Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Quiz Review, Independence Day Quiz at HOC recreation club ; Ambalamugal

Quiz Archive


HOC Recreation Club’s Independence Day Quiz – ‘10


1.       Which Viceroy is often referred to as ‘The father of the Local Self Government’?
Lord Ripon
2.       Who was the founder of the ‘Prarthana Samaj’ or Prayer Society?
Atmaram Panduranga
3.      How many times did Gandhiji visit Kerala?
5 times
4.      Name the present woman chief of UN Police, she is the first woman to hold the post.
Ann-Marie Orler
5.      Who is presently the ‘Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India’?
C Chandramouli
6.       Identify the lady below, who is the President of the
Kerala Sahitya Academy.
P. Valsala
7.      How many ministers are there in the state cabinet of Kerala?
20 ministers
8.      Which country published a Postal Stamp with the portrait if Sree Narayana Guru on his 155th Birthday?
Sri Lanka
9.       Who is the present governor of Maharashtra?
Hint: he is from Kerala
K. Sankaranarayanan
10.   . This is the state fish of Kerala whose biological name is ‘Etroplus suratensis’?
Pearl Spot or Karimeen
11.     Name India’s first budget airliner.
Air Deccan
12.    Which is the FM Radio Station available from Kochi at 93.5 MHz?
Red FM
13.    Who was the chairperson of the Committee Constituted for awarding Khel Ratna, Dhyanchand and Arjuna Awards for 2010 ?
P.T. Usha
14.    Name the famous person nicknamed as ‘Vishy’.
Vishwanathan Anand
15.    Sachin Tendulkar scored the maiden 200 in ODIs against which country?
South Africa
16.    Which is the capital of Trinidad and Tobago ?
Port of Spain
17.    Who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in’09?
Hertha Muller
18.   “Rule of Law and Role of Police” was written by which former Indian President
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19.    Expand FISA
Federation of Indian Students in Australia
20.   Who presented the Gandiva Bow to Arjuna ?
BowofGandiva.jpg Bow of Gandiva picture by mrhappytreats
Varuna
21.    In which district of Kerala is the Nallam Diesel Power plant located?
 Kozhikode
22.   
Who is its director?
Shaji N. Karun
23.   What is Mozilla Firefox?
Web browser
24.   What are the Wester Ghats in Maharashtra known as?
Sahayadris
25.   What is ‘etymology’?
It is the study and development of words

3 comments:

Nevil.C.Philip said...

Wheer do you get these from
And also pls register for MPLTell tha foolsih Nandu too

Sohail said...

We went 4 d quiz, well wont it in fact
I'll register 4 MPL and Nandu is sometimes a fool
[Don't admit it in PUBLIC!!!!]

Nevil.C.Philip said...

Even if you have attended it how do you get the exact questions.Even for enquire.Do you have some sources