6. Q.2) IN THE ECOLE NATIONALE INSTITUTE IN
PARIS, A GROUP OF STUDENT CREATED A
SOFTWARE X.
WHILE THEY DID SO, OTHER MEMBERS USED TO
GO OUT ON THE STREETS OF PARIS AND
COLLECTED Y FROM THE STREETS.
BY THE TIME THE SOFTWARE WAS DONE, THEY
HAD HUNDREDS OF YS. HENCE THE LOGO OF X
BECAME Y.
ID X AND Y.
9. Q.3) X IS A FICTIONAL SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE CHARACTER IN
HALO VIDEO GAMES SERIES. X APPEARS IN GAMES LIKE HALO:
COMBAT EVOLVED, HALO 2,HALO 3, HALO 4. DURING
GAMEPLAY, X PROVIDES BACKSTORY AND TACTICAL
INFORMATION TO THE PLAYER. IN THE STORY, X IS
INSTRUMENTAL IN PREVENTING THE ACTIVATION OF THE HALO
INSTALLATIONS, WHICH WOULD HAVE DESTROYED ALL
SENTIENT LIFE IN THE GALAXY. X’S ORIGINAL DESIGN WAS BASED
ON THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN NEFERTITI. THE CHARACTER’S
HOLOGRAPHIC REPRESENTATION ALWAYS TAKES THE FORM OF
A WOMAN. THE AMERICAN VOICE ACTRESS JEN TAYLOR HAS
GIVEN HER VOICE FOR X. JEN TAYLOR IS A FAMOUS VOICE
ACTRESS, AND HAS ALSO GIVEN HER VOICE FOR SOME OTHER
FAMOUS VIDEO GAMES LIKE LEFT 4 DEAD 2, DOTA 2 AND
MARIO SERIES.
ID X.
12. Q.4) WHAT EVERYDAY TECHNOLOGY DID BENT
STUMPE, A PHYSICIST, DEVELOP IN THE YEAR
1973 AT CERN AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE
VARIOUS CONTROL KNOBS, BUTTONS AND
SWITCHES PRESENT IN HIS LABORATORY?
15. Q5.) THE X SYNDROME OR THE X EFFECT OCCURS WHEN
PEOPLE DEVOTE SO MUCH TIME AND ATTENTION TO AN
ACTIVITY THAT IT BEGINS TO PATTERN THEIR
THOUGHTS, MENTAL IMAGES AND DREAMS. IT TAKES
IT’S NAME FROM THE VIDEO GAME X. IT IS SPECULATED
THAT PEOPLE WHO PLAY X FOR A PROLONGED AMOUNT
OF TIME MAY THEN FIND THEMSELVES THINKING ABOUT
WAYS IN WHICH DIFFERENT SHAPES IN THE REAL WORLD
CAN FIT TOGETHER, SUCH AS BOXES ON A
SUPERMARKET SHELF, THE BUILDINGS ON A STREET, OR
HALLUCINATING PIECES BEING GENERATED AND
FALLING INTO PLACE ON AN INVISIBLE LAYOUT. PEOPLE
MIGHT ALSO HAVE DREAMS RELATED TO X.
ID X.
17. TETRIS
• The Tetris effect (also known as Tetris syndrome) occurs when
people devote so much time and attention to an activity that it
begins to pattern their thoughts, mental images, and dreams. It
takes its name from the video game Tetris.
21. Q.7) SUBRAMANYA SWAMY TEMPLE IN ANDHRA
PRADESH IS CONSIDERED VERY HOLY AND
‘JAGRUTHA’. DEVOTEES OFFER LOT OF ITEMS AS
HUNDI. OPENED AFTER EVERY 108 DAYS, THE
AUTHORITIES FOUND SOMETHING VERY
STRANGE IN THE DONATION BOX WHICH
INCLUDED LOT OF CASH, GOLD AND SILVER
ITEMS IN MARCH 2018. THE INITIAL DECISION
TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES TO AUCTION THAT
SEALED-PACK ITEM AND DONATE THE
PROCEEDS TO THE TEMPLE.
WHICH ‘OFFERING’ CREATED THE RIPPLE ?
27. Q.9) “IN THE YEAR 2633, THE EVIL RED FALCON ORGANIZATION
HAVE SET A BASE ON THE GALUGA ARCHIPELAGO NEAR NEW
ZEALAND IN A PLOT TO CONQUER THE WORLD. TWO
COMMANDOS, BILL RIZER AND LANCE BEAN OF THE X UNIT (AN
ELITE GROUP OF SOLDIERS SPECIALIZING IN GUERRILLA
WARFARE), ARE SENT TO THE ISLAND TO DESTROY THE ENEMY
FORCES AND UNCOVER THE TRUE NATURE OF THE ALIEN ENTITY
CONTROLLING THEM.”
THIS IS THE MAIN PLOT OF A FAMOUS VIDEOGAME. ALTHOUGH,
WHEN THIS GAME WAS RELEASED IN THE NORTH AMERICAN
MARKET, CERTAIN DETAILS OF THE BACKGROUND STORY WERE
ALTERED. THE YEAR OF THE SETTING WAS CHANGED FROM 2633
TO 1987, AND THE LOCATION WAS MOVED FROM THE GALUGA
ISLANDS TO THE AMAZON RAINFOREST. BILL AND LANCE WERE
ALSO GIVEN THE CODENAMES OF MAD DOG AND SCORPION. THE
TITLE OF THIS VIDEOGAME REFERS TO THE XS, A GROUP OF CIA-
BACKED NICARAGUAN REBELS WHO WERE FREQUENTLY IN THE
NEWS IN THE USA IN THAT PERIOD.
WHICHVIDEOGAME AMITALKINGABOUT?
30. Q.10) IN 2015, LEON GATYS, ALEXANDER ECKER
AND MATTHIAS BETHGE PRESENTED A RESEARCH
PAPER TITLED "A NEURAL ALGORITHM OF
ARTISTIC STYLE” AT THE PREMIER MACHINE
LEARNING CONFERENCE: NEURAL INFORMATION
PROCESSING SYSTEMS (NIPS). IN 2016, JUSTIN
JOHNSON, ALEXANDRE ALAHI AND LI FEI-FEI,
THREE RESEARCHERS WORKING AT STANFORD
UNIVERSITY PUBLISHED A RESEARCH PAPER
TITLED - "PERCEPTUAL LOSSES FOR REAL-TIME
STYLE TRANSFER AND SUPER-RESOLUTION”.
THESE TWO RESEARCH PAPERS ARE BELIEVED TO
BE THE TECHNOLOGY USED BEHIND X.
ID X.
33. “SMASH THE PAST” CAMPAIGN. THIS CAMPAIGN
ASKED SELECTED PARTICIPANTS TO DESTROY
THEIR PHONES ON VIDEO IN AN EFFORT TO
PURCHASE Y FOR $1. BUT, DUE TO CONFUSION,
SEVERAL VIDEOS WERE PUBLISHED BY
UNSELECTED PARTICIPANTS WHO
MISINTERPRETED THE PROMOTION AND
DESTROYED THEIR PHONES THE PROMOTION
DATE. THIS CAMPAIGN WAS ALSO HEAVILY
CRITICISED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE AND
SAFETY CONCERNS, DUE TO BATTERIES AND
PHONE COMPONENTS POSING POTENTIAL
HAZARDS TO PARTICIPANTS DESTROYING THEIR
PHONES.
36. Q.12) RECENTLY, A FAMOUS COMPANY HAS
BEEN TRYING TO ENTER THE HOME APPLIANCE
INDUSTRY BY LAUNCHING PRODUCTS LIKE - AIR
PURIFIERS, WATER PURIFIERS AND SECURITY
SENSORS. IN MARCH 2016, THE COMPANY
LAUNCHED AN INDUCTION HEATING PRESSURE
RICE COOKER, ALONG WITH A COMPANION APP.
THE COMPANION APP LETS A PERSON SCAN THE
BARCODE ON THE RICE PACKAGING, AND THE
COOKER WILL KNOW HOW TO COOK IT JUST
RIGHT, ACCORDING TO THE RICE TYPE, BRAND,
ORIGIN AND THE PREFERRED SOFTNESS.
ID THE COMPANY.
39. Q.13) X IS A DISCONTINUED LINE OF MOBILE
DEVICES THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED AND
MARKETED BY TWO TECH GIANTS AS THE RESULT
OF A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE
TWO COMPANIES INTRODUCED IN NOVEMBER
2011 & DISCONTINUED IN OCTOBER 2017. THE
NAME IS DERIVED FROM THE PARTITIVE PLURAL
FORM OF THE FINNISH WORD MEANING "SNOW”.
ID X.
44. IT’S A RED PANDA
THERE IS A COMMON MISBELIEF THAT BECAUSE THE BROWSER IS
NAMED FIREFOX, THE LOGO MUST BE A FOX.
SURPRISINGLY, THE CUTE FURRY CREATURE IN THE LOGO IS
ACTUALLY A RED PANDA!
45. Q.15) THIS DEVICE CREATED BY MINNESOTA
BASED MANUFACTURER IDEAL CONCEAL,
ACCORDING TO THE TIMES, IDEAL CONCEAL HAS
ALREADY RECEIVED 12,000 PRE-ORDERS FOR
THE DEVICE, WHICH COSTS $395 (£325, €375)
AND IS DUE TO BEGIN SHIPPING DURING THE
FIRST QUARTER OF 2017. WHAT IS SO SPECIAL
ABOUT THE DEVICE?
48. Q.16) CO-FOUNDER OF X JONATHAN BADEEN
SPOKE ABOUT HOW HE GOT THE IDEA FOR
FEATUREY: “AFTER A HOT WATER SHOWER WHEN
I STEPPED OUT, THE ROOM WAS ESPECIALLY
FOGGY. I WIPED THE MIRROR CLEAN, BUT WITHIN
A MINUTE IT WAS FOGGING UP AGAIN. I WIPED IT
CLEAN A SECOND TIME, ONLY THIS TIME, I WIPED
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION & I HAD AN
EPIPHANY” X’S FEATURE Y WAS THE FIRST TO
ACCOMPLISH TWO THINGS AT ONCE:
NAVIGATING AND DECISION-MAKING.
ID: X & Y
51. Q.17) DESIGNED BY NORMAN FOSTER, A NOTED
BRITISH ARCHITECT THE UNDER-CONSTRUCTION
APPLE CAMPUS 2 HQ AT IN CUPERTINO,
CALIFORNIA IS REPORTEDLY INSPIRED BY WHAT
REGULAR FEATURE OF AN APPLE PRODUCT ?
57. Q.19) SAMMY GRINER’S MOMENT OF GLORY
HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO EAT A
FISTFUL OF SAND. IT WAS LATER USED BY THE
WHITE HOUSE TO PROMOTE IMMIGRATION
REFORM. IN 2015, IT ALSO HELPED TO COLLECT
MONEY FOR SAMMY’S FATHER’S KIDNEY
TRANSPLANT.
WHAT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT?
60. Q.20) ‘X’ AND ‘Y’ ARE TWO COMPANIES WHO
COLLABORATED AND WERE ABLE TO MAKE A
NEW CHARACTER THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ANIME
‘Z’. SHE HAS BLUE EYES, STRONG BROWS, BLACK
HAIR, AND SLEEK EYES. ASIDE FROM THESE, SHE
CAN ALSO BE SEEN WEARING A 3/4S SHIRT WITH
THE OFFICIAL LOGO OF THE ‘X’. ON THE OTHER
HAND, ‘Y’ ALSO DISCLOSED THE SOFTWARE
WHICH IS USED TO MAKE NEW PHOTO RENDERS
OF ‘Z’.
ID ‘X’, ‘Y’ AND ‘Z’
