QUIZ FORUMUDLC, AMU General + Mythology QuizQUIZMASTER:RAJNISH KR JHA29th October, 2016

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We have 2 sections of questions. We are having Mythology quiz for the very 1st time in our forum, so I could

not dedicate all of this to mythology. 1st section: General Quiz 2nd section: Mythology Quiz

Q. 1 Problems arose because programmers represented the four-digit year with only

the final two digits. This made the year 2000 indistinguishable from 1900. The assumption that a twentieth-century date was always understood caused various errors, such as the incorrect display of dates, and the inaccurate ordering of automated dated records or real-time events.

the practice of representing the year with two digits became problematic with logical error(s) arising upon "rollover" from x99 to x00. This had caused some date-related processing to operate incorrectly for dates and times on and after 1 January 2000, and on other critical dates which were billed "event horizons". Without corrective action, long-working systems would break down when the "... 97, 98, 99, 00 ..." ascending numbering assumption suddenly became invalid.

This bug had several names, but a particular name become so famous that it has been used in very different ways, including the inspiration behind the name of a Chinese musical band and the ring name of a famous WWE star.

ANSWER 1

Q. 2 “X” was founded in 1976 by Margaretha and Wolfgang Ley in Munich, Germany. The

company soon stood out, with its distinctive creations featuring unusual combinations of colors and patterns, exclusive embroidery, and elaborately designed knitted fashions. It saw a rapid upswing and continually extended its collections and its creative work.

In the course of its international expansion, “X” went public in 1986. In 1994 the company launched the “X” Sport label, established its own accessories collection including bags and shoes and granted major licenses, collaborating with such partners as Procter & Gamble.

In 2007, the artist Stefan Szczesny created a new “X” collection in Saint-Tropez, France. Since July 2008, Bruno Sälzer was the acting CEO with responsibilities for design, marketing, and sales.

In 2009, “X” sold its subsidiary Primera AG, which comprised the brands apriori, cavita, and Laurèl, as well as BiBA. On August 11, 2009, “X” filed insolvency at Munich Local Court, as an exchange offer for the outstanding bonds of €200 million was not accepted by the necessary 80% of all bond holders.

In November 2009, it was acquired by India's London-based billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, whose daughter-in-law, Megha Mittal, is the owner and Director of the Board. 

ANSWER 2

Q. 3He was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He earned his BA in Economics at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, and his MA at the University of Washington in Seattle. After studying at the University of British Columbia and at The London School of Economics in 1956, he then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he obtained his PhD in Economics in 1956. He received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics in 1999 for his

pioneering work in monetary dynamics and optimum currency areas. He is better known to the world as the "father" of the Euro, as he laid the

groundwork for its introduction through this work and helped to start the movement known as supply-side economics.

ANSWER 3

ROBERT ALEXANDER MUNDELL

Q. 4

ANSWER 4

Q. 5 She'd drink, she'd smoke, she'd sometimes get into my clothes too. She had 21

tattoos and a whole lot of scars from mutilation, she was a rebel, and she never had a permanent job....

Words fall short and pages less, to describe the woman I was brought up by. She was the only person I know who has from the beginning till the very end been true to herself, and learned from her mistakes, even though she made one too many of them.“

This is how a young Rhea described her mother in an essay for a school assignment shortly before her death.

Her mother, hen in her mid-30s, had appeared on countless TV talk shows and identified herself after she was raped inside a moving car on February 6, 2012, by five young men who picked her up from outside a pub.

ANSWER 5 SUZETTE JORDAN

Q. 6 A Leo Burnett team conspiring of Nima Namchu and Nitin Berry were

working on a Reebok campaign ( Tomorrow is Mine ) in 1996-97. They came up with three nicknames- The Wall Assassin Viper

ANSWER 6

Q. 7 In 2003, a Bhog ceremony was held at the highest Sikh temporal seat in Akal

Takht, located in the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar, where tributes were paid to “ X” & “Y”. In the year 2004, his death anniversary was again observed at Akal Takhat, Amritsar, where his mother was honored by the head priest and tributes were paid to “X” and “Y” by various political parties.

In 2007, the death anniversaries of “X” and his wife were observed in various parts of Punjab and other countries.

On 6 January 2008, the Akal Takht declared “X” and “Y” 'martyrs of Sikhism', while the SGPC also labeled them "martyrs of the Sikh nation".

The Sikhism-centric political party in India, Shiromani Akali Dal, observed the death anniversary of the two as 'martyrdom' for the first time on 31 October 2008;every 31 October since, their 'martyrdom day' has been observed at Sri Akal Takht Sahib.

ANSWER 7

Q. 8 Barsaat is a 1949 Bollywood film directed by Raj Kapoor. The film stars the

famous duo of Kapoor and Nargis as well as Prem Nath. It was also the introduction of actress Nimmi in her first film role. Barsaat was one of the first major hit films directed by Kapoor.

This movie gained many different things for the hindi film industry. Some of them are:

This success allowed Kapoor to buy RK Studios in 1950. The film was the debut for music directors Shankar Jaikishan and

established their careers. This movie lent something to Bollywood that is in use till now, though last

appearance of it was in 1999. what is it ???

ANSWER 8

ANSWER 9 Identify the Brands campaigned through following taglines:

1. “the beginning of good things.”2. “whenever you see colour, think of us.”3. “ bold is beautiful.”4. “ because you are worth it.”( 5 for each correct )

ANSWERS 91. Peter England2. Jenson & Nicolsan paints3. Myntra4. L’Oreal

Q. 10 When the first session started in August 1951, there were 224 students and

42 teachers in the ten departments of the institute. The classrooms, laboratories and the administrative office were housed in the historic building of the Hijli Detention Camp (now known as Shaheed Bhawan), where political revolutionaries were imprisoned during the British rule. The office building had served as the headquarters of the Bomber Command of the U.S. 20th Air Force during World War II.

ANSWER

Q. 11 Vishwanathan Anand- we all know him. Sainudeen Pattazhy- Zoology Professor Hamsa Padmanabhan – student, presentation at MIT Anish Mukherjee – exposed bottle tampering rampant in India Hetal Vaishnav – class 10th student Vishnu Jayaprakash – class 12th student, microbial fuel cell Akshat Singhal – AI to categorise documents Madhav Pathak - modified braille system.

ANSWER 11 Planets named after Indians

Q. 12 When Jeremiah Heaton’s seven-year-old daughter Emily turned to him one

night last winter and asked him if she would ever be a real princess, he was faced with a dilemma.

“I didn’t want to break her spirits, so I said ‘yes, absolutely,’ he told the Guardian by phone from his home in Abingdon, Virginia, this week. “At that point I had no idea how to make it happen, but I couldn’t let her down. She had such a serious tone. I knew it meant a lot to her.”

The 38-year-old American took to Google to begin researching disputed regions across the world. He figured that to make his daughter a princess, he would have to make himself a king.

Q. 12 CONTINUED.. “I looked at Antarctica, and there is unclaimed land there, but there is a

treaty that means people can’t claim it. So I kept researching, and I found _________”.

ANSWER 12 Sandwiched between Egypt and Sudan, Bir Tawil is an area of around 800

square miles not far from the Red Sea, and is a geographical anomaly known as a ‘terra nullius’ - a land that belongs to no-one. Following a decades-old land dispute, neither Egypt or Sudan have laid claim to it.

Q. 13 X is the symbol that represents the One Supreme Reality and is a

central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy. It means one and only one, who cannot be compared or contrasted with any other, is the one universal ever flowing divine melody and existential unstuck never ending sound of God.

To simplify, this translates to The primal sound that created everything. This melody manifests in billions of galaxies and universes and leads to

protect and preserve. Ultimately, everything gets merged back into this sound; this has happened countless times before.

It is a symbol of the unity of God in Sikhism, and is found in all religious scriptures and places such as Gurdwaras.

ANSWER 13 Ik Onkar

Q. 14 According to one legend, the “X” once competed with the Mount Meru,

growing so high that it obstructed the sun. The sage Agastya then asked it to lower itself, in order to facilitate his passage across to the south.

In reverence for Agastya, the “X” lowered its height and promised not to grow until Agastya returned to the north. Agastya settled in the south and never came back, and the “X”, true to its word, never grew further.

The “X” is one of the only two of a kind mentioned in the national anthem of India.

ANSWER 14 Vindhya mountains

Q. 15 Even though X's name is associated with villainy, Hinduism sees a person in

terms of Gunas. It is true that Tamasic characteristics were dominant in X but he too had Sattvic elements and this was recognized by a community in Kerala. There is an ancient temple dedicated to him at Pavithreswaram in Kollam District of Kerala. A throne believed to have been used by X is found in this ancient temple. No Puja or tantric rituals are performed at the temple. Offerings to the temple include tender coconut, silk, Palm wine, etc. The temple is maintained by the Kuravar community of the region.

ANSWER 15 Shakuni

Q. 16

ANSWER 16 The Indian Government issued notes for the use of the Haj Pilgrims from

India in Saudi Arabia. These notes were issued in denominations of Rupees Ten and Hundred, and had the word HAJ inscribed on the obverse. The Serial Number of the notes was prefixed with the letters 'HA'. The notes were discontinued when the notes meant for circulation in the Gulf States were withdrawn.

Q. 17 Vedic mythology refers to an ancient settlement called Pushkalavati in the

area, after Pushkal, presently known as Charsadda. In recorded history, the earliest major city established in the general area of “X” was called Puruṣapura (Sanskrit for City of Men),

It also found mention in the Zend Avesta as Vaēkərəta, the seventh most beautiful place on earth created by Ahura Mazda. It was known as the "crown jewel" of Bactria and also held sway over Takshashila (modern Taxila). Being among the most ancient cities of the region between Central and South Asia, “X” has for centuries been a center of trade between Bactria, South Asia and Central Asia. As an ancient center of learning, the 2nd century BC. Bakhshali Manuscript used in the Bakhshali approximation was found nearby.

ANSWER 17 Peshawar

Q. 18 According to Hindu mythology, Apasmāra was a dwarf who represented ignorance and epilepsy. He is also known as Muyalaka or Muyalakan. In order to preserve knowledge in the world, Apasmāra could not be killed; to do so would throw out the balance of knowledge and ignorance, as to kill Apasmāra would mean attaining knowledge without effort, dedication and hard work. Consequently, this would lead to the devaluing of knowledge in all forms.

Where are we most likely to see it ?

ANSWER 18

Q. 19 In Greek mythology, X was the first woman. All gods helped create her by

giving her unique gifts. X’s other name is Anesidora which means “ one who sends up gifts.” According to the myth, X opened a box releasing all the evils of mankind.

ANSWER 19 Pandora

Q. 20 Allah has 1001 names. According to Quran, a good Muslim remembers 1000 names of Allah but

only one being has to remember all 1001 names because the story of the creation of this being involves Allah himself.

He is made up of half of the raw material Allah used. Just name the being.

ANSWER 20 Camel

Q. 21 Whenever there is decay of righteousness and a rise of unrighteousness, I

shall manifest myself ! For the protection of the good, For the destruction of the wicked and the establishment of righteousness, I

am born in every age !

How is this verse popularly known in Indian mythology ?

ANSWER 21

Q. 22 She has been described by the author of the epic as generally very ugly: Pot belied Cross eyed Thinning, brown hair A grating voice that is very harsh on the ears A heart full of wickedness

It is generally believed that she continued to live in the city of her birth along with the future king, her brother.

Who is being talked about ? And which Indian city gets its name from a pivotal incident associated with her ?

ANSWER 22 Supankha Nashik

Q. 23 In Hinduism Personal God is worshipped in a five-step worship; this is known

as Panchopchara Puja. Fragrance (Dhupa) Lamp (Dipa) Eatables (Naivedya) Rice (Akshata) Flower Offering (Pushpa) Sanskritic verses to describe this process have been taken from the “taittriya

Upanishad”. This verse is so useful and sacrosanct that it became the part of the Hindu ‘code of conduct’.

What part of this verse are we talking about ?

ANSWER 23

Q. 24 The Asura was the recipient of a boon whereby he could not be killed by any

weapon that was known till the date of his receiving the boon and additionally that no weapon made of wood or metal could harm him. Indra, who had lost all hope of recovering his kingdom was said to have approached Shiva who could not help him. Indra along with Shiva and Brahma went to seek the aid of Vishnu. Vishnu revealed to Indra that only the weapon made from the bones of Dadhichi would defeat Vritra. Indra and the other deva therefore approached the sage, whom Indra had once beheaded, and asked him for his aid in defeating Vritra. Dadhichi acceded to the deva's request.

Dadhichi is then said to have given up his life by the art of yoga after which the gods fashioned the ______ from his spine. This weapon was then used to defeat the asura, allowing Indra to reclaim his place as the king of devaloka.

How is this weapon/design still commemorated in India ?

ANSWER 24 Param Vir Chakra, India's highest war time military decoration has a motif

of Vajra, the mythic weapon of Indra created by the bones donated by sage Dadhichi, as tribute to his sacrifice

THAT’S ALL FOR TODAY.

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