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?