Prelims Questions

1. ENGINEERS’ DAY QUIZ
• KINDLY SWITCH OFF YOUR PHONES AND PUT IT IN BAGS.
• SIT ATLEAST A SEAT AWAY FROM OTHER TEAMS.

10. Rules & Regulations
• माना की गूगल भगवान है लेककन भगवान को ज्यादा परेशान ना ककया जाए।
Use of electronic gadgets is prohibited.
• जब क
ु छ ना आते हुए भी एग्जाम पेपर में अपनी कलाकारी कदखाते हो तो यहााँ क्ोों नहीों?
Feel free to guess the answers.
• यहााँ ना तो कोई 'ओल्ड गॉड' हैं ना तो कोई 'न्यू‘|
Quizmasters are the only supreme powers.
• बुरी नज़र वाले तेरा मुोंह काला|
Cheating will lead to immediate disqualification and public humiliation.
• हॉनन ओक
े प्लीज|
In case you have the habit of asking unnecessary doubts, feel free to ask us. Do not
discuss amongst yourselves.

11. Engineer’s Day Quiz - Prelims
Consists of 15 Questions.
Marking Scheme +1 -0
No Partial marks for two part questions.
Brevity & Conciseness will be appreciated.
No points for ESSAY Writing.
*Marked questions will be used as tie breakers.

13. The name of this brand owned by Perfetti van Melle that most 90's kids
would remember from their childhood derives from the German for
'love' and a particular geographical feature. The latter can also be seen
in the snowy imagery seen on its packaging. It earlier had the tagline
“jee lalchajaye raha na jaye”.
Which brand/product is being talked about?
Q 1.

15. Q 2.
X is a television program and international music franchise which
features studio-recorded music performances by established and
emerging artists. It is the longest-running annual television music show
in Y, running annually since 2008. Following success in Y after its first
launch, X has become an international franchise. In India, X is officially
titled as X@MTV.
Name the show X and the country Y.

17. Q 3. Connect and Identify X.
• 2009- The Fastest, Most Powerful X Yet
• 2010- This changes everything, again
• 2011- The most amazing X yet
• 2012- The biggest thing to happen to X since X
• 2013 For the colourful2014 Bigger than bigger
• 2015- The only thing that's changed is everything
• 2016- A big step for small
• 2017-A new generation of X 2018 Brilliant, in every way
• 2019-Just the right amount of everything
• 2020- Blast past fast
• 2021- Your new superpower.
• 2022- Pro. Beyond.

19. Q 4. Identify the advertiser

21. Q 5.
This is about a cheeky Pepsi ad to wish the festival X and that directly referenced its
biggest competitor, Coca-Cola. On the left, you can see Pepsi’s ad from 2013. On
the right side, though, there is a Coke fan’s hilarious response.
Identify the festival X.

23. Q 6.
Above is the picture of the oldest engineering college constructed by and for the
Britishers and only civil engineering was taught. It still exists to this day and is run
under a different name.
What is the college currently named as?

25. Q 7.
X is a one of the largest MNC in the world. It was founded by Y, who
was once a unicyclist in the circus in his early life and after eventually
becoming vice-president of the DE Shaw and Co, he left DE Shaw in
1994 to launch his own company initially named as ‘Cadabra’ but later
he changed it’s name to X. X also have some other name like
relentless.com, awake.com, bookmail.com.
Identify the company X and it’s founder Y.

27. Q 8.
What is the connection between all these companies?

29. Q 9.
Until 1956, there were only three technical institutes in India for mining
and metallurgical engineering . To fill the void and also with the aim of
harnessing the ample mineral resources in the region, the institute was
set up on as "Government College of Mining and Metallurgy“. Given
below is the image of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of
Institute’s Inauguration. Name the institute.

31. Q 10.
"Music! Music! Music! (a.k.a Put Another Nickel In)" is a popular song
written by Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum. The biggest-selling version of
which was recorded by Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars on 20
December 1949, and was released later by London Records, it quickly
became the number 1 hit and a million-seller in 1950, becoming Brewer's
signature song earning her the nickname "Miss Music".
The tune of this song was used by the worlds largest food and beverage
company in the commercial of one of their new products launched in India in
the 1980’s.
Identify this very famous product.

33. Q 11*
It was considered impossible to substitute lard and tallow in the soap-
making process. But in 1919, Ardeshir X launched the world's first pure-
vegetarian soap, made from vegetable oil extracts. The brand was
pitched as cruelty-free and a "Swadeshi alternative" to foreign soaps.
Naturally, it worked for Indians who anyway were deeply sensitive
about the animal lard. This paved the way to the rise of the "X" soaps
which was a massive success. Rabindranath Tagore was the brand
ambassador of these soaps in print ads.
Identify the company X.

35. Q 12*
Company X was set up mid 20th century. X started its business by
providing an alternative other than cash for purchasing things. It’s the
sponsor of many big events and is the current title sponsor of BCCI. X
launched the mobile application, Qkr to order goods and services and
make payment through the linked credit card on a smartphone. The
logo given below is one of the earliest logo of the company.
Identify X.

37. Q 13*
This wall situated in X stadium is made up with 10,000 bricks to
commemorate 10,000 Test runs of the player, Y.
Identify X and Y.

39. Q 14* Put funda behind these 11 ingredients list.

41. Q 15*
X is the one of the largest shipping company and it is also known for
the creation of tracking number - a set of numbers designed to track
the journey of a package, but in 1970, X was at a brink of bankruptcy,
losing up to a million of dollars a month. But one day it’s founder
impulsively hopped on the plane to Las Vegas, where he won $27,000
by betting the last $5,000 left in the company accounts. The company
was saved and X got a one hell of a backstory to tell.
Identify the company X.

43. KINDLY SUBMIT YOUR ANSWER SHEETS.
NO ANSWER SHEETS WILL BE ACCEPTED ONCE
WE GIVE AWAY THE ANSWERS.

44. The name of this brand owned by Perfetti van Melle that most 90's kids
would remember from their childhood derives from the German for
'love' and a particular geographical feature. The latter can also be seen
in the snowy imagery seen on its packaging. It earlier had the tagline
“jee lalchajaye raha na jaye”.
Which brand/product is being talked about?
Q 1.

45. • ALPENLIEBE

46. Q 2.
X is a television program and international music franchise which
features studio-recorded music performances by established and
emerging artists. It is the longest-running annual television music show
in Y, running annually since 2008. Following success in Y after its first
launch, X has become an international franchise. In India, X is officially
titled as X@MTV.
Name the show X and the country Y.

47. • X - COKE STUDIO
• Y - PAKISTAN

48. Q 3. Connect and Identify X.
• 2009- The Fastest, Most Powerful X Yet
• 2010- This changes everything, again
• 2011- The most amazing X yet
• 2012- The biggest thing to happen to X since X
• 2013 For the colourful2014 Bigger than bigger
• 2015- The only thing that's changed is everything
• 2016- A big step for small
• 2017-A new generation of X 2018 Brilliant, in every way
• 2019-Just the right amount of everything
• 2020- Blast past fast
• 2021- Your new superpower.
• 2022- Pro. Beyond.

49. • X - IPHONE

50. Q 4. Identify the advertiser

51. • X - DUREX

52. Q 5.
This is about a cheeky Pepsi ad to wish the festival X and that directly referenced its
biggest competitor, Coca-Cola. On the left, you can see Pepsi’s ad from 2013. On
the right side, though, there is a Coke fan’s hilarious response.
Identify the festival X.

53. • X – HALLOWEEN

54. Q 6.
Above is the picture of the oldest engineering college constructed by and for the
Britishers and only civil engineering was taught at the time. It still exists to this day
and is run under a different name.
What is the college currently named as?

55. • IIT ROORKEE

56. Q 7.
X is a one of the largest MNC in the world. It was founded by Y, who
was once a unicyclist in the circus in his early life and after eventually
becoming vice-president of the DE Shaw and Co, he left DE Shaw in
1994 to launch his own company initially named as ‘Cadabra’ but later
he changed it’s name to X. X also have some other name like
relentless.com, awake.com, bookmail.com.
Identify the company X and it’s founder Y.

57. • X – AMAZON
• Y – JEFF BEZOS

58. Q 8.
What is the connection between all these companies?

59. • MICROSOFT
All of them are owned by Microsoft.

60. Q 9.
Until 1956, there were only three technical institutes in India for mining
and metallurgical engineering . To fill the void and also with the aim of
harnessing the ample mineral resources in the region, the institute was
set up on as "Government College of Mining and Metallurgy“. Given
below is the image of Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on the occasion of
Institute’s Inauguration. Name the institute.

62. Q 10.
"Music! Music! Music! (a.k.a Put Another Nickel In)" is a popular song
written by Stephen Weiss and Bernie Baum. The biggest-selling version of
which was recorded by Teresa Brewer with the Dixieland All Stars on 20
December 1949, and was released later by London Records, it quickly
became the number 1 hit and a million-seller in 1950, becoming Brewer's
signature song earning her the nickname "Miss Music".
The tune of this song was used by the worlds largest food and beverage
company in the commercial of one of their new products launched in India in
the 1980’s.
Identify this very famous product.

63. • MAGGI ! Maggi ! Maggi !

64. Q 11*
It was considered impossible to substitute lard and tallow in the soap-
making process. But in 1919, Ardeshir X launched the world's first pure-
vegetarian soap, made from vegetable oil extracts. The brand was
pitched as cruelty-free and a "Swadeshi alternative" to foreign soaps.
Naturally, it worked for Indians who anyway were deeply sensitive
about the animal lard. This paved the way to the rise of the "X" soaps
which was a massive success. Rabindranath Tagore was the brand
ambassador of these soaps in print ads.
Identify the company X.

65. • X - GODREJ

66. Q 12*
Company X was set up mid 20th century. X started its business by
providing an alternative other than cash for purchasing things. It’s the
sponsor of many big events and is the current title sponsor of BCCI. X
launched the mobile application, Qkr to order goods and services and
make payment through the linked credit card on a smartphone. The
logo given below is one of the earliest logo of the company.
Identify X.

67. • X - MASTERCARD

68. Q 13*
This wall situated in X stadium is made up with 10,000 bricks to
commemorate 10,000 Test runs of the player, Y.
Identify X and Y.

69. • X - CHINNASWAMI STADIUM
• Y - RAHUL DRAVID

70. Q 14* Put funda behind these 11 ingredients.

71. • KFC’S SECRET RECIPE

72. Q 15*
X is the one of the largest shipping company and it is also known for
the creation of tracking number - a set of numbers designed to track
the journey of a package, but in 1970, X was at a brink of bankruptcy,
losing up to a million of dollars a month. But one day it’s founder
impulsively hopped on the plane to Las Vegas, where he won $27,000
by betting the last $5,000 left in the company accounts. The company
was saved and X got a one hell of a backstory to tell.
Identify the company X.

73. • X - FedEx

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