Quiz conducted at ILS Law College as part of the Annual State-level Intercollege Quiz Competition. Cut off for qualifying to finals was 15.5

1. Q

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4. Prelims
Written
25 Q
Every 5th star marked

5. Q1
Debatable origins of what phrase? Today the phrase is used by
teachers and parents.
1. The practice of chalking up a tally of drinks in English pubs (on the
slate). Publicans had to make sure to mark up the quart drinks as
distinct from the pint drinks.
2. Advice to printers' apprentices to avoid confusing the backward-facing
metal type lowercase of the two letters. The fact that type
had to be set upside down and backwards made the need for a
warning to be careful doubly appropriate.

6. “Mind your Ps and Qs”

7. Q2
The Battle of X was fought on 14 June 1800 which resulted in
driving the Austrians out of Italy.
A grey Arabian was imported from Egypt in 1799 as a 6-year-old and
was named X.
Alexander the Great had said “A <deleted> gives you wings.”
Perhaps that is why the grey Arabian was named X, in honour of
the battle in which he ensured safety of the leader of the victors.
ID X.

8. Marengo

9. Q3
ID the speaker.
Video

10. Yehudi Menuhin

11. Q4
Un-Xable is a term for something that cannot be “Xed" – i.e. it is a
term for something that cannot be found easily using X, owned
by X Inc.
In 2013 the Swedish Language Council attempted to include the
Swedish version of the word in its list of new words, but X
objected to the definition not being specifically related to X, and
the Council was forced to briefly remove it to avoid a legal
confrontation .
ID X.

12. Google

13. Q5
On Aug 22, Reuters reported:
“India's wettest state, to go dry ”
Interestingly, it was not a report on Meghalaya. What
state was in question and what was the report about?
(no part points)

14. Kerala
Prohibition to be imposed

15. Q6
He was born in Nagpur in 1924, received the Padma Shri in 1971
and passed away on Aug 10, 2001.
He was the first Indian contemporary painter whose work was sold
for 90 lakhs at a 2005 Osians art auction in Mumbai.
In 2013, one of his untitled painting sold for 23.7 crore set a record
for an Indian artist at Christie's debut auction in India. (Pic
follows)
ID this abstract expressionist.

17. V. S. Gaitonde

18. Q7
He was eventually arrested on 28 February 2014 by Uttar Pradesh police
on a Supreme Court's warrant.
In a statement after the arrest, his lawyer said his 92-year-old mother was
in poor health and needed "her eldest son" by her side, and hence he
failed to appear at the court.
“Last but not the least, he is to me is not only a doting father but also a
patriotic son of the soil who has contributed immensely to the country
in many ways whether it is various social causes impacting lives of
people across the length and breadth of the country or whenever India
needed its son to stand up and shoulder responsibilities like helping
the families of Kargil martyrs, Mumbai terrorist attack martyrs
and victims of earth quakes, floods and other forms of natural
calamity. Today it pains me to see his reputation and image being
maligned in this manner and I humbly seek your support and
cooperation.” : His son’s statement. Whom are we talking about?

19. Subrata Roy

20. Q8
Taken from Wikipedia disambiguation page. ID Y.
Y War may refer to:
1. X-Y Wars between X and the Y Khanate (1687, 1689)
2. Y War (1853–1856)
3. Y Campaign (1941–1942), a WWII German offensive
4. Y Offensive (1944), a WWII Soviet offensive
5. 2014 Y crisis, a X-Z military crisis (Y was a part of Z, now is part
of X)

21. Crimea

22. Q9
ID the author. (pic follows)
In economics, he coined the metaphor ‘the invisible hand’ in 1759,
to describe aspects of self-regulating behavior in a marketplace.
Its most common colloquial use is to suggest that the forces that
drive a market will soothe social ills and maximize wealth
without the need for outside regulation.

24. Adam Smith

25. Q10
Taken from ToI, (24/8)
“. . . some of his Western students joked that he was a
‘beat, kick, slap’ teacher, but he stuck to his tough-love
credo. . .”
“. . . There are many reasons attributed to the master’s
methods. Some attribute it to his grinding poverty and
others to how he learnt from his guru, under
heartbreakingly harsh conditions, often ill, hungry and
injured. . .”
“. . . The colossus himself strides in, bare-chested, grey
locks in a tumble and takes position on the stage. . .”
Who is being talked about?

26. B. K. S. Iyengar

27. Q11
Two accounts are given in Norbert Brockman's (1997) Encyclopedia
of Sacred Places.
The first tells of serpent beings who waged many wars around X,
scarring the rock.
The second tells of two tribes of ancestral spirits who were invited
to a feast, but were distracted by the beautiful Sleepy Lizard
Women and did not show up. In response, the angry hosts sang
evil into a mud sculpture that came to life as the <largest
terrestrial predator on the continent>. There followed a great
battle, which ended in the deaths of the leaders of both tribes.
The earth itself rose up in grief at the bloodshed, becoming X.

28. Uluru / Ayers Rock

29. Q12
× In 1900, when the company was started, the logo was a realistic
and simple.
× This was a pectin or scallop, but today the company has a logo
which is bold, colourful and much simpler.
× The evolution of the logo began after 1915. When the company
started a project in California, it added the red and yellow colours
to the symbol.
× ID the company. And why did it change its colour to red and
yellow when it started the California project?
× Part points present.

30. Shell,
Many Californians were of Spanish descent

31. Q13
× In the Kingdom of X, where cypresses grow,
Refuge of the glorious monastic and civil traditions,
The King of X, precious sovereign,
His being is eternal, his reign prosperous,
The enlightenment teachings thrive and flourish,
May the sun of peace and happiness shine upon the people!
× National Anthem of what country?

32. Bhutan

33. Q14
× "Nobunaga pounds the national rice cake, Hideyoshi kneads it,
and in the end Ieyasu sits down and eats it.”
× This process started 1560 under Oda Nobunaga, and was
completed in 1590 by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
× Tokugawa Ieyasu seized power in 1600 and brought about a
period of peace in the turbulent history of the country until the
monarchy was restored in May 1868.
× What?

34. Unification of Japan

35. Q15
× The Motor Neurone Disease or the Charcot disease, is
a neurodegenerative disease with various causes. It is
characterised by muscle spasticity, rapidly progressive
weakness due to muscle atrophy, and difficulty in
speaking (dysarthria), swallowing (dysphagia), and
breathing (dyspnea).
× Why has it hopped into news this Aug?

36. ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
The disease is also known as
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

37. Q16
× Designed by Marque Creative, it was
inspired by three factors, time, data
and measurement. Its rings are
proportioned to represent the 20, 17,
11 and 1
× Logo of?

38. CWG 2014
× 20th games, 17
sports, 11 days, 1
city.

39. Q17
× The framers of the Constitution were amazed at the success in
USSR and wished to follow the system.
× The X is an institution in the Government of India, which
formulates the system, among other functions. It is located at
Yojana Bhawan inNew Delhi. It was established in accordance
with article 39 of the constitution which is a part of directive
principles of state policy.
× Either give me X OR the system which is inspired from USSR.

40. Planning Commission / Five-Year Plans

41. Q18
× X is a Marathi novel written by Dr. Sumati Kshetramade and
deals with the issue of leucoderma.
× Later Y also wrote a novel by the same name and theme. She
says she came to know about the Marathi novel only after
finishing writing her Kannada novel.
In Y's novel the female protagonist Anupama ; who has met her
match a handsome Dr. Anand, just like the story of Cinderella;
and has her life’s dream come true. This all is shattered when she
discovers that she has leucoderma which is still treated in India
as a curse.
× ID X and Y, part points present.

42. Mahashweta,
Sudha Murthy

43. Q19
The "Black-" prefix refers to the role it played in shaping African-
American people's history, especially through trade.
The “Green-” prefix refers to the Irish migration.
It is also called “the Pond”, describing both the geographical and
cultural divide between the “two Worlds”.
What am I talking of?

44. Atlantic Ocean

45. Q20
× ID her. (pic follows)
× Another person who won an Academy Award for the
same film was in news recently. Who and why?
× No part points. I want all three.

47. Bhanu Athaiya,
Richard Attenborough; passed away on the 24th

48. Q21
ID X. from these Twitter Reactions
× When Alia Bhatt can study in IIM Ahmedabad then why X can’t
get Yale degree in just 6 days. — MBA from Yell Univ
(@justicearnab) Aug 10 2014
× X replaces the batteries in a kid’s toy car. Writes ‘Automobile
Engineer’ in bio. #YoXSoCertified — Vicky (@MrTippler) August
11, 2014
× When they give a degree to X, they said “Ye le degree.” She
thought Yale degree. #YoXSoCertified — StupidosaurOn
(@Stupidosaur) August 11, 2014

49. Smriti Irani

50. • English 30
• French 13
• German 13
• Spanish 11
• Swedish 7
• Italian 6
• Russian 5
• Polish 4
• Danish 3
• Norwegian 3
• Chinese 2
• Greek 2
• Japanese 2
Q22: List of?
• Arabic 1
• Bengali 1
• Czech 1
• Finnish 1
• Hebrew 1
• Hungarian 1
• Icelandic 1
• Occitan 1
• Portuguese 1
• Serbo-Croatian 1
• Turkish 1
• Yiddish 1

51. Literature Nobel Laureates

52. Q23
× In Ancient Rome, a X ("joined by law") was any association with a
legal personality. Such associations had various functions.
× In the Indian scenario, the basis lies on three cases:
S. P. Gupta v. UoI (1981)
Supreme Court Advocates-on Record Association vs Union of
India (1993)
In re Special Reference (1 of 1998)
× There has been great clamour for reform in the recent times
regarding this system.
× What one word am I looking for?

53. Collegium

54. Q24
× Denagamage Proboth _______de Silva _______________. FITB.

55. Mahela Jayawardene

56. Q25
× It was popularized in order "to bridge the gap between
Brahmins and 'non-Brahmins' and find a context in which to
build a new grassroots unity between them", and generate
nationalistic fervour among people in Maharashtra against the
British colonial rule.
× Today it has become a very critical and important economic
activity for Pune and Mumbai. Many artists, industries, and
businesses survive on this mega-event. It also provides a
stage for budding artists to present their art to the public
especially via ‘mandals’.
× What am I talking of?

57. Ganeshotsav

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