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Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
i am substituting for PP. this is an easy set. i am not much of a GK buff, so many of the questions below have been extracted from local competitive exams questions posted on the web and in some cases they are presented as multiple choice (as true to their format).
1. what is the monetary unit of bangladesh called?
2) Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?
(1) Sandy soil
(2) Clayey soil
(3) Black soil
(4) Alluvial soil
2. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Madhya Pradesh
3.fill in the blanks:
New Dellhi, 9th July 2012: An ongoing exercise at the Planning Commission lays bare ___A's___ growth agenda. Its total plan outlay for the 12th five-year plan (2012-17) at Rs 2.69 lakh crore is more than what a fast growing state like Gujarat has spent in the last 50 years. __A's__ projected expenditure in the next five years will be the third highest among all states, next only to __B___ and __C__.
4.Largest State in terms of area, in India is
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Gujarat
5.Koraput (a place in India) is related to which of the following Industry
(1) Aeroplane
(2) Ship building
(3) Iron and steel
(4) Electric locomotives
6. The ancient kingdom of “Avanti” had its capital at
(1) Vaishali
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain
(4) Ayodhya
7. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
(1) Manipur
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
8. ‘Cannon’ is a term used in which sport?
9. Who started a toy company in his backyard in Denmark? Name him and the company he started.
10. The Himalayas were formed as a result of a collision between which two supercontinents/plates?
1. what is the monetary unit of bangladesh called?
2) Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?
(1) Sandy soil
(2) Clayey soil
(3) Black soil
(4) Alluvial soil
2. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Madhya Pradesh
3.fill in the blanks:
New Dellhi, 9th July 2012: An ongoing exercise at the Planning Commission lays bare ___A's___ growth agenda. Its total plan outlay for the 12th five-year plan (2012-17) at Rs 2.69 lakh crore is more than what a fast growing state like Gujarat has spent in the last 50 years. __A's__ projected expenditure in the next five years will be the third highest among all states, next only to __B___ and __C__.
4.Largest State in terms of area, in India is
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Gujarat
5.Koraput (a place in India) is related to which of the following Industry
(1) Aeroplane
(2) Ship building
(3) Iron and steel
(4) Electric locomotives
6. The ancient kingdom of “Avanti” had its capital at
(1) Vaishali
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain
(4) Ayodhya
7. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
(1) Manipur
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
8. ‘Cannon’ is a term used in which sport?
9. Who started a toy company in his backyard in Denmark? Name him and the company he started.
10. The Himalayas were formed as a result of a collision between which two supercontinents/plates?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:i am substituting for PP. this is an easy set. i am not much of a GK buff, so many of the questions below have been extracted from local competitive exams questions posted on the web and in some cases they are presented as multiple choice (as true to their format).
1. what is the monetary unit of bangladesh called?
Taka
2) Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?
(1) Sandy soil
(2) Clayey soil
(3) Black soil
(4) Alluvial soil
3. Black Soil?
2. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka?
3.fill in the blanks:
New Dellhi, 9th July 2012: An ongoing exercise at the Planning Commission lays bare ___A's___ growth agenda. Its total plan outlay for the 12th five-year plan (2012-17) at Rs 2.69 lakh crore is more than what a fast growing state like Gujarat has spent in the last 50 years. __A's__ projected expenditure in the next five years will be the third highest among all states, next only to __B___ and __C__.
4.Largest State in terms of area, in India is
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Gujarat
MP
5.Koraput (a place in India) is related to which of the following Industry
(1) Aeroplane
(2) Ship building
(3) Iron and steel
(4) Electric locomotives
1.
6. The ancient kingdom of “Avanti” had its capital at
(1) Vaishali
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain
(4) Ayodhya
3.
7. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
(1) Manipur
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
2.
8. ‘Cannon’ is a term used in which sport?
Horse racing?
9. Who started a toy company in his backyard in Denmark? Name him and the company he started.
10. The Himalayas were formed as a result of a collision between which two supercontinents/plates?
Indo-Australian & Eurasian.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
Ooh finally something in my league:
1. Taka
2a. Black soil ie #3
2b. Karnataka ie #3
4. MP ie #3
5. Iron and Steel?
6. Vaishali?
7. Kerala ie #2
10. Asian plate and Indian subcontinent?
1. Taka
2a. Black soil ie #3
2b. Karnataka ie #3
4. MP ie #3
5. Iron and Steel?
6. Vaishali?
7. Kerala ie #2
10. Asian plate and Indian subcontinent?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
sorry, there are 11 questions by mistake. there are 2 Question #2. please make them #2a and #2b.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
correction:
Huzefa Kapasi wrote:
9. Who started a famous toy company in his backyard in Denmark? Name him and the company he started.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
1. Taka
2a. Black soil, sometimes called black cotton soil
2b. Karnataka
3. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Airplanes, H A L has a factory there
6. Ujjain, also known as Avantika
7. Kerala
8. Boxing
9. The company is Mattel. Probably started by a guy called Mattel
10. Indian and Eurasian plates
2a. Black soil, sometimes called black cotton soil
2b. Karnataka
3. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Airplanes, H A L has a factory there
6. Ujjain, also known as Avantika
7. Kerala
8. Boxing
9. The company is Mattel. Probably started by a guy called Mattel
10. Indian and Eurasian plates
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
absolutely correct. i was seeking the names of the supercontinents too (you named only one) but your answer is right. more about gondwana later.Silk Smitha wrote:10. The Himalayas were formed as a result of a collision between which two supercontinents/plates?
Indo-Australian & Eurasian.
no. even if i reasonably take "asian" to suggest "eurasia," it still leaves out the fact that the "indian" plate is always mentioned as the "indo-australian" plate because after the "indian" plate separated from the supercontinent gondwana at (now) madagascar, it fused with the adjacent "australian" plate before making a journey northwards to the himalayas. the "indian" plate, as per "web wisdom" (copyright artood2), is still fused with the australian plate (and so is the landmass and ocean floor between the two). the reason for the faster movement of the breakaway "indian" plate northwards, again attributable to "web wisdom" (copyright artood2), is because it was less "thick" than than the rest of gondwana and indo-australia (does not mean there was fluid underneath it but it was still more fluid than the surrounding mass).Merlot Daruwala wrote:
10. Asian plate and Indian subcontinent?
half-correct.panini press wrote:
10. Indian and Eurasian plates
the correct answer is the indo-australian plate (part of the supercontinent gondwana) and the eurasian plate (or supercontinent eurasia). the himalayas are still growing in height, albiet at a slower pace.
gondwana supercontinent included africa, indian subcontinent, australia, antartica and south america. they separated and some moved north. here is an image of gondwana with the shape of the emerging continents shown:
what now follows is purely my speculation: while the term gondwana is used mainly to distinguish living organisms (that were extant on this landmass), i feel it not a coincidence that australia, india, africa and south america, all have abundant resources of superior iron ore (superior than the US, ukrainian or chinese variety). africa has huge uptapped reserves of high fe iron ore but it has been mined in an organized way only in south africa. the existing iron ore resources of the world would deplete in a couple of decades and unless a substitute for steel is invented, africa would be the next great provider of iron ore. further, a technology for converting coal to oil, the fischer-tropsch process, was successfully industrialized in south africa (which is an oil deficient state). this technology was industrialized by a south african company called sasol. the technology had few takers because of fluctuations in the price of oil (oil was mostly cheap then). there was another reason why this technology had few takers: south african coal, on which the sasol technology is based, was not found anywhere else in the world except in india. with oil becoming dearer, there has been a renewed interest in this technology by indians and last i read was that either reliance or essar had inked a pact with them. i do not know what came out of it.
now might be a good time to pimp something i had written, long ago, about gondwana and eurasia: http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Nepal#History (just the history section and some images)
i will comment on the rest of the questions after indophile and kris deal with them.
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
1. Tanka (called in same in Oriya too)
2. Karnataka. The guy who runs it is I believe Ullahs Karanth a Padmasri awardee and son of the famous Kannada writer and Jnanpeeth Award winner Sivaram Karanth. Ullahas is a Surathkal alumanus.
4. Rajasthan ( after MP was broken up)
5. Aeroplane. I happen to be native of Koraput district in Orissa who grew up about 20 miles from the HAL plant in Sunabeda.
7. Kerala
8. Tennis
10. India and Asia
2. Karnataka. The guy who runs it is I believe Ullahs Karanth a Padmasri awardee and son of the famous Kannada writer and Jnanpeeth Award winner Sivaram Karanth. Ullahas is a Surathkal alumanus.
4. Rajasthan ( after MP was broken up)
5. Aeroplane. I happen to be native of Koraput district in Orissa who grew up about 20 miles from the HAL plant in Sunabeda.
7. Kerala
8. Tennis
10. India and Asia
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
correct.Silk Smitha wrote:1. what is the monetary unit of bangladesh called?
Taka
correct.2) Which of the following is suitable for growing cotton?
(1) Sandy soil
(2) Clayey soil
(3) Black soil
(4) Alluvial soil
3. Black Soil?
correct.2. Bandipur Sanctuary is located in the State of
(1) Tamil Nadu
(2) Uttar Pradesh
(3) Karnataka
(4) Madhya Pradesh
Karnataka?
no.4.Largest State in terms of area, in India is
(1) Assam
(2) Rajasthan
(3) Madhya Pradesh
(4) Gujarat
MP
correct. aeroplane it is. HAL has an engine factory there. it employs 6000 people.5.Koraput (a place in India) is related to which of the following Industry
(1) Aeroplane
(2) Ship building
(3) Iron and steel
(4) Electric locomotives
1.
correct.6. The ancient kingdom of “Avanti” had its capital at
(1) Vaishali
(2) Kausambi
(3) Ujjain
(4) Ayodhya
3.
correct.7. Where did the dance form “Mohini Attam” develop?
(1) Manipur
(2) Kerala
(3) Karnataka
(4) Tamil Nadu
2.
no.8. ‘Cannon’ is a term used in which sport?
Horse racing?
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
correct.Merlot Daruwala wrote:
1. Taka
correct.2a. Black soil ie #3
correct.2b. Karnataka ie #3
no.4. MP ie #3
no.5. Iron and Steel?
no.6. Vaishali?
correct.7. Kerala ie #2
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
correct.panini press wrote:1. Taka
correct.2a. Black soil, sometimes called black cotton soil
correct.2b. Karnataka
no. only bihar is correct but it should be "A."3. West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar
no.4. Madhya Pradesh
correct.5. Airplanes, H A L has a factory there
absolutely correct.6. Ujjain, also known as Avantika
correct.7. Kerala
no.8. Boxing
no.9. The company is Mattel. Probably started by a guy called Mattel
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
correct. spelled taka.indophile wrote:1. Tanka (called in same in Oriya too)
correct. i did not know all this. thanks.2. Karnataka. The guy who runs it is I believe Ullahs Karanth a Padmasri awardee and son of the famous Kannada writer and Jnanpeeth Award winner Sivaram Karanth. Ullahas is a Surathkal alumanus.
absolutely correct.4. Rajasthan ( after MP was broken up)
really? HAL has a big township there i understand. NALCO has a factory there too. you are a bauxite boy. are you pro or anti vedanta? your answer is correct btw.5. Aeroplane. I happen to be native of Koraput district in Orissa who grew up about 20 miles from the HAL plant in Sunabeda.
correct.7. Kerala
no.8. Tennis
no.10. India and Asia
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
here are the correct answers:
1.taka
2a. black soil
2b. karnataka
3. bihar, AP & maharashtra. link to the news article. included in bihar's developmental plan is a delhi style metro and a new airport for patna.
4. rajasthan (after the split of MP)
5. aeroplane; HAL has an engine factory there.
6. ujjain
7. kerala
8. snooker or billiards. it means when the cue ball careens into two other balls.
9. lego, founded by ole kirk christiansen.
10. part of gondwana and eurasia or indo-australian plate and eurasian plate.
1.taka
2a. black soil
2b. karnataka
3. bihar, AP & maharashtra. link to the news article. included in bihar's developmental plan is a delhi style metro and a new airport for patna.
4. rajasthan (after the split of MP)
5. aeroplane; HAL has an engine factory there.
6. ujjain
7. kerala
8. snooker or billiards. it means when the cue ball careens into two other balls.
9. lego, founded by ole kirk christiansen.
10. part of gondwana and eurasia or indo-australian plate and eurasian plate.
Last edited by Huzefa Kapasi on Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:20 am; edited 1 time in total
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
schedule:
July 25: Indo
Aug 2: HK (substituting for BW)
Aug 9: PI
Aug 16: PP
Aug 23: Indo
Aug 30: BW
Sep 6: PI
Sep 13: PP
July 25: Indo
Aug 2: HK (substituting for BW)
Aug 9: PI
Aug 16: PP
Aug 23: Indo
Aug 30: BW
Sep 6: PI
Sep 13: PP
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Re: Wednesday Trivia #32: Jul 18, 2012
really? HAL has a big township there i understand. NALCO has a factory there too. you are a bauxite boy. are you pro or anti vedanta? your answer is correct btw.Huzefa Kapasi wrote:5. Aeroplane. I happen to be native of Koraput district in Orissa who grew up about 20 miles from the HAL plant in Sunabeda.
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"Sunabeda" (the town where the HAL factory is located) means "gold field" in Oriya. There is a small mountain stream next to the town. During the old days (my grandfather or great-grandfather's time) people used to sift sand from that stream to find gold. It is said that even today, if you are patient enough, you might get lucky: Sunabeda is 3500 feet above sea level. You need to descend a 1000 ft in about 20 miles to get to my hometown at 2500 feet above sea level.
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