Weekly Quiz #9 - 19/09/19 - Saishyam Srikanth (With Answers)
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This document contains 15 quiz questions from a weekly quiz with answers provided by "SJC Quizzers". The questions cover topics like Indian politicians, marketing campaigns, taxes on products in Germany, membership numbers of an Indian political organization, origins of words, iconic images, and more. The quiz contains a variety of multiple choice, fill in the blank, and short answer questions across different subjects.
Weekly Quiz #9 - 19/09/19 - Saishyam Srikanth (With Answers)
- 1. WEEKLY QUIZ #9 19/09/19 Saishyam Srikanth SJC Quizzers
- 2. 1 This politician’s work inspired the designs of the livery of the Duronto Express trains in 2009. The inspiration was taken from one of her paintings. She painted the painting shown in the image and her collection of paintings has sold for over 9 crores. Identify this Indian Politician. SJC Quizzers
- 4. 2 This a recent ad by which company, referencing the camera design on the new iPhone 11 Pro? SJC Quizzers
- 6. 3 Recently, authorities in a city in Germany decided to levy a tax of 19% on something while labelling it a non-essential good. This led to some people coming up with the idea of selling the product through a different method thus reducing the tax by almost 7%. What product was this that was termed non-essential and what method did they employ to circumvent the tax. The product was also in the news in India for similar reasons. SJC Quizzers
- 7. 3 Tampons They decided to pack 50 tampons inside books and sell them since books are only taxed at 7%. SJC Quizzers
- 8. 4 Who released this ad in the UK recently? The ad compares their approach to something with the approach of their rivals. What is being referred to in this ad? SJC Quizzers
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- 11. 5 Recently, Heinz came up with a new design for their bottle of ketchup that is shown in the images. What is the reason for the label being placed at this kind of an angle? SJC Quizzers
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- 13. 5 When the label is held right side up, the ketchup bottle is aligned at an optimal angle and this eases the flow of ketchup through the bottle. SJC Quizzers
- 14. 6 Recently, after another around of members joining this organization, the president of the organization announced that only 8 countries in the world had a higher populations than the members of this organization. Identify this organization that is said to have added close to 7 crore members recently. SJC Quizzers
- 15. 6 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) SJC Quizzers
- 16. 7 The emblem of this country carries the lines “Janani Janmabhoomischa, swargaadapi gariyasi” meaning Mother and motherland are greater than heaven. Who is said to have said these lines and on which country’s national emblem would one find these lines? SJC Quizzers
- 17. 7 Rama and Nepal SJC Quizzers
- 18. 8 This idea of the _________ ________ was first proposed in the year 1999 by the two heads of state of the respective countries. Yet, this idea has still not come to fruition and discussions are still on to finalize the plans and execute them before the 550th anniversary of someone. Either tell me who’s 550th anniversary is this or FITB with the name of a project which will be located in Asia. SJC Quizzers
- 20. 9 Two establishments in Bengaluru are named after the 12th king of the Mysore kingdom, _________ Narasaraja Wodeyar who ruled from the year 1638 – 1659. If one of these establishments helps people who work in the film industry, what is the other establishment that is not too far from here? SJC Quizzers
- 22. 10 Recently, after 22 years of competing, this 10-year-old won the championship competition of the Alola league thus gaining the title of _______ ______ in the process. Who achieved this feat or alternatively, give me the context to what I am talking about. SJC Quizzers
- 23. 10 Ash Ketchum earning the title of Pokémon Master SJC Quizzers
- 24. 11 This English word is said to have derived from the from and Indian word during the colonial era. It dates to 1762 and is derived from the Hindi word ______ for an oil bath which itself derived from the Sanskrit root chapayati which means to press, knead, soothe. Identify this word that is still very commonly used today. SJC Quizzers
- 26. 12 The search for what term on google showed the following trends over the past 7 days. The spike in the graph is probably because of a very recent government announcement. SJC Quizzers
- 28. 13 This is the first look of an upcoming biopic. Whose role is Vidya Balan set to play in this film? SJC Quizzers
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- 31. 14 Identify either of two men in this image from the early 1980s. SJC Quizzers
- 32. 14 Dr. M G Ramachandran Muhammad Ali SJC Quizzers
- 33. 15 This an iconic image from the early 2000s where former White House Chief of Staff, Andrew Card is said to be informing president George Bush about something while he was making an appearance at an elementary school in Florida. What news was he breaking to the then president? SJC Quizzers
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- 35. 15 9/11 - The news of the planes crashing into the World Trade Centre. SJC Quizzers