FUNDAMENTALS
SENJAM RAJ SEKHAR
The King of Fruits is here in all its glory. Take this quiz on facts and trivia relating to mangoes.
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MANGOES
1. The Badam mango is shaped like an almond and is known for its sweet and slightly tangy flavour. Why is this mango also called Banganfalli or Banganapalli?
2. Which variety of mango which is sometimes called ‘Apple mango’ takes its name from a type of roti because of its thin skin?
3. The Malihabadi Dussheri is the most famous mango variety from Malihabad Tehsil in Uttar Pradesh. Other than Dussheri, there is another popular variety of mango that takes its name from a village in Malihabad. Which one?
4. Which variety of mango is named after the second Governor of Portuguese India and the first Portuguese not from the royal family to be given the title of Duke?
5. Manga Malai comes from Manga (meaning Mango). What would women covet the Manga Malai?
6. What is common to these varieties of mangoes - Edward, Haden, Keitt, Palmer and Tommy Atkins?
7. According to legend, which variety of mango is believed to have been first grown by a lame fakir in Benares?
8. The Chevathar village on the Coromandel Coast is the home to Chevathar Neelam — “the greatest mango in the world”. Where would you read about this mango?
9. What is common to the naming of these mango varieties — Zafran, Sinduri, Zardalu and Neelam?
10. Which mango that is also sometimes eaten unpeeled, is named after a bird because it is green and its shape resembles the beak of the bird?
ANYTHING GOES
1. There are nine ravens at the Tower of London who are known as Guardians of the Tower. While, they are well taken care of and all of them have one of their wings clipped. Why? ((Dr.P.R.K.Murthy ,Hyderabad)
2. The Belgian beer company De Halve Maan has a brewery in the centre of Bruges. This brewery goes back six generations to 1856. What unique method does this brewery use to send beer from its brewery to its bottling plant? (Dee Surendranath, Hyderabad)
3. In March, 2022, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a sevenstorey building of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru.The complex will be used to house R&D facilities for the indigenous development of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) and other manned and unmanned aircraft.What is unique about this building?(Philip Joshua, Secunderabad)
4. Hapus Amba is a much desired commodity in Maharashtra in early summer. How does the world know it as? (Abin KI, Ernakulam)
5. Central Delhi is the second smallest and Yanam is the third smallest district by size in India. Which is the smallest? (Miracle Nivriti Jonathan, Secunderabad)
6. In the IPL match played between Rajasthan Royals & Kolkata Knight Riders played on 18th April, 2022, an unusual record was established . What record are we talking about ? (BK Harinath, Mysuru)
7. Idaho and New Albuquerque in the United States and Yanquin in China all have dedicated museum to a particular commodity. However the first one came up in Brussels in
1975. What commodity are we talking about? (UN Murthy, Secunderabad)