GK Quiz #12

#1. Keibul Lamjao National Park, the world’s only floating park located in North East India. It is an integral part of which lake?

Shilloi Lake

Samiti Lake

Pushkar Lake

Loktak Lake

Keibul Lamjao National Park is characterized by floating decomposed plant material locally called phumdi. It was created in 1966 as a wildlife sanctuary to preserve the natural habitat of the endangered Eld’s deer (Cervus eldi eldi). In 1977, it was gazetted as national park.

#2. Which is the first country to announce equal pay for both male and female cricketers?

England

New Zealand

Australia

India

#3. Which of the following cities is known as the Manchester of South India?

Bengaluru

Coimbatore

Chennai

Mysuru

Being a hub of textile industry in South India, Coimbatore is sometimes referred to as the “Manchester of South India”.

#4. Find the odd one out among the following brand logos.

Logo 1

Logo 4

Logo 2

Logo 3

Logo 3 belongs to Lufthansa, which is an airline. All the rest (Dominos, Starbucks and Macdonald) belong to food and beverage companies.

#5. What is the Roman numeral for 1000?

M

C

L

K

#6. Losoong festival is celebrated in which of the following states of India?

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

Arunachal Pradesh

Losoong is the Sikkimese New Year, of the Bhutia tribe, celebrated every year in December.

#7. During which of the following movements, Vande Mataram became the theme song of the Indian National Movement?

Non-cooperation Movement in 1920

Quit India Movement in 1942

Anti-Rowlatt Act Agitation of 1919

Swadeshi Movement of 1905

#8. The first case of monkeypox in humans was recorded in which country?

Bangladesh

Kenya

India

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The first case of monkeypox was recorded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the year 1970. It is a rare zoonotic disease caused by the monkeypox virus, which belongs to the Poxviridae family. Its symptoms are similar to smallpox but milder.