1. The only English alphabet that does not appear in the names of any compound throughout the periodic table? Answer: Letter ‘J’. 2. What was the gold colour version football, used in the Finals of FIFA 2010 called? Answer: JO’ BULANI (REASON: As the finals was held in Johannesburg commonly nicknamed as Jo’Burg). 3. What is the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan called? Answer: Durand Line (It is named after Henry Mortimer Durand, the Foreign Secretary of British India at the time.) 4. What is named after the Brahmaputra River in India and Moskva River of Russia? Answer: BrahMos (A Supersonic Cruise Missile. It is the world's fastest cruise missile in operation. It can be launched from submarines, ships, aircraft or land.) 5. How do we know SAMPOORAN SINGH KALRA (an INDIAN lyricist, poet and director) better as? Answer: GULZAR SAAB (“Gulzar” is his pen name and he is a winner of an Oscar for Best Original Song, “Jai Ho” in Slumdog Millionaire) 6. Name the parent company of Rolls Royce Motor Cars. Answer: Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) (In English: “Bavarian Motor Works”. The circular blue and white BMW logo or roundel is portrayed by BMW as the movement of an aircraft propeller, to signify the white blades cutting through the blue sky) 7. Who is the current Governor of Reserve Bank of India? Answer: Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao (His term was to end in September 2011. But breaking from tradition, the Prime Minister's Office put out a statement announcing that Subbarao, a former finance secretary would now retire on September 4, 2013.) 8. Who took over the post of … [Read more...]
Kaun Banega Crorepati quiz questions
KBC quiz questions: September 12, 2011: 1. Which hand signal is depicted on the reverse of the current Indian one-rupee coin? Answer: Thumbs up. 2. Father of which leader has been the Deputy Prime Minister of India? Answer: Meira Kumar (Babu Jagjivan Ram daughter). 3. Kisan Ghat is the Samadhi Sthal of which leader? Answer: Former Prime Minister Choudhary Charan Singh. 4. Which queen of Magadha ordered that Ashoka's son and heir, Kunal's eyes should be 'torn out'? Answer: Tishya-Rakshita. General knowledge questions & Answers: 1. Spice which is known as the Indian Saffron also called the "yellow root" in many languages? Answer: Turmeric. 2. Which city in India is called the "Yellow City"? Answer: Erode (Reason: It's the world's largest producer of turmeric and hence is also called the "Turmeric City".) 3. Alexander's ferocious favorite horse whom he personally trained for warfare and would never fight without it, he also named a city after this horse after it's death. Name the Horse? Answer: Bucephalus. 4. The cuckoo clock was invented in this country, Adidas, the sports wear company is from this country and Albert Einstein was born in this country. Name the country? Answer: Germany. 5. Where would you find MCC Museum, the world's oldest sporting museum ? Answer: Lord's Cricket Ground. 6. Which endangered animal does the Gir National Park protect? Answer: Asiatic Lions 7. Who is the creator of the Amar Chitra Katha series ? Answer: Anant … [Read more...]
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