K Circle Weekly General Quiz By Vishnu On December 28, 2019.

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62 Questions

• One point for each correct answer.
• (-1 x number of variables) for wrong
answer on pounce.
• Some questions may seem longer
but, they are actually not.
• Excuse me for my silly safety slides!
• Quiz master is not God, point out
the mistakes!
Rules

There was an attack on the British
Residency in Hyderabad during the
mutiny of 1857.
Hence a British troop was stationed
here, around which a trading centre
emerged to support the troop.
Identify the locality.
A question to start with…

Just a safetyfeature
- Lal Darwaja, Hyderabad.

Minimalist Posters
11 Qs Written Round

Exchange Sheets
(1 Bullet for each correct answer!)

A Kolkata based luxury silverware maker was also
known for making clocks to the British Indian
elite. One of their unique models with only 2
pieces ever made serve as the tourist attractions
at two places in Hyderabad. What(1) and where(2)?
Q1

Bhadrata - Safety - Telugu
“భదత”

Musical clocks at
Salarjung Museum and
Chowmohalla Palace
Answer 1

Recently 3 law students wrote to CJI to
chuck the British legacy and opt for
something that was ﬁrst proposed in 1786
by a German Physics professor Georg
Lichtenberg in the ratio of 1:√2 (which
when halved will still maintain the same
ratio). Shifting to this most widely used
format will more than halve the costs
incurred by the litigants and courts
during the proceedings. What is the shift
about?
Q2

Anzensei - Safety - Japanese
“安全性”

Legal paper to A4 paper
Answer

On this day, in 1895, the below mentioned 10 were displayed at the
basement of Grand Café, on the Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.
What ﬁrst happened here?
1. The Gardener, or The Sprinkler Sprinkled
2. The disembarkment of the Congress of Photographers in Lyon
3. Horse Trick Riders
4. Fishing for goldﬁsh
5. The exit from the Lumière factory in Lyon
6. Blacksmiths
7. Baby's Breakfast
8. Jumping Onto the Blanket
9. Jordeliers Square in Lyon
10.Bathing in the sea. Q3

Pātukāppu - Safety - Tamil
“பா#காp&”

Commercial display of
Cinema for the ﬁrst time
on 28th December 1895.

It was ﬁrst proposed in 1883 by the bird
lover at Kolkata. Later planned to be held
at Pune in March 1885. But ﬁnally convened
at Bombay on December 28, 1885. What?
Q4

Surakṣa - Safety - Malayalam
“സുരk”

Indian National Congress
Answer

Rehman is well-known for his fusion techniques
both in lyrics and music. Which song composed by
him in 2006 is inspired from this stringed Russian
musical instrument and the rural Indian life?
Q5

Surakṣate - Safety - Kannada
“ಸುರ$%”

Original map of?
Q6
Larger image
next slide

ārakṣāva - Safety - Shinhala
“ආර#ෂාව”

This film was received differently by the then
governments of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil
Nadu. While the DMK govt criticised that the
film portrayed their rule as worse than that
of AIADMK’s, whereas the lead character’s
entry into the politics and take over of CM
post for good was seen as the mirror image
of Chandrababu Naidu in AP. In fact the
director was invited for the special
screening of the film with CBN!
Which movie?
Q7

Surakṣā - Safety - Marathi
“सुरक्षा”

Oke Okkadu / Mudhalvan
(Nayak)
Answer

Krishna was killed 36 years after the
great war, when he was hit by the hunter
Jara’s arrow who had mistaken resting
Krishna’s foot to the deer. When Jara
realises his mistake and apologises to
the bleeding lord, Krishna explains Jara
that it was the repayment for the unjust
murder of a great Hypnotist(Jara’s
previous life) in Tretha Yuga by the Rama.
Who was Jara in his previous life?
Q8

X, a Telugu dessert is a close twin of
besan laddu. The recipe was brought to
this popular “medieval Port City” in
Andhra Pradesh by the north Indian
migrant families. North Indians moved
away from the profession but the locals
embraced it.
Identify the GI tagged product(X)?
Q9

Surakhsha - Safety - Hindi
“सुरक्षा”

Delhi Metro, is one of the very few metros around
the world that are operating proﬁtably.
Despite massive crowds and huge network, DMRC
deliberately opted out from placing a certain
necessary thing at all its stations.
This was done considering the security threat to
the city. However, a study has concluded, this as
one of the reason for cleanliness at the stations!
Which prominent feature cannot be seen at
DMRC stations? (after the court’s order, this can be seen now!)
Q10

Salama - Safety - Arabic
“‫”سالمة‬

Absence of dustbins
at stations!
Answer

The city X’s name is derived from Sanskrit verb
which means “To Wage War/To Be Fought”;
preceded by an initial “A” is the negative prefix;
therefore it means “Not To Be Fought / Invincible”.
Chinese, Buddhist, Jain, and greek texts refer to
the city with another name Y. Y is derived from
Sanskrit words Saha (with) and Aketen (houses or
buildings) "because of its magnificent buildings
which had significant banners as their arms". X &
Y?
Q11

Salāmatī - Safety - Gujrati
“સલામતી”

K S Ravikumar director of this iconic
1999 Tamil(/Telugu) ﬁlm mentioned in
an interview to The Hindu that this
scene was inspired from the Ramayan
where Hanuman makes a seat for
himself using his tail after Ravana
does not provide a chair to the
former.
Identify the movie and scene.
Q12

Nirāpattā - Safety - Bengali
“িনরাপ া”

Padayappa / Narasimha
Pulling down the swing
with his shawl scene
Answer

X in Sanskrit literally translates to “The
one whose gait is like an elephant.”
Originally composed by 18-19th century
Carnatic music composer(Y) in the
praise of lord Krishna. However, X was
recently used in a Telugu movie song
referring to the dominance of a girl
who chooses to ignore all the attempts
by the boy to seek her attention. X & Y?
Q13

Surakhi'ā - Safety - Punjabi
“ਸੁਰੱਿਖਆ”

Saamajavaragamana
-
Thyagaraja
Ma Mava
Pata!
శంక భరణం
ச"கராபரணm
Answer

X was inconsolable at not having a devoted look at
his lord(Z), while X’s captor(Y) was paid a visit. The
lord later explains in X’s dream that, Y was a devout
Shiva follower in his previous birth, who committed
to an yajna for 365 days for the darshan of lord
shiva. Y performed it for 364 days but, mistook it for
365. Enraged, he broke the linga into pieces. Shiva
then appears and makes Y realise his mistake. As a
punishment, Y would be a ‘non-follower’ in his next
birth and will be paid a visit by Z as a reward for 364
days. Y, once a richest man, lost his empire on 22nd
September 1687.
Id X, Y, & Z?
Q14

Asfáleia - Safety - Greek
“Ασφάλεια”

X - Kancharla Gopanna(Sri
Ramadasu)
Y - Abdul Hasan Tana Shah
Z - Sri Rama
Answer

Originally owned by Kamal Khan, later
acquired by the young Nizam. Nizam felt
against his pride to have the initials of
Kamal Khan on walls, gates, furniture,
and windows. And hence passed a royal
ﬁrman changing the deﬁnition of the
initials. Most noticeable feature here,
used to be lifted to indicate the king was
not home.
What? And The noticeable feature?
Q15

Ānquán - Safety - Chinese
“安全”

King Kothi Palace (KK)
Purdah of Purdah Gate
Answer

Carolwood Paciﬁc Railroad(CPRR) was owned by
X, a “Rail enthusiast,” with rails laid around his
home. X says that CPRR inspired him to include
a rail in his most famous venture Y inaugurated
in 1955 at Anaheim, California. X & Y?
Q16

Anzen-sei - Safety - Japanese
“安全性”

For $142 a night on Airbnb, you can rent a room in the de Vere
House, situated in the idyllic medieval village of Lavenham,
England, the house is a beacon of past eras. Originally built in
the 14th-century for the wealthy de Vere family. The listing
does not mention its former inhabitants, as it is believed to be
haunted by forces of Black Magic. Who were its former
inhabitants till 31 October 1981?
Q17

bezopasnost - Safety - Russian
“безопасность”

Harry’s parents were
killed here
Answer

This iconic 1996 movie is believed to
be inspired from the life of Subhash
Chandra Bose. The inspiration is more
prominently visible in the climax
scenes where a bus explodes in a
plane crash, killing one of the lead
characters while the other lead
character safely escapes to a foreign
land and warning the Indian Officials
from there. Which movie?
Q18

Salutem - Safety - Latin
“salutem”

Indian / Bharateeyudu
/ Hindustani
Answer

It was started in London as Our
Dumb Friends League in 1897 by a
group of people. The Indian version
was started at Madras in 1959 by
Captain Sundaram. The Hyderabadi
version was founded in 1992 by a
papular actress. What?
Q19

Khwām plxdp̣ hạy - Safety - Thai
“ความปลอดภัย”

Kaha se kaha tak?
11 Qs Written Round

- Example
Charminar Express:
Chennai to Hyderabad

(Q1)
Ahalyanagari Express :
Thiruvananthapuram to
……?

(Q2)
Akal Takht Express :
……..? to Kolkata

(Q3)
Avantika Express :
Mumbai Central to Indore
via ……..?

(Q4)
….? Express :
Kolkata to Kathgodham*
*Kathgodham is near Jim Corbett National Park

(Q5)
Black Diamond Express :
Kolkata to …….?

(Q6)
Himsagar Express :
Jammu Tavi to ………..?

(Q7)
Karnavati Express :
Mumbai to ……….?

(Q8)
Marusagar Express :
…..?* to Ernakulam
*State will do

(Q9)
Pratham Swatantra Diwas
Express :
………..?* to Jhansi
*It starts from Kolkata now. I’m looking from where it
was initially launched

(Q10)
Sanghamitra Express :
Bengaluru to …..?

(Q11)
Yoga Express :
Ahmedabad to ……..?

Exchange Sheets
(1 run for each correct answer)

NineTeen years of 21st Century!

Larry Silverstein’s association with the Port Authority of
New York & New Jersey goes back to 80s. However, his most
ambitious bid to acquire X was successful on July 4, 2001
only to tumble down in 2 months. It took 13 long years for
his company to clear the pile of disputes and ﬁnally unveil
the project in 2014. X?
Q1

2001 Loading…..
But, Safety
ﬁrst
Launched on Oct 23 2001

• Established by the provisions
of Maastricht Treaty in 1992.
• Its name was proposed by a
Belgian history teacher in 1995.
• Logo inspired from the Greek
Epsilon.
• In circulation since Jan 1 2002.
What?
Q2

Safeand Fast!
Launched on Sept 23 2002

Similar instances of falling off of this foam happened in
1983, 90, 92 & 02 without any impact on the success of
respective missions. Diane Vaughan in her book,
termed this phenomenon as the ‘Normalisation of
Deviance’, when the management becomes accustomed
and ignores the minor glitches without any serious
consequences previously. However, the erosion turned
out to be fatal in 2003. What happened?
Q3

Learn to be professional! But safety
ﬁrst
Launched on May 5, 2003

It was intended to promote India
internationally.The account was
won by Grey Worldwide in 2003.
Although, considered to be huge
success, it had had an adverse
impact domestically. The govt has
spent an estimated US$ 20 Million
on TV and print ads. What and
whose fall did it lead to?
Q4

Launched on Feb 4 2004
No doubt you are being stalked at the
moment. Just be safe! Bigg Boss is
watching you!

India Shininig (NDA
lost an election
Answer 4

All right, so here we are in front of the, uh, elephants, and the cool
thing about these guys is that, is that they have really, really, really
long, um, trunks, and that's, that's cool, and that's pretty much all
there is to say. - 8:46 PM, April 25, 2005
And everything has been
replayed and shared ever
since! What is the signiﬁcance
of the above mentioned lines?
Q5

Safelyextracting the information ever
since!
Enacted on June 15 2015

First Youtube video -
Me at the zoo
Answer 5

I t f e l l t o 8 i n 2 0 0 6 , a f t e r t h e
recommendations adopted by the union.
Some of the recommendations are as below:
Cultural: A X is a X if enough people say it is.
Dynamical: The object is large enough to
cause all other objects to eventually leave
its path.
Structural: A X is large enough to form a
sphere and has a sufficient mass to assume
hydrostatic equilibrium
What fell to 8? Or X?
Q6

Thus starts the 140 Revolution. Safe from
spam.
First ever tweet on March 21 2015

Pluto not one among
the 9 planets
Answer 6

Why does Starbucks
near Moscone Centre,
S a n F r a n s i c o
frequently get an order
of 4,000 lattes, since
June 29, 2007?
Q7

Without safety, Tom Marvolo Riddle lost
his nose!
JKR ﬁnished Deathly Hallows on 11 Jan 2007

First public call on an
iPhone by Steve Jobs
Answer 7

On 15 August 2003, PM
Vajpayee announced that
I n d i a w o u l d o c c u p y
Jawahar point/sthal near
Shackleton (South Pole) in
next 5 years. What is this
about?
Q8

Loans are not bad but, safetyﬁrst
Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777.68 points
in intra-day trading on Sept 29 2008

Chandrayaan - 1 /
Landing site
Answer 8

Hal Finney, Nick Szabo,
Dorian X, Craig Wright, Elon
Musk, among others are the
names put up by many people
around the world to identify
the person/s who launched
…… on 9 Jan 2009. X? and FITB.
Q9

Answer arriving soon. But Safety ﬁrst.
Founded: March 2009

Satoshi Nakamoto -
Bit Coin
Answer 9

India’s bid for X in 1990 & 94 were lost to
Auckland and Victoria. However, after
successfully hosting most expensive
event(Y) in Hyderabad(Gachibowli) in
2003, the bid was voted in favour of
India. A major attraction(Z) at X was
recently purchased by DRDO for
surveillance research by mounting a
3600 camera which could cover an area
of over 30 km radius. X, Y, & Z?
Q10

Still using papers? May be that’s a Safe
option?!
Launched: April 3 2010

X: 2010 CWG
Y: Afro-Asian Games
Z: Aerostat at JLN Stadium
Answer 10

The term has its origin during
the European Revolutions of
1848. The speciﬁc use of the
term was unintentionally
coined by the political analyst
Marc Lynch in an article on 6
Jan 2011 on the US journal
Foreign Policy.
Q11

Royal families can never be sure on their
safety!
Colonised(katenised) on April 29 2011
!!

Why was this trending in 2012?
Q12

Safely stored hard copies are a treasure!
Print version ceased after 2012.

The Mayan Calendar which
predicted the doomsday
And, we all survived the apocalypse!
Answer 12

With US$73 million (over 30% lesser budget than
the movie(Y) based on Kessler Syndrome catastrophe),
X is the least expensive one till date. The
chairman ascribed the low cost to various
factors like modular approach, few ground
tests and long (18–20 hrs) working days. BBC
mentioned lower worker costs, home-grown
technologies, simpler design, and a
signiﬁcantly less complicated systems than
its American counterpart, which reached its
destination just 2 days before X. X & Y?
Q13

Your gadgets are never Safe!
Whistle blowed in June 2013

Mars Orbiter Mission
Gravity
Answer 13

In the viral video of Mary Kom and Rajyavardhan Singh,
identify the person in circle, why was he there? His
undeniable and catchy inﬂuence on the politics of 2014?
Q14

March 8: MH 370 disappears unsafely
September 28: Demand for umbrellas surge
for the safety in HongKong!

Ajay Sing, Spicejet Ceo
President of boxing
federation of India.
Coined the line “Abki Baar
Modi Sarkar”
Answer 14

Many experts predicted and
warned that the amount of stress
Indian side is holding or exerting
will have disastrous consequences
in this century or beyond. Some
believed that it already occurred
in 1934. But, it actually took place
on 25 April 2015. What?
Q15

To safely watch the protests at Taksim
Square, Istanbul.
Founded on 26th March 2015

Arthakranthi is a Pune based think tank founded
by Anil Bokil in 2004. After the result of 2014 LS
polls, Anil presented a couple of ideas to NaMo at
Gujarat CMO. 2 of his proposals were: complete
withdrawal of existing tax system, and deducting
tax at source via bank transactions. And the 3rd
proposal was to compress …. . What/How was the
third proposal implemented?
Q16

Launchpads Safelydestructed.
Surgically operated on 28th September 2016

Demonetisation
8 November 2016 ratri 12 bhaje ke baad…….
Answer 16

First used by the silence
breaker Tarana Bruke
on MySpace in 2006.
But, in 2017 it was used
for a wider purpose.
What?
Q17

La la land. Moonlight. No… wait.. Safety
please
Hollywood confused on 26th February 2017

Advertising analysts admired it as the
Elon’s sense of brand management.
Some space enthusiasts voiced the
concern that it contributes to space
debris, others saw it as work of art. Musk
explained that he wanted to inspire
public that the "possibility of something
new happening in space" as part of his
larger vision for spreading humanity to
other planets. What is it about?
Q18

Just a Safety Slide!
Trump Tariffs Since January 2018

Starman - Tesla
Roadster in Space
Answer 18

Facebook recently released the data
on spending by political parties on
Ads. BJP had 2,600+ ads during the
LS polls out of which at least 1,500
were on a theme(X) popularised by
RaGa! Surprisingly, Congress had
3,600+ ads out of which, their key war
cry(Y) during the polls appeared
only in 20 ads! X and Y?
Q19

Nights are not Safe!
The ultimate Snollygoster drama - November
2019!

X - Mein Bhi Chowkidhar
Y - Ab Hoga Nyay
Answer 19

It is a popular motif in Hindu and Buddhist
architecture. Its name (Z) is derived from the
reason that X has a permanent place for his
love(Y) in his heart, hence Z means the ‘beloved of
Y’. Z, Y, and X?
A question to end with…

Be Safe before entering the lake!

Z - Shri.Vatsa
Y - Lakshmi
X - Vishnu..
..wishes you a very happy 2020!
Reach me @ 9032705011 / bodhanapuvishnu@gmail.com
Thank you!

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