KBC Question asked on 20th September 2013, KBC Contestant Priti Gupta from Patna, Amith Kumar

Ques : Which of these creatures does not have both the male & female reproductive organs in the same body ?
a) Earthworm
B) Snail
C) Black Sea Base
D) Termite
Ans is D) Termite

Description
Termite don't have both the male & female reproductive organs in the same body. Termites are a group of eusocial insects that, until recently, were classified at the taxonomic rank of order Isoptera (see taxonomy below), but are now accepted as the infraorder Isoptera, of the cockroach order Blattodea.[1][2] While termites are commonly known, especially in Australia, as "white ants", they are for practical purposes unrelated to the ants.



Ques  : According to the popular song by Shreya Ghosal , who arrives to light "beedi and chillam" with her "husn ki teeli" ?
A. Sharmilli Sheila
B. Mazedaar Munni
C. Meethi Jalebi
D. Chikni Chameli
Ans : Chikni Chameli



Ques  : Which of these is not a type of vitamin?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin X
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin E
Ans : B. Vitamin X


Ques : The newborn of which of these mammals weights the heaviest ?
A. Blue Whale
B. African Mammals
C. Hippopotamus
D. Gaint Panda
Ans : A. Blue Whale



Ques : Which of these parties broke away from the NDA in June 2013, after a 17-year long alliance ?
A. Janata Dal (S)
B. Telugu Desam Party
C. Janata Dal ( United)
D. Biju Janata Dal
Ans : C. Janata Dal ( United)


Ques 7 : Which one of these states is the largest in area ?
A. Assam
B. Arunachal Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. Haryana
Ans : B. Arunachal Pradesh

Ques 8 : Which of these sportsmen has not yet won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award ?
A. Anju Bobby George
B. Anjali Bhagwat
C. Krishna Poonia
D. Mary Kom
Ans : C. Krishna Poonia
Description: Krishna Poonia is an Indian discus thrower. She led an Indian clean sweep in the women's discus final on 11 October 2010, winning the Delhi Commonwealth Games gold medal with a throw of 61.51 metres.


Ques 9 : Which poem are these lines from : " Nari tum keval Shraddha ho, Vishwas-rajat-nag- pagtal mein, Piyush-srot-si baha karo, Jivan ke sunder samtal hein" ?
A. Aansu
B. Prem Pathik
C. kaanan Kusum
D. Kamayani
Ans : D. Kamayani
Description: Kamayani (Hindi:कामायनी) (1936) is a Hindi epic poem (Mahakavya) by Jaishankar Prasad (1889–1937). It is considered one of the greatest literary works written in modern times in Hindi literature. It also signifies the epitome of Chhayavadi school of Hindi poetry which gained popularity in late 19th and early 20th centuries.


Ques 10 : Which is the only country, apart from India, where one can find the Indian rhinoceros in its natural Habitat ?
A. Bangladesh
B. Nepal
C. China
D. Sri Lanka
Ans :  B. Nepal

Description: The Indian rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis), also called the greater one-horned rhinoceros and Indian one-horned rhinoceros, belongs to the Rhinocerotidae family. Listed as a vulnerable species, the large mammal is primarily found in north-eastern India's Assam and in protected areas in the Terai of Nepal, where populations are confined to the riverine grasslands in the foothills of the Himalayas