General Knowledge Quiz 204

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Name the scientist who first discovered that the earth revolves round the sun?
(A) Newton
(B) Dalton
(C) Copernicus
(D) Einstein

Answer: Copernicus

Which is the largest island in Caribbean sea?
(A) Cuba
(B) Trinidad and Tobago
(C) Guyana
(D) Antigua

Answer: Cuba

Which comic strip character has the dog named Ruff?
(A) Dennis the Menace
(B) Tintin
(C) Asterix
(D) Batman

Answer: Dennis the Menace

According to Hindu mythology, who cursed Rambha and turned her into a stone?
(A) Vishvamitra
(B) Rama
(C) Shiva
(D) Parvati

Answer: Vishwamitra

Jamnagar is in which Indian state?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka

Answer: Gujarat

According to Hindu mythology, who was also known as Dashanana?
(A) Dasaratha
(B) Ravana
(C) Kubera
(D) Rama

Answer: Ravana

Who was the first Indian to reach the semi final in Wimbledon Tennis Championship?
(A) Ramanathan Krishnan
(B) Ramesh Krishnan
(C) Leander Paes
(D) Mahesh Bhupati

Answer: Ramanathan Krishnan

Tappeta Gullu is the dance in the honour of which god?
(A) Agriculture
(B) Rain
(C) Sun
(D) Music

Answer: Rain

Which film director is the niece of the producer-director Guru Dutt?
(A) Deepa Mehta
(B) Mira Nair
(C) Tanuja Chandra
(D) Kalpana Lajmi

Answer: Kalpana Lajmi

Who was the inventor of xerography?
(A) Chester Carlson
(B) Michael Faraday
(C) Thomas Alva Edison
(D) Humphry Davy

Answer: Chester Carlson