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TEACHERS DAY QUIZ - MAINS
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

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SRS- I
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FIRST ROUND

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WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?
• Nepal - Ashad Shukla Purnima, which roughly lies in
the middle of July.
• Ukraine – The first Sunday of October
• United States – The Tuesday of the first week of May
• Singapore – First Friday of September.
• Netherlands, Pakistan, Qatar, Philippines, Serbia
Kuwait, Mauritius, Maldives, Macedonia, Lithuania,
Estonia, Germany and many others – 5th of October.
• India - ?

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TEACHER’S DAY!

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• A celebration was being held on the night of March 14 1951 at the
Princeton Club by friends and colleagues of Dr. X. It was the
latter’s 72nd birthday. Photographers from all over the United
States were there to cover the event much to the chagrin of
unassuming professor.
• Dr Frank Aydelotte, the former head of the Institute for Advanced
Study, and his wife offered to drive X home to 112 Mercer Street. As
he entered the auto, the cameramen rushed to make ‘just one
more’ picture. UPI photographer Arthur Sasse was trying to
persuade him to smile for the camera, but having smiled for
photographers many times that day, visibly tired Dr. X did
something else instead. On June 19, 2009, the original signed
photograph was sold at auction for $74,324.
• Who’s X? And what was special about that photo?

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ALBERT EINSTEIN

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• The Indian National Awards for Films for 2013 were
awarded by the President of India on May 3rd, 2013.
In 2012, it had been announced that these awards
would be given away each year on this date.
• What significant event in the history of Indian films
is being commemorated by the choice of this date?
• It’s story, which legend has it, also inspired Mahatma
Gandhi into truth-telling.

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• On that day, 100 years ago, the
movies Raja Harishchandra was
released.

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What happened in 1988 when
AMUL released this?

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The death of Raj Kapoor.

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Whose statue is being depicted
here?

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Pythagoras.

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• Sholay, one of Bollywood’s most well made
films and also one of the greatest hits of all
time received only one Filmfare award for
editing.
Which film swept the other awards that
year?

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ANSWER: DEEWAR, it won awards
for story, screenplay, dialogue and
direction . Shashi Kapoor was best
supporting actor

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SECOND ROUND
THAPARLYMPICS
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What followed after this…?

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ANSWER
Umpire Billy Bowden showed a
red card to Glen McGrath for
bowling underarm.
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Name the 2 players involved in
this incident…
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ANSWER
Rudi Voeller from Germany and
Frank Rijkaard from Netherlands
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• This Olympian was also a five-time member of
the Lok Sabha. He developed an interest in
this sport only after he shot three partridges
and was filled with remorse.
• Whom are we talking about?
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ANSWER
• Dr. Karni Singh of Bikaner. He became an
expert clay-pigeon shooter and won
many medals for India in International
Competitions.
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• Which Indian hockey great, winner of
two Olympic gold medals, and later a
coach, committed suicide in 1978?
• A stadium in India is also named
after him.
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ANSWER
• Kunwar Digvijay Singh (KD Singh) Babu.
• A dashing forward he represented India in
1948 and 1952 olympics.
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• Which test cricketer, who plays the bass, is
part of Six and Out, a rock band? The other
members are Richard Chee Quee, Brad
McNamara, Gavin Robertson and his brother.
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ANSWER
BRETT LEE, THE AUSTRALIAN FAST
BOWLER
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• Who holds the world record for best
bowling performance by an Indian in a
World Cup match?
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• ASHISH NEHRA 6 – 23
versus England
in Durban in February 2003
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ANSWER

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ROUND 3
NOTES
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Q.1
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NAME THE LYRICIST OF THE SONG?

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ANSWER
• HARIVANSH RAI BACHHAN FATHER OF GREAT
ACTOR AMITABH BACHHAN.
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Q.2
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NAME THE SINGER WHO HAS SUNG THE
FEMALE VERSION OF THE SONG?

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ANSWER
• SUKANYA PURKAYASTHA FROM THE MOVIE
VICKY DONOR
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Q.3
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NAME THE MOVIE FROM WHICH THE SONG
HAS BEEN TAKEN?

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ANSWER
• DOOR GAGAN KEE CHAON MEIN, DIRECTED
BY KISHORE KUMAR
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Q.4
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THE MOVIE FROM WHICH THE SONG
HAS BEEN TAKEN WAS BASED ON THE LIFE OF A
FAMOUS POLITICIAN. WHO?

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ANSWER
• INDIRA GANDHI, MOVIE WAS AANDHI.
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IDENTIFY THE SINGERS
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ANSWER
• USHA UTHUP AND REKHA BHARDWAJ
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IDENTIFY THE SINGERS
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• UDIT NARAYAN AND SUNIDHI
CHAUHAN FROM THE MOVIE
AGNEEPATH

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ROUND 4
CONNECT THE DOTS
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ANSWER
• AVTARS OF VISHNU
• Kalki, Buddha, Varha, Matsya, Narsimha, Kurm
a
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ANSWER
The Hindustan Times
• Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated its first office
• Barkha Dutt – columnist
• K K Birla – Owner
• Wall street Journal –A collaborator
• Fever 104 FM – HT FM radio channel
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ID this Raj comics’ superhero’s name

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ANSWER
• Anthony
• Name shared by Anthony Gonzalves, the
music composer
• Character played by Amitabh Bachhan
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ANSWER
Movie - KARZ
•The titles of all these
movies are songs from
this movie
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• Works of Vikram Seth
• A Suitable Boy
• The Golden Gate
• An Equal Music
• The Frog and the Nightingale
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ANSWER

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ANSWER
• STEVE JOBS
• Ascent: advertises jobs
• Ashton Kutcher: Played Steve jobs in the
recently released movie JOBS
• Stanford University: Steve Jobs addressed the
convocation at this university
• Writing Pad: IPAD from apple
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ANSWER
AMITABH BACHHAN
•The voice over of all
these movies was given
by him
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ROUND 5
• SRS - II
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• Invented by Hakeem Ustad Hasan it
had Khurfa
Seeds, Kasni, Munaqqa, Nilofar, Gaoz
aban, Hara Dhania etc. What is it ?
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ROOH-AFZA
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Greeks called them as the
Hydaspes , Hydratos , Hyphasis,
Acesines , Hesidoros
How do we know them better ?

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• ANSWER: The five rivers of Punjab

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This 2005 book was the inspiration for
an Oscar winning movie a few years
later. It’s chapters are so named:
1. 1000
2. 2000
3. 5000
4. 10000
5. 50000
6. 100000
7. 200000
8. 500000
9. 1000000
10. 10000000
11. 100000000
12. 1000000000

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ANSWER
• Q & A BY VIKAS SWARUP MADE INTO
THE MOVIE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
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A huge library called Dharamganga was
housed in three huge buildings –
Ratnadodhi (Ocean of
Pearls), Ratnasagar (Sea of Pearls) and
Ratnaranjak (Pearls of recreation).
Where was it situated?
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• IN NALANDA, BIHAR.
• THE UNIVERSITY EXISTED FROM THE
FOURTH TO THE THIRTEENTH
CENTURIES BEFORE IT WAS
DESTROYED.
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• FIRST : After the death of which
son of the Pandavas during the
great war did Krishna rejoice and
embraced Arjuna?

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• ANSWER: Ghatotakacha – Karna
killed him with the shakti he had
got from Indra, which he had
reserved for Arjuna

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• After which major happening did Jawahar
Lal Nehru say “A Glory has departed and
the sun that warmed and brightened our
lives has set, and we shiver in the cold and
dark”?
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ANSWER
• The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on
January 30, 1948.
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• It is the largest edible fruit in the world –
sometimes weighing up to 45kg. When unripe
fruit is eaten as a vegetable. The tree – the
Artocarpus heterophyllus – is very common in
India. Name the fruit.
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ANSWER
• THE JACKFRUIT OR KATHAL. THE JACKFRUIT
TREE IS EASILY SPOTTED IN DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE SUB-CONTINENT
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ROUND 6
END SEMESTER
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Which personality is associated with this
above picture ?

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ANSWER
• ANSWER: SHERLOCK HOLMES
• 221 – B Baker Street
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Identify the Scientist ?

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ANSWER
LEONHARD EULER
On a Swiss Ten Franc
Note
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Which iconic landmark is being depicted
here ?

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ANSWER
WALL STREET
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“With my invention I have
changed the face of
mankind”
IDENTIFY ME

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ANSWER
KING C. GILLETTE
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IDENTIFY THE TWO MEN
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• D SUBBA RAO AND
• RAGHURAM RAJAN
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ANSWER

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Identify the beautiful lady …

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ANSWER
SONIA GANDHI
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