This is the Prelims of the Inter-Collegiate Quiz held at Dayapuram College of Arts and Science for Women held on 27/10/16.

1.  20 questions
 25 points
 Q11-15 is starred questions and will be
considered in case of a tie.
 Q16-20 are 2 pointers.
 Switch off your Mobile phones.
 Think simple and feel free to guess.

2.  On 11 Sep 1855, he was attacked and
murdered at his residence by 2 Moplah
fanatics namedV Emalu and PThenu (who
had escaped from prison a month before).
 Who?

4.  The only name inscribed in theTaj Mahal is
Amanat Khan Shiraji. He was born Abdul Haq
and rechristenedAmanat Khan for his
virtuosity.
 What was his contribution?

6.  This ancient city was located on the banks of the
Narmada and was the capital of Heheya
kingdom. Its most famous king was Kartavirya
Arjuna who was later killed by Parasurama.
 Name the city. (0.5 points)
 The question is of course, how does this city find
its name so popular today?. (0.5 points)

8.  Every year sometime in September, Ibrahim
Pasha and Imran Pasha from Jagjeevan Ram
Nagar in Bangalore send a special consignment
to Shah Rukh’s house in Mumbai with a special
consignment worth 2.5 Lakhs rupees.They are
flown to Mumbai for a week with all expenses
paid for by SRK.
 What’s special about this consignment?

10.  The 2014 Oscars ceremony took place on the
2nd of March, a change from the usual late-
February slot in order to avoid a clash with
which event?

12.  Sierra Leone is a country inWest Africa that is
bordered by Guinea to the northeast, Liberia to the
southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the
southwest. In recognition of the contributions to
the war-torn country by Bangladeshi
peacekeepers, a defense ministry spokesman
announced something way back in 2002 November
and that is the historic announcement .
 How did they give tribute to Bangladesh?

14.  This plaque at the Hawks NestTunnel inWest
Virginia commemorates the death of 109
workers who died due to lack of protective gear
while mining for silica in the 1930’s.
 Which company, that was responsible for
another disaster, owned the Hawks Nest
Tunnel?

17. From the middle of the 18th century, the place
became a popular destination for the ailing because
the microclimate in the high valley was deemed
excellent by doctors and recommended for lung
disease patients. Robert Louis Stevenson, who
suffered from tuberculosis, wintered there in 1880 at
the recommendation of his Edinburgh physician Dr.
George Balfour. Arthur Conan Doyle wrote an article
about skiing at this place in 1899.
The place is known for an annual event.
Identify the place or the annual event.

19.  Whose voyage?

21.  Advisor, Boston Consulting Group
 President (Business Development), Reliance Industries
 Executive Director, Infrastructure Development
Finance Company (1997-2006)
 Member, Integrated Energy Policy Committee,
Government of India (2004-2006)
 Non-Executive Director,Gujarat State Petroleum
Corporation
 Non-Executive Director, Multi Commodity
Exchange of India Limited
 ____________________________________.
 FITB.

24.  Yoshinori Sakai was the Olympic torchbearer who lit
the cauldron at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in
Tokyo.Though he has never competed in the
Olympics, he won a gold medal in 1600 m relay and a
silver in 400 m at 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok.
 Why was he chosen for the job?

25.  He was born on the day of the atomic bombing
of Hiroshima and was chosen for the role to
symbolize Japan's postwar reconstruction and
peace.

26. • On 4 May 1951, Sir Hugh Beaver, then the managing director
of the X, went on a shooting party in the North Slob, by the
River Slaney in CountyWexford, Ireland. He became involved
in an argument over which was the fastest game bird in
Europe, the koshin golde plover or the grouse.
• This prompted him to do something .What?

27.  He was the director of Guinness Breweries.

28. Both he and his half-sister Ellen worked with his
older half-brother, James when he foundedThe
Detroit News in 1873. He started as an office boy at
the paper.With financial support from sister Ellen,
he went on to begin or acquire some 25
newspapers.This was the beginning of a media
empire that is now the _______ Company.
The company is most known for organizing a
national contest since 1925 and won by Frank
Neuhauser that year.
Id the company or the contest.

30.  Whose portrait, done by AbanindranathTagore
in water color on paper, circa 1905?

32.  In the first election this person won before
entering the Lok Sabha, he coined the slogan
‘_________ ________, Jeetega Zaroor’ which
paved his way to become the President of the
Student Union at St. Stephens, New Delhi in
1974.
FITB to get this person’s name.

35.  X, is one of the biggest cities in present day
Afghanistan quite infamous for being the
birthplace ofTaliban. It is believed to have its
name derived from an ancient kingdomY.The
princess of Y, was married to the King of
Hastinapur, and her brother is best known for
masterminding the infamous Game of Dice
between the Pandavas and Kauravas.
 Identify X andY.

37.  The Hindu newspaper is a part of our daily lives today.
The crest of the newspaper has two characters from
Indian mythology, X andY positioned on the two ends
of the crest. In the Mahabharata, it is said that X rose
from the churning of the cosmic ocean by the demons
and gods to acquire Amrita, and was ordered by
Brahma to give milk and ghee for rituals.Y is Indra’s
vehicle, and in the MahabharataY is also said to have
emerged due to the churning of the cosmic ocean. In
the logo, it represents strength and power.
 Identify X andY.

39.  Name the instrument.(1 point)
Name the inventor.(1 point)

41.  DuringWorldWar I, large reserves of a particular
commodity accumulated in Karnataka because
it could not be exported to Europe. On the
advice of Sir M.Visweshwaraiya, the Maharaja
of Mysore Nalvadi KrishnarajaWodeyar
established a factory in 1916 to manufacture
which product, now a fairly well-known brand?
 In 2006, who was selected as the first brand
ambassador of this product?

43.  Identify the person marked.(1 point)
 Identify the football team.(1 point)

44.  Gandhi founded two football clubs, in
Johannesburg and Pretoria, both called the
Passive Resisters.
 When he began his struggle in South Africa,
Gandhi used the game to promote his
political philosophy of non-violent resistance
and to socially uplift and integrate the Indian
community.