Prelims set of KQ Open 2016

2. A
•X was founded in February 1982 by John
Warnock and Charles Geschke, The name of the
company comes from X Creek in Los Altos,
California, which ran behind the houses of both of
the company's founders.
•Name the company?

3. B
•The word associated with Music is derived from Hindi
language, and literally means "binding together".
•Which Word?

4. C
•The name of the city reflects its origin as a harbour and
a place of commerce and literary means “Merchants‘
Harbour“
•The chemical element hafnium is named for X
(latin name hafnia), where it was discovered.
•Which capital city is are we talking about?.

5. D
X is the fictional character
created by Shekhar
Kapur and Virgin Comics,
as part of their debut
Shakti line, which focuses
on Indian settings. The
character is loosely based
upon the mythological
figure, Durga.

6. E
• David Joseph X (died 1882)
was a merchant, property
investor, and prominent
member of the Baghdadi jewish
community in calcutta, india.
• By the time of his death he was
the largest property owner in
the city.
• X street in Kolkata was also
named after him.

7. F
• X popularized the Hindu–
Arabic numeral system to the
Western World primarily
through his composition in
1202 of Liber Abaci (Book of
Calculation).
• He also introduced Europe to
the sequence of X numbers,
which he used as an example
in Liber Abaci.
• Name X.

8. G
• The X Museum is a folk arts and crafts museum located
in Kolkata, India. The collection, with over 3300 artifacts,
include archaeological objects, deities, manuscripts, masks,
musical instruments, paintings, textiles and woodwork.
• it is the outcome of a lifetime of collection by X, after whom the
museum is named?
• Identify X.

9. H
• Identify the Falls which is also
named as “Niagara of India”
and literary means SMOKING
ROCKS

10. I
•Identify the type of deer.

11. J
Whose name came to mind connecting these
pictures?

12. K
• In nest slide the pictures of Hill Station and a municipal council in Amravati
district in the indian state of Maharashtra.
• In epic of the Mahabharata, this is the place where Bheema killed the villainous
K in a herculean bout and then threw him into the valley. It thus came to be
known as a corruption of name k.

13. K

14. K

15. L•In journalism and blogging, a L
is a short-form of writing that
uses a list as its thematic
structure, but is fleshed out with
sufficient copy to be published
as an article. A typical L will
prominently feature a cardinal
number in its title, with
subsequent subheadings within
the text itself reflecting this
schema..

16. M
• M is an olden village under Tangi,
Orissa block in Khordha district of
Orissa at the northern edge of
Chilka Lake. Scenic beauty of this
village and its vast wetland attracts
the visitors.
• Being one of the internatonal bird
site, in migratotory season
presence of 150000 birds with most
famous bird is Nothern Pintail
attracts the photographer.

17. N*
• N is an action-adventure survival video game developed and published
by the indie studio Hello Games or PlayStation 4 and Microsoft
Windows. The game was released worldwide in August 2016.
• The game play of N is built on four pillars exploration, survival,
combat, and trading. Players are free to perform within the entirety of
a procedurally generated deterministic open universe, which includes
over 18 quintillion (1.8×1019) planets, many with their own sets of flora
and fauna.
• Main characters provided are A traveller, three alien species- the Gek,
the Korvax, and the Vy'keen ,Preist Nada and Specialist Polo.
• Some stills from the game in next slides

19. O
•O are short, newly synthesized DNA fragments that
are formed on the lagging template strand during DNA
replication. They are complementary to the lagging
template strand, together forming short double-
stranded DNA sections. O are between 1000 and
2000 nucleotides long in prokaryotes and are roughly
100 to 200 nucleotides long in eukaryotes.
•Picture in next slide

21. P
•This is a seal discovered at
Mahenjodaro bears the image of
a seated, cross-legged and
possibly ithyphallic figure
surrounded by animals. The
figure has been interpreted by
some scholars as a yogi, and by
others as a three-headed "proto-
Shiva" as "Lord of Animals".
•What is the name given to it?

22. Q*
•Q city was also known as Little Paris in the past due to
its beauty and geographical location.
•The name coming from Pashto word meaning Kot i.e.
"fortress". It is believed that it relates to the four
imposing hills Chiltan, Takatu, Zarghoon and Murdaar
that surround the city and form a natural bulwark.
•The first important event in the history of Qis from the
11th century when it was captured by Amir Mahmud of
Ghazni during his invasions of South Asia.
•Ancient picture and recent picture in next slide.

24. R
• The R is a hypermodern chess
opening whose traditional or classi
c method begins with the moves:
• 1. Nf3 d52. c4
• The opening is named
after R (1889–1929), an untitled
Grandmaster from Czechoslovakia
. The opening is in the spirit of
the hypermodernism movement
that R championed, with the center
being dominated from the wings
rather than by direct occupation.

25. S
•X is the only country
in the world named
after her.
•He became the first
from his country to
represent the West
Indies on his debut in
2007.

26. T
•The Hunter Heartbeat Method is a Shakespearian based
theater intervention.
•Games based on Shakespeare’s X are introduced to the
autistic children allowing them to progress through the
basic plot of the work.
•Games target skills such as eye contact, turn taking, facial
emotion recognition and production, imitation,
improvisation, basic play, humor, and communication in a
fun and playful manner. . Pictures in next slides

28. U
Name the scientist and the
compound with U

29. V
• This philosophy grew out of the
Vaishnava movement prominent in
South India from the 7th century on.
• One of the early Brahmins who began
to guide the movement was
Nathamuni (10th century), head priest
of the temple at Srirangam.
• He was succeeded by Yamuna (11th
century), who wrote philosophical
treatises but no commentaries.
• Ramanuja was the main proponent of
X philosophy .

30. W *
On 4 December 1935, Germany took on England at
W.

31. X
Name the player

32. Y
• THE PHRASE Y , BY ITSELF, IS
NOT OFFENSIVE, BUT IF YOU
PUT AN OFFENSE BEFORE IT
OR YOU ANSWER TO AN
OFFENSE with IT, IT IS ONE OF
THE MOST OFFENSIVE
PHRASES IN MEXICAN
SPANISH. BY ITSELF, IT MEANS
"AND YOUR MOTHER TOO.“
• Y IS A 2001 MEXICAN DRAMA
FILM DIRECTED BY ALFONSO
CUARÓN.

33. Z
•Z of Kozhikode is the
hereditary royal title
used by
the Hindu Eradi rulers
of the medieval
Kingdom of Kozhikode
on the Malabar Coast.

35. A
• X was founded in February 1982by John Warnock and Charles
Geschke, The name of the company comes from X
Creek in Los Altos, California, which ran behind the houses of
both of the company's founders.
• Name the company?

36. ANS

37. B
• The word associated with Music is derived from Hindi language, and
literally means "binding together".
• Which Word?

38. ANS
•BANDISH

39. C
• The name of the city reflects its origin as a harbour and a place of
commerce and literary means “Merchants‘ Harbour“
• The chemical element hafnium is named for X (latin name hafnia),
where it was discovered.
• Which capital city is are we talking about?.

40. ANS
• COPENHAGEN

41. D
X is the fictional character
created by Shekhar
Kapur and Virgin Comics, as
part of their debut Shakti line,
which focuses on Indian
settings. The character is
loosely based upon the
mythological figure, Durga.

42. ANS

43. E
• David Joseph X (died 1882)
was a merchant, property
investor, and prominent
member of the Baghdadi jewish
community in calcutta, india.
• By the time of his death he was
the largest property owner in
the city.
• X street in Kolkata was also
named after him.

44. ANS
• DAVID JOSEPH EZRA

45. F
• X popularized the Hindu–Arabic
numeral system to the Western
World primarily through his
composition in 1202 of Liber
Abaci (Book of Calculation).
• He also introduced Europe to the
sequence of X numbers, which he
used as an example in Liber Abaci.
• Name X.

46. F
• LEONARDO BONACCI (C. 1170 – C. 1250)—KNOWN
AS FIBONACCI
• ANSWER I AM LOOKING FOR IS FIBONACCI.

47. G
• The X Museum is a folk arts and crafts museum located
in Kolkata, India. The collection, with over 3300 artifacts,
include archaeological objects, deities, manuscripts, masks,
musical instruments, paintings, textiles and woodwork.
• it is the outcome of a lifetime of collection by X, after whom the
museum is named?
• Identify X.

48. ANS
•GURUSADAY
DUTT.

49. H
• Identify the Falls which is also
named as “Niagara of India”
and literary means SMOKING
ROCKS

50. ANS
•Hoggenakal
Falls

51. I
• Identify the type of deer.

52. ANS
•IMPALA

53. J
Whose name came to mind connecting these
pictures?

54. JUDAS

55. K
• IN NEST SLIDE THE PICTURES OF HILL STATION AND
A MUNICIPAL COUNCIL IN AMRAVATI DISTRICT IN
THE INDIAN STATE OF MAHARASHTRA.
• IN EPIC OF THE MAHABHARATA, THIS IS THE PLACE
WHERE BHEEMA KILLED THE VILLAINOUS K IN A HERCULEAN
BOUT AND THEN THREW HIM INTO THE VALLEY. IT THUS CAME
TO BE KNOWN AS A CORRUPTION OF NAME K.

56. • KICHAK
• PLACE IS
CHIKHALDHARA

57. L
• IN JOURNALISM AND
BLOGGING, A L IS A SHORT-
FORM OF WRITING THAT USES
A LIST AS ITS THEMATIC
STRUCTURE, BUT IS FLESHED
OUT WITH SUFFICIENT COPY
TO BE PUBLISHED AS AN
ARTICLE. A TYPICAL L WILL
PROMINENTLY FEATURE A
CARDINAL NUMBER IN ITS
TITLE, WITH SUBSEQUENT
SUBHEADINGS WITHIN THE
TEXT ITSELF REFLECTING THIS
SCHEMA..

59. M
• M IS AN OLDEN VILLAGE UNDER TANGI,
ORISSA BLOCK IN KHORDHA DISTRICT
OF ORISSA AT THE NORTHERN EDGE
OF CHILKA LAKE. SCENIC BEAUTY OF
THIS VILLAGE AND ITS VAST WETLAND
ATTRACTS THE VISITORS.
• BEING ONE OF THE INTERNATONAL
BIRD SITE, IN MIGRATOTORY SEASON
PRESENCE OF 150000 BIRDS WITH
MOST FAMOUS BIRD IS NOTHERN
PINTAIL ATTRACTS THE
PHOTOGRAPHER.

61. N
• N IS AN ACTION-ADVENTURE SURVIVAL VIDEO GAME DEVELOPED AND
PUBLISHED BY THE INDIE STUDIO HELLO GAMES OR PLAYSTATION 4 AND
MICROSOFT WINDOWS. THE GAME WAS RELEASED WORLDWIDE IN
AUGUST 2016.
• THE GAMEPLAY OF N IS BUILT ON FOUR PILLARS EXPLORATION,
SURVIVAL, COMBAT, AND TRADING. PLAYERS ARE FREE TO PERFORM
WITHIN THE ENTIRETY OF A PROCEDURALLY GENERATED DETERMINISTIC
OPEN UNIVERSE, WHICH INCLUDES OVER 18 QUINTILLION (1.8×1019)
PLANETS, MANY WITH THEIR OWN SETS OF FLORA AND FAUNA.
• MAIN CHARACTERS PROVIDED ARE A TRAVELLER, THREE ALIEN SPECIES-
THE GEK, THE KORVAX, AND THE VY'KEEN ,PREIST NADA AND SPECIALIST
POLO.
• SOME STILLS FROM THE GAME IN NEXT SLIDES

63. O

64. • OKAZAKI FRAGMENT
NAMED AFTER REIZI
OKAZAKI

65. P
• THIS IS A SEAL DISCOVERED AT
MAHENJODAROBEARS THE IMAGE
OF A SEATED, CROSS-LEGGED
AND
POSSIBLY ITHYPHALLIC FIGURE
SURROUNDED BY ANIMALS. THE
FIGURE HAS BEEN INTERPRETED
BY SOME SCHOLARS AS A YOGI,
AND BY OTHERS AS A THREE-
HEADED "PROTO-SHIVA" AS "LORD
OF ANIMALS".
• WHAT IS THE NAME GIVEN TO IT?

66. • PASHUPATI NATH SEAL

67. Q
• Q CITY WAS ALSO KNOWN AS LITTLE PARIS IN THE PAST DUE TO ITS
BEAUTY AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION.
• THE NAME COMING FROM PASHTO WORD MEANING KOT I.E.
"FORTRESS". IT IS BELIEVED THAT IT RELATES TO THE FOUR
IMPOSING HILLS CHILTAN, TAKATU, ZARGHOON AND MURDAAR THAT
SURROUND THE CITY AND FORM A NATURAL BULWARK.
• THE FIRST IMPORTANT EVENT IN THE HISTORY OF QIS FROM THE
11TH CENTURY WHEN IT WAS CAPTURED BY AMIR MAHMUD OF
GHAZNI DURING HIS INVASIONS OF SOUTH ASIA.
• ANCIENT PICTURE AND RECENT PICTURE IN NEXT SLIDE.

69. • QUETTA , PROVINCIAL CAPITAL OF BALOCHISTAN.

70. R
• THE R IS
A HYPERMODERN CHESS
OPENING WHOSE TRADITIONAL
OR CLASSIC METHOD BEGINS
WITH THE MOVES:
• 1. NF3 D52. C4
• THE OPENING IS NAMED
AFTER R (1889–1929),
AN UNTITLED
GRANDMASTER FROM CZECHO
SLOVAKIA. THE OPENING IS IN
THE SPIRIT OF
THE HYPERMODERNISM MOVE
MENT THAT R CHAMPIONED,
WITH THE CENTER BEING
DOMINATED FROM THE WINGS
RATHER THAN BY DIRECT
OCCUPATION.

71. • RICHARD RETI

72. S
• X IS THE ONLY
COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD NAMED AFTER
HER.
• HE BECAME THE
FIRST FROM HIS
COUNTRY TO
REPRESENT
THE WEST INDIES ON
HIS DEBUT IN 2007.

74. T
• THE HUNTER HEARTBEAT
METHOD IS A SHAKESPEARIAN
BASED THEATER INTERVENTION.
• GAMES BASED ON
SHAKESPEARE’S X ARE
INTRODUCED TO THE Y
CHILDREN ALLOWING THEM TO
PROGRESS THROUGH THE
BASIC PLOT OF THE WORK.
• GAMES TARGET SKILLS SUCH AS
EYE CONTACT, TURN TAKING,
FACIAL EMOTION RECOGNITION
AND PRODUCTION, IMITATION,
IMPROVISATION, BASIC PLAY,
HUMOR, AND COMMUNICATION
IN A FUN AND PLAYFUL MANNER.

76. U

78. V• THIS PHILOSOPHY GREW OUT OF
THE VAISHNAVA MOVEMENT
PROMINENT IN SOUTH INDIA FROM
THE 7TH CENTURY ON.
• ONE OF THE EARLY BRAHMINS WHO
BEGAN TO GUIDE THE MOVEMENT
WAS NATHAMUNI (10TH CENTURY),
HEAD PRIEST OF THE TEMPLE AT
SRIRANGAM.
• HE WAS SUCCEEDED BY YAMUNA
(11TH CENTURY), WHO WROTE
PHILOSOPHICAL TREATISES BUT NO
COMMENTARIES.
• RAMANUJA WAS THE MAIN
PROPONENT OF X PHILOSOPHY .

80. W*

82. X
Name the
player

84. • XHERDAN SHAQIRI

85. Y• THE PHRASE Y , BY ITSELF, IS
NOT OFFENSIVE, BUT IF YOU
PUT AN OFFENSE BEFORE IT
OR YOU ANSWER TO AN
OFFENSE WITH IT, IT IS ONE
OF THE MOST OFFENSIVE
PHRASES IN MEXICAN
SPANISH. BY ITSELF, IT MEANS
"AND YOUR MOTHER TOO.“
• Y IS A 2001 MEXICAN DRAMA
FILM DIRECTED BY ALFONSO
CUARÓN.

87. Z
• Z OF KOZHIKODE IS THE
HEREDITARY ROYAL TITLE USED
BY THE HINDU ERADI RULERS
OF THE MEDIEVAL KINGDOM OF
KOZHIKODE ON THE MALABAR
COAST.