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presentsNational Institute of Technology RaipurGrand Finale
Round 1No passing , 8 questionsOne question for eachClockwise+10
for right/-5 for wrong/ 0 on not attempting
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QUESTION 1The foremost Maratha patriot, his real name was
Ramchandra Pandurang. He got his nickname from the fact that he was
in charge of the firing of cannons.Who?
The ANSWER is
Tatya Tope
QUESTION 2After years of celibacy and meditation in the forest,
PANDU once said to all of his kids that when he died they should
eat his flesh. By doing so they would be blessed with great
knowledge that he had collected over the years.But when Pandu died
none of his son had the courage to do so.However, X saw some ants
taking a piece of flesh from PANDU's body. He put that piece in his
mouth and eventually got powers which he could never have
imagined.He was a blessed astrologer who saw all that had happened
(about Kuru and Yadava's, Bhishma's vow and everything that was
past) and also about future (Gambling loss, Mahabharata war,
etc).Krishna who made him vow to never speak of anything he knows.
If anybody would ask a question he would always reply with a
question itself.ID X
The ANSWER is
Sahadev The Youngest Pandava
QUESTION 3Music directors Vinayak Salvi, Rohan UtpatLyricist
Vikas DubeySinger Alamgir KhanID the piece of music, which had been
in the spotlight a few months ago.
The ANSWER is
QUESTION 4
X was born in Maida Vale, London, while his father, Julius
Mathison ----, was on leave from his position with the Indian Civil
Service (ICS) at Chhatrapur, Bihar and Orissa Province, in British
India. Xs grandfather had been a general in the Bengal Army.
X,OBE,FRSwas a British pioneeringcomputer scientist,
mathematician,------------------------, and marathon and ultra
distance runner.
Who is X?
The ANSWER is
Alan Turing
QUESTION 5I have lived thirty years in this thirty days. I am
thirty years sadder. I feel like I am thirty years wiser
This is the Facebook post of X, some days after her husbands
death?
ID X
The ANSWER is
Sheryl Sandberg
QUESTION 6
Which incident?
The ANSWER is
QUESTION 7To mark the addition of new cars to their fleet, Ola
Cabs (Ola Prime) decided tosurprise a few select customers by
having X drive them around. To make things more camera-friendly,
they had comedian Abish Mathew (remember him from the AIB Roast?)
travel along with X and the customers.Needless to say, the select
few who got to be driven around by X alongside a YouTube star, were
more than happy.ID X
The ANSWER is
Narain Karthikeyan
QUESTION 8Where is this place?
The ANSWER is
Manhattan Project
Round 2Anticlockwise , 8 questionsInfinite bounce+10 / +5 on
passed attempt
QUESTION 1This is a Latin Proverb popular in English till date.
Originally from Virgils Aeneid, the phrase was allegedly the last
word of Pliny the elder before he left the docks at Pompeii to
rescue people from the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. But in his
case the proverb didnt prove to be true and he died. Which
phrase?
And the ANSWER is
Fortune Favors The Bold
QUESTION 2In 1976, when HRF Keating wrote Filmi, Inspector
Ghotehis tenth mystery novel featuring the detective work of
Inspector Ganesh Ghote of the Bombay Police Force little did he
know that 25 years later the Oxford English Dictionary would credit
him with the first usage of this word. Which word?
And the ANSWER is
Bollywood
QUESTION 3From where is the soil collected to make Maa Durgas
idol?
And the ANSWER is
A Prostitutes Doorstep
QUESTION 4
What did Outlook magazine describe humorously as The biggest sex
change operation in the Independent India in 1995/96?
And the ANSWER is
Renaming of Victoria Terminus to Chhatrapati Shivaji
Terminus
QUESTION 5To what did Hitler wanted to refer as Four & a
Half years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice ?
And the ANSWER is
Mein Kampf
QUESTION 6X joined British forces in India, saw Services in the
SecondAnglo-Afghan war, was wounded at the Battle of Maiwand,
suffered enteric fever and was sent back to England on the
troopship HMS Orontes following his recovery. There he befriended
Y, and together they formed one of the most iconic couples in the
history.Name X & Y
And the ANSWER is
X - John Hamish WatsonY - Sherlock Holmes
QUESTION 7According to the Puranas, it was first prepared by the
Ashvins, the devas of Ayurvedic medicine. It is named after the
rishi for whom the medicine was made. The formula for it was seen
first in the Charak Samhita.What am I talking about?
And the ANSWER is
Chyawanprash
QUESTION 8In 1884, Julius X invented a powdered tea & bean
soup, to provide nutritious, easy to provide food for busy women
who worked in the factories & didnt have time to prepare
healthy meals. This new product really improved the nutrition of
common people & X followed this first product X two years later
with the invention of ready-to-use soups & liquid seasoning.ID
X
And the ANSWER is
Round 3Passable 6 questions+10/+5 on passed attemptClockwise
QUESTION 1X was one of the founders of Scouting in India.He also
founded a highly influential, English-newspaper, The Leader
published from Allahabad in 1909. He was also the Chairman of
Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946. His efforts resulted in the
launch of its Hindi edition named Hindustan Dainik in 1936.
ID X.
The ANSWER is
Madan Mohan Malviya
QUESTION 2ID Him
The ANSWER is
Richard Medeley
QUESTION 3ID Him
The ANSWER is
Anant Pai (Popularly known as Uncle Pai). The Person behind Amar
Chitra Katha
QUESTION 4
An author, as a sign of gratitude to the nurse who had cared for
his firstborn child, gave a script & asked her to sell it
whenshe was in need of money.Years later, when the nurse was really
in want of money, she sold it and lived in comfort for the rest of
her life. The manuscript was the first part of a famous work of
this author.
The ANSWER is
Rudyard Kipling (The Jungle Book)
QUESTION 5The crucial mechanism through which the scam was
effected was the ready forward (RF) deal. The RF is in essence a
secured short-term (typically 15-day) loan from one bank to
another. Crudely put, the bank lends against government securities
just as a pawnbroker lends against jewellery. The borrowing bank
actually sells the securities to the lending bank and buys them
back at the end of the period of the loan, typically at a slightly
higher price. It was this ready forward deal that X and his
accomplices used with great success to channel money from the
banking system. which scam?
The ANSWER is
Harshad Mehta Scam
QUESTION 6In the Ramayana, which Rakshasa took the form of a
golden deer to lure Lakshmana away, leaving Sita unprotected?
The ANSWER is
Maricha
Infinite bounce 8 questionsAnticlockwise+15/+5 on passedFinal
Round
UK 92480Pfizer holds this patent. It was originally discovered
as a medicine used to relieve pain by constricting coronary
arteries.
Today it is know for totally different purpose.
What is being talked about?
Question 1
And the ANSWER IS.
Viagra
Identify this legendary architect (died recently)Padma Shri and
Padma VibhushanKnow for his open roof architectureSome of his works
in next slide
Question 2
And the ANSWER IS.
Charles Correa
X was born in Delhi in 1963, into one of India's leading
business families. His parents are Krishan Kumar - and Bina -. He
has an elder sister, Charu - Bhatia, and a younger brother, Samir
-. His grandfather Gujar Mal - had established a business
conglomerate and the town of Modinagar. His father KK - greatly
expanded the family business.
In 1980, he was expelled from St. Joseph's for bunking off to
watch a movie
Between 1983 and 1986, X studied Electrical Engineering and
Business Administration in the United States. In 1985, while a
sophomore, X and three other students tried to buy half a kilogram
of cocaine for $10,000 at a motel.
ID X.
Question 3
And the ANSWER IS.
Lalit Modi
CONNECTQuestion 4
And the ANSWER IS.
Ness Wadia- Co-owner kings 11Great Grandson Md. Ali JinnahMD of
Bombay Burmah trading company which is having stakes in Britannia
and Bombay dyeing
CONNECTQuestion 5
And the ANSWER IS.
Ratan Tatas Personal Investments
CONNECTQuestion 6
And the ANSWER IS.
First Maruti 800 Sold
The MIT students calculated my speed to be around 1046km/sec,
about 3000 times the speed of light.The total load weight involved
in my transfer is 321000 tonnes. 214000 living organisms of the
same species are involved in my transfer.I have 318 million
destinations to reach in 31 hours across 24 time zones visiting
822.6 destinations per secondWho am I?Question 7
And the ANSWER IS.
Santa Claus
Where are these made?Question 8
And the ANSWER IS.
Tihar Jail
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