KBC 2017 – Episode 21-25 – September 25-29

Episode 21-25 – September 25-29

(FFF) Starting with the first, arrange these cities in the order in which they would see the sunrise on a single date
a. Delhi b. Washington c. Tokyo d. Paris
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Ans. CADB
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(1000) With reference to attire, what is a chooridar a type of?
a. Kurta b. Pajama c. Jooti d. Dupatta
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Ans. Pajama
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(2000) Complete this line from a song in the film Jagga Jasoos “Yahi umar hai kar le____”.
a. Papa se complaint b. Friend se masti c. Galti se mistake d. Girlfriend se mazak
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Ans. Galti se mistake
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(3000) Which of these is also a term used with reference to the Internet?
a. Biscuits b. Pastries c. Cakes d. Cookies
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Ans. Cookies
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(5000) Which of these sports does not have 11 players in each team?
a. Volleyball b. Cricket c. Football d. Field hockey
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Ans. Volleyball
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(10000) Which of these organs is a part of the human digestive system?
a. Pancreas b. Thymus c. Pituitary gland d. Cerebrum
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Ans. Pancreas
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(40000) Which of these following pairs of countries do not share a border?
a. India and Bangladesh b. Pakistan and Afghanistan c. Nepal and Bhutan d. India and Myanmar
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Ans. Nepal and Bhutan
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(80000) Which Hindi film’s poster carries this caption : “3 shots that shocked the nation”?
a. Airlift (2016) b. Baby (2015) c. Phantom (2015) d. Rustom (2016)
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Ans. Rustom (2016)
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(160000) Who votes to elect a Rajya Sabha member?
a. Members of the legislative assemblies b. Members of Lok Sabha c. Members of Municipal Councils d. General public of India
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Ans. Members of the legislative assemblies
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(320000) Which of these women started her career in ICICI bank in 1984 and went on to become its MD and CEO in 2009?
a. Naina Lal Kidwai b. Shikha Sharma c. Chanda Kochhar d. Ranjana Kumar
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Ans. Chanda Kochhar
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(640000) Who among these is the ‘shishya’ of 2016 Dronacharya awardee Bishweshwar Nandi?
a. Sakshi Malik b. P V Sindhu c. Dutee Chand d. Dipa Karmakar
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Ans. Dipa Karmakar
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(1250000) Which soldier was awarded the Param Vir Chakra after he was martyred during a UN Peacekeeping mission?
a. Rama Raghoba Rane b. Ardeshir Tarapore c. Gurbachan Singh Salaria d. Ramaswamy Parameswaran
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Ans. Gurbachan Singh Salaria
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(FFF) Arrange these former Prime Ministers in decreasing order of the number of years they served in office
a. Manmohan Singh b. Jawaharlal Nehru c. Indira Gandhi d. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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Ans. BCAD
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(1000) In which of these tournaments can you witness events like shot put, long jump and javelin throw?
a. Indian Super League b. Asian Games c. Durand Cup d. FIFA World Cup
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Ans. Asian Games
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(2000) Which of these idioms means to flatter someone?
a. Talve Chaatna b. Sar Khujana c. Aank gadana d. Hath malnq
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Ans. Talve Chaatna
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(3000) Which of these is not a type of pulse?
a. Urad Dal b. Masoor Dal c. Dalchini d. Moong Dal
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Ans. Dalchini
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(5000) Which denomination of note, announced by the Reserve Bank of India, is being introduced for the first time in India in 2017?
a. 200 b. 1000 c. 2000 d. 10000
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Ans. 200
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(10000) Which of the following is a jewellery brand of the Tata Group?
a. Nakshatra b. Forevermark c. Gili d. Tanishq
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Ans. Tanishq
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(40000) Which of these Indian prime ministers was born in present day Gujarat?
a. Chowdhary Charan Singh b. Morarji Desai c. Gulzari Lal Nanda d. Inder Kumar Gujral
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Ans. Morarji Desai
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(80000) On which day in the month of Magh is a festival celebrated in which devotees observe ‘Maun Vrat’?
a. Pratipada b. Purnima c. Amavasya d. Ekadashi
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Ans. Amavasya
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(FFF) Arrange these structures in the increasing order of their height
a. Burj Khalifa (Dubai) b. Qutub Minar (Delhi) c. Eiffel Tower (Paris) d. Char Minar (Hyderabad)
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Ans. DBCA
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(1000) Which of these words would you add before halwa to get the name of an Indian sweet?
a. Sohan b. Raj c. Prem d. Rahul
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Ans. Sohan
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(2000) Which of these pilgrimage sites is closest to the sea?
a. Dwarka b. Ujjain c. Bodh Gaya d. Amarnath
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Ans. Dwarka
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(3000) The terms ‘all out’ and ‘not out’ both are used in which of these sports?
a. Badminton b. Football c. Hockey d. Kabaddi
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Ans. Kabaddi
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(5000) Which of these operating systems is developed by Apple Inc?
a. Windows b. Android c. IOS d. Symbian
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Ans. IOS
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(10000) Which of these pairs is known for directing Hindi films?
a. Sajid – Wajid b. Salim-Sulaiman c. Abbas-Mastan d. Vishal-Shekhar
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Ans. Abbas-Mastan
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(40000) 7th April, 1948,the day the constitution of WHO came into force, is celebrated by what name?
a. World Cancer Day b. World No Tobacco Day c. World AIDS Day d. World Health Day
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Ans. World Health Day
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(80000) Apart from Bihar’s capital Patna, the name of which state’s capital starts with the letter P?
a. Assam b. Goa c. Manipur d. Telangana
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Ans. Goa
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(160000) Which of these is an electric automobile manufacturing company named after a Serbian American invention?
a. Edison b. Tesla c. Ford d. Lincoln
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Ans. Tesla
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(320000) Who among these leaders has served thrice as Prime Minister but never completed a full term in office?
a. Sheikh Haseena b. Atal Bihari Vajpayee c. Nawaz Sharif d. Begum Khaleeda Zia
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Ans. Nawaz Sharif
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(640000) In the Ramayana, on Ravana’s orders, who captured Hanuman when he was destroying Ashoka Vana?
a. Akshaya Kumara b. Indrajit c. Kumbhakarna d. Vibhisana
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Ans. Indrajit
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(1250000) Which of these does not hold true for mammals?
a. All have a backbone b. All have hair at some stage c. All females have mammary glands d. All females give birth to live young
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Ans. All females give birth to live young
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(2500000) After Jyoti Basu, who has held the office of Chief Minister for the longest time?
a. Pawan Kunar Chaming b. Narendra Modi c. Naveen Patnaik d. Manik Sarkar
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Ans. Pawan Kunar Chaming
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(5000000) Which Nobel laureate began his career as an accountant in the finance department of the Indian Government in Calcutta?
a. Amartya Sen b. Sir C V Raman c. Muhammad Yunus d. Ronald Ross
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Ans. Sir C V Raman
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(FFF) Arrange the following life events in the order they normally occur
a. Annaprashan b. Vivaah c. Vidya Arambh d. Janm
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Ans. DACB
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(1000) Which of these Hindi phrases is used to denote high inflation?
a. Fasal bikau mehngaai b. Pagdi chor mehngaai c. Aankhfod mehngaai d. Kamartod mehngaai
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Ans. Kamartod mehngaai
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(2000) Complete the title of this film starring Anil Kapoor and Kajol, “Hum Aapke____ Mein Rehte Hain”
a. Gali b. Dil c. Kholi d. Baaju
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Ans. Dil
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(3000) Which one of these four birds has the longest beak and feet?
a. Heron b. Parrot c. Crow d. Pigeon
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Ans. Heron
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(10000) Which of these formulae is used to calculate the area of a rectangular agricultural field?
a. Breadth – length b. Length *beadth *height c. Length *beadth d. Breadth/length
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Ans. Length *beadth
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(20000) Which one of these festivals is celebrated during winter in India?
a. Baisakhi b. Makar Sankranti c. Naag Panchami d. Ganesh Chaturthi
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Ans. Makar Sankranti
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(40000) Which cricketer holds the Indian record for the highest score in a match in the ICC Women’s World Cup?
a. Punam Raut b. Mithali Raj c. Smriti Mandhana d. Harmanpreet Kaur
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Ans. Harmanpreet Kaur
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(80000) Which of these chief ministers of Delhi once served as the youngest minister of the Haryana government?
a. Sheila Dikshit b. Sushma Swaraj c. Arvind Kejriwal d. Madan Lal Khurana
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Ans. Sushma Swaraj
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(160000) According to belief at which place near Kurukshetra did Lord Krishna deliver the message of the Bhagavat Gita to Arjuna?
a. Jyotisar b. Hisar c. Panipat d. Karnal
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Ans. Jyotisar
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(320000) Of the 29 states in India, how many have the names of its two separate regions in the name of the state?
a. One b. Two c. Three d. Four
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Ans. One
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(640000) Who headed the nine judge Supreme Court bench who declared the right to privacy to be a fundamental right under the Indian constitution?
a. Justice D Y Chandrachud b. Justice Dipak Misra c. Justice R F Nariman d. Justice J S Khehar
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Ans. Justice J S Khehar
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(FFF) Arrange these political parties in increasing order of the number of MPs they have in the current Lok Sabha
a. Indian National Congress b. Aam Aadmi Party c. All India Trinamul Congress d. Bharatiya Janata Party
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Ans. BCAD
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(20000) According to the Hindu Puranic texts, which is the 5th basic element of the Panch Mahabhoot, apart from Prithvi, Vayu, Jal and Agni
a. Amrit b. Aakash c. Aatma d. Manas
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Ans. Aakash
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(40000) Which is the largest state in South India in terms of area?
a. Telangana b. Karnataka c. Tamil Nadu d. Andhra Pradesh
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Ans. Karnataka
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(40000) Who among the following is not eligible to vote at a General Election in India?
a. The Prime Minister b. A Non Resident Indian c. A Prisoner d. An Indian Army Officer
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Ans. A Prisoner
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(80000) With reference to Yoga, the Surya Namaskar consists of how many asanas?
a. 10 b. 8 c. 14 d. 12
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Ans. 12
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(320000) Which one of these four films was originally mostly shot in black and white ,with some sequences in colour?
a. Pyasa b. Kagaz Ke Phool c. Mughal-e-Azam d. Awaara
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Ans. Mughal-e-Azam
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(640000) In the IPL, which player holds the record for the highest individual score?
a. Virat Kohli b. Ben Stokes c. Chris Gayle d. Rohit Sharma
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Ans. Chris Gayle
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(1250000) Which judge has had the longest tenure as the Chief Justice of India?
a. P N Bhagwati b. Y V Chandrachud c. P B Gajendragadkar d. B P Sinha
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Ans. Y V Chandrachud
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(2500000) Who owned the iconic bungalow named Mehrangir, situated in South Mumbai
a. Muhammad Ali Jinnah b. Rudyard Kipling c. M F Husain d. Homi J Bhabha
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Ans. Homi J Bhabha
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