3. Q1:
The story began when 'Art' (short for Arthur) met Sandy at Columbia University
during freshman orientation and immediately bonded over their shared passion
for literature and music. Soon after starting college Sandy was struck by tragedy.
His vision became blurry and it grew from bad to worse over time. He was soon
diagnosed with severe glaucoma that was destroying his optic nerves. When
Sandy was on the verge of giving up college 'Art' showed up at his door and
convinced him to give college another go. 'Art' started calling himself 'Darkness'
to show empathy for Sandy. Some years later 'Art' formed a band with his high
school friend Paul . The duo 'Art' and Paul became legends in the field of
country music. One of their songs from their very first album became one of the
greatest songs of all times, specially noted for its opening line , which
incidentally was the same line Sandy used to address 'Art' by. Identify the line,
the song and the band.
5. Answer:
Hello darkness my old friend, the sound (sounds, originally) of silence, and
Simon and Garfunkel
6. Q2
Back in 13th century King Edward 1 realised that he could make some decent
cash by taxing sheep farmers. As the result of the new taxes the one third of the
price of a sack of something went to the king, one third to the church and the
last third to the farmer and nothing left for the boy.
We know this story since our very early child hood in a very different format,
how?
9. Q3
A particular place in India got its present name because this was the
place where _______ had left his most precious belonging. All
locations from this place to yet another famous location (most
famous among all) gets their names from the fact that ________ left
his various other belongings at these locations. What are we talking
about? What is the final destination?
11. Answer:
Amarnath Yatra Lord Shiva In
Pahalgaon he left Nandi , in
Chandanwari he left Chandra deva,
in Seshnag lake he left the sesha
(snake), Mahagunas Parvat - son
Ganesha and in Panjtarani he left the
five elements. Finally he entered
Amarnath cave with his consort
Parvati!
12. Q4:
The idea of this very recent musical work was conceived when this
lead artist of this work was in Mumbai few years back to collaborate
on project but the project never took off due to hostile situation
between the two neighbouring countries. In order to get over this
difficult mess he decided to create this work beginning with a
punjabi phrase which he saw on the back of a truck.
Which recent sensation has been heralded for transcending
boundaries are we talking about?
15. Q5:
When you are asked to make a line ———— small/shorter without touching
that line, you end up drawing a longer line next to the old line
When Biryani is cooked, the lid is sealed. When chess is played, there's no noise
or loudspeaker commentary
When you play politics the Gujju style, it is very quiet, no noise, no posturing &
no comments: The results follow automatically
What exactly is being talked about, contextually? (A very recent mainstream
political incident of west India)
18. Q6:
After Brendon McCullum scored a match winning 60 for Gujarat Lions against
Daredevils at Feroz Shah Kotla in 2016, he was tested positive in the drug test.
Later, it was reported that he took an extra dose of salbutamol for asthma – a
condition he suffered from his childhood. What prompted him to take more
than the usual dose of medicine?
24. Q8:
Why is this French-Canadian dish made
with french fries & cheese curds topped
with brown gravy, getting a lot of
unnecessary hate for past 5 months?
27. Q9:
In a recent article in ET, researchers in a Swiss
University have got Pi down to 62.8 trillion figures.
The relentless search for Pi's exactitude has obsessed
mathematicians for centuries. This number crunching
is expected to have future applications in various
fields of science. What interesting term was coined by
ET to these relentless pursuers of this mathematical
term?
The image was featured with the article.
30. Q10:
X became the first Indian to purchase land in the Metaverse. This came just a
week after he earned the title of being the first Indian celebrity to perform in
the Metaverse. According to reported information, the singer named his virtual
property as 'Balle Balle Land' and acquired it through Metaverse platform
PartyNite. X is described on his website as the “messiah of masti”, “sardar of
swing”, “the “pasha of pop”, “badshah of bhangra” and “bigger than the [English
rock band] Beatles”. Identify X.
34. Q11:
Mahindra delivered a modified
XUV700 to this athlete in honour
of his remarkable feat. Featuring a
token of his success in various
locations of the car, it seeks to be a
memento of pride for this
distinguished Indian. Identify the
athlete.
38. Q12:
Shown in the image here is a statue
revealed in the year 1997 to
commemorate the death of this
individual in Stapleton, Bristol, where he
died of meningitis. In order to received
with all solemnity and seriousness in the
UK, during his mission to rid India of a
certain societal evil, Akbar II, the then
Mughal emperor, is said to have
awarded him this title. Identity the
individual.
41. Q13:
The origin of India’s X goes back to an ancient Arab dish: the hareesah. There are
records of it being consumed in the Abbasid Caliphate in the 8th century. The dish
was simple but laborious to prepare: it involved boiling shredded meat, cooking it
again with ground wheat all night in a tannur (or tandoor) and then, grinding this
mixture to a smooth paste. This dish is still consumed in West Asia, Iran and in
Hyderabad’s Arab quarter, Barkas. Once it reached India, the simple hareesah
received some significant upgrades to suit desi palates. Spices were added, as also
a variety of lentils. A new name was given to this dish: X, the Persian name for the
bland wheat-and-meat hareesah. However, in 2019, owing due a sudden
realisation that X shares its name with God as well, it saw a renaming to account
for that fact that it is made of daal (lentils). Identify this signature dish popular
during the month of Ramzan
44. Q14:
More famously known as a singer, Upal
Sengupta started artwork as a hobby to
create more than 30 such works; the
art series revolves around two
characters. While most of them show
the characters going about everyday
chores, some strips send social
messages. Seen on the next slide is one
such artwork paying tribute to a
famous incident from the 1970s. What
is the inspiration behind this artwork?
50. Q16:
This is the Mariinsky Palace, the presidential
palace of Ukraine. Where in the field of
entertainment (a very recent and popular
motion picture), was it seen recently?
53. Q17:
Aura is an app used in the community
at X. It is a virtual currency that aims to
eliminate the use of market-determined
prices. The concept of ‘buy’ and ‘sell’
are eliminated and are instead replaced
by ‘receive’ and ‘offer’. ID X, where the
concept of a cashless society has been a
dream for a long time.
56. Q18:
In 1870s, in the United States, if a baseball
game was postponed due to bad weather,
the teams would reissue tickets for the
crowd who could come in at a later day to
watch a game. This practice led to origin of
an idiom. What idiom?
62. Q20:
When asked about this contraption, Bruce Oxenford said, “A lot of guys have asked
me if it will become commercially available and I've spoken with Gray-Nicolls about
it already. I showed them the first prototype and they're working on something
similar.”
“Paul Reiffel called me Batfink and Joe Root said I look like Captain America, so I've
had that sort of stuff, but it's also been overwhelmingly positive.” What device is he
talking about?
65. Q21:
Invented by Margaret Crane in 1967, this invention wasn't received
too well at first, but is extremely common and quite easily available
today. Earlier substitutes of this were methods like burning a ribbon
dipped in the patient's urine or the patient's urine being used to
germinate seeds, instead of water, and the conclusion was drawn
from whether the seeds sprouted or not. The modern day form of
this invention detects human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). What
was Margaret Crane's invention?
68. Q22:
R. Raj Rao is an Indian writer and a poet who is famous for his queer activism
and push for the LGBTQ+ rights in India. Well known for his poetry , his works
have been included in the famous poetry anthology ‘The Dance of the Peacock’.
One of his anthologies served as a basis for a film of the same name, which was
directed by Riyad Vinci Wadia with the studded cast of Rahul Bose and Kushal
Punjabi. This film also served as an anthology, paying homage to the original
works. Known to be the first Indian gay film and set in the city of Mumbai with a
90s backdrop, the name surely, was an apt portmanteau. ID the works/name of
71. Q23:
Cynthia Solomon is a computer scientist well known for popularising computer
science among school students worldwide. In the late 60’s, she and her team
designed this programming language aiming to teach students the basics of Lisp,
another functional programming language. This program used a simple cursor
called a turtle and used simple commands to control its movement. This
language became a hit, with students often having their first programming
experience with this. Which programming language am I talking about?
74. Q24:
While others of her kind that came after her - Purnima and Zerlina, for instance - have since been
decommissioned, Apsara has continued doing her task since 1956, albeit with a hiatus of nine years
between 2009-2018. She was named by Jawaharlal Nehru himself, who said: “The name means a celestial
damsel or a water nymph. As [Apsara is], it is appropriate. So I am sure with your approval, I name this
swimming-pool reactor Apsara.” What is Apsara? Whom was Nehru asking for approval?
77. Q25:
Sheldon Cooper is portrayed in 2 TV shows, first being the Big bang
theory and second being X. In one show, he is a grown man who has
2 Phds and is a genius but he is also the most insufferable man on
earth when he gets sick. Penny is often taking care of him when he is
sick and sings him a lullaby that makes him sleep like a kitten , what’s
the lullaby/song called? Also name X.
