Prelims of General Quiz in Inter-IIIT, hosted by PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur.
Date : 24th March, 2016
Venue : PDPM Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (M.P.)
Quiz Masters : Ameya Datar and Anuj Tiwari.
18. 6.
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, a former Basketball player and an actor by profession
set a Guiness World record last year for 'Fastest 20m carrying two fridges'.
Competing against 2014 World's strongest Man title holder, the actor took
19.60 seconds, carrying a total weight of 40 kg to achieve the feat. How do we
people know this person better?
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20. 7.
The X effect is an economic occurrence where income is
redistributed so that economic inequality is reduced. A X effect
can be caused by a large number of different policies or
economic decisions, not all of which are specifically aimed at
reducing inequality. Identify X, which is named after a folk hero.
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26. *10.
After FIFA World Cup 2014, Snicker's came up with
a cheeky ad campaign with the punch-line 'More
satisfying than Italian'. Which incident is being
referred here?
(Picture in the next slide)
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29. 11.
Don't be a racist! Be like X.
He is an Italian plumber
Created by Japanese people
who speaks English
looks like a Mexican
jumps like a Black man
and grabs coins like a Jew.
What is X?
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31. 12.
"The Hunger Games is a great series on Karwa Chauth. ""
"The Lord of the rings is the Autobiography of Bappi Lahiri"
"Fifty shades of grey is an amazing coloring book. Children will love
it."
"Books like 'To kill a mockingbird' should be banned as it promotes
violence and murder of the exotic birds."
"Mein Kampf is a nice guide for camping and other outdoor
activities."
"X teaches the little ones to love and care for animals.“
What is X. Put funda and also name the person who became the butt
of these jokes?
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32. 12.
X: Animal Farm, a novel by George Oswell.
Shilpa Shetty after her comments on inclusion of Animal Farm
in CBSE syllabus
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43. 18.
An IITian and a former IRS officer born in Hisar,
Haryana in 1968. He was awarded the Raman
Magsasay Award in 2006.He started an organization
called ‘Parivartan’.
Identify this fellow who is in news more often than
not.
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47. *20.
X is a new superhero who made it's Marvel debut
last year(June'16) in Civil War II : Choosing Sides.
He is the member of Alpha Flight, which is Canadian
Peacekeeping Force. Alpha Flight also features
heroes like Saint Elmo, Wolverine, Groundhog etc.
Identify X.
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53. 23.
How do we better know the founder of the
notorious organisation named ‘Hindu
Yuva Vahini’, who is also the head priest
of the Gorakhnath Math, a Hindu temple
in Gorakhpur.
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