- 6 teams qualify from the prelims for the stage rounds of a quiz competition. Electronic devices are prohibited and the quizmasters' decisions are final. - Questions cover topics like the Battle of Saragarhi, individuals like Pranab Mukherjee, and the massacre of a royal family by Prince Dipendra of Nepal. - Identifications are sought for companies, firsts like William Gladstone's budget briefcase, submarine classes, and locations associated with organizations like Scotland Yard. - Phobias, media figures, painters, characters from Hindu epics, and branded goods are among the other people and things identified. - The final question explains identification marks used on coins at different Indian mints

2. RULES
• Format- 6 teams qualify from the prelims for the stage
rounds.
• Write down the answers on the sheets provided.
• Star marked questions are meant to be tie-breakers. Keep
an eye out for them.
• No negative marking.
• Use of modern electronic technology is prohibited. Make
do with the good ol’ human brain.
• Accept the decision of the quizmasters as final and
binding. It’s good for your health.

4. Q. 1*
• These 21 men held their position for a day against 10,000
Afghans in hand to hand combat. UNESCO published this
battle as one of the eight collective stories on bravery.
Which battle ?

6. A. 1*
• Battle of Saragarhi

7. Q. 2
• Identify the event.

8. A. 2
• Declaration of Emergency

9. Q. 3
• Identify the two people sitting either side of Indira Gandhi.

10. A. 3
• Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Benazir Bhutto

11. Q. 4
• Which country released this postage stamp?

12. A. 4
• USA

13. Q. 5
• Identify this person.

14. A. 5
• Pranab Mukherjee

15. Q. 6*
• According to reports, X had been drinking heavily, smoked
large quantities of hashish and had "misbehaved" with a
guest, which resulted in his father, Y, telling his oldest son
to leave the party. The drunken X was taken to his room
by his brother Z and cousin W.One hour later, X returned
to the party armed with an H&K MP5, a Franchi SPAS-12
and an M16 and fired a single shot into the ceiling before
turning the gun on his father. Seconds later, X shot one of
his aunts. He then shot his uncle U in the chest at point-
blank range when he tried to stop X……Series of events
led to the massacre of a royal family.
• Identify X and Y.

16. A. 6*
• X- Prince Dipendra
• Y- King Birendra

17. Q. 7
• This company was founded in 1983 in Vapi with five
products to treat psychiatry ailments.
• Cardiology products were introduced in 1987 followed
by gastroenterology products in 1989.
• It has recently bought GSKs opiates business in Australia
• Identify the company

18. A. 7
• Sun Pharma

19. Q. 8
• What is this the first example of?

20. A. 8
• First Budget Briefcase for William Gladstone in 1860.

21. Q. 9*
• INS Sindhurakshak was a Russian-made X- class diesel-
electric submarine of the Indian Navy.
• The submarine suffered a minor fire incident in 2010 and
a major one on 14 August 2013, which resulted in its
sinking at Mumbai's naval dockyard.
• Identify X.

22. A. 9*
• X= Kilo/ Sindhughosh

23. Q. 10
• The name X derives from the location of the original
Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place,
which had a rear entrance on a street by the same name.
• The New York Times wrote in 1964 that just as Wall
Street gave its name to New York's financial district, X
became the name for police activity in Y.
• Identify X and Y.

24. A. 10
• X= Scotland Yard
• Y= London

25. Q. 11*
• Identify

26. A. 11*
• Large Hadron Collider

27. Q. 12
• What was unique about this album?

28. A. 12
• 2 possible answers-
• An actual tie and handkerchief was given with the LP
record.
• It was three-sided LP record.

29. Q. 13
• What is fear of the number 13 called?

30. A. 13
• Triskaidekaphobia

31. Q. 14
• What did the media call the man with a British accent who
is wearing black in this image?

32. A. 14
• Jihadi John (Mohammed Emwazi)

33. Q. 15
• Sugandha Bai was the muse of a famous painter.
• This painter was the first to have depicted something in
human form that resulted in a great controversy.
• He was patronized by the then Maharaja of Travancore.
• Identify the painter

34. A. 15
• Raja Ravi Verma

35. Q. 16
• Prativindhya, Satanika, Sutasoma, Srutasena and
Srutakarma.
• What are they collectively known as?

36. A. 16
• Upapandavas

37. Q. 17
• Identify the company which owns this brand.

38. A. 17
• Mondelez International

39. Q. 18*
• Identify the event.

40. A. 18*
• Soapbox Race

41. Q. 19
• Connect.

42. A. 19
• Eicher Motors Ltd.

43. Q. 20
• What is this?
1. Bill's Story
2. There Is A Solution
3. More About X
4. We Agnostics
5. How It Works
6. Into Action
7. Working With Others
8. To Wives
9. The Family Afterward
10. To Employers
11. A Vision For You

44. A. 20
• The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.

45. Q. 21*
• Give funda
1. Kolkata- No mark
2. Mumbai- or ‘B’ or ‘M’
3. Hyderabad- or
4. Noida-

46. A. 21*
• Indian Government Mints identification marks on coins.