A general quiz conducted on 30th June, 2019 as a part of Cotton Fiesta.

2. The first modern __________ _____ were established in the Dutch
Republic. In response to the financial crisis of 1772–1773,
Amsterdam-based businessman Abraham (or Adriaan) van Ketwich
formed a trust named Eendragt Maakt Magt ("unity creates
strength"). His aim was to provide small investors with an
opportunity to diversify.
Fill in the blanks.

3. Mutual Funds

4. Chirpi bhawani, Aged 46,is a social
activist who has been involved with
social work in Uttar Pradesh for many
years now. She was also a jury
member of the Delhi International
Film Festival. Born in Delhi's
Chanakyapuri to a humble family, she
discovered her sexual orientation
when she was 13-years-old. She left
home at 14 and converted to Islam in
2011.
What make her so unique this 2019
year?

5. Only transgender candidate for the election of
17th Lok Sabha.

6. In 2014, for the 20th anniversary of the original release
of The Division Bell, a music video for the song "Marooned"
was produced and released on the official Pink Floyd
website.
Identify the city where some parts of it were filmed in.
Video 1

7. Pripyat/Prypiat

9. Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira)
Only four elected independent MPs of 17th LS.
Navneet Ravi Rani
Delkar Mohanbhai Sanjibhai
Sumalatha Ambareesh

10. Put funda.

11. Lowest victory margin recorded in 2019
general elections.
Every Vote Matters!

13. Connect (Explain at least three)
Asam Sahitya Sabha, 1918, Goalpara
Asam Sahitya Sabha Patrika
1930 London Round Table Conference
And

14. Chandradhar Barua

15. X is an Indian businesswoman
and CEO of San Francisco-
based technology company Y. In
2012, Fortune named her No. 8
on its Most Powerful Women
Entrepreneurs list. X and her
husband Jonathan Boutelle, with
the help of her older brother
Amit Ranjan, built Y.
Give me both X and Y.

16. X = Rashmi Sinha
Y = SlideShare

17. X was a former national volleyball and football player. Once X
boarded the Padmavati Express train at Lucknow for Delhi on 12 April
2011, to take an examination to join the CISF. X was pushed out of a
general coach of the train by robbers wanting to snatch her bag and
gold chain. Recounting the incident, X said:
“I resisted and they pushed me out of the train. I could not move. I
remember seeing a train coming towards me. I tried getting up. By
then, the train had run over my leg. I don't remember anything after
that.”
Immediately, as X fell on the railway track, another train on a parallel
track crushed her leg below the knee. She was rushed to the hospital
with serious leg and pelvic injuries, and lost her leg after doctors
amputated it to save her life.
X = ?

18. Arunima Sinha

19. Connect. ( Clue?)

20. Only two to win both Seoul Peace Prize
and Nobel Peace Prize.

21. 1.Lightning Never Strikes the Same Place Twice
2.There Is a Dark Side of the Moon
3.The Great Wall of China can be seen from space
4.Dropping a penny from the Empire State building would
kill someone
5.Frankenstein was the name of the monster in Mary
Shelley's book 'Frankenstein‘
A. All of them are false.
B. One statement is true , rest are false.
C. two statements are true, rest are false.
D. All true.

22. A. All are false.

23. Sophia is a social humanoid
robot developed by Hong
Kong based company Hanson
Robotics. Sophia was activated on
February 14, 2016.
Sophia has nine robot humanoid
“siblings” who were also created
by Hanson Robotics. Fellow Hanson
robots are Alice, __________
Hubo, BINA48, Han, Jules,
Professor _________, Philip K. Dick
Android, Zeno, and Joey Chaos.
Fill in the blanks.

24. Einstein Hubo and Professor Einstein

25. According to Hindu mythology, __________ had 1000 brothers
who always caused troubles for everyone around them. Tired of
living in such bad company, ___________ left his home and went
to the Himalayas. He started meditating and observing strict
penances for his brothers' deeds. Impressed by this, Brahma
offered him a boon, but ________ only asked to be a servant of
spirituality. So, Brahma asked ________ to coil around the earth
and hold it steady, which he gladly accepted.
It is said then when ________ coils forward, creation happens,
and when it coils backwards, the universe ceases to exist.

26. Sheshnaag
The serpent with 1000 heads that keeps the earth stable

27. The __________ is a bird of Greek legend and the name is
now commonly given to the European Kingfisher. The
ancients believed that the bird made a floating nest in the
Aegean Sea and had the power to calm the waves while
boarding her eggs. Fourteen days of calm weather were to
be expected when the __________ was nesting – around
the winter solstice, usually 21st or 22nd of December. The
‘_________ Days’ are generally regarded as beginning on
the 14th or 15th of December.
This myth gives rise to a popular idiom called
‘___________ Days’ which means ‘ A period of time in the
past that was happy and peaceful.’
Answer the idiom or fill in the blanks.

28. Halcyon Days

29. X was originally a fan-operated website, created by Col
Needham.
As of October 2018, X has approximately 5.3 million
titles and 9.3 million personalities in its database, as
well as 83 million registered users.
In 1998, Jeff Bezos, struck a deal with Needham and
other principal shareholders to buy X outright for
approximately $55 million and attach it to Amazon as a
subsidiary, private company. This gave X the ability to
pay the shareholders salaries for their work, while
Amazon.com would be able to use X as an advertising
resource for selling DVDs and videotapes.

31. Eulaema quadragintanovem (Nemésio & Ferrari, 2012) is
a genus of large bodied euglossine bees that occur primarily
in the Neotropic . ‘Quadraginta novem’ means forty-nine,
the number of ________’s T-shirt at Clube Atlético Mineiro,
his late team in his own country. __________ chose the
number 49 as homage to his mother, born in 1949.
Identify this legend.

32. Ronaldinho

33. According to Hindu mythology, Vishnu once asked Garuda to prevent
the snakes from drinking the Amrit. Just as the serpents were about
to drink the Amrit, Garuda asked them to clean up first. When the
snakes were away for cleaning themselves, Indra attacked Garuda
and tried to claim the Amrit. Garuda managed to smash Indra's
thunderbolt but couldn't keep the amrit. However, a few drops of
amrit fell on the ground and the snakes licked it. The amrit was so
strong that it created some deformities.
This gives rise to a popular belief regarding the snakes.
What?

34. The Amrit was so strong that it burnt their tongues.
Apparently, that is the reason why snakes have
forked tongues.

35. ______ ______ is a former U.S. Marine and stockbroker who
becomes a civilian history professor at the United States Naval
Academy. He later joins the C.I.A. as an analyst and occasional field
officer, eventually leaving it as Deputy Director. He later served
as National Security Advisor and Vice President before suddenly
becoming President of the United States following a terrorist attack
on the United States Capitol. _______ went on to serve two non-
consecutive terms and mostly dealt with international crises
in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
About whom am I talking about?

37. Write what is in the reverse side.

39. ₹10 ___ Konark sun temple
₹20 ___ Ellora caves
₹50 ___ Hampi with Chariot
₹100 ___ Rani ki vav
₹200 ___ Sanchi stupa
₹500 ___ Red fort
₹2000 ___ Mangalayaan

40. X is an integrated digital banking platform offered by ______ to enable
users to access a variety of financial and other services such as fund
transfer, taxi bookings, online shopping, or medical bill payments.
It was launched on Friday 24 November 2017 by Arun Jaitley, the
then Finance Minister of India.
This app offers services from over 60 e-commerce companies including
online shopping, travel planning, taxi booking, online education and offline
retail.
It has partnered with 60 e-commerce players, including Amazon, Ola,
Flipkart, Yatra, Swiggy and BYJU’s. Offline players such as Thomas Cook,
Shoppers Stop and Cox and Kings are also part of the partnership.

42. The official flag of X is consists of a deep red field,
representing labour, charged with a plough to represent
agriculture. Three stripes are found on the hoist side and
represent the three regions of the X.
The flag has its origin in events that took place on 13 July
1931 in _______. During a demonstration against
the _____ _____, the police opened fire and 21 people
were killed. The blood-tainted shirt of one of the victims
was then hoisted by the crowd as the new flag of X. 13 July
is known as Martyrs' Day and is an official holiday in X.

43. Jammu and Kashmir

46. About whom and what is Mallya talking about?
(New king of bad times)

47. Naresh Goyal

48. What does this list represent?
Shri G.V. Mavalankar First
Shri B. Das First
Shri Hukum Singh First
Seth Govind Das Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth
Shri D.N. Tiwari Sixth
Shri Jagjivan Ram Seventh and Eighth
Prof. N.G. Ranga Ninth
Shri Inderjit Gupta Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth
Shri Somnath Chaterjee #Fourteenth
Shri Balasaheb Vikhe Patil Fourteenth
Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit Fifteenth
Shri Kamal Nath Sixteenth
Dr. Virendra Kumar Seventeenth

49. Protem speakers of Lok Sabha

50. Listen carefully and identify this voice.
Audio

51. J. Robert Oppenheimer

52. Which day is celebrated as Rhino Day in
Assam to create awareness on protection of
One- horned Rhinoceros ?

54. In June, 2018 She has become the
first Assamese to scale Mount
Kanchenjunga, the third highest
mountain in the world.
She is an executive engineer of Oil
and Natural Gas Corporation
(ONGC) based in Mumbai.
She has also become the first
female ONGC officer to scale Mt.
Kanchenjunga.
She was born and brought up in
Meghalaya.

55. Monti Rajkhowa

56. If he is the latest,
Who was 15th ?

58. Who as Who?

59. Vicky Kaushal as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw

60. Legendary boxer
Mohammad Ali after Friday
prayers at _________ on
25th January 1980.
Identify this place.

61. Jama Masjid, Delhi

62. Thank You.
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