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EX‘QUIZ’ ME!
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25 FEBRUARY 2017
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‘A’ TO ‘Z’
PRELIMINARY

A*
He was an American actor, boxer and football
player. He was known for his role as Tony
"Duke" Evers in the Rocky franchise. Only
he, Sylvester Stallone and Burt Young are the
actors who have appeared in every Rocky
installment. Who?

B
According to Banglapedia, he was the first
Bengali-language poet to be a humanist. He
asserted "Shobar upor manush shotto tahar
upore nai". Who?

C
Sanskrit Word ‘Chitras’ means Uniquely
Marked. An English word has been derived
from this Sanskrit word. Which word?

D*
Identify the poet who is
reciting his own poem.

E
Nathan Ames, an American patent solicitor is credited with
patenting the first ‘E’ in 1859, despite the fact that no
working model of his design was ever built. His invention
is largely speculative and the patent specifications indicate
that he had no preference for materials or potential use.
Though the actual working model was made much later,
but Ames is still given the credit of first patent of E. What
is it?

G*
It is a type of song originating in Chapai Nawabganj, in
the Northern region of Bangladesh. It is performed with a
particularly distinctive rhythm and dance with two
performers, always personifying a man and his maternal
grandfather, discussing a topic to raise social awareness.
This kind of song is also quite popular in Malda.
Which dance?

H
This is a fictional levitating transport system used for personal
transportation, first described by author M. K. Joseph in 1967 and
popularized by the Back to the Future film franchise. The Guinness
World Records recognizes the term to include autonomously
powered personal levitators. The concept has been used by many
authors in various forms of media. Several companies have drawn
on the technology to attempt and create such products but none has
demonstrated similar experiences to those depicted in films.
What is it?

I
It is a dyeing technique used to pattern textiles that employs resist
dyeing on the yarns prior to dyeing and weaving the fabric. The
resist is formed by binding individual yarns or bundles of yarns with
a tight wrapping applied in the desired pattern. The yarns are then
dyed. The bindings may then be altered to create a new pattern and
the yarns dyed again with another colour. This process may be
repeated multiple times to produce elaborate, multicoloured
patterns. When the dyeing is finished all the bindings are removed
and the yarns are woven into cloth. Which technique?

J
A Hungarian-born American was a newspaper publisher.
After his death, a prize was commissioned as per his will
and with the help of his savings. This year is the centenary
of the prize. The prize is administered by Columbia
University, New York. Who is this person?

K*
‘Guardians-The Superheroes’ is a movie set during the
Cold War. A team of superheroes is created in a secret lab
to save the world from a nuclear disaster. The squad
comprises four characters with unique super powers-
Arsus, Ler, Kseniya and ‘K’. About the name ‘K’, the
director said, “The name is popular with Asians. We
wanted him to portray cultural and social features of the
region.” What is the name of this superhero?

L*
A famous MF Hussain painting is seen in the movie. Just
name it.

N
It is believed that this lake was created after hard worship
of Brahma. According to locals anyone performing a
parikarma of the lake will be blessed by Brahma. It is also
believed that only the person never lie can only see all the
nine corners of the lake at a time. Name the lake.

O*
His family surname means tent-maker. He was famous
during his life as a mathematician. He wrote ‘Treatise on
Demonstration of Problems of Algebra’, which laid down
the principles of algebra later adopted in Europe. In
particular, he derived general methods for solving cubic
equations, and for some equations of higher order. Whom
am I talking about?

P
Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto was a famous
diplomat and politician. He took his pen name P inspired
from Czech poet Jan _____, which later became his legal
name. The Colombian novelist Gabriel García
Márquez once called him "the greatest poet of the 20th
century in any language. He got the Nobel prize in 1971.
Who?

Q
The city is known as the fruit garden of Pakistan, due to
the numerous fruit orchards in and around it. The city was
also known as Little Paris in the past because of its beauty
and geographical location. More importantly, this is the
capital of much conflicted Balochistan and suffered many
natural calamities in the past. Identify the city.

R
The company was Founded by Hans Wilsdorf and Alfred Davis in
London, England in 1905. It is owned by the Hans Wilsdorf
Foundation, a family private trust which does not pay corporate tax.
Forbes ranked it 64th
on its 2016 list of the world's most powerful
global brands. Wilsdorf, recounts that the name came from the
French phrase horlogerie exquise, as a contraction of "horological
excellence". Wilsdorf wanted that his brand's name to be easily
pronounceable in any language.

S
It was originated in the kitchen of Maratha ruler Shahuji
during the 17th
century. Shahuji was trying to make a dish
called amti, experimented with pigeon peas instead of
mung bean. The guest of the day was Sambhaji Rao,
second emperor of the Maratha Empire. The dish was
dedicated and named after him. What is the name of the
dish?

T
The name originated from an incident on a hunting trip
in Mississippi in November 1902, to which Roosevelt was
invited by Mississippi Governor Andrew H. Longino. An
incident took place there and it became the topic of
a political cartoon by Clifford Berryman in The
Washington Post on November 16, 1902. From this, T was
initially created and received huge popularity from it’s
beginning itself. What am I talking about?

U*
U was the assistant director to Ritwik Ghatak in
Subarnarekha. He also acted in the film as Akhil Babu. He
was the director of Charmurti and Ashlilatar Daye. He
also acted in films like Mohanar Dike, And Quiet Rolls the
Dawn, Jana Aranya, Sriman Prithviraj, Chinna Patra,
Baishey Shravan (1960), Nagarik etc.
Who is this personality?

V
V refers to a knuckleduster-like weapon and also a form
of Indian wrestling in which the weapon is employed. The
weapon is usually made of ivory or buffalo horn. Its
appearance is that of a knuckleduster, slightly pointed at
the sides and with small spikes at the knuckles. The
variation used for warfare had long blades protruding
from each end, and an elaborate bladed knuckle. What is
the weapon or the sport?

W
Around the 17th or 18th century, a stout rigid stick took
over from the sword as an essential part of the European
gentleman's wardrobe. In addition to its value as a
decorative accessory, it also continued to fulfil some of the
function of the sword as a weapon. The standard cane
was of rattan or climbing palm tree with a rounded metal
grip. What am I talking about?

X
X was born on 21 November 1986 at Xabia, Spain and is a
Spanish professional footballer. His name comprises the
names of two famous spanish footballers. His youth career
was at Villarreal from 1994 to 2006. He played for Real
Betis as a defensive midfielder upto 2016. Currently he is
playing in Sporting Gijón. Identify the player.

Y
Rana Kapoor is an Indian entrepreneur. Post-completion
of his B. Com in Economics, he then obtained his MBA
degree from Rutgers University in New Jersey. In 2004, he
started his business in Y name and in 2005, he was
declared Ernst & Young's Start-up Entrepreneur of the
Year. In January 2017, Bloomberg noted that with the
rising share price of Y, Kapoor had become billionaire.
Which company did he found?

Z
Recently some scientists claimed that they had discovered
and measured the eighth continent of the world in Atlantic
ocean. What is the name given to this continent?

In December 1985, Air India operated
the first all-woman crew flight in the
world from Kolkata to X which was
commanded by Captain Saudamini
Deshmukh on a Fokker F-27 Friendship
aircraft. What was the destination of the
flight?

ISI mark- For industrial product. Certifies that a product
conforms to a set of standards laid by the Bureau of Indian
Standards.
Agmark- For all agricultural products.
Bharat Stage emission standards- For Non Polluting
Vehicle mark on motor vehicles.
BIS hallmark- Certifies the purity of gold jewellery.
India Organic- For organically farmed food products.
Then what for is FPO mark?

Fruit Products Order
for processed fruits

The history of X cannot be traced back earlier than 17th century. It
was regarded as the great trading centre of Bengal, which was not
challenged until the foundation of Calcutta. In 1658 the first English
agent of the East India Company was established at X, and in 1667
the chief of the factory there became an ex officio member of council.
In English documents of this period, the Bhagirathi was described as
the “X river” till the early 19th century, and the triangular piece of
land between the Bhagirathi, Padma and Jalangi, on which the city
stands, as the island of X. In 1757 it was the first EIC factory to be
taken by Siraj-ud-dowlah and the resident with his assistant Warren
Hastings were taken as prisoners to Murshidabad.
Identify the place.

Historical myth says that this Brahmin caste of western
India was originated from 14 shipwrecked Jewish. When
their bodies reached at the coast, the local people thought
all of them were dead and tried to burn the bodies. The
burning bodies suddenly became full of lives. As they were
came alive from the Chita, their caste was named
accordingly and they thought themselve as the highest
caste of brahmins. Chhatrapati Shivaji’s Peshwas were
from this caste. Social reformer Bal Gangadhar Tilak was
also from this caste. What is the name of this caste?

X’s debut movie ‘Boom’ had kissing scenes between
Gulshan Grover and X which were later deleted. The
movie was termed as soft porn and got into controversies
because of that.
Who was the debut actress?

This product is made in Holland by the Jos. Gubbels
organization. These are produced in relatively small
numbers to a high standard and not commonly found.
Elbert Gubbels & Sons B.V. is the only manufacturer of
this in this region where high quality products are made
under the brands Big Ben, Hilson, Royal Dutch and X.
They also supply numerous accessories of high quality
used by a particular group of people.
Identify X.

Once a Sufi saint namely Khorsed started living in a
village in Birahimpur Pargana now in Bangladesh. The
village is located at the junction of two rivers- Padma &
Gorai. From his name, the village was named as
Khorsedpur. Later during British rule, a Indigo marchant
named Mr. Shelly started his business here and the place
was re-named after him. The place has a special position in
Bengali literature with its changed name. How do we know
this place?

The ancestors of the X family first arrived in America at
the Port of Philadelphia on September 1, 1736 on the
ship Harle, from Rotterdam, Holland. They first started
making wagons which later became the foundation of the
family fortune and the corporation which now bears the
name. Their cars became huge popular in British India,
when rich native people started to buy X cars in place of
Rolls Royce because every rich person could not buy a
Rolls Royce as social status was also counted besides
richness to buy a Rolls Royce at that time. Which was the
alternative company?

An apparel company’s own brand
portfolio:
Rio, Fig, Avaasa, Fusion, Hushh,
Frendz, Pureza, Network, Netplay,
The DNMX, Performax, Graviti &
Point Cove.
Which company?

X made his first class debut for Bengal in the Ranji
Trophy during the 1962/63 season. He was a Right
Handed Batsman and a Right Arm Medium Pacer.
He led Bengal cricket team to 1972-73 Ranji
Trophy final. In his cricket career, he played 46
first class matches, scoring 1592 runs and took 47
wickets. Apart from this, X acted in a important
role in the movie ‘Prothom Prem’. Who?

Donald Trump recently annouced
ban on immigration of citizens of
seven countries. Name all of them.

Iran
Iraq
Libya
Somalia
Sudan
Syria
Yemen

The walls of the X Fort extend over 38 km, claimed
to be the second-longest continuous wall after the
Great Wall of China. X Fort is a Mewar fortress on
the westerly range of Aravalli Hills, in the
Rajsamand district near Udaipur.
What is the name of this fort?

As per 2011 Census of India this place had a total
population of 447 of which 240 were males and 207 were
females. Population below 6 years was 40. The total
number of literates in this place was 328 (80.59% of the
population over 6 years). The second biggest earth dam of
India is located in this place. Four kilometres from the
dam is the ancient town of Ambikanagar, once an
important place of pilgrimage for Jains. However, a flood
destroyed most of what remained in 1898.
Which place am I talking about?

While the Battenberg cake originates in England, its exact origins are
unclear, with early recipes also using the alternative names ‘Domino Cake’,
‘Neapolitan Roll’ or ‘Church Window Cake’. The cake was purportedly
named in honour of the marriage of Princess Victoria to Prince Louis of
Battenberg in 1884. The black and white checkers on emergency vehicles
in the UK are officially referred to as Battenberg markings because of their
resemblance to the checkered pattern of the Battenberg cake. The name
refers to the town of Battenberg in central Germany and is the seat of the
aristocratic family known in Britain as X. Just name this aristocrat family.

This organisation was the inventor of desktop
metaphor GUI, computer mouse, desktop computing etc.
But in the greed of quick profit they sold the copyright to
Apple Inc. Later Microsoft also used these technologies
and With the help of these innovations, Apple and
Microsoft came to dominate the personal computing
revolution of the 1980s, whereas X was not a major player.
The inventing organisation became backward in this field,
but later assumed No. 1 position in another field. Which
company I am talking about?

A group of people from North Eastern India
were professionally cowherd. From their
profession, their tribe was named. Which
tribe?

Assamese people consider X to be an
instrument of god that was brought
to Earth by the Pandavas. Pune supposedly
has the largest number of X in India. X also is
an important part of Goan temple and a
specific caste of Goa is permitted for X. In
Nagpur, X is called as Sandhal. Identify X.

MESS is a place, which was first
introduced for military personnel to
socialize, eat and live. In some societies
this military usage has extended to other
fields also. The word MESS was
abbreviated form of four words. What is
the full form of MESS?

Members of Equal
Social Status

In 1969, El Salvador declared a war on
Honduras. The war began on 14 July and
ended on 18 July, hence it was named as ‘100
Hour War’. Despite a formal peace treaty, a
decision by the International Court of Justice,
the support of the OAS and more than 40
years having passed, the dispute remains
active. What was the reason of the war?

El Salvador lost 1970 football World
Cup qualifier match to Honduras

According to mythology, Bhagirathi was taking
Ganga to earth in chariot. The chariot was stuck at
X and the name of this place derived from this
incident. Singher Hat in this place is the largest
vegetable market in West Bengal. It is a town which
is also known for creepy incidents. Ghosts and
spirits are reported to be in this town. Which town
is it?

Prabhat Sangeet, also known as Songs of a
New Dawn and Prabhat Songs, are the songs
composed by X. He composed a total of 5,018
songs including the lyrics and the tune, in a
period of just eight years from 1982 until his
death in 1990 in eight different languages-
Bengali, Hindi, English, Sanskrit, Urdu,
Magahi, Maithili and Angika. Who is X?

+50 or -10
His family rooted back to Yemen,
which was settled in Gujarat and
later relocated to Sholapur in
Maharashtra. He was born some
days before Tagore’s Nobel win.

+40 or -15
In 1967, he made his first film,
which was shown at the Berlin
International Film Festival and won
a Golden Bear short film award.

+30 or -20
In 2010, he was conferred Qatari
nationality, and surrendered his Indian
passport. In Qatar, he principally
worked on two large projects, one on the
history of Arab civilization and one on
the history of Indian civilization.

+20 or -25
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan
in 1973 and Padma Vibhushan in
1991. He was nominated to the Rajya
Sabha in 1986.

+10 or -30
His film Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities was
pulled out of cinemas a day after some
Muslim organisations raised objections to one
of the songs in it. It argued that the song
contained words directly taken from the
Quran. The film was well received by the
critics and went on to win various awards.

Queen of Katwe is a 2016 American biographical
sports drama film written by William Wheeler.
Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o and
Madina Nalwanga. Adapted from an ESPN
magazine article and book by Tim Crothers, the
film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and
ESPN Films. The film was screened at the 2016
Toronto International Film Festival. Who is the
director?

John Boyd X was a Scottish-born and educated
inventor and veterinary surgeon. He invented
something and sold his rights to a company he
formed with the president of the Irish Cyclists'
Association, Harvey Du Cros for a small cash sum
and a small shareholding. X withdrew in 1896. The
company that bore his name X, was not
incorporated until later using the name well known
to the public, but it was Du Cros’s creation. What is
X?

Founded in 1948 by N Ranga Rao, the
company began as Mysore Products and
General Trading Company. It is the co-
sponsor of many cricket tournaments,
including the Indian Premier League and
Caribbean Premier League. Currently the
brand ambassador of the company is
Amitabh Bachchan. Which company am I
talking about?

When Amitabh Bachchan returned for
hosting KBC in forth edition, he requested
some makeover of the show to the channel.
The channel happily accepted his request.
Thereafter, Bachchan twitted, “Looking so
cool! My suggestion! Yeahhh! Feeling
good!” What makeover did Amotabh
Bachchan suggest?

British MP James Callaghan once visited
a Laboratory in UK in 1948 which was
working on making something more safe.
On being shown a black and white
blueprint, he instantly named it, which
later accepted universally. What was the
project about?

In sports like wrestling and judo, there is no provision of
rank based system like tennis in which first rank plays
with last in first round and so on. Instead draft system is
used which is totally randomized. So, it is totally possible
that two best players of the league may clash in the very
first round or other non medal based rounds. As these
sports are knockout based, it is injustice for the looser of
such match as he/she has to crash out without any medal.
To avoid this situation, X system is introduced to these
sports, in which all 4 semi-finalists will get a medal. Which
system?

Orkut had a feature that allowed users to
choose and change Themes. Users could
change their interface from a wide range of
colourful themes in the library. Interestingly,
these Themes were available in only two
countries of the world.
Name both the countries.

This movie Kurbaan was in news because of its poster.
Apart from this, there was also a petition against the
obscenity in two songs of the movie. Members of Shiv Sena
even did something unique in protest to the poster
controversy, however in a press conference the actress of
the movie Kareena Kapoor refused to comment on the
issue.
What was Shiv Sena’s move?

In 1855, an entrepreneurial Scotsman named
Edward Abraham Dyer, father of Colonel Reginald
Edward Harry Dyer of Jallianwala Bagh massacre,
set up a company in Kasauli, Himachal Pradesh to
cater to the British requirement for something
cheap. This company changed hands and renamed
in the following times. What is the most famous
product of this company as on date?

On 28 Oct 1998, a local football match was being
played in Congo. During the match, when the score
was 1-1, something unique and sad happened. One
team blamed that opposite side had hired
witchdoctors for that act. The incident cannot be
explained scientifically till date. What happened
during the match?

All 11 players of 1 team were
died due to a thundering,
while all the opposite players
escaped untouched

Various strategic
formation (Vyuha)

CRAUNCHA (CRANE)
PADMA
SARPA
MAKAR
SHAKATA
SHUKARA
VAJRA
KURMA

Sanskrit word ‘Capayati’ means ‘making
moistened flour or clay into dough or paste
with the hands’. From this concept, name of a
very common thing has been derived, which
we all can see in our home. Which word?

During the European renaissance, X became a
status symbol worn by both male and females from
the higher social statuses. Catherine de Medici a
Franco/Italian noblewomen pioneered the use of X
as a fashion statement. King Louis XIV of France
decreed that only aristocrats could wear X.
Ancient Egyptian butchers also used to wear X for
practical purpose. Which popular fashion item am
I talking about?

What is depicted in this picture?

It is a UAE based Bengali language Islamic
television network. The programs are broadcasted
in Bengali, some are dubbed into Bengali and
telecast is free-to-air. The founder and president of
the channel is Zakir Naik, a controversial
Islamic preacher from Mumbai. Since 22 April
2011, this channel has been telecast worldwide but
mainly in Asia, Middle East, Africa and Australia.
What is the channel name?

China- 4.44 million
Iran- 4.00 million
Pakistan- 3.70 million
Argentina- 2.48 million
India- 1.80 million
Brazil-1.78 million
These are the top six countries in a list related to
something good against pollution. Which list?

Most user of natural gas vehicle

Put funda.
“For sale: Baby shoes. Never worn.”

World’s smallest short story written
by Ernest Hemingway

Pandanus tectorius is a mangrove native to Malaysia,
eastern Australia and the Pacific Islands. Common names in English
include screwpine and Hala tree. Male flowers are small, fragrant,
form clusters and short lived, lasting only a single day. Female
flowers resemble pineapples. It is said that this mangrove was found
in an area in old Kolikata village and the place has been named after
its local name. What is the name?

Crossing guards are found in
various countries, who frequently
attend zebra crossings near
schools, at the hours when
schoolchildren arrive and leave. In
UK, they have been given a unique
nickname, which has been given
because of the apparatus they use
during their work. What is the
unique name?

Around the release of X movie, Y raised his voice against
raising the height of Narmada Dam. The ruling party in
Gujarat (BJP) consequentially banned not only this movie
in Gujarat but also the products endorsed by the actor.
The movie later became a blockbuster hit.
Identify X movie and Y actor.

Some villages on the banks of Pichaboni river in
East Midnapur district have been uniquely named.
Most of the villages are rarely inhabited, some
villages even has only one family in it. The name is
same as the name of a nearby village, but followed
by a word X. As example, Samudrapur is a village
and another village is Samudrapur X, which has
total population of 3 from a family. Which X word
is suffixed to name the villages?

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