![ANSWER
Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) was the
chairman of Indian Premier League, an Indian journalist,
political commentator, television host and the Minister of
State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning,
Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament
since 2000. He serves as secretary of the All India
Congress Committee, the central governing body of
India's largest political party. Following the scandal over
alleged corruption and spot-fixing in the IPL, Shukla
resigned as its chairman on 1st of June 2013.[1][2]
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![Question #40
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Who announced American Model
constitution for Travancore?
[A] C P RamaswamiIyer
[B] C Rajagopalachari
[C] Pazhassi Raja
[D] Kelappa Nair](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/quiz-130907014124-/85/Quiz-interactive-quiz-illustrated-quiz-85-320.jpg)
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- 2. Round 1–10 question 10 marks for each question 10 seconds Round 2–10 question 10 marks for each question 10 seconds Round 3–10 question 10 marks for each question 10 seconds Round 4–10 question 10 marks for each question 10 seconds
- 3. ROUND 1
- 4. Question #1 Time starts now... 910876543210 Locally called as ‘SAIRANHRI VANAM’, this forest is said to be the place where Pandavas lived during Vanavasa. By what name it is well known?
- 6. Question #2 Time starts now... 910876543210 This car needs no reverse gear because it can pivot 360 degrees on its wheels. Name the car/make.
- 8. Question #3 Which of the following has the highest melting point? a. Ice b. Copper c. Butter d. Iron Time starts now... 910876543210
- 9. ANSWER Iron – 1,535°C Ice - 0°C Copper – 1,083°C Iron Butter - 32°C
- 10. Question #4 Time starts now... 910876543210 Thierry Henry defied soccer geometry and physics, highlighting another tremendous effort with an improbable bending goal directly off a corner kick for NY Red Bulls against Columbus Crew What is this type of a goal called?
- 12. Question #5 Time starts now... 910876543210 He has invented something which has been used by both terrorists and police. It was first officially used in 1949. What?
- 13. ANSWER . AK-47 or Automatic Kalashnikov
- 14. Question #6 Time starts now... 910876543210 Which research centre announced that it was developing the largest magnet of the world? This largest magnet would weigh 50000 tons. a) CERN, Geneva b) Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India c) NASA, US d) Neutrino Observatory, India
- 15. ANSWER Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
- 16. Question #7 Time starts now... 910876543210 Which telecom company in the month of March 2013 launched high quality voice service for its subscribers in Kenya, Rwanda, Malawi and Nigeria in the African sub-continent? a) Vodafone b) Reliance c) Idea Cellular d) BhartiAirtel
- 18. Question #8 Time starts now... 910876543210 This youngster had to frequently change schools, from Bahai School in Gangtok to Bethany's in Darjeeling, and from Loyola School in Kolkata to the Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan in New Delhi After starting his career for the Delhi- based City Club he transferred to Mohun Bagan and remained there for three seasons. On February 2013, it was announced that I-League side Churchill Brothers have taken him on temporary loan for the remainder of the ongoing 2012–13 season from Sporting. Identify
- 20. Question #9 Having an altitude of -2.2mtrs, this is India's lowest elevated place. Which place is referred here? Time starts now... 910876543210
- 21. ANSWER Kuttanadu
- 22. Question #10 Time starts now... 910876543210Left: Steve Jobs. Who’s the guy on the right ?
- 23. ANSWER Daniel Lyons (born 1960) is an American writer. He was a senior editor at Forbes magazine and a writer at Newsweek, before becoming editor of ReadWrite. In March, 2013 he left ReadWrite to accept a position at HubSpot. Dan Lyons, fake Steve Jobs
- 24. ROUND 2
- 25. Question #11 Which of the following mineral is the hardest? a. Talc b. Quartz c. Topaz d. Diamond Time starts now... 910876543210
- 26. ANSWER Diamond
- 27. Question #12 Al-Khwarizmi was a 16th century Arab mathematician. He wrote a very famous book. A mathematical term X is derived from his work. What is X? (Bonus-Another mathematical term is derived from his name. What?) Time starts now... 910876543210
- 29. Question #13 Which Stadium is the second largest stadium in the world by capacity with a total capacity of 120,000? Time starts now... 910876543210
- 30. ANSWER
- 31. Question #14 Microsoft launched the new version of which software for the businesses running in India? This software will facilitate sharing the data seamlessly across the computers and mobiles with the help of cloud computing technology a) MS Office 2009 b) MS Office 365 c) MS Office 2013 d) MS Office 2010 Time starts now... 910876543210
- 33. Question #15 Name the winner of Nobel Prize for literature, 2012 and the movie star who were given a political role in China by being selected as members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, one of the houses of Chinese parliament. a) Mo Yan and Jackie Chan b) Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Jackie Chan c)Mo Yan and Tony Leung Chiu Wai d) Zhang Ziyi and Mo Yan Time starts now... 910876543210
- 34. ANSWER . Mo Yan and Jackie Chan
- 35. Question #16 Which of the following became the 28th nation to join the European Union in July 2013? (a) Bulgaria (b) Croatia (c) Romania (d) Slovakia Time starts now... 910876543210
- 36. ANSWER Croatia
- 37. Question #17 Time starts now... 910876543210 The Western Ghats form a wall of mountains in our east, functioning as our rain shadow. This wall is interrupted to break only at one place. Where?
- 39. Question #18 Time starts now... 910876543210 David J. Bradley of IBM took just 5 minutes to code a chunk of program called the “Three Fingered Salute" in 1981 . Millions use it today. What am I talking about??
- 41. Question #19 Time starts now... 910876543210 India’s national animal is Tiger. Our national heritage animal is Elephant. We’ve got a national aquatic animal too. Which one is that?
- 43. Question #20 Time starts now... 910876543210 Which is the only Asian country to reach the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup?
- 45. ROUND 3
- 46. Question #21 Time starts now... 910876543210
- 47. ANSWER It is a Renewable Biofuel
- 48. Question #22 Time starts now... 910876543210
- 50. Question #23 Time starts now... 910876543210 There are 3 kinds of deserts. The sand desert, the salt desert and the cold desert. India has got few cold deserts. Where is the largest one located?
- 51. ANSWER Ladak, Jammu and Kashmir
- 52. Question #24 Time starts now... 910876543210 Who of the following won the Wimbledon Ladies Singles title 2013? (a)Sabine Lisicki (b) Maria Sharapova (c) Marion Bartoli (d) Victoria Azarenka
- 54. Question #25 Time starts now... 910876543210 • Which country has passed a Nitaqat programme which is likely to affect Indian’s working abroad in that particular country ?
- 56. Question #26 Time starts now... 910876543210
- 57. ANSWER Sir Alex Ferguson bids farewell to Manchester United °C
- 58. Question #27 Time starts now... 910876543210 Who is the sports ambassador of Dubai
- 59. ANSWER • Cigarette smoking is injurious to health
- 60. Question #28 Time starts now... 910876543210
- 61. ANSWER Chinese intrusion into Indian territory
- 62. Question #29 Time starts now... 910876543210 World cancer day was observed on 4 February 2013 in order to raise awareness about this illness as well as to promote the measures, early detection, prevention and treatment of the disease. What was the theme for World Cancer Day, 2013? a) Global burden of cancer b) Cancer - Did you know? c) Together it is possible d) Teach children and teenagers to avoid UV exposure by being "sun smart"
- 63. ANSWER Cancer – Did You Know?
- 64. Question #30 Time starts now... 910876543210 Name the state that made it mandatory to have an Aadhaar Card to withdraw salary from August for teaching and non-teaching staffs? a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradesh c) Himachal Pradesh d) Maharashtra
- 66. ROUND 4
- 67. Question #31 Time starts now... 910876543210 World Environment Day was observed on 5 June 2013. What was the theme this year?
- 68. ANSWER Note: It aims at an anti-food wastage and loss campaign to encourage people to reduce their foodprint. It also calls for more awareness about the environmental impact of the food choices people make and empowers them to make informed decisions. World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972 to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment Think, Eat, Save Reduce Your Foodprint. °C
- 69. Question #32 Time starts now... 910876543210 Name the sports channel to whom on 7 June 2013 the High Court of Delhi directed to provide live signals of ICC Champions Trophy 2013 in England to Doordarshan without any commercials till its further orders?
- 70. ANSWER Note: ICC Champions Trophy tournament started in England on 6 June 2013 and will continue till 23 June 2013. ESPN
- 71. Question #33 Time starts now... 910876543210 Who resigned as Chairman of IPL on 1 June 2013 in the wake of the raging spot-fixing scandal?
- 72. ANSWER Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) was the chairman of Indian Premier League, an Indian journalist, political commentator, television host and the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Planning, Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament since 2000. He serves as secretary of the All India Congress Committee, the central governing body of India's largest political party. Following the scandal over alleged corruption and spot-fixing in the IPL, Shukla resigned as its chairman on 1st of June 2013.[1][2] Rajeev Shukla
- 73. Question #34 Time starts now... 910876543210 Which team lifted the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 on 23 June 2013?
- 74. ANSWER Note: India beat England by 05 runs in the final. Final was held at at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England. Man of the Match- RavindraJadeja Man of the Series- ShikharDhawan India
- 75. Question #35 Time starts now... 910876543210 Name the Secretary of State of the United States who completed his India visit on 25 June 2013?
- 76. ANSWER He was on three-day visit to India from 23 June 2013 to 25 June 2013. John Kerry
- 77. Question #36 Time starts now... 910876543210 Largest as well as the brightest moon of the year 2013, called the Supermoon was observed on 23 June 2013. What was special about Super moon?
- 78. ANSWER Supermoon is said to be that situation when the moon is closer to Earth in the orbit than every other day
- 79. Question #37 Time starts now... 910876543210 Recently BSNL decided to put an end to one of the communication system being offered by it, which 160 years old. Name it?
- 80. ANSWER is the long-distance transmission of textual (as opposed to verbal or audio) messages without the physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus semaphore is a method of telegraphy whereas pigeon post is not. Telegram Services
- 81. Question #38 Time starts now... 910876543210 Who on 10 June 2013 won the Canadian Grand Prix racing?
- 83. Question #39 Time starts now... 910876543210 Name the new feature announced by Facebook on 12 June 2013 which are basically the number signs used on services such as Instagram and Twitter for identification of topics for discussions?
- 84. ANSWER Hashtags
- 85. Question #40 Time starts now... 910876543210 Who announced American Model constitution for Travancore? [A] C P RamaswamiIyer [B] C Rajagopalachari [C] Pazhassi Raja [D] Kelappa Nair