General Knowledge Quiz1 By About Round 1 Option

General Knowledge Quiz-1 By,

About… • • Round 1 - Option round Round-2 - Visual round Round-3 - Who is who round Round-4 -Direct round

Round 1 - Option round • There are four option for each question. • 10 points for each correct answer. • No pass mark.

Question 1 • Which NASA’s spacecraft ended its mission of exploring Saturn on October 15 th? a)Cassini b)Pioneer c)Orion d)Chandrayaan

Answer • A) Cassini • The Cassini–Huygens mission commonly called Cassini, was a collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites. The Flagship-class unmanned robotic spacecraft comprised both NASA's Cassini probe, and ESA's Huygens lander which would be landed on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. [7] Cassini was the fourth space probe to visit Saturn and the first to enter its orbit. The craft were named after astronomers Giovanni Cassini and Christiaan Huygens.

Question 2 § National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12 th. Whose Birthday is January 12 th ? a) Jawaharlal Nehru b) Swami Vivekananda c) Subhash Chandra Bose d) Rajaram Mohan Roy

Answer üSwami Vivekananda v (International Youth Day. August 12)

Question 3 • Which is the tallest in India concrete dam in the world? a) Bhakra Nangal b) Hirakud c) Sardar Sarovar d) Banasura Sagar Dam

Anwer- c) Sardar Sarovar • The Sardar Sarovar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada river near Navagam, Gujarat in India. Four Indian states, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra and Rajasthan, receive water and electricity supplied from the dam. The foundation stone of the project was laid out by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on April 5, 1961. The project took form in 1979 as part of a development scheme to increase irrigation and produce hydroelectricity. The dam was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 17, 2017. [2]

Question 4 • Who is the current Defense Minister of India? a) Arun Jaitly b) Rajnath singh c) Manohar Parikkar d) Nirmala Sitaraman

Answer • D)Nirmala Sitaraman

Round 2 - Visual Round • Identify the picture and answer • 10 points for each correct answer. • Pass mark-5

Question 1 • Identify the logo…

Answer • Kheleo- U 17 world cup logo

Question 2 • Identify the logo…

Answer • UNO

Question 3 • Identify the picture

Answer • Nobel prize

Question 4 • Identify the place…

Answer • Red Fort, Delhi

Round 3 -Who is who • Answer the Questions • 10 points for each correct answer. • Pass mark-5

Question 1 ØWho is the present Secretary General of UNO ?

Answer • Antonio Gutreass(9 th Secretary Genral of UNO) • )

Question 2 • Who is the present Vice president of India?

Answer üVenkaiah Naidu

Question 3 • Who is the present Chairman of ISRO?

Answer • A S Kiran Kumar • Aluru Seelin Kiran Kumar (�� ; born 22 October 1952) is an Indian space scientist and the chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation having assumed office on 14 January 2015. [1] He is credited with the development of key scientific instruments aboard the Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan space crafts. [2][3][4][5] In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of science and technology. [6] Kiran Kumar previously served as Director of Ahmedabad Space Applications Centre. [7]

Question 4 • Who is the present Chief Justice of India ?

Answer • Mr. Dipak Misra • Justice Dipak Misra (born 3 October 1953) is the Chief Justice of India. He is the 45 th Chief Justice of India (CJI), succeeding the 44 th CJI, Justice J. S. Khehar. [2][3] He is a judge of the Supreme Court of India and a former Chief Justice of the Patna and Delhi High Courts. He is the nephew of Justice Ranganath Misra, who was the 21 st CJI during 1990 -91. [4][5] He hails from the State of Odisha.