HISTORY
1.The women's regiment of the Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose-led Indian National Army was
named after which historical figure?
2.The White House has been the home for every
American president till date, except for whom?
3.Which is the only one amongst the Seven
Ancient Wonders of the World that is
substantially in existence today?
4.The Euphrates or the Fırat Nehri river is
supposed to have been the source of water for
which Ancient Wonder of the World?
5.The devastating Irish famine in the mid-19th
century was caused by failure of which crop? It
was triggered by the water mold Phytophthora
infestans which resulted in the disease called
late blight in the crop.
6.Son of ruler Huayna Capac and an Ecuadoran
princess, Atahualpa(1502-1533) was the last
ruler of which empire?
GEOGRAPHY
1. Discovered in 1935 by the American explorer
Lincoln Ellsworth, Mount Vinson or the Vinson
Massif is the highest mountain on which
continent?
2.Which nickname is given to the 365 miles
long and 52 miles wide Lake Malawi?
3.Which country did Portuguese navigator
Pedro Alvares Cabral discover and name
Terra da Santa Cruz? This country occupies
half of its continent’s landmass.
4.Which city served as the capital of Brazil
from 1822 until 1960?
5. Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of the
largest religious monuments in the world. It
is dedicated to which Hindu god?
6. This river flows for some 2,900 km from its
source in the Tibetan plateau and goes by a
number of names during its journey to the
sea like Tsangpo (Tibetan), Yarlung Zangbo
Jiang(Chinese). What is its Indian name?
7.From Kolkata if you go south via Diamond
Harbour, you’ll reach the Bay of Bengal.
If you continue south from there, which is
the next landmass you’ll hit?
SPORTS
1.One of the key moments of the closing
Ceremony of an Olympic Games is the parade
of flags. If the host country’s flag brings up the
rear of the marching parade, which country's
flag opens the march?
2.Which cricketer has been a part of the same
IPL franchise for all seasons, since its
inception in 2008?
3.According to the rules of the Olympic Games,
what cannot be on for more than 80 seconds?
4.What is the nationality of former Man Utd
player-manager Ole Gunnar Solksjaer & Man
City Striker Erling Braut Haaland?
5.In cricket it means the part of the field in the
direction of the batsman’s bat. In football it
means illegally receiving the ball when there’s
no defender between you and the goalkeeper.
What’s this term?
6. The Calcutta Cup is the trophy presented
to the winner of an annual match featuring
England and Scotland. With which sport
can you associate the trophy? One of the
toughest sports around, involves a lot of
running
7. Messi apparently took this jersey number
at his current club PSG, since this was his
1st Barcelona number as well. What is the
number?
8. England's Andy Sandham was the first
cricketer in the history of test cricket to
achieve which feat in 1930?
MISC
1. Hibernation means sleeping through
the winter, but what is the word for
sleeping through the summer?
2. Which word in the Indian national
anthem refers to the general historical
area of the state of Odisha?
3. A single painting called the Starry
Night has inspired three pujas this year in
Kolkata. Bakulbagan Sarbojanin,
Sovabazar and Hindusthan Park
Sarbojanin. Identify the painter who’d
painted this in a mental asylum in 1889.
4. Sri Lanka's first satellite was launched
on 19th June, 2019, designed and
developed by two local engineers. It is
named after which mythological figure?
5. The collective noun for parrots is the
same as that of a word which means
chaos and total craziness. What is a group
of parrots called? Groups of parrots are
often noisy, chaotic and manic - especially
younger parrots. Pride of Lions, Murder of
Crows
6. Which character has a statue erected
in his honor in Crystal City, Texas, the
centre of Spinach production?
7. Who is traditionally believed to be the
creator of the Hindustani classical ragas
Mian ki Todi, Mian ki Malhar, Miya Ki
Sarang? The prefix 'Miya' was one of his
honorific titles.
8. The modern concert hall of the city of
Bonn is named after which city born
legendary musician?
9. If canine pertains to a dog and feline to
a cat, to which animal does lupine
pertain?
10. In which country is the 'Order of the
Rising Sun' awarded for exceptional civil
or military merit?
11. The only bank in the Harry Potter
Universe called Gringotts is run by which
cunning and clever creatures from the
Western folklore?
12. In 1931, which drinks company
popularised the traditional avatar of a red
cloaked Santa Claus that we are familiar
with today?
13. The male voice is usually categorised
into three ranges. If bass and tenor are
the two extremes, what is the name for the
male voice having a range between that of
tenor and bass?
14. Kyoto and other Japanese cities are
famous for which tree that flowers profusely
in March & April?
15. According to the Guinness Book of
World Records, the second most recognised
song in the English language is For He’s a
Jolly Good Fellow. Which is the most
recognised song which is usually attributed
to the Hill sisters?
SCIENCE
1. What invention by American
inventor Elisha Otis in 1850s, allowed
the skyscraper to become a reality?
2. Why is the swine flu prevention
mask named N95?
3. Beta-carotene present in the algal
diet of which long-legged bird give it its
characteristic pink color?
4. German physician Christian
Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann is
considered to be the founder of which
branch or system of alternative
medicine?
5. Meaning full moon in Arabic, Badr-
1 was the first indigenously developed
artificial satellite of which country? It
was launched on 16 July 1990, from a
Chinese launcher.
6. In which part of the human body do
we find the liquids called Aqueous
Humour and Vitreous Humour?
