Quiz # 19 - Questions on unique cultures around the world

Que 1: The biggest tomato fight, La Tomatina is held annually in which country?

          A. Spain                                     B. Italy

          C. Turkey                                   D. France

Que 2: Famadinha, dancing with the dead is a traditional festival celebrated in which country?

          A. North Korea                            B. Madagascar

          C. Sudan                                     D. Ethiopia

Que 3: Monkey buffest festival is celebrated in which country?

          A. Japan                                    B. Taiwan

          C. China                                     D. Thailand

Que 4: In which part of the world do people cut their fingers to express their love for someone who passed away?

          A. Comoros                                 B. Papua, New Guinea

          C. Sao Tome                               D. Kiribati

Que 5: Agitaguada, art festival in which hundreds of umbrellas are floated above the street is celebrated every year in which country?

          A. Greece                                   B. Italy

          C. Romania                                 D. Portugal

Que 6:  Which country has reached epidemic of obesity almost up to 95% of its population?

          A. Nauru                                    B. Chile

          C. Nicargua                                D. Cuba

Que 7: Which country has banned any form of entertainment that features time travel?

          A. North Korea                            B. South Korea        

          C. China                                     D. Russia

Que 8: Which country’s follows a calendar that is 7 years behind the rest of the world?

          A. Ethiopia                                 B. Eritrea

          C. Somalia                                  D. Kenya

Answers Table:

Q. No.	Correct answer	Details
1	A - Spain	Organized on last Wednesday of August in Valencian town, this involves participants throwing tomatoes at each other for fun
2	B - Madagascar	In this tradition people bring the corpses of their ancestor, wrap them in new clothes and dance around it
3	D - Thailand	In this mountain of fruits, vegetables and cakes are made and people dress up like monkeys and feast on it
4	B – Papua, New Guinea	This is done by Dani tribe. The finger is cut and buried with the body of the loved one who died
5	D - Portugal	Venezuela has proven oil reserves of 297.6 billion barrels. Second is Saudi Arabia with 267.91 billion barrels oil reserves (Source – geab.edu)
6	A - Nauru	Its obesity epidemic coincides with its economic prosperity due to phosphate exports
7	C - China	Because the authorities there believe, it sends wrong signals to people
8	A - Ethiopia	Their calendar is based upon an alternate calculation of when Jesus was born

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Quiz # 18 - The biggest and largest about countries

Que 1: Which country has highest population density?

          A. India                                     B. Bangladesh

          C. Macau                                   D. Singapore

Que 2: Which country tops the list of most corrupt nation?

          A. North Korea                           B. Somalia

          C. Iraq                                       D. Afghanistan

Que 3: Which country holds the largest gold reserves in the world?

          A. United States                          B. Germany

          C. France                                    D. China

Que 4: Which country has the highest per capita income?

          A. United States                          B. Qatar

          C. Norway                                   D. Monaco

Que 5: Which country has the biggest oil reserves in the world?

          A. United States                          B. Venezuela

          C. Qatar                                      D. Saudi Arabia

Que 6:  Which country has won most in big four international beauty pageants (Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth?

          A. Brazil                                    B. India

          C. Philippines                            D. Venezuela

Que 7: Which country have the highest murder rate?

          A. Sudan                                    B. Venezuela 

          C. North Korea                           D. Honduras

Que 8: Which country’s population lives the longest on an average?

          A. Japan                                    B. Monaco

          C. Singapore                              D. Macau

Answers Table:

Q. No.	Correct answer	Details
1	C – Macau	It has a density of 21,224 people per sq. km. India’s density is 391, which stands at 33rd position (Source – infoplease.com)
2	B - Somalia	North Korea stands second in the list (Source – Forbes)
3	A – United States	US has the gold reserve of 8,133.5 tons. Second place is Germany with 3,387 tons of gold reserves (Source – Investopedia)
4	B - Qatar	It has a per capita income of 102,100 USD (at PPP value). Second position is by Liechtenstein with 89,400 USD. US is at 15th position with 52,800 per capita income. (Source – Statista)
5	B - Venezuela	Venezuela has proven oil reserves of 297.6 billion barrels. Second is Saudi Arabia with 267.91 billion barrels oil reserves (Source – geab.edu)
6	D - Venezuela	It has won a total of 22 titles in all 4 international beauty pageants (Source – Wiki)
7	D - Honduras	It has a reported murder rate of close to 90 per lac population. (Source – Telegraph)
8	B - Monaco	Monaco’s population has average life expectancy of 89.52 years. Second in list is Japan with life expectancy of 84.74 years

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Quiz # 17 - Companies with tags of world’s largest and biggest (as of 2015-16)

Que 1: Who is the world’s largest employer amongst private companies?

          A. Mc Donald                               B. Agriculture bank of China

          C. WalMart Stores                        D. PetroChina

Que 2: Which is the world’s largest company by its market capitalization?

          A. Apple Inc.                               B. Microsoft

          C. Google Inc.                             D. Exxon Mobil.

Que 3: Which company’s share is most expensive in the world, as of current prices?

          A. Netflix                                   B. Google

          C. Seaboard corporation             D. Berkshire Hathaway

Que 4: Which is the largest company of world by its revenue?

          A. Saudi Aramco                          B. Sinopec Group

          C. Apple Inc.                               D. Walmart Stores

Que 5: Which is the world’s oldest company still in existence?

          A. Sean’s Bar in Ireland                         

          B. Kongo Gumi in Japan

          C. St. Peter’s Stiftskeller Restaurant in Austria                               

          D. Rathbornes candle makers in Ireland

Que 6:  What has been the all-time world’s biggest mergers of companies?

          A. Mannesmann AG (Germany) and Vodafone (UK)

          B. Time Warner (US) and America Online (US)

          C. AB InBev (Belgium) and SABMiller (UK)         

          D. Philip Morris Intl Inc (Switzerland) and Altria Group shareholders

Que 7: Which company has reported largest corporate annual earnings of all time?

          A. Apple                                     B. Exxon Mobil        

          C. Fannie Mae                             D. Nestle

Que 8: Which company has reported largest corporate annual loss of all time?

          A. AOL Time Warner                    B. Fannie Mae

          C. General Motors                        D. American International Group

Answers Table:

Q. No.	Correct answer	Details
1	C – Walmart stores	WalMart Stores has 2.1 million employees, followed by McDonald’s with 1.7 million employees worldwide (Source - CNN)
2	A – Apple Inc.	As of 31st march 2015, Apple Inc. Market value is about 724 billion USD. Second on list is Exxon Mobil. With market value of 356 billion USD (Source – Statista.com)
3	D – Berkshire Hathaway	It has a per share price of about 2 lacs USD at NYSE. It is seconded by Seaboard corporation with share price of 2,750 USD. Google with share price of 572 USD is at 7th position. (Source – MSN)
4	D – Walmart Stores	As of 2015 Walmart generated a revenue of 485 billion USD, while Sinopec Group stood second with 455 billion USD (Source - Wiki)
5	B. Kongo Gumi in Japan	It is a construction company established in 578 A.D. More than 1400 years old (Source - Oddee.com)
6	A. Mannessman AG and Vodafone	The Vodafone acquired Mannessman for 112 bn USD in 1999. Second biggest was Time Warner and AOL at 104 bn USD in 2000 (Source – Telegraph)
7	C. Fanne Mae	84 bn USD in 2013 has been the highest ever reported profit by any company. It works in secondary mortgage market. Second is by Apple at 53.4 bn USD in 2015 (Source – Wiki)
8	A – AOL Time Warner	This media conglomerate reported a loss of 98.7 bn USD in 2002. Fannie Mae that reported highest ever profit in 2013 had also reported 5th highest loss ever in 2008 at 59.8 bn USD (Source – Wiki)

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Quiz # 16 - Current International Affairs

Que 1: Amar Abrol, has been recently appointed as CEO of_______________?

          A. Indigo                                    B. Air Asia

          C. Oberoi group of hotels              D. Marriott Group

Que 2: One of the strong motives for recent bomb blasts in Belgium is being considered by Belgium authorities as arrest of Salah Abdeslam. He was arrested because of his suspected personal involvement into……………………………….?

          A. Istanbul bombing in January, 2016

          B. Open firing at Jewish Museum in May, 2014

          C. Bomb blast on  Russian Jet killing 224 people in October, 2015

          D. Bomb blasts in Paris in November, 2015

Que 3: A US navy ship (USS Conestoga) that went missing since March, 1921 has recently been found near which city?

          A. Singapore                               B. Hong kong

          C. San Francisco                          D. Los Angeles

Que 4: The Republic Day (also called as Pakistan Day), is celebrated on which date in Pakistan?

          A. 14^th August                                       B. 7^th October         

          C. 23^rd March                                        D. 26^th January

Que 5: Who was awarded the ‘man of the match’ in India Vs. Bangladesh ICC world cup T20, played on 23^rd March, 2016 ?

          A. MS Dhoni                                         B. Virat Kohli

          C. Shikhar Dhawan                               D. Nassir Hossain

Que 6:  Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian serb leader has been indicted by ‘International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia’. What is crime for which he is indicted?

          A. Genocide against Bosnian Muslims and Bosnian Croats

          B. Large scale killings of prisoners

          C. Direct involvement in terrorist activities worldwide           

          D. Indicting slavery on large scale in Bosnia

Que 7: Recently the plane debris that is being considered to be highly likely from missing MH370, has been found in which country?

          A. Egypt                                     B. Mozambique       

          C. Algeria                                   D. Morocco

Que 8: A proposal to make changes in the national flag is being going on in which country?

          A. New Zealand                                   B. Australia 

          C. Saudi Arabia                                     D. Sweden\

Answers: 1-b,     2-d, 3-c,   4-c,    5-c,    6-a,    7-b,    8-a

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Quiz # 15 - Mixed questions on India

Que 1: _________________________________ was known as Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Island till 1973?

          A. Andaman Island                       B. Lakshadweep Island

          C. Pamban Island                         D. Nicobar Island

Que 2: National youth day is celebrated every year in India on 12^th January on whose birthday?

          A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak                 B. Subhash Chandra Bose  

          C. Jay Praksah Narayan                D. Swami Vivekanand

Que 3: ‘Planning Commission’ of India has been replaced by NITI Ayog by current government. What is the full form of ‘NITI’

          A. National Indian Think Tank Institution 

          B. New Indian Thinking Institution

          C. New Initiative to Transform India                 

          D. National Institution for Transforming India

Que 4: In print media ‘A particular edition that is available earlier than other editions of the same publication’ is called as?

          A. Bulldog edition                       B. Cat edition         

          C. Dummy edition                        D. Value addition

Que 5: The worldwide popular business magazine ‘Fortune’ is published by………… ?

          A. Forbes                                            B. Times Inc.

          C. Bloomberg L.P.                               D. Phoenix Publishing

Que 6:  In India, Maharatna, Navratna and Miniratna (category 1 and 2) are the status awarded to……….?

          A. Public Sector Undertakings                 B. Entrepreneur

          C. Research Institutions                         D. Private Conglomerate

Que 7: Which banks constitutes the ‘Big Four’ banks of India?

          A. State Bank of India, Bank of India, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank                                          B. State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank and Bank of Bardoa

          C. State Bank of India, Bank of India, HDFC bank and Bank of Baroda

          D. State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank and Axis bank

Que 8: Which country tops the list of largest ‘crude oil exporting country’ in world?

          A. United States                                  B. United Arab Emirates 

          C. Saudi Arabia                                   D. Kuwait

Answers: 1-a,            2-d,      3-d,   4-a,    5-b,    6-a,    7-b,    8-c

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