Zephyrus 2014 Prelims-Answers
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The document contains 15 questions and answers about various topics. Some of the questions are about the names of metro tunnel boring machines in Bengaluru, the official ball sponsor of the Indian Super League, and the meaning of the Sanskrit phrase "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam". Other questions identify Jack Ma, the disease believed to have originated in the Belgian Congo in the 1920s, and the Hollywood director who completed his film degree from California State University over 30 years after starting.
Zephyrus 2014 Prelims-Answers
- 1. ANSWERS
- 2. Helen, Margarita, Krishna and Kaveri comprise the list of what in Bengaluru? Q-1
- 3. Names of Underground Tunnel Burrowing Machines of Namma Metro A-1
- 4. Q-2 Which Sports Brand is the official ball sponsor for the Indian Super League?
- 5. A-2 Puma
- 6. X a Sanskrit shloka which means "the world is one family. The earliest reference to this phrase was found in the Hitopadesha. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India used this phrase in an interview to a Japanese reporter, adding that "this is in our DNA, this is in our genetic system". Pranab Mukherjee emphasized the importance of values for the youth and said Indians are fortunate to have learnt from the ancestors the principle of X while addressing the Overseas Youth of Indian origin. What is X? Q-3 *
- 8. Identify Q-4
- 9. A-4 Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba
- 10. Which global pandemic is said to have had its origins in L辿opoldville in the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in the 1920s? Q-5
- 11. A-5 HIV AIDS
- 12. Q-6 * Which acclaimed Hollywood director completed a B.A. in Film Production and Electronic Arts with an option in Film/Video Production in 2002 from California State University, Long Beach almost 35 years after he had joined the course ?
- 14. Q-7 What is the significance of this song?
- 15. A-7 Theme Song of 2014 Asian Games.
- 16. If Indias domain extension is .in, whose extension is .de? Q-8
- 17. A-8 Germany
- 18. Logo for which campaign? Q-9 *
- 20. Q-10 In which classic novel would you come across the characters of Agnes Wickfield, James Steerforth and Clara Peggoty?
- 21. A-10 David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens
- 22. Google Doodle on whose birthday? Q-11
- 24. Which eminent Indian scientist wrote the famous article, Water: The Elixir of Life in which he signified the importance of water in our day-to-day life? (Hint: The scientists birth anniversary is today) Q-12 *
- 28. Which popular monument at Agra along with the Ajanta Caves were the first Indian monuments to be inducted into the UNESCO World Heritage Site list? Q-14
- 29. A-14 Agra Fort
- 30. In which country is the 2018 FIFA World Cup scheduled to take place? Q-15 *
- 31. A-15 Russia