2. DIRECTIONS
Every correct answer carries +5 marks .
No negative Marks for incorrect answer
Some questions are star marked and
will be used for tie Breaker
4. 2.GUESS THE PLAYER:
He was born of parents who
belonged to the middle class
Italian origin. He had growth
hormone deficiency
detected at the age of 11.
Currently he is one
amongst the best in his
sport.. His teammates
nicknamed him “The Flea” .
5. 3. This bird is known as
Maldhok in vernacular tongue.
Spread across Maharashtra,
Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan, this bird is now
threatened by incessant loss
of habitat. Name this bird,
which Salim Ali had proposed
to be the national bird of India
6. 4. Born in Bhopal to a South indian
family. He graduated from IIT Delhi
with a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering. He
completed his post graduation atIIM
Ahmedabad in 1987. He received
his phd at MIT in 1991 for his thesis
titled “essays on banking”. He
recently acquired a very important
post in India. Name the person.
7. 5. X hails from a place in Meghalaya
and is the youngest of 4 siblings.
After doing her LLB from LS Law
College, under Pune University, she
joined the Delhi High Court as a
lawyer and worked for the law firm -
Fox Mandal Little & Co in Noida
before getting into a job which can
be safely called her family business
and which ultimately made her
famous because she was the
youngest to do this. Identify X
8. 6. ______ was the codename for
the type of atomic bomb that
was detonated over Nagasaki,
Japan, by the United States on 9
August 1945 during the Second
World War. It was the second of
two nuclear weapons to be used
in warfare to date, the other
being _____, that was dropped on
Hiroshima on August 6,1945. Fill
up the blanks.
9. 7. Name: Ranjana Sonawane
Age: 40 years
Address: Tembhli village, Nandurbar district,
Maharashtra
Education: Class IV (illiterate)
Marital status: Married, 3 children
Husband’s name: Sadashiv
Children: 3 (Umesh (11 years);
Hitesh (5 years); Mangesh (toddler))
Profession: Daily wage agricultural labourer
Income: Rs. 50 per day
House: kuchha
Claim to fame: ?
*
10. 8. In the Star Trek fictional Universe, the
fictional computer OS known as “Library
Computer Access/ Retrieval
System(LCARS)” is often seen used on a
device known as “ Personal Access Display
Device”. This device served as the
inspiration of the name for a modern
technology marvel- more so of their similar
appearances.
Name this modern gadget every one of u
would love to own..
12. 10. The name of this dance form comes
from a Sanskrit word.
One way to interpret the dance is as a
fertility ritual. The other is that the lamp
placed at the centre stands for God
and the dancing in circles around it
represents the cycle of rebirth, where
the only thing constant is God.
Which dance form?
13. 11. _____was a
tropical cyclone that
affected Thailand, Myanma
r, Nepal and the Indian
states of Andaman and
Nicobar
Islands, Odisha, Andhra
Pradesh, Jharkhand and W
est Bengal. The system
was first noted as a tropical
depression on October 4,
2013 within theGulf of
Thailand. Over the next
few days, _____rapidly
intensified and became a
very severe cyclonic storm.
The cyclone has prompted
India's biggest evacuation
in 23 years with more than
550,000 people moved up
from the coastline in
Odisha and Andhra
Pradesh to safer places.
Fill up the blank.
14. 12. The end of what service
is referred to in this
newspaper headline :
“Dot, dash, full stop :
______________ service
ends July 15 ”
*
16. 14. This technology is to use
compressed air to convey the pre-
dampened mix through
delivery hose to the nozzle to project
the material onto the sprayed
surface under high
velocity, and then to form concrete
support layer after the projected
material coagulates
and hardens. In recent years, with
simple technology, special effect,
economy cost,
flexibility and high construction
efficiency, this technology has a
wide application
in construction, railway and super
highway engineering, underground
engineering,
tunneling, mining operations,
hydropower projects and slope
stabilization, etc.. IWhich technology
I m talking about?
17. 15. With a chemical name of p-acetyl
amino phenol,this drug is used for the
relief of headaches,other minor aches
and pains and is a major ingredient in
njmerous cold and flu remedies. The
toxicity of this drug is the foremost
cause of acute liver failure in the
western world.
How do we commonly know this drug?
*
18. 16. To keep chips fresh in their
packets, this gas is used.It is
used as it prevents the objects
from becoming stale,
preserves the freshness,
prevents combustion and
creates sufficient cushioning
during transit. Which gas?
19. 17. This is a World's most expensive house
Antilia . It cost $1billion to build:
Features of the home include:
-400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of living
space, (in comparisonthe Palace of Versailles
occupies 721,206 square feet of floor space)
-parking space for 168 cars.
-a one-floor vehicle maintenance facility.
-nine elevators in the lobby.
-three helipads and an air traffic control facility.
-health spa, yoga studio, small theatre with a
seating capacity for 50 on the eighth floor, there
is a swimming pool, three floors of hanging
gardens, and a ballroom.
-an ice room infused with man-made snow
flurries.
-Custom hand carved rare marble pillars and
stonework.
-Worlds largest collection of antique sewing
machines..
It belongs to?
20. 18. January 2012:
Now _____ can claim another
title – the country with fastest
builders on the planet after
putting up a 30-storey 183,000-
square-foot hotel (Ark Hotel
shown in the picture )in just 15
days,
using prestressing
technology. The hotel is energy
efficient, has air 20 times
cleaner than comparable hotels,
and can withstand earthquakes
up to magnitude 9. Name the
country.
21. crane on top of the building :
200 storeys - 828-metres - 2,717
ft
Construction began on 21
September 2004, with the exterior
of the structure completed on 1
October 2009. The building
officially opened on 4 January
2010
the tower was renamed in honour
of UAE President Khalifa bin
Zayed Al Nahyan for his crucial
support.
It is the tallest man-made
structure in the world since
2010 .
Identify the structure/building.
22. 20.In 1964 General Ayub Khan
saw this athlete in Pakistan.
After the run, he commented
to the athlete:” Today you did
not run, you______”. What
nick name is supposed to have
resulted for the athlete due to
this comment?
25. 1. Which is the only country
in the world whose
national flag is not
rectangular?
ANSWER:
NEPAL
26. 2. GUESS THE PLAYER:
He was born of parents who belonged to the middle class Italian
origin. He had growth hormone deficiency detected at the age of 11.
Currently he is one amongst the best in his sport.. His teammates
nicknamed him “The Flea” .
ANSWER:
27. 3. This bird is known as Maldhok in
vernacular tongue. Spread across
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and
Rajasthan, this bird is now threatened by
incessant loss of habitat. Name this bird,
which Salim Ali had proposed to be the
national bird of India.
ANSWER: THE GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD
28. 4. Born in Bhopal to a South indian family. He
graduated from IIT Delhi with a bachelor’s
degree in electrical engineering. He completed
his post graduation at IIM Ahmedabad in 1987.
He received his Phd. at MIT in 1991 for his
thesis titled “essays on banking”. He recently
acquired a very important post in India. Name
the person.
RAGHURAM RAJAN
(GOVERNOR OF RBI)
29. 5. X hails from a place in Meghalaya and
is the youngest of 4 siblings. After doing
her LLB from LS Law College, under
Pune University, she joined the Delhi
High Court as a lawyer and worked for
the law firm - Fox Mandal Little & Co in
Noida before getting into a job which can
be safely called her family business and
which ultimately made her famous
because she was the youngest to do this.
Identify X
ANSWER: AGATHA SANGMA
30. 6. ANSWER:
FAT MAN was the codename for the type of atomic
bomb that was detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, by
the United States on 9 August 1945 during the
Second World War. It was the second of two
nuclear weapons to be used in warfare to date, the
other being LITTLE BOY, that was dropped on
Hiroshima on August 6,1945.
31. 7. Name: Ranjana Sonawane
Age: 40 years
Address: Tembhli village, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra
Education: Class IV (illiterate)
Marital status: Married, 3 children
Husband’s name: Sadashiv
Children: 3 (Umesh (11 years);
Hitesh (5 years); Mangesh (toddler))
Profession: Daily wage agricultural labourer
Income: Rs. 50 per day
House: kuchha
Claim to fame
ANSWER:
First person to be allotted a UID number
UID Number: 782474317884
32. 8. In the Star Trek fictional Universe, the fictional computer OS
known as “Library Computer Access/ Retrieval
System(LCARS)” is often seen used on a device known as “
Personal Access Display Device”. This device served as the
inspiration of the name for a modern technology marvel- more
so of their similar appearances.
Name this modern gadget every one of u would love to own..
ANSWER: iPad
34. 10.The name of this dance form comes from a Sanskrit word.
One way to interpret the dance is as a fertility ritual. The other is
that the lamp placed at the centre stands for God and the
dancing in circles around it represents the cycle of rebirth,
where the only thing constant is God.
Which dance form?
ANSWER: GARBA (The name is derived from the
Sanskrit term Garbha ("womb") )
35. 11. Phailiin was a
tropical cyclone that
affected Thailand, Myanma
r, Nepal and the Indian
states of Andaman and
Nicobar
Islands, Odisha, Andhra
Pradesh, Jharkhand and W
est Bengal. The system
was first noted as a tropical
depression on October 4,
2013 within theGulf of
Thailand. Over the next
few days, Phailin rapidly
intensified and became a
very severe cyclonic storm.
The cyclone has prompted
India's biggest evacuation
in 23 years with more than
550,000 people moved up
from the coastline in
Odisha and Andhra
Pradesh to safer places.
36. 12. The end of what service is referred to in
this newspaper headline :
“Dot, dash, full stop : Telegram service ends
July 15 ”.
38. 14. This technology is to use
compressed air to convey the pre-
dampened mix through
delivery hose to the nozzle to project
the material onto the sprayed
surface under high
velocity, and then to form concrete
support layer after the projected
material coagulates
and hardens. In recent years, with
simple technology, special effect,
economy cost,
flexibility and high construction
efficiency, this technology has a
wide application
in construction, railway and super
highway engineering, underground
engineering,
tunneling, mining operations,
hydropower projects and slope
stabilization, etc. Which technology I
m talking about?
ANSWER: SHOTCRETE
TECHNOLOGY
39. 15.With a chemical name of p-
acetylaminophenol,this drug is used for the
relief of headaches,other minor pains and
is a major ingredient in numerous cold and
flu remedies. The toxicity of this drug is the
foremost cause of acute liver failure in the
western world.
How do we commonly know this drug?
ANSWER: Paracetamol
40. 16. To keep chips fresh in their
packets, this gas is used .it is
used as it prevents the objects
from becoming stale, preserves
the freshness, prevents
combustion and creates
sufficient cushioning during
transit. Which gas?
ANSWER: Nitrogen
41. 17. This is a World's most expensive house
Antilia . It cost $1billion to build:
Features of the home include:
-400,000 square feet (37,000 m2) of living
space, (in comparisonthe Palace of
Versailles occupies 721,206 square feet of
floor space)
-parking space for 168 cars.
-a one-floor vehicle maintenance facility.
-nine elevators in the lobby.
-three helipads and an air traffic control
facility.
-health spa, yoga studio, small theatre with
a seating capacity for 50 on the eighth floor,
there is a swimming pool, three floors of
hanging gardens, and a ballroom.
-an ice room infused with man-made snow
flurries.
-Custom hand carved rare marble pillars
and stonework.
-Worlds largest collection of antique sewing
machines..
It belongs to?
ANSWER: MUKESH
42. 18. January 2012:
Now _____ can claim another title – the
country with fastest builders on the
planet after putting up a 30-storey
183,000-square-foot hotel (Ark Hotel
shown in the picture )in just 15 days,
using pre stressing technology. The
hotel is energy efficient, has air 20
times cleaner than comparable
hotels, and can withstand
earthquakes up to magnitude 9.
Name the country.
ANSWER: CHINA
43. 19. This picture was taken from the
crane on top of the building :
200 storeys - 828-metres - 2,717 ft
Construction began on 21 September
2004, with the exterior of the structure
completed on 1 October 2009. The
building officially opened on 4 January
2010
the tower was renamed in honour of
UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed Al
Nahyan for his crucial support.
And is the tallest man-made structure
in the world since 2010 .
Identify the structure/building.
ANSWER: BURJ KHALIFA IN DUBAI
44. 20. In 1964 General Ayub Khan saw this
athlete in Pakistan. After the run, he
commented to the athlete:” Today you
did not run, you______”. What nick
name is supposed to have resulted for
the athlete due to this comment?
ANSWER: The Flying Sikh –Milkha
singh
45. 21.Identify the person in this
audio clip
ANSWER:
Pakistani teen activist Malala
Yousafzai, in her first public
speech at the United Nations
Youth Assembly
on Jul 12, 2013
