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Music- Quiz Questions and Answers • Name the Australian musician who composed the famous waltz “On the beautiful, Blue Danube” in 1866: Johann Strauss (The Younger) • Which eminent German family produced musicians over seven generations? Bach family • Name the famous German composer who continued writing musical pieces even after he turned deaf: Ludwig van Beethoven • Name the Russian born musician who composed the ballet “The Firebird” in the year 1910: Igor Stravinsky • Which musical instrument is reputed to be the oldest in the world? The Drum • When was violin introduced into the Indian music? 19th century • What is the name of the Chinese guitar? Pipa-pa • In the music what is the highest attainable male voice called? Alto • To which country does the musical stringed instrument ’balalaika’ belong? Russia • Which is the national musical instrument of Japan? Koto-A kind of zither • Which instrument is keyboard read-organ, powered by foot pedals and used in American churc...

GENERAL STUDIES – Quiz Questions and Answers part -1 What sign of the zodiac is representing by a goat? Capricorn A house height is measured from ground to which part of its body? The highest part of the it’s withers-base of the crest line of its neck What is the name of the common fire proof martial used for thatching house roofs? Asbestos How did ‘passport ’get its name? Permission to pass from port to port What is Japanese word for ‘Goodbye ‘? Sayonara Nationality of Christopher Columbus: Genoese (Italian) Which European prince was known as ‘The Navigator’? Prince Henry of Portugal What is the Tamil name of God Vishnu? Tirumal In a share market what do the ‘Bull’ and ‘Bear ‘represent? Upward trend and Downward trend in prices respectively What was the trade mark of the first umbrellas manufactured in India Stag mark (1860) The first navigator to go around the earth was a Spanish name Magellan. What was the name of his ship? Victoria Timbuktu was discovered b...