The document contains 15 multiple choice questions related to history, geography, literature and current events. The questions cover topics like Amar Chitra Katha comics, the origin of the term 'quarantine', information about the sharpshooter Chandro Tomar, identifying important women in Indian history, decoding meanings of words from different time periods, mythology, flags, wildlife, law cases and more.

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3. 1.The Amar Chitra Katha initially came
up with stories from mythology and
History.
It did feature contemporary Indians
like Kalpana Chawla too.
Recently they came up with the story
of a business group who have a
majority stake in them now.
Name the business group/ or their
most popular franchise?

4. 2.There used to be a 40-day isolation of ships and people
before entering the city-state of Ragusa (modern
Dubrovnik, Croatia.
This was practiced as a measure of disease prevention
related to the Black Death.
Which modern medical term has originated from this?

5. 3.Since 1999, Chandro Tomar
who hail from Uthar Pradesh
has competed in and won 25
national championships
throughout India.
Her niece and granddaughter
has also won accolades in the
same event.
She is popularly known as
____ ____(two words).

6. 4.She is honoured with a feast day on the liturgical calendar
of the Episcopal Church (USA) on 5 April, and a
commemoration day in the liturgical calendar of the Church
of England on 30 April.
She is a recipient of Kaisar-i-Hind medal for community
service in 1919.
She participated in the freedom movement and was one of
the 10 women delegates of the Congress session of 1889.
Identify the lady an Indian social reformer, a pioneer in the
education and emancipation of women in India.

7. 5.This Ravi varma painting was originally called Nair lady at the X.
The Amrita shergil painting below is called Bride’s X.
Identify the word X the meaning of which has changed in use over the period.

8. 6.Samhita Arni recently wrote a novel called
“The Prince”.
It is about a ‘prince-ascetic’ of Chera
dynasty, the brother of King Chenguttuvan
who renounces his claim to the throne.
He is called Uthiyan in the novel.
In what name do we know him?

9. 7.Though there are variations, this is the most popular
representation of the flag of_______.

10. 8.Scientists in America discovered
something about the smell of Calvin
Klein's Obsession For Men owing to
the presence of a synthetic aroma
based on the musk of a civet
mammal.
Hoe does the Maharashtra forest
department is going to use this
information?

11. 9.Harish Salve , India’s most
expensive lawyer and a
former solicitor general
usually charges 6-15 lakhs
per hour for a case.
But recently he was in news
for charging just Rs.1 in a
case.
Whom was he representing?

12. 10.London’s east end has a controversial
museum on X.
There were protests because the place was
supposed to be used for East End women’s
heritage centres originally but ended up as
being this which is entirely opposite to the
original idea.
Name X , the name familiar to people of
Kerala years ago.

13. 11.Bulgaria's ancient city of Sozopol on
the Black Sea coast is teaming up with
medieval Sighisoara in Romania to
create a tourist package.
A recent archaeological discovery in the
former city prompted the move.
Name the tourism package which is
also the title of a Hardy boy’s story.

14. 12.The habitat of one of the world's most
endangered tigers is under threat, according
to environmental groups, as forests in
Malaysia are cleared to meet growing
demand for X the divisively pungent fruit
hugely popular in China.
Name the fruit X which many people
thought as related to jackfruit.

15. 13.The Italian traveller Cesare Federici writing two
years after the empire's defeat states that the city is
not altogether destroyed, yet the houses stand still,
but empty, and there is dwelling in them nothing, as is
reported, but Tigers and other wild beasts.
Another Cesare, a wealthy Italian, left his country in
the 1970s to be a mendicant and travelled with yogis.
He soon found a cave on an island near this city ,set
up a Shiva temple there and has stayed put since.
Name the city mentioned here.

16. 14.A modern-day French activist
campaigning against genetically
modified food has modelled
himself on X.
In much the same way that X
beats back invaders, José Bové, a
sheep farmer is pushing back
against the ‘invasion’ by
McDonald’s.
Identify X.

17. 15.X is most popular as a dessert in Chinese
restaurants of USA though it originated in Japan.
It has similar Mexican and Italian versions too.
The film Kung Fu Panda 3 was promoted by
putting quotes from the protagonist of the film in
X.
X is an important aspect in the Tamil movie Inji
Iduppazhagi.
Identify X.

19. 1.The Amar Chitra Katha initially came
up with stories from mythology and
History.
It did feature contemporary Indians
like Kalpana Chawla too.
Recently they came up with the story
of a business group who have a
majority stake in them now.
Name the business group/ or their
most popular franchise?

21. 2.There used to be a 40-day isolation of ships and people
before entering the city-state of Ragusa (modern
Dubrovnik, Croatia.
This was practiced as a measure of disease prevention
related to the Black Death.
Which modern medical term has originated from this?

23. 3.Since 1999, Chandro Tomar
who hail from Uthar Pradesh
has competed in and won 25
national championships
throughout India.
Her niece and granddaughter
has also won accolades in the
same event.
She is popularly known as
____ ____(two words).

25. 4.She is honoured with a feast day on the liturgical calendar
of the Episcopal Church (USA) on 5 April, and a
commemoration day in the liturgical calendar of the Church
of England on 30 April.
She is a recipient of Kaisar-i-Hind medal for community
service in 1919.
She participated in the freedom movement and was one of
the 10 women delegates of the Congress session of 1889.
Identify the lady an Indian social reformer, a pioneer in the
education and emancipation of women in India.

27. 5.This Ravi varma painting was originally called Nair lady at the X.
The Amrita shergil painting below is called Bride’s X.
Identify the word X the meaning of which has changed in use over the period.

29. 6.Samhita Arni recently wrote a novel called
“The Prince”.
It is about a ‘prince-ascetic’ of Chera
dynasty, the brother of King Chenguttuvan
who renounces his claim to the throne.
He is called Uthiyan in the novel.
In what name do we know him?

31. 7.Though there are variations, this is the most popular
representation of the flag of_______.

33. 8.Scientists in America discovered
something about the smell of Calvin
Klein's Obsession For Men owing to
the presence of a synthetic aroma
based on the musk of a civet
mammal.
Hoe does the Maharashtra forest
department is going to use this
information?

34. Planning to use it to lure a man
eating tiger

35. 9.Harish Salve , India’s most
expensive lawyer and a
former solicitor general
usually charges 6-15 lakhs
per hour for a case.
But recently he was in news
for charging just Rs.1 in a
case.
Whom was he representing?

37. 10.London’s east end has a controversial
museum on X.
There were protests because the place was
supposed to be used for East End women’s
heritage centres originally but ended up as
being this which is entirely opposite to the
original idea.
Name X , the name familiar to people of
Kerala years ago.

39. 11.Bulgaria's ancient city of Sozopol on
the Black Sea coast is teaming up with
medieval Sighisoara in Romania to
create a tourist package.
A recent archaeological discovery in the
former city prompted the move.
Name the tourism package which is
also the title of a Hardy boy’s story.

41. 12.The habitat of one of the world's most
endangered tigers is under threat, according
to environmental groups, as forests in
Malaysia are cleared to meet growing
demand for X the divisively pungent fruit
hugely popular in China.
Name the fruit X which many people
thought as related to jackfruit.

43. 13.The Italian traveller Cesare Federici writing two
years after the empire's defeat states that the city is
not altogether destroyed, yet the houses stand still,
but empty, and there is dwelling in them nothing, as is
reported, but Tigers and other wild beasts.
Another Cesare, a wealthy Italian, left his country in
the 1970s to be a mendicant and travelled with yogis.
He soon found a cave on an island near this city ,set
up a Shiva temple there and has stayed put since.
Name the city mentioned here.

45. 14.A modern-day French activist
campaigning against genetically
modified food has modelled
himself on X.
In much the same way that X
beats back invaders, José Bové, a
sheep farmer is pushing back
against the ‘invasion’ by
McDonald’s.
Identify X.

47. 15.X is most popular as a dessert in Chinese
restaurants of USA though it originated in Japan.
It has similar Mexican and Italian versions too.
The film Kung Fu Panda 3 was promoted by
putting quotes from the protagonist of the film in
X.
X is an important aspect in the Tamil movie Inji
Iduppazhagi.
Identify X.

50. 20 QUESTIONS
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51. What connects the robotic spacecraft
Chang’e 4 of China to an album by the band
Pink Floyd?

54. X was a Scottish biographer and diarist, best known for the
biography he wrote of his friend and contemporary, the
English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which is commonly
said to be the greatest biography written in the English
language.
X’s surname has been in use as a constant companion and
observer, especially one who records those observations in
print.
In "A Scandal in Bohemia", Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
character Sherlock Holmes affectionately says of Dr.
Watson, who narrates the tales, "I am lost without my X”.
Name X.

57. This watch is designed by an
artist X from South Africa.
Like all great artists, X is also
temperamental it seems.
Name X whose name is
almost same to that of a
great artist but altered
slightly to suit him.

60. Jagdish Raj Khurana
was a Bollywood
actor who holds a
Guinness World
Record.
What is the record?

62. Played a police officer in 144 films.

63. The original song started with the line
“Goodbye Norma Jean” and a later version
started with “Goodbye England's rose”.
The Guinness Book of Records in 2007
stated that the song is the biggest-selling
single.
Identify the song as well as the two people
whom the song was dedicated to.

66. When they first started talking about doing something
about the algae blooms in Lake Erie, which had made the
once pristine water green and slimy and unhealthy from
agricultural phosphorous runoff, people in Toledo, Ohio
didn’t really know what to do.
What did they do in the end to save the lake?

68. They passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights, a unique
charter amendment that establishes the huge lake as
a person and grants it the legal rights that a human
being or corporation would have.

69. What made this GIF popular
recently?

72. Frank Havens remains the only
American canoeist to have won a
gold medal in a singles event at the
Olympic Games way back in 1952.
After celebrating his victory, Havens
sent his father an emotional
telegram that read: “I'm bringing
home the gold medal that you
should have won.”
What happened to his father Bill
Havens that he missed the gold in
1924 Paris Olympics?

74. Bill havens chose to
stay with his
pregnant wife
rather than going
to Olympics when
Frank Havens born

75. The Sholay Girl is a 2019 Hindi-language
biographical period drama film directed
by Aditya Sarpotdar and produced by
Shrabani Deodhar and Sai Deodhar.
Written by Faizal Akhtar and Shrabani
Deodhar, the film is based on the life of
Reshma Pathan.
What is her claim to fame?

78. The company originated in Switzerland in
1884, when Julius X took over his father's
mill.
He quickly became a pioneer of industrial
food production, aiming to improve the
nutritional intake of worker families.
He was the first to bring protein-rich legume
meals to the market.
Name X .

82. The eastern side of the river Padma gives hilsa
while the western side gives prawns.
How this geographical fact becomes important
when a Kolkatha derby happens?

84. East begal has Hilsa and Mohun Bagan has prawns as
their un official mascots because east Bengal is
supported by people from eastern side and Mohun
bagan supporters are from the western side
traditionally.

85. Monica Seles and Jimmy Connors are generally
considered as the ___ ___.(two words).
While some people like Martina Navaratilova want this
to be punishable, others are O K with it.
Some players and commentators have noted the
connection with pro tennis trainer Nick Bollettieri,
who has personally trained the majority of the people
who does this.
What is being described here?
Just give one word.

88. The Silver Spring monkeys were 17 wild-born
macaque monkeys from the Philippines who were
used in research in Maryland.
A person who was part of X worked undercover to
find about them and a fierce court battle
followed.
The transformation of X from a group of friends
into a national movement was a result of this.
Identify X.

91. Muhammadu Buhari, the
President of Nigeria recently
has to issue a peculiar press
release.
This was done because his
absence from the country for
five months created rumours
related to a person called
Jubril .
What was the rumour?

93. The rumour was that the President actually died and
the authorities are covering it up using a body-double
from Sudan called Jubril.

94. Jungle Habitat, which was in West Milford, in Passaic
County, New Jersey, United States, was a theme park
that opened in the summer of 1972, and closed in
October 1976.
For years after it closed, the site's deteriorated
buildings remained, and rumours of animals still
roaming the property like in Jurassic Park attracted
curiosity seekers.
Who owned it?

97. Parzaan Dastur was the adorable
kid who want to leave home but
comes back thanks to jalebis
made in Dhara oil.
Which company came up with a
similar ad featuring an adult
Parzan with same theme music
with a tagline” 90’s nostalgia; 90’s
price”?

100. After declaring independence from
Yugoslavia in 1991, the country chose the
name X.
But that title severely strained relations with
neighbour country Y , which also has a
region called X which is a birthplace of Z.
Recently X changed its name to North X
which is approved by Y.
Name X Y and Z.

103. This is a popular
hashtag of
Weibo, the
Chinese social
media.
What does “Rice
Bunny” mean?

106. Diljith Dosanj , the
actor-singer recently
posted a video where
he breaks an egg,
makes omelette
while abusing the egg
the whole time.
What made him do
such an act?

108. His video was made in
response to the viral egg
picture that has
collected over 48 million
'likes' on Instagram,
beating his idol Kylie
Jenner's world record of
18 million 'likes'.

109. The English version of
Gitanjali contains 103
poems for which Tagore
won the Nobel price.
However the Malayalam
translation of Gitanjali by
G Sankarakuruppu has
157 poems.
Explain.

111. G Sankarakuruppu translated The original Bengali
collection of 157 poems.
The English Gitanjali or Song Offerings is a collection
of 103 English poems of Tagore's own English
translations which contained translations of 53 poems
from the original Bengali Gitanjali, as well as 50 other
poems which were from his drama Achalayatan and
eight other books of poetry — mainly Gitimalya (17
poems), Naivedya (15 poems) and Kheya (11 poems).