The Convocation Mega HeadRush

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Dhruv Bhatnagar

1. • What is the collective noun of Eagles?• Give me one word.

1. Convocation

2.• Different types of U.S. Visas • A-1 A-2 A-3 B-1 B-2 C-1 C-2 C-3 E-1 E-2 E-3 EB-1 EB-2 EB-3 EB-4 EB-5 F-

1 F-2 F-3 G-1 G-2 G-3 G-4 G-5 GB GT H-1B H-1B1 H-1C H-2A H-2B H-3 H-4 I-1 J-1 J-2 K-1 K-2 K-3 K-4 L-1 L-2 M-1 M-2 N-1 N-2 N-3 N-4 N-5 N-6 N-7 O-1 O-2 O-3 P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 Q-1 R-1 R-2 S-1 T-1 T-2 T-3 T-4 TD TN V-1 V-2 V-3 WB WT• What is so special about the Visa in Red?

2. “Diplomatic Immunity”

3. Recent Additions to what:

• Meera Sanyal• V Balakrishnan• Captain Gopinath• Mallika Sarabhai• Adarsh Shastri• V Balakrishnan

3. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

4.• X is a privately held Italian global manufacturer of confectionery and

gum. It was formed in 2001 with the acquisition of Y of the Netherlands, by the Z group of Italy and having its corporate headquarters in Milan, Italy.• Third largest confectionery manufacturer in the world.• Some of its major brands our Mentos, Chlormint ,Big Babol, Center

Fresh, Alpenlibe and Happydent mint gum.• Give me X.

4. Perfetti Van Mele

5.• In times list of ‘Top 10 Ridiculously Strong Drinks’, and Indian drink

finished at the 8th place. • “When you find yourself in the Indian state of ___, you will more likely

than not find yourself drinking Y: The strong-smelling liquor, made from cashew apples or coconut sap, is a trademark of the region.”• Give me Y.

5. Feni/Fenny

6.• The woman in the image is Jackie Collins, an English novelist. She has written 29 novels, all of which have

appeared on The New York Times bestsellers list. In total, her books have sold over 500 million copies and have been translated into 40 languages. She has married thrice and Collins and now lives her life "like a cool bachelor. I have a man for all seasons." She resides in Beverly Hills in a mansion she designed herself.

• Some of her books include(Not exhaustive)

• The World Is Full Of Married Men (1968) The Stud (1969) Sinners (1971) The Love Killers (1974) Lovers & Players (2006) Married Lovers (2008) Poor Little Bitch Girl (2009) The Power Trip (2012)

• Who is her Indian contemporary sometimes referred to as ‘The Jackie Collins of India’?

6. Shobha De • Shobhaa at Sixty' −2010• Sandhya`s secret −2009• Superstar India – From Incredible to Unstoppable• Strange Obsession• Spouse: The truth about marriage• Surviving Men –1998• Small betrayals –1995• Shooting from the hip –1994.• Sultry Days –1994.• Uncertain Liaisons –1993.• Sisters –1992.• Starry Nights – 1989, Socialite Evenings – 1989,

7.• Audio Question

7. BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

8.• Legend Holdings Limited (Chinese: Lianxiang) is a Chinese investment

holdings company in investment, real estate, and IT.• What is its best known subsidiary, in which it is the controlling

shareholder.

8. Lenovo

9.• To support what cause did the South African National Cricket Team

don a Pink Jersey on the December 5 2014 for the first ODI match vs India?

9. Breast Cancer Awareness

10.

• Identify the bird.

10. Bulbul

11.• Video Question

11.• IIM-A

12.• The person in the image is Arvind Vegda. He shot to

fame in October 2011 with one of his compositions. • The album sold 5 lakh CD’s and he became so popular

that he was roped in by the BJP for its 2012 election campaign.• His composition was in the news again this year.• Give me what he created?

12. ‘Bhai Bhai Song’ Bhala Mori Rama• Shot to fame this year because of Raam Leela.

13.• Yesterday Google's Research group put out a new project called Music

Timeline that tracks the popularity of musical genres dating all the way back to 1950. Users can track each individual genre as time goes by, and both view and buy key albums along the way.

13. Jazz

14.• In 1906, partly in response to the Ottoman Empire’s decline, a new

political movement known as the ______ _______, emerged. • They had a broad political agenda that included modernization and a

reform of the empire from a multi-ethnic one to an empire based largely around local ethnic people . They helped to bring energy and a sense of nationalism to the empire.• The two worded term has been adopted into English and now means

“A progressive or insurgent member of an institution, movement, or political party.”• Give me the two word term.

14. Young Turks

15.• So on January 9,2007 Apple Inc removed a word from its official name

indicating that its business focus has changed. What word?

15. Computer

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