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GENERAL RULES

PRELIMS

20 QuestionsQuestions 1,5,10,15 and 20 are star

marked – to be used in case of ties

PRELIMS RULES

According to Arunabh Kumar the founder of X, the idea behind the launch of the network was to reach out to the younger generation who seldom watch the television to either pass the time or for entertainment.

X’s clips dissect Indian politics, movies, lifestyle, social concepts, etc, from a very different perspective and angle to initially evoke laughter but also send out an unforgettable social message to the viewers

X is the first YouTube based channel to reach a million subscribers for online content within the shortest time.

Recently they have diversified into 'Drama' with one of their web series Y becoming the third-most watched web series in the world

QUESTION 1 **

A husband and wife pair – Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy founded this company in 1988 and today it has become one of the top most media houses in the country having a large number of offices and studios. Greenathon, Support my School, Save our tiger and Fit India Movement are some of the famous initiatives the firm has been associated with.

What is the firm that we are talking about? (Need the full name of the firm)

QUESTION 2

X was considered by many people throughout the year to be a lock as India's selection for the 86th Academy Awards Best Foreign Film Category, with many critics unanimously praising it and voting for it to be the representative film.

Celebrity director Karan Johar also put his support behind the film saying "All kinds of audience can connect with it and yet within the parameters of love story it is completely unusual. You feel all the love in the world for the protagonists and the unusual aspect of it is they haven't met.

However, the selection committee of the Film Federation of India deliberated on 17 September 2013 and decided to send the Gujarati film Y instead.

Identify X.

QUESTION 3

Identify him!

QUESTION 4

X, started by a group of journalists, intends to facilitate media coverage of people’s causes by recognising and encouraging journalists and other media persons of the state of Odisha whose work helps highlighting and championing causes of people while passing relevant information for people’s empowerment. X is dedicated to highlight the talent and contributions of journalists, related media persons and institutions who have made Odisha their base of activity and have contributed to the growth and integrity of Media in Odisha.Id X

QUESTION 5 **

QUESTION 6

X was an Indian television youth channel that primarily broadcast Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. It was launched on 1 November 2004 as a part of News Corporation's STAR TV network in Asia

Some of the popular shows green lighted on this channel were Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, Instant Khichdi, Remix and The great Indian Laughter challenge.

X ceased its operation on 18 December 2011. This channel was then rebranded to Y.

Identify X and Y.

The word X is a French word meaning an official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media.It is also the name of a band, a song and is the official newsletter for STARFLEET, The international star trek fan association.

What is the word X?

QUESTION 7

A leading name in the Indian entertainment industry, is primarily involved with the small screen shows. However, she has also been quite prominent now in the bollywood fraternity and her first project with bollywood was to produce the movie Kyo Ki Main Jhoot nahi bolta in 2001. She is currently the Joint MD of yet another famous entertainment company. She was subject to protests in Jaipur led by the Shri Rajput Karni Sena (SRKS) last year. Who is this vibrant personality of the Indian entertainment industry?

QUESTION 8

The cover story of The Outlook dated March 23, 2015 was titled “Wrecking News: The Man Who Killed TV News“ . X was the subject of this article

Born in Guwahati, X has also written a book named Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.

ID X

QUESTION 9

X, which aired its first show on August 1, 1981 at 12.01AM was the brainchild of Robert Pittman who became known as, “The father of X”. The very first music video played on X was the appropriately named, “Video killed the radio star”, by The Buggles! The original logo of X was designed by Frank Olinsky in 1981. The logo underwent a ‘refresh’ in 2010 by X’s in-house design team, creating a wider and more rectangular logo.

ID X

QUESTION 10 **

11. WHAT WAS HE INVESTIGATING?

The famous ads for the brand X began in 1955. The character initially included a variety of masculine figures such as athletes, gunsmiths, and captains, but the rugged cowboy image proved the most marketable. Three men who appeared in the advertisements later died of lung cancer, earning the brand the nickname “Cowboy Killer”

What is the brand X?

QUESTION 12

These are now used regularly by social media users to discuss specific events and issues. It’s origination is credited to Chris Messina, a social technology expert in 2007. He started it to discuss about barcamp, a technology gathering activity that spans worldwide. This is now a medium for several users to keep track of updates.

What are we talking about?

QUESTION 13

Dilip Narayan _______ is still the only Goa-born cricketer to play for India (1961-71) and was considered one of the finest players of spin bowling.

His son X made six first-class cricket appearances for Oxford University and one for a combined Oxford and Cambridge side against the 1987 Pakistani touring team. He was awarded a cricket Blue by the Oxford University.

Identify this famous media personality

QUESTION 14

What is the below picture depicting?

QUESTION 15 **

QUESTION 16

Which company used this poster on ID

Which is the first historical monument to get an account on twitter?

QUESTION 17

X is India’s first crowd curated book. X is the first book to shine out of Rashmi Bansal’s trailblazing publishing venture Bloody Good Book. The author of the book holds a special place in our hearts for he is our alum!

What is the title of the book X?

QUESTION 18

Identify the company

QUESTION 19

Put Funda

QUESTION 20**

ANSWERS TO PRELIMS

According to Arunabh Kumar the founder of X, the idea behind the launch of the network was to reach out to the younger generation who seldom watch the television to either pass the time or for entertainment.

X’s clips dissect Indian politics, movies, lifestyle, social concepts, etc, from a very different perspective and angle to initially evoke laughter but also send out an unforgettable social message to the viewers

X is the first YouTube based channel to reach a million subscribers for online content within the shortest time.

Recently they have diversified into 'Drama' with one of their web series Y becoming the third-most watched web series in the world

QUESTION 1 **

ANSWER 1

X-TVFY-Permanent roommates

A husband and wife pair – Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy founded this company in 1988 and today it has become one of the top most media houses in the country having a large number of offices and studios. Greenathon, Support my School, Save our tiger and Fit India Movement are some of the famous initiatives the firm has been associated with.

What is the firm that we are talking about? (Need the full name of the firm)

QUESTION 2

ANSWER 2

NEW DELHI TELEVISION LIMITED

X was considered by many people throughout the year to be a lock as India's selection for the 86th Academy Awards Best Foreign Film Category, with many critics unanimously praising it and voting for it to be the representative film.

Celebrity director Karan Johar also put his support behind the film saying "All kinds of audience can connect with it and yet within the parameters of love story it is completely unusual. You feel all the love in the world for the protagonists and the unusual aspect of it is they haven't met.

However, the selection committee of the Film Federation of India deliberated on 17 September 2013 and decided to send the Gujarati film Y instead.

Identify X.

QUESTION 3

ANSWER 3

The Lunchbox

Identify him!

QUESTION 4

Rajiv Makhni, Managing Editor, Technology, NDTV – Special speaker, Communique 2014

ANSWER 4

X, started by a group of journalists, intends to facilitate media coverage of people’s causes by recognising and encouraging journalists and other media persons of the state of Odisha whose work helps highlighting and championing causes of people while passing relevant information for people’s empowerment. X is dedicated to highlight the talent and contributions of journalists, related media persons and institutions who have made Odisha their base of activity and have contributed to the growth and integrity of Media in Odisha.Id X

QUESTION 5

ANSWER 5

QUESTION 6

X was an Indian television youth channel that primarily broadcast Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. It was launched on 1 November 2004 as a part of News Corporation's STAR TV network in Asia

Some of the popular shows green lighted on this channel were Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, Instant Khichdi, Remix and The great Indian Laughter challenge.

X ceased its operation on 18 December 2011. This channel was then rebranded to Y.

Identify X and Y.

X- STAR One Y- Life OK

ANSWER 6

The word X is a French word meaning an official announcement or statement, especially one made to the media.It is also the name of a band, a song and is the official newsletter for STARFLEET, The international star trek fan association.

What is the word X?

QUESTION 7

ANSWER 7

A leading name in the Indian entertainment industry, is primarily involved with the small screen shows. However, she has also been quite prominent now in the bollywood fraternity and her first project with bollywood was to produce the movie Kyo Ki Main Jhoot nahi bolta in 2001. She is currently the Joint MD of yet another famous entertainment company. She was subject to protests in Jaipur led by the Shri Rajput Karni Sena (SRKS) last year. Who is this vibrant personality of the Indian entertainment industry?

QUESTION 8

Ekta Kapoor

ANSWER 8

The cover story of The Outlook dated March 23, 2015 was titled “Wrecking News: The Man Who Killed TV News“ . X was the subject of this article

Born in Guwahati, X has also written a book named Combating Terrorism: The Legal Challenge.

ID X

QUESTION 9

ANSWER 9

X, which aired its first show on August 1, 1981 at 12.01AM was the brainchild of Robert Pittman who became known as, “The father of X”. The very first music video played on X was the appropriately named, “Video killed the radio star”, by The Buggles! The original logo of X was designed by Frank Olinsky in 1981. The logo underwent a ‘refresh’ in 2010 by X’s in-house design team, creating a wider and more rectangular logo.

ID X

QUESTION 10

ANSWER 10

11. WHAT WAS HE INVESTIGATING?

Vyapam Scam

ANSWER 11

The famous ads for the brand X began in 1955. The character initially included a variety of masculine figures such as athletes, gunsmiths, and captains, but the rugged cowboy image proved the most marketable. Three men who appeared in the advertisements later died of lung cancer, earning the brand the nickname “Cowboy Killer”

What is the brand X?

QUESTION 12

ANSWER 12

These are now used regularly by social media users to discuss specific events and issues. It’s origination is credited to Chris Messina, a social technology expert in 2007. He started it to discuss about barcamp, a technology gathering activity that spans worldwide. This is now a medium for several users to keep track of updates.

What are we talking about?

QUESTION 13

Hashtag?how do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]??

ANSWER 13

Dilip Narayan _______ is still the only Goa-born cricketer to play for India (1961-71) and was considered one of the finest players of spin bowling.

His son X made six first-class cricket appearances for Oxford University and one for a combined Oxford and Cambridge side against the 1987 Pakistani touring team. He was awarded a cricket Blue by the Oxford University.

Identify this famous media personality

QUESTION 14

Rajdeep Sardesai

ANSWER 14

What is the below picture depicting?

QUESTION 15

Klout score, a measure of your influence on others, primarily driven by social media presence.

ANSWER 15

QUESTION 16

Which company used this poster on ID

ANSWER 16

Which is the first historical monument to get an account on twitter?

QUESTION 17

ANSWER 17

X is India’s first crowd curated book. X is the first book to shine out of Rashmi Bansal’s trailblazing publishing venture Bloody Good Book. The author of the book holds a special place in our hearts for he is our alum!

What is the title of the book X?

QUESTION 18

ANSWER 18

Identify the company

QUESTION 19

ANSWER 19

Put Funda

QUESTION 20**

ANSWER 20

Sepp Blatter resigns as FIFA President

FINALS

AbhinandanROUND 1TAG LINES – GET THEM ALL

Written round1 set of question with 5 taglinesEach correct answer fetches a +5On getting all correct in the set, bonus of +5

TAGLINE: RULES

Set 1: Taglines/Slogans of which companies/Brands?1. YADDEN PHIKI PAD JAYENGEE2. BE 100% SURE3. MAIN CHAI KI NANHI PATTI HOON4. HEALTHY HOGA HINDUSTAN5. CHOCOLATE KA MEETA BOMB

QUESTION 1 – THINK DESI

Taglines of which companies/Brands?

1. "YADDEN PHIKI PAD JAYENGEE“ – ASIAN PAINTS2. BE 100% SURE - DETTOL SOAP3. MAIN CHAI KI NANHI PATTI HOON - TAAZA4. HEALTHY HOGA HINDUSTAN - LIFEBUOY5. CHOCOLATE KA MEETA BOMB – CADBURY ECLAIRS

ANSWER 1

SumukhROUND 2

ENTERTAINMENT

What is the subject of this Pakistani film?

Acid Attack

ANSWER

WEBCOMIC

Name the Webcomic

ANSWER

WHAT IS THIS LIST?

First Music Videos aired on MTV

ANSWER

This site's co-founder admitted on a MOOC session that in the initial days, they created many fake accounts so that the content is vibrant and the direction of the content is dictated by them. Once it got popular with genuine users, the fake accounts started vanishing. The site currently has a decently strong policy against fake user accounts.

Which website?

SOCIAL MEDIA

Reddit. Steve Huffman Admitted this in a Udacity session.

ANSWER

The ad making agency Bubblewrap films and freelance music directors Vinayak Salvi and Rohan Utpat sat down to create this advertisement that became a sensation this year.

The director of Bubblewrap said “"We even had a spot prepared for a 'what if we lose' scenario - though we hoped we wouldn't have to use it,“

What is the ad campaign?

ADVERTISEMENT

The Mauka ad series during world cup.

ANSWER

He is undoubtedly one of the most enterprising entrepreneurs of India.

He started his entrepreneurial career by selling "bhajias" to pilgrims.

He almost mastered English by reading newspapers and not at school.

When he was a worker at petrol pump, whenever mercedes came and passed through petrol pump, he used to say one day I will have same car and his colleagues used to laugh.

He said – “If you don’t build your dreams, someone will hire you to build theirs”

He was named the "Man of 20th Century" by the  (FICCI).

Who is he?

ENTREPRENEUR

ANSWER

DibyaROUND 3 – SPOT THE EDITOR/JOURNALIST

Written roundWrite the 6 answers – do not shout out

answersExchange sheet in the end+5 for each correct answer. No negatives.

RULES

QUESTION 1

QUESTION 2

QUESTION 3

QUESTION 4

QUESTION 5

QUESTION 6

ANSWERS

Vinod Mehta, founder editor-in-chief of Outlook

Shekar Gupta, Vice – chairman, India today groupM J AkbarEditor-in-Chief, then Editorial Director of The Sunday Guardian

Dilip Padgaonkar, Editor, TOI

N Ram, Headed several verticals under the Hindu GroupKhuswant Singh,Editor National, herald, Hindustan times

PrajaktaROUND 4

6 Questions1 direct to each teamOther teams can pounce, +10/-10 on

pounce (Right/Wrong)+10 for direct answer, no negative+5 on pass, no negative

RULES

"X" is a famous retail chain owned by an Indian conglomerate. "X" is known for youth hangout. The logo of "X" has red colour which signifies leadership and passion. "X" has done joint promotion with some brands like Liril, HDFC. "X" has also been associated with movies like Khakee. Identify X.

QUESTION 1

Café Coffee Day

ANSWER 1

Basharat Peer is the author of Curfewed Night, an eyewitness account of the Kashmir conflict, which won the Crossword Prize for Non-Fiction and was chosen among the Books of the Year by The Economist and The New Yorker. Peer currently runs the "India Ink" blog on the digital edition of The New York Times. Peer was also the co-script writer for a recent Bollywood movie. He also had a special appearance in the movie. Identify the movie.

QUESTION 2

Haider

ANSWER 2

Identify the brand ?

QUESTION 3

DURACELL

ANSWER 3

Identify the advertiser

QUESTION 4

Bombay Dyeing

ANSWER 4

Identify advertiser

QUESTION 5

ADIDAS

ANSWER 5

Explain the image

QUESTION 6

Statue of the Whistleblowers (L-R) Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning. The fourth chair is open to anyone in Berlin who wants to get up and say anything they want

ANSWER 6

THANK YOU