AVIAL PURSUIT 2014 Answers

Yagnyesh

Venkatesh

Aniruddh

Arun

Apelles is famous for popularizing certain art work which was inspired by a courtesan named Phryne, who during the festivals of the Eleusinia and Poseidonia, often swam nude in the sea. Id the art work that was adapted by many artist in subsequent era :-

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Aphrodite Anadyomene / Venus Anadyomene / Venus rising from sea

Which general and later prime minister split “forward” from

“the consolidation”?

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ANSWER

Ariel Sharon :

Likud is Consolidation

Kadima is Forward.

The two parties that Ariel sharon was part of

During World War II, ships and other means of transportation were tied up in the war effort which caused a shortage of cane sugar. This led to the increased demand for a food additive whose traditional preparation method is shown in the picture. Id the famous food additive :-

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• Which company , a multinational

subsidiary of the General motors

corporation , released this ad for

their first ever product?

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Opel. The company first started as a manufacturer of sewing machines.

As part of the world television premiere of this movie on December 29th 2012, the Hindi entertainment channel Zee television launched a special IVRS number 8082244440, by calling which the users could take up specific lessons from the comfort of their homes. Within seven days of the launch around 25,000 calls were received from across India. So what was Zee Television was trying to teach Indians from different parts and the promotion of which movie?

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• Spoken English

• English Vinglish

Lynx Rufus has the widest distribution of any native cat in North America. Along with Canadian Lynx ,it is one of two species of Lynx to inhabit North America. What is the common name given to this mammal due to it's short tail ?

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Bob Cat gets its common name due to its short ‘bobbed’ tail

ND Varadachariar, was an outstanding lawyer from Madras now mostly remembered for the diaries he kept between 1939-45, which were fascinating accounts of world war II and the Quit India Movement in the city. His nickname however comes from his tough cross examination in the court. So what was ND Varadachariar’s nickname which is intimately connected with the history of Madras?

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Emden Vakkil

Which TV series gets its name from the generic name of these structures?

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It was developed by Seiichi Miyake in 1965 and was first introduced in Okayama city, Japan, in 1967. Its use gradually spread in Japan and then around the world and has now become a standard. The color (not just yellow ) is chosen in a way that it contrasts visually with its surroundings. What are these and where would you find them used today?

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Tactile Paving for Blind/ Used in Stations for Metro Trains

Nandi was once asked to officiate a game between Parvathi and Siva and he ruled in the favor of Siva even though Parvathi had actually won. Angered, Parvathi cursed him saying that he would be afflicted with a terrible disease. Perturbed Nandi asked for her forgiveness. Parvathi told him to worship her son with his favorite food. What practice in modern day comes from this story :-

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Practice of worshipping Ganesha with Arugampul

Who speaking about who?

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http://youtu.be/3muhmAD5QJ0

Ravi Sankar / Uday Sankar

Talking about a certain film, historian and journalist Film

News Anandan said

“We should call it a multi-lingual film. The hero T.G.

Venkatesan was a Telugu and he spoke in his mother

tongue and Rajalakshmi would respond to him in Tamil.

L.V. Prasad, who played a minor role, conversed only in

Hindi as he did not know Tamil or other languages.”.

Id the film

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First Tamil movie Kalidaas

It is printed on the bottom line of a page, usually the word

corresponds to the start of the first line of the following page.

It aids the printer in collating the printed sheets before they

are bound. Name it

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Catch Word

It is believed that this species found their way into this hostile

environment when they were left behind by a steamer.

Agricultural scientists in India, with limited knowledge of the

terrain were bothered with the question ‘What do these species

drink?’.

The predominant theories were -They drink sea water for

survival and other they eat leaves of Bukheri pathi, Jungli Jamun,

etc. to meet their water requirements.

However during a recent expedition two cold-water springs

were found in the southeastern part of the Island. The species

were found around these springs.

Id the species and the region?

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Feral Goats of Barren Island

The galaxy on the left and nebula on the right get their common name from 2 different toys. Name the respective Toys.

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Pinwheel Galaxy Spirograph Nebula

By the early 1950s, this Oxford-trained economist had left his

job in the civil service and became the editor of a publication

called Eastern Economist. He soon met Gallup and Henry

Durant, the director of Social Surveys Limited . Based on his

conversations with them, he founded the Indian Institute of

Public Opinion, in Delhi, which was modeled on Gallup’s US

operation.

Id him and what first did he do in 1957?

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Eric P.W. Da Costa & Election Opinion Polls before 1957 Elections.

This movie poster pays tribute to which famous work of art. Give the name of the painting and the painter

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• Birth of Sakunthala

• Raja Ravi Varma

Which gland near the base of neck get its name due to its resemblance to this herb used for seasoning ?

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Thymus from Thyme

The surname is derived from Sanskrit word meaning 'an idol, a deity.' Used as a term of respect in Bengal, it is the name of a family, whose members have anglicized this surname What is the surname and the Anglicized version of it?

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Thakur / Thakoor Tagore

Post Treaty of Nanking in 1842 ,the Chinese ports were opened up for the British. The British deployed certain people as law enforcement officers in ports like Shanghai, where their trading companies had set up a large presence by the early twentieth century. These sect with their imposing figures and outfit were feared by the Chinese so much so that the British deemed that they did not even need guns when on duty. Who were they ?

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Sikh Soldiers

Its a medical term for fainting or passing out and is precisely defined as a transient loss of consciousness and postural tone, characterized by rapid onset, short duration, and spontaneous recovery, due to low blood flow to the brain, that often results from hypotension (low blood pressure). Which Production Company founded by Emma Thomas and her husband derives its name from above phenomenon and also id the Famous Husband

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a) Syncopy Films derives from "syncope", b) Christopher Nolan

What is the name given to such ice structures?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy8W7sKhfyg

Brinicle

Raja Desingh was defeated by Nawab Sadathullah Khan in

the famous battle of Gingee. The queen committed Sati and

the Nawab was so moved by the turn of events that he built

a city near the fort and named it after her.

What did he call this town?

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Ranipet / Ranipettai

Where was this song shot?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QafywwWs0vk

LUZ Church, Mylapore

This India Today cover is a reworking of which famous children's book which is the most translated book in the French language.

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Antonine de Saint Exupery 's the little prince

• Phenakistoscopes were first created by physicist Joseph Plateau in the 1830s for his scientific studies, the name of which is derived from Greek word which means to cheat or deceive. Richard Balzer, who collects these objects and posts them online calls them as the precursor to which modern day phenomenon?

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GIFs

• Director and writer Lake Bell who made this 2013 comedy film about the voice over industry after coming across the fact that no major Hollywood film had used a female voice over in the trailers artist since Gone in Sixty Seconds(2000). The film about women empowerment in the film industry was positively reviewed and even won the best screenplay at the Sundance Film Festival. The name of the film is a phrase that everyone associates with the voice over industry. Give the phrase.

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• In a world…..

• Popularized by Don Lafontaine

The Association of Asian Studies, Ann Harbor has instituted an

award named after the Indian poet and translator AK

Ramanujam, the award goes to books from South Asian

languages which have been translated into English.

In 2008 the award was given to Julius Lipner for the work called

‘The Sacred Brotherhood’ which deals with a rebellion in Bengal

in the 18th century. So what is the book that Julius Lipner

translated and what is the greatest ‘take-away’ from that book?

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• Ananda math

• Vande mataram

The neologism 'geriaction' is used to describe a type of

film. Many films have been made especially after a

multistarrer 2010 film grossed 270 million, including a

sequel to the 2010 film. So what is geriaction and what was

the 2010 film?

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• Geriaction films are typically films which have veteran/

over the hill action stars as protagonists. The 2010 film

which helped coin this word was the Expendables

Jeffrey Eugenides, author of books like the Marriage Plot, the Virgin Suicides recently wrote a short story for the New Yorker called "Find the bad guy" in which the protagonist Charlie's only connect to his daughter is a cross platform game played via mobile phones. \

Eugenides himself is an obsessive player of this game which he thinks represents the agony of waiting in the virtual age.

This popular game was developed by Zynga was released in 2009, name the game.

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• Words with Friends

What 3 word phrase connects the painting and the poster?

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Judgement of Paris

What common moniker do the first two share. What similar

but slightly different moniker is used to address the third?

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Wolf of Wall street , Lone wolf of Wall Street

Only 2 South American countries does not share borders

with Brazil , id them:-

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Ecuador Chile

Which national leader’s birthday is been celebrated as Advocate’s day

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Dr . Rajendar Prasad

The video is a tribute to the works of which person?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_e7KIGOwCE

George Melies