QUIZ ON WIDE RANGING TOPICS FROM CURRENT AFFAIRS TO WORLD

Quiz

1. QUIZ PRACTICE SET 43 RESEARCHED AND PREPARED BY SHREYAS DASH

2. The BCCI logo is derived from the emblem of the “X”; the British Raj emblem during the colonial period. X award was started in 1861 by the Queen Victoria to please their loyal princes and kings of India during the 1857 war. IDENTIFY X?

3. The below image which shows the political map of India, depicts what?

4. X was a German -Indian architect who worked mainly in Urban Development Planning in Africa, Asia and Latin America, with the United Nations. He also proposed plans for developing new cities like  Bhubaneswar  and  Jamshedpur  in India. IDENTIFY THE ARCHIRECT X?

5. X is an Indian poet, who wrote under his pen name ‘Rasa’. He is often considered or referred as ‘Yug Charan’. He is also known as the ‘Father of Hindi Literature’. IDENTIFY X ?

6. Thomas Edward X was the State Commissioner of Orissa Segment during the 1866 Na’anka Famine. Later in 1868, he proposed to set up a college in the Cuttack city in order to educate the Odia people. Till 1878, that college was known as Cuttack College but that time Maharaja of Mayurbhanj princely state Y decided to rename the college as X college. Later in the year 2006, X college was given the status of University. Recently, the Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan personally proposed to change the name of X University. IDENTIFY X AND Y?

7. Union Home Minister Amit Shah is talking about renaming the capital of the union territory Andaman & Nicobar Islands, that is, Port Blair to ‘X’, citing that the name ‘Port Blair’ was name after a British Army Officer ‘Y’. IDENTIFY THE NEW NAME AND THE OFFICER AFTER WHOM THE CITY PORT BLAIR WAS NAMED?

8. X biscuit company recently on the occasion of Teachers’ Day launched an ad featuring a teacher who was going to retire was nostalgic about her first year in her school as a teacher in 1995. In that ad, it was shown that the teacher herself took care of all the grown up trees in the garden as its saplings were planted the students of 1995 batch. IDENTIFY THE COMPANY WHICH GAVE THE MEESAGE TO PLANT TREES AND ALSO TRIBUTED THE CONTRIBUTION OF TEACHERS’ IN DEVELOPING SUCH HABITS IN STUDENTS?

9. The following is a cartoon by famous cartoonist X depicting that time Prime Minister of India Y in this. Identify X AND Y?

10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi became the first ever PM to visit this country. Below is the flag of the country X . IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY X AND ITS KING WHOM HE MET DURING HIS VISIT?

11. Below is the image of X, nicknamed ‘Ung Ing’ is a Thai politician and businesswoman who is currently serving as 31 st  Prime Minister of Thailand since 16 August 2024 and as the Leader of the Pheu Thai Party since 2023. She became the youngest PM of Thailand and second woman to assume this post after her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra. IDENTIFY X?

12. Following is the image of the 35 ft statue of Maharaj Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji which was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 th December 2023 on the occasion of ‘X’. This statue was erected in ‘Y’ fort, which was considered as a subsidiary of Sindhudurg Fort. This statue recently collapsed due to some irregularities while sculpting such statue. IDENTIFY X AND Y?

13. X was the External Affairs Minister of India in the Modi 1.0 Cabinet. She was the second such minister to complete 5 years after Jawahar Lal Nehru. She also held the position of ‘Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha’ from 2009 to 2014 Current External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was previously serving as the Foreign Secretary under her leadership. Following is the image of X’s daughter who is currently serving as the Member of Parliament representing New Delhi LS constituency. IDENTIFY X AND HER DAUGHTER?

14. X is a popular folk dance from Western Odisha, India, that is linked to the agrarian culture of the region. It is performed during Bhai Jiuntia in the districts of Bargarh, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Deogarh, Bolangir , Sonepur , and Boudh . The dance is linked to the worship of the Goddess X Devi, who is a physical manifestation of the Goddess Durga. The dance is accompanied by a song and a set of musical instruments, including the dhol , tasha , nishan , tamki , and muhuri . IDENTIFY X?

15. The first search engine was ‘ X’ which was released on September 10, 1990. Alan Emtage, a student at McGill University in Montreal, created X. The name was originally intended to be “Y", but was shortened to follow Unix naming standards. X’s name is similar to the film in which Suhana Khan debuted. Y’s name is related to keeping historical records, documents carefully in a place. IDENTIFY X AND Y?

16. ‘X’ was an extraordinary polymath who made significant contributions across various fields, including as a sea captain, cartographer, professor of geometry, and astronomer royal. His work spanned magnetism, tides, planetary motions, and inventions like the weather map. However, contrary to popular belief, one thing X did not do was discover the celestial body now named after him. He did, however, recognize that this object, often described as a “Dirty Snowball" had also made periodic appearances in 1456, 1531, and 1607. It was only in 1758,years after his death, that this celestial body was named in his honor. IDENTIFY X AND THE CELESTIAL BODY?

17. On 22 January 2020, as a prelude to India's first manned mission, Gaganyaan , the ISRO unveiled a prototype half-humanoid robot that can communicate with astronauts and can even recognize them and respond to their queries. The robot will interact with the environment-controlled life-support system so that ISRO can study how astronauts might respond to living outside Earth in controlled zero-gravity conditions. The robot's name, which is in Sanskrit, literally translates to "space friend". What did they name this robot?

18. Also referring to "The World’s Most Famous Napkin", had recently come into limelight as it was going to be auctioned between March 18 to 27. A formal contract would later be drawn up, but X kept the place holder agreement for almost 25 years, until deciding to sell. After New York, it was exhibited in Paris and London until the auction which ran until March 27. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS TRANSFER IN HISTORY.

19. Amid diminishing green spaces, increasing temperature, and rising pollution in Odisha capital, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has opted to implement projects aimed at creating urban afforestation using Japan’s X method of plantation. Developed by Japanese ecologist and botanist Akira X in the early 1970s, the X method is an afforestation technique that cultivates fast-growing groves of native plants. This dense, mixed planting approach aims to replicate the layered structure of a natural forest. The method was implemented at Patrapada area in Bhubaneswar on August 7. IDENTIFY THE TECHNIQUE X?

20. Odisha TV, an Odia-based news station, has unveiled “X", India's first regional AI news anchor. X's introduction marks a groundbreaking moment in TV broadcasting and journalism, with the potential to revolutionize the industry. In a video shared by OTV on Twitter, X confidently introduces herself, expressing excitement for this historic occasion. The news station revealed that she would soon host new updates, showcasing her capabilities as an AI news anchor. X possesses the remarkable ability to speak multiple languages, including Odia, English and others.  IDENTIFY X?

21. After Kapil Dev and his team beat the mighty West Indies in the finals of the World Cup in 1983, the Board of Control for Cricket in India wanted to felicitate and honour the team. However, the cash-strapped board did not have enough funds for it. It was then that cricket administrator Raj Singh Dungarpur turned to Lata for help. Union minister NKP Salve, who was President of BCCI then, revealed that in Dungarpur's biography, “Raj Singh came up with a brilliant idea of requesting Lata Mangeshkar to do a musical program in Delhi to raise money for the purpose, as the BCCI was not flush with funds in those days.” Lata Ji sang a song titled X in this event, which was later sang by Sunil Kapoor in the year 2020 in order tribute the frontline warriors during Covid time. IDENTIFY X?

22. X from 1939 is I ndia’s first propaganda film. It was sponsored by the congress and promoted Gandhi’s prohibition ideology. In fact the movie begins with footage of congress party rallies. The film uses symbols cleverly, plugging demonstrations against alcohol with symbols such as the congress flag, charkha, nationalist slogans, and the teachings of G andhi and Sardar P atel. Most notably, the film refers to G andhiji as “Azadi K a D evta ” and the catchy title undoubtedly grabbed attention, especially in that era. IDENTIFY X?

23. A Ladakhi explorer of Kashmiri descent. In 1899, he was part of a British expedition team that was exploring the areas to the north of the Chang Chenmo valley, when they accidentally discovered a previously unknown river valley. IDENTIFY THIS EXPLORER?

24. Identify the logo of X which was founded on 14 th September 1960 in Baghdad, Iraq. Initially, five member countries were there in this organization, that were Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela.

25. In 1982 Bollywood film titled ‘ Namak Halal’ in which Amitabh Bachchan was the lead actor. Famous and renowned Bollywood singer ‘x’ could not sing the classical beats of the song ‘Pag Ghungroo Baandh ’. Later another singer named ‘Y’ sang the classical beats. Identify the singers x and y?

26. IDENTIFY THE FAMOUS INDIAN POLITICIAN KNOWN FOR HIS EXCELLENT VOCABULARY SKILLS?