MQF SEPTEMBER 2020 QUIZ

MQF SEPTEMBER 2020 QUIZ
- Sanjay

• 31 Questions.
• 21 one pointers and 10 two pointers.
• Maximum of 41 points.

1/31 – 2 Points.
There are 5 places in India where
these exist. They are…
1. Lengpui (Mizoram)
2. Pakyong (Sikkim)
3. Jubbarhatti (HP)
4. ?
5. ?

• ANSWER SLIDE COMING UP…..

Answer
4. Mangalore
5. Kozhikode

2/31 – 1 Point.
On July 29 this year, India’s Ministry of Education sent a
letter to several institutions seeking information about
the activities of their CIs and language training
centres. This was said to be part of a review of work
being done by higher education institutions in
partnership with foreign entities. The move has
brought the spotlight to the CI programme, a key pillar
of a certain country’s global soft power effort.
What does the C in CI stand for?

4/31 – 1 Point.
The etymology of this word is from 15th
century French where it meant “to cut” or
“ to slice”.
The word was in vogue again in May 2020,
because of something that happened in 5
instalments.
What’s the good word?

5/31 – 1 Point.
Museum in Azerbaijan dedicated to?

6/31 – 1 Point.
Two people, similar names

9/31 – 1 Point.
Who is missing?

Answer
• Ellyse Perry
• Wisden’s Cricketers of the Decade

10/31 – 2 Points.
In the Kangana Ranaut starrer Panga, she calls a
particularly difficult Kabaddi move “XY”.
When asked what “XY” means , she explains – “__X___
_______ aur ______ __Y__ ka hybrid aulaad”
XY?
(X had claimed that Kungfu originated in India, shocking
the martial arts maestro Y)

11/31 – 1 Point.
The word that has been deleted from
the book title?

12/31 – 2 Points.
The countries in 1st and 2nd position?
1
2
3 Chad
4 Niger
5 Mali
6 Ethiopia
7 Bolivia

Answer
1. Kazakhstan
2. Mongolia
Biggest landlocked countries in the world.

13/31 – 1 Point.
• Originally thought to be extinct, the __________
flying squirrel of the Western Ghats is currently one
of the smallest flying squirrel species in South Asia.
• The species is dwindling in numbers due to threats
from illegal logging and local human settlements,
as well as cashew and arecanut farmers whose
crops are often consumed by the squirrel.
• The fascinating squirrel is named after the Kingdom
of __________, an Indian kingdom in present-day
Kerala and southern Tamil Nadu.

Answer
• The TRAVANCORE Flying Squirrel

14/31 – 1 Point.
X plants are carnivorous plants that attract, kill and
digest insects.
Found mainly in the state of Meghalaya, India’s only X
plant species is endangered, facing threats from
mining.
The plants have evolved modified leaves consisting of
jug-like Xs, which function as pitfall traps that ‘hunt’
prey, mainly insects that curiously approach the X rims
and end up falling inside.
X?

15/31 – 1 Point.
The word blanked out?

16/31 – 1 Point.

17/31 – 1 Point.

18/31 – 1 Point.

19/31 – 2 Points.
The 2 blanks?

20/31 – 1 Point.
Word blanked out?

21/31 – 1 Point.
Which magazine is he talking about?

• My very first photo shoot for a film magazine
after joining the Industry in 1969 .. it was for the
‘____ & _____’ the only other prominent film
mag., along with Filmfare at the time .. I was
pushed and goaded into - a most reticent
reluctant and very self conscious shy me - by the
most famed and feared journalist of the times -
Devayani Chaubal .. obviously there was no
‘____’ or ‘_____’ in the project .. but Devyani
thought so .. a strong minded lady , ever dressed
in a shining white sari .. always !!!

22/31 – 1 Point.
What has been blanked?

23/31 – 2 Points.
__________ in Korea cross ___ ____

24/31 – 1 Point.
Which magazine?

25/31 – 2 Points.
• X writes in his memoirs:
‘When he heard that 45 partymen had won in a Municipal election, Y
looked at me and said, “But I have lost to you!”’
The story was that Y was not convinced when X, who was in charge of
the selection of candidates, had said that the party would win 45 seats.
X challenged him: ‘What if I prove what I say? What will you give me?’
‘Y smiled and said, “I will give you a sovereign worth of a gold ring.” As
promised, he presented me with a gold ring.’
X never removed that ring from his finger. It was still there on his
finger when he died and was buried along with him.
• X, Y?

Answer
• Karunanidhi
• Annadurai

26/31 – 1 Point.
Companies with the most?

27/31 – 1 Point.
• The Shona's people – natives of Zimbabwe
and South Africa, referred to Europeans as -
'vanhu vasina mabvi' – meaning “people
without X”.
• X? and Why?

Answer
• People without KNEES.
• Because the 19th century European travellers
were mostly men clad in trousers that hid the
knees from sight, evoking a sense of mystery!

28/31 – 2 Points.
• XYZ – the company - about PC gaming. Lovely, delicious,
strange and compelling PC gaming. It’s written by a
gathering of Britain’s top games critics, and aims to cover
everything from the latest breaking stories about the
biggest releases to esoterica from the format’s most
obscure peninsulas…
• XYW – the game – is supposed to have Chinese origin, then
moved to Japan, before going worldwide. Researchers at
the University of Tokyo have created a robot that has a
100% winning rate playing XYW against humans!
• The Company XYZ?
• The Game XYW?

29/31 – 1 Point.
In an article from September 2017 –
Days after Doklam standoff was resolved paving way for meeting on the
sidelines of BRICS , Army chief General Bipin Rawat warned against China's X
slicing tactics .
Asserting that India cannot afford to let its guard down against China, the
General said, "As far as northern adversary is concerned, the flexing of muscle
has started. The X slicing, taking over territory in a very gradual manner,
testing our limits of threshold is something we have to be wary about...."
X is a type of meat. Historically, X was popular among European peasants
because it can be stored at room temperature for up to 40 days once cut.
X?

30/31 – 2 Points.
Identify both.

31/31 – 2 Points.
• Speaking about Racism is Sports, X – a Former India
Captain says - “To me, in the Indian sporting context,
teammates addressing each other by color isn't the
most troublesome aspect. Throughout my playing
career I was called 'Kaalia' by my teammates. In fact in
my student days at Loyola college in Chennai, three of
us, Y, myself and Jaykumar Royappa were called 'dark,
darker, darkest' by one of our professors. I never found
it offensive. It can differ from person to person, of
course; what may have sounded harmless to me may
have been hurtful to someone else.”
• X, Y?

Answer
V Bhaskaran
Vijay Amritraj

• Please exchange answer sheets…..

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