8. 3
X is an ophthalmological hospital with several
locations in India including Coimbatore. It was
founded by Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy in 1976.It
runs under a non-profit trust called the GOVEL trust.It
is named after Sir Aurobindo.It was first started in
Madurai in 1976 with 11 beds.The founder did not
have enough funds for the building and had to
mortgage his family’s jewellery in order to meet up
with the cost.Of the 11 beds that were put up first , 6
were reserved for poor people who couldn’t afford
the money and 5 for paying patients.Which famous
hospital chain are we talking about ?
12. 5
X is an South Indian Beverage.X literally translates to
“Cool liver”.The ingrediants to make X includes Milk
, China Grass or Resin of Badam tree, Sugar , Nannari
, Ice Cream , Javarishi. X was popularised by the
Muslim settlers in the areas around _______, which is
still the only city where this drink is found authentic.X
also shares its name to an upcoming tamil film
directed by Karthik Subburaj with Siddarth and
Lakshmi Menon in the lead.Which famous drink are
we talking about ?
14. 6
Which product with the tagline
“No Flavor Finer” became the first
Indian product to receive a GI
tag, in 2004-05 through the Indian
Patent Office ?
20. 9
The X World cup was started in the year 1473.Only
European teams were allowed to compete then.The
finals was contested between Flanders and
Transylvania.In 1964 Britain hosted the WC.The 422nd
WC was held on 22 August 1994 in England.Pumpkin
Juice , Butterbeer were some of its sponsors.Ludovic
Bagman provided the match commentary.The finals
took place between Bulgaria and Ireland in which the
latter won.Which 7 – a – side game are we talking
about ?
24. 11
Once a Brahmin rishi, Kindama and his wife were making love
in the forest when X's father Pandu accidentally shot at
them, mistaking them for deer. Before dying, Kindama cursed
the king to die when he engages in intercourse with any
woman. Due to this curse, Pandu was unable to father
children. As an additional penance for the murder, Pandu
abdicated the throne of Hastinapura, and his blind brother
Dhritarashtra took over the reins of the kingdom. After
Pandu's disability, X was conceived in an unusual way. His
mother, Queen Kunti, had in her youth been granted the
power to invoke the Devas by Rishi Durvasa. Each Deva, when
invoked, would bless her with a child.Thus , was born X whose
name liteally means “Steady in War”.He is also known as
Ajatashatru.ID X
34. 16
X was born in Kanchipuram , Tamilnadu.According to
Tibetian sources , the name X means “Highest teaching of
enlightenment”.X is considered to be the father of Zen
Buddhism.According to written records , Three years after X’s
death, Ambassador Song Yun of northern Wei is said to have
seen him walking while holding a shoe at the Pamir Heights.
Song Yun asked X where he was going, to which X replied "I
am going home". When asked why he was holding his shoe, X
answered "You will know when you reach Shaolin monastery.
Don't mention that you saw me or you will meet with
disaster". After arriving at the palace, Song Yun told the
emperor that he met X on the way. The emperor said X was
already dead and buried, and had Song Yun arrested for lying.
At the Shaolin Temple, the monks informed them that X was
dead and had been buried in a hill behind the temple. The
grave was exhumed and was found to contain a single shoe.
38. 18
The first use of the term “X" was in the 1956 film
'Forbidden Planet' a classic MGM science fiction film
directed by Fred M. Wilcox. X was inadvertently invented by
the American metallurgist Dr. Myron MacLain in an attempt
to recreate his prior discovery, a unique alloy of steel and
vibranium that was used to create Captain America's shield.
X has an ability to effectively protect a person's mind from
telepathic probing or attacks.Although it was first reported
that metal X cannot be destroyed , it was later revealed
that X can cut itself.Wolverine dies in the “Fall of Wolverine”
because he was shot with a bullet made of X.What is X ?
42. 20
The Energy and Resources Institute, was
established in 1974, is a research institute based
in New Delhi is an independent not-for-profit
organisation focusing its research activities in
the fields of energy, environment and
sustainable development.It conceived GRIHA
, the national rating system for green buildings
in India.It began operations in Mumbai in
Bombay House, the headquarters of the house
of Tatas.How do we know it better ?
44. 21
She brought happiness to the
people of America during the
Great Depression. She became the
first child star to be honored with a
miniature Juvenile Oscar for her
1934 film accomplishments.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
said, "It is a splendid thing that for
just fifteen cents an American can
go to a movie and look at the
smiling face of a baby and forget
his troubles.ID her who died
recently
46. 22
ID This Airline which also has its
operations in Coimbatore.It’s IATA code
is MI , and its frequent flyer program is
called as KrisFlyer.Which airline ?
48. 23
X is a Jewish aerospace engineer and a faculty at Caltech's
Department of Applied Physics. He is the product of an
overbearing mother who couldn't care less about his scientific
accomplishments and still talks to him as if he were a child.
Although he's the only member of the group lacking a
doctoral degree, he defends this by pointing out that he not
only has a Master's degree in Engineering from MIT, but also
designs important devices like the "space toilet” used at the
International Space Station. He is asthmatic, allergic to
peanuts, almonds and walnuts, prone to canker sores and
pink eye, succumbs to seasickness, has an incredibly high
genetic risk of heart illness, and has transient idiopathic
arrhythmia.He is married to Bernadette Rostenkowski
________.Whom are we talking about ?
