Question 1

‘There were three in the marriage, so it was a bit crowded’. Whose words?

Princess Diana

Question 2

The first course of a meal in Britain

Starter

Question 3

The first Pope to visit a Jewish synagogue

John Paul II

Question 4

What does ‘text edition’ of a book mean?

Edition prepared for use in schools or colleges

Question 5

Kirkwall is the chief town in (Nauru/St. Lucia/Orkney Islands/Malvinas)

Orkney Islands

Question 6

Galileo taught at the university of

Padua

Question 7

Joule was the first to measure the mechanical equivalent of heat. His full name

James Prescott Joules

Question 8

916 is for 22 carat gold. What about 958 and 585?

23 carat and 14 carat respectively

Question 9

Of the 100 most influential people in Time magazine’s list in 2005, 49 were from North America. How many were from Asia?

12

Question 10

Federal Security Service(FSB) is successor to

KGB

Question 11

Brinda Karat will be remembered as the first

Woman on the CPI(M) Portfolio

Question 12

How much does one pay to get a Unique Identification Number (UIN)?

Rs.300

Question 13

Nobel laureate Saul Bellow was part of the Jewish trinity that included

Roth and Malamud

Question 14

The Medieval Roman numeral for 400

P

Question 15

The first Indian to be featured in the ‘Crossings’ series of Discovery Channel

P.T.Usha

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