Chhattisgarh State Level Quiz ‘14

IIMRAIPUR

September 28th, 2014

College Prelims Answers

• Teams of Two Members each, both from the same institute.

• Filling in complete team details in the answer sheet is mandatory.

• No electronic/other material is allowed to be used during the conduct of the quiz.

• The quiz shall have in-built tie-breakers within the set of questions (Qns 21-25).• The top-scoring team from each of top four institutes shall make it to

finals directly, and two of the next 6 teams in line shall make it to the finals through a wildcard round.

• Regarding any disputes, the discretion of the Quizmaster is final.

RULES

•Kurta with half sleeves, buttoned up standing collar and fine net detailing on the shoulder seam. Or, a full-sleeved one with buttoned cuffs is fashionably called the X Kurta. It is a registered trademark in India with Jade Blue as its manufacturer.•Who/what is X, which is known to all of us?

1

• Modi Kurta (Named after NaMo)

1

•Earlier this month, which Mumbai-based business conglomerate signed a 10-year sponsorship and partnership deal with Cricket Ireland, thus becoming their official partner and getting the naming rights for the national cricket academy?

2

• Shapoorji Pallonji

2

•Which organization owns this social networking site?

3

• Indian Youth Congress (IYC)

3

•X, born in a Bengali family in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, made his directorial film debut in 2003 with the slasher film Kucch To Hai, which was universally panned by critics and bombed at the box office. •But his most recent film in 2012, was mega hit, and won seven Filmfare Awards (more than any other film) including the Best Film category.• Identify X.

4

•Anurag Basu

4

• In 2003, this Bangalore based Guinness World record holder, the writer of such books as "The World of Homosexuals" and mystery stories such as "Perfect Murder" caused a ruckus by claiming some doctors had admitted her to hospital to steal her brain.

•Who?

5

•Shakuntala Devi

5

• The general ideas on the creation of the seal for this organisation were as follows:• the seal should emphasize the Governmental status, but not too closely; • it should have something Indian in the design; • it should be simple, artistic and heraldically correct; and • the design should be such that it could be used without substantial

alteration for letter heading, etc.

• For this purpose, various seals were examined and sketch of Tiger and Palm Tree, was found most suitable.• Identify the organization.

6

• RBI

6

•The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Ms J. Jayalalitha once famously ended their conversation on-air saying “I must say it wasn’t a pleasure talking to you. Namaste.”•He is currently associated with Headlines Today and hosts the show To the Point. Who is he?

7

•Karan Thapar

7

•Online mobile phone store Pricebaba.com launched the ‘X for Android’ campaign. The supporters of this campaign sent boxes of X to Larry Page and Andy Rubin and also campaigned outside Google’s Android building in their Mountain View HQ. Yet the campaign was not successful. Now they have started a campaign in support of Y, which is also not likely to be successful.

• Identify X, Y.

8

• K – Kaju Katli

L – Ladoo

(Naming of Android OS versions)

8

•During the late 1950s, the Planning Commission was entrusted to solve an acute problem in India due to the large number of PSUs that were being established as part of its first industrial policy. The Commission called on Mr. George Robbins of the University of California to solve this problem who gave certain recommendations which later lead to the foundation of _______________?

9

• Indian Institutes of Management • (The first two)

9

•This gentleman in the pic, A O Hume, is also known as “Father of Indian ornithology”, but we know him better as someone who was a “political reformer”. •What was co-founded by him which played a huge part in the Indian Independence movement?

10

• Indian National Congress

10

•X was born a Brahmin in Pune to a Marathi family and was named Ramachandra. •His family feared that there was a curse in the family that targeted male children because three of them died in their infancy. Hence he was brought up as a girl, including having his nose pierced and wearing a nose-ring which gave him the nickname that we know him as. • Identify the person.

11

•“Nathuram” Godse

11

•After the Valentine’s Day last year, National Awakening Stage started a hate campaign against X using Twitter hashtags like #XHumiliatedHistoryOfBangladesh. The reason for the protests were because of X’s incorrect references to the Bangladesh Liberation War. This has led X to become the worst rated movie ever in IMDb.• Identify X?

12

•Gunday

12

•X was born as Mahesh Das in 1528, in a village near Kalpi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He was given the name X which is derived from Vir Var which means courageous and great, quite contrary for him since he was not known for his bravery or for his military skill.• Identify him.

13

•Birbal

13

•This successful Hollywood movie released in 2012, was presented with two special National Tourism Awards after the Ministry of Tourism recognized its impact in promoting India as a tourism destination, especially Puducherry in Tamil Nadu and Munnar in Kerala.•Which movie?

14

•Life of Pi

14

•Connect the two products, with their years mentioned:•2010 – a pain-killer from a Kolkata-based company which consists of 14% Menthol, and 10% Oil of Gaultheria.•2012 – A brand that was launched as an easy-to-use glue for carpenters as replacement for collagen and fat based adhesives, which is now almost synonymous with its product category.

15

•Dabangg

15

•A letter to?

16

• Anurag Kashyap

16

•Tarangini Mitra loved to pirouette. To dance by spinning on one foot came naturally to her. On one of her school functions, her talent was spotted by a certain Mr. Padmasee, a reputed ad film maker who approached her mother and said “We just want her to do the spin, like she does so gracefully. The small twist would be counterbalanced by a jingle. She does the move, packs her bags, gets the cheque and leaves. Think of it, she’s going to be the first ________"

17

•Nirma Girl

17

•Coca-Cola launched which of its products recently in India, nearly eight years after its global launch?

18

• Coke Zero/Coca-Cola Zero• A sugar free, zero calorie variant

18

•She was India’s first woman photojournalist. Most of her photographs were published under the pseudonym "Dalda 13″.• Identify.

19

•Homai Vyarawalla

19

•Which recently-in-the-news personality has her autobiography named as follows?

20

•M C Mary Kom

20

In early June, it was announced that an international panel of experts from Desabz City Development Authority (DCDA) were on a 15-day training mission to get in-depth understanding of the planning being followed by Naya Raipur Development Authority (NRDA).

Which international capital city is allegedly being planned along the same lines of our very own Naya Raipur?

* 21

• Kabul New City, Afghanistan

* 21

Anna Malhotra in 1951 became the first woman to join X. Her appointment order had the line “In the event of marriage your service will be terminated.” Thankfully, in a couple of years this rule was annulled and she could go on to marry without having to quit.

What is X?

* 22

• Indian Administrative Service (IAS)

* 22

• What (X) completes the exhaustive list?• Mariner 4, 6, 7, 9• Viking 1, 2• ___ Global Surveyor• ___ Pathfinder• ___ Odyssey• ___ Express• Spirit• Opportunity• MRO• Phoenix• Curiosity• MAVEN• X?

* 23

Mangalyaan/Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)

• List of successful Mars missions

* 23

• Profits and losses in this organization are shared equally among the members of a given branch. In its initial days, the profits of the first six months were shared equally among all members in the form of gold. This sharing practice is still in effect, but now the decision whether to share the profits in gold or in cash is made at the branch level.•Which organization?

* 24

•Lijjat Mahila Griha Udyog

* 24

•X was a popular Indian cultural show hosted by Renuka Shahane and Siddharth Kak. It was telecast on Doordarshan and later moved to Star Plus.•The show holds the distinction of being India's longest-running cultural series.• Identify.

* 25

• Surabhi

* 25

Thank You!