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1. A poster for a

non violent agenda

to stop purchase of

commercial goods

of a certain kind.

Linked to recent

events.

2.Sad Birthday X !

X celebrated his 86th birthday on 10th January, 2015.

X made his first public appearance on January 10th,

1929 in the comic strip “le petit vingtieme”. He used this

occasion for showing solidarity with the victims of the

recent Charlie Hebdo attack. The rallying cry for his

birthday was “I am Charlie - Je suis Charlie and X

expresses its solidarity with the families of the victims!”

3.What else did he do?

He is credited with founding both digital computer and

digital circuit design theory in 1937, when, as a 21-year-old

master's degree student at the Massachusetts Institute of

Technology (MIT), he wrote his thesis demonstrating that

electrical applications of boolean algebra could construct

and resolve any logical, numerical relationship. Although

his later work first appearing in 1948 laid down the

foundations of this field and as of this day ie 11th Jan, 15

has been cited 71162 times (Google).

4.Explain the funda

5.Connect

6.What ?

7.Controversy King?

Dear Narendrabhai

……….I am writing this letter however from a different perspective, namely, the

anti Hindu bias of the financial backers and promoters of this film “PK” which

demeans India and in particular Hindus. The financial and promotional backers

seem to have unmistakable and undeniable connections with anti-Indian

terrorists, Pakistan’s Intelligence Agency, ISI, and those who keep company of

Islamic fundamentalists……..

Excerpts from whose recent letter?

8.Paul

Erdos &?

9.Some random facts about whom?As a mid-level Intelligence Bureau officer in the north-east, he infiltrated the

underground Mizo National Front, then waging an insurgency against the

Indian state, weaned away half a dozen of its top commanders and all but

broke the back of the MNF, forcing its leader Laldenga to sue for peace.

He received India's second highest gallantry award, the Kirti Chakra, for his

daring exploit in the Golden Temple Operation

In Kashmir, he lured away prominent militants like Kukkay Parey and turned

him and his colleagues into counter-insurgents

headed the Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF) till some months back,

a think tank known to be close to the BJP but more importantly one that is

doing significant work on critical issues in the realm of comprehensive national

security

10.Exhaustive list1992 - Alien

1995 - Seven

1997 - The game

1999 - Fight club

2002 - Panic room

2007 - Zodiac

2008 - The curious case of benjamin button

2010 - The social network

2011 - The girl with the dragon tattoo

11.Identify

X graduated in politics and sociology from the city’s Nowrosjee Wadia College

for Arts and Science in 1957 before joining films.

Producer B.R. Chopra, who spotted X in a stage play, picked him for

Dharmputra in 1961. It also marked Shashi Kapoor’s debut, who, as X

humorously recalled later, sent him a letter saying that everyone was

bewildered as to why the film flopped.

he gave a sparkling performance – arguably his best – in this 1982 film in

which he plays a dual role. The film, a remake of the 1963 Bengali picture

Bhrantibilas (which itself was modeled on Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors),

saw X win his third Filmfare award for his crackerjack performance.

He passed away recently on 2nd december.

12.Who?

_____ was an Indian actress who starred in a small number of Hindi and

English films, including Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke (1963), and The

Householder, Merchant Ivory Productions' first film. She was Femina Miss India

in 1954, and was featured in the Vogue along with Maharani Gayatri Devi in the

list of 'World's Ten Most Beautiful Women', a list she was continuously listed

from the 1950s to the 1960s in prominent fashion magazines worldwide.She

made her film debut alongside Balraj Sahni in Anuradha (1960), directed by

Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

13.What is so special about this case?

K. M. Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra was a 1959 Indian court case where

Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati, a Naval Commander, was tried for the murder of

Prem Ahuja, his wife's lover. The incident received unprecedented media

coverage and inspired several books and movies. Nanavati, accused under

section 302, was initially declared not guilty by a jury under section 302 but the

verdict was dismissed by the Bombay High Court and nanavati was later tried

and sentenced to life imprisonment.

14.Connect

15.Which popular phrase?

More than three decades ago, Australia was rocked by the bizarre case of 9-

week-old Azaria Chamberlain’s death.This incident was immortalized in

American pop culture by way of Meryl Streep’s flawless performance in A Cry

in the Dark and was later turned into a joke by shows like Seinfeld and The

Simpsons, the Chamberlains have lived an ongoing nightmare since August 17,

1980.

16.

X was a monthly French satirical magazine, first published in 1960. It was

created by Georges Bernier, Cavanna and Fred Aristidès. A weekly

counterpart, X Y, was first published in 1969. In 1970 after the death of Charles

de Gaulle the magazine XY was renamed to something better know to us due

to recent events. The word X ironically refers to committing suicide in a certain

culture. Give the term X.

17.

X was created by Stan Lee, who wrote only the first issue, and was the last

character he created for Marvel before his return to comics with Ravage 2099

in 1992. The reason for the character's creation had to do with the success of a

TV series afraid that the show's executives would suddenly introduce X. Marvel

decided to publish their own version of such a character to make sure that if a

similar one showed up in the TV series, they would own the rights.

In BBT when everyone is discussing who is the bravest person in the Marvel

Universe. Raj says, "whoever does X's bikini waxing” Give X.

18.

Identify the trophy and

also which team is

responsible for its

disastrous state shown

here.

Quoting the jeweller who

makes the trophy. “I

always make a spare in

case something

unexpected happens, lest

King Juan Carlos be left

with nothing to give out.

The spare has been ready

for a long time.”

19. Give the context

20.

The Magic Faraway Tree is a children's novel by Enid

Blyton, first published in 1943.

The modern reprints have altered the names of the main

characters with the new names being Joe, Rick and

Frannie, Why were the names changed?

21. Why the big fuss over this lady?

22. Identify the player show performing his

controversial celebration.

23. Connect

24. What rule led to Marks Spitz not

participating in Olympics post the age of 22,

which may have prevented him to post a better

medal haul. Spitz supporters use this as a way

to show that Phelps had it easy.

25.

• His great-grandfather W. D. Smiles was a member of the Assam Legislative

Council. Though he was born and brought up in UK, after leaving school, he

considered joining the Indian Army and spent a few months hiking in the

Himalayan mountains of Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam.

• On 16 May 1998, he climbed to the summit of Mount Everest, 18 months after

breaking three vertebrae in a parachuting accident. At 23, he was at the time

among the youngest people to have achieved this feat.

• In July 2009, he was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout at the age of

35. • Who?

26.

The Scoville scale, used for the measurement of something which is usually

measured by a method that uses high performance liquid chromatography

(HPLC). This identifies and measures the concentration of chemicals

necessary for the scaling.

• X topped the Scoville scale from 2007 until February 2012 with an average of

1 million SHU and an individual highest of 1.5mn. It was surpassed in February

2012 by Trinidad Moruga Scorpion with 2mn SHU, which in turn was surpassed

by Carolina Reaper with 2.2mn SHU in 2013 and holds the record till date.

• What does Scoville scale measure? Also, id X.

Before becoming a ____ ____, the person (usually a woman) is trained to lie

down for hours without moving. She or he must also be able to withstand the

prolonged exposure to the cold. Before service, the individual is supposed to

have taken a bath using a special fragrance-free soap and then finished off with

a splash of cold water to chill the body down. • What is being talked about?

27. FITB

28.

• Majdur paida huwe, majdur hi maroge Vote na

diya hamein, to zinda jaloge.

• Jal kar hum shola bane hai, Kaun jalayega

zinda aap ko, jab hum aap ke saath khade

hain.

• Slogans of which famous political rivalry?

29.

This robot, exhibited at a university research exhibition is named ____ in honor

of a famous sportsperson. Either FITB or identify the sportsperson.

30. Identify

A signboard posted by ASI (Archaeological Survey of India), which is a

Government of India organization, specifies the instructions. While the board is

written in Hindi, the instructions on it roughly translate into: "Entering the

borders of X before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited. Legal action

would be taken against anybody who does not follow these instructions". Some

other rules are there according to which no one is allowed to graze their

animals after sunset.

According to legend, this city/fort was cursed by the Baba Balnath. He had

sanctioned the construction of the town on one condition, "The moment the

shadows of your palaces touch me, the city shall be no more!" When a

descendant prince raised the palace to a height that cast a shadow on

Balanath's forbidden retreat, he cursed the town. Balanath is said to be buried

there to this day in a small samadhi