Start of the year warmup quiz by IIT BHU QC-Prelims

2. The Open Hand (La Main Ouverte) is a
recurring motif in Le Corbusier's
architecture, a sign for him of "peace
and reconciliation. It is open to give
and open to receive.”
Where in India would you find these
statues?
Q1

3. Chandigarh

4. Give funda. (OR what is special about the ad?)
Q2

6. Q3*
Minimalist poster
for which movie?

8. Cheetah
Puma
Jaguar
Panther
Tiger
Leopard
Snow Leopard
Lion
Mountain Lion
Apart from being member of the cat family, what do they have in common?
Q4

9. Mac OS X names

10. Q5
Jenny Joseph may not be a household name but we have all seen
likeness somewhere. In 1989, then 28 years of age, she was hired by an
artist who was commissioned to recreate an iconic image. At the time
Joseph was a graphics artist for The Times-Picayune, and this turned
out to be her first and last modelling job.
In 2012, 20 years after we first saw her, she gave an interview to WWL-
TV: “So we just scooted over there come lunchtime and they wrapped
a sheet around me and I used a regular little desk lamp.”
Ironically, Jenny Joseph is also the name of the English poet who wrote
“Warning,” a short poem with the famous line “When I am an old
woman I shall wear purple.”
What is her claim to fame?

12. The hotel was opened in 1902, with its dome being completed in
1903.
The hotel is believed to have been built following a decision when X
was refused entry into Watson’s Hotel, which was one of the grand
hotels of the time.
The hotel served as a hospital during World War I.
Architect Melton Bekker designed an additional wing which opened in
1973.
Which famous hotel is this?
Q6

13. Taj Hotel, Mumbai

14. Norway’s Tony Andre Hansen, Ireland’s Denis Lynch, Brazil’s
Bernardo Alves and Germany’s Christian Ahlmann were suspended
before the finals of their event on doping charges during the 2008
Beijing Olympics.
The fact is that these athletes proved negative in the dope test but
still were banned on doping charges.
Why?
Q7*

15. They were taking part in Equestrian.
Their horses tested positive, not
them.

16. Identify the person next
to RK Lakshman
Q8

17. Raj Thackeray

18. The US Postal Service is launching these stamps to celebrate 50 years
of what this year?
Q9

19. Star Trek

20. “A letter to a Hindu” is a letter that X wrote to Tarak Nath Das on
14th December 1908. The letter was a reply after Das wrote to X
asking for his support for India’s independence.
The letter mentions the works of Swami Vivekananda and along with
the book The Kingdom of God Is Within You, helped in establishing
Gandhiji’s views about non violence.
Who wrote the letter?
Q10

21. Leo Tolstoy

22. When the company changed its name in 2002, it started a
campaign that was titled “Get the F out” to publicise the
change.
Which company?
Q11*

23. WWE (earlier WWF)

24. Q12
A physicist from the University of Miami has created an algorithm that can
predict X. In the journal Science today, Dr. Neil Johnson and his team described
their method of searching through roughly a year's worth of posts on the Russia-
based social network Vkontakte and Facebook . The resulting data allowed
Johnson and team to build out "a statistical model aimed at X”
Dr. Johnson's study observed about 100,000 members of 200 different small
groups on Vkontakte where things related to X was discussed , information
shared. Although these small groups are constantly shifting as they are shut down
or blocked by social networks, they tend to merge with larger groups to expand
their range of influence.
This algorithm was successfully able to predict few X in the past.
What is X ?

25. Algorithm to predict ISIS Attacks

26. Abhaya, Varada, Akasha, Mayur, Chatura, Tripataka, Prana,
Trishul, Pranayama
What are all these?
Where will you find these at one place?
Q13

27. Mudras and Mudra installation at the T-3 terminal at the
IGI Airport

28. To promote their product, the
manufacturers of Listerine
employed the personal experience
of girls at the time, who desperately
wanted to settle down but seemed
always to be left on the shelf. First
used in the 1920’s, it portrays a
situation and a possible explanation
for the lack of success these girls
had.
What is the good phrase?
Q14*

29. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.

30. IMDb falsely credits Michael
Hagerty for the role of a character
in one of the most popular sitcoms
ever. Michael Hagerty has played
another role in the show. After a lot
of looking into, the real actor has
been found to be Jon Haugen.
Which character?
Q15

31. Ugly Naked Guy

32. Every year since 2005, Nike launches a special collection of
sportswear. The profits from these serve as charity to provide to
Nike’s Ever Higher Fund.
This year the collection was inspired by athletes like Serena Williams,
Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and Sanya Richards-Ross.
What does the special collection commemorate?
Q16

33. Black History Month

34. Famous Greek epics have been debated to be a part of an Epic
Cycle that narrates the events leading upto and following the
Trojan War. Featuring Illiad and Odyssey by Homer, Cypria by
Stasinus and Iliou persis by Arctinus among others, the last
book that follows the travels of Odysseus’ son is lost.
What is the name of the book?
Q17

35. Telegony

36. On February 6, 1971, Alan Shepard hit two gold balls with a
six-iron club. He sank the first while the other flew for ‘miles
and miles’.
What was special about these hits?
Q18

37. Alan Shepard hit the golf balls on the surface of the moon using a
makeshift six-iron he had smuggled on board

38. Dan Gunrey and A.J. Foyt won the 1967 24-hour Le Mans in a
Ford GT40. On the podium, Gunrey, a teetotaller did something
that started a new tradition for winners in almost all sports that
is still followed today.
What is the tradition?
Q19*

39. Spraying champagne after winning

40. • On Feb 28,2016 mobile internet was banned in parts of
Gujurat.
• From 13th-16th May, access to internet was banned in the
early hours of the day in Iraq.
• On June 19th, Algerian government banned FB, Twitter and
Whatsapp.
All 3 had the same reason.
What is the reason?
Q20

41. The net/social sites was banned because at the same time exams
were being conducted to prevent cheating