Hosted by Catalyst Quiz Corp, a quiz agency in India, Prashna was a general quiz by Amrita University. It was open for all. The finals of the quiz will be uploaded shortly. Mr. Surya Narayanan, a prominent Quiz Master in India ran this quiz.

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RULES
Top 6 Teams in the Final
No Negative Marking
Gadgets in Flight Mode
QM decision is final

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While the airfare on the Dhaka – Calcutta
sector averages about 4000 – 5000, airlines
sold tickets for Rs.18000 for last Thursday
evening (21 November) and Friday morning
(22 November) flights with all flights
running full. What caused this sudden
surge in price?

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PINK BALL TEST/ DAY AND NIGHT TEST

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A former President of Bhartiya Jana Sangh, he
dedicated his life to integral humanism, a
philosophy dedicated to serving even the last man.
The Indian Railways, which is also committed to
serving the last citizen in the country, thus decided
to name the fully upgraded unreserved coaches after
him. After whom are the coaches named?

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DEEN DAYALU

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This upcoming Indian biographical film is based on the life of which person?

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MALALA YOUSUFZAI

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Designed by Mackintosh, what were these chairs called because of its
appearance?

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LADDERBACK CHAIRS

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Lanthionization is a process through with
hydroxide relaxers like sodium hydroxide or
potassium hydroxide is used to break down
disulphide bonds. Used in fashion industry,
what results through this process?

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HAIR STRAIGHTENING

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Hotel Sidi Driss located in Matamata, Tunisia is known for being an underground
hotels that has five pits connected by tunnels. One of these pits is named after a
popular film franchise as it was used as a filming location. Which film franchise?

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STAR WARS

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Having won the British talent show Opportunity Knocks, Barry Elliott and Paul
Elliott became a prominent British comedy duo and even won the 2008 BAFTA
children’s award. What’s this duo popularly called?

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CHUCKLE BROTHERS

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Started by Nike to promote long-distance running in America,
what was this project called because of the home state of Nike
Inc?

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OREGON PROJECT

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The little red book and the green book were used by two popular leaders to spread
their propaganda in their respective countries. Who are the two leaders?

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MAO ZEDONG; MUAMMER GADAFFI

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The dye that was originally used to produce this
color came from the Phoenician trading city of Tyre.
Fabric traders obtained the dye from a small
mollusc found in the Tyre region of the
Mediterranean Sea. Because a lot of work was done
in obtaining it, the dye came at a cost, symbolising
extravagance. Which color is this?

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PURPLE

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Formerly called Albequerque Road, the
road located in Lutyens, Delhi is today
called as the Tees January Road. In
whose memory is this road named?

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MAHATMA GANDHI

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The logo of Honda Motorcycles is called the ‘Wings’. After which Greek
mythological character is the logo designed after?

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NIKE

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What was setup as a pilot project
in 2014 in the toll collections
centers situated in the Golden
Quadrilateral stretch between
Ahmedabad and Mumbai?

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FASTAGS

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In 2009, an American sportsman broke the
record set by the 9/11 attacks for the most
number of front-page stories in New York
Post, after a car crash led to the revelation
of his scandalous life off the field. Who?

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TIGER WOODS

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Made of camel skin, and commonly found in sub-Saharan Africa, identify
the instrument used by the Gnawa people

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GUIMBRI/SINTIR

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After being shut down since the war in 2012, this city is slowly reviving their soap
industry. Made just with laurel oil, olive oil, and lye, the soaps manufactured in the city
carries the name Halab, the Arabic name of the city. Where are these soaps
manufactured?

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ALEPPO

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During the Ashes 2019, the test cricket
witnessed the first-ever substitute under the
new rule of ICC, when Marnus Labuscagne was
substituted for Steve Smith. The rules were
framed in honor of Phil Hughes who died on the
field in 2014. What are such substitutes called?

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CONCUSSION SUBSTITUTES

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Jeremy Clarkson, the former show
host of ‘Top Gear’ has accused which
Scandinavian teenager for killing his
show by saying that ‘everybody will
eventually die, and shaming doesn’t
solve anything’?

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GRETA THURNBERG

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Etihad recently launched a fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-haul plane
on its Abu Dhabi – Brussels sector. What name was given to this aircraft, a
wordplay on the word Dreamliner, to highlight its eco-friendliness?

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GREENLINER

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Whose latest ad celebrating their relationship with Tamil Nadu is this?

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TITAN

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