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He was an Indian Hockey player widely considered to be one of the greatest players of all time & is most remembered for his goal-scoring feats and for his three Olympic gold medals (1928, 1932, and 1936) in field hockey, during an era where India was dominant in the sport. Name him. Known as “The Wizard” for his superb ball control, he played his final international match in 1948, having scored more than 400 goals during his international career.
Dhyan Chand (29 August 1905 – 3 December 1979)
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Jama Masjid at Delhi, the largest in India, was built by which Mughal emperor ? (A) Akbar (B) Jahangir (C) Shahjahan (D) Aurangzeb
(C) Shahjahan
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Which Indian state would you be in if you were watching birds at Ranganathittu Birds Sanctuary, situated on an island in the Kaveri river ? (A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Andhra Pradesh
(A) Karnataka
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In 1321, who founded the Tughlaq Dynasty in Delhi ? (A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (B) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq (C) Muhammad bin Tughlaq (D) Mahmud Nasir-ud-din
(B) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq
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In which city would you come across Sidi Bashir Mosque, famous for its Shaking Minarets (Jhulta Minar) ? (A) Agra (Uttar Pradesh) (B) Ahmedabad (Gujarat) (C) Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) (D) Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir)
(B) Ahmedabad (Gujarat) ; There are two minarets in the mosque, each of which is three stories tall with carved balconies. A gentle shaking of either minaret results in the other minaret vibrating after a few seconds, though the connecting passage between them remains free of vibration[citation needed]. The actual cause of this is not yet known. This phenomenon was first observed in the 19th century by Monsier M. Williams, an English Sanskrit scholar.
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According to Mahabahrat, who was Abhimanyu's mother ? (A) Draupadi (B) Ulupi (C) Chitrangada (D) Subhadra
(D) Subhadra
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What natural event - which happens every 50 years - causes dread in India's Mizoram state? 1. The flowering of bamboo 2. A comet's return 3. Swarming of cicadas 4. A mass die-off of bats
The flowering of bamboo ; Melocanna bacciferra flowers every 50 years in Mizoram state and its blooming brings in tens of millions of hungry rats. After they devour the bamboo fruit, they demolish precious crops like rice. These rats also carry dangerous diseases. The last outbreak began in late 2006 and went on till 2008.
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There are eleven ways in which a batsman can be dismissed; five relatively common and six extremely rare. The common forms of dismissal are "bowled", "caught", "leg before wicket" (lbw), "run out", and "stumped". Less common methods are "hit wicket", "hit the ball twice", "obstructed the field", "handled the ball" and "????" – these are almost unknown in the professional game. The eleventh - retired out - is not treated as an on-field dismissal but rather a retrospective one for which no fielder is credited. Name the missing dismissal.
Timed out. It occurs when an incoming batsman is not ready to play within three minutes of the previous batsman being out. It is very rare to be out in such a fashion, and has never occurred in any international match.