11. 4 Technophobia , the fear or distrust of advanced technology , especially computers, has its roots in the early 19th century movement that opposed the Industrial Revolution for displacing the jobs of skilled , costly textile artisans with cheap labour that could operate mechanized looms. The movement takes its name from the legend of a person who was supposed to have broken two stocking frames in a fit of rage, and thus emerged as the leader of the movement.
17. 6 ____________ is a word that means someone who is super-sentimental and gushing, who cries easily and without much cause. The word _____________ is also applied to those who have been made silly and foolish by too much drinking. The word has an odd history. X who washed the feet of Christ, has often been pictured with her eyes red from weeping. In time the name X was contracted in to the adjective ____________. X and the word.
20. 7 What specific feat is held only by Second Lieutenant Rama RaghobaRane, Lance NaikKaram Singh, Major Dhan Singh Thapa, Major Hoshiar Singh, NaibSubedarBana Singh, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar ?
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22. They are the only non-posthumous ParamVir Chakra awardees.
23. 8 In Italy, an intermittent stream is termed a ______ . Typically _______ have Apennine rather than Alpine sources, and in the summer they are fed by little precipitation and no melting snow. In this case the maximum discharge will be during the spring and autumn. The company with this logo derives its name from the above.
26. 9 The Bad BeginningThe Reptile RoomThe Wide WindowThe Miserable MillThe Austere AcademyThe Ersatz ElevatorThe Vile VillageThe Hostile HospitalThe Carnivorous CarnivalThe Slippery SlopeThe Grim GrottoThe Penultimate PerilThe End Together, these give a ‘most unfortunate’ literary series. Which one ?
35. In the US, it is almost always an honorary degree, with very few colleges like Drew University offering it on the basis of 30 graduate credit hours and a dissertation.
36. Some notable recipients of it as an honorary degree include Gordon Brown, J.K. Rowling, Mark Twain, Enya, Condoleezza Rice, Alistair Maclean and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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38. D. Litt. Or Doctor of Letters (Latin: Litterarum doctor)
39. 13 5972 “Olton Hall” is a 4-6-0 Hall Class locomotive built in April, 1937 and withdrawn in December, 1963. How do we know it better today?
45. 15 Thomas Beatieis a 36 year old Oregon resident with a T-shirt business named Define Normal. He shares space with Will Smith, Miley Cyrus, Michael Phelps, Tom Cruise, Sarah Palin, Frank Langella( who played Nixon in Frost/Nixon) and Tina Fey ( of 30 Rock) amongst the Most Fascinating People of 2008 as per Barbara Walters on ABC. What is his claim to fame ?
69. 23 The National Lampoon published a fake -VW Ad mocking the scandal which is believed to be the reason why Ted Kennedy didn’t run for President in 1972. Which scandal?
71. The "Chappaquiddick incident" refers to circumstances surrounding the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, a former campaign worker for the assassinated U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy of New York.In July 1969, Kopechne's dead body was discovered inside an overturned car belonging to then Senator Ted Kennedy under water in a tidal channel on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts. The incident became a national scandal.
72. 24 Guess the Band. The Band lead A said that he coined the name B because it "abbreviated easily", rather than for "any literal meaning". Other rumoured explanations have circulated, alleging that A chose to reference the objects used for Jesus' crucifixion , or Freddy Krueger's fingernails. B has been a vocal advocate of keeping music free, and regularly releases its content freely on the Internet.
75. 25 X is a work of art depicting inanimate objects in a natural or man-made setting. X paintings are believed to have originated with the Romans. X paintings have remained a part of all major art movements. Many X paintings contain the phrase X as a part of the painting’s name
