Pragya by Quizzone plus: Preliminary Round

Question and answers of General Quiz: Preliminary Round by Quizzone plus

Question 1:

Dhanwan - X Replaced by Karisma Kapoor

Laadla - X Replaced by Sridevi

Mohra - X Replaced by Raveena Tandon

Dilwale - X Replaced by Raveena Tandon

Vijaypath - X Replaced by Tabu

Andolan - X Replaced by Mamta Kulkarni

Kartavya - X Replaced by Juhi Chawla

Kanyadaan - X Replaced by Manisha Koirala

Hulchul - X Replaced by Kajol

Angrakshak - X Replaced by Pooja Bhatt

This is the result of a sudden unfortunate incident. I'd X or the Incident.

Answer: Divya Bharti died after falling from the balcony of her apartment

Question 2:

Built in the Italian Gothic style, this building was opened in 1887 to mark 50 years of the Queen. This was designed by a British architectural engineer Frederick William Stevens from an initial design by Axel Haig.

Which iconic building is this?

Answer: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus

Question 3:

Clive Lloyd

Viv Richards

Aravinda de Silva

Ricky Ponting

Adam Gilchrist

Mahela Jayawardene

Travis Head

Connect (Exhaustive).

Answer: Century in ODI WC Final(Men)

Question 4:

This(X vs. Y) is an oversized celebrity comic book published by DC Comics in 1978, featuring X teaming up with "The Greatest" to defeat an alien invasion of Earth. It was based on an original story by Dennis O'Neil which was adapted by Neal Adams. I'd this comics.

Answer: Superman vs. Muhammad Ali 

Question 5:

Traditionally this dance is performed around a clay lantern with a light inside(womb lamp). This lantern represents life and the fetus in the womb in particular. The dancers thus honor Durga, the feminine form of divinity. Its name comes from the Sanskrit word for 'womb', and the dance itself is a representation of the cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth around the one unmoving symbol of the god. 

What dance is this, which is UNESCO recognized, Intangible cultural heritage?

Answer: Garba Dance

Question 6:

X is a British brand, first produced and sold in 1807 by Andrew X. In India, now it's made by HUL.

X' Cyclopedia was a one-volume encyclopedia published in the United Kingdom. I'd X.

Answer: Pears Soap

Question 7:

A brand new world was created by Rajiv Rao, ex-national creative director, of Ogilvy & Mather for this campaign. 

This world contains creatures who look like a certain food item from our daily lives. These creatures were seen making fun of one another, engaging in games, going on dates, and gossiping about celebrities, all while talking gibberish. 

Just tell me the name of these funny little creatures with ballooned bodies and oval-shaped heads used in promoting value-added service for certain brands?

Answer: Zoozoo

Question 8:

______ _______ is a city in the Koderma District of Jharkhand. The first blank refers to a local folk dance and also the name of the original village in the area, which is now located in the city. The second blank refers to the Hindi term for a small lake. 

The name of a song in the 2017 Hindi film 'Jagga Jasoos', is the same as this city, where the protagonist referred to this place as his hometown. 

FITB, which was once a part of the Hazaribagh district.

Answer: Jhumri Telaiya

Question 9:

This perfume was created by Jacques Guerlain in 1921 for the French perfume and cosmetics house Guerlain. Since 1925 this has been a flagship product for Guerlain. Behind this excessively sensual perfume, the creator had an inspiration from an Indian personality's love for her beloved.

Who is the inspiration behind the creation of this perfume?

Answer: Mumtaz Mahal

Question 10:

 The Ministry of Railways tweeted about Charbagh Railway station and compared it with something. The reason for comparisons is the station's domes and pillars.

Identify the blanked-out word that is a very common word to sports lovers.

Answer: CHESSBOARD

Question 11:

After this epic war, X was performing funeral rites for his not-so-beloved relatives. At this moment he came across the true identity of his lost brother from his mother's side. Out of rage, he cursed all the woman kind and also his mother for keeping this huge secret.

Who is X and what is this curse about still believed by people of our country?

Answer: X - Judisthir, Women can't keep secrets.

Question 12:

Though most people think they were just ordinary cooks but in reality they used to generate flavorful items for their Nawabs. They hold a unique position to control the flow of cultural traffic both ways. In colonial writings they mentioned the bawarchi slaved in the kitchen preparing food but the ________, who acted as the conduit between the memshaib and the kitchen staff.

Which word will fill the blank (the literal meaning of the word is master of household goods)?

Answer: Khansama

Question 13:

Reversi is a strategy board game for two players, played on an 8×8 uncheckered board. It was invented in 1883. In the picture, we can see a modern and most famous variant of the game with the fixed initial setup of the board, patented in 1971. 

What is the name of this game that derived its name from a tragedy(1603) by William Shakespeare?

Answer: Othello

Question 14:

Where in the world would you find 'Victoria' written in Devnagiri script (Hindi), a Bible verse in Hebrew, an angel with the text 'In the face of adversity', and a black and white image of the Christ inspired by the painting 'the man of sorrows' by Mathew R. Brooks?

Answer: David Beckham's tattoos

Question 15:

The Macdonald triad refers to the idea that there are three signs that can indicate whether someone will grow up to be a ____ or similar kind of person :

Being cruel or abusive to animals, especially pets

Setting fire to objects or otherwise committing minor acts of arson

Regularly wetting the bed (mainly after 5 years of age)

FITB.

Answer: SERIAL KILLER

Question 16:

 Identify the Singer.

Answer: Prashmita Paul

Question 17:

This painting's art style was an inspiration from a certain famous painter X. X prefers to call himself a Y. Y is a community traceable to the 13th century. The term Y itself is a corruption of the Bengali word that means an engraver.

Identify the painter and also the community, whose people are said to have two names to identify themselves.

Answer: X= Jamini Roy, Y= Patua

Question 18:

The inner and outer surfaces of the brain, the brainstem, the frontal lobes, the basilar artery, the pituitary gland, and the optic chiasm are related in some way to the video in some way.  An additional hidden rib may be found in some special thing related to this video. 

How can these two things be related to the video shown?

Answer: The creation of Adam

Question 19:

It is first mentioned in the writings of Hiuen Tsang, a Chinese pilgrim in 641.

Then in 1022 AD, it is also mentioned in the writings of the Persian historian Abu Rihan-al-Biruni.

About a century later, Ibn Battuta, in his memoirs, referred to this temple as "Kajrara".

Many believe that the temple got its name from the special golden fruit tree grown there.

Which particular Nagara-style temple or temple complex is mentioned here which is believed to be built by the Chandela dynasty?

Answer: Khajuraho Group of Monuments

Question 20:

X company was founded on 4 February 2010 as a daily deals platform, before expanding to become an online marketplace in October 2011. 

Y hamlet was located on the outskirts of Jhinjhana town in Shamli district in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Now in 2015 certain long-lasting problem (villagers walk long miles for this problem) was solved by company X. As a gratitude, the villagers did something very common that was done for political reasons or after some famous people. 

What did the villagers do that became a milestone for X company?

Answer: Snapdeal Nagar

Question 21:

This is a popular story about the dish X which was believed to bring life even to a dead tree. What is the name of this royal dish, which is especially popular in Awadhi cuisine?

Answer: Nawabi Daal / Daal Nawabi

Question 22:

How can Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Buzz Aldrin be connected to this particular titanium mineral?

Answer:

Question 23:

This book was written for a particular type of disease X's patients. X disease is a chronic and progressive condition of the arteries in the brain, where people have narrowing of these blood vessels that leads to blockages and can eventually cause ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, and seizures. Now X if distorted can also be used as a common pop culture term Y. (Means yearning or desire)This distortion term is also used by singer Daler Mehndi.

Just identify the term Y.

Answer:

Question 24:

This famous person was awarded Padma Shri in 2011 and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 2021. Identify this person whose voice can be heard here?

Answer: Irfan Khan

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