Quizomania 2024 Round 1

Multiple Choice

The Ellora Caves in Maharashtra were built during the regime of which dynasty?

• Chola

• Chalukya

• Pallava

• Rashtrakuta

Multiple Choice

Who is the present Secretary General of United Nations?

• Ban Ki-Moon

• António Guterres

• Kofi Annan

• Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Multiple Choice

Due to a glacial lake outburst flood, a hydel power project dam on river Teesta in India was destroyed in October 2023. Name the dam.

• Dikchu Dam

• Kalijhora Dam

• Chungthang Dam

• Rangit Dam

Multiple Choice

The Bermuda Triangle is an imaginary triangle drawn connecting three locations in the Atlantic Ocean. Name the locations.

• Bermuda, Miami, Puerto Rico

• Bermuda, Cuba, Haiti

• Bermuda, Jamaica, Miami

Multiple Choice

"Our Films, Their Films" is the book authored by a famous Indian film director

• Subhas Ghai

• Satyajit Ray

• Raj Kumar Hirani

• Mrinal Sen

Multiple Choice

Amir Khan starrer "Hum Hai Rahi Pyar Ke" was based on which Hollywood movie?

• On the Double

• It Happened One Night

• Houseboat

• Roman Holiday

Multiple Choice

Which country won the last (2021) T-20 Cricket World Cup?

• New Zealand

• India

• Australia

• Pakistan

Multiple Choice

A tribal form of art where bell metal is commonly used to make dull gold figurines. Practiced in Bastar and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh and Bankura District of West Bengal. Name the art form

• Madhubani

• Dhokra

• Kalamkari

• Pattachitra

Multiple Choice

When a tennis player wins all four Grand Slams in a single year and also bags gold in Olympics in the same year. The achievement is known as

• Super Slam

• Golden Slam

• Platinum Slam

• Calendar Slam

Multiple Choice

A ball and a socket forms a

• Turning pair

• Rolling pair

• Screw pair

• Spherical pair

Multiple Choice

The points (-1, –2), (1, 0), (-1, 2), (-3, 0) form a quadrilateral of type

• Square

• Rectangle

• Parallelogram

• Rhombus

Multiple Choice

Why was Rutherford’s atomic model unstable?

• Nuclei will break down

• Orbiting electrons radiate energy

• Electrons do not remain in orbit.

• The nucleus repels electrons

Multiple Choice

What does HTML stand for?

• Hyperlinks and Text Markup Language

• Hyper Text Markup Language

• Hyper Text Manipulation Language

• Hyper Tool Markup Language

Multiple Choice

A cathode and an anode are the most common components of an electrochemical cell. Which of the following claims about the cathode is correct?

• Oxidation occurs at the cathode

• Electrons move into the cathode

• Usually denoted by a negative sign

• Is usually made up of insulating material

Multiple Choice

The commonly used material for shielding or screening magnetism is ?

• Copper 

• Aluminium 

• Soft iron 

• Brass