General Knowledge-3

1. Which company manufactured the new breech loading rifles whose greased cartridges contributed to the outbreak of revolt in 1857?__Enfield

2. In the Valmiki's Ramayana, on Hanuman's advice, at the hermitage of which sage did Sugriva hide from Bali?__ Matanga

3. Which term was first used by naturalist Carl Linnaeus to collectively refer to apes, monkeys and man?__ Primates

4. Which article of clothing gets its name from the Sanskrit word, 'savala' meaning variegated?__ Shawl

5. Which word originated from the Tamil for a spiced and seasoned sauce, particularly flavoured by the leaves of the Karuveppilei plant?___ Curry (Kari Leaves)

6. Which legendary sixteenth century Malwa ruler had a romantic association with Roopmati?__ Baaz Bahadur

7. Which physicist was the first person to receive two Nobel Prizes, in the years 1956 and 1972, respectively?__ John Bardeen

8. What is the present name of the track of land known as Caledonia till the eleventh AD?__ Scotland

9. Who was the Chief Minister of Kerela's first ever Communist Government in 1956?__ E.M.S. Namboodiripad

10. In 1937, which Prime Minister of Madras Presidency became the first leader in Asia to introduce Sales Tax?__ C. Rajagopalachari

11. Name the Church after which Mumbai's Church Gate is named.__ St. Thomas Cathedral

12. Which Asian republic was claimed for Spain by Magellan in 1521 and eventually ceded to the US after the Spanish-American War in 1898?__ The phillippines

13. Which word, now generally used for an unexpected burst of wealth or success, literally means 'calm sea' in Spanish?__ Bonanza

14. In Greek mythology, which seven daughters of Atlas, when pursued by Orion, were turned into stars?__ Pleiades

15. Which Governor-General was derisively called 'Clemency' on account of lenient treatment meted out to rebellious soldiers of the 1857 mutiny?__ Lord Canning

16. What do we commonly call the Furcula bone in birds?__ Wish-bone

17. How do we refer to the temperature at which molecules has no energy and molecular motion ceases?__ Absolute Zero

18. The name of which equestrian event is derived from the French word for 'training'?__ Dressage

19. Which Indian city was founded in 1727, with Vidyadhar Chakravorty from Bengal as its chief architect?__ Jaipur

20. The name of which natural phenomenon is derived from the Latin for 'make round by turning'?__ Tornado