Miscellaneous

Question 1

Land of the Rising Sun

Answer 1

Japan

Question 2

Land of the Midnight Sun

Answer 2

Norway

Question 3

Manchester of South India

Answer 3

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Question 4

Manchester of North India

Answer 4

1. Ludhiana, Punjab
2. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Question 5

Manchester of India

Answer 5

1. Mumbai, Maharashtra
2. Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Question 6

Frequency of Census in India

Answer 6

10 years

Question 7

First Census in India

Answer 7

1981

Question 8

Latest Census in India

Answer 8

2011

Question 9

Magsaysay Award named after

Answer 9

Ramon Magsaysay, former president of Philippines

Question 10

Year of introduction of the Bharat Ratna and Padma awards

Answer 10

1954

Question 11

Order of Bharat Ratna & Padma awards’ Prestige

Answer 11

1. Bharat Ratna
2. Padma Vibhushan
3. Padma Bhushan
4. Padma Shri

Question 12

International Literacy Day

Answer 12

8th September

Question 13

WTO’s previous name

Answer 13

GATT (General Agreement on Trade & Tariffs)

Question 14

WTO’s headquarters

Answer 14

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 15

President of WTO (First Female President)

Answer 15

Ngozi Okonjo Iweala from Nigeria

Question 16

First Secretary General of the UN

Answer 16

Trygvie Lie from Norway

Question 17

Current Secretary General of the UN and his termination year

Answer 17

Antonio Guterres from Portugal, terminating in 2026

Question 18

“Man is a social animal”

Answer 18

Aristotle

Question 19

National Youth Day

Answer 19

12th January

Question 20

Swami Vivekananad’s Birthday

Answer 20

12th January

Question 21

Nobel Prizes Introduction Year

Answer 21

1901

Question 22

Categories of the Nobel Prize

Answer 22

1. Physics
2. Chemistry
3. Medicine
4. Peace
5. Literature
6. Economics (added in 1969)

Question 23

Country (ies) that award(s) the Nobel Prize

Answer 23

Peace awarded by Norway. Rest, all awarded by Sweden.

Question 24

World Computer Literacy Day

Answer 24

2nd December

Question 25

Author of "Not Just An Accountant" and his portfolio

Answer 25

Authored by Vinod Rai who was the former CAG of India as well as the highest auditor in the country

Question 26

Current CAG of India

Answer 26

Girish Chandra Murmu

Question 27

The government body that ratifies International Treaties

Answer 27

the Parliament

Question 28

Scotland of India

Answer 28

1. Shillong, Meghalaya 2. Coorg, Karnataka

Question 29

World Tuberculosis Day

Answer 29

24th March

Question 30

Verdict of Indira Sawhney vs Union of India

Answer 30

the Supreme Court upheld the Mandal Commission (for OBC category)

Question 31

Micheal Phelps's Record

Answer 31

21 Olympic gold medals in Swimming

Question 32

Indian Records in the Olympics

Answer 32

Total - 10 Gold Medals 8 for Hockey 1 for Shooting - Abhinav Bindra - 2008 - Beijing 1 for Athletics- Javelin Throw-Neeraj Chopra-2021-Tokyo

Question 33

Hosts of the Upcoming 3 Olympic Games

Answer 33

2024 - Paris for the 3rd time 2028 - Los Angeles for the 3rd time (5th time for US) 2032 - Brisbane, Australia for the 1st time

Question 34

Taiwan's previous name

Answer 34

Formosa

Question 35

QUAD countries and aim

Answer 35

Quadrilateral Countries: India, US, Japan, Australia An unofficially Anti-China group

Question 36

Phishing

Answer 36

Fraudulent way of acquiring bank passwords and PIN

Question 37

Green Poems

Answer 37

by Gulzar in celebration of the environment

Question 38

Param Vir Chakra

Answer 38

Wartime award - established in 1950 - 21 awards have been given till now

Question 39

Ashoka Chakra Award

Answer 39

Peacetime award - established in 1952

Question 40

Human Rights Day

Answer 40

10th December - 1948 when the General Assembly adopted the Declaration of Human Rights

Question 41

WPI and CPI and who measures them

Answer 41

Wholesale Price Index - to calculate inflation Consumer Price Index - to calculate for individuals NSO (National Statistical Organisation) measures them

Question 42

National Cadet Cops

Answer 42

Opportunity for the youth to receive military training and be available for service

Question 43

Territorial Army

Answer 43

Second line of defence - civilians who serve for a month each year for 15 consecutive years

Question 44

Largest Flightless Bird

Answer 44

Ostrich

Question 45

Largest Bird that can fly

Answer 45

Albatross

Question 46

Headquarters and President of ISRO

Answer 46

HQ- Bangalore (also the technology capital of India) President- Dr. S. Somnath

Question 47

Anandamath

Answer 47

Bengali fiction written in 1882 by Bankin Chandra Chatterjee

Question 48

World Capital of Biryani

Answer 48

Hyderabad

Question 49

Indian Kisan Divas

Answer 49

23rd December

Question 50

Chaudhary Charan Singh's Birthday

Answer 50

23rd December

Question 51

National River of India

Answer 51

Ganga

Question 52

SEATO

Answer 52

Signed in September 1954 Developed into ASEAN in November 1967

Question 53

Largest Shipping Canal in the World

Answer 53

White Sea - Baltic Canal

Question 54

'Area of Darkness'

Answer 54

Travelogue on India written by V.S Naipaul

Question 55

Pulitzer Prize

Answer 55

Awarded annually by the U.S for 22 categories

Question 56

Paris of India

Answer 56

Jaipur

Question 57

World Food Day

Answer 57

16th October

Question 58

FAO

Answer 58

Founding - 16th October HQ - Rome, Italy Director General - Qu Dongyu (from China)

Question 59

Declaration of Human Rights

Answer 59

All human beings are born free and all are equal in dignity and rights

Question 60

Sick Man of Europe

Answer 60

Turkey (now Turkiye)

Question 61

Red Cross

Answer 61

formed in 1863 HQ- Geneva, Switzerland Founder- Henri Dunant

Question 62

Alternate Nobel prize

Answer 62

Right Livelihood Award by Sweden

Question 63

Architect of Chandigarh

Answer 63

Le Corbusier from France

Question 64

Designer of New Delhi

Answer 64

Edwin Lutyens from UK

Question 65

Author of 'Broken Wings' and her a.k.a

Answer 65

Sarojini Naidu a.k.a Sobriquet Nightingale of India