11. 3. FITB
• The “_________" is that "anyone who wants to
get out of combat duty isn't really crazy“ .Hence,
pilots who request a mental fitness
evaluation are sane, and therefore must fly in
combat.
• At the same time, if an evaluation (for mental
fitness) is not requested by the pilot, he will
never receive one and thus can never be found
insane, meaning he must also fly in combat.
• Therefore, ________ ensures that no pilot can
ever be grounded for being insane even if he is.
17. 5.
• For a long time, no one in Bangladesh was
allowed to own a 125cc motorcycle [i.e. there
was a upper limit on the engine size]. The
Bangladesh government had an amusing logic
behind this. So when Bajaj entered the market
with Pulsar [150cc] they tackled this problem by
directly approaching the root of the problem.
• Because of this, the government changed limit to
150cc and today people are allowed to buy bikes
upto 150cc. What is the reason behind this limit?
38. 12.
Ella Yelich-O’Connor chose a certain stage
name because she was fascinated with
aristocracy. She later added an extra letter
because she felt that it was too masculine.
What name?
52. 16.
Lake Balkhesh in Kazakhstan is fed by seven rivers
and has been shrinking, like the Aral Sea, for
many years now. Approximately 600 km long
overall, the lake is divided into two sections, east
and west, by a strip of land called the Saryesik
Peninsula. The eastern section is narrower and
deeper, while the western section is shallower.
In spite of the two halves being linked by the
Strait Uzynaral, this lake is unusual in that one
half is useful, while the other half isn‘t. What is
this reason?
55. 17. (5+5)
• The first recipient of this civilian award was
Queen Elizabeth II in 1960. It has since been
awarded to Josip Tito of Yugoslavia, to Nelson
Mandela in 1992, to Richard Nixon, and to King
Birendra of Nepal among others. Even though it
was instituted more than fifty years ago, it has
been given out only about a dozen times.
• This may have something to do with political
instability, or perhaps not at all. Which civilian
award?
• Who is the only Indian to figure on this list?
61. 19. FITB
Following quote is a modified form of the
famous opening line of novel Pride and
Prejudice by Jane Austen in a parody novel.
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a
_____in possession of brains must be in want
of more brains.“
67. One for men and one for women. The bigger
knocker is for men, and makes a louder noise.
So that the residents know if there is a man or
a woman at the door, thus enabling women to
be properly veiled while opening the door.