10 General Knowledge questions

 

10 quiz questions and answers:

 

Author: Geetanav Ojha, Kochi

 

1. Pravda is a famous Russian newspaper published from all the major centres of Russia. What does Pravda mean in Russian?

 

2. The famous word inscription on the Ashoka pillar is the phrase ‘Satyameva Jayate’. The question is which Hindu scripture is the phrase taken from?

 

3. In Hindu mythology, who is the famous husband of Riddhi and Siddhi?

 

4. For which sporting legend was the term ‘He floats like a butterfly but stings like a bee’ coined?

 

5. A cricket ball is generally made up of leather. Can you tell what the interior of a cricket ball is called?

 

6. Rita Faria was the first Indian to don this coveted title. Which title am I talking about?

 

7. Which company’s logo depicts a dog named Nipper lending his ears to a gramophone? (Work out the answer!)

 

8. ‘Water Drip Effect’. It is not a term associated with hydrodynamics or for that matter science. It is actually a cricketing term. What is water drip effect?

 

9. Which insect causes the disease sleeping sickness?

 

10. Which is the only Asian country to share its name with a river?

 

Quiz Answers:

 

1. Truth

 

2. Mundaka Upanishad

 

3. Lord Ganesha

 

4. Mohammed Ali

 

5. Quilt

 

6. Miss World

 

7. HMV (His Master’s Voice)

 

8. Water drip effect is a term to describe a situation when the players run to congratulate a bowler before the umpire has given his decision. Aussies!!

 

9. Tsetse fly

 

10. Jordan

 

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