1. Prelims

2. Rules A total of 20 questions 15-20 are starred questions In case we are still tied, sudden death will be employed NO NEGATIVES, so feel free to take a shot at anything No animals were harmed in the making of this quiz QUIZMASTER PLAYS GOD 3. Let us play 4. 1. After the Valentines Day this year, NationalAwakening Stage started a hate campaign againstX using Twitter hashtags like#XHumiliatedHistoryOfBangladesh. The reasonfor the protests were because of Xs incorrectreferences to the Bangladesh Liberation War. Thishas led X to become the worst rated movie everin IMDb. Identify X 5. 2. Tarangini Mitra loved to pirouette. To dance byspinning on one foot came naturally to her. Onone of her school functions, her talent wasspotted by a certain Mr. Padmasee, a reputed adfilm maker who approached her mother and saidWe just want her to do the spin, like she does sogracefully. The small twist would becounterbalanced by a jingle. She does the move,packs her bags, gets the cheque and leaves. Thinkof it, shes going to be the first ________. 6. 3. Which incident has been depicted here? 7. 4. The general ideas on the creation of the seal for thisorganisation were as follows: the seal should emphasize the Governmental status, butnot 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 withoutsubstantial alteration for letter heading, etc. For this purpose, various seals were examined and sketch ofTiger and Palm Tree, was found most suitable. Identify the organization. 8. 5. The inspector pointed his cane at me and said,You, young man, are an intelligent, honest,vivacious fellow in this crowd of thugs and idiots.In any jungle, what is the rarest of animals- thecreature that comes only once in a generation? I thought about it and said __________ Thats what you are in this jungle. This is an excerpt from a book. FITB. 9. 6. The name X means "lion city", derived from the Persian/Urdu wordsfor lion. According to John Everett-Heath, the author of OxfordConcise Dictionary of World Place Names, X was named to honourthe Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, who was also known as Y because of hislion-like valour in battles. One popular theory suggests thatMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of the city, named it"Bhaganagar" or "Bhgnagar" after Bhagmati, alocal nautch (dancing) girl with whom he had fallen in love. Sheconverted to Islam and adopted the title Y Mahal. The city wasrenamed X in her honour. According to another source, the city wasnamed after Y, the son of Quli Qutb Shah. Andrew Petersen, ascholar of Islamic architecture, says the city was originallycalled Baghnagar. 10. 7. X was a noted Indian con man known for having repeatedlysold the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, and the RashtrapatiBhavan and also the Parliament along with its 545 sittingmembers. He is also said to have cheated the Tatas,the Birlas and also Dhirubhai Ambani taking from themhuge money in cash, posing as social worker or needyperson. X was wanted in more than 100 cases and he waswanted by 8 states police and was sentenced to 113 yearsin prison. However, he made daring escapes from differentjails eight times in his life, the last of them on a wheelchair. Id X. 11. 8. In the early days, most of the trucks in India weremanufactured by the TATA Group. During these times, TataOil Mills Ltd. Co (TOMCO) came up with a new brand ofdetergent called X. And in order to market their detergentthey used the motor medium very effectively by painting X.This brand had a symbol in the shape of a lotus flower. Thiscarried on for a few years and as times went by X became apart of the initial paint itself by the lorry drivers and is stillbeing used by people without knowing its glorious history.This is one of the various theories about a common sightnowadays. What am I talking about? 12. 9. This food item was originally made by theAshwini Kumar Twins (who were medical advisersto Devas during Vedic times), for a sage nearDhosi Hill near Narnaul. Hence, the food item isnamed after the sage. The first historicallydocumented formula for it appearsin Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedictreatise. What food item is this? 13. 10. 14. 11. Mahesh Chandra Mehta, a famous lawyer, filed a case before theSupreme Court of India in 1984 to shut down the Mathura Refinery,owned by Indian Oil corporation. This case went on for 15 years andin 1999, the Supreme Court instead, ordered the closure of 53 Ironfoundries and 107 other factories near Delhi leading to theunemployment of around 300,000 people. This led to protests andother cases being filed. Finally, the Supreme Court ordered theseindustries to use compressed natural gas instead of coal and coke.This case however attracted the attention of the world press andthe industries drew criticism from the likes of Bill Clinton andothers. Give funda. 15. 12. The idea hit the Jamshedpur-born Tamilian V.S.S. Mani in 1988,when he was working with the Yellow Pages in New Delhi. It justhappened over a casual discussion with a friend. Unlike in thewestern countries, Indians always bank on friends or relatives orneighbours for some information on a daily basis. It just flashedacross my mind, why not start a service that caters to this need? Iquit Yellow pages and moved to Mumbai to start the venture, saysV.S.S. Mani, the brain behind X. The venture did not click immediately, as people were not ready forhis idea, and considered it to be ahead of time. Low on capital, hetried various ventures like Y and even launched a wedding planner,in tie-up with a leading newspaper, to supplement his income. X & Y. 16. 13. What was incorporatedfor the first time in thisphone? 17. 14. This song has served an inspiration to whichfamous Indian song? 18. *15. engagedino.com is a user engagement website whichenables agencies to create brand engagement experiencesby creating interactive elements that can be embedded inthe brands website to market the product. The website went viral recently in a completely differentcontext as it redirected the user to a page which promptedthe user to ask question to X. Any question asked by the user would receive an answerfrom a set off answers which gets repeated periodically. X? 19. *16. Teashades were typical glasses popularised byAmericans in 1960s counter culture movement. Teashades was also used to describe glassesworn to hide the effects of marijuana(conjunctival injection) or bloodshot eyes or theeffects of opiates such as heroin. Now out of fashion and hard to find how did theysurge to popularity? 20. *17. Connect 21. *18. X is an initiative of the Indian government and the 18 East AsiaSummit (EAS) countries.During his trip to Brunei in October 2013, then Prime MinisterManmohan Singh had inked agreements with seven EAS countries Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Laos andMyanmar that have pledged their commitment to the project.China has committed $1 million for the project and a MOU on thiswas signed during Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing in November2013. Singapore has pledged $5-6 million and Australia about $1million Australian dollars. It was then started under the leadershipof Amartya Sen. 22. *19. Satindar Mohan Bhagat is a physics professorat the University of Maryland and the directorof Association for Indias Development Inc.,USA. He is credited with conceiving this idea of anentity, which was implemented by an Ngocalled the 5th Pillar. Which instrument did heintroduced to stop corruption in all sectors? 23. *20.Who is themanufacturer? 24. Answers Follow 25. 1. After the Valentines Day this year, NationalAwakening Stage started a hate campaign againstX using Twitter hashtags like#XHumiliatedHistoryOfBangladesh. The reasonfor the protests were because of Xs incorrectreferences to the Bangladesh Liberation War. Thishas led X to become the worst rated movie everin IMDb. Identify X 26. 2. Tarangini Mitra loved to pirouette. To dance byspinning on one foot came naturally to her. Onone of her school functions, her talent wasspotted by a certain Mr. Padmasee, a reputed adfilm maker who approached her mother and saidWe just want her to do the spin, like she does sogracefully. The small twist would becounterbalanced by a jingle. She does the move,packs her bags, gets the cheque and leaves. Thinkof it, shes going to be the first ________. 27. Nirma Girl 28. 3. Which incident has been depicted here? 29. 4. The general ideas on the creation of the seal for thisorganisation were as follows: the seal should emphasize the Governmental status, butnot 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 withoutsubstantial alteration for letter heading, etc. For this purpose, various seals were examined and sketch ofTiger and Palm Tree, was found most suitable. Identify the organization. 30. 5. The inspector pointed his cane at me and said,You, young man, are an intelligent, honest,vivacious fellow in this crowd of thugs and idiots.In any jungle, what is the rarest of animals- thecreature that comes only once in a generation? I thought about it and said __________ Thats what you are in this jungle. This is an excerpt from a book. FITB. 31. 6. The name X means "lion city", derived from the Persian/Urdu wordsfor lion. According to John Everett-Heath, the author of OxfordConcise Dictionary of World Place Names, X was named to honourthe Caliph Ali Ibn Abi Talib, who was also known as Y because of hislion-like valour in battles. One popular theory suggests thatMuhammad Quli Qutb Shah, the founder of the city, named it"Bhaganagar" or "Bhgnagar" after Bhagmati, alocal nautch (dancing) girl with whom he had fallen in love. Sheconverted to Islam and adopted the title Y Mahal. The city wasrenamed X in her honour. According to another source, the city wasnamed after Y, the son of Quli Qutb Shah. Andrew Petersen, ascholar of Islamic architecture, says the city was originallycalled Baghnagar. 32. 7. X was a noted Indian con man known for having repeatedlysold the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort, and the RashtrapatiBhavan and also the Parliament along with its 545 sittingmembers. He is also said to have cheated the Tatas,the Birlas and also Dhirubhai Ambani taking from themhuge money in cash, posing as social worker or needyperson. X was wanted in more than 100 cases and he waswanted by 8 states police and was sentenced to 113 yearsin prison. However, he made daring escapes from differentjails eight times in his life, the last of them on a wheelchair. Id X. 33. Mithilesh Kumar Srivastavaaka Natwarlal 34. 8. In the early days, most of the trucks in India weremanufactured by the TATA Group. During these times, TataOil Mills Ltd. Co (TOMCO) came up with a new brand ofdetergent called X. And in order to market their detergentthey used the motor medium very effectively by painting X.This brand had a symbol in the shape of a lotus flower. Thiscarried on for a few years and as times went by X became apart of the initial paint itself by the lorry drivers and is stillbeing used by people without knowing its glorious history.This is one of the various theories about a common sightnowadays. What am I talking about? 35. 9. This food item was originally made by theAshwini Kumar Twins (who were medical advisersto Devas during Vedic times), for a sage nearDhosi Hill near Narnaul. Hence, the food item isnamed after the sage. The first historicallydocumented formula for it appearsin Charaka Samhita, the ancient Ayurvedictreatise. What food item is this? 36. 10. 37. 11. Mahesh Chandra Mehta, a famous lawyer, filed a case before theSupreme Court of India in 1984 to shut down the Mathura Refinery,owned by Indian Oil corporation. This case went on for 15 years andin 1999, the Supreme Court instead, ordered the closure of 53 Ironfoundries and 107 other factories near Delhi leading to theunemployment of around 300, 000 people. This led to protests andother cases being filed. Finally, the Supreme Court ordered theseindustries to use compressed natural gas instead of coal and coke.This case however attracted the attention of the world press andthe industries drew criticism from the likes of Bill Clinton andothers. Give funda. 38. Degradation of Taj Mahal 39. 12. The idea hit the Jamshedpur-born Tamilian V.S.S. Mani in 1988,when he was working with the Yellow Pages in New Delhi. It justhappened over a casual discussion with a friend. Unlike in thewestern countries, Indians always bank on friends or relatives orneighbours for some information on a daily basis. It just flashedacross my mind, why not start a service that caters to this need? Iquit Yellow pages and moved to Mumbai to start the venture, saysV.S.S. Mani, the brain behind X. The venture did not click immediately, as people were not ready forhis idea, and considered it to be ahead of time. Low on capital, hetried various ventures like Y and even launched a wedding planner,in tie-up with a leading newspaper, to supplement his income. X & Y. 40. 13. What was incorporatedfor the first time in thisphone? 41. Rupee symbol was introduced for thefirst time 42. 14. This song has served an inspiration to whichfamous Indian song? 43. Jab koi baat bigad jaye 44. *15. engagedino.com is a user engagement website whichenables agencies to create brand engagement experiencesby creating interactive elements that can be embedded inthe brands website to market the product. The website went viral recently in a completely differentcontext as it redirected the user to a page which promptedthe user to ask question to X. Any question asked by the user would receive an answerfrom a set off answers which gets repeated periodically. X? 45. Whatever question the user types, answers that come outare we need to open up the system, we need toempower the women, to answer that question you needto know who Rahul Gandhi is etc. 46. *16. Teashades were typical glasses popularised byAmericans in 1960s counter culture movement. Teashades was also used to describe glassesworn to hide the effects of marijuana(conjunctival injection) or bloodshot eyes or theeffects of opiates such as heroin. Now out of fashion and hard to find how did theysurge to popularity? 47. Gandhis Glasses 48. *17. Connect 49. All designed by Satyajit Ray 50. *18. X is an initiative of the Indian government and the 18 East AsiaSummit (EAS) countries.During his trip to Brunei in October 2013, then Prime MinisterManmohan Singh had inked agreements with seven EAS countries Australia, Cambodia, Singapore, Brunei, New Zealand, Laos andMyanmar that have pledged their commitment to the project.China has committed $1 million for the project and a MOU on thiswas signed during Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing in November2013. Singapore has pledged $5-6 million and Australia about $1million Australian dollars. It was then started under the leadershipof Amartya Sen. 51. *19. Satindar Mohan Bhagat is a physics professorat the University of Maryland and the directorof Association for Indias Development Inc.,USA. He is credited with conceiving this idea of anentity, which was implemented by an Ngocalled the 5th Pillar. Which instrument did heintroduced to stop corruption in all sectors? 52. *20.Who is themanufacturer?