General Trivia
The largest food and drink company in the world.
What is Nestle?
We probably know it best from a sea captain's favourite swear words, name this crustacean which can attach itself to ships with a glue-like substance?
What is a Barnacle?
A company publicised by the late actor Puneet Rajkumar, has been providing to households in Karnataka for years. It has been a staple and shares a name with a very popular meme. Name the company.
What is Nandini?
The glass house is located in______.
What is Lalbagh?
The temperature dependence of a chemical reaction is commonly described through the use of this equation.
What is the Arrhenius Equation?
The Parallelogram Design, the Square Design and the Fun Size are all registered trademarks of this confectionery brand that is positioned on personalities changing because of hunger.
What is Snickers?
This substance is made primarily from cinnabar which is the natural ore of mercury in mercury sulphide. It also has concentrations of lead tetroxide which lead the US FDA to recall this product. However, its use continued to flourish in India, and probably will never diminish. The substance is better known as _______.
What is Sindoor/Kumkuma/Vermillion?
X, a Colombian footballer said to be one of the most creative players of his time, was deemed the highest goal scorer of the 2014 Fifa world cup. Identify X
Who is James Rodrigues?
The older name of Bengaluru was _________ named after “The city of boiled beans”
What is Benda Kaalooru?
Which element is found in proteins but not found in carbohydrates or lipids?
What is nitrogen?
The Indian variety of this tree is an endangered species and therefore very expensive. The Australian variety is decidedly inferior to the Indian variety, but its extract sells for half the price even compared to that from smuggled Indian wood and it is now the dominant variety in the export market. Which tree?
What is Sandalwood?
The Squeeze Theorem is a popular theorem in calculus known to most high school students. It states that if a function were to always lie between two other functions g and h which converge to the same limit, then they would also converge to the same limit. What “edible" name do most Indian students know it by? In some other countries, it is known as the "two policeman and a drunk" theorem.
What is the Sandwich Theorem ?
This word, largely used in a sporting context, has nautical origins and derives from the Dutch for "ship" and consequently the person who commands the ship. Identify the word.
Who is a Skipper?
The royal palace of Bengaluru was owned by ________ dynasty.
What is the Wodeyar dynasty?
This type of reactor contains a solid catalyst and is frequently used in industry for its high conversion rate per catalyst weight.
What is a packed bed reactor?
The Indian Navy's new ensign has done away with the St George's Cross. The new design has a blue octagon with the naval crest in it. The octagonal shape and its borders are inspired by this ruler's royal seal. The Navy's training school in Lonavala is named for this ruler.
Who is Chhatrapati Shivaji?
One of the biggest inventions of 1765, the rotary steam engine was introduced by ________.
Who is James Watt?
Jude Felix, an Indian player competed in the 1988 summer olympics and the 1992 summer olympics. He is famous for which sport?
What is hockey?
This ‘esteemed’ institution was established in 1946. The logo consists of a bridge, a gear and a lightning bolt. It has an ‘ancient’ community
What is BMSCE?
An enthalpy-entropy diagram is also called this.
What is a Mollier diagram?
It has been called by different names through the centuries. Seated in a temple believed to be in Warangal till it was looted in 1310 by Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji’s general, it was named after Babur at one time. First the Italian Hortenso Borgia during Aurangzeb’s reign, and then the Englishman James Tennant in 1852, gave it its current form, and Nadir Shah, its present name. This is the ___________.
What is Kohinoor?
Besides the Queen of England and Elizabeth Fry, the only other woman to appear on British banknotes got this privilege thanks to her contributions in the fields of statistics, medical tourism and to a profession that was once a prerequisite to being an airhostess. Who are we talking about?
Who is Florence Nightingale?
What film did Hrishikesh Mukherjee make to get out of a bout of depression caused by his 1977 flop Alaap? The name has become a consistently successful movie franchise in the 2000s with three releases so far. One word, please.
Golmaal
Bangalore featured in a US presidential election and the word 'Bangalored' is included in some dictionaries. What does this word refer to?
What is Outsourcing?
The 3 sides of the fire triangle.
What are oxidiser, fuel and ignition source?