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Showing posts with label GK Questions. Show all posts

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2018, becoming the first Iraqi to be awarded a Nobel

Who won the Nobel Peace Prize 2018, becoming the first Iraqi to be awarded a Nobel


Answer: Nadia Taha

Which is the highest sporting honor of the Republic of India

Which is the highest sporting honor of the Republic of India


Answer: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

Who recently won India’s first gold medal at 2018 Youth Olympic Games

Who recently won India’s first gold medal at 2018 Youth Olympic Games


Answer: Jeremy Lalrinnunga

Punjab is also called ‘The Land of Five Waters’. Which of these is NOT a river that flows through the region

Punjab is also called ‘The Land of Five Waters’. Which of these is NOT a river that flows through the region


Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Tapti

Answer: Tapti

Punjab thus means "The Land of Five Waters", referring to the rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas.

Which city is called as Millennium city of India

Which city is called as Millennium city of India


Answer: Gurugram/ Gurgaon

Who is a central Asian sport in which horse mounted players attempt to drag a goat or a calf carcass towards a goal. fill in the blanks.

Who is a central Asian sport in which horse mounted players attempt to drag a goat or a calf carcass towards a goal. fill in the blanks.


Buzkashi

Buzkashi is a central Asian sport in which horse mounted players attempt to drag a goat or a calf carcass towards a goal. fill in the blanks.

Amazon Quiz - Blackberry Key2 Quiz Time Daily 8AM-12PM 4th August - Questions & Answers

Amazon Quiz - Blackberry Key2 Quiz Time Daily 8AM-12PM 4th August - Questions & Answers

Which of these athletes won the men’s single at the 2018 Italian Open Tennis tournament


Rafael Nadal


Who was ranked No. 1 on the Forbes ‘World’s Most Powerful People 2018’ list


Xi Jinping


In _, India won its first cricket world cup. Fill in the blanks.


1983


In 305 BC, which Mauryan ruler defeated Alexander's general Seleucus Nicator

Chandragupta Maurya


The Indian state of Nagaland was formed in 1963. Which state was it a part of earlier

Assam

In 305 BC, which Mauryan ruler defeated Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator

In 305 BC, which Mauryan ruler defeated Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator


Chandragupta Maurya

Chandragupta Maurya was the Mauryan ruler defeated Alexander’s general Seleucus Nicator

The Indian state of Nagaland was formed in 1963. Which state was it a part of earlier

The Indian state of Nagaland was formed in 1963. Which state was it a part of earlier


Assam

Nagaland was formed in 1963. Which state was it a part of earlier.

The state Nagaland was a part of Assam earlier

The Indian state of Nagaland was formed in 1963. Which state was it a part of earlier. Interim body was dissolved on 30 November 1963. The state of Nagaland was formally inaugurated on 1 December in the year 1963. Kohima was declared as the state capital Nagaland. After 1964 elections, the first democratically elected Nagaland Legislative Assembly was constituted on 11 February 1964. The Official language of Nagaland was declared as Nagamese.  But in thee year 1967, the Nagaland Assembly proclaimed English as the official language of Nagaland and it is the medium for education in Nagaland

In 305 BC, which Maurya ruler defeated Alaxander’s general Seleucus Nicator

In 305 BC, which Mauryan ruler defeated Alexander's general Seleucus Nicator


Chandragupta Maurya

In 305 BC Chandragupta Mauryan has defeated Alexander's General Seleucus Nicator

In _, India won its first cricket world cup. Fill in the blanks. Ans- 1983

In _, India won its first cricket world cup. Fill in the blanks.



1983

India Won its First Cricket World Cup in 1983


Who was ranked No. 1 on the Forbes ‘World’s Most Powerful People 2018’ list


Who was ranked No. 1 on the Forbes ‘World’s Most Powerful People 2018’ list


Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping was ranked No.1 in the Forbes with a title of World's Most powerful People 2018 list 

Which of these athletes won the men’s single at the 2018 Italian Open Tennis tournament

Which of these athletes won the men’s single at the 2018 Italian Open Tennis tournament


Rafael Nadal


Rafael Nadal was the athlete who won the men's single at the 2018 Italian Open Tennis Tournament.

Amazon Quiz - Questions & Answers - August 4 2018

Amazon Quiz - Question & Answers - August 4 2018


What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot ?



A Hurricane


The Great Red Spot is a giant, spinning storm in Jupiter's atmosphere. It is like a hurricane on Earth, but it is much larger. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is more than twice the size of Earth! Winds inside this storm reach speeds of about 270 miles per hour.

When did the Apple iPhone first become Available


2007


On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced iPhone at the Macworld convention, receiving substantial media attention. Jobs announced that the first iPhone would be released later that year. On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone was released.

In what year was the Nipah virus first identified


1999

NiV was first identified during an outbreak of disease that took place in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998.

The natural host of the virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family, Pteropus genus. NiV was first identified during an outbreak of disease that took place in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998.

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which team won all three group games without conceding a single goal


Uruguay

The Halley’s comet orbits the sun every 75-76 years. When will it be visible next from earth


2061

Halley's Comet is arguably the most famous comet. It is a "periodic" comet and returns to Earth's vicinity about every 75 years, making it possible for a human to see it twice in his or her lifetime. The last time it was here was in 1986, and it is projected to return in 2061








The Halley’s comet orbits the sun every 75-76 years. When will it be visible next from earth

The Halley’s comet orbits the sun every 75-76 years. When will it be visible next from earth


2061

The Halley's comet will be visible next from earth in the year 2061.


Halley's Comet is arguably the most famous comet. It is a "periodic" comet and returns to Earth's vicinity about every 75 years, making it possible for a human to see it twice in his or her lifetime. The last time it was here was in 1986, and it is projected to return in 2061

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which team won all three group games without conceding a single goal

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which team won all three group games without conceding a single goal


Uruguay

Uruguay didn't conceived any goals during three group games. 

In what year was the Nipah virus first identified

In what year was the Nipah virus first identified



1999

NiV was first identified during an outbreak of disease that took place in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998. Nipah Virus was first identified in 1999. The natural host of the virus are fruit bats of the Pteropodidae Family, Pteropus genus. NiV was first identified during an outbreak of disease that took place in Kampung Sungai Nipah, Malaysia in 1998.

When did the Apple iPhone first become Available

When did the Apple iPhone first become Available



2007

Apple iPhone first become Available in the year 2007.

Apple iPhone was first available in 2007.


On January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs announced iPhone at the Macworld convention, receiving substantial media attention. Jobs announced that the first iPhone would be released later that year. On June 29, 2007, the first iPhone was released.

What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot

What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot 



A Hurricane

The Great Red Spot is a giant, spinning storm in Jupiter's atmosphere. It is like a hurricane on Earth, but it is much larger. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is more than twice the size of Earth. Winds inside this storm reach speeds of about 270 miles per hour. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a Hurricane.


Amazon Quiz Contest - 3rd August 2018 - Questions and Answers

Who is India's Minister of External Affairs as of 2018

Sushma Swaraj


Sushma Swaraj is the current minister of External Affairs/foreign minister of India(2018), in office since 26 May 2014.

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Who was the second man to walk on the moon

Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.

Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.

Buzz Aldrin (born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American engineer, former astronaut, and Command Pilot in the United States Air Force. As Lunar Module Pilot on the Apollo 11 mission, he and mission commander Neil Armstrong were the first two humans to land on the Moon.

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Which Indian most recently received the Nobel prize

Kailash Satyarthi



Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian children's rights activist. He is a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan, the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, Global March Against Child Labour, and GoodWeave International


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If you were hiking the Incan trail you would end up at ___

Machu Picchu

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In context to geography, what are ‘Isohyets’


Lines on a map showing equal rainfall