General Quiz - From uzbekistan with love by Vahid and Faseel

 11 Questions
 +10/0 on Bounce
 +10/-5 on Pounce
Round 1 : Clockwise

 This probelm is first known to have been recorded in 1256
by Ibn Khallikan. It can be used to illustrate sigma
notation and can be solved easily using:
 Carl Sagan wrote when referring to the problem,
"Exponentials can't go on forever, because they will gobble
up everything." Similarly, The Limits to Growth uses the
story to present the unintended consequences of
exponential growth: "Exponential growth never can go
on very long in a finite space with finite resources.”
 Id the problem.
𝑠 = 264 − 1
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 Wheat and chessboard problem

 The odour of X is a mixture of ammonia, fatty acids (isovaleric
acid),and lactic acid
 X has been used to repel deer. Benefits include they are cheap and
accessible,and are quite effective at keeping deer out of garden.
 In a study of the odours most likely to attract mosquitos, X was found
to be the most effective.So,it’s used for mosquito control in places
where malaria is prevalent.They will also attract other dangerous
animals such as bear.It’s is also used in dog training.
 Some people experience erotic arousal from X and so others may sell
their X to those with this fetish. Odour of?
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 X is a leading brand of something in Kerala. One of the reasons for
the recall of the brand was its phonetic resemblance to a popular
comic character. During the launch of X, theTV series created by
Joe Ruby and Ken Spears was a huge hit among kids.The brand
also possesses a tagline “X, my friend”
 Which brand?
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 Scoobee Day and Scooby doo

 They are Sitara Shah and Shefali
Chowdhury.Shefali is a British actress
of Bangladeshi descent and has acted
in “Kannathil Muthamittal” as a
refugee.Which character both of them
play in a Hollywood ‘Tent-pole’?
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 Parvati Patil in Harry Potter series

 X is an asiatic or sloth bear in Indian epic tradition (though
he is also described as another species in other scriptures).
 X together with Parasuram and Hanuman, is considered
to be one of the few to have been present for both Ram
and Krishna avatars. Said to have been present for the
churning of the ocean and thus witness to the Kurma
avatar, and further theVaman avatar, X may well be the
longest lived of the chiranjivis and have been witness to 9
avatars.X has contributed something to Malayalam
language also.
 Id the epic character.
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 The takeover of Cadbury by Kraft Foods has led to de-prioritizing
certain categories.X has remained a low-margin business. It could not
match the volumes which salted snacks brands such as Frito Lay's had
garnered.There were intense manufacturing costs involved with the
product which might have led to lack of profits.Also Kraft wanted to
manufacture and have their iconic products such as Oreo biscuits
rather than X. It had a tagline ‘Snacking Ka Naya Funda‘.
 Which Product?
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 One of the main problems the technicians faced was the
appearance of dark spots on the skin.They managed to solve the
problem by the use of a variety of different reagents
(disinfectants like quinine or phenol or acetic acid diluted with
vodka).
 Until 1991 the continued preservation work was funded by the
government. At that point the government discontinued financial
support and now private donations support the preservation staff.
 Preservation of what?
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 Prakash Paul was born in Nooranad,Alappuzha.His father
KP Paul was a Hindu in childhood and was converted to
Christianity. He says that he had more intimacy with
temples than churches so that he could consider all
religions equal.
 His left leg was a little longer and therefore he seemed to
walk fast than others. In order to avoid this clumsiness he
filled some leaves in his shoes but later was requested to
behold his natural style of walking.
 How do we better know him?
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 Role of Kadamattath Kathnar

 X,an Indian meme character,is a thrifty, studious and a
topper, usually in science or engineering and in many
ways a dream come true to theTypical Indian Dad
 He’s intelligent yet dumb, cunning yet innocent.You can
hate him, but you can't ignore him.
 As per some sources,it’s inspired from a student in SSN
College.Some consider it as racistic.
 Which meme?
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 Like many of his race, he had only one name.He insisted
himself on a "u", not "oe", but said that he had been told in
school to use the Dutch style.
 The (entirely fictitious) first name of this person was
reputedly added by a British journalist, who felt his readers
would be confused over someone with just a single name.
 Whose name?
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 Sukarno(He hasn’t a first name)

 These mnemonic phrases are used to remember
what?
 "7.30am Mother Saw Father Wearing The Turban Sudd
enly“
 "Edward Bought Home A Good Ford Car"
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Round 2 : Write Brothers
Written Round
Topic – Flags
12 Questions, 10 points for each.
No bonus.
Total 120 points at stake.
All the best!

The blue bands on the flag of Botswana represents
rain, a precious resource in a country that
experiences the dry climate of the Kalahari desert.
The country’s motto itself translates to ‘let there be
rain’. The black band with white frame represents
two things. One is the harmony and cooperation
between the different races.
What else does
it represent,
which is related
to another
national symbol
of the country?

The flag of this country features Kastane, a
short traditional ceremonial or decorative
single-edged sword. It also features 4 leaves
of Ficus religiosa.
On the left, it has 2 vertical bands of green
and saffron representing the country’s
minorities – green denoting Muslims and
saffron denoting X.
Which country is this? Which community is

In terms of its dimensions, what is so
special about the flag of Togo?

Why is the selection of a crown very
appropriate in representing the Tajik people in
the flag of Tajikistan?

Nepal is the only country with a non-
quadrilateral national flag. What does this
irregular shape symbolise?

Mokorotlo is a straw hat used in the
traditional clothing of a tribe prominent in
South Africa and X and is a national
symbol of the indigenous tribes in the latter.
Its shape is said to have inspired by the
conical mountain Mount Qiloane. The hat is
featured in the flag of X.
Identify X. Images follow

Which landlocked country is the only one to
have a flag that differs on its obverse and
reverse sides? It is also called ‘the heart of
South America’.

The presence of X at the middle of the flag of
Y denotes holiness, eternity and peace.
Mentioned 77 times in the Bible, its most
prominent mention is in the book of Psalms
chapter 92 verse 13 where it says that “the
righteous shall flourish like a palm tree; he
shall grow like a X in Y”.
Which country? What is X?

The flag of this country consists of 3 vertical bands,
a white band at the centre in between two sky blue
bands representing the fact that the country lies
between the Pacific and the Antarctic. At the centre
is the coat of arms of the country consisting of its
national bird, a scroll bearing the date of central
America’s independence from Spain -15
September, 1821. It also features pairs of crossed
rifles and swords. It is the only flag other than that
of Mozambique to depict firearms.
Which country?

The flag of Belize consists of its coat of arms
on a blue background bordered at the both
ends horizontally with red stripes. What is
so unique about the flag?

According to legend, this country’s flag was
invented by Duke Leopold V during the
Siege of Acre. His white coat was drenched
in blood after a fierce battle. When he
removed his belt, the cloth underneath was
untouched by the blood. This gave him the
idea of the flag.
Which country?

This country, which gained independence
from Spain, has 3 vertical bands of green,
white and red on its flag with its coat of arms
at the centre. The coat of arms revokes the
legend by which a civilization was
established in a place which is now its
capital city. The legend says that their god
instructed them to build a settlement were
they spot an eagle on a nopal above a lake
feeding on a serpent.
Which country? Which civilization?

The blue bands on the flag of Botswana represents
rain, a precious resource in a country that
experiences the dry climate of the Kalahari desert.
The country’s motto itself translates to ‘let there be
rain’. The black band with white frame represent
two things. One is the harmony and cooperation
between the different races.
What else does
it represent,
which is related
to another
national symbol
of the country?

Zebra Stripes
(Zebra is the national animal of Botswana)

Mokorotlo is a straw hat used in the
traditional clothing of a tribe prominent in
South Africa and X and is a national
symbol of the indigenous tribes in the
country X. Its shape is said to have inspired
by the conical mountain Mount Qiloane. The
hat is featured in the flag of X.
Identify X. Images follow

Which landlocked country is the only one to
have a flag that differs on its obverse and
reverse sides? It is called ‘the heart of South
America’.

Only flag that uses humans as a
major design element.

 11 Questions
 +10/0 on Bounce
 +10/-5 on Pounce
Round 3: Anticlockwise

 The phenomenon has been used to develop a new technique to
separate RBC from blood plasma and to understand atmospheric pressure
systems.
 The _____ paradox describes a phenomenon where ______ in
a cup migrate to the center and bottom of the cup after being stirred
rather than being forced to the edges of the cup, as would be expected in a
spiral centrifuge.The solution first came fromAlbert Einstein in a 1926
paper where he used it to explain the erosion of river banks
 Name the Paradox
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 This is Shinie Antony, the cofounder of
the Bangalore Literature Festival.She is
the author of the novels ‘Kardamom
Kisses’ and ‘When MiraWent Forth and
Multiplied’.She currently works at Rupa
publications.
 How is she familiar to us?
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 Chetan Bhagat's editor and 1st reader

 MlecchitaVikalpa is one of the 64 arts listed in the book
X.It has many variants including Kautiliya,Muladeviya,
Gudhayojya.
 InThe Codebreakers, a 1967 book by David Kahn about
the history of cryptography, the reference to Mlecchita
Vikalpa in X is cited as proof of the prevalence of
cryptographic methods in ancient India.
 Which book am I talking about?
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 X is a lightly scented skin freshener and has a high
alcohol content. It is usually applied directly to the
skin after bathing or shaving. During the 14th through
16th centuries a type of X called "plague waters” was
supposed to drive away the bubonic plague.X is
weaker than cologne and stronger than perfume.
 X,a word of French origin has its older meaning
of personal grooming.In modern sense,X is a little
offensive.
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 Eau de toilette aka.
Toilet water

 This is CT Mohammed,an
entrepreneur from Palakkad.He is
the founder chairman of Kelco
group Ltd. specialised in oil refinery
industries.
 Which Mollywood character is
loosely based on his life?
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 Bellari Raja in Rajamanikyam

 When X was studying in Ponnani, he used to have his lunch
from his tutor’s home.Once,the wife of his tutor Nooruddin
Makhdum asked him what she should recite before going to
sleep.X replied:”Elaa Maala”(a meaningless word).
 When Makhdum heard his wife chanting a meaningless
prayer,he inquired her and understood that she was tricked by
X.So, Makhdum met X and asked him whether he was making
ships of people.After this incident,X created his masterpiece
work similising human life to a ship based on the life of
prophet Mohammed(PBUH)
 X plees
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 Kunjayin Musliyar and Kappappattu

 What is being
mocked here or
give an apt title
for the ad
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 It was Ibrahim Currim &sons group who made a certain product
famous worldwide under the label X. In Kerala, Ibrahim Karim co.
was based in S.M Street, Calicut.According to the company, there
are a million memories attached to their product(especially of the
elderly people)
 Apart from all these reasons, an ad of the brand X became popular
through an incident which thereby led Kerala to a prominent social
movement .
 Id the brand
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 Baba ‘Panther’ Sidhaye was the very
first to hold a special distinction in Indian
cricket history.He was one of the most
respected cricketers in the RanjiTrophy
known for his sharp reflexes and
acrobatics in the field
 Iqbal, a 2005 film by Nagesh kukunoor
was loosely based on his life but was not
given any attributes to him or his
family.What is his record?
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 It is an adjective derived from a Sanskrit word which
literally means "that which is remembered“.
 It denotes orthodox Brahmins versed in or guided by
traditional law andVedanta doctrine.
 This tradition is aligned with AdvaitaVedanta, and
regards Adi Shankara as its founder or reformer
 Name it.
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 Smarta derived from Smriti
(as in SmartaVicharam)

 X (colloquially called a rabbit) is a runner who leads a middle-
or long distance running event to avoid excessive tactical
racing.A competitor who chooses the tactic of leading in order
to win is called a front-runner rather than X.
 X is also used on world record attempts in order to make sure
that the runner knows where their invisible 'opponent'
predecessor is at that stage of the race.
 Id X which also reminds us of a type of specialised cellular
component in our body.
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Round 4 : Clockwise
11 Questions
+10/0 on Bounce
+10/-5 on Pounce
All the best!

What nickname is given to woolly-necked
stork, also called white-necked stork, based
on its appearance?
Here, I am looking for
a Malayalam term.
The actual
Malayalam name of
this bird is
കര ിംകകൊക്ക്.

കന്യാസ്ത്രീ കകാക്ക്

Prince Aly Khan had a playboy character and had
relationships with many women. He was the 3rd
husband of Rita Hayworth. He had also served as
the permanent representative of Pakistan to the
United Nations.
He was the son of Sultan Muhammad Shah, who
served as the president of League of Nations during
1937-38. He was the imam of the Nizari Ismaili sect
of the Shia Muslims. While serving in this capacity,
he became the 3rd person to adopt a certain title,
after his father and grandfather.
Either tell me this title, or the organisation he was the
co-founder of, or the famous structure named after

Agha Khan
(All India Muslim League and Agha Khan Palace)

X’s Children (after Thomas Babington X) is a
term used in India to refer to people born of
Indian ancestry who adopt a western
lifestyle, expressed with the implication of
disloyalty to one’s country and one’s
heritage.
Identify this historian who heavily
condemned Indian culture, especially its
literary heritage.

Macaulay’s Children
(Lord Macaulay)

This word was the
ancient Greek name for
Aegean Sea meaning
‘chief sea’. Later, the
word began to denote a
land section of the
Aegean Sea which was
soon generalised.
Which word?

He was selected to the squad very lately that he
could reach only when the plane was all set to take
off. As a result, he could not find an ‘equipment’
that suits him as others already had selected most
of the available.
However, when asked about the reason, he
famously stated : "I wanted the world to know that
my country, ________, has always won with
determination and heroism.“
Who? Reason for What?

Abebe Bikila running the 1960 Rome
Olympic marathon barefoot

Migrating from UP to South Africa in 1993,they
gradually established a large business empire
there, spanning computer equipment, media and
mining. Known to be close associates of Jacob
Zuma, they were allowed to use the South African
air force base at Waterkloof to land 217 guests from
India for a marriage in their family. They also began
to influence cabinet appointments. Zuma’s son is a
member of the directorial board of many of their
ventures.
Which family is this, also a prominent dynasty in the
history of India? What portmanteau is used to
denote their association with Zuma?

Michel Thaler wrote a 233-page French Novel Le
Train de Nulle Part (The Train From Nowhere)
without a single ____. He called it an invader,
dictator and usurper of literature. He compared it to
a weed in a field of flowers which has to be taken
out for the other flowers to grow.
Read this excerpt from the novel and tell us what is
absent in it.
“What luck! A vacant seat, almost, in that train. A
provisional stop, why not? So, my new address in
this nowhere train: car 12, 3rd compartment, from
the front. Once again, why not?”

In the 1960s, he opened a boutique named
Psychedelhi in Oberoi Hotel, Delhi, the clients of
which included the Beatles. He was a good friend of
Jackie Kennedy who even edited two of his books.
His books include A Second Paradise : Indian
Courtly Life, 1590-1947, A Desert Kingdom : The
Rajputs Of Bikaner, The Garden Of Life : An
Introduction To The Healing Plants Of India and
Sacred Geography Of Puri : Structure And
Organisation, And Cultural Role Of A Pilgrim Centre.
He entered politics in 1997 after the sad demise of
his father and went on to become a much popular
politician. Who are we talking about?

Though ICC is the international governing body for
cricket, MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) is the
framer and copyright holder of the laws of cricket.
Changes to these laws are made only after passing
a resolution in the MCC committee.
This has paved the way for tensions between both
the parties and in 2005, ICC did something that gave
a signal of breaking from the MCC, though the
official reason cited was lower taxation. What did
they do?

Moved their HQ from London to Dubai

Couroupita guianensis (നൊഗല ിംഗിം) is a tree
sacred to Hindus as it resembles the naga
and is grown in Shiva temples. It is planted
as an ornamental due its showy and scented
flowers and as a botanical specimen due to
its interesting fruit. The fruit is edible, but is
generally not eaten due to its bad odour.
However, it takes its popular name from the
appearance of the fruit.
Name the tree. (Images follow)

Asian Palm Civet (മരപ്പട്ട ) is a small animal
which helps in the preparation of the
renowned Kopi Luwak Coffee. They are
omnivores and feeds mainly on fruits such
as berries and pulpy fruits and thereby
helps in seed dispersal. They get their
popular nickname based on a dietary habit
of consuming palm flower sap.
What nickname?

Toddy Cat
(കള്ളുണ്ണി)

Round 5 :Written
Written Round
Topic – Novels
10 Questions, 10 points for each.
No bonus.

 He was born Ravi Kapoor in a family that dealt
with imitation Jewelery business.His frantic
dancing in Farz, Caravan and Humjoli earned him
the nickname 'Jumping Jack’.
 He is the only Indian actor to have appeared as a
hero in nearly 200 films, repeatedly costarring
with the biggest heroines of his
time: Rekha, Hema Malini,Sridevi and Jaya
Prada.He raised to popularity with his
motorcycle riding skills.
 Which award winning Malayalam novel has its
protagonist named after him?
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 X takes its title from a brief meeting at the beginning of the
novel that Dev and his wife Nishi have with a businessman
named Mr. Neuman, who reflects that all he has been told
teaches him that if the poor of India would “do like we do, they’d
be ____ ____ __,” yet seeing the poverty in the streets in person,
he finds this hard to believe.The book’s title brings up this
question of why the fat of society refuses to "trickle down" to the
masses.
 Id the novel or FITB
2

 The name of the protagonist of this novel William of Baskerville, alludes
to the fictional detectiveSherlock Holmes (The Hound of the
Baskervilles).The description ofWilliam in the beginning of the book
resembles Dr.Watson's description of Sherlock Holmes in A Study in
Scarlet)
 Name of this novel was inspired from this poem by Mexican poet Juana
Inés de la Cruz
 “___ ____ growing in the meadow,
you vaunt yourself bravely
bathed in crimson and carmine:
a rich and fragrant show.
But no: Being fair,
You will be unhappy soon”
 Which bestseller that revolves around a library?
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 Following the rejection of the first title,it was retitled after a
character in the novel.However the original title was retained
later,in a bid to reflect that the story went beyond just a
character portrait.
 The title itself is a symbolism that it is sin to hurt that which is
innocent and harmless.
 Which novel?
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 According to a 1981 autobiographical memoir,the author of this
novel had a nickname in childhood which became the name of
the protagonist of the novel.
 The author founded a charitable founation named after this
character, which professionally trains deaf actors to bring live
theater to the deaf community.
 Name the novel/character.
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 In August 2010 Adrian Glew, an archivist, announced evidence for
the life of someone in the memoirs of Henry Sibson, a 19th-
century British sculptor.Sibson describes a stonemason: "He was
the carver under the Government sculptor whose name I forgot, all
that I know is that he was _______ and he did not like to mix with
other carvers.
 He appears in the film ‘HotelTransylvania’ as the master chef of
Dracula and owns a pet rat named after a person who is closely
associated with him who can sniff out humans.
 Which character?
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 This is the epigraph to the novel An Equal Music, by Vikram
Seth.This novel is credited to have inspired by whom?
• Perhaps this could have stayed unstated.
had our words turned to other things
in the grey park, the rain abated,
life would have quickened other strings.
I list your gifts in this creation:
pen, paper, ink and inspiration,
peace to the heart with touch or word,
ease to the soul with note and turd.
how did that walk, those winter hours,
occasion this? No lightning came;
nor did I sense, when touched by flame,
our story lit with borrowed powers -
rather, by what our spirits burned,
embered in words, to us returned.
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 Set in Malaysia,the novel deals with Velunni Kurup,a self
made millionaire and a host to his greedy relatives who try
to defraud him of his wealth.Krishnanunni,a leading lawyer
and a close ofVelunni Kurup is the protagonist of the
novel.The novel depicts the minds of about 10 persons
belonging to 4 generations with great insight.
 Plot of which Malayalam novel written by a former sub-
editor in Agence France Press(AFP)?
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 The abstractness of the works of this novelist has been a cause
for criticism,from people alleging he doesn’t actually name
concrete people and organizations,instead relying on historical
and abstract narrative,even in his political essays.Balachandran
Chulllikkadu once said that he is the “Messiah of NGOs”
 Which alumnus of College of Engineering,Trivandrum am I
talking about?
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 Jaisree Mishra is an Indian English author and granddaughter of
Thakazhi.
 She came with her 8th novel in 2015 titled ”A Love Story for My
Sister“. It features a binary narrative depicting Margaret Wheeler,
the daughter of General Wheeler who died in the Cawnpore
massacre of 1857 andTara Fernandez, a girl of almost the same
age of the former. Both get kidnapped at the same age, but 140
years apart, and a significant fact on the storyline is that both of
them suffer from _________ ________.
 Fill in the blanks
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 Manushyanu Oru Aamukham
 Jeetendra inspired the naming of
Jithendran

 Totto-Chan:The Little Girl at the Window

 Quasimodo ofThe Hunchback of Notre-Dame

 Philippe Honore, French violinist and former life
partner of Vikram Seth
Perhaps this could have stayed unstated.
Had our words turned to other things
In the grey park, the rain abated,
Life would have quickened other strings.
I list your gifts in this creation:
Pen, paper, ink and inspiration,
Peace to the heart with touch or word,
Ease to the soul with note and turd.
How did that walk, those winter hours,
Occasion this? No lightning came;
Nor did I sense, when touched by flame,
Our story lit with borrowed powers -
Rather, by what our spirits burned,
Embered in words, to us returned.

 Avakashikal byVilasini(M.K Menon)

Round 6 : Anticlockwise
11 Questions
+10/0 on Bounce
+10/-5 on Pounce
All the best!

They called each other as ‘Upper House’ and ‘Lower
House’ in the sense that the lower house prepared
the budget and the upper house vetoed it. After
separating from their long years of togetherness, the
latter openly endorsed Zionism and held the view
that Hitler was to be ousted by means of violence,
both views disagreed by the former. In 2012, the
government of the former’s country purchased the
archives of their correspondence from Sotheby’s in a
bid to prevent them from being auctioned for profit.
However, there arose a speculation that this was to
conceal the fact that the former was a homosexual.
Identify both.

Mahatma Gandhi &
Herman Kallenbach

Called ‘twilight war’ by Churchill and
‘sitzkrieg’ (the sitting war), a play on
blitzkrieg, by the British press, in French it is
referred to as the drole de guerre and in
Polish as the Dziwna Wojna.
However, the popular name by which we
know this 8-month-long peiod is known was
probably coined by the US senator William
Borah. What term?

One of the various theories about the
etymology of this geographical region
relates to the Sanskrit word for barley. In
Ramayana, Sugriva, the chief of Rama’s
army dispatched his men to this region in
search of Sita.
Which region?

The 14th century French physician and surgeon
Guy de Chauliac was one of the earliest doctors to
identify the difference between these two forms of
the same disease.
When the pathogen enters the animal blood, it can
cause local as well as systemic infections. When
the infections are localised in the lymph glands
and ducts, it is referred as X where as when they
are localised within the lungs, it is called Y.
However, if they are spread into the blood and
affects various end organs, it is referred to as
septic.
Identify X and Y.

Bubonic and Pneumonic
(Plague)

He was a politician who served as the secretary of
war under Calvin Coolidge and Governor General
of Philippines under Herbert Hoover.
However, his lasting legacy is related to a challenge
posed by 4 students of Harvard on Britain. He
personally funded the reward that the winner of the
challenge would get and hence, some time in the
future, it got named after him.
Who are we talking about?

Chrolophytum
borivilianum, founded in
the tropical wet forests of
peninsular India is used
as a leafy vegetable and
its root is used to make
sex tonics. It is also used
in laddoos for women
after childbirth.
How do we better know
this plant?

William Ward was an English financier, an expert
in foreign exchange who became the director of
Bank of England in 1817. In 1826, he became an
MP from the City of London and in 1831, Duke of
Wellington appointed him as the chairman of the
committee entitled to investigate the affairs of the
East India Company before beginning the China
trade.
However, his everlasting contribution happened in
1825, when a certain Thomas ____ put up a site
for sale as a building estate and he purchased it
restoring the site for the original purpose it served
till then. What did he buy?

When Goethe published his novel The Story of
Young Werther, it not only led to Werther Fever
where youth used to emulate the attire of the
protagonist (blue jackets and yellow pants), but it
also led to the emulation of the suicide as in the
novel. This was one of the earliest known
instances of blind imitation of suicides in large
numbers inspired by popular media, be it novels,
films or any other media.
What are this type of imitative suicides called,
something that might remind you of a path
breaking scientific achievement as well?

He published Observationes Medicae in 1641 which
many people called the ‘book of monsters’ not only
because he dissected animals brought back from
the Dutch East India Company’s ships, but also
because of the fantastic stories that he relates. He
discovered the ileocecal valve at the junction of the
intestines which still bears his name. Who?
Some time in 1632, a man named Aris Kindt was
convicted and hanged to death for robbery. What
resulted?

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolas
Tulp
(Rembrandt)

This author travelled to India and served as
the private secretary of Maharaja Tukojirao III
of Dewas (now part of Madhya Pradesh) in
the 1920s. He wrote 2 books inspired by his
stint in India, one, a non-fiction book titled The
Hill of Devi. The other, released in 1924, was
written after his return to England and is
regarded as one of the best English novels of
all time.
Identify the novel and the author.

Aral Sea was one of the 4 largest lakes in the
world till the 1960s. It began to shrink thereafter,
mainly because the rivers that fed it were diverted
for Soviet irrigation projects. Its shrinking is
regarded as one of the planet’s worst
environmental disasters, the degree of which will
be understood by the image in the next slide. The
lake was reduced to 10% of its original size in the
1960s by 2007.
In which country is it located, one in an exhaustive
list of two, the other being Lichtenstein? Image
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