Prelims for the Fresher's Quiz 2014 organized by Hans Raj College's Quizzing Society - Illuminati.

3. 1.
This minimalist
poster pays tribute
to which legend?

4. Richard Attenborough

5. 2. Chapters of which book?
• Concerning Discipline
• The Duties of
Government
Superintendents
• Concerning Law
• The Removal of Thorns
• The Conduct of Courtiers
• The Source of Sovereign
States
• The End of the Six-Fold
Policy
• Concerning Vices and
Calamities
• The Work of an Invader
• Relating to War
• The Conduct of
Corporations
• Concerning a Powerful
Enemy
• Strategic Means to
Capture a Fortress
• Secret Means
• The Plan of a Treatise

7. 3.
First formula for producing which product?
• Herbs: purslane, Chicory, wine-grape raisins,
European white lily, blue star water lily,
lotus, Borage and Coriander
• Fruits: orange, citron, pineapple, apple, berries,
strawberry, raspberry, loganberry, blackberry,
cherry, concord grapes, blackcurrant and
watermelon
• Vegetables: spinach, carrot, mint
• Flowers: rose, keora, lemon and orange
• Roots: vetiver

9. 4.
X : "At the time, I thought I was joining
Manchester United from Real Madrid. I
honestly wasn't aware there was another
Manchester club.'‘
ID X.

11. 5.
The word originated in 1923 by Frederick Stanley
Mockford. A senior radio officer at Croydon
Airport in London, Mockford was asked to think of a
word that would indicate distress and would easily
be understood by all pilots and ground staff in an
emergency.
Since much of the traffic at the time was between
Croydon and Le Bourget Airport in Paris, he
proposed the word “X” from the French phrase for
“come help me”.
Which word?

12. Mayday!

13. 6.
• “X” began as a small series of comics drawn by Kris Wilson at
the age of sixteen. Wilson was at home with strep throat and had
doodled some stick figure comics. On his deviantART profile
page, he notes that he created X in 2004 because he can't help
but draw stupid looking characters to spew out his stupid ideas.
• Wilson and the webmasters collaborated on the comics, where
each person would contribute content. One of the
earliest ”X” comics, #15, was posted online by Wilson on January
26, 2005. A variant of the comic's title is first mentioned in #121,
in which one character sells cotton candy, and explains that it is
made of “X", after which the other character replies: "Hot damn!
I'll take 4".
Give X.

14. Cyanide and Happiness

15. 7.
The useful synonym XY for a rummage sale
entered English in the 1920s as a direct
translation of the French phrase march’e aux
puces, which began as a joking description of
secondhand goods offered at outdoor sales
that were rumored to attract X.
Examples for XY include Sarojini Nagar in Delhi
and Anjuna Beach in Goa.
Give the term XY.

16. Flea Market

17. 8.
In the next slide is the picture of a
presumed torture device, consisting of a
cabinet with a hinged front and spike-covered
interior, sufficiently tall to enclose a human
being.
Several such devices are on display in museums
around the world, but it is unlikely that they
were ever employed.
This heavy metal band got their name from this
torture device. Which band?

20. 9.
• The first cannons developed were discharged by placing a
flaming torch to a small hole packed with gunpowder and
leading to the main powder charge. This caused the main
charge to explode, propelling the cannon ball to the enemy,
or sometimes, blowing up the cannon and all standing
nearby.
• Hence, the phrase was both a command to the torch man,
and a warning to all around. Over time, cannons improved,
and X became a general warning for the use of explosive
weapons. It was subsequently adopted by military forces to
give notice that a grenade or satchel charge was being
tossed into a bunker or other enclosure.
• What phrase?

21. Fire in the hole!

22. 10.
• The next slide shows the picture of the Tawang
monastery, which is the largest Buddhist
monastery in India.
• The name Tawang means ‘Horse Chosen’. As the
story goes, the site of the monastery was chosen
by the horse of Merag Lama, who had been
unable to decide on a site to establish the
monastery.
• What incident catapulted this place to
international fame on 30 March 1959?

24. Dalai Lama’s escape to India

25. 11.
Take the intestine, stomach and bladder of the
yellow fish, shark and mullet and wash them
well. Mix them with a moderate amount of salt
and place them in a jar. Seal tightly and incubate
in the sun. It will be ready in twenty days in
summer, fifty days in spring or fall and a
hundred days in winter.
Earliest known recipe of what?

27. 12. WHAT!?
1. January – Switching on the heater of love.
2. February – Hide and seek in a small blanket.
3. March – Doing what has never been done.
4. April – A meeting may not happen. Need to work this out.
5. May – Pool side party.
6. June – Holiday at a hill station.
7. July – Romance in the rains.
8. August – The whole month is fun-filled.
9. September – Boy visits girl’s house for the marriage
proposal.
10. October – Seeing the setting Sun together.
11. November – Boy surrenders his heart this month.
12. December – Marriage.

29. 13.
• Carleton S. Coon, having observed Barbary apes in Gibraltar using
this gesture, hypothesised in the anthropological classic The Story of
Man, that it is a mutual celebration of having _______ _______.
• In modern popular culture, it is assumed that in Ancient Rome this
gesture meant that the defeated gladiator should be spared.
• In medieval customs this gesture was used to seal business
transactions. Over time, this gesture started symbolizing harmony and
kind feelings. The gesture's popularization in America is generally
attributed to the practices of World War II pilots, who used it to
communicate with ground crews prior to take-off.
• In Afghanistan, Iran and parts of Italy, the gesture is regarded as an
obscene insult. In these places, it roughly means "Sit on my phallus"
and carries the same stigma as does raising the middle finger in the
west. In Australia this gesture used to signify "up yours" prior to World
War II.
• In Germany, France, and Hungary it can simply indicate the number
one.
What is this gesture?

31. 14.
On May 1, 2014,
who did
Brazilian club
Corinthians pay
tribute with this
particular
gesture?

32. Aryton Senna

33. 15.
L M Singhvi, a young independent member of the
Lok Sabha, who for the first time on April 3, 1963,
while participating in a debate suggested the
word, which was the Indian version of
"ombudsman", a Scandinavian word for a
"grievance man”.
Now his son Abhishek Manu Singhvi is the Chairman
of the Parliamentary Standing Committee for the
_____________
What word?

34. Lokpal

35. 16.
X and Y are two famous dynasties that ruled South
India.
X came earlier, and ruled from the 3rd to the 9th
centuries AD. The first ruler was Simhavishnu and
the last, Aparajitavarman.
Y ruled from 848 to 1279 AD, and its most famous
rulers include Rajaraja Y, Rajendra Y, and
Virarajendra Y.
A and B are pieces of women’s clothing and their
names have been derived directly from the names
of X and Y.
Give A and B, please.

36. A - Pallu, B - Choli

37. 17.
• He is an internationally acclaimed motivational
speaker and reportedly charges around $30,000
per speech.
• In May 2014, at a Dubai event, he told the
audience, "I’ll make this year more than I ever
made in my best year as a ______.“
• He was the final owner of the luxury yacht Nadine
that was originally built for Coco Chanel in 1961. In
June 1996, the yacht sank off the east coast
of Sardinia and Italian frogmen rescued all who
were aboard the vessel.
Who am I talking about?

38. Jordan Belfort

39. 18.
Love, Courage, Patience, Peacefulness, Kindness,
Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-control,
Selflessness, Self sacrifice, Truthfulness,
Righteousness, Justice, Mercy, Graciousness,
Humility, Empathy, Sympathy, Supreme
knowledge, Supreme wisdom, Supreme moral,
Love for all beings, Hope, trust, or faith in the
goodness of God or nature.
What are these virtues from Ancient India,
represented by, in Modern India?

41. 19.
Ravi Visvesvara Prasad is an ‘82 IIT Kanpur graduate
and did his post graduation from the Carneige
Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA.
He is a regular writer for the Economic Times and is a
reputed IT consultant and corporate advisor in the
fields of software, telecom, defence, power, etc.
However, in April 2013, he received over 10000
mentions on his Twitter account from all over the
world, which later was found to be a case of
mistaken identity.
Give the funda behind the sudden number of
mentions.

42. He was mistaken for ‘Rvp’ Robin
van Persie

43. 20.
• Most X, condemned to this thankless job, find no solace in
the support from the treasury benches or the brickbats from
the Opposition. In fact, they turn to the bards of yore who
seem to have composed verses to approve their Y.
• For a citizen not interested in the dreary pecuniary details, Y
did not offer anything to look forward to then.
• This changed when coalition governments took over in the
1990s. They had no dearth of critics, ranging from alliance
partners to the Opposition parties. Faced with critical
scrutiny from all the sides including their own parties, X
probably turned to their favourite muses.
• In 1991, Victor Hugo was invoked, and in 1997, Thiruvalluvar,
Dinkar in 1998, AB Vajpayee and Kautilya in 1999 and
Thiruvalluvar again in 2014.
X and Y please.

44. X – Finance Minister, Y – Union Budget

45. 21.
This is the Amazing
Spiderman Vol. 1
#121 issue, and is
one of the most
popular comic
books in history.
It owes it popularity
to a certain twist in
its plot, which
came to light this
year.
What?

46. Death of Gwen Stacy

47. 22.
This term was coined in 1688 by Johannes Hofer.
Hofer introduced ________ or mal du pays for the
condition also known as mal du Suisse (Swiss
illness), because of its frequent occurrence in
Swiss mercenaries who in the plains of lowlands
of France or Italy were pining for their native
mountain landscapes.
Cases resulting in death were known and soldiers
were sometimes successfully treated by being
discharged and sent home.
What term?

48. Nostalgia

49. 23.
The Dal lake of Srinagar became famous as the
birthplace of houseboats when the English
resorted to living on the lake as the Maharaja
of Kashmir denied them the right to purchase
land.
Dal lake was once again in the news in November
2003 for another one-of-a-kind achievement.
What?

50. First Wi-Fi enabled lake

51. 24.
• X was an early French aviator and a fighter
pilot during World War I. X was born in Saint-
Denis, Réunion, and studied at the Lycée Janson
de Sailly and HEC Paris.
• In honour of his war contributions, the
international airport at La Reunion is named after
him. Peugeot Car Mfg. named special editions of
their 106, 205, 206, 207, 306 and 806 after him.
• He is most remembered for a place he attended
frequently in the 1920s, a place eventually named
after him.
• ID X.

52. Roland Garros

53. 25. Currency of?

54. Antarctica

55. 26.
X in various forms has existed since the Neolithic
period. 5,000-year-old X made from bark tar, with
tooth imprints, has been found in Kierikki, Yli-
Ii, Finland.
The tar from which the X’s were made is believed to
have antiseptic properties and other medicinal
advantages.
Modern X was originally made of chicle, a
natural latex. By the 1960s, chicle was replaced
by butadiene-based synthetic rubber which is
cheaper to manufacture.
What is being talked about?

56. Chewing Gum

57. 27.
With an ultra powerful Quad Core 1.5Ghz CPU, 6589-T quad-core
processor, the Next Generation Android Mobile Odyssey
has a 5 Inch IPS Touchscreen, 2GB RAM + 32GB ROM and a
13 MP Camera.
The company has announced two smartphones, namely Smart
____ Saffron 2, Saffron 1. While the Saffron 2 is priced at Rs
24,000, the Saffron 1 smartphone will come in two variants
for Rs 23,000 and Rs 18,000.
The report claims that Smart _____ phone will cost Rs
16,000 at launch. In addition to the smartphones, team ____
also plans to introduce feature phones starting from
Rs.1,000.
Connect the above data to a personality.

58. ‘Namo’ i.e. Narendra Modi

59. 28.
• Confusion prevailed over the exact number of
participants in a significant historical event during
India’s independence struggle.
• Many records mentioned that 78 people were
involved, however two more were discovered -
Kharag Bahadur Singh Giri from Nepal and Satish
Kalelkar from Maharashtra, which completed the
profiling of 80 unsung heroes for an art memorial,
opened for public display within IIT Bombay
premises in February 2014.
• Which historical event was commemorated with
an art memorial within IIT Bombay in February
2014?

60. The Dandi March

61. 29.
It was founded in Austria in 1923. Following Austria's
annexation by Germany in 1938, the organization fell
under the control of Nazi Germany, and the
Commission's headquarters were eventually moved to
Berlin in 1942.
From 1938 to 1945, all the presidents were from SS. The
most notable Nazi among them was Reinhard Heydrich
who the headed Reich Main Security Office, the
umbrella organization of Gestapo, SD and Kripo.
After the war, the allies revived it with officials from
Belgium, France, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom.
Now it is headquartered at Lyon in France. What?

62. Interpol

63. 30.

64. Pro Kabaddi League teams
• Jaipur Pink Panthers
• Patna Pirates
• Dabangg Delhi
• Bengaluru Bulls
• Telugu Titans