3. Each team will be given a question for which they will be provided with 3
clues, one after the other, making it progressively easier to identify the
answer but with reduction of points.
This would be a non-passing round.
If a team uses all the clues/gives an incorrect answer, the question passes
to the audience.
20 points will be awarded if the team answers on the first clue, 10 points if
they answer on the second clue and 5 points if they answer on the third
clue.
4. QuestionQuestion Audience Question ( First Clue )
•Identify X
X was born in a Marathi family and brought up in Bangalore, X
started playing cricket at the age of 12 and later represented
Karnataka at the under-15, under-17 and under-19 levels. In
December 2011, he became the first non-Australian cricketer to
deliver the Bradman Oration in Canberra.
5. AnswerAnswer Audience Question ( Second Clue )
Hailed as The Wall, X was named one of the best five cricketers of
the year by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2000 and received
the Player of the Year and the Test Player of the Year awards at the
inaugural ICC awards ceremony in 2004.
6. QuestionQuestion Audience Question ( Third Clue )
X is the current Overseas Batting Consultant for the Indian team,
and also the head coach for the Under-19 and 'A' teams. In July
2018, X became the fifth Indian cricketer to be inducted into ICC
Hall of Fame.
8. QuestionQuestion
Question 1 ( First Clue)
•Identify X
A king performed tapasya because he wished to help people. Pleased with
him, Shiva appeared and blessed him with a daughter who would fulfill his
wish. He named her X and married her to Sage Agastya. A demon, named
Shoorapadma, wanted to trouble people so he prevented rain from
reaching the earth. X prayed to the gods to help the people. One day, Sage
Agastya went to a lake for a bath. Since he could not leave X alone in the
ashram, he turned her into water and put her in his kamandala,
utensil for carrying holy water. As he entered the lake, he left the
kamandala on the bank. Meanwhile, Ganesha took the form of a crow and
overturned the kamadala. The water was released and X became a river.
She helped the suffering people by providing them with water.
9. AnswerAnswer Question 1( Second Clue)
The X dispute has been a major controversial issue between Tamil
Nadu and Karnataka over the years and the issue has been raised
further with protests have been conducted across the state of
Tamil Nadu by several groups including from the large pile of actors
and directors who have temporarily stopped working on their
projects, films over the Karnataka's sharing the X water to Tamil
Nadu.
10. AnswerAnswer Question 1 ( Third Clue )
Originating in the foothills of Western Ghats at
Kodagu in Karnataka it flows generally south and east
through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan
plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay
of Bengal through two principal mouths in Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu.
Amongst the river valleys, the X delta forms one of the most fertile
regions in the country.
12. QuestionQuestion Question 2 ( First Clue )
•Identify X
In December 1964, a cyclone washed away parts of Pamban
Bridge that connected Rameswaram to mainland Tamil Nadu. The
Railways set a target of six months for the bridge to be repaired. X
was put in-charge of the execution and he restored the bridge in just
46 days. The Railway minister's Award was given to him in
recognition of this achievement.
13. AnswerAnswer Question 2 ( Second Clue )
X was assigned with the task of blueprinting Calcutta Metro plan and
its implementation. In 1981, as the Chairman and Managing Director
(CMD) of Cochin Shipyard, X guided the first ship building project
named MV Rani Padmini and successfully launched it.
14. AnswerAnswer Question 2 ( Third Clue )
X is an Indian civil engineer and a retired Indian Engineering
Service (IES) officer popularly known as the "Metro Man". X is
credited for changing the face of public transport in India with his
leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro while
he served as the managing director of Delhi Metro between 1995
and 2012.
16. AnswerAnswer Question 3 ( First Clue )
•Identify X
X is noted for his successful bidding in auction of items that are
considered of great historical value to India. In 2004, X placed the
winning bid of £175,000 for the sword of Tipu Sultan at an auction
in London, and brought it back to India. Subsequently, X bought 30
other items owned by Tipu Sultan from auction houses in the UK. In
March 2009, X successfully bid for the belongings of Mahatma
Gandhi at US$ 1.8 million.
17. AnswerAnswer Question 3 ( Second Clue )
X was elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2002 as an independent member
from his home state of Karnataka with the support of
the Congress party and Janata Dal (Secular). In 2010, X was re-
elected for a second term, this time with the backing of
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the JD(S).
18. AnswerAnswer Question 3 ( Third Clue )
X co-owns the Formula One team Sahara Force India. His companies
own the I-League teams Mohun Bagan A.C. and East Bengal Football
Club. Once called the "King of Good Times" due to his extravagant
lifestyle, X and his companies have been embroiled in financial
scandals, and controversies since 2012.
20. AnswerAnswer Question 4 ( First Clue )
•Identify X
X wanted S = (πAkc^3)/(2hG) equation to be carved onto his grave.
The equation contains within it all of the most important parts of
X’s most important discovery. It expresses neatly the idea that
would come to define his work for the rest of his life. X also was
assisted by two Indian Engineers in helping him ‘talk’.
21. AnswerAnswer Question 4 ( Second Clue )
X was an English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author.
His book A Brief History of Time appeared on the British Sunday
Times best-seller list for a record-breaking 237 weeks. X was a fellow
of the Royal Society (FRS).
22. AnswerAnswer Question 4 ( Third Clue )
X’s synthesizer voice was recorded for the Pink Floyd song "Keep
Talking", and in 1999 for an appearance on The Simpsons. Hawking
also guest-starred in Futurama and The Big Bang Theory. Hawking
allowed the use of his copyrighted voice in the biographical 2014
film The Theory of Everything, in which he was portrayed by Eddie
Redmayne in an Academy Award-winning role.
25. Every team will get one direct question.
An image will be shown to the team; if they get it correct then they will be
awarded 10 points.
It is a passing round so if they give the wrong answer then the question
will be passed according to the seating for 5 bonus points.
No negative marking in this round.
37. Teams will be shown a picture which has been merged and they have to
name the personalities shown in the picture.
If they get it correct then they will be awarded 10 points.
It is a passing round so if they give the wrong answer then the question
will be passed according to the seating for 5 bonus points.
No negative marking in this round.
49. An audio clip will be played and question regarding that clip will be asked
from the teams.
If they get it correct then they will be awarded 10 points.
It is a passing round so if they give the wrong answer then the question
will be passed according to the seating for 5 bonus points.
No negative marking in this round.
61. Question related to the environment, vegetation, animal life, nature, etc.
will be asked in this round.
If they get it correct then they will be awarded 10 points.
It is a passing round so if they give the wrong answer then the question
will be passed according to the seating for 5 bonus points.
No negative marking in this round.
62. QuestionQuestion Audience Question
•Regarded as the first race of environmentalists in India, the people
live on the 29 set of principles given by Guru Jambeshwar, with
great emphasis on preserving bio-diversity. Most famously
associated with the Khejrali massacre, which people are we talking
about?
68. QuestionQuestion Question 3
•It is an alliance of more than 121 countries, most of them being
sunshine countries, which lie either completely or partly between
the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Countries that do
not fall within the Tropics can join the alliance and enjoy all benefits
as other members, with the exception of voting rights. Identify this
alliance.
70. QuestionQuestion Question 4
•For this technology, we can thank Prof. R. Vasudevan, who is also
known as ‘_______ Man’ of India. You can find roads of _______ in
cities like Chennai, Madurai, Jamshedpur, Kolkata, Shimla, etc. The
process gives us stronger roads and an efficient way to dispose
_______. Fill in the blank.
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