Quiz questions from semifinal#1 and finals of SEQC Leaderboard Challenge

1. SEQC
Leaderboard Challenge

2. The companies listed below are service
providers for what specific service ?
In-flight Wi-Fi

3. Parthenium hysterophorus is a species of flowering plant in
the aster family, Asteraceae, that is native to the American
tropics. Common names include Santa Maria Feverfew and
Whitetop Weed. It is a common invasive species in India,
Australia, and parts of Africa. P. hysterophorus invades all
disturbed land, including farms pastures, and roadsides. It
was first present as a contaminant in imported wheat. It
can trigger allergies and is a common cause of pollen
allergy. In India, it is locally known as what?
Congress Grass or Gajar Ghans.

4. Who Twitter bio goes as the following?
Hillary Clinton

5. There are 4 current classifications of films in India:
U – unrestricted public exhibition;
U/A – unrestricted public exhibition, but with a caution
regarding parental guidance to those under 12 years
of age;
A – public exhibition restricted to adults 18 years of
age and older only;
Give me the 4th category and the alphabet
representing it.
S – public exhibition restricted to members of any
profession or any class of persons (e.g. doctors
etc.)—very rare.

6. Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is all set for a taste of a
very different consumer market. It launched its first
product under the brand name Saboro - which means
'taste' in Spanish. What is this product?
Branded apple.

7. The Barmy Army is a semi-organised group
of English cricket fans which arranges touring parties for
some of its members to follow the English cricket team on
overseas tours. The name is also applied to followers of the
team who join in with match day activities in the crowd, but
do not necessarily travel as part of an organised tour.
How can Indians stay behind in aping them, What are they
referred to as?
The Swamy Army

8. Connect:
Vijay shanknaad, X, Maha garjana, Parivartan, Suraj Sankalp, Hunkar,
Vikas jyoti, Nava Bharat Yuva Bheri.
Names given to Modi’s pre-election rallies. X=Vijay sankalp, the rally
that happened in Goa

9. As many as 514 players went under the hammer during the last IPL
auction - 219 capped (169 Indian and 50 overseas) and 292 uncapped
(255 Indian and 37 overseas).
The list of 50 overseas players also includes two Associate Nation
cricketers – Name any one of them.
Niall O'Brien from Ireland and Ryan ten Doeschate from Netherlands.

10. Who is the author of the upcoming thriller?
Robert Galbriath

11. The Intelligence Bureau was split to create
a separate external intelligence agency in
1968, thus paving way for the new
Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) under
the legendary spymaster Rameshwar Nath
Kao. Current RBI governor Raguram
Rajan’s father Govindarajan was among the
first men to join the new Research and
Analysis Wing (R&AW) among others. What
eponymous name these men to by?
Kaoboys

12. Fifa World Cup 2010 South Africa: Vuvuzela
Fifa World Cup 2014 Brazil: ?
Caxirola

13. THAT’S IT!