General Quiz for the month of August at Pondicherry University

2. Rules
15 questions
Infinite Bounce +10/0
Pounce 10/-5

3. 1.
Id who is trolling BMW and why?

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6. Ans.

7. 2.
The literal transalation of the name of this political party is Youth, Labour, and Farmer Congress
Party. However, not many of us would know this because the the party as it is known to us forms
a very convenient backronym.
Which Indian party am I talking about?

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9. Ans. YSR Congress
Yuvajana Shramika Rythu Congress Party

10. 3.
In ancient Sanskrit writings, the Brahmasthar was a weapon that had supernatural powers. Ram
was going to use it on the Ocean god, when Sagara did not respond to his pleas to allow the
Vanara sena to cross the sea to Lanka.
The power of the weapon was so much that when Ram stretched the bow, the ground beneath
shook. This scared Sagara and he prostrated in front of Ram. And agreed to let the Sena pass.
But the problem was that once the bow had been stretched the weapon had to be used. So
which part of India did Ram release the Brahmasthar to ?

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12. Ans. Thar desert

13. 4.
The first passenger train in India was from Mumbai to Thane in 1853. However, within the next
thirty years the railways exploded, and we had railway stations in most of the Indian big cities.
Around the same time, many cities like Ambala, Meerut, Bangalore and many others had their
railway station outside the city limits instead of at the city centre. These railway stations were in
the form of Cantonment Stations, where the station was within the Army Cantonments.
What was the reason that many cities had these stations in this form rather than at the city
centre?

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15. Ans.
The 1857 revolt was started in the city of Meerut and spread when revolting soldiers took trains
to other cities. The cantonment stations were placed outside the city limits and being a
militarised zone could be used to control the revolting soldiers or civilians.

16. 5.
Founded by 33 year old IIT Delhi grad Gaurav Singh, Loverollers is a company that sells this piece
of furniture as its flagship item. They also sell pillows and other accessories.
What is the USP of this product?

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18. Ans. They are furniture mainly for sex

22. 6.
Koothu Over Coffee is a new song from Agam in their second album A Dream to Remember.
Koothu in tamil means Dance. Therefore, the song literally means Dance over Coffee.
This however, doesn’t make a lot of sense. Dance over Vodka would have been more
appropriate. Yet Carnatic music aficionados would tell you that there is a clever wordplay with
respect to the use of the word Coffee.
What is this clever wordplay?

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24. Ans. The raga is Kaapi
Hence, the song translates to Koothu Over Kaapi

25. 7.
Last week, the Dattu Bhokanal and 3 others won a Gold medal at the Asian Games being held in
Indonesia. This is what he had to say about the first time he tried the sport:
“I had never seen so much ______ in my life, to be honest. It petrified me. The coach at
the centre, Kudrat Ali, insisted I give it a shot but I didn’t get the logic. The only thing I
could think of was to take some _____ from the centre back home.”
What sport did Dattu Bhokanal along with his teammates win a Gold for India?

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27. Ans. Rowing

28. 8. 2018
Phanerozoic Eon
Cenozoic Era
Quaternary Period
Holocene Epoch
__________ Age

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30. Ans. Meghalayan Age

31. 9.
Thomas Edison is known to the world as one of the Greatest Inventor’s of All Time. However, he
is also a man who did his best to keep control over his inventions and make as much money
from it as possible.
Edison controlled many of the patents required to run in this industry and he vehemently
refused access to anyone to use his technology. Edison used the Courts of New York and New
Jersey effectively to wipe out any competition.
The competition realised that relocation was the only solution to this problem and shifted to
another place.
Which Industry?
Where is this other place?

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33. Ans.
The American movie industry
Hollywood

34. 10.
The Tolstoy Cup is an annual football match played between the students of the Department of
_____ Studies at the University of Bradford and the Department of ___ Studies at King's College
London since 2007.
The rivalry even featured on the Financial Times’ Greatest College Sport Rivalries List.
What is the name of the cup?

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36. War
Peace

37. 11.
This cartoon (on the next slide) is a famous Arsenal football player. The cartoon is referencing
the nickname of the player, which came about because of his resemblance to a fictional
character in a Roald Dahl children’s book.
Name the character and the football player.

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40. Ans.
BFG- Big Friendly Giant
Per Mertesacker

41. 12.
The Archbishop’s House in Park Street in Calcutta was repainted in 2016, in these colours. Why
was this particular colour scheme chosen?

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43. Ans. Mother Teresa was canonised that
year

44. 13.
This is Battasia Loop, a tourist point in a city in India. It also houses a Ghorka Rifles War
memorial.
The Battassia Loop is the mid point of which World Heritage site?

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46. Ans. DarjeelingHimalayan Railway

47. 14.
Operation 136 was the name of the sting investigation done by Cobrapost where they exposed
several news media channels.
The operation involved an undercover reporter who had taken the garb of a Hindu godman and
offered money in exchange for material to favour the right wing Hindu parties.
The operation exposed how the marketing side of the news media business had control over the
editorial board.
What is the significance of the name Operation 136?

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49. Ans.
India’s Rank in the Index of Press Freedom

50. 15.
Couvade syndrome is a matter of debate and has not been recognized as a medical syndrome by
some doctors. Yet many doctors say that it is a psychosomatic condition, while others believe it
is a biological condition resulting due to hormonal changes, as one observes the pain.
The symptoms include morning nausea, back pain, changes in appetite, breast augmentation,
diarrhea, cravings, hardening of the nipple etc.
What is this syndrome?

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52. Male Pregnancy Sympathy Syndrome