1. July 1, 2012
MAINS

2. HOME
Round – 0:
Brand Alphabet
 Identify the logos on the next page and write down the
answers on your sheet
 Time Limit 2 min

4. And the ANSWER is:

5. Answers:
 J- Johnson’s
 A-Alcatel Lucent – global telecommunications
equipment company based in France.
 Q- Quicktime
 U-Unilever
 I-ICICI Bank
 Z- Zee Entertainment
 Z- Zurich – insurance company based in
Zurcih,Switzerlans
 I- Iball- hardware company

6. HOME
Round – 1:
DRY Questions
 6 questions to follow
 Infinite bounds for +10/-0

7. 1
 ‘Sildenafil' was synthesized by a group of
chemists and was initially studied for use in
hypertension and angina pectoris (a symptom
of reduced blood supply to the heart muscle).
The first clinical tests showed that the drug
had little effect on angina and was discovered
to be more effective for what it is being
marketed today.
What is the common name of the drug ?

8. And the ANSWER is:

10. 2
 Born: 14 May 1981, Palanpur Gujarat
 Education: Bachelors in Computer Science, Nirma University;
Master of Design from Industrial Design Center, IIT Bombay;
Master in Media Arts and Sciences from MIT.
 Inventions: Mouseless (Invisible Computer Mouse), SPARSH -
a novel way to copy-paste data between digital devices;
Quickies – intelligent sticky notes that can be searched,
located and can send reminders and messages;
Blinkbot - a gaze and blink controlled robot; a pen that can
draw in 3D; and a public map that can act as Google of physical
world.
 He was also named to the MIT Technology ReviewTR35 as one
of the top 35 innovators in the world under the age of 35.
 He has been called "one of ten, best inventors in the world
right now“[by Chris Anderson
 Who?

11. And the ANSWER is:

12. Pranav Mistry

13. 3
 The co-founder of this company says, “We
searched for a domain name for our website
for two days, and eventually chose _____
because at just eight US dollars, it sounded
cool and was affordable”
 Fill in the blank with the name of the
company/domain

14. And the ANSWER is:

16. 4
“Born in a studio, not in a factory”-
slogan by Brand A.
“Born in a gym, not in a studio”-
slogan by Brand B just to compete
with(and mock)Brand A.
Give me both A and B.

17. And the ANSWER is:

18. A= Hero Honda Passion
B= Bajaj Pulsor

19. 5
 On Aug 19, 2011, it was the first time in
120 years of the Dabbawalas history that
these delivery men of lunch boxes of
lakhs of office goers in Mumbai went on a
strike, depriving them of their mid-day
meal.
 What was the reason for their strike?

20. And the ANSWER is:

21. They supported Anna Hazare
Movement against corruption

22. 6
 www.wwtdd.com is gossip blog which is named after
the character X in the movie Y and playing on the Christian
inspirational phrase 'What would Jesus do?. The blog is
notable for publishing rumours, criticism and revealing
photographs of celebrities. The posts to the blog typically
consist of a report followed by commentary from the author.
 In a 2006 Youth Trends survey, this blog was one of two blogs
of the top 10 most popular websites with females aged 17–25,
a popularity the researcher attributed to "Gen Y females'
current adoration with content surrounding celebrities
 The blogs explains its purpose as follows:
 “_________" is a blog focused on bringing you the latest
gossip and news about rich and famous celebrities. And then
making fun of them. Why? Because fuck them, that's why.
 ID the film X and the character Y after whom this very
popular blog is named.(10 +5)

23. And the ANSWER is:

25. Round 2
Infinite Pounce
 Questions may contain written or visual clues.
 Infinite Pounce= Infinite bounds+ Buzzing
 Teams can choose to “buzz” for +15/-10 for a question
addressed to any team.
 Question passes to “non-buzzing” teams in clockwise
fashion for +10/-0.
 Each subsequent question will be addressed to the
team next to the last non-buzzing team which
answered the last question.

26. 1
 The logo shown in the
adjoining figure is of an
image file format widely
used on the Internet
 Which website is the largest
user of this format as of
2012
 +10 extra for naming the
file format.

27. And the ANSWER is:

28. Wikipedia
SVG Format

29. 2
 Born on Dec. 7,1980, he had an
M.Com from Bombay University
when he founded two companies
at the age of 21.
 He set up web hosting company
“Neutral Web” at the age of 21.
He was identified by CNBC as a
'Young Turk' for his second
company/website targeted at a
specific set of young Indians.
 Give me the name of his second
hugely popular company/website.
 Extra 10 points for giving his name

30. And the ANSWER is:

31. Allwin Agnel
CEO, www.pagalguy.com
India’s largest MBA Discussion
Forum since 2002
He now is an MBA himself from
Wharton

32. 3
Connect these two

33. And the ANSWER is:

35. 4
ID

36. And the ANSWER is:

37. Steve Job’s biological Father
Abdulfattah John Jandali

38. 5
Which iconic brand started
here?

39. And the ANSWER is:

40. Harley Davidson

41. 6
This is an April Fool Prank pic posted on an Organization's
website, wherein it was supposedly acquired by Walt
Disney company . ID the organization

42. And the ANSWER is:

43. MIT

44. 7
 Nicknamed Jimbo, he was born in Alabama in
the United States but now resides in London,
UK. He was one of the co-founders of ‘Bomis’,
an adult oriented Web portal featuring
entertainment and adult content, but later
founded a website which is one of the most
visited sites today. He was named one of the
most influential people in the world by Time
Magazine.
 Name the person.

45. And the ANSWER is:

46. Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia

47. 8
 This organization holds ownership and
control of the laws of the sport cricket. It
was created in 1787 by Thomas Lord,
whose ground is even today considered
to be the ‘home of cricket’. Sunil Gavaskar
from India and Glenn McGrath from
Australia are permanent honorary
members. Name the organization.

48. And the ANSWER is:

49. Marylebone Cricket Club( MCC)

50. 9
 In the summer of 1958, Mr Qimat Rai left his
education midway and entered into the electric
wholesale market in Old Delhi. He setup a small
trading company selling fixtures and electric
cable to businesses in and around Delhi. With
an investment of Rs.10000, he started
“Guptajee”. He is now the founding Chairman &
MD of X which has over 5000 employees in 50
countries.
 What’s X?

51. And the ANSWER is:

53. 10
 In medieval Europe, travellers would band
together and share their bread with each
other. They formed tightly knit groups, fighting
against bandits, robbers, etc. What word in
English, literally meaning Sharers of bread
comes from these groups of people ?

54. And the ANSWER is:

55. Company(Com+ panis)

56. 11
 The company was founded by
two Scandinavians Janus and Niklas.
 The company has now got a user base of
almost 700 million.(almost equal to Facebook)
 This person now owns the company (sort of..)

57. And the ANSWER is:

59. 12
 This tournament/championship has rather
unusual connection with strawberries and
cream, it’s been said that more than 30 tonnes
of strawberries are sold during the two week
long tournament!

60. And the ANSWER is:

61. Wimbledon Tennis Championship
-the tradition of eating
of Strawberries and cream by the
spectators

62. 13
 This is said to be the
largest light bulb in the
world
 Built in 1937, the light
bulb weighs a staggering
eight tons.
 What is the significance
of this light bulb and
where is this located?

63. And the ANSWER is:

64. Menlo Park Museum, New Jersey
It is said that Edison developed his
brand of light bulb exactly at the
spot where the tower is located

65. 14
 Organisation X raises awareness of the damaging
effects of corruption and works with partners in
government, business and civil society to develop and
implement effective measures to tackle it
 Since 1995, X has issued an annual Corruption
Perceptions Index (CPI); it also publishes an
annual Global Corruption Report, a Global
Corruption Barometer and a Bribe Payers Index.
 Just name X.

66. And the ANSWER is:

67. Transparency International, headquartered
in Berlin ,Germany but operates through more
than 70 national chapters

68. 15
 X is a unique loyalty and direct marketing solution designed to
grow one's business.
 It was started by two IIT graduates, Abheek Anand and
Shoham Mazumdar.
 The X Kit comes with the X Cube, which plugs into power
outlets and doesn’t need an internet connection. Customers
just need to download the free X app for iOS and Android and
when they visit a store with a Cube, they just tap their phone
on the Cube and they instantly earn tags.
 This service comes up with a dashboard, that gives up-to-the
minute information on your stores and customer base, and
built-in marketing tools to send custom offers and notifications
directly to customer’s phones.
 In April 2012 it was acquired by Facebook.

69. And the ANSWER is:

70. Tagtile

71. 16
What did these literary people start in 2006 if their
names are William Dalrymple and Namita Gokhale
.(They are writers)

72. And the ANSWER is:

73. Jaipur Literature Festival
They are directors of JLF.

74. Round 3
Visual Round Again- Cheating Allowed
 Written round. Write all the answers in your sheet.
+10/-0 for answers written essentially by yourself.
 If you don’t know answer to a particular question,
and you feel that Team X knows it, you can write the
phrase “Cheat from Team X” as the answer to that
question.
 In doing so, you get a +10 if Team X has answered it
correctly, and a -5 if Team X has answered it wrongly.
If even Team X has cheated that question from
another team, say Team Y, your fate will be decided
by Team Y’s answer. The recursion goes on.

75. 1

76. 2

77. 3

78. 4

79. 5
Hint: Owned by P & G !!

80. 6
What replaced him?

81. 7
• Got 15th rank in the
Managing Director of nation in the entrance
Mckinsey and Company exam for the Indian
from 1994-2003 Institutes of Technology
Co-founder of
ISB Hyderabad
American India Foundation
New Silk Route

82. 8
Amul Ad for?

83. 9

84. 10

85. ANSWERS:
1. Mercedes-Benz
2. Chupa Chupps Lollilop
3. ENO
4. Natraj Pencils
5. Duracell
6. Ronald Mcdonald( The pic is of Speedee, Mcdonalds’ old
mascot)
7. Rajat Gupta
8. Margaret Thatcher- first Woman Prime Minister in the
World
9. Durex
10. BMW Second Hand Cars

86. Round 4
Connections
 Some visual clues will be given which connect in a specific
way
 Overall answer matters, irrespective of how many clues you
are able to break down
 Clues will come one by one.
 Buzzing round. Say “buzz” and show me answers in
written.
 ( +30, -10) on attempting on first clue
 (+20, -10) on attempting on second clue.
 (+15, -10) on attempting on third clue.
 (+10, -0) on attempting on fourth clue.
 Once a team gets a question wrong on any of the clues, it
may not attempt again for that question.

87. 1

88. And the ANSWER is:

89. Microsoft
 Arfa Karim, who became the youngest Microsoft
Certified Professional at an age of 9
 Microsoft Surface Logo
 Popular Electronics- Jan 1975 edition where Altair
8800 was shown for which Bill Gates and Paul Allen
developed a Basic Interpreter, eventually leading to
founding of Microsoft.
 Microsoft Silverlight – their internet application
framework

90. 2
1)Software Development
Laboratories
2) Relational Software

91. And the ANSWER is:

92. Oracle
 Warren Buffet called Oracle of Omaha due to his
philanthropic contributions to Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation
 Mellina Ellison – Larry Ellison’s Wife
 HQ
 Oracle’s erstwhile names

93. 3
Gujarat Co-operative
Milk Marketing
Federation

94. And the ANSWER is:

95. Amul
 Eustace Fernandes- the creator of Amul Girl
 Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel- Founder of Amul
Cooperative Movement
 Shyam Benegal- directed the movie Manthan
 Gujarat Milk federation now manages the Amul brand

96. Prepared and Presented By
VAIBHAV DWIVEDI
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