2. 1.A was the inspiration for B.C was
inspired by both A and B. Identify the
painters.
•A shows Napoleon's soldiers
executing Spanish civilians under the
orders of Joachim Murat.
•B shows the Execution of the
Emperor Maximilian .
•C is a protest against US’
deployment of troops under United
Nations flag during the Korean War.
8. 3.This word was originally derived from the mural decoration of
excavated classical grottoes. It consisted of panels where fantastic
shapes of human beings and animals were joined together by flowers,
garlands into a symmetrical design covering the wall or ceiling. It was a
very popular form of art in the 16th century. The term came to be applied
to things of distorted exaggeration and humour in various art forms and
otherwise. Which word?
11. 4.Jai Dev’s Geet Govinda was seen as one of the earliest inspirations
for what that originated in the Himalayan foothills of Punjab and had a
life span, more less from 1650 to 1820? It was first found at Basholi and
then echoed in places like Bilaspur, Guler,Jammu, Kangra and Mandi.
17. 6. When his mother passed away in 1909 he decided to name his
company after her. The steel he used was called acier inoxydable and
he used Carbon 0.52 %,Chrome 15 %,Manganese 0.45 %,
Molybdenum 0.5 %,Silicium 0.6 %.His product is now at times
metaphorically used to describe the usefulness of a something. What
are we talking about?
32. 11.
• This place in Turkey gives name to something in New Delhi that has
been designed with stone walls, wooden pillars and cushion-
covered stools at mock log-top tables. What has it given a name to?
35. 12.
• What is the prominence of this 200 odd lined poem called The
Child (also The Kid), which is further divided into 10 sections?
“What of the night, they ask
No answer comes
For the blind Time gropes in a maze and knows not its path or
purpose.
The darkness in the valley stares like the dead eye sockets of a
giant,
The clouds like a nightmare oppress the sky
And massive shadows lie scattered…
40. • Max number of Guinness Records.
• Over 250 of them.
41. 14.
• This man appears on
the cover of a
historical book whose
content is dated from
1791-1977. The
picture is from 1977.
• How is he mostly
remembered as?
47. 16.
• Prudential Finance promises strength, stability and might.
They adopted and based their logo on a geographical feature
to mean the same.
• It is home to about 250 Barbary Macaques, which is the only
wild primate found in Europe (so says Wiki). The Greeks called
it mons calpe.
• Which crown property is this?
50. 17.
• He was raised in Weimar and worked under the apprenticeship
of Dr.Federic Konher. Later, he opened a small workshop of his
own, where he perfected his trade. His first innovation was to
make simpler microscopes. By 1861, his instruments were
considered to be the best. He also developed compound
microscopes.
• Which surname?
61. Robert Zemeckis Movies
• Beowulf
• Forrest Gump – Winston Groom
• Chares Dickens – A Christmas Carol
• Who Framed Roger Rabit?
• I Wanna Hold your Hand – A docu on the Beatles’ show at
TESS.
65. 22.
• When Sahani’s Bazi was being shot, he brought in` someone
to do a casting test. He turned out to be so good with his
specific role, that it reminded Guru Dutt of his favourite single
malt.
• What’s the story?
68. 23.
• Which company gets its name from a quality symbol they
would mark all their headphones with after it passed the
quality test? This became so popular that they renamed the
company and also incorporated the same on their logo.
71. 24.
• The FBI’s Crime Classification Manual categorises it as
Organised, Disorganised and Manual. And,some of the most
common reasons as cited by the same are Visionary, Mission
Oriented, Hedonistic, Lust, Thrill, Comfort and Power. The
number 3 and 30 days are the determining factor. What?
74. 25.
• X Hurling is a Scottish sport where the competitors fight to
throw a X as far as possible from atop a pedestal, usually a
whiskey barrel. There are two variations of the sport – a
professional one and another for festivities.
• The X should weigh 500 grams, with a maximum diameter of
18 cm and length of 22 cm. An allowance of ±30 grams is
given and this weight is used in both junior and middle weight
events.
• The heavyweight event allows it up to 1 kg in weight, but the
standard weight of 850 grams is more common, with an
allowance of ±50 grams
77. 26.
• It was started by an Australian known only by his pseudonym,
Juan Mann when he commenced his campaign at the Pitt
Street Mall, at central Sydney. However, he had to wait fifteen
minutes before an elderly lady came up to him.
• He recounts “ I went out to a party one night and a completely
random person came up to me ……... I felt like a king! It was
greatest thing that ever happened”. And, this was after
months of a spell of personal difficulties. This was how he got
the idea.
• What?
