballon d'Or, the highest honour for any footballer, on 3 occasions. ID him.
13.
 Cupcake
 Donut
 Eclairs
 Froyo
 Gingerbread
 Honeycomb
 Icecream Sandwich
 Jelly Bean
 Kitkat
 Lollipop
 _________
Fill in the above blank.

3. 14.
 TURKEY - It is considered good luck to wear red underwear underneath your
outfit
 ROMANIA - Farmers try to communicate with their animals in a ritual that is said to
bring good luck
 SPAIN - It’s customary to quickly eat 12 grapes
 DENMARK – People throw old plates and glasses against the doors of friends’ and
relatives’ houses
Give the occasion when the above traditions are performed across different countries.
*15.
 Athens
 Paris
 London
 Los Angeles
Tokyo will join the above list of cities in 2020. Which list am I talking about?
*16. Pia Wurtzbach was recently crowned as the Miss Universe 2015. Which country does
she belong to?
*17. It literally means "the recitation" and is a religious text of a certain group of people, which
is believed to be a revelation from God. It is widely regarded as the finest piece of literature in
Arabic Language. Its chapters are called suras and verses. What am I talking about?
*18. ID
19. Playing It My Way is the autobiography of which Indian cricketer?
20. ID this gentleman ;-)

4. *21. ID the logo.
*22. Expand VIRUS.
23. Which English poet, playwright and dramatist, often regarded as the greatest writer in
English language, is titled Bard of Avon?
24. For which discovery did Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen receive the first Nobel Prize in
Physics?
*25. Hirdesh Singh (born 15 March 1983) is an Indian rapper, music producer, singer and
film actor. He started as a session and recording artist, and became a Bhangra producer.
Inspite of remaining in controversy in some way or other, he has been a part in the making of
some popular music in Khiladi 786, Race 2 and Chennai Express.
How is he popularly known to us?
26. Z is the secret identity of fictional character Don Diego de la Vega. The typical image of
him is a dashing black-clad masked outlaw who defends the commoners and indigenous
people against autocratic officials and other villains.
ID Z.