4. 2 Which is the first building in India to be electrified? PRELIMINARY ROUND
5. 2 THE TAJ MAHAL HOTEL, MUMBAI PRELIMINARY ROUND
6. 3 The state government of Andhra Pradesh was forced to end its unprecedented generosity and cancel the concession agreement with this company on the Rs 12,132-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail project awarded to it earlier. Which company is this? PRELIMINARY ROUND 8
30. 16 What is shown in the shaded region? PRELIMINARY ROUND
31. 16 The region of cover of the ash cloud spewing from the Iceland volcano Eyjafjallajoekull, on the first day (April 15th 2010), in the news for disrupting air travel severely. PRELIMINARY ROUND
32. 17 The identity of these two men, although very well known, has now, in part, been gobbled up by a company whose logo is shown. Who are they and which company does this logo belong to? PRELIMINARY ROUND
34. 18 What island country is called the ‘Spice Island’, has English as its official language, has a French named capital, St George's and a Spanish name? PRELIMINARY ROUND
36. 19 The sales of a very popular toothpaste brand in Spain were severely affected because its name when translated into Spanish read ‘go hang yourself’. Name the brand. PRELIMINARY ROUND
38. 20 Greatly simplifying navigation, what 16th century Cartographer and Mathematician developed a projection map representing the world in two dimensions using latitude and longitude? PRELIMINARY ROUND
40. 21 One of the World Economic Forum meetings in recent years had India as its theme. India and particularly Bollywood took the entire event by storm. Where was it held? PRELIMINARY ROUND
41. 21 DAVOS (It is held there every year!) PRELIMINARY ROUND
42. 22 Cast in a warm glow, this multidomed monument is the site of a fireworks show every New Year's Eve. Name and place? PRELIMINARY ROUND
43. 22 SAINT BASIL’S CATHEDRAL, RED SQUARE, MOSCOW PRELIMINARY ROUND
44. 23 BONUS QUESTION A country houses the headquarters of an organisation mentioned somewhere above. A large part of its people speak a language mentioned somewhere above. What is more, the famous personality shown here was a native of this country. Identify: Country, Organisation, Language PRELIMINARY ROUND
45. 23 BONUS QUESTION AUSTRIA OPEC GERMAN The famous personality shown here is Adolf Hitler PRELIMINARY ROUND