Questions from the IIT-B Techfest National Quiz Pune prelims by Rohit Nair of QuizWorks

1. Pune
Prelims

2. Founded in 1885 by the Deccan Education
Society , it was named after the then Governor
of Bombay , who donated for the setting up of
this college.
Two of its alumni who later went on to
become Prime Minister of India were VP Singh
and PV Narasimha Rao.
Which college?
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3. The Hunter Commission of Inquiry was
ordered to convene by Secretary of State for
India , Edwin Montagu in 1919.
What was the reason for setting up the
commission?
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4. In chemistry, what name is given to the
transuranic elements with atomic number
greater than 100 and has recently been in
news for a musical reason?
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5. Which sporting event is advertised as "The
most exciting two minutes in sports" and also
as "The run for the roses"?
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6. Which fashion house creates exquisite Ostrich
skin bags like this one featured in ZNMD as
Bagwathi?
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7. Born as Mona Jandali, she is a novelist , whose
ex-husband named a famous TV cartoon series
after her family name.
She is also the sister of a famous former Tech
CEO.
Who is the Tech CEO and what is the name of
the Cartoon series?
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8. Developed by Geek Mentor Studios , it is
based on an extremely addictive game created
by Rovio Studios in Finland.
The Villainous Pigs are replaced by Corrupt
politicians.
Which game and who replaces the slingshot
creatures?
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9. Which organization’s name has been blocked
out of this picture?
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10. When she was contacted to comment on a
recent widespread rumour, she said, “I am
NOT yet ready to make a wedding album; I am
busy making dirty pictures at the moment.”
Who is she and what is she talking about?
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11. The book “Wide Angle – Candid moments
from my playing days” is a coffee table book
illustrating the author’s passions of
photography and wildlife.
Chapters include Formative days, the big
league, land of isles, African adventure, wildlife
passion etc. featuring pictures from England,
South Africa , Australia , West Indies among
other places .
Whose book?
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12. What is the IATA code for the Airport at San
Carlos , about a couple of miles from Redwood
City, California?
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13. What event is this cartoon depicting?
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14. Annually presented by the International
Academy of Digital Arts and Science.
What is the name of this award?
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15. Specific Media bought out which internet
company for 35M$ in 2011 along with Justin
Timberlake taking a small stake?
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16. Which band will perform in the first ever F1
Rocks event during the Buddh International
Grand Prix?
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17. What does this picture indicate?
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18. According to the parent company producing
this browser, the name stands for the idea that
a thread of a particular material "is an invisible
yet incredibly strong connection between two
different things“.
What browser and which company?
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