22. Q.6.
Dakshin Gangotri was the first scientific base
station of India situated in Antarctica, part of
the Indian Antarctic Programme. It is located at
a distance of 2,500 kilometres (1,600 mi) from
the South Pole. It is currently being used as a
supply base and transit camp. The Dakshin
Gangotri Glacier is named after the base. It
was the first base of India in Antarctica.
What is the second base of India ?
32. RULES
Two question for each team (one question as
bonus one)
No Pounds
+10 for direct question and +5 for pass question.
+10 for each bonus question.
Quizmaster's decision will be final.
33. Q.1. In the film ‘Genius’ which
Indian agency and Pakistani
agency was
included? (5+5)
37. Q.2.
The X or Chicken’s Neck, is a narrow stretch
of land, located in Indian state of West Bengal,
that connects India’s northeastern states to the
rest of India, with the countries of Nepal and
Bangladesh lying on either side of the X. The
Kingdom of Bhutan lies on the northern side of
the X.
What is X?
40. Q.3.
In 1966, during the FIFA World Cup , the
Chairman of the FIFA Referees’ Committee –
Ken Aston, was driving back to his home after a
meeting. While at a traffic signal, he stooped at
the red light.
What was introduced for the first time at the
1970 FIFA World Cup as well as the football
history?
48. Q.5.
It was a case of a baby swap that was noticed
by Madhav Mantri, a former Indian cricketer,
who rightly identified his new – born nephew
from that, of a fisherman’s baby. A few
decades after the nephew created cricketing
history.
Who is the nephew?
55. Q.7. Fill in the blank and connect
them.
_________
Vemband
Nehru or Upper Son
Old Godavari or Havelock
Godavari Arch
Mahanadi
Pamban
56.
57. These all are the longest railway
bridges one after another in India.
Bogibeel Bridge
Vemband Bridge
Nehru Setu or Upper Son Bridge
Old Godavari Bridge or Havelock Bridge
Godavari Arch Bridge
Mahanadi Bridge
Pamban Bridge
58.
59. Q.8.
On 21 December of 1916, X created by Aarthar
Bain was for the first time printed on a
newspaper. The newspaper was ‘New York
World’.
Id. X.
62. Q.9.
Ganesh Bhikaji Deolalikar was the chief architect
of the main block of X. Everyday many fights took
place in X, and we remember Ganesh Bhikaji
Deolalikar.
Id. X
66. Q.10.
From 1 June 1778 to 1784, Austria mistakenly
assumed that Denmark had abandoned its
claims to the X Island/Islands and attempted to
establish a colony on them, renaming them
Theresia Islands.
Id X.
69. Q.11.
A children’s game, ‘Duck on a Rock’, was
converted into X by YMCA instructor James
Naismith in 1891, so that school students
would not need to go outdoors to play in the
harsh winters of Massachussets, USA.
What is X?
73. Q.12.
X is a bridge with a suspended span over
the Hooghly River in Y, India. Commissioned in
1943, the bridge was originally named the X
because it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same
location linking the two cities
of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June
1965 it was renamed Z after the
great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who was
the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate. It is still
popularly known as the X.
What is X, Y, Z.
74.
75. Howrah Bridge is a bridge with a suspended
span over the Hooghly River in West Bengal,
India. Commissioned in 1943, the bridge was
originally named the Howrah Bridge because
it replaced a pontoon bridge at the same
location linking the two cities
of Howrah and Kolkata (Calcutta). On 14 June
1965 it was renamed Rabindra Setu after the
great Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore, who
was the first Indian and Asian Nobel laureate.
It is still popularly known as the Howrah
Bridge.
81. RULES
One question for each team in Cross Word
pattern
Last question Pounds, open for all (+20, no
negative)
+10 for direct question and +5 for pass question.
Quizmaster’s decision will be final.
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It is a centre of Buddhist learning near Kabul. They
were dynamited and destroyed in March 2001 by
the Taliban on order from leader Mullah
Mohammad Omar, after the Taliban
Government declared that they were idols. This
place is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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93. Q.4.
This island named from Assamese word of
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the wife of Shiva, meaning "happiness”, in a
river flowing through a state in northeast India.
The British named the island Peacock
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119. In celebration of International Women’s Day
and Barbie’s 60th anniversary, American
toymaker Mattel introduced new Barbie dolls
honouring role models from 18 countries
including India’s Olympian gymnast Dipa
Karmakar, US Open and Australian Open
champion Naomi Osaka of Japan and
German double Olympic gold medalist
cyclist Kristina Vogel, who was rendered
paraplegic in a 2018 accident.
218. Q.6.
Angkor Wat in Cambodia has different incident
inscribed in the walls as inscription.
Among them a war incident from Assam is also
inscribed in the walls.
Which war?