Friday, 2 August 2013

Which is the only district in India that shares its boundary with four states ?
A. Saharanpur
 B. Sonbhadra
 C. Garhwa
 D. East Singhbhum

Ans : B. Sonbhadra
At the instigation of Mughal prince Salim, whom did Bir Singh Bundela assassinate ?
A. Birbal
B. Raja Daniyal 
C. Abul Fazi 
D. Raja Mansigh

Ans : C. Abul Fazi
What was the name of the rover sent by NASA that landed on Mars in August, 2012 ?
A. Odyssey B. Discovery C. Challenger D. Curiosity
Ans : D. Curiosity
At which venue did Sachin Tendulkar achieve an ODI score of 200 not out ?
A. Roop Singh, Stadium Gwalior B. Eden Gardens, Kolkatta C. Wankhede, Mumbai D. Chinnaswamy,
Bengaluru
Ans : A. Roop Singh, Stadium Gwalior
In which State would you find the district of Kokrajhar ?
A. Chhatisgarh B. Odisha C. Assam D. Madhya Pradesh
Ans : C. Assam
‘ In 3 Idiots’, what does Rancho define as “Instruments that records analyse, summarize,
organize, debate and explain information … ” ?
A. Machine B. Computer C. Books D. Tape Recorder.
Ans : C. Books












What is the name of Lord Vishnu’s Chakra ?
A. Chakrapani B. Chakravarti C. Surya Chakra D. Sudarshana Chakra
Ans : D. Sudarshana Chakra
Which of these phrases is often used to describe a close childhood friends ?
A. Roomali dost B. Langotia yaar C. Gamchha friends. D. Dhoti mitra
Ans : B. Langotia yaar
Which of these is a type of reference book that lists words and their meanings in alphabetical
order ?
A) Shabdjaal B) Nishabd C) Shabdkosh D) Shabd-Sur
Answer: C) Shabdkosh
Sanganer, situated near Jaipur, is a renowned centre of what kind of handicraft ?
A. Batik printing. B. Block printing C. Chikankari D. Zardozi
Ans : B. Block printing
“Vakratunda mahakaya, suryakoti samaprabha, nirvighnam kuru mey deva, sarva
karyeshu sarvada ” is sung in praise of whom ?
A. Shiva B. Rama C. Ganesha D. Krishna
Ans : C. Ganesha
Who becomes ‘ badnaam’ for her ‘ darling’ according to the song from ‘ Dabangg ‘ ?
A. Sheila B. Bebo C. Chameli D. Munni
Ans : D. Munni
Who was called ‘ Father of the Lok Sabha’ by Pandit Nehru ?
A. U N Dhebar B. G V Mavalankar C. J B Kripalani D. R K Shanmukham Chetty
Ans : B. G V Mavalankar
Who is the first woman to win the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna ?
A. Karnam Malleswari B. Jyotirmoyee Sikdar C. Anju Bobby George D. Anjali Bhagwat
Ans : A. Karnam Malleswari
Which of these countries is not a part of BRICS, an association of leading emerging
economies ?
A. China B. India C. Canada D. Russia
Ans : C. Canada
Which State in India has the longest coastline of about 1600 Km ?
A. Gujrat B. Tamil Nadu C. Maharashtra D. Odisha
Ans: A: Gujarat
Which of these figures is portrayed in Vijay Tendulkar’s play ‘ Ghasiram Kotwal’ ?
A. Ranoji Scindia B. Balaji Vishwanath C. Sadashivrao Bhau D. Nana Phadnavis
Ans : D. Nana Phadnavis
In which of these geometrical shapes is the sum of all the angles equal to 180 degrees ?
A. Triangle B. Square C. Rectangle D. Circle
Ans : A. Triangle
Complete this quote by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, ” Swaraj is my ________ and I will have it ” ?
A. Fundamental Right B. Motherland C. Country D. Birthright
Ans: D. Birthright
Which of these is the title of a film starring Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha ?
A. Bajirao Singham B. Rowdy Rathore C. Robinhood Pandey D. Lovely Singh.
Ans : B. Rowdy Rathore
In Which of these events did Pinki Pramanik win a gold medal at the 2006 Doha Asian
Games ?
A. 4×400 m relay B. 800 m C. Discus Throw D. 400 m
Ans : A. 4×400 m relay
Who is the first woman to become CEO of the soft drink giant PepsiCO ?
A. Virginia Rometty B. Indra Nooyi C. Ursula Burns D. Meg Whitman
Ans :B. Indra Nooyi
Which leader made her facebook debut
in 2012 with the post ‘ I gave voice to what millions of Indians went to see in a President ?
A. Mamata Banerjee B. Sonia Gandhi C. Mayawati D. Jayalalithaa
Ans : A. Mamata Banerjee
Which of these events is described in the kishkindha kande of the Ramayana ?
A. Rama meets Hanuman. B. Rama weds SIta C. Sita’s kidnapping. D. Slaying of Ravana
Ans : A. Rama meets Hanuman.
What does a Kilo equal to, as in kilometre or kilogram ?
A. 10 B. 100 C. 10000 D. 1000
Ans : D. 1000
Which of these sweets are often cast in various moulds to resemble flowers, fruit and
shells ?
A. Rosogulla B. Rasmalai C. Sandesh D. Ledikeni
Ans : C. Sandesh
In 1860, Which British official became the first auditor General of India ?
A. Sir A F Cox B. Sir Proby Cautley C. Lord Sallsbury D. Sir Edmund Drummond
Ans . Sir Edmund Drummond

Thursday, 1 August 2013

The awarding of gold medals for first place, silver medals for second and bronze medals
for third began in which Olympics ?
A. 1900, Paris B. 1904, St louis C. 1908, London D. 1912, Stockholm
Ans : B. 1904, St louis
In 2011, India’s first air-conditioned double -decker train started between which two
cities ?
A. Howrah-Darbhnaga B. Habibganj-Indore C. Sealdah-Delhi D. Howrah-Dhanbad
Ans . Howrah-Dhanbad
According to Kalhana’s ‘Rajatarangini’, who drained out the water from Kashmir Valley,
that was a vast Lake, and made it habitable ?
A. Agastya B. Kashyapa C. Valmiki D. Parashurma
Ans : B. Kashyapa
Who succeeded General V K Singh as the Chief of Army Staff of India ?
A. Gen Tejinder singh. B. Gen Dalbir Singh Suhag C. Gen Deepak Kapoor. D. Gen Bikram singh
Ans : D. Gen Bikram singh
In which city is the Peer Dastageer Sahib Shrine that was damaged in a fire in June 2012
Situated ?
A. Srinagar. B. Ajmer C. Aligarh D. Hyderabad
Ans : A. Srinagar.
How many bones does an elephant’s trunk have ?
A. 5 B. 1 C. 10 D. 0.
Ans : 0
Kamadeva got the name ‘ Ananga’ after he was burned to ashes by the fire of which
god’s third eye ?
A. Agni B. Shiva C. Vishnu D. Indra
Ans : Shiva
Which of these is held annually in India ?
A. Lok sabha Elections. B. Presidential Elections C. Budget Session of Parliament. D. Vidhan Sabha
Elections.
Ans : C. Budget Session of Parliament.
Which of these beauty queens shares her name with the surname of a West Indian
Cricket legends ?
A. Diana B. Priyanka C. Sushmita D. Lara
Ans : D. Lara
Starting with the earliest , arrange these landmarks events in the order in which they took
place in Mughal History ?
A. Akbar’s birth B. Babur’s attack on India C. Construction of the Taj Mahal D. Aurangzeb’s death
Ans : B-A-C-D
Who is the only woman to become the Chief Election Commissioner of India ?
A. C B Muthamma B. Punita Arora C. Anna George Malhotra D. V S Ramadevi
Ans : D. V S Ramadevi
Which of these cities does the Yamuna Express Way connect with greater Noida ?
A. Jhansi B. Agra C. Kanpur D. Haridwar
Ans : B. Agra
Which poet wrote ” Rann beech chowkri bhar bharkar chetak ban gaya nirala tha, Rana
Pratapne ghore se, pad gaya hawa ka pala tha ?
A. Dwaraka Prasad Mukherjee. B. Maithlee Sharan Gupt. C. Subhadra kumari chauhan D. Shyam
Narayan Pandey
Ans . Shyam Narayan Pandey
“Time ho gaya hai, pack up” were reported to be the last words of which film star ?
A.Rajesh Khanna B.Shammi Kapoor C.Dev Anand. D. Joy Mukherjee
Ans : A.Rajesh Khanna
Which type of professionals are the lead characters of the TV serial ‘ Kuch toh Log
kahenge ‘?
A. Engineers. B. Lawyers. C. Architects D. Doctors
Ans : D. Doctors
Which of these must a player hold during a Raid in a game of kabaddi ?
A. Ball B. Breadth C. Tears. D. Anger
Ans : B. Breadth
Arrange these words in correct order to make a Hindi Proverb?
A. Ungli B. Daanton C. Tale D. Dabanna
Ans :B-C-A-D
Which of these buildings in Rajasthan was built to provide employment to people
during a period of famine ?
A. Amber Fort. B. Hawa Mahal C. Mehrangarh Fort D. Umaid Bhawan palace.
Ans : D. Umaid Bhawan palace.
Which State did P A Sangama serve a s Chief Minister from 1988 to 1990 ?
A. Arunachal Pradesh. B. Manipur C. Assam D. Meghalaya
Ans : D. Meghalaya
According to the Ramayana, whose flag had a veena motif on it ?
A. Ravana B. Bharata. C. Meghnada D. Vibhishana.
Ans : A. Ravana
Which Country’s Head of State visited Ajmer Sharif in April 2012 and announced a
donation of Rs. 5 Crore ?
A. Bangladesh. B. Afghanistan. C. Pakistan D. Iran.
Ans :C. Pakistan
Vijay Kumar Won a Silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics in which sport ?
A. Shooting. B. Boxing. C. Badminton D. Wrestling.
Ans : A. Shooting.
Which of these lines would you associate with Akshay Kumar in ‘ Rowdy Rathore’ ?
A. Abracadabra. B. My Name is Khan. C. I Hate Luv Stories. D. Don’t Angry Me.
Ans . Don’t Angry Me.
Complete the Hindi proverb : “Ab Pachhtave hoth kya jab Chidiya Chug gayi________”
?
A. Daana B. Khet C. Moti D. Beej
Ans : B. Khet
Which river was set as the eastern boundary of Maharaja Ranjit SIngh’s kingdom by the
Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 ?
A. Sutlej B. Beas C. Ghaggar D. Ravi
Ans : Sutlej
Who did Viswanathan Anand defeat in 2012 to retain the world Chess Champion title ?
A. Rusian Ponomariov. B. Vladimir Kramnik C. Vesselin Topalov D. Boris Gelfand.
Ans : D. Boris Gelfand.
Which of these Chief Minister of an Indian State is an IIT Graduate ?
A. Manohar Parrikar B. Okram Ibobi Singh. C. Kiran Kumar Reddy D. Omar Abdullah
Ans : A. Manohar Parrikar
Which of these cannot be the same for two different persons ?
A. Fingerprints. B. Skin Colour C. Blood Group D. Eye Colour.
Ans : A. Fingerprints.

Thursday, 11 July 2013

KBC 6 – Episode 44 – December 22 – School Champs

KBC 6 GBJJ Question of 22/12/2012 (Saturday)

Out of these film characters, who says to her elder sister “Didi there dewar Diwana, hai ram kudiyo ko dale dana” ?
A) Puja B) Mohini C) Nisha D) Anjali
Ans: C: Nisha

Q: Who created the character of Mowgil, a boy raised by wolves?
A) Jim Corbatt B) Enid Blyton C) Ruskin Bond D) Rudyard Kipling
Ans is D) Rudyard Kipling
Q: Till Dec 2012, which of these Indians cricketers has scored a double century in Test Cricket?
A) Yuvraj Singh B) Cheteshwar Pujara C) Virat Kholi D) Suresh Raina
Ans is B) Cheteshwar Pujara
Q: Which of these freedom fighters was also known as the “Frontier Gandhi”?
A) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan B) Shah Nawaz C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad D) Syed Ahmad Khan
Ans is A) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
Q:Which of these animals digest their food outside their body?
A) Caterpillar B) Cricket C) Termite D) Spider
Ans is D) Spider
Q: The Largest moon of which planet is named Titan?
A) Jupiter B) Neptune C) Saturn D) Uranus
Ans C) Saturn
Q: Who, during his days in prison, wrote an essay titled ‘Why i am Atheist?’?
A) Bhagat Singh B) Michael Madhusudan Dutt C) Subhas Chandra Bose D) Motilal Nehru
Ans is A) Bhagat Singh
Next Fastest Finger First Question :
Starting with the topmost, arrange these bones from top to bottom in the order in which they appear in a human body.
A. Femur B. Rib C. Skull D. Pelvis
Ans : C-B-D-A
Ques : Which of these names is associated with the name of rapper and pop singer Honey Singh ?
A. Lo Lo B. Po Po C. Mo Mo D. Yo Yo
Ans : D. Yo Yo
Ques : According to an act of the Govt. of India, there is a ban on the sale of which products within a radius of 100 yards of educational institutions ?
A. Chocolate B. Cold Drinks C: Tobacco D: Tea
Ans: C: Tobacco
Q: As of November 2012, who holds the record for the total cumulative spacewalk time by the female astronaut?
A) Shannon Lucid B) Sunita Williams C) Peggy Whitson D) Susan Helms
Ans is B) Sunita Williams
Q: In which ocean is the EI Nino formed?
A) Indian B) Atlantic C) Pacific D) Arctic
Ans is C) Pacific
Q:Which Sikh Guru was imprisoned at Gwalior Fort by Emperor Jahangir?
A) Guru Gobind Singh B) Guru Nanak C) Guru Hargobind D) Guru Tegh Bahudur
Ans is C) Guru Hargobind
Q: Which of these is not a memorial dedicated to a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family?
A) Shakti Sthal B) Vir Bhumi C) Shanti Van D) Vijay Ghat
Ans is D) Vijay Ghat

General Knowledge Questions 1

Q. Where did Drona go when he was insulted by Drupada?

a. Panchala

b. Indraprastha

c. Kishkinda

d. Hastinapura

Answer : d. Hastinapura

Q. Which of the following state has High Court at its Capital?

A  Andhra Pradesh
B  Uttar Pradesh
C  Madhya Pradesh
D  Rajasthan

Ans   Andhra Pradesh

Q. Which of the following state has High Court at its Capital?

A  Andhra Pradesh
B  Uttar Pradesh
C  Madhya Pradesh
D  Rajasthan

Ans   Andhra Pradesh

Q. In which decade was the telephone invented?

A)  1850
B)  1860
C)  1870
D)  1880

Ans C)  1870

Q. Which of the following disease is inflicted due to dog bite?

Diphtheria
Smallpox
Malaria
Rabies

Ans  Rabies

Q.Who built the Buland Darwaza?
Akbar
Babur
Shah Jahan
Mumtaz Mahal

Ans  Akbar

Q. Who recently created 15 sixes record in ODI series?

M.S.Dhoni
Shane Watson
Herschelle Gibbs
Xavier Marshall

Ans  Shane Watson

Q. A keyboard is what kind of a device?

Black
Output
Input
None of these

Ans  Input

Q. In how many generations a computer can be classified ?

4
5
3
6

Ans  5

Q.Which empire was founded by Genghis Khan?

Mongol Empire
Mughal Empire
Lodi Dynasty
Khilji Dynasty

Ans Mongol Empire