2. Question 1 Which pungent vegetable’s scientific name is A llium cepa ? Onion

3. Question 2 Which Australian was posthumously honoured with the Robert Pierce award for his effort to wipe out leprosy in India? Graham Stains

4. Question 3 How do we better know the popular rap singer Marshall Bruce Mathers III? Eminem

5. Question 4 What is Ailurophobia the fear of? Cats

6. Question 5 Which of Rudyard Kipling’s characters was nicknamed ‘Friend of All the World’? Kim

7. Question 6 At which place near Pune is the National Defence Academy located? Khadakavasla

8. Question 7 Apart from the Ganga, which river is mentioned in the national anthem of India? Yamuna

9. Question 8 Who directed the film Rangeela, starring Aamir Khan and Urmila Matondkar? Ram Ropal Varma

10. Question 9 Which 7 th century monk carried Buddhist texts from India to China in three baskets? Hiuen Tsang

11. Question 10 In 1936, which member of the English royal family forsook his throne to marry a twice- divorced commoner? Edward III

12. Question 11 To which suburb of Guwahati was Assam’s capital shifted from Shillong in 1972? Dispur

13. Question 12 In 1969, where on the moon did Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong land? Sea of Tranquility

14. Question 13 Which ancient Wonder of the World was about 134 meters tall? The Lighthouse of Alexandria

15. Question 14 In which city of Rajasthan is Mayo College situated? Ajmer

16. Question 15 Which German formed the International Working Men’s Association, known as the First International in 1864? Karl Marx

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