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Penguin Books India: Competitions |
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Children's Quiz |
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| 1 Children’s Quiz |
| | Ques : | In Japan, `karoshi` refers to death caused by stress from what: overwork, failure, overeating or drug overdose? | | Ans : | Overwork | | Ques : | Which European city evolved from the original settlement named Lutetia? | | Ans : | Paris | | Ques : | The name of which mode of transport means `human-powered vehicle` in Japanese? | | Ans : | Rickshaw | | Ques : | Which of these fruits is cut in the hedgehog method for decorational purposes? | | Ans : | Mango | | Ques : | The flag of which country displays the Shield of David on it? | | Ans : | Israel | | Ques : | `Dalia` is the broken form of what with which the Rajasthani dish `Lapsi` is prepared? | | Ans : | Wheat | | Ques : | Matches of which tennis tournament are held in the Rod Laver Arena? | | Ans : | Australian Open | | Ques : | Which organ weighs less than 2.5% of the human body weight but burns oxygen and glucose at ten times the rate of other body organs? | | Ans : | Brain | | Ques : | Where will you find an aglet? | | Ans : | Shoelace | | Ques : | Which insects in their pupal stage are known as `tumblers`? | | Ans : | Mosquitoes |
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| 2 Children’s Quiz |
| | Ques : | In which Indian language were the Jataka Tales written? | | Ans : | Pali | | Ques : | Which character in The Thousand and One Nights is the child of a Chinese tailor? | | Ans : | Aladdin | | Ques : | The gidda dance originated from which state? | | Ans : | Punjab | | Ques : | Who was the British prime minister when Indian got Independence? | | Ans : | Clement Attlee | | Ques : | Departing from Chennai, to which city does Charminar Express go? | | Ans : | Hyderabad | | Ques : | In June 1850, which precious thing was gifted by Lord Dalhousie to Queen Victoria? | | Ans : | Kohinoor | | Ques : | In Hindu mythology, who is the architect among the gods? | | Ans : | Vishwakarma | | Ques : | Who was the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature? | | Ans : | Rabindranath Tagore | | Ques : | Complete the motto of the Olympics 'Faster, Higher, ______'. | | Ans : | Stronger | | Ques : | Which desert is bounded by the headwaters of the Zambezi River in the north? | | Ans : | Kalahari Desert |
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| 3 Children's Quiz |
| | Ques : | Which was the first chess playing computer to defeat a human Grandmaster? | | Ans : | Deep Blue | | Ques : | . Who was the Home Minister in the first cabinet of Independent India? | | Ans : | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | | Ques : | Which element, used in dentistry, is widely regarded as the safest form of restorative material? | | Ans : | Gold | | Ques : | Saunfia, Gulab jamun and Tenneru are different varieties of which fruit? | | Ans : | Mango | | Ques : | Upon his death, who became the only fictional character to be honoured with an obituary on the front page of The New York Times? | | Ans : | Hercule Poirot | | Ques : | Who was the court poet of Harshavardhana? | | Ans : | Banabhatta | | Ques : | Whose birthday is celebrated in Japan on April 8 every year? | | Ans : | The Buddha | | Ques : | Which of these famous navigators was killed in the Philippines? | | Ans : | Ferdinand Magellan | | Ques : | Which is the only continent without reptiles or snakes? | | Ans : | Antarctica | | Ques : | Who among these has won the Nobel Prize twice? | | Ans : | Marie Curie |
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| 4 Children’s Quiz |
| | Ques : | Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic are all types of... | | Ans : | Rock | | Ques : | Which country is the largest producer of motorcycles? | | Ans : | Japan | | Ques : | In the Bible, who was murdered by Cain? | | Ans : | Abel | | Ques : | Pravda was the newspaper of the Soviet Communist Party. What does it mean in English? | | Ans : | Truth | | Ques : | What is Sri Lanka`s principal export? | | Ans : | Tea | | Ques : | In which ship did Sir Francis Drake circumnavigate the globe? | | Ans : | The Golden Hind | | Ques : | Which of these South American countries is landlocked? | | Ans : | Bolivia | | Ques : | What is the most abundant element of the Earth? | | Ans : | Iron | | Ques : | Which composer`s middle name is Amadeus? | | Ans : | Mozart | | Ques : | Which German airship went up in flames while landing at New Jersey? | | Ans : | Hindenburg |
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Adult's Quiz |
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| 1 )Guru Dutt and Abrar Alvi |
| | Ques : | What was Guru Dutt named at birth? | | Ans : | Vasanth Kumar | | Ques : | Which Guru Dutt film was rated by Time Magazine as one of the `All Time 100 Best Movies`? | | Ans : | Pyaasa | | Ques : | On the sets on which film did Abrar Alvi suggest a scene to Guru Dutt for the first time? | | Ans : | Baazi | | Ques : | Which was the first film which Guru Dutt asked Abrar Alvi to write? | | Ans : | Aar Paar | | Ques : | What was the original name given to the film Pyaasa? | | Ans : | Kashmakash | | Ques : | For which film starring Guru Dutt did Abrar Alvi win a Filmfare Award for Best Director? | | Ans : | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam | | Ques : | Which of these Guru Dutt films starring Sadhna is incomplete? | | Ans : | Picnic | | Ques : | Who replaces Guru Dutt in the film `Love and God`? | | Ans : | Sanjeev Kumar | | Ques : | Which film was Guru Dutt producing at the time of his death? | | Ans : | Baharen Phir Bhi Aayengi | | Ques : | For which film did Guru Dutt get his only Best Actor Filmfare nomination? | | Ans : | Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam |
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| 2 )TATA STEEL |
| | Ques : | Sir Dorabji Tata was the president of which of these organizations? | | Ans : | The Indian Olympic Association | | Ques : | Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata pledged Rs 30 lakh from his personal fortune towards the setting up of which institution? | | Ans : | Indian Institute of Science | | Ques : | Tata Steel has three greenfield steel projects in the states of Jharkhand, Orissa and… | | Ans : | Chhattisgarh | | Ques : | In 1907, C M Weld and Srinivasa Rao discovered the village of Sakchi at the confluence of which two rivers? | | Ans : | Subarnarekha and Kharkai | | Ques : | In which year did the Tata Steel introduced the eight-hour working day? | | Ans : | 1912 | | Ques : | In which year was the Jamshedpur Labour Association formed? | | Ans : | 1920 | | Ques : | In 1984-85, who took over as the new Chairman of Tata Steel? | | Ans : | Russi Modi | | Ques : | Which of these was established in 1987-88? | | Ans : | The Tata Football Academy | | Ques : | Which Prime Minister of India laid the foundation stone of 10 million tonnes integrated steel plant at Gopalpur in Orissa? | | Ans : | PV Narasimha Rao | | Ques : | Which is the world`s first branded Cold Rolled Steel? | | Ans : | Tata Steelium |
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| 3 )Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan |
| | Ques : | Which blogger on chanegmakers.net is a famous director who has co-founded Virgin Comics and Animation? | | Ans : | Shekhar Kapur | | Ques : | Whose blog is ww.mynameiskaran.com? | | Ans : | Karan Johar | | Ques : | According to Aamir Khan in his blog, what is the name of the dog he comes across in Panchgani? | | Ans : | Shah Rukh | | Ques : | Who is the author of Big Blog? | | Ans : | Amitabh Bachchan | | Ques : | Which blogger also known as the 'Compulsive Confessor' is the author of the book 'You are here'? | | Ans : | Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan | | Ques : | Who writes on duskadum.blogspot.com? | | Ans : | Salman Khan | | Ques : | Ghumakkar.com is a blog on which of these topics? | | Ans : | Travel | | Ques : | Where do directors Sudhir Mishra and Anurag Kashyap blog? | | Ans : | passionforcinema.com | | Ques : | Who writes the popular blog 'India Uncut'? | | Ans : | Amit Varma | | Ques : | What is the real name of 'Greatbong' known for his humorous blogs? | | Ans : | Arnab Ray |
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| 4 )Ram Charan |
| | Ques : | From which university did Ram Charan earn a degree in engineering? | | Ans : | Banaras Hindu University | | Ques : | Ram Charan won which of these awards at GE's famous Crotonville Institute? | | Ans : | Bell Ringer | | Ques : | For which magazine did he wrote two cover stories named, 'Why CEOs Fail' and 'Why Companies Fail'? | | Ans : | Fortune | | Ques : | Ram Charan left Australia to attend which university? | | Ans : | Harvard Business School | | Ques : | In which year was he elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources? | | Ans : | 2000 | | Ques : | In the 1970s, which airline offered him to buy a lifetime first-class upgrade for $100,000? | | Ans : | American Airlines | | Ques : | In board of which of these companies did he serve? | | Ans : | Austin Industries | | Ques : | Along with Larry Bossidy, the former CEO of Honeywell, which of these books is written by him? | | Ans : | Execution | | Ques : | Ram Charan started his business career working in the family __shop in IndiFill in the blank | | Ans : | Shoe | | Ques : | In which year did Ram Charan establish the Dallas-based consulting firm Charan Associates Inc.? | | Ans : | 1978 |
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| 5 )Amitav Ghosh |
| | Ques : | Which was Amitav Ghosh’s last novel before Sea of Poppies? | | Ans : | The Hungry Tide | | Ques : | Amitav Ghosh`s novel The Circle of Reason opens with the arrival of which child? | | Ans : | Alu | | Ques : | Which of these novels by Amitav Ghosh deals with the story of a Bengali family torn apart by the 1947 partition of India? | | Ans : | The Shadow Lines | | Ques : | Amitav Ghosh’s Countdown was written as a response to which event? | | Ans : | Nuclear testing by India and Pakistan | | Ques : | Which of these books is not a work of non-fiction? | | Ans : | The Calcutta Chromosome | | Ques : | Which award did Ghosh`s The Calcutta Chromosome win? | | Ans : | Arthur C. Clarke Award | | Ques : | On the cover of which book by Amitav Ghosh is it written ‘History in the guise of a traveller`s tale’? | | Ans : | In An Antique Land | | Ques : | The story of Ghosh`s Sea of Poppies is set just before which war? | | Ans : | Opium War | | Ques : | What is the name of the ship on board which most of the action of Sea of Poppies takes place? | | Ans : | Ibis | | Ques : | Which narcotic plays a key role in the narrative of Sea of Poppies? | | Ans : | Opium |
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| 6 )SUBROTO BAGCHI |
| | Ques : | In 1999, which of this organization was co-founded by Subroto Bagchi? | | Ans : | MindTree Consulting | | Ques : | What is the name of his column that appears in the Business World magazine? | | Ans : | Arbor Mentis | | Ques : | He was born in which Indian state? | | Ans : | Orissa | | Ques : | He was the Vice President, Product Realization at … | | Ans : | Lucent Technologies | | Ques : | He worked as a management trainee in which of this organization? | | Ans : | DCM group | | Ques : | MindTree`s logo was designed by Chetan, a student of the Spastics Society of…. | | Ans : | Karnataka | | Ques : | As Corporate Vice President, he was involved in setting up Six Sigma initiatives at which Indian company? | | Ans : | Wipro | | Ques : | His last book, a bestseller, was titled… | | Ans : | The High-Performance Entrepreneur | | Ques : | What is the name of his column that appears on the Times of India? | | Ans : | Times of Mind | | Ques : | His present position in MindTree Consulting is… | | Ans : | Gardener |
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