QUIZ QUESTIONS

1. Which country recently launched the Chang’e 6 probe to bring back soil from
the dark side of the moon?

Ans. China

2. Pakistan launched its first-ever lunar mission, iCube-Qamar, in collaboration

with which country?

Ans. China

3. Archaeologists discovered the first evidence of rock art in which city of India?

Ans. Mangaluru (Karnataka)

4. The world’s first 100% biodegradable pen has been launched in which country?

Ans. India

5. NASA collaborated with which space agency to develop a standardized time

system for the moon?

Ans. European Space Agency (ESA)

6. India launched Biopharmaceutical alliance with which countries?

Ans. US, Japan & South Korea

7.India’s first-ever Lavender farm is constructed in which place ?

Ans. Jammu & Kashmir

8. What is the name of world’s first robot CEO?

Ans. Mika

9.The Central government has approved the first urban flood mitigation project for
which state?

Ans. Tamilnadu
10.Which state implements ‘Maha Lakshmi scheme’, aimed at providing free
travel to women in buses?

Ans. Telangana

11.Vikramaditya Vedic Clock is located in which city?

Ans. Ujjain

12.Adora Magic City is the first homegrown cruise ship of which country?

Ans. China

13.Who is known as the father of Indian library movement ?

Ans.S. R. Ranganathan

13.In which year the reading day started in Kerala?

Ans.1996

14.ISRO has decided to achieve debris-free space by which year?

Ans.2030

15.Project Nilgiri Tahr is an initiative launched by which state government?

Ans.Tamilnadu

16.Which country unveiled the world’s first 6G device?

Ans.Japan

17.Name the Indian who created history by becoming the first Indian space tourist?

Ans.Gopi Thotakura

18.Which country recently hosted Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence?

Ans. India
19.Which state has recently become the first state to map all accident black spots
on the Mappls App?

Ans. Punjab

20.Which is the highest waterfall in India?

Ans. Kunchikal falls

21.Which country has recently introduced an AI generated spokesperson, named

Victoria Shi?

Ans.Ukraine

22.Which is the heaviest living bird?

Ans. Ostrich

23.Statue of Unity is located on the bank of which river ?

Ans. Narmada river

24.Which female astronaut from Indian origin spent the maximum time in space?

Ans.Sunita Williams

25.Recently, government of Uttar Pradesh has decided to set up a bioplastic park

in which district?

Lakhimpur Kheri

26.Which is the highest mountain peak in the Indian Subcontinent?

Ans.The Kangchenjunga ( Located at the border of India &Nepal)

27.What is the name of the new space telescope launched by NASA?

Ans.The James Webb Space Telescope

28.What is the ratio of width and length of our National flag?

Ans.2:3
29.Where is the Railway Staff College located?

Ans.Vadodara

30.Who became the first woman helicopter pilot of the Indian Navy?

Ans.Anamika B Rajeev

31.India's ambitious plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions by which year?

Ans. 2070

32.Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?

Ans. Japan.

33.Which is the first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth?

Ans. Sputnik 1

34.Which two countries share the longest international border?

Ans.Canada and the United States

35.Which country has the most natural lakes in the world?

Ans.Canada

36.Which is the longest river in the world?

Ans. The Nile.

37.In which continent is the Amazon Rainforest located?

Ans. South America

38.Which is the smallest country in the world?

Ans.Vatican City.
39.Which country has become the first country in the world to prepare a checklist
of its entire fauna (i.e. Animals )?

Ans.India

40.Which is the largest freshwater lake in India?

Ans.Wular lake (Jammu & Kashmir )

41.Which city's metro railway has launched 'Tourism smart cards'?

Ans. Delhi

42.Which is the tallest statue in the world ?

Ans.Statue of Unity ( Gujarat)

43.Which agency is responsible for handling Cyber security threats for the Indian
Armed forces?

Ans. Defence Cyber Agency

44.Name the largest cave temple in the world.

Ans.Kailasa temple (Ellora, Maharashtra )

45.Which district is known as the lake district in India?

Ans. Nainital

46.Name the longest beach in India.

Ans. Marina beach

47.Name the mobile app, which was started for the public to raise complain…

48.Which planet in the solar system is known as the 'Red planet'?

Ans. Mars

49.Which organization has launched the ' Medical Devices Information system'
(MeDvis)?

Ans. World Health Organization

50.Which city is known as the " City of Winds"?

Ans.Chicago

51.Which state government has recently decided to ban the sale of high caffeine
energy drinks near schools?

Ans.Maharashtra

52.Which planet in the solar system is known as the "Morning star"?

Ans.Venus

53.Recently, scientists from which country developed a robot face with living
skin?

Ans.Japan

54.Which planet in the solar system has the largest diameter?

Ans.Jupiter

55.Which day is observed as 'Kargil Vijay Diwas' in India?

Ans. July 26

56.Which planet in the solar system is known as the 'Blue planet'?

Ans. Earth

57.Recently, researchers have spotted 'Magnetofossils' in which region of India?

Ans.Ladakh

58.Which is the happiest country in the world?

Ans.Finland

59.The world’s oldest calendar has been discovered in which country?

Ans. Turkey

60.Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Ans. Canada

61.Which is the largest island in the world?

Ans. Greenland

62.Which planet is closest to the sun?

Ans.Mercury

63.Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) was launched by which

ministry?

Ans.Ministry of Defence

64.The world's largest desert is located in which continent?

Ans.Antarctica

65.Recently, India launched Biopharmaceutical Alliance with which countries?

Ans.US, Japan and South Korea

66.Where was the first modern Olympic Games held?

Ans. Athens, 1896

67.Which airport became the first Indian airport to achieve Net Zero Carbon
Emission Airport status?

Ans.Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

68.Which is the tallest mountain in the world?

Ans.Mount Everest

69.Which country launched its first reusable hybrid rocket “RHUMI 1”?

Ans.India

70.Which city is known as 'The Eternal city'?

Ans.Rome
71.Recently, the scientists have discovered a reservoir of liquid water on which
planet?

Ans.Mars

72.Who was the first woman to win a Nobel prize?

Ans.Marie Curie

73.India’s second nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arighat, was

commissioned at which place?

Ans.Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

74.Which is the tallest waterfall in the world?

Ans. Angel falls in Venezuela

75.What is the name of the satellite launched by NASA to survey oceans and
atmosphere?

Ans.PACE [Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, and Ocean Ecosystem]

76.Which is the deepest point on planet Earth?

Ans.The Challenger deep in the Mariana Trench

77.Which is the first ‘Solar powered Village’ in India?

Ans. Modhera village in Gujarat

78.Which city is known as the 'Electronic City of India'?

Ans. Bangalore

79.Which place is famous for its gigantic rock-cut statue of Buddha?

Ans. Bamiyan
80.Who was the first man to step on the moon?

Ans. Neil Armstrong

81.Who is the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

Ans.C D Deshmukh

82.Which is the largest bird in the world?

Ans. Ostrich

83.Which is the first green port of India?

Ans. Haldia port (West Bengal )

84.Who is known as the “Father of Computer”?

Ans. Charles Babbage

85.Which algae is known as space algae?

Ans. Chlorella

86.Which is the largest plateau in the world?

Ans. The Tibetan plateau

87.Which viceroy is known as the “Father of Indian Railways”?

Ans.Lord Dalhousie

88.How many continents are there in the world ?

Ans. Seven

89.Name the coldest planet in the solar system.

Ans. Uranus

90.Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Ans. Canada
91.Recently, where was India’s first supercapacitor manufacturing facility
inaugurated?

Ans.Kannur, Kerala

92.Who designed the National Flag of India?

Ans. Pingali Venkayya

92.Where was the India’s first Carbon - di-oxide to-methanol pilot plant launched?

Ans.Pune

93.Which spice is known as the 'Queen of Spices'?

Ans.Cardamom

94.What is the theme of World Ozone day 2024?

Ans.Montreal protocol : Advancing Climate Action

95.Name the tennis Player who is known as “The King of Clay”?

Rafael Nadal

96.Which country is known as “the Land of Thousand lakes”?

Finland

97.Which is the Biggest Library in the world?

Ans.Library of congress in USA

98.Who established the first Blood Bank?

Ans. Bernard Fantus

99.Which is the Largest dam in the World?

Ans. Three Gorges Dam, China

100 .Which is India’s first Mars Orbiter Mission?

Ans.Mangalyaan
101.Who was the first man to step on the moon?

Ans. Neil Armstrong

102.Which is the largest bird in the world?

Ans. Ostrich

103.Who is known as the “Father of Computer”?

Ans. Charles Babbage

104.Which is the largest plateau in the world?

Ans. The Tibetan plateau

105.Who is known as the “Father of the Indian Constitution”?

Ans. Dr B R Ambedkar

106.Name the coldest planet in the solar system.

Ans. Uranus

107.Which is the first green port of India?

Ans. Haldia port (West Bengal )

108.Which algae is known as space algae?

Ans. Chlorella

109.Who is the first Indian Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)?

Ans.C D Deshmukh

110.Which viceroy is known as the “Father of Indian Railways”?

Ans.Lord Dalhousie

111.Which country has the longest coastline in the world?

Ans. Canada
112.Name the strongest muscle in the human body.

Ans.The masseter -(Jaw muscle )

113.Who designed the National Flag of India?

Ans. Pingali Venkayya

114.Who was the first human to travel into space?

Ans. Yuri Gagarin

115.Name the largest moon in our solar system.

Ans.Ganymede (a moon of Jupiter)

116.Which spice is known as "queen of spices"?

Ans. Cardamom

117.In which city is the Eiffel Tower located?

Ans. Paris

118.Which country has the most islands in the world?

Ans. Sweden

119.Recently, where was India’s first supercapacitor manufacturing facility

inaugurated?

Ans.Kannur, Kerala

120.Scientists have recently detected the gases carbon dioxide and hydrogen
peroxide on which moon of Pluto?

Ans.Charon

121.Where was the India’s first Carbon - di-oxide to-methanol pilot plant
launched?

Ans.Pune
122.Emu, a flightless bird is native to which country?

Ans. Australia

123.What is the theme of “World Ozone Day 2024”?

Ans.Montreal Protocol: Advancing Climate Action

124.What is the theme of ‘International Day of Peace 2024’?

Ans.Cultivating a Culture of Peace

125.The “Three Gorges Dam”, is located on which river in China?

Ans.Yangtze River

126.Which country is known as “the Land of festivals”?

India

127.Where is Himalayan Mountaineering Institute located?

Darjeeling, India

128.Name the tennis Player who is known as “The King of Clay”?

Rafael Nadal

129.Who established the first Blood Bank?

Bernard Fantus

130.Where is the International court of Justice located?

Hague, Netherlands

131.Which City in India is known as the “City of Joy”?

Kolkata

132.Who was the first Asian winner of the Nobel Prize?

Rabindranath Tagore
133.Who is known as “A Lady with the Lamp”?

Florence Nightingale

134.Which is the busiest bridge in India?

Howrah Bridge in Kolkata

135.Which Vitamin is responsible for the Clotting of Blood?

Vitamin K

136.Who was the first woman chief minister of India?

Sucheta Kripalani

137.Who is known as “Indian Bismarck”?

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

138.Who invented Richter scale?

Charles Richter

139.Which country is known as “the Land of Thousand lakes”?

Finland

140.Which is the Biggest Library in the world?

Library of congress in USA

141.Which is the Largest Temple in the world?

Angkor Wat in Cambodia

142.Where is India’s first Floating Post Office Established?

Dal Lake in Srinagar

143.Which Indian City is known as “the City of Pearls”?

Hyderabad

144.Which country is known as “the Land of Morning Calm”?

South Korea

145.Which is the first Country to make a Constitution?

United States of America