8. 3
The original team of Y in their first
appearance in 1963 consisted of A norse
god, a gamma powered giant, a man who
is capable of shrinking down to and
communicating with insect species, his
girlfriend who can develop insectoid wings
and named the team Y because it
sounded “dramatic”, and a “big man in a
suit of armor” facing off against said norse
god’s half brother. Y
11. Which agency is this, which has a special kids zone engaging children in contests to crack codes and photo analysis?
4
Which official website is this, which has a special kids
zone engaging children in contests to crack codes
and photo analysis?
17. 6
• The plot of an upcoming publication, titled “How
Not to Make Money”, is based on the author’s
research on the Missing Trader Fraud that
deprived governments in the UK and Europe of
billions of euros in the early 2000s.
• It is centered around 3 friends- Jai and Mike,
who are smugglers, and the third, Aziz, a
corporate lawyer, who helps them devise a
foolproof scheme to get rich quick.
• Who (in what would seem to be an irony) is the
author of this book?
23. 8
• With reference to cricket, in particular subcontinent cricket, complete the list.
• ‘Wallis Mathias, Antao D' Souza, Duncan
Albert Sharpe, _______.’
24. hmmmmmm
• Mohammad Yousuf. These 4 cricketers
are the only Christians to have played for
Pakistan; International matches.
25. 9
Who were the models in 90s in a campaign
for safe sex initiated by Johnny condoms,
the adline being ‘Appearances can be
deceptive. Use Johnny condoms’?
28. 10
• Minutes before his death, he had his will
testified in which he said, "My ashes may
be sunk in the holy Sindhu river, when she
will again flow freely under the aegis of the
flag of a unified Hindustan. It hardly
matters even if it took a couple of
generations for realizing my wish.
Preserve the ashes till then.." Who?
31. 11
The first German colony in Transylvania was
said to have been established in the
1380s as a result of about 130 people
migrating across the Koppellberg Hill from
a place in Westphalia. Who were these
people?
33. • Rattenfanger - Pied Piper of Hamelin.
These were the children who were led
away by him
34. 12
• It was the first visit by a British monarch to the area since
the 1911 tour by Elizabeth's grandfather King George V,
when the country was still part of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain.
• Despite a number of bomb threats, the visit was seen as
a symbolic normalization of British–X relations. During
the visit, Elizabeth visited sites of significance such as
the Garden of Remembrance and Croke Park, scene of
the 1920 Bloody Sunday massacre. Arrangements for
the visit included the largest security operation in the
history of X. Identify X
37. 13
Alone in a room in his home in
Bonn,Germany, Friedhelm Hillebrand
sat at his typewriter, tapping out random
sentences and questions on a sheet of
paper.• As he went along, Hillebrand
counted the number of characters on the
page. Each blurb ran on for a line or two
and nearly always clocked within a certain
number of characters.what starting from
this?
40. 14
• According to the recently released report by The
Trust Research Advisory(TRA),
………………………..has emerged as the most
trusted brand, So it means ……………is Indian’s
Favorite Brand. TRA had included companies
from all brands while researching. Trust
Research Advisory (TRA) released its 116 page
long report named “The Brand Trust Report,
India Study, 2011” that was launched at a press
meet held at Mumbai.
43. 15
• IN THE YEAR 1994, DECEMBER, MR. AMIT BASU, A
PATHOLOGIST FROM RAJABAZAR, & HIS WIFE ALAKA,
LAUNCHED A COMPLAIN, & ALSO GAVE AN APPLICATION
TO THE TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OF OFFICE, REQUESTING
THEM TO CUT THEIR TELEPHONE LINE.
• BUT AFTER SOME MONTHS THEY BEGAN TO RECEIVE
INFINITE NUMBER OF PHONE CALLS FROM DIFFERENT
AREAS OF WHOLE CALCUTTA , AS WELL AS WEST BENGAL
FOR A UNIQUE REASON. THEY BECAME SO IRRITATED &
FRUSTATED THAT THEY PERFORMED THE ABOVE STATED
ACTION. WHY DID THEY BEGIN TO RECEIVE SO MANY
PHONE CALLS?
46. 16
• Declining an offer for an endorsement of a soft
drinks brand, this champion remarked, “As a
result of aggressive marketing by cola
companies, people have stopped drinking
healthy drinks like fruit juices and people in the
villages have actually begun to believe that soft
drinks are good for health. Aerated drinks are
not only bad for health; they are also bad for
local industry. Thanks to aerated drinks, it's
becoming more and more difficult to find nimbu
sherbet and coconut water.” Who?
49. 17
This is the Pic of Whiteaway,
Laidlaw & Co. Departmental
Store at Chowringhee.
In 1920-21,Suresh Chaudhari ,
Raja Chaudhuri & Ramesh Sen
Was Wandering Around This
Store. Suddenly They saw a TShirt Hanging At the store,
Which was Specially Made For
Dol-Yatra. The color of the shirt
was dedicated to Krishna &
Radha, So the shirt was
designed in such way that the
trio thought It is the color- blend
of Krishnachura & Radhachura.
They Liked the shirt so much &
They made something which
was Inspired from that T-Shirt.
52. 18
Which Indian company claims to be the first
one to have completed a half century in
terms of celebrity endorsements ? It’s first
brand ambassador was actress Rekha,
wayback in the year 1974 and the 50th
one was Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011.
55. 19
X, who while in school was taught English by the noted
writer P.L.Despande, later started the Partha Institute of
Personality Development to conduct correspondence
course in personality development.
Name this polyglot (X), whose appeal was once compared
by PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee to that of Chacha Nehru & who
was called upon by the Soviet Consulate officials to factcheck a speech containing a sanskrit shloka during the
President Mikhail Gorbachev’s visit to India.
58. 20
A one-time marketing plan, involving the selling of this cobranded Nokia 5310 XpressMusic handset, helped push this show
format. Two Brazilian artists with varied styles : Fresno and
Chitãozinho – Xororó, recorded for this format in 2007 & 4 songs
from it was pre-loaded on this device. Name this ‘format’ which
has since successfully crossed over to different Asian countries ?
61. 21
• He was born as James Howlett, but you
don’t know him by his actual name. He
has also served in the Vietnam war.
• A myth goes around him is “You can’t kill
him, but you can definitely hurt him”.
Contrary to popular belief, he is actually
very old and is “scientifically” obese. Who
am I talking about?
64. 22
• the word is likely derived from Old English,
having the nouns scite and scitte (diarrhoea),
and the verb scītan ; eventually it morphed into
Middle English schītte , schyt (diarrhoea). it is
certain that it was used in some form by
preliterate Germanic tribes at the time of the
Roman Empire. The word may be further traced
to Proto-Germanic *skit-, and ultimately to ProtoIndo-European *skheid- meaning to "cut or
separate".infact the word can be used to as to
express surprise,trouble,displeasure,dominance
and positive attitude. whats the 'good' word?...
70. 24
• She was born in 1957, caught in December 1957 in
Sichuan, and moved to the Beijing Zoo in January
1958. It went on a journey to Tierpark Berlin, the zoo in
the eastern part of the then divided city. By then She
had already been sold to a zoo in the United States,
but the American government had ceased all trade
with communist China for political reasons. Thus,
she was refused entry to the USA. She died on 22
July 1972 and was mourned by the nation. A post
mortem was conducted. Her remains, now a stuffed
exhibit, sit in a glass case, at London's Natural
History Museum. Who is She?
73. 25
• In 1993, then Tihar Jail chief Kiran Bedi had
invited three cricketers to the jail and
introduced them as "role models" and named
wards after them. While the wards named
after two of them still stand, the name of the
third person was removed as he was no
longer considered a role model.
If the two in whose name wards still stand
are Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli, who
was the third cricketer?