General Quiz

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-07 00:21:04

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#8411. Give the list of chemical elements starting with the letter C.

#8412. Give the list of chemical elements starting with the letter D.

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-08 00:08:54

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#8413. Who is the author of Far from the Madding Crowd? (His fourth novel and his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership.)

#8414. Who is the author of Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal? (The book was adapted into a 2006 film of the same name, directed by Richard Linklater.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-09 00:17:08

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#8415. Who is the author of Enemies of Promise? (a critical and autobiographical work written by him first published in 1938.

It comprises three parts, the first dedicated to his observations about English literature and the English literary world of his time, the second a list of adverse elements that affect the ability to be a good writer and the last an account of his early life.)

#8416. Who is the author of Essays of Elia? (Essays of Elia is a collection of essays; it was first published in book form in 1823, with a second volume, Last Essays of Elia, issued in 1833 by the publisher Edward Moxon.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-10 00:13:52

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#8417. Who is the author of Fathers and Sons (novel)? (also translated more literally as Fathers and Children, is an 1862 novel, published in Moscow by Grachev & Co. It is one of the most acclaimed Russian novels of the 19th century.)

#8418. Who is the author of Fingersmith (novel)? (a 2002 historical crime novel set in Victorian-era Britain)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-11 00:05:14

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#8419. Who is the author of In the First Circle? (also published as The First Circle) is a novel by Russian writer released in 1968. A more complete version of the book was published in English in 2009.

The novel depicts the lives of the occupants of a sharashka (a research and development bureau made of Gulag inmates) located in the Moscow suburbs.)

#8420. Who is the author of The Forsyte Saga? (first published under that title in 1922, is a series of three novels and two interludes published between 1906 and 1921 by the English author who won the Nobel Prize in Literature.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-12 00:31:52

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#8421.When is the International Nurses Day observed? (International Nurses Day (IND) is an international day observed around the world (the anniversary of Florence Nightingale's birth) each year, to mark the contributions that nurses make to society.)

#8422. When is the International Day of Families observed? (The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 with resolution A/RES/47/237 and reflects the importance the international community attaches to families. The International Day provides an opportunity to promote awareness of issues relating to families and to increase knowledge of the social, economic and demographic processes affecting families.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-13 00:06:51

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#8423. When is the World Press Freedom Day or just World Press Day declared?

#8424. When is the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day celebrated? (This date is the anniversary of the birth of Jean-Henry Dunant. He was the founder of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-14 00:29:05

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#8425. When is the World Population Day observed? (World Population Day is an annual event, observed every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on this day, 1987, the approximate date on which the world's population reached six billion people.)

#8426. When is the International Day of Yoga celebrated? (The International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually since 2015, following its inception in the United Nations General Assembly in 2014. Yoga is a physical, mental and spiritual practice which originated in India.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-15 00:05:20

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#8427. What is the contribution of St George Lane Fox-Pitt in science/engineering? ( a British electrical engineer and student of psychic phenomena.)

#8428. What is the contribution of Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès in science? (First made in France in 1869)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-16 00:51:04

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#8429. Name the famed American aviator during the interwar period and the first pilot to fly solo around the world (November 22, 1898 – August 15, 1935). Also known for his work in high-altitude flying, Post helped develop one of the first pressure suits and discovered the jet stream. On August 15, 1935, he and American humorist Will Rogers were killed when Post's aircraft crashed on takeoff from a lagoon near Point Barrow in the Territory of Alaska.

#8430. Name the French aviator, inventor, and engineer (1 July 1872 – 1 August 1936). He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of the money he made to finance his attempts to build a successful aircraft. He was the first to use the combination of hand-operated joystick and foot-operated rudder control as used to the present day to operate the aircraft control surfaces. He was also the first to make a working, powered, piloted monoplane. In 1909 he became world-famous for making the first airplane flight across the English Channel, winning the prize of £1,000 offered by the Daily Mail newspaper.

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-17 00:09:01

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#8431. In which sport/game is 'Eisenhower Trophy' associated?

#8432. The Europe Cup (also known as European Badminton Club Championships) is a badminton team championships played by clubs from all around Europe, comparable to the UEFA Champions League in football. When was it established?

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-18 00:09:51

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#8433. When are the 2028 Summer Olympics scheduled?

#8434. When are the 2024 Summer Olympics scheduled?

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-19 00:30:51

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#8435. What is Louise Brown (Louise Joy Brown (born 25 July 1978)) known for?

#8436. What is Malavath Purna (born 10 June 2000) known for? (A film based on Purna's life story was released in 2017 named Poorna: Courage Has No Limit directed by Rahul Bose.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-20 00:10:00

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#8437. Name the Japanese physician and JAXA astronaut (born May 6, 1952). She was the first Japanese woman in space, the first Japanese citizen to have two spaceflights, and the first Asian woman in space. Both were Space Shuttle missions; her first was STS-65 aboard Space Shuttle Columbia in July 1994, which was a Spacelab mission. Her second spaceflight was STS-95 aboard Space Shuttle Discovery in 1998. In total she has spent 23 days in space.

She was selected to be an astronaut by Japanese national space agency NASDA (now called JAXA) in 1985. Prior to this, she was an assistant professor in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery at Keio University, the oldest university in Japan. In 2015, she became Vice President of the Tokyo University of Science. In addition, she became JAXA Technical Counselor.

#8438. Name the American naval officer and explorer (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957). He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. He claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach both the North Pole and the South Pole by air. His claim to have reached the North Pole is disputed. He is also known for discovering Mount Sidley, the largest dormant volcano in Antarctica.

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-21 00:06:08

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#8439. When was the 'Christ the Redeemer' (statue) constructed?

#8440. When was the 'Great Wall of China' constructed?

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-22 00:07:39

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#8441. The euro (symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 of how many member of states of the European Union?

#8442. When was the name euro officially adopted?

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-23 00:15:23

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#8443. When is the 'World Leprosy Day' observed? (Leprosy is one of the oldest recorded diseases in the world. It is an infectious chronic disease that targets the nervous system, especially the nerves in the cooler parts of the body: the hands, feet, and face. Pope Francis has spoken in support of the observation.)

#8444. When is the 'World Marriage Day' observed? (Its purpose is declared to be: "World Marriage Day honors husband and wife as the foundation of the family, the basic unit of society. It salutes the beauty of their faithfulness, sacrifice and joy in daily married life.")

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-24 00:05:54

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#8445. Who is the author of A Study of History? (A Study of History is a 12-volume universal history, published from 1934 to 1961.)

#8446. Who is the author of A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House? (As a special assistant to the president, he was able to observe the people and events that shaped the Kennedy administration. The book describes the policies, politics and personalities during Kennedy's time in office. Kennedy's cabinet is a focused aspect.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-25 00:08:33

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#8447. Who is the author of Adversary in the House? (a biographical novel based on the life of prominent socialist Eugene V. Debs and of his wife Kate, who was opposed to socialism.)

#8448. Who is the author of Advise and Consent? (a 1959 political fiction novel)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-26 00:06:43

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#8449. Who is the author of A Woman's Life? ( the most famous play by Kaoru Morimoto and was the most frequently staged play during postwar Japan. Consisting of seven scenes and five acts, A Woman's Life tells the story of Kei as she grows from a young girl into a successful businesswoman.)

#8450. Who is the author of Adam Bede ? (published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously, even though she was a well-published and highly respected scholar of her time. The novel has remained in print ever since and is regularly used in university studies of 19th-century English literature. She described the novel as, “A country story full of the breath of cows and scent of hay”.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-27 00:04:50

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#8451. Who is the author of A Fraction of the Whole? (a 2008 novel. It follows three generations of the eccentric Dean family in Australia and the people who surround them.)

#8452. Who is the author of A Man for All Seasons? (based on the life of Sir Thomas More.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-28 02:41:15

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#8453. When is the World Asthma Day organized? (World Asthma Day is an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.)

#8454. When is the World Migratory Bird Day held? (The event was founded as an effort of the UN's Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds to raise awareness of the migratory linkages between regions of the globe. World Migratory Bird Day events have been held in 118 nations.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-29 00:12:08

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#8455. When is the World Hypertension Day designated? (World Hypertension Day (WHD) is a day designated and initiated by The World Hypertension League (WHL), which is itself an umbrella to organizations of 85 national hypertension societies and leagues. The day was initiated to increase the awareness of hypertension. This was especially important because of the lack of appropriate knowledge among hypertensive patients.)

#8456. When is the World Bee Day celebrated? (On this day Anton Janša, the pioneer of beekeeping, was born in 1734.
The purpose of the international day is to acknowledge the role of bees and other pollinators for the ecosystem.)

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-30 00:28:51

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#8457. Name the instrument that measures the absorbance of particular wavelengths of light by a specific solution. It is commonly used to determine the concentration of a known solute in a given solution by the application of the Beer–Lambert law, which states that the concentration of a solute is proportional to the absorbance.

#8458. Name the instrument that is a rotary electrical switch in certain types of electric motors and electrical generators that periodically reverses the current direction between the rotor and the external circuit. It consists of a cylinder composed of multiple metal contact segments on the rotating armature of the machine.

Jai Ganesh · 2022-06-30 00:29:35

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#8457. Name the instrument that measures the absorbance of particular wavelengths of light by a specific solution. It is commonly used to determine the concentration of a known solute in a given solution by the application of the Beer–Lambert law, which states that the concentration of a solute is proportional to the absorbance.

#8458. Name the instrument that is a rotary electrical switch in certain types of electric motors and electrical generators that periodically reverses the current direction between the rotor and the external circuit. It consists of a cylinder composed of multiple metal contact segments on the rotating armature of the machine.

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