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3. Q1.
• A Karnataka based healthcare
company launched a product while
back whose active ingredient is
acetaminophen and is used to treat
many conditions such as headaches,
body aches, toothaches, and the
common cold.
• It has become a part of online memes
due to rising covid and common cold
cases recently.
• Id the “product”.

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6. Q2.
• The Buddhist literature and Indian epics such as Mahabharata
provided the existence of this, even before the Mauryan
empire and was called Uttarapatha or the "Northern road". It
connected the eastern region of India with Central Asia and
Ancient Greece.
• What is its more famous name?

8. Q3.
• After being recognized as one of the world's greatest minds, X was
appointed England's Warden of the Mint. His job was to find and build
cases against counterfeiters, and he duked it out with one particularly
well-connected counterfeiter named William Chaloner.
• X went full-on Dirty Harry and bribed crooks for information on
Chaloner. He also leaned on the wives and mistresses of Chaloner's
crooked associates for intelligence.
• Eventually, X gathered enough information to convict Chaloner, who
was hanged for his crimes. X did not attend the hanging.
• ID X.

10. Q4:
• One of the origins of the word can be traced to the fact that in Ancient
Babylon, the Bride's father would supply his son-in law with all the
mead he could drink for a month after the wedding (Keep in mind that
their calendar was lunar).
• However, Merriam Webster Dictionary reports the etymology as from
the "the idea that the first month of the marriage is sweetest". Today
this idea has become synonymous with voyage, a practice which
originated from the Indian elite and spread to Europe from there on.
• Identify the Word.

12. Q5:
• This is a traditional sweet from Palermo and Messina in Sicily. It consists
of a round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and
layered with ricotta cheese, candied peel, and a chocolate or vanilla
filling similar to cannoli cream.
• The most widely accepted origin of the name of the sweet is from an
Arabic word qas'ah meaning a bowl that is used to shape the cake.
• However, most of us know of this through a three-flavor layered ice
cream of the same name.
• What is this?

14. Q6:
• We often talk about "X Y" as a collective phrase nowadays and it is
considered to be quintessential part of American history. However,
originally the materials X and Y differed, neither of which came from
America.
• X was coarser, more durable and of higher quality than Y. It is believed
that both of these materials get their names from the places of their
origin. While X is believed to be from 'The Nimes' in France, Y is from
Genoa in Italy (Gênes in French).
• What are X & Y?

16. Q7:
• The Lazarus Reflex, is sometimes observed in brain dead patients, since
it is a reflex arc that doesn't involve the brain itself.
• Hence the name, after Lazarus of Bethany whom Jesus of Nazareth
revived from the dead. It consists of the patient slowly and briefly
raising their arms, and then falling back to resemble the folded arms of
a mummy.
• What did it inspire in pop culture, that is considered cliche nowadays?

18. Q8.
• This is the rare doll of Queen
Elizabeth as a toddler. Her
mother didn't approve of this
and never gave the royal seal but
now it's in the market for
auction.
• What was the reason behind her
mother's disapproval?

20. Q9
• When Albus Dumbledore was being discredited by the Ministry of
Magic, he was removed from the Wizengamot and from the
International Confederation of Wizards. He told Bill Weasley that he
didn't care what they did to him, as long as they didn't take him
off_____________.
• FITB.

22. Q10:
Herodotus divided the people who perform a certain activity into three
types:
(1) Those who are innocent of wrongdoing but ignorant of their own vulnerability
(2) Those who are mad
(3) Those who are overconfident
North Korean Leadership might or might not have been aware of
Herodotus' reasoning of this particular activity, but North Korea has
banned this activity from 17th December 2021 to 27th December 2021,
drawing widespread amusement.
What activity? Put funda.

24. Q11:
• Earl was an employee of Johnson & Johnson in Highland Park , New
Jersey. His wife frequently cut and burned herself while cooking.
Thus he improvised and came up with the idea of X which allowed her
to dress her wounds without assistance.
• Earl brought his innovation to his employers and they saw huge
potential in the product. Thus the company started manufacturing Xs
and it soon became a trademark.
• What is the invention X?

26. Q12:
• In his maiden address to a joint session of the US Congress Joe Biden
came up with this unusual announcement which goes like this :“After
20 years of American valour and sacrifice, it's time to bring our troops
home. Even as we do, we will maintain an over—the—horizon
capability to suppress future threats to the homeland”.
• What was Joe Biden talking about that lead to massive geopolitical
disruption?

28. Q13:
• This author gave various stories about the origins of his first novel, but the
most common account he gave was what he said to the Paris review in 1974.
• “I was lying in bed in my four-room apartment on the west side when
suddenly this line came to me: It was love at first sight. The first time he saw
the Chaplain, someone fell madly in love with him I didn't have the name
___________(name of the protagonist). The Chaplain wasn't necessarily an
army chaplain, he could have been a prison chaplain. But as soon as the
opening sentence was available, the book began to evolve clearly in my mind-
even most of the particulars - The Tone, The Form, many of the characters,
including some I eventually couldn't use all of this took place within an hour
and a half it got me so excited that I did what the cliche says you're supposed
to do I jumped out of bed and paced the floor.”
• Name the author and the book which was adapted into a film of the same
name in 1970.

30. Q14:
• In 2018, the West Bengal government decided to observe "Rosogolla
Day" on November 14, to commemorate the first anniversary of
Rosogollas getting Geographical Indication (GI) tag as 'Bengal's
Rosogolla’.
• However, November 14th is also recognized as World ____ Day
commemorating the discovery of a hormone in 1921.
• What international day, very ironically, shares it's date with Bengal's
Rosogolla Day?

32. Q15:
• In August 2021, Amazon rolled out India’s first celebrity voice on Alexa.
For ₹149 per year, you can now get a certain Bollywood legend’s voice
on your Amazon Echo devices. You can listen to stories from his life,
motivational quotes, tongue twisters and a selection of his father’s
poems.
• Who is this Bollywood legend who has provided his iconic deep
baritone voice to Amazon Alexa?

34. Q16:
• In 2018, the Parliamentary sessions of the Indian Government were
affected by sudden appearance by monkeys. The visits by the notorious
apes created havoc in the parliament and distracted MPs from their
sessions. Several guidelines were issued by the civic authorities in order
to prevent the monkeys from attacking the parliament.
• The media houses of the country covered this incident with
considerable interest and quoted the incident as "X". This word was a
pun on a broadcasting concept of the ruling government. This word was
even used by the opposing parties to take a dig at the ruling
government.
• What is X here?

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36. Q17.
• The word X comes from similar sounding term, meaning "forty days",
used in the Venetian language in the 14th and 15th centuries and also
in France. The word is designated in the period during ships used to
arrive on different shores and then follow an isolation practice. The X
followed the 'trentino' period, first imposed in 1347 in the Republic of
Ragusa, Dalmatia.
•
• Identify the word X?

38. Q18:
• This war was fought over a decade after the circumstances leading to
the dispute started. At the time of the first industrial revolution, an
anarchic mob demolished a sweet shop in the coastal state, Veracruz.
Years later a Gallic army showed up in Mexico to demand a ninety
percent borrowing rate from the shop owner, but he refused. The shop
owner's complaint was ignored by the Mexicans, so he turned to French
for help and this information agitated King Louis-Phillipe.
• The French blocked the trade routes and gradually the instability led to
Mexico declaring a war due to which they had to face repercussions
and were ultimately eradicated by the French troops. This war had
lasting impact on the Mexicans.
• Name the war.

40. Q19:
• The two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos were discovered in
1877, by astronomer Asaph Hall.
• However, the existence of its two moons were predicted in a
novel from around 150 years before the actual discovery, where
the astronomers of a flying island are described as having
discovered two satellites of Mars. Later, a crater on Deimos was
also named after the author to honor him.
• Which novel?

42. Q20:
• The word X, which means wild, uncontrollable behaviour comes from
the name of Norse warriors who were believed to have fought in a
trance-like, uncontrollable fury. This characteristic of these warriors
later evolved into this 'wild and frenzied' word.
• ID X

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45. Q1.
• A Karnataka based healthcare company launched a product
while back whose active ingredient is acetaminophen and is
used to treat many conditions such as headaches, body aches,
toothaches, and the common cold.
• It has become a part of online memes due to rising covid and
common cold cases recently.
• Id the “product”? (visual ahead)

46. Ans 1:
• Dolo 650

47. Q2.
• The Buddhist literature and Indian epics such as
Mahabharata provided the existence of this, even
before the Mauryan empire and was called Uttarapatha
or the "Northern road". It connected the eastern region
of India with Central Asia and Ancient Greece.
•What is its more famous name?

48. Ans 2:
• Grand Trunk Road

49. Q3.
• After being recognized as one of the world's greatest minds, X was
appointed England's Warden of the Mint. His job was to find and build
cases against counterfeiters, and he duked it out with one particularly
well-connected counterfeiter named William Chaloner.
• X went full-on Dirty Harry and bribed crooks for information on
Chaloner. He also leaned on the wives and mistresses of Chaloner's
crooked associates for intelligence.
• Eventually, X gathered enough information to convict Chaloner, who
was hanged for his crimes. X did not attend the hanging.
• ID X.

50. Ans 3: Issac Newton
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51. Q4:
• One of the origins of the word can be traced to the fact that in Ancient
Babylon, the Bride's father would supply his son-in law with all the
mead he could drink for a month after the wedding (Keep in mind that
their calendar was lunar).
• However, Merriam Webster Dictionary reports the etymology as from
the "the idea that the first month of the marriage is sweetest". Today
this idea has become synonymous with voyage, a practice which
originated from the Indian elite and spread to Europe from there on.
• Identify the Word.

52. Ans 4:
Honeymoon

53. Q5:
• This is a traditional sweet from Palermo and Messina in Sicily. It consists
of a round sponge cake moistened with fruit juices or liqueur and
layered with ricotta cheese, candied peel, and a chocolate or vanilla
filling similar to cannoli cream.
• The most widely accepted origin of the name of the sweet is from an
Arabic word qas'ah meaning a bowl that is used to shape the cake.
• However, most of us know of this through a three-flavor layered ice
cream of the same name.
• What is this?

54. Ans 5:
Cassata

55. Q6:
• We often talk about "X Y" as a collective phrase nowadays and it is
considered to be quintessential part of American history. However,
originally the materials X and Y differed, neither of which came from
America.
• X was coarser, more durable and of higher quality than Y. It is believed
that both of these materials get their names from the places of their
origin. While X is believed to be from 'The Nimes' in France, Y is from
Genoa in Italy (Gênes in French).
• What are X & Y?

56. Ans 6:
• X: Denim
• Y: Jeans

57. Q7:
• The Lazarus Reflex, is sometimes observed in brain dead patients, since
it is a reflex arc that doesn't involve the brain itself.
• Hence the name, after Lazarus of Bethany whom Jesus of Nazareth
revived from the dead. It consists of the patient slowly and briefly
raising their arms, and then falling back to resemble the folded arms of
a mummy.
• What did it inspire in pop culture, that is considered cliche nowadays?

58. Ans 7:
• Zombies

59. Q8.
• This is the rare doll of Queen
Elizabeth as a toddler. Her
mother didn't approve of this
and never gave the royal seal but
now it's in the market for
auction.
• What was the reason behind her
mother's disapproval?

60. Ans 8:
The doll made look Queen Elizabeth "too chubby"

61. Q9
• When Albus Dumbledore was being discredited by the Ministry of
Magic, he was removed from the Wizengamot and from the
International Confederation of Wizards. He told Bill Weasley that he
didn't care what they did to him, as long as they didn't take him
off_____________.
• FITB.

62. Ans 9:
Chocolate Frog

63. Q10:
Herodotus divided the people who perform a certain activity into three
types:
(1) Those who are innocent of wrongdoing but ignorant of their own vulnerability
(2) Those who are mad
(3) Those who are overconfident
North Korean Leadership might or might not have been aware of
Herodotus' reasoning of this particular activity, but North Korea has
banned this activity from 17th December 2021 to 27th December 2021,
drawing widespread amusement.
What activity? Put funda.

64. Ans 10:
• Laughing banned in North Korea

65. Q11:
• Earl was an employee of Johnson & Johnson in Highland Park , New
Jersey. His wife frequently cut and burned herself while cooking.
Thus he improvised and came up with the idea of X which allowed her
to dress her wounds without assistance.
• Earl brought his innovation to his employers and they saw huge
potential in the product. Thus the company started manufacturing Xs
and it soon became a trademark.
• What is the invention X?

66. Ans 11:
Band Aid

67. Q12:
• In his maiden address to a joint session of the US Congress Joe Biden
came up with this unusual announcement which goes like this :“After
20 years of American valour and sacrifice, it's time to bring our troops
home. Even as we do, we will maintain an over—the—horizon
capability to suppress future threats to the homeland”.
• What was Joe Biden talking about that lead to massive geopolitical
disruption?

68. Ans 12:
End of 20 years of war in Afghanistan

69. Q13:
• This author gave various stories about the origins of his first novel, but the
most common account he gave was what he said to the Paris review in 1974.
• “I was lying in bed in my four-room apartment on the west side when
suddenly this line came to me: It was love at first sight. The first time he saw
the Chaplain, someone fell madly in love with him I didn't have the name
___________(name of the protagonist). The Chaplain wasn't necessarily an
army chaplain, he could have been a prison chaplain. But as soon as the
opening sentence was available, the book began to evolve clearly in my mind-
even most of the particulars - The Tone, The Form, many of the characters,
including some I eventually couldn't use all of this took place within an hour
and a half it got me so excited that I did what the cliche says you're supposed
to do I jumped out of bed and paced the floor.”
• Name the author and the book which was adapted into a film of the same
name in 1970.

70. Ans 13:
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

71. Q14:
• In 2018, the West Bengal government decided to observe "Rosogolla
Day" on November 14, to commemorate the first anniversary of
Rosogollas getting Geographical Indication (GI) tag as 'Bengal's
Rosogolla’.
• However, November 14th is also recognized as World ____ Day
commemorating the discovery of a hormone in 1921.
• What international day, very ironically, shares it's date with Bengal's
Rosogolla Day?

72. Ans 14:
• World Diabetes Day

73. Q15:
• In August 2021, Amazon rolled out India’s first celebrity voice on Alexa.
For ₹149 per year, you can now get a certain Bollywood legend’s voice
on your Amazon Echo devices. You can listen to stories from his life,
motivational quotes, tongue twisters and a selection of his father’s
poems.
• Who is this Bollywood legend who has provided his iconic deep
baritone voice to Amazon Alexa?

74. Ans 15:
Amitabh Bachchan

75. Q16:
• In 2018, the Parliamentary sessions of the Indian Government were
affected by sudden appearance by monkeys. The visits by the notorious
apes created havoc in the parliament and distracted MPs from their
sessions. Several guidelines were issued by the civic authorities in order
to prevent the monkeys from attacking the parliament.
• The media houses of the country covered this incident with
considerable interest and quoted the incident as "X". This word was a
pun on a broadcasting concept of the ruling government. This word was
even used by the opposing parties to take a dig at the ruling
government.
• What is X here?

76. Ans 16:
• Monkey Baat

77. Q17.
• The word X comes from similar sounding term, meaning "forty days",
used in the Venetian language in the 14th and 15th centuries and also
in France. The word is designated in the period during ships used to
arrive on different shores and then follow an isolation practice. The X
followed the 'trentino' period, first imposed in 1347 in the Republic of
Ragusa, Dalmatia.
•
• Identify the word X?

78. Ans 17:
• Quarantine

79. Q18:
• This war was fought over a decade after the circumstances leading to
the dispute started. At the time of the first industrial revolution, an
anarchic mob demolished a sweet shop in the coastal state, Veracruz.
Years later a Gallic army showed up in Mexico to demand a ninety
percent borrowing rate from the shop owner, but he refused. The shop
owner's complaint was ignored by the Mexicans, so he turned to French
for help and this information agitated King Louis-Phillipe.
• The French blocked the trade routes and gradually the instability led to
Mexico declaring a war due to which they had to face repercussions
and were ultimately eradicated by the French troops. This war had
lasting impact on the Mexicans.
• Name the war.

80. Ans 18:
Pastry War

81. Q19:
• The two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos were discovered in
1877, by astronomer Asaph Hall.
• However, the existence of its two moons were predicted in a
novel from around 150 years before the actual discovery, where
the astronomers of a flying island are described as having
discovered two satellites of Mars. Later, a crater on Deimos was
also named after the author to honor him.
• Which novel?

82. Ans 19:
• Gulliver's Travels

83. Q20:
• The word X, which means wild, uncontrollable behaviour comes from
the name of Norse warriors who were believed to have fought in a
trance-like, uncontrollable fury. This characteristic of these warriors
later evolved into this 'wild and frenzied' word.
• ID X

84. Ans 20:
BERSERK