ALL KERALA INTER SCHOOL QUIZ COMPETITION Conducted By the MACE QUIZ CLUB of MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, KOTHAMANGALAM

1. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
PRAGYAAN
ALL KERALA INTER SCHOOL
QUIZ COMPETITION

2. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
PRELIMS

3. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
RULES
• There are 25 questions in this round.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• There is 1 minute for each question.
• Five teams will be selected to the finals.
• In case of a tie, certain questions marked with * will break the tie
• Quizmaster’s decision will be final.

4. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
GOOD LUCK

5. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
1. Who founded Shanthiniketan?

6. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
2.* Jamshedji Tata founded the Indian
Institute of Science, Bangalore in 1909. To
whom did he send the first invitation to
become director of the institute?

7. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
3. On January 31st 1948, every national daily
in the country except one contained
Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination as first
page news. Name the exceptional newspaper.

8. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
•4. ‘Go set a watchman’ is the sequel
of which famous novel?

9. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
5. Who is the Chief Operating Officer
of Facebook?

10. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
•6.* World Cancer Day is observed
on

11. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
• 7. India has only one military base abroad.
Where is it?

12. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
•8. Which is the only surviving Sanskrit
dance drama that has been recognized
by UNESCO as a human heritage art?

13. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
9. The whole universe is divided into two
sets of fundamental particles. These
particles are named after two renowned
scientists. One of them is Enrico Fermi. Name
the other scientist.

14. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
10. “What is man without energy?
Nothing, nothing at all.” Whose
words are these?

15. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
11. Which is the luxury train operated by
Maharashtra government that takes tourists
to Mumbai, Goa, Aurangabad, Ajanta and
Nasik?

16. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
12.* Which dance drama in Kerala consists of
eight episodes namely Avatharam,
Kaliyamardhanam, Rasakreeda, Kamsavadham,
Swayamvaram, Banayudham, Vividha vadham,
Swargarohanam?

17. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
13. ‘One state, many worlds’ is the tagline of
which Indian state?

18. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
14. Which term taken from Homer’s Odyssey,
represents a malicious program disguised as
a malicious software?

19. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
15. What is the present name of the
newspaper first published under the title
‘The Daily Universal Register’?

20. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
16. The word ‘X’ has the dictionary meaning
– To draw lines, shapes etc. especially when
you are bored or thinking about something
else. It is Google which made ‘X’ popular.
What is ‘X’ .

21. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
17. Which famous German architect and
racetrack designer has designed ‘The Buddh
International circuit’ in Greater Noida?

22. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
18. Which space agency other than ISRO,
NASA and ESA has successfully sent a
mission to Mars?

23. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
19. Which ancient Greek hero who became
the inspiration for modern Marathon is said
to have run from Marathon to Athens to
convey the news of victory against Persians?

24. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
20*. Which is the oldest surviving English
poem which also inspired a Hollywood
movie of the same name?

25. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
21. Which African country abandoned their
currency in 2009 and started using U.S
dollar and some other Foreign currencies in
their legal transactions?

26. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
22. Name Vikram Seth’s new novel set to be
released in 2016 as a sequel to his 1993
fiction ‘A suitable Boy’ .

27. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
23. Which Latin American country’s official
Spanish name means
‘Republic of the Saviour’ ?

28. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
24.* The Union Ministry of Culture has
launched a programme which aims to
rekindle long-lost ties across the nations of
the Indian Ocean (world). Name the
programme.

29. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
25. ZMapp, the experimental
biopharmaceutical drug was tested on
human beings for which disease?

30. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
ANSWERS :
1. Debendranath Tagore
2. *Swami Vivekananda
3. The Hindu
4. To Kill a Mocking Bird(Harper Lee)
5. Sheryl Sandberg
6. *February 4
7. Tajikisthan (Farkhor Airbase)
8. Koodiyattom
9. Satyendranath Bose
10. Mark Twain
11. Deccan Odyssey
12. *Krishnanattom
13. Karnataka
14. Trojan Horse
15. The Times
16. Google Doodle
17. Hermann Vinke
18. Roscosmos
19. Pheidippides
20. *Deowulf
21. Zimbabwe
22. A Suitable Girl
23. El Salvador( Republica de El Salvador)
24. *Project Mausam
25. Ebola

31. MAR ATHANASIUS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KOTHAMANGALAM
MACE QUIZ CLUB
18th Feb, 2016
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