Daily Quiz Time / Test Your GK Knowledge 27 September 2023
1) In the 2023 IPL, which batter won the Orange Cap?
The answer is- Shubhman Gill
The Orange Cap is a coveted award for a batter who is participating in the IPL. It is an award that is given to the highest run-scorer in that particular edition of the Indian T20 League.
Shubman Gill holds the 2023 IPL Orange Cap with 890 runs in seventeen matches which includes 4 fifties and 3 centuries.
IPL Orange Cap Trivia :
i) Shaun Marsh (616 runs in 11 matches in 2008) was the first player to win the award.
ii) David Warner has the record of winning the Orange Cap most number of times (3).
2) The movie 'Bholaa' stars which actor in the lead role?
The answer is- Ajay Devgn
Bholaa is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film directed by Ajay Devgn. It is a remake of the critically-acclaimed 2019 Tamil film Kaithi and stars Devgn in the titular role alongside Tabu, Deepak Dobriyal, Sanjay Mishra, Gajraj Rao and Vineet Kumar.
3) The flag of which of these countries is not rectangular in shape?
The answer is- Nepal
The national flag of Nepal is the world's only national flag that is non-quadrilateral in shape. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons, the vexillological word for a pennant. Its crimson red is the color of the rhododendron, the country's national flower. Red is also the sign of victory in war.
The current flag was adopted on 16 December 1962. Shankar Nath Rimal, a civil engineer, standardised the flag on the request of King Mahendra.
4) This is the flag of which small country?
The answer is- Monaco
The national flag of the Principality of Monaco (French: drapeau de Monaco) has two equal horizontal bands, of red (top) and white (bottom), both of which have been the heraldic colours of the House of Grimaldi since at least 1339. The present bicolour design was adopted on 4 April 1881, under Charles III.
5) This bird is considered auspicious during which Indian festival?
The answer is- Dussehra
known as Neelkanth in Hindi and Paala pittta in Telugu. is considered to be auspicious on Dussehra. This bird is also known as the Indian Roller bird or Blue Jay and it is believed that Lord Rama spotted the bird before starting his journey to Lanka to kill Ravana.
