2. Rules
• 26 questions.
• Each question carries 1 mark.
• Star marked question will be considered only when tie-
breaker situation arises. The teams having scored the
more no. of star marked questions will qualify.
• The n-th answer will start with n-th alphabet, i.e. 1st
answer will start with A, 2nd answer will start with B and
so on.
3.
4. With whom would you connect the
following clues?
6. Though part of the soundtrack of a
2007 comedy-drama film, this musical
piece originally belongs to which mid-
60’s movie?
7. Some claimants of the first song of this
genre are - Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa"
(1972), Jerry Butler's "One Night Affair"
(1972), the Hues Corporation's "Rock the
Boat" (1973), George McCrae's "Rock Your
Baby" (1974) and "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974)
by Carl Douglas. In 1974, New York
City's WPIX-FM premiered the first radio
show of this type of music.
Which type / genre of music?
8. This popular theatre artist from Rajasthan
caught everyones attention by his acting
prowess in a national level drama meet in
the early ‘70s in Lucknow. Later on, as
Nabi Ahmed Shakir, he was sent on a
special mission. He died in unfortunate
circumstances in the foreign soil.
Why was he again in news in
2012? (Bigger vis – next slide)
9.
10. Discovered by Marguerite Perey in
1939, it was the last chemical
element to be found naturally.
Identify this element which was
formerly known as eka-caesium.
12. Which field of academics get its
name from a Greek word which
literally means ‘inquiry, knowledge
acquired by investigation’?
13. Officially or unofficially, all of them are
associated with which ‘title’?
14. The motto of the Recession Party,
formed a few years ago, was to
improve the bank balance of their MPs,
by looting the voters. Their all-black
uniform represented black money in
Indian politics.
Who was the founder of that party?
16. After reading a book, currently in
news, Barrack Obama wrote the
following words to the author – “It is
a lovely book — an elegant proof of
God and the power of storytelling.”
Which book?
18. Often referred to as the ‘guru of
backward integration’, the gentleman
(marked in the visual), a chemist by
profession, founded a company in 1969
whose present turnover is more than
Rs. 3550 crores.
Which company did he found?
(Bigger vis - next slide)
19.
20. Barjinder Singh Sangha and Mandeep
Singh Sandhu have been charged
recently with the attempted murder of
the person (vis), the hero of a
controversial mission.
Which mission was that?
(Bigger vis – next slide)
21.
22. According to recent reports, it causes
around 6,00,000 premature deaths per year.
To highlight this issue, these specific ads
were created.
Identify the context.
23. Proposed by Murray Gell-Mann and
George Zweig in 1964, it is of six types
(known as flavors) -- up, down, top,
bottom, strange and charm.
What is being described?
24. According to records, Raja Ramlochun
Ray, a petty zamindar, bought this piece of
land around 1842 AD. Following the Sepoy
Mutiny, mostly the Muslim merchants,
businessmen, butchers and cattle traders
from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had settled
in this place.
Which Kolkata locality is this?
26. The original version was sung by the
Guns N' Roses. Who is singing this
particular version?
27. Name this multiple Filmfare Award
winning movie, which also marked
the debut of the director.
28. This is the only
instance when
the Amul Girl
cried. For whom?
29. According to recent intelligence reports,
China is opening its narrow border with
Afghanistan with roads and probably a
tunnel through this strategically placed
location (map), skirting J&K. India risks
losing the political influence it has over the
Afghans because of these latest
developments.
Name this place. (Bigger
vis – next slide)
30.
31. Which multi-
national company
started its journey
in 1906 as The
Haloid Photo-
graphic Company?
32. His golfing debut took place in the
2008 Russian Open, with a not-so-
encouraging results. Who?
33. This is the satellite image of which
geographical entity?
34.
35.
36. With whom would you connect the
following clues?
42. Some claimants of the first song of this
genre are - Manu Dibango's "Soul Makossa"
(1972), Jerry Butler's "One Night Affair"
(1972), the Hues Corporation's "Rock the
Boat" (1973), George McCrae's "Rock Your
Baby" (1974) and "Kung Fu Fighting" (1974)
by Carl Douglas. In 1974, New York
City's WPIX-FM premiered the first radio
show of this type of music.
Which type / genre of music?
44. This popular theatre artist from Rajasthan
caught everyones attention by his acting
prowess in a national level drama meet in
the early ‘70s in Lucknow. Later on, as
Nabi Ahmed Shakir, he was sent on a
special mission. He died in unfortunate
circumstances in the foreign soil.
Why he was again in news in
2012? (Bigger vis – next slide)
47. Discovered by Marguerite Perey in
1939, it was the last chemical
element to be found naturally.
Identify this element which was
formerly known as eka-caesium.
55. The motto of the Recession Party,
formed a few years ago, was to
improve the bank balance of their MPs,
by looting the voters. Their all-black
uniform represented black money in
Indian politics.
Who was the founder of that party?
59. After reading a book, currently in
news, Barrack Obama wrote the
following words to the author – “It is
a lovely book — an elegant proof of
God, and the power of storytelling.”
Which book?
63. Often referred to as the ‘guru of
backward integration’, the gentleman
(marked in the visual), a chemist by
profession, founded a company in 1969
whose present turnover is more than
Rs. 3550 crores.
Which company did he found?
(Bigger vis - next slide)
66. Barjinder Singh Sangha and Mandeep
Singh Sandhu have been charged
recently with the attempted murder of
the person (vis), the hero of a
controversial mission.
Which mission was that?
(Bigger vis – next slide)
69. According to recent reports, it causes
around 6,00,000 premature deaths per year.
To highlight this issue, these specific ads
were created.
Identify the context.
71. Proposed by Murray Gell-Mann and
George Zweig in 1964, it is of six types
(known as flavors) -- up, down, top,
bottom, strange and charm.
What is being described?
73. According to records, Raja Ramlochun
Ray, a petty zamindar, bought this piece of
land around 1842 AD. Following the Sepoy
Mutiny, the Muslim merchants,
businessmen, butchers and cattle traders
from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh had settled
in this place.
Which Kolkata locality is this?
83. According to recent intelligence reports,
China is opening its narrow border with
Afghanistan with roads and probably a
tunnel through this strategically placed
location (map), skirting J&K. India risks
losing the political influence it has over the
Afghans because of these latest
developments.
Name this place. (Bigger
vis – next slide)