K Circle Weekly Quiz (21.10.2017)

K-Circle Weekly Quiz
21st October, 2017
1630 to 1830 hours
YMCA, Secunderabad
Madhu Vamsi

Rounds:
1. List Its - 3
2. Assorted (clockwise) - 15
3. Written - 9 (two parts - X and Y)
4. Assorted (anticlockwise) - 15
5. Connect - 2
Total Questions: 44
Total Points: 635
*safety slide photos are clicked by myself*

Round 1 - List Its
Written
Total questions = 3
No negatives, no bonus
*5 per part per question
Total points per question are different
Total points = 95
Time per question = 95 seconds

1.
(photo next slide)
He is a businessman & Vice President of Telangana Badminton
Association. He is a close friend of Sachin Tendulkar and known to
gift 'cars'.
List all the sports personalities who were gifted 'cars' by him. (9)
9*5=45

2.
List all those who got both Ramon Magsaysay Award and
Bharat Ratna. (5)
5*5=25

3.
Dover strait (A), Bosphorus strait (B), Gibraltar strait (C),
Dardanelles strait (D), Kerch strait (E).
Arrange them from East to West.
5*5=25

Chamundi:
1) Saina Nehwal
2) Sania Mirza
3) PV Sindhu
4) Dipa Karmakar
5) Mithali Raj
6) P Gopichand
7) P Kashyap
8) K Srikanth
9) Sakshi Malik

1. Mother Teresa
2. Satyajit Ray
3. Vinobha Bhave
4. MS Subbulakshmi
5. Jayprakash Narayan

From E to W: EBDAC
1. Kerch Strait (E) - Connects Sea of Azov & Black Sea
2. Bosphorus Strait (B)- Connects Black Sea & Sea of
Marmara
3. Dardanelles Strait (D)- Connectes Sea of Marmara
& Aegean Sea
4. Dover Strait (A)- Seperates Great Britain &
continental Europe
5. Gibraltar Strait (C)- Separates Gibraltar (England)
in Spain & African continent

Round 2 - Assorted (clockwise)
Total questions = 15
Pounce & Bounce
Bounce in clockwise
Pounce = +10/-10
Direct/Pass = +10/0
Total points = 150
Questions 5, 10, 15 = ***Connect 1 (Q43)

4.
Which is this international
adaptive annual multi-sport
event, created by Prince Harry in
2014, in which wounded, injured
or sick armed services personnel
and their associated veterans
take part?
This is the mascot, Vimy, for its
2017 edition.

***5.
Om Prakash Chautala (Former CM of Haryana), Sardara Singh
(Former Hockey Captain), Barinder Sran (International
Cricketer), Sunil Grover (Famous Comedian) were born in X.
X is derived from its ancient name Sairishaka, which is
mentioned in the Mahabharata. In Mahabharata, Sairishaka is
described as being taken by Nakula in his conquest.
The derived name X, is also attributed to the abundance of
siris trees in the neighborhood. According to local tradition,
king named Saras founded the town in the 7th century AD.
According to another tradition, the name has its origin from
the river Sarasvati which once flowed near it.
Give X.

6.
As we travel in a car from Mahabalipuram to Loktak Lake in
India, the minimum number of states travelled (including its
present state) is __.

Six (6)
1. Tamil Nadu (UNESCO World Heritage Site is Mahabalipuram)
2. Andhra Pradesh
3. Odisha
4. West Bengal
5. Assam
6. Manipur (UNESCO World Heritage Site is Loktak Lake)

7.
If 'prasad/prasadam/prasāda' is what one gets from the God.
Then, 'X' is a Sanskrit word meaning 'offering to God' in the
stricter sense of the words.
'X' could be any offering, tangible or intangible. A resolution, a
promise or even a willingness to do, perform or restrict certain
things can also connote an offering to God.
'X' is a concept in Hinduism.
What is X?

8.
City and district have the same name.
With respect to area, what is the largest city in the largest
district (also least populous district of the state) of the largest
state in India?

India
↓
Rajasthan (largest state by area)
↓
Jaisalmer (largest district by area/least populous)
↓
Jaisalmer (largest city by area)

9.
X's death occurred on what would have been Chris Cornell's
53rd birthday. Cornell, who was a close friend of 'X', had also
committed suicide. 'X' commented on Cornell's death on
Instagram by stating, "I can't imagine a world without you in
it."
'X' was very emotional when the band performed "One More
Light" in his honor, where he could not finish singing the song,
be it in rehearsal or in a live performance setting.
Who is X?

***10.
X is a planned city in India.
Aruna Asaf Ali (the queen of 'Quit India'), Sarvesh Mehtani
(JEE 2017 AIR 1), Ved Prakash Malik (Four Star General who
commanded the Indian Army during the Kargil War) were
born in X.
The word X is derived from the local words which means 'five'
and 'canal'. X is also called "the city of 5 canals", possibly
referring to five irrigation canals that distribute water from
the Ghaggar-Hakra River.
Which place (X) is talked about?

12.
Following is the list of names for each day and the
'naivedyam' offered during 9 days of Navratri:
Day 1: Engili pula “X”; Day 2: Atkula “X”; Day 3: Muddapappu
“X”; Day 4: Nanabiyyam “X”; Day 5: Atla “X”; Day 6: Aligina
“X”; Day 7: Vepakayala “X”; Day 8: Vennamuddala “X”; Day 9:
Saddula “X”.
Fill in X.

Bathukamma, Telangana's Floral Festival

13.
If First Lady of USA (FLOTUS) is the wife of President, then
who is Second Lady of USA (SLOTUS)?

Wife of Vice President
(Karen Pence, current Second Lady)

14.
This cartoon is called 'Chain of Friendship', which depicts the
reasons behind World War 1. Which country is depicted by
the smallest person?
(photo next slide - observe carefully)

Serbia
If Austria attacks Serbia, Russia will fall upon Austria, Germany
upon Russia, and France and England upon Germany.

***15.
It is believed that X's name is of Indo-Aryan origin and is recorded
in the Vedas. Jats & Rajputs of X attacked Gaznavi and Gouri.
Mahender Chaudhary (former PM of Fiji), ML Khattar (CM of
Haryana), Randeep Hooda, Sakshi Malik, Mallika Sherawat, Patrick
Dixon (Irish cricketer) hail from X. X Loksabha constituency is the
only constituency in India to have AIIMS, IIM and IIT. X was the
epicenter of Jat reservation agitation & nicknamed as Heart of
Haryana.
(photo next slide)
This is CB Lal Stadium in X, where Sachin Tendulkar was bowled by
Mohit Sharma while playing his last Ranji match (2013).
Give X.

Rohtak
(Sachin played his last Ranji here - CB Lal Stadium, Rohtak)

16.
(photo next slide)
Karan is a 28-year-old artist, who was in news for something
only a few have done permanently in the world. He is the
first Indian to do so.
What did he do?

Both Eyeballs Tattooed
(Look at his eyes!)

17.
In January 2017, The Lancet (a medical journal) published a research
which explained the death of over 100 children in Muzzafarpur, India.
The reason behind this was the consumption of a fruit, X, on an
empty stomach. X contained a toxin, Hypoglycin, which prevents
making of glucose. This was similar to an outbreak that caused
convulsions in children in the Caribbean due to a fruit called 'ackee'.
However in July 2017, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene contradicted by saying that the reason behind the
death is not X but a banned pesticide called Endosulfan.
Name the fruit (X), which rhymes with 'ackee'.

18.
“X vs State of Kerala is the case which saved the Indian
democracy; thanks to X, eminent jurist Nanabhoy Palkhivala
and the seven judges who were in the majority.”
— The Hindu - in April 2013, on the occasion of the 40th
Anniversary.
(photo next slide)
Who is X (or) Identify the person in the middle.

Round 3 - Written
Write
Total questions = 9
Each question = two parts - X & Y
Per part = +10
Per question = +10 & +10 = 20
Total points = 180

19.
Aksai Chin - China and Jammu & Kashmir
Tawang - China and Arunachal Pradesh
PoK - Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir
'X' - Pakistan and Gujarat
Kalapani - ***** and 'Y' (state)
Give X and Y.

20.
Order in which they have already attained (X): 1) 'Y' (first
to attain), 2) Himachal Pradesh, 3) Kerala, 4) Uttarakhand
5) Haryana
Will attain (X) soonest: Gujarat, Mizoram, Punjab
Below national average, will attain (X) sooner: Nagaland,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Telangana, J&K, West Bengal,
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
Above national average, will attain (X) soon: Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Bihar,
MP, Odisha, Jharkhand
What did/will they attain (X)? And give 'Y'.

21.
Referring to Pakistan, Eenam Gambhir (First Secretary of
India in United Nations) stated that, “The land of 'X', one
of the greatest learning centres of ancient times, is now a
host to the 'Y' of terrorism around the globe.”
X and Y, both are learning centres - one ancient and other
modern.
Give X and Y.

22.
Hikkim is a village in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal
Pradesh. It is one of the highest year-round inhabited
locations in India. Pin Code of this village in 172114. Rinchen
Chhering has been a celebrity for tourists at a Governmental
office for 29 years.
This location is credited as World's highest 'X' and 'Y'.
Give X and Y.

23.
In the history of independent India, which two Chief Ministers
have the same wedding date?

24.
Identify both the blackened spaces (an alliteration) in this
schematic diagram showing the structure of a cyclone.
(diagram next slide)

25.
Koovagam is a village in Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual
festival for participants (X), which takes place for fifteen days.
The festival takes place at the Koothandavar Temple dedicated
to Aravan. The participants (X) marry the Lord Koothandavar,
thus reenacting an ancient myth of Lord Vishnu/Krishna who
married him after taking a form of a woman called 'Y'. 'Miss
Koovagam' and several other competitions are held. Basic rights
of participants (X) and health care are discussed in seminars too.
Who are the participants (X) and what is the only female
avatar of Lord Vishnu (Y)?

26.
If Rawalpindi Express - Shoaib Akhtar; Narail Express -
Mashrafe Mortaza; Baroda Express - Irfan Pathan; Burewala
Express - Waqar Younis... then which legendary sportspersons
are nicknamed as Chakdaha Express (X) & Payyoli Express (Y)
respectively?

27.
Connect them (X): United Kingdom, France, Spain, Algeria,
Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana, Niger, Queen Maud Land
(dependent territory of - 'Y') in Antarctica.
Give X & Y.

X = Sir Creek, Y = Uttarakhand

20.
Order in which they have already attained: 1) 'Y' (first to
attain), 2) Himachal Pradesh, 3) Kerala, 4) Uttarakhand 5)
Haryana
Will attain soonest: Gujarat, Mizoram, Punjab
Below national average, will attain sooner: Nagaland,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Telangana, J&K, West Bengal,
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
Above national average, will attain soon: Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, Bihar, MP,
Odisha, Jharkhand
What did/will they attain (X)? And give 'Y'.

X = Open Defecation Free (ODF)
Y = Sikkim (First State to be ODF)

X = Taxila, Y = Ivy League
The land of 'Taxila', one of the greatest learning centres of
ancient times, is now a host to the 'Ivy League' of terrorism
around the globe.

World's Highest Polling Station (X) & Post Office (Y)
(Rinchen Chhering is a postmaster here. Pin Code: 172114)

Lalu Yadav & Rabri Devi
(1st june, 1973)

X = Transgenders & Transvestites
Y = Mohini

X = Jhulan Goswami, Y = PT Usha

X = Prime/Greenwich meridian, 0* longitude
Y = Norway (Queen Maud Land)

Round 4 - Assorted (anticlockwise)
Total questions = 15
Pounce & Bounce
Bounce in anticlockwise
Pounce = +10/-10
Direct/Pass = +10/0
Total points = 150
Questions 28, 32, 37 = ###Connect 2 (Q44)

###28.
X is a football competition in India which was first held in
1888.
X was started by then India's Foreign Secretary in Shimla.
X is Asia's oldest and World's third oldest football tournament.
X is won maximum times by Mohan Bagan & East Bengal.
Army Green is the current champion.
Give X.

29.
X may be a hippie, communist, researcher, artist, rural worker,
activist or at best, a mystic. X is someone who walks around with
W, a sling bag on one shoulder, giving a distinct 'son or daughter
of the soil' vibe. This might include dressing up in a Kurtha
Pyjama or Kurtha shirt over jeans, along with sandals. W may
range from Tibetan themes to use of Khadi.
(photo next slide)
He is Z, a developmental economist and brain behind NREGA. Z
wrote a book Y (7-worded), which says “X has become a term of
abuse in corporate media”.
Terms: W is a part of X, X is a part of Y.
Give X (portmanteau).

30.
He is a graduate from CBIT & IIM-A. He is an inspirational
Tedx speaker. He is known to have followed his passion and
switched careers. He is known to be the official person
behind these photos.
Who is he? *watermarked*
(photos from next slide)

Joseph Radhik
www.stories.josephradhik.com

31.
Isha Foundation started a campaign to tackle scarcity of
water across rivers in India. This campaign kicked off with a
road rally all over India. In this process, Sadhguru visited
this place making it half successful.
What is this place, which may also half geographically?
(or)
Identify the blackened space in the photo.
(photo next slide)

###32.
X college was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge,
Massachusetts, and functioned as a female coordinate
institution for the all-male Harvard College.
A formal "non-merger merger" agreement with Harvard was
signed in 1977, with full integration completed in 1999.
Now, X college is called X Institute for Advanced Study.
Notable alumni include - Benazir Bhutto, Helen Keller, Crown
Princess Masako of Japan, Margaret Atwood, Amy Goodman.
(logo next slide)
Give X, where the term X maybe a British celebrity.

Radcliffe College/Institute for Advanced Study

33.
Through how many countries does International Date Line
(IDL) pass?
(exact answer, please)

34.
Dr Deepak Amarapurkar, is a famous 59-year old
gastroenterolgist. He was missing since August 29th and found
dead on August 31st. Later, four were held and taken into
custody.
How did he go missing?
(photo next slide)

Fell in an open manhole during
recent Mumbai floods

35.
'X' politics is a political culture in which debate is framed
largely by appeals to emotion disconnected from the details of
policy, and by the repeated assertion of talking points to
which factual rebuttals are ignored.
In 2016, 'X' was chosen as the Oxford Dictionary - Word of the
Year, due to its prevalence in the context of that year's Brexit
referendum and media coverage of the U.S. presidential
election.
What is X?

36.
Indian ad of which famous web television.

###37.
I am an American profesional wrestler, philanthropist,
actor and film producer. After taking over the company
from my father, I am the majority owner, chairman and
CEO of WWE. My wife is an Administrator working under
Donald Trump. My son-in-law is a wrestler, Paul Levesque.
Who am I?

Vince McMahon
(Son-in-law = Paul “Triple-H” Levesque)

38.
(tweet next slide- observe carefully)
In this tweet, Omar is hoping to fill seats of which event?
This event is hosted by someone whose father is a Pakistani
diplomat and mother is an Indian (J&K).
Fill the blocked space.

39.
Manal al-Sharif, Wajnat Rahbini, Loujain al-Hathloul, Maysaa
al-Amoudi and many others were arrested for an act. However,
after June 2018 they will not be arrested for the same act.
What is the act mentioned?

Women Driving in Saudi Arabia
(After June 2018, women driving will be legal)

40.
X is a type of hand-painted or block-printed cotton textile,
produced in parts of India and Iran. Its name originates in the
Persian. Only natural dyes are used in X.
Two distinctive styles in India - the Srikalahasti and the
Machilipatnam. The Srikalahasti style depicted deities and scenes
taken from the Hindu epics - Ramayana, Mahabarata etc. The
Machilipatnam style evolved with patronage of the Mughals and
the Golconda sultanate.
The making of X - (photo next slide).
Name X, which is pretty much in vogue.

41.
'X' is often associated with the empowerment of women in
India. This provides them regular income from minimal
financial investments. Shri Mahila Griha Udyog ****** 'X' is
an organization (owned and run solely by women) which
produces large quantities of 'X' on the open market which
started in the late 1950s, with an annual income in 2005 of
about ₹650 crore.
'X' is a disc-shaped food.
What is X?

42.
X (RBSS) is a citizen journalist group reporting Syrian war news
and human rights abuses by ISIS and other forces occupying de
facto capital of ISIS.
X reportedly works to counter the suggestion that citizens of the
capital have welcomed the presence of ISIS.
X is one of the few reliable sources of information from the
capital.
X was awarded the International Press Freedom Award in 2015,
from the Committee to Protect Journalists
City of Ghosts is a 2017 documentary about X.
Expand RBSS i.e. X.

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silenty (RBSS)

Round 5 - Connect
Written
Total questions = 2
Q43 = Q5 + Q10 + Q15
Q44 = Q28 + Q32 + Q37
+30/0
Total points = 60

43.
Q5) Sirsa
Q10) Panchkula
Q15) Rohtak
Connect - Why are they in news? A part of the answer is
an alliteration.

44.
Q28) Durand Cup
Q32) Radcliffe College/Institute of Advanced Study
Q37) Vince McMahon
Connect. How are they related to India?

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh
Sirsa - Headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda (DSS)
Panchkula - Violence after the conviction
Rohtak - Jailed for 2*10 = 20 years

Border Lines of India
Durand (Cup) Line - India & Afghanistan
Radcliffe (College/Institute of Advanced Study) Line - India &
Pakistan, India & Bangladesh
(Vince) McMahon Line - India & China

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