Fresher Cooker 2.0 - Finals
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3. FITB
• The “_________" is that "anyone who wants to get out of combat duty isn't really crazy“ .Hence, pilots who request a mental fitness evaluation are sane, and therefore must fly in combat.
• At the same time, if an evaluation (for mental fitness) is not requested by the pilot, he will never receive one and thus can never be found insane, meaning he must also fly in combat.
• Therefore, ________ ensures that no pilot can ever be grounded for being insane even if he is.
4.
• The Tomb of Jahangir, Mohenjodaro, The Khojak Railway Tunnel and the Badshahi Masjid are common pictorial motifs on what?
5.
• For a long time, no one in Bangladesh was allowed to own a 125cc motorcycle [i.e. there was a upper limit on the engine size]. The Bangladesh government had an amusing logic behind this. So when Bajaj entered the market with Pulsar [150cc] they tackled this problem by directly approaching the root of the problem.
• Because of this, the government changed limit to 150cc and today people are allowed to buy bikes upto 150cc. What is the reason behind this limit?
9. Non exhaustive list of what?
• DataIsBeautiful, Funny, InternetIsBeautiful, Jokes, NotTheOnion, ShowerThoughts, StandUpShots, TIFU(Today I fucked up) ,UpliftingNews, Futurology, Gadgets and Technology, Creepy, Documentaries, Gaming, ListenToThis, Movies, Music, NoSleep, Sports, Television, Videos
12.
Ella Yelich-O’Connor chose a certain stage name because she was fascinated with aristocracy. She later added an extra letter because she felt that it was too masculine. What name?
14.
• You can’t book a ticket online via IRCTC for travelling in train numbers 14001, 14002, 13108, 14889 and 13109. Why?
These are the ‘International’ trains
14001 & 14002 - Samjhauta Express
13889 - Thar Link Express
13108 & 13109 - Maitree Express
15. This is a palace which gets sudden influx of tourists at a particular time of year. Funda or name of
palace?
16.
Lake Balkhesh in Kazakhstan is fed by seven rivers and has been shrinking, like the Aral Sea, for many years now. Approximately 600 km long overall, the lake is divided into two sections, east and west, by a strip of land called the Saryesik Peninsula. The eastern section is narrower and deeper, while the western section is shallower.
In spite of the two halves being linked by the Strait Uzynaral, this lake is unusual in that one half is useful, while the other half isn‘t. What is this reason?
17. (5+5)
• The first recipient of this civilian award was Queen Elizabeth II in 1960. It has since been awarded to Josip Tito of Yugoslavia, to Nelson Mandela in 1992, to Richard Nixon, and to King Birendra of Nepal among others. Even though it was instituted more than fifty years ago, it has been given out only about a dozen times.
• This may have something to do with political instability, or perhaps not at all. Which civilian award?
• Who is the only Indian to figure on this list?
19. FITB
Following quote is a modified form of the famous opening line of novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen in a parody novel.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a _____in possession of brains must be in want of more brains.“
20.
• In Iran, even today many of the old Muslim Houses‖ entrance doors have two door knockers. Why?
One for men and one for women. The bigger knocker is for men, and makes a louder noise. So that the residents know if there is a man or a woman at the door, thus enabling women to be properly veiled while opening the door.