Jigyasa - The Quiz Club

  Answer :-        The third person to walk on the Moon. He was referring to Neil Armstrong's quote "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

 Quizzing in India differs from quizzing in the United States and the United Kingdom in that it is diversified, with several genres catering to various geographical regions, age groups, and hobbies.  In 1967, Neil O'Brien held the first documented, official quiz in Calcutta's Christ the King Church Parish Hall (now Kolkata). O'Brien, who had recently returned from England and had been exposed to pub quiz culture there, introduced quizzing to the Anglo-Indian community first, before spreading to a wider audience. O'Brien continued to participate in quizzes, eventually presenting popular quiz show broadcasts such as "North Star Quiz." Bournvita Quiz Contest, a quiz show for high school students, debuted on radio in India on April 12, 1972, and quickly became one of the most popular programmes in the country. The show's original quizmasters were Hamid Sayani and his brother Ameen. It lasted over a decade until being resurrected as a television quiz show in th...

 A quiz is a type of game or mental sport in which competitors strive to properly answer questions about a specific or a variety of topics. Quizzes can be used as a quick assessment tool in education and other industries to track knowledge, talents, and skills progress. They can also be shown on television for entertainment reasons, usually in the style of a game show. The word's origins may be traced back to 1780; its derivation is uncertain, but it is thought to have originated in student slang. It was first used to describe a "odd, quirky person"[a] or a "joke, prank." Later, it developed to signify "to examine, study intently" (perhaps as a result of association with words like "inquisitive"), and then (from about mid-19th century) a test or exam.  The word quiz is the subject of a well-known urban legend that claims that in 1791, a Dublin theatre owner named Richard Daly wagered that he could introduce a word into the language in under 2...

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 Hello and welcome to IAS.  Presenting to you the daily quiz for the 22nd of May 2021, Saturday. Let us begin and have a look at the first question for today bao-dhaan, recently in news is : option   A- medium green rice grown in Bhutan and the eastern Himalayas; option B- red parboiled   rice variety grown in Palakkad district of Kerala; option c a GI tagged variety of rice   known for its strong aroma that is widely used in traditional Bengali cuisine; option d iron-rich   red rice grown in Brahmaputra valley of Assam.Option d is the right answer. The iron-rich   red rice bao-dhaan is grown in the Brahmaputra valley of Assam, this variety of rice is grown   without any use of chemical fertilizers. Bao Dhaan is an integral part of Assamese food,   it is red in colour due to the presence of anthocyanin and therefore is called red rice. Food   plants rich in anthocyanin include blueberries, raspberr...

 Hello and welcome to  IAS presenting to you the daily quiz for 20th June 2021, Sunday Let us begin and have a look at the first question for today question number one   Total fertility rate is: option A- the total number of children born in a country in a given year   divided by its population in that year. option B the average number of children expected to be born   per woman during her entire span of reproductive period option c the average number of children   each woman needs to have to maintain current population levels option d the number of live   births per thousand persons in a population in a given year first let us have a look at the context   this article in the hindu newspaper talks about the population norms in the government schemes   in assam.  this article also has a reference to the fertility rate now let us discuss the answer the   right answer to this question is total fe...

Q.  A journalist once told Pete Conrad that the words were all made up by the government. Conrad wanted to prove this wasn't the case, and he told the journalist exactly what he was going to say. He also made a bet for $ 500 to prove that he was going to say it. Conrad was not a very tall man. He made good on his promise and said those first words: "Whoopie! Man, that may have been a small one for but that's a long one for me." Who is Pete Conrad, the third man to achieve something? What original quote was he alluding to?     Video description of the question

    Answer :-  By Hook Or By crook 

This English phrase suggests that any means possible must be taken to achieve a goal. One story behind its origin is that, back in time, common people such as farmers and shepherds were allowed to collect waste wood to be used as firewood. They could collect as much wood as they could reach using either of two tools, both of which had rhyming names. Which is the English phrase?        Video description of the question :-

                                   A suitable boy by Vikram Seth.

   CRICKET TRIVIA QUIZ  Q. 1 He had planned to retire at the end of the 2012 tour. During a tour match he was playing in, Imran Tahir's delivery foxed Gemaal Hussain of Somerset, bowling him. What happened next was unfortunate. He announced his retirement soon enough. Who is X? What happened? Answer :-  Mark Boucher; Bails hit him in the eye . He holds the record for most dismissals by a keeper in tests: 555 Q. 2 It was during India's historic cricket tour to South Africa in 1992 that X first got a taste of wildlife: the team took a break to spend five days at a Game Reserve. Over the years, the sight of him with a camera in the dressing room became a common one. These days, when he isn't busy with the IPL, he and his 'assistant', his son Mayas, are busy taking photos. Who is this photographer? Answer :-       A nil kumble Q. 3 Ross Whitely (off Karl Carver ) in 2017 Hazratullah Zazai (off Abdullah Mazari) in 2018 Leo Carter (off Anton Devcich) in...

   

  A. B. Vajpayee and L. K. Advani JUGAL BANDI  

  This book is one of the longest novels published in English, at over 1,300 pages in length. Set in post-independent India, it focuses on the search by Mrs Rupa Mehra to find ___  ___ for Lata. Name this book, which has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, and its author. video description of the question :

  This book about the political stalwarts who built the current ruling party has a musical title. The title is a reference to how these two worked together and had a successful, largely harmonic relationship. Name both.  What 10-letter word is the title? Video description of the question :

 OPERATION MATTERHORN FOR EVACUATING THOMAS COOK TRAVELLERS ALL OVER THE WORLD

 NAME THE PROJECT  Video description of the question :

  BORIS JOHNSON  THE PRIME MINISTER OF UNITED KINGDOM  EXPLANATION :- He worked for consultant firm L.E.K  Mr bean performed during london olympics 2012 , that time he was the mayor of london  he worked as a journalist for The Times  He also started bicycle (santender) for public transport , which later came to be known as Barclay's cycles 

 CONNECT WITH A FAMOUS PERSON   video description of the question :

 SANJAY BARU 

 He served as the secretary general of FICCI , also a political commentator , policy analyst , further served as the director for geo economics and strategy at the international institute of strategic studies , media advisor , and chief spokesperson to a renowned economist  Fill in the blanks or  identify the person ? Video description of the question :

 

 Bahujan samaj party  BR ambedkar

  __ sukhaya ___ hitaya is a dictum or aphorism enunciated in the Rigveda. In the fifth century BC, the Buddha advised his disciples to work for the welfare and happiness of the masses under the same dictum. It is also the motto of AIR. The blanked word in the phrase features prominently in the name of a largely regional political party that was founded on April 14th, 1984. The date was chosen to mark a great Indian leader's birth centenary. Which party?  Whose centenary? Video description of the question :

  CHARLIE CHAPLIN 

  This 1967 appearance as an old steward on a ship was the last. What started in 1914 as an out-of-work swindler? video description of the question 

  He hit the first six.  Till then, the ball crossing the ropes would fetch batsmen only 5 runs. It had to go out of the ground to be considered a 6.

 On 14 January 1898, John Darling, later to be captain of Australia entered the record books for a piece of trivia - he had just whacked a ball out of the Adelaide Oval. This "first" had taken 54 Tests to happen. By the end of the Test, which Australia won by an innings, he had done it twice more. What did Darling enter the books for? What in the rule book back then ensured his effort became the first? Video description of the question :

 TIMUR THE LAME  OR  TAMERLAME 

  There is uncertainty over exactly how this historical figure was injured. It probably happened in AD 1363, in a desert battle in south-west Afghanistan. A Soviet archaeological team opened his tomb in 1941 to verify if the reports of the injury were true. They found it was correct. He was a well-built man of about 5ft 7in, but his right leg was shorter than the left leg. This is how he got his nickname. Which historical figure? Video description :-

  ASSASINATION OF JOHN F KENNEDY STEPHEN KING 

  The title of this book is 11.22.63 and refers to an important and tragic event on that date, which a time traveller tries to stop. The book was written by an author more known for writing horror stories. What happened on 11/22/63?  Who is the author with a royal surname? video description of the question 

  WORK FROM HOME 

  This concept existed as early as the 15th century, but was most prominent in the 17th and 18th centuries. It was used in the English and American textile industries, in shoemaking, lock-making trades until the mid-19th century. Later it was known as putting-out system.  Name the Concept. video description of the question :-

  These are the companies whose services or brands were used for Apollo moon mission in 1969

  Connect  Video description of the question :

 In 2011 while taking part in the White House correspondent dinner , Barack Obama took time to make fun of a major conspiracy theory ! that he was born in Africa and not America .  Watch the video and tell us  what movie clip from  1994 was played right after where the clip ends. Video description of the question 

  In this 2017 book, historian Patrice Gueniffey compares two "exemplars of political and military leadership". This is a dual biography of two leaders, who both became national figures in the same country at times of crisis and war, one in the 19th and one in the 20th century. Who are the two figures in question? Video description of question 

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE  & CHARLES DE GAULLE 

  BODY DOUBLE OF JOSHEPH STALIN 

  The man in the picture is Felix Dadaev. His training began around 1940, when he was in his 20s. He watched countless newsreels of somebody. The chief of the secret police in his country personally trained him. He was also taught to apply a makeup. His final test was at the Kremlin. If he could convince those people, then he could officially assume a particular role. What was Dadaev being trained for ? video description of the question :-

  HORLICKS

  He perfected the process of drying milk and his product became a bit hit thanks to its convenience. When ice cream parlours became popular, it helped his business grow because his product was sold in them. Travelers carried it everywhere. He was one of the principal backers of Roald Amundsen's expedition to find the South Pole. Thanks to his contribution, surveyors named a mountain in Antarctica after him! Who is this famous surname from the world of packaged foods? Video description of the question :-

 THE LION KING 

 NETFLIX 

  It may seem that this business is a new one, but it is just that it has become more popular in recent years. It was founded in 1997 by two colleagues from a software company. Their main competitor at that time was a company called Blockbuster. The future did not turn out well for Blockbuster. It could not compete with this new brand and became bankrupt in 2010. Which company outshone Blockbuster? Video description of the question :-

 CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA  BABUR WAS AFRAID OF CHOKING OF BONE AND HENCE MADE IT BONELESS

 t he story goes that when Ali Ahmed Aslam - the owner of Glasgow's Shish Mahal - was asked by one of his regulars for a sauce for his dish, he splashed in a tin of tomato soup, yoghurt and spices. Indian foodies have different takes on its origins:  some believe it was invented by the royal chefs of the Mughal era. Babur was scared of something and made a key change to the meat before cooking, resulting in the bite-sized pieces in sauce found in today's version. Which dish is this? What was Babur scared of, and the resulting change? Video description of the question 

  VOLFEFE INDEX  IT WAS MADE AFTER TRUMP"S COVFEFE TWEET  IT MEASURES MARKET SENTIMENTS DUE TO TRUMP"S TWEETS 

This tool/index was created by J. P. Morgan bank in 2019 to track the impact of certain events that were increasingly affecting market volatility. According to the bank, the increase in the frequency of these events necessitated the creation of this tool. The name of the index is a clever wordplay on one such event. Name the tool. video description of the question :- 

 He is Colonel Sanders  The restaurant chain he started is of Kentucky Fried chicken (KFC)

  Also known as a Western tie, string ties were popularized by an American who could be mistaken for an army officer. Which personality, best known as the founder of a restaurant chain, popularized this tie?  Alternatively, name the chain he started. Video description of the question :-