SAMANVAY 2014 YOUTH FESTIVAL (SOUTH ZONE)

KEY TO QUIZ (ELIMINATION ROUND) QUESTION PAPER &

ANSWERS
Q.1) 2018 FIFA World Cup Football will be held in
(b) Germany
(a) Russia
(c) Italy
(d) Argentina
Q.2) Nand Lal Bose, Manjit Bawa, Tyeb Mehta are
(a) Classical Singers
(b) Photographers
(c) Painters
(d) Dancers
Q.3) Which one of the following days is observed as the World
Environment Day?
(b) 4th March
(a) 28th February
(c) 5th June
(d) 16th September
Q.4) Which one of the following is the largest (area-wise) Lok
Sabha constituency?
(a) Kangra
(b) Kutch
(c) Ladakh
(d) Varanasi
Q.5) Which one of the following is a public sector unit?
(a) TCS
(b) TELCO
(c) ICICI Bank
(d) BHEL
Q.6) For the election of President of India, a citizen should have
completed the age of ____ years.
(a) 25
(b) 35
(c) 38
(d) 40
Q.7) Yellow fever is transmitted by
(a) Aedes
(b) Housefly
(c) Anopheles
(d) Culex
Q.8) The Khalji Sultans of Delhi were
(a) Mongols
(b) Afghans
(c) Turks
(d) Jats
Q.9) Which command is not used to switch off the computer?
(a) Log off
(b) Hibernate
(c) Turn off
(d) Shut down

Q.10) Which of the following states has the largest concentration of

Scheduled Tribes population?
(a) Odhisa
(b) Gujarat
(c) Bihar
(d) Madhya Pradesh
Q.11) New name of Zaire river is
(a) Congo river
(c) Nile river

(b) Amazon river

(d) None of these

Q.12) Ruins of Petra is one of the new seven wonders of the

world. It is located in which country?
(a) Jordan
(b) Israel
(c) Libya
(d) Philippines
Q.13) In India, how many states share the coast line?
(a) Seven
(b) Eight
(d) Ten
(c) Nine
Q.14) Who has authored the famous book A Better India: A
Better World?
(a) Azim Premji
(b) Rajiv Sikri
(c) N R Narayan Murthy
(d) Prema Mahajan
Q.15) Karagam is a folk dance of
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka

(b) Tamil Nadu

(d) Kerala

Q.16) RAF stands for

(a) Ready Action Force
(c) Reverse Action Force

(b) Rapid Action Force

(d) Repeat Action Force

Q.17) Bull fighting is the national game of which country?

(a) Spain
(b) Bolivia
(c) Italy
(d) Brazil
Q.18) Hollywood, the famous centre of the film industry, is
situated in
(a) New York
(b) Holland
(c) California
(d) Los Angeles
Q.19) Which country ranks third in the world in terms of
population?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Russia
(c) USA
(d) Bangladesh

Q.20) ________ is not a country in South America.

(a) West Indies
(b) Chile
(c) Peru
(d) Argentina
Q.21) In which session of the Indian National Congress was the
Poorna Swaraj resolution adopted?
(a) Belgaum Session, 1924
(b) Lahore Session, 1929
(c) Karachi Session, 1931
(d) Lucknow Session, 1916
Q.22) Who among the following sportspersons belongs to motor
racing?
(a) Sebastin Vettel
(b) Bernard Hopkins
(c) Chris Froome
(d) Ryan Moore
Q.23) Which river in India flows from South to North?
(a) Krishna
(b) Kaveri
(d) Godavari
(c) Son
Q.24) Which one of the following is the worlds most sparsely
populated country?
(a) Monaco
(b) Mongolia
(c) Ireland
(d) Iceland
Q.25) Nobel Prizes are not given for the performance in the area
of
(a) Music
(b) Economics
(c) Literature
(d) Physics
Q.26) In which year did the Bhopal gas tragedy take place? 1984
Q.27) What is the pin code of the area where Gujarat University
is located? - 380009
Q.28) Where is the head quarter of RBI located? - Mumbai
Q.29) Who is the prime minister of Japan? - Shinzo abe
Q.30) Coonoor, a hill station, is located in which state of India?
Tamil Nadu
Q.31) Who captained Englands test cricket team which recently
played against India? - Alistair Cook

Q.32) Which is largest living bird? - Ostrich

Q.33) Name the currency of China.

- Yuan or Renmibi

Q.34) Name the capital of Jharkhand. - Ranchi

Q.35) Who is the defence minister (cabinet rank) in the newly
formed government? - Arun Jaitley
Q.36) Name the chief of the Navy of India. - AdmiralRobinDhowan
Q.37) Who is the present Mayor of Ahmedabad?
Meenakshi patel
Q.38) Which king introduced rupee coins in India for the first
time? - Sher Shah Suri
Q.39) During the rule of which Mughal emperor did the English
East India Company establish its first factory in India?
Jahangir
Q.40) Where do you find black box? - In the cockpit of
aeroplane.
Q.41) Who wrote the book Hind Swaraj? - Mahatma Gandhi
Q.42) Name the five countries contained in the acronym BRICS.
Brazil, Russia, india, china and South Africa.
Q.43) Which political party does Ram Vilas Paswan belong to?
Lok Janashakti Party
Q.44) Which literary award did Jhumpa Lahiris Interpreter of
Maladies win? - Pulitzer Prize
Q.45) Full form of BMW in BMW car is - Bavarian Motor Works
Q.46) How old is the city of Ahmedabad (approximately)?
600 years.
Q.47) Where was the official flag hoisting ceremony celebrated in
Gujarat this year on 15th August by CM Anandiben Patel?
Patan

48) When did railways start in Gujarat? - 1855

Q.49) Which is the official state tree of Gujarat? - Mango Tree
Q. 50) Which Gujarati contributed to the Telecom Revolution in
India (Hint: He was a good friend of former PM Rajiv Gandhi)?
Sam Pitroda

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