After a long hiatus of 2 months+, I am back with a bang! Winter hols now for some days, and that means I can make some new posts – So stay tuned!. Pictures, Reviews and more stuff later, but for the meantime:
Posting Questions from the LBR 2008 Quiz Prelims, New Delhi – Conducted by Derek O’ Brien and Associates – Held at DPS, RK Puram – on 22nd December 2008 (Full story later)
Please note: This is recreated from memory/notes. I have tried to stick to the crux of the questions) Hope you enjoy this compilation.
1. If Dilshad Gardens is the 1st Station on Line 1 of the Delhi Metro, then which is the last station?
Ans: Rithala
2. Which Bharat Ratna awardee is often known as Madiba, an honorary title adopted by elders of his clan?
Ans: Nelson Mandela
3. Which sport called “Mintonette” was created by William G Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, in 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA), as a pastime to be played, preferably indoors and by any number of players? The game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball.
Ans: Volleyball
4. Eristalis gatesi thompson is a flowerfly named after which famous American?
Ans: Bill Gates
5. Which dish is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as “An Indian dish consisting of meat in onion sauce”?
Ans: Dopiaza
6. Which big cat, unable to roar or growl, makes a unique, bird-like “chirrup” sound when it is excited?
Ans: Cheetah
7. The Nagarjuna Sagar Dam – the world’s tallest masonry dam (at a height of 124 metres) is built across which river?
Ans: Krishna River
8. Who is the first cricketer to have taken a hat-trick in a T-20 International?
Ans: Bret Lee
9. Which allotrope of Oxygen is resposible for the distinctive smell after a thunderstorm, most often as a result of lightning?
Ans: Ozone
10. The Thar Desert is spread across four Indian states – Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and _________. Fill in the Blanks.
Ans: Punjab
11. Which Mughal emperor’s mother was Hamida Banu and stepmother Haji Begum?
Ans: Akbar
12. Which precious gemstone takes its name from the Greek for “green gemstone”?
Ans: Emerald
13. Which current Constitutional Authority has the distinction of not having lost a single elction till date?
Ans: The President of India, Pratibha Patil
14. Which sweet biscuit derives its name from the Dutch word “koekje” or (informal) “koekie” which means – little cake?
Ans: Cookie
15. LE Waterman is credited with the invention of the first practical version of which writing instrument?
Ans: Pen (Fountain Pen)
16. According to the Mahabharata, who was raised by Hiranyadhanus, the leader (King) of the Nishadhas (foresters)?
Ans: Eklavya
17. Which ancient Greek epic has come to be described as a term for a great adventure or quest?
Ans: Odyssey (By Homer)
18. The First Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded in 1901 was given for the invention of which medical technique, used even today?
Ans: X-Ray (By William Roentgen) – Called Roentgen Rays
19. The Chief Engineer of this bulidng was Hugh Keeling. There were many Indian contractors who were involved in the construction of this building – Haroun-al-Rashid, Sujan Singh and his son Sobha Singh built most of the work of the main building. Who was the main architect?
Ans: Edwin Lutyens (The buliding is the Rashtrapati Bhavan)
20. The planet Uranus has a system of rings. True or False?
Ans: True
21. In which part of the body would you have a Root Canal treatment?
Ans: Teeth
22. The “sushira vadya” is the Indian classification of which type of musical instruments? Wind, Percussion or String?
Ans: Wind
23. What is the most widely used material for packaging worldwide? Jute, Wood, Carboard, or Polythene?
Ans: Cardboard
24. This widely used computer symbol is named after a small freshwater snail with no tentacles in Korea? (There was some more info on this)
Ans: The @ Sign used in E-Mail Addresses
25. Which famous seafaring comic character has an expandable chest? (In this, the chest sizes were also given)
Ans: Popeye the Sailorman
26. Visual – Banyan Tree
27. Visual – Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
28. Visual – Pankaj Advani (Same visual used)
29. Audio Clip – Identify the Voice. Barack Obama
30. Audio Clip – Voice of which Indian actress? Madhuri Dixit
Happy Quizzing,
Prateek
P.S We topped the Prelims in the Delhi Round with a score of 21 🙂 Cut-off was 18.
15 responses to “Limca Book of Records Quiz 2008 Prelims”
Ankur Banerjee
December 24th, 2008 at 19:15
Except for the first question, all others were good.
Chirag
December 25th, 2008 at 06:41
OMG!! A post after so many days…….
Congrats on 3rd position.
this time you forgot to rate the quiz prateek, as you have always done in the past…..
looking forward to a few more reviews of past quizzes, and a few archives too…
ps. did you come to know more abt. the quiz on jan16 by arindam??
prateekv
December 25th, 2008 at 11:45
@ Ankur – Yes, I agree with you 🙂
@ Chirag – Yes finally a post! Rating the quiz would be difficult because I liked the Prelims set but the finals were very short, but overall I would give the Quiz a 7 on 10.
Yes then stay tuned to my blog!
Yes, I have got all the info for that Quiz and shall be posting it on the blog soon! 🙂
Aditya
December 25th, 2008 at 12:24
Not so tough. Nothing compared to Code Wars. But pretty good. Contemporary stuff. Are the questions listed above of the prelims and/or finals?
Congrats for the 3rd position!
prateekv
December 25th, 2008 at 12:44
@ Aditya – Yes the prelims were not so tough. But it would be unfair to compare it to Code Wars since 1. This is a General Quiz. 2. This is aimed at the masses – not for the tech geeks. The questions listed above is just the prelims set (30 Qns).
Thanks a lot 🙂
nandini
November 11th, 2009 at 08:30
hey i just wanted to ask like wat all can v prepare????and wat r the preferences?????
Chirag Jain
December 26th, 2008 at 07:18
@ankur and prateek : the 1st question was easy for me ( i live 2 stations away from rithala!!)
shodhan aithal
August 12th, 2009 at 18:39
can you give more details about your quiz which is above to be hold tomorrow .
shaily
October 27th, 2009 at 19:03
it ws good
nandini
November 11th, 2009 at 17:43
hey just wanted to ask wat te prelims is all about???nd wat all should v lay our hands on??????
Seema
November 22nd, 2009 at 17:35
cool. i am taking part in LBR 09 lets see if i could conquer the quest…!
Seema
November 22nd, 2009 at 17:36
but, wanna say thanks as it gave me a push of encouragement after reading this quiz… i could answer just 15, but i may get an enthusiasm from it…
nikita arora
May 8th, 2010 at 09:25
anyone who knows the winner of last year’s limca g.k quiz?????????????????????????????????????????
FAWAZ
June 22nd, 2010 at 20:45
Can you tell me the most no: of goals scored in a single football match(non-international/international)
himanshu
August 28th, 2010 at 20:34
after reading this quiz i got the encouragement to answer more confidently .
“thanks 2 limca for organizing such quiz for all of us.”
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