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Palakkad Independance day Quiz prelims 2014 answers ppt
1. ..a quizzing venture…
• Started as quizmaster in ‘Quest ‘a club in Wadia
college Pune where the most passionate quizzers
had trivia as their four square meals
• In 2010, rediscovered the passion at a
summer school camp in kerala.30 quizzes at school,
college, business schools followed in the next 4 years…
• Helped me to improve as a quizzer also.Won the
ultimate TATA Crucible Kochi round last year.
• Work as Brand manager for living in Malayala
Manorama handling the ULTIMATE encyclopedia..
Manorama Yearbook
6. Preliminary round 2
Answer 2
Splitting up of Chezkoslovakia
into Czech republic and
Slovak republic.Since the
whole event was achieved
through peaceful
demonstration like Velvet it
was called so
7. Preliminary round 3
Name the Non profit organization
open to People who score at the
98th
percentile or have a score
of 140 or more on a
standardised,Supervised IQ
test
9. Preliminary round
A New Zealander Wayne Gould a retired Judge from
Hong Kong found a book containing X.He created a
computer programme to generate the X which was
then published in newspapers across the world.X
became so popular that in 2006 a World
championship was held .In May 2006 Time magazine
listed Gould as one of the world's 100 most influential
people. What is X
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14. Preliminary round
It was the first time in History
that an ambassador has taken
oath with a KINDLE having
preloaded US Constitution
6
15. Preliminary round
On June 26,1985 in one of the
worst AIRCRAFT disasters,an
AIRINDIA aircraft was blown up
midair while in IRISH air space
killing 329 people.After which
Indian king was it named?
7
21. Preliminary round
Name the system of education
named after an Italian educator
which is based on belief in the
child's creative potential, his drive to
learn, and his right to be treated as
an individual.
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22. Preliminary round-10
Answer
The Montessori system is based
on belief in the child's creative
potential, his drive to learn, and
his right to be treated as an
individual
31. Preliminary round
In 1661,which city was
presented to King Charles II as
part of the dowry when he
married Princess Catherine de
Braganza of Portugal?
15
33. Preliminary round
A mix of Butane,ISO butene
and Propane gas creates a
Foam which was widely used
recently.Where was the same
used extensively recently
16
35. Preliminary round
X is a notable Engineer who designed a flood
protection system to protect the city of
Hyderbad from Flood.He was also
instrumental in developing a system to
protect Vishakaptnam port from Sea
Erosion..Every year his birthday is celebrated
as the Engineers day in India
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45. Preliminary round 22
It is called “Buvos Kocka” in Hungary
and sometimes referred to as the
Hungarian Horror.It was designed to
teach Algebraic Group theory to
students with help of interlinked 27
wooden blocks? What is it popularily
called?
49. Preliminary round 24
Plassey is historic village which lies
just east of the Bhāgīrathi River. Plassey
was the scene of the decisive victory of
British forces under Robert Clive over
those of the nawab Siraj Ud
Dawlah.Where in India is Plassey
located