General Awareness

Traditional and Board Games

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Traditional and board games cover the rules, history, and tactics of games like chess, Snakes and Ladders, and ancient regional pastimes. Questions often address specific moves, piece movements, and historical origins of these games. Test your general knowledge of indoor games through these curated practice questions.

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Traditional and Board Games Questions

Multiple choice

What is the term for a situation in which a player has a checker on every point from their 24-point to their 1-point?

  1. A prime.

  2. A block.

  3. A stack.

  4. A blot.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The term for a situation in which a player has a checker on every point from their 24-point to their 1-point is a prime.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the artificial intelligence system that plays chess at a grandmaster level?

  1. Deep Blue

  2. Watson

  3. AlphaGo

  4. Siri
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Deep Blue was developed by IBM and defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov in 1997.

Multiple choice

What is the objective of the game of Ludo?

  1. To move all your pieces around the board first

  2. To capture all your opponent's pieces

  3. To roll the highest number on the dice

  4. To reach the center of the board first
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The objective of Ludo is to move all your pieces around the board first, before your opponents.

Multiple choice

In the game of Carrom, what is the name of the small disc that is used to strike the other discs?

  1. Striker

  2. Queen

  3. Coin

  4. Pocket
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In Carrom, the striker is the small disc that is used to strike the other discs into the pockets.

Multiple choice

What is the objective of the game of Kancha?

  1. To hit your opponent's kanchas out of the playing area

  2. To collect as many kanchas as possible

  3. To throw your kancha as far as possible

  4. To hit a target with your kancha
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Explanation

The objective of Kancha is to hit your opponent's kanchas out of the playing area, leaving them with fewer kanchas to play with.

Multiple choice

In the game of Pachisi, what is the name of the dice that is used?

  1. Chaupar

  2. Parcheesi

  3. Ludo

  4. Snakes and Ladders
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Explanation

In Pachisi, the chaupar is the dice that is used to determine the number of spaces a player can move their piece.

Multiple choice

What is the objective of the game of Ludo?

  1. To move all your pieces around the board first

  2. To capture all your opponent's pieces

  3. To roll the highest number on the dice

  4. To reach the center of the board first
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The objective of Ludo is to move all your pieces around the board first, before your opponents.

Multiple choice

In the game of Carrom, what is the name of the small disc that is used to strike the other discs?

  1. Striker

  2. Queen

  3. Coin

  4. Pocket
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In Carrom, the striker is the small disc that is used to strike the other discs into the pockets.

Multiple choice

What is the objective of the game of Kancha?

  1. To hit your opponent's kanchas out of the playing area

  2. To collect as many kanchas as possible

  3. To throw your kancha as far as possible

  4. To hit a target with your kancha
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The objective of Kancha is to hit your opponent's kanchas out of the playing area, leaving them with fewer kanchas to play with.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is not a chess computer program?

  1. Stockfish

  2. Deep Blue

  3. AlphaZero

  4. Fritz
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Fritz is a commercial chess program, while Stockfish, Deep Blue, and AlphaZero are all computer programs designed specifically for playing chess.

Multiple choice

What was the first chess computer program to defeat a world champion?

  1. Deep Blue

  2. AlphaZero

  3. Stockfish

  4. Fritz
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Deep Blue defeated Garry Kasparov in a six-game match in 1997, becoming the first computer program to defeat a world champion.

Multiple choice

Which chess computer program is considered to be the strongest as of 2023?

  1. Stockfish

  2. Deep Blue

  3. AlphaZero

  4. Fritz
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Stockfish is currently considered to be the strongest chess computer program, based on its performance in various tournaments and matches.

Multiple choice

Which chess computer program was developed by Google?

  1. Stockfish

  2. Deep Blue

  3. AlphaZero

  4. Fritz
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C Correct answer
Explanation

AlphaZero was developed by Google's DeepMind team in 2017.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the chess engine used by Fritz?

  1. Stockfish

  2. Deep Blue

  3. AlphaZero

  4. Fritz
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Fritz uses its own proprietary chess engine, which is known for its strong positional play and tactical abilities.

Multiple choice

What is the name of the chess engine used by Stockfish?

  1. Stockfish

  2. Deep Blue

  3. AlphaZero

  4. Fritz
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Stockfish uses its own open-source chess engine, which is known for its powerful search algorithms and endgame tablebases.