GK

Question 1

As swift as a ______.

Answer 1

Deer

Question 2

As hungry as a ______.

Answer 2

Wolf

Question 3

As agile as a ______.

Answer 3

Monkey

Question 4

As obstinate as a _______.

Answer 4

Mule

Question 5

As poor as a ______.

Answer 5

Church Mouse

Question 6

As happy as a _______.

Answer 6

clam

Question 7

As thick as _______.

Answer 7

theives

Question 8

As bold as _______.

Answer 8

brass

Question 9

As fit as a ______.

Answer 9

fiddle

Question 10

Who wrote the novel ‘House for Mr. Biswas’?

Answer 10

VS Naipaul

Question 11

Which novel did Cyrus Mistry write?

Answer 11

The Chronicles of the Corpse Bearer

Question 12

Who wrote ‘Waiting for the Mahatma’?

Answer 12

RK Narayan

Question 13

Which novel did Kiran Desai write?

Answer 13

The inheritence of Loss

Question 14

Who wrote Shalimar the Crown?

Answer 14

Salman Rushdie

Question 15

Which novel did Anita Desai write?

Answer 15

The village by the sea

Question 16

Who wrote ‘To 5 Point Someone’?

Answer 16

Chetan Bhagat

Question 17

Which poem did Jhumpa Lahiri Write?

Answer 17

The Namesake

Question 18

Who wrote God’s Little Soldier?

Answer 18

Kiran Nagarkar

Question 19

Amitav Ghosh wrote which novel?

Answer 19

The Glass Palace

Question 20

Who wrote the oath of the Vayuputras?

Answer 20

Amish Tripathi

Question 21

What is the difference between Cutlery and Crockery?

Answer 21

Cutlery: knives, spoons, forks and servers
Crockery: basins, cups, saucers, dishes and bowls

Question 22

L.A. Semeca

Answer 22

The greatest remedy for anger is delay

Question 23

Pubilius Syrus

Answer 23

No one knows what one can do until one tries

Question 24

Benjamin Franklin

Answer 24

Laziness travels so slowly that poverty soon overtakes it

Question 25

Socrates

Answer 25

An unexplained life is not worth living.

Question 26

G.W. Crane

Answer 26

There is no future in a job, the future is in the person that holds the job

Question 27

John Jewel

Answer 27

To maintain a fault is a double fault

Question 28

Franklin D Roosevelet

Answer 28

The only thing to fear is fear itself

Question 29

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Answer 29

Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you cry alone.

Question 30

Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer 30

Impossible is a word found in the dictionary of fools

Question 31

Thomas Edison

Answer 31

Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration

Question 32

Aldous Houxly

Answer 32

The one corner in the universe where you can be certain of self improvement is your own self.

Question 33

Gothic Literature

Answer 33

Characters of suspense, horror and death alongside romantic elements like individuality and nature intense fear

Question 34

Gangster Chic

Answer 34

glorifies the criminal world

Question 35

Interior Monologue

Answer 35

the main character expresses his/her inner thoughts

Question 36

Dark Comedy

Answer 36

style of comedy that makes light of matters that are generally tabooed

Question 37

Cringe Comedy

Answer 37

makes humour out of social situations which are generally considered awkward

Question 38

Closet Play

Answer 38

meant to be read in a small group or on your own

Question 39

Note::

Answer 39

The famous tales (Aladdin, The 7 Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor and Ali Baba & 40 Theives) of Arabian 1001 Nights were not part of the original copy.

Question 40

Bikelophone

Answer 40

--> makes loop-based recordings of sound --> sound composed in the form of layers --> outboard signal processor (reverbs and delays)

Question 41

Pyrophone

Answer 41

--> literally 'fire sound' --> uses combustion of gasoline and propane to produce sounds --> series of pipes (like in a organ)

Question 42

Friction Harp

Answer 42

--> invented by John Deagan in 1920s --> use roslined gloves --> a harp played by rubbing

Question 43

Yaybahar

Answer 43

--> electric-free --> sound produced by strings is transmitted by springs to a membrane --> produces an echo-like sound --> hypnotic

Question 44

Nyckelharpa

Answer 44

--> 600 yr old traditional Swedish instrument --> keyed fiddle --> 16 strings and 37 keys (frets) --> fingers slip underneath

Question 44

Wintergatan Marble Machine

Answer 44

--> hand-cranked music box --> 2000 cascading steel marbles --> As it moves, it activates sounds of different instruments --> marbles move internally through pipes and funnels and pulleys

Question 45

Hang Drum

Answer 45

--> sheets of steel --> various dents on the surface produce different sounds

Question 46

Hydraulophone

Answer 46

--> currents of water produce a sound

Question 47

Chapman Stick

Answer 47

--> made by Emmett Chapman in 1970s --> electric instrument played by both hands --> 10/12 strings --> used to produce bass and melody sounds --> polyphonic chordal device (sounds played simultaneously)

Question 48

Wheelharp

Answer 48

--> play sounds of many stringed instruments at once --> keyboard with 61 bowed strings

Question 49

Zeusphone

Answer 49

--> 2 Tesla coils that use high power transistors to pulse electricity through the coil --> dual resonate solid state coil (drssc) --> electrically controlled, can reach high frequencies --> lightening vibrates the air

Question 50

Milonga

Answer 50

1. Dance from Argentina 2. Variation of tango, but is a little more frantic

Question 51

Gumboot

Answer 51

1. dance from South Africa 2. performed in wellington boots in coal mines where drumming was not allowed

Question 52

Halay

Answer 52

1. Dance from turkey 2. played in the eastern, S-E and Anatolian region

Question 53

Samba

Answer 53

1. Dance from Brazil 2. roots from Africa, transferred from W. Africa due to the slave trade

Question 54

Baladi

Answer 54

1. Dance from Egypt 2. Belly dance style with tribal roots

Question 55

Irish Step Dance

Answer 55

--> popular around the world --> can be played with soft or hard feet --> performed in solo or grouped performances

Question 56

Tarantella

Answer 56

1. dance from 16th century Italy to ward off the bite of a tarantula spider 2. frantic and hysteric fashion

Question 57

Casino

Answer 57

1. dance from Cuba 2. social and quite popular: part of everyday life 3. grooves, steps and music 4. adopted around the world

Question 58

Joget

Answer 58

1. dance from Malaysia with roots in Portuguese (spice trade) 2. it is for couples with graceful and articulate details 3. mixed with humous

Question 59

Saman

Answer 59

1. dance from Indonesia's Gayo Tribe 2. important events in Achem