Quizzotica 2012Prelims QnA

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- Priyambad Pattanayak

The image in the next visual is anold currency note of INR 100.Please identify what is depicted onit.

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it.

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Hirakud

Dam

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Dam

The visual in the next page is amonument to two “related people”on the market place in Hanau. Theyhave given us what may be called as

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have given us what may be called asone of the earliest form ofentertainment. Name them.

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Brothers Grimm

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Brothers Grimm

The autobiography of the person in the visual was in news for rather grim reasons

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grim reasons recently? Name the autobiography.

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Sandy Storm

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This world heritage site was builtbetween 1879 and 1881. About 86kilometres long, it was built to takeadvantage of the differential pricing ofpotatoes between the two towns, New

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potatoes between the two towns, NewJalpaiguri and Siliguri. Which worldheritage site?

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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

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Although Christopher Columbus iscredited with being the first Europeanto see this, it was Rodrigo de Jerezand Luis Torres, who found itattractive enough to bring home to

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attractive enough to bring home toSpain in 1493. These early explorersdescribe the act of consumption as“the Native Americans drank it”.What was it?

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Act of ‘Smoking’

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During former times, a captive birdwould be released by the local rulerduring festivals such as Dussera andDurga Puja. It is a common bird in thepopulated plains of India and also the

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populated plains of India and also thestate bird of Odisha. Its local name is aname associated with a deity. Give methe local name?

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Neelakantha

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Among the many sports stories of theyear 2012, the one depicted in thenext visual is possibly the one thatwill be forgotten faster than allothers. Name the sportsman?

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others. Name the sportsman?

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Girisha Hosanagara Nagarajegowda

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India produces four kinds of thisproduct: mulberry, ______, muga anderi. The worms found on Antheraeapaphia produce _______. It is alsoused for Odisha’s Pattachitras and bulk

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used for Odisha’s Pattachitras and bulkof its production is in Jharkhand. Whatare we talking about?

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Tassar

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Published in 2004, the book ‘L. A.Confidentiel: Les secrets de ____________ ,’ is a book by sportsjournalist Pierre Ballester and TheSunday Times sports correspondent

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Sunday Times sports correspondentDavid Walsh. The book was all overthe place this year and got reported inmany news reports. Please fill in theblanks.

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Lance Armstrong

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The bible refers to the Garden of Eden with reference to four rivers. Pishon and Gihon are the first two. Name the other two rivers which are the defining rivers of Mesopotamia.

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rivers of Mesopotamia.

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Tigris & Euphrates

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Originally the name of this Indian cityis derived from a local word for paddyland. Traveller Hieun Tsang accountsfor its existence during his travels,narrating the existence of a powerful

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narrating the existence of a powerfulkingdom which comprised the districtand adjoining areas, ruled by Sasanka.Which city?

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Dhanbad (Dhan + bad)

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The visual you see next is of “The Gateof Salutation” of an imperial palace.The palace received its name in the19th century, after another such gate(now lost) which was called the

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(now lost) which was called the“Cannon Gate”. Name the famouspalace.

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Topkapi Palace

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Flintlock muskets used to have smallpans to hold charges of gunpowder.An attempt to fire the musketsometimes resulted in the gunpowderto flare up without a bullet being

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to flare up without a bullet beingfired. What did they call such anoccurence?

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Flash in the pan

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As per ‘Manu Samhita’, eighteennimeshas are one kashtha, thirtykashthas one kala, thirty kalas onemuhurta, and as many muhurtas, oneday and night. Hence the smallest

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day and night. Hence the smallestunit of measuring time is a ‘nimesha’.How is one nimesha defined or whatis it?

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Blink of an eye

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Image is a Davy Lamp, which stands in front of a football club’s stadium. As a

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stadium. As a result the stadium also get’s its name. Name both.

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The Stadium of Light, Sunderland A.F.C

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The title means simple and obviousand it is a contemporary update of aclassic. The update is set in the UnitedStates and the lead character is in NewYork City for drug rehab and his

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York City for drug rehab and hispartner is surprisingly a lady. What’sthe good word (Title)?

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Elementary

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This weapon you are going to see inthe next slide is an old traditionalweapon and a sign of prestige. Theweapon could be hidden in a stick,and used when needed, mostly for

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and used when needed, mostly forself protection. They get their namebecause of the description above.What are they called?

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Gupti

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The first of its kind was set up on in1878 by C. E. Howard Vincent.Originally, it was under the directcommand of the Home Secretary. It isthe branch of all Territorial police forces

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the branch of all Territorial police forceswithin the British Police and manyother Commonwealth police forces, towhich plain clothes detectives belonged.What?

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Criminal Investigation

Department (CID)

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Fill in the blanks:“That from these honored dead we takeincreased devotion to that cause for whichthey gave the last full measure ofdevotion—that we here highly resolve thatthese dead shall not have died in vain—

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these dead shall not have died in vain—that this nation, under God, shall have anew birth of freedom—and thatgovernment____________________,shall not perish from the earth”.

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Of the people, by the people, for

the people.

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‘X’ is a pole weapon or spear designedto be used by a mounted warrior. ‘Y’is a Sanskrit word meaning a leader.Together they combine to give whatmilitary rank?

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military rank?

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Answer is…

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They were started to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand, to be held in 2013. One of them is from Dibrugarh to Kanyakumari. What is it and whom

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Kanyakumari. What is it and whom does it eclipse?

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Lance Naik

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Always used whole and never ground,how do we better know a mix of cumin,mustard, fennel, fenugreek and kalonji(nigella)?

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Answer is…

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Panch Phoron,

Panch Phutana

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The major innovation in thedevelopment of this product was the useof ___ ________, not on the head butinstead on a specially designed surface.The idea was developed in 1844 by the

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The idea was developed in 1844 by theSwede Gustaf Erik Pasch which allowedSweden to have a virtual monopoly onthese initially. What product and whatidea (blank)?

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Red Phosphorus, Safety Match

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The painting in the next page is a satire by Brueghel the Younger (ca. 1640) which depicts speculators as brainless monkeys in contemporary upper-class dress. What is it a reference to?

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is it a reference to?

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Answer is…

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Tulip Mania

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Cape Canaveral is the place where theSpace Shuttles and NASA Missions arelaunched. What is the area code of CapeCanaveral ?

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Answer is…

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321

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This shloka from Rajatarangini byKalhaṇa describes the two chiefdivisions of Brahmins. Sarasvatas,Kanyakubjas, Gauḍa Brahmins,_______ Brahmins, and MaithilBrahmins live North of Vindhyas and

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Brahmins live North of Vindhyas andsuch like. Fill in the blank.

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Utkala

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What list got updated with the debutof the gentleman in the next slide?

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Grandfather and Grandson playing

cricket for country.

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