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QUESTION-1

The longest word in English is the chemical name for the protein ______. It is 189,819 characters long. What word is this?

Answer 1

Answer- Tintin

Question 2Connect the two using Frederick Sanger, the man to the right.

Answer 2

Frederick Sanger was the first man to sequence DNA(to the right is the first DNA sequence i.e. of insulin, Sangers reagent which was pivotal in the mechanism)

Question 3

Identify this very rare species of snake

Answer 3

The Dragon Snake

Question 4 This is an exhaustive list.X July 4, 1997 to September 27, 1997Opportunity January 25, 2004 to presentSpirit January 4, 2004 to March 22, 2010Y August 6, 2012 to present What am I talking about? What are X and Y?

Answer 4

Mars Rovers launched by NASA, X= Sojourner and Y= Curiosity

Question 5

What is being used by Captain Haddock?

Answer 5

A Sextant, which is an instrument used to measure the angle between any two visible objects.

Question 6What is being explained here?

Answer 6

The Offside Rule

Question 7If Betty was for UK, Nancy was for US, then India=?

Answer 7

Meira Kumari (Lok Sabha Speaker)

Question 8Hitler was called Fuhrer so Mussolini was?

Answer 8 Il Duce

Question 9*

What was the date when we saw this Google doodle?

Answer 9*

4th November, Shakuntala Devi’s birthday

Question 10*

Opened in 2005, this Dubai Mall is named after the 14th century scholar ____ _______, who was famous for his book Rihla (Voyages), a detailed account of his travels. Fittingly, the six courts in the mall are named after the countries he attended namely China, India, Persia, Egypt, Tunisia, Andalusia. Who is this?

Answer 10*

Ibn Battuta

Question 11*

Frank Herbert’s book, Dune, won this award for the first time in1965. This award is titled ‘The Nebula Award’. To which genre of books is it awarded to?

Answer 11*

Science Fiction

Question 12*Identify the author. (current Cabinet minister UPA2)

Answer 12*

Question 13*Answer this-

Answer 13*

A Tale of Two Cities

Question 14*

This Latin word literally means “for all”. What type of daily commute do we know it as?

Answer 14*

Answer- Bus

Question 15*

This country regards plumpness as a sign of good health. Its literacy rate is 83% and was the richest country in south-east Asia during the British Rule. It is also known as the land of golden Pagodas.

Answer 15*

Myanmar

Question 16

What is depicted by the red and blue colors here?

Answer 16

Countries with Left hand Drive (red) and Right Hand Drive (blue)

Question 17*

The cantonment town of Mhow in Madhya Pradesh was renamed for being the birthplace of a person. The person's father, a Subedar Major in the Mahar Regiment, was then stationed there at the time of the birth in 1891. Who?

Answer 17

Dr. B.R.Ambedkar

Question 18This is a picture of Cyclone Helen hurtling towards the coast of Andhra Pradesh, and was taken on November 19th. Why is it so special?

Answer 18

First image sent from space by Mangalyaan

Question 19

One of the man-made wonders of the world was built because it was believed to be staircase to heaven for the kings. What are we talking about?

Answer 19

The Pyramids of Egypt

Question 20The biographer of this book is presenting the biography to the subject of the biography. Who and what biography?

Answer 20

Akbarnama, Abu Fazl

Question 21*What’s happening here?

Answer 21*

Question 22*Identify what is blanked out (QM to read the letter)written on 23/7/39

Answer 22*Letter from Gandhi to Hitler

Question 23On The Hindu’s masthead, which figure from Hindu mythology do you see on the left?

Answer 23

Kamadhenu

Question 24

Quills were once used as writing tools before pens. Usually, from which bird would you obtain a quill?

Answer 24

Goose

Question 25A =? B=?

Answer 25

A= Cheetah B= Leopard

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