General Knowledge Quiz 34: Personalities Quiz

General Knowledge Quiz 34: Personalities Quiz 1. Who introduced the concept of Ombudsman in India? Mahatma Gandhi L M Singhvi Anna Hasare Kiran Bedi 2. Who among the following holds the all time record for Olympic gold medals? Michael Phelps Larisa Latynina Paavo Nurmi Usain...

India Quiz 69

India Quiz 69 1. Which Indian state is known as the "Land of Lamps"? Tamil Nadu Bihar Kerala Andrha Pradesh 2. The name of this Indian river is derived from Sanskrti meaning "salt river", due high salinity of its water. Which river we are referring to? Luni River Sabarmathi...

General Knowledge Quiz 32: Great Personalities Quiz

General Knowledge Quiz 32: Great Personalities Quiz 1. Who is known as "Father of Mineralogy"? Joan Abella William Lawrence Bragg Georgius Agricola Norman Bowen 2. Bao Dai was the last emperor of this country. Name the country. Myanmar China Vietnam Japan 3. Name the...

Science Quiz 36

Science Quiz 36 1. In Chemistry, an amphoteric compound is a molecule or ion that can react with Acids Bases Both None of these 2. To which plant do the world record for the fastest growing plant belongs? Bamboo Eucalyptus Poplar Giant Sequoia 3. Tharsis is a vast volcanic...

Sports Quiz 13: Personalities and Records in Cricket

Sports Quiz 13: Personalities and Records in Cricket 1. Which cricketer had scored the highest individual score in ODI cricket?Brian LaraSachin TendulkarRohit SharmaVirendar Sehwag2. Who was the first cricketer to achieve hundred centuries in first-class cricket?Jack HobbsSachin...

Environment Quiz 58: Mountains Quiz

Quiz on Mountains 1. Where is Adam's Peak, the mountain revered as a holy site by Buddhists, Hindus, some Muslims and Christians, located? India Nepal Sri Lanka Bhutan 2. Name the highest mountain located entirely in India Kangchenjunga Nanda Devi Anamudi Doddabeta 3....

India Quiz 68

India Quiz 68 1. Name the emperor who wrote "Amuktamalyada", an epic poem in Telugu Krishnadevaraya Maharana Pratap Harshavardhana Rajendra Chola I 2. With whom among the following did the East India Company fight the Battle of Sobraon in 1846? Marathas Sikhs Portuguese French 3....