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RULES
• TWO GENERIC ROUNDS.
• PRELIMS SELECT 6 TEAMS FOR THE FINALS
• PRELIMS CONSIST OF 20 QUESTIONS, A POINT FOR EACH
• STAR-MARKED QUESTIONS ARE TIE-BREAKERS. NO NEGATIVES.
• TRUST YOUR CONSCIENCE AND PLAY FAIR. CHEATERS ARE IN FOR
MAJOR EMBARRASSMENT IN THE FINALS. C’EST LA VIE.
• QM RESERVES HIS RIGHTS FOR FINAL JUDGEMENTS.

*1. Formula for success?
Caffeine + Taurine + B-group vitamins + Sugars +
Alpine Spring Water = _______

2.Top of the pile
X is next to Walmart only in the list of Fortune 500
companies. It is easily the highest ranked chemical
company in the list and has been so consistently.
Id X?

3. Is it December already?
In Petroleum and Natural
Gas extraction, X is an assembly of
valves, spools, and fittings connected
to the top of a well to direct and
control the flow of formation fluids
from the well.

4. Doodle Time
 This is a google doodle in recognition to Ladislao José Biro’s 117th
birthday. You might have not heard of him until now, but his
invention has gone on to write history.What did he invent? Give a
specific answer.

*5 But there were only three states
right??
 X is a structure periodic in time and space. It extends the
idea of a crystal to four dimensions. It was recently
confirmed as the newest state of matter.

6. CNTs
 In a recent research done by MIT, water
was found to exist in solid state in carbon
Nano tubes. What is so unique about it?

7. Is it good enough ?
 The guy who gave us rechargeable Lithium Ion batteries.

8. Adding color to our lives!
 X is an entity that emits light of specific frequencies if electricity or light
is applied to it. X is used in modern day LEDs to produce millions of
colors. Id X.

*10.
Winston Churchill labelled this drug a 'miraculous' discovery in
1945. Time magazine called it 'A benefactor of all humanity'.
60 years later, this drug was linked with cancer, diabetes and
has been shown to trigger some really eerie hormonal
responses and has been banned in the U.S.A. , U.K. and 2
dozen other countries.
India is the only country still manufacturing it and is also, not
surprisingly, its largest consumer. Id the drug.

11. Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that was adopted
in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16
February 2005. Tackling which global problem was the aim of this
treaty?

12
 This is a private sector crude oil refinery owned by Reliance
Industries in India. The refinery was commissioned on 14
July 1999 with an installed capacity of 668,000 barrels per
day (106,200 m3/d). It is currently the largest refinery in the
world.

13.You can try calling Jarvis
In the movie Iron Man 2, which hypothetical element was
synthesized by Tony Stark to replace palladium in the arc
reactor ?

*14. Never voted, but that's just me :D
 Z is the only company in India authorized to produce inedible
ink, which is used in elections to prevent people from voting
multiple times.

15.
 Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by
severe X poisoning and was first discovered in Minamata city
in Japan, in 1956. It was caused by the release of Y in the
industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical
factory, from 1932 to 1968 leading to the infamous
Minamata Bay Disaster.
 Give X & Y.

16. I am the one who knocks
Fans of the hit TV show Breaking Bad
may be familiar with meth or crystal
meth.What is the full name of meth?

17. I'm on fire
One of India's largest and most productive coal fields, it's also
home to some of the longest burning fires in the world.
The first recorded coal fire broke out in 1916, and fires have
burned there ever since. What are we talking about?

18.
 X is the only fabric where the play of texture is so unique that
no two fabrics are absolutely identical, thus lending it's
exlusivity in terms of feel and texture. Id X.

19
X was founded in 1926 by brothers Conrad and Marcel X from
the Alsace region in France as the "Société de prospection
électrique" (French: Electric Prospecting Company). They
invented wireline logging as a technique for obtaining downhole
data in oil and gas wells.Today, it continues to build on the
industry's longest track record of providing leading edge E&P
technology to develop new advancements-from reservoir to
surface.

20. Wait what?
This part of the earth has the weakest
protection from the Ultra Violet rays of the
sun. Which place am I talking about ?

3.
In Petroleum and Natural
Gas extraction, X is an assembly of
valves, spools, and
fittings connected to the top of a
well to direct and control the flow
of formation fluids from the well.

4. Doodle Time
 This is a google doodle in recognition to Ladislao José Biro’s 117th
birthday. You might have not heard of him until now, but his invention
has gone on to write history.What did he invent?

*5. But there were only three states
right??
 X is a structure periodic in time and space. It extends the
idea of a crystal to four dimensions. It was recently
confirmed as the newest state of matter.

Space-Time Crystal(Time Crystal)

Even at high temperatures, above its
Boiling Point, water was found to exist
in solid state.

8. 16 million colors
 X is an entity that emits light of specific frequencies if electricity or light
is applied to it. X is used in modern day LEDs to produce millions
of colours. Id X?

11. Kyoto Protocol
The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty that was
adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered
into force on 16 February 2005. Tackling which global
problem was the aim of this treaty?

 The Kyoto Protocol is an international treaty which extends the 1992
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
that commits State Parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,
based on the premise that (a) global warming exists and (b) human-
made CO2 emissions have caused it.

12.
 This is a private sector crude oil refinery owned by Reliance
Industries in India. The refinery was commissioned on 14
July 1999 with an installed capacity of 668,000 barrels per
day (106,200 m3/d). It is currently the largest refinery in the
world.

Jamnagar Refinery(Reliance Industries Ltd.)
Gujrat, India

*14.
 Z is the only company in India authorized to produce inedible ink, which is used in
elections to prevent people from voting multiple times.

Mysore Paints and Varnishes Ltd.

15.
 Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe X poisoning
and was first discovered in Minamata city in Japan, in 1956. It was caused by the
release of Y in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical
factory, from 1932 to 1968 leading to the infamous Minamata Bay Disaster.
 Give X & Y.

16.
Fans of the hit TV show Breaking Bad
may be familiar with meth or crystal
meth.What is the full name of meth?

17. Burn Burn Burn
One of India's largest and most productive coal fields, it's also
home to some of the longest burning fires in the world.
The first recorded coal fire broke out in 1916, and fires have
burned there ever since. What are we talking about?

19.
X was founded in 1926 by brothers Conrad and Marcel X from the Alsace region in
France as the "Société de prospection électrique" (French: Electric Prospecting
Company). They invented wireline logging as a technique for obtaining downhole
data in oil and gas wells.Today, it continues to build on the industry's longest track
record of providing leading edge E&P technology to develop new advancements-from
reservoir to surface.

20.
This part of the earth has the weakest
protection from the Ultra Violet rays of the
sun. Which place am I talking about ?

20. Antarctica
The depletion of ozone layer in the Antarctic
has resulted in the formation of a hole in ozone
layer over the Antarctic.

ROUND I (INFINITE BOUNCE)
POUNCE: +15 / -10
DIRECT: +10 / 0

1. Id X&Y?
 Chemical engineers are in huge demand in the FMCG
industry. X is an Indian FMCG company that owns Frooti,
Appy, LMN, Hippo and Bailey. Several X's soda brands
including Citra, Thums Up, Maaza, Limca and Gold Spot were
sold to Coca Cola in 1993 for a reported $40 million. At the
time of sale, X's brands together had a 60% market share in
the industry. The brand was especially strong in South India.
Citra was phased out by 2000 to make way for Coke's
international brand, Y.

2
 X results from the sudden formation of a large volume of
lower-density gases at any altitude, causing a little something
called Rayleigh–Taylor instability, which describes the
interaction between two fluids of different densities when they
are forced together and subjected to acceleration. It is
produced when large amount of energy is released with hot
gas that quickly rises meets the cool air above it and is
literally pushed downwards forming the distinctive cap.

3
X is a permanent, intergovernmental Organization, of 13
nations, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members
(Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela) As of 2015, the
13 countries accounted for an estimated 42 percent of global oil
production and 73 percent of the world's "proven" oil reserves,
giving X a major influence on global oil prices

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)

4.
Bayer AG is a German multinational chemical, pharmaceutical
and life sciences company. Bayer's first and best known product
was X, which is still a registered trademark of Bayer in more
than 80 other countries. X is one of the most widely used
medications globally used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation,
to reduce the risk of death from a heart attack, or the risk of
stroke in some circumstances. ID X?

5. Which multi-national conglomerate ?
X was educated at the University of Copenhagen ( presently
"Technical University of Denmark"). He came to India in 1937 as
a chemical engineer working for F. L. Smidth & Co. of
Copenhagen. Partnering with his former schoolmate and fellow
employee Y, he set up _________ in 1938.They saw
opportunities in India at a time, when few Europeans had
realised the country's potential for industrial growth and thus
gradually transformed _________ into a large business house
with diverse interests, that went on to become one of the most
successful Indian companies.

Larsen & Toubro(L&T)
 X-Henning Holck-Larsen
 Y- Søren Kristian Toubro

6. Caught in controversy
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain is a
2014 historical
drama film directed by Ravi
Kumar. It was a hugely
controversial film but still
the Madhya Pradesh government
exempted it from paying tax.
What event is it based on and why
has it been made in the first
place?

The film was made to mark the 30th
anniversary of the infamous Bhopal Gas
Tragedy.

7.
 W.D. & H.O. Wills was a British tobacco importer and
cigarette manufacturer formed in Bristol, England. In 1901,
the Imperial Tobacco Company was formed from a merger of
W.D. & H.O. Wills with seven other British tobacco
companies.It is its Indian subsidiary/counterpart that we know
very well. This company still honours WD & HO Wells
through their trademark product.Which & How?
 Bonus - The company has been in the news recently for
something that happened for the 1st time in 2 decades.

ITC Limited
W.D. & H.O. Wells is printed on every cigarette pack of an ITC brand
New CEO-Sanjiv Puri started his tenure from 5th Feb

8.
The "Polyester Prince-The Rise of X" is an unauthorized biography of
Indian business tycoon and Y founder X. The book was written by
Australian journalist Hamish McDonald and first published by Allen &
Unwin, an Australian publisher, in 1998. The book was never published in
India and was banned there.The book illustrates X's journey from
school teacher's son to a business tycoon while also documenting his
influence on politics and some of the allegations made against him.

X-Dhirubhai Ambani
Y-Reliance Industries

9. Pulled the trigger now he's dead
X is a substance scientifically correlated to the muscle tissue of
an animal which is comparable to human muscle tissue in
which the effects of bullet wounds can be simulated. Id X ?

10.
X is an India-based company engaged in the exploration and
production of oil and natural gas, refining of crude oil, and
marketing of petroleum products. It operates a major refinery in
Vadinar, Gujarat, India, which made it the second largest non-
state refiner in India in 2009. In October 2016, Russia's state-
owned oil company, Rosneft bought a 98% stake in X, along
with Russian investment fund United Capital, in a deal worth
$13 billion.

11.
Recently, Intel's engineers noticed that a huge number of
customers from just two countries, namely India and China,
were complaining of motherboard failures. When these
engineers researched the issue, they attributed it to the
presence of element X in the air. The relatively high
concentration of X was found to be a result of the
overexploitation of Y for energy generation in both these
countries.

12.
The Western India plywood limited is a factory in Kannur, Kerala.
They are producing hardboards and plywoods since 1962. However,
in the early days of December 2016 they bought tons of briquets of a
new ingredient to their production unit at the rate of ₹250 per metric
ton from a generous supplier ready to bear the transportation
expenses. Their engineers found an appropriate mixture so as 95%
wood pulp and 5% of the processed newly bought ingredient would
increase the quality of their product.
What is their new ingredient and who was their supplier ?

The new ingredient is the old (Rs 500,1000) notes / the
Demonetized Notes.
The Supplier is RBI Trivandram

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