Quiz Vidyalay

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The khadi-duck is an unconventional type of weave that meshes three threads into a weave as compared to two weaves used in conventional weaving. This type of weaving is extremely rare, and there are fewer than a dozen weavers in India professing this skill. The guidelines also state that there should be exactly 150 threads per square centimetre, four threads per stitch, and one square foot should weigh exactly 205 grams. These are the finely crafted measurements of a very famous thing. Identify

1.*

THE INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG

3. Which cricketer bowls a special type of delivery known as the ‘Carrom Ball’?

Balapuwaduge Ajantha Winslo Mendis

3*. How do we better know Quick Silver?

MERCURY

4*. Who is the recipient of Bharat Ratna 2008?

Pandit Bhimsen Joshi

5. Tech Mahindra acquired Satyam Computers this year. What is the new name of Satyam?

Mahindra Satyam

6. Which telecom giant’s logo is called ‘SpeechMark’?

Vodafone

7. It is the spasmodic contraction of the diaphragm that repeats several times per minute. In humans, the abrupt rush of air into the lungs causes the epiglottis to close, creating the noise. In medicine, it is known as synchronous diaphragmatic flutter (SDF), or singultus. How do we know it better?

Hiccups

8*. Which is the first object to achieve Supersonic speeds (Travels faster than sound)?

Tip Of The Whip

9*. “The essence of the film is about optimism and hope. The power of hope in our lives. All my life I had the choice between hate and love. I choose love and here I am”. Whose words?

A.R.RAHMAN

10. Who is the recipient of the Mahatma Gandhi Peace Award for the year 2009?

Aung San Suu Kyi

11. Who is the Author of the Best Seller “Angels and Demons”?

DAN BROWN

12. Which country has its map on its flag?

Cyprus

13. It is perhaps an alteration of the Sinhalese word `henakanday`, meaning `thunder snake`, or alternatively, the Tamil word `anaikondran`, which means `elephant killer`, as early Spanish settlers in South America referred to it as `matatoro`, or `bull killer`. How do we better know it?

Anaconda

14*. What term is used to describe perfect eyesight of people? It is also the name of a version of a popular sport.

20/20(TWENTY 20)

15*. What is believed to have been invented by Mavalli Tiffin Rooms (MTR) during World War II when rice was in short supply?

Rava Idly

16. Xavier Institute for Higher Learning, formerly Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters is the place of training of which group of people?

X MEN

17*. The upper limit to define what is given by the World Bank as $1.25 per day, and by theAsian Development Bank as $1.35 per day?

Poverty

18. When telephones were invented in 1876, Edison suggested the word ______ to start a conversation. What word?

Hello

19*. Text on 9 keys is a popular feature in Mobile Phones. What is it?

T9 Dictionary

20. Expand LASER?

Light Amplification by StimulatedEmission of Radiation

21. What is the Capital of Denmark?

Copen Hagen

22. Which company’s mission is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful"? (Clue: Think Internet)

23. Which city hosts the next Olympics?

London

24. Against which country did Herschelle Gibbs score six sixes in an over?

Holland

25*. Father: Ramesh. He had 4 kids. Nitin, Savita and Ajit are three of them. Who is the fourth?

26.Lord Vishnu destroyed all asuras except mahabali. In the honour of Mahabali a famous Indian festival is celebrated. Which festival?

Onam

27. “Your potential our passion” is the tagline of which software giant?

28. Which company is the largest producer of digital cameras?

Nokia

29. What is nicknamed as ‘People’s car’?

Tata Nano

30. ‘Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino’. How do we better know this?

FIAT