By Siddhartha Basu <\/p>\n\n\n\n
of Kaun Banega Crorepati<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Popular T.V. Show<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Competition\nSuccess Review had been serialising selected questions from the book BBC :\n 1. Which trusted general of Nadir Shah became the\nruler of Afghanistan under the title of Durrani in 1747 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Which form of verse, originally rendered in\nthirteenth century AD Sicily, always has a fourteen line rhyme scheme ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. What is the name of the artificial lake in\nBundi fort, renowned for its half-submerged temple to Varuna ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. After which legendary member of parliament\ndoes the London policeman get the nickname \u2018bobby\u2019 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. What discovery was figured out by German\nchemist Friedrich Kekule while in a dream on a bus in 1865 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. What name did Kerala-born poet K. Narayana\nMenon assume in 1898, before commencing a prolific literary career, and also\nleading the revival of Kathakali ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. What term is used to describe a person who has\nretired from an official position but retains that title on an honorary basis ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. The United Arab Republic was formed in 1958\nwith the political union of Egypt and which other Asian country ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Which king, who in the form of a python\ncaptured Bhima, was destined to be released from his curse if Yudhistira\nanswered his questions ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Which central Asian capital city literally\nmeans \u2018Red Hero\u2019 in the native language ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. What is the musical term for the interval\nbetween any given note and another that is exactly twice or half the frequency\nof the first note ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Which sixteenth century Belgian cartographer\npopularised the name \u2018Atlas\u2019, by prefacing his collection of maps with an\nillustration of Titan carrying a globe ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. Which popular system of therapeutics was\nintroduced by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. Which German Social Democrat politician of\n1960s instituted Ostpolitik, the policy of reconciliation between East Europe\nand West Europe ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15. Which American actress was the first foreign\nstar to act in Indian films when she starred in the 1920 film Shakuntala ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16. Which term, literally meaning \u2018sand\u2019 in Latin,\nwas used for the sand-strewn central area of a Roman amphitheatre ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17. What was the name of the first book published\nby Gerald Durrell in 1953 ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 18. The space probes Vega 1, Vega 2, Sakigake,\nPlanet A and Giotto were all launched to study which celestial object ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19. Under what title did Aurobindo Ghosh publish a\nseries of articles in 1907, outlining the methods of Moderate and Extremist\nopposition to the British ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n 20. Which protein-rich legume, known as \u2018lucerne\u2019\nin Europe, South Africa and Australia, was the principal fodder of Roman\ncavalry and chariot horses ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Answers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Alfalfa <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. Sonnet<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Nawal Sagar<\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. Sir Robert Peel<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5. Benzene rings<\/p>\n\n\n\n 6. Vallathol<\/p>\n\n\n\n 7. Emeritus<\/p>\n\n\n\n 8. Syria<\/p>\n\n\n\n 9. Nahusha<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10. Ulan Bator<\/p>\n\n\n\n 11. Octave<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12. Gerhardus Mercator<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13. Homeopathy<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14. Willy Brandt<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15. Dorothy Kingdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16. Arena<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17. The Overloaded Ark<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 18. Halley\u2019s Comet<\/p>\n\n\n\n 19. Doctrine of Passive Resistance<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 20. Ahmed ShahAbdali<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Siddhartha Basu of Kaun Banega Crorepati Popular T.V. 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\nThe Complete Mastermind. Now we are proud to present different sets of\nquestions every month from
\nanother book\u2014BBC Mastermind India, edited and compiled by India\u2019s Ace Quiz\nMaster Siddhartha Basu
\nand published by Teksons Bookshop, New Delhi, in association with BBC. CSR\nhopes that its readers
\nfrom all over India will find the series useful not only for various\ncompetitive examinations
\nbut also in widening knowledge base of India and the World, so that
\nthey are able to participate creditably in various Quiz Contests.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n