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THE OPEN QUIZ 2.0Presents
Tack On Quiz Club
THE OPEN QUIZ 2.0Prelims
Twenty QuestionsOne minute for each question
No negatives
*Questions - Tie Breakers
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Fictional Company (Comic & Cinema) Dr. Rajit Ratha is an executive at this company
Norman Osborn - The Founder and CEO
Clues
Answer
Oscorp
2
He is Tsutomu Yamaguchi (1916–2010)
In 1957, he was recognized as a “Hibakusha” by Japanese
Govt.
Although there are many people identified as
Hibakusha
On March 24, 2009, the Japanese government officially recognized him as a “Double
Hibakusha”
What is Hibakusha & Double Hibakusha
Answer
Hibakusha - Atom Bomb SurvivorDouble Hibakusha - Survivor Of Both The Bombs
3
Answer
Reserve Bank Of India
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Although India gained its independence “at the stroke of midnight of 15th August 1947”. Many people, including top Congress leaders and Constituent Assembly started their
celebrations at the evening of 14th August.
Excitement can be one reason behind it😛
But what was the main reason ?
According to many pandits and spiritual leaders 15th was inauspicious for India to start with
Answer
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Maggie
Answer
6
This is a news website dedicated to the eight Hindi speaking states of Bihar,
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttarakhand and Haryana.
This is a Joint venture between Network 18 & “X” ?
*
ETV Network / Eenadu
Answer
7
A politician who has chosen not to seek re-election, is ineligible to run for office again or has
lost an election but is still in office until the election winner takes control of the office is
known as ?
Clue
Similar to a term in cricket(least performed batsman)
Answer
Lame Duck Politician
8
Explain the funda behind 10 : 9 or 10:10
This is to highlight the brand image or logo usually placed in the upper part, in ads
Answer
9
Whose Portrait on a hillside at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Genghis Khan
Answer
10
Lavapura, was founded by Prince Lava the son of Sita and Rama
Ptolemy, the celebrated 2nd-century Egyptian astronomer and geographer, mentions in his Geographia a city called Labokla situated on the route between
the Indus River and Pataliputra mostly, in a tract of country called Kashmir
Which City is being discussed here?
Lahore
Answer
11
DELP , An initiative by Ministry Of Power under UJALA Scheme
Expand DELP & UJALA*
Domestic Efficient Lighting ProgrammeUnnat Jyothi by Affordable LEDs for All
Answer
12
Since his childhood, Moothedath Panjan Ramachandran had washed his own clothes but was dissatisfied with fabric whiteners results. One day got a chemical industry journal that talked about “purple-colored dyes helping
textile makers get the most brilliant shades of white.” The phrase ignited an idea. Ramachandran experimented in his kitchen for a year–boiling, diluting
and testing–until he was pleased with the results.
What did he create(brand) and what is the name of the company* he established
Ujala & Jyothi Laboratories
Answer
13
World Wide WebWorld’s first website
Answer
14
He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. he
completed his high school from Sharadashram Vidya Mandir, Mumbai, followed by a Bachelor in Commerce with Honours
from M.L. Dahanukar College, Mumbai. He received a Bachelor in Law degree from the New Law College.He was All India 11th rank holder in CA exam.He is working on his
Ph.D. in Climate Change from Frei University Berlin and Public Finance from Mumbai University.
Whose Profile
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
Answer
15
What does this company do & Who owns* it ?
VR Devices & Facebook
Answer
16
When Tamil Nadu’s former Chief Minster K. Kamaraj saw a boy near the town of Cheranmahadevi herding livestock he asked him,
“What are you doing with these cows? Why didn’t you go to school?”
His simple response sparked a series of events which gave rise to a movement in India starting in the 1960s in Tamil Nadu
What did it give raise to ?
Mid Day Meal Scheme
Answer
17
2011 - Godrej & Boyce shuts down its __________ manufacturing plant, the last in the world
FITB
Typewriter
Answer
18
A _ _ _ _ _ corporation is a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations. Some _ _ _ _ _ companies may have had operations, but those may have shrunk due to unfavourable market conditions or company mismanagement. A _ _ _ _ _ corporation may also arise when a company's operations have been wound up, for example following a takeover, but the “_ _ _ _ _” of the original company continues to exist
Shell Corporations
Answer
19
Chandi Prasad Bhatt is an Indian Gandhian environmentalist and social activist, who founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS) in Gopeshwar in 1964, which later became a
mother-organization to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ started in the early 18th century in the state Rajasthan
The term originally used by Bhatt was the word "angalwaltha" in the Garhwali language for "embrace", which later was adapted to the Hindi word, _ _ _ _ _ _, which means to stick
Chipkoo Movement
Answer
20
Panama Papers
Clue
Mossack Fonseca
Answer
THE OPEN QUIZ 2.0Finals
+1 / -1
Site Of ?or
Claim to fame of the site
1
Question Answer
Safety Valve
Shockley Semiconductors Laboratory
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2
Question Answer
Safety Valve
2
break the clues !
3 Clues To *ind the term/movement
3
Unto This Last is an essay and book on economy by John Ruskin, first published in December 1860 in the monthly journal Cornhill Magazine
in four articles. Ruskin says himself that these articles were "very violently criticized”.
The title is a quotation from the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard.
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Unto This Last had a very important impact on Gandhi's philosophy. Gandhi decided immediately not only to change his own life according to Ruskin's teaching, but also to publish his own
newspaper, Indian Opinion, from a farm where everybody would get the same salary, without distinction of function, race or nationality, which for that time, was quite revolutionary. Thus Gandhi created
Phoenix Settlement
Gandhi translated Unto This Last into Gujarati in 1908 under the title of X
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Gandhi came to use the term “X” for the ideal of his own political philosophy
His followers (notably, Vinoba Bhave, Jaya Prakash Narayan, Dada Dharmadhikari etc.,) continued working to promote the kind of
society that he envisioned, and their efforts have come to be known as the “X” Movement
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Question Answer
Safety Valve
Sarvodaya Movement
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Julius Nyerere₹ One Crore
Question Answer
Safety Valve
4
Gandhi Peace Prize
5
Popular Russian myth claims _______________ as the Father Of Russian Vodka
The myth was further fueled in an ad campaign by a premium Russian vodka brand “Russian Standard”
The campaign claims that, ”In 1894, _________________, the greatest scientist in all Russia, received the decree to set the Imperial quality standard for Russian vodka and the 'Russian Standard'
was born”
A crater _________ on the Moon, as well as element number 101 on the Periodic Table, are named after him
Identify the person and his famous work
Question Answer
Safety Valve
5
Dmitri Mendeleev
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•He is considered the father of Indian planning•Authored this book in 1934, which later inspired national leaders to setup the planning commission and lead the country with planned economy
Question Answer
Safety Valve
6
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
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18 February 3102 BCE
Claim to fame of this date/Importance of this date
Question Answer
Safety Valve
7
First Date Of Kali Yuga
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Question Answer
Safety Valve
8
Companies Born Out Of Garage
9
“Keynote” & “Letters” are the books authored by which famous Indian Business person
Question Answer
Safety Valve
9
JRD Tata
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The company was established by Mohamed Hasham in 1945. He was a leading rice merchant and commission agent in Bombay. When Jinnah set up the planning committee of the Muslim League in September 1944, he invited
Hasham to be a part of it. But Hasham denied to join the League
Jinnah reportedly sought out Hasham once again when he was forming the first cabinet in Pakistan to serve as his Industrial minister. But Hasham rejected the
offer and decided to stay on in India and nurture his oil business.”
Which company did Hasham nurture ?
Question Answer
Safety Valve
10
WIPRO
11
These were the copper coins issued by SherShahSuri.Gold & silver coins issued by him were known as Mohurs and
Rupayya respectivelyWhat were copper coins known as, and these coins are the
source of which English phrase?
Question Answer
Safety Valve
11
Dammidi / Dam
I Don’t Give A Damn !
12
The initial approach was to create tiny spheres which were half white and half black, and which, depending on electric charge, would rotate such that the white or the black sides would be visible on the display. Joseph Jacobson’s team had trouble creating these spheres, and during their experiments, they accidentally created some all-white spheres.
They experimented with charging and encapsulating those all-white particles in microcapsules mixed in with a dark dye. The result was a
system of microcapsules which could be applied to a surface and then could be charged independently to create black and white images
What technology is being discussed here?
Question Answer
Safety Valve
12
E-Ink technology for E-book readers like kindle, nook etc.,
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Vic Flick
Question Answer
Safety Valve
13
James Bond’s Theme Music
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Question Answer
Safety Valve
14
World War II - Inventions
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Question Answer
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15
CIA
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Thomas Hobson (1544–1631), a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England,
offered his customers the choice of either taking the horse in his stall nearest the
door or taking none at all.
This led to a English phrase, in other word which means “Take it, or leave it”
This phrase has recently become famous due to the shift of capital of Andhra
Pradesh from Hyderabad to Amaravati, where the employs are left with
“………………………….”
Question Answer
Safety Valve
Hobson’s Choice
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PechaKucha (Japanese:chit-chat) is a presentation style in which 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each (6 minutes and 40 seconds in total). The format, which keeps
presentations concise and fast-paced, powers multiple-speaker events called PechaKucha Nights. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the
images. In “India” this was recently introduced at an event held during March 17 & 18 2016.
Which event?
Question Answer
Safety Valve
India Today Conclave
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Rock's law or “……” second law, named for Arthur Rock or …… ….. , says that the cost
of a semiconductor chip fabrication plant doubles every four years.
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Question Answer
Safety Valve
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Gordon Moore / Moore’s Second Law
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Question Answer
Safety Valve
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Tata Communications
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He has had a strong academic record - all-India second rank holder Chartered Accountant and second rank holder in Law in Mumbai University. He has participated in Leadership Programs at
Yale University (2011), Oxford University (2012) and Princeton University (2013) and is currently pursuing the Owner / President Management (OPM) Program at Harvard Business
School. He did his schooling from Don Bosco High School, Matunga.
He’s also a well-known investment banker, he has advised top corporates on management strategy and growth; also served on the Board of India’s largest commercial bank, State Bank of
India and Bank of Baroda
Whose Profile
Question Answer
Safety Valve
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Piyush Goel
Which airways has sacked Men members from its crew, to save fuel costs
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Question Answer
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GoAir
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Thats All Folks !
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