InterYearQuiz

Round1
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Instructions
1. Thereare4sectionsandtotal50questions.Marksforeachsectionareindicatedagainstit.
2. ThereisnegativemarkingforTrueFalsesection.
3. Writeyouranswersinthespaceprovidedinthepaperitself.

ShortAnswer Type questions (15*1 = 15)

1.IfthetwochambersoftheIndianParliament(LokSabhaandRajyaSabha)meetforajointsession,
whoisauthorisedundertheconstitutiontochairthisjointsession?
Ans:SpeakerofLokSabha

2.HeholdstherecordforIndiasmostqualifiedperson.HewasanIAS,IPS,lawyer,doctor,D.Litt
(DoctorofLetters)inSanskrit,thehighestdegreeinaUniversity,photographer,actor,radio
operator,youngestMLAattheageof25,held14portfolios,had20degrees,28goldmedals&
hadalibraryof52,000books.Hisnameis:
Ans.ShrikantJichkar

3.Hissurnameisprobablybasedon'onewholivesinahut'.Hewasofficiallymarriedlessthantwo
daysbeforehisandhisbride'sdeath.Acharismaticorator,leader,politician,vegetarian,dictator
andanexcellentartist,whoseaggressiveforeignpoliciescausedhavocinEuropeintheearly20th
century.Namehim.
Ans.AdolfHitler

4.XissentfromtheCountyClerkOfficeinTexastotheInternationalSpaceStation.OnceXhas
beenreceivedattheInternationalSpaceStation,itisutilizedforitspurposeandsentbackto
CountyClerkOfficeusuallywithinaday.TheCountyClerkOfficeistheonlyplaceonearth
capableofsendingX.Xisusuallysentoncein4years.IdentifyX.(hint:politics)
Ans.Inorderthattheastronautscanvoteinthepresidentialelections,theballotsheetissentto
theInternationalSpaceStation!

5.KipThorne,anAmericantheoreticalphysicistandformerFeynmanProfessoratCalTech,quit
hispositionin2009topursueotherinterests.Oneoftheleadingexpertsonastrophysical
implicationsofEinsteinsGeneraltheoryofrelativity,aprojectthathewasconsultingsaw
lightinNovember2014.Nameoftheprojectis
Ans.Interstellar
6.Writethenamesofany5startupsbyIITRAlumni:
Ans.Anyfiveofyourchoice

7.SheisthefirstIndianandAsiantowintheMissWorldtitleintheyearof1966.Sheisthe
onlyMissWorldwhoqualifiedasadoctorduringherreign.
Ans:ReitaFariaPowell
8.ThecreatureinthelogoofthiscompanyiscalledLarry.Thecompanyis
Ans.Twitter
9.ListanyfivecoreElectricalcompanies.
Ans.Anyfive
10.WhichbollywoodmovieintheIMDBtop250listhasthehighestrating?
Ans.Istheanswerreallyrequired?

11.KrishnaPanditBhanjiistherealnameofanEnglishactor.Inacareerspanningover40
years,hehaswonanOscar,Grammy,BAFTA,twoGoldenGlobesandScreenActorsGuild
awards.ThefirstIndianwhogottheoscarisalsoassociatedwiththemovieforwhichheisbest
knownfor.Theonscreennameofthisactoris:
Ans:SirBenKingsley

12.IndiahasclassifiedXas"nonhumanpersons"duetoitsnearhumanintelligenceandhas
orderedtheirreleasefromcaptivity.Xis:
Ans.Dolphins

13.ThecurrentchairmanofDelhiMetroRailCorporationisanIITRalumni.Hisnameis:
Ans:ManguSingh

14.HeisaSouthAfricaborn,CanadianAmericanentrepreneur,inventor,engineerand
investor.HeistheCEOandCTOofSpaceX,CEOandchiefproductarchitectofTeslaMotors,
andchairmanofSolarCity.HeisthefounderofSpaceXandacofounderofPayPal,Tesla
Motors,andZip2.HeisalsoknownastheReallifeIronman.Hisnameis:
Ans:ElonMusk

15.OneofthecreatorsofthefamousTVseriesSHERLOCKalsoplayedtheroleofanimportant
character.Whatisthenameofthatcharacter?
Ans:MycroftHolmes
.

MultipleChoice (10*1 = 10)

1.InwhichAmericancityoftheworld,thereisavillagenamedasDelhi.
a. SanFrancisco
c.Washington
b.NewYork
d.LasVegas
2.OneoftheIndianmintsisnotlocatedat:
a. Mumbai
c.Kolkata
b. Hyderabad
d.Gurgaon

3.NationallanguageofIndiais

a. Hindi
c.Both
b. English
d.Noneoftheabove
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?
a. AdidasownsReebok
c.PumaownsReebok
b. ReebokownsAdidasd.AdidasownsPuma
5.whichofthefollowingbrandsisnotownedbytheVolkswagengroup
a. Bugatti
c.Skoda
b. Audi
d.MercedesBenz
6.Thecreatorofhashtagis
a. ChrisMessina
c.LarryPage
b. MarkZuckerberg
d.ElonMusk
7..MahabharatawasWRITTENby:
a. Vedvyas
c.
Tulsidas
b. Ganesha
d.
Krishna

8.CMofuttarakhandis
a. AshokGehlot
b. Harishrawat

c.
UmarAbdullah
d.VijayBahuguna

9.Defenseministerofindiais:
a. RajnathSingh
c.SushmaSwaraj
b. ManishankarIyer
d.ManoharParrikar
10.IfthePresidentofIndiahastoresign,hesendshisresignationto:
a. Vicepresident
b.Primeminister
b. homeMinister
d.Hecannotresign

Fill in the blanks (15*1 = 15)

1.
Mcdonaldcompanyisthebiggestdistributoroftoysintheworld.
2.
Boxingisasportinwhichneitherthespectatorsnortheparticipantsknowthe
scoreortheleaderuntilthecontestends.
3.
Article370oftheIndianConstitutiongivesaspecialstatustoJammuand
Kashmir.
4.
Totalnumberofprofessors(associate,assistantandsenior)inourdepartmentare
.Really??.
5.
FullformofMRFisMadrasRubberFactory.
6.
Thefamousdialogue:"It'snotwhoIamunderneath,butwhatIdothatdefinesme."
isfromthemovieBatmanBegins.
7.
ThetipofashoelaceiscalledAglet.
8.
VictorLustegisknownasthemanwhosoldtheEiffelTowertwice
9.
___CNRRaowontheBharatRatnaalongwithSachinTendulkarin2013.
10.
BenitoMussolini,AdolfHitlerandJosephStalinshareonemorethingapartfrom
beingdictators,i.e.a_Nobelpeaceprizenomination.
11.
AboutRs2500worthofhairisboughtandsoldinIndiainanyear.
(Itsincrores!!)

12.
TheSidditribeisAfricanbyorigin,IndianbynationalityandhasGujaratiastheir
linguafranca.
13. TheFearofPalindromesiscalled"Aibohphobia"anditisapalindrome.(hint:
quehastheans)

14.
VoltageatthechargingpointsinsidethetrainsinIndiais110VAC.
15.
President/PranabmukherjeeenjoysthestatusofbeingthefirstcitizenofIndia.
(namethepersonorthepost)

TrueFalse (10*1 =10 , 0.5 for wrong answer)

1. Barcodereaderreadsblackpartofthebarcode.False
2. InKabaddi,theIndianteamhaswonalltheworldcups(bothmenandwomen).
True
3. abc@gmail.comanda.bc@gmail.combelongtotwodifferentgoogleaccounts.False
4. WorldslargestfilmcityisinUSA.False
5. OnceapersonbecomesaHinduSadhu,hebecomeslegallydeadandcantherefore,
canridetrainsforfree.True
6. Mobileusersinpoorcountriescanaccesswikipediaarticleswithoutdatacharges,
thanksto'WikipediaZero'.True
7. ThefullformofterroristorganizationISISisIslamicStateinIraqandSudan.False
8. ThefullformofCAPTCHAisCompletelyAutomatedPublicTuringtesttotell
ComputersandHumansApart.True
9. Corneahasnobloodsupply.True
10. TotalseatsinLokSabhaare543.False