DATE - SEPT. 05, 2018 PLACE : BARNO PARICHAY ACADEMY, JIAGANJ QM : SASWATA CHAKRABORTY

1. QM: SASWATA CHAKRABORTY

3.  26 DRY QUESTIONS (A – Z FORMAT)
 ROUNDS WOULD CHANGE FROM CW TO ACW AFTER 13 QUESTIONS
 A – M CLOCKWISE BOUNCE (FIRST TEAM SITTING ONWARDS)
 N – Z ANTI-CLOCKWISE BOUNCE (LAST TEAM ANSWERING ONWARDS)
 +10/0 ON BOUNCE & +20/-20 ON POUNCE
 MAXIMUM 15 POUNCES PER TEAM IN COMBINED ROUNDS
 20 SEC. FOR DIRECT, IF THERE’S NO POUNCE & NO TIME ON BOUNCE
 NO TIME FOR BOUNCE AFTER THE POUNCE(S)
 FIRST ANSWER HEARD FROM A TEAM WOULD BE TAKEN
 NORMAL QUIZZING NORMS APPLIED

6. Gaganendranath Tagore had drawn
this cartoon of ‘A’ in 1921.

8. Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy

9. It is believed that the word ‘B’ is derived from a
Dravidian-speaking tribe that settled in the
eastern Ganges plains around the year 1000 BC.
Other accounts speculate that ‘B’ is derived from
the Austric word meaning the ‘Sun-god’. The
earliest reference of ‘B’ has been traced in the
Nesari plates (805 AD) of the Rashtrakutas. ‘B’
and the related words are also mentioned in
ancient Indian texts including the Vedas, some
Jain texts and even in the ‘Mahabharata’.

10. It is believed that the word ‘B’ is derived from a
Dravidian-speaking tribe that settled in the
eastern Ganges plains around the year 1000 BC.
Other accounts speculate that ‘B’ is derived from
the Austric word meaning the ‘Sun-god’. The
earliest reference of ‘B’ has been traced in the
Nesari plates (805 AD) of the Rashtrakutas. ‘B’
and the related words are also mentioned in
ancient Indian texts including the Vedas, some
Jain texts and even in the ‘Mahabharata’.

12. There are a considerable number of ‘C’s in Malaysia and
Singapore, where people of Chinese and Indian origin
immigrated in large numbers during the 19th and 20th
centuries. ‘C’ is an informal term used to refer to a person
of mixed ancestry resulting from any of the host of ethnic
groups native to modern China and India.

13. There are a considerable number of ‘C’s in Malaysia and
Singapore, where people of Chinese and Indian origin
immigrated in large numbers during the 19th and 20th
centuries. ‘C’ is an informal term used to refer to a person
of mixed ancestry resulting from any of the host of ethnic
groups native to modern China and India.

14. Chindians

15. This relief is considered to be the actual death mask
of ‘D’, carved directly from the face of lifeless ‘D’.
The ‘D’ death mask plays a key role in Dan Brown’s
‘Inferno’. This precious object is preserved in a
small hallway on the first floor of the Palazzo
Vecchio in Florence.

17. Dante Alighieri

18. ‘E’ is the fifth letter of the Greek
alphabet. In the system of Greek
numerals ‘E’ also has the value five.

19. ‘E’ is the fifth letter of the Greek
alphabet. In the system of Greek
numerals ‘E’ also has the value five.

20. Eplison

21. M. ‘F’ Biwi is a former judge of the Supreme Court
of India. Appointed to the tribunal in 1989, ‘F’
became the first female judge to be a part of
the Supreme court of India and the
first Muslim woman to be appointed to any of the
higher judiciaries in country. ‘F’ served as
the Governor of Tamil Nadu (1997 to 2001).

23. Fathima Biwi

24. Pope John Paul II, in the year 1992, officially
apologised to ‘G’ for something that happened
more than 350 years ago, before the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences.

25. Pope John Paul II, in the year 1992, officially
apologised to ‘G’ for something that happened
more than 350 years ago, before the Pontifical
Academy of Sciences.

27. ‘H’ is a town on the river Weser in Lower
Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of
‘H’-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly
56,000. ‘H’ started with a monastery, which was
founded as early as 851 AD. A village grew in the
neighbourhood and had become a town by the
12th century. The incident for which ‘H’ is famous
for happened in 1284. In the 15th and 16th
centuries ‘H’ was a minor member of
the Hanseatic League.

28. ‘H’ is a town on the river Weser in Lower
Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of
‘H’-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly
56,000. ‘H’ started with a monastery, which was
founded as early as 851 AD. A village grew in the
neighbourhood and had become a town by the
12th century. The incident for which ‘H’ is famous
for happened in 1284. In the 15th and 16th
centuries ‘H’ was a minor member of
the Hanseatic League.

30. Indumadhab Mallick, the famous Bengali lawyer,
physician, entrepreneur, was a globe-trotter too.
During his travel to China, he observed the street
vendors selling their hot and soupy products.
From there, he took the idea to invent ‘I’ and
market it. The compact arrangement and
portability of ‘I’ made it popular to cook meat in
many households, at least during the first fifty
years of the 20th century.

31. Indumadhab Mallick, the famous Bengali lawyer,
physician, entrepreneur, was a globe-trotter too.
During his travel to China, he observed the street
vendors selling their hot and soupy products.
From there, he took the idea to invent ‘I’ and
market it. The compact arrangement and
portability of ‘I’ made it popular to cook meat in
many households, at least during the first fifty
years of the 20th century.

33. Minimalist poster of the film ‘J’.

36. Patanjali Ayurved's messaging app ‘K’ was pulled
down from Google Play Store, a day after its beta
trial version was introduced on the platform. The
Baba Ramdev-led firm alleged that it was a
conspiracy by multinational companies against
the Swadeshi ‘K’ app.

39. The ‘L’ organization’s concept had been proposed
in 1795 and adopted in January 10th, 1920. But ‘L’
failed in its general purpose and lasted only for 26
years. At its greatest extent from 28th September,
1934 to 23rd February 1935, it had 58 members.
Later ‘L’ has been replaced by a new body.

42. ‘M’ was created by Sir Fredrick Lawley, a
British officer in the 19th century by combining
and developing a few villages. ‘M’ is near the
Mempi forest, on border of the states of Mysore
and Madras and a few hours' away from Madras.
Palace Talkies was built in 1935 to replace the old
Variety Hall. Albert Mission School and Albert
Mission College are the more popular educational
institutions at ‘M’. There are also the board
school and the ‘M’ town elementary schools.

43. ‘M’ was created by Sir Fredrick Lawley, a
British officer in the 19th century by combining
and developing a few villages. ‘M’ is near the
Mempi forest, on border of the states of Mysore
and Madras and a few hours' away from Madras.
Palace Talkies was built in 1935 to replace the old
Variety Hall. Albert Mission School and Albert
Mission College are the more popular educational
institutions at ‘M’. There are also the board
school and the ‘M’ town elementary schools.

46. The 1972 Documentary film ‘Adventures of a
Brown Man in search of Civilization’,
directed by Hollywood Mughal James Ivory,
is based on the life and philosophy of ‘N’.

48. Nirad C. Chaudhuri

49. ‘O’ was a Roman poet who lived during the reign
of Augustus. He was a contemporary of the
older Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked
as one of the three most acknowledged poets of Latin
literature. ‘O’ is today best known for the 15-book
continuous mythological narrative ‘Metamorphoses’.

51. Ovid

52. The film ‘P’ starts with these words
of patriotism of APJ Abdul Kalam in
its title card.

55. ‘Q’ is a question-and-answer site where questions
are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its
community of users in the form of opinions. The
publisher of ‘Q’ is based in Mountain View,
California. The company was founded in June
2009, and the website was made available to the
public on June 21, 2010. Users can collaborate by
editing questions and suggesting edits to answers
that have been submitted by other users.

56. ‘Q’ is a question-and-answer site where questions
are asked, answered, edited, and organized by its
community of users in the form of opinions. The
publisher of ‘Q’ is based in Mountain View,
California. The company was founded in June
2009, and the website was made available to the
public on June 21, 2010. Users can collaborate by
editing questions and suggesting edits to answers
that have been submitted by other users.

57. Quora

58. ‘R’ literally means ‘Spring’ in Arabic. This word
came to be used in India with the rise of the
Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent and
have been widely used ever-since.

59. ‘R’ literally means ‘Spring’ in Arabic. This word
came to be used in India with the rise of the
Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent and
have been widely used ever-since.

61. The percussionist ‘S’ Dey breathed his
last in a Kolkata hospital on the 30th of
August, 2018. ‘S’ had played the ‘dhol’
of Bagha Bayne, in Satyajit Ray’s classic
‘Goopy Gayne, Bagha Bayne’.

63. Shuven Dey

64. Being inspired by this satellite, ‘T’ has
been designed. The ‘T’ came into such
prominence that almost all of us saw it
over the course of a month.

67. In the ancient Greece, ‘U’ was normally
performed as a joyful expression or when an
animal’s throat is cut during sacrifice. The
reference of ‘U’ could be found in Homer’s texts.
‘U’ as a social ritual is widely practiced in
different African countries. Though ‘U’ is very
much associated with Bengali culture, other parts
of India does not perform ‘U’ religiously in social
and religious festivals like the Bengalis.

68. In the ancient Greece, ‘U’ was normally
performed as a joyful expression or when an
animal’s throat is cut during sacrifice. The
reference of ‘U’ could be found in Homer’s texts.
‘U’ as a social ritual is widely practiced in
different African countries. Though ‘U’ is very
much associated with Bengali culture, other parts
of India does not perform ‘U’ religiously in social
and religious festivals like the Bengalis.

69. Ulu

70. While the world has looked towards the manufacturers of Europe and America for
spellbinding hypercars, India can now claim to be a hypercar maker as well. ‘V’
Automotive has unveiled the ‘V’ Shul turbine-electric hypercar at the 2018
Goodwood Festival of Speed. The ‘V’ Shul, though is still in a conceptual stage and
the automaker will be putting the prototype to testing later this year. ‘V’
Automotive is headed by designer and co-founder Chunky ‘V’, who has worked
closely with the Sahara Force India Formula 1 team and tyre maker Michelin in the
development of its new electric hypercar.

72. Vazirani Automotive’s
Vazirani Shul
turbine-electric hypercar

73. The very first logo of ‘W’ looked
something like this.

76. As for the origin of ‘X’, it can be dated back to 1950s,
when the Chinese fought with the Japanese. It is said
that the Chinese fought the Japanese back with ‘X’
and guns. So ‘X’ represents solidity. ‘X’ is very
important in China. ‘X’ is a kind of cereal (millet),
which Chinese people often eat; and for some people
they can't live without ‘X’.

77. As for the origin of ‘X’, it can be dated back to 1950s,
when the Chinese fought with the Japanese. It is said
that the Chinese fought the Japanese back with ‘X’
and guns. So ‘X’ represents solidity. ‘X’ is very
important in China. ‘X’ is a kind of cereal (millet),
which Chinese people often eat; and for some people
they can't live without ‘X’.

79. As per legend, Lord Krishna was born in the
Mathura King Kansa’s prison, as the eighth son of
Vasudeva and Devaki, and was replaced by a baby
girl, an incarnation of goddess ‘Y’, who was born at
the same time to Nand and Yashoda in the village
of Gokul across the Yamuna. According to
Shvetashvatar Upanishad, God has many divine
powers and his most important personal power is
called ‘Y’ or Ahladini Shakti.

80. As per legend, Lord Krishna was born in the
Mathura King Kansa’s prison, as the eighth son of
Vasudeva and Devaki, and was replaced by a baby
girl, an incarnation of goddess ‘Y’, who was born at
the same time to Nand and Yashoda in the village
of Gokul across the Yamuna. According to
Shvetashvatar Upanishad, God has many divine
powers and his most important personal power is
called ‘Y’ or Ahladini Shakti.

81. Yogamaya

82. The term ‘Z’ traces its roots to the Indian practice
of Dhyāna (meditation). ‘Z’ is a school of
Mahayana Buddhism that originated
in China during the Tang dynasty as Chan
Buddhism. It was strongly influenced by Taoism,
and developed as a distinct school of Chinese
Buddhism. From China, Chan Buddhism spread
south to Vietnam, northeast to Korea and east
to Japan, where it became known as Seon
Buddhism and Japanese ‘Z’, respectively.

83. The term ‘Z’ traces its roots to the Indian practice
of Dhyāna (meditation). ‘Z’ is a school of
Mahayana Buddhism that originated
in China during the Tang dynasty as Chan
Buddhism. It was strongly influenced by Taoism,
and developed as a distinct school of Chinese
Buddhism. From China, Chan Buddhism spread
south to Vietnam, northeast to Korea and east
to Japan, where it became known as Seon
Buddhism and Japanese ‘Z’, respectively.

87.  10 AV QUESTIONS (CLOCKWISE)
 +10/0 ON BOUNCE & +10/-10 ON POUNCE
 MAXIMUM 5 POUNCES PER TEAM
 10 SEC. FOR DIRECT, IF THERE’S NO POUNCE & NO TIME ON BOUNCE
 NO TIME FOR BOUNCE AFTER THE POUNCE(S)
 FIRST ANSWER HEARD FROM A TEAM WOULD BE TAKEN
 NORMAL QUIZZING NORMS APPLIED

89. Identify the singer.

90. Identify the singer.

91. Gautam Halder

92. Identify the speaker.

93. Identify the speaker.

94. Arnab Goswami

95. Identify the viral sensation.

98. ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, the National Anthem of Bangladesh was
written by Rabindranath Tagore. It is believed that Indira Devi, the
daughter of Satyendranath Tagore jotted down the musical
notation of the song. But the poet himself had admitted that the
melody of the hymn is derived from a very famous song “Ami
kothay pabo tare …”, by a famous baul.
Identify the famous baul.

99. ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’, the National Anthem of Bangladesh was
written by Rabindranath Tagore. It is believed that Indira Devi, the
daughter of Satyendranath Tagore jotted down the musical
notation of the song. But the poet himself had admitted that the
melody of the hymn is derived from a very famous song “Ami
kothay pabo tare …”, by a famous baul.
Identify the famous baul.

100. Gagan Harkara

101. Identify the viral sensation who has
initiated the ‘Kiki Challenge’

104. Who penned down the soulful song
‘Asatoma Sadgamaya’ form the Bengali
film ‘Khaad’?

106. Shreejato

107. Identify the singer.

108. Identify the singer.

109. Shreejato

110. Identify the singer.

111. Identify the singer.

112. Parambrata Chattopadhyay

113. The ‘Trivago Man’, the model shown in the
‘Trivago’ advertisements is Trivago’s
Country Development Head (India).
Identify the man.

115. Abhinav Kumar

116. Identify the organization, whose’ thought
provoking video regarding the ills of global warming
is doing the rounds at the social media.

121.  5 QUESTIONS ON A COMMON THEME (INDIAN BANKS)
 WRITTEN ROUND
 10 MARKS FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER
 +10 BONUS FOR A FULL HOUSE
 NORMAL QUIZZING NORMS APPLIED

123. The Slogan of the Bank is “… the name
you can BANK upon.”
Identify the bank.

125. What do the three blue stripes in the symbol of
Allahabad Bank signify?

127. Symbol is Goddess Lakshmi, inside the star in the logo of
the Bank means your money will increase by the blessings
of Maa (mother) Lakshmi and safe inside the star. Stars
represent branches spread all over the world, like stars
everywhere in the sky and that all customers are like family
members. The Slogan of the Bank is “Relationships beyond
banking.”
Identify the bank.

129. The Symbol of the Bank is a set of 2 interlinked triangles.
It represents the bond between the Bank and its many stake
holders – from customers and employees to investors, institutions
and society at large. The colour palette and typography have been
carefully chosen. The rich blue represents stability, scale and
depth. This contrasts with accents of bright yellow that evokes
optimism, warmth and energy. The Slogan of the Bank is
“Together we can build a better life around us.”
Identify the bank.

131. Symbol of infinity denotes a Bank that is prepared to do anything
and to go to any lengths for the customer. The blue pointer on
the top represents the philosophy of the Bank that is always
looking for growth and newer directions. The key hole
represents safety and security. The chain indicates togetherness.
The colours blue and red denote dynamism and solidity. The
Slogan of the bank is “Much more to do with ‘U’ in focus.”
Identify the bank.

135. The Slogan of the Bank is “… the name
you can BANK upon.”
Identify the bank.

137. What do the three blue stripes in the symbol of
Allahabad Bank signify?

138. The three blue stripes in the symbol of Allahabad Bank
means Triveni Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati
at Allahabad.

139. Symbol is Goddess Lakshmi, inside the star in the logo of
the Bank means your money will increase by the blessings
of Maa (mother) Lakshmi and safe inside the star. Stars
represent branches spread all over the world, like stars
everywhere in the sky and that all customers are like family
members. The Slogan of the Bank is “Relationships beyond
banking.”
Identify the bank.

141. The Symbol of the Bank is a set of 2 interlinked triangles.
It represents the bond between the Bank and its many stake
holders – from customers and employees to investors, institutions
and society at large. The colour palette and typography have been
carefully chosen. The rich blue represents stability, scale and
depth. This contrasts with accents of bright yellow that evokes
optimism, warmth and energy. The Slogan of the Bank is
“Together we can build a better life around us.”
Identify the bank.

143. Symbol of infinity denotes a Bank that is prepared to do anything
and to go to any lengths for the customer. The blue pointer on
the top represents the philosophy of the Bank that is always
looking for growth and newer directions. The key hole
represents safety and security. The chain indicates togetherness.
The colours blue and red denote dynamism and solidity. The
Slogan of the bank is “Much more to do with ‘U’ in focus.”
Identify the bank.

147.  10 QUESTIONS (ANTI-CLOCKWISE)
 +10/0 ON BOUNCE & +10/-10 ON POUNCE
 MAXIMUM 5 POUNCES PER TEAM
 20 SEC. FOR DIRECT, IF THERE’S NO POUNCE & NO TIME ON BOUNCE
 NO TIME FOR BOUNCE AFTER THE POUNCE(S)
 FIRST ANSWER HEARD FROM A TEAM WOULD BE TAKEN
 NORMAL QUIZZING NORMS APPLIED

149. The lady in the picture is the current captain of
Indian women’ hockey team. She had carried the
Indian Tricolour at the closing ceremony of the just
concluded 18th Asian Games, 2018 .
Identify the lady.

151. Rani Rampal

152. Kerala, still recovering from the worst floods in
nearly a century, is now battling an outbreak
of leptospirosis. The infection is caused by a
bacterium. The symptoms of the disease are similar
to the flu. The disease is commonly known by the
name of a certain animal.
What is the common name of leptospirosis?

154. Rat Fever

155. The Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkumar Rao starrer ‘Stree’ is
based on the legend of ‘Nale Ba’. Legend has it that in
the 1990s, before Bengaluru became what it is today, a
witch used to roam the streets of the city and hunt for
prey. Panic spread among the people until a solution
was found – ‘Nale Ba’ was written on the door to ward
off the evil spirit.
What is the meaning of ‘Nale Ba’?

157. Come Tomorrow

158. This 17-year old swimmer from Shreerampore, Hooghly
has created a World Record after winning the longest
swimming race of the world, the 81 k.m. swimming
competition (from Ahiran to Berhampore), on the 26th of
August, 2018.
Identify the swimming champ.

160. Apurba Saha

161. ‘Kakababur Protyaborton’, the yet to be
released ‘Kakababu’ flick is based on
which novel of Sunil Gangopadhyay?

163. Jongoler Modhye Ekti Hotel

164. The famous toes of which Indian
athlete is shown?

166. Swapna Barman

167. Which famous presenter’s voice could
be heard in the backdrop of announcing
the Independence of India?

169. Birendra Krishna Bhadra

170. X is a renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and
public speaker from Telangana. He has taught
Telugu literature to graduate and undergraduate
students for about 40 years. He is known as an
orator and had addressed thousands of public
gatherings. He founded ’Srujana’ (creation), a
forum for modern literature in Telugu, in 1966 as a
quarterly and later turned it into a monthly and
successfully brought it out till 1992. He was one of
the founders of Viplava Rachayitala Sangahm
(Revolutionary Writers' Association), popularly
known by its acronym Virasam.
Identify X.

171. X is a renowned poet, journalist, literary critic, and
public speaker from Telangana. He has taught
Telugu literature to graduate and undergraduate
students for about 40 years. He is known as an
orator and had addressed thousands of public
gatherings. He founded ’Srujana’ (creation), a
forum for modern literature in Telugu, in 1966 as a
quarterly and later turned it into a monthly and
successfully brought it out till 1992. He was one of
the founders of Viplava Rachayitala Sangahm
(Revolutionary Writers' Association), popularly
known by its acronym Virasam.
Identify X.

172. Varvara Rao

173. Who composed the famous song
“Bharat amar Bharatbarsha …”
from the film ‘Charmurti’?

175. Shibdas Bandopadhyay

176. Identify the organization, whose’
thought provoking video regarding the
needs of water conservation is doing
the rounds at the social media.

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