6. 1
• In January 2020 a
team led by Allisa
Eckert and Don
Higgins at the US
Centre for Disease
control and prevention
was assigned a task of
creating something
with reference to
Covid 19.
• What they created ?
14. 3
• Fill in the blank
• On 24th May 1949, French writer, philosopher
and activist Simone de Beavoir published a book
____ _______ ______;
• It sold around 22000 copies in the first week.
• De Beavoir argued that “throughout history, man
had been treated as the default and woman as
‘the other’; that woman is not born but made; out
of expectations and customs rather than out of
her own desires.”
22. 5
• The golden goal rule was first introduced
formally in 1992 and the rule was withdrawn
by FIFA in 2004.
• Later FIFA experimented with silver goal rule.
It was also withdrawn.
• However the golden goal is still used in the
beach soccer world cup and some other
games.
• What is a golden goal?
30. 8
• Fill in the blank
• The ___ __________ city is a residential
urban concept in which all city residents able
to meet most of their needs within a short
walk or a bicycle ride from their home.
• This concept was popularised by Anne
Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris(inspired from the
concept by the French Colombian scientist
Carlos Moreno).
36. 10
• The 287 households in this village benefited
from the influx of financial resources from
family members working in Kuwait, Dubai
and the United States since 1980.
• The women are also educated in the village
with the large number of female graduates
and post graduates.
• The village catapulted Dr. Krishna Swamy
(Puthiya Tamilagam) into the political
limelight.
• Identify the village.
52. 7
• Fill in the blank :
• The word’s origin is from French and it was
originally used to indicate the requirements
of a Military operation such as airfields,
hangers, roads, bridges, training areas and
mess Halls.
• Identify the word.
54. 8
• The Word’s origin is from Afrikaans first used
during the South African Frontier wars of the
late 1700s.
• It was originally described an armed and
mounted unit of men typically employed to
reclaim stolen property and land.
• The current usage is credited to Winston
Churchil who used it in 1940s to name a
specially trained assault group.
• Identify the word.
56. 9
• The Latin original word meant, ‘bed
chamber’.
• The word appeared in English in late 15th
century.
• Later it was used to indicate the bedroom
and dormitories in English boarding school.
• Identify the word that still have some
relevance to sleep.
60. 11
• The word of Latin origin also indicated
medicine, drug, charm and even magic
potion.
• A legend says that the word derived its name
from the Roman Goddess of Love, Venus to
indicate a ‘Love Potion’.
• Identify the word.
66. 2
• “Most of the human population has lost the
ability to live in the surface of the earth.
• Each individual now lives in isolation below
ground level in a standard room with all
bodily and spiritual needs met by the
omnipotent Global machine.
• Travel is restricted. Communication is made
via a kind of instant messaging / video
conferencing machine”
• Identify the book published in 1909 and name
the author.
•
72. 4
• The magazine was launched by two
journalists who quit their job with the
Outlook magazine.
• In 2004, it was re-launched with 200 writers,
lawyers, business people and activists as
supporters.( Arundhati Roy, Shashi Tharoor ,
VS.Naipaul were among the supporters)
• Identify the People's paper with “Free, Fire
and Fearless” journalism
79. 6
• An experiment was initiated by Google office at
Hyderabad aimed at “Googlets” during lockown.
• It gained popularity and now recommended to all
other Google offices.
• Who are Googlets?
83. 8
• Despite the popular opinion these birds
show signs of great sensitivity and
intelligence.
• They mate for life and the death of a loved
one leads to mourning like human behaviour.
• They honk mournfully, stop eating, hunch up
their feathers and can remain that way for
months.
• If one bird is shot down, its partner will
return to earth, stand vigil next to its corpse.
• Identify the bird.