3. 1.The activities of the ____ started on 20 February 1835 with the
process of admission. Twenty people were selected through a
preliminary examination of about one hundred . These privileged
few had received their education either at the Hindu College, Hare
School or the General Assembly's Institution.
Twenty-nine more people had already been selected. All of these 49
of them were to receive a monthly stipend of Rs 7 from the
government, but it was to be raised gradually. The selected were to
remain in ______ for a period of not less than 4 years and not more
than 6 years.
Successful candidates were to receive from the President of the
Committee of education certificates of qualifications They could
also enter public service receiving an initial pay of Rs 30 per month
which would be raised to Rs 40 after 7 years and to 50 after 14
years of service.
Whose starting are we talking of?
4.
5.
6. 2. His father, Taj Mohammed Khan, a Pathan, was an
Indian independence activist from Peshawar, British
India. His mother, Lateef Fatima, was the adopted
daughter of Major General Shah Nawaz Khan of the
Janjua Rajput clan, who served in the Indian National
Army. He played a minor role in the made-for-
television English-language film, In Which Annie
Gives It Those Ones. He was subsequently diagnosed
with a prolapsed disc between vertebrae six and
seven. Hoping to avoid surgery in a bid to not delay
his pending projects, and based on his former
experience with a failed knee surgery three years
earlier, he tried multiple alternative therapies from
homoeopathy to Reiki but nothing offered a
permanent solution. Id?
9. 3. Khel – No Ordinary Game (English: The
Game) is a 2003 Bollywood Action film
directed by Yusuf Khan. The film stars
Sunny Deol, Suniel Shetty and Celina
Jaitley in lead roles. _____________
makes his Bollywood debut, playing an
important supporting role in the film. It
was released on, 11 November 2003.
10.
11.
12. 4. Heinz Field is a stadium located in the North Shore
neighbourhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
It primarily serves as the home to the Pittsburgh
Steelers and University of Pittsburgh Panthers
American football teams, members of the National
Football League (NFL) and National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) respectively.
The stadium is named for locally-based H. J. Heinz
Company, which purchased the naming rights in
2001.
It hosted the 2011 NHL Winter Classic between the
Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals on
January 1, 2011. Why was it under media attention
in 2012? Pic follows.
13.
14.
15.
16. 5. Her blog for BBC was published under the
pseudonym "Gul Makai" ("corn flower" in
Urdu). Who is she?
17.
18.
19. 6. It comprised of a Mexican nanny, a Pakistani cab
driver, a Chinese hairstylist, a Tamil software
engineer, a quiet young African man, and a soft-
spoken French chef named Laurent. Connect and
give me the last member of this unusual group.
25. 8.Rwenzori Mountains on
the border of Uganda and
the DRC are permanently
snow-capped and are
home to the largest glacier
in Africa, despite being
only a few miles north of
the equator. What are
these Mountains also
called as?
31. 10. According to wikipedia the following have
something in common. What?
• Alligator
Bullfrog
Snapping turtle
Iguana
Snake
Pigeon
Quail
Kangaroo
Rabbit
Chicken
Frog
Termite
Mountain Goat
34. 11. The use of the term is believed to have come
from the blood-sport known as bear-baiting
where the “X" was trained to attack the bear's
throat and head, and the “U" was trained to
attack the bear's otherside. The X had a better
chance of surviving and of beating the
bear, whereas the U was more likely to die.
37. 12. In 1994 teenagers kept calling a certain Dr
Neeraj Dubey, a pathologist. So much so that
he had to disconnect his connection. Why did
the teenagers call? Give fundae.
43. • 14. Nik Wallenda (born January 24,
1979) is an
American acrobat, aerialist, daredevil,
and high wire artist. Self-described as
"The King of the Wire", he is known
for his high-wire performances
without a safety net. He holds
seven Guinness World Records for
various acrobatic feats, but is best
known as the first person to walk a
tightrope stretched directly
over Niagara Falls on June 15, 2012;
the feat was broadcast internationally.
The walk came after a two-year legal
battle involving both sides of the
Canada-United States border to gain
approval. For the walk he was
required to wear a safety harness for
the first time in his life. He recently did
another one of his acts which was
broadcast live on Discovery. What?
52. 17.The people at top gear hate the Reliant Robin
with a vengeance.
This is an emotion that is echoed by X.
In the show This car is seen repeatedly being
wrecked while getting in X’s way.
What is X?
Hint The Reliant Robin has a very charecteristic
front axle.
53.
54.
55. 18. Edith Bosch is a Dutch judoka.
Her Olympic debut was at the 2000
Olympics in Sydney where she
finished seventh. She won the silver
medal at the 2004 Summer
Olympics in the middleweight
division. She was also European
champion that year.
Born: May 31, 1980 (age 32), Den
Helder Height: 1.83 m Weight: 69.8
kg Siblings: Karen Bosch. Why was
she in the news in London 2012?
75. • A X fish is a Chinese dish in which a fish is
cooked while it's still alive. Essentially the
head part remains alive while the body
and tail are cooked.
Slammed by PETA of course as the head
is often seen to be moving.
78. • Zanthoxylon simulans
and Z. bungeaum are
widely found in the X
region.
Thus they are called X Y.
XY are so definitive in
giving flavour that there
is a whoe school of
dishes called X.
81. • The Chinese term for X is kuaizi (Chinese: 筷子
; pinyin: kuàizi). The first character (筷) is
a semantic-phonetic compound with a
phonetic part meaning "quick" (快), and a
semantic part meaning "bamboo“.
82.
83.
84. • The origin of X is unknown and controversial. A
common theory is that the dish originated
in Egypt possibly eaten by Copts as a replacement
for meat during Lent. As Alexandria is a port city,
it was possible to export the dish and name to
other areas in the Middle East. The dish later
migrated northwards to the Levant, where
chickpeas replaced the fava.
• It has also been theorized to a lesser extent that X
originated during Egypt's Pharaonic Period or in
the Indian subcontinent.
90. • XY is an aromatic lamb dish
of Persian origin, which is one
of the signature recipes
of Kashmiri cuisine.
• X ( ) means "oil" in Persian,
• Y ( ) means
"heat, hot, boiling, or
passionate".
• XY thus means cooked in oil at
intense heat. Another
interpretation of the name XY
is derived from the
word X meaning "red color"
and Y meaning passion or heat.
95. +30/-15
• X is a motion picture film
format and a set of cinema
projection standards created by
the Canadian company X
Corporation. X has the capacity to
record and display images of far
greater size and resolution than
conventional film systems. X is
the most widely used system for
special-venue film presentations.
As of September 2012, there are
697 X theatres in 52 countries. X
is?
98. +25/-12.5
• The claims that his body has been cryo-preserved have been
refuted by his daughter, Diane, who wrote in 1972: "There is
absolutely no truth to the rumor that my father, wished to be
frozen. I doubt that my father had ever heard of cryonics." X
died on December 15, 1966 at 9:30 a.m., ten days after his
65th birthday. He was cremated on December 17, 1966 and
his ashes reside at the Forest Lawn Memorial
Park in Glendale, California.
• The first known instance of cryogenic freezing of a corpse
occurred a month later, in January 1967.
• Id X
101. +20/-10
• Organs commonly affected by haemochromatosis are
the liver, heart, and endocrine glands.
• Haemochromatosis may present with the following clinical
syndromes:
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Diabetes due to pancreatic islet cell failure
• Cardiomyopathy
• Arthritis (X deposition in joints)
• Testicular failure
• Tanning of the skin
• Joint pain and bone pain
• And the person turns Bronze in colour! So this is an overload
of which common metal?
104. +15/-7.5
• This term originated with Gertrude Stein who,
after being unimpressed by the skills of a
young car mechanic, asked the garage owner
where the young man had been trained. The
garage owner told her that while young men
were easy to train, it was those in their mid-
twenties to thirties, the men who had been
through World War I, whom he considered a
“____________" .
107. +10/-5
• The traje de luces (suit of lights) is the traditional clothing worn by X.
It consists of
Montera the hat.
• Corbatin the black necktie
• Chaquetilla a short and rigid jacket, with shoulder reinforcements, attached only at
the upper shoulder to allow the free and unimpeded movement of the arms.
• Taleguilla the close-fitting tights which extend from the waist to underneath the
knee, secured with tasseled cords or decorated gaiters. Taleguilla are supported by
means of braces tirantes concealed by decorative and/or protective clothing.
• Medias two pairs of socks or stockings are used. Those of underneath they are
white cotton, and the external pair are pink silk
• Camisa the plain white shirt, sometimes embroidered, worn beneath the
chaquetilla is white.
• Zapatillas are the flat slippers similar to ballerinas and secured with a bow.
• Id X.
117. 2. “It’s a bit hard for me to decide whom to support,”said
X, an Argentine whose parents hailed from northern Italy, said
ahead of the fixture, bet ween Argentina and Italy which was
been organised in his honour.
Just ID X.
118.
119.
120. 3. X is a 2004 anime TV series, produced by Gonzo. X apart from being set in a
futuristic feudal society in Japan is a almost complete retelling of the movie Y by
Z.
121.
122.
123. 4. Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis was a
Hungarian physician now known as an early
pioneer of antiseptic procedures. Described as
the "savior of mothers", Semmelweis
discovered that the incidence of puerperal
fever could be drastically cut by the use of X
in obstetrical clinics.Puerperal fever was
common in mid-19th-century hospitals and
often fatal, with mortality at 10%–35.
Despite various publications of results where X
reduced mortality to below 1%, Semmelweis's
observations conflicted with the established
scientific and medical opinions of the time and
his ideas were rejected by the medical
community. Some doctors were offended at
the suggestion that they should X.
What is X?
132. 7. On October 15, 1860, a few weeks before Lincoln was
elected President of the United States, Grace Bedell sent
him a letter from Westfield,New York, urging him to
improve his appearance by doing X. Lincoln responded in a
letter on October 19, 1860, making no promises.
However, within a month, he did X. He later met with her.
The meeting is immortalized in this statue at Westfield.
X=?
138. 9. Chris X is a software
engineer at Facebook.
In 2006, Chris X hacked
Facebook, changing
thousands of profiles to a
MySpace style. He was
then hired by Facebook.
He is ,there after
remembered in a very
special way by Facebook.
How?
144. 11.- How often X gets painted: Every 7 years
- Number of painters to paint entire X: 25 painters in 15 to
18 months
- Quantity of paint used : 60 tons
In order to enhance the impression of
height, three separate colors of paint
are used on the X, with the darkest
on the bottom and the lightest at the
top. On occasion the color of the
paint is changed; the X is currently
painted a shade of bronze. On the
first floor there are interactive
consoles hosting a poll for the color
to use for a future session of painting.
What?
147. 12. Once the Jews in Calcutta (Kolkata)
numbered 6000 and had an active community
complete with Synagogues where various
religious rituals were carried out.
But the two synagogues, Beth El & Maghen, of
Calcutta (Kolakta) still stand. Declared as
protected monuments they are looked after by
the Archeological Survey of India (ASI).
The Beth El Synagogue built in 1856, is located
on Pollack Street while the Magen David
Synagogue built in 1884 is located at the
junction of Brabourne Road and Cannig Street
(Biplabi Rashbehari Road)
But permission to enter these Synagogues used
to be taken from a stalwart of the Jewish
community who is very well known in another
field altogether.
Who?
150. 13. As a child I used to sit in front of my house in a busy locality and
watch people, fooling around. I could get my comic strip from
them, I thought,” says the author. Thus were born two of the most
famous perennial Bengali youths XY. “I drew them in the Laurel and
Hardy mode, the fat one named X, was cool and cautious, while his
counterpart was Y, a bit too smart and pompous, who was always
getting into trouble.” XY was launched as a two-page comic strip in
Shuktara in the early 1950s.
“Z was first published around 1965, immediately after which India
went to war with Pakistan. The editor of Shuktara wanted X to go and
fight the enemies,” says A. So X was shown lifting a tank, circling it
above his head and throwing it back to the enemies or changing the
direction of a cannon shell by simply blowing through his mouth.
A talking about his most famous charecters. XY and Z.
Simply ID.
151.
152. A = Narayan Debnath
XY=Handa Bhoda
Z= Batul The great.
156. 15. X is a style of mass-produced art or design using cultural
icons. The term is generally reserved for unsubstantial or gaudy
works, or works that are calculated to have popular appeal.
The concept of X is applied to artwork that was a response to the
19th-century art with aesthetics that convey
exaggeratedsentimentality and melodrama, hence, X art is
closely associated with sentimental art.
159. 16. These cats are names after these characters from the book X.
The picture is from the famous movie version of the book.
What are they called and the book?
162. 17. The Private Eye’s rather minimalist take on which event?
163.
164.
165. • "Yes, the ASI made this recommendation
following a visit of an expert team to the
_______ earlier this month," says ASI director
general Pravin Sriavastava. "The team felt that
this boulder deposit has acted as a barrier and
buffer for the _______ and has so advised it
be retained in situ for the same purpose.
However, this decision will depend on further
geological assessment of the damage incurred
by the _______ as only they can advise on
whether it is safe to allow these boulders to
stay there." FITB
