15 quiz questions with answers: 1. Who is the President of World Bank? Answer: Robert Zoellick. 2. Total number of species on earth? Answer: 87 lakh (65 lakh species on land and 22 lakh species in the ocean). 3. Which country is the largest producer of sugar? Answer: Brazil. India is the second largest producer and biggest consumer in the world. 4. Which state is the largest producer of tea in India? Answer: Assam (50%). 5. India is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of whom in 2011? Answer: Rabindranath Tagore. 6. Who was honoured with Nobel Peace Prize in 2010? Answer: Liu Xiaobo - for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. 7. World's largest footwear producer? Answer: China. India is the second largest footwear producer. 8. Which country won the Davis Cup in 2010? Answer: Serbia – first time in history by defeating France in the finals. 9. Which Sea separates Asian countries like Saudi Arabia and Yemen and African countries like Egypt and Sudan? Answer: Red Sea. 10. What is the Capital of Somalia? Answer: Mogadishu. 11. What is the capital of Mongolia? Answer: Ulan Bator. 12. Which US President decoupled the dollar from the gold standard on August 15, 1971? Answer: Richard Nixon. 13. Who died after fasting for 115 days to save Ganga River near Haridwar from illegal mining? Answer: Swami Nigamananda. 14. Who died after fasting for 56 days for the formation of separate state … [Read more...]
Sports and general knowledge quiz
Sports quiz: 1. Who won the inaugural UEFA Best Player in Europe award? Answer: Lionel Messi (Barcelona). 2. Which soccer club won the 2011 UEFA Super Cup? Answer: Barcelona (2011). This Spanish football club defeated Porto (Portugal). 3. Who is the only bowler to take hat-trick thrice in International One day cricket? Answer: Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka). He took hat-trick against South Africa in 2007 (4/4), Kenya in 2011 & against Australia in 2011. General Knowledge questions & answers: 4. 25 paise coin was first introduced in? Answer: 1957. RBI stopped minting of 25 paise coin in 2002. 5. Who was the first sitting Judge to face an impeachment motion in Parliament? Answer: V. Ramaswami. He faced the motion against him in 1991 but it failed. Soumitra Sen is the second Judge to face an impeachment motion against him in Parliament. 6. Brahmagiri & Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuaries are located in which state? Answer: Karnataka (Kodagu district). Kundremukh National park is situated in Chikmagalur district. 7. Name the High court Judge who gave that historical verdict (her Rai Bareilly election is invalid) against Indira Gandhi on June 12, 1975? Answer: Allahabad High Court single bench Judge Justice Jagmohan Lal Sinha. 8. Who was the first President of India to die in office? Answer: Zakir Hussain. Fakruddin Ali Ahmed is the second Indian President to die in office. 9. Satyajit Ray's famous movie "Sonar Kella" ((The Golden Fortress) is based on which fort? Answer: Jaisalmer … [Read more...]
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