G.K.Quiz

BY- PRAGYAN YADAV

Question 1

Which Kushan king presided over the fourth Buddhist Council held in Kashmir, where it split into the Mahayana and Hinayana sects?

Answer 1

Kanishka

Question 2

Which Noble gas, whose name comes from the Greek word for lazy, was discovered by Ramsey and Raleigh in 1894?

Answer 2

Argon

Question 3

By what name is the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Originally a Benedictine monastery set up by Queen Elizabeth in 1560, now known?

Answer 3

Westminster Abbey

Question 4

Which mediaeval empire was founded by the brothers Harihara and Bukka in 1336 AD?

Answer 4

Vijaynagar

Question 5

According to Hindu mythology, which goddess is credited with having invented Sanskrit?

Answer 5

Saraswati

Question 6

What is the motto of Asian Games?

Answer 6

Ever Onward

Question 7

Which muscular sheet separates the chest cavity from the abdominal cavity in the human body?

Answer 7

Diaphragm

Question 8

Which Temple city in Gujarat, literally meaning ‘City of Many Gates’, was sacked by Mahmud Begarha in the early sixteenth century to get rid of the pirates stationed there?

Answer 8

Dwarka

Question 9

In 1988 which dashing batsman became the first Indian to take 5 wickets in a One Day innings on two occasions?

Answer 9

K.Srikanth

Question 10

Which trading house was started in 1894 as a collaboration between Tata Sons and Volkart Brothers?

Answer 10

Voltas

Question 11

In the Norse mythology, Mjollnir is the hammer of which god?

Answer 11

Thor

Question 12

Which state on the coast of Annam in South Vietnam was named after the capital of the ancient Anga country in the lower Ganges valley?

Answer 12

Champa

Question 13

Which imperial title was first assumed by Ivan the terrible in 1547?

Answer 13

Tzar

Question 14

Which light grey metal, discovered in 1879, is named after a Russian mine officer Colonel M. Samarski?

Answer 14

Samarium

Question 15

Which atomic scientist, quoting from the Bhagavad Gita, said, ‘Now I have become death, the detroyer of worlds’, after the first nuclear test in 1945?

Answer 15

Robert Oppendeimer

Question 16

Which Asian uprising, at the turn of the century, was carried out by the secret organisation, ‘society of Harmonious Fists’?

Answer 16

Boxer Rebellion

Question 17

What did Akbar build at the mosque for Salim Chishti to commemorate his victory over MUzaffar Shah II of Gujarat in 1572?

Answer 17

Buland Darwaza Fatehpur Sikri

Question 18

Which space mission in 1978 intended for moon landing, got cancelled because of a ruptured tank in the service module?

Answer 18

Apollo 13

Question 19

In 1957, which Indian film was nominated for an oscar as the Best Forgien Language film?

Answer 19

Mother India

Question 20

Which Sect, founded in 1987, was responsible for the sarin gas attack on the Tokyo underground?

Answer 20

Aum Shinrikyo